Reverse periodization in ultratrail: The road to the 2023 World Mountain and Trail Running Championships of an elite female ultrarunner by Diego Jaén-Carrillo, Arcadi Margarit-Boscà

“…The aim of this study was to describe the training characteristics of a Spanish high-level female ultrarunner in her preparation to the 2023 World Mountain and Trail Running Championships using a reverse linear periodization model. Methods Day-by-day data training of 1 study subject for 29 weeks (from November 2022 to June 2023) was retrospectively analyzed. …”
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Cardiovascular magnetic resonance radiologic-pathologic correlation in radiomic analysis of myocardium in non-ischemic dilated cardiomyopathy by Amine Amyar, Shiro Nakamori, Long Ngo, Masaki Ishida, Satoshi Nakamura, Taku Omori, Keishi Moriwaki, Naoki Fujimoto, Kyoko Imanaka-Yoshida, Hajime Sakuma, Kaoru Dohi, Warren J. Manning, Reza Nezafat

“…A representative feature known as the ''medoid'' was identified within each cluster based on its minimal dissimilarity from other features. Logistic regression models were built using one medoid per model to evaluate the association between each medoid and histological feature. …”
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Prediction of the long-term risk of adverse cardiovascular events after an episode of acute coronary syndrome in patients with type 2 diabetes by E. A. Nikitina, I. S. Meletev, O. V. Soloviev, E. N. Chicherina

“…To determine independent predictors of adverse cardiovascular events (ACE) and to develop a long-term (12 months) prognostic model after an episode of acute coronary syndrome (ACS) in patients with type 2 diabetes (T2D).Material and methods. …”
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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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Enhancing PEEK bond strength: the impact of chemical and mechanical surface modifications on surface characteristics and phase transformation by Emel Arslan, Ipek Caglar

“…Conclusions All surface modification methods enhanced the bond strength between PEEK to composite resin. …”
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Polydopamine-assisted smart bacteria-responsive hydrogel: Switchable antimicrobial and antifouling capabilities for accelerated wound healing by Zheng Fang, Qingyan He, Yanyu Hu, Xu Chen, Fan Li, Xixi Cai

“…Objectives: This study aims to present a facile approach to construct a bacteria-responsive hydrogel with switchable antimicrobial-antifouling properties through a “resisting-killing-releasing” method. Methods: The smart bacteria-responsive hydrogel was constructed by two-step immersion strategy: a simple immersion-coating process to construct Polydopamine (pDA) coatings on the surface of a gelatin-chitosan composite hydrogel and followed by grafting of bactericidal quaternary ammonium chitosan (QCS) as well as pH-responsive PMAA to this pDA coating. …”
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Development of metacognitive skills of university students as a resource for understanding texts in the learning process by T.V. Borzova, E.N. Kameneva-Liubavskaia

“…The following indicators were used to ascertain students' mastery of the methods of understanding hypertext texts: the ability to formulate a problem; the ability to complete the problem condition; the construction of a semantic context in relation to a paradoxical, "impossible" situation; the measure of openness of individual cognitive position as an indicator of arbitrary intellectual control; the features of the cognitive style impulsiveness/reflexivity, which characterises the level of involuntary intellectual control in conditions of uncertain choice; the composition of one's own hypertext with hyperlinks as a result of mastery of a particular section of a scientific discipline. …”
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Falls prevention interventions for community-dwelling older adults: systematic review and meta-analysis of benefits, harms, and patient values and preferences by Jennifer Pillay, Lindsay A. Gaudet, Sabrina Saba, Ben Vandermeer, Ashiqur Rahman Ashiq, Aireen Wingert, Lisa Hartling

“…For outcome valuation, we pooled disutilities (representing the impact of a negative event, e.g. fall, on one’s usual quality of life, with 0 = no impact and 1 = death and ~ 0.05 indicating important disutility) from the EQ-5D utility measurement using the inverse variance method and a random-effects model and explored heterogeneity. …”
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Advancements in natural remediation management techniques for oil spills: Challenges, innovations, and future directions by Komal Sharma, Garishma Shah, Hanwant Singh, Upma Bhatt, Khushbu Singhal, Vineet Soni

