Daily Treatment Monitoring for Patients Receiving Home-Based Peritoneal Dialysis and Prediction of Heart Failure Risk: mHealth Tool Development and Modeling Study by Jia Wu, Youjia Zeng, Jun Yang, Yutong Yao, Xiuling Xu, Gaofeng Song, Wuyong Yi, Taifen Wang, Yihou Zheng, Zhongwei Jia, Xiangyu Yan

“… BackgroundPeritoneal dialysis is one of the major renal replacement modalities for patients with end-stage renal disease. …”
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Valorization of Residual Silica from the Aqueous-Phase Silicate Conversion of Microsilica as Sustainable Reinforcing Fillers in Rubber Composites by Hai Wang, Gang Hu, Linwei Yan, Xia Hou, Junfeng Gao, Guoyun Zhao, Lei Wang, Ruilong Zhao, Yifan Zhang

“…The methodology is readily scalable for the cement, plastic, and coating sectors, with particular relevance to tire tread formulations requiring abrasion resistance–cost efficiency trade-off optimization.…”
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Are cities navigating towards low carbon? A comparative view of China and globe by Hongyu Zhang, Shiyong Qiu, Jiaying Lin, Bo Li, Chen Liang, Yuan Wang, Zefeng Qi, Hongqiang Jiang, Dong Cao, Daizong Liu

“…While industrial cities face challenges in achieving low-carbon production and consumption, which need enhancing production efficiency, seeking non-fossil fuel replacement, and promoting circular economy in industries. …”
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UGA Read-Through Artifacts—When Popular Gene Expression Systems Need a pATCH by Gavin MacBeath, Peter Kast

“…pET and similar vectors are widely used for efficient gene expression in Escherichia coli and subsequent protein purification, often by means of a C-terminal histidine (His) tag. …”
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Algal and Vegetable Oils as Sustainable Fish Oil Substitutes in Rainbow Trout Diets: An Approach to Reduce Contaminant Exposure by Amélie Bélanger-Lamonde, Pallab K. Sarker, Pierre Ayotte, Janice L. Bailey, Dominique P. Bureau, P. Yvan Chouinard, Éric Dewailly, Alain Leblanc, Jean-Philippe Weber, Grant W. Vandenberg

“…Thus, this study revealed that replacing 75% of total fish oil in rainbow trout feed by CO and COS, combined with a 25 DP/DE ratio, with a washout period seems to be the most efficient approach in terms of maximizing the total FO replacement and contribute to reducing POPs exposure.…”
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Synergetically integrated vertical farms by Tess Blom

“…The observed increase in greenhouse gas emissions should be weighed against the potential benefits vertical farms bring to cities, including enhanced food security, self-sufficiency, replacement of fossil-based heating systems, efficient land use, and the flexibility offered to the electricity grid by attuning the LED lighting according to the availability of energy, reflected in the electricity prices. …”
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Predicting Insemination Outcome in Holstein Dairy Cattle using Deep Learning by Mohammad Alishahi, Mahdi Ravakhah

“…In terms of record-keeping and efficient data management, the agricultural enterprise utilizes the Modiran Farmer software. …”
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Modelling and Analysis on Biomechanical Dynamic Characteristics of Knee Flexion Movement under Squatting by Jianping Wang, Kun Tao, Huanyi Li, Chengtao Wang

“…The results showed that the established dynamic FE models of knee are capable of predicting kinematics and the contact stresses during flexion, and could be an efficient tool for the analysis of total knee replacement (TKR) and knee prosthesis design.…”
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Enhancing beam structural damage detection using spectral moment values and spectral moment cumulative function models by Thanh Q Nguyen, Thuy T Nguyen, Phuoc T Nguyen

“…Moreover, spectral moment value analysis supports the evaluation of structural reliability based on load bearing capacity and resistance to damage, aiding in decision-making processes regarding the repair, improvement, or replacement of the structure. The methodology used in this research provides a cost-effective and efficient approach to the evaluation and identification of structural damage, with potential applications in various engineering fields.…”
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Use of Wavelet and Bootstrap Methods in Streamflow Prediction by Adnan Bashir, Muhammad Ahmed Shehzad, Aamna Khan, Ayesha Niaz, Muhammad Nabeel Asghar, Ramy Aldallal, Mutua Kilai

“…Bootstrap is a nonparametric method for removing uncertainty that uses an intensive resampling methodology with replacement. The authors analyzed the results of the studied models with different statistical metrics, and it has been observed that the wavelet bootstrap quadratic response surface model provides the most efficient results.…”
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DEVELOPMENT OF ALGORITHMS FOR UPDATING THE ROLLING-STOCK IN A SMALL CITY (USING THE PASSENGER MOTOR TRANSPORT ENTERPRISE (PMTE) AS AN EXAMPLE) by Ch. Shavyraa, S. Balzanay

“…The conducted comparison shows that leasing is the most efficient process than credit.…”
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Today’s Mechanisms of Financing the 4th Energy-Transition by E. V. Altukhova

