Introducing the composite business success index: Enhancing small and medium enterprise competitiveness in South Africa by Donovan M. Jacobs, Boniface Kabaso

“…Orientation: This study explored the composite business success index (CBSI), a novel framework designed to enhance small and medium enterprise (SME) competitiveness in South Africa by integrating financial and cultural metrics. …”
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Study of specific pharmacological activity of standardized composition of bee product substances for treatment of urogenital system by V. M. Koval, O. I. Tykhonov, О. S. Shpychak

“…The work presents review of the data literature, which indicate the prospects of creation new highly efficient drugs for the treatment of chronic prostatitis and prostate gland adenoma based bioactive standardized substances of bee products, including powdered honey (PH), propolis phenolic hydrophobic drug (PPHD) and bee pollen (BP). Materials and methods. Results of discussion of preclinical pharmacological studies of standardized substances of bee products composition – PH, PPHD and BP for the treatment of specified pathology is given in the experimental part. …”
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Construction of gradient layered structure for microwave absorbing composite materials with strong absorption and high bandwidth by Mei Guo, Zikang Han, Guangsheng Shi, Rong Chen, Jiang Li, Shaoyun Guo

“…Through optimal structural design, the multi-layer sample (NM11-10)1(NM11-25)2 achieved an effective absorption bandwidth of 6.80 GHz at a thickness of 4.0 mm, which is 66 % higher than the absorption bandwidth of the corresponding single-layer sample NM11-10 (4.10 GHz). This method provides a preparation process for flexible, lightweight, and broadband absorbing materials, showing significant promise for the application of MXene composite materials in the field of wave absorption.…”
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Dynamic Response of Pile-Net Composite Subgrade under Coupled Seismic-Train Load Effect by DENG Yousheng, ZHANG Keqin, LI Hui, LI Wenjie, ZHAO Huiling, MA Erli

“…[Method] Taking the CRTS Ⅱ plate-type ballastless track laid on the Beijing-Shanghai High Speed Railway as an example, a three-dimensional track-pile-net composite subgrade model is established using finite element software. …”
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An LJDRNN-based efficient energy intensity prediction in carbon fiber composite material manufacturing process by Rangaswamy Nikhil, Karthikeyan A G, Prabhu Loganathan, Tabrej Khan, Tamer A Sebaey

“…This study is of high significance to CF producers, offering a robust tool to predict and manage energy consumption effectively. By enabling more precise energy intensity forecasting, the proposed method supports producers in optimizing their manufacturing processes, reducing energy costs, and aligning with sustainable production goals, ultimately driving greater operational efficiency and competitiveness in the CF industry.…”
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Using isometric log-ratio in compositional data analysis for developing a groundwater pollution index by Junseop Oh, Kyoung-Ho Kim, Ho-Rim Kim, Sunhwa Park, Seong-Taek Yun

“…This study highlights the essential role of CoDa, especially the ILR -transformation, in overcoming the limitations of traditional statistical methods that often neglect the relative nature of hydrochemical data. …”
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AAGP integrates physicochemical and compositional features for machine learning-based prediction of anti-aging peptides by Saptashwa Datta, Jen-Chieh Yu, Yi-Hsiang Lin, Yun-Chen Cheng, Ching-Tai Chen

“…Our feature importance analysis shows that physicochemical features are more crucial for the first dataset, whereas compositional features hold greater importance for the second. …”
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Strain-level genomic analysis of serotype, genotype and virulence gene composition of group B streptococcus by Zhen Zeng, Meng Li, Simin Zhu, Ke Zhang, Yifan Wu, Minzi Zheng, Yang Cao, Zhenyu Huang, Qinping Liao, Lei Zhang, Lei Zhang

“…To develop specific and personalized preventative strategies, a better understanding of the epidemiological characteristics and pathogenic features of GBS is essential.MethodsWe conducted a comprehensive strain-level genomic analysis of GBS, examining serotype and genotype distributions, as well as the composition and correlations of virulence genes using the blastn-short mode of the BLAST program(v2.10.0+), mlstsoftware (https://github.com/tseemann/mlst), Snippy (v4.6.0), FastTree (v2.1.11) and iTOL. …”
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The amino acid composition of Polygonum hydropiper L. and Polygonum persicaria L. herbs of Ukrainian flora by I. A. Lukina, O. V. Mazulin, H. P. Smoilovska, H. V. Mazulin, I. N. Shevchenko

“…Materials and methods. Polygonum hydropiper L. and Polygonum persicaria L. herbs were collected in the summer during the phase of mass flowering (July - August 2013),VolodymyrivkaVillage, Zaporozhye Region. …”
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Component composition of flavonoid pigments and flower color in Prunus mira and hybrid cultivars of ornamental peach by L. D. Komar-Tyomnaya, G. P. Zaitsev

