The Effects of L-Theanine Supplementation on Quality of Sleep: A Systematic Review by Amanda Bulman, Nathan D’Cunha, Wolfgang Marx, Murray Turner, Andrew McKune, Nenad Naumovski

“…Improvements in several sleep parameters were observed including sleep onset latency (7), total sleeping time (2), sleep duration (2), sleep efficiency (2), overall sleep quality (5), daytime dysfunction (2), early awakenings (1), morning sleepiness (3), the use of sleep medication (1), and sleep disturbances (4) (All <i>p</i>’s < 0.05). …”
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SOME SAMPLE TEST RESULTS FOR ABRASIVE WEAR by Valeri A. Petrovsky, Anatoliy R. Ruban, Ali Salamekh

“…Aims and tasks: increasing the wear resistance of the scoop chain swivel having an abrasive component of the general destruction process; determination of the abrasive wear durability of test materials; analysis of test results and recommendations for improving the reliability and efficiency of the swivel. …”
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Unlocking the promise of virtual care in hospitals: the Smarter Hospitals Project protocol by Reema Harrison, Rebecca Mitchell, Ramya Walsan, Maryam Sina, Robyn Clay-Williams, Alexander Cardenas, Michelle Moscova, Dalal Baumgartner, Mashreka Sarwar, Johanna Westbrook, Elizabeth Manias, Natalie Taylor, Rebecca Lawton, Sabe Sabesan, Virginia Mumford, Tim Badgery-Parker, Deepak Bhonagiri, Craig Nelson, Wei Chua, Bradley Christian, Kate Churruca, Jeffrey Braithwaite

“…Integration of virtual and in person care across health systems is a priority to create and sustain healthy nations by improving access to services, along with healthcare experiences, efficiency, and outcomes. Our collaborative project between health services, agencies, consumers, and clinicians across Australia seeks to provide the required evidence and solutions to optimise the integration of virtual care in hospital outpatient settings Methods and analysis Our five-year project contains three embedded sub-studies that use a multi-method approach. …”
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Identification of Potential Inhibitors of Histone Deacetylase 6 Through Virtual Screening and Molecular Dynamics Simulation Approach: Implications in Neurodegenerative Diseases by Anas Shamsi, Moyad Shahwan, Azna Zuberi, Nojood Altwaijry

“…The primary assessment involved the determination of the ability of molecules to bind with HDAC6. …”
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The potential for gene-editing to increase muscle growth in pigs: experiences with editing myostatin by A. C. Dilger, X. Chen, L. T. Honegger, B. M. Marron, J. E. Beever

“…These attempts have been limited by the low efficiency of successful edits and issues of viability. …”
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Experimental research on the miscibility law of methanol-product oil blending systems by Shangxin ZHAO, Guiliang PANG, Shujuan QIU, Xin HUANG, Lin TENG

“…Methods Experimental research was carried out using a setup independently designed and established for blending methanol with product oils, with a focus on determining phase separation temperatures in methanol-product oil blending systems at different methanol-to-oil ratios and varying water contents. …”
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Rethinking Macramé Instruction: A Mathematical Approach to Sustainable Cord Usage in Textile Education by Fatimatu Hajia Ibrahim, Boakye Antwi, Karim Azumah, Issah Mohammed Seini

“…Methodology/Design: Research suggests that traditional Macramé teaching methods have remained largely unchanged, often relying on estimation and trial-and-error techniques for determining cord lengths. …”
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Correspondence distribution over a network in designing public urban passenger transportation tasks by A. I. Fadeev, A. M. Iliankov, V. V. Ukaderov

“…Materials and methods. The article presents a multi-criteria mathematical model of transportation design, according to which the tasks have been solved by distributing (limited or unlimited) transport resources between the permissible routes of the transport network in accordance with a variety of efficiency criteria, which can be the subject to appropriate restrictions. …”
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A comprehensive experimental and theoretical perspective of novel triazole-based pyridine and quinoline derivatives for corrosion protection of carbon steel in sulfuric acid soluti... by Kamelia Belal, A. H. El-Askalany, Eslam A. Ghaith, Ahmed Fathi Salem Molouk

“…Abstract Herein, we synthesized two novel triazole compounds (KB1 and KB2). Their efficiency in inhibiting corrosion of carbon steel (CS) in 0.5 M H2SO4 was evaluated using open circuit potential (OCP) vs. time, potentiodynamic polarization (PP), electrochemical impedance spectroscopy (EIS), surface characterization methods, and computational studies. …”
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Modification and Psychometric Verification of Questionnaire the "Group Reflexivity" by T.A. Nestik by S.V. Tarasov

