Association between Serum Testosterone Levels and Body Composition among Men 20–59 Years of Age by Jiajie Ye, Xiaojun Zhai, Jinxiao Yang, Zhongxin Zhu

“…Weighted multiple regression analyses were used to estimate the independent association between serum testosterone levels and body composition. Weighted generalized additive models and smooth curve fittings were used to characterize the nonlinear associations between them. …”
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Location-Aware Web Service Composition Based on the Mixture Rank of Web Services and Web Service Requests by Junwen Lu, Guanfeng Liu, Keshou Wu, Wenjiang Qin

“…To satisfy various kinds of requirement of the QoS, we propose a composition method based on our proposed framework. …”
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Optimization of polyphenols extraction by deep eutectic solvent from broccoli stem and characterization of their composition and antioxidative effects by Bingqing Wang, Peiyun Chen, Huien Zhang, Yanlei Chen, Liqing Chen

“…To efficiently extract polyphenols from broccoli stems, we herein describe an updated deep eutectic solvent extraction (DESE) method. Response surface modeling was utilized for optimization of the DESE method, achieving the best yield of 5.10 ± 0.04 mg polyphenols/g broccoli stem powder under the following conditions: solvent, choline chloride-urea (molar ratio 1:3); extraction temperature, 80 °C; extraction duration, 55 min; water content, 60%; and liquid-solid ratio, 41:1 mL/g. …”
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Assembly Quality Control Technologies in Forced Clamping and Compensation Processes for Large and Integrated Aeronautical Composite Structures by Feiyan Guo, Qiangwei Bao, Jialiang Liu, Xiliang Sha

“…As a result, in practical engineering, the forced method of applying a local clamping force is inevitably adopted to passively reduce and compensate for assembly errors. …”
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Design of Controllers and Observer-Based Controllers for Time-Delay Singularly Perturbed Systems via Composite Control by Juing-Shian Chiou

“…This paper presents a novel and general approach, which is based on the composite control method, to synthesize the controller and observer-based state feedback to stabilize the singularly perturbed time-delay systems. …”
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Fatigue Life (Limit) Analysis Through Infrared Thermography on Flax/PLA Composites with Different Reinforcement Configurations by Samuel Charca, Diego G. Cervantes, Liu Jiao-Wang, Carlos Santiuste

“…The methods used to estimate the fatigue limit are the fitting of stress versus number of cycles data using Weibull and Basquin equations, the surface thermographic technique with bilinear and exponential models to analyze the evolution of temperature increment, and volumetric dissipated energy. …”
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Multifunctional PLGA/collagen/zeolitic imidazolate framework-8 composite nanofibrous membranes for guided bone regeneration by Tianqi Wang, Qi Xie, Hongbo Liang, Yu Sun, Weili Xie

“…In vivo a rat calvarial defect model further confirmed the positive bone regeneration effect of the PLGA/Col/ZIF-8 composite nanofibrous membrane.DiscussionPLGA/Col/ZIF-8 composite nanofibrous membranes have great potential for application in guiding bone tissue regeneration.…”
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Peculiarities of U(VI) sorption on composites containing hydrated titanium dioxide and potassium-cobalt hexacyanoferrate(II) by O. V. Perlova, Yu. S. Dzyazko, A. A. Malinovska, A. V. Palchik

“…In this case, the half-exchange time is minimal and equal to » 23 min (initial hydrated titanium dioxide) and 47 min (composite). Desorption obeys the model of particle diffusion: the diffusion coefficients for ions being exchanged are (1.7–7.6)?…”
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STRUCTURAL DESIGN AND MOTION SIMULATION RESEARCH ON A NEW TYPE COMPOSITE ROTARY PERCUSSION DRILLING TOOL by ZHANG HaiPing, LIU XiaoDan, WANG JiaChang, SUN MingGuang

“…A new type composite rotary percussion drilling tool was designed by studying the conversion mechanism of rotary to reciprocating motion. …”
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Cellular composition of the minor salivary gland inflammatory infiltrates as an additional diagnostic criterion for primary Sjogren’s syndrome by E. S. Kuvardin, I. N. Grigor’yeva, I. A. Bekhtereva, A. L. Maslyansky, Yu. A. Krivolapov, E. A. Belyakova

“…AUC for quantitative assessment of these cells was 0.65 [95% CI: 0.52–0.78], sensitivity 29.1% [95% CI: 18.77–42.14] and specificity 100% [95% CI: 82.41–100]. Using the method of discriminant analysis, we designed classification models that included various combinations of the studied markers. …”
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Cyber Potential Metaphorical Map Method Based on GMap by Dongyu Si, Bingchuan Jiang, Qing Xia, Tingting Li, Xiao Wang, Jingxu Liu

