Association between birth length, linear growth velocities, and primary school achievement at age 10 years: evidence from the Ethiopian iABC birth cohort by Rahma Ali, Beakal Zinab, Bikila S. Megersa, Daniel Yilma, Tsinuel Girma, Alemseged Abdissa, Melkamu Berhane, Bitiya Admasu, Suzanne Filteau, Dorothea Nitsch, Henrik Friis, Jonathan C. K. Wells, Gregers S. Andersen, Mubarek Abera, Mette F. Olsen, Rasmus Wibaek, Akanksha A. Marphatia

“…We assessed associations between birth length, childhood linear growth velocities, and stunting with school achievement. Methods Newborns were recruited into the Ethiopian infant Anthropometry and Body Composition (iABC) birth cohort and followed from birth to 10 years. …”
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The opportunity cost of household transport expenditure in South Africa by Mienke Knipe, Stephan Krygsman

“…Understanding these expenditure trade-offs provides insights for policy, especially as the National Public Transport Subsidy Policy is being prepared. Method: Using data from the Living Conditions Survey of 2014/2015, the study applies fractional logit regression models to estimate the impact of varying household transport expenses on other expenditure categories across diverse household demographics. …”
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RATIONALE FOR THE USE OF QUAIL MEAT IN THE PRODUCTION OF HYPOALLERGENIC PRODUCTS FOR CHILDREN by A. M. Patieva, S. V. Patieva, A. V. Zykova, T. P. Patieva

“…The modeling of prescription compositions of products containing dietary raw materials of low allergenic activity has been carried out, a technology for the production of products developed, including the heat treatment of whole quail carcasses, which has made it possible to reduce the loss of meat juice to 35.8% against 55.17% during heat treatment of deboned meat. …”
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Fracture Analysis of Compressor Impellers in Olefin Units: Numerical and Metallurgical Approach by Mojtaba Esmailzadeh, Maryam Delshah, Seyedeh Mina Amirsadat, Ahmad Azari, Rouhollah Fatehi, Mohsen Rezaei, Hasan Bazai, Farhad Ghadyanlou, Amir Saidizad, Mohsen Sharifpur

“…Some characterizations such as chemical composition, microstructure, and hardness tests were conducted to obtain a detailed evaluation of the base alloy. …”
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Avian Community Structure and Spatial Distribution in Anthropogenic Landscapes in Central Mexico by Jorge Enrique Ramírez-Albores

“…The study was conducted using the linear transect method to assess the diversity and composition of bird communities from November 2019 to March 2022, recording 290 total bird species. …”
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Ecological drivers of malaria vector habitat and transmission over 1 year of long-lasting insecticidal net intervention in Côte d’Ivoire by Benoit Talbot, Ludovic P. Ahoua Alou, Alphonsine A. Koffi, Colette Sih, Edouard Dangbenon, Marius G. Zoh, Soromane Camara, Serge B. Assi, Raphael N’Guessan, Louisa A. Messenger, Natacha Protopopoff, Jackie Cook, Manisha A. Kulkarni

“…In this study, we aimed to test the effect of different LLIN products and other environmental factors on the ecological niche of three mosquito vector species using state-of-the-art ecological niche modelling approaches. Methods This study used data from a cluster randomized control trial that took place in Tiébissou, in Central Côte d’Ivoire. …”
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Regional and aging-specific cellular architecture of non-human primate brains by Yun-Mei Wang, Wen-Chao Wang, Yongzhang Pan, Lin Zeng, Jing Wu, Zheng-Bo Wang, Xiao-Lin Zhuang, Ming-Li Li, David N. Cooper, Sheng Wang, Yong Shao, Li-Min Wang, Ying-Yin Fan, Yonghan He, Xin-Tian Hu, Dong-Dong Wu

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Monocyte-derived APCs are central to the response of PD1 checkpoint blockade and provide a therapeutic target for combination therapy by Louis Boon, Matheus H W Crommentuijn, Sjoerd T T Schetters, Laura J W Kruijssen, Yvette van Kooyk, Ernesto Rodriguez, Jan Van den Bossche, Joke M M Den Haan

“…It is still unclear how these APCs develop and function before and during αPD1 ICB or how they are associated with tumor rejection.Methods Here, we used B16 mouse melanoma and MC38 colorectal carcinoma tumor models, which show differential responses to αPD1 ICB. …”
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Explaining the Pattern of Effective Factors in Building the Capacity of Extension Experts in the Development of Smart Climate Agriculture in the Northwestern Provinces of the Count... by M. Rafiee Sefid Dashti, S.M. Mirdamadi, S.J. Farajollah Hosseini, S. Shokri

“…ConclusionFor data analysis, the method of structural equation modeling with the approach of partial least squares based on PLS3 software was used. …”
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Mineralogy and sulfide mineral chemistry of Khabr iron ore, Southwest of Baft (Southeast of Sanandaj-Sirjan Zone) by Mohammad Boomeri, Habib Biabangard, Somayeh Dehghani Soltani, Azadeh Bordbar

