Radiomics to predict tumor response to combination chemoradiotherapy in squamous cell carcinoma of the anal canal: a preliminary investigation by Andrea Vanzulli, Lucilla Violetta Sciacqua, Filippo Patti, Roza Drebot, Eros Montin, Riccardo Lattanzi, Laura Anna Maria Lozza, Sergio Villa, Davide Scaramuzza

“…We report the preliminary results of a customized radiomic algorithm designed to predict tumor response to CRT in patients affected by SCC of the anal canal. Methods We manually annotated pretreatment T2-weighted turbo spin-echo images of 26 consecutive patients with stage III SCC of the anal canal treated with CRT at our institution from 2012 to 2022. …”
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Effects on the strength and durability of graphene oxide modified geopolymer concrete using industrial waste bauxite tailings by F.S. Frieda, S. Greeshma

“…The resultant model was supported through comparisons against literature studies and appropriate design standards and codes to validate its performance and accuracy as a material prediction model. …”
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Replenishment of intracellular magnesium deficiency in cardiac arrhythmias: focus on the physicochemical properties of complex compounds by Ya. G. Bozhko, N. A. Belokonova, O. M. Medvedeva, K. A. Butova, M. V. Arkhipov

“…To identify the most promising drug composition for replenishing intracellular magnesium deficiency by eveluating the physicochemical properties of magnesium complex compounds and conducting experiments on isolated rat atrial cardiomyocytes.Materials and methods. …”
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A promising approach to diabetic osteoporosis: oxymatrine’s effects on gut microbiota and osteoblasts by Yang Zhang, Yiwen Zhu, Mengying Li, Minjie Zhang, Dan Shou, Peijian Tong

“…This study aimed to investigate its effects on diabetic osteoporosis (DOP) and explore the underlying mechanisms involving gut microbiota and osteogenic regulation. Methods In a rat model of T2DM, intragastric Oxymatrine was used to study trabecular bone repair through bone microstructure and histopathology analyses. …”
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Life Cycle Assessment of Municipal Solid Waste Management Strategies in Babolsar: Evaluating Environmental Impacts and Energy Consumption by Babak Sheydaei, Gholamreza Nabi, Fatemeh Yazdian

“…These findings highlight the importance of a diversified waste management strategy that incorporates multiple treatment methods to minimize environmental impacts. The study's comprehensive assessment provides valuable insights for decision-makers and policymakers aiming to enhance sustainability in urban waste management systems. …”
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Development and validation of the Meiji Nutritional Profiling System for children by Ryota Wakayama, Tao Yu, Adam Drewnowski, Satoshi Takasugi, Tomohito Horimoto, Chiharu Tsutsumi

“…BackgroundThe Meiji Nutritional Profiling System (Meiji NPS) takes into account life-stage differences and addresses specific health challenges in different age groups in Japan.ObjectivesThis study aimed to develop the Meiji NPS for younger (3–5 years) and older (6–11 years) children to encourage product reformulation and promote proper growth and development.MethodsMeiji NPS scores for 1,091 foods listed in the Japanese Food Standard Composition Table were calculated and compared with nutrient profiles (NPs) for children developed by the WHO Regional Office for the Western Pacific or Nutrient-Rich Foods Index 9.3 (NRF9.3).ResultsFor younger children, the Meiji NPS scores ranged from −442.3 to 423.9, and for older children, the Meiji NPS scores ranged from −265.5 to 386.5. …”
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Research progress in near-infrared spectroscopy for detecting the quality of potato crops by Wenjing Ren, Qingqing Jiang, Wenliang Qi

“…The technique facilitates the assessment of the composition and characteristics of the materials being analysed. …”
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Clostridium Butyricum 337279 shapes the gut microbiota to attenuate metabolic disorder in diet-induced obese mice by Xuejiao Zhang, Zhiyu Li, Junjun Cao, Haipeng Sun, Wenyan Niu

“…The effect of C.B on obese mice remains unclear.MethodsA high fat diet (HFD)-induced mouse model of obesity was constructed, and the mice were treated with C.B to examine their role on obesity and related metabolic disorder. …”
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Comparative analysis of the fecal microbiota in Père David's deer and five other captive deer species by Caiquan Zhao, YuChen Yang, Peng Zhao, LiGe Bai

“…Various factors influence the composition and function of the gut microbial community. …”
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OPTIMIZATION OF INCOME OF THE PERSONNEL OF THE ENTERPRISES OF THE FOOD INDUSTRY by G.M. Tarasiuk, T.P. Ostapchuk, T.V. Musiiets, Ya.M. Laguta, S.Yu. Biriuchenko

