Features of T lymphocyte subpopulation profile in patients with ankylosing spondylitis undergoing genetically engineered biological therapy by A. A. Savchenko, O. D. Gritsenko, A. G. Borisov, I. V. Kudryavtsev, M. K. Serebriakova, A. A. Masterova, P. A. Shesternya

“…Finally, the higher efficiency of GEBT, compared with conventional methods of therapy, is determined by the effects upon immune targets of AS pathogenesis which manifested, e.g., by changes in the T lymphocyte subpopulation profile. …”
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Dynamics of free radical processes in the oral fluid of patients with chronic recurrent aphthous stomatitis at the first stage of therapy by O. V. Tarasova, A. V. Shumsky, O. N. Pavlova, O. N. Gulenko

“…Concentration of diene conjugates and malonic dialdehyde was also determined to estimate enzymatic part of oxidative homeostasis.Results of the study. …”
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Sensorless control of the high-speed switched reluctance generator of the micro power plant by P. G. Kolpakhchyan, D. V. Olkhovatov

“…This reduces drastically the precision of determining the rotor position; therefore, at high speeds, the application of this method is limited without further refinement of the rotor position. …”
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Optimising the use of IV zoledronic acid treatment in neck of femur fracture patients: a quality improvement project by Sean Von Hagt, Uma Sirisha Pusapati

“…The delay between initiation of zoledronic acid and discharge (9.98 days) suggests that this treatment is a significant factor in determining length of stay.• Thursday admissions showed the greatest delays for both vitamin D loading (4.25 days) and zoledronic acid administration (13.25 days), while Friday and Sunday admissions were the most efficient (Fig 1).• The mean time from patient admission to discharge was 19.80 days.• Others notable delaying factors include obtaining calcium levels before zoledronic acid prescription, postoperative complications (eg, infections or acute kidney injury) and administrative hurdles, such as medication unavailability and lack of formal consent. …”
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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

“…They will also help design efficient control strategies and measure their effectiveness.…”
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Optimal Protection Coordination for Grid-Connected and Islanded Microgrids Assisted by the Crow Search Algorithm: Application of Dual-Setting Overcurrent Relays and Fault Current L... by Hossien Shad, Hamid Amini Khanavandi, Saeed Abrisham Foroushan Asl, Ali Aranizadeh, Behrooz Vahidi, Mirpouya Mirmozaffari

“…The CSA solver outperforms conventional methods, achieving a standard deviation of 1.13% and 1.21% for two optimization stages, ensuring high reliability and computational efficiency. …”
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Assessing the performance of a point-of-need diagnostic algorithm in rapid detection of peripheral lymph node tuberculosis (Mobile-TB-Lab): a diagnostic evaluation study protocol by Dinesh Mondal, Lydia Nakiyingi, Elizabeth Ekirapa Kiracho, Kevin Cassar, Arianna Ceruti, Julius Boniface Okuni, Manfred Weidmann, Bishwajit Bhowmik, Prakash Ghosh, Shaheda Anwar, Martin Siegel, Nishad Tasnim Mithila, Sophie Elisabeth Müller, Farhana Rahman Luba, Rea Maja Kobialka, Bishnu Pada Dey, Syed Nazin Morshed, Cemre Arpa, Md Arko Ayon Chowdhury, Ahmed Abu Saleh, Ahmed Abd El Wahed, Sophie Schneitler

“…As the index tests, thermal imaging will be performed before performing the FNA, and the leftover aspirate will be used to perform RAA in the Minoo device. The diagnostic efficiency of the index tests will be determined against a composite reference standard based on the laboratory methods. …”
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A Collaborative Wireless Access to On-Demand Services by Zohar Naor

“…As opposed to broadcasting, this method enables the clients to determine online the delivered content, and thus supports on-demand services. …”
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Calculating Rock Joint Frequency in TBM Excavation Through Binocular Vision and Segmentation Techniques by Jingwei Xu, Haochen Sun, Hongmei Wang, Yaxu Wang, Yan Zhu, Peng Jiang

“…The method enhances the speed and precision of determining rock mass integrity parameters, specifically the frequency of rock joints, thereby providing reliable and efficient rock mechanics data for TBM operations. …”
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InSAR Phase Unwrapping Algorithm Based on Deep GAN by Chenxia Wang, Pingli Sun, Zheng Li, Linlin Tang

“…The synthesis algorithm makes full use of the advantages of the branch cutting method and the finite element method. The phase reliable region and unreliable region are determined, and the transmission of phase error from the unreliable region to reliable region is effectively avoided. …”
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Quality Measurement and Optimization Prediction of Urban Waterfront Fitness Space Based on Behavior Simulation by Chunxia YANG, Ruoyao MIN

“…Their calculation formulas and weights are determined through expert questionnaires and the analytic hierarchy process. …”
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Characterization of expanded vermiculite to use as natural barrier in repository by Thais Braga Teixeira, Clédola Cássia Oliveira de Tello

“…The helium ultrapicnometer method was used to determine the density. The microstructure was analyzed by X-ray diffraction and scanning electron microscopy. …”
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Multiple Criteria Assessment of Pile-Columns Alternatives by Saulius Sušinskas, Edmundas Kazimieras Zavadskas, Zenonas Turskis

“…The criteria for evaluation are selected by taking into consideration the interests and goals of the client as well as factors that influence the efficiency of construction process. Their weights were determined by applying entropy method. …”
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Dynamic Motion of a Vane in Six Degrees of Freedom and Its Effect on Wear in a Rotary-Vane Compressor Considering Fluid Lubrication by Gwanghee Hong, Youngjun Park, Gunhee Jang

“…The proposed method overcomes the limitations of the previous three-degrees-of-freedom analyses of the vane and will contribute to developing a robust and efficient rotary-vane compressor.…”
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Comparative Pharmacokinetic Study of 5 Active Ingredients after Oral Administration of Zuogui Pill in Osteoporotic Rats with Different Syndrome Types by Jiawei Qiu, Yaoyao Zhu, Jing Xing, Ling Wang, Jianhua Zhang, Hua Yin

“…Zuogui Pill is a kidney-yin-tonifying formula in traditional Chinese medicine that is widely used to manage osteoporosis with kidney-yin-deficiency in China. Herein, an efficient and accurate high-performance liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry method was developed to determine the concentrations of 5 bioactive compounds in rat plasma following oral administration of Zuogui Pill. …”
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Enhancement of the Quality of Onion Drying Using Tray Dryer by Siska Nuri Fadilah, Achri Isnan Khamil, Maktum Muharja, Rizki Fitria Darmayanti, Viqhi Aswie

“…This indicates that the method can be an effective and efficient solution to optimize the drying of the commodity. …”
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A Suggested Point Search Algorithm for Circle Detection in Binary Images by Sundus Ebraheem

“…The proposed algorithm was more efficient, where the average ratio of the running time for the proposed algorithm to HT method was 1:646, and the accuracy of the proposed algorithm was 100% for circles detection. …”
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Fluoride ion removal from mine water via nucleation crystallization pelleting process by Xiyu ZHANG, Shuning DONG, Hao WANG, Pengkang JIN, Xiaodong WANG, Qiangmin WANG, Tao ZHANG

“…To overcome the bottlenecks including low efficiency and weak anti-interference of traditional methods for fluoride removal, this study designed a setup for fluoride removal using the nucleation crystallization pelleting (NCP) processing and proposed a novel fluoride removal method—NCP chemical precipitation. …”
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