The effect of vitamin D on cognitive functions in young female patients: a prospective controlled study using the Montreal Cognitive Assessment by Ozlem Balbaloglu, Nermin Tanık

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METHODOLOGY AND RESULTS OF MOBILE OBJECT PURSUIT PROBLEM SOLUTION WITH TWO-STAGE DYNAMIC SYSTEM by M. A. Kiselev

“…Based on the obtained results a deduction is drawn pertaining to the efficiency of the offered method and its possible utilization in au- tomated control of an unmanned fighting aerial vehicle as well as organizing group interaction during CRACM.…”
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How much does malaria vector control quality matter: the epidemiological impact of holed nets and inadequate indoor residual spraying. by Andrea M Rehman, Mike Coleman, Christopher Schwabe, Giovanna Baltazar, Abrahan Matias, Irina Roncon Gomes, Lee Yellott, Cynthia Aragon, Gloria Nseng Nchama, Themba Mzilahowa, Mark Rowland, Immo Kleinschmidt

“…<h4>Background</h4>Insecticide treated nets (ITN) and indoor residual spraying (IRS) are the two pillars of malaria vector control in Africa, but both interventions are beset by quality and coverage concerns. …”
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A randomised controlled trial of cognitive-behavioural therapy for women with problematic menopausal hot flushes: MENOS 2 trial protocol by Beverley Ayers, Eleanor Mann, Myra S Hunter

“…Previous exploratory work suggests that cognitive–behavioural therapy (CBT) is acceptable and effective for women with HF/NS during natural menopause and following breast-cancer treatment. This randomised controlled trial compares the effectiveness of Group CBT and Guided Self-Help CBT with no treatment control in reducing HF/NS Problem Rating and Frequency at post-treatment (main outcome) and at 6 months postrandomisation.Methods and analysis 120 women, with 10 or more HF/NS a week for a month, are recruited from GP surgeries and the local community of South London. …”

Some Properties for Adjustable Entropy Function Method and Its Application to Power Systems Dynamic Economic Dispatch with Wind Integrated by Yaming Ren

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Assessing water filtration and safe storage in households with young children of HIV-positive mothers: a randomized, controlled trial in Zambia. by Rachel Peletz, Martin Simunyama, Kelvin Sarenje, Kathy Baisley, Suzanne Filteau, Paul Kelly, Thomas Clasen

“…This population may particularly benefit from an intervention to improve water quality in the home.<h4>Methods and findings</h4>We conducted a 12-month randomized, controlled field trial in Zambia among 120 households with children <2 years (100 with HIV-positive mothers and 20 with HIV-negative mothers to reduce stigma of participation) to assess a high-performance water filter and jerry cans for safe storage. …”
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Design of a parallel Helmholtz resonator structure as a hazardous greenhouse gases sensor using the transfer matrix method by Ilyas Antraoui, Ahlem Guesmi, Mohamed El Malki, Naoufel Ben Hamadi, Wesam Abd El-Fattah, Ali Khettabi, Zaky A. Zaky

“…Analytical modeling using the transfer matrix method and Sylvester’s theorem reveals that altering the geometry of an air-filled unit cell enables precise control over low-frequency acoustic wave filtering. …”
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Effectiveness of progesterone supplementation in women presenting low progesterone levels on the day of frozen embryo transfer: a randomised controlled trial by Quang Thanh Le, Thi Minh Chau Le, Khue Tu Duong, Quoc Anh Nguyen, Phuc Thinh Ong, Thi Hong Nhung Nguyen, Thi Cam Thu Thai, Matheus Roque, Carlo Alviggi

“…This single-centre, longitudinal, randomised, interventional controlled study aims to compare the rate of ongoing pregnancy between two groups of women with progesterone level below 10 ng/mL on the day of frozen embryo transfer: the study group using 800 mg vaginal micronised progesterone supplemented with 50 mg intramuscular progesterone per day and the control group using only 800 mg vaginal micronised progesterone.Methods and analysis We enrol patients who are undergoing frozen embryo transfers with blastocyst-stage or cleavage-stage embryos and who satisfy the inclusion and exclusion criteria. …”
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Technology-enabled CONTACT tracing in care homes in the COVID-19 pandemic: the CONTACT non-randomised mixed-methods feasibility study by Carl A Thompson, Thomas A Willis, Amanda Farrin, Adam Gordon, Amrit Daffu-O’Reilly, Catherine Noakes, Kishwer Khaliq, Andrew Kemp, Tom Hall, Chris Bojke, Karen Spilsbury

