A new heuristic method of finding the initial basic feasible solution to solve the transportation problem by Bilqis Amaliah, Chastine Fatichah, Erma Suryani

“…The transportation problem (TP) is related to delivering some products from the supply to the demand. The initial basic feasible solution (IBFS) is a significant step to achieve the minimal total cost (optimal solution) of the transportation problem. …”
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The Role of Initial Soil Conditions in Shallow Landslide Triggering: Insights from Physically Based Approaches by L. Schilirò, G. Poueme Djueyep, C. Esposito, G. Scarascia Mugnozza

“…In this respect, we also performed a physically based numerical analysis at the field conditions, in order to evaluate the response of the terrain to a recent extreme rainfall event. …”
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Education Initiative for Essential Conversations with Parents—Serious Illness Guide for Pediatrics (SICG-Peds©-Peds) by Camara van Breemen, Nadine Lusney, Megan Doherty, Elisa Castro-Noriega, Harold (Hal) Siden

“…These workshops were evaluated using pre- and post-workshop questionnaires. …”
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A Quality Improvement Initiative to Reduce Opioid Use Following Routine Thyroid and Parathyroid Surgery by Jordan West, Nathan Boyd, Antoinette Esce, Garth Olson

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Subacute Sclerosing Panencephalitis Outcomes Based on the Treatment Initiation Stage: A Systematic Literature Review by Gabija Gurskaitė, Rūta Samaitienė Aleknienė

“…This review aims to systematically evaluate treatment outcomes for SSPE based on the disease stage at which the therapy is initiated. …”
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Extra‐articular involvement of rheumatoid arthritis in three seropositive patients in the absence of initial joint involvement by Razvan M. Chirila, Florentina Berianu, Andy Abril, Ronald R. Butendieck Jr

“…Methods This is a descriptive case series of three patients evaluated in an academic medical center rheumatology clinic. …”
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Barrio-Level Assessment of Solar Rooftop Energy and Initial Insights into Energy Inequalities in Puerto Rico by Carlos A. Peña-Becerra, Willian A. Pacheco-Cano, Daniel F. Aragones-Vargas, Agustín Irizarry-Rivera, Marcel Castro-Sitiriche

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Sedentary Behavior and Physical Function Decline in Older Women: Findings from the Women's Health Initiative by Rebecca Seguin, Michael LaMonte, Lesley Tinker, Jingmin Liu, Nancy Woods, Yvonne L. Michael, Cheryl Bushnell, Andrea Z. LaCroix

“…Sedentary behavior is associated with deleterious health outcomes. This study evaluated the association between sedentary time and physical function among postmenopausal women in the Women's Health Initiative Observational Study. …”
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Design and initial results of a multi-phase randomized trial of ceftriaxone in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis. by James D Berry, Jeremy M Shefner, Robin Conwit, David Schoenfeld, Myles Keroack, Donna Felsenstein, Lisa Krivickas, William S David, Francine Vriesendorp, Alan Pestronk, James B Caress, Jonathan Katz, Ericka Simpson, Jeffrey Rosenfeld, Robert Pascuzzi, Jonathan Glass, Kourosh Rezania, Jeffrey D Rothstein, David J Greenblatt, Merit E Cudkowicz, Northeast ALS Consortium

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Combination of oximetry and sleep questionnaires as screening tools for CPAP initiation in patients with obstructive sleep apnea by A. Pataka, G. Kalamaras, E. Vlachogianni, P. Argyropoulou

“…Questionnaires and oximetry have been used for OSA screening.Aim To evaluate the clinical utility of different sleep questionnaires (Stop Bang (S-B), Berlin (BQ), Epworth Sleepiness Scale (ESS)) in deciding on treatment with Continuous Positive Airway Pressure (CPAP) and to examine whether the combination of the questionnaires alone or with oximetry improves their predictive value for CPAP initiation.Methods Patients visiting a Sleep Clinic were prospectively studied. …”
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Bottom Cooling During Culture Initiation Increases Survival and Reduces Hyperhydricity in Micropropagated Cannabis Plants by Rambod Abiri, Declan O’Reilly, Andrew Maxwell Phineas Jones

“…This study investigated the use of a bottom cooling system (creating an approximate 2 °C temperature differential) during culture initiation to evaluate the impact on hyperhydricity in cannabis micropropagation. …”
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A scoping review of paediatric latent tuberculosis infection care cascades: initial steps are lacking by Jessica E Haberer, Jeffrey I Campbell, Thomas J Sandora