“…The sulfide minerals are analyzed by the Electron Probe Micro Analyze (EPMA) model of JEOL. JXA-8600 with an accelerator voltage of 15kv and current of 2×10-8 A in Yamagata University.  …”
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Photochemical aging of aviation emissions: transformation of chemical and physical properties of exhaust emissions from a laboratory-scale jet engine combustion chamber by A. Hartikainen, M. Ihalainen, D. Shukla, D. Shukla, M. Rohkamp, A. Mukherjee, Q. He, S. Piel, S. Piel, A. Virkkula, D. Li, T. Kokkola, S. Jeong, S. Jeong, H. Koponen, U. Etzien, A. Das, K. Luoma, L. Schwalb, T. Gröger, T. Gröger, A. Barth, M. Sklorz, T. Streibel, H. Czech, H. Czech, B. Gündling, M. Kalberer, B. Buchholz, A. Hupfer, T. Adam, T. Hohaus, J. Øvrevik, J. Øvrevik, R. Zimmermann, R. Zimmermann, O. Sippula, O. Sippula

“…The direct radiative forcing by the exhaust particles was estimated by a Mie model, which revealed a prominent shift from a warming to cooling climate effect upon photochemical aging. …”
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Chemical Underpinning of the Tea Bag Index: An Examination of the Decomposition of Tea Leaves by Sarah Duddigan, Liz J. Shaw, Paul D. Alexander, Chris D. Collins

“…Therefore, gaining a better understanding of how plant litter decomposes in soil, and what governs this process, is vital for global climate models. The Tea Bag Index (TBI) was introduced by Keuskamp et al. (2013) as a novel method for measuring litter decomposition rate and stabilisation. …”
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Nonlinear Trajectory Controller with Improved Performances for Waveriders by LiuQing Yang, YanBin Liu, Yong Zhang

“…This paper presents a nonlinear trajectory controller with improved performances for a general model of the waverider based on feedback linearization theory and composite nonlinear feedback (CNF) technique. …”
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Synthesis and investigation of optical properties and enhancement photocatalytic activity of TiO2–SnO2 semiconductor for degradation of organic compounds by Wagih Sadik, Abdelghaffar M. El-Demerdash, Adel William Nashed, Amr Ahmed Mostafa, Elsayed Lamie

“…Abstract Industrial wastewater treatment using UV irradiation in combination with oxidants or catalysts (TiO2) has attracted attention as a promising substitute for conventional methods. Studying the preparation and characterization of TiO2–SnO2 nanocomposites with different ratios, as well as their use in the enhanced photocatalytic degradation of acid red 37 dye in aqueous solution under UV irradiation as a model pollutant, are the goals of the research. …”
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Personalized decision making for coronary artery disease treatment using offline reinforcement learning by Peyman Ghasemi, Matthew Greenberg, Danielle A. Southern, Bing Li, James A. White, Joon Lee

“…Our findings indicate that RL-guided therapy decisions outperformed physician-based decision making, with RL policies achieving up to 32% improvement in expected rewards based on composite major cardiovascular events outcomes. Additionally, we introduced methods to ensure that RL CAD treatment policies remain compatible with locally achievable clinical practice models, presenting an interpretable RL policy with a limited number of states. …”
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A Feasibility Study of Debonding Detection in Multi-Layered Marine Thin-Wall Structures Using a Non-Destructive Vibration-Based Approach by Yona Dawit, Zima Beata, Krata Przemysław

“…This study analyses different debonding defect scenarios on a multi-layered material composed of carbon fibre-reinforced polymer as a composite coating applied to structural steel, with the aim of applying it to marine structures. …”
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Thermal Cracking Analysis of Microbial Cemented Sand under Various Strains Based on the DEM by Yang Tang, Guobin Xu, Yue Yan, Dengfeng Fu, Chunlai Qu, Zilong Li, Evance Chaima

“…Microbial-induced calcite precipitation (MICP) is a novel ground improvement method to increase the strength and stiffness of sand. …”
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The radiogenomic and spatiogenomic landscapes of glioblastoma and their relationship to oncogenic drivers by Anahita Fathi Kazerooni, Hamed Akbari, Xiaoju Hu, Vikas Bommineni, Dimitris Grigoriadis, Erik Toorens, Chiharu Sako, Elizabeth Mamourian, Dominique Ballinger, Robyn Sussman, Ashish Singh, Ioannis I. Verginadis, Nadia Dahmane, Constantinos Koumenis, Zev A. Binder, Stephen J. Bagley, Suyash Mohan, Artemis Hatzigeorgiou, Donald M. O’Rourke, Tapan Ganguly, Subhajyoti De, Spyridon Bakas, MacLean P. Nasrallah, Christos Davatzikos

“…Machine and deep learning models were used to identify imaging biomarkers and stratify tumors based on their genetic profiles and molecular heterogeneity. …”
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A DFT-D4 investigation of the complexation phenomenon between pentachlorophenol and β-cyclodextrin by Zoubir Kabouche, Youghourta Belhocine, Tahar Benlecheb, Ibtissem Meriem Assaba, Abdelkarim Litim, Rabab Lalalou, Asma Mechhoud

“…Density functional theory (DFT) calculations based on the BLYP-D4 and PBEh-3c composite methods were performed for investigating the encapsulation mode of pentachlorophenol (PCP) inside the cavity of β-cyclodextrin (β-CD). …”
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Stress distribution of restorations in external cervical root resorption under occlusal and traumatic loads: a finite element analysis by Padmapriya Ramanujam, Paul Kevin Abishek Karthikeyan, Vignesh Srinivasan, Selvakarthikeyan Ulaganathan, Velmurugan Natanasabapathy, Nandini Suresh

“…The 2Bd models were restored either with glass ionomer cement (GIC)/Biodentine (Septodont) or a combination of both with composite resin. 2Bp models were restored externally with a combination technique and internally with root canal treatment. …”
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