Effect of Various Thermal Processing Methods on the Sensory, Textural, and Physicochemical Characteristics of Foal Meat by Renata Stanisławczyk, Jagoda Żurek, Mariusz Rudy, Marian Gil, Anna Krajewska, Dariusz Dziki

“…Previous research on the impact of various heat treatment methods on meat has primarily focused on conventional meats from common livestock animals, with limited studies on the effects of different heat treatments on foal meat. …”
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LD-aminopterin in the canine homologue of human atopic dermatitis: a randomized, controlled trial reveals dosing factors affecting optimal therapy. by John A Zebala, Alan Mundell, Linda Messinger, Craig E Griffin, Aaron D Schuler, Stuart J Kahn

“…GS improved in all once-weekly cohorts, with 0.014 mg/kg being optimal and significant (43%, P<0.01). The majority of improvement was seen by 8 weeks. …”
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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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Characteristics and Quality of Life of Patients with COPD with Different Degrees of Exercise-Induced Desaturation on Six-minute Walk Test by Gao B, Wang S, Zhao L, Liao H, Qumu S, Wang P, Yang T, Jiang S

“…Beiyao Gao,1,&amp;ast; Siyuan Wang,1,&amp;ast; Li Zhao,2– 5,&amp;ast; Hongbin Liao,6 Shiwei Qumu,4,5,7 Peijian Wang,1 Ting Yang,4,5,7 Shan Jiang1 1Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, China-Japan Friendship Hospital, Beijing, People’s Republic of China; 2Department of Lung Transplantation, China-Japan Friendship Hospital, Beijing, People’s Republic of China; 3National Center for Respiratory Medicine, China-Japan Friendship Hospital, Beijing, People’s Republic of China; 4National Clinical Research Center for Respiratory Diseases, Beijing, People’s Republic of China; 5Institute of Respiratory Medicine, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Beijing, China; 6Department of Clinical Medicine, Peking University, Beijing, People’s Republic of China; 7Department of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, China-Japan Friendship Hospital, Beijing, People’s Republic of China&amp;ast;These authors contributed equally to this workCorrespondence: Shan Jiang, Email landjiang@126.com Ting Yang, Email zryyyangting@163.comObjective: To identify predictive factors for different exercise-induced desaturation (EID) severities and evaluate health-related quality of life six months later in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) patients.Methods: This retrospective study consecutively analyzed 116 COPD outpatients (male: 82.8% [96/116]; age: 63.48 ± 7.48 years; disease severity distribution: GOLD 1/2/3/4 = 55.8%/34.6%/7.7%/1.9%). …”
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Effectiveness of different physical activity programs in improving older adults’ physical capacities: a randomized controlled trial by Carolina A. Cabo, Carolina A. Cabo, Carolina A. Cabo, Carolina A. Cabo, Víctor Hernández-Beltrán, Orlando Fernandes, Orlando Fernandes, Cláudia Mendes, Cláudia Mendes, Cláudia Mendes, José M. Gamonales, José M. Gamonales, José M. Gamonales, Mário C. Espada, Mário C. Espada, Mário C. Espada, Mário C. Espada, Mário C. Espada, José A. Parraca, José A. Parraca

“…By comparing training modalities such as Pilates, Aqua Aerobic, and Sensorimotor training, the study evaluates their impact on key physical abilities to determine the optimal program for promoting functional independence and reducing injury risk in older people.MethodsThis study examined 153 participants, divided into a Control Group (N = 44), Sensorimotor Group (N = 46), Aqua Aerobic Group (N = 41), and Pilates Group (N = 22). …”
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Damage prediction of rear plate in Whipple shields based on machine learning method by Chenyang Wu, Xiangbiao Liao, Lvtan Chen, Xiaowei Chen

“…In this study, a machine learning (ML) method is developed to predict the damage distribution in the rear plate. …”
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An efficient method for predicting the morphology of proppant packs based on a surrogate model by Tao ZHANG, Hangyu ZHOU, Yifan ZHANG, Jianchun GUO, Haoran GOU, Tang TANG

“…Accurate prediction of the in-fracture proppant placement patterns can help optimize the fracturing design and improve fracturing efficiency. …”
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An Integrity Monitoring Method for Navigation Satellites Based on Multi-Source Observation Links by Jie Xin, Dongxia Wang, Kai Li

“…This study constructs multi-source observation links with satellite-to-ground, inter-satellite, and satellite-based observation data, proposes an integrity monitoring method with optimization of observation links, and verifies the performance of integrity monitoring with different observation links. …”
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Optimal doses of intranasal esketamine plus dexmedetomidine for sedating toddlers during transthoracic echocardiography: a prospective, double-blind, randomized trial by Dongjie Pei, Ting Xiao, Li Zeng, Siwei Wei, Lei Wang, Zhen Du, Shuangquan Qu

