Decline in and recovery of fertility rates after COVID-19-related state of emergency in Japan by Hisashi Masuyama, Tomohiro Mitoma, Jota Maki, Hikaru Ooba

“…This study aimed to evaluate the impact of COVID-19 infection rates and regional sociodemographic factors on the recovery of fertility rates in Japan following the state of emergency.Methods This study examined prefectural fertility data from before the COVID-19 pandemic to forecast fertility rates up to 2022 using a seasonal autoregressive integrated moving average model. …”
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Effects of Cultivation Modes on Soil Protistan Communities and Its Associations with Production Quality in Lemon Farmlands by Haoqiang Liu, Hongjun Li, Zhuchun Peng, Sichen Li, Chun Ran

“…The structure equation model revealed a direct correlation between the quality of lemons and the cultivation methods employed, as well as the composition of soil protists. …”
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Gait speed in older adults: exploring the impact of functional, physical and social factors by Naiara Virto, Xabier Río, Iker Muñoz-Pérez, Amaia Méndez-Zorrilla, Begoña García-Zapirain

“…To assess physical function, SPPB tests (chair stand test, balance tests, gait speed test), manual grip strength, muscle quality index, and power were conducted, in addition to measuring body composition and socioeconomic status. Results: The final regression model showed that gait speed was significantly partially explained (R2=0.35; p<0.01) by the socioeconomic environment, age, balance, and relative power. …”
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Alterations in gut microbiota of hyperthyroidism rats and the therapeutic effects of Radix Scrophulariae: A study based on fecal metabolomics and 16S rRNA gene sequencing analysis by Ning Zhang, Shumin Liu, Zihui Li, Xu Lu, Tao Ye

“…Methods: Hyperthyroid rats were treated with Radix Scrophulariae. …”
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Patterns of conjunctival and scleral regeneration after intraoperative application of cyclosporin A solution in rabbits with steroid-induced glaucoma by T. A. Zhigalskiaya, A. N. Dzyman, A. A. Krylova, O. I. Krivosheina, I. A. Khlusov

“…In an in vivo experiment, to study the effect of local intraoperative application of 0.05% cyclosporin A solution on the conjunctival and scleral regeneration after surgery on the rabbit eyes with steroid-induced  glaucoma.Materials and methods. At the first stage of the experiment, a model of steroid-induced glaucoma was reproduced for 29 male Californian rabbits by injecting 0.5 ml of a 0.4% solution of dexamethasone subconjunctivally in both eyes once a week for 3 months (12 subconjunctival injections for each rabbit). …”
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Proteomic and Targeted Lipidomic Analyses of Fluid and Rigid Rubber Particle Membrane Domains in Guayule by Joshua J. Blakeslee, Eun-Hyang Han, Yun Lin, Jinshan Lin, Seema Nath, Liwen Zhang, Zhenyu Li, Katrina Cornish

“…Using guayule (<i>Parthenium argentatum</i>) as a model rubber-producing species, we optimized methods to isolate RP unilamellear membranes and then a subset of membrane microdomains (detergent-resistant membranes) likely to contain protein complexes such as RTase. …”
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Abnormality in field physical test predicts a reduced quadriceps strength in patients with hip- or knee-osteoarthritis. A prospective observational study. by Quentin Fanget, Anargyros Verdilos, Samuel Adelou, Vivien Reynaud, Stéphane Boisgard, Stéphane Descamps, Bruno Pereira, Ruddy Richard, Emmanuel Coudeyre, Frédéric Costes

“…We measured body composition, exercise capacity, muscle strength, balance, WOMAC score, quality of life and physical activity. …”
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ASSESSMENT OF THE IMPACT OF VANILLIN AND QUERCETIN ON THE DEGREE OF FEED DIGESTABILITY AND THE RUMEN MICROBIOME OF CATTLE by Ludmila V. Vlasenko, Kseniya N. Atlanderova, Galimzhan K. Duskaev

