ANAESTHETIC ASPECTS OF IMPROVING CONDITIONS OF ENDOSCOPIC GASTRECTOMY IN PATIENTS WITH MORBID OBESITY by M. I. Neimark, R. V. Kiselev, A. Yu. Elisariev

“…The 1st  group  (n=23)  –  neuromuscular  blockade (NMB) was  performed  by bolus  injection  of rocuronium, the  patients on  the  operating table  were  in a  flat position.  The  2nd  group  (n=23)  –  NMB was   maintained  by  intravenous  infusion   of  rocuronium, patients  on  the   operating  table   were   in  the   Trendelenburg position.  …”
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ANALYSIS OF INDONESIA SHARIA BANK'S HEALTH LEVEL ACCORDING TO FINANCIAL SERVICES AUTHORITY REGULATIONS by Sekar Kinanti, Harry Budiantoro, Andri Gunawan, Kanaya Lapae, Hestin Agus Tantri Ningsih

“…The analysis used in this study uses Net Financing Performance (NPF), Financing to Deposit Ratio (FDR), Operating Expenses and Operating Income (BOPO) and Net Operating Margin (NOM). …”
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Countermeasures to Improve Road Alignment Consistency of Undivided Rural Roads by Francesca Russo, Salvatore Antonio Biancardo

“…Road alignment consistency was examined in two steps: by adopting standards in force in Italy based on the  design speed profile and by plotting operating speed profile to determine the area bounded by the speed profile and the  average weighted speed, and the standard deviation of operating speeds for each geometric segment. …”
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Comparative Analysis of Anterior Segment Parameters in Normal and Keratoconus Eyes Generated by Scheimpflug Tomography by Faik Orucoglu, Ebru Toker

“…Among all parameters indices of vertical asymmetry, keratoconus index, front elevation at thinnest location, back elevation at thinnest location, Ambrósio Relational Thickness (ARTmax), deviation of average pachymetric progression, deviation of ARTmax, and total deviation showed excellent (>90%) sensitivity and specificity in addition to excellent area under the receiver operating characteristic curve (AUROC). …”
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Fuel Consumption Prediction in Regional Transport Based on Selected Bus Line Characteristics by Tomáš Skrúcaný, Bibiána Poliaková, Martin Kendra, Oľga Blažeková, Mária Vojteková

“…The selected indicators related to the operation of the studied bus are analysed, including the average speed of the bus, the average distance between stops, the road profile of the line and the ambient air temperature. …”
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A Morphometric Study of the Proximal End of the Tibia in North Karnataka Population – A Cross-sectional Study by Mahadev S Shiraganve, Rajendrakumar D Virupaxi, Sheetal V Pattanshetti, Sanjay Kumar Yadav, Arjun R Arer

“…The average maximum length of the anteroposterior diameter of the medial condyle on both sides was 26.65 mm and the average maximum anteroposterior diameter of the lateral condyle on both sides was 27.40 mm. …”
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The influence of the position of the medial portal and of lower leg flexion on the length of the femoral tunnel in anatomic anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction: A cadaveric s... by Begović Ninoslav, Kadija Marko, Santrač-Stijak Gordana, Ille Mihajlo, Mališ Miloš, Starčević Ana, Vekić Berislav, Stijak Lazar

“…In each phase the knee was placed in three different flexion positions (110°, 120° and 130°) and for each position three tunnels were drilled (70°, 60° and 50°) in relation to the medial aspect of the lateral condyle. Results. The average length of the femoral tunnel drilled with the leg positioned on the operating table (36.6 ± 4.7 mm) was highly statistically significantly greater (p = 0.000) in comparison with the length of the femoral tunnel obtained by positioning the leg on a fixed arthroscopic leg holder (35.4±4.3 mm). …”
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ANALYSIS OF ACCIDENT AND RESTORATION TIMES OF 6-10 KV URBAN CABLE LINES by D. Petrov, V. Marugin, V. Kozhevnikov

“…When operating cable lines, it is important to have data on the flow of failures in cable lines and the average time of their recovery. …”
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Prognostic Value of Transcranial Doppler in the Survival of Patients with Spontaneous Cerebral Intraparenchymal Hemorrhage by Julio López Argüelles, Erélido Hernández Valero

“…In addition, a correlation was found between this last parameter and the transcranial doppler. The area under the operating characteristic curve of the transcranial doppler receptor in the affected hemisphere was highly predictive of mortality with high sensitivity and specificity for cut-off points of the pulsatility index at 1.85 and average speed at 32.3 cm/s.…”
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Design and parameter optimization of portable tree transplanting machine by Zhang Jingping, Zhu Jianxi, Sun Teng

