Temperature and defect-induced modulation of AC conductivity and dielectric behaviour in nickel oxide nanoparticles by R. P. Neethu, G. Madhu

“…Abstract Nanostructured Nickel Oxide (NiO) samples with particle sizes of 32–45 nm were synthesized using a simple chemical method. X-ray diffraction analysis revealed the formation of NiO with a small amount of Ni2O3, which decreased with increasing annealing temperature. …”
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CoMSeC: A Comparative Analysis of Various Service Classification Techniques by Malabika Das, Ansh Sarkar, Sujata Swain

“…This paper aims to formulate a novel classification model and conduct a comparative study to analyze the performance of base models with various classical and modern clustering algorithms. …”
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Iodixanol Development of a Laboratory-Scale Technique to Monitor the Persistence of Mycobacterium avium subsp. paratuberculosis in Cheddar Cheese by J. A. Donaghy, N. L. Totton, M. T. Rowe

“…The composition of the model Cheddar produced was consistent with commercial product. …”
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High Visceral to Subcutaneous Fat Ratio Is Associated with Increased Postoperative Inflammatory Response after Colorectal Resection in Inflammatory Bowel Disease by Yao Wei, Feng Zhu, Jianfeng Gong, Jianbo Yang, Tenghui Zhang, Lili Gu, Weiming Zhu, Zhen Guo, Yi Li, Ning Li, Jieshou Li

“…The correlation between body composition and postoperative plasma concentration of inflammatory markers was analyzed using a linear regression model. …”
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Integrating Virtual Reality into Art Education: Enhancing Public Art and Environmental Literacy Among Technical High School Students by Chin-Wen Liao, Cheng-Chia Wang, I-Chi Wang, En-Shiuh Lin, Bo-Siang Chen, Wei-Lun Huang, Wei-Sho Ho

“…Based on the Creative Problem Solving (CPS) model and scaffolding theory, the course includes units on public art, aesthetic composition, and environmental issues. …”
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Features of the cytogram and cytokine profile of bronchoalveolar lavage fluid in experimental metabolic syndrome by O. V. Voronkova, J. G. Birulina, V. V. Ivanov, E. E. Buyko, I. E. Esimova, A. V. Grigorieva, I. A. Osikhov, N. A. Chernyshov, E. A. Motlokhova

“…The aim of the study was to identify the features of the cellular composition and cytokine profile of bronchoalveolar lavage fluid in rats in a model of diet-induced metabolic syndrome.Materials and methods. …”
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Heterogeneity of Biofilm Formation Among <i>Staphylococcus aureus</i> and Coagulase-Negative <i>Staphylococcus</i> Species in Clinically Relevant Intravenous Fat Emulsions by Gustavo R. Alvira-Arill, Oscar R. Herrera, Jeremy S. Stultz, Brian M. Peters

“…<b>Background</b>: Compared to soybean oil intravenous fat emulsion (SO-IFE), use of mixed-oil IFE (MO-IFE) is associated with reduced rates of catheter-related bloodstream infections caused by coagulase-negative <i>Staphylococcus</i> species (CoNS) in pediatric patients receiving parenteral nutrition. <b>Methods</b>: Using an in vitro biofilm model, this study aimed to assess the impact of IFEs on biofilm formation among <i>Staphylococcus</i> species. …”
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Structure of 2-nitro-2’-hydroxy-5’-methylazobenzene: Theoretical and spectroscopic study by A. A. Fedorova, O. V. Lefedova, S. A. Shlykov

“…The aim of the present study was to establish the structure of 2NAB in solutions of different composition.Methods. Theoretical calculations were carried out within the framework of the density functional theory at a temperature of 298.15 K for the gas phase at B3LYP/6-311++G(d, p) and M06-2X/6-311++G(d, p) levels; for hexane, 2-propanol, toluene at B3LYP/6-311++G(d, p) level using the conductor-like polarizable continuum model. …”
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Plasma-electrolyte discharges in a gas-liquid medium for the production of hydrogen by A. F. Gaysin, F. M. Gaysin, L. N. Bagautdinova, A. A. Khafizov, R. I. Valiev, E. V. Gazeeva

“…Study the process of electrolysis, breakdown, discharge ignition and discharge flow in a dielectric tube at a constant current. METHODS. To solve this problem, experimental studies were carried out on a model installation, which consists of a power supply system, a discharge chamber, equipment for monitoring and controlling the operation of the installation and measuring the characteristics of an electric discharge. …”
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A Novel and Comprehensive Wellness Assessment for Lifestyle‐Based Interventions by Katie M. Ellison, Kimberly A. Smith, José R. Fernández, Eric P. Plaisance, Tsz Kiu Chui, James O. Hill, Holly R. Wyatt, R. Drew Sayer

