Lip Repositioning Surgery: A Simple Smile and Life Transformation Procedure by Besir Salihu, Zana Agani, Arta Sinanaj Demiri

“…Our aim was to present lip repositioning as an effective method for reducing excessive gum exposure and addressing any unevenness in a minimally invasive manner. We sought a solution that offers long-lasting results over time while minimizing the chances of the issue recurring, with a 14-month follow-up.…”
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Role of the Microenvironment in Mesenchymal Stem Cell-Based Strategies for Treating Human Liver Diseases by Shan-jing Xu, Li-ping Ye, Wei Wang, Ya-hong Chen, Jian Dong, Xin-li Mao, Shao-wei Li

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Trajectory Planning of an Intermittent Jumping Quadruped Robot with Variable Redundant and Underactuated Joints by Jun Zhong, Minzhou Luo, Jizhuang Fan, Jie Zhao

“…Trajectory planning of different jumping phases in the centroid space adopts the scheme of minimizing the peak reaction force from the ground, then trajectory planning of the joint space is performed obeying the principle of minimizing consumed active torques. …”
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Heuristic mobile data gathering for wireless sensor networks via trajectory control by Jianxin Ma, Shuo Shi, Xuemai Gu, Fanggang Wang

“…This article focuses on the problem of scheduling the optimal paths of multiple mobile elements (e.g. robots, vehicles, etc.) to minimize the travel distance and balance the energy consumption and the data gathering latency in wireless sensor networks for smart cities. …”
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The role of financial experience in driving investment decisions with financial knowledge as mediation variable by Surya Setyawan, Kartika Imasari Tjiptodjojo

“…The decision to invest must be based on experience and knowledge of good and adequate finance to minimize the risks that can occur. By minimizing the risks that may occur, it is hoped that it will increase awareness in individuals to be able to have better financial planning in the future. …”
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The Juice HACCP Program: An Overview by Renee M. Goodrich, Keith R. Schneider, M. E. Parish

“… Juice HACCP commonly refers to the use of HACCP systems to minimize food safety risks in the juice processing, packaging, and transportation industries. …”
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Dp-brane Dynamics and Thermalization in Type IIB Ben Ami-Kuperstein-Sonnenschein Models by Dariush Kaviani

“…The model embeds type IIB probe flavor Dp-branes into the Klebanov-Witten gravity dual of conformal gauge theory, with the embedding parameter, given by the minimal radial extension of the probes, dual to the IR scale of conformal and chiral flavor symmetry breakdown. …”
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Cell Internalization of Magnetic Nanoparticles Using Transfection Agents by Karin Montet-Abou, Xavier Montet, Ralph Weissleder, Lee Josephson

“…Conditions for loading cells with Feridex and a TFA need to be carefully selected to minimize nanoparticle precipitation and dextran adsorption to the cell surface.…”
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Opioids in Urology: How Well Are We Preventing Opioid Dependence and How Can We Do Better? by Danyon J. Anderson, David Y. Cao, Jessica Zhou, Matthew McDonald, Abrahim N. Razzak, Jamal Hasoon, Omar Viswanath, Alan D. Kaye, Ivan Urits

“…Urologic procedures (both open and minimally invasive) can cause pain due to the surgery itself, devices placed, and post-operative issues. …”
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Effective Semiactive Base Isolation System under Multiple Earthquakes by Mohtasham Mohebbi, Hamed Dadkhah

“…In the proposed design method, the parameters of semiactive control system have been determined based on minimizing the average of maximum response of isolated structure under multiple design ground motions. …”
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An energy self-sustaining scheduling scheme for UAV delivery networks by XU Jia, YUAN Ming, WU Sixu, TAN Xin, LUO Jian

“…The second stage aims to schedule the charging of UAVs with different arrival times to minimize the maximum charging completion time of all UAVs. …”
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Embedding-based pair generation for contrastive representation learning in audio-visual surveillance data by Wei-Cheng Wang, Sander De Coninck, Sam Leroux, Pieter Simoens

“…The semantically synchronized pairs can then be used to ease the minimal sufficient information bottleneck along with the new loss function for multiple positives. …”
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Influence of the Angular Position of a New Tunnel on Movement in the Surrounding Existing Tunnel by Nawel Bousbia

“…Finding the best appropriate position of the new structure subterranean will help to minimize the magnitude of movement there will be in soil surrounding the existing one. …”
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Design and Simulation of an Irish Potato Peeling machine. by Namuri, Gift Evelyn

“…The machine utilizes an abrasive peeling mechanism to remove potato skins while minimizing waste and damage to the potato flesh. Key design considerations include potato feed mechanism , peeling drum configuration, and waste removal system. …”
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Supply-disposition storage of fresh fruits and vegetables and food loss in the Canadian supply chain by Rumpa Chowdhury, Sharmin Jahan Mim, Anica Tasnim, Kelvin Tsun Wai Ng, Amy Richter

“…Analyzing transportation and storage inefficiencies at the initial stages of the food supply chain is crucial for minimizing early-stage losses and enhancing food lifecycle efficiency. …”
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SPECIFICS OF CURRENCY RISK MANAGEMENT IN INTERNATIONAL LEASING TRANSACTIONS by V. Vesina

“…Main types of risks typical for leasing activities are identified. Possible ways of minimizing currency risks in international leasing transactions are presented.…”
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Arthroscopic Osteosynthesis for the Treatment of Coronoid Process Fractures: A Case Series by Noriaki Shimada, Katsuhiko ShirakiIt, Kazuo Saita

“…We report on the use of arthroscopic osteosynthesis for this type of fracture. This method is minimally invasive and effective for confirming the reduction, and it is advantageous for postoperative pain and early recovery after surgery.…”
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Periodic Boundary Value Problems for First-Order Impulsive Functional Integrodifferential Equations with Integral-Jump Conditions by Chatthai Thaiprayoon, Decha Samana, Jessada Tariboon

“…By developing a new comparison result and using the monotone iterative technique, we are able to obtain existence of minimal and maximal solutions of periodic boundary value problems for first-order impulsive functional integrodifferential equations with integral-jump conditions. …”
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Colon Capsule Endoscopy: Detection of Colonic Polyps Compared with Conventional Colonoscopy and Visualization of Extracolonic Pathologies by Alexander F Hagel, Erwin Gäbele, Martin Raithel, Wolfgang H Hagel, Heinz Albrecht, Thomas M de Rossi, Christine Singer, Thomas Schneider, Markus F Neurath, Michael J Farnbacher

“…Colon capsule endoscopy (CCE) represents a minimally invasive, patient-friendly procedure that offers complete visualization of the entire intestine.…”
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Stochastic Optimized Relevance Feedback Particle Swarm Optimization for Content Based Image Retrieval by Muhammad Imran, Rathiah Hashim, Abd Khalid Noor Elaiza, Aun Irtaza

“…The aims of this proposed technique are to enhance the performance of SVM based RF and also to minimize the user interaction with the system by minimizing the RF number. …”
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