Assessing body composition in older adults: comparing BMI, Calf circumference, and DXA by Estélio Henrique Martin Dantas, Ayrton Moraes Ramos, Karollyni Bastos Andrade Dantas, Rodrigo Gomes de Souza Vale, Fabiana Rodrigues Scartoni, Delson Lustosa de Figueiredo, Lourdes Andresa Ramos de Oliveira, Vinícius de Souza Eloy, Ian Whyte, Lúcio Flávio Gomes Ribeiro da Costa

“…Pearson's correlation test investigated the associations between DXA, BMI, and CC variables. The coefficient of determination (r2) was used to verify the explanatory power between the study variables. …”
Get full text

Evaluation of the relationship between body composition and aerobic fitness in youth soccer players by Ö. Nalbant, K. Özer

“…Shapiro-wilk test, Independent t test, hierarchical regression and analysis of covariance were used to compare the relationships between aerobic fitness and body composition. Additionally, Pearson correlation coefficients were calculated to examine the relationships between variables. …”
Get full text

Phase angle and body composition: markers of physical performance in mountain bike athletes by Crislane de Moura Costa, Rayane Carvalho de Moura, Cirley Pinheiro Ferreira, Valmir Oliveira Silvino, Bruna Lorena Soares Cavalcante Sousa, Leandra Caline dos Santos, Esmeralda Maria Lustosa Barros, Rubens Lima Rodrigues, Glêbia Alexa Cardoso, Sandro Soares Almeida, Marcos Antonio Pereira dos Santos

“…Pearson’s correlation was used to assess relationships between PhA, body composition, and performance variables. Results: Higher PhA values were associated with better handgrip strength (r >518; p<0.001), standing long jump performance (r=0.504; p=0.001). …”
Get full text

Effects of 5-week detraining period on body composition of professional soccer players by Denis Causevic, Emir Mustafovic, Babina Rani, Slobodan Klacar, Mirza Ibrahimovic, Adelina Elena Panaet, Amila Hodžić

“…Body composition variables, including body mass, body fat percentage, fat-free mass, and total body water percentage, were measured using the bioelectrical impedance method. …”
Get full text

Reliability and mechanical performance of timber–concrete composite beams in the non-linear domain by Nabil Daanoune, Nassim Kernou, Mamoun Fellah, Gamal A. El-Hiti

“…The structural reliabilities of the beams were assessed using the MCS, FORM, and SORM methods, in which the geometric and mechanical input characteristics were treated as random variables. Certain parameters significantly affect beam failure, such as the timber’s bending resistance, the concrete’s compressive resistance, and the degree of composite action.…”
Get full text

Fecal Metabolome and Bacterial Composition in Severe Obesity: Impact of Diet and Bariatric Surgery by Nuria Salazar, Manuel Ponce-Alonso, María Garriga, Sergio Sanchez-Carrillo, Ana María Hernández-Barranco, Begoña Redruello, María Fernández, José Ignacio Botella-Carretero, Belén Vega-Piñero, Javier Galeano, Javier Zamora, Manuel Ferrer, Clara G de Los Reyes-Gavilán, Rosa Del Campo

“…We detected individual signatures of composition and functionality, rather than a gut microbiota characteristic of severe obesity, with opposing tendencies for almost all measured variables in the two surgical approaches. …”
Get full text

Variation in Linseed Oil Composition: Impact of Cultivar, Cultivation System, and Year of Cultivation by Grzegorz Dąbrowski, Małgorzata Tańska, Sylwester Czaplicki, Tadeusz Sadowski, Bogumił Rychcik, Marta K. Kostrzewska, Zofia Antoszkiewicz, Iwona Konopka

“…The aim of this study was to compare the oil content and composition (fatty acid composition and sterol, tocochromanol, carotenoid, and phenolic contents) of two fiber-type linseed cultivars (Modran and Nike). …”
Get full text

Flutter Characteristic Study of Composite Sandwich Panel with Functionally Graded Foam Core by Peng Jin, Xiaoping Zhong

“…Finally, a minimum weight design of composite sandwich panel with lamination parameters of facesheet and density distribution of foam core as design variables is conducted using particle swarm optimization (PSO).…”
Get full text

Benthic Diatom Composition of Iztuzu Coastal Lake, Dalyan (Aegean Sea, Turkey) by Aydın Kaleli

