Motion Planning for Mobile Manipulators Based on an Improved A* Algorithm and Manipulability by Cao Yi, Zhu Boyu, Gu Chao, Zhao Zhihua, Guo Yinhui

“…Finally, a mobile manipulator system consisting of a DIY six-degree-of-freedom (DOF) manipulator and Turtlebot2 mobile platform was employed to conduct comprehensive motion planning experiments in indoor environment, which verifies the effectiveness and reliability of the proposed method.…”
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Experimental Study on Variation Rules of Damping with Influential Factors of Tuned Liquid Column Damper by Yang Yu, Lixin Xu, Liang Zhang

“…Based on the experimental method of uniform design, a series of experimental studies were conducted to determine the quantitative relationships between the head loss coefficient and other factors. …”
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URBAN PUBLIC TRANSPORT: MARGINAL VALUE OF THE CAPACITY FACTOR by A. I. Fadeev, Ye. V. Fomin, S. Alhusseini

“…One of the most important indicators determining the public transport service quality is the capacity utilization factor of transport fleet. …”
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New Approach for Voltage Drop Estimation in the Busbars of Workshop Networks at Higher Current Harmonics Influence by Kotsur M.I., Yarymbash D.S., Bezverkhnya Yu.S., Kotsur I.M.

“…The presence of higher current harmonics has a negative impact on the efficiency and reliability of the elements of network. …”
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Rapid and high-throughput screening of proteolysis targeting chimeras using a dual-reporter system expressing fluorescence protein and luciferase by Shuai Meng, Yuan Meng, Xuena Yang, Wenwen Yu, Bole Li, Tianjun Liu, Jie Zhang, Xiubao Ren, Lin Zhang

“…Results We herein reported an alternative high-throughput method for screening PROTACs using a dual-reporter system expressing a Renilla luciferase (RLUC)-fused target protein and enhanced green fluorescent protein (EGFP). …”
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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

“…AIM: To assess the texture characteristics of locally advanced rectal cancer in primary T2-weighted imaging (T2-WI) as a potential predictor for the efficacy of standard neoadjuvant chemoradiotherapy and develop a prediction system for the efficacy of neoadjuvant chemoradiotherapy based on them. MATERIALS AND METHODS: The retrospective study enrolled 82 patients with locally advanced rectal cancer who received combination treatment with neoadjuvant chemoradiotherapy. …”
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Low-carbon economic dispatch based on improved ISODATA scenario reduction for wind power in IES by Yuangen HUANG, Xingyu LIU, Tianran LI, Zhenya JI, Wei XU

“…A low-carbon, economic dispatch method for IES using an enhanced wind power scenario reduction algorithm is introduced in this paper. …”
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BEACON—automated aberration correction for scanning transmission electron microscopy using Bayesian optimization by Alexander J. Pattison, Stephanie M. Ribet, Marcus M. Noack, Georgios Varnavides, Kunwoo Park, Earl J. Kirkland, Jungwon Park, Colin Ophus, Peter Ercius

“…Here, we present an automated method of correcting first- and second-order aberrations called BEACON, which uses Bayesian optimization of the normalized image variance to efficiently determine the optimal corrector settings. …”
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Machining characteristics and process parameter optimization of Near-dry electrical discharge milling of titanium alloy by Shaopeng Kang, Xianghua Zhuo, Linglei Kong, Yanxin Li, Yafeng He

“…To enhance machining efficiency and surface quality, this study employs a simulation model of the inter-electrode flow field, combined with experimental data, to investigate the effect of milling thickness on key machining parameters and determine the optimal thickness. …”
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Selection of the End-Expiratory Pressure for Mechanical Respiratory Support (Review) by R. Y. Ovsiannikov, K. M. Lebedinskii

“…The absence of «gold standard» for end-expiratory pressure optimization together with its obvious significant contribution to the efficiency and safety of respiratory support has driven the search for the optimal method of choosing its values for several decades.Aim of the review: to identify the optimal methods for determining the values of end-expiratory pressure based on the analysis of its positive and negative effects in the used strategies of mechanical respiratory support.Material and methods. …”
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Evaluation of the elastic modulus of pavement layers using different types of neural networks models by M. M.M. Elshamy, A. N. Tiraturyan, E. V. Uglova

