Experimental Investigation on Mechanical Properties of Cemented Paste Backfill under Different Gradations of Aggregate Particles and Types and Contents of Cementing Materials by Jiangyu Wu, Meimei Feng, Guansheng Han, Xiaoyan Ni, Zhanqing Chen

“…Obtaining the optimal gradation of aggregate particles is beneficial for improving the strength of cemented paste backfill (CPB). …”
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Thermal Diffusivity Identification of Distributed Parameter Systems to Sea Ice by Liqiong Shi, Zhijun Li, Enmin Feng, Yila Bai, Yu Yang

“…A method of optimal control is presented as a numerical tool for solving the sea ice heat transfer problem governed by a parabolic partial differential equation. …”
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An Antenna-Theory Method for Modeling High-Frequency RF Coils: A Segmented Birdcage Example by Xin Chen, Victor Taracila, Timothy Eagan, Hiroyuki Fujita, Xingxian Shou, Tanvir Baig, Robert Brown

“…We suggest that center-fed dipole antenna analytics can be employed in the optimized design of high-frequency MRI RF coil applications. …”
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Synthesis, Crystal Structure, and DFT Study of N′-(2,4-Dinitrophenyl)-2-Fluorobenzohydrazide by Aamer Saeed, Ifzan Arshad, Ulrich Flörke

“…The molecular structure was also studied by X-ray diffraction, and the results of the optimized molecular structure are presented and compared with density functional methods with 631-G basis set. …”
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On-Line Selection of c-Alternating Subsequences from a Random Sample by Robert W. Chen, Larry A. Shepp, Justín Ju-Chen Yang

“…We also give the optimal selection rate when the sample size goes to infinity.…”
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Identification of Immune-Related lncRNA Pairs and Construction and Validation of a New Prognostic Signature of Colon Cancer by Minxian Xu, Qing Li, Jianfang Zhang, Hui Xie

“…We draw the receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curves of the signature and clinical characteristics and determine the optimal cutoff value by the optimal Akaike Information Criterion (AIC) value. …”
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Polymorphic Single‐Nucleotide Variants in miRNA Genes and the Susceptibility to Colorectal Cancer: Combined Evaluation by Pairwise and Network Meta‐Analysis, Thakkinstian's Algorit... by Qing Liu, Ivan Archilla, Sandra Lopez‐Prades, Ferran Torres, Jordi Camps, Miriam Cuatrecasas

“…Network meta‐analysis and the Thakkinstian's method were applied for determining the potentially optimal genetic models; additionally, the FPRP was used to identify noteworthy associations. …”
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Influence of refining slag composition on nonmetallic inclusions in 38CrMoAl steel by Guofang Xu, Shiheng Liang, Bo Song, Wei Liu, Shufeng Yang, Li Zhao, Yabing Zhang

“…An industrial experiment was subsequently conducted to verify the results. The optimized refining slag (57.5% CaO, 23% Al2O3, 3% MgO and 5% SiO2) was beneficial for inclusion removal at 1600 °C, and the actual refining slag (58.5% CaO, 27.5% Al2O3, 3% MgO and 1.41% SiO2) was very close to the optimized slag. …”
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The implementation, use and impact of patient reported outcome measures in value-based healthcare programmes: A scoping review. by Mayara Silveira Bianchim, Ellie Crane, Anwen Jones, Barbara Neukirchinger, Gareth Roberts, Leah Mclaughlin, Jane Noyes

“…Implementation challenges commonly prevented the realisation of optimal outcomes and patients generally needed better and clearer communication about why PROMs were being given and how they could optimally be used to support their own self-management.…”
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The design of experiments for the transcriptome studies by high-throughput sequencing methods by P. N. Menshanov, N. N. Dygalo

“…The ENCODE guidelines (2011) as well as the recently published advances in the design of the studies of mammalian, animal and plant transcriptomes are also summarized in this review. The optimal limit of the sequencing depth does exist for the identification of almost all actively transcribed genes. …”
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Numerical study on the surface evolution and flow dynamics in laser polishing of 100Cr6 steel based on the coupled capillary and thermocapillary flow by Chuqiao Fang, Wei Dai, Xiao Wu, Sijin Wang

