Changes of functional brain network topology associated with nutritional indicator of patients with recurrent major depressive disorder by Guanghui Liu, Yanli Jiang, Chunpeng Zhou, Xiangxiang Wang, Min Dai, Jinping Zhang, Jing Yu, Gangzhong Zhang

“…The differences of demographic, clinical data and topological parameters between groups were compared. …”
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Coaching as a Tool for the Development Team by M. V. Savelyeva

“…The author showed the difference between this tool, group coaching and facilitation. …”
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The Rise of Welfare Service States - Conceptual challenges of an ambiguous welfare settlement and the need for new policy research by Jean-Michel Bonvin, Hans-Uwe Otto, Arne Wohlfarth, Holger Ziegler

“…As personal welfare services function differently from redistributive benefits, this paper outlines the contours of these new service-based welfare architectures, in which the interaction between street-level bureaucrats and citizens becomes more significant concerning the quality and efficiency of welfare. …”
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Modulating Technology for Scroll Compressor with Refrigerant Release by Wang Baolong Han Linjun Shi Wenxing Li Xianting

“…The inner volume efficiency of constant-volume-ratio compressors declines fast when the difference between indoor temperature and outdoor temperature decreases,especially for the refrigeration(heat pump) systems used in air-conditioning,leading to the poor performance of these systems.In addition,with the decrease of the compression ratio,the heating/cooling requirement drops,but the heating/cooling capacity of the refrigerating system rises.In our research,a novel scroll compressor refrigeration system wit...…”
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Boundary Collisions of Slow Atoms with Two-dimensional Hexagonal Structure by A.S. Dolgov, M.S. Cherednichenko

“…Increase in the energy efficiency with respect to the disordered structure is established. …”
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Unitary patent system and innovation dynamics in the European Union: The role of economic resources and R&D investments by Radka MacGregor Pelikánová, Martin Hála, Marek Beneš

“…FINDINGS: The first 20 months of the UPS operations suggests that the Unitary Patent is a viable, but not the most popular, patenting option, and that there is a positive impact on the GDP per capita and GERD for the majority of the EU member states and that there are differences between EU member states in their efficiency to generate Unitary Patents. …”
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Building an educational unit with the Blackboard system to train female students on clothing manufacturing techniques by Ola Salem Mohammed Saleh Al-Hasni

“… Education is considered a tool and means of development, as it enables achieving efficiency in performance and production if it is properly invested and employed. …”
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The Experimental Design of Thermoelectric Generator for Industrial Waste Heat Recovery by Abdullah Hakan Yavuz, Cem Emeksiz, Oğuzhan Sönmez

“…In this case, the water temperature in the reservoir rose from 14 °C to 69 °C whilst 14 W of power was being obtained at the temperature difference of 109 °C. Thus, hybrid-TEGs were noted being the significant alternative for the recovery of waste heat and their necessity were seen in terms of the energy efficiency, as well.…”
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A dosimetric comparison of non-coplanar volumetric modulated arc therapy and non-coplanar fixed field intensity modulated radiation therapy in hippocampus-avoidance whole-brain rad... by Huaqu Zeng, MinZhi Zhong, Zongyou Chen, Shukui Tang, Zunbei Wen

“…For PTV-brain-SIB, there was no significant difference in D98% between IMRT and VMAT (p=0.103). …”
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Performance Evaluation of the Optimized Design Ratio Between the Diameters of the Basin and Curved Blade in the Gravitational Water Vortex Turbine by Christie Claire D. BOISER, Lance Arthur Lim CARPIO, Philip Jun S. CELERINOS, Joven Dy S. LEE, Gary G. PINILI

“…Results also indicated a significant difference in the performance of the GWVT using the normal basin compared to the optimized basin with guide vanes. …”
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Robotic-assisted vs. traditional medial patellofemoral ligament reconstruction: a comparative study of surgical precision and clinical outcomes by Hongzhi Fang, Zhenghui Shang, Tianli Du

“…At the same time, the operative time did not present any significant differences between groups (P > 0.05). Conclusion Robot-assisted MPFL reconstruction significantly enhances femoral tunnel positioning accuracy and surgical efficiency compared to conventional methods. …”
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Disturbed small-world networks and neurocognitive function in frontal lobe low-grade glioma patients. by Qingling Huang, Rui Zhang, Xinhua Hu, Shangwen Ding, Jingguang Qian, Ting Lei, Xuan Cao, Ling Tao, Zhiyu Qian, Hongyi Liu

