Identification of prognostic factors to predict cognitive decline of patients with early Alzheimer's disease in the Japanese Alzheimer's Disease Neuroimaging Initiative study by Takuya Yagi, Michio Kanekiyo, Junichi Ito, Ryoko Ihara, Kazushi Suzuki, Atsushi Iwata, Takeshi Iwatsubo, Ken Aoshima, Alzheimer's Disease Neuroimaging Initiative, Japanese Alzheimer's Disease Neuroimaging Initiative

“…Methods The group classification on early AD population in both Japanese Alzheimer's Disease Neuroimaging Initiative (J‐ADNI) and North American ADNI (NA‐ADNI) was performed using the inclusion criteria including brain amyloid positivity on positron emission tomography or CSF. …”
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SENTINEL LYMPH NODE BIOPSY IN PREVENTING REGIONAL RELAPSES IN PATIENTS WITH LOCALLY ADVANCED CUTANEOUS MELANOMA by D. V. Kudryavtsev, G. T. Kudryavtseva, Yu. V. Gumenetskaya, G. A. Davydov, N. A. Oleynik, N. Yu. Dvinskikh, А. L. Starodubtsev

“…Objective. To determine  an optimal  method  for preventing regional relapses in patients with locally advanced cutaneous melanoma (CM).Material and methods. …”
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Multi-objective optimization framework for electric vehicle charging and discharging scheduling in distribution networks using the red deer algorithm by Sahbi Boubaker, Habib Kraiem, Nejib Ghazouani, Souad Kamel, Adel Mellit, Faisal S. Alsubaei, Farid Bourennani, Walid Meskine, Tariq Alqubaysi

“…The efficiency of the proposed method on a IEEE 69-bus system is tested. …”
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A convergence formula for sound transmission loss of composite laminates based on three different shear deformation theories by Zhang Zhihao, Ye Renchuan, Ji Ming, Zhu Guoliang

“…The current method for determining convergence is based on assessing a few typical frequencies to judge convergence across the entire frequency range, resulting in inaccuracies in the high-frequency region and wasting significant computational resources. …”
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THE USE OF NEURAL NETWORKS FOR THE AUTOMATIC ANALYSIS OF ELECTROCARDIOGRAMS IN DIAGNOSIS OF CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES by G. I. Kachayeva, A. G. Mustafayev

“…These data are then used to determine any heart defects or pathologies. However, automatic ECG analysis remains a challenging theoretical and practical task.MethodsA MATLAB 8.6 (R2015b) Neural Network Toolbox was used to simulate artificial neural networksduring the design. …”
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<i>Vismia guianensis</i> Improves Survival of <i>Tenebrio molitor</i> and Mice During Lethal Infection with <i>Candida albicans</i> by Arthur André Castro Costa, Elizangela Pestana Motta, Aluísio Silva Oliveira, Pamela Gomes Santos, Josivan Regis Farias, Danielle Cristine Gomes Franco, Mayara Cristina Pinto Silva, Nicolle Teixeira Barbosa, Simone Batista Muniz, Luís Douglas Miranda. Silva, Lucilene Amorim Silva, Claudia Quintino Rocha, Flavia Raquel Fernandes Nascimento, Rosane Nassar Meireles Guerra

“…This study evaluated the anti-<i>Candida</i> effect of <i>V. guianensis</i> extract after <i>C. albicans</i> lethal infection in <i>Tenebrio molitor</i> larvae and mice. <b>Methods and Results</b>: The chemical profile analysis of a hydroethanolic extract of the leaves of <i>V. guianensis</i> (EHVG) identified 14 compounds. …”
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Threats of hostile takeover in context of the business economic security by A. M. Margolin, I. V. Vyakina

“…The following tasks have solved in the article to achieve this goal: scientific review and classification of academic studies on the problem of hostile takeovers in the interdisciplinary aspect of economic security have performed; key endogenous and exogenous factors that determine the threat of seizing business and the mechanisms for its protection against hostile takeovers have identified; possibilities of applying international experience in protecting against hostile takeovers under Russian conditions have analyzed.Methods: the article uses a set of scientific methods for analyzing literary sources and statistical data, among which are: methods of induction and deduction, logical abstraction, causal, functional, system, historical and comparative analysis, etc.Results: authors have identified endogenous and exogenous factors that increase the likelihood of hostile takeover, and have analyzed the impact of legislation and regulations on the activity of mergers and acquisitions in Russia and the world. …”
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Haploid biotechnology as a tool for creating a selection material for sugar beets by E. O. Kolesnikova, E. I. Donskikh, R. V. Berdnikov

“…A number of advantages that the technology of creating doubled haploids in vitro has in comparison with traditional methods of selection are described. It has been shown that the use of these approaches is relevant when obtaining new highly productive hybrids and varieties of agricultural plants; however, the methods for the production of homozygous forms in sugar beet still require additional research aimed at increasing the efficiency and reproducibility of each stage of the process.…”
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Impact of lightweight clay aggregate with slag and biomedical waste ash on self-compacting concrete using machine learning approach by Kennedy C. Onyelowe, Viroon Kamchoom, Shadi Hanandeh, Ahmed M. Ebid, Janneth Alejandra Viñan Villagran, Raúl Gregorio Martínez Pérez, Fausto Ulpiano Caicedo Benavides, Paul Awoyera, Siva Avudaiappan

“…A combination of error metrics, efficiency metrics and determination/correlation metrics were used to test the models performance and accuracy. …”
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What drives the profitability of banking sectors in the European Union? The machine learning approach by Bernardelli Michał, Korzeb Zbigniew, Niedziółka Paweł

