Diachronic image construction in the documentary Seven Up: a multimodal critical discourse analysis by Danyang Wang, Yunhua Xiang

“…Conducting a qualitative method supplemented with a quantitative one, this study finds that the interviewees’ images are constructed diachronically mainly through the changes in representative meaning, interactive meaning, and compositional meaning of the visual pictures. …”
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Preparation and characterization of thermal neutron sensitive lithium doped polystyrene plastic scintillators by ZHANG Kaihui, LI Xiang, DENG Mingxue, SHI Yun, ZHOU Qi, WANG Ke, CHEN Junfeng

“…BackgroundLithium-doped plastic scintillators possess the dual-mode detection capability for both fast and thermal neutrons, and combine the advantages of conventional plastic scintillators such as cost-effectiveness and the ability to fabricate in large sizes, have drawn much attention and shown great potential for thermal neutron detection in recent years.PurposeThis study aims to prepare large, trasparent polystyrene (PS) plastic scintillators doped with lithium methacrylate (LiME) via a thermal polymerization method, and to characterize their optical transmittance, luminescence, and pulse height spectrum response properties.MethodsThe composition, and structure of synthesized LiME were analyzed using Fourier transform infrared (FTIR) spectroscopy, Raman spectroscopy, and spectrophotometry. …”
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WALL CERAMIC MATERIALS BASED ON TECHNOGENIC RAW MATERIALS OF COAL SERIES by A. S. Gaishun, E. S. Gaishun, E. V. Kovaleristova, K. S. Yavruyan

“…The changes introduced during the production of products using this method will help achieve a significant energy saving of gas and optimization of the firing mode.…”
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The role of muscle tissue in the pathogenesis of chronic heart failure — the potential of exposure (FORMA study) by T. A. Lelyavina, M. Yu. Sitnikova, V. L. Galenko, P. S. Kozlov, M. A. Bortsova, E. A. Demchenko, O. S. Ganenko, A. S. Golovkin, A. A. Kostareva, R. I. Dmitrieva

“…To determine whether the skeletal muscle of patients with chronic heart failure (CHF) retains the ability to regenerate and grow; to compare the effectiveness of long aerobic trainings, calculated by an individualized method, and conventionally calculated trainings (VO2peak values), in relation to the severity of heart failure, exercise tolerance (ET), and ergoreflex activity (ERGO).Material and methods. …”
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Bifidobacterium deficit in United States infants drives prevalent gut dysbiosis by John B. Jarman, Pedro J. Torres, Sean Stromberg, Hirokazu Sato, Caroline Stack, Angelica Ladrillono, Shannon Pace, Natalia Livier Jimenez, Robert J. Haselbeck, Richard Insel, Stephen Van Dien, Stephanie J. Culler

“…The My Baby Biome study, designed to address this knowledge gap, evaluated the gut microbiomes of 412 infants (representative of U.S. demographic diversity) using metagenomics and metabolomics. Regardless of birth mode and/or feeding method, widespread Bifidobacterium deficit was observed, with approximately 25% of U.S. infants lacking detectable Bifidobacterium. …”
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Effect of organic acid concentration in lubricant on tribological characteristics of friction couple by V. E. Burlakova, E. G. Drogan

“…The work objective is to study the effect of the concentration of carboxylic acids in the lubricant composition on the evolution of the friction factor of copper – steel alloy.Materials and Methods. …”
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Parameters of the UNIQUAC model for describing the vapor-liquid phase equilibrium of D₂-T₂, D₂-DT, DT-T₂ hydrogen isotope mixtures by T. G. Korotkova

“…Determination of the parameters of the binary energy interaction of the (UNIversal QUAsiChemical) UNIQUAC model on the basis of mathematical processing of experimental literature data on the phase equilibrium of hydrogen isotopic mixtures D2-T2, D2-DT, DT-T2 to calculate the activity coefficients of the components D2, DT, and T2.Methods. The method of successive approximations was used in junction with the “from stage to stage” method, which consists in calculating a single evaporation process on a theoretical plate.Results. …”
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The unique properties of microorganisms that form a biofilm of the oral cavity by H. A. Loban, M. O. Faustova, M. M. Ananieva, Ya. O. Basarab

“…These advantages lie in the fact that biofilms are a protective physical barrier for nonspecific and specific bacterial protection during infection; they provide resistance to antimicrobial agents. Modern research methods have been used to study biofilms, which greatly have detailed its composition, structure, properties, and mechanisms of interaction between microorganisms in biofilm. …”
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Distribution of gut microbiota across intestinal segments and their impact on human physiological and pathological processes by Ke Yang, Guangqin Li, Qihong Li, Wei Wang, Xu Zhao, Nan Shao, Hui Qiu, Jing Liu, Lin Xu, Juanjuan Zhao

“…Gut microbiota colonize humans from birth, with their initial composition significantly influenced by the mode of delivery and feeding method. …”
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The Effects of Employment Center Characteristics on Commuting Time: A Case Study of the Seoul Metropolitan Area by Sangyeon Nam, Sungjo Hong

