Sperm Selection Using Microfluidic Techniques Significantly Decreases Sperm DNA Fragmentation (SDF), Enhancing Reproductive Outcomes: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis by Alma Gisbert Iranzo, Marina Cano-Extremera, Irene Hervás, Mar Falquet Guillem, María Gil Juliá, Ana Navarro-Gomezlechon, Rosa María Pacheco-Rendón, Nicolás Garrido

“…Mean difference or odds ratio was calculated for each outcome. The analysis revealed that sperm selection using microfluidics yields lower sperm DNA fragmentation (MD = −9.98 [−13.19, −6.76], <i>p</i> < 0.00001), increased progressive motility (MD = 14.50 [7.84, 21.71], <i>p</i> = 0.04), total motility (MD = 10.68 [6.04, 15.31], <i>p</i> < 0.00001) and morphology (MD = 1.41 [0.67, 2.16], <i>p</i> = 0.0002). …”
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Composite likelihood inference for analysis of individual animal identification data by Xueli Xu, Xiaoyue Zhang, Hal Whitehead, Dehan Kong, Ximing Xu

“…Furthermore, we develop a composite likelihood-based information criterion for model selection, capable of handling complex individual identification data. …”
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HARDENING CONCRETE IN STRUCTURES: CHOICE OF THE CONSTRUCTION METHOD BASED ON RESULTS OF THE TEMPERATURE REGIME MODELING IN SPECIAL CONDITIONS by I. S. Pulyaev, S. M. Pulyaev

“…The scientific novelty of the research lies in the updating and testing of methods for regulating the hardening concrete’s heating, ensuring the formation of the required consumer structures’ properties not previously used in transport and civil construction and based on preliminary modeling of thermal processes occurring in the hardening concrete through the calculation software. The authors on the example of several large objects’ construction consider the most common situations associated with the selection of construction technology in difficult natural conditions by taking into account the required consumer properties: concreting of large-mass structures in a limited time in the warm season and low-mass structures in winter concreting. …”
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Silicon and Manganese Effect on the Phase Composition of an Al-Fe Alloy and the Use of the ThermoCalc Software Complex for Thermodynamic Analysis by Bakhtiyar Suleyev, Aristotel Issagulov, Ardak Dostayeva, Dastan Aubakirov, Togzhan Sultanbek

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Repurposing FDA-Approved Agents to Develop a Prototype <i>Helicobacter pylori</i> Shikimate Kinase (HPSK) Inhibitor: A Computational Approach Using Virtual Screening, MM-GBSA Calcu... by Abdulaziz H. Al Khzem, Tagyedeen H. Shoaib, Rua M. Mukhtar, Mansour S. Alturki, Mohamed S. Gomaa, Dania Hussein, Nada Tawfeeq, Mohsina Bano, Mohammad Sarafroz, Raghad Alzahrani, Hanin Alghamdi, Thankhoe A. Rants’o

“…Out of these ten, three drugs—Dolutegravir, Cangrelor, and Isavuconazonium—were selected for further analysis based on their drug-like properties. …”
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First-principles insights into Sn/Sc/Ag/Ni-doped Al2Cu structural, electronic, mechanical, and thermodynamic properties by Yuhua Jin, Sijun Yang, Xuefeng Lu, Yu Ni, xiao Li

“…In this study, first-principles calculations are employed to establish models of Al2Cu and its doped variants (Sn, Sc, Ni, Ag doping) for systematic examination of structural stability, electronic characteristics, mechanical performance, and thermodynamic behavior in these modified systems. …”
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Geological Evaluation of In-Situ Pyrolysis Development of Oil-Rich Coal in Tiaohu Mining Area, Santanghu Basin, Xinjiang, China by Guangxiu Jing, Xiangquan Gao, Shuo Feng, Xin Li, Wenfeng Wang, Tianyin Zhang, Chenchen Li

“…Following the exclusion of unqualified boreholes, three target zones for pyrolysis furnace deployment were ultimately selected.…”
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Stability analysis of slag heap in “scoop-shaped” valley area based on multi-profile residual thrust method by Yanyan YU, Yi ZHAO, Yi FANG, Minfeng LU, Jiewen ZHU, Zhaohui TANG, Bo CHAI