“…The taxonomic composition of rumen fluid was determined based on the NCBI database и Genome taxonomy database (GTDB). …”
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Adsorptive removal of methylene blue dye by a ternary magnetic rGO/AK/Fe3O4 nanocomposite: Studying adsorption isotherms, kinetics, and thermodynamics by Hayat Mulaw Ahmed, Worku Lakew Kebede, Abrha Berhe Yaebyo, Amogne Wendu Digisu, Sleshi Fentie Tadesse

“…Magnetite nanoparticles (Fe3O4) were coated on reduced graphene oxide (rGO) nanosheets and AK surface by chemical co-precipitation method supported by ultrasonication. It is characterized by X-ray diffraction (XRD), Scanning electron microscopy (SEM), and Fourier transform infrared (FTIR) spectroscopy to investigate the crystal structure, morphology, and functional groups present in rGO/AK/Fe3O4 composites, respectively. …”
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Automated Production of Medium Spatial Resolution Soil Moisture Remote Sensing Products Based on Google Earth Engine by Zhaoxu Zhang, Guanyu Qian, Lei Qian, Sijia Du, Yuanheng Sun, Wei Xu

“…To address the limitations of low model generalization and difficulties in rapid data acquisition, this article integrated a downscaling soil moisture estimation model with the Google Earth Engine (GEE) platform to develop a technique for automated production of large-scale, medium spatial resolution soil moisture remote sensing products. …”
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Adhesive contact between two-dimensional anisotropic elastic bodies by Nguyen Dinh Duc, Nguyen Van Thuong

“…The full-field solutions and the relation for the contact region and applied force are developed using the Stroh complex variable formalism, the analytical continuation method, and concepts of the JKR adhesive model. We will show that the frictionless contact of two anisotropic elastic materials is just a special case of the present contact problem, and its solutions can be obtained by setting the work of adhesion equal to zero. …”
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Optimization of PES-based Hollow fiber membranes incorporating MgO-modified activated carbon via response surface methodology for enhanced pure water permeability by Farkhonde Arabloo, Sirus Javadpour

“…The results of experimental tests conducted under the optimal conditions obtained using the RSM method for particle concentration and process parameters were in close agreement with the model predictions, confirming the model’s accuracy. …”
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Towards a quality control framework for cerebral cortical organoids by Héloïse Castiglione, Lucie Madrange, Camille Baquerre, Benoît Guy Christian Maisonneuve, Thomas Lemonnier, Jean-Philippe Deslys, Frank Yates, Thibault Honegger, Jessica Rontard, Pierre-Antoine Vigneron

“…Discrepancies in morphology, size, cellular composition, and cytoarchitectural organization limit their applications, particularly in disease modeling, drug screening, and neurotoxicity testing. …”
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Gut microbiome dysbiosis accelerates osteoarthritis progression by inducing IFP-SM inflammation in “double-hit” mice by Su Liu, Huihui Xu, Lijin Liu, Wenjing Ma, Hao Fan, Fei Liu, Ze Wei, Jing Hao, Zhifa Zheng, Lina Zhao, Bo Yang, Zhihong Wu

“…Furthermore, it elucidates the role of gut microbiota (GMB) dysbiosis in driving OA progression. Methods A refined “double-hit” murine model was developed to explore this relationship. …”
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Transinger: Cross-Lingual Singing Voice Synthesis via IPA-Based Phonetic Alignment by Chen Shen, Lu Zhao, Cejin Fu, Bote Gan, Zhenlong Du

“…In particular, we propose a novel method of decomposing IPA phonemes into letters and diacritics, enabling the model to deeply learn the underlying rules of pronunciation and achieve better generalization. …”
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Validation of the International Trauma Interview (ITI) among treatment-seeking people with adverse childhood experiences in South Korea by Hyunjung Choi, Hae Seong Lee, Neil P. Roberts

