Optimizing Testimonials for Behavior Change in a Digital Intervention for Binge Eating: Human-Centered Design Study by Isabel R Rooper, Adrian Ortega, Thomas A Massion, Tanvi Lakhtakia, Macarena Kruger, Leah M Parsons, Lindsay D Lipman, Chidiebere Azubuike, Emily Tack, Katrina T Obleada, Andrea K Graham

“…Likewise, users’ divided preferences for testimonial messaging (ie, “big picture” vs “how-to”) suggest that optimal messaging may differ by user. To improve the credibility of testimonials, which some participants distrusted, interventions could invite current users to submit testimonials for future integration in the intervention. …”
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Preliminary Study on Optimizing the Operation Mode of the Three Gorges Reservoir to Reduce Riverbed Scouring Downstream of the Dam by YUAN Yuan, WANG Xiang, FENG Zhi-zhou, HUANG Ren-yong, GUO Xiao, WANG Min

“…[Methods] Based on the statistical analysis of measured data, the response mechanisms of erosion and deposition in the downstream river channel were analyzed. …”
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Clinical and psychological aspects of pregnancy and features of the course of labor in women with different types of psychological component of gestational dominant by V. M. Astakhov, O. V. Batsylieva, I. V. Puz

“…Materials and methods. The study involved 126 pregnant women. At the first stage of the study (27–28 weeks’ gestation), a clinical and psychological study was conducted using specially selected psychodiagnostic methods and techniques. …”
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Physicochemical Characterisation and Potential Uses of Oils From the Entrails of Nile Tilapia From Different Farming Sites in Ghana by Ekow Quansar, Marcel Tunkumgnen Bayor, Janet Anchirinah, Stephen Yao Gbedema, Frederick William Akuffo Owusu, Desmond Asamoah Bruce Otu, Prince George Jnr Acquah, Kawsar Adam Baninie

“…The aim of this study was to evaluate the physiochemical properties and potential applications of oils derived from the entrails of Nile tilapia obtained from four different farming sites in Ghana. The tilapia fish oil (TFO) was extracted by the wet rendering method. …”
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Efficacy of different types of transcranial magnetic stimulation on post-stroke aphasia patients: a network meta-analysis by Pei Li, Renyan Xiao, Meng Gong, Peng Jia, Song Jin

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Research on Quantitative Evaluation Methods and Influencing Factors of Natural Gas Reservoir Development by Haitao Li, Guo Yu, Yanru Chen, Dongming Zhang

“…Current methods of evaluating the effects of gas reservoir exploitation primarily focus on evaluating production statistics of a well or field, and they often have a certain subjectivity. …”
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Inference and Optimal Design on Partially Accelerated Life Tests for the Power Half-Logistic Distribution Under Adaptive Type II Progressive Censoring by Hanan Haj Ahmad, Mahmoud M. El-Awady

“…Bayesian estimates are also obtained using Lindley’s approximation and the Markov Chain Monte Carlo (MCMC) method under different loss functions. Additionally, D- and A-optimality criteria are applied to determine the optimal stress-changing time. …”
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SDGTrack: A Multi-Target Tracking Method for Pigs in Multiple Farming Scenarios by Tao Liu, Dengfei Jie, Junwei Zhuang, Dehui Zhang, Jincheng He

“…To enhance the model’s generalization in diverse tracking scenarios, we have innovatively proposed the SDGTrack method. This method improves tracking performance across various farming environments by enhancing the model’s adaptability to different domains and integrating an optimized tracking strategy, significantly increasing the generalization of group pig tracking technology across different scenarios. …”
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Optimization of Dual-energy Spectral Lower-extremity Computed Tomography Venography Scanning Protocol: Phantom Study by Shigeng WANG, Renwang PU, Yijun LIU, Xin FANG, Wei WEI, Beibei LI

“…Methods: Test plugs were placed in the cavities of an energy CT quality-control phantom to simulate clinical scenarios. …”
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IMPROVEMENT OF CALCULATION METHODS OF HEAT INPUT THROUGH TRANSLUCENT STRUCTURES AND RECOMMENDATIONS FOR THEIR REDUCTION by L. V. Boroukhova, A. S. Shybeka

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From archival research to the digitization of existing architectural heritage: methods and processes compared by Chiara Vernizzi, Virginia Droghetti

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Catalyst-Driven Improvements in Conventional Methods for Imine-Linked Covalent Organic Frameworks by Maziar Jafari, Zhiyuan Peng, Ali Samie, Faezeh Taghavi, Amir Khojastehnezhad, Mohamed Siaj

