Development of Architecture for Connecting a System Module for People with Disabilities by A. A. Baskakov, A. G. Tarasov

“…Building a competent architecture provides taking into account cases that go beyond the normal use of the system, and applying a fuzzy model to determine the system efficiency. Further in-depth description of deployment and operation options will enable to implement an efficient and productive system.…”
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Effect of Covid-19 on maternal and child health services utilization in Ghana. Evidence from the National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS). by Yaw Nyarko Opoku-Boateng, Emmanuel Opoku-Asante, Mylene Lagarde, Edward Nketiah-Amponsah

“…This study seeks to determine the effect of Covid-19 on healthcare utilization with specifics on Antenatal, Postnatal, Deliveries and Out-patient attendance.…”
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Intelligent Traffic Management Using Machine Vision Techniques in Smart Cities by Peyman Babaei

“…Smart cities integrate traditional infrastructure and public services with technology to create a more efficient, sustainable and accessible system, while meeting the needs of city residents and transforming the traditional understanding of city management. …”
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Selection of memory clinic patients for CSF biomarker assessment can be restricted to a quarter of cases by using computerized decision support, without compromising diagnostic acc... by Hanneke F M Rhodius-Meester, Ingrid S van Maurik, Juha Koikkalainen, Antti Tolonen, Kristian S Frederiksen, Steen G Hasselbalch, Hilkka Soininen, Sanna-Kaisa Herukka, Anne M Remes, Charlotte E Teunissen, Frederik Barkhof, Yolande A L Pijnenburg, Philip Scheltens, Jyrki Lötjönen, Wiesje M van der Flier

“…We evaluated computerized decision support to select patients for CSF biomarker determination.<h4>Methods</h4>We included 535 subjects (139 controls, 286 Alzheimer's disease dementia, 82 frontotemporal dementia and 28 vascular dementia) from three clinical cohorts. …”
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Experimental Evaluation of Residual Oil Saturation in Solvent-Assisted SAGD Using Single-Component Solvents by Fernando Rengifo Barbosa, Amin Kordestany, Brij Maini

“…Oil saturation within the steam chamber plays a critical role in determining both the economic viability and resource efficiency of SAGD operations. …”
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Effect of Pinus pine wood sylvestris on cow's milk chemical composition by Mukhtarova Olga, Feyzullaev Feyzullah, Mkrtchyan Gayane, Krovikova Anna, Lashneva Irina

“…Statistical processing of data was carried out to determine the reliability of differences between the groups. …”
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Characterizing Rock-Breaking Performance of PDC Cutters via Stability Metrics and Energy consumption in FDEM Simulations by Xinrui Wang, Hui Zhang, Zhuoxin Dong, Jun Li, Cheng Qin, Boyuan Yang, Yuting Zhou

“…Currently, there is a lack of effective methods for optimizing cutter shapes and their cutting parameters. …”
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Using the Delphi Technique to Achieve Consensus on Prevention and Treatment of Preterm Single Birth in China by Jue Li, Yang Pan, Taishun Li, Zhe Liu, Huixia Yang, Yali Hu

“…A total of 49 statements (mean scores ≥3, full score ratio ≥20%, coefficient of variation ≤0.3) were explicitly included in this guideline to form recommendations, while the remaining three clinical issues that did not reach a consensus require further determination based on evidence quality. …”
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Application of supervised machine learning and unsupervised data compression models for pore pressure prediction employing drilling, petrophysical, and well log data by Abu Bakker Siddique, Tanveer Alam Munshi, Nazmul Islam Rakin, Mahamudul Hashan, Sushmita Sarker Chnapa, Labiba Nusrat Jahan

“…Abstract Accurate determination of pore pressure is critical in the design of wells, determining a safe range of mud properties, and estimating the required mud weight to ensure wellbore stability. …”
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A MATHEMATICAL APPROACH TO INVESTMENT WITH CHARGE ON BALANCE AND VOLUNTARY CONTRIBUTIONS UNDER WEIBULL MORTALITY FORCE FUNCTION by Edikan Edem Akpanibah, Peter Benneth, Ase Matthias Esabai

“…Furthermore, an optimization problem is established from the extended Hamilton Jacobi Bellman (EHJB) equation using variational method. By applying the variable separation technique and mean variance utility, the optimal control strategy (OCS) and the efficient frontier are obtained. …”
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A supervised machine-learning analysis of doxorubicin-loaded electrospun nanofibers and their anticancer activity capabilities by Mohammadreza Rostami, Mohammadreza Rostami, Maliheh Gharibshahian, Maliheh Gharibshahian, Mehrnaz Mostafavi, Ali Sufali, Mahsa Golmohammadi, Mohammad Reza Barati, Reza Maleki, Nima Beheshtizadeh, Nima Beheshtizadeh