“…Infection prevention and control decisions were critical to protect these vulnerable residents. …”
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Comparison of efficacy of treatments for early syphilis: A systematic review and network meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials and observational studies. by Hong-Ye Liu, Yan Han, Xiang-Sheng Chen, Li Bai, Shu-Ping Guo, Li Li, Peng Wu, Yue-Ping Yin

“…This study aimed to assess the efficacy of ceftriaxone and doxycycline/tetracycline in treating early syphilis relative to that of penicillin, and thereby to determine which antibiotic is a better replacement for penicillin.<h4>Method</h4>By searching literature from PubMed, Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials, Embase, the Web of Science, and ClinicalTrials.gov and systematically screening relevant studies, eligible randomized controlled trials (RCTs) and observational studies on treatments with penicillin, doxycycline/tetracycline, and ceftriaxone for early syphilis were identified and combined in this systematic review. …”
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New solutions against the dengue global threat: opportunities for Wolbachia interventions by Gabriela Paz-Bailey, Daniel B. Jernigan, Kayla Laserson, Emily Zielinski-Gutierrez, Lyle Petersen

“…Reliance on traditional vector control methods, such as insecticides and “clean up” source reduction efforts for reducing mosquito breeding sites, has proven increasingly ineffective and costly in the battle against dengue. …”
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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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Different combinations of pheromone trap, dispenser and chemical treatments for controlling the mango fruit fly, Bactrocera zonata Saunders (Diptera: Tephritidae) by Musa Sadeghi, Majeed Askari seyahooei, Majid Fallahzadeh, Abdolnabi Bagheri, Ali Ameri Seyahooei, Mina Khademipour, Seyed-Saeed Modarresi-Najafabadi

“…Using pheromone traps is one of the standard methods to control the mango fruit fly, Bactrocera zonata (Saunders) (Diptera: Tephritidae). …”
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The usage of beneficial insects as a biological control measure in large-scale farming - a case study review on Trichogramma spp. by Aleksandar IVEZIĆ, Branislav TRUDIĆ, Gordon DRAŠKIĆ

“…One of the most important components of IPM are biological control measures with augmentative release of commercially available species of the genus Trichogramma Westwood, 1833 (Hymentoptera: Trichogrammatidae) as potentially successful and environmentally friendly methods. …”
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Current Control of Electrolytic Capacitor-Less Variable Frequency Drive System for Synchronous Reluctance Motors Based on Power Balancing and Compensation by Weican Yan, Wenqi Lu, Ze Jiang, Yu Zhao, Weikang Wang, Yun-Chong Wang

“…However, recently, with the development and application of synchronous reluctance motors to replace permanent magnet synchronous motors, the existing methods have problems such as id = 0 control unsuitable for synchronous reluctance motors, low power factor on the input side, and poor motor running performance and other problems. …”
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Microscopically controlled surgery with three-dimensional histology, tumescent local anesthesia and intracutaneous sutures for high tension in the treatment of skin cancer by H. Breuninger, I. A. Belova

“…The study objective is to describe the available techniques of microscopically controlled surgery for skin cancer with histological control of tumor resection margins (three-dimensional (3D) histology). …”
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Did dingo control cause the elimination of kowaris through mesopredator release effects? A response to Wallach and O'Neill (2009) by B. L. Allen

“…As such, the study contributes little insight into the effect of dingo control on kowaris. The study sites, methods, and results presented in Wallach & O'Neill (2009) have also been used elsewhere (Wallach et al., 2009a, 2009b, 2010), and these criticisms equally apply to those reports, and others similar to them. …”
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A class of fractional order neural network systems with sector dead zones for synchronization by JIANG Wenfang;LIU Heng

“…Simulation examples are provided,with graphical depictions of the master-slave neural network system and error system illustrating the method′ s performance.…”
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Prevention of post-operative nausea and vomiting with honey as a pre-operative oral carbohydrate: A randomised controlled pilot trial by Oya Gumuskaya, Ikbal Cavdar, Cigdem Beyoglu

“…Methods: Adult elective laparoscopic cholecystectomy and thyroidectomy patients having two or more risk factors for PONV were allocated into intervention and control groups by simple randomisation. …”
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Research on a novel adaptive sliding mode observer sensorless control for dual three-phase permanent magnet synchronous motors by Wenyu Bai, Junyang Cai, Yun Kuang, Yawen Wang, Xia Hua, Zhimin Ma

“…To mitigate the problems of signal distortion and high-frequency chattering in dual three-phase permanent magnet synchronous motor (DTP-PMSM) caused by conventional sliding mode observers (SMO) and low-pass filters (LPF), this study introduces an innovative sensorless control algorithm based on a novel adaptive SMO (NASMO). …”
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