Calculation of the Effective Dielectric Constant and Capacitance of Slit and Plane-Parallel Capacitors with High Temperature Stability Characteristics Based on a Multilayer Ferroel... by I. G. Mironenko, S. S. Sokolov, M. E. Shevchenko, V. S. Severikov, Kong Che Fam, A. I. Protchenko, N. N. Sharova, A. P. Burovikhin, A. A. Ivanov

“…Creation of computational models of planar slit structures containing multilayer films with thickness-variable stoichiometric compositions of ferroelectric materials. …”
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Accelerating cell culture media development using Bayesian optimization-based iterative experimental design by Harini Narayanan, Joshua A. Hinckley, Rachel Barry, Brendan Dang, Lenna A. Wolffe, Adel Atari, Yuen-Yi Tseng, J. Christopher Love

“…First, we show that this approach yields new compositions of media with cytokine supplementation to maintain the viability and distribution of human peripheral blood mononuclear cells in the culture. …”
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Advanced lung cancer inflammation index is associated with mortality in critically ill patients with heart failure by Xiaoqian Sun, Xinyu Zhang, Rui Tang, Jiangyue Tian, Ying Li, Xiaoxia Hu, Ziru Sun, Anhu Wu, Jie Xiao, Mei Dong, Guihua Yao, Huixia Lu

“…Methods This retrospective study included 548 critically ill patients with HF from the MIMIC‐IV database. …”
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Formulation, in vitro characterization and optimization of taste-masked orally disintegrating co-trimoxazole tablet by direct compression. by Chernet Tafere, Zewdu Yilma, Solomon Abrha, Adane Yehualaw

“…<h4>Conclusion</h4>In this study, co-trimoxazole ODT was formulated successfully. Central composite design was effectively used to model and optimize friability, DT and WT. …”
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Parametric optimization of Archimedes screw turbine by response surface methodology and artificial neural networks by Vipin Uniyal, Ashish Karn, Varun Pratap Singh

“…Utilising response surface methodology (RSM) through a central composite design (CCD) and artificial neural networks (ANN), the research explores the predictive accuracy of these methods for optimal power generation. …”
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Assessment of Tunnel Explosion Mitigation Techniques for Fire Scenarios Involving Hydrogen Tank Rupture by Volodymyr Shentsov, Luisa Giuliani, Wenqian Liu, Frank Markert

“…This paper outlines how coupled computational fluid dynamics–finite element method (CFD–FEM) simulations can evaluate these mitigation methods, and we discuss design considerations (e.g., optimising barrier placement and tunnel geometry) for enhanced safety. …”
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Prognostic significance of eosinophil-to-platelet ratio and C-reactive protein in predicting adverse events during acute exacerbations of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: A c... by M Yogesh, D Kadalarasu, Naresh Makwana, Iva S. Chatterjee

“…Differences between groups were analysed using t-tests and regression modelling. Results EPR <0.755 and CRP ≥15.8 mg/dL were significant predictors of adverse events after adjustment, with EPR having an AUC of 0.79 and CRP an AUC of 0.68 for composite outcomes. …”
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Artificial Intelligence of Things in Hydrogen Sensing: Toward Optic and Intelligent System by Jianxiong Zhu, Yifan Zhan, Xijie Ni, Yuze Gao

“…Beyond optics, emerging models of next-generation composite multifunctional detection mechanisms provide operational advantages in hydrogen sensing, such as self-powering and long-range capabilities. …”
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Adjudicated morbidity and mortality outcomes by age among individuals with HIV infection on suppressive antiretroviral therapy. by Christopher J Miller, Jason V Baker, Alison M Bormann, Kristine M Erlandson, Katherine Huppler Hullsiek, Amy C Justice, Jacqueline Neuhaus, Roger Paredes, Kathy Petoumenos, Deborah Wentworth, Alan Winston, Julian Wolfson, James D Neaton, INSIGHT SMART Study Group, ESPRIT Study Group

“…Rates of serious non-AIDS which include cardiovascular disease, end-stage renal disease, decompensated liver disease, and non-AIDS cancer, and other serious (grade 4) adverse events were determined, overall and by age, over a median follow-up of 4.3 years for 3,570 participants with CD4+ cell count ≥300 cells/mm³ who were taking antiretroviral therapy and had an HIV RNA level ≤500 copies/mL. Cox models were used to examine the effect of age and other baseline factors on risk of a composite outcome of all-cause mortality, AIDS, or serious non-AIDS.…”
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3D-printed gallium-infused scaffolds for osteolysis intervention and bone regeneration by Hanrui Xi, Xihao Jiang, Shilang Xiong, Yinuo Zhang, Jingyu Zhou, Min Liu, Zhigang Zhou, Chengyu Zhang, Shiwei Liu, Zhisheng Long, Jianguo Zhou, Guowen Qian, Long Xiong

“…Subsequently, cranial defects were repaired in a rat model of osteoporosis to assess the therapeutic efficacy and biological safety of the optimal concentration of the Ga-MBG/TCP composite scaffold. …”
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Quality of care for acute ischemic stroke in China during the COVID-19 pandemic: a retrospective study using a National database by Ruize Guo, Jingkun Li, Mengyang Liu, Meina Liu

“…Multilevel Logistic regression and structural equation modeling assessed the impact of the 3 composite indicators on outcome (in-hospital mortality or 30-day readmission) during the pandemic. …”
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Unravelling the sorption mechanism of two organic dyes (Indigo Carmine and Orange II) onto Al-Fum MOF: Kinetic and isotherm scrutinization by Albert-Yannick-Steve Mbega, Cyrille Ghislain Fotsop, Donald Raoul Tchuifon Tchuifon, Paul Alain Nanssou Kouteu, Frank Dorinel Solefack Feudjio, Aurelien Bopda, Omirserik Baigenzhenov, Ahmad Hosseini-Bandegharaei

