A Mixed Finite Element Formulation for the Conservative Fractional Diffusion Equations by Suxiang Yang, Huanzhen Chen

“…Some numerical results are illustrated to confirm the optimal error estimates.…”
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Developing a Program Plan Based on the Program Planning Cycle by John M. Diaz, Cody Gusto, David Diehl

“… For over a century, Cooperative Extension services within the United States have utilized specific program development plans to create or refine optimal programmatic services for clientele (Franz, Garst, Gagnon, 2015). …”
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A Potential Application of a Piezoelectric Atomiser for Ophthalmic Drug Delivery by Wei Xia, Hung-Yao Hsu, Lingxue Kong, Allan Evans, Ryan Lee

“…The Taguchi method is employed in the experiment design and analysis of the study on how each factor acts in the atomising process. An optimal condition is determined for producing a stream of droplets. …”
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Application of Heat Balance Integral Methods to One-Dimensional Phase Change Problems by S. L. Mitchell, T. G. Myers

“…We describe how to determine this error for three basic thermal problems and show how it can be used to determine an optimal heat balance formulation. We then show how the HBIM, with the new error measure, may be used to approximate the solution of an aircraft deicing problem. …”
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Adenoid Cystic Carcinoma of the Submandibular Gland, Locoregional Recurrence, and a Solitary Liver Metastasis More Than 30 Years Since Primary Diagnosis by A. Coupland, A. Sewpaul, A. Darne, S. White

“…Solitary metastases to the liver are rare and optimal management is unknown. We present the case of a metastatic ACC to the liver with primary disease presentation at a young age. …”
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Improving CD3 bispecific antibody therapy in solid tumors using combination strategies by Katy Lloyd, Jim Middelburg, Vitalijs Ovcinnikovs, Nora Pencheva, Kristel Kemper, Thorbald van Hall

“…Furthermore, tumor surface antigen selection for an optimal therapeutic window and acceptable collateral damage to normal tissues is challenging. …”
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A Time Discontinuous Galerkin Finite Element Method for Quasi-Linear Sobolev Equations by Hong Yu, Tongjun Sun

“…The existence and uniqueness of the approximate solution are proved by use of Brouwer’s fixed point theorem. An optimal L∞(0,T;H1(Ω))-norm error estimate is derived. …”
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Posterior Interosseous Nerve Palsy Caused by Parosteal Lipoma: A Case Report by Hatem Salama, Pradeep Kumar, Salah Bastawrous

“…Surgical excision should be performed to ensure optimal recovery from the nerve paralysis.…”
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A Hybrid Metaheuristic for Multiple Runways Aircraft Landing Problem Based on Bat Algorithm by Jian Xie, Yongquan Zhou, Hongqing Zheng

“…The computational results show that the proposed algorithm can obtain the high-quality and comparable solutions for instances up to 500 aircrafts, and also it is capable of finding the optimal solutions for many instances in a short time.…”
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QUANTITATIVE STRUCTURE–ACTIVITY RELATIONSHIPS (QSAR) STUDY ON NOVEL 4-AMIDINOQUINOLINE AND 10-AMIDINOBENZONAPHTHYRIDINE DERIVATIVES AS POTENT ANTIMALARIA AGENT by Aliyu Wappah Mahmud, Gideon Adamu Shallangwa, Adamu Uzairu

“…Density Functional Theory (DFT) with basis set B3LYP/6-31G? was used to optimize the compounds. Genetic Function Algorithm (GFA) was employed in selecting descriptors and building the model. …”
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Study on the Effect of Blood Content on Diffuse Reflectance Spectra of Basal Cell Carcinoma Skin Tissue by Miaoqing Nan, Qingli He

“…Diffuse reflectance spectrum as a noninvasive method has been widely used to study the optical properties of cutaneous skin tissue. In this work, we optimized an eight-layered optical model of basal cell carcinoma skin tissue to study its optical properties. …”
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Construction of an evaluation indicator system for the integrated development of sports, culture and tourism based on tourist perceptions by Yudong Tang, Jianying Li, Cheng Xing

“…First, we reviewed and analyzed the relevant literature, which led to the formation of an initial index consisting of 18 items. The index was optimized after the analysis to include three main dimensions and 13 specific measurement items. …”
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Analysis of Performance Degradation Introduced by Radome for High-Precision GNSS Antenna by Jinyuan Liu, Lixun Li, Yong Zuo, Huaming Chen, Shaojie Ni

“…Based on the study, an optimized radome model is proposed to minimize the axial ratio and gain degradation of antenna. …”
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Route Choice in Subway Station during Morning Peak Hours: A Case of Guangzhou Subway by Jie Xu, Yao Ning, Heng Wei, Wei Xie, Jianyuan Guo, Limin Jia, Yong Qin

“…As passengers are inclined to choose the route with minimum disutility, we put forward a route choice model which is constructed to achieve minimum objective function of feasibility for the optimal solution. Meanwhile we set passenger volume threshold values according to capacity of facilities. …”
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The Ace of Spades: Reverse Takotsubo Cardiomyopathy in the Context of Angiographic Embolization of Recurrent Metastatic Serotonin-Positive Neuroendocrine Tumour of the Pancreas by Ian A. Mazzetti, Michael J. Marcaccio, Odette Boutross-Tadross, Omid Salehian, Catherine Demers

“…The absence of flow-limiting coronary disease on angiography confirmed the presence of reverse Takotsubo cardiomyopathy. After optimal medical therapy for six weeks, left ventricular function returned to normal. …”
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Influence of concentration and type of microcrystalline cellulose on the physical properties of tablets containing Cornelian cherry fruits by Franc Aleš, Kurhajec Slavomir, Pavloková Sylvie, Sabadková Dana, Muselík Jan

“…The aim of this study was to find the optimal tablet composition with maximum content of dried fruits (Cornus mas L.). …”
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Acute Spinal Cord Contusion in a Patient with Multiple Upper Cervical Fractures, Parkinson’s Disease, and Torticollis: Surgical Management by Sarah Merrill, Maziyar A. Kalani, Naresh P. Patel, Mark K. Lyons, Matthew T. Neal

“…Intraoperative manual reduction of laterocollis is possible after general endotracheal anesthesia, and continuous neuromonitoring is established. Use of optimizing strategies such as perioperative botulinum injections and intraoperative O-arm navigation should be considered.…”
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Parallel Batch Scheduling of Deteriorating Jobs with Release Dates and Rejection by Juan Zou, Cuixia Miao

“…Furthermore, we provide an optimal O(nlog⁡n) time algorithm for the case where jobs have identical release dates.…”
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Active Reflectors: Possible Solutions Based on Reflectarrays and Fresnel Reflectors by Lorena Cabria, José Ángel García, Julio Gutiérrez-Ríos, Antonio Tazón, Juan Vassal'lo

“…This simulator allows the study of performance of this kind of reflectors and, applying evolutionary algorithms, to find optimal configurations of reflector in accordance with the given specifications for the conformal radiation pattern.…”
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Adaptive Broadcasting Mechanism for Bandwidth Allocation in Mobile Services by Gwo-Jiun Horng, Chi-Hsuan Wang, Chih-Lun Chou

“…In light of the derived results, both the index channel’s bandwidth and the data channel’s bandwidth can be optimally allocated to maximize bandwidth utilization. …”
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