VPRQ: Efficient verifiable privacy-preserving range query processing in two-tiered wireless sensor networks by Hua Dai, Qingqun Ye, Xun Yi, Ruiliang He, Geng Yang, Jinji Pan

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Towards efficient image segmentation: A fuzzy entropy-based approach using the snake optimizer algorithm by A. Tamilarasan, D. Rajamani

“…This study introduces a novel multilevel thresholding technique for grayscale image segmentation based on the Snake Optimizer (SO) algorithm, which is inspired by the mating behaviour of snakes. The proposed method aims to maximize fuzzy entropy to determine optimal threshold values, thereby enhancing segmentation accuracy. …”
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Screening of local hyaluronic acid injection modes to increase the efficiency of treating crush injury of soft tissues by I. A. Shperling, A. V. Shulepov, N. V. Shperling, O. Yu. Kuzmina

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Optimal Trajectory Determination and Mission Design for Asteroid/Deep-Space Exploration via Multibody Gravity Assist Maneuvers by Sean Fritz, Kamran Turkoglu

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DS-AdaptNet: An Efficient Retinal Vessel Segmentation Framework With Adaptive Enhancement and Depthwise Separable Convolutions by Shuting Chen, Chengxi Hong, Hong Jia

“…Our comprehensive experiments on three benchmark retinal vessel segmentation datasets demonstrate that the proposed DS-AdaptNet achieves state-of-the-art performance while maintaining exceptional efficiency. Notably, our method attains a Dice coefficient of 0.8328 on DRIVE, 0.8110 on CHASE_DB1, and 0.8515 on STARE, consistently outperforming existing approaches. …”
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Determination of Total Iron in Carbon-Containing Iron Ore by Perchloric Acid-Assisted Digestion and Potassium Dichromate Titration by Shiyuan REN, Yunfeng WANG, Chunying GAO, Nan WANG, Lin WANG, Zaizheng DONG

“…Rapid and accurate determination of total iron content in iron ore is crucial for mineral processing research and improving iron-making efficiency. …”
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New methods of local medical treatment of purulent wounds by A. Yu. Grigoryan, A. I. Bezhin, T. A. Pankrusheva, L. V. Zhilyaeva

“…To study experimental model of purulent wounds efficiency of the combined effects of benzalkonium chloride and metronidazole immobilized on various bases.Materials and methods. …”
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The research of health education programme efficiency in changing the attitudes and behaviours of dental students in the field of oral health by Kalevski Katarina, Gajić Milica, Jevremović Ana, Borotić Nenad, Trifunović Jovanka, Jovičić Olivera, Milić Jasmina, Vojinović Jovan

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Isotope dilution-ultra performance liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry for determination of five alternariol mycotoxins in chestnut by Quanshuai WANG, Weiming SUN

“…MethodsThe optimal mass spectrometry conditions for the five target compounds were determined through parameter optimization. …”
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Introducing effective parameters for predicting job burnout using a self-organizing method based on group method of data handling neural network. by Tingting Fan, Ehsan Nazemi

“…Among the achievements of this research, high accuracy in predicting job burnout, checking the performance of neural network in determining job burnout and introducing effective characteristics in determination of this parameter can be mentioned.…”
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Extraction and Chromatographic Determination of Shikimic Acid in Chinese Conifer Needles with 1-Benzyl-3-methylimidazolium Bromide Ionic Liquid Aqueous Solutions by Fengli Chen, Kexin Hou, Shuangyang Li, Yuangang Zu, Lei Yang

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Efficiency analysis of nutritional screening tools for children with congenital heart disease: a retrospective observational study by Ying Xu, Yingying Jiang, Minzhi Guo, Yiping Wang, Hongmiao Huang, Jiaqian Xie, Dongshan Liao, Dongshan Liao

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DETERMINATION OF SOME PHYSICAL AND CHEMICAL PROPERTIES OF PECTIN SUBSTANCES FROM THE SOLVENT CAKE OF TAGETES PATULA L. INFLORESCENCES by N. M. Chervonnaya, I. I. Kharchenko, S. L. Adzhiakhmetova, L. P. Mykots, O. A. Andreeva, E. T. Oganesyan

“…Isoelectric spot (IES) of PS was determined in acetate buffer solution with pH within 3.2 to 6.2 by using the viscometer method. …”
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Examining the Impact of Fingerprint Vector Size on Similarity Determination and Clustering Performance of a Pattern-Based Similarity Metric by Abdulmalik Shehu Yaro, Filip Maly, Pavel Prazak

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Determination of surface potential of kaolinite for selection of optimal enhancement pattern for removal of heavy metal contaminant in electrokinetics remediation by V. R. Ouhadi, M. A. Farahpour, F. Faridi, S. Gohari

“…Consequently, more uniform removal of heavy metals will be achieved, and the efficiency of the electrokinetics method will increase. …”
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Simultaneous determination of 7 thiols associated proteins in lymphoma patients’serum and cerebrospinal fluid by UHPLC-HRMS technique by Qingkun Ma, Mei Zhang, Yongshuai Fan, Han Zhao, Kun Wang, Xiaojing Wang, Yanling Mu

“…The limit of detection (S/N = 3) was 0.8-9.0 fmol. Ultimately, this method greatly improves discrimination efficiency of model with accuracy of 98.83%. …”
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Factor selection techniques based on partial least squares for classification to determine the risk factors of sexually transmitted infections by Zhiping Liu, Maryam Sadiq, Zhiguang Li

“…This study focused on improving factor selection techniques based on partial least squares for classification and therefore, traditional, recent, and proposed approaches are evaluated by means of efficiency. All considered techniques are executed on a real data set of sexually transmitted infections among men belonging to Balochistan (Pakistan) using the Monte Carlo simulation method. …”
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Enhancing Mining Enterprise Energy Resource Extraction Efficiency Through Technology Synthesis and Performance Indicator Development by Oleksandr Vladyko, Dmytro Maltsev, Łukasz Gliwiński, Roman Dychkovskyi, Kinga Stecuła, Artur Dyczko

“…The integration of additional technologies is one approach to achieving increased efficiency, though it presents challenges in accounting for the parameters of these technologies and determining their influencing factors. …”
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DIGITAL TRANSFORMATION OF COMPANIES AS A TOOL OF CRISIS MANAGEMENT: АN EMPIRICAL RESEARCH OF THE IMPACT ON EFFICIENCY by E. P. Kochetkov, A. A. Zabavina, M. G. Gafarov

“…The purpose of the study is to study approaches to assessing the effectiveness of digital transformation, to determine its nature and essence at a theoretical level, as well as to conduct an econometric analysis of the contribution of digital transformation to achieving the company's efficiency.In the course of the study the existing approaches to defining the essence of digital transformation were studied, its key elements that make up the basis were established, and the existing approaches to assessing the effectiveness of digital transformation of a company and its impact on business efficiency were studied. …”
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EFFICIENCY OF BIOLOGICAL ACTIVATED SLUDGE TREATMENT OF WASTEWATER FROM A MEAT PROCESSING PLANT. CASE STUDY by Cecilia NEAGU, Andrei Radu IOVA, Daniela CREȚU, Elena LASCĂR

“…The methods of determining the indicators that highlight the quality of wastewater from the meat processing unit were those according to the STAS in force, and the determinations were carried out in the laboratory of the Călărași Environment Protection Agency. …”
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