“…In this study, benthic diatom composition in the coastal lake of Iztuzu, Dalyan of Muğla was investigated from the material collected in 2011 and 2015. …”
Get full text

Effects of Adhesive Parameters on Dispersion Characteristics of Ultrasonic Guided Waves in Composite Pipes by Juanjuan Li, Yan Han

Get full text

Heat Concentration around a Cylindrical Interface Crack in a Composite Tube by J. W. Fu, L. F. Qian

“…Cracks always form at the interface of discrepant materials in composite structures, which influence thermal performances of the structures under transient thermal loadings remarkably. …”
Get full text

Modeling the shape correction of a thin-walled composite reflector of a spacecraft by E. V. Moskvichev

“…This paper examines an adjustable thin-wall composite reflector for a small satellite. The reflector consisted of 6 identical sectors which had 4 adjusting units in the form of linear actuators. …”
Get full text

The first experimentally obtained dataset on processing parameters and properties of soft magnetic composites by Radovan Bures, Vasily A. Milyutin, Maria Faberova, Zuzana Bircakova, Peter Kollar, Jan Fuzer

“…Abstract The present work describes the process of the creation and analysis of the first dataset containing processing parameters and functional properties of soft magnetic composites (SMC). All data were obtained experimentally using Fe-3% MgO system. …”
Get full text

Study of Fatigue and Bending Properties For Epoxy / Kevlar - Glass Fibers and Hybrid Composite by Baghdad Science Journal

“…Sinusoidal wave which is formed of variable stress amplitudes at 15 Hz cycles was employed in the fatigue test ( 10 mm )and (15mm) value 0f deflection arrival to numbers of cycle failure limit, by rotary bending method by ( S-N) curves this curves has been determined ( life , limit and fatigue strength) of composite . …”
Get full text

Evaluation of the Integrity of Amalgam- Composite Interface with Two Resin Based Intermediate Materials by Nadia Munir, Naveed Inayat, Aneela Qaiser, Sohail Abbas Khan, Muhammad Haseeb Rana

“… Objective: To evaluate the effect of intermediate materials at Amalgam-Composite interface. Methodology: This in-vitro study was conducted at IRCM COMSATS Lahore.100 High copper-Spherical amalgam (Aristalloy) specimen were stored in deionized water for two weeks. …”
Get full text

Effects of green exercise program on body composition and connection with nature in postmenopausal women by Maria Helena Rodrigues Moreira, Catarina Abrantes, Andreia Teixeira, Emília Alves, Paulo Silva, Ronaldo Gabriel

“…This study investigated the influence of a 16-week green exercise program on body composition and nature connectedness in postmenopausal women. …”
Get full text

Influence of Drought and Sowing Time on Protein Composition, Antinutrients, and Mineral Contents of Wheat by Sondeep Singh, Anil K. Gupta, Narinder Kaur

“…The present study in a two-year experiment investigated the influence of drought and sowing time on protein composition, antinutrients, and mineral contents of wheat whole meal of two genotypes differing in their water requirements. …”
Get full text

Development of Durian Rind/Polypyrrole Composite and Its Application in Removing of Anionic Dyes by Yan Wang, Zijing Dai, Jiaqi Zha, Wenqing Wei

“…In this study, polypyrrole (PPy) was introduced into durian rind (DR) by in situ polymerization method to prepare durian rind/polypyrrole (DR/PPy) composite. The resulting material was characterized using scanning electron microscope (SEM), transmission electron microscope (TEM), infrared spectroscopy (IRS), and X-ray diffraction (XRD). …”
Get full text

Maximization of Fundamental Frequency of Composite Stiffened Hypar Shell with Cutout by Taguchi Method by Puja Basu Chaudhuri, Anirban Mitra, Sarmila Sahoo

“…Composite shells find extensive application in modern civil, aerospace, and marine structures. …”
Get full text

Preservation effect of plant essential oil-KGM composite coating materials on the tomatoes. by Jianming Sun, Linlin Li, Xiao Pan, Yini Yao, Tiantian Wang, Hui Liu, Lei Liu, Zhao Li, Xiaofang Wang

“…This study demonstrates that the composite coating combines synergistic barrier properties, dual functionality, and economic advantages, establishing a theoretical framework for sustainable tomato preservation while providing transferable strategies for other produce.…”
Get full text