Dried blood spot technique for dietary fat assessment in a human nutritional intervention focused on oily fish intake by Laura Garcia-Urtiaga, Ainara Cano, Mercedes Caro, Jaione Pagaldai, Javier Amezaga, Itziar Tueros, Sara Arranz

“…As a novel approach, this study aims to determine whether the fatty acid (FA) profile of DBS can be useful to accurately reflect nutritional habits and monitor changes in fish intake over different consumption periods. Methods A within-subject nutritional intervention study was conducted with 18 healthy volunteers (both males and females aged 18–65 years). …”
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Short-term effects of combined environmental factors on respiratory disease mortality in Qingdao city: A time-series investigation. by Xin Zhang, Zijian Xi, Min Yang, Xiuqin Zhang, Ruikai Wu, Shuang Li, Lu Pan, Yuan Fang, Peng Lv, Yan Ma, Haiping Duan, Bingling Wang, Kunzheng Lv

“…<h4>Conclusion</h4>The present study revealed a significant association between short-term exposure to high temperature, PM2.5, PM10 and O3 and the risk of RD mortality in Qingdao, even in dual- and composite-pollutants models. Furthermore, our findings indicate that females, the elderly population, and warm seasons exhibit heightened sensitivity to PM exposure.…”
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Working Mechanism of Pile Group with Different Pile Spacing in Dense Sand by Yadong Chen, Fan Lu, Abdoullah Namdar, Jiangdong Cai

“…To realize the pile-soil load transmission mechanism in detail, the failure pattern of pile groups installed in dense sand considering different pile spacing was investigated by means of laboratory experimental model test and three-dimensional discrete element method. …”
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Underwater sound absorption characteristics of the acoustic metamaterials with multiple coupling substructure by Kangkang Shi, Dongsheng Li, Dongsen Hu, Xiaoli Yu, Canlong Ding, Guoyong Jin

“…Based on underwater acoustic calculation model for the functional gradient acoustic structure established by grade finite element method (G-FEM), the underwater sound absorption characteristics of the AMs-MCS are studied, and the influence of each substructure on the acoustic performance of the AMs-MCS is explored. …”
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Development and optimization of levofloxacin in-situ emulgel to manage ocular bacterial infections by Sahirul ISLAM, Yashwant GIRI, Gurudutta PATTNAIK

“…The current study intended to formulate an eye in-situ gel containing model antibacterial Levofloxacin. Several in-situ emulgels with different gelling agents were prepared by the fusion method followed by stirring with a magnetic stirrer. …”
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Eccentric Compression Performance of Core-Steel Tube with T-Shaped Steel Reinforced Concrete Column by Liang Gao, Peng Wang, Xuehui You

“…This paper introduces a novel steel–concrete composite column referred to as the core-steel tube with T-shaped steel reinforced concrete (CSTRC) column, which is composed of a core steel tube with T-shaped steel embedded in a reinforced concrete column. …”
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Small Antenna Based on MEMS and Metamaterial Properties for Reconfigurable Applications by G. Rosas-Guevara, R. Murphy-Arteaga, W. Moreno

“…The antenna is designed using coplanar waveguide (CPW) technology, presenting lower dielectric losses and higher signal integrity. The design method for this MEMS-MTM antenna, herein presented, is based on a composite right/left hand (CRLH) transmission Line (TL) using a mixed approach; considering the circuit model and full-wave simulations. …”
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Mechanical Performance of Novel Split Precast Cap Beams by Zhanke Wu, Jingyu Qiao

“…The findings provide both theoretical and practical foundations for optimizing and promoting this efficient construction method in bridge engineering applications.…”
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Research on the Combined Load-Bearing Mechanism of Deeply Buried Pressure Pipelines Under High Internal Water Pressure by LIU Yijie, ZHANG Xuhui, HUANG Bensheng, YANG Fengjie, YUAN Mingdao, XU Yunqian

“…By solving the potential functions for the steel liner and surrounding rock as well as the contact stress between the bearing bodies, the stress, deformation at any position of the bearing structure and surrounding rock sharing rate can be accurately determined. This method accounted for the loss of circumferential bearing capacity due to concrete layer cracking by modeling it as a spring layer with a specific stiffness coefficient. …”
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Development and validation of the physical fitness test anxiety scale for college students by Shanshan Yin, Fang Tang, Pincao Gao