“…An unweighted least squares extraction method with oblique rotation was used. Twenty‐one putative measures spanning constructs related to metabolic health, emotional health/wellbeing, body weight and composition, diet quality, and fitness were analyzed for retention. …”
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CD4 Count Progression of Adult HIV Patients Under Art Follow Up At Mekelle General Hospital, Tigray Region: A Longitudinal Data Analysis Approach by Hagazi Gebre Meles, Haftom Temesgen, Mussie Alemayehu

“…Background: The number of people receiving antiretroviral therapy (ART) in low- and middle-income countries continues to show encouraging growth, indicating that the global effort to scale up HIV treatment has exceeded 15 million people by the end of 2015.  Methods: A retrospective cohort study, comprising of the quantitative method of data collection was conducted among randomly selected 210 adult ART users enrolled in the first 6 months of 2011 and followed up to mid-2016 which is a five year follow up. …”
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451 Engineered multifunctional wound healing patch: an antimicrobial living bandage to improve wound healing by Valerie Johnson, Nureddin Ashammakhi, Morteza Mahmoudi

“…Subsequently, this living bandage will be created using a biomatrix embedded with induced pluripotent stem cell-derived keratinocytes and tested on a canine wound model to study the impact on healing. The model will assess the rate of healing and cellular response at weekly intervals until healed. …”
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Chemical Thermodynamics and Calculation of Parameters of Ionic Equilibria of Indium(III) in Perchlorate, Chloride and Sulphate Aqueous Solutions by S. A. Ukhov

“…The problem of activity coefficients dependence of indium(In)-containing complex species and of corresponding concentration formation constants from qualitative and quantitative composition of aqueous solutions is discussed. The Bmnsted-Guggenheim-Scatchard’s model (Specific ion Interaction Theory, SIT), basing on extended semi-empirical Debye-Huckel equation in third approximation is supplied. …”
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Ionization of CF₃CH₂F by Protons and Photons by Carlos E. Ferreira, Jorge A. de Souza-Corrêa, Alexandre B. Rocha, Antônio C. F. Santos

“…(1) Background: Ionizing radiation in the Earth’s atmosphere drives key chemical transformations affecting atmospheric composition. Despite their environmental relevance, experimental data on proton collisions with hydrofluorocarbons remain limited, and theoretical models for total cross-sections and stopping power are still underdeveloped. (2) Methods: This study applies Rudd’s semiempirical model to calculate proton impact ionization cross-sections for the CF₃CH₂F molecule, considering contributions from both outer and inner electron shells. …”
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Thermodynamic coupling performance analysis and simulation of aerated oil medium steel-BMC joint surface by Jiaxing Shen, Aoke Li, Zihao Pan

“…In order to study the thermal coupling properties of aerated oil medium steel-basalt mineral composite (BMC) joint surface and establish an accurate and convenient simulation analysis method. …”
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A REMARKABLE FEATURE OF BIODIVERSITY OF THE COASTAL, MARINE AND ISLAND ECOSYSTEMS OF THE CASPIAN SEA. A NEW LOOK AT THE AGE OF ISLANDS AND LEVEL MODE by G. M. Abdurahmanov, A. A. Teymurov

“…The need for a causal interpretation of the contemporary configuration of habitat in the species composition of the biota of the study area, has led us to develop a hydrodynamic GIS model of the Middle and North of the Caspian sea. …”
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Autonomous Detection of Mineral Phases in a Rock Sample Using a Space-prototype LIMS Instrument and Unsupervised Machine Learning by Salome Gruchola, Peter Keresztes Schmidt, Marek Tulej, Andreas Riedo, Klaus Mezger, Peter Wurz

“…Through a grid search, the stability of the methods over a broad model parameter space is confirmed, revealing a correlation between the level of data preprocessing and the resulting clustering quality. …”
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Cultural Competence in Dietetic Practice by Oana-Liliana Atomei, Monica Sânpălean, Monica Tarcea

“…We adapted a cultural competence model including methods to assess dietary acculturation, understand food preferences, and respect ethnic, religious, and generational diversity, ensuring its applicability in various multicultural contexts. …”
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Feasibility of Radiotherapy Fiducial Marker Tracking via Single-Shot X-ray Acoustic Tomography by Norman Alexis Cantú-Delgado MSc, Héctor Mauricio Garnica-Garza PhD

“…This work aims to determine, via Monte Carlo simulations and numerical ultrasound transport, the feasibility of fiducial marker localization via single-shot x-ray acoustic computed tomography. Methods patient data from CT scans for two treatment sites, prostate and lung, were used to model the fiducial marker localization process. …”
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Recovery of Volatile Fatty Acids from Fermentation Broth Using Ethyl Acetate as Solvent by Igor F. Fioravante, Riann De Q. Nobrega, Jean Felipe Leal Silva

“…Among the various recovery methods, liquid-liquid extraction is a promising technique due to its high yield and selective separation of VFAs. …”
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