Optimization of medium components for the production of exopolysaccharide by Lycoperdon pyriforme Schaeff.: Pers. using response surface methodology by MA Xiaokui, JIANG Hua, LI Junzhi, CHEN Yong, HE Xiaojing

“…A second-order polynomial models with EPS yield as response variable was then obtained and confirmed to adequately represent the actual relationship between the independent variables and responses through validation tests. …”
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Experimental Investigation on the 3D Printing of Nylon Reinforced by Carbon Fiber through Fused Filament Fabrication Process, Effects of Extruder Temperature, and Printing Speed by Mahmoud Moradi, Zeinab Malekshahi Beiranvand, Nahid Salimi, Saleh Meiabadi, Jonathan Lawrence

“…This study investigated how the extruder temperature, printing speed, and specimen geometry interact during a tensile test of continuous carbon fiber-reinforced nylon matrix composites produced by the fused deposition modelling (FDM) process. …”
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Diet and feeding strategy of Northeast Atlantic mackerel (Scombrus scomber) in Icelandic waters. by Cecilia Kvaavik, Gudmundur J Óskarsson, Anna Kristín Daníelsdóttir, Gudrún Marteinsdóttir

“…In addition, generalised additive modelling (GAM) was used to determine which biological and environmental factors contribute to the variation of their stomach weight in the years 2011-2014. …”
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Detecting fish community structure in open waters using environmental DNA: a case study from the central South China Sea by Ting Chen, Ting Chen, Shuai Zhang, Shuai Zhang, Shuai Zhang, Peiwen Jiang, Zuozhi Chen, Zuozhi Chen, Jun Zhang, Jun Zhang, Shannan Xu, Shannan Xu, Shannan Xu, Min Li, Min Li, Min Li

“…Additionally, generalized additive models (GAMs) were applied for the 5 m and 200 m depth layers to assess the influence of environmental variables on fish communities. …”
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Financial Performance Index (FPIMS): a proposal to measure the performance and project execution capacity in manufacturing companies in Santander (COL) by Alfredo Enrique Sanabria-Ospino, Sandra Marcela Delgado-Ortiz, Nelson Antonio Moreno-Monsalve, William Stive Fajardo-Moreno

“…Finally, machine learning models were used to predict the FPIMS value. The results show that the proposed index can be a useful tool to determine project execution capacity in manufacturing companies in Santander. …”
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Study on numerical simulation of rock breaking by PDC wear teeth cutting by Maosheng CAI, Hongbo WANG, Chunjiang ZHANG, Sai LI, Shuting CHENG

“…Conclusions: The force on a cutter with excessive wear is more complex and variable, increasing the risk of fatigue failure. In terms of tooth layout, it can be considered to place the auxiliary cutting unit behind the main cutting unit composite sheet and make its exposure height lower than the composite sheet, which can effectively reduce the load on the main cutting gear and reduce the probability of overload damage to the cutting gear. …”
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Urinary Hippuric Acid as a Sex-Dependent Biomarker for Fruit and Nut Intake Raised from the EAT-Lancet Index and Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Analysis by Edwin Fernández-Cruz, Víctor de la O, Cristina M. Fernández-Diaz, Pilar Matía-Martín, M. Ángel Rubio-Herrera, Nuria Amigó, Alfonso L. Calle-Pascual, J. Alfredo Martínez

“…Traditional methods, such as dietary questionnaires and quality indices, are limited by subjectivity and variability in food composition tables. Metabolomic markers, like urinary hippuric acid, provide an objective means to estimate food and nutrient intake, helping to link dietary patterns with metabolic outputs and health outcomes. …”
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Association between triglyceride-glucose related indices and at-risk NASH in U.S. adults with NAFLD: results from NHANES 2017-2020 by Hanchen Ma, Wenjie Zhang, Wenjie Zhang, Zheng Zhao, Shuaichen Jin, Linchuan Li, Linchuan Li, Ruizhao Zong, Ruizhao Zong, Wuyang Li, Wuyang Li, Ziwei Zhang, Ziwei Zhang, Shichang Cui, Shichang Cui, Yunmiao Pan, Jiankang Zhu, Jiankang Zhu, Guangyong Zhang, Guangyong Zhang, Guangyong Zhang

“…TyG-WtHR exhibited the strongest association both as a continuous variable and across tertiles in Model 3, demonstrating a near-linear dose-response relationship. …”
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Optimization and Multimachine Learning Algorithms to Predict Nanometal Surface Area Transfer Parameters for Gold and Silver Nanoparticles by Steven M. E. Demers, Christopher Sobecki, Larry Deschaine

“…However, the expansion and testing of this model for nanoparticles of different metal composition is needed to develop a greater variety of nanosensors for medical and commercial applications. …”
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Analysis of the spatiotemporal evolution and driving factors of land use change in Jinan springs area of the Northern Karst region, China from 1986 to 2022 by Shenting Gang, Xiaoyun Kong, Tao Jia, Minghui Lv, Lixia Li