“…These include cost efficiency and default risk. The study’s novelty lies in the reliance on a broad spectrum of explanatory variables assigned to three groups of factors, reference to all EU countries, and decomposition of the sample to identify similarities among the determinants of profitability.…”
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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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Investigation of the effect of electro-hydraulic pulses on the combustion process of phosphorus sludge by А.К. Хасенов, У.Б. Нусупбеков, Д.Ж. Карабекова, С.С. Касымов, М.М. Болатбекова, М. Стоев

“…A distinctive feature of the electro-hydraulic effect is the ability to control the parameters of pressure waves over a fairly wide range using the characteristics of the electric discharge circuit. For determine the optimal productivity and purity of the final product of the electric discharge unit’s operation mode, experiments were conducted on the effect of the discharge energy on the efficiency of the electric discharge method for extracting phosphorus from phosphorus sludge. …”
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Research on energy-saving optimization of supercapacitor trams in multi-section by ZHANG Huazhi, FU Chengcheng, ZHENG Yi, WANG Qingyuan, FENG Xiaoyun, HE Bin

“…Compared with the standard timetable, the optimized timetable could further reduce the operating energy consumption; and the relationship between the total operating time and energy consumption of multiple intervals was analyzed, which can comprehensively consider the energy consumption and efficiency of train operation to set the running time, and use the collaborative optimization method to determine the timetable and operation strategy, so as to achieve the purpose of energy saving.…”
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PERIARTICULAR SOFT TISSUE LESION OF THE SHOULDER: PATHOGENESIS, CLINICAL PRESENTATIONS, CURRENT APPROACHES TO THERAPY by V. A. Nesterenko

“…The review gives the data of clinical trials evaluating the comparative efficiency of these drugs. Special attention is paid to a new method for treating SRCS – the use of platelet-rich plasma (PRP). …”
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Comparative assessment of on-farm greenhouse gases emission from male-headed and female-headed rice farms in Babol county (Mazandaran province, Iran) by Hadi Veisi, Anahita Valiollahi, Abdol Majid Mahdavi Damghani, Surror Khoramdel

“…To this end, GHG emissions from male- and female-head rice farms were compared using the carbon input (kg.C.equivalent.ha−1) and output (kg.C.equivalent.ha−1), sustainability indices, and carbon efficiency. Material and methods: The data was gathered from 120 rice farmers (60 males and 60 females) through questionnaires and face-to-face interviews. …”
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Quantifying the Spatiotemporal Variations of Soil Nitrogen Fixation or Absorption from Soybean, Cotton, and Maize Planted Fields to Support Sustainable Agriculture Practices by José Bofana, Raul Domingos Mussane, Rosalina Armando Tamele, Ana Cristina Costa, Barreta Savanguane, Ivans Popinsky, António F. Matusse

“…Laboratory analysis employed the Kjeldahl method to determine total soil nitrogen levels. The Inverse Distance Weighted (IDW) method was used for mapping the spatial total soil nitrogen distribution. …”
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Learning Strategies Used by ESL Students in Learning English at Capiz National High School, Philippines by Asep Hardiyanto, Ovalia Nastika MN, Marica Nilda A. Eslabon, Irawan Suprapto

“…Among the categories of language learning strategies frequently utilized are memory, cognitive, compensatory, metacognitive, affective, and social strategies, all of which serve as valuable tools for enhancing language acquisition efficiency. Consequently, this study aims to assess the utilization level of language learning strategies, determining the extent to which students employ these strategies, and identifying the most and least utilized strategies in learning English. …”
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Evaluation of miscible and immiscible CO2 injection in one of the Iranian oil fields by Aref Hashemi Fath, Abdol-Rasoul Pouranfard

“…Carbon dioxide (CO2) flooding is one of the most important methods for enhanced oil recovery (EOR) because it not only increases oil recovery efficiency but also causes a reduction of greenhouse gas emissions. …”
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Improvement of organisation for road transport functioning in a multimodal logistics system for grain delivary from Volgograd region to Iran by A. V. Kulikov, E. A. Bliznyakova, P. A. Pavlov, A. A. Kulikov

“…It is proposed to consider the functioning of road transport in a multimodal logistics system for grain export from the standpoint of a systematic approach at the micro, meso and macro levels based on the newly introduced concept of transport capacity of the simulated graph. To determine the optimal modes of road transport functioning (with the further aim of increasing its efficiency of functioning) in the logistics links of export grain supplies at the micro level, it is proposed to perform using the ‘Sowing fields – regional barn-floors’ graph, at the meso level – the ‘Regional barn-floors – regional grain storages’ graph, at the macro level – the ‘Regional grain storages – port grain storages’ graph. …”
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Multi-objective data collecting strategies for wireless sensor network based on the time variable multi-salesman problem and genetic algorithm by Hao FENG, Lei LUO, Yong WANG, Miao YE

“…Comparing to the traditional data collecting method with data route,the technology of wireless mobile nodes has gradually became a new technique in the wireless sensor network.As the solution to the visiting order of the static nodes was an intrinsic NP-hard problem,a more general multi-objective data colleting strategies based on multi-mobile nodes was proposed.The proposed data collecting technique was abstracted as a model of time variable multiple traveling salesman problem.Belonging to a discrete optimal problem,the proposed model was solved by with a proposed hybrid genetic algorithm to determine the paths of the multi-mobile nodes.The convergence analysis of the proposed algorithm was given.With the experiment of open dataset,the proposed model based on the time variable multiple traveling salesman problem and the proposed hybrid genetic algorithm certify a certain improvement to the efficiency and real-time ability.…”
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