Optimising the use of IV zoledronic acid treatment in neck of femur fracture patients: a quality improvement project by Sean Von Hagt, Uma Sirisha Pusapati

“…The delay between initiation of zoledronic acid and discharge (9.98 days) suggests that this treatment is a significant factor in determining length of stay.• Thursday admissions showed the greatest delays for both vitamin D loading (4.25 days) and zoledronic acid administration (13.25 days), while Friday and Sunday admissions were the most efficient (Fig 1).• The mean time from patient admission to discharge was 19.80 days.• Others notable delaying factors include obtaining calcium levels before zoledronic acid prescription, postoperative complications (eg, infections or acute kidney injury) and administrative hurdles, such as medication unavailability and lack of formal consent. …”
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Relative Importance of Disease-Modifying Antirheumatic Drug Attributes for Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis by Poudel N, Qian J, Garza KB, Zeng P, Curtis JR, Ngorsuraches S

“…The objective of this study is to determine the relative importance of DMARD attributes, including fatigue reduction, from the patient perspective.Patients and Methods: We conducted a web-based discrete choice experiment (DCE) survey among RA patients in the US. …”
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A Sea Horse Optimization-Based Approach for PEM Fuel Cell Model Parameter Estimation by Ali Erduman, Gizem Hazar, Evrim Baran Aydın

“…Overall, the SHO algorithm is demonstrated to be an efficient, robust, and promising alternative to conventional methods for parameter identification in PEMFC modeling.…”
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Future Challenge: Assessing the Antibiotic Susceptibility Patterns of <i>Staphylococcus</i> Species Isolated from Canine Otitis Externa Cases in Western Romania by János Dégi, Sorin Morariu, Florin Simiz, Viorel Herman, Florin Beteg, Diana Maria Dégi

“…They will also help design efficient control strategies and measure their effectiveness.…”
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Software lifecycle management based on the OMG Essence standard by Andrii Zelenkov, Ludmila Mandrikova, Yevhen Borovkov

“…The goal is to enhance the efficiency of team-based software development and to foster the advancement of practices, methods, and methodologies in software engineering. …”
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Evaluation of Cluster Algorithms for Radar-Based Object Recognition in Autonomous and Assisted Driving by Daniel Carvalho de Ramos, Lucas Reksua Ferreira, Max Mauro Dias Santos, Evandro Leonardo Silva Teixeira, Leopoldo Rideki Yoshioka, João Francisco Justo, Asad Waqar Malik

“…Furthermore, our findings highlight that the choice of radar significantly impacts the effectiveness of these object recognition methods.…”
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A Real-Time Approach for Assessing Rodent Engagement in a Nose-Poking Go/No-Go Behavioral Task Using ArUco Markers by Thomas Smith, Trevor Smith, Fareeha Faruk, Mihai Bendea, Shreya Kumara, Jeffrey Capadona, Ana Hernandez-Reynoso, Joseph Pancrazio

“…In short, this protocol involves detailed instructions for building a suitable behavioral chamber, installing and configuring all required software packages, constructing and attaching an ArUco marker pattern to a rat, running the behavioral software to track marker positions, and analyzing the engagement data for determining optimal task durations. These methods provide a robust framework for real-time behavioral analysis without the need for extensive training data or high-end computational resources. …”
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Development of a comprehensive model to predict stock prices in the stock market with an interpretive structural modeling approach by Shiva Rezaeyan, Mohammad Taleghani, Azita Sherej Sharifi

“…Subsequently, the interpretive structural modeling method was utilized to examine the relationships between these criteria and establish a hierarchical model. …”
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Deep Learning Forecast of Semidiurnal Internal Tides From the Mariana Arc by Shuipang Liu, Zhenhua Xu, Jia You, Peiwen Zhang, Xiaofeng Li, Zhongya Cai

“…The results demonstrate BILTA's efficiency and accuracy in forecasting variable semidiurnal internal tides in the West Mariana Basin. …”
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Root fragment weight and carbohydrate dynamics of two weedy thistles Cirsium arvense (L.) Scop. and Sonchus arvensis L. during sprouting by Marian Malte Weigel, Sabine Andert, Manuela Alt, Kirsten Weiß, Jürgen Müller, Bärbel Gerowitt

“…However, detailed knowledge about general reserve dynamics, minimum values in reserves (compensation point) and different reserve determination methods remains sparse. We present novel insights into reserve dynamics, which are especially lacking for S. arvensis. …”
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Computation of Intersegmental Moments during Standing Posture: Can We Neglect the Horizontal Ground Reaction Force? Results from an Experimental Study by Solène Prost, Sébastien Pesenti, Bertrand Moal, Vincent Pomero, Stephane Fuentes, Patrick Tropiano, Virginie Lafage, Jean-Luc Jouve, Benjamin Blondel

