Do β-adrenoreceptor blocking drugs associate with reduced risk of symptomatic osteoarthritis and total joint replacement in the general population? A primary care-based, prospectiv... by Mamas A Mamas, Christian Mallen, Abhishek Abhishek, Michael Doherty, Nick Townsend, Weiya Zhang, Georgina Nakafero, Matthew Grainge, Ana Valdes

“…Outcomes will be total knee replacement (primary outcome), total hip replacement and new analgesic prescription.Statistical analysis Kaplan-Meier curves will be plotted, and Cox proportional HRs and 95% CIs will be calculated. …”
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Low-Cost Universal Multi-Mode Digital Compensator Design for Flyback Converters With Full Digital Feedback by Yun Gwan Kim, Jae Bin Kim, Byeong Gi Jang, Jae Hyung Jang, Sang-Sun Yoo, Seok Kee Kim, Yeon Jae Jung, Young Gun Pu, Kang-Yoon Lee

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Control of linear generator based on hysteresis‐SVPWM current rectification and bidirectional buck/boost converter used for energy storage by Murad Ali, Yu Haitao, Wang Yao, Yang Yilin

“…Additionally, to improve the performance of frequency and displacement tracking, the traditional proportional‐integral (PI) in the position loop is replaced by Proportional Resonance (PR) controller. …”
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Research and Ground Verification of the Force Compliance Control Method for Space Station Manipulator by Bingshan Hu, Huanlong Chen, Liangliang Han, Hongliu Yu

“…To ensure the safety of the space station and the manipulator, the contact force/torque of manipulator must be controlled. Based on analyzing typical tasks’ working flows and force control requirements, such as ORU (orbit replacement unit) changeout and dual arm collaborative payload transport, an impedance control method based on wrist 6 axis force/torque feedback is designed. …”
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Nutritional Composition, Sensory Quality and Consumer Acceptability of Beef Sausage Fortified With Edible Meat Waste by Babatunde Oluwasegun Alao, Andrew Bamidele Falowo

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Tissue stiffness controls neuroblast migratory behavior and reprogramming during myelin repair by Marie Falque, Karine Magalon, Florian Gil, Pascale Durbec

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The Effects of Local Heating on Facilitating Radial Angiography: A Randomized Controlled Trial by Somaye Asef, Seyyed Ali Moezi, Ahmad Nasiri, Bahare Zarei

“…Results: The frequency and duration of artery puncture, the necessity of injecting a radiocontrast agent, the necessity of catheter replacement, the duration of fluoroscopy, and the volume of the radiocontrast agent in the experimental group were significantly lower than those in the control group (p < 0.05). …”
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Calcium Phosphate Coatings with Controlled Micro/Nano-Structures for Endothelial Cells Viability by Adil Elrayah, Ke Duan, Xiong Lu, Xiaob Lu, Jie Weng

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Contrasting dynamics and environmental controls of dispersed bacteria along a hydrologic gradient by Clara Ruiz-González, Juan Pablo Niño-García, Martin Berggren, Paul A. del Giorgio

“…All this suggests that hydrologic transport modulates the gradual replacement of two contrasting population types subjected to different environmental controls and with different metabolic potentials. …”
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Effects of antioxidant capacity-based dietary replacement of vitamin E with commercial products containing grape skin–green tea extracts or hydrolyzed wood polyphenols on poultry p... by M. Simoni, T. Danese, N. Mezzasalma, A. Goi, R. Pitino, G. Mantovani, M. Andrani, A. Costa, A. Plomaritou, L. Ragionieri, E. Tsiplakou, M. De Marchi, F. Righi

“…In conclusion, HWP and GSGT can effectively replace vitamin E in poultry diets when balanced for antioxidant capacity, in both conventional and organic diets.…”
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Controlled arterial hypertension and adverse event free survival rate in heart recipients by A. О. Shevchenko, E. A. Nikitina, N. N. Koloskova, О. P. Shevchenko, S. V. Gotje

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Implementation of the 3Rs Concept in Quality Control of Biologicals: Status and Prospects (Review) by L. A. Gaiderova, N. A. Alpatova, O. V. Golovinskaya, A. M. Guskov, E. K. Lipatova, M. N. Lavrova

“…Many countries are implementing an increasing number of alternatives to animal testing in the research, development, and quality control of medicines under the concept of 3Rs (replacement, reduction, and refinement). …”
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Use of a controlled negative pressure system for the treatment of periprosthetic breast complications by I. A. Chizh, V. V. Semiglazov, V. V. Kolarkova, A. V. Telishevskiy, I. А. Vinogradov, V. V. Gukova, А. А. Zakharenko, А. V. Kolarkov

