Predicting the effectiveness of methotrexate therapy based on basal expression of the AMP-activated protein kinase gene in the blood of patients with rheumatoid arthritis by E. V. Chetina, N. V. Demidova, G. A. Markova, E. P. Salyanova

“…To evaluate the radiological progression of RA, the Sharp method modified by van der Heijde was used. Gene expression in peripheral blood cells was determined by reverse transcriptase reaction and real-time polymerase chain reaction.Results and discussion. …”
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Statistical Analysis of the Equivalent Noise Level by Wojciech BATKO, Bartosz PRZYSUCHA

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Construction on training course and training quality evaluation index system of chronic disease medication therapy management service (MTMs) in China: A Delphi study. by Wenting Cai, Yao Yao, Wenpu Lei, Huixin Li, Simin Yan, Qiuhui Wu, Jian Wang, Weihong Ge, Jinping Zhang

“…The Delphi method was used to solicit expert opinions, evaluate and improve the evaluation index system. …”
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Bacteriophage efficacy in carbenemase-producing and colistin-resistant K.pneumoniae isolated from immunosuppressive patients by Serap Süzük Yıldız, Hilal Başak Erol, Özlem Ünaldı, Mert Emre Ölmez, Tuba Dal, Banu Kaşkatepe

“…The host ranges of the isolated phages and our culture phage isolates were determined using the spot test method. The next day, the planting areas were examined for bacterial growth. …”
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The Development of Dry Extract Technology from Callus Culture Biomass of <i>Scutellaria baicalensis</i> by A. A. Danilova, N. S. Pivovarova, E. V. Flisyuk

“…Functional characteristics (friability, Hausner’s coefficient, Carr’s index, fractional composition, as well as porosity and hygroscopicity) of S. baicalensis biomass and dry extract on its basis were determined according to the methods of the EAEU Pharmacopoeia. …”
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Design of C-band 9 MeV Small Focus Standing Wave Electron Linear Accelerating Structure by LI Shilin, YANG Jinghe, FAN Yuxuan, WANG Bo, YANG Yu, LEI Han

“…The physical design of the accelerating structure was carried out by the combination of RF phase focusing method and electrostatic focusing method, the beam dynamics simulation design was carried out by Superfish and Parmela, and then the whole tube cavity chain was determined by equivalent circuit analysis and CST electromagnetic field simulation. …”

An Entropy Optimizing RAS-Equivalent Algorithm for Iterative Matrix Balancing by Chlebus, Edward, Kasapu, Viswatej

“…Our method has been successfully used to obtain two different solutions by maximizing the entropy of a desired matrix and by minimizing its Kullback–Leibler divergence from the initial probability distribution. …”
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Predicting the uplift capacity of circular anchors in frictional-cohesive soils using Kolmogorov-Arnold networks by Tran Vu-Hoang, Tan Nguyen, Jim Shiau, Hung-Thinh Pham-Tran, Trung Nguyen-Thoi

“…Additionally, a closed-form solution for stability factors is derived through KAN, providing an efficient method for predicting bearing capacity. The optimized models exhibit high coefficient of determination (R²) values and low root mean square errors (RMSE) for training and testing datasets. …”
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Detection of α-thalassemia South-East Asian deletion based on a fully integrated digital polymerase chain reaction system DropXpert S6 by Youqiong Li, Junwei Ye, Liang Liang, Xiao Tan, Lihong Zheng, Ting Qin, Linfen Yu

“…Objectives: This study aimed to establish a droplet digital polymerase chain reaction (ddPCR) assay for South-East Asian (SEA) deletion based on a fully integrated digital PCR system DropXpert S6.Methods: A total of 151 whole blood samples, 10 chorionic villus samples, and 17 amniotic fluid samples were collected, including 106 SEA heterozygotes, 43 normal individuals, 10 Hb Bart's hydrops details, and 19 SEA deletions combined with other genotypes.Genotypes of these samples were determined by the Gap-PCR method. …”
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Neutrosophic Hammer Operator for Assessment of Product Processing Quality Monitoring System in a Machining Line by Shuai Yuan

“…By applying a MCDM evaluation framework, the research aims to determine the most efficient and scalable solutions adaptable to various production settings. …”
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ALOKASI PENDAPATAN DAN LITERASI KEUANGAN Studi Kasus pada Desa Sidomukti Kecamatan Plaosan Kabupaten Magetan by Nurul Hidayah

“…This study used a survey method conducted to 80 respondents consisting of 40 housewives who do not work and 40 housewives who work. …”
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Physical Simulation of Burning Process of Alternative Engine Fuels by M. S. Assad