“…The use of a simulated pressure platform to determine intersegmental moments has the same clinical efficiency as force platforms. …”
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High-performance composite anodes based on SBA-15 mesoporous silica modified with silicon, silicon oxide, titanium oxide, and germanium oxide for lithium-ion batteries by Radu Dorin Andrei, Giorgian Cosmin Ungureanu, Luisa Roxana Mandoc, Violeta-Carolina Niculescu, Jeremy Rodriguez, Mihaela Ramona Buga, Athanasios Tiliakos

“…The materials and the ensuing anodes were extensively characterized at every stage of their synthesis and preparation (BET/BJH, XRD, SAXS, FTIR, SEM, EDX) and the electrochemical performances of the assembled composite anodes were audited by voltammetric and galvanostatic methods to determine their discharge capacities and coulombic efficiencies. …”
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THE FORMATION OF PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE OF THE TEACHER OF PRESCHOOL EDUCATION IN THE SYSTEM OF ADDITIONAL EDUCATION by Galiya H. Vakhitova

“…RETRACTED ARTICLEThe aim of the article is to consider the issues of professional competence formation of the teacher of preschool education in the system of additional education; the necessity of educational space extension of preschool children is proved. Methods. The author relies on the technique of the competency approach to teacher preparation pre-school education, while using both theoretical and empirical research methods. …”
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Ultrasound screening for developmental dysplasia of the hip after 4 weeks increases exam accuracy and decreases follow-up visits by Eric Carle Lussier, Yi-Ting Sun, Hui-Wen Chen, Tung-Yao Chang, Chia-Hsieh Chang

“…The timing of the initial hip ultrasound and the frequency of subsequent ultrasounds are controversial topics when considering costs and efficiency. Methods: Registry data from the Taiwanese Screening and Audit System for Developmental Dysplasia of the Hip were obtained for biometry of hip ultrasounds using the Graf classification and relevant demographic data from 2016. …”
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Nesmeyanova S.E. Levels (centers) of public authority: modern interpretation of theory and practice by A. V. Bleshchik, A. G. Kalinina, S. E. Nesmeyanova

“…Besides, certain elements of centralization of public administration are essentially opposed to the principle of subsidiarity, the analysis of which is also presented in the paper since it determines the scope of competence of public legal entities and allows achieving maximum freedom and efficiency of the activities of bodies. …”
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The emotional compound of information and its volume estimation by M. Yu. Sverdlov

“…The obtained results are the following: a relative share of the pragmatic component promptly decreases at the background of rapid growth of digital information amount; the emotional component of information messages and flows is the most significant while measuring their amount and quality; it is offered to estimate the degree of the information resource emotional efficiency by means of an aggregative dimensionless indicator; saturation of information messages and flows with an emotional component should determine further tendencies of upgrading the information space, including library resources.…”
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Numerical Study of the Passive Motion of Airfoils in Porous Media by J. Tang, Z. Zhou, Y. Zhang, B. Moghtaderi, Y. Wang

“…Permeability (α), ranging from 10−12 m2 to 10−8 m2, indicates the ease with which fluid can pass through the porous medium and is a key factor in determining the flow resistance. Both porosity and permeability play crucial roles in the flow field and aerodynamic performance of the airfoil, and their interaction jointly regulates the formation of flow patterns and propulsion efficiency. …”
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In-silico trials of targeted screening for abdominal aortic aneurysms using linked healthcare data: A study protocol. by Liam Musto, Athanasios Saratzis, Mintu Nath, Emmanuel Katsogridakis, Ann Elsworth, Sylwia Bujkiewicz, Clark Hobson, Claire Lawson, Susan Wallace, Maria Gonzalez-Aguado, Aiden Smith, Susan Hodgson, Guiqing Lily Yao, José Miola, Matthew J Bown

“…AAA prevalence is decreasing over time, steadily reducing the efficiency of the current NAAASP screening policy. One alternative to whole population screening is targeted screening of high-risk groups. …”
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Security-Constrained Multi-Stage Robust Dynamic Economic Dispatch with Bulk Storage by Li Dai, Renshi Ye, Dahai You, Xianggen Yin

“…Compared to the traditional SDDP algorithm and RDDP algorithm, the proposed RA-RDDP algorithm uses the inner relaxed approximation and outer approximation methods to approximate the upper and lower bounds of the future cost-to-go function, which overcomes the convergence issue of the traditional SDDP algorithm and solution efficiency of the RDDP algorithm. …”
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Petrological controls on the engineering properties of carbonate aggregates through a machine learning approach by Javid Hussain, Tehseen Zafar, Xiaodong Fu, Nafees Ali, Jian Chen, Fabrizio Frontalini, Jabir Hussain, Xiao Lina, George Kontakiotis, Olga Koumoutsakou

“…This approach offers significant advantages in the preliminary assessment of aggregate suitability, contributing to more efficient resource allocation in construction projects.…”
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