“…The simulation results indicated that an optimal surface roughness of approximately Ra 0.706 µm can be achieved using the optimized parameters (laser power: 400 W, scanning speed: 300 mm/s, and laser beam size: 300 μm). …”
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The Association of Psychological Factors With Willingness to Share Health-Related Data From Technological Devices: Cross-Sectional Questionnaire Study by Marijn Eversdijk, Emma Rixt Douma, Mirela Habibovic, Willem Johan Kop

“…ResultsHigher levels of optimism (β=.093; PPP ConclusionsThe current results suggest that people with higher levels of optimism and psychological flexibility and those with lower social inhibition levels are more likely to share health technology data. …”
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Government Subsidy Decision-Making for Waste Tire Recycling under the Coexistence of the Retailer and the Internet Recycling Platform by Fangmei Qi, Yuqi Fan, Gaofeng Guan, Jin’e Zheng

“…It aims to investigate the effect of the government’s subsidy mechanism on the decision-making process of recycling units, as well as to reveal the optimal strategies under different conditions. Under the coexistence of the retailer and the Internet recycling platform recycling programs implemented simultaneously by themselves, a two-stage Stackelberg game model is developed to explore the optimal government subsidy decision and the optimal pricing decision of manufacturer, retailer, and network platform in the closed-loop supply chain. …”
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Effect of pre-session discrimination training on performance in a judgement bias test in dogs by Joseph Krahn, Amin Azadian, Camila Cavalli, Julia Miller, Alexandra Protopopova

“…., ambiguous locations) and their latency to approach reflects expectation of reward or ‘optimism’. Some suggest that greater ‘optimism’ indicates better welfare. …”
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Reducing Emissions Using Artificial Intelligence in the Energy Sector: A Scoping Review by Janne Alatalo, Eppu Heilimo, Mika Rantonen, Olli Väänänen, Tuomo Sipola

“…Firstly, AI models are employed to directly optimize energy generation processes by modeling these processes and determining their optimal parameters. …”
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Analysis of Arc Re-Ignition in Vacuum Interrupter-Based HVdc Circuit Breakers by Tamer Eliyan, Ali Saeed Almuflih, Z. M. S. Elbarbary, Fady Wadie

“…The results show that increasing L reduces arc reignitions but increases arcing time, with 0.5 mH identified as the optimal value for L. In contrast, increasing C significantly reduces both TRV and arcing time, with <inline-formula> <tex-math notation="LaTeX">$200~\mu $ </tex-math></inline-formula>F selected as the optimal capacitance. …”
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Anthropometric and Biochemical Correlations of Insulin Resistance in a Middle-Aged Maltese Caucasian Population by Rachel Agius, Nikolai Paul Pace, Stephen Fava

“…Our data show that LAP, VAI, TG, and WC all have good discriminatory power in detecting IR in both men and women. The optimal cutoffs for TG and WC were lower than those currently recommended in both sexes. …”
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Rational Primer and Probe Construction in PCR-Based Assays for the Efficient Diagnosis of Drifting Variants of SARS-CoV-2 by Divya RSJB Rana, Nischal Pokhrel, Santosh Dulal

“…Further, the rational selection of target genes that is at an optimal detectable concentration in biological samples can bolster PCR assays of high analytical sensitivity. …”
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A clinical study exploring the prediction of microvascular invasion in hepatocellular carcinoma through the use of combined enhanced CT and MRI radiomics. by Jiangfa Li, Wenxiang Song, Jixue Li, Lv Cai, Zhao Jiang, Mengxiao Wei, Boming Nong, Meiyu Lai, Yiyi Jiang, Erbo Zhao, Liping Lei

“…The optimal radiomics features of CT and MRI were selected to establish the prediction model. …”
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Performance Analysis of IRS-Assisted Multi-Link FSO System Under Pointing Errors by Takumi Ishida, Chedlia Ben Naila, Hiraku Okada, Masaaki Katayama

“…Furthermore, we showed that optimal IRS placement tends to shift towards the receiver side as the IRS jitter increases. …”
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