“…A confirmatory factor analysis (CFA) was conducted to examine the factorial validity and a structural equation model (SEM) was used to evaluate the convergent and discriminant validity.Results: The CFA supported the second-order two-factor model of ICD-11 CPTSD. …”
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STUDY ON ENERGY ABSORPTION CHARACTERISTIC OF SINUSOIDAL BELLOWS FILLED EMULSION ABSORBER by ZHANG JianZhuo, ZHANG WanJiu, PAN YiShan, GUO Hao, WANG ShuWen

“…The pre⁃folded energy absorber is the only energy absorber structure used in rock burst mine at present.It has excellent energy absorption characteristics,but there are some problems in the buckling deformation process such as large load fluctuation and spark due to friction.In view of the above situation,a sinusoidal bellows(reduced diameter round pipe)filled with emulsion was designed to form a solid⁃liquid coupling body energy absorption component(composite component).The effects of three factors,namely wall thickness of the bellows,amplitude of the busbar and diameter of the liquid outlet,on the energy absorption characteristics of the energy absorption component were studied.The prediction model of average load,load fluctuation coefficient and specific energy absorption was established.The smoothed partiole hydrodynamics(SPH)particle algorithm of Abaqus finite element software was used for fluid⁃structure coupling analysis of the model.The structural parameters of energy absorption components were optimized by response surface method and the optimization results were obtained.The results show that when the wall thickness of corrugated pipe is 3.959 mm,the amplitude of busbar is 3.721 mm,and the diameter of outlet is 22.161 mm,the energy absorption characteristics of the member are the best.The average load is 438.684 kN,the load fluctuation coefficient is 1.178,and the specific energy absorption is 12.123 kJ/kg.Through comparison and verification,the results have high reliability,which provides a superior energy absorption component for the energy absorption link of anti⁃impact support equipment.…”
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Analysis of the Process Influences on the Preparation of SiC Coatings by Chemical Vapor Deposition by CHEN Liangcai, YIN Xiang, WANG Qingchun, LONG Lianchun

“…Silicon carbide (SiC) coatings prepared by chemical vapor deposition (CVD) are an ideal choice for oxidation-resistant coatings on surface of carbon-based materials，and the processes directly affect the deposition results of the coatings.In order to guide the process control of high-temperature oxidation-resistant SiC coatings on carbon/carbon (C/C) composites，a simulation model of the deposition furnace for preparing SiC coatings by the CVD method was established.Numerical simulations of the deposition process were conducted using computational fluid dynamics (CFD) software to investigate the effects of workpiece placement and key process parameters on the deposition results.Additionally，the influences of the main process parameters were quantified，and the combinations of process parameters were optimized.Results showed that the established finite element analysis model was reasonable and reliable.The placement and spacing of the workpieces were collaboratively affected by the deposition results.Within the range of process parameters，deposition uniformity was significantly impacted by temperature，with an influence degree of 28.39%.This was followed by pressure，with an influence degree of 13.90%，while the flow rate of the reactant methyltrichlorosilane (MTS) was found to have the least impact，at 6.43%.Furthermore，deposition uniformity was improved as temperature and pressure were decreased and the MTS flow rate was increased.Based on these influence patterns，process optimization revealed an increase in deposition uniformity of 102.45%.…”
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Fixed-Bed Adsorption of an Azo Dye (Methyl Orange) onto Chemically and Thermally Regenerated Activated Carbons by Idriss Kamdem Taquieteu, Hermann Tamaguelon Dzoujo, Victor Odhiambo Shikuku, Charles Banenzoué, Daniel David Joh Dina

“…In this study, the effectiveness of the recovery method for spent granular activated carbon (SGAC) for application in dye removal was evaluated. …”
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Remaining Useful Life Prediction for Rolling Bearings Based on TCN–Transformer Networks Using Vibration Signals by Xiaochao Jin, Yaping Ji, Shiteng Li, Kailang Lv, Jianzheng Xu, Haonan Jiang, Shengnan Fu

“…By employing the proposed HI construction method, the average comprehensive bearing performance index, used to evaluate RUL prediction accuracy, is improved by 8.69% across the entire dataset compared to the original feature-based composite index. …”
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