Cognitive impairment mediates the association between sarcopenic obesity and daily living ability in the frail older population by Hang Li, Haifei Shen, Lei Yu, Yao Wen, Dan Ren, Cong Ding, Xiaobo Wang, Wanjun Xie, Yongwang Miao, Wenxu Zheng

“…Objective: To explore the relationships between sarcopenic obesity, cognitive function, and daily living ability in a hospitalized frail older population. Method: We enrolled 206 older adults hospitalized frail or prefrail patients aged ≥60 years for body composition analysis, motor and cognitive function assessment, and daily living ability assessment. …”
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The Study of Phase Behavior of Multi-Component Alkane–Flue Gas Systems Under High-Temperature Conditions Based on Molecular Dynamics Simulations by Xiaokun Zhang, Jiagao Tang, Zongyao Qi, Suo Liu, Changfeng Xi, Fang Zhao, Ping Hu, Hongyun Zhou, Chao Wang, Bojun Wang

“…However, the complex high-temperature phase behavior between flue gas (CO₂, N₂) and reservoir fluids challenges this technology’s development, as traditional experimental methods and theoretical models often fall short in capturing it accurately. …”
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Analysis of the Airframe Repair Node by Marek Rośkowicz, Iga Barca

“…The boundary conditions were defined by means of an articulated frame using the possibilities of the computing environment in the scope of, defining elements among others. The model was initially verified experimentally, assuming that it can be used to carry out a comparative analysis of two methods of repairing a damaged plate, using CFRP (Carbon Fiber Reinforced Polymer) and GFRP (Glass Fiber Reinforced Polymer) materials. …”
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Production of Biodiesel from Mixed Castor Seed and Microalgae Oils: Optimization of the Production and Fuel Quality Assessment by Dejene Beyene, Mohammedsani Abdulkadir, Adisu Befekadu

“…Validation experiments conducted under the optimum conditions resulted in the biodiesel yield of 92.36%, which is very close to the model predicted value. Various standard methods were used to characterize the biodiesel produced under optimum conditions, and it was found compatible with ASTM 751 and EN14214 biodiesel standards.…”
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Machine learning metallic glass critical cooling rates through elemental and molecular simulation based featurization by Lane E. Schultz, Benjamin Afflerbach, Paul M. Voyles, Dane Morgan

“…We demonstrate with Shapley additive explanation analysis that the most impactful features have physically reasonable influence on model predictions. The established methodology can be applied to other high-throughput studies of material properties of diverse compositions.…”
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Radiation enteritis associated with temporal sequencing of total neoadjuvant therapy in locally advanced rectal cancer: a preliminary study by Chen-ying Ma, Yi Fu, Lou Liu, Jie Chen, Shu-yue Li, Lu Zhang, Ju-ying Zhou

“…Methods A retrospective analysis was conducted on the data from 92 patients with LARC who received TNT. …”
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An intervention framework for the adoption of solar home system technology in rural Vhembe district, South Africa by Ranganai Chidembo, Joseph Francis, Simbarashe Kativhu

“…Confirmatory factor analysis and hypothesis testing were employed as the principal statistical methods. Results A 12-item model with five distinct factors consolidated into a single measurement model was revealed. …”
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Psychometric properties of the Chinese version physical literacy assessment questionnaire among high school students in Gansu, China by Zilu Qu, Jiarun Wu, Yee Cheng Kueh, Dongqing Ye, Garry Kuan

“…Results All observed items exhibited high factor loadings, confirming that the assumed model, consisting of 40 items grouped into four latent variables, was consistent with the original model. …”
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Racial segregation and genomics-related knowledge, self-efficacy, perceived importance, and communication among medically underserved patients by Jemar R. Bather, Melody S. Goodman, Kimberly A. Kaphingst

“…Louis, Missouri. Multivariable models were used to examine associations between racial composition of social environments across the life course and genomics-related knowledge, self-efficacy, perceived importance, and communication. …”
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The correlation between early or late natural menopausal age and muscle mass percentage and bone mass percentage in postmenopausal women by Jiaoling LUO, Weisen ZHANG, Zhihao CHAI, Feng ZHU, Tong ZHU, Yali JIN, Jing PAN, Chaoqiang JIANG

“…ObjectiveTo analyze the correlation between early or late natural menopausal age and muscle mass percentage and bone mass percentage in postmenopausal women, and to provide a reference for health care of postmenopausal women. MethodsA total of 2 059 naturally menopausal women were selected from the Guangzhou Chronic Disease Prospective Cohort Study of Middle-aged and Elderly People. …”
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Primary liver cancer disease burden in Cambodia during 1990–2021: a systematic analysis of datasets from the global burden of disease study 2021 by Duanyu Wang, Syphanna Sou, Sophearin Rith, Socheat Touch, Minghao Tan, Vicheth Virak, Kunpeng Du, Bunna Sik, Pengkhun Nov

