A preference based measure of complementary feeding quality: application to the Avon longitudinal study of parents and children. by Murthy N Mittinty, Rebecca K Golley, Lisa G Smithers, Laima Brazionis, John W Lynch

“…This paper presents the development of the Complementary Feeding Utility Index (CFUI), a composite index aimed to measure adherence to infant feeding guidelines. …”
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Creating a Participatory Planning Approach Based on Swedish Visual Preferences for Building and Urban Design by Karim Najar, Ola Nylander, William Woxnerud

“…Utilizing the photoelicitation technique, we conducted a visual preference survey with an average of 457 participants in Sweden to assess the physical and urban features of local development projects. The composite assessment of built environment quality was based on 11 qualities: urban planning, building mass configurations, building orientation, parking planning, roof articulation, building materials, color scheme, entrance articulation, fenestration, and balcony articulation and placement. …”
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Water Content Influence on Properties of Red-Layers in Guangzhou Metro Line, China by Jifeng Liu, Huizhi Zhang

“…The mechanism of water content effect on red-layers properties was water induced microstructures and mineral compositions change which caused the macro physical and mechanical characteristics degradation. …”
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长寿可靠型连杆式切断蝶阀设计研究开发 by 冯力

“…A long-life & reliable connecting rod type shut-off butterfly valve is a kind of high temperature gas shut-off valve with long life, reliable,safe and efficient features.It is applied wider and gradually replaces the heavy gate valve as shut-off valve in gas pipeline,air pipeline or flue gas pipeline in blast furnace iron-making process.The new design concept and the structure optimization design scheme of the long-life and reliable connecting rod type shut-off butterfly valve are introduced.The trajectory of the four bar linkage mechanism is analyzed,the sealing compensation mechanism is presented,the sealing design and material selection are optimized,and the experiment of the valve life and its results are also described in detail.The experiment results provide the data support for studying the working condition,the actual performance and other aspects of the long-life & reliable connecting rod type shut-off butterfly valve, the basis for the valve structure optimization design,also verify the wear result between the nano-materials composite electroplating self lubrication bearing and ordinary copper base self lubrication bearing.…”
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Predicting viral host codon fitness and path shifting through tree-based learning on codon usage biases and genomic characteristics by Shuquan Su, Zhongran Ni, Tian Lan, Pengyao Ping, Jinling Tang, Zuguo Yu, Gyorgy Hutvagner, Jinyan Li

“…Statistical analysis on the RSCU data matrix also revealed that the wobble position of the virus codons is critically important for the host codon fitness distinction. …”
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Earthquake monitoring and high-resolution velocity tomography for the central Longmenshan fault zone by a temporary dense seismic array by ShaoBo Yang, HaiJiang Zhang, MaoMao Wang, Ji Gao, Shuaijun Wang, BaoJin Liu, XiWei Xu

“…Considering the large quantity of observed seismic data, the data processing workflow consisted of deep learning-based automatic earthquake detection, phase arrival picking, and association. …”
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Hemp fibers (Cannabis sativa) impregnated by Ca-alginate gel as a novel biosorbent for the removal of Pb(II) and Zn(II) ions by Milan Milivojević, Biljana Pejić, Marija Vukčević, Mirjana Kostić

“…This observation was confirmed by results of FT-IR analysis of alginate composite surface before and after ions adsorption. …”
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Radio Absorption and Shielding of Electromagnetic Radiation by Polypyrroleand Magnetite-Based Textiles in the 3.9…8 GHz Frequency Range by A. E. Scherbakov

“…Introduction. Composite materials based on electrically conductive polymers find application in various fields. …”
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Simulation and Analysis of Double Compound CAM Pusher Tool Changing Mechanism for NC Machine Tool by Xinbo Zhang, Xiaobing Zhang, Xigui Wang, Zhongping Lai, Wenxue Zhu, Yujie Zhang

“…The core mechanism of existing CNC tool changers is typically a single composite cam swinging rod linkage. This setup has two main drawbacks: amplified vibration errors and high impact forces due to the swinging rod. …”
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Adaptation of the quiet quitting scale for teachers to Turkish culture: An empirical psychometric investigation by Alper Uslukaya, Ayşenur Kuloğlu, Songül Karabatak, Müslim Alanoğlu

