Implementação e difusão do programa Seis Sigma no Brasil Six Sigma program implementation and diffusion in Brazil by Marly Monteiro de Carvalho, Linda Lee Ho, Silvia Helena Boarin Pinto

“…The results pointed out that even in the largest companies; the diffusion of the Six Sigma quality program is not expressive (23.5%). In most of the companies that have implemented such quality program had yet other quality programs implemented. …”
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Physical and chemical modifications of tragacanth gum to improve electrospinnability for wound dressings by Zahra Nazemi, Mehdi Jalili Ahmadabad, Marjan Bahraminasab, Samaneh Arab, Mahsa Janmohammadi, Mohammad Sadegh Nourbakhsh

“…Among the various modifications evaluated, de-esterification resulted in the most advantageous morphology, yielding uniform nanofibers with a significantly reduced diameter. …”
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CLINICAL AND ECONOMIC EVALUATION OF CHRONIC DISEASE TREATMENT: A DISCREPANCY BETWEEN THE TRADITIONAL PHARMACOECONOMIC AND SOCIO-ECONOMIC ANALYSES by O. V. Zhukova, S. V. Kononova

“…The combination of an inhaled glucocorticosteroid and long-acting β2-agonists proved to be the most optimal therapy as far as pharmaco-economics is concerned. …”
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Enhanced Brain Tumor Classification Using MobileNetV2: A Comprehensive Preprocessing and Fine-Tuning Approach by Md Atiqur Rahman, Mohammad Badrul Alam Miah, Md. Abir Hossain, A. S. M. Sanwar Hosen

“…<b>Background:</b> Brain tumors are among the most difficult diseases to deal with in modern medicine due to the uncontrolled cell proliferation, which causes grave damage to the nervous system. …”
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The interplay of family dynamics and social factors on underweight in children under-five in Zambia; addressing a neglected trend by Herbert Tato Nyirenda, Yordanos Gebremeskel, James Mulenga, Teza Sinyangwe

“…Abstract Background Undernutrition is the most critical aspect of malnutrition and poses significant concerns in children under five. …”
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Support role undifferentiated connective tissue dysplasia in genital organ rolapse evolution by M. S. Selikhova, V. V. Skvortsov, G. V. Ershov, A. G. Ershov, G. I. Malyakin

“…One of the most significant risk factors for the formation  of internal  genital organs is connective  tissue diseases. …”
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Optimized Energy Consumption of Electric Vehicles with Driving Pattern Recognition for Real Driving Scenarios by Bedatri Moulik, Sanmukh Kaur, Muhammad Ijaz

“…Energy management strategies (EMS) in the context of electric or hybrid vehicles can optimize the available energy by minimizing consumption. Most optimization-based EMS are not real-time-applicable for an accurate estimation of future consumption. …”
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Progress in Polycrystalline SiC Growth by Low Pressure Chemical Vapor Deposition and Material Characterization by Michail Gavalas, Yann Gallou, Didier Chaussende, Elisabeth Blanquet, Frédéric Mercier, Konstantinos Zekentes

“…Indeed, the LPCVD technique is today the most mature technique to grow high purity polycrystalline thin films with controlled thickness and structure over a large area (>50 cm) and/or 3D substrate. …”
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Productivity, quality and suitability for processing of various potato varieties when grown in the conditions of the Central region of the Russian Federation by J. G. Kashina, G. L. Belov, V. N. Zeyruk, L. V. Dmitrieva

“…In the conditions of the Tambov region, the increase in yield, depending on the variety, ranged from 24.2 to 59.3% or 6.0-10.5 /ha and in the conditions of the Moscow region – 3.3-28.9% or 1.2-7.1 t/ha. The most suitable for processing into fried potato products from the studied varieties turned out to be Red Scarlett and Grand. …”
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Pharmacological Safety in Pregnancy: A Systematic Review On the Use of Potentially Teratogenic Drugs by Olga V. Reshetko, Konstantin A. Lutsevich, Irina I. Sanina

