Prospective Associations of Body Composition and Body Shape With the Risk of Developing Pancreatic Cancer in the UK Biobank Cohort by Sofia Christakoudi, Konstantinos K. Tsilidis, Marc J. Gunter, Elio Riboli

“…Methods We used multivariable Cox proportional hazards models to examine the prospective associations of body composition (allometric fat‐mass index (AFI) and allometric lean‐mass index (ALI), based on bioelectrical impedance, uncorrelated with each other and with height), waist size (allometric waist‐to‐hip index (WHI), uncorrelated with weight and height) and diabetes with pancreatic cancer risk in UK Biobank. …”
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Deriving household composition using population-scale electronic health record data-A reproducible methodology. by Rhodri D Johnson, Lucy J Griffiths, Joe P Hollinghurst, Ashley Akbari, Alexandra Lee, Daniel A Thompson, Ronan A Lyons, Richard Fry

“…Most methods to understand housing composition are based on survey or census data, and there is currently no reproducible methodology for creating population-level household composition measures using linked administrative data.…”
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Nutrient Composition and Antinutritional Evaluation of Selected Wild Edible Plants Grown in Agroforestry of Simada District, Ethiopia by Kindye Belaye Wassie

“…Proximate composition parameters (moisture, ash, crude fiber, crude fat, and crude protein) and antinutritional factors were evaluated using methods of the Association of Official Analytical Chemists and mineral analysis using the atomic absorption spectroscopy method. …”
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Experimental and Analytical Study on the Longitudinal Shear Bond Behaviour of Basalt Textile-Reinforced Concrete Composite Slab by Aniket Shirgaonkar, Yogesh Patil

“…Both the m–k and partial shear connection (PSC) approaches were used to calculate the horizontal shear strength of the composite floor. The m-k technique has proven to be more meticulous than the PSC method.…”
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Investigating the influence of bending stiffness and processing parameters on single-leg bending geometries of additively manufactured composites by T. Stiller, R.C. Kerschbaumer, C. Waly, B. Zink, J. Slapnik, G. Pinter

“…This combination of materials and additive manufacturing technologies has not yet been studied for the SLB testing method. The scope of this study is to obtain more information on how relatively hard-hard and hard-soft combinations behave for this special testing method. …”
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Study on the Deflection Calculation of a Steel Truss Web–Concrete Composite Beam Under Pre-Stress by Chunmei Ni, Xiaowei Liu, Zhilong Wang, Sheng Li

“…The pre-stress effect is determined by the equivalent load method, and the deflection analytical solution for a composite girder bridge under straight-line, broken-line, and curve pre-stressing tendon arrangements is established. …”
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The impact of thermal treatment parameters on the preservation of carbon fiber mechanical properties after reclamation by Marina Corvo Alguacil, Kentaro Umeki, Sergejs Gaidukovs, Anda Barkāne, Shujie You, Roberts Joffe

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Symmetry Breaking of Electronic Structure upon the π→π* Excitation in Anthranilic Acid Homodimer by Marcin Andrzejak, Joanna Zams, Jakub Goclon, Przemysław Kolek

“…Although the overall pattern of changes remains qualitatively consistent across all methods employed, CC2 predicts more pronounced excitation-induced modifications of the electronic structure compared to the more routinely used TDDFT approach. …”
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Mechanical and Water Absorption Characterization of Mango Seed Shell/Epoxy Composite for Low Load Carrying Structures by K. Mohan Kumar, Venkatesh Naik, Sunil S. Waddar, N. Santhosh, Vijayanand Kaup, H. V. Harish

“…The present work deals with the characterization of mango seed shell fiber reinforced epoxy composites by using hand layup method by varying the volume composition of the mango seed shell from 0 vol. % to 60 vol. % (M-0 to M-60). …”
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Numerical Analysis of the Flexural Strength and Ductility of RC Beams Strengthened with Steel-Reinforced Grout (SRG) Composites by Kamaran S. Ismail

