Novel brain biomarkers of obesity in young adult women based on statistical measurements of white matter tracts. by José Gerardo Suárez-García, María Isabel Antonio-de la Rosa, Nora Coral Soriano-Becerril, Javier M Hernández López, Martín Rodolfo Palomino-Merino, Benito de Celis-Alonso

“…<h4>Objective</h4>Novel brain biomarkers of obesity were sought by studying statistical measurements on fractional anisotropy (FA) images of different white matter (WM) tracts from young adult women.<h4>Methods</h4>Tract measurements were chosen that showed differences between two groups (normal weight and overweight/obese) and that were correlated with BMI. …”
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Non-Destructive Detection of Fillet Fish Quality Using MQ135 Gas Sensor and Neutrosophic Logic-Enhanced System by M. Y. Shams, M. R. Darwesh, Roheet Bhatnagar, N. S. A. Al-Sattary, A. A. Salama, M. S. Ghoname

“…Artificial intelligence algorithms were employed to predict quality and calculate regression coefficients. Using the reference neural network algorithm based on chemical and physical compounds, regression coefficients (R values) achieved were 0.99, 0.98, and 0.97, respectively. …”
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The Dorsiflexion Range of Motion Screen: A Validation Study by Phillip J Plisky, Garrett S Bullock, Mary Beth Garner, Risa Ricard, Josh Hayden, Bethany Huebner, Kate Schwartzkopf-Phifer, Kyle Kiesel

“… # Study Design Reliability and validity study # Methods Thirty-seven healthy subjects participated in the study. …”
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Prediction of the Remaining Service Life of Reinforced Concrete Structures by I. A. Terekhov, N. N. Trekin, E. N. Kodysh

“…Based on the results of the analysis of the methods, their main advantages and disadvantages were established. …”
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Surprises in the ordinary: O(N) invariant surface defect in the ϵ-expansion by Oleksandr Diatlyk, Zimo Sun, Yifan Wang

“…This defect is defined by mass deformation on a two-dimensional surface that generates localized disorder and is conjectured to factorize into a pair of ordinary boundary conditions in d = 3. We determine defect CFT data associated with the lightest O(N) singlet and vector operators up to the third order in the ϵ-expansion, find agreements with results from numerical methods and provide support for the factorization proposal in d = 3. …”
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Reliability and Measurement Error of the Qualitative Analysis of Single Leg Loading (QASLS) Tool For Unilateral Tasks by Gemma N Parry, Lee C Herrington, Allan G Munro

“…Intra-Class correlation coefficients (ICC~k,3~) were used to measure within and between session reliability, and Kappa coefficients and percentage of exact agreement (PEA%) were used to determine intra and inter-rater reliability. …”
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Findings of metal translocation to herbivores in territories affected by contamination from industrial complexes, Chile by Verónica Meza-Ramírez, Ximena Espinoza-Ortiz, Javier Castillo-Allaria, Luis Espinoza-Brito, Maribel Ramos-Hernández, Clorinda Cuminao-Rojo, María Paz Torres-Espinoza

“…Fecal samples were collected from different points of the La Greda School, using standard methods for the determination of heavy metals in certified laboratories. …”
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Species richness is not a good predictor for above-ground biomass in a warm temperate deciduous broadleaf forest by Chunmei He, Yushan Li, Xiaoxia Dai, Na Liu, Fangfang Wu, Jiangbo Yan, Meiping Gao, Yonghui Liang, Zuoqiang Yuan, Zhanqing Hao, Qiulong Yin

“…Spearman correlation coefficients were used to analyze the correlations between AGB and the variables. …”
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Accuracy Prediction of Compressive Strength of Concrete Incorporating Recycled Aggregate Using Ensemble Learning Algorithms: Multinational Dataset by Menghay Phoeuk, Minho Kwon

“…However, the unique properties of recycled aggregates make traditional concrete mix design methods ineffective in determining their target compressive strength. …”
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Four-Year Cumulative Radiation Exposure in Patients Undergoing Computed Tomography Angiography for Suspected Pulmonary Embolism by Edwin A. Takahashi, Hyo-Chun Yoon

