Spatio-temporal evolution characteristics and influencing factors of environmental welfare performance in Chinese cities by Yipeng Zhang, Meixia Wang

“…Within the three major regions, the direct and indirect effects of various influencing factors exhibit significant differences.ConclusionBased on these insights, we suggest comprehensively improving environmental welfare efficiency, narrowing regional disparities, strengthening spatial agglomeration effects, optimizing industrial structure, and strengthening financial support and digital infrastructure construction.…”
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Assessing crop production and rotation economically, environmentally and nutritionally in the Republic of Ireland by M. Merlo, C. Buckley, T. Hennessy, J. O’Mahony

“…A comparison of different plant-based protein sources, namely cereals (wheat, barley, oats), brassicas (oilseed rape) and legumes (peas, beans), in terms of economic, environmental and nutritional metrics, would help identify optimal strategies for protein production. Due to potential complementarity in a crop rotation production system, including cereals, brassicas and legumes should be investigated as a potential action for stakeholders. …”
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Application of a theoretical simulator to the optimisation of risk-based invasive species surveillance by Thomas I. Gibson, Rebecca S. Millard, Isla MacMillan, Nick Taylor, Mark Thrush, Hannah Tidbury

“…Sensitivity and elasticity analysis showed that the number of NIS seed sites, mean site visit rate and method detection probability had the largest effects on detection time, highlighting the complexity of designing surveillance programmes. In conclusion, the optimal surveillance strategy is conditional on the risk distribution and this study highlights the value of model-based simulators to guide decision-making in the design of NIS surveillance programmes.…”
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Predictive performance of oximetry in detecting sleep apnea in surgical patients with cardiovascular risk factors. by Rida Waseem, Matthew T V Chan, Chew Yin Wang, Edwin Seet, Frances Chung

“…<h4>Results</h4>Of 1,218 patients, the mean age was 67.2 ± 9.2 years and body mass index (BMI) was 27.0 ± 5.3 kg/m2. The optimal cut-off for predicting moderate-to-severe and severe OSA was ODI ≥15 events/hour. …”
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Characteristics, treatment patterns, and biomarker testing of patients with advanced RET fusion-positive non-small cell lung cancer in a real-world multi-country observational stud... by Urpo Kiiskinen, Grace Segall, Hollie Bailey, Cameron Forshaw, Tarun Puri

“…Comparisons between the two cohorts showed similar proportions of patients treated with chemotherapy (± immunotherapy), but less use of immunotherapy only or targeted therapy in the RET fusion-positive cohort.ConclusionsResults of this real-world study provide insights into clinical characteristics, biomarker testing, and treatment patterns of patients with RET fusion-positive aNSCLC and highlight the need for awareness and education to increase RET testing with the intent to treat with selective RET inhibitors when appropriate to optimize outcomes for patients.…”
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Advancements in Liposomal Nanomedicines: Innovative Formulations, Therapeutic Applications, and Future Directions in Precision Medicine by Izadiyan Z, Misran M, Kalantari K, Webster TJ, Kia P, Basrowi NA, Rasouli E, Shameli K

“…The integration of artificial intelligence and machine learning in optimizing liposomal designs promises to revolutionize personalized medicine, paving the way for innovative strategies in disease detection and therapeutic interventions. …”
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Using ground granulated blast-furnace slag to improve the self-degradation issue of liquid calcium aluminate cement mortar by Chia-Jung Tsai, Chung-Lin Lin, Chih-Wei Lu, Wen-Shinn Shyu, Leila Fazeldehkordi

“…The findings showed an optimal GGBS addition of 15% resulted in a 42.35% increase in compressive strength and a 31.23% reduction in water absorption. …”
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A pooled analysis of the side effects of non-invasive Transcutaneous Auricular Vagus Nerve Stimulation (taVNS) by Manon Giraudier, Carlos Ventura-Bort, Christoph Szeska, Mathias Weymar, Mathias Weymar

“…Interval stimulation notably reduced the likelihood of some side effects, particularly for neck pain, dizziness and unpleasant feelings, suggesting potential for optimizing taVNS protocols. Stimulation intensity and duration showed few statistically significant, but clinically minimal (i.e., very small) effects.ConclusionOverall, these findings demonstrate a favorable safety profile of taVNS, with mostly mild and transient effects, supporting its use as a suitable non-invasive tool in both research and clinical applications.…”
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Three-Level SOC Equalization Control Strategy for MMC-BESS Based on Feedforward Sliding Window Integral Method by Yuan Cheng, Hui Zhang, Xiaohui Wei, Wenquan Shao

“…Under the same operating conditions, compared with the traditional optimal one-third average method, the SOC equalization correction control strategy proposed in this paper has smaller submodule capacitor voltage fluctuation rate, harmonic distortion rate, and three-phase system circulating current. …”
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A comprehensive review of energy harvesting and routing strategies for IoT sensors sustainability and communication technology by Hesam Nejati Sharif Aldin, Mostafa Razavi Ghods, Farnoush Nayebipour, Masoud Niazi Torshiz

