Suppression of Strong Cultural Noise in Magnetotelluric Signals Using Particle Swarm Optimization-Optimized Variational Mode Decomposition by Zhongda Shang, Xinjun Zhang, Shen Yan, Kaiwen Zhang

“…First, the effects of two initial parameters, the decomposition scale K and penalty factor α, on the performance of variational mode decomposition are studied. …”
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Interactions between Immunosuppressive Therapy and Direct-Acting Antivirals in Kidney Transplant Recipient with Hepatitis C Infection by Paolo Carta, Federica Curci, Leonardo Caroti, Larti Aida, Lorenzo Di Maria, Lino Cirami

“…In our transplant center, we selected seven HCV-positive patients at the time of transplantation , four men and three women, with an average age of 61 ± 7 years, in therapy with DAA. …”
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Optimized Allocation of Flood Control Emergency Materials Based on Loss Quantification by Wei Wang, Yunqing Wang, Li Huang, Yue Song

“…The NSGA‐II algorithm was selected to generate the results after the method comparison to ultimately determine the Pareto solution of the model. …”
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Mechanical Modeling of Roof Fracture Instability Mechanism and Its Control in Top-Coal Caving Mining under Thin Topsoil of Shallow Coal Seam by Peilin Gong, Tong Zhao, Kaan Yetilmezsoy, Kang Yi

“…Step subsidence of the initial fractured main roof after sliding destabilization frequently existed, which seriously threatened the safety of the hydraulic supports. …”
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Green analytical protocol for the liquid chromatographic determination of ketoprofen in human urine after microextraction using Carbowax 20 M – modified cellulose membrane by Christina Patakidou, Marianna Ntorkou, Abuzar Kabir, Constantinos K. Zacharis

“…The analytical method was validated for linearity (25 – 2000 ng/mL), selectivity, limit of detection (LOD) (8 ng/mL), limit of quantitation (25 ng/mL), precision (<10.2 % in all cases), and accuracy (relative recovery: 82.9–101.6 %). …”
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Integrating Local Culture in Smart City by Irfan Setiawan, Asep Hendra, Melianus Mesakh Taebenu, Ayu Widowati Johannes, Fathir Fajar Sidiq

“…The main data source in this research was obtained from informants. The initial informants were selected purposefully: people who understand problems in collaborative governance and smart cities. …”
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Effects of different environmental stresses on cell surface hydrophobicity of lactobacilli, bifidobacteria and propionibacteria by Angela Racioppo, Alessandra Accettulli, Annalisa d’Amelio, Maria Rosaria Corbo, Milena Sinigaglia, Barbara Speranza, Antonio Bevilacqua

“…Results Following an initial screening, pH, temperature, and salt (NaCl) concentration were selected as key variables and combined using a full factorial design. …”
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The Role of Motivational Strategies on Young EFL Learners’ Basic Psychological Needs: A Self-Determination Theory Perspective by Narges Sardabi, Mehrnoosh Kia, Amir Ghajarieh

“…A total of 30 EFL young learners were selected and assigned to two classes, an experimental group in which the implementation of motivational strategies was studied and a control group. …”
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A Systematic Review of Model Predictive Control for Robust and Efficient Energy Management in Electric Vehicle Integration and V2G Applications by Camila Minchala-Ávila, Paul Arévalo, Danny Ochoa-Correa

“…Using the PRISMA 2020 methodology, 101 high-quality studies were selected from an initial dataset of 5150 records from Scopus and Web of Science. …”
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Yield and quality evaluation of First-generation progenies of red-flesh Saccharum robustum Brandes and Jeswiet ex grassl by K Chandran, Nisha M, Mahendran B, Gopi R, Dilsha C, Arun Kumar R

“…The first successful hybridization of red-fleshed S. robustum resulted in 459 progenies from two polycrosses. Eight selected progenies based on the initial performance were further evaluated across four crop seasons for flesh colour, yield and quality traits to identify potential genetic stocks. …”
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The new winter rye variety ‘Irtyshskaya 2’ by V. M. Triputin, Yu. N. Kashuba, A. N. Kovtunenko

