Multisensory training based on an APP for enhanced verbal working memory in older adults by Rongjuan Zhu, Xiaoliang Ma, Ziyu Wang, Qi Hui, Xuan Wang, Xuqun You

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Evaluation of the wear rates of eight different brands of artificial resin teeth by Wirley G. Assunção, Débora B. Barbosa, Marcelo C. Goiato, Lucas F. Tabata, Humberto G. Filho

“…Thus, one of the most important physical proper­ties of artificial teeth is their abrasion resistance and the ability to maintain the occlusal relation of the patient stable. To evaluate the rates of wear of eight commercially available brands of artificial resin teeth, forty-eight samples were prepared from 8 different brands, totaling 8 groups each with six elements. …”
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Working Mechanism of Pile Group with Different Pile Spacing in Dense Sand by Yadong Chen, Fan Lu, Abdoullah Namdar, Jiangdong Cai

“…To realize the pile-soil load transmission mechanism in detail, the failure pattern of pile groups installed in dense sand considering different pile spacing was investigated by means of laboratory experimental model test and three-dimensional discrete element method. …”
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Nucleosome landscape reflects phenotypic differences in Trypanosoma cruzi life forms. by Alex R J Lima, Christiane B de Araujo, Saloe Bispo, José Patané, Ariel M Silber, M Carolina Elias, Julia P C da Cunha

“…Strikingly, dynamic nucleosome regions are associated with GO terms related to nuclear division, translation, gene regulation and metabolism and, notably, associated with transcripts with different expression levels among life forms. …”
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Changes in quality and aroma compounds of Hu sheep with different backfat thicknesses by Bo Li, Pengxia Hou, Xiaoyu Huang, Qihang Yuan, Wenwen Xu, Enping Zhang

“…Volatile compound profiling identified significant differences (P < 0.05) in flavor-related metabolites between the two groups. …”
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Comparison of blood viscosity models in different degrees of carotid artery stenosis by Siyu Liu, Sai Wang, Hongan Tian, Junzhen Xue, Yuxin Guo, Jingxi Yang, Haobin Jiang, Jian bao Yang, Yang Zhang

“…Objective This study aims to investigate the differences in computational time and accuracy of four key hemodynamic indices—wall shear stress (WSS), time-averaged wall shear stress (TAWSS), Oscillatory Shear Index (OSI), and relative residence time (RRT)—across different viscosity models, thereby providing optimal model selection for clinical cases and offering guidance for clinicians’ decision-making. …”
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Evaluation of Real-Time PCR Efficiency by the Use of Two Strategies: Standard Curve and Linear Regression by Ali Khodadadi, Maryam Hamidi Nia, Mehri Ghaforian, Javad Mohammadi Asl

“…The purpose of this study was to compare the Relative and calculated PCR Efficiency by standard curve and LinRegPCR methods.Subject and Methods: After sampling and extraction of RNA and cDNA synthesis,the quantitative RT-PCR was performed, then the PCR Efficiency was calculated by Using the two methods of standard curve and LinRegPCR. …”
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Qualitative assessment of Shiraz wastewater treatment plant effluent for different purposes by Amir Bahrami, Fatemeh Ahadi, Mehdi Bahrami, Fateme Aghamir

“…Then, while comparing the values of these parameters with the standard of the Environmental Protection Organization of Iran, the removal efficiencies of these parameters were calculated and finally, the quality of the effluent was investigated for use in various sectors.Results and discussion: The results showed that the removal efficiency of BOD5, COD, TSS, NH3, detergents, and fat-oil-grease in this treatment plant is 85, 85, 67, 64, 94, and 68.5%, respectively. …”
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The Paleochrono-1.1 probabilistic model to derive a common age model for several paleoclimatic sites using absolute and relative dating constraints by F. Parrenin, M. Bouchet, C. Buizert, E. Capron, E. Corrick, R. Drysdale, K. Kawamura, A. Landais, R. Mulvaney, I. Oyabu, S. O. Rasmussen

