Increased Left Ventricular Stiffness Impairs Exercise Capacity in Patients with Heart Failure Symptoms Despite Normal Left Ventricular Ejection Fraction by David Sinning, Mario Kasner, Dirk Westermann, Karsten Schulze, Heinz-Peter Schultheiss, Carsten Tschöpe

“…Methods and Results. 27 HFNEF patients who showed LV diastolic dysfunction in pressure-volume (PV) loop analysis performed symptom-limited cardiopulmonary exercise testing (CPET) and were compared with 12 patients who did not show diastolic dysfunction in PV loop analysis. …”
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Design optimization platform for assistive wearable devices applied to a knee damper exoskeleton by Asghar Mahmoudi, Stephan Rinderknecht, Andre Seyfarth, Maziar A. Sharbafi

“…Designing optimal assistive wearable devices is a complex task, often addressed using human-in-the-loop optimization and biomechanical modeling approaches. …”
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Development and evaluation of a whole-chain management system for critical value reporting by Dongdong Wu, Feng Zhu, Yifan Sheng, Weiwei Zhang, Hanbo Le, Guoqiang Zhang, Lei Wang, Boer Yan

“…CV quality-related indicators were compared between the two groups, including the timely reporting rate, timely receiving rate, timely treatment rate, completeness of treatment records and closed-loop rate. Results Before system implementation, the timely treatment rate (93.17%), completeness of treatment records (78.16%), and closed-loop rate (88.05%) were lower than the timely reporting rate (94.54%). …”
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Combination of Evolutionary Algorithms and Direct Search Approaches for Improving the Dynamic Performance of Grid Connected Solar Power System by Amit Verma, Prabhakar Tiwari, Desh Deepak Sharma

“…The Grid Connected Photovoltaic System comprises two fundamental control loops: an external loop responsible for overseeing the DC link voltage, and an internal control loop that regulates the inverter current. …”
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A Novel Reverse Unidirectional Flushing (R-UDF) Method to Mobilize Iron Oxide Particles from PVC Pipes of a Full-Scale Laboratory System by Benjamin Anderson, Artur Sass Braga, Yves Filion, Sarah Jane Payne

“…The project utilized a full-scale PVC pipe loop laboratory system to successfully isolate direction as a particle mobilization factor. …”
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The homodimerization domain of the Stl repressor is crucial for efficient inhibition of mycobacterial dUTPase by Zoé S. Tóth, Ibolya Leveles, Kinga Nyíri, Gergely N. Nagy, Veronika Harmat, Thapakorn Jaroentomeechai, Oliver Ozohanics, Rebecca L. Miller, Marina Ballesteros Álvarez, Beáta G. Vértessy, András Benedek

“…We also investigated the role of a mycobacteria-specific loop in the Stl-interaction. Our results show that removal of this loop leads to a ten-fold increase in the apparent inhibition constant of Stl. …”
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Design and economic viability of a hybrid solar/gas pasteurization system for developing countries by Oumaima Guizani, Nabiha Naili, Bourhan Tashtoush, Sami Kooli

“…This system consists of a solar heating loop, a pasteurization loop, and a solar cooling loop utilizing an absorption chiller (heat pump). …”
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Is Simulation of Glued Contact Sufficient to Simulate Nonlinear Failure Behaviour in Dental Shear Bond Strength Tests? by Ahmed M. Ismail, Ahmed ElBanna, Tamer M. Nassef, Ludger Keilig, Christoph Bourauel

“…Four groups were established: macro shear wire loop (group 1), micro shear wire loop (group 2), macro shear chisel (group 3), and micro shear chisel (group 4). …”
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Biomechanical comparison of ultra‐high molecular weight polyethylene sutures of different thicknesses of the tensile strength for pullout repair of medial meniscal posterior root t... by Hibiki Kakiage, Mikiko Handa, Tsuneari Takahashi, Katsushi Takeshita, Hirotaka Chikuda

“…This study aimed to investigate the structural properties of the meniscus‐suture‐tibia (MST) complex after loop stitch using ultra‐high molecular weight polyethylene (UHMWPE) suture tape of different thicknesses. …”
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Asystole in an older patient with recurrent falls. Case report by William Fernando Bautista-Vargas

