Artificial intelligence in high-dose-rate brachytherapy treatment planning for cervical cancer: a review by Junyue Shi, Junyue Shi, Jun Chen, Gaokui He, Qinghe Peng

“…Cervical cancer remains a significant global health concern, characterized by high morbidity and mortality rates. High-dose-rate brachytherapy (HDR-BT) is a critical component of cervical cancer treatment, requiring precise and efficient treatment planning. …”
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Robustness of point measurements of carbon dioxide concentration for the inference of ventilation rates in a wintertime classroom by Carolanne V.M. Vouriot, Maarten van Reeuwijk, Henry C. Burridge

“…Perhaps surprisingly, the single-ended configuration leads to a ‘more efficient’ ventilation, with lower average CO₂ concentration. …”
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Advanced SDR-Based Custom OFDM Protocol for Improved Data Rates in HF-NVIS Links by Emil Șorecău, Mirela Șorecău, Paul Bechet

“…The aggregation enables a more efficient utilization of the available spectrum and an increase in the data transmission rate, which represents a substantial advancement in NVIS communications. …”
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Single Machine Problem with Multi-Rate-Modifying Activities under a Time-Dependent Deterioration by M. Huang, Huaping Wu, Vincent Cho, W. H. Ip, Xingwei Wang, C. K. Ng

“…The single machine scheduling problem with multi-rate-modifying activities under a time-dependent deterioration to minimize makespan is studied. …”
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Pregnancy Rates with Recombinant versus Urinary Human Chorionic Gonadotropin in In Vitro Fertilization: An Observational Study by József Zeke, Katalin Kanyó, Helga Zeke, Áron Cseh, Barna Vásárhelyi, András Szilágyi, János Konc

“…Similar (but not significant) trends were observed with rates of pregnancy filled the 24th week. These results reinforce RCTs supporting the notion that rhCG is more efficient as uhCG during IVF.…”
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Predator occupancy rates in a thinned ponderosa pine forest, Arizona: A pilot study by Kevin J. Barrett, Elizabeth L. Kalies, Carol L. Chambers

“…Our simulations indicated that, given our occupancy and detection rates, a sample size of 75 sites would allow us to better model occupancy covariates. …”
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Reaction rate constant of phosphate esters with hydroxyl radicals investigated using fluorescence probe method by YANG Yunjia, WU Yiqian, PENG Jing, ZHAI Maolin, LI Jiuqiang

“…This study provides a simple, convenient and efficient method for investigating the reactions between extractants and •OH.…”
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Regularized sequence-context mutational trees capture variation in mutation rates across the human genome. by Christopher J Adams, Mitchell Conery, Benjamin J Auerbach, Shane T Jensen, Iain Mathieson, Benjamin F Voight

“…Inferences derived from mutation rate models are fundamental to many population genetics methods. …”
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Potential of Optical Sensors for Predicting Winter Wheat Yield Through Variable-Rate Nitrogen Application by Stanković Nikola, Kostić Marko, Ljubičić Nataša, Kitić Goran, Stevanović Nevena, Buđen Maša

“…This study aligns with current agricultural approaches and contributes to more efficient and environmentally friendly agricultural practices.…”
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Near-field extremely large-scale MIMO data rate prediction based on deep learning by Guozhi Rong, Rugui Yao, Yifeng He

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Transdermal Semaglutide Administration in Mice: Reduces Body Weight by Suppressing Appetite and Enhancing Metabolic Rate by Wenjing Li, Ruilin Cai, Binxin Yin, Yingying Zhou, Xinyuan Dong, Wenting Li, Jing Wen

“…It may also facilitate energy expenditure by enhancing physical activity and increasing BAT mass to boost the metabolic rate. Transdermal semaglutide treatment also has an anxiolytic effect on behavior. …”
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Pain when it “counts”: hurdle analysis of clinical pain ratings improves data model performance by Beth B. Hogans, Bernadette C. Siaton, John D. Sorkin

“…We propose an efficient alternative, termed hurdle analysis, separately analyzing zero and nonzero pain ratings. …”
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Coupled effects of different sulfuric acid concentrations and treatment methods on the corrosion rate of concrete materials by Feifei He, Xiang Wang, Caihong Zhang, Yiqun Hou, Yuting Liu

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An Effect Study of Structural Jets on the Long Gamma-Ray Burst Formation Rate at Low Redshift by Qi Guo, Qi Tan, Benyun Shi

“…Compared with the observed formation rate, the structured jet model with Gauss-cocoon is found to be relatively more efficient, and the parameters η of this model are limited and analyzed to [0.5, 5].…”
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Optimizing Herbicide Use in Fodder Crops with Low-Cost Remote Sensing and Variable Rate Technology by Luís Alcino Conceição, Luís Silva, Susana Dias, Benvindo Maçãs, Adélia M. O. Sousa, Costanza Fiorentino, Paola D’Antonio, Sofia Barbosa, Salvatore Faugno

“…The trial was conducted on three 7.5-hectare plots, comparing a variable-rate application (VRA) of herbicide guided by a prescription map generated from segmented digital images, with a fixed-rate application (FRA) and a control (no herbicide applied). …”
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Optimizing Stimulus Frequency Ranges for Building a High-Rate High Frequency SSVEP-BCI by Xiaogang Chen, Bingchuan Liu, Yijun Wang, Hongyan Cui, Jianwei Dong, Ruijuan Ma, Ning Li, Xiaorong Gao

“…These findings contribute to the development of more efficient and comfortable SSVEP-based BCIs.…”
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Determination of the State of Operating Room Efficiency in a Tertiary Hospital in the Philippines by Maria Teresita Aspi, Carl Abelardo Antonio, Khimberlain Medina

“… Objective: This study aimed to describe the status of operating room (OR) efficiency of a tertiary hospital in the Philippines according to time-based parameters, identify the direct causes of delays in the OR, and predict the change in number of patients served and OR income if utilization rates improve.  …”
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Smart Energy Efficient Device-to-Multidevice Cooperative Clustering for Multicasting Content by Mateen Ashraf, Woon-Young Yeo, Miae Woo, Kyung-Geun Lee

“…The rate can be enhanced by increasing the transmit power; however, this approach may deteriorate energy efficiency (EE) performance of the system. …”
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The efficiency of selective pooling strategy in a COVID-19 diagnostic laboratory by Rebriarina Hapsari, Irfan Kesumayadi, Nani Maharani, Endang Mahati, Ferdy Kurniawan Cayami, Sutopo Patria Jati

“…This study aims to determine the positivity rate cut-off and to evaluate the efficiency of pooling strategy for the laboratory diagnosis of COVID-19. …”
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A fiber-pigtailed quantum dot device generating indistinguishable photons at GHz clock-rates by Rickert Lucas, Żołnacz Kinga, Vajner Daniel A., von Helversen Martin, Rodt Sven, Reitzenstein Stephan, Liu Hanqing, Li Shulun, Ni Haiqiao, Wyborski Paweł, Sęk Grzegorz, Musiał Anna, Niu Zhichuan, Heindel Tobias

“…The fabricated fiber-pigtailed hCBGs feature emission lifetimes of <80 ${< } 80$ ps, corresponding to a Purcell factor of ∼9, a suppression of multi-photon emission events with g (2)(0) < 1 %, a photon-indistinguishability >80 ${ >} 80$ % and a measured single-photon coupling efficiency of 53 % in a high numerical aperture single-mode fiber, corresponding to 1.2 Megaclicks per second at the single-photon detectors under 80 MHz excitation clock-rates. …”
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