Habitat quality, configuration and context effects on roe deer fecundity across a forested landscape mosaic. by Valentina Zini, Kristin Wäber, Paul M Dolman

“…We related female roe deer Capreolus capreolus fecundity and body mass to habitat composition and landscape context, separately for adults and yearlings, using multi-model inference (MMI) applied to a large sample of individuals (yearlings: fecundity = 202, body mass = 395; adults: fecundity = 908, body mass = 1669) culled during 2002-2015 from an extensive (195 km2) heterogeneous forest landscape. …”
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Influence of wet and dry commercial diets on the oral microbiota of Yorkshire terriers by Corrin Wallis, Zack Ellerby, Gregory Amos, Lucy J. Holcombe

“…The primary objective of this study was to determine whether diet format influences the microbial composition of dental plaque. Results Subgingival (SG) and gingival margin (GM) plaque samples were collected from 28 Yorkshire terriers, housed within a research facility, between 37 and 53 weeks of age. …”
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Complex Loci in human and mouse genomes. by Pär G Engström, Harukazu Suzuki, Noriko Ninomiya, Altuna Akalin, Luca Sessa, Giovanni Lavorgna, Alessandro Brozzi, Lucilla Luzi, Sin Lam Tan, Liang Yang, Galih Kunarso, Edwin Lian-Chong Ng, Serge Batalov, Claes Wahlestedt, Chikatoshi Kai, Jun Kawai, Piero Carninci, Yoshihide Hayashizaki, Christine Wells, Vladimir B Bajic, Valerio Orlando, James F Reid, Boris Lenhard, Leonard Lipovich

“…Bidirectional promoters were characterized by variable transcriptional start sites and an identifiable midpoint at which overall sequence composition changed strand and the direction of transcriptional initiation switched. …”
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Microenvironments’ Fine-Scale Influence on Amphibian Communities in Chengdu Plain by Xiaoqin Shi, Zhiyu Dong, Xiaoke Liu, Ziyan Liao, Yongbin Wu, Youhua Chen

“…Our multi-scale analyses were conducted through varying sampling range sizes (determining the values of environmental factors within each line transect) within different study extents (determining the joining of different line transects, the aggregation of environmental factors, and the combination of amphibian composition). Furthermore, we examined the interrelationship between individual-level nestedness and β diversity across these spatial scales. …”
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Combined method for acoustic cavitation research by A. V. Kotukhov, V. S. Gavrilyuk, V. S. Minchuk, N. V. Dezhkunov

“…Based on a comparison of the time dependences of the signals of the cavitation sensor and the photomultiplier output, the characteristic stages of the development of the cavitation region are distinguished, which differ in the dynamics of the development of the cavitation region and in the composition of the cavitation noise spectra recorded.…”
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Development and validation of a stability-indicating RP-HPLC method for tizanidine hydrochloride using DOE by Prasad Gunjal, Janki Patel

“…A full factorial design was implemented, optimizing mobile phase composition and flow rate as key method variables. Chromatographic separation was achieved using an Agilent Zorbax Bonus RP column (250 × 4.6 mm, 5 µm) with a mobile phase of 0.1% trifluoroacetic acid (TFA) and acetonitrile (65:35 v/v) at a 0.5 mL/min flow rate. …”
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Stochastic processes govern gut bacterial community assembly in a Schistosoma mansoni-transmitting snail, Biomphalaria straminea. by Zhanhong Yuan, Jinni Hong, Jehangir Khan, Jinghuang Lu, Benjamin Sanogo, Zhongdao Wu, Xi Sun, Datao Lin

“…Furthermore, snail adaptation is associated with the interplay between stochastic and deterministic processes in gut microbial composition. This study provides a better understanding of the dynamic patterns of the gut microbial community in freshwater gastropods and may contribute to the development of strategies for controlling intermediate hosts and schistosomiasis.…”
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Pathways for Potential Exposure to Onshore Oil and Gas Wastewater: What We Need to Know to Protect Human Health by Ayusha Ariana, Isabelle Cozzarelli, Cloelle Danforth, Bonnie McDevitt, Anna Rosofsky, Donna Vorhees

“…Knowledge gaps include understanding the variable composition and toxicity of produced water released to the environment, the performance of treatment methods, migration pathways through the environment that can result in human exposure, and the significance of the exposures for human and ecosystem health. …”
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Development and study on properties of tea flower soap by ZHANG Dan, LU Ying, LI Bo, YU Huajun, TU Youying

