On the Solution of the Eigenvalue Assignment Problem for Discrete-Time Systems by El-Sayed M. E. Mostafa, Abdallah W. Aboutahoun, Fatma F. S. Omar

“…The problem is formulated first as an unconstrained minimization problem, where a three-term nonlinear conjugate gradient method is proposed to find a local solution. …”
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Optimal Intersection Curves for Surfaces by Jiwen Gao, Faiza Sarfraz, Misbah Irshad, Jia-Bao Liu

“…In the end, all illustrations show the effectiveness of the algorithm which makes it more influential to resolve all complexities arises during intersection with a minimal error.…”
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Interventional Radiology and the Care of the Oncology Patient by Siobhan B. O'Neill, Owen J. O'Connor, Max F. Ryan, Michael M. Maher

“…Interventional Radiology (IR) is occupying an increasingly prominent role in the care of patients with cancer, with involvement from initial diagnosis, right through to minimally invasive treatment of the malignancy and its complications. …”
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Numerical approximations of thin structure deformations by Bonito, Andrea, Guignard, Diane, Morvant, Angelique

“…Each model consists of minimizing a fourth order energy, potentially subject to a nonconvex constraint. …”
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Research for Global Coordinating Method of Large Equipment Scheduling in Construction Site by Yao Ruojun, Ma Guangwen, Jin Lianghai

“…Generally, equipment scheduling at construction site is supposed to minimize equipment slowdown and deadhead moving. Table methods are always adopted to optimize transfer sequence, but the feasible solution is well disappointing. …”
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The Contours of Locke’s General Substance Dualism by Graham Clay

“…Nonetheless, I show that minimal commitments about Locke’s primary/secondary quality distinction are sufficient to derive some substantive conclusions about his positions on these issues, as well as that he is a general substance dualist.…”
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Optimal Stroke Path for Reciprocating Heat Engines by Mahmoud Huleihil

“…By testing piston motion in reciprocating heat engines as a control variable, one could find piston trajectories, different from the conventional near sinusoidal motion that should increase power production. This results from minimizing frictional losses. The purpose of this study is to determine piston trajectories that are optimal for noncombustion strokes in reciprocating engines, in the sense of minimizing frictional dissipation and hence maximizing efficiency and power. …”
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3D bioprinting lobule-like hepatorganoids with induced vascularization for orthotopic implantation by Jianing Yan, Zhichao Ye, Yiwei Lu, Yuyang Yuan, Xiaofeng Wang, Tingting Yan, Jun Yin, Yifan Wang

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Large Conization and Laparoendoscopic Single-Port Pelvic Lymphadenectomy in Early-Stage Cervical Cancer for Fertility Preservation by Polat Dursun, Mete Caglar, Huseyin Akilli, Ali Ayhan

“…Incorporation of single-port laparoscopy into the minimally invasive fertility sparing management of the cervical cancer will improve patients outcome with less complications and better cosmesis. …”
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Beneficial Effects of <i>In Vitro</i> Reconstructed Human Gut Microbiota by Ginseng Extract Fermentation on Intestinal Cell Lines by Margherita Finazzi, Federica Bovio, Matilde Forcella, Marina Lasagni, Paola Fusi, Patrizia Di Gennaro

“…<i>lactis</i> among the probiotics, while <i>B. cellulosilyticus</i> prevails over the other strains in the minimal core condition. In the presence of both probiotics and minimal core strains, <i>L. plantarum</i>, <i>B. animalis</i> subsp. …”
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Percutaneous cryoablation of kidney tumors after partial nephrectomy by Wojciech Krajewski, Maciej Guziński, Wojciech Tomczak, Łukasz Nowak, Jan Łaszkiewicz, Joanna Chorbińska, Adam Chełmoński, Katarzyna Grunwald, Bartosz Małkiewicz, Tomasz Szydełko

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Optimization of distributed control discrete systems under the quadratic quality criterion by Nijolė Janušauskaitė

“… The quadratic functional minimization problem was analysed. The motion trajectory was assumed to be discrete, the optimal control feedback was obtained. …”
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CCD Standard Curve Fitting for Microarray Detection Base on Multi-Layer Perceptron by Zhenhua Gan, Dongyu He, Peishu Wu, Baoping Xiong, Nianyin Zeng, Fumin Zou, Feng Guo, Qin Bao, Fengyan Zhao

“…In our experiments we compared the MLP neural network with relative error minimization as the constraint with the LSA and the MLP neural network with sum of square errors (SSE) minimization as the constraint. …”
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Laparoscopic Supracervical Hysterectomy with In-Bag Morcellation in Very Large Uterus by Harald Krentel, Rudy Leon De Wilde

“…Laparoscopic supracervical hysterectomy (LASH) is a safe and fast minimally invasive approach in hysterectomy. In order to extract the uterine body from the abdominal cavity, one condition for LASH is the morcellation of the tissue. …”
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Contour Detection and Completion for Inpainting and Segmentation Based on Topological Gradient and Fast Marching Algorithms by Didier Auroux, Laurent D. Cohen, Mohamed Masmoudi

“…We combine in this paper the topological gradient, which is a powerful method for edge detection in image processing, and a variant of the minimal path method in order to find connected contours. …”
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In Vitro Activities of Sparfloxacin, Ceftriaxone, Penicillin, Tetracycline and Doxycycline against Chlamydia trachomatis and Neisseria gonhorrhoeae by Hazel Talbot, Barbara Romanowski

“…In vitro sparfloxacin was highly active against 223 penicillin-susceptible isolates of Neisseria gonorrhoeae with a 90% minimal inhibitory concentration (MIC90) of 0.004 μg/mL. …”
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Percutaneous Trapeziometacarpal Arthrodesis in Thumb Carpometacarpal Joint Arthritis: A New Surgical Approach by D. Mifsut-Miedes, J. R. Rodríguez-Collell, A. Valverde-Navarro, E. M. González-Soler

“…This article provides a description of this minimally invasive technique performed on a seventy-year-old woman with rhizarthrosis and an anatomical description of the approach in a human cadaver.…”
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Solving Constrained Flow-Shop Scheduling Problem through Multistage Fuzzy Binding Approach with Fuzzy Due Dates by Hamiden Abd El-Wahed Khalifa, Sultan S. Alodhaibi, Pavan Kumar

“…The suggested method leads a noncrossing optimal sequence to the considered problem and minimizes the total elapsed time under fuzziness. The proposed approach helps the decision maker to search for applicable solution related to real-world problems and minimizes the total fuzzy elapsed time. …”
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Excellent Reliability for an Instrumented Test of Ankle Plantarflexion Force by Moez Glaied, Rodney Whiteley

“…Excellent test-retest reliability was demonstrated (ICC~2,1~)=0.976 \[0.97 to 0.98\], p\<0.001; and minimal detectable change (MDC) was found to be 118N…”
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Quantum complexity of time evolution with chaotic Hamiltonians by Vijay Balasubramanian, Matthew DeCross, Arjun Kar, Onkar Parrikar

“…Using the Euler-Arnold formalism, we demonstrate that there is always a geodesic between the identity and the time evolution operator e−iHt whose length grows linearly with time. This geodesic is minimal until there is an obstruction to its minimality, after which it can fail to be a minimum either locally or globally. …”
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