Better before–better after: efficacy of prehabilitation for older patients with osteoarthritis awaiting total hip replacement—a study protocol for a randomised controlled trial in... by May Arna Risberg, Are Hugo Pripp, Astrid Bergland, Odd-Einar Svinøy, Gunvor Hilde

“…The primary objective of this study is to assess the effect of a tailored prehabilitation programme of older patients awaiting primary surgery for total hip replacement on physical function measured by walking speed within 1 week after intervention as well as 6 weeks and 3 months after TJA surgery.Methods and analysis This is a single-blinded randomised controlled trial. …”
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Effect of a smart ring-assisted physiotherapeutic intervention on the postoperative outcomes 12 months after a total knee replacement (SmarTKRing): protocol for a randomised contro... by Ville Mattila, Antti Eskelinen, Aleksi Reito, Joni Hautala, Laura Koriseva

“…The primary aim of this trial is to evaluate the effectiveness of a smart ring-assisted physiotherapeutic intervention in improving outcomes, as measured by the Oxford Knee Score (OKS), 12 months after a TKR.Methods and analysis We are conducting this randomised controlled trial at Coxa Hospital for Joint Replacement in Finland, where participants are randomly assigned to either an intervention with smart ring-supported physiotherapeutic intervention or a usual care control group in a 1:1 ratio in patients undergoing TKR surgery. …”
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Impact of increasing post-filter ionised calcium target on regional citrate anticoagulation efficacy in ICU continuous renal replacement therapy: the non-inferiority randomised con... by Mona Assefi, Jean-Michel Constantin, Elodie Baron, Noemie Clavieras, Rayan Braik, Arthur James, Florian Blanchard

“…We hypothesise that a higher post-filter iCa target (0.35–0.45 mmol/L) can provide comparable circuit patency while potentially reducing adverse effects associated with citrate administration.Methods and analysis This multicentre randomised controlled non-inferiority trial will compare a low post-filter iCa target (0.25–0.35 mmol/L) with a higher post-filter iCa target (0.35–0.45 mmol/L) in patients undergoing RCA-CRRT in the intensive care unit. …”
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Can a Mixture of Farnesene Isomers Avert the Infestation of Aphids in Sugar Beet Crops? by Denise Kuhn, Nils Nägele, Till Tolasch, Georg Petschenka, Johannes L. M. Steidle

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Analysis of inpatient costs in patients with knee osteoarthritis treated by implantation of total condylar knee endoprosthesis by Pejčić Ana, Radunović Aleksandar, Vulović Maja

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Public Attitudes Towards Free-Ranging Dogs (Canis familiaris) and Management Methods in Qazvin Province, Iran by Ehsan Moqanaki, Navid Gholikhani, Atie Taktehrani

“…The most effective methods to minimize the impact of free-ranging dogs that would be well-accepted by the public are improving waste management and constantly reducing the dog population size through removing individuals without owners from the population by non-lethal methods, including sterilization and transfer to dog shelters. …”
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INTELLIGENCE BASED ON OPEN SOURCES AND ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE IN PUBLIC FINANCIAL CONTROL PRACTICE by Andrii Khmelkov

“…According to the conclusion in the applied plane: efforts to develop a scenario for the participation (use) of AI in the audit process as a type of control method are not appropriate, because such a type of control method will not have its own objective to control either the subject or the object of control, as other types of audit have it. …”
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Evaluation of the Stability of Performance of the Analytical Test Method Used for Determination of Anticomplementary Activity of Human Immunoglobulin Preparations by O. G. Kornilova, E. A. Khusnatdinova, E. S. Konovalova, R. A. Volkova

“…In order to standardise the quality control method used for determination of antiсomplementary activity it is advisable to use a reference standard which demonstrates whether obtained results comply with the acceptance criteria, and helps to assess the stability of analytical performance. …”
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Nonlinear Vibration Analysis of Turbocharger Rotor Supported on Rolling Bearing by Modified Incremental Harmonic Balance Method by Tangwei Li, Hulun Guo, Zhenyu Cheng, Rixiu Men, Jun Li, Yushu Chen

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Novel Bounds for Incremental Hessian Estimation With Application to Zeroth-Order Federated Learning by Alessio Maritan, Luca Schenato, Subhrakanti Dey

