Synergizing neutrosophic logic with Entropy-VIKOR of MCDM for superior AWR robot selection in manufacturing by Settu K, Jayalakshmi M

“…By utilizing single-valued neutrosophic numbers, the most suitable robot can be chosen for carrying out the required welding tasks efficiently and cost-effectively, with the prospective criterion weights determined using the entropy method for subsequent analysis. …”
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Catalytic effect of Fe@Fe2O3 nanowires and Fenton process on carbamazepine removal from aqueous solutions using response surface methodology by M.M. Amin, S. Yousefinejad, M. Dehghani, S. Rahimi

“…The optimum oxidation conditions for carbamazepine were established at pH= 4.3, reaction time of 45.9 min, nanowire dose of 179.4 mg/L as well as H₂O₂, FeSO₄.7H₂O and carbamazepine concentrations of 22, 52.2 and 7.7 mg/L, respectively. The oxidation efficiency (99.5%) achieved under the optimum condition, which was determined by the model, was consistent with the efficiency predicted by the model. …”
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Modeling the shrimp aquaculture wastewater pollutant removals by clam shell using structural equation model by N.D. Takarina, O.M. Chuan, A. Adiwibowo, M.A. Adidharma

“…The determinant water variables affecting removal efficiency were total suspended solid, total alkalinity, and potential hydrogen. …”
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Ranking the Financial Inefficiency Factors of Companies with the Combined Approach of Data Envelopment Analysis and Neural Network by Mazandaran Negar Foroghi, Karimi Balal, Shahverdiani Shadi

“…In the first stage, we use the data envelopment analysis model and evaluate the efficiency of the companies. In the second stage, the efficiency score obtained for the companies is used and neural network methods are used to determine the factors of financial inefficiency in the companies admitted to the stock exchange. …”
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Photodynamic therapy use for malignant neoplasms of extrahepatic bile ducts and major duodenal papilla in inoperable patients by E. Ph. Stranadko, R. N. Komarov, S. V. Morozov, A. I. Lobakov, V. A. Morokhotov, Yu. I. Zakharov, Yu. K. Bogomazov, M. V. Riabov, V. K. Shubin, P. B. Flegontov, N. V. Karpov

“…The dependence of patients' life expectancy on the number of PDT sessions during a year was revealed and the comparative analysis of two groups of photosensitizers (PS) efficiency was carried out.Research purpose: to estimate the effectiveness of photodynamic therapy (PDT) in treatment of VUC and IBD cancer; to determine the reasonability of repeated PDT courses and time intervals between them; to compare the effectiveness of photosensitizers Photodetazine and Photosens in treatment of these patients.Materials and Methods. …”
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Comparative analysis of efficacy and safety of transurethral and vesicoscopic surgery of primary vesicoureteral reflux in children by A. V. Pirogov, V. V. Sizonov, M. I. Kogan

“…Research interest in vesicoureteral reflux (VUR) is determined by continued dissatisfaction with the treatment results, which do not exclude the development of renal failure and hypertension. …”
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Antimicrobial Effects of Thonningianin a (TA)-Loaded Chitosan Nanoparticles Encapsulated by a PF-127 hydrogel in Diabetic Wound Healing by Lin Q, Zhu F, Shiye A, Liu R, Wang X, Ye Z, Ding Y, Sun X, Ma Y

“…Although considerable progress has been made in drugs and materials for treating it, it’s still an urgent clinical problem as the materials and drugs have potential therapeutic drawbacks, such as low delivery efficiency and poor tissue permeability. To promote diabetic wound healing, a composite of thonningianin A (TA)-loaded chitosan nanoparticles (CNPS) encapsulated by a Pluronic F-127 (PF-127) hydrogel (TA-CNPS-PF) was developed in this study.Methods: TA-CNPS was prepared by ionic gelation method and TA-CNPS was thoroughly dispersed into PF-127 hydrogel to prepare TA-CNPS-PF. …”
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Durable antitumor response via an oncolytic virus encoding decoy-resistant IL-18 by Yu Liu, Yichi Zhang, Yayi Hou, Yan Cheng, Mengyu Zhang, Yuanhui Zhao, Dongge Xu, Weikang Sun, Yuqing Miao, Susu He, Dwayne Stupack, Erguang Li

“…The delivery effect and IFN-γ induction were determined by ELISA. The antitumor efficiency of oAdDR18 was tested in CT26, B16BL6 and 4T1 tumor-bearing mice, or athymic nude mice and compared with recombinant DR18 protein (rDR18). 4T1 lung metastasis model was used to evaluate the antitumor efficiency of local and distant tumors. …”
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Development and Validation of a Cost-Effective Machine Learning Model for Screening Potential Rheumatoid Arthritis in Primary Healthcare Clinics by Wu W, Hu X, Yan L, Li Z, Li B, Chen X, Lin Z, Zeng H, Li C, Mo Y, Wu Y, Wang Q

“…This study focuses on a screening model for primary healthcare, aiming to improve early RA screening accuracy and efficiency at a relatively lower cost, reducing delays in GPs’ recognition of RA.Methods: We randomly selected 2106 participants from the RA group or combined control group (comprising healthy individuals and patients with non-RA rheumatic diseases) at Peking University Shenzhen Hospital as the developing cohort. …”
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Prediction of the efficacy of neoadjuvant chemoradiotherapy in patients with rectal cancer based on a texture analysis of T2-weighted magnetic resonance tumor image obtained at pri... by Yana A. Dayneko, Tatiana P. Berezovskaya, Oleg A. Mirzeabasov, Sergey O. Starkov, Sofiya A. Myalina, Aleksey A. Nevolskikh, Sergey А. Ivanov, Andrey D. Kaprin

