Optimal Markowitz portfolio using returns forecasted with time series and machine learning models by Damian Ślusarczyk, Robert Ślepaczuk

“…Then strategies were compared with two benchmarks—an equally weighted portfolio and buy and hold on the Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJIA) index. …”
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Effect of high-quality nursing care on postoperative complications and quality of life for patients undergoing common bile duct exploration by Eman Mohammed Hashem, Mervat Abd El-Fatah Ismael, Ramy Abdelrahim Hassan, Wafaa Ramadan Ahmed

“…Patients were randomly divided into two equal groups (study and control) 30 patients for each. …”
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A comparison study of 589 and 650 nm on improving stored whole blood stability by irradiation with a low-power diode pumping solid-state laser by Safa Hassan Mohammed, Mustafa Salih Al Musawi, Bassam Talib Al-Gailani

“…The blood sample was divided into eight equal aliquots and stored for 21 days at 4ºC. The stability test was done on days 0, 7, 14 and 21 of storage time for non-irradiated and radiated aliquots. …”
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Capabilities of battery and compressed air storage in the economic energy scheduling and flexibility regulation of multi-microgrids including non-renewable/renewable units by Ahad Faraji Naghibi, Ehsan Akbari, Mehdi Veisi, Saeid Shahmoradi, Sasan Pirouzi

“…Microgrid operator considers the economic, security, flexibility and operation objectives. The present method minimizes the weighted sum of voltage security index, energy loss, and energy cost. …”
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ECOSOPHY FOUNDATION WITH PLACE-BASED EDUCATION MODEL CLINICAL LEGAL EDUCATION by Mohammad Alvi Pratama, Eva Laila Rizkiyah

“…This is a qualitative descriptive-analytical method for expressing the legal situation & needs. …”
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A COMPARATIVE STUDY OF PHYSIOTHERAPY OUTCOMES BETWEEN INFRARED-TENS COMBINATION AND PNF THERAPIES IN NPH PATIENTS by Sri Lestari Ramadhani Nasution, Ermi Girsang, Siti Aminah

“…This implies that both therapies are equally effective in suppressing pain in NPH patients.…”
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Preparation, Structure and Physicochemical Properties of La0.95Bi0.05Mn1-yCuyO3+δ (у=0.1-0.4) and Composites with Bi2O3-Based Electrolytes by O. S. Kaimieva, V. V. Danilova, E. S. Buyanova, S. A. Petrova, I. V. Nikolaenko

“…Thermal expansion coefficient of the sample La0.95Bi0.05Mn0.7Cu0.3O3+δ is equal to 6·10-6 K-1 (T 390 °C) and 15·10-6 K-1 (T 390 °C). …”
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Testing infrared camera surveys and distance analyses to estimate feral horse abundance in a known population by Kathryn A. Schoenecker, Paul F. Doherty Jr., Jacob S. Hourt, John P. Romero

“…We found the combination of IR surveys and distance sampling analysis to be a useful method to estimate feral horse abundance in sagebrush vegetation type, which had limited cover to obscure horses. …”
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Multi-objective particle swarm algorithm based on angular segmentation archive and dynamic update tactics by Yi Luo, Yanmin Liu, Jianjie Chen, Jie Yang, Jiang Yu

“…At the same time, the research presents a multi-stage initialization approach. This method splits the random population into two subpopulations. …”
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Exposure and response prevention versus risperidone for the treatment of tic disorders: a randomized controlled trial by Jolande M. T. M. van de Griendt, Jolande M. T. M. van de Griendt, Danielle C. Cath, Danielle C. Cath, Agnes A. A. C. M. Wertenbroek, Cara W. J. Verdellen, Judith J. G. Rath, Irene G. Klugkist, Sebastiaan F. T. M. de Bruijn, Marc J. P. M. Verbraak, Marc J. P. M. Verbraak

“…IntroductionThe aim of this study was to directly compare behavior therapy (exposure & response prevention; ERP) with pharmacotherapy (risperidone) with respect to tic severity and quality of life in patients with Tourette's disorder or tic disorders.MethodA total of 30 participants were randomly assigned to either ERP (12 weekly 1-hour sessions) or risperidone (flexible dosage of 1-6 mg) with follow-up at 3 and 9 months after end of treatment. …”
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Implementasi Metode Analytical Hierarchy Process dan Simple Additive Weighting untuk Pemilihan Dosen Terbaik Studi Kasus STMIK Atma Luhur by Laurentinus laurentinus, Sobirin Rinaldi

