Cardiovascular autonomic neuropathy in chronic kidney disease: a study of kidney biopsy cases by Hideaki Kuno, Go Kanzaki, Rina Oba, Takaya Sasaki, Kotaro Haruhara, Kentaro Koike, Nobuo Tsuboi, Takashi Yokoo

“…Abstract Background The interplay between cardiac and kidney functions is mediated by the autonomic nervous system. …”
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Spatiotemporal Change Analysis and Multi-Scenario Modeling of Ecosystem Service Values: A Case Study of the Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei Urban Agglomeration, China by Jing Duan, Pu Shi, Yuanyuan Yang, Dongyan Wang

“…Next, the changes to ESV under various scenarios were investigated through the equivalent coefficient method. In order to make more targeted recommendations for regional development, the study also used hotspot analyses to explore the impacts of LUCs on ESV. …”
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Research Progress on Surface Design and Solid-Liquid Composite Lubrication Technology of Friction Pairs in High-Pressure Plunger Pumps by CUI Bin, HOU Shanshan, ZHANG Rui, LI Panpan, LIU Xiaohong, JI Li, LI Hongxuan

“…Plunger pumps， as one of the most critical power components in mechanical hydraulic systems， are widely used in aerospace， construction machinery and other fields due to their advantages of high rotational speed， high pressure， high transmission efficiency， diverse variable displacement mechanisms and high power density.In recent years， with the development of new-generation high-speed， high-pressure， intelligent and long-life mechanical hydraulic systems， more stringent adaptive requirements have been placed on the safety， stability and reliability of plunger pumps.The tribological performance of the three key friction pairs (plunger pair， valve assembly pair and slipper pair) of plunger pump under high-speed and high-pressure conditions is the critical factor limiting the service life of plunger pumps， determining the stability and reliability of mechanical hydraulic systems.This article first introduced the friction and wear problems of the three key friction pairs of plunger pumps and the forms of lubrication failure， and then summarized the surface treatment technologies for improving the friction and wear of the key friction pairs of plunger pumps and compared them.Finally， based on the service conditions and research status of plunger pumps， the issues that needed to be solved for the lubrication of plunger pump friction pairs in the new generation of mechanical design were proposed， and prospected these issues.…”
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On a Characterization of Exponential and Double Exponential Distributions by Reza Rastegar, Alexander Roitershtein

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Asymptotic Integration of a Certain Second-Order Linear Delay Differential Equation by P. N. Nesterov

“…This equation also attracts interest from the standpoint of the theory of oscillations of solutions of functional differential equations. We apply the method of asymptotic integration that is based on the ideas of the centre manifold theory in its presentation with respect to the systems of functional differential equations with oscillatory decreasing coefficients. …”
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Bio-optical variability of particulate matter in the Southern Ocean by Juan Li, Juan Li, David Antoine, David Antoine, Yannick Huot

“…Here, we combined field measurements from hydrographic casts from two research voyages and from autonomous profiling floats (BGC-Argo) to examine particulate bio-optical properties and relationships among several ecologically and optically important variables, namely the phytoplankton chlorophyll a concentration (Chl), the particulate absorption coefficient (ap), the particulate backscattering coefficient (bbp), and the particulate organic carbon (POC) concentration. …”
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Energy optimization through morphing blade design under structural constraints: a case study on the NREL 1.5 MW wind turbine by Najafian Arezoo, Jahangirian Alireza

“…Results demonstrate significant power coefficient improvements of up to 23.8%, 10%, and 7% at wind speeds of 11.5 m/s, 8 m/s, and 4 m/s, respectively, compared to the baseline configuration. …”
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Spatial variability of the snow depth on mountain slope in Svalbard by P. A. Chernous, N. I. Osokin, R. A. Chernov

“…The study was carried out to estimate the spatial variability of snow cover depths in avalanche centers of the mountain slopes of Svalbard. …”
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An activity-based parametric cost analysis for upcycling machining chips to produce feedstock for sustainable additive friction stir deposition by Sweta Baruah, Joshua Hoekstra, Tony Schmitz

“…With the growing emphasis on supply chain resilience and efficiency, manufacturers are increasingly exploring sustainable material reuse strategies. …”
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Exploring the Differential Geometry of Reliability Function: Insights from Lifetime Weibull Distributions Under Neutrosophic Environment by Nada Mohammed Abbas, Ghazi Abdullah, Ahmed Hadi Hussain

“…Also, we discuss the same results in a neutrosophic environment, with neutrosophic variables and coefficients from the neutrosophic real ring R(I), where we get similar results of the original approach. …”
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Related factors and prognostic significance of predialysis blood pressure variability by LV Yu-feng, DONG Hai-xia