“…Future research should examine cascade steps upstream of treatment initiation and focus on identification and testing of at-risk paediatric patients. …”
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Resilient service function chain initial deployment and dynamic replacement towards 6G networks by Deqiang Zhou, Xinsheng Ji, Wei You, Yu Zhao, Hang Qiu, Mingyan Xu

“…We formulate both the initial deployment and dynamic replacement of DHRSFC as the Resilience-Aware and Delay-Sensitive DHRSFC Initial Deployment (RADSID) problem, which is NP-hard. …”
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Call for regulation of social media health content: an initiative of the Italian Association of Hospital Dermatologists (ADOI) by Fortunato Cassalia, Andrea Danese, Carmine D'Acunto, Antonio Russo, Corrado Zengarini, Ignazio Stanganelli, Francesco Cusano, Fabrizio Fantini, Salvatore Amato, Davide Melandri, Cesare Massone, Anna Belloni Fortina

“…In response to these challenges, the Italian Association of Hospital Dermatologists (ADOI) has launched a nationwide survey titled "Use of Social Media by Dermatology Professionals: Impact on Public Awareness, Appropriateness of Information, and Correctness of Prevention Messages—An Italian Survey". This initiative aims to analyze social media usage among dermatology professionals, evaluate its impact on public awareness and preventive behaviors, examine the appropriateness and correctness of shared information, identify challenges and opportunities, and assess the need for official guidelines supported by ADOI. …”
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Initial oncological outcomes of nipple- and areola-sparing mastectomy in patients with breast cancer with nipple discharge by Hong Hou, Jing Xia, Lin Tan, Yue Yu, Xin Wang

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High-Risk Biliary Anastomosis During Robotic Pancreaticoduodenectomy: Initial Experience with Biodegradable Biliary Stent by Carolina González-Abós, Claudia Lorenzo, Samuel Rey, Francisco Salgado, Fabio Ausania

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Prediction model for the initial period, active period, and decline period of surface movement in coal mining by Liangliang ZHANG, Hua CHENG, Zhishu YAO, Xiaojian WANG

“…The duration of the initial, active, and declining periods of surface movement during coal mining is a key indicator for evaluating the stability of the surface, in response to the lack of theoretical prediction models for the duration of initial, active, and declining periods of surface movement in coal mining, based on the improved Knothe time model and the division of initial, active, and declining periods of surface movement, a theoretical prediction model for the duration of the initial period, active period, and declining period of surface movement is established, which only includes one model parameter and can comprehensively consider the influence of average mining depth, mining speed, coal mining height, loose layer thickness, bedrock layer thickness parameters. …”
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Hybrid method for automatic initialization and segmentation of ventricular on large-scale cardiovascular magnetic resonance images by Ning Pan, Zhi Li, Cailu Xu, Junfeng Gao, Huaifei Hu

“…Material and methods The proposed method comprises several key techniques: 1) a hybrid network integrating CNNs and Transformer as a encoder with the EFG (Edge feature guidance) module (named as CTr-HNs) to localize the target regions of the cardiac on MRI images, 2) initial shape acquisition by alignment of coarse segmentation contours to the initial surface model of 3D-ASM, 3) refinement of the initial shape to cover all slices of MRI in the short axis by complex transformation. …”
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Knee Osteoarthritis Diagnosis With Unimodal and Multi-Modal Neural Networks: Data From the Osteoarthritis Initiative by Xin Yu Teh, Pauline Shan Qing Yeoh, Tao Wang, Xiang Wu, Khairunnisa Hasikin, Khin Wee Lai

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Pericatheter Leak Associated With Earlier Peritoneal Dialysis Initiation Does Not Influence Long-Term Outcomes by George Tsihlis, Kieren Pirabhahar, Frederika Sciberras, MaryAnn Nicdao, Laraine Aw, Alvie Agoo, Vincent Lee, Jennifer Li, Lukas Kairaitis, Kamal Sud, Jan Swinnen, Katrina Chau

“…Studies are warranted to evaluate outcomes of this strategy. Methods: This study examines outcomes of early-start PD (ESPD) and conventional-start PD (CSPD), commencing at ≤14 days and >14 days after catheter insertion, respectively. …”
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