Backtesting Quantum Computing Algorithms for Portfolio Optimization by Gines Carrascal, Paula Hernamperez, Guillermo Botella, Alberto del Barrio

“…Results show quantum algorithms can be competitive with classical ones, with the advantage of being able to handle a large number of assets in a reasonable time on a future larger quantum computer.…”
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The Impact of Scientific and Technical Training on Improving Routine Collection of Antenatal Care Data for Maternal and Foetal Risk Assessment: A Case Study in the Province of Sout... by Dewi Anggraini, Mali Abdollahian, Kaye Marion, Supri Nuryani, Fadly Ramadhan, Rezky Putri Rahayu, Irfan Rizki Rachman, Widya Wurianto

“…Lack of awareness, high workload, and insufficient skills and facilities are the main reasons for the database gaps. Conclusions. The training has equipped midwives with scientific knowledge and technical abilities to allow routine collection of antenatal care data. …”
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Laboratory Tests for Subgrade Reaction Coefficient in Seismic Design of Underground Engineering Domain by Kunpeng Xu, Liping Jing, Xinjun Cheng, Haian Liang, Jia Bin

“…Conventional shaking table test for sandy free-field was performed, with the results indicating that the equivalent normal subgrade reaction coefficients derived from the experimental hysteretic curves are reasonable and verifying the deformation mode under seismic excitation. …”
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Geometrical Distances of Extragalactic Binaries through Spectroastrometry by Yu-Yang Songsheng, Jian-Min Wang, Yuan Cao, XueFei Chen, JianPing Xiong, Zhi-Xiang Zhang, Rong-Gen Cai

“…For a typical eclipsing binary in the Large Magellanic Cloud, the distance uncertainty is approximately 6% under reasonable observational conditions. Within a specific range of data quality and input parameters, the distance measurement precision of individual binary star systems is generally better than 10%. …”
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A stable open-shell peri-hexacene with remarkable diradical character by Jinji Zhang, Xiaojing Fang, Weiwei Niu, Yiming Yu, Yanlin Hu, Jiawen Sun, Ying Xu, Zhihua Zhou, Heyuan Liu, Xiaonan Fan, Baishu Zheng, Qing Jiang, Guangwu Li, Wangdong Zeng

“…Although the parent peri-hexacene is calculated to have a very large diradical character (y 0 = 94.5%), 1 shows reasonable stability (t 1/2 = 24 h under ambient conditions) due to the kinetic blocking. 1 exhibits an open-shell singlet ground state with a small singlet-triplet energy gap (−1.33 kcal/mol from SQUID measurements). 1 has also a narrow HOMO-LUMO energy gap (1.05 eV) and displays amphoteric redox behavior. …”
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Material Effects on Tangent Modulus of Steel Square Hollow Section by Seyed Mohammad Reza Mortazavi, Milad Shakiba, Behrouz Zaeimdar

“…The numerical and the experimental curves were reasonably similar to each other.…”
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Admission Hyperglycemia and Acute Myocardial Infarction: Outcomes and Potential Therapies for Diabetics and Nondiabetics by Anjan K. Chakrabarti, Priyamvada Singh, Lakshmi Gopalakrishnan, Varun Kumar, Meagan Elizabeth Doherty, Cassandra Abueg, Weici Wang, C. Michael Gibson

“…There are a number of reasons that these trials may have fallen short, including the inability to reach glucose targets and inadequate power. …”
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Salvage of Failed Local and Regional Flaps with Porcine Urinary Bladder Extracellular Matrix Aided Tissue Regeneration by Gregory J. Kruper, Zachary P. VandeGriend, Ho-Sheng Lin, Giancarlo F. Zuliani

“…Local and regional flap failure can be a major complication in head and neck surgery, which continue to be prevalent for a number of reasons including poor flap design, improper surgical technique, and poor tissue vascularity. …”
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Influence of Metro Vehicle Air Compressor Suspension Methods on Modal Parameters and Optimization of Vibration Reduction Forms by CHEN Lei, LIU Zhonghua, LIU Zheng

“…［Objective］ Air compressor is one of the main sources for metro vehicle vibration excitation. Reasonable modal matching design for air compressor is conducive to reducing the vehicle body vibration and noise, thereby improving the riding comfort of the vehicle. …”
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Concrete Mix Design for Service Life of RC Structures under Carbonation Using Genetic Algorithm by Seung-Jun Kwon, Byung Jae Lee, Yun Yong Kim

“…Through GA technique, simulated mix proportions are obtained for 12 cases of verification and they show reasonable results with average relative error of 4.6%. …”
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Research status of dietary nursing intervention of hyperphosphatemia in hemodialysis patients (血液透析患者高磷血症饮食护理干预的研究现状) by WANG Liwei (王丽伟), LIU Lin (刘玲), YANG Yufei (杨寓斐), E Haiyan (鄂海燕), TANG Ling (唐玲)

