Determination of effective half-life of 131I in thyroid cancer patients using remote dose-rate meter by Laura Kääriä, Maria Lapela, Marko Seppänen, Mikael Högerman, Johanna Ruohola, Annika Ålgars, Tommi Noponen

“…Ceiling-mounted remote DMRs can reliably be used to determine patient’s Teff. Since Teff values vary among patients, ceiling-mounted meters can be used to optimize the length of radiation isolation period at the hospital while improving patient comfort and staff efficiency.…”
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Seasonal abundance and climatic determinants of Anopheles vectors in Sri Lanka: its implications in the malaria post-elimination era by Mihirini Hewavitharane, Gaya Ranawaka, M. D. J. S. Saparamadu, Risintha Premaratne, H. T. R. Jayasooriya

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Comprehensive evaluation and scenario simulation for determining the optimal conservation priority of ecological services in Danjiangkou Reservoir Area, China by Pengcheng Zhao, Lihui Wang, Yuhong Huang, Yifan Zhao, Qichi Yang, Jinliang Huang, Yun Du, Feng Ling

“…Additionally, it incorporated the analytic hierarchy process (AHP) to formulate an evaluation indicator system that combines spatial distribution rationality, conservation efficiency, degree of trade-off, and policy compliance to quantify the scores for each pending scenario, thereby facilitating the determination of the optimal conservation priority. …”
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Determinants of implementation of a stepped care intervention for adolescents and youth living with HIV in Kenya: a qualitative evaluation by Nok Chhun, Dorothy I. Mangale, Kawango Agot, Winnie A. Owade, Julie Kadima, Jacinta Badia, James K. Kibugi, Pamela K. Kohler, Grace John-Stewart, Kristin Beima-Sofie

“…Understanding health provider perceptions of barriers and facilitators that influence implementation can optimize adoption and sustainment of health systems interventions. Methods The Data-informed Stepped Care (DiSC) study was a cluster randomized controlled trial of a stepped care intervention in 24 HIV care facilities in Kenya. …”
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Progresses and Prospects on Glucosinolate Detection in Cruciferous Plants by Xuaner Li, Dongna Wen, Yafei He, Yumei Liu, Fengqing Han, Jialin Su, Shangxiang Lai, Mu Zhuang, Fuxing Gao, Zhansheng Li

“…Additionally, this review delves into recent advancements in sample preparation, extraction, and quantification methods, offering valuable insights into the accurate and efficient determination of glucosinolate content across diverse plant materials. …”
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Concept of PPI energy technology complex upgrading by P. V. Lukanin, V. G. Kazakov, L. O. Zverev

“…Development and implementation of a set of theoretical and practical recommendations for creating scientifically founded heat flow diagrams for pulp and paper processes, intensifying heat exchanging processes under the economical use of energy resources. METHODS. The method of thermodynamic analysis on the basis of exergy increments in the process of interaction of heat flows is proposed, it allows evaluating the energy efficiency of both individual PPI units and the entire process flow; mathematical relationship between exergy efficiency of process elements and that of a complex heat flow diagram; schematic diagram of a heat recuperator of PBM drying section with a closed loop for the air delivered to drying. …”
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Implementasi Peraturan Presiden Nomor 104 Tahun 2007 Tentang Penyediaan, Pendistribusian Dan Penetapan Harga Liquified Petroleum Gas Tabung 3 Kilogram by Neni Suryanti, Muhammad A Rauf

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Development and application of sex-specific indel markers for Hippophae salicifolia based on third-generation sequencing by Zhefei Zeng, Shutong Zhang, Xin Tan, Norzin Tso, Zhuo Shang, Jifeng Zhang, Wei Li, Junwei Wang, Wenju Zhang, La Qiong

“…Cross-species validation revealed limited applicability of Hsa09 in closely related Hippophae species, suggesting notable divergence in sex determination mechanisms within the genus. This study establishes the first molecular tool for early sex identification in H. salicifolia, overcoming the dependence on reproductive organ development in traditional methods. …”
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Technical analysis of petrochemical industries of Iran using a network data envelopment analysis model by Amir Reza Bazargan, Seyyed Esmaeil Najafi, Farhad Hosseinzadeh Lotfi, Mohammad Fallah

“…The data envelopment analysis method is commonly used to measure efficiency. An estimate of the relative efficiency of this model is derived by calculating the ratio between inputs and outputs. …”
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E²VRP-CPP: An Energy-Efficient Approach for Multi-UAV Multi-Region Coverage Path Planning Optimization in the Enhanced Vehicle Routing Problem by Yuechao Zang, Xueqin Huang, Min Lu, Qianzhen Zhang, Xianqiang Zhu

