Fast Task Scheduling With Model Predictive Control Integrating a Priority-Based Heuristic by Francesco Liberati, Manuel Donsante, Chiara Maria Francesca Cirino, Andrea Tortorelli

“…., one which minimizes the total completion time (the makespan), while satisfying all the applicable constraints. In addition, the algorithm shall provide in real time an update of the planning, in case some unforeseen events require a re-scheduling of the activities. …”
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Amputations of Lower Limb in Subjects with Diabetes Mellitus: Reasons and 30-Day Mortality by Magdalena Walicka, Marta Raczyńska, Karolina Marcinkowska, Iga Lisicka, Arthur Czaicki, Waldemar Wierzba, Edward Franek

“…Amputations in patients with diabetes accounted for a majority of all amputations; the mean percentage of amputations in patients with diabetes was 68.6% of all amputations (from 61.1% in 2010 to 71.4% in 2019, p for trend<0.0000001). …”
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Association Between Cardiometabolic Comorbidity Burden and Outcomes in Heart Failure by Carine E. Hamo, Xiyue Li, Chiadi E. Ndumele, Amrita Mukhopadhyay, Samrachana Adhikari, Saul Blecker

“…Conclusions Greater cardiometabolic comorbidity burden was associated with increased risk of all‐cause hospitalization in HF. This reinforces the role for targeting severely uncontrolled cardiometabolic comorbidities to reduce morbidity in HF.…”
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A Comparative Cross-Sectional Study of Coagulation Profiles and Platelet Parameters of Schistosoma mansoni-Infected Adults at Haik Primary Hospital, Northeast Ethiopia by Habtye Bisetegn, Daniel Getacher Feleke, Hussen Ebrahim, Melkam Tesfaye, Alemu Gedefie, Yonas Erkihun

“…Schistosoma mansoni is an intravascular parasite that interacts with all components of the host blood. Nearly, 10% of S. mansoni-infected patients progress to severe hepatosplenic Schistosomiasis is characterized by periportal fibrosis, obstruction of intrahepatic veins, presinusoidal portal hypertension, and splenomegaly. …”
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Valuable agronomic traits of chufa (<i>Cyperus esculentus</i> L.) accessions from the VIR collection: methods of preparing nodules for long-term storage by N. G. Kon’kova, G. F. Safina

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Comparative, cross-sectional study of the format, content and timing of medication safety letters issued in Canada, the USA and the UK by Jeremy M Grimshaw, Margaret C Watson, Lise M Bjerre, Matthew Hogel, Cody D Black, Simon Parlow, David de Launay, Donald R Mattison

“…Format, content and timing of each medication safety letter were assessed using an abstraction tool comprising 21 characteristics deemed relevant by consensus of the research team.Main outcome measures Main outcome measures included, first, characteristics (format and content) of medication safety letters and second, overlap of subject and release date across countries.Results Of 330 medication safety letters identified, 227 dealt with unique issues relating to medications available in all three countries. Of these 227 letters, 21 (9%) medication problems were the subject of letters released in all three countries; 40 (18%) in two countries and 166 (73%) in only one country. …”
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Influence of Treadmill Speed and Perturbation Intensity on Selection of Balancing Strategies during Slow Walking Perturbed in the Frontal Plane by Zlatko Matjačić, Matjaž Zadravec, Andrej Olenšek

“…Responses after inward perturbations were similar at all tested speeds and consistently employed stepping strategy that was further facilitated by a shortened stance. …”
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Clinical characteristics and removal of broken burs retained in the lower jaw by Xin Xing, Chao Gong, Zhi-Yi Ye, Kun Lv, Zhi Li

“…The localization of the broken burs in types 2 and 3 was based on the preoperative radiographs, and the removal of the broken burs in the two types was mainly dependent on the surgeons’ experience. All the broken burs were successfully removed, and all patients displayed uneventful healing. …”
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Comparative assessment of plasticity, stability and homeostasis based on ‘1000 grain weight’ in winter rye cultivars developed at VIR by N. I. Aniskov, I. V. Safonova

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Design, synthesis and biological evaluation of buthutin derivatives as cardioprotective agents by Yuan Liu, Fa-Qi Wang, Xin-Hao Hua, Shu-Han Yang, Li-Ning Wang, Yun-Sheng Xu, Chen-Yue Shao, Xiang-Bo Gou, Yu-Ming Liu