“…This method as an efficient means for investigation of fast processes permits to obtain a visual, convenient visual perception insight about the development of the burning process and understand peculiarities of the development of flame in the closed vessels.The paper contains a description of an experimental stand and methodology for execution of an experiment on visualization of the flame development and measurement of main parameters of the burning process in a closed vessel that is in the simulating combustion chamber.According to the obtained photos an analysis of form, structure and dynamics of flame front development has been carried out; some peculiarities and differences of flames of various fuel-air mixtures have been established and the paper proves an occurrence of the secondary glow during burning in the closed vessel.Body of data obtained with the help of the visualization of burning process makes it possible to determine main parameters of the burning process. …”
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High-Performance Parallel Simulation of Airflow for Complex Terrain Surface by Kenji Ono, Takanori Uchida

“…The proposed two-stage approach is flexible since an arbitrary number of processes can be selected at run time. An efficient OpenMP-MPI hybrid parallelization scheme using a middleware that provides a framework of parallel codes based on the domain decomposition method is also developed. …”
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Membrane Assisted Simultaneous Extraction and Derivatization with Triphenylphosphine of Elemental Sulfur in Arabian Crude Samples by Gas Chromatography/Mass Spectrometry by Ibrahim Al-Zahrani, Munzir H. Aneel Mohammed, Chanbasha Basheer, Mohammad Nahid Siddiqui, Abdulrahman Al-Arfaj

“…Direct quantitation of elemental sulfur from crude oil requires an efficient sample preparation method. This paper describes how simultaneous extraction derivatization of elemental sulfur was performed for the first time using porous hollow fiber membrane. …”
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Universal Modeling for Non-Destructive Testing of Soluble Solids Content in Multi-Variety Blueberries Based on Hyperspectral Imaging Technology by Lingqi Meng, Guoliang Chen, Dayang Liu, Ning Tian

“…The results showed that the PLSR model pretreated by S-G-MSC-SNV had the best performance, and the determination coefficient, root mean square error and residual prediction deviation of the prediction set were 0.94, <inline-formula><math xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" display="inline"><semantics><mrow><mn>0.33</mn><mo>%</mo></mrow></semantics></math></inline-formula> and 3.94, respectively. …”
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Coupling and Coordination Between Water Poverty and High-quality Economic Development in Yellow River Basin by Wang Shuhe, Wang Lijun

“…[Methods] Based on data from nine provinces in the Yellow River basin from 2010 to 2019, The entropy weight method was used with data from nine provinces (or regions) in the Yellow River basin from 2010 to 2019 to determine the water poverty index weight. …”
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Analytical support management shipping company by S.V. Tarasenko

“…The article to determine areas of improvement of the economic analysis of the shipping companies tested, allowing to identify the problems of organization and methods, which are as follows: lack of regulation of economic analysis, unregulated and methods of economic analysis, using methods such as coefficient method, absolute differences method relative differences groupings balance method, while as factor analysis and correlation are ignored. …”
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Contact Parameter Calibration for Discrete Element Potato Minituber Seed Simulation by Kai Chen, Xiang Yin, Wenpeng Ma, Chengqian Jin, Yangyang Liao

“…Subsequently, two repose angle tests are carried out by employing the box side plates lifting method and the cylinder lifting method. With the application of the response surface method and a search algorithm based on Matlab 2019, the optimal combination of seed-to-seed contact parameters, namely, the collision recovery coefficient, static friction coefficient, and rolling friction coefficient, is obtained, which are 0.500, 0.476, and 0.043, respectively. …”
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Design of a public health emergency equipment system for bioterrorism events in public places based on literature review, scenario analysis and Delphi consultation by Xiaowen SUN, Yongzhong ZHANG, Chao ZHAO, Tianyang DENG, Song BAI

“…Finally, the Delphi method was used to revise and improve the plan. ResultsThe positive coefficient of expert consultation in both rounds was 100%, and the mean coefficient of expert authority was 0.855. …”
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Quality of Life and Functional Performance in Patients with Multiple Sclerosis by Marzena A. Humańska, Paweł Śnieg, Leokadia Rezmerska, Beata Haor, Mariola Głowacka, Mirosława Felsmann, Danuta Ponczek, Krystyna Kurowska, Agnieszka Pluta, Damian Czarnecki

“…The aim of the study was to evaluate functional capacity in patients with multiple sclerosis and its impact on quality of life. Materials and methods. The study was covered by 50 people. The tests were carried out using a diagnostic survey. …”
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