Modeling Asphaltene Precipitation-Part II: Comparative Study for Asphaltene Precipitation Curve Prediction Methods by Ali A. Ali, Ghassan H. Abdul-Majeed

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Formation of Silicon Carbide Films by Magnetron Sputtering of Compound Carbon-silicon Target by V.I. Perekrestov, A.S. Kornyushchenko, I.V. Zahaiko

“…In the proposed work conventional methods of SiC layers formation and polytypes of this compound have been reviewed. …”
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Effects of propolis supplementation on prooxidant-antioxidant balance, oxidative stress biomarkers, and body composition in obese patients with NAFLD: A double-blind randomized con... by Hamideh Nazari-Bonab, Mahlagha Nikbaf-Shandiz, Helda Tutunchi, Mehrangiz Ebrahimi-Mameghani

“…The present clinical trial investigated the effect of Iranian PRP on prooxidant-antioxidant balance (PAB), oxidative stress biomarkers, and body composition in obese patients with NAFLD. Methods: In the present double-blind, randomized controlled clinical trial, 44 obese patients with NAFLD were randomly allocated to either Iranian PRP (1500 mg/d) or placebo (1500 mg/d) accompanied by a calorie-restricted diet (CRD) for eight weeks. …”
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Development of high-performance thin-layer chromatography method for herbals identification in extemporaneous oral solution by K. O. Khokhlova, O. A. Zdoryk

“…Since there is no single analytical method that ideally suited for all drugs, for each formulation depend on its composition and analytical goal, appropriate quality control methods should be developed. …”
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An early evaluation of team consistency and scope optimization in team-based cancer care by Leah K. Lambert, Farinaz Havaei, Scott M. Beck, Andy Ma, John Larmet, Jagbir Kaur, Nassim Adhami, Dan Le, Ryan Woods

“…Abstract Background The British Columbia (BC) government has made significant investments towards the implementation of team-based care (TBC) in its provincial comprehensive cancer control program. …”
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Substantiation оf Methods to Remove Water Inflows in Wells Draining Gas Condestate Deposits by E. V. Vaganov, S. K. Sokhoshko, I. I. Krasnov

“…The analysis of the geological structure during the development of gas deposits in the Urengoyskaya and Yen-Yakhinskaya areas made it possible to determine the causes of the occurrence and development of water cut in well production. …”
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Mathematical Modeling of Multiple Quality Characteristics of a Laser Microdrilling Process Used in Al7075/SiCp Metal Matrix Composite Using Genetic Programming by Mohammed Yunus, Mohammad S. Alsoufi

“…The conventional method for machining metal matrix composites (MMCs) is difficult on account of their excellent characteristics compared with those of their source materials. …”
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A review of smart structures and adaptation of 3d printing methods for future fashion applications by Viktorija Diak

“…The applicability of these technologies is illustrated in creating each specific type of smart structure under consideration by briefly describing 3D printing methods and providing examples of their usage. This serves to demonstrate how effectively and qualitatively they enable the prototyping of various multilayered structures and composites. …”
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Enhanced magnetic properties and densification of SrFe12O19/Fe3O4 hard/soft composites via cold sintering process by Nuchjaree Salidkul, Prasit Thongbai, Supree Pinitsoontorn

“…Annealing changed the phase of Fe3O4 to α-Fe2O3 and reduced the pores, which made the composite materials more compact. These effects resulted in improved coercivity (∼4 kOe), remanence, and squareness ratio (∼0.5), with an optimized energy product (BHmax) of 0.80 MGOe observed for the 5 %FO composite. …”
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Impact of adverse environmental conditions on the fatigue behavior of carbon epoxy adhesive joints under mode II fracture by Paula Vigón, Jaime Viña, Miguel Lozano, Antonio Argüelles

“…Abstract This work analyses how environmental degradation affects the behaviour of adhesive joints in carbon-epoxy composites. These joints, made from a unidirectional carbon fibre-reinforced epoxy matrix and bonded with an epoxy-based adhesive, were tested under mode II fracture static and fatigue loading conditions. …”
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Clinical and cost-effectiveness of paramedics working in general practice: a mixed-methods realist evaluation by Matthew Booker, Sarah Voss, Nicky Harris, William Hollingworth, Nouf Jeynes, Hazel Taylor, Kirsty Garfield, Helen Baxter, Jonathan Benger, Andy Gibson, Trudy Goodenough, Justin Jagosh, Kim Kirby, Cathy Liddiard, Alyesha Proctor, Sarah Purdy, Behnaz Schofield, Hannah Stott, Grace Scrimgeour, Nicola Walsh

