Pareto Optimal Solutions for Stochastic Dynamic Programming Problems via Monte Carlo Simulation by R. T. N. Cardoso, R. H. C. Takahashi, F. R. B. Cruz

“…The results obtained attest for the efficiency and efficacy of the algorithm in solving these important stochastic optimization problems.…”
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Markers of Brain Damage in Severe Concomitant Injury by Ye. V. Grigoryev, Ye. A. Kameneva, T. G. Grishanova, M. N. Deragin, A. V. Budayev

“…The paper describes a clinical case of early enteral feeding with an immune formula in a patient with significant heart failure after cardiosurgical intervention who is on venoarterial extracorporeal membrane oxygenation. The safety and efficiency of nutritional support were monitored, by estimating blood acid-base balance and oxygenation level and by controlling the residual gastric volume, which enabled the volume of the given enteral mixture to be increased up to 2600 kcal by day 3, by providing the body’s energy needs determined by calculation techniques. …”
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Dynamic switching based real-time routing in low-duty-cycle wireless sensor networks by Quan CHEN, Hong GAO

“…The dynamic switching based real-time(DSRT)routing protocol was proposed to handle the arbitrary end-to-end(E2E)real-time communication in the low-duty-cycle wireless sensor networks.Firstly,the concept of available speed was designed to compensate for the big sleep latency and facilitate discovering the routes with less latency based on two-hop neighbors’ information(at lease about 20% routing path with less latency was discovered by DRST in the experiments).Moreover,it was noticed that the congestion extent in the low-duty-cycle network was determined not only by the number of packets in the network output queue,but also the destination of the packets.However,the traditional method with one-hop neighbors’ information cannot differentiate this kind of congestion.Therefore,combined with the dynamic switching mechanism,the DSRT proposed a congestion avoiding algorithm by classifying the packets in the queue.Through comprehensive experiments,the efficiency of routing discovering and congestion avoiding of the DSRT protocol is demonstrated,and the E2E delay is decreased by at least 200% when the traffic was high.…”
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Water Leaching of Wood Barks for Biocarbon Production by Zsuzsanna Czegeny, Istvan S. Czirok, Gergo Szabo, Zoltan Sebestyen, Bence Babinszki, Emma Jakab, Liang Wang, Oyvind Skreiberg

“…Water leaching of birch bark, pine bark and spruce bark performed at 25 and 60 °C with and without stirring was tested as a pretreatment method to reduce the inorganic content of the feedstock. …”
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Simultaneous Shape and Stacking Sequence Optimization of Laminated Composite Free-Form Shells Using Multi-Island Genetic Algorithm by Bingbing San, Zhi Xiao, Ye Qiu

“…The optimization objective is determined as maximizing fundamental natural frequency to obtain largest stiffness of shells. …”
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Application of Wood’s Lamp in Dermatological and Dental Photodiagnostics by Mirosław Kwaśny, Paulina Stachnio, Aneta Bombalska

“…In the experimental part, this study examined the possibilities of the light source in photodiagnostics combined with the photodynamic method (PDT) and determined the lower detection limit of the basic photosensitizer in dermatology—protoporphyrin IX (PPIX). …”
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Influence of the Technological Parameter and Die Structure on Metal Flow Line for Precision Forging Car Gear Blank by Li Tianxing, Zhang Xunlei, Fu Jianzhong, Gao Zhenshan, Wu Shuaibin, Yang Chao

“…The method of pre- control optimization can effectively reduce the number of tests,reduce the production costs and increase the production efficiency. …”
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Research on Visualization of Cylindrical Gear Hobbing Cutting Force and the Influence of Cutting Parameter on Hobbing Cutting Force by Xiaoqing Tian, Xinrong Zheng, Ruofeng Chen, Jiang Han, Lian Xia

“…The predictive model helps to optimize the design of the gear hobbing process to improve the quality and efficiency of the machining and reduce the cost.…”
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Rock Wettability Alteration Induced by the Injection of Various Fluids: A Review by Darezhat Bolysbek, Kenbai Uzbekaliyev, Bakytzhan Assilbekov

“…Altering the wettability of rocks is crucial for enhancing oil recovery efficiency. The article discusses methods such as low-salinity water flooding (LSWF), the use of surfactants (SAAs), and carbonated water injection (CWI). …”
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Reproducibility and Screening Capability of Corneal Epithelial Thickness Measurement for Keratoconus Using Anterior Segment Optical Coherence Tomography by Oshika T, Sawaki A, Nishida T, Nakamura T, Kojima T

“…Sixteen patients with keratoconus (16 eyes) and 11 healthy controls (11 eyes) underwent three consecutive measurements to determine the intraclass correlation coefficient (ICC). …”
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Phenotypic Diversity and Abiotic Stress Tolerance Among <i>Vicia ervilia</i> (L.) Willd. Accessions by Sofiya Petrova, Tsvetelina Stoilova, Valentin Velinov, Irina I. Vaseva, Lyudmila Simova-Stoilova

