Layered Grouting Technology Based on a Comprehensive Water-to-Cement Ratio for the Overlying Loess Stratum of Urban Shallow Tunnels by Teng Yang, Jiaqi Zhang, Xiao Zhang, Qingsong Zhang, Zhanchao Yin

“…The stress-strain curve showed that the strengthened samples have greater ultimate and residual strengths than samples before grouting. …”
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Measurement of bilirubin in cerebrospinal fluid using the oxidase method on automated chemistry system advia XPT by Ida Branzell, Gabriella Lillsunde Larsson, Dieter Samyn, Paul Pettersson-Pablo

“…Result: Evaluation of low-concentration performance, below 2 μmol/L on Advia XPT, showed a measurement bias of -1.0 %, and a linear regression equation of y = 0.843x + 0.0351 (R2 of 0.975), describing the relationship between measured and expected concentrations of diluted samples. …”
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Group singing and its effect on cortisol, alpha amylase, oxytocin, and pain threshold in patients with Parkinson's disease by Adiel Mallik, Tara Raessi, Arla Good, Alex Pachete, Frank A. Russo

“…Saliva samples were collected before and after each session by using the passive drool method. …”
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Portable NIR Spectroscopy to Simultaneously Trace Honey Botanical and Geographical Origins and Detect Syrup Adulteration by Marco Caredda, Marco Ciulu, Francesca Tilocca, Ilaria Langasco, Oscar Núñez, Sònia Sentellas, Javier Saurina, Maria Itria Pilo, Nadia Spano, Gavino Sanna, Andrea Mara

“…Multifloral and unifloral honey samples (<i>n</i> = 244) from Spain and Sardinia (Italy) were discriminated by botanical and geographical origin. …”
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Fast and sensitive multivalent spatial pattern-recognition for circular RNA detection by Zhixin Zhou, Bing Han, Yu Wang, Nina Lin, Zhongqiu Zhou, Yuan Zhang, Ying Bai, Ling Shen, Yanfei Shen, Yuanjian Zhang, Honghong Yao

“…Abstract While circular RNAs (circRNAs) exhibit lower abundance compared to corresponding linear RNAs, they demonstrate potent biological functions. …”
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Rapid Discrimination for Traditional Complex Herbal Medicines from Different Parts, Collection Time, and Origins Using High-Performance Liquid Chromatography and Near-Infrared Spec... by Haiyan Fu, Yao Fan, Xu Zhang, Hanyue Lan, Tianming Yang, Mei Shao, Sihan Li

“…By comparing component analysis (PCA), linear discriminant analysis (LDA), and particularly partial least squares discriminant analysis (PLSDA) with different fingerprint preprocessing of NIR spectra variables, PLSDA model showed perfect functions on the analysis of samples as well as chromatograms. …”
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Impact of prenatal phthalate exposure on newborn metabolome and infant neurodevelopment by Susan S. Hoffman, Ziyin Tang, Anne Dunlop, Patricia A. Brennan, Thompson Huynh, Stephanie M. Eick, Dana B. Barr, Blake Rushing, Susan L. McRitchie, Susan Sumner, Kaitlin R. Taibl, Youran Tan, Parinya Panuwet, Grace E. Lee, Jasmin Eatman, Elizabeth J. Corwin, P. Barry Ryan, Dean P. Jones, Donghai Liang

“…We quantified eight phthalate metabolites in prenatal urine samples collected between 8- and 14-weeks’ (visit 1; n = 216) and 24- and 30-weeks’ gestation (visit 2; n = 145) and metabolite features in newborn dried-blood spot samples collected at delivery. …”
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Evaluating refrigeration and antibiotic treatment for maintaining urine electrophysiology. by Rashedul Hoque, Fatima H Labeed, Srdjan Cirovic, Michael Pycraft Hughes

“…<h4>Results & limitations</h4>Significant electrophysiological changes were observed in both untreated and antibiotic-treated urine samples over time. Both groups showed a linear increase of change in DEP response and ζ-potential values, from baseline over time. …”
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Highly conductive graphene@phosphotungstic acid nanocomposite for sensitive electrochemical detection of acetaminophen based on analysis induction strategy in foods by Ruiyu He, Jingjie Zhang, Shixin Li, Yuzhen Yang, Yaru Xu, Zhixiang Xu, Yufeng Sun

“…Under the optimal conditions, a good linear relationship with AP concentration ranging from 1 μM to 100 μM and a lower limit of detection (0.305 μM) were obtained. …”
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Effect of Electron-Beam Irradiation on Microbiological Safety, Nutritional Quality, and Structural Characteristics of Meat by Duman Orynbekov, Kumarbek Amirkhanov, Zhanar Kalibekkyzy, Nazerke Muslimova, Gulnur Nurymkhan, Almagul Nurgazezova, Samat Kassymov, Amirzhan Kassenov, Aigul Maizhanova, Botakoz Kulushtayeva, Zhanibek Yessimbekov