“…This article elucidates the key differences between these methodologies and examines the impact of reduced reaction times and milder conditions on the crystallinity and porosity of COFs. …”
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Effects of Optimized Fertilization and Organic Fertilizer Subsitution Technology on the Growth and Soil Fertility of Chinese Flowering Cabbage by Lan WEI, Zehuang WANG, Weisheng CHEN, Lianxi HUANG, Lihua TIAN, Zhongzhen LIU, Dongtian LAO, Qing HUANG

“…Field plot tests were conducted and seven treatments were set: the control (CK), customary fertilization (T1), optimized fertilization (T2), optimized fertilization + 15% organic fertilizer replacing N (T3), optimized fertilization + 30% organic fertilizer replacing N (T4), optimized fertilization + 15% biochar-based organic fertilizer replacing N (T5), and optimized fertilization + 30% biochar-based organic fertilizer replacing N (T6). …”
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Finding Pareto trade-offs in fair and accurate detection of toxic speech by Soumyajit Gupta, Venelin Kovatchev, Anubrata Das, Maria De-Arteaga, Matthew Lease

“…In addition, competing objectives (e.g., accuracy vs. fairness) often require making trade-offs based on stakeholder preferences, but stakeholders may not know their preferences before seeing system performance under different trade-off settings. Method. We formulate the GAP loss, a differentiable version of a fairness measure, Accuracy Parity, to provide balanced accuracy across binary demographic groups. …”
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Analysis of Ecological Flow Threshold in Channel of the Tabu River Basin Based on Improved Intra-annual Distribution Method by QI Qingqing, FAN Panpan, ZHANG Zezhong, YIN Hang, ZHANG Weijie

“…On this basis, the calculation process of this method was optimized to deal with the defect that the traditional intra-annual distribution method ignores the differences in ecological water demand in different hydrological periods. …”
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Effects of Adding Different Functional Components on Batter Characteristics and Oil Penetration of Deep-fried Coated Eggplant Slices by Juyang ZHAO, Ting WANG, Pengyu WANG, Jing LIU, Feiran YANG, Xuexin YANG, Xuemei CAI

“…The control effect of nine functional components on oil penetration was observed by Sudan red staining method with the optimal additive amount: Soybean protein<whey protein<wheat protein, oat fiber<wheat fiber<soybean fiber, xanthan gum<guar gum<carragenan. …”
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Different Statistical Modeling to Predict Compressive Strength of High-Strength Concrete Modified with Palm Oil Fuel Ash by Soran Abdrahman Ahmad, Bilal Kamal Mohammed, Serwan Khwrshid Rafiq, Brwa Hama Saeed Hamah Ali, Kawa Omer Fqi

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Improved CAR internalization and recycling through transmembrane domain optimization reduces CAR-T cytokine release and exhaustion by Shufeng Xie, Shufeng Xie, Jinlan Long, Ruiheng Wang, Ruiheng Wang, Rufang Xiang, Rufang Xiang, Huajian Xian, Yixin Wang, Weiyu Dou, Wenjie Zhang, Dan Li, Ting Kang, Zhihong Chen, Zhihong Chen, Chunjun Zhao, Zhenshu Xu, Han Liu

“…In this study, we aim to enhance CAR-T cell function by focusing on the solely transmembrane domain design.MethodsUtilizing plasmid construction and lentivirus generation, we get two different transmembrane CAR-T cells [19CAR-T(1a) and 19CAR-T(8α)]. …”
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HPV genotypes in invasive cervical cancer: prevalence, risk attribution, and optimized vaccine strategies in western China by Yuling Kou, Yuling Kou, Xiao Tang, Xiao Tang, Dongni Liang, Dongni Liang, Chuan Xie, Chuan Xie, Jing Zeng, Jing Zeng, Meng Chen, Meng Chen, Wenjing Fu, Wenjing Fu, Zhonghua Li, Zhonghua Li, Qingfeng He, Tianming Liu, Tianming Liu, Mei Wang, Mei Wang, Wei Wang, Wei Wang, Cheng Wang, Cheng Wang

“…BackgroundUnderstanding the HPV genotype distribution in invasive cervical cancer (ICC) is essential for vaccine optimization. This study presents a comprehensive analysis of HPV genotypes in ICC tissues from patients in western China, with the aim of informing regional vaccine policy and prevention strategies.MethodsDNA was extracted from 1,908 paraffin-embedded ICC samples, and 23 HPV genotypes were detected via PCR and reverse dot hybridization gene chip assays. …”
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Optimal cascade 2DOF fractional order master-slave controller design for LFC of hybrid microgrid systems with EV charging technology by Amira Hassan, Mohamed M. Aly, Ali Selim, Ahmed Elmelegi, A.O. Aldhaibani, Emad A. Mohamed

“…Moreover, the employing of MPA optimizer is compared with the widely-used optimizers in the literature, including the MRFO, ABC, and PSO optimizers at the different objective functions of IAE, ISE, ITAE, and ITSE. …”
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