Beyond CREA: Evolutionary patterns of non‐allometric shape variation and divergence in a highly allometric clade of murine rodents by Ariel E. Marcy, D. Rex Mitchell, Thomas Guillerme, Matthew J. Phillips, Vera Weisbecker

“…It was recently proposed that CREA arises from biomechanical effects of cranial scaling when diets are similar. Thus, deviations from CREA should occur with changes in cranial biomechanics, for example due to dietary change. …”
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Separation of benzene from cyclohexane by liquid-liquid extraction for a pseudo-ternary system with (sulfolane + 2-propanol) solvent: An experimental and modeling study by Seyed Mohammad Reza Seyedein Ghannad, Mohammad Reza Gharib, Ali Heydari

“…They minimize the root mean square deviations (RMSD) between the experimental data and the computed results. …”
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Dynamic Balance is Similar Between Lower Extremities in Elite Fencers by Nader Abdelkader, Stephen H.M. Brown, Tyson A.C. Beach, Samuel J. Howarth

“…Sample averages and standard deviations were derived for the four YBT measurements…”
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Analysis of spatial features and determination of metropolitan area boundaries in the Guanzhong region affected by intercity rail transit by Chunjie Cai, Pei Zhang

“…Key findings include: (1) Under scenarios with and without intercity rail transit, the mean field potential values of county-level units in Guanzhong were 9.59 and 8.50, respectively, with standard deviations of 205.65 and 170.45. This indicates that rail transit significantly enhances field potential while amplifying spatial heterogeneity. (2) The “layered-corridor” composite structure in Guanzhong exhibits stability. …”
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Optimization of electric vehicle charging facility layout considering the enhancement of renewable energy consumption capacity and improvement of PSO algorithm by Di Zheng, Baobao Zheng

“…The results showed that the maximum function values of the designed algorithm were 3.56 × 10–14, 5.32 × 100, and 1.08 × 101 for unimodal, multimodal, and composite functions, respectively, and the standard deviations of the algorithm were 2.01 × 10–14, 3.557 × 100, and 8.56 × 10–1, all of which were smaller than comparison algorithms. …”
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Behavioral determinants of dental and facial esthetic self-perception among an academic population: a cross-sectional study by Ana Cristina Mafla, Mauricio Herrera-López, Juliana Estefanía Salas-Burbano, Camilo Andrés Guerrero-Dávila, Diana Paola Insuasty-Fuertes, Juan Sebastián Bustos-López, Falk Schwendicke

“…Descriptive statistics (frequencies, means and standard deviations) were calculated to determine the levels of personal factors. …”
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A Quantitative Method for Characterizing of Structures’ Debris Release by Maiqi Xiang, Martin Morgeneyer, Olivier Aguerre-Chariol, Caroline Lefebvre, Florian Philippe, Laurent Meunier, Christophe Bressot

“…The characterization of airborne submicrometric composite structures’ debris is a challenge in the field of environmental monitoring and control. …”
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The failure behavior of prefabricated fractured sandstone with different rock bridge inclination angles under freeze-thaw cycles by Meilu Yu, Zhongwen Wang, Ying Xu, Yanhai Chang, Luyu Wang, Yulong Zhu

“…According to whether the x-direction and y-direction displacement curves of the feature points deviate from each other, the type of driving force of fracture propagation can be judged.…”
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Social disconnectedness, subsequent medical conditions, and, the role of pre-existing mental disorders: a population-based cohort study by L. M. Laustsen, M. Lasgaard, N. C. Momen, D. Chen, J. L. Gradus, M. S. Grønkjær, M. M. Jensen, O. Plana-Ripoll

“…We found sex and age differences in some relative and absolute estimates, but no substantial deviations from additive interaction with pre-existing mental disorders. …”
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Application of Response Surface Methodology for the Optimization of Basic Red 46 Dye Degradation in an Electrocoagulation–Ozonation Hybrid System by Nguyen Trong Nghia, Vinh Dinh Nguyen

“…The response surface methodology (RSM) with a central composite design (CCD) was applied to optimize the treatment process, focusing on five variables: current density, flow rate, ozone dosage, ozonation time, and initial dye concentration. …”
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Analysis Method for the Pouring Stage of Concrete-Filled Steel Tube (CFST) Arch Bridges Considering Time-Varying Heat of Hydration and Elastic Modulus by Mengsheng Yu, Xinyu Yao, Kaizhong Xie, Tianzhi Hao, Xirui Wang