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Simplified methods for SERT occupancy estimation measured with [11C]DASB PET bolus plus infusion by Magdalena Ponce de León, Matej Murgaš, Leo R Silberbauer, Marcus Hacker, Gregor Gryglewski, Andreas Hahn, Rupert Lanzenberger

“…Method 2 replaced the post-dose placebo equilibrium period with the pre-dose citalopram equilibrium period. …”
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Effects of Current Commutation Methods on SiC MOSFET and Si IGBT Based 4-Quadrant Switches by Nishant Anurag, Shabari Nath

“…This research systematically investigates these challenges through analysis, simulation, and experimental validation in a controlled FPGA based test environment. The study focuses on selecting an optimal commutation method, analysing the impact of 2-step and 4-step switching on transition times and ON state voltage drops, and evaluating the maximum switching frequency and efficiency of converters utilizing SiC MOSFET based 4-quadrant switches. …”
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Integrating testing and modeling methods to examine the feasibility of blended waste materials for the compressive strength of rubberized mortar by Amin Muhammad Nasir, Nassar Roz-Ud-Din, Khan Kaffayatullah, Ul Arifeen Siyab, Khan Mubasher, Qadir Muhammad Tahir

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Multi-Objective Optimization of Steel Slag–Ceramsite Foam Concrete via Integrated Orthogonal Experimentation and Multivariate Analytics: A Synergistic Approach Combining Range–Vari... by Alipujiang Jierula, Haodong Li, Tae-Min Oh, Xiaolong Li, Jin Wu, Shiyi Zhao, Yang Chen

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Decarbonation Effects of Mainstream Dual-Fuel Power Schemes Focus on IMO Mandatory Regulation and LCA Method by Zhanwei Wang, Shidong Fan, Zhiqiang Han

“…Low-carbon fuels may persist for decades and have become a key transitional phase in replacing marine fuels. A more comprehensive methodology for evaluating the carbon emission levels of marine fuels was explored, and the carbon emissions and environmental impacts of a 150,000-ton shuttle tanker under 19 dual-fuel power scenarios were evaluated using the Energy Efficiency Design Index (EEDI) and life cycle assessment (LCA) method. …”
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SMS text message-delivered pain self-management intervention for patients undergoing total knee replacement surgery: protocol for a randomised controlled type 1 hybrid effectivenes... by Rachelle Buchbinder, Paul Glare, Claire Ashton-James, Ali Gholamrezaei, David Liew, Amy Gray McNeilage, Andrew Hardidge, Elizabeth Walkley, Charlotte Heldreich

“…The current protocol describes a trial designed to evaluate the effectiveness and implementation of an SMS text message-delivered intervention designed to support patients’ engagement with pain self-management strategies and improve clinical pain outcomes after total knee replacement surgery.Methods and analysis A hybrid, type 1 effectiveness-implementation trial will be conducted at a private hospital in Australia. …”
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Outlier-tolerant relative positioning method based on multi-source information fusion for unmanned aerial vehicles by He Song, Yang Bi, Shaolin Hu, Yilei Chen

“…Abstract Relative positioning is a key technology that needs to be addressed for unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) to achieve flight mission involving autonomous aerial refueling, cluster formation and cooperative control. To address the shortcomings of the least squares (LS)-based multi-source information fusion method, such as poor outlier-tolerance, the idea of outlier-tolerance is used to improve the LS method. …”
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Rectal versus vaginal progesterone administration for luteal phase support in the hormone replacement therapy frozen embryo transfer (HRT-FET) cycle: protocol for a non-inferiority... by Peter Humaidan, Birgit Alsbjerg

“…The reason for comparing the two routes of administration is that rectal administration has been suggested to be more patient friendly.Methods and analysis This study is a randomised controlled trial comparing the ongoing pregnancy rate (OPR) at week 12 in HRT-FET cycles after rectal administered progesterone as the only administered progesterone compared with a vaginal luteal phase support regimen. …”
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Hand–Eye Separation-Based First-Frame Positioning and Follower Tracking Method for Perforating Robotic Arm by Handuo Zhang, Jun Guo, Chunyan Xu, Bin Zhang

“…Additionally, the computational complexity of high-precision detection models limits deployment on resource-constrained edge devices, such as industrial controllers. To address these challenges, this paper proposes a dual-arm tunnel drilling robot system with hand–eye separation, utilizing the first-frame localization and follower tracking method. …”
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Effect of replacement of oats with dried sugar beet pulp on digestibility in horses by Emel Gürbüz, Behiç Coşkun

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