“…Consequently, this case report aims to describe its usefulness in this type of patients. …”
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Optimization of ANFIS-PID Performance in Bidirectional Buck-Boost DC-DC Converter by Nor Farisha Diana Binti Rosli, Wahyu Mulyo Utomo, Afarulrazi Abubakar, Suriana Salimin, Tharnisha Sithananthan

“…This paper aims to investigate the performance of a bidirectional DC-DC converter utilizing an ANFIS-PID controller in closed-loop mode. …”
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Multimodal Biometric Analysis: Exploring Lip Print, Fingerprint, and Blood Group Correlations in the Firozabad Populations by Shailja Singh, Kimee Hiuna Minj, Sana Jamal, Sameer Saharan, Priyakanksha Mishra, Pushplata Singh, Vaishali Sinha

“…Aim: This study aimed to establish a relationship between blood groups, fingerprint types, and lip prints that can be utilized to distinguish between genders when identifying a person. …”
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Heat storage for the coupling of Waste Heat Recovery and hydrogen production in a Solid-Oxide electrolyser by Fabiani Titouan, Tochon Patrice, Le Pierres Nolwenn, Dumoulin Pierre

“…An electric heater is also added to the oil loop, as a back-up. The entire thermal system is controlled by various pumps and valves located in the oil loop and at the level of the industrial exhaust. …”
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Co-consumption for plastics upcycling: A perspective by Michael Weldon, Sanniv Ganguly, Christian Euler

“…In this perspective paper, we review literature describing both plastic degradation and transformation of plastic monomers into value-added products by microbes. We aim to understand the current feasibility of combining these into a single, closed-loop process. …”
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PROGNOSTIC IMPACT OF COMMUNITY-ACQUIRED AND HOSPITAL-ACQUIRED HYPONATREMIA IN PATIENTS WITH DECOMPENSATED HEART FAILURE by D. Yu. Shchekochikhin, Ph. Yu. Kopylov, N. L. Kozlovskaya, A. L. Syrkin

“…Aim. To compare prognostic impact of community-acquired and hospital-acquired hyponatremia in hospitalized patients with decompensated heart failure Material and methods. …”
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Evaluation of Mental Foramen with Cone Beam Computed Tomography: A Systematic Review of Literature by Antoinette Pelé, Pierre-Alexandre Berry, Charles Evanno, Fabienne Jordana

“…Purpose. The aim of this systematic review is to assess whether the anatomy of mental foramen is precisely evaluable with cone beam computed tomography (CBCT) before implantation in humans. …”
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PRIMARY PREVENTION OF POSTOPERATIVE REFLUX DISEASE by V. L. Martynov, N. Yu. Orlinskaya, D. G. Kolchin, V. A. Kurilov, I. B. Kazantsev

“…It is possible to give the definition of such states “Iatrogenic Postoperative Reflux Disease”.The aim of this work was to develop and put into practice a “cap” on the afferent loop of the small intestine, do not migrate into the gut lumen, with an internal cavity drainage structures of the abdominal cavity and retroperitoneal space and to evaluate clinical outcomes. …”
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Pressure-strain product reflects left ventricular stroke work under a wide range of left ventricular assist device support levels by Kei Sato, Yuki Yoshida, Shohei Yokota, Hiroki Matsushita, Hidetaka Morita, Masafumi Fukumitsu, Takuya Nishikawa, Kazunori Uemura, Kazunori Uemura, Toru Kawada, Keita Saku, Keita Saku

“…Therefore, we propose a novel echocardiographic parameter named the pressure-strain product (PSP), the product of left ventricular (LV) pressure and LV myocardial strain, as this measurement can be calculated even under LV total support. This study aimed to investigate whether PSP was correlated with pressure-volume (PV) loop-based LVSW and myocardial oxygen consumption under LVAD support.MethodWe used 15 adult goats. …”
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EFFECT OF RITUXIMAB ON CARDIAC ELECTROPHYSIOLOGICAL PARAMETERS IN PATIENTS WITH RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS by L. I. Feiskhanova

“…In this connection, the treatment should be aimed not only at joint diseases, but should also prevent fatal heart failure. …”
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An Audit on Substance Misuse Screening and Documentation in Acute Inpatient General Psychiatry Ward by Ariana Axiaq, Ly Bui Dieu, Joseph Itimi

“…Aims: Scotland has the highest drug-related death rate in Europe, with 27.7 deaths per 100,000 people. …”
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