EVALUATION OF THE IMPACT OF DRUG THERAPY FOR OBESITY ON THE CLINICAL MANIFESTATIONS OF KNEE OSTEOARTHRITIS IN OVERWEIGHT WOMEN by E. A. Strebkova, I. V. Solovyeva, E. P. Sharapova, A. M. Mkrtumyan, L. I. Alekseeva, E. L. Nasonov

“…The tolerability of Orlistat was good; only two patients reported diarrhea due to dietary errors (fat intake), which required no drug discontinuation.Conclusion. …”
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GNSS time series analysis of the crustal movement network of China: Detecting the optimal order of the polynomial term and its effect on the deterministic model by Shuguang Wu, Hua Ouyang, Houpu Li, Zhao Li, Haiyang Li, Yuefan He

“…If there are not enough parameters assumed, modeling errors will occur and adversely affect the analysis results. …”
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Analysis of the implementation effect of the operating room nursing safety management model based on Heinrich’s law by Yanru Wu, Mengmin Jing, Haiqin Yang, Juan Liu, Tiantian Zhang, Hui Zhu, Yajuan Yang, Chunyan Gao

“…Conclusion The Heinrich’s law-based model effectively enhances perioperative safety by reducing errors, improving nursing competency, and increasing patient satisfaction. …”
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GRU-LSTM model based on the SSA for short-term traffic flow prediction by Changxi Ma, Xiaoyu Huang, Yongpeng Zhao, Tao Wang, Bo Du

“…Compared with the baselines, the proposed model results in reductions in the root mean square error (RMSE) of 4.632%–45.206%, the mean absolute error (MAE) of 2.608%–53.327%, the mean absolute percentage error (MAPE) of 1.324%–13.723%, and an increase in R2 of 0.5%–17.5%. …”
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A Novel Method of Parameter Identification for Lithium-Ion Batteries Based on Elite Opposition-Based Learning Snake Optimization by Wuke Li, Ying Xiong, Shiqi Zhang, Xi Fan, Rui Wang, Patrick Wong

“…The experimental results demonstrate that EOLSO significantly outperforms the SO, achieving reductions of 43.83% in the Sum of Squares Error (SSE), 30.73% in the Mean Absolute Error (MAE), and 25.05% in the Root Mean Square Error (RMSE). …”
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Research on Path-Following Technology of a Single-Outboard-Motor Unmanned Surface Vehicle Based on Deep Reinforcement Learning and Model Predictive Control Algorithm by Bin Cui, Yuanming Chen, Xiaobin Hong, Hao Luo, Guanqiao Chen

“…The results indicate that for straight path tracking, the DDPG-MPC algorithm achieves 37% and 21% reductions in the average cross error and heading angle error, respectively, compared to the ALOS-PID algorithm. …”
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Elastodynamic modeling and analysis of a 4SRRR overconstrained parallel robot by B. Wang, Y. Zhao, C. Yang, X. Hu, Y. Zhao

“…Further increasing the number of rod divisions results in diminishing reductions in the error.</p>…”
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Design and Analysis of a Sowing Depth Detection and Control Device for a Wheat Row Planter Based on Fuzzy PID and Multi-Sensor Fusion by Yueyue Li, Bing Qi, Encai Bao, Zhong Tang, Yi Lian, Meiyan Sun

“…Experimental results demonstrate that under representative test conditions, the system achieves excellent sowing depth control performance; average error reductions of 10.7%, 22.9%, and 9.6% were observed when using fuzzy PID control versus no control. …”
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A phase I/II trial evaluating the safety of increased-dose S- 1 with oxaliplatin and nivolumab in HER2-negative advanced gastric cancer by Keisuke Baba, Nobumi Suzuki, Chiyo K. Imamura, Eisuke Booka, Masashi Takeuchi, Daisuke Takahari, Takeshi Kawakami, Hirofumi Kawakubo, Chiyoe Kitagawa, Yoshiyasu Kono, Keiji Ogura, Yosuke Kito, Kei Saito, Shinzo Yamamoto, Hiroya Takeuchi, Toshihiro Kudo, Takuya Tsunoda, Takuro Mizukami, Toshifumi Yamaguchi, Hirokazu Shoji, Kanako Saito, Kenro Tanoue, Eishi Baba, Kengo Nagashima, Narikazu Boku

“…The primary endpoint is the incidence of dose-limiting toxicity in six patients in the phase I part and the proportion of patients requiring S-1 dose reduction in a total of 20 patients, expecting 30% and rejecting 50% with an alpha error of 0.1 and beta error of 0.2. …”
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Periodformer: An Energy Consumption Prediction Model Based on Decomposition of Time Series by CHEN Bowen, DENG Jian, ZHU Qianliu

“…Experimental results showed that Periodformer achieved reductions in both Mean Absolute Error (MAE) and Mean Squared Error (MSE) of 5.56% and 11.85%, respectively, compared to the existing Transformer model, while exhibiting strong robustness against data noise.…”
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GRU–Transformer Hybrid Model for GNSS/INS Integration in Orchard Environments by Peng Gao, Jinzhen Fang, Junlin He, Shuang Ma, Guanghua Wen, Zhen Li

“…Compared with the conventional ES-EKF, the proposed method achieves reductions in position root mean square error (PRMSE) of 48.74% (East), 41.94% (North), and 61.59% (Up), and reductions in velocity root mean square error (VRMSE) of 71.5% (East), 39.31% (North), and 56.48% (Up) in the East–North–Up (ENU) coordinate frame. …”
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Reducing Greenhouse Gas Emissions and Modifying Nitrous Oxide Delivery at Stanford: Observational, Pilot Intervention Study by Eric P Kraybill, David Chen, Saadat Khan, Praveen Kalra