“…However, this task is complex since it involves combining different dating approaches at different paleoclimatic sites and often on different types of archives. …”
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Quality of Ceftriaxone Sodium in Lyophilized Powder for Injection Evaluated by Clean, Fast, and Efficient Spectrophotometric Method by Patrícia Vidal de Aléssio, Ana Carolina Kogawa, Hérida Regina Nunes Salgado

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GeoMIP-Pattern – a pattern scaling dataset for efficient generation of custom geoengineering scenarios by Rodrigo Muñoz-Sánchez, Bernardo A. Bastien-Olvera, Oscar Calderón, Francisco Estrada Porrúa, Miguel Altamirano

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Evaluating Vegetable Oil Epoxidation Efficiency on Properties of Eucalyptus Wood: Thermal and Thermo-chemical Processing by Seyed Javad Hejazi, Raoufeh Abedini, Maryam Ghorbani, Foroogh Dastoorian

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Characteristic of typical vegetation community and water use efficiency of dominant plants in desert steppe of Ningxia by HU Haiying, LI Huixia, NI Biao, SHI Bin, XU Dongmei, XIE Yingzhong

“…There were significant effects on the leaf δ¹³C value, proline content and relative water content due to different precipitation amounts, and had significant interaction with different species, indicating that there were significant differences among these five species. …”
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Energy renovation of Swedish single-family houses—a survey of barriers, drivers, and green loans by Pardis Niknafs, Gustav Holmqvist, Patrik Thollander, Patrik Rohdin

“…According to the Energy Performance of Buildings Directive, 55% of the EU’s emission reductions will require renovations of the least efficient buildings. Therefore, it is important to gain a deeper understanding of how owners of single-family houses perceive energy efficiency measures, energy renovation, and barriers and drivers that influence their decision-making. …”
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Multi-omics revealed the mechanism of feed efficiency in sheep by the combined action of the host and rumen microbiota by Guangchen Zhou, Junda Li, Xuhui Liang, Bohua Yang, Ximeng He, Hongyu Tang, Hongran Guo, Gongwei Liu, Wenyuan Cui, Yulin Chen, Yuxin Yang

“…This study was conducted to investigate potential regulatory mechanisms of feed efficiency (FE) in sheep by linking rumen microbiota with its host by the multi-omics analysis. …”
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Analysis on Energy Efficiency of Water Chiller and Water Source Heat Pump Systems with Thermodynamic Perfectibility by Ma Yitai, Tian Hua, Liu Chuntao, Yuan Qiuxia, Liu Zhongyan

“…The thermodynamic perfectibility is a useful index for the performance comparison of same or similar production in difference working conditions. The thermodynamic perfectibility analysis indicated that it characterizes the design and manufacturing level of products at present, and can be important foundation for the decision of minimum allowable performance, energy conservation performance and energy efficiency grade of energy efficiency standards for related products.…”
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Efficient design of automated guided vehicle systems in operating theatres via discrete events simulation by Yao Ge, Marcus Eng Hock Ong, Sean Shao Wei Lam

“…To determine the most efficient design of the AGV system in OTs, relative efficiency across design alternatives were evaluated with the super-efficiency data envelopment analysis (S-DEA). …”
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Influence of Biodiesel from Used Cooking Oil and Sunflower Oil on Engine Efficiency and Emission Profiles by Ruxandra-Cristina Stanescu, Adrian Soica, Cristian-Ioan Leahu

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Heat-Loss Based Method for Real-Time Monitoring Method for Hydroelectric Power Plant Efficiency by Lorenzo Battisti, Lorenzo Tieghi, Soheil Fattahi

“…In all test conditions, the heat loss-based method showed a smaller relative error than the standard efficiency measurement methods.…”
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Spectrum quantification-based safety efficiency evaluation of autonomous vehicle under random cut-in scenarios by Jiang Chen, Weiwei Zhang, Miao Liu, Xiaolan Wang, Jun Gong, Jun Li, Boqi Li, Jiejie Xu

“…Continuous-scale trusted safety efficiency evaluation is crucial for the agile development and robust validation of autonomous vehicle intelligence. …”
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