“…The article proves that the successful operation of the enterprise is impossible without the coordination of the interests of the employer and its staff in the field of income generation, so this process needs to be optimized using mathematical modeling methods. Since the income of personnel, first of all, belongs to the sphere of personnel management of the enterprise, the indicators of the goal are indicators of the effectiveness of the use of labor resources. …”
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Parameters of a robotic loading device for selection seeder by A. S. Chulkov, L. S. Shibryaeva

“…(Research purpose) The research aims to calculate the geometric parameters and identify the cassette material in the development of a robotic cassette loading device for the selection seeder. (Materials and methods) The geometric parameters of the cassettes are determined based on the existing cassette loading device of the model SSS-2-6 selection seeder and the selection sowing specifi cations. …”
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Examining the Correlations Between Industry 4.0 Assets, External and Internal Risk Factors and Business Performance Among Hungarian Food Companies by Erdei, E., Kossa, G., Kovács, S., Popp, J., Oláh, J

“…The data were then analysed using a number of statistical methods: Cronbach's alpha index, factor analysis, PLS pathway analysis, indicator reliability index, composition reliability index, mean explained variance index, Fornell-Larcker criterion, heterotrait-monotrait ratio, magnitude of effect, fit goodness, predictive relevance, and road model coefficients. …”
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Overview on the subsurface structure-tectonic controls in the northwest Bahariya, Western Desert, Egypt by Ahmad A. Azab, Mohamed H. Saad, Marwa Z. Elsawy

“…The gravity and magnetic maps were reinterpreted in context of geotectonic evolution of the north Western Desert to throw more light on the source of subsurface structures. Several processing methods and filtering techniques were applied to delineate locations, trends and depths of main source structures. …”
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Music-stylized hierarchical dance synthesis with user control by Yanbo Cheng, Yichen Jiang, Yingying Wang

“…Considering the high expressiveness and variations in space and time, providing accessible and effective user control for tuning dance motion styles remains an open problem. Methods: In this study, we present a hierarchical framework that decouples the dance synthesis task into independent modules. …”
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Independent association of weight-adjusted waist index with asthma in U.S. adolescents: Mediating roles of eosinophil percentage, total cholesterol, and HDL cholesterol. by Lei He, Yingxia Deng, Xiaohua Liu, Yao Wang, Jing Tang

“…<h4>Methods</h4>WWI was calculated based on waist circumference (cm) divided by the square root of weight (kg). …”
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Determinants of COVID-19 Case Fatality Rate in the United States: Spatial Analysis Over One Year of the Pandemic by Niranjan J. Kathe, Rajvi J. Wani

“…**Conclusion:** The spatial models identified percent positive for COVID-19, stringency index, elderly, college education, race/ethnicity, residential segregation, premature mortality, income inequality, workforce composition, and rurality as important ecological determinants of the geographic disparities in COVID-19 CFR.…”
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Predicting the frost heaving of bottom ash value for road design by A. A. Lunev, D. A. Razuvaev, V. V. Golubenko, M. G. Chakhlov

“…Therefore, the professional environment is developing a hypothesis about the inadmissibility of using ash and slag materials in road embankments due to excessive frost heaving of this material, which, in our opinion, is not the case.Methods of research. To obtain real values of ash and slag frost heaving, specialists of Siberian State Transport University carried out additional studies to determine the relative deformations of frost heaving of medium-grained samples and coarse-grained ash slabs. …”
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Integrated hydrogeochemical and spatial assessment of groundwater quality using multivariate statistics and GIS: a case study from northeastern Iran by Maryam Tajbakhshian

“…Multivariate statistical methods (principal component analysis (PCA) and hierarchical cluster analysis (HCA)) were applied separately for each zone to identify dominant geochemical processes and classify water types. …”
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Investigation & analysis of Electrical Discharge Machining on Titanium Diboride Ceramic material with various Electrode materials and dielectric fluids by Karthik S, Sivakumar Annamalai

“…Its strength poses a problem to traditional machining methods. This work aims to compare two different dielectric fluids and four different electrode materials to improve EDM process parameters in TiB _2 material. …”
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Key elements of toxic myocardiopathy pathogenesis by N. D. Bunyatyan, T. I. Vlasova, N. A. Myshkina, A. P. Vlasov, E. I. Polozova, N. Yu. Leshchankina, A. B. Prokofiev, K. G. Gurevich

“…The model of purulent fecal peritonitis. We studied the run-time content of toxic products in blood plasma, the lipid composition, the intensity of lipid peroxidation, the activity of phospholipase A2 and superoxide dismutase, and hypoxia of myocardial tissue. …”
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