“…Introduction Esketamine has unique advantages in combination with dexmedetomidine for sedation in young children, owing to its sympathetic activity and mild respiratory depression. However, the optimal dose is yet to be determined. In this study, we compared the different doses of intranasal esketamine combined with dexmedetomidine for sedation during transthoracic echocardiography in toddlers.Patients and Methods A total of 121 eligible children aged 13 years, who were scheduled for transthoracic echocardiography were randomized into three groups. …”
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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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Genetic Diversity and Relationship Analysis of Different Local and International Cultivars and some Strawberry Clones (Fragaria× ananassa Duch) by Masume Abedi, Mehdi Hadadinejad, Kamran Ghasemi, Ghafar Kiani

“…Methods: The present study was carried out in Mazandaran Province, Sari City, from November 2020 to June 2021. …”
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Hyperspectral imaging for precision nitrogen management: A comparative exploration of two methodological approaches to estimate optimal nitrogen rate in processing tomato by Vito Aurelio Cerasola, Francesco Orsini, Giuseppina Pennisi, Gaia Moretti, Stefano Bona, Francesco Mirone, Jochem Verrelst, Katja Berger, Giorgio Gianquinto

“…The estimated biomass is used to derive the critical N uptake, and the optimal N rate is computed as the difference between the critical N uptake and the estimated actual N uptake. …”
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Optimal proprioceptive training combined with rehabilitation regimen for lower limb dysfunction in stroke patients: a systematic review and network meta-analysis by Kaiqi Zheng, Li Li, Yahui Zhou, Xiaokun Gong, Gangbin Zheng, Liang Guo

“…BackgroundThis study aims to evaluate the optimal rehabilitation regimen for lower limb dysfunction in stroke patients by analyzing the effects of proprioceptive training (PT) in combination with different rehabilitation interventions.MethodsRandomized controlled trials (RCTs) published up to April 23, 2024, were searched from PubMed, Embase, Cochrane Library, Web of Science, CNKI, Wanfang, VIP, and SinoMed. …”
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Uncertainty management in multiobjective electric vehicle integrated optimal power flow based hydrothermal scheduling of renewable power system for environmental sustainability by Susanta Dutta, Siddhartha Ghosh, Tushnik Sarkar, Provas Kumar Roy, Chandan Paul, Ruba Abu Khurma, Mohd Asif Shah, Saurav Mallik

“…This resulted in a reduction in AVD by 0.37% and VSI by 0.24%, demonstrating the superiority of the suggested method. Furthermore, it has been demonstrated that the computational efficiency in complex systems is 24% faster than that of conventional optimization methods.…”
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Influence of Continuous Rotation and Optimal Torque Reverse Kinematics on the Cyclic Fatigue Strength of Endodontic NiTi Clockwise Cutting Rotary Instruments by Jorge N. R. Martins, Emmanuel J. N. L. Silva, Duarte Marques, Marco A. Versiani

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Experimental Study on Stress Uniformity and Deformation Behavior of Coals with Different Length-to-Diameter Ratios under Dynamic Compression by Qiupeng Yuan, Guangxiang Xie, Lei Wang, Zhenhua Jiao, Peng Zou, Huaiqian Liu, Naseer Muhammad Khan

“…This study researched the stress uniformity and deformation behavior of coal samples with different L/D ratios during dynamic compression, defined the stress equilibrium coefficient ξ, proposed a new method for determining whether a sample meets the stress uniformity hypothesis, and obtained the critical L/D ratio of 0.6 and the optimal L/D ratio of 0.3 or 0.4 for coal samples to obtain the stress equilibrium. …”
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Effects of Different Inhibitors on the Corrosion Mitigation of Steel Rebar Immersed in NaCl-Contaminated Concrete Pore Solution by Sang-Ho Min, Han-Seung Lee, Jitendra Kumar Singh

“…Therefore, it needs a proper corrosion mitigation method. Various types of corrosion inhibitors are used to mitigate the corrosion of steel rebar in chloride-contaminated concrete; however, selecting the appropriate inhibitor and determining its optimal concentration remains a concern. …”
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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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PSA density as a predictor of long-term infectious complications during transurethral resection of the prostate: determining an optimal cut-off value by S. N. Ivanov, M. I. Kogan, Yu. L.  Naboka, V. L. Medvedev, G. A. Palaguta

“…To assess the prostate-specific antigen density (PSAd) as a predictor of long-term infectious complications after transurethral resection of the prostate and to determine the optimal cut-off value.Materials &amp; methods. This single-center study included 162 patients who underwent mono- and bipolar TURP between 2016 – 2023. …”
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