“…To explore the land-use change characteristics and their driving mechanisms, six periods of Landsat series land-use data were collected for the years 1986, 1995, 2000, 2009, 2016 and 2022. A Random Forest model was employed for classifying the remote sensing data, while the land use dynamic and land use transfer matrix were used to analyse the scale, composition, morphology, pattern and spatial and temporal characteristics of land use changes from 1986 to 2022. …”
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Sex-Dependent Effects of Body Fat on Cardiac Function and Outcomes in Community-Dwelling Older Adults by Haowen Jiang, MBBS, Jie Jun Wong, MBBS, Glades H.M. Tan, BEng, Louis L.Y. Teo, MBBS, See Hooi Ewe, MBBS, PhD, Ru-San Tan, MBBS, Fei Gao, PhD, Angela S. Koh, MBBS, MPH, PhD

“…Correlations between baseline or interval changes (Δ) of WHR, BFM and PBF with follow-up or Δ values of outcomes were analyzed, with multivariable linear regression model adjustments for significant variables. Results: Among 409 older adults (mean age 61 ± 12.7 years, 214 women) with median follow-up of 4.9 (4.5, 5.2) years, baseline BFM predicted echocardiographic diastolic dysfunction at follow-up in women (OR: 1.059; 95% CI: 1.051-1.115; P = 0.002). …”
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Prevalence and Associated Factors of Sarcopenic Obesity Among Nursing Home Residents: A Cross‐Sectional Multi‐Centre Study by Doris Eglseer, Hristo Hristov, Sanja Krušič, Nadan Gregorič, Irena Hren, Igor Pravst, Živa Lavriša

“…The multivariable logistic regression model shows that higher age (OR 1.07; CI 1.02, 1.11), male sex (OR 2.3; CI 1.22, 4.5) and higher energy intake (OR 1.13; CI 1.04, 1.22) were significantly associated with sarcopenic obesity. …”
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Biological maturation determines the beneficial effects of high-intensity functional training on cardiorespiratory fitness in male adolescents by Jarosław Domaradzki, Cristian Alvarez, Rafał Szafraniec, Dawid Koźlenia

“…Background During adolescence, between 15–18 years of age, biological maturation is associated with changes in body composition, blood pressure (BP), and cardiorespiratory fitness (CRF). …”
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Landscape characteristics influencing habitat use of grassland birds in the Pampas ecoregion of Argentina by Clara Trofino-Falasco, María G. Pizzarello, María V Simoy, María F. Aranguren, Rosana E. Cepeda, Adrián S Di Giacomo, Claudia B. Marinelli, Gaston Moran, Maria C. Neyra, David G. Vera, Igor Berkunsky

“…We analyzed the effect of habitat variables on the use probability for each species through occupancy models. …”
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Establishing baseline biodiversity data prior to hydroelectric dam construction to monitoring impacts to bats in the Brazilian Amazon. by Paulo Estefano D Bobrowiec, Valéria da Cunha Tavares

“…As predictors for the species distribution, we tested the variables of vegetation structure and topography. Species composition largely differed between the dry plots and the plots located in areas that will be flooded, and this was strongly associated with the variables of forest basal area and elevation. …”
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An experimental analysis of mechanical properties for a dissimilar pattern structure in the 3-D printing of a PLA5F filament using the Taguchi method by Thamizh Selvan S, Mohandass M

“…Many automobile components and machine parts can be fabricated using the Fused Deposition Modeling (FDM) process with materials such as Polylactic Acid (PLA), Acrylonitrile Butadiene Styrene (ABS), Polyethylene Terephthalate Glycol (PET-G), and polymeric composite materials (e.g., PLA with carbon fiber, PLA with glass fiber). …”
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Response Surface Optimization of Cactus Pear (Opuntia ficus-indica) with Lantana camara (L. camara) Fruit Fermentation Process for Quality Wine Production by Zenebe Tadesse Tsegay, Solomon Mengistu Lemma

“…Wine quality responses were optimized at an experimental strategy developed using central composite rotatory design by varying fermentation process variable temperature, inoculum, and Lantana camara fruit juice concentration for six days. …”
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Quantitative measurement of oxygen by Electron Probe X-ray Microanalysis for estimation of iron oxidation state by Roman Starykh, Svetlana Sineva, Denis Shishin, Evgueni Jak

“…The results were compared with existing thermodynamic models and experimental data, demonstrating excellent agreement. …”
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Understanding the attitudes towards climate change in the context of trust in selected countries of Central and Eastern Europe by Zsuzsanna Deák, Gintarė Vaznonienė, Agnieszka Wojewódzka-Wiewiórska

“…Four different models are presented that differ only in terms of their dependent variables, while the independent variable (trust) and the control variables (socio-demographic variables) are the same in all the cases. …”
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Comparative characterization of FDM structures with electrically-conductive sensing elements under static, dynamic and thermal loads by Ferdinando Ursi, Giorgio De Pasquale

“…Abstract Fused filament fabrication (FFF), or fused deposition modeling (FDM), is one of the most widely accessible additive manufacturing (AM) processes. …”
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