Fabrication of Closed Hollow Bulb Obturator Using Thermoplastic Resin Material by Bidhan Shrestha, E. Richard Hughes, Raj Kumar Singh, Pramita Suwal, Prakash Kumar Parajuli, Pragya Shrestha, Arati Sharma, Galav Adhikari

“…The thickness of hollow bulb can be controlled and light weight closed hollow bulb prosthesis can be fabricated. It also minimizes the disadvantages of closed hollow bulb obturator such as water leakage, bacterial infection, and discoloration.…”
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Lyophilized B. subtilis ZB183 Spores: 90-Day Repeat Dose Oral (Gavage) Toxicity Study in Wistar Rats by B. Appala Naidu, Kamala Kannan, D. P. Santhosh Kumar, John W. K. Oliver, Zachary D. Abbott

“…There were no test item-related changes observed in haematology, coagulation, urinalysis, thyroid hormonal analysis, terminal fasting body weights, organ weights, gross pathology and histopathology. A minimal increase in the plasma albumin level was observed at 1010 and 1011 CFU/kg/day doses without an increase in total protein in males or females and was considered a nonadverse effect. …”
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Smart manufacturing system with rework and partial outsourcing for battery industry by Ritu Arora, Divya Chauhan, Anubhav Pratap Singh, Anu Sayal

“…To tackle this issue, a study has been conducted to produce high-quality batteries and minimize waste generation. Computer-integrated technologies are utilized to ensure product authenticity. …”
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Cell Imaging by Spontaneous and Amplified Raman Spectroscopies by Giulia Rusciano, Gianluigi Zito, Giuseppe Pesce, Antonio Sasso

“…The high chemical specificity due to its fingerprinting character and the minimal requests for sample preparation have rendered it nowadays very popular in the analysis of biosystems for diagnostic purposes. …”
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Game Theoretic Request Scheduling with Queue Priority in Video Sensor Networks by Jia Zhao, Jianfeng Guan, Changqiao Xu, Wei Su

“…To achieve QoS of surveillance, previous request scheduling methods minimize the data transmission delay or blocking rate but no comprehensive way was studied in the literature. …”
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Everolimus in Heart Transplantation: An Update by Stephan W. Hirt, Christoph Bara, Markus J. Barten, Tobias Deuse, Andreas O. Doesch, Ingo Kaczmarek, Uwe Schulz, Jörg Stypmann, Assad Haneya, Hans B. Lehmkuhl

“…The most frequent reason for introducing everolimus in maintenance heart transplant patients is to support minimization or withdrawal of calcineurin inhibitor therapy, for example, due to impaired renal function or malignancy. …”
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Small Bowel Obstruction Secondary to a Metamucil Bezoar: Case Report and Review of the Literature by Sara Abou Azar, Mohammad Rachad Wehbe, Sarah Jamali, Ali Hallal

“…The patient’s history was remarkable for the daily ingestion of 1.5 teaspoons of Metamucil with minimal amount of water. Computed tomography scan demonstrated dilated small bowel loops and a transition zone at the level of the mid jejunum. …”
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Analysis of the representation of female athletes in sports media: a systematic literature review by AREF VAI, Caly Setiawan, Ngatman, ROLA ANGGA LARDIKA, Eddy Noviana, Jamaludin Yusuf, Sofyan Ardyanto, Mega Widya Putri, Wahyu Eko Widiyanto, Elsya Desviyanti

“…The results signified a need for changes in the media coverage of female sports, emphasizing the achievements and dedication as well as minimizing existing gender stereotypes. …”
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Optimization of Open Boundary Conditions in a 3D Internal Tidal Model with the Adjoint Method around Hawaii by Anzhou Cao, Haibo Chen, Jicai Zhang, Xianqing Lv

“…During the optimization, the steepest descent method is used to minimize cost function. The reasonability and feasibility of the model are tested by twin experiments (TEs). …”
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Compressive sampling–based ultrasonic computerized tomography technique for damage detection in concrete-filled steel tube in a bridge by Binbin Li, Bo Liu, Fan Xu, Yang Liu, Wentao Wang, Tao Yang

“…And in the imaging phase, ℓ 1 -norm minimization optimization algorithm is used to reconstruct the internal damage, rendering the sparest solution related to the physical damages. …”
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A comparative approach for the optimal design of steel structures using biogeography-based optimization (BBO) algorithm and genetic algorithm (GA) by Laid Amamra, Mohamed Bensoula, Sadek Bahar

