Clinical and economic burden of achondroplasia in the United States: results from a retrospective, observational study by Nadia Merchant, Jose Alvir, Paulette Negron Ericksen, Jane Loftus, Jose Francisco Cara, Alison Slade, Michael P. Wajnrajch, Christine L. Baker

“…However, data are limited on its economic impact, especially related to healthcare resource utilization (HCRU) and associated costs. This study aimed to characterize the clinical and economic impact of achondroplasia in the US relative to matched non-achondroplasia controls stratified by pediatric and adult populations. …”
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Network slicing resource allocation strategy based on joint optimization by Zaijian WANG, Huimin GU

“…To improve network resource utilization that was decreased by different applications with different requirements in 5G networks, a network slicing resource allocation strategy based on joint optimization was proposed, which was utilized to maximize both network resource utilization and network revenue by comprehensively considering in tra-slice and inter-slice resource schedule.Firstly, the user’s average satisfaction function was defined in the inter-slicing resource allocation problem.Furthermore, in terms of the number of users, slicing schedule delay and priority, a proportional fair resource allocation algorithm based on quality of service (QoS) was proposed, which was employed to achieve the best tradeoff between fairness and the users’ requirements among slices.Secondly, after two functions (service degradation and resource migration) were introduced in the inter-slice resource schedule problem, two price models were established for internal access users and external access users respectively, where congestion and non-congestion conditions were analyzed.According to the proposed price models, a Stackelberg game between the base station and users was constructed, and a global search algorithm with low complexity was leveraged to obtain the best response of the game, where the best tradeoff between the base station revenue and user utility was obtained.Simulation results show that the proposed strategy can effectively improve resource utilization and network revenue while reducing network congestion.Therefore, it can better realize fairness in resource allocation.…”
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Advancements in research on bacteria-algae symbiosis technology for treating biogas slurry in livestock and poultry breeding by ZHANG Yabin, DANG Tengfei, LI Zhiguo, GUO Xiaoying, GUO Qiong, WANG Yan, WAN Junfeng

“…Additionally, the research direction of bacteria-algae symbiosis technology in the field of biogas slurry treatment and resource utilization was analyzed, emphasizing the potential of bacteria-algae granular sludge resource utilization technology as a pivotal research area in biogas slurry resource treatment technology.…”
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Adsorption and Removal of Phosphate by Leather Collagen Fiber-based Material Loaded with UiO–66–NH2 by Xiaohan YANG, Songbo DAI, Yuqing HE, Xiudan TAO, Likun CHEN, He ZHENG, Zhengjun LI

“…The resource utilization of tannery waste is beneficial to the sustainable development of leather industry, and the removal of phosphate from phosphorus-containing wastewater is of great significance to environmental protection. …”
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Programmatic Approach to Outpatient Cardiac Catheterization in Children With Stable Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension by Gregory T. Adamson, Minnie N. Dasgupta, Zachary Kleiman, Lynn F. Peng, Michelle Ogawa, Vidhya Balasubramanian, Chandra Ramamoorthy, Jeffrey A. Feinstein

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Recent trends in industrial resource manufacturing processes using biocatalysts by Sudip Regmi, Jin Cheol Yoo

“…These enzymes play crucial functions in different array of industrial resources and form the backbone for a large number of industrial productions. …”
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Optimizing Tenebrio molitor powder as ingredient in breadmaking: Impact of enzymatic hydrolysis on dough techno-functional properties and bread quality by Michela Verni, Giacomo Squeo, Giuseppe Perri, Chiara Demarinis, Carlo Giuseppe Rizzello, Francesco Caponio, Luigi Faino, Erica Pontonio

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Episodic Gregariousness Leads to Level‐Dependent Core Habitats: A Case Study in Eastern Copperheads (Agkistrodon contortrix) by Tyler C. Christensen, Robert Kwait, Michael Van Clef, Brooke Maslo

