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

“…., a significant contributor to canine otitis, a prevalent condition in dogs, isolated in Western Romania. Methods and Materials: All data were collected from clinical cases of canine otitis externa which presented at the University Clinic of the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine in Timișoara/Romania. …”
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A complete benchmark for polyp detection, segmentation and classification in colonoscopy images by Yael Tudela, Mireia Majó, Neil de la Fuente, Adrian Galdran, Adrian Krenzer, Frank Puppe, Amine Yamlahi, Thuy Nuong Tran, Bogdan J. Matuszewski, Kerr Fitzgerald, Cheng Bian, Junwen Pan, Shijle Liu, Gloria Fernández-Esparrach, Aymeric Histace, Jorge Bernal

“…Early detection and diagnosis of its precursor lesion, the polyp, is key to reduce its mortality and to improve procedure efficiency. During the last two decades, several computational methods have been proposed to assist clinicians in detection, segmentation and classification tasks but the lack of a common public validation framework makes it difficult to determine which of them is ready to be deployed in the exploration room.MethodsThis study presents a complete validation framework and we compare several methodologies for each of the polyp characterization tasks.ResultsResults show that the majority of the approaches are able to provide good performance for the detection and segmentation task, but that there is room for improvement regarding polyp classification.DiscussionWhile studied show promising results in the assistance of polyp detection and segmentation tasks, further research should be done in classification task to obtain reliable results to assist the clinicians during the procedure. …”
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CONSERVATION STATUS AND RESEARCH ON PROPAGATION OF CAMELLIA PIQUETIANA IN LAM DONG PROVINCE, VIETNAM by Hong En Le, Quang Cuong Truong, Van Cam Ngo, Pham Doan Nguyen, Van Phuc Nguyen, Van Duong Do, Thi Thuy Hoa Le, Si Hung Ho, Ba Trung Nguyen, Giang Phi Ngo, Thi Phuong Ho

“…The conservation assessment for this species, determined with GeoCat software, is still CR. Propagation by partially uncoated seeds had a higher propagation efficiency than by coated seeds. …”
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A clustering algorithm based on grids for core data and adjacency relationships for edge data by Honglei He

“…Abstract Grid-based clustering algorithms have become a crucial method in the field of data mining due to their efficiency. …”
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Optimal Neutron Spectrum Database for In‐reactor 238Pu Production by Qingquan Pan, Xiaojing Liu, Yun Cai

“…Moreover, these results find that the production method of in‐reactor irradiation 237Np not only has a higher yield but also achieves a higher purity of 238Pu than that of in‐reactor irradiation 241Am, which conflicts with the traditional experiences, providing with previously unknown insights and helping break through the efficiency limit of traditional methods, maximizing 238Pu production.…”
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OSCILLATING MODE OF TOPINAMBUR TUBERS DRYING by A. V. Golubkivich, S. A. Pavlov, N. S. Levina, T. A. Kondratova

“…High moisture of various topinambur parts, features of the mechanism of a heat and mass transfer set a problem of search of the new drying methods promoting to increase dehydration efficiency and produce a quality product. …”
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Efikasnost terapijskog monitoringa ciklosporina određivanjem C2 i PIK0−4 tokom prva 24 meseca posle transplantacije bubrega by Vavić Neven, Ignjatović Ljiljana, Drašković Biljana, Hrvačević Rajko, Kovačević Zoran, Paunić Zoran

“…Graft function in both groups was good during the period of two years. CyA dose determination through C2 and AUC0-4 is efficient TDM method, relatively simple for use in day to day clinical practice.…”
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Measurements of the quantum yield of silicon using Geiger-mode avalanching photodetectors by Harry Lewis, Mahsa Mahtab, Fabrice Retière, Austin De St. Croix, Kurtis Raymond, Maia Henriksson-Ward, Nicholas Morrison, Aileen Zhang, Andrea Capra, Ryan Underwood

“…This work presents a new method for experimentally calculating quantum yield using vacuum UV-sensitive silicon photomultipliers (SiPMs), which can be used to determine the probabilities that a UV photon absorbed in a silicon crystal will produce one, two, or three electron–hole pairs. …”
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Integrated Machine Learning and Region Growing Algorithms for Enhanced Concrete Crack Detection: A Novel Approach by Wenxuan Yao, Hui Li, Yanlin Li

