Gestational Diabetes as a Predictor of Sexual Dysfunction in Pregnant Women by Ommolbanin Zare, Masoumeh Simbar, Giti Ozgoli, Adeleh Bahar, Hamid Alavi Majd

“…Objective: The present study was conducted to investigate factors associated with sexual functions in women with gestational diabetes. Materials and Methods: The present analytical, cross-sectional study was conducted on 300 women with gestational diabetes (150) and low-risk pregnant women (150) attending clinics affiliated to Mazandaran University of Medical Sciences in the north of Iran in 2019. …”
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Cubic Function-Based Bayesian Dynamic Linear Prediction Approach of Bridge Extreme Stress by Yuefei Liu, Qingkai Xiao, Xueping Fan

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Design for Additive Manufacturing of Lattice Structures for Functional Integration of Thermal Management and Shock Absorption by Enrico Dalpadulo, Mattia Pollon, Alberto Vergnano, Francesco Leali

“…Hierarchical complexity was leveraged to design the two-levels structure in a single part, each delivering a specific function. Specifically, the external layer addresses energy absorption and thermal insulation, while the internal layer acts as a thermal battery by incorporating a phase change material. …”
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Compressive deformation behavior of functionally graded lattice structures of stainless steel 316L by Ajay Mandal, Feng Li, Xiao Jia, Yutao Pei

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Adaptive Control of the Atmospheric Plasma Spray Process for Functionally Graded Thermal Barrier Coatings by Balachandar Guduri, Romesh C. Batra

“…Functionally graded coatings (FGCs) have a material composition continuously varying through the thickness but uniform in the surface parallel to the coated substrate. …”
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Leveraging normal distribution and fuzzy S-function approaches for solar cell electrical characteristic optimization by Mahmood Ruqaya Shaker, Al-Gebory Layth, Mustaf Ammar Saad, Khalid Yasameen Waleed, Alameri Kawther A., Rasheed Mohammed, Rashid Taha

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Investigating the impact of copper-functionalized graphene oxide on the mechanical and electrical properties of cement composites by Jin Kim, Jaehyeon Jeon, Jongyoung Lee, Sanghun Kim, Junggeun Han

“…This study investigates the enhancement of copper-functionalized graphene oxide (Cu-GO) on cement composites. …”
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Spatial Distribution of Voids in Insulating Concrete Analyzed by Micro-CT Images and Probability Functions by Sang-Yeop Chung, Tong-Seok Han, Yong-Woo Kim

“…The void distribution in the material can be characterized using low-order probability functions such as two-point correlation, lineal-path, and two-point cluster functions. …”
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A Preliminary Study on Effectiveness of Varying Dose of Paretic Upper Limb Training with Visual Deprivation in Poststroke Patients: A Randomised Clinical Trial by R Sampath Pulimoot, CKV Bhuvaneswari, G Harshavardhan, Kabilan Annadurai

“…Group C exhibited the highest improvement in the Wolf Motor Function Test score, with an F value of 42.86 (p-value=0.001). …”
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Association analysis between serum asprosin and metabolic characteristics, Complications in type 2 diabetic patients with different durations by Lijing Ma, Zhengqian Wang, Li Sun, Mina Li, Qianqian Wu, Ming Liu, Minggang Xu, Guoliang Shi, Jianhong Yin, Yan Wang, Linxin Xu

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Elastic-plastic stress analysis of shrink-fitted thick FGM cylinders by Zrinej Samiha, Laghzale Nor-Eddine, Bouzid Abdel-Hakim A.