“…In clinical treatment and nursing, dietary nursing intervention can improve the prevention awareness of hyperphosphatemia in patients and their families, improve the level of blood phosphorus and nutritional status of patients, reduce the incidence of hyperphosphatemia in hemodialysis patients, and improve their quality of life under a scientific and reasonable diet planning. The purpose of this paper is to summarize the dietary nursing intervention of hyperphosphatemia in hemodialysis patients, summarize the dietary nursing intervention measures, and provide beneficial guidance for the practice of dietary nursing. …”
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Usability test of the “Denia-IS” mobile application for sustainability high-risk pregnancy early detection in rural areas by Dwi Anggraeni Mekar, Triyanto Endang, Iskandar Asep, Fatoni Amin, Niyomdecha Najwa

“…The respondents reported that the system helped them feel in control, and the information was useful. This App has reasonably good usability to asses and communicate high risk during pregnancy in a typically hard-to-reach population and personalized distance obstetrical care in rural areas.…”
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A Deep-Learning Prediction Model for Imbalanced Time Series Data Forecasting by Chenyu Hou, Jiawei Wu, Bin Cao, Jing Fan

“…This task is challenging because of two reasons: (1) the temporal dependency of series, and (2) the tradeoff between mining similar patterns and distinguishing different distributions between different periods. …”
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Proses Pemberian ASI pada Ibu Berusia Remaja: Studi Fenomenologi Interpretatif by Vetty Priscilla, Ira Mulya Sari, Hermalinda Hermalinda

“…The results identified five themes, namely: 1) perceived support from health workers, 2) reasons for teenage mothers to give other foods/drinks besides breast milk, 3) teenage mothers' perceptions of family support in breastfeeding, 4) emotional feelings of teenage mothers when breastfeeding, and 5) obstacles encountered by teenage mothers when breastfeeding. …”
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Unsupervised Image Super-Resolution for High-Resolution Satellite Imagery via Omnidirectional Real-to-Synthetic Domain Translation by Minkyung Chung, Yongil Kim

“…The experimental results demonstrate that BLG-GAN-U effectively generates high-quality SR images with excellent perceptual quality and reasonable image fidelity, even with a relatively smaller network capacity.…”
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Stereotactic Body Radiotherapy for Metastatic Lung Cancer as Oligo-Recurrence: An Analysis of 42 Cases by Wataru Takahashi, Hideomi Yamashita, Yuzuru Niibe, Kenshiro Shiraishi, Kazushige Hayakawa, Keiichi Nakagawa

“…All patients finished their SBRT course without interruptions of toxicity reasons. The median follow-up period was 20 months (range, 1–90 months). …”
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Deflection Calculation Based on SDOF Method for Axially Loaded Concrete-Filled Steel Tubular Members Subjected to Lateral Impact by Luming Wang, Yanhui Liu, Jiahuan Song, Shichun Zhao, Zhe Wang, Yue Zeng, Xingyu Feng

“…The comparisons with the numerical simulation prove that the deflection calculation method has a reasonable accuracy; thus, the proposed method can be utilized in the damage assessment and anti-impact design for CFST members subjected to lateral impact and axial load.…”
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“See Me as Human:” Reflections on an Experiential Curriculum Led by People With Lived Experience of Incarceration by Tiheba Bain, Monya Saunders, Craig Manbauman, Elana Straus, Camille Bundy, Amber Acquaye, Tyler Harvey, Lisa Puglisi, Sharon Ostfeld-Johns, Carmen G. Black

“…Most importantly, we highlight the reasons why we believe medical curricula aiming to dismantle inequities facing people with carceral histories must be taught alongside those with lived expertise.…”
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Renal Anemia Control in Lithuania: Influence of Local Conditions and Local Guidelines by Edita Ziginskiene, Vytautas Kuzminskis, Kristina Petruliene, Ruta Vaiciuniene, Asta Stankuviene, Inga Arune Bumblyte

“…The involuntary experiment with an intravenous iron occurred in Lithuania because of economic reasons and confirmed the significant role of intravenous iron in the management of renal anemia. …”
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Barriers and enablers encountered by bereaved informal motor neuron disease (MND) caregivers when trying to access bereavement support: a qualitative cross-sectional thematic analy... by Laura Cramond, Liberty Braben, Deepsi Khatiwada, Belinda F Bradley, Suresh K. Chhetri

“…The impact of this caregiver burden can negatively influence bereavement outcomes.Objectives This study aims to explore the support needs of caregivers of people with MND, the types of bereavement services they use, or the reasons for not using bereavement services, and understanding the opportunities and barriers to accessing bereavement services.Design The design of the study was a qualitative interview study using thematic analysis following the method of Braun and Clarke (2006).Setting and participants Twenty bereaved caregivers of people with MND were purposively sampled. …”
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