“…Meanwhile, compounds 9k, 9m, and 9o showed the significant NHE-1 inhibitory activities on H9c2 cardiomyocyte, all with a dpHi/min value less than 0.23. What is more, compounds 9k, 9m, 9o and buthutin A all exhibited the specificity on NHE-1 inhibition. …”
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Genetic diversity assessment in pea cultivars and lines using the SSR analysis by K. P. Gainullina, B. R. Kuluev, F. A. Davletov

“…Pea is the main leguminous crop in the Republic of Bashkortostan and widespread all over the world. The key role in the breeding of new pea cultivars is played by source material representing the phenotypic and genotypic diversity of Pisum sativum L., searched for in plant genetic resources collections. …”
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Thermal limits to stoloniferous leaves and root growth in Paspalum notatum, a south American native grass by Áurea Rodrigues Cordeiro, Alexandre Aparecido Duarte, Ana Paula de Faria, José Pires de Lemos Filho, Marcel Giovanni Costa França

“…Stolon fragments showed leaf growth in all temperatures, except at 15 °C. The thermal range limits were 14.3 °C as base temperature and 39.2°C as ceiling temperature. …”
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Prognostic Factors of Liposarcoma in Head and Neck by Shuo DING, Zhigang HUANG, Jugao FANG, Yang ZHANG, Lizhen HOU, Wei GUO, Gaofei YIN, Qi ZHONG

“…All patients were monitored during follow-up, and their prognoses were analyzed using SPSS software. …”
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Reliability of nociceptive monitors vs. standard practice during general anesthesia: a prospective observational study by Daniel Widarsson Norbeck, Sophie Lindgren, Axel Wolf, Pether Jildenstål

“…NOL and SCA demonstrated higher responsiveness than HR for all events except for skin incision. The comparison of the values above and below the threshold for each nociceptive stimulus showed significance for all measurements using the SCA and NOL. …”
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Analysis of Climate Variability and Trends for Climate-Resilient Maize Farming System in Major Agroecology Zones of Ethiopia by Abebe Zeleke, Kindie Tesfaye, Tilahun Tadesse, Teferi Alem, Dereje Ademe, Enyew Adgo

“…Maize is one of the most important cereal food crops, and it can be grown all year in various agroecological zones. However, its vegetative growth and yield are susceptible to rainfall and temperature variability. …”
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Candidate genes for productivity identified by genome-wide association study with indicators of class in the Russian meat merino sheep breed by A. Y. Krivoruchko, O. A. Yatsyk, E. Y. Safaryan

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Problems and prospects of grapevine genetic resources preservation at “Magarach” Institute by A. A. Polulyakh, V. A. Volynkin, V. V. Likhovsko

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The Association of Weight Status with Physical Fitness among Chinese Children by Xianwen Shang, Ailing Liu, Yanping Li, Xiaoqi Hu, Lin Du, Jun Ma, Guifa Xu, Ying Li, Hongwei Guo, Guansheng Ma

“…Boys performed better than girls, and the older children performed better than their younger counterparts for all physical fitness tests. No significant difference in all three physical fitness tests were found between children with underweight and with normal weight, and they both performed better than their counterparts with overweight and obese in all three physical fitness tests. …”
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Self-reported illnesses in Thatta: Evidence from a rural and underdeveloped district in Sindh province, Pakistan. by Muhammad Ashar Malik, Rahat Batool, Muhammad Ahmed, Imran Naeem Abbasi, Zafar Ahmed Fatmi, Sarah Saleem, Sameen Siddiqui

“…Prevalence was estimated for all SRIs categorized into six major and 16 minor illnesses. …”
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Complex Monitoring of Biochemical and Radionuclide Parameters in Patients with Metastatic Renal Cell Carcinoma during Immunotherapy by M. S. Sayapina, S. G. Averinova, T. V. Zacharova, A. V. Kashkadaeva, S. V. Shiryaev, M. V. Poluectova, O. A. Vorob’eva

“…At baseline and 2 months after, all patients underwent blood chemistry, urinalysis, Rehberg test, and ELISA to determine serum levels of IL-17A, TGF-β, and erythropoietin. …”
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