Body composition and functional capacity as determinants of physical activity in middle-aged and older adults: a cross-sectional analysis by Matti Hyvärinen, Anna Kankaanpää, Timo Rantalainen, Taina Rantanen, Eija K. Laakkonen, Laura Karavirta

“…Methods This cross-sectional study involved 1158 women aged 47–55 years, and community-dwelling 289 women and 196 men aged 75, 80, or 85 years. …”
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Experimental Research on Pile-Soil Stress Ratio of Rigid Pile Composite Foundation in Shallow-Buried Rock and Soft Soil by REN Jia-li, JIANG Ji-wei, HU Sheng-gang, CHEN Hang, YE Chen-hui

“…[Method] Based on a concrete sluice dam project, this study carried out 7 sets of scaled indoor physical model tests, systematically studied the bearing characteristics of soft soil single-pile composite foundations and the pile-soil stress ratio, analyzed the influences of factors such as cushion type, pile loading conditions, pile spacing and pile end bearing stratum, and obtained the variation trend of pile-soil stress ratio with load and the pile-soil stress ratio corresponding to bearing capacity. …”
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A composite risk score to identify older adults at high risk of hearing loss in a community screening program by Juan Juan Li, Wei Xiang Gao, Jiao Wang, Yan Hong Zhang, Fei Ji, Yao Dan Yuan, Peng Zhang, Fang Ma, Lin Xu, Xian Hai Zeng

“…Methods We conducted a cross-sectional study using data from a community-based health screening program in Shenzhen, China. …”
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Aggregative Sampling Performs Similar to Composite Produce Samples to Recover Quality and Safety Indicators Throughout Romaine Lettuce Production by Jorge Quintanilla Portillo, Rachel J. Gathman, Jiaying Wu, Eric Wilhelmsen, Matthew J. Stasiewicz

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Hormonal, antioxidant, and body composition differences in national level male athletes: a comparative study of aerobic and anaerobic training by Manar Burhan Jaradat, Eyyad Maghayreh, Waqar Husain, Khaled Trabelsi, Khaled Trabelsi, Khaled Trabelsi, Adam Amawi, Haitham Jahrami, Haitham Jahrami, Hadeel Ali Ghazzawi

“…This study aimed to compare body composition, serum levels of ghrelin, leptin, and glutathione (GSH), and their interrelationships in national level male athletes engaged in aerobic and anaerobic sports.MethodsTwenty competitive athletes (aged 17–38 years) were evenly divided into aerobic (AS) and anaerobic (AnS) sports groups. …”
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Adolescent and Current Exercise Habits in Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease: Associations with Body Composition, Physical Activity, and Pulmonary Function by Iriyama T, Matsuo Y, Tsunoda Y, Yamazaki A, Uchida Y, Nakagawa H, Kinose D, Yamaguchi M, Nakano Y, Ogawa E

“…Therefore, the present study aimed to clarify the associations of adolescent and current exercise habits with current conditions.Patients and Methods: This cross-sectional study enrolled 86 participants, including 72 with COPD and 14 with pre-COPD. …”
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Calcium and silicon nanofertilizers improved morphological attributes and fatty acid composition in olive; an insight to synergistic interaction between these elements by Javad Erfani-Moghadam, Abdolkarim Zarei

“…The utilization of nano-fertilizers for targeted and controlled nutrient release represents a promising strategy to advance sustainable agricultural practices while minimizing environmental impact. Method The effects of foliar application of Ca and Si nanoparticles were investigated on the morphological attributes and fatty acid composition of olive tree cultivar ‘Zard’. …”
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Chemical composition, in vitro gas production, and nutrient degradability of carob leaves as a sustainable feed for ruminants in Tunisia and Palestine by Soha Ghzayel, Soha Ghzayel, Soha Ghzayel, Hajer Ammar, Halimeh Zoabi, Halimeh Zoabi, Halimeh Zoabi, Bassem Abou Aziz, Bassem Abou Aziz, Bassem Abou Aziz, Ahmed E. Kholif, Ahmed E. Kholif, Moyòsore J. Adegbeye, Rym Ben Abdallah, Mario de Haro-Martí, Secundino Lopez, Secundino Lopez, Mireille Chahine

“…This study aimed to evaluate the nutritive value of carob leaves collected from Tunisia and Palestine untreated or treated with urea or sodium hydroxide (NaOH), or supplemented with polyethylene glycol (PEG) on chemical composition and in vitro ruminal fermentation.MethodsCarob leaf samples were collected from either Palestine or Tunisia, and were used either untreated (control) or treated with urea, NaOH at 4% or PEG at 100 mg/g (dry matter (DM) basis), and analyzed for chemical composition. …”
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The Impact of Digital Technology–Based Exercise Combined With Dietary Intervention on Body Composition in College Students With Obesity: Prospective Study by Chengyuan Hu, Zixin Lv, Jieping Zhu, Chunyuan Lai, Dongjuan Guo, Maolin Chen, Xiaoyan Cheng, Mingxin Rao, Xinyou Zhou, Liqiang Su