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Localization of Acoustic Emission Source in Rock Using SMIGWO Algorithm by Jiong Wei, Fuqiang Gao, Jinfu Lou, Lei Yang, Xiaoqing Wang

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Coir Fibre Sourced Projects: Elevated Adinkra Wall Hangings by Richard Acquaye, Deborah Kusi Appiah, Adelaide Oboshie Sai

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Social media as a source of information for patients with knee osteoarthritis by Anas Dekhissi, Fatima Zahrae Taik, Fatima Zahra Aharrane, Anass Adnine, Nihad Takhrifa, Maryam Fourtassi, Fatima Ezzahra Abourazzak

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NSGA-II-based load resource management for frequency and voltage support by Yaxin Wang, Zhihang Zhu, Zhihong Yu, Zigan Wang

“…This is primarily due to the fluctuating and intermittent nature of renewable energy sources and the uncertain electricity demand. To address these issues, this study proposes a load resource management (LRM) method to cope with the sudden power disturbances. …”
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Overview of solutions to improve efficiency of ground source heat pump system by ZHANG Yuping, YANG Xiao, LIU Jun, LIU Boyang, TANG Fujiao, TAN Yiqiu

“…Shallow geothermal energy, with applications ranging from road snow melting and deicing to building heating/cooling, primarily utilizes closed-loop vertical buried pipes for resource exploitation. …”
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Resource Allocation for Edge-enhanced Distributed Power Wireless Sensor Network by Gang WU, Jinhui ZHOU, Hui LI

“…And then, based on the resource utilization of the MEC server, the energy consumption of the sensor devices is reduced by reducing the number of active MEC servers. …”
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Real-World Study of US Adults with Paroxysmal Nocturnal Hemoglobinuria Treated with Pegcetacoplan by Brian Mulherin, Apeksha Shenoy, Lily Arnett, Weiqi Jiao, Joseph Guarinoni, Sujata Sarda, Jinny Min, David Dingli

“…Patients self-reported incidence of healthcare resource utilization (HCRU). <b>Results</b>: By January 2024, 70 patients (mean age 44.6 years; 57.1% female) reported up to 9 months of pegcetacoplan treatment, with a median [IQR] follow-up of 6.6 [3.8] months. …”
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Resource scheduling based on routing tree and detection matrix for Internet of things by Hongying Bai, Xiaotong Zhang, Yuxin Liu, Yingdong Xie

“…However, the time slot utilization rate of many existing resource scheduling methods of Internet of things is not high. …”
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Enhancing Hospital Services: Achieving High Quality Under Resource Constraints by Mohammad Ali Beheshtinia, Masood Fathi, Morteza Ghobakhloo, Muhammad Faraz Mubarak

“…Objectives: This research aims to enhance the quality of hospital services by utilizing Quality Function Deployment (QFD) with a novel Multi-Dimensional House of Quality (MD-HOQ) approach. …”
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Hydrochar Prepared from Aquatic and Terrestrial Biomass: Comparative Analysis of Characteristics and Applications by Libing Gao, Zifei Wang, Jinyu Guo, Yifan Qiao, Shuai Wang, Mengke Cui, Xuan Zhang, Yuhan Guo, Jianghao Wang, Tong Zhang, Kenji Ogino, Bing Wang

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Research on Interference Resource Optimization Based on Improved Whale Optimization Algorithm by Xuyi Chen, Mingxi Ma, Chengkui Liu, Haifeng Xie, Shaoqi Wang

“…In this problem, this paper establishes an interference resource optimization model with radar detection probability, interference effectiveness, and interference bandwidth utilization as the objective functions. …”
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Seasonal Characteristics of Long-Range Transport and Potential Associated Sources of Particulate Matter (Pm₁₀) Pollution at the Station Elk, Poland, on 2021-2022 Data by S. Abdo, Y. Koroleva

“…In this study, the NOAA HYSPLIT_4 trajectory model, potential source contribution function (PSCF), and concentration-weight trajectory (CWT) were employed to investigate the origin of the measured PM10 mass at a receptor site. …”
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