A Pruning-Based Disk Scheduling Algorithm for Heterogeneous I/O Workloads by Taeseok Kim, Hyokyung Bahn, Youjip Won

“…This paper presents a novel disk scheduling algorithm called G-SCAN (Grouping-SCAN) for handling heterogeneous I/O workloads. …”
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Blood pressure control with active ultrafiltration measures and without antihypertensives is essential for survival in hemodiafiltration and hemodialysis programs for patients with... by Franklin Geovany Mora-Bravo, Pamela Tatiana Morales Torres, Nelson Rojas Campoverde, Guillermina Lucía Blum Carcelen, Juan Cristobal Santacruz Mancheno, Ángel Cristóbal Santacruz Tipanta, Hector Perez-Grovas, Willan Patricio Robles Abarca

“…In Group 2, patients who required antihypertensive drugs for not meeting the aims of systolic blood pressure were included. …”
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A retrospective study of pembrolizumab combined with XELOX regimen in the treatment of advanced gastric cancer by FENG Huizhi, LIU Jingmei, BU Xiaoqian

“…The median OS and PFS in the observation group were longer compared with the control group (P<0.05). …”
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Effect of Triple Acupuncture Therapy Combined with Rehabilitation Training on CGRP Content in Peripheral Blood, Motor Function and Activity of Daily Living of Spinal Cord Injury Pa... by Yinjie CUI, Qian WANG, Yue JIANG, Anren ZHANG

“…Objective:To observe the effect of triple acupuncture therapy combined with rehabilitation training on calcitonin gene-related peptide (CGRP) content in peripheral blood of spinal cord injury (SCI) patients.Methods:50 SCI patients meeting study criteria were randomly assigned to treatment group (<italic>n</italic>=25) and control group (<italic>n</italic>=25). …”
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A relevant investigation of the degree of cement diffusion after robot-assisted percutaneous vertebroplasty by Yancheng Zhu, Hailong Chen, Liang Li, Yongkang Yang, Yishi Jia, Chang Liu, Xiaofei Xu, Jian Ruan, Boyao Wang, Jun Liu

“…Among them, 48 patients were assigned to the robotic-assisted PVP group (R-PVP group) and 48 patients were assigned to the traditional PVP group (PVP group). …”
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A review on surface modification of nanofibrous textiles for diverse applications: Focus on medical uses by Rasool Shabanloo, Majid Montazer, Ali Farahani, Nesa Karimi

“…Chemical modification includes functionalization with chemical groups, while biological modification involves coating with proteins, enzymes, or antibodies. …”
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Partial Discharge Detection from Large Motor Stator Slots Using EFPI Sensors by Jinlong Wang, Weizhong Sun, Jun Zhou, Lei Wang, Lianfei Chen, Pengcheng Chen, Qichao Chen, Weichao Zhang

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The status and challenges of irrigation infrastructure performance in supporting the agricultural sector: A case study of Kediri Regency, Indonesia by Budi Santoso Eko, Siti Humaira An Nisaa, Fitri Larasati Aida

“…The respondents to this research are farmers or farmer groups who receive irrigation infrastructure services. …”
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How have Ontario Public Health units engaged with faith-based organizations to build confidence in COVID-19 vaccines among ethno-racial communities. by Kadidiatou Kadio, Melodie Yunju Song, Anna Karbasi, Denessia Blake-Hepburn, Shaza A Fadel, Sara Allin, Anushka Ataullahjan, Erica Di Ruggiero

“…First, PHUs created internal frameworks for dialogue to use available data to better understand the diverse needs of these equity-seeking groups. The second phase involved a three-stage engagement process:1) Consultation and information sharing was employed to facilitate early and open dialogue. 2) Work with FBOs and interested communities to plan vaccine deployment strategies to meet the needs of different faith and ethno-racial groups, and jointly plan the implementation of vaccination clinics. 3) Share roles and responsibilities with FBOs to roll out vaccine confidence strategies. …”
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Stretched at Both Ends: Pressure on Student Services and the Impact on Academic Staff at UK Universities by Gareth Hughes, Michael Priestley, Leigh Spanner

“…Drawing on a thematic analysis of twelve semi-structured focus groups conducted during the Student Minds UK University Mental Health Charter consultations, this paper elucidates the experiences, perceptions, and practices of 75 staff working within student services to support student mental health, with the aim of clarifying the implications for role responsibilities within a whole university approach. …”
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Linha 1 do Metrô de São Paulo: os mais ricos vão ao Paraíso by Oliver Cauã Cauê França Scarcelli, Lucas Coutinho Marcelino da Silva

“…We verified that the higher income groups were the most favored by the new equipment. …”
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To the problem of optimization of criteria for evaluating the effectiveness of providing the national security of the State by Y. V. Kobko

