Simultaneous optimization on biolubricants obtained through a quaternary mixture of vegetable oils: application of the desirability function by Maria Flávia Rodrigues Starling Araujo, Vânya Márcia Duarte Pasa, Camila Nunes Costa Corgozinho

“…A simplex centroid quaternary mixture design was used with the desirability function for the simultaneous improvement of the viscosity index and lubricity in the blends. Good results for these properties were obtained for some blends, especially that with macauba pulp oil, which presented comparable or superior performance to those for vegetable oils chemically modified. …”
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Otsu Based Optimal Multilevel Image Thresholding Using Firefly Algorithm by N. Sri Madhava Raja, V. Rajinikanth, K. Latha

“…The performance assessment comparison between the proposed and existing firefly algorithms is carried using prevailing parameters such as objective function, standard deviation, peak-to-signal ratio (PSNR), structural similarity (SSIM) index, and search time of CPU. The results show that BD guided FA provides better objective function, PSNR, and SSIM, whereas LF based FA provides faster convergence with relatively lower CPU time.…”
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Development of an ANN optimized mucoadhesive buccal tablet containing flurbiprofen and lidocaine for dental pain by Hussain Amjad, Syed Muhammad Ali, Abbas Nasir, Hanif Sana, Arshad Muhammad Sohail, Bukhari Nadeem Irfan, Hussain Khalid, Akhlaq Muhammad, Ahmad Zeeshan

“…The formulations were evaluated for their physicochemical properties, mucoadhesive strength and mucoadhesion time, swellability index and in vitro release of active agents. Release of both drugs depended on the relative ratio of HPMC:SA. …”
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Ursodeoxycholic acid in complex treatment of metabolic syndrome by O. A. Tanchenko, S. V. Naryshkina, O. N. Sivyakova

“…Significant decrease of transaminase, gamma-glutamyltranspeptidase, alkaline phosphatase activity, total cholesterol, triglyceride level, atherogenicity index was found in patients receiving Ursosan 15 mg/kg of body weight for 8 wks within complex treatment with trend for decrease of leptin and hyperinsulinemia level.Conclusions. …”
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EutherianCoP. An integrated biotic and climate database for conservation paleobiology based on eutherian mammals by Alessandro Mondanaro, Giorgia Girardi, Silvia Castiglione, Axel Timmermann, Elke Zeller, Thushara Venugopal, Carmela Serio, Marina Melchionna, Antonella Esposito, Mirko Di Febbraro, Pasquale Raia

“…Differently from any other compilation, the occurrences are complemented with estimates of past climatic conditions, including site-interpolated monthly and annual precipitation and temperature, leaf area index, megabiome type and net primary productivity, which are derived from transient paleo model simulations conducted with the Community Earth System Model 1.2 and the BIOME4 vegetation model. …”
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Effect of Exposure to Acidic Food Items on Dentin Characteristics: An ATR-FTIR Study by Mohammad A. Alebrahim, Ahmad S. Al-Hiyasat, Ali S. Ba Rajjash

“…The carbonate-to-phosphate ratio and extent of crosslinking increased considerably after exposure to all media; however, the crystallinity index values decreased relative to that in the control group. …”
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Gender Differences Relating to Metabolic Syndrome and Proinflammation in Finnish Subjects with Elevated Blood Pressure by Tiina Ahonen, Juha Saltevo, Markku Laakso, Hannu Kautiainen, Esko Kumpusalo, Mauno Vanhala

“…After adjustment with body mass index the association between insulin and the odd's ratio (OR) for MetS remained significant in both genders, in females also the association between the OR for MetS and adiponectin. …”
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The Partial Inner Product Space Method: A Quick Overview by Jean-Pierre Antoine, Camillo Trapani

“…In all these cases, the parameter indexing the family measures the behavior (regularity, decay properties) of particular functions or operators. …”
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Life-History Traits and Population Relative Fitness of Trichlorphon-Resistant and -Susceptible Bactrocera dorsalis (Diptera: Tephritidae) by Zhang Yu-ping, Lu Yong-yue, Zeng Ling, Liang Guang-wen

“…Based on the life tables, the life population trend index (I) of the resistant strain was 86.80, while that of the susceptible strain was 116.97. …”
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Endoscopic Repair of Gastrocolic and Colocutaneous Fistulas Complicating Percutaneous Endoscopic Gastrostomy Tube by Chukwunonso Chime, Ahmed Baiomi, Kishore Kumar, Harish Patel, Anil Dev, Jasbir Makker

“…Some of the encountered complications include bleeding, site infection, tube migration, and inadvertent creation of fistula. We present our index patient admitted from a long-term care facility for feculent vomiting and fecal material through the PEG tube. …”
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Evaluation of Acne Quality of Life and Clinical Severity in Acne Female Adults by Amal Kokandi

“…Cardiff Acne Disability Index (CADI) was used to assess acne-related quality of life, and global acne grading system (GAGS) was used to assess clinical severity of acne. …”
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Analysis of natural radionuclides in coal, slag and ash in coal-fired power plants in Serbia by Janković M.M., Todorović D.J., Nikolić J.D.

