Nurses’ knowledge and their role in selected hospital logistics processes: a cross-sectional study by Katarzyna Jarosz, Elżbieta Czech, Joanna Jaromin

“…The main aim of the study was to assess the level of knowledge of nurses about logistics processes and to assess the perception of the role of a nurse in selected hospital logistics processes. An additional objective was to assess the frequency of application of the 7R principle (the right product, in the right quantity, in the right condition, to the right place, at the right time, for the right customer/patient, at the right cost). …”
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Fruit and Fruit-Derived Products of Selected Sambucus Plants as a Source of Phytosterols and Triterpenoids by Otgonbileg Onolbaatar, Soyol Dashbaldan, Cezary Pączkowski, Anna Szakiel

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Efficacy and prognosis of selected therapies for cancers of the central nervous system – meningiomas, astrocytomas and ependymomas by Klaudia Drewko, Sylwia Kopeć, Mateusz Orłowski, Julia Kuźniar, Patrycja Kozubek

“…Results: The paper focuses on efficacy and prognosis of selected therapies for cancers of the central nervous system with varying degrees of malignancy. …”
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The selective multiple depot pickup and delivery problem with multiple time windows and paired demand by Daniël Roelink, Giovanni Campuzano, Martijn Mes, Eduardo Lalla-Ruiz

“…We formulate the SMDPDPMTWP as a Mixed-Integer Linear Program (MILP) to maximize profit and optimize freight selection for return trips. In addition to the main model, three problem extensions are proposed: (i) profit maximization including CO2 costs, (ii) soft time windows, and (iii) soft time windows including CO2 costs. …”
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Selective Vitamin D Receptor Activation as Anti-Inflammatory Target in Chronic Kidney Disease by J. Donate-Correa, V. Domínguez-Pimentel, M. L. Méndez-Pérez, M. Muros-de-Fuentes, C. Mora-Fernández, E. Martín-Núñez, V. Cazaña-Pérez, J. F. Navarro-González

“…Paricalcitol, a selective vitamin D receptor (VDR) activator used for treatment of secondary hyperparathyroidism in chronic kidney disease (CKD), has been associated with survival advantages, suggesting that this drug, beyond its ability to suppress parathyroid hormone, may have additional beneficial actions. …”
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An efficient binary salp swarm algorithm for user selection in multiuser MIMO antenna systems by A. Sasikumar, Logesh Ravi, Malathi Devarajan, Abdulaziz S. Almazyad, Shuvodeep De, Guojiang Xiong, Seyed Jalaleddin Mousavirad, Ali Wagdy Mohamed

“…Due to their high computational cost, many user selection methods currently in use, such as greedy algorithms and exhaustive search are unsuitable for MU-MIMO systems. …”
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SELECTING AN OPTIMAL POWER GENERATING FACILITY TO SUPPORT THE SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT OF RUSSIA’S ARCTIC TERRITORIES by Elena V. Rytova, Svetlana S. Gutman, Viktoria V. Brazovskaya, Ksenia S. Kozhina

“…This methodology for determining a priority generation facility can be adapted and expanded depending on the objectives of the study and the unique characteristics of the territory in which a modernization project is to be implemented. Additional selection criteria may be introduced, and new alternatives considered, in response to evolving conditions or specific research goals.…”

Selective otolithic dysfunction in patients presenting with acute spontaneous vertigo: consideration based on MRI by Keun-Tae Kim, Sangeun Park, Sun-Uk Lee, Sun-Uk Lee, Euyhyun Park, Euyhyun Park, Byungjun Kim, Ji-Soo Kim, Ji-Soo Kim

“…Patients also underwent MRI according to a standard protocol for the inner ear and internal acoustic canal with an additional 3D-fluid attenuated inversion recovery sequence acquired 4 h after intravenous gadolinium injection.ResultsWe identified four patients with selective otolith dysfunction. …”
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Real-Life Effectiveness and Safety of Selective Laser Trabeculoplasty as Primary, Adjunctive, and Substitutive Therapy by David Oliver-Gutierrez, Osvaldo Guevara-Chavarría, Shirin Djavanmardi, Gloria Segura-Duch, Marta Castany, Stefania Piludu, Carlos A. Arciniegas-Perasso, Elena Ávila, Elena Milla, Susana Duch

“…Objectives: To assess real-world outcomes of selective laser trabeculoplasty (SLT) in naive patients compared to SLT as adjunctive treatment (AT), investigating SLT’s intraocular pressure (IOP) reduction and its potential to decrease topical medication. …”
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Early separation and parallel clonal selection of dedifferentiated and well-differentiated components in dedifferentiated liposarcoma by Tetsuya Sekita, Naofumi Asano, Takashi Kubo, Hirohiko Totsuka, Sachiyo Mitani, Naoko Hattori, Akihiko Yoshida, Eisuke Kobayashi, Motokiyo Komiyama, Toshikazu Ushijima, Robert Nakayama, Masaya Nakamura, Akira Kawai, Hitoshi Ichikawa