“…Differences in commuting behavior, including average commuting time and mode share, were observed among workers at different employment centers. …”
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Complexes of Cu(II) Ions and Noncovalent Interactions in Systems with L-Aspartic Acid and Cytidine-5'-Monophosphate by Romualda Bregier-Jarzebowska, Anna Gasowska, Lechosław Lomozik

“…Interactions between aspartic acid (Asp) and cytidine-5-monophosphate (CMP) in metal-free systems as well as the coordination of Cu(II) ions with the above ligands were studied. The composition and overall stability constants of the species formed in those systems were determined by the potentiometric method, and the interaction centres in the ligands were identified by the spectral methods UV-Vis, EPR, NMR, and IR. …”
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Damage Identification by the Kullback-Leibler Divergence and Hybrid Damage Index by Shaohua Tian, Zhibo Yang, Zhengjia He, Xuefeng Chen

“…In addition, the HDI is obtained on the basis of the KLD and its approximations, utilizing the natural frequencies and mode shape at the same time. Furthermore, the modal strain energy (MSE) method is employed to verify the efficiency of the proposed method. …”
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Evaluation of oven baking and air-frying as potential alternatives of deep frying, considering PM2.5 and PAHs emissions from cooking animal- and plant-based protein foods by Szu-Yun Wu, Kuang-Mao Chiang, Shih-Chun Candice Lung, Yu-Cheng Chen, Wen-Harn Pan

“…Previous studies indicate variations in aerosol types and concentrations during deep-frying are attributed to differences in of ingredient composition such as foods cooked and oil used. Objective: The goal is to compare PM2.5 and polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) emissions during deep-frying, oven-baking, and air-frying of plant-based (tofu) and animal-based (chicken) protein foods with soybean oil and to evaluate sensory acceptability of the produced foods in order to identify alternative cooking methods with lower emission but equivalent food tastes. …”
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Effects of supplemental feeding of feeds with different protein levels on the metabolism of the gut microbiota of bighead carp (Hypophthalmichthys nobilis) by Zheng Zhang, Junru Wang, Xiaomu Yu, Xiaoyu Zhou, Yanhong Wu, Jun Zou, Jingou Tong

“…These analytical data provide new insights for replacing the traditional culture mode and provide a theoretical basis for optimizing the composition of bighead carp feeds.…”
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Comparative Effect of Breast Milk and Infant Formulae on Neonatal Gut Microbiome within Katsina Metropolis by Usman, A., Abdulkadir, B., Lawal, B., Isah, M. B.

“…Despite advancements in enriching infant formulae with probiotics and other bifidogenic substances, subtle differences in fecal bacterial load compared to breast milk persist, highlighting the significant influence of both feeding methods on the composition and functionality of the neonatal gut microbiome…”
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THE COMPLEX USE OF LOCAL TYPES OF FUEL IN THE POROUS CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS PRODUCTION by N. P. Voronova, B. V. Lesun

“…The article presents a comprehensive low-waste technology is the use of local fuels, which can be used in the technology of some porous building materials. Also provides new methods of preparation of porous building materials based on aggloporite using local fuels and waste energy on the basis of milled peat, fuel briquettes and wood chips allow to replace expensive imported components that comprise the raw mixtures (coal, anthracite).On the basis of mathematical modeling of cooling in reheat furnaces pusher drive developed a method of engineering calculation mode batch hardening in agglomeration. …”
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Structural Damage Evolution of Mesoscale Representative Elementary Areas of Mudstones by Qijun Hu, Junsen Zeng, Leping He, Chengyi Huang, Shiqing Feng

“…The damage evolution and failure mode are sensitive to the inclusion geometric features, e.g., inclination, grain size, and spacing. …”
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UNIVERSAL INFORMATION BLOCKS AS PART OF THE DATABASE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM OF THE OPERATIONAL DUTY SHIFT OF THE СONTROL СENTER IN CRISIS SITUATIONS by A. L. Popov

“…The aim of the study is to develop a set of interconnected information blocks for the formation, subsequent processing and application of data in the preparation of reporting and functional documents.Method. The choice of regularly used templates as a basis for the development of information blocks. …”
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The Effect of Nickel to Manganese Ratio and the Matrix Phase on the Properties of W-Ni-Mn Tungsten Heavy Alloys by Mahdi Rajaee, Mahdi Raoufi, Zeinab Malekshahi Beiranvand, Abbas Naeimi

“…This research explored the impact of the nickel-to-manganese ratio and the influence of the matrix phase on the properties of W-Ni-Mn tungsten heavy alloys (WHAs), aiming to determine the optimal composition for achieving desirable alloy properties.  …”
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Taxonomic structure of bacterial communities in sourdoughs of spontaneous fermentation by V. K. Khlestkin, M. N. Lockachuk, O. A. Savkina, L. I. Kuznetsova, E. N. Pavlovskaya, O. I. Parakhina

“…With further propagation of sourdough after 10 days, the position of the dominant groups of bacteria was occupied by representatives of the phylum Firmicutes, lactic acid bacteria of the genus Lactobacillus. The influence of the mode and parameters of the sourdough on the species composition of lactobacilli, which demonstrated a low bacterial diversity, is shown. …”
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