“…In order to increase the efficiency, the low-pentosan rye variety ‘Bereginya’ was involved in the breeding study of the Omsk Agricultural Research Center. As an initial form, this variety was used to develop a new variety ‘Irtyshskaya 2’. …”
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Myeloid cells expressing VEGF and arginase-1 following uptake of damaged retinal pigment epithelium suggests potential mechanism that drives the onset of choroidal angiogenesis in... by Jian Liu, David A Copland, Shintaro Horie, Wei-Kang Wu, Mei Chen, Yunhe Xu, B Paul Morgan, Matthias Mack, Heping Xu, Lindsay B Nicholson, Andrew D Dick

“…Early recruited CD11b(+) cells expressed a definitive gene signature of selective inflammatory mediators particularly a pronounced Arg-1 expression. …”
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The effect of weight training on the factors involved in fat metabolism in obese and overweight women by Akbar Sazvar, Yaghoub Mehrialvar, Fahime Erfaniadab

“…After the initial sampling, the intervention groups were active for 12 weeks. …”
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Innovative controlling technologies by Bychkova S, Zhidkova E., Andreeva O.

“…Therefore, in order to select innovative technologies to be used in controlling, it is necessary to designate a range of tasks solved by the main elements of controlling. …”
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Phase Transformations of Low-Alloy Steel DIN 1.5025 under Isothermal Holding in the Bainitic Region and the Formation of Microcomposite Microstructures by Shima Pashangeh, Seyed Sadegh Ghasemi Banadkouki, Mohammad Hadi Mohammad Hadi

“…%C: 0.529) with high silicon content (wt.%Si: 1.67) was selected. The process involved applying heat treatment cycles with isothermal holding in the bainitic region, which included austenitizing at 900&deg;C for 5 minutes, followed by rapid transfer to a molten salt bath in the temperature range of 400-500&deg;C. …”
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Optimised and rapid pre-clinical screening in the SOD1(G93A) transgenic mouse model of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS). by Richard J Mead, Ellen J Bennett, Aneurin J Kennerley, Paul Sharp, Claire Sunyach, Paul Kasher, Jason Berwick, Brigitte Pettmann, Guiseppe Battaglia, Mimoun Azzouz, Andrew Grierson, Pamela J Shaw

“…They all demonstrate a selective toxicity towards motor neurons and in some cases features of the pathology seen in the human disease. …”
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Drug utilization pattern among type II diabetic patients in Palestine by Murad Abualhasan, Mai Awad, Waleed Sweileh

“…Methods A cross-sectional survey was conducted among 400 randomly selected patients with T2DM attending diabetic clinics in the northern and central regions of the West Bank, Palestine. …”
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Analysis of Asymmetric Structures with Triple Modal Reservation by S. R. Morozov, T. R. Gazizov

“…A mirror-symmetrical four-wire transmission line with edge and broad-side couplings was selected as the initial triple MR design.Results. No asymmetric sets of parameters that would attenuate the interference pulse of more symmetric sets (1 and 2) were found for all possible failure scenarios. …”
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VARIATION OF THE EXTERIOR IN THE BULGARIAN SCREW-HORNED LONGHAIRED GOAT FROM TWO DISTRIBUTION AREAS by A. Vuchkov

“…Initial monitoring of the population shows some variation in the exterior signs of specimens in the two native distribution areas. …”
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Progression of keratoconus in the contralateral eye following acute corneal hydrops: A retrospective study. by James Steven Lewis, Charles N J McGhee, Jay Meyer

“…Nearly half of the eyes with progression had a thinnest corneal thickness of ≥400μm, making them eligible for CXL at initial presentation. However, 36% of these eligible eyes dropped below this threshold over the follow-up period, underscoring the importance of timely intervention to preserve treatment options. …”
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