“…Objective To study the clinical variables that may plausibly influence predialysis systolic blood pressure variability(SBPV),and to investigate the correlations of predialysis SBPV with all-cause mortality in patients receiving prevalent maintenance hemodialysis(MHD).Methods A total of 50 patients were enrolled in the study.All the blood pressure values before each dialysis were recorded between March and May in 2011.The mean systolic pressure(SBP)was calculated,and SBPV was estimated with the coefficient of variability.During the three months,clinical data and related biochemical parameters were collected,and echocardiography was carried out to detect cardiac structure and function.Death events were recorded during the next five years.Results The predialysis SBPV was 8.5% ±2.1%.SBPV showed a positive correlation with the age,body mass index(BMI)and left atrial diameter(LAD)(P<0.05 for all).Meantime,SBPV showed a negative correlation with the serum creatinine(SCr),average DBP,parathyroid hormone(PTH),doses of calcium carbonate and activated vitamin D(P<0.05).Patients with diabetes mellitus(DM),coronary artery disease(CAD)or taking alfablocker had higher SBPV(P<0.05).SBPV was used as a variate for conducting the multiple linear regression analysis,after adjustment,the seven variables of age,DM,CAD,BMI,LAD,SCr and taking alfa-blocker maintained their associations with predialysis SBPV(P<0.05).The equation of R~2=0.630.During 5 years of follow-up,12 patients died(24.0%).The Kaplan-meier survival analysis showed that the predialysis SBPV elevation was associated with the mortality rate(P<0.01).Conclusions Advanced age,the history of DM and/or CAD,lower SCr,higher BMI and LAD,and taking alpha-blocker were the independent risk factors of increased predialysis SBPV.The predialysis SBPV increase is associated with all-cause mortality in patients given prevalent MHD.…”
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Development of an Artificial Neural Network Model to Predict the Tensile Strength of Friction Stir Welding of Dissimilar Materials Using Cryogenic Processes by Mingoo Cho, Jinsu Gim, Ji Hoon Kim, Sungwook Kang

“…The objective of this study was to develop an artificial neural network (ANN) model for predicting the tensile strength of friction stir welding (FSW) joints between dissimilar materials, with a particular focus on aluminum and copper, using cryogenic processes. …”
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Soret and dufour impacts on radiative power-law fluid flow via continuously stretchable surface with varying viscosity and thermal conductivity by T. S. Khaleque, A. Hossain, M. D. Shamshuddin, Mohammad Ferdows, S. O. Salawu, Shuyu Sun

“…The uniqueness of this study lies in the consideration of fluid variable thermic conductivity and viscosity, which introduces a higher degree of realism into the analysis. …”
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Inter-phantom variability in digital mammography: implications for quality control by Gisella Gennaro, Gilberto Contento, Andrea Ballaminut, Francesca Caumo

“…Variability was assessed by calculating intra- and inter-phantom variances and coefficients of variation (COVs). …”
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Investigating the stability of the yield strength of the friction stir welding joint of similar amorphous thermoplastic based on the Ordered Weighted Averaging operators by N. Sadeghian, A.R. Chaji

“…The pin of the tools consists of cylindrical and conical profiles. Due to frictional heat and severe displacement, fusion weld occurs. …”
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Modeling the Impact of Fabrication Variabilities on the Performance of Silicon Avalanche Photodetectors by David Liu, Luca F. Errico, Matteo G. C. Alasio, Mike Zhu, Enrico Bellotti

“…This work presents a systematic study of the sensitivities of silicon avalanche photodiode (APD) performance metrics, including gain, excess noise, and bandwidth, to potential variabilities in the fabrication process. The APDs simulations are performed using a state-of-the-art Full-Band Monte Carlo (FBMC) device simulator with the integrated band structure and scattering rates calculated <inline-formula><tex-math notation="LaTeX">$\mathit{ab{-}initio}$</tex-math></inline-formula> with density-functional theory (DFT). …”
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A study on the effect of spatially variation rainfall on urban flooding by Jinping Zhang, Ruyu Wang, Xuechun Li, Zhiwei Li, Yao Wang, Xi Zhang

“…A three-dimensional probabilistic model, incorporating the variation coefficient, total rainfall, and flooding risk, was constructed using the Copula function. …”
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Methods of evaluating maturity level of the organization based on fuzzy modeling by Lyudmila Viktorovna Borisova, Lyubov Azatovna Dimitrova, Inna Nikolaevna Nurutdinova

“…Membership functions of all the linguistic variables are developed according to the estimates of four experts for which purpose the typical trapezoidal functions are used. …”
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Heart Rate Variability Time-Domain Analysis Across Glaucoma Subtypes by Yuto Yoshida, Hinako Takei, Misaki Ukisu, Keigo Takagi, Masaki Tanito

“…This study aimed to investigate the association between different glaucoma subtypes and the following time-domain heart rate variability (HRV) parameters: the standard deviation of normal-to-normal intervals (SDNN), the square root of the mean of the sum of the squared differences between adjacent normal-to-normal intervals (RMSSD), and the coefficient of variation of R-R intervals (CVRR). …”
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Factors associated with high glucose variability in patients with type 1 diabetes by V. V. Klimontov, Ju. F. Semenova, A. I. Korbut

“…BACKGROUND: High glucose variability (GV) is recognized as a risk factor for vascular diabetic complications and hypoglycemia. …”
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