“…The fundamental challenge remains an insufficiency or lack of available information on the evidence of risk to fetus cuased by the drugs that are most widely used in pregnancy.…”
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Doxorubicin enhanced the antitumor efficacy of sonodynamic therapy with photosensitizer photolon in an <i>in vivo</i> experiment by D. A. Tzerkovsky, N. D. Adamenko

“…In the first and second series of experiments, the most effective modes were the use of photolon, doxorubicin and ultrasound with a frequency of 1.04 MHz and intensities of 0.5 and 1.5 W/cm², respectively. …”
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Demonstrative Consumption and Developmental Components: The Analysis of the Effect of Demonstrative Consumption on Development-Oriented Components Among Citizens With Higher Educat... by Fatemeh Bayat, Shapour Behyan, asghar mohammadi

“…Overall, the results showed the effect of demonstrative consumption pattern on developmental components. Therefore, the most important development-oriented strategies should be to reform the consumption patterns of society.…”
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Machine learning with hyperparameter optimization applied in facies-supported permeability modeling in carbonate oil reservoirs by Watheq J. Al-Mudhafar, Alqassim A. Hasan, Mohammed A. Abbas, David A. Wood

“…Abstract Most carbonate reservoirs exhibit heterogeneous pore distribution, whereby the matrix displays low permeability, thus impeding the flow of oil. …”
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Mechanisms of formation of nanostructured electrolytic coatings Fe-Ni, Co-Mn, Ni-Cr with functional properties by I. G. Zhikhareva, V. V. Schmidt, D. V. Denisenko, V. P. Shchipanov, A. D. Fedorov, A. I. Neustroev

“…Nanostructured coatings, in particular electrolytic coatings, are among the most demanded in mechanical engineering. The purpose of this work was to study the different mechanisms of obtaining Fe-Ni, Co- Mn, Ni-Cr galvanic alloys and their relationship with the specified universal physical and mechanical properties. …”
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Exploring the perceptions of living donation among potential Moroccan donors in the Netherlands. by Charifa Zemouri, Assia Nait Kassi, Muriel Sinselmeijer, Bert Elbertse, Yvonne Mulder, Sara Jobse, Eva-Maria Merz

“…For living organ donation, emotional ties to recipients influenced willingness. Most participants were unaware of ethnic matching needs and shortages, and preferred campaigns highlighting these aspects. …”
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Evaluation of the Antimicrobial Capacity of a White Grape Marc Extract Through Gastrointestinal Digestion by Lorena G. Calvo, María Celeiro, Rosa-Antía Villarino, Ana G. Abril, Sandra Sánchez, José Luis R. Rama, Trinidad de Miguel

“…Although gastrointestinal digestion reduces the extract’s polyphenolic content, with procyanidin and quercetin-3-glucoside identified as the most unstable compounds, cell viability assays confirmed that its antimicrobial efficacy is maintained. …”
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Composition and antimicrobial activity of essential oils of Salvia fruticosa and Salvia ringens (Lamiaceae) by Stojanović Danilo, Marčetić Mirjana, Ušjak Dušan, Milenković Marina

“…According to FICI values, EO of S. fruticosa had additive effect with ciprofloxacin against most of bacterial strains but not with amikacin. …”
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Cytokine Profile in Patients with Herpes Zoster by O.V. Volobuieva

“…The incidence of herpes zoster was age-dependent, with patients over 61 years being the most affected. Significant imbalances between pro- and anti-inflammatory cytokines were observed during the first day of hospitalization, likely due to functional imbalance in T-helper lymphocytes. …”
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Contamination of engine oils during winter vehicle operation by S. V. Korneev, S. V. Pashukevich, V. D. Bakulina, N. G. Pevnev

“…If the viscosity of the engine oil is too high, the engine must do extra work to overcome the increased viscosity resistance.Fuel and water dilution is one of the most common contaminants in diesel engines.Materials and Methods. …”
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Numerical Analysis on Thermal Tuning Efficiency and Thermal Stress of a Thermally Tunable SG-DBR Laser by Ximeng Han, Qiang Cheng, Fan Liu, Yonglin Yu

“…Simulation results indicate that the most dangerous positions that can crack always appear at the output port and the corner of the air trench structure contact with the n-InP layer. …”
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