Feasibility of estimating the percentage of desert pavement using Tasseled Cap Transformation indices extracted from Landsat 8 images by farzaneh Fotouhi Firoozabad, Atefeh jebali

“…Tasseled cap transformation functions were used to present the characteristics of soil brightness, greenness, and moisture in six distinct maps. …”
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Epicardial Adipose Tissue and Heterogeneity Parameters Combined with Inflammatory Cells to Predict the Value of Heart Failure with Preserved Ejection Fraction Patients Post Myocard... by Yu-jiao Song, Xiao-ying Zhao, Lu-jing Wang, Ting Ning, Ming-tian Chen, Pei Liu, Si-wen Chen, Xin-xiang Zhao

“…The cohort was stratified into two groups: those without HFpEF and those who developed HFpEF.Cardiac structure, function, EAT volume, and infarct volume parameters were obtained using the CMR post-processing software CVI-42, while EAT heterogeneity parameters entropy were derived using Python software. …”
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DETECTING CHANGES IN COMFORT, PAIN, AND MOBILITY OVER CLINICAL MILESTONES FOR INDIVIDUALS WITH LOWER LIMB LOSS by Brittany Pousett, Charlene C Harasym, Malena Sofia Rapaport, Tessa Richardson, Jesse Spellen, David W Moe, William C Miller

“… BACKGROUND: Functional mobility, comfort and the absence of pain are key goals of prosthetic treatment. …”
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COMPARATIVE CHARACTERISTICS OF THE EFFECTIVENESS OF DIRECT AND INDIRECT RESTORATIONS ON TEETH WITH DISCOLORATION by I.V. Zhyvotovskyi, Yu.I. Sylenko, M.V. Khrebor

“… The rapid development of dental industry and constant improvement of technologies in production of basic dental materials contribute to the increase of the quality of rendering dental care with the obligatory consideration not only of functional but also aesthetic parameters during a patient's rehabilitation. …”
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Multi-clause deduction algorithm based on dynamic combination optimization of strategies and its application(策略动态组合优化多元演绎算法及应用) by 郭海林(GUO Hailin), 曹锋(CAO Feng), 易见兵(YI Jianbing), 李俊(LI Jun), 吴贯锋(WU Guanfeng)

“…This method dynamically combines and iteratively optimizes the number of words and function term depth of clause, fully exploring the existing multi-clause deduction heuristic strategies while improving the adaptability of different problems to strategies, achieving efficient clause selection of multi-clause deduction. …”
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Transthoracic Lung Ultrasound in Systemic Sclerosis-Associated Interstitial Lung Disease: Capacity to Differentiate Chest Computed-Tomographic Characteristic Patterns by Cinzia Rotondo, Giuseppe Busto, Valeria Rella, Raffaele Barile, Fabio Cacciapaglia, Marco Fornaro, Florenzo Iannone, Donato Lacedonia, Carla Maria Irene Quarato, Antonello Trotta, Francesco Paolo Cantatore, Addolorata Corrado

“…<b>Methods</b>: We enrolled SSc-patients attending the outpatient Clinic of the Rheumatology Unit of Policlinico of Foggia and the Rheumatology Unit of Policlinico of Bari who satisfied these inclusion criteria: age older than 18 years; the satisfaction of ACR/EULAR 2013 classification criteria for SSc; chest HR-CT scan within three months before or three months after transthoracic LUS evaluation; and availability of recent and complete pulmonary function test. The exclusion criteria were as follows: history or recent reactivation of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, lung cancer, lung infection, heart failure, pulmonary oedema, pulmonary arterial hypertension, acute respiratory distress syndrome and diffuse alveolar haemorrhage and thoracic surgery. …”
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NIR-II photo-accelerated polymer nanoparticles boost tumor immunotherapy via PD-L1 silencing and immunogenic cell death by Tian Zhang, Dongsheng Tang, Pengfei Wu, Shaoping Jiang, Yuquan Zhang, Abid Naeem, Yong Li, Chunhui Li, Bo Hu, Shuai Guo, Caixia Sun, Haihua Xiao, Ran Yan, Yuhua Weng, Yuanyu Huang

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Monitoring the Ecological Security of Esfahan with an Ecosystem Service Approach by Mostafa Keshtkar, Romina Sayahnia

“…Induced pressure on resource to make products, high energy consumption, degradation of the ecosystem function, and reduced biological capacity are the main components of the reducing EFDI in the study area, which illustrated the significant effects of CFPI on the ecological security of Esfahan. …”
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To Evaluate and Compare the Effect of Proximal Wall Height on Stress Distribution at Occlusal Surface of Tooth and Prosthesis Core in Porcelain Fused to Metal and Veneered Zirconia... by Greesham Sharma, Manjit Kumar, Tarun Kalra, Ajay Bansal, Abhishek Avasthi, Ritika Sharda

“…Introduction: This study was undertaken to evaluate and compare stress distribution on tooth surface and core surface in porcelain fused to metal crown and veneered zirconia crown as a function of ratio of buccal axial length (BAL) to proximal axial length (PAL) with variations in loading condition and position using finite element analysis. …”
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ENERGIZE: A GLOBAL PHASE 3 STUDY OF MITAPIVAT DEMONSTRATING EFFICACY AND SAFETY IN ADULTS WITH ALPHA- OR BETA-NON–TRANSFUSION-DEPENDENT THALASSEMIA by AT Taher, H Al-Samkari, Y Aydinok, M Besser, G Luna, S Gheuens, A Glenthj, AS Goh, A Kattamis, SR Loggetto, KM Musallam, P Ricchi, E Salido-Fiérrez, S Sheth, V Viprakasit, MD Cappellini, KH Kuo

