The study of the effectiveness of soybean oil and castor oil as flow improvers for waxy petroleum crude oil by C. F. Uzoh, S. U. John, H. A. Ezea, L. I. Igbonekwu, E. M. Madiebo

“…Experiments were conducted as per central composite design (CCD), and the data was used for model building. …”
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Impact of Marketing, Sales and Innovations on Business Performance Analysis in Intellectual Capital Research: Latvia, Estonia and Lithuania

“…Simultaneously, simplifying the model using composite aggregate ratios on both sides of the equation has created a precondition for optimizing impact models worldwide.…”
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Microstructural, Mechanical and Fresh-State Performance of BOF Steel Slag in Alkali-Activated Binders: Experimental Characterization and Parametric Mix Design Method by Lucas B. R. Araújo, Daniel L. L. Targino, Lucas F. A. L. Babadopulos, Heloina N. Costa, Antonio E. B. Cabral, Juceline B. S. Bastos

“…The results showed that lower silica modulus (0.75) achieved the highest compressive strength at 80.1 MPa (28 d) for pastes compressive strength, densifying the composite matrix. The concrete application of the binder achieved SF1 fluidity, with 575 mm spread, 64.1 MPa of compressive strength, and 26.2 GPa of Young’s modulus in thermal cure conditions. …”
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Explaining the Pattern of Effective Factors in Building the Capacity of Extension Experts in the Development of Smart Climate Agriculture in the Northwestern Provinces of the Count... by M. Rafiee Sefid Dashti, S.M. Mirdamadi, S.J. Farajollah Hosseini, S. Shokri

“…In this research, two main and secondary independent variables were investigated. Our dependent variable in this research is "smart climate agricultural development" (12 items) which are influenced by two independent variables including educational factors and promotion factors. …”
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Tuning the physical properties of ternary alloys (NiCuCo) for in vitro magnetic hyperthermia: experimental and theoretical investigation by O. M. Lemine, Noura Al-Dosari, Saja Algessair, Nawal Madkhali, Moustapha Elansary, Chouaïb Ahmani Ferdi, Marzook S Alshammari, Rizwan Ali, Ali Z. Alanzi, Mohammed Belaiche, Kheireddine El-Boubbou

“…Herein, we prepared NiCuCo ternary alloy nanocomposites with variable compositions by mechanical alloying. Physical properties were fully characterized by XRD, Rietveld analysis, XPS, SEM/EDX, TEM, ZFC/FC and H-M loops. …”
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Retrospective assessment of clinical global impression of severity and change in GM1 gangliosidosis: a tool to score natural history data in rare disease cohorts by Connor J. Lewis, Jean M. Johnston, Silvia Zaragoza Domingo, Gilbert Vezina, Precilla D’Souza, William A. Gahl, David A. Adams, Cynthia J. Tifft, Maria T. Acosta

“…Baseline RCGI-S scores also strongly correlated with Vineland adaptive behavioral composite scores taken at the same visit (r(14) = −0.72; 95% CI [−0.93, −0.17], p = 0.02). …”
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Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement in Patients With Pure Native Aortic Regurgitation: Results From a Multicenter Registry Study by Xiaofei Gao, Juan Zhang, Xiangquan Kong, Jing Chen, Xiang Chen, Longyan Zhang, Xinyong Cai, Jiancheng Zhu, Nailiang Tian, Zhen Ge, Bin Wang, Qing Zhou, Xi Su, Lang Hong, Yan Wang, Hong Jiang, Junjie Zhang, Shaoliang Chen

“…The secondary endpoint was the composite of major adverse cardiovascular events (MACE) at 6 months, including all-cause death, ischemic stroke, emergency conversion to cardiac surgery, and permanent pacemaker implantation. …”
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Health program for prEvention of cardiovascuLar disEases based on a risk screeNing strategy with Ankle-brachial index: HELENA study protocol by Gina Domínguez-Armengol, Gina Domínguez-Armengol, Francesc Ribas-Aulinas, Francesc Ribas-Aulinas, Elisabet Balló, Maite Alzamora-Sas, Maite Alzamora-Sas, Mar Serrat-Costa, Anna Ruiz-Comellas, Anna Ruiz-Comellas, Anna Ruiz-Comellas, Maria Jose Forcadell-Peris, Maria Jose Forcadell-Peris, Pere Toran, Ruth Martí-Lluch, Ruth Martí-Lluch, Ruth Martí-Lluch, Anna Ponjoan, Anna Ponjoan, Anna Ponjoan, Jordi Blanch, Lia Alves-Cabratosa, Lluís Zacarías-Pons, Lluís Zacarías-Pons, Eric Tornabell-Noguera, Eric Tornabell-Noguera, Álvaro Sánchez-Pérez, Álvaro Sánchez-Pérez, Anna Berenguera-Ossó, Anna Berenguera-Ossó, Rafel Ramos, Rafel Ramos, Rafel Ramos, Rafel Ramos, Rafel Ramos, The HELENA Study Group

