Investigation of the Ultrasonic Treatment-Assisted Soaking Process of Different Red Kidney Beans and Compositional Analysis of the Soaking Water by NIR Spectroscopy by Matyas Lukacs, Tamás Somogyi, Barasa Mercy Mukite, Flóra Vitális, Zoltan Kovacs, Ágnes Rédey, Tamás Stefaniga, Tamás Zsom, Gabriella Kiskó, Viktória Zsom-Muha

“…Ultrasonic treatment (US) represents a potential environmentally friendly method for process acceleration, while near-infrared spectroscopy (NIR) is a proposedly suitable non-invasive monitoring tool to assess compositional changes. …”
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Body composition after implementation of an enhanced parenteral nutrition protocol in the neonatal intensive care unit: a randomised pilot trial by Emily M. Nagel, Jennifer Super, Nicholas A. Marka, Ellen W Demerath, Sara E Ramel

“…Optimised parenteral nutrition may help promote optimal growth and development, but concerns that provision of enhanced nutrition may contribute to increased early adiposity and later metabolic disease remain.Aim To determine associations between provision of an early enhanced parenteral nutrition protocol or standard parenteral nutrition protocol and growth and body composition for VLBW preterm infants in the neonatal intensive care unit.Subjects This is a secondary analysis of data from a clinical trial aimed at assessing the feasibility and safety of randomising VLBW preterm infants to Standard (n = 45) or Intervention (n = 42) parenteral nutrition groups between August 2017 and June 2019.Methods We evaluated associations between weekly infant growth and body composition measurements from n = 55 infants (Standard = 29, Intervention = 26) that were clinically stable enough to have body composition measurements taken before discharge using mixed effects linear regression models.Result No statistically significant associations between nutrition group and infant growth or body composition measures were observed (p >.05).Conclusion In this pilot trial, enhanced parenteral nutrition in the first week of life was not associated with significant differences in infant growth or body composition during hospitalisation.…”
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Experimental and Numerical Investigation on Damage Resistance Characteristics of Woven E-Glass/Epoxy Composite Laminates Subjected to Drop-Weight Impacts by Ranjith K., Prithvi C., Rajesh Mathivanan N., Rakshith Gowda D. S.

“…The findings demonstrated that the impact energy significantly influences the impact response of the specimens, and both the experimental and numerical analyses yielded similar results, validating the modeling approach for the impact problem in composite materials. …”
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Nonlinear association of a composite metabolic index (ZJU index) with hypertension: a cross-sectional study of NHANES 2003–2018 by Haibo Gong, Jing Chen, Xiao Chen, Yuanhe Fan, Yuan Luo

“…ObjectiveTo explore the association between the composite metabolic index (ZJU index) and hypertension using data from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES).MethodsNHANES data from 2003 to 2018 were analyzed. …”
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Effect of a multidisciplinary lifestyle intervention on body composition in people with osteoarthritis: Secondary analysis of the “Plants for Joints” randomized controlled trial... by C.A. Wagenaar, W. Walrabenstein, C.S. de Jonge, M. Bisschops, M. van der Leeden, M. van der Esch, P.J.M. Weijs, M.A. Troelstra, M.A. Korteweg, A.J. Nederveen, D. van Schaardenburg

“…This secondary analysis investigated its effects on body composition. Method: In the randomized PFJ study, people with MSOA followed a 16-week intervention based on a whole-food plant-based diet, physical activity, and stress management, or usual care. …”
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The state-of-the-art review on biochar as green additives in cementitious composites: performance, applications, machine learning predictions, and environmental and economic implic... by Ping Ye, Binglin Guo, Huyong Qin, Cheng Wang, Yang Liu, Yuyang Chen, Pengfei Bian, Di Lu, Lei Wang, Weiping Zhao, Yonggan Yang, Li Hong, Peng Gao, Peiyong Ma, Binggen Zhan, Qijun Yu

“…Therefore, this review analyzes factors influencing the physicochemical properties of BC and their optimization methods, as well as the impact of BC addition on various cement composites and their potential applications. …”
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Alveolar cell composition in interstitial lung disease and the development of a pulmonary progressive fibrosing phenotype: a retrospective cohort study by Iris A. Simons, Bart G. Boerrigter, Maud C.M. Hovestadt, Kirsten A. Mooij-Kalverda, Shiqi Zhang, Leonoor S. Boers, Anke H. Maitland– van der Zee, Esther J. Nossent, Jan Willem Duitman

“…Linear mixed-effect modelling was used to assess the association between baseline cell composition and longitudinal lung function decline. …”
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The interplay between lying, sitting, standing, moving, and walking on obesity risk in older adults: a compositional and isotemporal substitution analysis by Jana Pelclová, Jan Vindiš, Paulína Jašková, Karel Hron

“…The data were analysed using compositional data analysis (CoDA) and isotemporal substitution models to assess the impact of reallocating time between different activities on self-reported (BMI). …”
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Obesity, composite dietary antioxidant index, and their interactive association with the risk of cardiometabolic multimorbidity in the elderly from a large national survey by HuanRui Zhang, BaoJun Dou, XiTao Chen, XiaoDi Sun