“…We proposed Knet = 0.20 as small-world network interval, and the results showed that the topological properties were found to be disrupted in the two LGG groups, meanwhile the global efficiency increased and the local efficiency decreased. …”
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Enabling Automated Device Size Selection for Transcatheter Aortic Valve Implantation by Patricio Astudillo, Peter Mortier, Johan Bosmans, Ole De Backer, Peter de Jaegere, Matthieu De Beule, Joni Dambre

“…The method was validated against an interoperator variability study of the same 118 patients. The differences between the manually obtained aortic annulus measurements and the automatic predictions were similar to the differences between two independent observers (paired diff. of 3.3 ± 16.8 mm2 vs. 1.3 ± 21.1 mm2 for the area and a paired diff. of 0.6 ± 1.7 mm vs. 0.2 ± 2.5 mm for the perimeter). …”
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Presenting a robust optimization model for the design of the green loop supply chain network in the power plant by taking into account the disruption in the supply chain by Javad Mohammadghasemi, Seyyed Esmaeil Najafi, Mohammad Fallah, Mohammad Reza Nabatchian

“…Finally, the statistical test results also show that there was no significant difference between the averages of the number of practical solutions, the maximum spread, and the metric distance between the two algorithms, and only a significant difference exists between the solution times of the two algorithms. …”
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Seismic Demand Prediction in Laminated Bamboo Frame Structures: A Comparative Study of Intensity Measures for Performance-Based Design by Yantai Zhang, Jingpu Zhang, Yujie Gu, Jinglong Zhang, Kaiqi Zheng

“…The study systematically evaluates suitable intensity measures for these parameters, emphasizing efficiency and sufficiency criteria. Regarding efficiency, the applicable intensity measures for PFA differ from those for PIDR. …”
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Neonatal brain injury influences structural connectivity and childhood functional outcomes. by Alice Ramirez, Shabnam Peyvandi, Stephany Cox, Dawn Gano, Duan Xu, Olga Tymofiyeva, Patrick S McQuillen

“…DMRI of 35 subjects with CHD and 62 subjects with HIE were compared to understand differences in the effects of HIE and CHD on the development of network topological parameters and functional outcomes. …”
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PORTABLE THERMOELECTRIC GENERATOR MODEL ELECTRIC ENERGY FOR THE FAR NORTH by T. G. Aigumov, V. A. Alyabev, D. V. Evdulov, I. Sh. Mispahov

“…Based on the thermal model, a mathematical model of the device has been developed, which includes solving the problems of calculating the heat conduction, melting and solidification of the working substance in a heat accumulator; an electric energy generator based on a thermoelectric converter.Result The dependency graphs are obtained, reflecting the main characteristics of the developed system, in particular, the dependence of the change in the emf on the temperature difference between the TEG junctions at various coefficients of heat exchange with the environment, efficiency TEG from thermo-emf.Conclusion As follows from the obtained data, the value of the generated emf directly related to the temperature difference between the TEG junctions, and the higher the value of the latter, the higher the emf value The direct dependence of the emf is also evident. and values of heat transfer coefficients with the environment. …”
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Exercising of integrated approach for the specialized meat products development by M. A. Aslanova, O. K. Derevitskaya, A. S. Didikin, A. L. Bero, N. E. Soldatova

“…The principles of the specialized food products development differ from the traditional technologies, which require the integrated approach to their creation, taking into consideration the specified properties, purpose and type of the food product. …”
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Development patterns and strategies for offshore high-intensity steam stimulation with large well spacing by LUO Xianbo, FENG Haichao, LIU Dong, ZHENG Wei, WANG Shutao, WANG Gongchang

“…The optimal production pressure difference for wells ranges from 3.5 to 5.0 MPa. The results offer valuable insights for scaling up offshore heavy oil thermal recovery development.…”
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Comparison of several alternative uses of targeted antirheumatic drugs in monotherapy for early rheumatoid arthritis by O. V. Shatalova, V. S. Gorbatenko

“…Nevertheless, there was a tendency to the greater efficiency of TOFA (5 mg twice daily) than that of TCZ (8 mg/kg). …”
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