“…It is imperative to efficiently handle energy resources to fulfill computational requirements, ensuring optimal performance and continuous operation of IoT sensors across various applications. …”
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Program for Providing Iron Tablets in Schools and Reducing the Incidence of Anemia among Adolescent Girls in Padang City by Rita Asriyanti, Azrimaidaliza Azrimaidaliza, Frima Elda, Khiky Dwinatrana

“…Results: The iron tablets program hasn’t been optimally implemented. The study found 28.1% of adolescent girls were anemic. …”
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Evaluation of anion exchange resin for sorption of selenium (IV) from aqueous solutions by A. El-Tantawy, E. M. Abu Elgoud, S. E. A. Sharaf El-Deen

“…The results showed the optimal parameters for the highest percentage of selenium (80.25%) at an initial concentration of 100.0 mg L−1, pH 3.0, the adsorbent dosage of 10.0 mg, and the shaking time of 60.0 min. …”
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A novel hybrid CLARA and fuzzy time series Markov chain model for predicting air pollution in Jakarta by Nurtiti Sunusi, Ankaz As Sikib, Sumanta Pasari

“…. • The number of fuzzy time series partitions is optimally determined based on clustering results obtained through the gap statistic approach, ensuring robust partitioning. • The forecasting accuracy of the CLARA-FTSMC hybrid method, evaluated using MAE and RMSE, showed excellent performance in predicting daily air pollution levels of SO₂ and CO in Jakarta.…”
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The Innovative Design of Deep In Situ Pressure Retained Coring Based on Magnetic Field Trigger Controller by Guikang Liu, Mingzhong Gao, Zhiwen Yang, Ling Chen, Maoquan Fu, Heping Xie

“…The results show that a complex magnetization combination can weaken the nonlinear negative correlation between the magnetic force and distance. The optimal design of the valve seat magnetic circuit is Scheme 9, with the valve seat consisting of four shape identical tile magnets. …”
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Chitosan-Based Polyion Multilayer Coating on NPK Fertilizer as Controlled Released Fertilizer by Yuni Kusumastuti, Alit Istiani, Rochmadi, Chandra Wahyu Purnomo

“…On the other hand, the modification of the arrangement of chitosan-alginate layers showed that the fertilizer with the alternating layer arrangement (CA)5 was able to optimally increase the compressive strength. The mathematical model for the nitrogen release of coated fertilizer is also prepared and simulated with the MATLAB software. …”
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Purification and characterization of lipase from Bacillus subtilis kubt4 for biodiesel production by Parveen Nadaf, Shridhar Ghagane, Rubeen Dadakalandar Nadaf, Shivasharana Chandrabanda Timmappa

“…The characterized lipase exhibited alkaline properties, displaying optimal activity and stability at pH 8.0 and a temperature of 35 °C. …”
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Evaluation of Mandibular Buccal Shelf Area for Mini Screw Placement in Different Sagittal and Vertical Skeletal Pattern: A CBCT Study by A Abhijith, Anshu Sahu, Raghu Ranjan, Shovan Roy, Parul Priya, Monalisa Goswami

“…Conclusion: Mandibular buccal shelf provides an optimal bone site for miniscrew insertion with better osseous characteristics at the distal root of the mandibular second molar. …”
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STGAN: Swin Transformer-Based GAN to Achieve Remote Sensing Image Super-Resolution Reconstruction by Wei Huo, Xiaodan Zhang, Shaojie You, Yongkun Zhang, Qiyuan Zhang, Naihao Hu

“…In image hypersegmentation reconstruction, the optimized and improved correlation attention block (RAM-V) uses feature maps and gradient maps to improve the robustness of the model under different scenarios (such as land cover change). …”
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Exploring the Potential of <i>Candida</i> sp. SW4-6 as a Probiotic for Enhancing Water Quality in Aquaculture by Jie-Ying Li, Chun-Hung Liu

“…SW4-6 emerges as a promising probiotic candidate for aquaculture water quality management due to its efficient nitrite-N and ammonia-N reduction capabilities under optimal conditions. Its virulence profile and ability to thrive across various salinity and temperature conditions further support its potential applicability in aquaculture.…”
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Modification of activated carbon prepared from black liquor with the copper ion and its application to adsorption phenol by Amir Mohammadpour, Ahmad Hallajisani, Mohammad Azadfallah, Yahya Hamzeh

“…Based on the results, it was found that AC/Cu shows the highest adsorption rate after coming in contact with phenol solution with a concentration of 100 ppm for one hour at an optimal pH of 8. The adsorption of phenol by AC/Cu is consistent with the pseudo-second-order kinetic model. …”
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