“…It is connected with active realization of the 4th energy-transition strategy based on replacement of one power sources by others that are more efficient and ecologically clean. …”
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Investigation on optimization of centrifugal fan impeller based on the blade angle distribution law by Shen Chun-feng, Zhang Zi-chao, Xie Fang-wei, Fang Shu-peng, Liu Fei

“…Centrifugal fans are widely used in various industries. When the efficiency of the centrifugal fan is low, it is often desired to improve its efficiency by replacing the impeller and keeping other components unchanged. …”
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Comparative assessment of Al2O3, CuO, and Al2O3-CuO Co-doping on the structural, optical, thermal, mechanical, and gamma-ray shielding properties of Bi2O3-B2O3-K2O glass system by Abely E. Mwakuna, C. Laxmikanth, K. Samatha, R.K.N.R. Manepalli

“…This difference arises from the replacement of boron by aluminium ions in BBK3, which enhances oxygen ion packing, whereas the presence of copper ions in BBK2 reduces the OPD. …”
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Islamic Banking in Global Economic Context (Critical Studies of Operational System and Performance of Islamic Banking) by Jamal Abdul Aziz

“…Such Islamization are limited to the marginal, artificial, and formal-institutional aspects, such as the replacement of technical terms in the banking world with a term derived from the <em>fiqh al-mu’âmalah</em>, the abolition of interest, and the rejection of unlawful business practices. …”
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Preliminary study of rubber seed Hevea brasiliensis oil utilization for tilapia diet by Siti Komariyah, Muhammad Agus Suprayudi, Dedi Jusadi

“…The treatments were various additions of RBO to replace corn oil in the diet, which were 0%, 25%, 50%, 75%, and 100%. …”
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Biofuel production from palm oil deoxygenation using nickel-molybdenum on zirconia catalyst using glycerol as a hydrogen donor by Nitchakul Hongloi, Tawsif Rahman, Bijoy Biswas, Farshad Feyzbar-Khalkhali-Nejad, Chaiwat Prapainainar, Peerawat Wongsurakul, Pavlo Ivanchenko, Deb P. Jaisi, Emmanuel Aransiola, Lihua Zhang, Mohamed Ammar, Jonas Baltrusaitis, Paweena Prapainainar, Sushil Adhikari

“…Glycerol, a low-value byproduct, was used as a hydrogen donor, whereas nickel-molybdenum-supported catalysts were chosen for their high efficiency in deoxygenation and cost-effectiveness. …”
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Robot-assisted laparoscopic ureteropelvic junction plasty in children using the da Vinci Xi robotic system: a Russian first experience by V. V. Sizonov, A. G. Makarov, S. M. Pakus, D. G. Kvaratskhelia, E. V. Orlova, S. G. Piskunova, M. I. Kogan

“…This prior expertise facilitates the optimization of console time duration and enables the rapid attainment of the performance plateau, achieving optimal surgical efficiency in the shortest possible timeframe.…”
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МОДЕЛЬ ПРОГНОЗНОГО ОБЕСПЕЧЕНИЯ НАСЕЛЕНИЯ ОСНОВНЫМИ ВИДАМИ ПРОДОВОЛЬСТВИЯ В СООТВЕТСТВИИ С РАЦИОНАЛЬНЫМИ НОРМАМИ ЕГО ПОТРЕБЛЕНИЯ MODEL FOR PREDICTIVE PURPOSE OF POPULATION BY MAJOR...

“…Providing the population with affordable safe food is becoming increasingly important due to the growing population of the planet, the aggravation of socio-economic relations between states, the increase in the number of environmental problems and the replacement of natural organic food with snacks, products containing artificial components and GMOs, and functional foods.The article discusses the planning of measures taken by the regional authorities to provide the population with basic types of food, the calculation of the needs of which is compiled in accordance with rational norms for the consumption of food products that meet modern requirements for healthy nutrition.On the basis of linear programming, a model of predictive provision of the population with basic types of food products for the period 2018-2020 was compiled. …”
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Clinical Significance of Lung Microbiota and Experience of the Inhaled Antibacterial Therapy in Children of the Omsk Cystic Fibrosis Center (Сase Series) by Elena B. Pavlinova, Aleksandra G. Mingairova, Tat’yana I. Safonova, Irina A. Kirshina, Zul’fiya A. Zakirova, Tat’yana Yu. Korneeva, Anna A. Shevlyakova, Tat’yana Ya. Lapunova, Ol’ga P. Arkhipova, Natal’ya Yu. Vlasenko, Natal’ya A. Polyanskaya, Ol’ga A. Savchenko, Veniamin I. Demchenko

“…The comparative evaluation of two drugs inhaled tobramycin Bramitob and Tobramycin-Gobbi efficiency was performed. Results. An association of microorganisms was identified from the majority of bacterial cultures of cystic fibrosis patients’ sputum (66.7%). …”
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