“…</strong> In relation to the joint activities of group members, regardless of their field, there is a current need to increase the efficiency and productivity of these activities. One condition for this growth is the development of group reflexivity. …”
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Ethical and social issues in prediction of risk of severe mental illness: a scoping review and thematic analysis by Ivars Neiders, Signe Mežinska, Neeltje E. M. van Haren

“…Although the clinical efficiency of those tools is still unclear it is crucial to consider the future ethical and social consequences of their clinical use before they are used in clinical practice. …”
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Modeling distributed energy resource aggregations in security constrained unit commitment and economic dispatch by Jesse Holzer, Matthew Cornachione, Liping Li, Eran Schweitzer, Brent Eldridge

“…This paper describes a model for each resource type and presents two methods for the DERA to generate market offer curves: a profit-maximizing optimization to compute cost curves and a direct cost algorithm to determine dispatch costs for each resource and combine into cost curves. …”
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Dynamic Simulation of Ground Braking Force Control Based on Fuzzy Adaptive PID for Integrated ABS-RBS System with Slip Ratio Consideration by Pinjia Shi, Yongjun Min, Hui Wang, Liya Lv

“…These improvements allow for highly accurate replication of dynamic slip ratio variations, establishing a refined laboratory-grade solution for EV regenerative braking coordination validation that greatly enhances strategy optimization efficiency.…”
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The efficacy of physiological parameters in assessing the clustering of cardiovascular risk factors (CCRF) among children and adolescents by Wu Yan, Luting Peng, Yanan Shi, Mengyao Cao, Qingqing Zheng, Shenghu Gao, Qianqi Liu, Xiaonan Li

“…Conclusion Physiological parameters could be used to assess CCRF among children and adolescents, among which WHtR has the highest prediction efficiency in boys, and CVAI and WHtR have strong reliability in girls.…”
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Patient Satisfaction with Dental Services: A Cross-Sectional Studyof Five Public Sector Dental Hospitals in Karachi by Sana Iqbal, Sheeza Shah, Bismillah Naeem, Sameera Kazi, Atiya Noor, Mirza Hamid Baig

“…The 32-item questionnaire covered five domains: socio-demographic characteristics, system/administrative efficiency, hospital facilities, patient-dental relationship, and overall satisfaction. …”
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Cortical adaptations in Tai Chi practitioners during sensory conflict: an EEG-based effective connectivity analysis of postural control by Guozheng Wang, Xiaoxia Liu, Yiming Cai, Jian Wang, Ying Gao, Jun Liu

“…EEG analysis revealed that increased sensory conflict decreased the global efficiency of the visual integration network but increased that of the somatosensory integration network. …”
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Influence of ultrasound extraction of <i>Fucus vesiculosus</i> on the kinetics of fucoidan degradation and its properties by E. D. Obluchinskaya, O. N. Pozharitskaya

“…FT-IR spectra of fucoidan were obtained on a VERTEX 70 spectrometer. Quantitative determination of fucose and sulfates was performed using a spectrophotometric method. …”
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Characteristics of sleep quality and influencing factors in patients with burning mouth syndrome: a preliminary analysis by LU Chenghui, YANG Chenglong, ZHOU Xuan, JIANG Xinxiang, TANG Guoyao

“…In the PSQI subscale analysis, patients with BMS exhibited increased sleep latency, decreased sleep duration, and lower sleep efficiency compared to healthy controls (<i>P</i>&lt;0.05). …”
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CAR-T: from bench to bedside by M. О. Popova, V. V. Markelov

“…Among malignant hematological diseases, even at advanced stages and resistant/recurrent forms, the use of CAR-T demonstrates high efficiency. The observed clinical success in patients with hematologic malignancies not only determines the ever-increasing list of indications for the use of CAR-T in this group of patients, but also motivates the study of this treatment method in solid oncology and autoimmune diseases. …”
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Trajectory optimization of a flapping-wing robot in a wind field by Xiaoyang WU, Zhiguo ZHANG, Wei HE, Jingyan QIN, Junhai ZHANG, Tingting MENG

“…In addition to aerodynamic characteristics, albatrosses primarily exploit wind energy by continuously ascending and descending within the gradient wind field, achieved through efficient planning of their gliding trajectory. To simulate the gliding trajectory of the improved flapping-wing robot, it is essential to determine its aerodynamic characteristics in gliding posture, including lift and drag data across different angles of attack. …”
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