Competition for food resources affects time-of-deathestimation variables in the forensic-relevant fly species Lucilia sericata and Calliphora vicina by Mateo Restrepo Rúa, Sara Sofía Rodríguez Plata, Ingrid Dayana Jiménez Camacho, Angela Patricia Mancipe Villamarin, Nidya Alexandra Segura Guerrero

“…Considering the uniqueness of each forensic case and the interspecific competition for resources and microhabitats, analyzing the temperature of the mixed larval mass and the relative proportions of each species can enhance the accuracy of mPMI determinations.…”
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LeafLaminaMap: Exploring Leaf Color Patterns Using RGB Color Indices by Péter Bodor-Pesti, Lien Le Phuong Nguyen, Thanh Ba Nguyen, Mai Sao Dam, Dóra Taranyi, László Baranyai

“…For example, the nutrient and water status of plants is reflected in the chlorophyll content of leaves that are strongly linked to the lamina coloration. …”
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Optimization of the defense forces personnel under mobilization conditions: The role of occupational selection as a personnel allocator by V. V. Kalnysh, A. V. Shvets

“…The proposed conceptual model of optimization of the occupational selection system in the defense forces reflects 4 main elements and functions of it. Conclusions. …”
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MOTIVATIONAL COMPONENT AS A SUCCESS TO ORGANIZE AN INDEPENDENT WORK OF STUDENTS AT THE DEPATMENT OF THERAPEUTIC DENTISTRY by Yu. V. Sidash

“…The introduction of a credit-module training system makes the student's individual work more organized, since each practical lesson is conducted as a micro-module and each student is under the systematic control of the teacher. …”
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Three-Dimensional Distance Maps Demonstrate Intercuneiform and Naviculocuneiform Joint Involvement in Hallux Valgus Patients Compared with Matched Control Patients by Brian Closkey BS, Brett Steineman PhD, Scott Ellis MD, Matthew Conti MD

“…Semi-automatic bone segmentation was performed for each WBCT scan using Disior Bonelogic. The segmented WBCT scans were uploaded to Geomagic Design X, and automated coordinate systems for each bone were calculated using a previously published open-source code in Matlab. …”
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Is the Hip Keeping the Ankle Out of Work after Total Ankle Arthroplasty? by Frank DiLiberto PT, PhD, Maxine Olson MS, Finola Summerville, Stacey Meardon PhD, PT, Anand Vora MD

“…Ankle, knee, and hip positive joint work (i.e. power across time) were derived to reflect the magnitude of propulsive energy at each joint during the gait cycle. …”
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Hyperdiverse, bioactive, and interaction-specific metabolites produced only in co-culture suggest diverse competitors may fuel secondary metabolism of xylarialean fungi by Mario E. E. Franco, Megan N. Nickerson, Benjamin P. Bowen, Katherine Louie, Trent R. Northen, Jana M. U’Ren

“…Of the >9,000 total features detected, 6,115 and 2,071 were over-represented in co-cultures vs monocultures, respectively. For each strain, each additional co-culture interaction resulted in an 11- to 14-fold increase in metabolite richness compared to monocultures, reflecting the limited amount of metabolite overlap among different co-culture combinations. …”
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Preparation and characterization of biomineralizing dentin bonding primer based on bioactive amphiphilic raspberry-like nanoparticles by Qiuju Li, Guibin Huang, Wei An, Ailing Li, Xiaofeng Huang

“…XRD and SEM assessed the biomineralization of each primer group after one-month immersion in simulated body fluid (SBF). …”
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A study of the Effect of Al-Kufa Cement Factory dust on some Physical Traits of the soils of the Neighboring regions by Zahraa Mohammed Abd AlHamza, Hussein Gatheeth Abd AlKellabi

“…Some physical traits of the soil were measured, such as texture, bulk density, total porosity, void ratio, and soil resistance to penetration, with 7 replications for each of the studied comparative traits. Some chemical traits were also measured, which are the degree of soil interaction, electrical conductivity, cation exchange capacity, and CaCO3%.The results showed that dust had an effect on the studied traits; The bulk density, which decreased with the increase of the dust factor, ranged between (1.52-1.77) mg. m-3, and this was reflected in turn on both the total porosity and the void percentage, as each of them increased with the increase of the dust factor, as the values of the total porosity ranged between (40.70-31.10)%,As for the void percentage, it ranged between (68.10-44.60)% for the same locations, and the soil resistance to penetration decreased with the increase of the dust factor, as its values ranged between (20.74-26.82) kg/cm2. …”
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Evaluation of the effects of red blood cell distribution width on survival in lung cancer patients by Mehmet Kos, Cemil Hocazade, F. Tugba Kos, Dogan Uncu, Esra Karakas, Mutlu Dogan, Hikmet G. Uncu, Nuriye Ozdemir, Nurullah Zengin

