Implementing Remote Radiotherapy Planning to Increase Patient Flow at a Johannesburg Academic Hospital, South Africa: Protocol for a Prospective Feasibility Study by Duvern Ramiah, Sonwabile Ngcezu, Oluwatosin Ayeni, Okechinyere Achilonu, Mariam Adeleke, Theo Nair, Joseph Otten, Daniel Mmereki

“…The primary goal is to determine whether remote planning can maintain plan quality while enhancing efficiency and minimizing treatment delays. …”
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Use of Rapid Qualitative Analysis to Support Collaborative Synergy Within a Community Coalition for Health Equity in Detroit by Hayley S. Thompson, Ten-Niah Kinney, Carrie Leach, Alexandra Sass, Ariel Washington, Rhonda Dailey, Elizabeth Towner, Alyssa Beavers, Rodlescia Sneed, Karen Solomon Edwards, Ijeoma Nnodim Opara, Arthur Hampton, Zachary Cichon, Afsana Rinky, Joneigh Khaldun

“…Furthermore, by fostering better communication and alignment, RQA is an efficient and effective method to enhance coalition synergy. …”
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Laser-induced Breakdown Spectroscopy Based on Pre-classification Strategy for Quantitative Analysis of Rock Samples by Weiheng KONG, Lingwei ZENG, Yu RAO, Sha CHEN, Xu WANG, Yanting YANG, Yixiang DUAN, Qingwen FAN

“…The kNN algorithm was selected using cross-validation to determine the optimal k value, and the key punishment parameter C and RBF width parameter γ of the SVM algorithm were determined using a grid search method. …”
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Caseinolytic proteases of Lactobacillus and Lactococcus strains isolated from fermented dairy products by Jasna Novak, Andreja Leboš Pavunc, Katarina Butorac, Martina Banić, Nina Čuljak, Helena Rak, Marina Blažević, Ana-Marija Iveljić, Jagoda Šušković, Blaženka Kos

“…Statistically, significant acidification capacity was determined for L. plantarum D13 in the optimal medium and by the proteolytic strain L. helveticus M92 in skimmed milk. …”
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Deep Learning-Based Object Detection Strategies for Disease Detection and Localization in Chest X-Ray Images by Yi-Ching Cheng, Yi-Chieh Hung, Guan-Hua Huang, Tai-Been Chen, Nan-Han Lu, Kuo-Ying Liu, Kuo-Hsuan Lin

“…Conclusions: We have developed a more efficient and reliable system for the automated detection of disease labels and location bounding boxes in CXR images.…”
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Fog Computing and Industry 4.0 for Newsvendor Inventory Model Using Attention Mechanism and Gated Recurrent Unit by Joaquin Gonzalez, Liliana Avelar Sosa, Gabriel Bravo, Oliverio Cruz-Mejia, Jose-Manuel Mejia-Muñoz

“…<i>Background</i>: Efficient inventory management is critical for sustainability in supply chains. …”
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Cervical EVT isolation for non-invasive fetal HLA typing in early pregnancy is limited by purity and maternal cell contamination; a methodological comparison by Liseanne J. van ‘t Hof, Johanna M. Kapsenberg, Jos J.M. Drabbels, Lotte E. van der Meeren, Dave L. Roelen, Michael Eikmans, Marie-Louise P. van der Hoorn

“…EVT presence pre- and post-isolation was determined through HLA-G, β-hCG, and Cytokeratin-7 (CK-7) expression. …”
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Cryo-electron tomography pipeline for plasma membranes by Willy W. Sun, Dennis J. Michalak, Kem A. Sochacki, Prasanthi Kunamaneni, Marco A. Alfonzo-Méndez, Andreas M. Arnold, Marie-Paule Strub, Jenny E. Hinshaw, Justin W. Taraska

“…Existing sample preparation methods are insufficient at accessing the plasma membrane and its associated proteins. …”
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Pork-YOLO: Automated collection of pork quality traits by Jiacheng Wei, Xi Tang, Jinxiu Liu, Ting Luo, Yan Wu, Junhui Duan, Shijun Xiao, Zhiyan Zhang

“…The coefficient of determination (R2) between the results obtained by the Pork-YOLO model and the gold standard method was 0.9717. …”
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Predicting a clinically narrow pelvis using neural network data analysis by A. M. Ziganshin, G. B. Dikke, V. A. Mudrov

“…Aim: to improve the efficiency of predicting a clinically narrow pelvis (СNP) using neural network data analysis and to evaluate its prognostic characteristics.Materials and Мethods. …”
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Selection index for economically important traits in Boer crossbred goats using principal component analysis. by Zeleke Tesema, Belay Deribe, Mekonnen Tilahun, Alemu Kefale, Mesfin Lakew, Tesfaye Getachew, Getachew Worku Alebachew, Solomon Gizaw