“…Methods First, this study obtained data on HCC by age, sex, etiology, incidence, prevalence, deaths, disability-adjusted life years (DALYs), and attributable risk from the 2021 GBD study focused on Cambodia data from 1990 to 2021. …”
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SILVER NANOPARTICLES IN THE SOLUTION OF THE PROBLEM OF DRUG RESISTANCE IN MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS by A. V. Zaharov, A. L. Khokhlov, A. E. Ergeshov

“…The goal — a scientific evaluation of the effectiveness and safety of NHS in the treatment of experimental drug-resistant tuberculosis. Materials and methods. Used silver nanoparticles obtained by an electrochemical method. …”
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Inequity in access to medications among communities in Eastern Ethiopia: a decomposition analysis by Dumessa Edessa, Fekede Asefa Kumsa, Girmaye Dinsa, Lemessa Oljira

“…Inequity was identified using a concentration index ranked by this composite indicator. Finally, we used RIF’s regression decomposition method to identify the significant contributors to the inequity. …”
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Maximizing Energy Recovery from Waste Tires Through Cement Production Optimization in Togo—A Case Study by Mona-Maria Narra, Essossinam Beguedou, Satyanarayana Narra, Michael Nelles

“…The experimental results were compared with the theoretical burnout times to optimize the shredding operations and injection methods. However, several challenges remain unaddressed, including the absence of streamlined handling processes, limited understanding of long-term ecological and health impacts, and insufficient techno-economic assessments. …”
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Performance Assessment of Maximum Likelihood, Random Forest and Support Vector Machines Classifier for Urban Land Use Classification: A Case Study of Dhaka Metropolitan City, Bangl... by Ha-mim Ebne Alam, Md. Nizam Uddin, Kazi Tawkir Ahmed, Md. Jahidul Hasan, Md. Yeasir Arafat, Md. Enamul Hoque

“…It is also inherent in environment, ecosystem, and urban development in analytical perspectives and complex inputs for modeling urban planning and disaster management. Assessment of LULC pattern uses different segmentation methods for assigning specific given classes to pixels of bands containing an image of natural color composite to define land use land cover classes such as water body, vegetation, bare soil, and built-up areas. …”
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The mediating effects of smartphone addiction in the association between mental disorders and eating disorders: findings from a nationwide survey among Chinese youth by Runping Ma, Kaiyuan Min, Ziyan Meng, Juntao Yang, Hui Zhang, Qing Li

“…Structural equation modeling (SEM) was used to examine the mediating effects. …”
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Minority health social vulnerability index and long COVID illness among a statewide, population-based study of adults with polymerase chain reaction-confirmed SARS-CoV-2 by Soomin Ryu, Kristi L. Allgood, Yanmei Xie, Robert C. Orellana, Nancy L. Fleischer

“…We conducted modified Poisson regression models with robust standard errors to estimate prevalence ratio (PR) between associations of MHSVI and long COVID overall and by six MHSVI themes (socioeconomic status, household composition/disability, minority/language, housing type/transportation, healthcare access, medical vulnerability), adjusting for individual-level and county-level covariates. …”
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Machine Learning to Retrieve Gap-Free Land Surface Temperature from Infrared Atmospheric Sounding Interferometer Observations by Fabio Della Rocca, Pamela Pasquariello, Guido Masiello, Carmine Serio, Italia De Feis

“…We applied the methodology over the Po Valley region, a very heterogeneous area that allows addressing the trained models’ robustness. Overall, the methods significantly enhanced spatial sampling, keeping errors in terms of Root Mean Square Error (RMSE) and bias (Mean Absolute Error, MAE) very low. …”
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Elevated serum leptin levels are associated with low muscle strength and muscle quality in male patients undergoing chronic hemodialysis by Bang-Gee Hsu, Chih-Hsien Wang, Yu-Hsien Lai, Chiu-Huang Kuo, Yu-Li Lin

“…The cross-sectional study aimed to explore the correlation of serum leptin levels with muscle strength and muscle quality in patients with chronic HD. Materials and Methods: A total of 118 chronic HD patients were included in this study. …”
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Platelet-Derived Mitochondria Attenuate 5-FU-Induced Injury to Bone-Associated Mesenchymal Stem Cells by Yutong Chen, Zhixin Liu, Ning An, Jing Zhang, Weicheng Meng, Wenting Wang, Xiaoshuang Wu, Xingbin Hu, Yaozhen Chen, Wen Yin

“…Therefore, this study is aimed at investigating the chemotherapy-induced damage to BA-MSCs and the therapeutic effect of platelet-derived mitochondria. Material/Methods. We established in vivo and in vitro BA-MSC chemotherapy injury models using the chemotherapy agent 5-fluorouracil (5-FU). …”
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