Integrated transmission expansion planning incorporating fault current limiting devices and thyristor-controlled series compensation using meta-heuristic optimization techniques by Abdulaziz Almalaq, Khalid Alqunun, Rabeh Abbassi, Ziad M. Ali, Mohamed M. Refaat, Shady H. E. Abdel Aleem

“…Additionally, the results indicated that WSO required approximately 2–3 times less time than the other algorithms. However, despite WSO’s rapid convergence, its average solution value was comparatively higher than that of some other algorithms. …”
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HYPERTENSION THERAPY USING ACUPUNCTURE AND HERBALS OF LEDS AND CARROTS by Ulfa Nur Khasanah, Ario Imandiri, Myrna Adianti

“…Results: Hypertension treatment with acupuncture therapy was given 12 times, 3 times a week. Herbs therapy was given for 4 weeks, taken once a day in the afternoon with a dose of 200 ml. …”
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Using Days Alive and Out of Hospital to measure inequities and explore pathways through which inequities emerge after coronary artery bypass grafting in Aotearoa New Zealand: a sec... by Sarah-Jane Paine, Luke Boyle, Alan Forbes Merry, Elana Curtis, Thomas Lumley, Jade Tamatea

“…Objectives To describe the use of days alive and out of hospital (DAOH) as a sensitive measure of equity of outcomes after surgery by comparing outcomes after a coronary artery bypass grafts (CABG) operation between Māori and non-Māori patients in Aotearoa New Zealand.Primary and secondary outcome measures We calculated unadjusted and risk-adjusted DAOH scores at three time points (30, 90 and 365 days) and compare values between Māori and non-Māori using data from the New Zealand Ministry of Health (MoH) over a 9 year period. …”
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Study on seismic performance of high-strength steel earthquake-resilient beam-column joint with double damage elements by Hongchao Guo, Dongdong Zheng, Jing Lu, Xudong Zhou, Wenqi Wang, Yunhe Liu

“…It is recommended to ensure that the stability coefficient of the flange cover plate is not less than 0.967; Considering all factors, it is recommended that hs be taken as 0.2 times the width of the flange cover plate, lc be taken as 1.3 times the height of the beam, and αa taken as 50°. …”

An evaluation of the severe acute respiratory infection surveillance system in Ireland by Louise Marron, Roisin Duffy, Joan O’Donnell, Lisa Domegan

“…Median time from hospitalisation to commencement of data entry was one day (IQR 1–3). Time to receipt of whole genome sequencing (WGS) results was 40 days (IQR 30–61). …”
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SOURCES OF PRODUCTION OF REACTIVE OXYGEN AND NITROGEN SPECIES IN TISSUES OF PERIODONTIUM AND SALIVARY GLANDS OF RATS UNDER MODELED SYSTEMIC INFLAMMATION by A.M. Yelins’ka, O.O. Shvaykovs’ka, V.O. Kostenko

“…Systemic inflammation was induced by intraperitoneal administration of lipopolysaccharide Salmonella typhi (Pyrogenalum) in a dose that stimulated rise in temperature by 1.5 °C according to the scheme: during the first week, 4 minimum pyrogenic doses (MPD) of 0.4 μg/kg of rat mass were administered 3 times a week. During the following seven weeks of the experiment, rats were given 4 MPD / kg of body weight once a week. …”
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Use Of Apitherapy: A Sweet Approach To Bony Healing Of Extracted Tooth Socket by Tahera Ayub, Mehwash Kashif, Sahar Abbasi, Mirza Hamid Baig, Syeda Arzoo Azeem, Abdul Aleem

“…The experimental group was provided with honey and instructed to apply it 3 times daily for the next 10 days using an I/V syringe so that honey reached up to the depth of the socket during the initial healing phase. …”
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OVERVIEW OF THE EPIDEMIC SITUATION ON CERTAIN INFECTIOUS ANIMAL DISEASES IN THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION IN 2018 by N. S. Bardina, A. V. Varkentin, A. K. Karaulov

“…The HPAI epidemic situation is of great concern as in 2018 82 outbreaks were reported in poultry population which is 2.3 times more than in 2017. Besides, there is a trend for the epidemic extension. …”
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Seasonal investigation of ultrafine-particle organic composition in an eastern Amazonian rainforest by A. E. Thomas, H. S. Glicker, A. B. Guenther, R. Seco, O. Vega Bustillos, J. Tota, R. A. F. Souza, J. N. Smith

“…Samples collected during the three time periods were compiled and analyzed using liquid chromatography coupled with Orbitrap high-resolution mass spectrometry. …”
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Study on Compaction of Reclaimed Soil of Nonmetallic Mining Area in Northern Foothills of Tianshan Mountains in Xinjiang, China by Zizhao Zhang, Guobin Tang, Jian Zhu