“…The results of this work show that the pseudo-second-order model better describes the adsorption process for both dyes. …”
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Penaeus vannamei Genetic Evaluation for Growth and Survival Traits During White Spot Syndrome Virus Infection Based on 55K SNP Chip by Yijing HE, Mianyu LIU, Sheng LUAN, Jie KONG, Xupeng LI, Baoxiang CAO, Kun LUO, Jian TAN, Jiawang CAO, Ping DAI, Guangfeng QIANG, Zhaoxin WANG, Juan SUI, Xianhong MENG

“…Accordingly, this method has been widely used in aquatic animals. Genomic breeding microarrays have also become an important genotyping tool in crop and livestock breeding due to their advantages of reproducibility, high accuracy, maneuverability, and low price.To assess the prospects for the application of breeding microarrays in the selection of new composite varieties for growth and WSSV resistance in the P. vannamei, this study used 59 lines of P. vannamei, totaling 1, 770 individuals, and tested for WSSV infection using an independently bred high resistance line of P. vannamei. …”
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Red cell distribution width-to-platelet ratio (RPR) as a predictor of prolonged stay at hospital for COVID-19 inpatients by Martha Fors, Santiago J. Ballaz

“…Aims/Background We looked at novel hematological composites like the neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio, platelet-to-lymphocyte ratio, monocyte-to-lymphocyte ratio, red cell distribution width-to-lymphocyte ratio, red cell distribution width-to-platelet ratio, leukocyte-to-C reactive protein ratio, and lymphocyte-to-C reactive protein ratio as explanatory variables for COVID-19 patients´ hospital length of stay (LoS).Methods The association of hematological indices with LoS was analyzed on 2930 COVID-19 patients using the univariate and multivariable Cox proportional hazards regression models with enter method. …”
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Outcomes of pregnancies with varying levels of nuchal translucency measurements: A population‐based retrospective study in Ontario, Canada by Kara Bellai‐Dussault, Shelley D. Dougan, Deshayne B. Fell, Carolina Lavin Venegas, Julian Little, Lynn Meng, Nan Okun, Mark Walker, Christine M. Armour, Beth K. Potter

“…This study aimed to investigate the association between nuchal translucency measurements and pregnancy outcome, specifically, a composite of pregnancy loss, termination, stillbirth, or neonatal death. …”
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Impact of blood pressure and medication adherence on clinical outcomes in patients with hypertension by Hyun-Jin Kim, Byung Sik Kim, Hasung Kim, Jungkuk Lee, Jeong-Hun Shin, Ki-Chul Sung

“…Cox proportional hazard models were used to estimate hazard ratios (HR) for composite outcomes.ResultsHigher SBP groups were associated with increased risk of composite outcomes compared to the 120–129 mmHg group (&lt;120 mmHg, HR 1.065; 130–139 mmHg, HR 1.056; 140–149 mmHg, HR 1.068; and ≥150 mmHg, HR 1.238). …”
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Hybrid cardiac rehabilitation trial (HYCARET): protocol of a randomised, multicentre, non-inferiority trial in South America by Sherry L Grace, Fernando Lanas, Pamela Serón, Maria J Oliveros, Gabriel N Marzuca-Nassr, Gladys Morales, Claudia Román, Sergio R Muñoz, Nicolás Saavedra

“…There is an urgent need to create more accessible CR delivery models to reach all patients in need. This trial aims to evaluate if the prevention of recurrent cardiovascular events is not inferior in a hybrid CR programme compared with a standard programme.Method and analysis A non-inferiority, pragmatic, multicentre, parallel (1:1), prospective, randomised and open with blinded endpoint assessment clinical trial will be conducted. 308 patients with coronary artery disease will be recruited consecutively. …”
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Metformin carbon dots-based osteogenic and protein delivery system to promote bone regeneration in periodontitis by Jingjing Wei, Kai Wang, Yongkai Li, Jiao Huang, Ping Deng, Xianbo Xia, Cong Yang, Ling Xu, Junji Xu

“…Furthermore, in vitro and in vivo studies demonstrated that the Gel/MCDs@IGF-1 composite hydrogel effectively recruited stem cells, exerted early anti-inflammatory effects, increased the osteogenesis of hPDLSCs under inflammatory conditions, and significantly promoted alveolar bone regeneration in a Sprague–Dawley (SD) rat model of periodontitis. …”
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Atomic Data for Astrophysically Important Spectral Lines of Singly Ionized Nitrogen by M. C. Li, W. Li

“…In this work, we present extended calculations for accurate energy levels, electric dipole radiative transition parameters, and lifetimes for the lowest 102 states of the 2 s ^2 2 p ^2 , 2 s 2 p ^3 , 2 s 2 p ^2 3 s , 2 s ^2 2 p { n _1 l , n _2 d , 4 f }( n _1 = 3–5, l = s , p , n _2 = 3, 4), and 2 p ^4 configurations of N ii within the framework of the fully relativistic multiconfiguration Dirac–Hartree–Fock and relativistic configuration interaction methods. These data are useful for modeling astrophysical spectra, for example, for nitrogen abundance determinations in early B-type stars, and for studying the compositions and plasma properties of H ii regions and planetary nebulae. …”
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Optimizing Flexor Digitorum Profundus Tendon Repair: A Narrative Review by Rishith R. Mereddy, Emily E. Zona, Camille J. LaLiberte, Aaron M. Dingle

“…Future research will focus on validating these findings in biological models, assessing tendon healing through imaging, and comparing the cost-effectiveness of biomaterial-enhanced repairs with traditional methods. …”
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