“…Materials and Methods. This investigation retrospectively reviewed 300 patients who presented to the emergency department and received a pulmonary CTA scan for suspected PE. …”
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Floristic regions of the Samur-Chirakhchay interfluve and Dzhufudag (Southern Dagestan) according to analysis of petrophyte species composition by G. A. Yusufov, A. A. Teymurov, Z. I. Soltanmuradova, B. N. Saypulaeva, K. V. Bortsov

“…To undertake floristic zoning of the Samur-Chirakhchay interfluve and Dzhufudag for the analysis of the species composition of petrophylic complexes.Material and Methods. A list of obligate petrophytes was compiled based on the results of processing the authors' own field collections and taking into account information from floristic reports and determinations. …”
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Ultrasonic predictors of macrosomia in gestational diabetes mellitus by Sergey N. Lysenko, Marina A. Chechneva, Fatima F. Burumkulova, Vasily A. Petrukhin, Anton E. Panov, Margarita A. Plechanova, Victoria I. Ulyatovskaya, Natalia A. Zubkova, Anatoliy N. Tyulpakov

“…In pregnant with hyperglycemia due to mutation in the glucokinase gene (GCK), US fetal growth dynamics helps to assume the fetal genotype, as well as to stratify the risks of insulin therapy. AIM: To determine the prognostic significance of asymmetric form of macrosomia and the value of the coefficients of proportionality for the diagnosis of DF in pregnant with GDM, including hyperglycemia due to mutation in the GCK gene. …”
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Effect of polarization potential on tribocorrosion behavior of duplex stainless steel UNS S32205 in NaCl solution by Jomar José Knaip Ribeiro, Oriana Palma Calabokis, Yamid Enrique Nuñez de la Rosa, Silvio Francisco Brunatto, Paulo César Borges

“…Finally, this study allowed the determination of the great effect of the potential applied on the tribocorrosion behaviour and the identification of differences between the cathodic protection and distilled water assays as methods to inhibit corrosion.…”
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Performance evaluation of Human Immunodeficiency Virus Type 1 RNA Quantitative Diagnostic Kit assay by Alicia Fleites Vázquez, María Teresa Pérez Guevara

“…The quantitative real-time polymerase chain reaction (qPCR) methodology offers numerous advantages over traditional molecular methods for measuring HIV viral load. In Cuba, the HIV Type 1 RNA Quantitative Diagnostic Kit was developed as an additional option to the existing technology for HIV-1 RNA determination. …”
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A Modified Grey Wolf Algorithm with Applications to Engineering by Vahid Mahboub

“…Then the results are compared in the form of an applied numerical example in engineering sciences with the classic grey wolf algorithm and some similar proposed coefficients to determine the efficiency of the modified algorithm.…”
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Approaches to the Assessment Liabilities’Analysis by T. V. Pashchenko, N. N. Shakirova

“…They applied such research methods as monographic, data systematization and its analysis. …”
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Energy use tendencies in a resource-abundant country: the case of Canada by Mustafa Naimoğlu, İsmail Kavaz

“…In the study, the Fourier Engle-Granger Cointegration Test, which is one of the current econometric methods, was used, and then FMOLS, CCR and DOLS methods were utilized for the estimation of the short- and long-term coefficients. …”
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Application of Artificial Neural Networks and Adaptive Neuro-Fuzzy Inference Systems to Predict Activated Carbon Properties for Methane Storage by Ali Ahmadpour, Neda Jahanshahi, Sajjad Rashidi, Naser Chenarani, Mohammad Jaber Darabi Mahboub

“…The obtained results from these two models are found to be satisfactory. The coefficients of determination for these models were 0.982 and 0.984, respectively. …”
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The Mediating Role of Job Satisfaction Between Leadership and Organizational Performance and the Moderating Effect of Educational Context by Fahrettin Gılıç , Sedat Kanadlı , Yüksel Gündüz , Yusuf İnandı

“…Materials/methods. Meta-analytic structural equation modeling (MASEM) technique was used to determine the effect size of the relationship between transformational and transactional leadership, job satisfaction, and organizational performance. …”
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Assessing the Level of Consumption by Children in Households by K. V. Kuznetsov

“…At the same time, the available methods have been subjected to various criticisms from economists. …”
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