“…The difference of the porosity between the three-time compacted soil by the compaction machine and the noncompacted soil was significant. …”
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Temporal Characteristics of Heat Waves and Cold Spells and Their Links to Atmospheric Circulation in EURO-CORDEX RCMs by Eva Plavcová, Jan Kyselý

“…Most model runs have an enhanced tendency to group hot/cold days into sequences, with several simulations leading to extremely long heat waves or cold spells (the maximum length overestimated by up to 2-3 times). All simulations also produce an extreme winter season with (often considerably) higher number of cold days than in any observed winter. …”
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Burden of Comorbidities and Healthcare Resource Utilization Among Medicaid-Enrolled Extremely Premature Infants by Meredith E. Mowitz, Wei Gao, Heather Sipsma, Pete Zuckerman, Hallee Wong, Rajeev Ayyagari, Sujata P. Sarda

“…Total healthcare charges, excluding index hospitalization and all-cause societal costs (US dollars), were 2 to 3 times higher for EP than for M-LP (EP $74 436 vs M-LP $27 541 and EP $28 504 vs M-LP $15 892, respectively). …”
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Characterizing Stream Condition with Benthic Macroinvertebrates in Southeastern Minnesota, USA: Agriculture, Channelization, and Karst Geology Impact Lotic Habitats and Communities by Neal D. Mundahl

“…Triplicate kick-net samples were collected from each site during three time periods (1998, 1999, 2006/2008) and stream habitats were inventoried within 150 m long sections at each site. …”
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Combination of functional dyspepsia syndrome and irritable bowel syndrome by V. T. Ivashkin, Ye. A. Poluektova

“…., 36 years old, female, has referred to the clinic with multiple complaints, such as postprandial feeling of heaviness and epigastric pain, bile vomiting, pain in the right hypochondrium, developing without any obvious cause, poorly localized aching abdominal pain in the afternoon, intensified at the evening time, meteorism, frequent bowel movements, up to 3 times per day (night-time diarrhea was absent), loose stool with admixture of mucus. …”
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Periscapular Strength Profile Changes in Collegiate Baseball Pitchers Over the Course of a Season by Patrick S Pabian, Victoria Roach, Roselin Howard, Lauren Johnston, Ryan McGuire

“… # Results Over the three time-points, all strength values decreased for each muscle group, with decreases ranging from 3-14%. …”
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Local Hyperthermia Combined With Imiquimod Cleared Recalcitrant and Extensive Warts in a Patient With Systemic Lupus Erythematosus by Wang GH, Wang YB, Cheng YA, Chen HD, Gao XH, Qi RQ

“…We applied hyperthermia at 45 °C on a target lesion for 1 hour / day with imiquimod cream 3 times/week. All the lesions cleared in 8 months and there was no sign of recurrence.Keywords: human papillomavirus, hyperthermia, systemic lupus erythematosus, immunity…”
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Optimal control analysis of Taenia saginata bovine cysticercosis and human taeniasis by Damian, Kajunguri, Joshua, A. Mwasunda, Jacob I, Irunde

“…The optimal control theory is applied by considering three time dependent controls which are improved meat cooking, vaccination of cattle, and treatment of humans with taeniasis when they are implemented in combination. …”
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Impact of UV-C irradiance and wavelength on the photodegradation of dibromoacetonitrile by Lohita Rajesh, Joshua Fiorentino, Thomas Roberts, Sean T. McBeath, Mariana Lanzarini-Lopes

“…The 265 nm high-power LED resulted in 2.3-times higher quantum yield and fluence-based degradation kinetics than the 265 low-power LED and a corresponding 3.5 times lower EEO despite the same wavelength of irradiance. …”
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Rolling Bearing Fault Diagnosis Based on a Synchrosqueezing Wavelet Transform and a Transfer Residual Convolutional Neural Network by Zihao Zhai, Liyan Luo, Yuhan Chen, Xiaoguo Zhang

“…In addition, diagnostic accuracy reached 100% during the application of three-time transfer learning, validating the effectiveness of the proposed method for rolling bearing fault diagnosis.…”
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Silver (Ag) doped graphitic carbon nitride (g-C3N4)/biochar composite photocatalyst for improved photocatalytic degradation of ciprofloxacin (CIP) by Ijlal Idrees, Muhammad Zafar, Malik Adeel Umer, Fahad Rehman, Abdul Razzaq, Seongwan Kim, Yunsook Yang, Woo Young Kim

“…The best sample 0.10-ABCN (with 10 wt% Ag content) exhibits the highest photocatalytic activity i.e. 70 % degradation of CIP (after 4 h of light irradiation), which is 3 times better than the pure GCN sample (25 %). Results from experimentation suggest that the strategy of composite photocatalyst fabrication based on the doping effect and fusing with carbonaceous material improved the photocatalytic efficiency mainly ascribed to improved optical absorbance and efficient charge separation.…”
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