“…Statistical analyses included variance, correlation, cluster, principal component, and path-coefficient methods. Significant variation was observed in plant branching, pod and grain numbers, and grain weight per plant. …”
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Symptom variability in outpatients with COPD and validation of the Colombian COPD Symptom Variability Instrument (EPOC-CoVaSy) by Eidelman Antonio González-Mejía, Olga Constanza Uñate-Suárez, Carlos José Bula- Gutiérrez, Yojana Patricia Patiño-Jiménez

“…Independence and comparison of frequencies of categorical and continuous variables were established using the chi-square and the Fisher’s exact tests and the Pearson’s correlation coefficient, respectively. A MANOVA was performed using linear regression models to determine the correlations between the results of the diary and the instrument. …”
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Impact of anxiety and depression disorders on adherence to anticoagulant therapy among patients with atrial fibrillation by R. S. Bogdanova, D. Yu. Shchekochikhin, A. Yu. Suvorov, B. A. Volel, A. V. Fomicheva, S. S. Belova, V. V. Ovsyannikova, D. G. Gognieva, F. Yu. Kopylov

“…Aim. To determine the possible impact of anxiety and depression disorders on the adherence of patients with atrial fibrillation (AF) to anticoagulant the rapy.Material and methods. …”
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COMPARATIVE STUDY FOR SUBCHRONIC TOXICITY OF VASELINE OIL AND GLYCELAX by A. V. Voronkov, A. Yu. Terekhov, I. N. Dyakova, S. A. Kuleshova, N. S. Avramenko, E. E. Zatsepina, D. I. Pozdnyakov

“…After the animals autopsy we determined organs’ coefficient (heart, lungs, spleen, liver, stomach, kidneys, adrenals).Results. …”
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Assessment of Exercise-Induced Dehydration Status Based on Oral Mucosal Moisture in a Field Survey by Gen Tanabe, Tetsuya Hasunuma, Yasuo Takeuchi, Hiroshi Churei, Kairi Hayashi, Kaito Togawa, Naoki Moriya, Toshiaki Ueno

“…<b>Methods:</b> A total of 21 participants engaged in a 120 min slow distance exercise session. …”
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The ability to assess the state of the fundus in patients with lens opacities of varying intensity, including patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus, using quantitative analysis of... by L. A. Mineeva, L. I. Balashevich, A. A. Kozhukhov, L. B. Shubin, A. V. Kabanov, C. Passaglia, D. Richards, B. Madow

“…A computer quantitative image analysis method originally developed to determine the opacities of the vitreous body can be used to analyze fundus images of patients with different stages of cataract when processing original images from a fundus camera. …”
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Visibility of esophageal squamous cell carcinoma under iodine staining on texture and color enhancement imaging by Tsunetaka Kato, Takuto Hikichi, Jun Nakamura, Minami Hashimoto, Ryoichiro Kobashi, Takumi Yanagita, Tadayuki Takagi, Rei Suzuki, Mitsuru Sugimoto, Hiroyuki Asama, Yuki Sato, Yasuo Shioya, Masao Kobayakawa, Hiromasa Ohira

“…Furthermore, the visibility grade determined by endoscopists was evaluated on each imaging. …”
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Oxidative stress, microparticles, and E-selectin do not depend on HIV suppression by Katerina Havlickova, Svatava Snopkova, Miroslav Pohanka, Radek Svacinka, David Vydrar, Petr Husa, Jirina Zavrelova, Filip Zlamal, Lenka Fabianova, Miroslav Penka, Petr Husa

“…Patients and Methods. This study was conducted on 213 subjects with HIV. …”
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Quadriceps muscle strength of the affected limb in medial meniscus posterior root tears is negatively correlated with the progression of postoperative medial joint space narrowing by Koki Kawada, Mikao Fukuba, Yuki Okazaki, Masanori Tamura, Yusuke Yokoyama, Toshifumi Ozaki, Takayuki Furumatsu

“…Methods Thirty patients who underwent pullout repair for MMPRTs were retrospectively evaluated. …”
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Cross‐sectional area on magnetic resonance images of the semitendinosus tendon is strongly related to the collagen fibril diameter by Yushin Mizuno, Junsuke Nakase, Tatsuya Ishikawa, Kazuki Asai, Yasushi Takata, Tomoyuki Kanayama, Takuya Sengoku, Noriyuki Ozaki, Hiroyuki Tsuchiya

“…Spearman's rank correlation coefficients were determined for collagen fibril diameter and cross‐sectional area of the semitendinosus tendon on magnetic resonance imaging, and the relationship between both parameters was evaluated. …”
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