Mechanical properties and mechanism of damage and deterioration of coal under cyclic loading by Ziwei Ding, Qingbao Tang, Xinwei Gong, Jindui Jia, Guangqing Di, Long Chen

“…The results indicate that a “hysteresis loop” forms in the loading and unloading curves of each cycle due to cyclic loading. During the cyclic loading and unloading phase, both the loading elastic modulus and the damage parameters of coal samples increase proportionally with the level of loading and the number of cycles. …”
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Assessment of Brush Biopsy Findings and Salivary LDH Levels in Oral Mucosal Lesions of Tobacco Users by Sam P. Davidson, Senthil Kumar, Elangovan Somasundaram, Suman Jaishankar

“…Materials and Methods: Patients with deleterious habits including tobacco-related lesions such as leukoplakia, tobacco pouch keratosis, and oral cancer were included in the study. For each patient, saliva sample was collected, brush biopsy was done and smears were prepared. …”
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Impact of Low PM2.5 Exposure on Asthma Admission: Age-Specific Differences and Evidence from a Low-Pollution Environment in China by Xiaolong Fan, Chen Yang, Jinsheng Chen, Yuping Chen, Gaojie Chen, Ziyi Lin, Zecong Li, Yanting Chen, Liqian Yin, Lingling Xu, Naian Xiao

“…The results showed a positive correlation between PM2.5 concentration and the cumulative incidence of asthma, with a lag of 0–7 days. Each 10 µg m−3 increased in PM2.5 concentration was associated with a 0.49% increase in asthma incidence. …”
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Learning-based pattern-data-driven forecast approach for predicting future well responses by Yeongju Kim, Baehyun Min, Alexander Sun, Bo Ren, Hoonyoung Jeong

“…LPFA mitigates the extrapolation issue by scaling well responses for each instance using the mean and variance of an observation period. …”
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Exploring offshore wind’s potential to enhance energy security in nations with limited land and fuel resources by Kenji Shiraishi, Umed Paliwal, Nikit Abhyankar, Daniel M Kammen, Amol Phadke, Won Young Park

“…Then, using the ‘SWITCH-Japan’ model developed in our previous study, four key policy scenarios (‘pathways’) were analyzed. Each scenario incorporated three technology cost sensitivities and was assessed on multiple criteria including affordability, energy security, and land-use change. …”
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Urban Land Subsidence Characteristics and Their Relationship with Locations Liable to Waterlogging Based on SBAS-InSAR by LIU Huanyu, WU Zhen, YU Huanghao, CHEN Guangcheng, XIAO Yang, LI Kuang, LI Binquan

“…According to the temporal evolution characteristics of surface deformation and the influence degree of water accumulation in each waterlogging point, the causes of waterlogging were traced respectively, which provided a reference for further prevention and control measures.…”
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Development of Cross-Sector Collaboration Indicators for Accelerating the Reduction of Stunting in South Sulawesi, Indonesia by Balqis Balqis, Suci Rahmadani, Muh. Yusri Abadi, St. Rosmanely, Arif Anwar, Laksmi Trisasmita, Ni Made Viantika Sulianderi, Faizal Fahmi, Arsunan Arsin, Muh. Amri Arfandi, Nur Annisa Hamka, Amaliah Amriani. AS

“…Confirmatory Factor Analysis (CFA) was performed to validate the indicators, with the results showing that the Average Variance Extracted (AVE) for each dimension was greater than 0.5, and the Composite Reliability (CR) exceeded 0.7. …”
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Exploring the Reasons for Dropouts of Injectable Contraceptive in Burdwan Municipal area, West Bengal, India: Beneficiaries’ and Service Providers’ Perspectives by Arif Hossain, Pramit Goswami, Kaushik Mitra, Pranita Taraphdar, Suman Sannigrahi, Soumik Dandapat

“…Data collection was done by audio recording of each IDI, FGD, and as well as by taking notes after achieving consent. …”
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RNA-BioLens: A Novel Raspberry Pi-Based Digital Microscope With Image Processing for Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia Detection by Angeline Dwi Sanjaya, Rachmad Setiawan, Nada Fitrieyatul Hikmah

“…Morphological examination relies on each cell type’s consistent and defining traits, traditionally performed through blood smears and bone marrow aspiration, where cell morphology is assessed under light or digital microscopes. …”
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Advancing the accuracy of tyrosinase inhibitory peptides prediction via a multiview feature fusion strategy by Watshara Shoombuatong, Nalini Schaduangrat, Nutta Homdee, Saeed Ahmed, Pramote Chumnanpuen

