Impact of submicron Nb_{3}Sn stoichiometric surface defects on high-field superconducting radiofrequency cavity performance by Sarah A. Willson, Aiden V. Harbick, Liana Shpani, Van Do, Helena Lew-Kiedrowska, Matthias U. Liepe, Mark K. Transtrum, S. J. Sibener

“…Both Sn-rich and Sn-deficient regions were identified in these samples. For Sn-rich defects, we focus on elemental Sn islands that are partially embedded into the Nb_{3}Sn film. …”
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The Contribution of Micro Finance Institutions on the Growth of Small and Medium Business : A Case Study of North Kigezi Diocese Sacco In Rukungiri Municipality. by Ainembabazi, Wensi

“…Also, that there is a perfect positive linear relationship between financial performance of small business enterprises and North Kigezi SACCO. …”
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Success Factors and the Adoption of E-Government in Jinja District Local Government, Uganda by Mugavu, George

“…Data Analysis: Quantitative data were analyzed using descriptive statistics and linear regression, while qualitative data were subjected to thematic analysis. …”
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β-Alanine decreases plasma taurine but improves nitrogen utilization efficiency in beef steers by Shuo Zhang, Yufeng Liu, Jinming Hu, Cheng Liu, Mengmeng Li, Guangyong Zhao

“…The results showed that RPβA supplementations at 17.5 and 35 g/d linearly decreased the plasma taurine concentrationby 12.54% and 22.54% (P = 0.026), and the urinary taurine excretion by 15.78% and 21.05%(P < 0.001), respectively, while linearly increased ANR (P < 0.001) and NUE (P < 0.001) in steers. …”
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Joint Time/Frequency Synchronization and Chromatic Dispersion Estimation With Low Complexity Based on a Superimposed FrFT Training Sequence by Hexun Jiang, Ming Tang, Huibin Zhou, Qiong Wu, Yizhao Chen, Songnian Fu, Deming Liu

“…We design a new kind of fractional Fourier transform superimposed training sequence (TS) to simultaneously estimate linear distortions including chromatic dispersion (CD), timing offset (TO), and frequency offset (FO), etc. …”
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Study on dynamics characteristics and energy dissipation laws of coal fracture under low−speed impact load by Di HE, Xiangguo KONG, Shugang LI, Haifei LIN, Pengfei JI, Daiyu DENG, Quanle ZOU

“…The research results indicate that the stress-strain curves of coal samples under different impact load disturbances all include three stages: linear elasticity, plasticity, and plastic softening. …”
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Parenting stress and pandemic burden in families with crying, sleeping, and feeding problems during COVID-19: a case-control study by Michaela Augustin, Bernhard Haller, Volker Mall, Ina Nehring, Maria Licata-Dandel, Anna Friedmann

“…Groups were compared using paired sample t-tests and variables associated with parenting stress were analyzed using a multiple linear regression model. …”
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Measurement of the Effective Refractive Index of Suspensions Containing 5 µm Diameter Spherical Polystyrene Microparticles by Surface Plasmon Resonance and Scattering by Osvaldo Rodríguez-Quiroz, Donato Luna-Moreno, Araceli Sánchez-Álvarez, Gabriela Elizabeth Quintanilla-Villanueva, Oscar Javier Silva-Hernández, Melissa Marlene Rodríguez-Delgado, Juan Francisco Villarreal-Chiu

“…The system has an optical sensor with a Kretschmann–Raether configuration, consisting of a semicircular prism, a thin gold film, and a glass cell for solution samples with different concentrations (0.00, 0.20, 0.05, 0.50, and 1.00%). …”
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Plasma proteomic biomarkers predict therapeutic responses in advanced biliary tract cancer patients receiving Camrelizumab plus the GEMOX treatment by Shiyun Cui, Hejian Zheng, Yiyang Xu, Qiuyu Wu, Weici Liu, Yucheng Cai, Lei Fan, Yitong Tian, Hao Qian, Yuting Ding, Xinyi Zhang, Jiaguang Zhang, Xiaofeng Wu, Rong Wang, Xiangcheng Li, Xiaofeng Chen

“…We collected plasma and tissue samples from 37 patients with advanced BTC and 92 proteins were analyzed by proximity extension assay (PEA). …”
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Identification of 17 novel epigenetic biomarkers associated with anxiety disorders using differential methylation analysis followed by machine learning-based validation by Yoonsung Kwon, Asta Blazyte, Yeonsu Jeon, Yeo Jin Kim, Kyungwhan An, Sungwon Jeon, Hyojung Ryu, Dong-Hyun Shin, Jihye Ahn, Hyojin Um, Younghui Kang, Hyebin Bak, Byoung-Chul Kim, Semin Lee, Hyung-Tae Jung, Eun-Seok Shin, Jong Bhak