“…To further analyze SRG's impact on the flexural capacity of RC beams, the numerical results were compared to predicted strength values obtained through the section analysis method. Both the ACI 549-4R13 and ACI 440.2R-08 design strain models were incorporated in the analysis. …”
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Effect of applying ultrasonic-milk-analyzer for detecting composition of cow milk adulterated with table salt and sugar by WANG Yan-bin, LIU Dong-hong, ZHOU Xiang-hua, YE Xing-qian

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Interaction effects of different chemical fractions of lanthanum, cerium, and fluorine on the taxonomic composition of soil microbial community by Ying Jiang, DaiXi Zhang, Shirong Zhang, Ting Li, Guiyin Wang, Xiaoxun Xu, Yulin Pu, Lichao Nengzi

“…The improved Tessier method was used to investigate the interaction effects of chemical fractions of these elements on the variations in the soil microbial compositions. …”
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A 3D-printed, high-strength, and drug-eluting composite for the treatment of periprosthetic joint infections by Bijan Abar, Bijan Abar, Harrison Goonewardene, Richard Sheng, Mitchell H. Negus, Nicholas B. Allen, Cambre N. Kelly, Natasha C. Stinson, Matthew L. Becker, Joshua T. Thaden, Samuel B. Adams, Ken Gall

“…However, antibiotic elution was influenced by the type and concentration of the antibiotic in the composite. In contrast, the thermoplastic properties of PMMA led to a decrease in compressive properties with the addition of antibiotics, but PMMA was able to elute relatively more antibiotics.DiscussionThis study described a novel method to 3D print load bearing materials that can release antibiotics over 30 days. …”
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Thermal destruction and thermophysical properties of polymer composites based on polyester resin with different content of carbon nanotubes by N. V. Siharova, Yu. I. Sementsov, S. V. Zhuravsky, M. V. Borysenko, D. L. Starokadomsky, K. A. Yurieva, A. D. Terets, O. V. Mistchanchuk, P. Pączkowski, B. Gawdzik

“…Using derivatography methods (Q 1500D), patterns of thermo-oxidative destruction of polymer composites were investigated. …”
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Bio-active composition, antibacterial activity and molecular docking studies of Salicia nitida (Benth.) root extracts by Wisdom U. Ike, Okereke C. Stanley, Nosiri Ijeoma, Okamgba C. Okezie, Nwokocha W. Osita, Aguwanba Chinedu, Aaron C. Friday

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COMPOSITION AND ECOLOGICAL REVIEW OF THE WEEVILS (CURCULIONIDAE) COASTAL AND ISLAND ECOSYSTEMS IN THE MIDDLE AND NORTH-WESTERN OF THE CASPIAN SEA by Gaiirbeg Magomedovich Abdurakhmanov, Gul'nara Magomedovna Mukhtarova, Madina Sheikhovna Ismailova

“…In studies are used traditional methods of entomological research and statistical processing. …”
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Degradation Analysis of Jute Fiber Reinforced Waste Tile Powder-Filled Polymer Composite on Wear Characteristics by G. Sakthi Balan, M. Sridharan, R. Balasundaram, A. Sasikaran, M. Sagar, S. Dinesh, V. Vijayan, S. Rajkumar

“…Jute fiber with 15%, 9% tile powder, and 5% NaOH treatment were found to have the lowest wear index of the other specimen compositions tested, according to the wear index. Specimen made with 5% jute fiber addition, 9% tile powder inclusion, and 10% NaOH treatment, on the other hand, had more hardness. …”
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Impact of ghrelin on body composition and muscle function in a long-term rodent model of critical illness. by Neil E Hill, Kevin G Murphy, Saima Saeed, Rahul Phadke, Darren Chambers, Duncan R Wilson, Stephen J Brett, Mervyn Singer

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Relaxation Modeling of Unidirectional Carbon Fiber Reinforced Polymer Composites Before and After UV-C Exposure by Flavia Palmeri, Susanna Laurenzi

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Nondestructive Inspection of Thin Basalt Fiber Reinforced Composites Using Combined Terahertz Imaging and Infrared Thermography by Przemyslaw Lopato, Grzegorz Psuj, Barbara Szymanik

“…The inspection of thin basalt fiber reinforced composite materials was carried out using two nondestructive methods: terahertz time domain imaging and infrared thermography. …”
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