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Chemical Composition, Free Radicals and Pathogenic Microbes in the Extract Derived from <i>Dictyota dichotoma</i>: In Silico and In Vitro Approaches by Fouad Oumassi, Khalid Chebbac, Naouar Ben Ali, Soundouss Kaabi, Zineb Nejjar El Ansari, Amira Metouekel, Azeddin El Barnossi, Abdelfattah El Moussaoui, Mohamed Chebaibi, Loubna Bounab, Ibrahim Mssillou, Abdelaaty Abdelaziz Shahat, Brahim El Bouzdoudi, Mohammed L’bachir El Kbiach

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ENERGY EFFICIENCY AND ASSESSMENT METHODS OF TECHNOLOGICAL SYSTEMS OF WATER SUPPLY AND WATER DISPOSAL by A. A. Kapansky

“…These factors include the technical condition of the equipment and piping systems, alterations in the modes of operation of pumping units over time, a significant impact of the ambient temperature on the power consumption, amount of precipitation and the chemical composition of the effluent. As an object of management water supply and water disposal systems are considered as a totality; therefore the assessment of the energy efficiency of pipeline enterprises ought to be based on a systematic approach, whereas the existing methods are mainly based on an analysis of operating modes of individual electrical equipment, not on the whole technological system. …”
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Analysis of methods for accounting cargo vehicles in traffic flow of a regulated crossroad by V. V. Donchenko, A. N. Shumskiy

“…In order to establish the degree of influence of these parameters on the change in the main characteristics of the traffic flow, such as the average travel time and average speed, this study was carried out.Methods and materials. When performing the study, the methods of natural observation, statistical analysis and modelling were applied. …”
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MODERN ANALYSIS METHODS USE IN ORDER TO ESTABLISH THE GEOGRAPHIC ORIGIN OF FOOD PRODUCTS by L. A. Oganesyants, A. L. Panasyuk, E. I. Kuzmina, D. A. Sviridov

“…The advantages of an integrated research approach, which includes the creation of data array of various indicators values and its in-depth analysis using chemometric algorithms and mathematical modeling methods, are shown.…”
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Human Visceral Adipose Tissue Macrophages Are Not Adequately Defined by Standard Methods of Characterization by Alecia M. Blaszczak, Anahita Jalilvand, Joey Liu, Valerie P. Wright, Andrew Suzo, Bradley Needleman, Sabrena Noria, William Lafuse, Willa A. Hsueh, David Bradley

“…However, much less is known about the immune cell composition and how to best define AT macrophages in humans. …”
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First Principles Study on Electronic Structure and Optical Properties of PMMA Doped InSb–Mn Alloy Polymer Matrix Composite by Dhanabalakrishnan Kovilpalayam Palaniswamy, Pandiyan Arumugan, Ravindiran Munusami, A Chinnasamy, S. Madhu, Prathap Paulraj, Kumaran Palani

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Combining X‐Ray Photoelectron and Absorption Spectroscopies for Determining Surface Chemistry and Composition of Ti3C2Tx MXene by Zoé Dessoliers, Arsène Chemin, Geetha Valurouthu, Robert Lord, Thomas Bilyk, Yury Gogotsi, Vincent Mauchamp, Tristan Petit

“…Abstract Surface chemistry and core composition of 2D MXenes play a major role in their interfacial properties, but the determination and quantification of their bonding environments remain challenging. …”
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A novel test method for quantifying surface tack of polypropylene compound surfaces

“…A setup having a soft die tip attached to a standard tensile tester was developed aiming for correlation to the human sense of touch. Three different model thermoplastic polyolefin (TPO) compound formulations based on a high-impact isotactic polypropylene (iPP) composition with varying amounts and types of anti-scratch additives were used for these investigations. …”
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A simulation study on the contact‐separation triboelectric nano‐generator for magnetic energy harvester by Yibing Zhang, Fenghui Li, Yagang Wang, Shanlin Tong, Yuhao Li, Xuhui Li, Wu Lu, Yongsheng Liu

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Lean Mass Longitudinally Confounds Sedentary Time and Physical Activity With Blood Pressure Progression in 2513 Children by Andrew O. Agbaje

“…This study examined the longitudinal effect of sedentary time (ST), light PA (LPA) and MVPA on BP in 11‐year‐old children followed up for 13 years to determine the confounding and mediating role of body composition. Methods Data included 2513 children from the Avon Longitudinal Study of Parents and Children (ALSPAC), UK birth cohort who had data on at least one time‐point measure of accelerometer‐based movement behaviour across the follow‐up and complete BP measures at ages 11, 15 and 24 years. …”
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Underutilized Feature Extraction Methods for Burn Severity Mapping: A Comprehensive Evaluation by Linh Nguyen Van, Giha Lee

“…Machine learning (ML) models utilizing satellite-derived vegetation indices are crucial for assessing wildfire damage; however, incorporating many indices can lead to multicollinearity, reducing classification accuracy. …”
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