“…The purpose of this research is to design and develop a decision support system in assessing the performance of lecturers using the Analytical Hierarchy Process (AHP) method and Simple Additive Weighting.To determine the criteria, it is required  using  AHP (Analytical Hierarchy Process) method in  weighting criteria and subcriteria for each measurement can be more accurately, the value of each criteria to calculate the ranking use Simple Additive Weighting (SAW) method of several alternatives. …”
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Culture and House form (Case study: Traditional houses in Tonekabon and Ramsar) by Abbas Yazdanfar, Bagher Hosseini, Mstafa Zaroudi

“…Answering the latter question will lead us to the point which a hierarchy model could be obtained and finally the culture-form relation could be decoded for different communities with different cultural characteristics. The research method of this study is the analytical-descriptive method in which we have used desk study for data collection. …”
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Layered oxyiodide CdBiO2I: An efficient visible light responsive and scalable photocatalyst by Weishan Zheng, Zijian Zhu, Rui Sha, Shuchen Tu, Hongwei Huang

“…Mass production and easy recycling are equally important for the practical application of powdery photocatalyst. …”
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Spicy Food Ingredient from Red Habanero By-Product Obtained by Ultrasound-Assisted Extraction by António Toscano, Andreia F. R. Silva, Maria P. Ramos, Norton Komora, Filipa V. M. Silva, Patrícia Fradinho

“…Optimum UAE extracts proved more colored, energy-efficient (95% less consumption), equally spicy (466,000 SHU) and had higher antioxidant activity than RAE. …”
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Preliminary results suggest the potential of evaluating combined bFGF and TNF-β concentrations for differentiating papillary thyroid cancer from benign nodular goiter by Magdalena Ćwiklińska-Dworakowska, Karolina Marta Gacuta, Joanna Kamińska, Anna Justyna Milewska, Joanna Matowicka-Karna, Olga Martyna Koper-Lenkiewicz

“…The highest area under the ROC curve (AUC), equal to 0.720 ± 0.066, along with a diagnostic specificity of 92% and a positive predictive value of 89% for differentiating PTC patients from nodular goiter patients, was found for TNF-β. …”
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Surveying monitoring of mine workings in the conditions of development of nearby coal seams, as an important element of ensuring occupational safety and protection of miners by V.О. Nazarenko, H.V. Brui, O.S. Kuchin, A.O. Kryvoruchko, S.S. Iskov

“…At the pillar size of 25 meters, equal to the size of the actually pillar, the tension is 4 times higher than in the absence of the longwall face influence. …”
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The effectiveness of the states’ crisis response policies: Survival analysis on the COVID-19 transmission suppression in the United States by Hanvit Kim, Kyungmin Lee, Jungwon Yeo

“…Results: Our findings indicate that not all policies were equally effective in facilitating rapid transmission and promoting swift suppression return to normalcy. …”
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Breath‐by‐breath measurement of alveolar gas exchange must preserve mass balance and conform to a physiological definition of a breath by Michele Girardi, Carlo Capelli, Carrie Ferguson, Susan A. Ward, Harry B. Rossiter

“…Specifically, it defines a single breathing cycle as the time between equal values of the FO2/FN2 (or FCO2/FN2) ratio, that is, the ratio of fractional concentrations of lung‐expired O2 (or CO2) and nitrogen (N2). …”
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Implications of Pea–Barley‐Mixed Cropping on Gross Margin, Root Rot Infestation, and Nitrogen Supply—A Swiss Case Study by Seraina Vonzun, Michael Schneider, Valentin Gfeller, Pierre Hohmann, Benedikt Haug, Matthias Meyer, Monika M. Messmer

“…The N supply in the successive crop was equal or higher in mixed cropping compared with pure pea cropping. …”
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Antibiotic Resistance of MRSA in the Russian Federation by V. V. Gostev, O. S. Kalinogorskaya, L. N. Popenko, T. V. Chernenkaya, Z. S. Naumenko, T. M. Voroshilova, YU. A. Zakharova, O. E. Khokhlova, A. N. Kruglov, M. G. Ershova, I. V. Molchanova, S. V. Sidorenko

“…The antibiotic susceptibility was determined by the method of serial microdilutions in broth with estimation of the MICs in accordance with the international standards CLSI 2014 and EUCAST 2014. …”
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