Gender difference in cross-sectional area and fat infiltration of thigh muscles in the elderly population on MRI: an AI-based analysis by Sara Bizzozero, Tito Bassani, Luca Maria Sconfienza, Carmelo Messina, Matteo Bonato, Cecilia Inzaghi, Federica Marmondi, Paola Cinque, Giuseppe Banfi, Stefano Borghi

“…Gender differences and correlations between fat, muscle parameters, and age were also analyzed. Methods We retrospectively analyzed 141 participants (67 females, 74 males) aged 52–82 years. …”
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Optimizing FACTS Device Placement Using the Fata Morgana Algorithm: A Cost and Power Loss Minimization Approach in Uncertain Load Scenario-Based Systems by Mohammad Aljaidi, Pradeep Jangir, Sunilkumar P. Agrawal, Sundaram B. Pandya, Anil Parmar, Ali Fayez Alkoradees, Arpita, Aseel Smerat

“…It practically increases power system efficiency by lowering operational costs and losses and improving stability. …”
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Hospice and palliative care utilization in 16 004 232 medicare claims: comparing trauma to surgical and medical inpatients by Matthew M Carrick, Samir M Fakhry, Yan Shen, Ransom J Wyse, Jeneva M Garland, Dorraine D Watts, Melissa Red Hoffman

“…The goal of this study was to determine whether there are differences among these three groups in rates of hospice and PC utilization.Methods Patients from Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Inpatient Standard Analytical Files for 2016–2020 aged ≥65 years were analyzed. …”
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Optimising a multi-strategy implementation intervention to improve the delivery of a school physical activity policy at scale: findings from a randomised noninferiority trial by Cassandra Lane, Luke Wolfenden, Alix Hall, Rachel Sutherland, Patti-Jean Naylor, Chris Oldmeadow, Lucy Leigh, Adam Shoesmith, Adrian Bauman, Nicole McCarthy, Nicole Nathan

“…Methods A noninferiority cluster randomised controlled trial was undertaken with 48 primary schools in New South Wales, Australia. …”
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HUMAn, a Real-Time Evolutive Patient Model for Major Incident Simulation: Development and Validation Study by Maxence Laurent, Arnaud Jaccard, Laurent Suppan, Elio Erriquez, Xavier Good, Eric Golay, Dominique Jaccard, Mélanie Suppan

“…Major incident management must be efficient to save as many lives as possible. As any paramedic or emergency medical technician may unexpectedly have to respond to major incidents, regular training is mandatory. …”
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Predicting sleep quality among college students during COVID-19 lockdown using a LASSO-based neural network model by Lufeng Chen, Qingquan Chen, Zhimin Huang, Ling Yao, Jiajing Zhuang, Haibin Lu, Yifu Zeng, Jimin Fan, Ailing Song, Yixiang Zhang

“…Objective This study aimed to understand the sleep quality of college students in Fujian Province during the epidemic and determine sensitive variables, in order to develop an efficient prediction model for the early screening of sleep problems in college students. …”
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Peningkatan Efisiensi Waktu Seleksi Karyawan dengan Kombinasi Metode Analytical Hierarchy Process dan Simple Additive Weighting by Julianto Lemantara, I Ketut Adi Suprianta, Lidya Ananda Arsyanti, Oktavia Deyo Lago

“…Therefore, this research aims to produce a Decision Support System (DSS) that can present appropriate recommendations in selecting the best prospective employees using Analytical Hierarchy Process (AHP) and Simple Additive Weighting (SAW) methods with a faster and more efficient time. In its application, AHP was used to specify the criteria/subcriteria weight, while SAW was used to produce the ranking of prospective employees. …”
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Migrant parent-child separation in the first three years of life and mental health problems at preschool age: A cross-sectional study by Hailati Akezhuoli, Minghui Tan, Yuyin Ma, Xintian Liu, Jiayao Xu, Jingjing Lu, Xudong Zhou

“…Methods: We conducted a kindergarten-based parent-reported questionnaire survey in Nanling, Anhui Province, from October 30 to November 3, 2023. …”
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Simultaneous Shape and Stacking Sequence Optimization of Laminated Composite Free-Form Shells Using Multi-Island Genetic Algorithm by Bingbing San, Zhi Xiao, Ye Qiu

“…The optimization objective is determined as maximizing fundamental natural frequency to obtain largest stiffness of shells. …”
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Markers of Brain Damage in Severe Concomitant Injury by Ye. V. Grigoryev, Ye. A. Kameneva, T. G. Grishanova, M. N. Deragin, A. V. Budayev

“…The paper describes a clinical case of early enteral feeding with an immune formula in a patient with significant heart failure after cardiosurgical intervention who is on venoarterial extracorporeal membrane oxygenation. The safety and efficiency of nutritional support were monitored, by estimating blood acid-base balance and oxygenation level and by controlling the residual gastric volume, which enabled the volume of the given enteral mixture to be increased up to 2600 kcal by day 3, by providing the body’s energy needs determined by calculation techniques. …”
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Dynamic switching based real-time routing in low-duty-cycle wireless sensor networks by Quan CHEN, Hong GAO