“…Finally, to maximize the utility of each feature, we fused probability-based and sequence-based features, generating more informative feature that were used to develop the final prediction model. …”
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The effect of dienogest and gonadotropin-releasing hormone agonist on pelvic pain after laparoscopic surgery for endometriosis: An RCT by Fatemeh Davari Tanha, Azam Rasti, Hamideh Pakniat, Shohreh Salimi Setudeh

“…After laparoscopic surgery, individuals were randomly assigned into 2 groups (n = 52/each): the dienogest-administered group and the GnRH agonist-administered group. …”
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Evaluation of Paperless Electronic Data Entry and its Comparison with Manual Entry Method for Oral Health Assessment of Adults by Manu Batra, Deeksha Gijwani, Hansika Popli

“…Usability evaluation was assessed using a user experience questionnaire (UEQ). Each participant used manual and electronic data entry to work through five documented tasks. …”
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Identifying neurobiological heterogeneity in clinical high-risk psychosis: a data-driven biotyping approach using resting-state functional connectivity by Xiaochen Tang, Yanyan Wei, Jiaoyan Pang, Lihua Xu, Huiru Cui, Xu Liu, Yegang Hu, Mingliang Ju, Yingying Tang, Bin Long, Wei Liu, Min Su, Tianhong Zhang, Jijun Wang

“…Despite the absence of overall FC differences between CHR and HC groups, each CHR biotype demonstrated unique FC abnormalities. …”
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Modelling the flowing bottom hole pressure of oil and gas wells using multivariate adaptive regression splines by Okorie Ekwe Agwu, Saad Alatefi, Ahmad Alkouh, Raja Rajeswary Suppiah

“…Sensitivity analysis indicates that water flow rate and depth had the largest effect on FBHP estimation, each contributing 17.5%, while oil API gravity had the least effect with a contribution of 3.5%. …”
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Infection control Surveillance of dialysis events at outpatient hemodialysis centers in Saudi Arabia: A 3-year national data by Mohammed ALQahtani, Aiman El-Saed, Faisal Alsheddi, Ahlam H. Alamri, Atef M. Shibl, Khalid H. Alanazi

“…After adjusting for the differences in the type of vascular access, the rates of dialysis events in the Saudi HESN were lower, 54%–83%, than those of the American National Healthcare Safety Network (NHSN, P<0.001 for each) and a less extent 27%–55% lower when compared with the published results from Chinese people. …”
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Simulation Study of Carbon Extraction from Coal Gasification Fine Slag by Airflow Classification Based on CFD-DEM by LI Xiangyang, ZHANG Qian, LI Le, BAI Hui, HUANG Wei

“…The tangential air inlet leads to the generation of secondary vortices in the grading zone and elution zone that interfere with each other, affecting the separation efficiency of carbon and ash particles. …”
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How bumblebees manage conflicting information seen on arrival and departure from flowers by Marie-Geneviève Guiraud, HaDi MaBouDi, Joe Woodgate, Olivia K. Bates, Oscar Ramos Rodriguez, Vince Gallo, Andrew B. Barron

“…Visual stimuli were displayed behind each feeder station on the monitor. Positively reinforced stimuli (CS +) marked feeders offering sucrose solution. …”
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Comparative drug release kinetics of Terminalia arjuna mediated SeNPs NanoGel and ZnONPs NanoGel – An in-vitro study by R. Vijayalakshmi, N. Ambalavanan, S. Rajeshkumar, Jaideep Mahendra, Uma Sudhakar, Devi Parameswari

“…Material and method: The drug release was evaluated in-vitro by conducting tests on different formulations, including 1 %, 2 %, 3 %, 4 %, and 5 % Terminalia arjuna mediated SeNPs gel and ZnONPs gel. Each sample, approximately 0.1 mg, was mixed with 10 mL of phosphate buffer saline (PBS) at various pH levels and maintained at 37 °C. …”
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No Apparent Workup for most new Indeterminate Pulmonary Nodules in US Commercially-Insured Patients by Bruce S. Pyenson, Carol M. Bazell, Michael J. Bellanich, Melissa A. Caplen, Javier J. Zulueta

“…**Background:** A recent study estimated that more than 1.5 million Americans have an indeterminate pulmonary nodule (IPN) identified on a chest computed tomography (CT) scan each year outside of lung cancer screening programs. …”
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Fine Particulate Matter Deposition in 3D Out-of-Plane Bifurcation Lung Airway by Chun-Chih Chuang, Justus Kavita Mutuku, Chih-Che Chueh, Anurita Selvarajoo, Wei-Hsin Chen

“…In contrast, 3D out-of-plane is typical of the centerline of each descendant generation that rotates 90° to the centerline of its grandmother generation. …”
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