“…Building on previous findings, Stanford Health Care’s (SHC’s) N2O emissions were analyzed at 2 campuses and targeted for waste reduction as a precursor to system-wide reductions. …”
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Root-Zone Salinity in Irrigated Arid Farmland: Revealing Driving Mechanisms of Dynamic Changes in China’s Manas River Basin over 20 Years by Guang Yang, Xuejin Qiao, Qiang Zuo, Jianchu Shi, Xun Wu, Alon Ben-Gal

“…The approach demonstrated high predictive accuracy (<i>R</i>² = 0.96 ± 0.01, root mean squared error <i>RMSE</i> = 0.19 ± 0.03 g kg⁻¹, maximum absolute error <i>MAE</i> = 0.14 ± 0.02 g kg⁻¹) in evaluating <i>SSC</i> drivers. …”
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Impact of microbiological molecular methodologies on adaptive sampling using nanopore sequencing in metagenomic studies by Josephine Herbert, Stanley Thompson, Angela H. Beckett, Samuel C. Robson

“…We next compared the quality and accuracy of metagenomic analyses for two nanopore-based ligation chemistry kits with differing levels of base-calling error; the older and more error-prone (~ 97% accuracy) LSK109 chemistry, and newer more accurate (~ 99% accuracy) LSK112 Q20 + chemistry. …”
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Assessment of an intervention to optimise antenatal management of women admitted with preterm labour and intact membranes using amniocentesis-based predictive risk models: study pr... by Maria Goya, Carmen Garrido, Anna Peguero, Francesc Figueras, Eduard Gratacos, Cristina Paules, Eva Meler, Teresa Cobo, Victoria Aldecoa, Jose Luis Bartha, Fernando Bugatto, María Paz Carrillo-Badillo, Carmina Comas, Vicente Diago-Almeda, Silvia Ferrero, Ignacio Herraiz, Laia Martí-Malgosa, Anna Olivella, Àngels Vives, Montse Palacio, David Boada, Sara Ruiz-Martínez, Alberto Galindo, Laura Forcén, Patricia M Brañas, Itziar Garcia, Mirea Vargas, Alicia Martínez-Varea, Laia PratCorona, Marcos Cuerva, Tamara Illescas, Miguel Angel López-Guerrero, MºCarmen Facio, Carmen Medina, Cecilia Vilalain González

“…A cost analysis will be undertaken. To observe a reduction from 90% to 70% in corticosteroid doses, a reduction in 1 day of hospital stay (SD of 2) and a reduction from 24% to 12% of clinical chorioamnionitis, a total of 340 eligible patients randomised 1 to 1 to each study arm is required (power of 80%, with type I error α=0.05 and two-sided test, considering a dropout rate of 20%). …”
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On path length, beam divergence, and retroreflector array size in open-path FTIR spectroscopy by C. E. N. Power, C. E. N. Power, A. Wiacek, A. Wiacek

“…Where systematic fitting errors in interfering species (e.g., water) are significant, a longer path may not be optimal for a given target gas, leading instead to biased retrievals; moreover, at very long optical path lengths the signal-to-noise ratio decreases with increasing water vapour due to broadband mid-IR spectrum signal reduction in water-saturated regions. …”
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Development and validation of scales measuring self-efficacy and behavioral capability in managing common medical emergencies in dental clinics by Yasmine N. Alawaji, Hussam M. Alqahtani, Abdulmohsen Alfadley, Aram Alshehri, Ali Aboalela, Sahr H. Altuwaijri, Farraj Albalawi, Sara A. Kalagi, Abdulrhman Alghamdi, Abdullah Alshibani, Meshal Alharbi, Meshary Binhotan, Nesrin A. Alharthy

“…The final models of both scales had adequate goodness of fit as indicated by the indices including standardized root mean squared residual < 0.08, root mean squared error of approximation (RMSEA) < 0.08, and upper bound of RMSEA 90% confidence interval < 0.10. …”
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Optimized formulas of the gravitational field of a vertical cylindrical prism by Xiao-Le Deng, Nico Sneeuw, Dimitrios Tsoulis

“…Numerical results reveal that when the computation point’s vertical distance changes, the relative and absolute errors are symmetric with respect to the center vertical distance of the cylindrical shell. …”
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Assessment of Inter-modality Spatial Alignment Accuracy in Hybrid Single Photon Emission Computed Tomography in Patients with Hand and Wrist Pain by Cheng Xie, Gopinath Gnanasegaran, Hosahalli Mohan, Lefteris Livieratos

“…The aim of the present study was to evaluate the hardware-based registration accuracy of multislice SPECT/CT of the hand and wrist and to determine the effect of misalignment errors on diagnostic accuracy. A total of 55 patients who had multislice SPECT/CT of the hand and wrist between July 2008 and January 2010 were included. …”
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Solar radiation estimation in West Africa: impact of dust conditions during the 2021 dry season by L. Clauzel, S. Anquetin, C. Lavaysse, G. Bergametti, C. Bouet, C. Bouet, G. Siour, R. Lapere, B. Marticorena, J. Thomas

“…Results show that considering desert dust reduces estimation errors in global horizontal irradiance (GHI) by about 75 %. …”
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