RETRACTED ARTICLE: Oil from pumpkin (Cucurbita pepo L.) seeds: evaluation of its functional properties on wound healing in rats by Sana Bardaa, Nihed Ben Halima, Fatma Aloui, Riadh Ben Mansour, Hazem Jabeur, Mohamed Bouaziz, Zouheir Sahnoun

“…Methods The composition and content of certain bioactive constituents of the cold pressed oil obtained from pumpkin seeds (Cucurbita pepo L.) were analyzed and studied for their wound healing properties. …”
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Two-Centre Retrospective Analysis on Selective Sensory Denervation of Shoulder Joint by Means of Cooled Radiofrequency in Chronic Shoulder Pain by Santi C, Haag T, Cooke C, Schatman ME, Tinnirello A

“…Thanks to recent anatomical studies, the precise location of articular branches of the suprascapular, lateropectoral and axillary nerves has been determined. Cooled radiofrequency is a neuroablative modality of treatment which has been demonstrated as efficient in different anatomical locations, and targeting the aforementioned nerves could result in a complete and efficient denervation of the shoulder. …”
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Gyroscope Sensor Based In Vivo Finger Axes of Rotation Identification Using Screw Displacement by Yiming Zhu, Guowu Wei, Lei Ren, Zirong Luo, Jianzhong Shang

“…This paper presents a low-cost, efficient, and portable in vivo method for identifying axes of rotation of the proximal interphalangeal and distal interphalangeal joints in an index finger. …”
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Extraction and Analysis of Strontium in Water Sample Using a Sr2+ Selective Polymer as the Absorbent Phase by Rongjian Ying

“…The limit of detection was 21 μg/L with 4.23% relative standard deviation. The correlation coefficient was found to be 0.9947. Under the optimized conditions, the concentrations of Sr2+ in four water samples were detected by the developed method. …”
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Crystal structure and properties of novel oxide Sm0.9Ca1.1Fe0.7Co0.3O4-d by Anastasia P. Galayda, Nadezhda E. Volkova, Anastasia I. Dyagileva, Ludmila Ya. Gavrilova, Vladimir A. Cherepanov, Peter D. Battle

“…The XRD pattern of Sm0.9Ca1.1Fe0.7Co0.3O4-δ was refined by the Rietveld method within an orthorhombic structure (space group Bmab). …”
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STRESS FIELDS REVEALED BY AFTERSHOCKS OF THE STRONGEST EARTHQUAKES OF TIEN SHAN by O. A. Kuchay, Z. A. Kalmet’eva, M. E. Kozina, K. E. Abdrakhmatov

“…The parameters of the state of stress were determined by Yu.L. Rebetsky method of cataclastic analysis (MCA) of displacements on faults, based on the focal mechanisms of aftershocks. …”
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Controlling Mie scattering response to refractive index variations via light field manipulation by Jianzhi Zeng, Hanqing Cai, Jiachen Liu, Haifeng Hu

“…Abstract We present an efficient method for determining the T-matrix of axisymmetric particles using the finite element method (FEM) in conjunction with an analytical approach that expands the scattered field using vector spherical harmonics (VSHs). …”
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Biophysical modeling and experimental analysis of the dynamics of C. elegans body-wall muscle cells. by Xuexing Du, Jennifer Crodelle, Victor James Barranca, Songting Li, Yunzhu Shi, Shangbang Gao, Douglas Zhou

“…To ensure the model accurately reflects cellular responses under depolarizing currents, we develop a parallel simulation-based inference method for determining the model's free parameters. …”
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Theoretical background of hydraulic drive control system analysis for testing piston hydraulic cylinders by A. T. Rybak, I. K. Tsybriy, S. V. Nosachev, A. R. Zenin

“…The system of equations presented in the paper shows how the increment of pressure at the selected nodal points of the energy recovery system is determined (in particular, how the increment depends on time, reduced coefficient of volumetric rigidity, operating fluid consumption, and piston areas). …”
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Sediment Particle Size Distribution behind the Check Dams of the Lashkaran Watershed, Salmas, West Azerbaijan by Afsaneh Jafari, Habib Nazarnejad, Saeed Najafi, farrokh asadzadeh

