Administrative databases as a tool for identifying healthcare demand and costs in an over-one million population by Fabiana Madotto, Michele A Riva, Carla Fornari, Luciana Scalone, Roberta Ciampichini, Chiara Bonazzi, Lorenzo G Mantovani, Giancarlo Cesana

“…<p><strong>Background:</strong> the aim of this study was to assess healthcare demand of specific groups of population and their costs borne by Italian Health System, using healthcare administrative databases.</p><p><strong>Methods:</strong> demographic, clinical and economic data were obtained from datasets available at the Regional Health System, combined into a data warehouse (DENALI), using a probabilistic record linkage to optimize the data matching process. …”
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AI in dermatology: a comprehensive review into skin cancer detection by Kavita Behara, Ernest Bhero, John Terhile Agee

“…This technological advancement addresses a crucial public health issue by enhancing diagnostic accuracy, efficiency, and accessibility. AI integration in medical imaging and diagnostic procedures offers promising solutions to the limitations of traditional methods, which often rely on subjective clinical evaluations and histopathological analyses. …”
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Evaluating the Potential Use of Wearable Fitness Devices as a Measure of Outcomes in Orthopaedics by Jordan Henderson BS, Santiago Logan-Baca BS, Sara Kisiel BS, Fadi Muheidat PhD, David Jaffe MD

“…With the rise of wearable fitness devices and smartphone applications, alternative methods are being explored for a more efficient and objective measurement of outcomes. …”
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Current Tasks in Identifying Invalid Events in Critical Information Infrastructure by D. A. Evdokimova, A. A. Mikryukov

“…The approach aims to improve the efficiency of identifying, classifying, and managing information security (IS) incidents. …”
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Geoinformation Analysis of Regional Climatic Changes in the Central and Western Russian Arctic for Railway Development by Kostianoy Andrey Gennad'evich, Gvishiani Alexei, Rozenberg Igor' Naumovich, Krasnoperov Roman, Gvozdik Sofia A., Lebedev Sergey, Nikitina Isabella, Dubchak Irina, Shevaldysheva Olga, Sergeev Vladimir, Gvozdik Georgy

“…For this purpose, a new geoinformation method based on the Hovmöller diagrams was elaborated. …”
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Algorithms for Integrated Object Detection in Wireless Sensor Networks by V. I. Parfenov, T. T. Bui

“…The analysis of the synthesized algorithm can be performed with sufficient accuracy, with the algorithm parameters and the probability of errors when moving from sensor to sensor being determined by fairly simple recurrent expressions. Future research directions should address the influence of communication channels with fading and scattering on the detection efficiency, as well as the development of integrated detection algorithms with unknown target coordinates.…”
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Estimation of Polarization and Spatial Parameters of a Radio Source Signal Using Triorthogonal Antenna by G. S. Gribov

“…The obtained characteristics were used to determine the maximum standard deviations of the azimuth, elevation angle, ellipticity coefficient, and ellipse inclination. …”
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Self-powered copper sulfide/silicon heterojunction photodetectors with high-photoresponse performance by Der-Yuh Lin, Yu-Tai Shih, De-Jin Qiu, Yee-Mou Kao, Chia-Feng Lin, Sheng-Beng Hwang, Ming-Cheng Kao

“…The power conversion efficiency (PCE) of the p-CuxS/n-Si heterostructures was determined to be 2.52%. …”
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Green and miniaturized ultrasonic-assisted extraction using natural deep eutectic solvents to extract phenolic compounds from tea samples by Laura Carbonell-Rozas, Roberto Romero-González, Antonia Garrido Frenich

“…The experimental conditions affecting the miniaturized ultrasonic-assisted extraction (UAE) were optimized to maximize extraction efficiency by performing a design of experiments. The proposed sample treatment was combined with ultra-high performance liquid-chromatography coupled to tandem mass spectrometry detection (UHPLC-MS/MS) to determine 21 phenolic compounds including catechin derivatives and other minor compounds. …”
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Chitosan nanogels enriched with granulocyte–macrophage colony-stimulating growth factor promote odontoblastic differentiation in human dental pulp stem cells in vitro by Bahar Asheghi, Khatereh Asadi, Ahmad Gholami, Maryam Enteghad, Seyedeh Saba Sadeghi, Negin Firouzi