“…The optimal working parameters were eccentric block roller speed of 1 500 r/min, eccentric block mass of 85.47 g, linear eccentricity of 94.67 mm, then the time of digging down 200 mm was 22.07 s, Which is basically matched with the actual result (19.66 s). And the average relative error between the optimization and trials is 10.90%.In conclusion, the optimization experiment improves the machine's operating performance and also provides a preferable reference for the design of the tree transplanting machine.…”
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Optimizing costs and sustainability for gamma knife radiosurgery: A cost and breakeven analysis at India's largest neurosurgery centre. by Nitin Agrawal, Nishant Sharma, Tilotma Jamwal, Kshitija Singh, Vijaydeep Siddharth, Sidhartha Satpathy

“…Applying both Traditional and Time-Driven Activity-Based Costing (TD-ABC) methodologies, capital and operating expenses were calculated. (1US$ = INR 70.4 -Average value for the year 2019).…”
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Cost Effectiveness of Contracting Out Vaccination Services in Two Districts of Sindh, Pakistan by Shiraz Shaikh, Kashif Shafique

“…Annual average costs and vaccination service volumes per 10,000 population were estimated and compared between contracted and non-contracted facilities. …”
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Numerical analysis on the airflow organization of a blowing suction dust collector by Wenhe Zhou, Guangmei Dai, Yapeng Jiang

“…In the conditions mentioned above, the average near ground velocity of the dust collector is greater than the particle start-up speed of 15m/s and the average velocity of the surrounding air inlet surfaces increases significantly. …”
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Direct cost comparison of minimally invasive punch technique versus traditional approaches for percutaneous bone anchored hearing devices by Yaeesh Sardiwalla, Nicholas Jufas, David P. Morris

“…The average duration of the MIPS operation was 7 min, which is on average 61 min shorter compared with open approaches. …”
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Remaining Available Energy Prediction for Energy Storage Batteries Based on Interpretable Generalized Additive Neural Network by Ji Qi, Pengrui Li, Yifan Dong, Zhicheng Fu, Zhanguo Wang, Yong Yi, Jie Tian

“…Subsequently, 12 features are selected from both direct observation and statistical characteristics to capture the operating condition information of the battery, and a dataset is constructed using actual operational data from an energy storage station. …”
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Experimental performance evaluation of a lightweight additively manufactured hydrodynamic thrust bearing by Collier Fais, Isaiah Yasko, Muhammad Ali, Rick Walker, Joe Walker

“…Compared to the traditionally manufactured bearing, the AM bearing showed an average increase in minimum oil film thickness of 53 %, an average increase in trailing edge hydrodynamic pressure of 116 %, while exhibiting an average decrease in bearing temperature of 1 %. …”
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Topology Analysis and Modeling Comparison of SI-SIMO Boost Converter Used in Multiple Output Applications by Yilin Yan, Honghong Wang, Ping Ma, Jianquan Liao

“…A complete modeling process is introduced, transitioning from nonlinear dynamics to small-signal approximation at the steady-state operating point. PSIM and MATLAB Simulink experiment results validate the proposed control method and confirm the theoretical analysis under various operating conditions.…”
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Application of Air Source Heat Pump System for Floor Heating during Winter by Wang Tiejun, Xu Wei, Zeng Xiaocheng, Liang Tao, Xia Xingxiang, Hu Peng

“…The range of the outdoor environment temperatures was ﹣10 ℃ to 16 ℃, with the average value being 3.72 ℃. The heat capacity of the heat pump was 3.82 to 10.06 kW, with the average value at 6.71 kW. …”
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Improving the energy efficiency of wind turbines for charging batteries by V. G. Petko, I. A. Rakhimzhanova, Yu. A. Ushakov, M. B. Fomin, A. S. Baikov, V. A. Pushko

“…As an example, the calculation of the possible annual power generation for charging a battery with a capacity of 200 A∙h with a voltage of 24 volts from a synchron generator with a number of poles of 48 driven by a wind turbine with a radius of 2 meters, operating in an area with an average wind speed of 5 m/s. …”
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Influence of Structural Parameters of Shape Memory Alloy Corrugated Gaskets on the Contact Pressure of Bolted Flange Joints by Liang He, Xiaofeng Lu, Xiaolei Zhu, Qing Chen

“…The contact pressure of corrugation increased with the increase of sheet thickness (T) and corrugated gasket height (H) under installation and operating conditions, showing a decreasing trend with the increase of pitch (P), of which the order of factors influencing the average contact pressure of corrugated gasket was sheet T > H > P, and when structural parameters of SMA-CG were T = 0.6 mm, H = 4 mm, and P = 2.5 mm, the contact pressure of corrugated gasket was the highest under operating conditions.…”
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