“…The DD component is believed to originate from the WD component by acquiring additional genomic alterations. In this study, we performed multiregion genome, epigenome, and transcriptome analyses of three patients with DDLPS. …”
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Fabrication of MPI-traceable alginate magnetic millirobots with multimodal selective-locomotion and heating capabilities by Armando Ramos-Sebastian, Ja-Sung Lee, Won-Il Song, Dong-Min Ji, So-Jung Gwak, Sung Hoon Kim

“…This led to the development of three types of triple-function robots (spiral, droplet, and hybrid), with experimental results demonstrating biocompatibility, a magnetic heating temperature increase of over 10 ºC in plasma fluid under a magnetic field of 13 kA·m ^‒1 at 200 kHz, locomotion speeds of up to 25 mm·s ^‒1 in fields below 2 mT, and an MPI tracking error of 2.8 mm with a selection field of 0.4 mT·mm ^‒1 . Additionally, the robots’ capacity for localized thermal therapy and selectively targeted cell delivery, as well as their locomotion within a medical phantom against a maximum flow of 50 mm·s ^‒1 were demonstrated.…”
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Angularly Selective Enhanced Vortex Screening in Extremely Layered Superconductors with Tilted Columnar Defects by Gonzalo Rumi, Vincent Mosser, Marcin Konczykowski, Yanina Fasano

“…We report on two mechanisms of angularly selective enhanced screening in the solid vortex phase of extremely layered superconductors with tilted columnar defects (CDs). …”
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Breeding value of sows: selection criteria of highly productive animals and economic assessment of their use by V. Khalak, B. Gutyj, O. Bordun, O. Khmelova, O. Stadnytska, N. Kibenko, N. Kravchenko, O. Shcherbak, M. Ilchenko

“…The use of sows of high breeding value, evaluated according to the BLUP index (maternal line) and the selection index of reproductive qualities of the sow (SIRQS) (I sub-experimental group), provides additional production at the level of +6.69 – +8.08 % and its value are + 240.14 – +319.47 UAH or +6.07 – +8.08 US dollars. …”
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On the fabrication of a FeCrAlMoTiNi multi-principal element alloy by material extrusion additive manufacturing by L. García de la Cruz, M. Campos, J.M. Torralba, P. Alvaredo

“…Their composition can be tailored to meet specific goals but their final microstructure, and thus properties, highly depends on the chosen processing technique. Material Extrusion Additive Manufacturing (MEX) provides freedom in geometry selection and maximum use and reuse of the starting materials. …”
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Unusual Sperm Morphology in Two Sedentary Songbird Species by Emily R. A. Cramer, Gaute Grønstøl, Phred M. Benham, Carla Cicero, Rauri C. K. Bowie, Daniel J. Tobiansky, Jan T. Lifjeld

“…Additionally, though direct measures of female promiscuity are lacking in these species, these characteristics are consistent with weak post‐copulatory sexual selection. …”
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Identification of positive selection signatures associated with milk and composition traits in Murciano-Granadina and Barki by Hossein Mohammadi, amir hossien khaltabadi farahani, Mohammad Hossein Moradi

“…The results of our research can be used to understand the genetic mechanism controlling milk and composition traits and considering, this study supported previous results from genome scan of production traits, also revealed additional regions, using these findings could potentially be useful for genetic selection in goat for better milk yield.…”
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Novel Wire Gripper for Robotics Picking of Small Green Parts From Powder Bed of Binder Jet Metal Additive Manufacturing by Abdulhamid Mathkur, Yanen Huang, Kenji Shimada

“…The protection of workers in addition to their safety is funda- mental. The essential elements for enhanced performance in- clude non-harmful material selection and controlled dust reg- ulation combined with ergonomic product optimization. …”
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Emergence of antibiotic resistance due to the excessive use of antibiotics in medicines and feed additives: A global scenario with emphasis on the Indian perspective by R Mithuna, R Tharanyalakshmi, Ishan Jain, Shivangi Singhal, Divyanshu Sikarwar, Sovik Das, J. Ranjitha, Devanita Ghosh, Mohammad Mahmudur Rahman, Bhaskar Das

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Nitrogen and CO2 enrichment interact to decrease biodiversity impact on complementarity and selection effects by Mengjiao Huang, Peter B. Reich, Shaopeng Wang, Yanhao Feng, Pubin Hong, Kathryn E. Barry, Miao He, Shengman Lyu, Shurong Zhou, Neha Mohanbabu, Forest Isbell, Yann Hautier

“…We show that biodiversity remains positively related to both ecosystem productivity (functioning) and its stability under N addition and eCO2. However, the combination of N addition and eCO2 diminishes the effects of biodiversity on complementarity and selection effects. …”
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Leveraging Explainable Artificial Intelligence in Solar Photovoltaic Mappings: Model Explanations and Feature Selection by Eduardo Gomes, Augusto Esteves, Hugo Morais, Lucas Pereira

“…Additionally, we propose a feature selection methodology utilizing the explanation values to produce more efficient models, by reducing data requirements while maintaining performance within a threshold of the original model. …”
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