“…Firstly, based on the composite index model of the hydration heat and through the reduction of the participating materials, the heat source function of the hydration heat of the arch rib was obtained, and its accuracy was verified by using two test components. …”
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High performance nature of biodegradable polymeric nanocomposites for oil-well drilling fluids by Tarek M. Madkour, Samar Fadl, M.M. Dardir, Mohamed A. Mekewi

“…The enthalpy of mixing (the polymer and the nanofiller) measured could explain the cause of the repulsive interactions between the nanoparticles and the polymeric chains, which created an additional excluded volume that the polymeric segments were restricted to occupy, thus forcing the conformational characteristics of the polymeric chains to deviate away from those of the bulk chains. The prepared polymeric nano composites (poly lactic acid carbon nano tube and poly lactic acid graphene nanoplatelets) were utilized in the formulation of oil-base mud as a viscosifier. …”
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Epilepsy is associated with the accelerated aging of brain activity in sleep by Peter N. Hadar, Mike Westmeijer, Mike Westmeijer, Haoqi Sun, Erik-Jan Meulenbrugge, Jin Jing, Luis Paixao, Ryan A. Tesh, Madalena Da Silva Cardoso, Pierrick Arnal, Rhoda Au, Chol Shin, Chol Shin, Soriul Kim, Robert J. Thomas, Sydney S. Cash, M. Brandon Westover

“…Lifetime seizure burden was inversely correlated with fluid, crystallized, and composite cognition.SignificanceEpilepsy is associated with accelerated brain aging. …”
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Mechanical and thermal properties of structural lightweight bamboo fiber-reinforced insulating mortar by Yunyun Tong, Wei Zhang, Mengya Li, Tien Tung Ngo, Qiannan Wang, Wei Zeng, Benyue Li

“…The optimal mechanical strength was achieved at a C/S ratio of 1/2, as deviations from this ratio did not enhance strength. …”
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Experimental study and theoretical analysis on the flexural behaviors of UHPC-strengthened NC overlay in bridge deck by Haibo Jiang, Gongyong Mei, Ruyu Shen, Jie Xiao, Shaowei Deng, Shufeng Zhang

“…At the end, this study proposed theoretical calculation methods for the cracking resistance and flexural bearing capacity of NC-UHPC composite structures. The standard deviations between the calculated values and the experimental values of cracking behaviors and ultimate flexural capacities are 0.071 and 0.153, respectively, indicating that the calculated values of these methods are in good agreement with the experimental values.…”
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Tunable magnetic states and spin dynamics in van der Waals crystal FexNbS2 by Shixin Hu, Xu Bai, Qujiang Sun, Desheng Xue, Hua Pang, Junli Zhang

“…Our results reveal a rich phase diagram governed by Fe stoichiometry: ideal x = 1/4 and 1/3 compositions stabilize long-range antiferromagnetic (AFM) order, while deviations induce structural disorder and phonon softening, triggering bi-magnetic phases with coexisting AFM and spin-glass states. …”
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Sustainable ethyl lactate synthesis over MgAl-LDHs: impact of Mg/Al ratio and structural tuning by Anis Usmani, Kanogwan Tohdee, Piyasan Praserthdam, Bunjerd Jongsomjit

“…Herein, the study aims to explore the effects of composited acid–base catalysts in esterification to ethyl lactate. …”
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Comparison of bone age assessment using manual Greulich and Pyle method versus automated BoneXpert method in South African children by Radhiya Minty, Nasreen Mahomed, Nicole van Wyk, Gopolang Mndebele, Zarina Lockhat, Ashesh Ranchod

“…Images where the average of three manual readers (Manual BA) deviated from BoneXpert BA by 1.5 years, were re-read by an external reader, producing a Reference BA. …”
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Establishing Normative Dynamic Postural Control Values in Elite Female Handball Players by Brice Picot, Jeanne Dury, Guillaume Néron, Patrick O McKeon, Nicolas Forestier

“… # Study design Cross-Sectional Study # Methods Athletes from 14 elite teams were recruited during a national tournament and performed 3 trials in the anterior (ANT), posteromedial (PM), posterolateral (PL) directions of the mSEBT. Means, standard deviations and 95% confidence intervals (95%CI) of normalized reached distances were calculated for each direction and the composite score (COMP). …”
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Gas Chromatography of Environmentally Active Aromatic Amines in Industrial Dyes Effluents and Human Blood Serum by Asma Chanar, Taj Muhammad Khuhawar, Muhammad Khuhawar, Muzamil Khuhawar, Saima Ghoto, Muhammad Lanjwani

“…Derivatization, separation and quantitation were replicate in terms of retention time and peak height/peak area with the relative standard deviations within 2.1%. Method was employed for analysis of effluents of dyes manufacturing company and blood samples of workers employed in dyes manufacturing sector. …”
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