“…The dynamic switching based real-time(DSRT)routing protocol was proposed to handle the arbitrary end-to-end(E2E)real-time communication in the low-duty-cycle wireless sensor networks.Firstly,the concept of available speed was designed to compensate for the big sleep latency and facilitate discovering the routes with less latency based on two-hop neighbors’ information(at lease about 20% routing path with less latency was discovered by DRST in the experiments).Moreover,it was noticed that the congestion extent in the low-duty-cycle network was determined not only by the number of packets in the network output queue,but also the destination of the packets.However,the traditional method with one-hop neighbors’ information cannot differentiate this kind of congestion.Therefore,combined with the dynamic switching mechanism,the DSRT proposed a congestion avoiding algorithm by classifying the packets in the queue.Through comprehensive experiments,the efficiency of routing discovering and congestion avoiding of the DSRT protocol is demonstrated,and the E2E delay is decreased by at least 200% when the traffic was high.…”
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Water Leaching of Wood Barks for Biocarbon Production by Zsuzsanna Czegeny, Istvan S. Czirok, Gergo Szabo, Zoltan Sebestyen, Bence Babinszki, Emma Jakab, Liang Wang, Oyvind Skreiberg

“…Water leaching of birch bark, pine bark and spruce bark performed at 25 and 60 °C with and without stirring was tested as a pretreatment method to reduce the inorganic content of the feedstock. …”
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Influence of the Technological Parameter and Die Structure on Metal Flow Line for Precision Forging Car Gear Blank by Li Tianxing, Zhang Xunlei, Fu Jianzhong, Gao Zhenshan, Wu Shuaibin, Yang Chao

“…The method of pre- control optimization can effectively reduce the number of tests,reduce the production costs and increase the production efficiency. …”
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Research on Visualization of Cylindrical Gear Hobbing Cutting Force and the Influence of Cutting Parameter on Hobbing Cutting Force by Xiaoqing Tian, Xinrong Zheng, Ruofeng Chen, Jiang Han, Lian Xia

“…The predictive model helps to optimize the design of the gear hobbing process to improve the quality and efficiency of the machining and reduce the cost.…”
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Antivirus and antibacterial filters for face masks based on silver quantum dots by Jokanović Vukoman, Zdravković Nemanja, Petrović Božana, Živković Marija, Biočanin Vladimir, Aleksić Ema, Milutinović Jovana, Petrović Tamaš

“…Wettability properties were determined by measuring contact angles with water, and a color fastness test was performed. …”
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Método multirresíduo de agrotóxicos em polpa de açaí empregando método QuEChERS modificado e UHPLC-MS/MS by Rafael Bel Prestes da Silva, Luana Floriano, Cleusa Fátima Zanchin, Franciele Fátima Machado, Júlia Antunes de Oliveira, Osmar Damian Prestes, Renato Zanella

“…The proposed method proved to be fast, efficient and suitable for multiresidue determination of pesticides in açaí pulp in routine analysis.…”
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Dynamic gas supply mechanism and theoretical production modes of free gas-rich deep coal reservoirs by Shida CHEN, Taiyuan ZHANG, Dazhen TANG, Hao XU, Shu TAO, Song LI, Shuling TANG

“…Objective and Methods The production processes of adsorbed and free gases and the dynamic partitioning mechanism behind the production efficiency of both gas types are critical scientific issues to be addressed urgently in the exploration and production of deep coalbed methane (CBM). …”
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Management of wisdom and its relationship to the effectiveness of strategic decisions among members of the boards of faculties of physical education and sports sciences in the univ... by صبا قيس غضبان

“…It should be noted that the effective strategic decisions are aimed at the institution's activity for a long period of time, in which the direction of the institution is determined in a wide area that ensures the possibility of making detailed, partial and technical management decisions that guarantee the efficiency of the institution in the light of expected and unexpected changes.    …”
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A Retrospective Study Reviewing Timing to Onset of Habitual Psychogenic Non-Epileptic Seizures in a Home Video Telemetry Cohort by Jade Cooper, Helen Chester, Arianna Fozzato, Elisaveta Sokolov

“…This raises the question of whether HVT study duration could be reduced to release study resources and aid departmental efficiencies. We also observe the novel finding that men presented significantly earlier with their habitual PNES event than women, and that abnormal imaging findings were also significantly associated with an earlier time to event onset, although the reason for this association is yet to be determined.…”
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IMPACT OF ANTIVIRAL THERAPY FOR CHRONIC HEPATITIS C ON CYTOKINE SYNTHESIS AND HEPATIC FIBROSING PROCESSES by V. V. Shchekotov, I. A. Bulatova, A. P. Shchekotova, N. I. Nasibullina, G. G. Larionova, A. I. Pavlov

“…It is expedient to monitor TNF-α, IL-4, IL-6, and HA to evaluate the severity of liver involvement in CHC and to predict the efficiency of AVT.…”
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