“…Compared with tea, tea flower has similar composition and biological activities. Tea flower is rich in polysaccharide, which is regarded as a ‘natural moisturizing factor’. …”
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Parametric LCA model for Ti6Al4V powder production by Christian Spreafico, Baris Ördek

“…This is achieved by linking upstream process quality (e.g., slag composition impacting chlorination energy) to downstream performance and environmental impacts (e.g., atomization energy and waste generation) through empirically-derived relationships based on extensive literature data. …”
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Assessment of Water Quality Using Benthic Macroinvertebrate Along Sumber Maron River, District of Gondanglegi Kulon, East Java-Malang, Indonesia by Faiza Tawati, Yenny Risjani, M Sasmito Djati, Bagyo Yanuwiadi

“…This study aimed to study the composition of Macroinvertebrate and the quality of water health in Sumber Maron River, in the village of Gondanglegi. …”
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Optimization of High-density Culture Process of Lacticaseibacillus paracasei Lp.R3 by Shihui FANG, Yao XIONG, Zhao ZHANG, Junfang LIN, Tao CHEN, Liqiong GUO

“…In order to realize its industrial application, high-density cultivation was carried out to increase the number of viable bacteria, the effects of medium composition, static culture conditions, and fermentation tank processes on the number of viable Lp.R3 bacteria were investigated by single factor experiments and orthogonal experiments optimization. …”
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Fuzzy modeling using the similarity-based approximate reasoning system by Jalal Chachi, Mehdi Jalalvand

“…One is the representation of implication relation and two is the composition of a fuzzy implication relation with an observed system fact. …”
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Severe virus associated community acquired pneumonia: predictors of lethality by T. O. Pertseva, T. V. Kireyeva, K. O. Bielosludtseva, S. V. Boltyanskiy, O. P. Nazarenko

“…Given that among clinical and laboratory parameters key parameters that significantly influence the outcome, are indicators of the severity of hypoxia and hypoxemia, a major step in determining the severity of the patients with virus-associated severe emergency is diagnostics of blood gas composition, and during treatment – early sufficient and adequate oxygen therapy with regular monitoring of its effectiveness and timely correction.…”
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La féminisation des ports à l’arrêt ? Les pratiques des employeurs et leurs conséquences dans deux ports nord-européens by Marie Lécuyer

“…En 2022, les ports européens sont encore des espaces genrés au masculin, tant dans la composition de la main-d’œuvre que dans les représentations sociales. …”
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Spatial and Temporal Pervasiveness of Indigenous Settlement in Oak Landscapes of Southern New England, US, During the Late Holocene by Stephen J. Tulowiecki, Brice B. Hanberry, Marc D. Abrams

“…The relative influence of climate and Indigenous cultural burning on past forest composition in southern New England, US, remains debated. …”
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Helicobacter pylori‐related risk predictors of gastric cancer: The latest models, challenges, and future prospects by Seyedeh Zahra Bakhti, Saeid Latifi‐Navid, Reza Safaralizadeh

“…Moreover the high and low incidence areas of GC have shown differences in transmission ecology, largely affecting the composition of H. pylori populations. As a new hypothesis, it is proposed that any high‐risk population may have its own specific risk loci (or variants) as well as new H. pylori strains with national/maybe regional gene pools that should be considered. …”
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Effect of Using Quinoa Flour (Chenopodium quinoa Willd.) on the Physicochemical Characteristics of an Extruded Pasta by Olga L. Torres, Mariana Lema, Yessica V. Galeano

“…The effects of quinoa flour on the protein composition, physical properties (color, texture, loss through cooking, water absorption, and swelling indices), moisture, DSC, and SEM were evaluated through its comparison with a commercial pasta (control) formulated with quinoa (PCQ). …”
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Coral reef rehabilitation following Hurricane Irma using nano-engineered artificial reefs in Sint Maarten by Emily Higgins, Kyralai Duppel, Megan Connell, Guyon Brenna, Konstantin Sobolev

“…Here, we present the results of the first deployment of Oceanite artificial reefs (ARs). We compare the composition of the benthic community and associated fish assemblages on Oceanite ARs 14 months after deployment in a marine protected area (MPA) and two unprotected sites in Philipsburg, Sint Maarten. …”
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Enhancing concrete strength for sustainability using a machine learning approach to improve mechanical performance by Amir Khan, Aneel Manan, Muhammad Umar, Mudassir Mehmood, Kennedy C. Onyelowe, Krishna Prakash Arunachalam

“…However, the inconsistent performance of RCA concrete due to differences in source material, composition, and mix design poses challenges for its widespread adoption. …”
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