Stage-dependent changes in culture medium osmolality promote porcine oocyte maturation in vitro by Lixiang Liu, Lixiang Liu, Yu Tang, Yu Tang, Jing Shao, Jing Shao, Bingfeng Fan, Bingfeng Fan, Yifeng Yang, Yifeng Yang, Ying Zhang, Ying Zhang, Xiangyuan Zhao, Xiangyuan Zhao, Hailong Xue, Hailong Xue, Huimin Sun, Huimin Sun, Xulin Zhang, Xulin Zhang, Yushi Zhang, Yushi Zhang, Baozeng Xu, Baozeng Xu

“…Whether the efficiency and quality of oocyte maturation can be improved by optimizing cell volume regulation by adjusting the osmolality of the culture medium in the presence of the organic osmolyte of glycine remains to be determined.MethodsThe IVM of porcine oocytes was divided into two stages, i.e. the first 22 h as the first stage, and the last 22 h as the second stage. …”
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An innovative approach to prioritizing soil conservation areas under diverse scenarios by leveraging the complementary roles of soil retention services and soil erosion indicators by Eshetu Shifaw, Jinming Sha, Xiaomei Li, Peng Zhao, Jianwan Ji, Hao Zhang, Ashenafi Yimam Kassaye, Shuhui Lai, Zhonglin Ji, Yusheng Yang

“…Among these, the 7th is recommended as the most optimal, balancing conservation efficiency, moderate trade-offs, and planners' optimism. …”
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Development of fully-resorption replacement paste-like organic/inorganic artificial bones compatible with bone remodeling cycles by Yuki Kamaya, Shiori Kato, Kazuaki Nakano, Masaki Nagaya, Hiroshi Nagashima, Mamoru Aizawa

“…Thus, 5 mass% PLGA is the optimal amount for balancing resorption and bone regeneration in β-TCP cement. …”
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A Stochastic Programming Approach for Scheduling Extra Metro Trains to Serve Passengers from Uncertain Delayed High-Speed Railway Trains by Sihui Long, Lingyun Meng, Xiaojie Luan, Alessio Trivella, Jianrui Miao, Francesco Corman

“…Moreover, we show that our solutions are nearly optimal by computing a perfect information dual bound and obtaining average optimality gaps below 1%.…”
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New Evaluation Method for Fuzzy Cluster Validity Indices by Ismay Perez-Sanchez, Miguel Angel Medina-Perez, Raul Monroy, Octavio Loyola-Gonzalez, Andres Eduardo Gutierrez-Rodriguez

“…One key aspect of the clustering problem is to determine the optimal number of groups on a data set to effectively partition it. …”
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Potential of 6-mm-diameter fully covered self-expandable metal stents for unresectable malignant distal biliary obstruction: a propensity score-matched study by Daiki Yamashige, Susumu Hijioka, Yoshikuni Nagashio, Yuta Maruki, Soma Fukuda, Shin Yagi, Kohei Okamoto, Hidenobu Hara, Yuya Hagiwara, Daiki Agarie, Tetsuro Takasaki, Akihiro Ohba, Shunsuke Kondo, Chigusa Morizane, Hideki Ueno, Miyuki Sone, Yutaka Saito, Takuji Okusaka

“…This study investigated the outcomes and optimal cohorts for a 6-mm-diameter fully covered self-expandable metal stent (FCSEMS) compared with those for a 10-mm-diameter FCSEMS. …”
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Antimicrobial Stewardship in the Pediatric Emergency Department: An Observational Pre-Post Study by Erika Silvestro, Ilaria Mussinatto, Antonia Versace, Marco Denina, Giulia Pruccoli, Raffaella Marino, Giulia Mazzetti, Lorenzo Scaglione, Federico Vigna, Alessandra Macciotta, Silvia Garazzino, Claudia Bondone

“…We aimed to assess the impact of an educational program on optimizing antibiotic appropriateness in a pediatric ED. …”
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SpecPCM: A Low-Power PCM-Based In-Memory Computing Accelerator for Full-Stack Mass Spectrometry Analysis by Keming Fan, Ashkan Moradifirouzabadi, Xiangjin Wu, Zheyu Li, Flavio Ponzina, Anton Persson, Eric Pop, Tajana Rosing, Mingu Kang

“…SpecPCM employs analog processing with low-voltage swing and utilizes recently introduced phase change memory (PCM) devices based on superlattice materials, optimized for low-voltage and low-power programming. …”
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Achilles Tendon Rupture In Recreational Athletes - Hobby-Ending Incident or Easily Treatable Injury? Current Insight Into Risk Factors, Treatment Options and Recovery Strategies by Jakub Kędzia, Joanna Duda, Kinga Racisz, Paweł Racisz, Alicja Obcowska, Aleksandra Walendzik, Łukasz Sencerek