“…The data set contained records of birth weight (BW), weaning weight (WW), pre-weaning weight gain (ADG), pre-weaning Kleiber ratio (KR), pre-weaning relative growth rate (RGR), pre-weaning growth efficiency (GE), and pre-weaning survival (RR) of crossbred goats. …”
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ТHЕ ALGORITHM OF ANALYSIS OF AGRICULTURAL RISKS UNDER INFLUENCE OF INCOMPLETE INFORMATION ABOUT THEIR PARAMETERS by L. O. Lomovskykh, O. V. Mandych, O. O. Kovalenko, N. A. Karasova, A. Orzeł

“…The appropriateness of choosing one or another method is determined by the availability of the required amount of reliable primary statistical information. …”
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Engineering Soil Quality and Water Productivity Through Optimal Phosphogypsum Application Rates by Anrong Luo, Jun Li, Yanan Xiao, Zijian He, Jiaping Liang

“…The comprehensive benefits of phosphogypsum initially increased and then decreased, with an optimal application rate of 0.45% determined through TOPSIS, a method that ranks alternatives based on their proximity to an ideal solution, considering factors including soil quality, crop yield and IWP. …”
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Enhanced antimicrobial efficacy and biocompatibility of albumin nanoparticles loaded with Mentha extract against methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus by Hadi Zare-Zardini, Ameneh Alizadeh, Elham Saberian, Andrej Jenča, Andrej Jenca, Adriána Petrášová, Janka Jenčová, Seyede Tahmine Hasani, Mohammad Amin Heidari, Nafiseh Sahraei

“…Characterization of the nanoparticles by transmission electron microscopy (TEM), Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR), dynamic light scattering (DLS), and X-ray Diffraction (XRD) confirmed their spherical morphology, a size range of 100–200 nm and uniform distribution. The encapsulation efficiency (EE%) and loading capacity (LC%) of MLAN were determined to be 80% and 72.73%, respectively, indicating a high effectiveness of the encapsulation process. …”
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Selective Leaching Bastnaesite from Bayan Obo Rare Earth Concentrate and the Recovery Process of Rare Earths, Aluminum, Fluoride and Calcium by Yanzhu Liu, Huifang Xiao, Lihui Liu, Xiaofan Ye, Xiaoqian Hu, Yanrong Ding, Yongxiu Li

“…In order to solve the problems of waste gas treatment and comprehensive utilization efficiency of BOREC decomposed by the current concentrated sulfuric acid roasting method (500–700 °C), H₂SO₄-HCl mixed acid assisted by aluminum salt was used to leach out the bastnaesite, and the optimal conditions were determined as follows: c(H⁺) = 7 mol/L, c(1/2H₂SO₄):c(HCl) = 5:1, c(Al₂(SO₄)₃) = 0.25 mol/L, temperature 135 °C, liquid–solid ratio of 42:1, and reaction time 3 h. …”
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Evaluating the Reliability of Powder Bed Fusion for Biomedical Materials: An Experimental Approach by Danut Vasile Leordean, Cosmin Cosma, Nicolae Balc, Mircea Cristian Dudescu

“…This paper provides practical guidelines beneficial for both medical application designers and manufacturers using PBF technology, contributing to enhanced reliability and efficiency in PBF-based metal part production.…”
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Optimization of Thermal Insulation Parameters for Vertical Perimeters in Buildings with Single-Layer Walls by Walery Jezierski, Paula Szczepaniak, Cezary Leszczyński

“…Optimal parameter values were determined based on energy efficiency criteria. This information may be useful for researchers, designers, engineers, and decision-makers when making informed decisions during the design phase of heated buildings.…”
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Synergistic effects of chemical and biochemical fertilization on yield enhancement and oil quality optimization in ‘Zard’ olive cultivars by Mohammad Saeed Tadayon, Ahmad Asgharzadeh, Seyed Majid Mousavi, Kobra Saghafi

“…PurposeThis research evaluates the combined impact of chemical and biological fertilizers on ‘Zard’ olive trees, aiming to reduce chemical dependency, enhance fertilizer efficiency, and improve nutritional value, yield, and oil quality from 2020 to 2023.MethodA factorial design within a randomized complete block was used, focusing on the first factor, soil chemical fertilizer application (CF) at three levels, 100% (CF100), 75% (CF75), and 50% (CF50) of the fertilizer requirement as determined by soil testing. …”
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Copy number variations at the Rhg1 locus and their relationship with resistance to soybean cyst nematode (Heterodera glycines) by Dinesh Poudel, Guiping Yan, Carrie Miranda, Gustavo Fernando Kreutz, Intiaz Amin Chowdhury

“…Copy number of each line was determined using 2−ΔΔCq method relative to Williams 82 (single copy) and correlated with the resistance response. …”
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Study on deformation zoning of overlying strata and simulation of rock pressure behavior in longwall top coal caving mining by Xinxian ZHAI, Zhaoyang GUO, Jianchang FANG, Zhiyong ZHANG, Xiaofan ZHAO

“…At present, longwall top coal caving (LTCC) mining is main mining method for safety and efficiency mines with extremely-thick coal seam in China. …”
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