“…Key secondary endpoints were changes from BL in average Hb concentration and Functional Assessment of Chronic Illness Therapy–Fatigue Scale (FACIT-Fatigue) score over Wks 12–24. …”
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不同种群元宝枫种仁含油率及脂肪酸组成分析与评价Analysis and evaluation of oil content in seed kernel and fatty acid composition of Acer truncatum from different populations... by 韩旻昊1，2，燕丽萍1，王因花1，任飞1，梁燕1，仲伟国1，孙超1，吴德军1 HAN Minhao1,2, YAN Liping1, WANG Yinhua1, REN Fei1, LIANG Yan1, ZHONG Weiguo1, SUN Chao1, WU Dejun1

“…Then variation analysis, correlation analysis, and cluster analysis were performed, and a comprehensive evaluation was conducted using principal component analysis and membership function values. The results showed that the average oil content in seed kernels of the 12 regions was 30.44%, with a high degree of genetic variation. …”
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The Effect of SLM Spreader Structures on the Powder Spreading Dynamics Mechanism of Diamond Tools by HUANG Guoqin, ZHANG Jiangtao, ZHU Xiaowei, XU Yangli, SUN Long, DU Yulong, ZHANG Yunhe

“…ObjectiveSelective laser melting (SLM)technology provides a new approach for the integratedmanufacture of metal-matrix diamond tools with structural and functional integration, which has drawn alot of interest from the academic and technicalcommunities. …”
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Bio-impedancemetry an essential tool in the obesity screening of patients with chronic renal failure [La bio-impédancemétrie un outil indispensable dans le dépistage de l’obésité c... by Samia BOUDANI, Faiza ZERDOUMI, Naouel FZ. BOUMANSOUR, Abbou KADDOUS, Bachir M. GUELLIL

“…Hence the importance of accurate assess-ment of nutritional status in order to preserve not only the renal function of these patients but also their quality of life on dialysis. …”
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大豆油在3种传统米面食品煎炸过程中的品质变化Quality changes of soybean oil during frying of three traditional rice and flour foods by 何雪梅1，黄晨昕1，李红丽1，陈文杰2，李琪1，于修烛1 HE Xuemei1, HUANG Chenxin1, LI Hongli1,CHEN Wenjie2, LI Qi1, YU Xiuzhu1

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Los marcadores de reformulación alemanes: entre la conexión y la argumentación by Ferran Robles Sabater

“…<p>Reformulation markers (das heißt, und zwar, beziehungsweise, nämlich) are discourse units that fulfil extrapredicative functions related to text coherence and cohesion, as well as to the guiding of the inferences which facilitate the construction of sentence meaning in view of a given communicative context. …”
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Prediction of Soil Carbon Sequestration in Rangelands Regarding the Depth and Elevation of Sample Locations using Adaptive Neuro-Fuzzy Inference System (ANFIS) (Case Study: Lar Wat... by zeinab jafarian, zhila ghorbani

“…This system is based on the combination of three components: membership functions of input and output variables (fuzzification), fuzzy rules (rule base), mechanism inference (a combination of rules with fuzzy input), output characteristics, and results of the system (de-fuzzification). …”
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A Study of the Thermodynamic Properties of Nd-C and Ce-C TRISO Fission Product Binary Systems by Ryan Varga, Steven J. Cavazos, Elizabeth S. Sooby, Markus H. A. Piro, Bernard W. N. Fitzpatrick

“…Expansion is dependent upon improvements to safety through a thorough understanding of fission product behavior as related to functional containment design philosophies. Significant knowledge gaps exist in the thermodynamic behavior of neodymium and cerium fission products solubility in graphite, which play a role in the qualification of TRISO fuels. …”
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Safety of creatine supplementation: analysis of the frequency of reported side effects in clinical trials by Adriana Gil, Drew E. Gonzalez, Kelly Hines, Diego A. Bonilla, Richard B. Kreider

“…When the number of participants reporting side effects was considered from all studies, no differences were observed in the frequency of gastrointestinal/abdominal-related issues (PLA 4.05%, Cr 5.51%, p=0.820), muscle cramping/pain (PLA 0.07%, Cr 0.52%, p=0.085), or any other of the 33 side effects evaluated, including clinical markers of health and renal function.Conclusions This comprehensive analysis reveals that Cr supplementation does not increase the frequency of 35 side effects evaluated compared to those reported when taking PLA. …”
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Persistent symptoms and clinical findings in adults with post-acute sequelae of COVID-19/post-COVID-19 syndrome in the second year after acute infection: A population-based, nested... by Raphael S Peter, Alexandra Nieters, Siri Göpel, Uta Merle, Jürgen M Steinacker, Peter Deibert, Birgit Friedmann-Bette, Andreas Nieß, Barbara Müller, Claudia Schilling, Gunnar Erz, Roland Giesen, Veronika Götz, Karsten Keller, Philipp Maier, Lynn Matits, Sylvia Parthé, Martin Rehm, Jana Schellenberg, Ulrike Schempf, Mengyu Zhu, Hans-Georg Kräusslich, Dietrich Rothenbacher, Winfried V Kern, EPILOC Phase 2 Study Group

“…There were no differences in measures of systolic and diastolic cardiac function at rest, in the level of N-terminal brain natriuretic peptide blood levels or other laboratory measurements (including complement activity, markers of Epstein-Barr virus [EBV] reactivation, inflammatory and coagulation markers, serum levels of cortisol, adrenocorticotropic hormone and dehydroepiandrosterone sulfate). …”
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Conscientious Objection Based on Patient Identity by John Dinelli

“…A virtuous person exemplifies the virtues required of the person’s role and performs the required functions well. Aristotle writes, “[w]e become just by doing just actions, temperate by doing temperate actions, brave by doing brave actions.” …”
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