“…Based on the obtained results, health effect due to the activity of these radionuclides was estimated via radium equivalent (Raeq), external hazard index (Hex), external gamma absorbed dose rate () and annual effective dose.…”
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An Adverse Reaction in the Pediatric Sleep Laboratory by Diana Reppucci, Debra Medin, Suhail Al-Saleh, Mary Jane Smith, Jill Barter, Reshma Amin

“…On a PSG, central sleep apnea (central apnea-hypopnea index of 19/hour) and nocturnal hypoventilation (transcutaneous CO2 > 50 mmHg for 53% of the night) were found. …”
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Chinchorro culture: An analysis from the learning perspective by Liliana Pedraja-Rejas, Emilio Rodríguez-Ponce, Camila Muñoz-Fritis, Miguel-Ángel Garrido-Tamayo, Javier Vélez, David Laroze

“…With this aim, a bibliometric and content analysis of the journal articles indexed to the Web of Science database and Scopus on this topic (through September 2023) was carried out. …”
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Modified particle dynamics and thermodynamics in a traversable wormhole in bumblebee gravity by A. A. Araújo Filho, J. A. A. S. Reis, Ali Övgün

“…Specifically, we calculate the index of refraction, group velocity, time delay, modified distances, and interparticle potential, demonstrating the possibility of photon-photon interactions due to the wormhole geometry. …”
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Pregnancy Following Metabolic–Bariatric Surgery in a Woman With Potential Premature Ovarian Failure: A Case Report by Raheleh Moradi, Maryam Kashanian, Somayeh Mokhber, Abdolreza Pazouki

“…Then a gastric bypass was applied, and a spontaneous pregnancy occurred in the 22nd month after surgery, with 45.80% reduction in body mass index. MBS in women with obesity and idiopathic ovarian insufficiency may increase the chance of spontaneous ovulation and successful pregnancy.…”
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Multiplicity of Positive Solutions for Fractional Differential Equation with p-Laplacian Boundary Value Problems by Sabbavarapu Nageswara Rao

“…We investigate the existence of multiple positive solutions of fractional differential equations with p-Laplacian operator Da+β(ϕp(Da+αu(t)))=f(t,u(t)),  a<t<b, uja=0,  j=0,1,2,…,n-2, u(α1)(b)=ξu(α1)(η), ϕp(Da+αu(a))=0=Da+β1(ϕp(Da+αu(b))), where β∈(1,2], α∈(n-1,n],  n≥3, ξ∈(0,∞), η∈(a,b), β1∈(0,1], α1∈{1,2,…,α-2} is a fixed integer, and ϕp(s)=|s|p-2s,  p>1,  ϕp-1=ϕq,  (1/p)+(1/q)=1, by applying Leggett–Williams fixed point theorems and fixed point index theory.…”
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Research on the Rheological Properties of the Plant Oil Pitch by Weishuai Ji, Dongpo He, Di Wu, Maryam Kargar Razi

“…The microstructure characteristics of the plant oil pitch were obtained using a high-power microscope, the viscosity of the plant oil pitch was measured, and the ductility of the plant oil pitch was analyzed by setting the analysis index. The above parts are integrated, and the dynamic shear tester is used to complete the analysis of pitch rheological properties. …”
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Evaluating Environmental Risks and Waste Management in Chemistry Laboratories: Integrating FMEA and Cleaner Production by Elinilcia Ribeiro de Almeida, Adalena Kennedy Vieira, Raimundo Kennedy Vieira

“…It becomes clear that the Environmental Risk Index (ERI) guides activities toward managing or reducing risk. …”
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Human Factors and Errors in Security Aviation: An Ergonomic Perspective by Michelle S. F. Arcúrio, Eliane S. Nakamura, Talita Armborst

“…Our analysis focused on the preponderant indexes of each question, taking into account the sequential arrangement in which the questions were displaced in the questionnaire and the classification of human factors and errors.…”
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