Grain-size parameters and diatom records as indicators of environmental changes along the southern Brazilian coastal plain by Cristiane Bahi dos Santos, Iran Stallivière Corrêa, Jair Weschenfelder, Jeffery Robert Stone

“…Selected grain-size parameters, including mean grain size, skewness, kurtosis, standard deviation, and sand-silt-clay ratios, were evaluated for interpretation. …”
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Optimization and field application of an eco-friendly molasses-based dust suppressant for open-pit coal mine haul roads by Yu Zhang, Junlong Yan, Wei Zhou, Weiqing Zhang, Xiang Lu, Peiyuan Li, Fanghui Yang, Zhifan Wang

“…Experimental validation confirmed the model’s reliability, showing < 3% deviation between predicted and actual performance metrics. …”
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Capillary Water Absorption Characteristics of Steel Fiber-Reinforced Concrete by Fang Nan, Qing Shen, Shuang Zou, Haijing Yang, Zhenping Sun, Jingbin Yang

“…Additionally, for higher-strength concrete and extended absorption durations, the capillary water absorption rate deviates from the linear relationship with the square root of time. …”
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Abnormality in field physical test predicts a reduced quadriceps strength in patients with hip- or knee-osteoarthritis. A prospective observational study. by Quentin Fanget, Anargyros Verdilos, Samuel Adelou, Vivien Reynaud, Stéphane Boisgard, Stéphane Descamps, Bruno Pereira, Ruddy Richard, Emmanuel Coudeyre, Frédéric Costes

“…<h4>Methods</h4>In an observational prospective study, we evaluated patients presenting with an unilateral knee (KOA) or a hip (HOA) osteoarthritis before a scheduled arthroplasty. We measured body composition, exercise capacity, muscle strength, balance, WOMAC score, quality of life and physical activity. …”
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Regression Analysis in Development of Method for Isolation and Quantitative Determination of Water-soluble Polysaccharides from Sunflower Roots of One-year-old by N. A. Dyakova

“…At the same time, they differ in a rich chemical composition and contain water-soluble polysaccharides, the base of which is inulin.Aim. …”
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Dietary amino acids intake and all-cause and cause-specific mortality: results from the Golestan Cohort Study by Asieh Mansour, Sayed Mahmoud Sajjadi-Jazi, Maryam Mirahmad, Pooria Asili, Maryam Sharafkhah, Sahar Masoudi, Hossein Poustchi, Akram Pourshams, Maryam Hashemian, Azita Hekmatdoost, Reza Malekzadeh

“…Abstract Background Less is known whether the amino acid composition of dietary protein sources effects on long-term health outcomes. …”
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Parametric Updating of Steel Strand Stay Cable Force Calculation Model Based on Response Surface Method by Shizhan Xu, Yinggang Ma, Hao Zhang

“…The results show that using this method, the updated values of the parameters of the cable can be obtained according to the measured data, and the updated values of the parameters are consistent with the reality. The deviation between the calculated value of cable force and the actual cable tension obtained according to the parameter updating decreases significantly, and most of the deviation is reduced from 30% to 50% before the updating to less than 5%. …”
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Analysis of the physical development and somatotype of girls and females involved into dancing and gymnastic sports by L.V. Podrigalo, H.P. Artemieva, O.A. Rovnaya, A.D. Panshyna, L.A. Ruban, T.V. Merkulova, M.M. Galashko, O.V. Chernukha

“…The rest of the athletes had a fat composition below normal. In the older group: 75% of athletes had an average fat composition; 15% of athletes had a reduced fat composition; 10% of athletes had a high fat composition. …”
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Ion Substitution Behavior and Chromatographic Study of “Ya’an Green” Seal Stone by Yicong Sun, Yigeng Wang, Zixuan Wang, Zheng Zhang, Mingming Xie, Zhuchun Peng, Bin Meng, Siqi Yang, Endong Zu

“…A correlation was observed between the Cr³⁺ content and the hue angle <i>h</i> in “Ya’an Green” samples: the higher the Cr³⁺ content, the closer the hue angle is to 136^°, resulting in a darker green color, while lower Cr³⁺ content leads to a deviation from the dark green hue. This study establishes for the first time the correlation between the mineral composition of ‘Ya’an Green’ and its chromatic parameters and explores the linear relationship between its color and the number of color-causing elements and elemental substitution, which provide data support and theoretical models for the study of the color of seal stones.…”
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Consistent sleep onset and maintenance of body weight after weight loss: An analysis of data from the NoHoW trial. by Sofus C Larsen, Graham Horgan, Marie-Louise K Mikkelsen, Antonio L Palmeira, Sarah Scott, Cristiana Duarte, Inês Santos, Jorge Encantado, Ruairi O'Driscoll, Jake Turicchi, Joanna Michalowska, R James Stubbs, Berit L Heitmann