Subjects: “…functionally graded material…”
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TISSUE DOPPLEROGRAPHY AND THE ASSESSMENT OF RIGHT HEART STRUCTURE AND FUNCTION IN PATIENTS WITH CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE PULMONARY DISEASE by B. Ya. Bart, O. M. Kulbachinskaya, E. N. Dergunova, E. A. Vartanyan

“…To assess the status of right heart structure and function in patients with mild chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD).Material and methods. …”
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CARDIAC ARRHYTHMIAS AND CARDIOHEMODYNAMIC DISORDERS IN PATIENTS WITH VIRAL LIVER CIRRHOSIS by M. V. Chistyakova, A. V. Govorin, E. V. Radaeva

“…To study the influence of viral liver cirrhosis on prevalence, typers of arrhythmias and some cardiohemodynamic parameters.Material and methods. Totally 75 patients studied with viral cirrhosis classes A, B, C by Child-Piugh. …”
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Hemodynamics reaction and endothelium-dependent vasodilatation in stress, myorelaxation, and their combination in healthy adolescents by A. N. Sumin, L. Yu. Sumina, D. M. Galimzyanov, N. D. Vasilyeva

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VALSARTAN IN EVERYDAY CLINICAL PRACTICE IN RUSSIA: ANTIHYPERTENSIVE EFFICACY AND INFLUENCE ON SEXUAL FUNCTION IN PATIENTS WITH ARTERIAL HYPERTENSION by V. I. Podzolkov, V. A. Bulatov, A. V. Vigdorchik

“…To study antihypertensive efficacy and safety of valsartan-based therapy (Diovan, Novartis Pharma) as well as patient’s compliance and influence of treatment on several aspects of sexual function.Material and methods. 114 doctors from 81 medical institutions of Russia participated in this prospective multicenter observation study. 650 hypertensive patients (average age 53,9±0,4 y.o.) were enrolled. …”
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ANTIHYPERTENSIVE EFFICACY AND INFLUENCE ON SEXUAL FUNCTION OF VALSARTAN AND VALSARTAN AND HYDROCHLOROTHIAZIDE COMBINATION IN SMOKERS VERSUS NON-SMOKERS WITH ARTERIAL HYPERTENSION by V. I. Podzolkov, A. V. Vigdorchik

“…To study antihypertensive efficacy and safety of valsartan-based therapy as well as influence of treatment on several aspects of sexual function.Material and methods. Hypertensive patients (n=650) in 53 medical institutions of Russia were enrolled to the prospective multicenter observation study, 37.5% of smokers and 62.5% non-smokers. …”
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Permanent Magnets in Sustainable Energy: Comparative Life Cycle Analysis by Svetlana Orlova, Anton Rassõlkin

“…This research also explores manganese-based magnets as viable alternatives to reduce reliance on rare-earth materials. Legislative initiatives, including the EU’s Ecodesign Directive and Critical Raw Materials Act, support sustainable management practices to ensure reliable material supply while promoting environmental protection. …”
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Spatial Structure Analysis for Subsurface Defect Detection in Materials Using Active Infrared Thermography and Adaptive Fixed-Rank Kriging by Chun-Han Chang, Stefano Sfarra, Nan-Jung Hsu, Yuan Yao

“…Using basis functions derived from thin-plate splines, the data features are represented at various resolution levels, resulting in a concise spatial covariance function representation. …”
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Estimating Deterioration Rate of Some Carbonate Rocks Used as Building Materials under Repeated Frost Damage Process, China by Marzouk Mohamed Aly Abdelhamid, Dong Li, Gaofeng Ren, Congrui Zhang

“…This research aims to investigate the long-term durability or disintegration rate of rocks used as construction materials under severe climatic conditions using frost damage action, and the deterioration rate was assessed using mathematical decay function approach. …”
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Dependence of wear of friction pairs of the mechanism for loading solid household waste into a garbage truck on the characteristics of antifriction materials by O.V. Bereziuk, V.I. Savulyak, V.O. Kharzhevskyi, O.V. Serdiuk, V.Ye. Yavorskyi

“…It is established that, according to the Student's criterion, among the studied factors of influence, the wear of friction units of the garbage truck loading mechanism is most influenced by the pressure in the friction zone, and the least – by the Brinell hardness of the antifriction material. The response surfaces of the objective function – wear of friction units of the garbage truck loading mechanism and their two-dimensional cross-sections in the planes of the influence parameters are shown, which allow to clearly illustrate the specified dependence of this objective function on individual influence parameters. …”
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