“…Compared with the deep learning method, the recognition accuracy of SSIM is decreased by 5.96%, but it takes less resources and has high efficiency.…”
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Laser Self-Mixing Grating Interferometer for MEMS Accelerometer Testing by Dongmei Guo, Haiqing Jiang, Liheng Shi, Ming Wang

“…Given its stability, simplicity, and efficiency, the proposed system has the potential to be adopted as an alternative method to test accelerometers for industrial applications.…”
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Artificial Intelligence-Based Tools for Process Optimization: Case Study—Bromocresol Green Decolorization with Active Carbon by Gabriel Dan Suditu, Elena Niculina Drăgoi, Alexandra Georgiana Apostică, Andra Maria Mănăilă, Veronica Mădălina Radu, Adrian Cătălin Puițel, Mircea Teodor Nechita

“…Modeling and optimization strategies were employed to determine the working conditions leading to efficiency maximization. …”
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Design Parameter Optimization of Self-centering Pier Based on Deep Learning by Weike ZHANG, Zhengnan LIU, Xingchong CHEN, Jiawei TANG

“…The AHP-entropy weighting method considers subjective and objective factors when determining the weight coefficients among targets. …”
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3D-Web-GIS RFID Location Sensing System for Construction Objects by Chien-Ho Ko

“…An RFID 3D location sensing algorithm combining Simulated Annealing (SA) and a gradient descent method is proposed to determine target object location. …”
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Digital transformation of modern corporation management tools: the current state and development paths by V. A. Laptev, S. Yu. Chucha, D. R. Feyzrakhmanova

“…In order to comply with the Russian corporate legislation of the existing digital reality, it is necessary to develop a comprehensive scientific and legal concept of corporate governance, ensuring the balance and protection of the rights and legitimate interests of all participants in corporate relations and others related to corporate relations, as well as increasing the transparency and efficiency of corporations.Methodology. The methodology of this study was based on the following methods of scientific knowledge: general scientific empirical methods (observation (over the course of development of the use of digital technologies in corporate law), comparison (of the effectiveness of the use of digital technologies in corporate law of different countries)); methods of theoretical knowledge (analysis (of advantages and disadvantages of digitalization of individual institutions of corporate law), formal legal method (in the formulation and research of various concepts, determination of their characteristics and classification), theoretical modeling (of the prospects and areas of possible application of digital technologies in corporate law).The main results. …”
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Integrating Artificial Intelligence in urban redesign: A collaborative approach to post-war design phases by I. Alshafei, R. Almashhour

“…It compares conventional methods of urban revival with innovative Artificial Intelligence-supported methods to determine the advantages of utilizing Artificial Intelligence in post-war urban re-design. …”
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Sentinel lymph node biopsy experience in squamous cell carcinoma of the oral mucosa сT1–2N0M0 by F. E. Sevryukov, V. V. Polkin, Yu. A. Panaseikin, M. A. Sigov, R. F. Zibirov, I. A. Bekhtereva, S. A. Ivanov, A. D. Kaprin

“…Tsyb Medical Radiological Research Center – branch of the National Medical Research Radiological Center, Ministry of Health of Russia.Results. When assessing efficiency of sentinel lymph node method, true positives results (detection of metastasis in sentinel lymph node) were achieved in 3 (4.17 %) out of 72 cases. …”
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LEGAL STATUS AND COST-EFFECTIVENESS OF SUPERVISORY BODIES IN PREVENTING OFFENSES IN THE CONSTRUCTION SECTOR by Volodymyr Buha, Valentyn Tulinov, Valerii Kosse

“…The present study employed a range of general scientific methods of formal logic (analysis, synthesis, deduction, induction, analogy, abstraction and modelling) as well as a number of special methods (a logico-legal method and an axiomatic method). …”
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THE PRINCIPLE OF CONCEPTUALITY IN PROJECTS OF ADAPTATION AND ADJUSTMENT TO CONTEMPORARY NEEDS OF REVITALIZED HISTORICAL HERITAGE SITES by Romana Vasylivna Kiuntsli, Andriy Volodymyrovych Stepanyuk, Iryna Vasylivna Besaha

“…The research focuses on determining how conceptual approaches can enhance the efficiency and quality of architectural-spatial solutions in such projects. …”
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