“…The aim of this research is to carry out a comparative approach to structure weight minimization using biogeography-Based Optimization (BBO) algorithm and genetic algorithms (GA), examining the influence of the number of populations and the number of iterations in the final results. …”
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DeepReducer: A linear transformer-based model for MEG denoising by Hui Xu, Li Zheng, Pan Liao, Bingjiang Lyu, Jia-Hong Gao

“…The practical significance of DeepReducer encompasses optimizing MEG data acquisition by reducing participant stress (particularly for patients) and minimizing associated artifacts.…”
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Self‐Driving Lab for Solid‐Phase Extraction Process Optimization and Application to Nucleic Acid Purification by Sebastian Putz, Jonathan Döttling, Tim Ballweg, Andre Tschöpe, Vitaly Biniyaminov, Matthias Franzreb

“…Through the integration of robotics, machine learning, and data‐driven experimentation, the SDL demonstrates a highly accelerated process optimization with minimal human intervention. In the multistep purification approach, the system is able to optimize buffer compositions for DNA extraction from complex samples, demonstrating effectiveness in both conventional chaotropic salt‐based methods and innovative chaotropic salt‐free buffers. …”
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Bilateral Orocutaneous Fistula Secondary to Pericoronal Infection of Mandibular Third Molars: A Rare Case Report by Karina K. C., Ankit Gupta Kalwar, Chandan Upadhyaha, Nitesh Chaurasia, Mamata Shakya

“…Timely treatment ensures better outcomes and minimizes cosmetic concerns.…”
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Allogeneic CD33-directed CAR-NKT cells for the treatment of bone marrow-resident myeloid malignancies by Yan-Ruide Li, Ying Fang, Siyue Niu, Yichen Zhu, Yuning Chen, Zibai Lyu, Enbo Zhu, Yanxin Tian, Jie Huang, Valerie Rezek, Scott Kitchen, Tzung Hsiai, Jin J. Zhou, Pin Wang, Wanxing Chai-Ho, Sunmin Park, Christopher S. Seet, Caspian Oliai, Lili Yang

“…These cells also show minimal off-tumor toxicity, reduced graft-versus-host disease and cytokine release syndrome risks, and resistance to allorejection, highlighting their substantial therapeutic potential for treating myeloid malignancies.…”
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Leiomyosarcoma after Total Laparoscopic Hysterectomy with Power Morcellation by Tsukasa Takahashi, Tomohisa Ugajin, Noriaki Imai, Atsushi Hayasaka, Nobuo Yaegashi, Takeo Otsuki

“…Power morcellation is an effective and minimally invasive technique used to remove specimen tissues or the uterus in total laparoscopic hysterectomy (TLH). …”
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A Cluster-Head Rotating Election Routing Protocol for Energy Consumption Optimization in Wireless Sensor Networks by Jun Wang, Zhuangzhuang Du, Zhengkun He, Xunyang Wang

“…However, existing protocols cannot adequately minimize and balance the total network energy dissipation due to the additional tasks of data acquisition and transmission of cluster heads. …”
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An Effective Hybrid Self-Adapting Differential Evolution Algorithm for the Joint Replenishment and Location-Inventory Problem in a Three-Level Supply Chain by Lin Wang, Hui Qu, Tao Chen, Fang-Ping Yan

“…The problem of the JR-LIP is to determine the reasonable number and location of distribution centers (DCs), the assignment policy of customers, and the replenishment policy of DCs such that the overall cost is minimized. However, due to the JR-LIP’s difficult mathematical properties, simple and effective solutions for this NP-hard problem have eluded researchers. …”
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Coordinated Beamforming with Altruistic Precoding and User Selection for MU-MIMO System by Gaofeng Cui, Yanjie Dong, Weidong Wang, Yinghai Zhang

“…An altruistic precoding method to minimize the sum of generated interference for all of the other cell users is proposed with ξ degrees of freedom being sacrificed. …”
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Robotically-Assisted Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting by Thierry A. Folliguet, Alain Dibie, François Philippe, Fabrice Larrazet, Michel S. Slama, François Laborde

“…Twenty-four patients underwent robotic harvesting of the mammary conduit followed by minimal invasive direct coronary artery bypass (MIDCAB), and twenty-three patients had a totally endoscopic coronary artery bypass (TECAB) grafting. …”
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