“…This study investigates the effects of electron-beam irradiation on beef quality and safety using a pulsed high-frequency linear accelerator (ILU-10). Meat samples were subjected to irradiation at doses of 3, 6, and 9 kGy, with non-irradiated samples serving as controls. …”
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The impact of different DNA extraction kits and laboratories upon the assessment of human gut microbiota composition by 16S rRNA gene sequencing. by Nicholas A Kennedy, Alan W Walker, Susan H Berry, Sylvia H Duncan, Freda M Farquarson, Petra Louis, John M Thomson, UK IBD Genetics Consortium, Jack Satsangi, Harry J Flint, Julian Parkhill, Charlie W Lees, Georgina L Hold

“…Linear modelling on relative abundance of common bacterial families revealed significant differences between kits; samples extracted with MoBio Powersoil showed significantly increased Bacteroidaceae, Ruminococcaceae and Porphyromonadaceae, and lower Enterobacteriaceae, Lachnospiraceae, Clostridiaceae, and Erysipelotrichaceae (p<0.05).…”
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Moisture migration analysis of laminated veneer lumber based on low field nuclear magnetic resonance by Yingying Zhu, Jun Yan, Shuilong Lu, Wenqing Ouyang, Shanwen Li, Zhanxiu Chen, Shengbao Feng, Zhong Li

“…We also found a linear relationship between the NMR signal and the water mass, and a high correlation between the NMR and weighing results. …”
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Electrochemical Detection of Nitrite Based on Iron Oxide–Reduced Graphene Oxide Nanocomposite Modified Electrode in Real Water by Amira Ghezal, Zina Fredj, Ammar Al‐Hamry, Marcos A. Gross, Leonardo G. Paterno, Mounir Ben Ali, Olfa Kanoun, Baljit Singh

“…Under optimized conditions, it is demonstrated that the charge‐transfer resistance determined from electrochemical impedance spectroscopy (EIS) scales linearly with the logarithm of nitrite concentration. …”
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Optimising the manufacture of perfluorocarbon nanodroplets through varying sonication parameters by Christopher K. Campbell, Kirsten O’Brien, Dariusz Kosk, Robin M.H. Rumney, Peter Glynne-Jones, Peter R. Birkin, Gareth LuTheryn, Jeremy S. Webb, Eleanor Stride, Dario Carugo, Nicholas D. Evans

“…Sonicator power output was linear with respect to time but differed depending on sample volume, composition, and vessel geometry. …”
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On the Relation between the Inclination Angle of the Accretion Disk and the Broad-line Region in Active Galactic Nuclei by Rong Du, Luis C. Ho, Yuanze Ding, Ruancun Li

“…Nevertheless, the nearly linear relation between θ _BLR and θ _disk suggests a possible physical alignment between the accretion disk and the BLR. …”
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Assessment of heavy metal contamination and health risks in groundwater of Abakaliki Metropolis, Nigeria by Andrew A. Tyopine, Nwabueze I. Elom, Folasade Alomaja, Nnadozie Onyezewe, Divine C. Mbah, Blessing Aguma, Chelsey O. Nwoke, Ugochukwu Oraeki

“…Abstract This study aimed to assess the human health risks associated with groundwater consumption in Abakaliki Metropolis using Water Quality Index (WQI) and HERisk code. Groundwater samples (n = 32) obtained from boreholes were analysed for pH, Zn, Pb. …”
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Thermodynamic study of zinc antimonides by the electromotive force measurements by Aytekin R. Aghayeva, Sakina H. Mammadova, Dunya M. Babanly, Yasin I. Jafarov, Dilgam B. Tagiyev

“…Using the least square method, the linear equations of temperature dependences of the emf data wereobtained. …”
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Bio-nanoparticles sensor couple with smartphone digital image colorimetry and dispersive liquid–liquid microextraction for aflatoxin B1 detection by Mahsa Alikord, Nabi Shariatifar, Mammad Saraji, Hedayat Hosseini, Gholamreza Jahed Khaniki, Shahram Shoeibi, Toba Rezazadeh, Mohammad Fazeli

“…Under optimized conditions using chloroform as the extraction solvent and acetonitrile as the disperser solvent, the method achieved a remarkable limit of detection of 0.09 μg/kg within linear concentration range of 0–1 μg/L. The calibration curves demonstrated excellent linearity (R2 > 0.9906) with high precision (RSD < 5.52%). …”
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High-throughput measurement of adipocyte size with open-source software using whole-slide adipose tissue images by Alan Ramalho, Marie-Frédérique Gauthier, Ina Maltais-Payette, Giada Ostinelli, Frédéric Hould, Laurent Biertho, André Tchernof

“…A total of 377 adipose samples (190 participants) were included in the analysis. …”
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Discrimination of pressed sesame oil: A comparison study of non-targeted UV spectral fingerprints combined with different chemometric methods by Dongmin Wang, Yuxin Liu, Jiahui Qian, Yake Li, Lixia Hou, Huamin Liu

“…The UV spectra of 51 samples of pressed sesame oil and 420 adulterated samples with refined sesame oil were measured in the range of 200-330 nm. …”
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