“…The test-retest analysis confirmed the stability of the scale, while the composite reliability analysis further supported its reliability. …”
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Evaluation of covariate effects in item response theory models by Gustaf J. Wellhagen, Ashraf Yassen, Dirk Garmann, Astrid Bröker, Alexander Solms, Yang Zhang, Maria C. Kjellsson, Mats O. Karlsson

“…Abstract Item response theory (IRT) models are usually the best way to analyze composite or rating scale data. Standard methods to evaluate covariate or treatment effects in IRT models do not allow to identify item‐specific effects. …”
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Probing the Accretion Processes in Soft X-Ray Selected Polars by I. Traulsen, K. Reinsch, A. D. Schwope

“…High-energy data of accreting white dwarfs give access to the regime of the primary accretion-induced energy release and the different proposed accretion scenarios. …”
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Optimizing Utilization of Transport Capacities in the Cold Chain by Introducing Dynamic Allocation of Semi-Trailers by Ratko Stanković, Tomislav Pereglin, Tomislav Erdelić

“…<i>Background:</i> Road transport companies utilize transport capacities as fixed compositions of tractors and semi-trailers, while the possibility of exchanging semi-trailers is considered ad hoc, after some unforeseen circumstances emerge on the route. …”
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Uncertainty Analysis of Light Water Reactor Fuel Lattices by C. Arenas, R. Bratton, F. Reventos, K. Ivanov

“…The study explored the calculation of uncertainty based on available cross-section covariance data and computational tool on fuel lattice levels, which included pin cell and the fuel assembly models. …”
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Finite Element Analysis of Two-Way Reinforced Concrete Slabs Strengthened with FRP Under Flexural Loading by Ansam Qsymah, Mo’men Ayasrah

“…Although carbon-FRP (CFRP) is the most commonly used composite in repairing and strengthening reinforced concrete structures, it is important to consider other types of FRP composites such as the eco-friendly basalt-FRP (BFRP) and the newly developed polyethylene terephthalate-FRP (PET-FRP). …”
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Quantitative Identification of Adulterated Sichuan Pepper Powder by Near-Infrared Spectroscopy Coupled with Chemometrics by Xi-Yu Wu, Shi-Ping Zhu, Hua Huang, Dan Xu

“…The NIR spectra data was studied using partial least squares (PLS) analysis. …”
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Evaluación de los patrones de movimiento fundamentales en niños: comparación de género en escolares de Educación Primaria (Assessment of fundamental movement patterns in children:... by Miguel García-Jaén, Sergio Sellés-Pérez, Juan Manuel Cortell-Tormo, Alberto Férriz-Valero, Roberto Cejuela

“…Finally, a statistical data analysis was developed. The obtained results showed that females had higher total composite scores in the seven FMS test compared with males (15.3 ± 1.999 vs. 13.75 ± 1.970, p = .017). …”
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Combined Predictive Value of Neutrophil-to-Lymphocyte Ratio and CHA2DS2-VASc Score for Cardiogenic Cerebral Embolism in NVAF Patients by Hu J, Wang JJ, Wang L, Cao YH, Wu JC

“…The area under the receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curve (AUC) for NLR and the CHA2DS2-VASc score were 0.869 (95% CI = 0.843– 0.901) and 0.859 (95% CI = 0.820– 0.898), respectively. A composite index for distinguishing CCE risk was constructed using LASSO regression analysis, which yielded an AUC value of 0.924 (95% CI = 0.898– 0.950).Conclusion: NLR is an independent risk factor for CCE in NVAF patients, and combining it with CHA2DS2-VASC score provides a more useful composite index for identifying the CCE risk of patients with NVAF. …”
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A Standardized Validation Framework for Clinically Actionable Healthcare Machine Learning with Knee Osteoarthritis Grading as a Case Study by Daniel Nasef, Demarcus Nasef, Michael Sher, Milan Toma

“…In addition to conventional metrics, we introduce composite clinical measures that better capture real-world utility. …”
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Differential effects of neurodegeneration biomarkers on subclinical cognitive decline by Andrew P. Merluzzi, Nicholas M. Vogt, Derek Norton, Erin Jonaitis, Lindsay R. Clark, Cynthia M. Carlsson, Sterling C. Johnson, Sanjay Asthana, Kaj Blennow, Henrik Zetterberg, Barbara B. Bendlin

“…Results Age × NFL accounted for a significant amount of variation in longitudinal change on preclinical Alzheimer's cognitive composite scores, memory composite scores, and learning scores, whereas age × neurogranin and age × t‐tau did not. …”
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