A protocol for a pilot randomised controlled trial of a Tailored Intervention for people with moderate-to-severe Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease and Co-morbidities delivered... by Richard Lowrie, David Anderson, Aziz Sheikh, Jane Moir, Andrew McPherson, Bethany Stanley, Gillian Cameron, Lynda Attwood, Donald Noble, Elaine Rankine, Jennifer Anderson, Nicola Greenlaw, Fiona Hughes, Emma McIntosh, Samuel Owusu Achiaw, Caitlin Jones, Frances S. Mair

“…Methods We describe methods for a multicentre pilot RCT, with parallel economic and qualitative process evaluations of TICC PCP. …”
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Exploration of the optimal deep learning model for english-Japanese machine translation of medical device adverse event terminology by Ayako Yagahara, Masahito Uesugi, Hideto Yokoi

“…Results GPT-4 outperformed other models in both the quantitative and qualitative evaluations, with ChatGPT showing the same capability, but with lower quantitative scores, in the qualitative evaluation. …”
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Plantar acral melanoma: epidemiological, clinical, dermoscopic and histopathological features. A Brazilian cohort by Lucas Campos Garcia, João Renato Vianna Gontijo, Flávia Vasques Bittencourt

“…Methods: Single-center, retrospective and cross-sectional study, evaluating data from a 15-year period. Results: A total of 48 cases were included. …”
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Deep Reinforcement Learning-Based Multi-Agent System with Advanced Actor–Critic Framework for Complex Environment by Zihao Cui, Kailian Deng, Hongtao Zhang, Zhongyi Zha, Sayed Jobaer

“…In MA-PPO, each agent handles distinct parallel tasks with custom reward functions for performance evaluation. …”
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Study on influence of bedding on hydraulic fracture propagation morphologies in Jurassic reservoirs by YUAN Lina, WANG Guangtao, WANG Chengwang, HOU Rui, SUN Feng

“…Laboratory Brazilian splitting tests were conducted to evaluate the tensile strength of core samples from Jurassic formations, considering the impact of bedding. …”
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A comprehensive assessment of the age-friendly health system in Iran: gaps and recommendations by Badriyeh Karami, Maryam Tajvar, Abbas Ostadtaghizadeh, Mehdi Yaseri

“…Data collection was conducted using a self-made 52 items assessment tool. Three evaluators independently conducted the evaluation by various methods in parallel way including asking managers and informants within the health system (n = 20), observation, reviewing existing documents, and reviewing literature. …”
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SPICE-Level Demonstration of Unsupervised Learning With Spintronic Synapses in Spiking Neural Networks by Salah Daddinounou, Anteneh Gebregiorgis, Said Hamdioui, Elena-Ioana Vatajelu

“…The implementation is based on parallel-connected Magnetic Tunnel Junction (MTJ) devices and exploits their inherent stochasticity. …”
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Dataguzzler-Python and SpatialNDE2: Crucial Software Infrastructure for Reconfigurable NDE Data Acquisition With Spatial Context by Tyler J. Lesthaeghe, Stephen D. Holland

“…In the field of nondestructive evaluation (NDE), we sometimes need an intricate system of multiple actuators and sensors to measure and assess the material condition or structural integrity of a specimen. …”
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Decoupling Analysis of Water Resource Utilization and Economic Growth in Gansu Province Based on Water Footprint Theory by LIU Xian, YUAN Dan, HAN Yifei, TANG Jiaoyu, LU Yang