“…We used ‘realist evaluation’ methods to look at different models of paramedics in general practice (we call this ‘paramedic working in general practice’). …”
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Influence of Weight Loss, Body Composition, and Lifestyle Behaviors on Plasma Adipokines: A Randomized Weight Loss Trial in Older Men and Women with Symptomatic Knee Osteoarthritis by Gary D. Miller, Monica Z. Jenks, Mandolyn Vendela, James L. Norris, Gloria K. Muday

“…To investigate effects of weight loss on adipokines and health measures in obese older adults with symptomatic knee osteoarthritis. Methods. Participants were randomly assigned to either weight loss (WL) (men: 12, women: 14) or weight stable (WS) group (men: 12, women: 13). …”
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Resin Composite Surface Pre-Reacted Glass-Ionomer (S-PRG) Filler for Non-Carious Cervical Lesions: A Double-Blinded, Randomized, Split-Mouth Clinical Trial by Adam Lowenstein, Carlos Fernando Mourão, Mabi L. Singh, Sarah E. Pagni, Ronald D. Perry, Gerard Kugel

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Assessment of the frequency and association with morbidity of DNA markers in multinational administrative divisions based on indigenous population data (based on cardiovascular dis... by E. V. Balanovskaya, A. Yu. Potanina, S. M. Koshel, D. S. Adamov, I. V. Evsyukov, A. L. Borisova, M. S. Pokrovskaya, A. N. Meshkov

“…The data on the gene pools of the indigenous population and the ethnic composition of Russian regions made it possible to assess the frequencies of 24 DNA markers in 85 Russian regions. …”
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Development of a System and Method for Automated Isolation of Stromal Vascular Fraction from Adipose Tissue Lipoaspirate by Swathi SundarRaj, Abhijeet Deshmukh, Nancy Priya, Vidya S. Krishnan, Murali Cherat, Anish Sen Majumdar

“…The yield of SVF obtained by automated tissue digestion and filtration (1.17 ± 0.5 × 105 cells/gram) was equivalent to that obtained by manual isolation (1.15 ± 0.3 × 105; p = 0.8), and the viability of the cells isolated by both methods was greater than 90%. Cell composition included CD34+CD31− adipose stromal cells, CD34+CD31+ endothelial progenitor cells, and CD34−CD31+ endothelial cells, and their relative percentages were equivalent to SVF isolated by the manual method. …”
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Synthesis of ZnO-Ag Nanostructures with <i>Origanum vulgare</i>, Combined with the Solid-State Method by Marco P. Munguia Martín, Josué E. Muñoz-Pérez, Jesús A. Arenas Alatorre, Lesly S. Villaseñor-Cerón, Demetrio Mendoza Anaya, Ventura Rodríguez Lugo

“…In this work, an analysis was made of the microstructural effects derived from the incorporation of silver (Ag) at different concentrations (0.5, 1, 2, 3, and 8% wt) to obtain ZnO-Ag nanocomposites. …”
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Experimental and Numerical Study on the Performance of Steel–Coarse Aggregate Reactive Powder Concrete Composite Beams with Uplift-Restricted and Slip-Permitted Connectors under Ne... by Xuan-Yang Zhong, Liang-Dong Zhuang, Ran Ding, Mu-Xuan Tao

“…The plastic resistance moment of the beams was also compared with the calculation results using the methods introduced in Eurocode 4, and it was proved that the calculation results were lower than the experimental results by approximately 10%, which meant that the method was reliable for this kind of composite beam.…”
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TECHNOLOGY FOR OBTAINING BIMETALLIC SHAPING PARTS OF DIE TOOLING USING METHOD OF HIGH-SPEED HOT EXTRUSION by I. V. Kachanov, M. V. Kudin, S. A. Lenkevich

“…Technology for obtaining bimetallic shaping parts of die tooling with deformation at speed of vR = 40-50 m/s and composite billet temperature of T = 1150 °C has been experimentally tested with formation of a compound due to plastic flow of two billet parts on contact surface with removal of surface oxide films.Microstructures of the bimetallic compounds obtained with the help of high-speed hot extrusion method for compositions of structural and high-alloy steels have been investigated and their high quality has been proved during the investigations. …”
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Study of the influence of pulse heating on the structure and properties of reinforcing fibers from tungsten-rhenium alloys by V. Shalomeev, S. Sheyko, O. Hrechanyi, T. Vasilchenko, V. Vinichenko, O. Korobko

“…A promising method for forming a composite material is the pulse heating method, which, if the parameters are set irrationally, can lead to a decrease in the properties of reinforcing fibers made of tungsten-rhenium or molybdenum-rhenium wire. …”
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The optimization of consensus decision-making for a multi-microwave source system based on composite leader-follower clustering for intelligent agent-based joint heating temperatur... by Biao Yang, Baowei Song, Cheng Cheng, Youpeng Zhao, Haiqin Yang, Yuchen Li, Zhongyi He

“…Second, within this structure, multiple leader systems within the composite leader system were used for decision-making. …”
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