“…CONCLUSIONS: Texture analysis of the primary T2-WI of tumors in patients with locally advanced rectal cancer allows for predicting the efficacy of neoadjuvant chemoradiotherapy with moderate diagnostic efficiency. The results suggest good prospects for further research in this area.…”
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Optimization of the structure of the learning process under the given constraints by A. A. Lobaty, D. A. Konopacki

“…The numerical values of the weight coefficients are proposed to be determined by applying the method of analyzing hierarchies based on expert assessments, which are set by appointed specialists. …”
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Evapotranspiration and water response function of squash cv. ‘Italiana’ under different cultivation conditions by Charles C. Martim, Suzana G. da Silva, Brena G. Ferneda, Adilson P. de Souza, Andréa C. da Silva, Mariana Pizzatto

“…ETc was obtained by soil water balance through tensiometry, whereas Kc values were given by the ratio between ETc and the reference evapotranspiration (ETo) obtained by the FAO-56 Penman-Monteith method. For the water response function, the rates of 40, 60, 80, 100 and 120% ETc were applied, in which case the Class A pan method was used to obtain ETo. …”
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The Use of the Six Sigma Methodology in a Project Improving the Manufacturing Process by Paula Kolbusz

“…In addition, the statistical analysis of the obtained results allowed to identify factors in the areas affecting the efficiency of the manufacturing process and to determine the action plan identifying the actions that should be implemented to improve the production process.…”
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Optimization Design and Test Analysis of Rice Electric Binder Knotter Based on ADAMS by Difa Bao, Jufei Wang, Zhi Liang, Chongcheng Chen, Wuxiong Weng, Shuhe Zheng, Jinbo Ren

“…At present, rice binders still face the issues of a low bundling efficiency and quality, which affect the progress of rice harvesting during the harvest season. …”
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Optimization of the encapsulation of arazá pulp by spray drying: Physicochemical, morphological and in vitro digestion studies by Greilis Quintero-Gamero, Francis S. Sánchez-Garzón, Aureliano Rodríguez-Cortina, María Hernández-Carrión, Luz Stella Nerio

“…Yield (Y), moisture (M), water activity (aw), water solubility index (WSI), hygroscopicity, ascorbic acid and phenolics encapsulation efficiency (EEAA, EEP), and the retention efficiency of DPPH and radical scavenging capacity (DPPH, ABTS) were studied as response variables; being Y, M, aw, WSI and EAA the ones considered for optimization purposes. …”
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Experimental Investigation of Thermal and Hydraulic Characteristics of Finned Flat Tubes of the Oil Air Cooling Device by S. V. Tiunov, A. N. Skrypnik, G. S. Marshalova, V. M. Gureev, I. A. Popov, R. G. Kadyrov, A. D. Chorny, Y. V. Zhukova

“…The experimental studies of seven various samples of heat exchange sections, being different in fin pitch and height, tube section width, flat tube height and a number of inner channels, have determined the performance of each section with the use of the following criteria: thermal power, thermal efficiency, specific thermal heat transfer resistance, M. …”
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An Innovative Priority Queueing Strategy for Mitigating Traffic Congestion in Complex Networks by Ganhua Wu

“…Optimizing transportation in both natural and engineered systems, particularly within complex network environments, has become a pivotal area of research. Traditional methods for mitigating congestion primarily focus on routing strategies that utilize first-in-first-out (FIFO) queueing disciplines to determine the processing order of packets in buffer queues. …”
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A spatial clustering-based approach to design monitoring networks of infectious diseases: a case study of hand, foot, and mouth disease by Shuting Li, Yuanhua Liu, Ke Li, Zengliang Wang, Michael P. Ward, Wei Tu, Jiayao Xu, Rui Yuan, Lele Zhang, Na Wang, Jidan Zhang, Yu Zhao, Henry S. Lynn, Zhaorui Chang, Zhijie Zhang

“…Conclusions SCSS proved to be more accurate and stable than traditional methods, which overlook spatial information. This method offers a valuable reference for future design of monitoring networks for infectious diseases exhibiting spatial autocorrelation, enabling more efficient and cost-effective surveillance. …”
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Analysis of options for using oxygen-helium mixture in complex therapy and rehabilitation of patients with various diseases of the respiratory organs (review of literature) by Yu. A. Khatuntseva, V. M. Manuylov, A. N. Shcherbyuk, Ya. E. Nemstsveridze, A. A. Andrushchenko, G. I. Kurnakin

“…Based on the analysis of literary data, the key mechanisms of the therapeutic effect of CGS were identified: reduction of airway aerodynamic resistance due to transformation of turbulent flow into laminar flow, improvement of ventilation-perfusion relations, optimization of oxygen transport to tissues and increase in the efficiency of carbon dioxide elimination. Promising areas of clinical application of CGS in various pathologies of the respiratory system were determined: obstructive disorders of the upper and lower respiratory tract, acute respiratory distress syndrome, bronchial asthma, COPD, pneumonia of various etiologies, including those associated with COVID-19. …”
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APPLICATION OF ARTIFICIAL NEURON NETWORK AND FUZZY INFERENCE IN THE HOUSEPLANT WATERING INTELLIGENT SYSTEM by Roman Korostenskyi, Igor Olenych

“…The results indicate the high efficiency of using artificial intelligence and fuzzy logic methods for the rational utilization of water resources. …”
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