Immunogenicity persistence after four intramuscular triple-dose or standard-dose hepatitis B vaccine in patients receiving methadone maintenance treatment: A 1-year follow-up study... by Xinyuan Mo, Zhaoyue Men, Linying Gao, Yizhuo Gao, Tian Yao, Yuan Liu, Yuan Yuan, Tongchuan Xue, Fuzhen Wang, Suping Wang, Keke Wang, Xiaofeng Liang, Yongliang Feng

“…Patients receiving methadone maintenance treatment (MMT) elicited poor response and rapid anti-HBs loss after standard hepatitis B vaccination. An optimal hepatitis B vaccination was urgent. A randomized, parallel-controlled trial was conducted in patients receiving MMT from 2019 to 2020, and patients were randomized to receive 3 or 4 doses of 20 or 60 µg of hepatitis B vaccine. …”
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Integrated strategies enhance soil fertility restoration effectiveness in ion-adsorption rare earth mining areas: A meta-analysis by Tao Wang, Yizhen Liu, Jun Ye, Sheng Xu, Qiying Cai, Yongxiu Li, Lan Wu, Chi Yao, Gang Ge

“…Despite certain limitations, these findings offer valuable insights for optimizing soil fertility restoration practices in severely degraded ecosystems, advancing scientific understanding, and providing practical recommendations for enhancing the long-term sustainability of restoration efforts.…”
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Development and Application of a New Convective Entrainment Rate Parameterization for Improving Precipitation Simulation Over the Tibetan Plateau and Its Surrounding Areas by Junjun Li, Chunsong Lu, Jinghua Chen, Jian Li, Jing Yang, Xiaoqi Xu, Lei Zhu, Xin He, Shiying Wu

“…All of these mechanisms ultimately reduce the accumulated convective precipitation amount, providing an optimized modeling tool for weather and climate research over TP, which also aids in better assessing the water cycle and water resource reserves of the “Asian Water Tower.”…”
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Ruptured Pericallosal Artery Aneurysm: A Case Report by I Wayan Niryana, Made Bhuwana Putra, Christopher Lauren, Yosep Mote, I Gusti Ketut Agung Surya Kencana

“…Early surgical intervention, meticulous operative planning, and follow-up are critical for optimizing outcomes and minimizing complications.…”
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Conjugate heat transfer in wedged latticework cooling ducts with ejection flow for turbine blades by Binye Yu, Xingwei Li, Jie Li, Shi Bu

“…The result indicates that heat transfer can be improved by 80 % via optimizing ejection flow configuration. Increasing wedge angle helps enhance heat transfer under the effect of lateral ejection. …”
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Evaluating Urban Sewage Sludge Distribution on Agricultural Land Using Interpolation and Machine Learning Techniques by Andrea Lazzari, Simone Giovinazzo, Giovanni Cabassi, Massimo Brambilla, Carlo Bisaglia, Elio Romano

“…This approach provides a solid basis for optimizing the operation of agricultural machinery and supporting sustainable waste management practices.…”
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The Effect of Different Glycaemic States on Renal Transplant Outcomes by Angela Sheu, Barbara Depczynski, Anthony J. O’Sullivan, Grant Luxton, George Mangos

“…Background. Optimal glycaemic targets following transplantation are unknown. …”
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Biochemical mechanisms and molecular interactions of vitamins in cancer therapy by Abdullahi T. Aborode, Isreal A. Onifade, Mercy M. Olorunshola, Gladys O. Adenikinju, Ibude J. Aruorivwooghene, Adeboboye C. Femi, Osasere Jude-Kelly Osayawe, Abraham Osinuga, Ebenezer A. Omojowolo, Adekunle F. Adeoye, Segun Olapade, Ibrahim O. Adelakun, Ogundepo D. Moyinoluwa, Oluwatosin M. Adeyemo, Godfred Y. Scott, Ruth A. Ogbonna, Emmanuel A. Fajemisin, Omama Ehtasham, Soyemi Toluwalashe, Adetolase A. Bakre, Ridwan O. Adesola, Seto C. Ogunleye, Nnenna R. Anyanwu, Terungwa H. Iorkula

“…Individualized supplementation plans guided by medical knowledge are crucial to achieving optimal results in clinical and preclinical settings. …”
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Study on the mechanical properties and microstructure of PVA fiber-reinforced waste glass powder concrete by Yi Zhao, Siwen Chen, Shuisheng Yu, Shuai Wu, Yijie Bao

“…These findings indicate that the integration of PVA fibers effectively mitigates the strength reduction in waste glass powder concrete. The optimal fiber concentration was identified as 1%, transitioning the failure mode of the concrete from brittle to ductile. …”
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Photobiomodulation Therapy for Neurosensory Disturbances in Orthognathic Surgery Patients: A Systematic Review by Aneta Olszewska, Mateusz Wolny, Julia Kensy, Agnieszka Kotela, Agata Czajka-Jakubowska, Jacek Matys