“…Participants were enrolled between March 2017 and March 2018 and followed during the subsequent 12-month period for change in weight (primary trial outcome), body composition, metabolic markers, diet, physical activity, sleep, and psychological mediators/moderators of WLM (secondary trial outcomes). …”
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The Effect of Landscape Pattern on Urban Temperature Changes in Hamadan by Marziye Shojaei, Kamran Shayesteh, Behnaz Attaeian

“…This indicates that the composition of the landscape has a major influence on the surface temperature. …”
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Effect of core material on random vibration behaviour of foam-based laminated sandwich panels using a modified layerwise theory by Saman Momeni, Abolghassem Zabihollah

“…Additionally, the effects of the thickness of both composite and foam sections are examined. Key random parameters, including mean, standard deviation, variance, and autocorrelation, are determined for various core materials. …”
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Assessment of the level of living of the population in Tambov region by Natalia V. Cheremisina, Elena V. Veiss

“…The study used the methods of analysis of the composition and structure, the calculation of absolute and relative indicators of dynamics, average values, comparative analysis, graphical method of analysis, as well as the general theoretical method of analysis of Russian and foreign literary sources. …”
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Application of the <italic>International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health Rehabilitation Set</italic> in Rehabilitation of Patients with Knee Osteoarthritis in... by YAO Dong, HE Yiqi, ZHANG Qin, LIU Changhua, LI Taibiao, YAO Caiming, WANG Xiangfeng, WANG Qinfeng, HU Hongjun

“…A total of eight cases discontinued or dropped out due to comprehension deviation and low assessment compliance, and finally 42 cases were included. …”
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Association of socio-demographic characteristics, comorbidities, lifestyle habits, and saliva parameters with dental caries in adults with obesity by Virginie Chuy, Marie Mayoute, Maud Monsaingeon-Henry, Blandine Gatta-Cherifi, Élise Arrivé

“…Acting on salivary composition may also be of interest, and further studies are required to explore the underlying mechanisms. …”
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Integrating radial growth response of Himalayan cedar to climate change in the mountainous region of Shogran Valley, Pakistan by Zargham KHAN, Sohaib MUHAMMAD, Muhammad TAYYAB, Hassan NAWAZ, Amir ALI, Muhammad JAWAD TARIQ KHAN, Tahira KHALID, Muhammad BILAL, Muhammad HASNAIN

“…Tree growth is highly influenced by climate and its response is inconsistent, varying geographically with different forest composition and different tree species. Assessment of the growth response of trees has important implications for forest dynamics and sustainable forest management. …”
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Vitamin D levels and risk of type 1 diabetes: A Mendelian randomization study. by Despoina Manousaki, Adil Harroud, Ruth E Mitchell, Stephanie Ross, Vince Forgetta, Nicholas J Timpson, George Davey Smith, Constantin Polychronakos, J Brent Richards

“…We obtained similar results using the 3 pleiotropy robust MR methods and in sensitivity analyses excluding SNPs associated with serum lipid levels, body composition, blood traits, and type 2 diabetes. Our findings indicate that decreased vitamin D levels did not have a substantial impact on risk of type 1 diabetes in the populations studied. …”
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Simulation Analysis and Experimental Verification of the Transport Characteristics of a High-Volume CubeSat Storage Device by Yong Zhao, Yuhao Zhang, Zeming Zhao, Chenyuan Li, Lili Zhang, Xiaoze Yang, Honghao Yue, Caiting He, Jianlei Zhu, Ye erken Halishi, Youle Wu, Guicheng Xing, Milamujiang Kezierbieke

“…This paper comprehensively describes the structural composition and operational principles of this storage and transport system. …”
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Anthropometric Markers and Iron Status of 6–12-Year-Old Thai Children: Associations and Predictors by Orapa Suteerojntrakool, Tharida Khongcharoensombat, Sirinuch Chomtho, Chansuda Bongsebandhu-phubhakdi, Therdpong Tempark, Mary Fewtrell

“…Overweight and obesity were defined as body mass index (BMI) standard deviation score (SDS) ≥ +1 SDS or +2 SDS, respectively (WHO growth reference). …”
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Preparation of complex thin-walled TiAl alloy swirlers by powder injection molding by LIU Yanjun, PAN Yu, SUN Jianzhuo, ZHU Langping, DING Xianfei, NAN Hai, LU Xin

“…After hot isostatic pressing（HIP） treatment， nearly complete densification of the TiAl alloy is achieved， and the dimensional deviation and surface roughness Ra of the prepared swirlers are ±0.1 mm and 1.046 μm， respectively. …”
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