“…This study aims to synthesize existing knowledge on risk factors, treatment, and recovery associated with ATR, helping identify the optimal treatment pathway for a prompt return to sports. …”
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Cache Aging with Learning (CAL): A Freshness-Based Data Caching Method for Information-Centric Networking on the Internet of Things (IoT) by Nemat Hazrati, Sajjad Pirahesh, Bahman Arasteh, Seyed Salar Sefati, Octavian Fratu, Simona Halunga

“…It optimizes network traffic by sharing only the most current and valid data, reducing unnecessary transfers. …”
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Suppression Efficiency for Dust from an Iron Ore Pile Using a Conventional Sprinkler and a Water Mist Generator by Yen-Yi Lee, Chung-Shin Yuan, Po-Hsuan Yen, Justus Kavita Mutuku, Chien-Er Huang, Chih-Cheng Wu, Po-Jen Huang

“…Insights from this investigation can be applied to optimize the dust suppression methods to ensure economical consumption of water and energy.…”
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Intercropping of Saccharum spp. with Dictyophora indusiata: effects on microbial communities and metabolite profiles during bagasse degradation by Mingzheng Duan, Mingzheng Duan, Xiaojian Wu, Shengfeng Long, Hairong Huang, Xiang Li, Yijie Li, Changning Li, Bin Feng, Jiafu Chen, Defa Zhong, Zhendong Chen, Zeping Wang

“…Future research should focus on the long-term impact of this system on soil quality and crop yield, as well as the underlying mechanisms, to further optimize intercropping systems and the use of fungi in agricultural waste management.…”
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Dual-phase medium-entropy diboride–carbide ceramics with metal element exchange during sintering by Pai Peng, Ji-Xuan Liu, Xiao-Ting Xin, Weichao Bao, Yongcheng Liang, Fangfang Xu, Guo-Jun Zhang

“…Multiphase composition design is a strategy for optimizing the microstructures and properties of ceramic materials through mutual inhibition of grain growth, complementary property improvement, or even mutually reinforcing effects. …”
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GmERF57 negatively regulates root development and phosphate absorption in soybean by Hongqing Zhu, Dandan Hu, Yifei Yang, Xuhao Zhai, Shanshan Zhang, Mengshi He, Huifang Zuo, Lina Zhang, Mengjun Xu, Shanshan Chu, Haiyan Lü, Hengyou Zhang, Yu Zhang, Dan Zhang

“…Overall, the results identified GmERF57 as a QTL gene associated with LP tolerance, elucidated its role in regulating LP tolerance, and further identified an optimal haplotype to facilitate breeding of LP-tolerant soybean cultivars.…”
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Best Evidence for Each Surgical Step in Minimally Invasive Right Hemicolectomy: A Systematic Review by Alexander A.J. Grüter, MD, Julie M.L. Sijmons, MD, Usha K. Coblijn, MD, PhD, Boudewijn R. Toorenvliet, MD, PhD, Pieter J. Tanis, MD, PhD, Jurriaan B. Tuynman, MD, PhD

“…The aim of this study was to systematically review the literature for each surgical step of the minimally invasive right hemicolectomy (MIRH) for non-locally advanced colon cancer, to define the most optimal procedure with the highest level of evidence. …”
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Comparison of Different Analytic Solutions to Axisymmetric Squeezing Fluid Flow between Two Infinite Parallel Plates with Slip Boundary Conditions by Hamid Khan, S. Islam, Javed Ali, Inayat Ali Shah

“…The velocity profiles are investigated through various analytical techniques like Adomian decomposition method, new iterative method, homotopy perturbation, optimal homotopy asymptotic method, and differential transform method.…”
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Citrus Leaf Sampling Procedures for Nutrient Analysis by Tripti Vashisth, Jamie D Burrow, Davie Kadyampakeni, Rhuanito Ferrarezi

“… To maintain balanced nutrients for optimal tree growth, citrus growers need to assess trees’ nutritional requirements. …”
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Citrus Leaf Sampling Procedures for Nutrient Analysis by Tripti Vashisth, Jamie D Burrow, Davie Kadyampakeni, Rhuanito Ferrarezi

“… To maintain balanced nutrients for optimal tree growth, citrus growers need to assess trees’ nutritional requirements. …”
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Chaos Enhanced Differential Evolution in the Task of Evolutionary Control of Selected Set of Discrete Chaotic Systems by Roman Senkerik, Ivan Zelinka, Michal Pluhacek, Donald Davendra, Zuzana Oplatková Kominkova

“…The idea was to utilize the hidden chaotic dynamics in pseudorandom sequences given by chaotic map to help differential evolution algorithm search for the best controller settings for the very same chaotic system. The optimizations were performed for three different chaotic systems, two types of case studies and developed cost functions.…”
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Two-Agent Scheduling to Minimize the Maximum Cost with Position-Dependent Jobs by Long Wan

“…We develop a feasible method to achieve all the Pareto optimal points in polynomial time.…”
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