“…To explore the relationship between water resource utilization and coordinated economic development in Gansu Province,this study employs the statistical data of Gansu Province from 2008 to 2019 to analyze the trend of water footprints and evaluation indicators for water resources.Moreover,the decoupling evaluation model is used to evaluate the relationship between water resource utilization and economic growth.The results reveal that the water footprint and per capita water footprint of Gansu Province have shown an upward trend of parallel fluctuations for the past 12 years,in which the agricultural water footprint is the main component of water footprints,accounting for 86.78% on average,and the ecological water footprint increases year by year.The self-sufficiency rate of water resources remains above 90%,and the economic benefit of water resources increases from 20.11 yuan/m³ (in 2008) to 43.35 yuan/m³ (in 2019),with an average annual growth rate of 6.6%.The pressure index of water resources has had a downward trend in the past five years,which is in a state of water security on the whole.The relationship between GDP and water resource utilization is gradually changing from weak decoupling to strong decoupling,and that between agricultural output value and agricultural water use is changing from negative decoupling with unsatisfactory expansion to strong decoupling.On the basis of these conclusions,some suggestions on agriculture,import and export trade,and ecology are put forward to promote the high-quality coordinated development between water resource utilization and economic growth in Gansu Province.…”
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PHYSICAL DEVELOPMENT OF ARAK CITY APPLYING NATURAL INDICATORS. by Manijeh Ghahroudi TALI, Ali NAEIMI, Mahdieh ESFANDIARY

“… The purpose of this research is to evaluate the suitable areas for physical development of the Arak city in the future. …”
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ON FPGA BASED ACCELERATION OF IMAGE PROCESSING IN MOBILE ROBOTICS by Petr Cížek, Jan Faigl

“…The results indicate that even a computationally efficient FAST algorithm can benefit from a parallel (low–cost) FPGA–based implementation that has a competitive processing time but more importantly it is a more power efficient.…”
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Energy Management Strategy Based on Model Predictive Control-Differential Evolution for Hybrid Energy Storage System in Electric Vehicles by Yaohua Tang, Junchao Xie, Yongpeng Shen, Songnan Sun, Yuanfeng Li

“…A semiactive hybrid energy storage system with an ultracapacitor and a direct current (DC) bus directly connected in parallel is constructed first, and then related models are established for the lithium-ion battery, system loss, and DC bus. …”
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QUALITATIVE DRUG: WHAT SHOULD IT LOOK LIKE? by V. V. Iakusevich

“…Generic quality should be confirmed by randomized studies with cross-over designed comparison with original drug in parallel groups. The examples of the generics with such evidences are demonstrated. …”
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The Application of Web-Based Scientific Computing System in Innovation and Entrepreneurship by Tingli Cheng

“…With the development of high-performance computing technology, various parallel computers have appeared and are widely used. …”
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Arbitration in Romania: Looking good, hoping for more by Alexe Cristina, Șoimulescu Oana

“…The paper goes on to describe the implementation of the expected international arbitration pillars, and illustrate some novel and progressive legal provisions on arbitration relating, inter alia, to, applicable law, parallel proceedings and arbitrators' liability. It provides a critical commentary on certain persistent 'arbitration unfriendly' terms in the Romanian national arbitration law and take on two very recent legislative developments involving investment arbitration and regulation of institutional arbitration. …”
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Heart Transplant and Ventricular Assist: Cardiac Surgery and Heart Failure Perspective by Michael T Cain, Michael S Firstenberg, Joseph C Cleveland

“…As these fields have advanced in parallel, improvements in surgical technique, device development, and patient selection have improved outcomes for both therapies. …”
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Optimal Control Strategy of Coupler Force in Urban Rail Transit by JING Feiyao, XU Gang, YIN Jian, SHEN Jianhao

“…In the meantime, two models of parallel experiments, rational traction force grouping and mathematical statistics were used to draw the experimental conclusion. …”
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Obtaining and characterization of multilayer nickel thin films electrodeposited with the assistance of ultrasonic agitation by Vesna Jović, Vesna Radojević, Goran Jovanov

“…It was confirmed that densified parallel interfaces give rise to high hardness and strength of composites. …”
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Kinematik Forward dan Analisis Kesalahan Pada Kesejajaran Sumbu Join Mekanisme Paralel Rotasi Murni 3-URU by Syamsul Huda, Ilham Fahmi, Mulyadi Bur

“…<p>In this paper we discussed the forward kinematic and constrain error of 3-URU parallel mechanism. The mechanism was composed of URU kinematic chain consisting of three parallel joint axes and two intersecting joint axes. …”
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Bases para el desarrollo de Micromáquinas Herramienta Paralelas by Ricardo Yáñez-Valdez

“…Based on previous results and specifications, a prototype of micro-parallel kinematic machine is built and evaluated. …”
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