“…It has been argued that the evaluation of the effectiveness of Ukrainian national security is the activities of authorized entities carried out in the prescribed manner, which aims to establish the extent to which measures implemented by the state in the relevant direction, as well as related financial, material technical and human costs, meet the goal. It has been performed the classification of the relevant criteria, which is most appropriate to divide into the following groups: 1) financial and economic, which include: the level of shadowing of the economy; the level of GDP per capita; the ratio of public debt to GDP; the average level of wages in the state; 2) socio-cultural, in particular: the demographic situation in the country (depopulation rate); the level of legal consciousness of society and cultural development; national consent and unity; a sense of personal security; the level of support of the population of the state; 3) political: stability and effectiveness of public policy (domestic political stability); resilience to ensure a high level of readiness of society and the state to respond to a wide range of threats; the level of democracy, the formation and effectiveness of the legal framework of the rule of law; 4) indicators of combat readiness of the army: the state of the armed forces, their combat capability and combat readiness; logistical, financial support of troops; adequacy of staffing. …”
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From human-centered to ecofeminist environmental policies: harnessing pancasila for global sustainability solutions by Natalis Aga, Purwanti Ani, Dyah Wijaningsih, Susila Kadek

“…The study also emphasises the significance of including women and marginalised communities in environmental policy decision-making, as these groups are disproportionately affected by environmental degradation and have unique perspectives and experiences to contribute. …”
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Animal Models of Diabetic Neuropathy: Progress Since 1960s by Md. Shahidul Islam

“…Hence, this review comparatively evaluates the animal models of diabetic and PDN which are developed since 1960s with their advantages and disadvantages to help diabetic research groups in order to more accurately choose an appropriate model to meet their specific research objectives.…”
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Decolonisation and Downshift-Knowledge Reproduction in Africa by Adegbite Simon Aboluwoye

“…Before the colonial administration, Africans were already developed people with different educations for different age groups, making them functional and inclusive within the larger political sphere. …”
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A Refined Short-term Scheduling Method Considering the Difference of Peak-shaving Performance of Hydropower Stations by HUANG Kui, CHENG Ruixiang, HU Jiaqiu, LI Xiangyang, ZHU Yunke, WU Xinyu

“…The scale of regulated hydropower in the power grid and the demand for refined dispatch continue to expand.How to carry out refined peak-shaving considering the differences in the regulatory performance of different power stations,which makes thermal power run smoothly and reduces the depth of participation in peak shaving,is the key problem to be solved in short-term hydropower dispatch of the power grid.To deal with the refined short-term scheduling of some provincial power grids,this paper proposes a peak-shaving optimization model of hydropower station groups considering peak-shaving performance differences.The model makes the short-term scheduling plan more accurate and reasonable and can better use hydropower regulation capacity.According to the different regulatory performance of the hydropower stations under the power grid,the paper conducts differentiated constraint processing to the weak peak-load station,the peak-load station,and the balanced power station.In addition,the successive associated search method is applied to solve the differentiated peak load optimization model.A total of 37 hydropower stations in Guangxi power grid are selected for the case study.The results show that compared with the traditional model,the differential peak-shaving optimization model takes into account the difference in regulation performance of different hydropower stations.It further reduces the peak-valley difference of the residual load of the system,smooths the fluctuation of the residual load of the system,and levels the small and frequent fluctuations of the system load,which is a fine scheduling method to meet the actual engineering requirements.…”
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Genetic Diversity Analysis of Sugarcane Parents in Chinese Breeding Programmes Using gSSR Markers by Qian You, Liping Xu, Yifeng Zheng, Youxiong Que

“…Cluster analysis revealed that there were three groups termed as groups I, II, and III within the 115 genotypes. …”
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Power Converter Fault Detection Using MLCA–SpikingShuffleNet by Li Wang, Feiyang Zhu, Fengfan Jiang, Yuwei Yang

“…Traditional fault detection methods often face challenges in real-time performance and computational efficiency, making it difficult to meet the demands of electric vehicle power converters for efficient and accurate fault diagnosis. …”
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Large language models for pretreatment education in pediatric radiation oncology: A comparative evaluation study by Dominik Wawrzuta, Aleksandra Napieralska, Katarzyna Ludwikowska, Laimonas Jaruševičius, Anastasija Trofimoviča-Krasnorucka, Gints Rausis, Agata Szulc, Katarzyna Pędziwiatr, Kateřina Poláchová, Justyna Klejdysz, Marzanna Chojnacka

“…Background and purpose: Pediatric radiotherapy patients and their parents are usually aware of their need for radiotherapy early on, but they meet with a radiation oncologist later in their treatment. …”
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Thermoresponsive Gels with Rosemary Essential Oil: A Novel Topical Carrier for Antimicrobial Therapy and Drug Delivery Applications by Ludovic Everard Bejenaru, Adina-Elena Segneanu, Cornelia Bejenaru, Ionela Amalia Bradu, Titus Vlase, Dumitru-Daniel Herea, Marius Ciprian Văruţ, Roxana Maria Bălăşoiu, Andrei Biţă, Antonia Radu, George Dan Mogoşanu, Maria Viorica Ciocîlteu

“…These microparticles were thoroughly characterized using Fourier-transform infrared (FTIR) spectroscopy to confirm functional group interactions, scanning electron microscopy (SEM) for surface morphology, X-ray diffraction (XRD) for crystalline properties, and thermal analysis for stability assessment. …”
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