“…The results of the best four models were compared to each other and to the actual data obtained to determine the best method.Discussion and Conclusions. …”
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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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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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AI-Based Noise-Reduction Filter for Whole-Body Planar Bone Scintigraphy Reliably Improves Low-Count Images by Csaba Csikos, Sándor Barna, Ákos Kovács, Péter Czina, Ádám Budai, Melinda Szoliková, Iván Gábor Nagy, Borbála Husztik, Gábor Kiszler, Ildikó Garai

“…<b>Methods</b>: The performance of the AI bone-scan filter (BS-AI filter) in question was retrospectively evaluated on 47 different patients’ ^99mTc-MDP bone scintigraphy image pairs (anterior- and posterior-view images), which were obtained in such a manner as to represent the diverse characteristics of the general patient population. …”
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CircRNA-miRNA-mRNA networks in plasma extracellular vesicles as biomarkers for first-onset schizophrenia by Xinzhe Du, Wei Hu, Xinrong Li, Yao Gao, Junxia Li, Xiaodong Hu, Xiao Wang, Wentao Zhao, Long Cheng, Xiaohua Cao, Hongbao Cao, Zhiyong Ren, Yu Zhang, Yong Xu, Sha Liu

“…Here, we constructed circRNA-miRNA-mRNA networks of EVs, and examined their diagnostic efficiency in FOS. Methods The expression levels of circRNAs, miRNAs and mRNAs in EVs derived from 10 FOS patients and 10 healthy controls (HC) were determined by high-throughput sequencing. …”
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7aaRGD - a novel SPP1/integrin signaling-blocking peptide reverses immunosuppression and improves anti-PD-1 immunotherapy outcomes in experimental gliomas by Aleksandra Ellert-Miklaszewska, Paulina Pilanc, Katarzyna Poleszak, Adria-Jaume Roura, Salwador Cyranowski, Mitrajit Ghosh, Szymon Baluszek, Maria Pasierbinska, Bartłomiej Gielniewski, Julian Swatler, Yuliana Hovorova, Kamil Wojnicki, Bozena Kaminska

“…We determined the impact of 7aaRGD, administered as a monotherapy or combined with PD-1 blockade, on tumor growth, GAMs accumulation and phenotypes, arginase-1 levels and neovasculature in experimental gliomas. …”
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Myocardial work in electrical dyssynchrony due to left bundle branch block by E. M. Rimskaya, S. V. Dobrovolskaya, E. V. Kukharchuk, S. Yu. Kashtanova, N. A. Mironova, G. S. Tarasovsky, A. E. Komlev, T. E. Imaev, M. A. Saidova, S. P. Golitsyn

“…To evaluate myocardial function in different groups of patients with left bundle branch block (LBBB) and the LBBB "model" — right ventricular pacing (RVP).Material and methods. Global longitudinal strain (GLS) and myocardial function parameters, such as global constructive work (GCW), global wasted work (GWW), global work index (GWI), and global work efficiency (GWE), were measured in 25 patients with dilated cardiomyopathy (DCM) and LBBB (DCM-LBBB group), 20 patients with DCM and a narrow QRS complex (DCM-nonLBBB group), 15 patients with LBBB developed after transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI LBBB group), 12 patients with idiopathic LBBB (I-LBBB group), 27 patients with permanent RVP, and 10 healthy volunteers (HVs). …”
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Pharmacoeconomic aspects of the targeted drugs use in psoriatic arthritis in context of the Russian healthcare system by O. I. Ivakhnenko, T. V. Korotaeva, T. V. Dubinina, A. M. Lila

“…Objective: to study the clinical and economic aspects of the use of biological disease modifying antirheumatic drugs (bDMARDs) and targeted synthetic DMARDs (tsDMARDs), Janus kinase inhibitors (JAKi), for the treatment of psoriatic arthritis (PsA).Patients and methods. The study included adult patients (age ≥18) with active PsA, bionaive or previously treated with bDMARDs. …”
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The effectiveness of cardiac resynchronization therapy in patients with chronic heart failure of various origin depending on the structural myocardial injury in cardiac magnetic re... by O. V. Stukalova, N. A. Mironova, M. D. Utsumueva, S. Yu. Kashtanova, E. A. Butorova, V. N. Shitov, G. S. Tarasovsky, S. P. Golitsyn, S. K. Ternovoy

“…To assess the effect of the size and pattern of myocardial structural injury, determined by magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), on response to cardiac resynchronization therapy (CRT) in patients with ischemic and non-ischemic heart failure (HF).Material and methods. …”
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