“…Experiments using real-world data from the Changsha urban area demonstrate that our approach outperforms state-of-the-art methods in computational efficiency and energy savings, highlighting its potential for practical UAV deployment.…”
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Enhancing DBSCAN Accuracy and Computational Efficiency Using Closest Access Point Pre-Clustering for Fingerprint-Based Localization by Abdulmalik Shehu Yaro, Filip Maly, Pavel Prazak

“…It dynamically adjusts the neighborhood radius (Eps) value for each pre-cluster using the k-distance plot method. The performance of the CAP-DBSCAN algorithm is determined across four publicly available received signal strength (RSS)-based fingerprint databases with Euclidean and Manhattan distances as fingerprint similarity metrics. …”
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New energy efficient management approach for wireless sensor networks in target tracking using Vortex Search Algorithm by Shayesteh Tabatabaei

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REGULATORY AND TRANSPORT PROTEINS OF BLOOD SERUM AND FOLLICULAR FLUID IN PREDICTION OF EFFICIENCY OF THE PROGRAMS OF IN VITRO FERTILIZATION IN WOMEN WITH ADENOMYOSIS by Виктория Васильевна Лихачева, Людмила Григорьевна Баженова, Раиса Михайловна Зорина, Аркадий Геннадьевич Маркдорф, Тамара Семеновна Чирикова, Светлана Владимировна Шрамко, Сергей Николаевич Филимонов, Сергей Николаевич Филимонов

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Evaluation of Energy Efficiency of a Common Pea Dry Land Farming System through Application of Complementary Irrigation by Hamdollah Eskandari, Kamyar Kazemi

“…Materials and MethodsEvaluation of the energy balance of a common pea dry land farming system and the effect of a complementary irrigation on total energy efficiency was determined from values for energy inputs and outputs including seed, pesticide (liquid herbicide), human labor (men and women), machinery, diesel fuel and grain yield per unit area. …”
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Headspace Solid-Phase Microextraction Coupled to Comprehensive Two-Dimensional Gas Chromatography Time-of-Flight Mass Spectrometry for the Determination of Short-Chain Chlorinated... by Nan Zhan, Feng Guo, Shuai Zhu, Zhu Rao

“…The optimized method has been applied to the determination of SCCPs in ten freshwater samples of three different types.…”
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Multiomic Analysis of Environmental Effects and Nitrogen Use Efficiency of Two Potato Varieties Under High Nitrogen Conditions by Shuo Gao, Guowei Wei, Yuan Chang, Yanbin Yin, Qiaorong Wei, Ying Shi

“…The N use efficiency of DXY was relatively high. The differences between the rhizosphere microbial population groups of the two varieties were determined using the metagenomic sequencing method. …”
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Integrating the Polysocial Risk Score: Enhancing Comprehensive Healthcare Delivery by Ryan Chang, Zahir Amin, Nuh Habibullah Cheema, Samuel Yousefzai, Karam Gardezi, Aayush Shah, Zulqarnain Javed

“…Future studies should assess novel methods for extracting SDOH data from patients’ medical records as well as PsRS implementation strategies that promote efficiency and patient confidentiality in real-world clinical settings.…”
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Integrated prevention and control technology of unloading pressure from boreholes and high-efficiency extraction for compound power disasters by Xingrun ZHANG, Bojie PAN, Yongbin ZHANG, Fuchang HAO, Baobin GAO, Zhiqi XI

“…Extraction timings for different boreholes were determined using a differential pressure method, considering varying extraction radii and pressure relief effects. …”
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Determination of Beryllium and Major Elements in Beryllium Ores by Inductively Coupled Plasma-Optical Emission Spectrometry with Lithium Metaborate Fusion by Lin GUO, Tingting YU, Hongbin SUN, Yun ZHU

“…At present, the systematic analysis method of beryllium ores is still dominated by the traditional chemical method, which seriously affects the analytical efficiency. …”
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Efficient Rollout Algorithms for Resource-Constrained Project Scheduling with a Flexible Project Structure and Uncertain Activity Durations by Chunlai Yu, Xiaoming Wang, Qingxin Chen

“…The problem is formulated as a Markov decision process, with the optimal policy determined through stochastic dynamic programming. To mitigate the curse of dimensionality in large-scale problems, several approximate methods are proposed to derive suboptimal policies. …”
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