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Optimisation of the composition of safe dental gel with IL-1β antagonist for the treatment of inflammatory periodontal diseases by О. О. Dmytriieva, I. F. Belenichev, B. S. Burlaka

“…The study aims to develop the composition of the oromucosal gel with the IL-1β interleukin antagonist for complex treatment of inflammatory periodontal diseases. …”
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Mirabegron induces selective changes in the faecal microbiota of HFHFr rats without altering bile acid composition by Roger Bentanachs, Roger Bentanachs, Lluïsa Miró, Lluïsa Miró, Patricia Ramírez-Carrasco, Rosa M. Sánchez, Rosa M. Sánchez, Rosa M. Sánchez, Manuel Bernabeu, Concepció Amat, Concepció Amat, Marta Alegret, Marta Alegret, Marta Alegret, Anna Pérez-Bosque, Anna Pérez-Bosque, Núria Roglans, Núria Roglans, Núria Roglans, Juan C. Laguna, Juan C. Laguna, Juan C. Laguna

“…We have previously reported that mirabegron administration was unable to reduce liver triglyceride content in our rat model.MethodsIn the present work, we analyse stored liver, adipose tissue (perigonadal and brown), serum and faecal samples from our previous study and present new biochemical, faecal metabolomic and microbiome data.Results and discussionWe show that oral administration of mirabegron significantly increases the expression of uncoupling protein 1 in brown adipose tissue and β3-Adrenergic receptor protein in perigonadal white adipose and liver tissues. …”
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Neighborhood racial/ethnic composition and depressive symptoms of later life: The moderation effects of individual race/ethnicity by Seungjong Cho, Ph.D., Tyrone C. Hamler, Ph.D.

“…To fill this gap, this study aims to test whether race/ethnicity moderates the relationship between neighborhood racial/ethnic composition and depressive symptoms. Materials and Methods: This study used merged data from the Health and Retirement Study 2016 and the American Community Survey 2014–2018 Data (N = 5,241). …”
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Energetic Ion Composition as a Means of Investigating the Physical Origins of Alpha Particle Heavy Magnetic Switchbacks by Emily McDougall, Bala Poduval

“…In this paper, we present the results of our study on the energetic ion composition of magnetic switchback events using statistical methods with the aim of obtaining new insights into the underlying physics. …”
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Statistical Evaluation of Uniform Temperature and Thermal Gradients for Composite Girder of Tibet Region Using Meteorological Data by Yujuan Liu, Zhiyuan Ma, Jiang Liu

“…Based on the most unfavorable extreme meteorological data at each meteorological station, a finite element model was used to analyze the temperature field of the composite girder. …”
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Deglycosylated azithromycin alleviates cisplatin-evoked constipation in mice by altering host metabolome and gut microbiota composition by Xiaoting Gu, Shuwen Zhu, Shuwen Zhu, Weixue Tian, Xiaohe Li, Yutian Cai, Yutian Cai, Chaoyue Zheng, Chaoyue Zheng, Xiang Xu, Xiang Xu, Conglu Zhao, Conglu Zhao, Hongting Liu, Hongting Liu, Yao Sun, Yao Sun, Zhilin Luo, Zhilin Luo, Honggang Zhou, Honggang Zhou, Xiaoyu Ai, Cheng Yang, Cheng Yang

“…The purpose of this study was to explore the role of Deg-AZM in treating CIC by modulating the gut microbiota.MethodsThe therapeutic effects of Deg-AZM on intestinal motility were assessed in a cisplatin-induced CIC mouse model. …”
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Ultrastructural changes in renal tissue in rats with renal failure under the influence of herbal composition BNO 2103 by V. V. Chernykh, К. О. Zupanets, S. K. Shebeko

“…The aim of the research is to study the nephroprotective properties of the standardized herbal composition BNO 2103, which is the active ingredient of Canephron N ®, in a model of renal failure in rats. …”
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Associations of dietary inflammation index and composite dietary antioxidant index with all-cause mortality in COPD patients by Sue Zhao, Yingjie Su, Hongzhong Yang

“…Multivariate Cox proportional hazard models were used to analyze the effects of DII and CDAI on all-cause mortality in COPD. …”
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Enteric Delayed-Release Granules Loading Dendrobine Ameliorates Hyperlipidemia in Mice by Regulating Intestinal Flora Composition by Shunqiang Song, Liangyu Yang, Tingting Chen, Yongai Xiong

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