Dual functional hydrogel of osteoclastic-inhibition and osteogenic-stimulation for osteoporotic bone defect regeneration by Lei Yu, Wentao Wang, Chang Lv, Qian Chen, Peng Yang, Zhenrong Qi, Haomiao Yu, Ruiqi Cao, Wenhao Li, Yi Qin, Gaoran Ge, Peilai Liu, Lixin Zhu, Houyi Sun, Dechun Geng, Liang Zhang

“…This dual-action system synergistically regulates osteoblast and osteoclast activity, optimizing the pathological microenvironment of osteoporosis and facilitating the repair of osteoporotic bone defects. …”
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Detection of c-erbB-2 mRNAs Using Dig-Labelled Oligonucleotide Probe with in situ Hybridisation in Human Breast Carcinoma: Comparison with Immunohistochemical Results by Melek Öztürk, Sema Bolkent, Selma Yilmazer, Gültekin Kaner, Hilal Ünal

“…In ISH method digoxigenin-labelled oligoprobe was used for the detection of c-erbB-2 mRNAs. We determined optimal condition for the ISH procedure (e.g., probe concentration, digestion, post washing). c-erbB-2 protein overproduction was detected in 11/20 cases with IHC. …”
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Coping with Stress During the COVID-19 Pandemic: Resilience and Mental Health Among Latino Day Laborers by Sylvia A. Ayieko, John Atkinson, Anna Llamas, Maria E. Fernandez-Esquer

“…Resilience, the successful process of growth and adaptation in the face of adversity, stress, or trauma, is crucial for optimal well-being. During the COVID-19 pandemic, Latino day laborers (LDLs) faced multiple stressors, making them vulnerable to poor mental health outcomes. …”
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Controlled Signal Technique in VL‐NOMA Communication Under Interference‐Controlled Environment With Intelligent Reflecting Surfaces by C. E. Ngene, Prabhat Thakur, Ghanshyam Singh

“…We observed that the propagated signal improved the BER as per LOS, hence, the NLOS blocker reduced the signal's performance. Furthermore, we optimized the signals to investigate BER, LOS, and NLOS signal performance. …”
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Efficacious removal of mercury metal in food industry sewerage utilizing reduced graphene oxide adsorbent composited with magnetic nanoparticles by Adel Beig Babaei, Arash Dara, Hanieh Sadat Taheri

“…The findings indicated that optimal mercury adsorption occurred at pH 6, with a 100 s contact time, 25 °C, and 0.05 g of adsorbent. …”
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Bring dying at home: What facilitates and hinders home-based end-of-life care for people living with dementia?-A systematic review and meta-ethnography protocol. by Guo Yin, Divya Sivaramakrishnan, Leah Macaden

“…In addition, the results of this review will guide the development and improvement of home-based end-of-life care interventions for people living with dementia, and guide policymakers and practitioners to optimize relevant policies and services.…”
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Machine learning approach for predicting tramp elements in the basic oxygen furnace based on the compiled steel scrap mix by Michael Schäfer, Ulrike Faltings, Björn Glaser

“…Furthermore, an online model was implemented, accessible via a defined synchronous interface, which allows to optimize the use of different scrap types by predicting the chemical content at the end of the basic oxygen furnace process and simulating with new combinations of input material. …”
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Effect of pouring temperature on microstructure and durability of DD419 single crystal superalloy by ZHANG Hui, DING Qiang, LIU Jide

“…The finely dispersed γ′ phase enhances the alloy’s durability under all three test scenarios，with the alloy poured at 1500 ℃ exhibiting optimal durability. At intermediate temperature/high stress condition（1050℃/190 MPa），the γ′ phase is intersected by numerous dislocations, and dispersed γ′ phase may contribute to dislocation pile-ups. …”
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The Use of MSK Ultrasound with Quadriceps Muscle Injury by Robert C Manske, Michael Voight, Chris Wolfe, Phil Page

“…This information is invaluable in ensuring an optimal outcome for any quadriceps muscle and tendon injury. …”
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Impact of thermal variation on the naupliar development of the copepod Apocyclops spartinus (Ruber, 1968) (Copepoda: Cyclopidae), under controlled conditions by Pedro Pablo Alonso Sánchez-Dávila, Ruth Milagros Alejos-Cabrera, Wilmer Gaspar-Reyes, Jhon Dionicio-Acedo