“…The aim of this work was to study the composition of flavonoid pigments in the flowers of parent plants and new ornamental peach cultivars originated from P. mira.Objects and methods. …”
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An experimental investigation of mechanical properties of concrete composites reinforced with PET fibers as per ASTM standard by Hammad Khalid, Yasir Yasin, Muhammad Umer Farooq, Usman Munir, Mumtaz A. Qaisrani, Shahnaz Shahani

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Color Alteration of Resin Composites by Cigarette Smoke with Various Levels of Tar, Nicotine, and Carbon Monoxide by Jéssica Dias Theobaldo, Waldemir Francisco Vieira-Junior, Marcela Alvarez Ferretti, Lorena Barros Costa, Giselle Maria Marchi, Debora Alves Nunes Leite Lima, Flávio Henrique Baggio Aguiar

“…Conclusion: Color alteration of resin composites was modulated by the cigarette and resin composite type, the NF resin composite being more susceptible to staining.…”
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Electrospun composite nanofibers for wound healing: synthesis, characterization, and clinical potential of biopolymer-based materials by Prashant D. Yadav, Pramod V. Londhe, Sachin S. Chavan, Dadaso D. Mohite, Ghansham B. Firame, Sarang S. Kadam, Mahesh J. Patil, M. I. Ansari

“…This review discusses the preparation methods, optimal electrospinning parameters, and challenges like solution viscosity and environmental conditions. …”
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A Taguchi-based study on the control factors of reinforced composites with the fiber of coir and pineapple leaves by Md Firoz Kabir, Md Alamgir Hossain, Md Nazmus Sakib, Md Waliullah Shadhin, Md Ariful Alam

“…The use of composite materials, whether metallic or non-metallic, is becoming more popular nowadays because of some of their superior characteristics compared to the use of wood and metallic materials alone. …”
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Fabrication of advanced bioinspired anisotropic carbide ceramic composites: Past, recent progress, and future perspectives by Huisheng Tian, Li Wang, Buhao Zhang, Xuejian Liu, Jie Yin, Zhengren Huang

“…It emphasizes the techniques used to prepare anisotropic carbide ceramics and anisotropic carbide ceramic composites—such as strong external field induction (hot working under uniaxial pressure, casting technologies within magnetic alignment, etc.), template methods (biotemplating, ice templating, etc.), and three-dimensional printing technologies (direct ink writing, stereolithography, etc.)…”
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Human milk composition in women with gestational diabetes mellitus: a systematic review and meta-analysis by Xinyu Qin, Siyu Li, Huiyan Wang

“…Interpretation There are many factors affecting the composition of human milk and fewer studies have been conducted on the composition of human milk. …”
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Improvement of anti-swelling property and anticorrosion performance of epoxy coatings by the introduction of nanocrystalline cellulose composite by Lei Kang, Qiao Zeng, Jiang Fan, Xinzhe Dang, Hu Chen, Bo Yan, Xingpeng Guo

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Experiment and simulation of single diamond abrasive particle scratching RB-SiC composite material by Dehan ZHANG, Kang DING, Xintong CAI, Feng YANG, Zhigang DONG, Yan BAO, Xiaoguang GUO, Renke KANG

“…However, the high hardness and brittleness lead to many defects when processed using traditional methods. To investigate the material removal mechanism and the surface damage causes during the grinding process of RB-SiC composite materials, the ABAQUS finite element software is used for scratch simulation and the scratching experiment of a single diamond abrasive indenter is used for verification.MethodsBased on ABAQUS finite element simulation software, a scratch simulation model of RB-SiC composite material with a multiphase structure is constructed. …”
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Microbiota composition-based donor selection affects FMT efficacy in a murine colitis model by Zhongming Dai, Wen Cheng, Huan Peng, Xiaokui Qiu, Jiawen Sun, Xiaoqiang Liu, Xianjiu Sun, Jinwei Cai, Jincui Wang, Guolong Li, Yongling Lv, Shaobo Chen, Zhongying Zhong

“…BackgroundGrowing evidence links gut microbial dysbiosis to inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) pathogenesis, establishing fecal microbiota transplantation (FMT) as a microbiota-targeted therapy; however, variable outcomes in randomized trials highlight the need to identify compositional features of donor microbiota associated with FMT efficacy.ObjectiveThis study aimed to investigate how the composition of the donor gut microbiota influences the therapeutic efficacy of FMT in IBD.MethodFecal DNA from 39 IBD patients and 42 healthy donors was analyzed via 16S rRNA sequencing. …”
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A novel machine learning based framework for developing composite digital biomarkers of disease progression by Song Zhai, Andy Liaw, Judong Shen, Yuting Xu, Vladimir Svetnik, James J. FitzGerald, James J. FitzGerald, Chrystalina A. Antoniades, Dan Holder, Marissa F. Dockendorf, Jie Ren, Richard Baumgartner

“…BackgroundCurrent methods of measuring disease progression of neurodegenerative disorders, including Parkinson's disease (PD), largely rely on composite clinical rating scales, which are prone to subjective biases and lack the sensitivity to detect progression signals in a timely manner. …”
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