“…This study employed a supervised machine-learning analysis to extract the influencing parameters of the input from quantitative data for doxorubicin-loaded electrospun nanofibers. The study also determined the significance coefficient of each parameter that influences the output results and identified the optimum points and intervals for each parameter. …”
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Predicting Marshall stability and flow parameters in asphalt pavements using explainable machine-learning models by Ibrahim Asi, Yusra I. Alhadidi, Taqwa I. Alhadidi

“…The traditional method for determining the Marshall stability (MS) and Marshall flow (MF) of asphalt pavements is laborious, time consuming, and costly. …”
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Quantification of Plasmodium falciparum: validation of quantitative polymerase chain reaction assays for detection of parasites in controlled human malaria infection studies by Elizabeth Kibwana, Domtila Kimani, Nick J. Edwards, Kelvias Keter, Agnes Mutiso, Lydia Nyamako, Rose Gatheru, Adrian V. S. Hill, Philip Bejon, Philip Bejon, Katie J. Ewer, Melissa C. Kapulu, Melissa C. Kapulu

“…We also evaluated the effect of using different volumes of whole blood for DNA extraction on the assay performance.ResultsThe validation revealed: (1) specificity of 100% (n=5 independent experiments); (2) linearity with R2 values ≥ 0.98, a slope of −3.8 to −3.1, and efficiency 89–100%; (3) lower limit of detection of 0.3 parasites/microliter and lower limit of quantification of 2.6 parasites/microliter; (4) precision with both inter-assay repeatability and intra-assay reproducibility with coefficients of variation (CV) values of &lt;10%; and (5) accuracy and good extraction efficiency of &gt;90%. …”
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THE QUADRILATERAL ANALYSIS OF CEPHALOGRAM FOR THE TREATMENT OF GNATHIC FORMS OF MESIAL BITE by P.S. Flis, N.V. Rashenko, V.V. Filonenko, D.Y. Shpak, N.M. Doroshenko, A.V. Tsyzh

“…Conclusion. Using the proposed method of treatment with orthodontic appliance, one can increase efficiency and decrease active treatment period for patients with gnathic form of mesial bite and upper jaw micrognathia with any growth type of facial skeleton during active growth of dentognathic apparatus. …”
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Investigation of the Optical Properties of the Achromatic Quadrupole Lens by Using the Rectangular Potential Distribution Model by Baghdad Science Journal

“…The computations have been concentrated on determining the chromatic and spherical aberration coefficients in both convergence and divergence planes and the effects of changing both of excitation and effective length of lens are studied.…”
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Combining multi-surface and biotoxicity models to predict cadmium bioavailability and accumulation in a soil collembolan by Simin Li, Jiawen Zhou, Tingting Mu, Tuozheng Wu, Zhu Li, Xin Ke, Longhua Wu, Yongming Luo, Yuanqing Bu

“…MSMs gave better prediction results for Cd bioavailability to F. candida (determination coefficient, R2 = 0.667) than other chemical extraction methods (0.01 M CaCl2, 0.43 M HNO3, soil solution, DGT, and soil total Cd). …”
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Correlation of four-dimensional ultrasound strain analysis with computed tomography angiography wall stress simulations in abdominal aortic aneurysms by Wojciech Derwich, MD, MHBA, Manuel Schönborn, MEng, Christopher Blase, RNDr, Andreas Wittek, Dr-Ing, Kyriakos Oikonomou, MD, PhD, Dittmar Böckler, MD, PhD, MHBA, Philipp Erhart, MD, PhD, MHBA

“…The conformity of aneurysm anatomy in 4D-US and CTA was determined with the mean point-to-point distance (MPPD). …”
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Deforestation Risk Zoning Using Analytical Hierarchy Process by Hiva Mahmoudi, Mahtab Pir Bavaghar, Parviz Fatehi

“…This amount of accuracy supported the efficiency of Multi Criteria Decision Making Method in deforestation zoning. …”
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Design and Experiment of Air-Suction Roller-Type Minituber Seed-Metering Device Based on CFD-DEM by Jicheng Li, Haiqin Ma, Yuxuan Chen, Xiaoxin Zhu, Yu Qi, Qiang Gao, Jinqing Lyu

“…This study adopted the fluid dynamics simulation method and determined that the ideal location of the air inlet was 30° for horizontal inclination and 60° for vertical inclination. …”
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The Role of Tumor Necrosis Factor and ITS Soluble Receptors in Myelosuppression Developing in B-Cell Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia by Barilka V., Matlan V., Prymak S., Vygovska O., Shalay O.

“…Determining the concentration of TNF was carried out by the biological methods, using mouse fibroblasts cell culture line L929. …”
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