“…GM-CSF/CNgs were prepared through the ionic gelation method and then characterized with Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR), UV–visible spectrophotometry, dynamic light scattering (DLS), and zeta potential devices. …”
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Small-Disturbance Stability Analysis of Doubly Fed Variable-Speed Pumped Storage Units by Xiangyang Yu, Yujie Cui, Hao Qi, Chunyang Gao, Ziming He, Haipeng Nan

“…The introduction of the eigenvalue method to analyze the small-disturbance stability of doubly fed variable-speed pumped storage units and the use of participation factors to calculate the degree of influence of each state variable on the small-disturbance stability of the units are innovations of this study. …”
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Probabilistic Optimal Planning of Passive Harmonic Filters in Distributed Networks Considering Possible Network Configurations with High Penetration of Non-linear Loads by Sajjad Fattahi Moghaddam, Saeid Esmaeili, Sina Shakeri, Mehran Mohammadnejad

“…Despite the good features such as low initial construction cost, high efficiency, and controllability, these loads cause harmonic distortions. …”
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Statistical analysis of the financial state of the banking sector by O. G. Tretyakova, T. I. Chinaeva

“…In the paper, the main tendencies of  development of the banking sector are considered, based on  economic and statistical methods the analysis of its financial state is  carried out. …”
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Infrared Small Target Detection Using Directional Derivative Correlation Filtering and a Relative Intensity Contrast Measure by Feng Xie, Dongsheng Yang, Yao Yang, Tao Wang, Kai Zhang

“…Experimental evaluations across multiple datasets verify that the proposed method substantially improves the signal-to-clutter ratio (SCR). …”
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Survival and Acidification Potential of Lactobacillus Plantarum MNC 21 Stored in Air-Dried Sorghum Flours by Yusuf Byenkya Byaruhanga, Stellah Byakika, Ivan Muzira Mukisa

“…Two sorghum varieties (malted and un-malted) were used. To determine their fermentation efficiency during storage, sterile sorghum malt slurries were inoculated with the dried culture and fermented at 30°C for 24 h. …”
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Flood resilience assessment of region based on TOPSIS-BOA-RF integrated model by Guofeng Wen, Fayan Ji

“…Secondly, the combined indicator weights are determined using quadratic programming combined with the EWM-Delphi method. …”
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Phenol recovery and removal from aqueous solutions by emulsion liquid membranes by Durdu Topkara, Janarbek Izakov, Nurzat Shaykieva, Osman Tutkun

“…Emulsiontype liquid membrane process is a new and effective method for separation ofmixtures with applications in the nuclear industry, hydrometallurgy andwastewater treatment. …”
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Directed evolution of α-ketoisovalerate decarboxylase for improved isobutanol and 3-methyl-1-butanol production in cyanobacteria by Hao Xie, Afshan Begum, Laura H. Gunn, Peter Lindblad

“…PCC 6803 (Synechocystis) enables microbial production of IB and 3M1B through the 2-keto acid pathway, with KivdS286T identified as a key bottleneck limiting production efficiency. Results To address this limitation, a high-throughput screening method based on the consumption of the substrate 2-ketoisovalerate was successfully established. …”
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ANALYSIS OF PATIENTS’ EXAMINATION WITH UNSATISFACTORY ORTHOPEDIC TREATMENT RESULTS OF HARD TISSUES OF TEETH AND DENTAL ROWS OF NON-REMOVABLE DENTURES by I.N. Yarina

“…The main aim of the study was to improve the quality of patients’ treatment by identifying the causes of treatment complications by an orthopedist using the method of comparative analysis during the examination of patients with unsatisfactory results of dentures using permanent dentures. …”
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Opportunities of aluminum sludge dredging with soft magnetic conditioner for dewaterability enrichment by Manasik M. Nour, Maha A. Tony, Woo Hyoung Lee, Hossam A. Nabwey

“…The optimal values for ZSF-Conditioner, hydrogen peroxide (H2O2), and pH were determined to be 43 mg L− 1, 430 mg L− 1, and 3.5, respectively, achieving a CST reduction efficacy of 74 ± 3%, which was consistent with the predicted efficiency from the polynomial model. …”
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