“…The results of examining the efficiency coefficients of particle size distribution models show that the Fredlund model with the highest coefficient of determination (0.98), the lowest RMSE index (0.03), and Akaike's statistic (59.54) is the most efficient model in measuring the distribution of sediment particle size compared to the other seven models. …”
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Parameter Optimization of MIMO Fuzzy Optimal Model Predictive Control By APSO by Adel Taieb, Moêz Soltani, Abdelkader Chaari

“…Our method is considered an optimization problem based on the APSO algorithm. …”
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Discussion on Matrix Interference in Trace-Level Bromate Detection of Natural Mineral Water in Southwest China Karst Area by Xi YANG, Xiaolin ZHOU, Song ZHENG

“…The correlation coefficient of method IC-CDⅠ was 0.9993. The RSD of method IC-CDⅡ was 0.42%−0.76% and the recovery rate was 94.5%−102.7%. …”
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Role of turbulent heat exchange in the heat balance structure of glaciers of the central Spitsbergen: the case of Aldegondabreen by U. V. Prokhorova, K. V. Barskov, A. V. Terekhov, D. G. Chechin, I. A. Repina, B. V. Ivanov, M. I. Varentsov, A. Yu. Artamonov

“…Mean values of heat fluxes during the ablation season for the period 1991–2020 were calculated for Aldegondabreen: the short-wave balance is 72.6–113.8 W∙m−2; the longwave balance is 14.5 W∙m−2; the turbulent fluxes of sensible and latent heat determined by the aerodynamic method are 20.5 and about 1 W∙m−2, respectively. …”
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Anisotropic temperature-dependent lattice parameters and elastic constants from first principles by Samare Rostami, Matteo Giantomassi, Xavier Gonze

“…By replacing the costly multidimensional minimization with a gradient-based method that leverages second-order derivatives of the vibrational free energy, the number of required phonon band structure calculations is significantly reduced: only six are needed for hexagonal, trigonal, and tetragonal systems, and 10–28 for lower-symmetry systems to determine the temperature dependence of lattice parameters and thermal expansion. …”
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Enhancing curve smoothness with whale optimization algorithm in positivity and monotonicity-preserving interpolation by Salwa Syazwani Mahzir, Md Yushalify Misro

“…By applying an optimization method, this study introduced a more efficient approach to determine the optimal parameter value. …”
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Computer-measuring system of the induction motor’s dynamical torque-speed characteristics by V.Yu. Kucheruk, I.P. Kurytnik, Ye.Z. Oshanov, P.I. Kulakov, A.A. Semenov, D.Zh. Karabekova, A.K. Khassenov

“… In the article an efficient method of determining the dynamic torque-speed characteristic of induction motors and the computer-measuring system for its realization is considered. …”
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Human Resource Information System with Machine Learning Integration by Jake R. Pomperada

“…Based on the thorough evaluation of the experts and respondents, it was found that the human resource information system is highly usable, secured, efficient, and provides a fast and easy way to manage employees' records and predict employees over using a supervised machine learning that uses the linear regression method.  …”
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Identification of Corrosive Volatile Compounds Found in the Headspace of Chicken Noodle Soup Retorted in Metal Cans by Yajun Wu, Ken Ruffley, Elliot Dhuey, Christopher M. Hadad, Melvin A. Pascall

“…The long-term goal of these studies is to develop an efficient method to investigate how headspace volatile compounds in foods could cause corrosion defects in metal cans and how these could be corrected without undermining the quality and safety of the food. …”
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Optimization Design and Experimental Verification of Type B Bogie Frame Structure Based on Workbench by Ming ZHANG, Pengpeng ZHI

“…At the same time, the method was more efficient and more accurate than the optimal design based on experience, which could provide reference for the optimization design of other rail vehicle structures.…”
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Statistics on the Industry Structure of the Russian Economy and its Optimization Model by O. V. Morozov, M. A. Vasiliev

“…Therefore, the purpose of this study is to determine the optimal size, to establish a measure of a harmonious combination of the sectoral components of the domestic economy and, on their basis, to develop an actual orientation of the structural economic policy of the Russian state for the foreseeable future.Materials and methods. …”
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