“…However, the development of standardized treatment protocols and the conduct of larger-scale clinical trials are essential to optimize their clinical application.…”
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Design and economic viability of a hybrid solar/gas pasteurization system for developing countries by Oumaima Guizani, Nabiha Naili, Bourhan Tashtoush, Sami Kooli

“…Concentrating parabolic and evacuated tubes yield optimal efficiency with collector fields of 36 m2 and 25 m2, respectively. …”
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MPAR-RCNN: a multi-task network for multiple person detection with attribute recognition by S. Raghavendra, S. K. Abhilash, Venu Madhav Nookala, Jayashree Shetty, Praveen Gurunath Bharathi

“…Unlike the traditional Fast Region-based Convolutional Neural Network (R-CNN), which separately manages person detection and attribute classification with a dual-stage network, the MPAR-RCNN architecture optimizes both tasks within a single structure. Validated on the WIDER (Web Image Dataset for Event Recognition) dataset, the proposed model demonstrates an improvement over current state-of-the-art (SOTA) architectures, showcasing its potential in advancing multi-label attribute recognition.…”
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Crack propagation and CT imaging of internal cracks in rocks damaged by pre-compression under explosive loading by Qiangqiang Zheng, Pingfeng Li, Ying Xu, Bing Cheng, Hao Hu, Hao Shi, Shoudong Xie

“…These results provide theoretical foundations and technical support for optimizing blasting parameters and mitigating dynamic disasters in tunnel engineering under complex geological settings.…”
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Analysis of Three Compounds in Flos Farfarae by Capillary Electrophoresis with Large-Volume Sample Stacking by Hai-xia Yu, Zeng-Yan Hao, Lu Li, Ya-yun Huang, Hong-Fen Zhang, An-jia Chen

“…In order to get good resolution and enrichment, several parameters such as the choice of running buffer, pH and concentration of the running buffer, organic modifier, temperature, and separation voltage were all investigated. The optimized conditions were obtained as follows: the buffer of 40 mM NaH2P04-40 mM Borax-30% v/v methanol (pH 9.0); the sample hydrodynamic injection of up to 4 s at 0.5 psi; 20 kV applied voltage. …”
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Testbed Configuration for Minimizing PAPR in GFDM Systems Through a Novel Companding Approach by Sowbhagya Appalla, Siva Prasad Valluri, K. N. G. B. Yaswanth, Kishore Vejandla, Chakravarthy Gunturu, Gundla Jagapathi, Nittala Noel Anurag Prashanth, A. V. Prabu

“…Furthermore, we introduce an optimized non-linear companding scheme, specifically calibrated to enhance PAPR performance in GFDM systems by tailoring key parameters to achieve a balance between signal integrity and power efficiency. …”
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Minimally Invasive Technique for PMMA Augmentation of Fenestrated Screws by Jan-Helge Klingler, Christoph Scholz, Evangelos Kogias, Ronen Sircar, Marie T. Krüger, Florian Volz, Christian Scheiwe, Ulrich Hubbe

“…The presented minimally invasive cement augmentation technique using an injection cannula facilitates convenient and safe cement delivery through polyaxial cannulated and fenestrated screws during minimally invasive screw-rod spondylodesis. Nevertheless, the optimal injection technique and design of fenestrated screws have yet to be identified. …”
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Time to Exhale: Additional Value of Expiratory Chest CT in Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease by Joshua Gawlitza, Frederik Trinkmann, Hans Scheffel, Andreas Fischer, John W. Nance, Claudia Henzler, Nils Vogler, Joachim Saur, Ibrahim Akin, Martin Borggrefe, Stefan O. Schoenberg, Thomas Henzler

“…Forty-six patients with diagnosed COPD underwent spirometry, body plethysmography, and dose-optimized CT in maximal inspiration and expiration. …”
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A Social Force-Based Model for Pedestrian Evacuation with Static Guidance in Emergency Situations by Ping Zhang, Wenjun Liu, Lizhong Yang, Jinzhong Wu, Kaixuan Wang, Yujie Cui

“…The distance parameter of multiple leaders is defined, and an optimal number of leaders exists in each specific scenario due to the overlap of leaders’ influencing areas. …”
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Unlocking precision medicine: clinical applications of integrating health records, genetics, and immunology through artificial intelligence by Yi-Ming Chen, Tzu-Hung Hsiao, Ching-Heng Lin, Yang C. Fann

“…Machine learning models excel at identifying high-risk patients, predicting disease activity, and optimizing therapeutic strategies based on clinical, genomic, and immunological profiles. …”
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PhotoD with LSST: Stellar Photometric Distances Out to the Edge of the Galaxy by Lovro Palaversa, Željko Ivezić, Neven Caplar, Karlo Mrakovčić, Bob Abel, Oleksandra Razim, Filip Matković, Connor Yablonski, Toni Šarić, Tomislav Jurkić, Sandro Campos, Melissa DeLucchi, Derek Jones, Konstantin Malanchev, Alex I. Malz, Sean McGuire, Mario Jurić

“…The computation speed is about 10 ms per star on a single core for both optimized grid search and Markov Chain Monte Carlo methods; we show in a companion paper by K. …”
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