“…In summary, A. spartinus nauplii exhibit potential as a live food source and it is recommended that targeted thermal treatments be employed to extend the time of optimal nauplii size and thereby enhance culture techniques of this species.…”
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Basis Set Effects in the Description of the Cl-O Bond in ClO and XClO/ClOX Isomers (X = H, O, and Cl) Using DFT and CCSD(T) Methods by Kenneth Irving, Martina Kieninger, Oscar N. Ventura

“…The simplest ClO radical species and the two isomeric structures XClO/ClOX for each X = H, Cl, and O were studied using the PW91, TPSS, B3LYP, PBE0, M06, M06-2X, BMK, and B2PLYP functionals. Geometry optimizations and reaction enthalpies and enthalpies of formation for each species were calculated using Pople basis sets and the (aug)-cc-pVnZ Dunning sets, with n = D, T, Q, 5, and 6. …”
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Injury and Illness Trends in the National Hockey League Following an Abrupt Cessation of Play by Adam M Pinkoski, Matthew Davies, Mark Sommerfeldt, Dean T Eurich, Don Voaklander

“…This suggests a need to examine if modifiable risk factors exist for determining optimal return to play strategies following an abrupt cessation of play…”
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Rethinking Exploration and Experience Exploitation in Value-Based Multi-Agent Reinforcement Learning by Anatolii Borzilov, Alexey Skrynnik, Aleksandr Panov

“…These algorithms often introduce new hyperparameters and incorporate auxiliary components, such as additional models, which complicate the adaptation process of the underlying RL algorithm to better fit multi-agent environments. We aim to optimize a deep MARL algorithm with minimal modifications to the well-known QMIX approach. …”
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Five principles to prioritise in small-scale surgical quality improvement: a qualitative study of the views of surgical improvement leaders by Mary Dixon-Woods, Graham Martin, Alessandra Giusti, Clifford Y Ko

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Boost pressure influence on combustion, emission characteristics, and performance of diesel engines with various fuel types by Hüseyin Söyler

“…These findings underscore the need for additional strategies to control NOx emissions, especially for biodiesel applications. In conclusion, optimizing boost pressure is critical for improving engine performance and emissions. …”
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Design of an Evolutionary Approach for Intrusion Detection by Gulshan Kumar, Krishan Kumar

“…The proposed approach can generate a pool of noninferior solutions and ensembles thereof having optimized trade-offs values of multiple conflicting objectives. …”
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Combinatorial Price Offer for a Wind Turbine with Flexible Load Considering the Uncertainty to Increase the Benefit of Wind Turbine by Behnam Sobhani, Sadegh Afzal

“…In this paper, the suggestions include the integrated offering of power, uncertainty modeling, using the neural-fuzzy model for predictions, flexible loads, etc. are proposed to achieve the optimal profits. Modeling is done using the MATLAB application to calculate Spain's wind and price information in Spain, and the performance output results are demonstrated thoroughly.…”
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Sexual and Cardiovascular health.Factors Influencing on the Quality of Sexual Life of Coronary Heart Disease Patients - a Narrative Review by Piegza M, Smolarczyk J, Piegza J

“…Sexual rehabilitation should be an integral part of cardiac rehabilitation, and lifestyle modification and optimal treatment of underlying medical conditions are key to maintaining psychophysical well-being and a successful sex life.Keywords: sexual activity, cardiovascular risk factors, erectile dysfunction, Princeton consensus, myocardial infarction…”
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An ecofriendly approach to explore the physical and mechanical properties of cement mortar reinforced with Abutilon indicum fibres by V Aarthipriya, C Umarani

“…Multicriterial decision making method was employed to optimize and evaluate the overall technical performance of the fibre reinforced cement mortar. …”
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Overall Influence of Dedicated Lanes for Connected and Autonomous Vehicles on Freeway Heterogeneous Traffic Flow by Yanyan Chen, Hengyi Zhang, Dongzhu Wang, Jiachen Wang

“…The research finding will assist in understanding the overall influence of CAV dedicated lanes on freeway traffic flow and help determine the optimal number of CAV dedicated lanes under different traffic conditions.…”
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