“…Kaplan-Meier survival analysis was used to examine the effect of RDW on survival for each cut-off level. Results : The median age of patients was 56.5 years (range: 26–83 years). …”
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Attribute grouping-based categorical outlier detection using causal coupling weight by Yijing Song, Jianying Liu, Jifu Zhang

“…By constructing attribute causality graph using the graph structure, the pseudo-correlation is effectively avoided in each attribute group. Thirdly, attribute causal coupling weight formula, which effectively characterizes the abnormal degree of attribute and reflects the causal coupling between any two attributes, is constructed from the causality graph. …”
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Narrative Indicators of Adolescents’ Maladaptive Cognitive Schemas by Ольга Лозова, Олена Литвиненко

“…Statistical processing of the obtained data and determination of the predictive power of each narrative category were performed with the help of the method of recursive division trees. …”
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Geoscience Job Advertisements as a Barrier to Employment for People With Disabilities by G. W. Shafer, K. Viskupic, A. E. Egger

“…We coded each ad for instances where physical abilities (e.g., traversing rough terrain, driving a vehicle, lifting heavy objects) were listed as required or preferred qualifications and whether these abilities matched the core job function. …”
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Planar cell polarity enables posterior localization of nodal cilia and left-right axis determination during mouse and Xenopus embryogenesis. by Dragana Antic, Jennifer L Stubbs, Kaye Suyama, Chris Kintner, Matthew P Scott, Jeffrey D Axelrod

“…Within these structures, each epithelial cell bears a single motile cilium, and the concerted beating of these cilia produces a leftward fluid flow that is required to initiate left-right asymmetric gene expression. …”
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Associations of maternal retinal vasculature with subsequent fetal growth and birth size. by Ling-Jun Li, Izzuddin Aris, Lin Lin Su, Mya Thway Tint, Carol Yim-Lui Cheung, M Kamran Ikram, Peter Gluckman, Keith M Godfrey, Kok Hian Tan, George Yeo, Fabian Yap, Kenneth Kwek, Seang-Mei Saw, Yap-Seng Chong, Tien-Yin Wong, Yung Seng Lee

“…Each standard deviation decrease in maternal retinal arteriolar fractal dimension was associated with decreases of 1.55 mm in fetal head circumference at 32-34 weeks gestation, as well as decreases of 1.08 mm and 46.42 g in infant head circumference and birth weight at delivery, respectively.…”
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Evaluation of multi-source precipitation products for monitoring drought across China by Yongyi Yuan, Boyi Liao

“…Drought indices, including SPEI-3 and SPI-1, were used to measure each product’s effectiveness in detecting drought intensity, frequency, and duration. …”
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The role of delays in innate and adaptive immunity to intracellular bacterial infection by Simeone Marino, Edoardo Beretta, Denise E. Kirschner

“…We addressed the relevance of known delays in each of these responses by exploring different kernel and delay functions and tested how each affected infection outcome. …”
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QUANTITATIVE METHOD OF ESTIMATE OF AERODROME BIRDS HAZARD RISK by V. A. Yudkin, M. A. Grabovski

“…In addition, it is necessary to estimate activity of each bird species at the aerodrome as component parts of bird hazard. …”
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Belarus Power Engineering System Modeling Taking into Account the Nuclear Power Plant Commissioning by A. A. Mikhalevic, U. A. Rak

“…However, since this method does not reflect a chronological sequence, it can only be used if there are no difficulties with ensuring power balance. …”
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The effect of adding ZrO2 nanoparticles on the transverse strength and hardness of microwave-cured acrylic and heat-cured acrylic denture base materials by Marwah M. Shehab, Radhwan Himmadi Hasan, Rana Rabee Aziz

“…The 90 samples were prepared and then divided into three groups for each material. Attenuated total reflectance–Fourier transform infrared (ATR-FTIR) spectroscopy was used to analyze the microstructure. …”
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