“…Multiple statistical methods were used to test the scale’s reliability and validity.ResultsThe final scale consists of 12 items, covering two dimensions: cognitive anxiety and somatic anxiety. …”
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A Systematic NLTE Study of Very Metal-poor Stars with Metallicity down to −4.3 dex. I. Global Stellar Parameters Based on High-resolution Spectra by Jianrong Shi, Gang Zhao, Shuai Liu, Zeming Zhou, Haining Li, Hongliang Yan, Sofya Alexeeva, Huawei Zhang, Wako Aoki, Tadafumi Matsuno, Jingkun Zhao, Huiling Chen, Yufu Shen

“…Here, we present a set of homogeneous stellar atmospheric parameters, including the effective temperature, surface gravity, metallicity, and microturbulence velocity with the spectroscopic method, and the NLTE line formation for both Fe i and Fe ii in the classical one-dimensional model atmospheres have been considered. …”
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Comprehensive evaluation of six interventions for hospitalized patients with COVID-19: A propensity score matching study by Ali A. Alshamrani, Ahmed M. Assiri, Omar A. Almohammed

“…Lastly, an independent t-test and chi-square test were used to compare the matching groups in the aspects of the duration of hospitalization, length of stay (LOS) in intensive care units (ICU), in-hospital mortality, and composite poor outcome. Multilevel logistic regression model was used to assess the association between the severity stage of COVID-19 and the outcomes while using the medication or intervention used as a grouping variable in the model. …”
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Anaerobic digestion of Gliricidia sepium inoculated with pig dung using a portable bio-digester for process optimization by Praise Ejigboye, Olugbenga Elemile, Abu Gana, Oladipupo Oladejo, Opeyemi Olajide, Boluwatife Badejoko, Rapuruchukwu Mezue, Maureen Gesiye

“…Substrate characterization was performed using standard methods to assess physico-chemical and microbial properties. …”
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Optimization of thermal properties of palm fiber and nanofillers reinforced epoxy nanocomposite by Suresh Thirupathi, Venkatachalam Gopalan, Elango Mallichetty

“…The hand layup method is used to fabricate nanocomposites with varying palm fiber content (1–5 wt.%) with mesh size (75–225 µm) and nanofiller. …”
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Semi-Supervised Anomaly Detection for the Identification of Damages in an Aerospace Sandwich Structure Based on Synthetically Generated Strain Data by Florian Forsthuber, Christoph Kralovec, Martin Schagerl

“…The method is validated on an aircraft spoiler demonstrator made of a composite sandwich panel, instrumented with a strain gauge grid on its surface layer. …”
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Research on Influencing Factors of Promotion of Prefabricated Housing in Hainan Province Based on BPNN–DEMATEL by Hongbing Li, Wanjun Yang, Liang Fan, Qiqi Shao

“…In order to solve the problem of the lack of an index system of influencing factors and an unclear evolution path of prefabricated housing development in Hainan Province, a method of identifying key influencing factors and analyzing the evolution path based on a back propagation neural network (BPNN) and decision experiment and evaluation laboratory (DEMATEL) was proposed. …”
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Gut microbiome alterations and hepatic encephalopathy post-TIPS in liver cirrhosis patients by Shengpeng Li, Zhengguo Xu, Hua Diao, An Zhou, Dianji Tu, Sumin Wang, Yunxuan Feng, Xiaojie Feng, Yi Lai, Shiming Yang, Bo Tang

“…Accurate preoperative prediction of the risk of developing hepatic encephalopathy is critical for optimizing the rational clinical application of TIPS. Methods In this study, stool samples from 67 patients were collected preoperatively and 1 month postoperatively and metagenomic sequencing was performed to assess the composition of the gut microbiota. …”
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Drivers of soil organic carbon stocks and stability along elevation gradients by Nicolas Bonfanti, Philippe Choler, Norine Khedim, Jean-Christophe Clément, Pierre Barré, Romain Goury, François Baudin, Lauric Cécillon, Amélie Saillard, Wilfried Thuiller, Jerome Poulenard

“…We assessed SOC stocks and chemical composition using mid-infrared spectroscopy method and SOC stability with Rock-Eval® thermal analysis. …”
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Strategic planning of municipalities’ development under post-growth scenarios by Ivan A. Antipin, Elizaveta A. Belousova, Elena A. Shishkina

“…Modern economic and social instabilities and resource constraints make it increasingly relevant to search for a new model of territorial development, which focuses on the quality of life, social well-being and environmental sustainability. …”
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Ethnic Identity, Thwarted Belongingness, and Perceived Burdensomeness Among Latinx and Black Adolescents in the United States by Carolina Vélez‐Grau, Melissa McTernan, Michael A. Lindsey, Laura Mufson

“…Linear multiple regression models were used to evaluate the association between ethnic identity (MEIM composite score), TB, and PB, controlling for gender, age, ethnicity, income, country of birth, and language. …”
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