“…To evaluate the effectiveness of the controlled negative pressure system (CNP) in the treatment of periprosthetic breast complications.Materials and methods. …”
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Results of a feasibility study of the FReSH START intervention to improve quality of life and other outcomes in people who repeatedly self-harm (Function REplacement in repeated Se... by Bethan Copsey, Alexandra Wright-Hughes, Amanda Farrin, Cara Gates, Kate Farley, Cathy Brennan, Dean McMillan, Christopher D. Graham, Chris Bojke, Richard Mattock, Adam Martin, Petra Bijsterveld, Judith Horrocks, Suzanne Hartley, Marsha McAdam, Dafydd Hammond-Jones, Louise D. Bryant, Allan House, Elspeth Guthrie, the FReSH START lived experience group

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The utility of stroke volume variation for intravascular volume monitoring during hemodialysis sessions: a case–control pilot study by Tatsunori Hamamoto, Tetsu Miyamoto, Towa Furuko, Yutaro Sato, Konatsu Ikeda, Masamitsu Tanaka, Kazuhisa Takahashi, Norihito Sato, Ikutaro Furuno, Kazutoshi Nakazono, Hiromichi Ueno, Emi Hasegawa, Masaharu Kataoka

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ACHIEVEMENT OF ARTERIAL HYPERTENSION CONTROL VIA APPLICATION OF PERINDOPRIL ARGININE AND AMLODIPINE COMBINATION by O. N. Kryuchkova, E. A. Itskova, Yu. A., E. Yu. Turna, E. A. Kostyukova

“…Before treatment MO sBP was (26±4,23 mmHg/hour), with the therapy — (16,3±4,03 mmHg/hour, р&lt;0,01); also, MO dBP decreased from 24,7±2,35 mmHg/hour to 12±1,61 mmHg hour, р&lt;0,01).Conclusion. Replacement of therapy for non-controlled AH with voluntary combinations of antihypertensive medications by fixed combination of perindopril arginine/amlodipine (Prestance) facilitated the effectiveness of AH control. …”
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Dynamic Gradient Descent and Reinforcement Learning for AI-Enhanced Indoor Building Environmental Simulation by Xiaolong Chen, Haohao Yang, Hongfeng Zhang, Cora Un In Wong

“…Experiments demonstrate that the framework significantly improves simulation accuracy and control efficiency compared to existing methods. The contributions include a unified adaptive optimization-RL architecture, a closed-loop hyperparameter control mechanism, and scalable implementation on GPU-accelerated hardware. …”
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A Thorough Comparative Analysis of PI and Sliding Mode Controllers in Permanent Magnet Synchronous Motor Drive Based on Optimization Algorithms by Fatemeh Khorsand, Reza Shahnazi, Esmael Fallah

“…Regardless of all the works done to replace PI controller with SMC and its advanced counterparts, a thorough comparison of the PMSM drive behavior under mentioned controllers is still missing. …”
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Dynamic Modeling of Electric Power on Light UAV by AN Siqi, LIU Xiaofeng, HOU Kuanxin, XU Xingchen

“…Focused on UAV(unmanned aerial vehicle) equipped electric power plant composed by Electric speed controllers, brushless DC motors and fixpitched propellers, a modeling method combined deduction with identification is studied Firstly, in consideration of typical flight modes, the dynamic model of electric power was deduced based on component characteristics, and the model shows a nonlinear differential formula with a linear term and a nonlinear term Secondly, an identification method is given To avoid the aerodynamical nonlinear term, the propeller was replaced by a specialized discshaped coder with equivalent inertial moment, and the linear parameters were identified directly through output response Afterwards, the nonlinear parameter was identified by static inand output signals Finally the method of dynamic modeling is proved to be effective on a ground test unit…”
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Effects of organic acids dietary supplementation in soybean meal-based diets on growth performance and nutrient utilization in hybrid grouper (Epinephelus fuscoguttatus x E. lanceo... by Dayang Nur Jazlyn Abang Zamhari, Rossita Shapawi, Leong Seng Lim, Norfazreena Mohd Faudzi, Yu-Hung Lin, Li-Chao Zhuo, Christina Seok Yien Yong, Benjamin Yii Chung Lau, Annita Seok Kian Yong

“…Seven experimental diets were formulated to replace fishmeal (FM) with SBM at the levels of 30 % (SBM30) and 40 % (SBM40) as a base to substitute FM, SBM30 with the supplementation of 3 % citric acid and 1 % butyric acid (SBM30 +CA+BA), SBM40 with the supplementation of 3 % citric acid (SBM40 +CA), SBM40 with the supplementation of 1 % butyric acid (SBM40 +BA), SBM40 with the supplementation of 3 % citric acid and 1 % butyric acid (SBM40 +CA+BA) and with FM diet being the control. …”
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