“…However, several challenges must be overcome to optimize the effectiveness of natural remediation methods for oil spills. These challenges include the variability in oil composition, environmental conditions, and the availability of suitable microorganisms or plants for degradation. …”
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Comprehensive Effects of Operation of Pumped-Storage Hydropower Plants on Downstream Conventional Hydropower Plants by ZHU De-kang, QIN Rui, CHENG Xiang, GUO Xu-ye

“…By integrating this method with the local grid’s time-of-use electricity pricing policy, a power generation scheduling model for conventional hydropower plants was established. …”
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Use of innovative technologies to extend the shelf life of dairy products by V. Hruban, M. Khramov, O. Lymar, A. Pastushenko

“…A synergistic effect was observed when combining non-thermal processing methods with innovative packaging materials, enabling the extension of milk’s shelf life to 35 days at a temperature of 4 ± 1°C. …”
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Social Representations of Breast Cancer in Patients, Accompanying Relatives and Specialists by Maria Elena Reina Suarez, Yamila Ramos Rangel, María de los Ángeles Reina Sarmiento, Leonor Cisneros Pimentel, María del Rosario Lleó Moreno, Sara Soraya Naranjo Noda

“…The representative field of breast cancer accounted for mostly models of disease challenge in the study subjects. …”
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Push Factors of Population Migration in Russian Regions in Terms of Age Structure by Evgeniya Mikhailovna Moiseeva

“…of migration using econometric methods. Namely, regression models are estimated on panel data for 85 constituent entities of the Russian Federation for the five-year period from 2019 to 2023. …”
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Enhanced automated art curation using supervised modified CNN for art style classification by Weiwei Li

“…To address these challenges, we developed a Modified CNN model capable of distinguishing art styles and movements using features such as color patterns, textures, and compositions. …”
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Evaluating Consolidation Behaviors in High Water Content Oil Sands Tailings Using a Centrifuge by Mahmoud Ahmed, Nicholas A. Beier, Heather Kaminsky

“…These methods, however, are time consuming and often take weeks or years to complete. …”
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Bilateral oophorectomy amplifies depression risk following hysterectomy NHANES 2006–2017 by Chenghui Xu, Guangchun Zhao, Wenlei Yao, Yanhua Zhang

“…Subgroup analyses employed stratified regression models to investigate interactions between baseline characteristics and surgical methods. …”
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Advances in machine learning for the detection and characterization of microplastics in the environment by M. Maksuda Khanam, M. Khabir Uddin, Julhash U. Kazi

“…Traditional detection and quantification methods—including manual microscopy and standalone spectroscopic techniques—offer reliable accuracy but are limited by labor-intensive procedures and low throughput. …”
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Prediction of Regional Logistics Heat and Coupling Development between Regional Logistics and Economic Systems by Guojun Yin, Jianhui Peng

“…However, many scholars ignore the difference between prediction methods in terms of attributes and focal points of data analysis during the selection of regional logistics heat prediction model. …”
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New experimental techniques for fracture testing of highly deformable materials by E. Dall’Asta, V. Ghizzardi, R. Brighenti, E. Romeo, R. Roncella, A. Spagnoli

“…The investigation using the present DIC method focuses on 2D full-field strain maps of plain and notched specimens under tensile loading made of two different highly deformable materials: hot mix asphalt and thermoplastic composites for 3D-printing applications. …”
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Research on strata movement control in deep areas of super-thick and weak-cemented overlying strata during local backfill mining—A case study based on Yingpanhao Coal Mine by Leixiang Peng, Guojian Zhang, Huaiwen Wang, Shuo Sun, Yan Zhang, Zhiyong Liu, Zhi-yang Wang

“…Therefore, this paper studies the secondary compression deformation characteristics of the composite lithology gangue filling body under the coupling effect of high in-situ stress and water environment and establishes a PFC-FLAC coupling model for local filling mining in Yingpanhao Coal Mine to study the influence law of the local filling mining method and the secondary compression deformation of the composite lithology gangue filling body on the control of rock layer movement. …”
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