“…Secondary outcomes include CHD (a composite of angina and hard CHD), cerebrovascular disease, and adverse effects from lipid-lowering medication. …”
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Perceived technology usefulness for caregiving among unpaid caregivers: a National Cross-Sectional Study by Matthew Lee Smith, Matthew Lee Smith, Shinduk Lee, Malinee Neelamegam, Deborah Vollmer Dahlke, Deborah Vollmer Dahlke, Deborah Vollmer Dahlke, Jodi L. Southerland, Zachary G. Baker, Kris Pui Kwan Ma, Darina V. Petrovsky, Zahra Rahemi, Justine S. Sefcik, Juanita-Dawne R. Bacsu, Chung Lin Kew, Chung Lin Kew, Marcia G. Ory, Marcia G. Ory

“…The primary dependent variable was the Perceived Technology Usefulness for Caregiving (PTUC) Scale, which is a composite score of six items ranging from 0 to 100. …”
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Impact of hematopoietic cell transplantation and quizartinib in newly diagnosed patients with acute myeloid leukemia and FMS-like tyrosine kinase 3–internal tandem duplications in... by Richard F. Schlenk, Pau Montesinos, Hee-Je Kim, Antonio Romero-Aguilar, Radovan Vrhovac, Elżbieta Patkowska, Pavel Žak, Po-Nan Wang, James Hanyok, Li Liu, Yasser Mostafa Kamel, Karima Imadalou, Arnaud Lesegretain, Jorge Cortes, Mikkael A. Sekeres, Herve Dombret, Sergio Amadori, Jianxiang Wang, Alexander E. Perl, Mark J. Levis, Harry P. Erba

“…We evaluated the impact of allo-HCT performed in first complete remission (CR1) or composite CR1 (CRc1) on overall survival (OS), considering treatment randomization. …”
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Role of the Perceived Social Responsibility of the Company and the Psychological Mechanisms to Achieve the Employees' Creative Behavior (Case Study: Electro Kavir Company of Yazd) by Marziyeh Dehghanizadeh, Fatemeh Keshavarzi Hedesh

“…The data collection tool in this research was standard questionnaires, the validity of which was confirmed using the opinions of a number of experts in this field, and Cronbach's alpha coefficient and composite reliability were used to determine the reliability of the measurement tool, and the analysis method used in this research was structural equation modeling technique. …”
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Evaluation of infant and young child feeding practices in low-income areas of Dhaka, Bangladesh: insights from a cross-sectional study using the 2021 WHO/UNICEF guideline by Saiful Islam, Sadia Sultana, Tasmia Tasnim, Kazi Muhammad Rezaul Karim, Md Hafizul Islam, Ali Abbas Mohammad Kurshed

“…Among the complementary feeding indicators, almost half of the children (48.8%) were reported to meet MMF; however, only about 26% of the children reportedly met the MDD with a consequent low prevalence (22.9%) of the composite indicator MAD. More than half (55%) of the children were reported to consume egg and/or flesh food consumption; still, inappropriate dietary practices were observed among 60% had unhealthy food consumption, and 56% had zero vegetable or fruit consumption). …”
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Effect of Self-reported Physical Activity on Glycaemia and Blood Pressure in Healthy Participants from Bissau: A Cross-sectional Study by Lilica Sanca, Cipriano Có, Nelson Namara, Aladje Lopes, Albino Emanuel, Bárbara Oliveiros, Stine Byberg, Morten Bjerregaard-Andersen, Eugénia Carvalho, Alain Massart, Ana Teixeira

“…We investigated the correlations of physical activity levels, according to energy expenditure [measured in metabolic equivalent minutes per week (METs x min/week)] with fasting glycaemia levels, blood pressure, body compositions and anthropometric variables in participants from Bissau, Guinea-Bissau. …”
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The predictive value of the serum creatinine-to-albumin ratio (sCAR) and lactate dehydrogenase-to-albumin ratio (LAR) in sepsis-related persistent severe acute kidney injury by Xiaoxiao Luo, Dongyang Liu, Cuicui Li, Jia Liao, Wuyang Lv, Yuchen Wang, Ruxue Diao, Yingyu Jin