“…Methods A comparative differential methylation analysis was performed on whole blood samples from 94 anxiety disorder patients and 296 control samples using targeted bisulfite sequencing. …”
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Screening the grading markers and their application in the grade discrimination of Gastrodiae Rhizoma using metabolomics and machine learning by Shuang Liu, Hongjing Dong, Yanling Geng, Yuzhang Mi, Quanli Wang, Xiao Wang

“…In this study, different batches of GR samples were divided into four grades based on their weight. …”
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Equating conversion norms for the Mini-Mental State Examination and Montreal Cognitive Assessment in healthy subjects and patients with neurodegenerative disorders by Sara Bernini, Elena Ballante, Marta Picascia, Marica Barbieri, Alfredo Costa, Elena Cavallini, Cristina Tassorelli, Tomaso Vecchi, Sara Bottiroli

“…Conversion tables were developed using log-linear smoothing equipercentile equating (LSEE). The reliability of the conversion was assessed through the Root Mean Square Error (RMSE) in a train-test approach confirmed in the whole sample. …”
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A Miniaturized Device Based on Cobalt Oxide Nanoparticles for the Quantification of Uric Acid in Artificial and Human Sweat by Carlos D. Ruiz-Guerrero, Dulce V. Estrada-Osorio, Alejandro Gutiérrez, Fabiola I. Espinosa-Lagunes, Gabriel Luna-Barcenas, Ricardo A. Escalona-Villalpando, Luis G. Arriaga, Janet Ledesma-García

“…The device was used to quantify uric acid levels in five samples and showed a relative error between the calculated and expected value of less than 10%. …”
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Banana Flour Adulteration Key Marker Unravelled by Inductively Coupled Plasma Optical Emission Spectrometry Assisted by Chemometric Tools by Silvio Luiz Fernandes Júnior, Paula Mothé Gonçalves, Diego Barros Batista, Aderval S. Luna, Fernanda Nunes Ferreira, Licarion Pinto, Jefferson Santos de Gois

“…Applying chemometric techniques, such as Principal Component Analysis, Linear Discriminant Analysis, and Partial Least Squares Discriminant Analysis, allowed us to distinguish the authentic samples from the adulterated ones clearly. …”
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Bridging the Gap: Limitations of Machine Learning in Real-World Prediction of Heavy Metal Accumulation in Rice in Hunan Province by Qing-Qian Peng, Xia Zhou, Hang Zhou, Ye Liao, Zi-Yu Han, Lu Hu, Peng Zeng, Jiao-Feng Gu, Rong Zhang

“…Cadmium (Cd) pollution poses a severe threat to rice safety and human health, while traditional linear models exhibit significant limitations in predicting rice Cd accumulation due to environmental complexities. …”
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Variations in oral health outcomes and mycobiome composition among COVID-19 convalescents by Katarzyna Talaga-Ćwiertnia, Agnieszka Sroka-Oleksiak, Barbara Brzychczy-Sroka, Artur Gurgul, Elżbieta Zarzecka-Francica, Agnieszka Krawczyk, Tomasz Gosiewski, Wojciech Ostrowski, Janusz Kąkol, Joanna Zarzecka, Monika Brzychczy-Włoch

“…The samples were analyzed using next-generation sequencing (NGS) targeting the ITS-1 region. …”
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Structural, magnetic, and optical characteristics of undoped and chromium, iron, cobalt, copper, and zinc doped nickel oxide nanopowders by Farzaneh Asaldoust, Khosro Mabhouti, Akbar Jafari, Maryam Taleb-Abbasi

“…The presence of room-temperature ferromagnetism was elucidated in all samples by the findings acquired through the application of the vibrating sample magnetometer technique. …”
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Inflammation is associated with pain and fatigue in older adults by Sara A. Norton, Lauren M. Blaydon, Megan Niehaus, Alex P. Miller, Patrick L. Hill, Thomas F. Oltmanns, Ryan Bogdan

“…Methods: SPAN study participants provided blood samples at two in-person sessions approximately 2 years apart for the analysis of the inflammatory biomarkers IL-6, CRP, and TNFα. …”
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The impact of the objective state and self-esteem of health on academic performance in senior students of medical and humanitarian specialties, taking into account various environm... by V. V. Kuznetsov, K. V. Kosilov

“…We also found that an increase in the number of HRQoL points is accompanied by a significant increase in academic performance in students of both directions (r = 0.035; r = 0.045 / r = 0.033; r = 0.050). An analysis of the linear regression model describing the association of academic performance with variables in the pooled sample revealed that this indicator strongly correlates with the comorbidity index (r = 8.27), HRQoL (r = 7.28), quality of education, and family income (5.55 / 5.06). …”
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Effect of psychological distress on oral health: a cross-sectional study by Amal Asiri, Muhammad Ashraf Nazir, Mishali Alsharief, Suliman Shahin, Asim Al-Ansari, Khalifa S. Al-Khalifa

“…Methods This cross-sectional study included a sample of 558 adult patients at the Dental Hospital College of Dentistry, Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University, Dammam, Saudi Arabia. …”
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