“…MethodsA total of 129 college students with obesity (mean age 18.3, SD 0.7 years; mean weight 89.9, SD 13.6 kg; mean BMI 30.6, SD 3.3 kg/m2) were initially recruited for this study. …”
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The Weeds in Sunflower Crops when Grown in Arid Conditions of The Steppe of Ukraine by Igor Aksyonov

“…The purpose of the study was to identify the species composition of weeds in the steppe zone and establish the effectiveness the methods of basic tillage of soil in the technology of growing sunflower hybrids aimed at suppressing weeds and reducing the quantity of weeds in agrocenoses. …”
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UCAP:a PCL secure user authentication protocol in cloud computing by Xuefeng LI, Junwei ZHANG, Jianfeng MA

“…As the combine of cloud computing and Internet breeds many flexible IT services,cloud computing becomes more and more significant.In cloud computing,a user should be authenticated by a trusted third party or a certification authority before using cloud applications and services.Based on this,a protocol composition logic (PCL) secure user authentication protocol named UCAP for cloud computing was proposed.The protocol used a symmetric encryption symmetric encryption based on a trusted third party to achieve the authentication and confidentiality of the protocol session,which comprised the initial authentication phase and the re-authentication phase.In the initial authentication phase,the trusted third party generated a root communication session key.In the re-authentication phase,communication users negotiated a sub session key without the trusted third party.To verify the security properties of the protocol,a sequential compositional proof method was used under the protocol composition logic model.Compared with certain related works,the proposed protocol satisfies the PCL security.The performance of the initial authentication phase in the proposed scheme is slightly better than that of the existing schemes,while the performance of the re-authentication phase is better than that of other protocols due to the absence of the trusted third party.Through the analysis results,the proposed protocol is suitable for the mutual authentication in cloud computing.…”
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A pipeline for processing hyperspectral images, with a case of melanin-containing barley grains as an example by I. D. Busov, M. A. Genaev, E. G. Komyshev, V. S. Koval, T. E. Zykova, A. Y. Glagoleva, D. A. Afonnikov

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Efficiency of application of watersoluble fertilizers in various doses when growing table watermelon under the conditions of the Volgograd region by T. G. Koleboshina, N. B. Ryabchikova

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Kvargli by Slavko Kirin

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Design strategy for Al-containing metallic glasses by entropy engineering and covalent attribute by Bing-Tao Wang, Zi-Jing Li, Shi-Dong Feng, Li-Min Wang

“…Traditional approaches to the composition design of metallic glasses often disregard the distinct nature of metallic and covalent interactions, leading to challenges in accurately incorporating specific elements that are more covalent and understanding their interactions. …”
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Description of <i>Saccharina japonic</i>a commercial stock in the Aniva Bay (Okhotsk Sea) // by Natalia M. Aminina, Tatiana I. Vishnevskaya, Dmitry A. Galanin, Anna R. Repnikova, Olga N. Guruleva

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The effect of water, urea, sodium hydroxide, and hydrogen peroxide processing on the cumin residues animal digestibility by Farkhondeh Rezaii, Javad Bayatkouhsar, Farzad Ghanbari, Fatemeh Arab

“…The effects of untreated and treated (water, sodium hydroxide, urea, and alkaline hydrogen peroxide) cumin residue on the ruminal digestibility and chemical composition were investigated in this study.Method After treating cumin residues with the abovementioned chemical compounds, the chemical composition was evaluated with the standard procedures. …”
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Sarcopenia, Muscle Mass and Protein Intake in Adults Older Than 65 Years After Earlier Bariatric Surgery by Gabriël Eksteen, Tim Vanuytsel, Roman Vangoitsenhoven, Ann Mertens, Matthias Lannoo, Ellen De Leus, Bart Van der Schueren, Christophe Matthys

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Gender composition in the work environment and physicians’ income from Medicare Part B fee-for-service payments: evidence from longitudinal data by Qing Gong, Xiaochu Hu

“…We find that for women physicians, a 1% increase in the share of women in the same specialty leads to 1.634% higher annual payment, 1.147% more patients, and 0.297% more per-patient payment. …”
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eDNA-based approaches advance ecotoxicology: Insights and best practices from eDNA metabarcoding studies in evaluating stress-induced aquatic (macro-) invertebrate community compos... by Martin van der Plas, Krijn B. Trimbos, Thijs Bosker, Martina G. Vijver

“…Macroinvertebrate species observations are pivotal in ecotoxicological studies and water quality assessment, nonetheless, few studies have implemented eDNA methods for stress-induced macroinvertebrate community composition assessment. …”
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