“…Independent predictors, sCAR and LAR, were combined into a composite Log(sCAR)_Log(LAR) score, denoted as the Log(sCAR)_Log(LAR) score. …”
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Grid-connected PV inverter system control optimization using Grey Wolf optimized PID controller by Monika Gupta, P. M. Tiwari, R. K. Viral, Ashish Shrivastava, Basem Abu Zneid, Iryna Hunko

“…Conventional controllers such as P and PI are widely used in PV applications due to their simplicity, but they exhibit notable limitations in dynamic environments, including increased Total Harmonic Distortion (THD), slower transient response, and poor voltage regulation—particularly under variable irradiance conditions. The proposed GWO-PID method overcomes these limitations by leveraging the GWO algorithm’s global search capability to dynamically optimize the PID gains (Kp, Ki, Kd) based on a composite fitness function that minimizes Mean Squared Error (MSE) and THD. …”
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Impact of healthy pregnancy and lifestyle in mothers on developmental delay in their offspring: a strength-based analysis of a longitudinal study among indigenous children in Austr... by Md Irteja Islam, Thomas Stubbs, Tuguy Esgin, Alexandra Martiniuk

“…Random-effect models were used to longitudinally measure the impact of maternal healthy pregnancy and lifestyle on developmental delays in their children between 2008 and 2018. A composite score (ranging from 0 to 3, score = 3 refers to most healthy pregnancy) was created for a healthy pregnancy and lifestyle variable using three criteria − (1) a lack of medical conditions, (2) no substance use including smoking/alcohol/illicit drugs, and (3) intake of iron/folic acid during pregnancy. …”
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Parameter optimization for multistage horizontal well fracturing based on multi-cluster perforation for deep coal measure gas: A case study of the Jurassic Baijiahai area in the Ju... by Bo WANG, Chenghong JIN, Jiang LIU, Zhiwei WANG, Shenjian LI, Mao SHENG

“…As a result, existing fracturing experience cannot be directly applied, highlighting the investigation of fracturing parameter optimization tailored for deep CMG production.MethodsFocusing on deep CMG reservoirs in the Baijiahai area within the Junggar Basin, this study constructed a model of multistage horizontal well fracturing based on multi-cluster perforation for a composite geological structure composed of a roof, a floor, gangue, and coals. …”
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Spatial and temporal diversity of Simulium damnosum s.l. gut microbiota and association with Onchocerca volvulus infection in Cameroon by Mr Arnauld Ekangouo, Dr Hugues Nana-Djeunga, Dr Philippe Nwane, Dr Guilhem Sempere, Prof Joseph Kamgno, Dr Anne Gieger

“…Conclusion: These results indicate that Simulium from different onchocerciasis foci have distinct gut microbial compositions that are dynamic over time. However, certain bacteria are constant and induce the absence of infection by Onchocerca volvulus in the black fly. …”
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Thin Strut CoCr Biodegradable Polymer Biolimus A9-Eluting Stents versus Thicker Strut Stainless Steel Biodegradable Polymer Biolimus A9-Eluting Stents: Two-Year Clinical Outcomes by Ian B. A. Menown, Mamas A. Mamas, James M. Cotton, David Hildick-Smith, Franz R. Eberli, Gregor Leibundgut, Damras Tresukosol, Carlos Macaya, Samuel Copt, Sara Sadozai Slama, Keith G. Oldroyd

“…In day-3 landmark analysis, the difference in 2-year MACE was no longer significant but there was a lower patient-orientated composite endpoint (11.7% vs. 18.4%; HR 0.6 [0.43–0.83]; P=0.006) and a trend to lower target vessel failure (5.8% vs. 9.1%; HR 0.63 [0.4–1.00]; P=0.078). …”
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The cross-sectional association between cardiometabolic index and abdominal aortic calcification in U.S. adults: evidence from NHANES 2013–2014 by Jiawei Peng, Jijun Wu, Xitu Luo, Chengyu Yang, Shian Wu, Wenjun Liu, Wenjun Liu, Yuanhao Feng

“…BackgroundThe cardiometabolic index (CMI) is a novel composite measure that integrates assessments of abdominal adiposity and lipid profiles. …”
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