A Review of Ranking Models in Data Envelopment Analysis by F. Hosseinzadeh Lotfi, G. R. Jahanshahloo, M. Khodabakhshi, M. Rostamy-Malkhlifeh, Z. Moghaddas, M. Vaez-Ghasemi

“…The fourth group involves methods based on benchmarking, which adopts the idea of being a useful target for the inefficient units. …”
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A Social Media Dataset and H-GNN-Based Contrastive Learning Scheme for Multimodal Sentiment Analysis by Jiao Peng, Yue He, Yongjuan Chang, Yanyan Lu, Pengfei Zhang, Zhonghong Ou, Qingzhi Yu

“…Previous studies usually adopt schemes like meta-learning or multi-layer structures. …”
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Occupational therapy in overweight and obesity care: Australian perspectives from a mixed methods study by Kieva Richards, Olivia Beattie, Danielle Hitch, Genevieve Pepin

“…Occupational therapists offer a unique perspective on this issue, yet their practice is seldom described in the literature.Aim To explore how Australian occupational therapists use their occupational perspective when working with people who are obese or overweight.Methods A qualitative dominant crossover mixed methods approach was adopted. Eleven semi-structured interviews with occupational therapists were conducted and analysed. …”
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A Reference Architecture for Data-Driven Intelligent Public Transportation Systems by Franca Rocco Di Torrepadula, Sergio Di Martino, Nicola Mazzocca, Paolo Sannino

“…Among them, Intelligent Public Transportation Systems (IPTS) aim to effectively exploit public transit resources. Still, adopting an IPTS is non-trivial. Off-the-shelf IPTS are often tied to specific technologies and, thus, not easy to integrate within existing software ecosystems. …”
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Effect of Fluid Shear Stress on Portal Vein Remodeling in a Rat Model of Portal Hypertension by Bin Wen, Jian Liang, Xin Deng, Ran Chen, Peichun Peng

“…Biomechanical technology was adopted to determine the dynamic changes of haemodynamic indices and fluid shear stress. …”
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Reprogramming of Melanoma Tumor-Infiltrating Lymphocytes to Induced Pluripotent Stem Cells by Hidehito Saito, Keisuke Okita, Noemi Fusaki, Michael S. Sabel, Alfred E. Chang, Fumito Ito

“…Tumor-infiltrating lymphocytes (TILs) that express programmed cell death protein-1 (PD-1) are tumor-reactive T cells, and adoptive cell therapy with autologous TILs has been found to achieve durable complete response in selected patients with metastatic melanoma. …”
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Coping strategies of fathers and siblings of children with cancer: a literature review by Teresa Rea, Vincenza Sansone, Andrea Zibaldo, Anna Bellingrath, Assunta Guillari

“…Studies satisfying the following criteria were included: (a) primary studies conducted in the last 10 years, (b) published in English or Italian, (c) focusing on coping strategies adopted at diagnosis and during therapy by fathers and siblings of children with cancer.Results The results were collected in three main categories looking at the problem from the parents’, the siblings’ and eventually the whole family’s points of view. …”
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Traffic-related air pollutants (TRAP) in relation to respiratory symptoms among security guards by Muniandy Pravin, Abdul Aziz Nurhanim, Zainal Abidin Nur Balqishanis, Mohd Jamil Putri Anis, Ahnan Karthiga

“…The study utilized environmental monitoring to assess the concentration of TRAP PM2.5 and a questionnaire adopted from the American Thoracic Society Division of Lung Diseases questionnaire (ATS-DLD-78A) was administered to eligible respondents to observe symptoms of cough, phlegm, wheezing, and shortness of breath. …”
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Land Subsidence in the Yangtze River Delta, China Explored Using InSAR Technique From 2019 to 2021 by Hongbo Jiang, Guangcai Feng, Yuexin Wang, Zhiqiang Xiong, Hesheng Chen, Ning Li, Zeng Lin

“…To overcome these challenges, we adopted the multitemporal InSAR technique, integrating a frame data parallel processing strategy and an overall adjustment correction method, to obtain the temporal deformation sequences of the entire Yangtze River Delta (YRD) region in China from January 2019 to December 2021. …”
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Research on Envelope Profile of Lithium Niobate on Insulator Stepped-Mode Spot Size Converter by Jianfeng Bao, Dengcai Yang, Zhiyu Chen, Jingyuan Zhang, Feng Yang

“…Ultimately, a stepped SSC with a COS-shaped envelope curve was adopted. When this stepped SSC is coupled to single-mode fiber with a mode-field diameter of 9.8 μm, the coupling efficiency of the TE mode was 95.35% at the wavelength of 1550 nm.…”
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Clonal Heterogeneity in the Neuronal and Glial Differentiation of Dental Pulp Stem/Progenitor Cells by Fraser I. Young, Vsevolod Telezhkin, Sarah J. Youde, Martin S. Langley, Maria Stack, Paul J. Kemp, Rachel J. Waddington, Alastair J. Sloan, Bing Song

“…Similarly, only high nestin-expressing clones demonstrated the ability to adopt Olig1, Olig2, and MBP-positive immature oligodendrocyte-like phenotype. …”
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Advances in Agronomic Management of Indian Mustard (Brassica juncea (L.) Czernj. Cosson): An Overview by Kapila Shekhawat, S. S. Rathore, O. P. Premi, B. K. Kandpal, J. S. Chauhan

“…Therefore site-specific nutrient management through soil-test recommendation based should be adopted to improve upon the existing yield levels obtained at farmers field. …”
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Strategies for improving the competitiveness of agricultural products and China's trade policy in the world market by Mahammad Aliyev, Mushfig Guliyev, Ulmas Abdullaev, Lamiya Huseynova, Gulnara Azizova

“…In addition, 60% of the companies were able to successfully enter new international markets by improving product quality and adopting modern technologies. An important aspect of the study was the identification of trade barriers, such as complex certification procedures and strict sanitary requirements, which make it difficult to access international markets. …”
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Using Inertial Measurement Units and Machine Learning to Classify Body Positions of Adults in a Hospital Bed by Eliza Becker, Siavash Khaksar, Harry Booker, Kylie Hill, Yifei Ren, Tele Tan, Carol Watson, Ethan Wordsworth, Meg Harrold

“…The participants attended a data collection session in a simulated hospital bedspace and were asked to adopt nine positions. Movement data were captured using five IMU Xsens DOTs attached to the forehead, wrists and ankles. …”
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Sustainability and lives of coffee farmers in Magetan Regency, East Java, Indonesia by Rahayu Endang Siti, Widadie Fanny, Irianto Heru, Handayani Sugiharti Mulya, Setyowati, Sundari Mei Tri

“…Sustainability efforts include protecting the environment through the use of manure, planting shade trees, and adopting conservation-oriented coffee cultivation practices.…”
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Caregiver’s Opinions on the Design of the Screens of a Future Gamified Mobile Application for Self-Management of Type 1 Diabetes in Children in Saudi Arabia by Demah M. Alsalman, Zahra Bu Ali, Zainab Alnosaier, Norah Alotaibi, Turki M. Alanzi

“…The key features of the screens were caring for a character; using a challenging friend; inclusion of points, level, and leaderboard as rewarding principles; use of reminders and notifications for doctor’s appointments, insulin injection times, blood glucose readings; and tips for improving medication adherence, increasing blood glucose readings, supporting physical activities, and adopting healthy eating habits. It can be concluded that the practical implementation of the screens in a future mobile application can motivate children with type 1 diabetes to improve eating habits, physical exercise, and cognitive, emotional, and social behaviors to maintain a stable state of health. …”
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Talent identification and development in judo: A systematic review by Aline Aparecida de Souza Ribeiro, Francisco Zacaron Werneck, João Guilherme Vieira, Leandro Sant’Ana, Kathryn Johnston, Joseph Baker, Jeferson Macedo Vianna

“…Future research should adopt multidimensional and longitudinal approaches that integrate existing findings about the maturational, psychological and environmental aspects of judo for tracking the most talented judo athletes, especially in female samples. …”
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Typhoon Cloud System Identification and Forecasting Using the Feng-Yun 4A/Advanced Geosynchronous Radiation Imager Based on an Improved Fuzzy Clustering and Optical Flow Method by Gen Wang, Dongyong Wang, Wei Han, Jian Yin

“…This study adopted an improved fuzzy clustering and optical flow method for the multiscale identification and forecasting of a cloud system based on the cloud images from a 10.8-micron infrared channel of the Advanced Geosynchronous Radiation Imager. …”
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Effectiveness of a Nurse-Managed Protocol to Prevent Hypoglycemia in Hospitalized Patients with Diabetes by Giuseppe Marelli, Fausto Avanzini, Giuseppe Iacuitti, Enrico Planca, Ilaria Frigerio, Giovanna Busi, Liliana Carlino, Laura Cortesi, Maria Carla Roncaglioni, Emma Riva

“…In 350 consecutive diabetic in-patients the incidence of hypoglycemia (blood glucose < 70 mg/dL) during subcutaneous insulin treatment was assessed before (phase A) and after (phase B) the protocol was adopted to permit (1) the patient to opt for substitutive food to integrate incomplete carbohydrate intake in the meal; (2) in case of lack of appetite or repeatedly partial intake of the planned food, prandial insulin administered at the end of the meal to be related to the actual amount of carbohydrates eaten; (3) intravenous infusion of glucose during prolonged fasting. …”
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Design and Evaluation of a Leader–Follower Isomorphic Vascular Interventional Surgical Robot by Pengfei Chen, Yutang Wang, Dapeng Tian

“…It can further achieve collaborative operation. This control system adopts a four-channel scheme based on acceleration and can achieve approximately ideal transparency. …”
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