“…Due to the basic advantages of being surrounded by mountains on three sides, most of the waste slag is selected to accumulate in the “scoop-shaped” site with high surroundings and low middle. …”
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Adsorption and Detection of Toxic Gases on CuO-Modified SnS Monolayers: A DFT Study by Xinyue Liang, Ping Wang, Kai Zheng, Xuan Yang, Meidan Luo, Jiaying Wang, Yujuan He, Jiabing Yu, Xianping Chen

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On the Importance of Squaramide and Squarate Derivatives as Metal–Organic Framework Building Blocks by Catalina Nicolau, María de las Nieves Piña, Jeroni Morey, Antonio Bauzá

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Molecular docking and molecular dynamics simulations reveal the clinical resistance of the gatekeeper mutation V564F of FGFR2 against Infigratinib by Guodong Zheng, Wuxia Liu, Qian Zhang, Tuo Shen, Jingfeng Zhang, Lei Jiang, Wenqi Liang, Bin Zhou, Ling Liu, Shenqian Xu, Minyu Li

“…This study may offer useful information for the design of novel selective kinase inhibitors targeting FGFR2.…”
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Exploring the perceived value-behavioural intention link: An Islamic banking perspective by Mornay Roberts-Lombard, Aalia Variava, Irfaan Baig, Rahilca Chavoos

“…Contribution/value-add: This study provides an enhanced understanding of the relevance of selected factors (service quality and calculative commitment) in strengthening the perceived value-behavioural intention link.…”
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Correlation of physicochemical properties with antioxidant activity in phenol and thiophenol analogues by R. Bernadett Vlocskó, Maxim Mastyugin, Béla Török, Marianna Török

“…Seventeen pairs of phenol/thiophenol analogues, possessing both electron-donating and withdrawing groups were selected for this study. Several physicochemical properties of the compounds were determined by density functional theory (DFT) calculations at the (U)B3LYP/6-311++G(d,p) level of theory for gas phase calculations and at the (U)B3LYP/6-311++G(d,p) scrf = (smd, solvent = water) level for the solvated ones. …”
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Modeling of limitations on the use of hydraulic motor-wheels in transmissions of mobile machines by Avrunin Grygoriy, Podrigalo Mikhail, Podrigalo Nadia, Fidrovska Natalia, Moroz Irina, Yatsunskyi Petro

“…According to the traction-speed characteristics, the values of the torques and rotation frequencies of the hubs were calculated, and the hydraulic motor-wheels were selected according to the corresponding working volumes. …”
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Development of a machine learning-based model to predict urethral recurrence following radical cystectomy: a multicentre retrospective study and updated meta-analysis by Bo Fan, Luxin Zhang, Hepeng Cui, Shanshan Bai, Haifeng Gao, Shengxiang Xiang, Yuchao Wang, Zhuwei Song, Jiaqiang Chen, Guanghai Yu, Jianbo Wang, Liang Wang, Zhiyu Liu

“…The best-performing model was selected based on these criteria. The SHapley Additive exPlanations (SHAP) method was used to calculate the contribution of each feature to the machine learning prediction with best performance and develop online calculator based on the machine model with the best performance. …”
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Forecasting of development of acute poisonings in agricultural workers while using combined formulations based on difenoconazole. by P. V. Stavnichenko, A. M. Antonenko, V. G. Bardov

“…Results. Calculated values of CSAing (103.4-4701.2) and CSAderm (237.4-12345.7) for all investigated active substances were more than 100, this indicates to a rather high selectivity of their action. …”
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Influence of structural characteristics on sorption properties of lithium-selective composite materials based on TiO₂ and MnO₂ by M. O. Chaban, L. M. Rozhdestvenska, A. V. Palchik, V. M. Belyakov

“…Using the low-temperature N2 adsorption method their structural characteristics were calculated; and their influence on selectivity and kinetics of lithium sorption was shown. …”
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The distortion of fertility due to migration: A comparative analysis of migrants in the Netherlands and stayers in Poland by Nasim Ahamed Mondal, Agnieszka Fihel, Weronika Kloc-Nowak

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Tracking Plasmodium falciparum antimalarial resistance markers during a malaria pre-elimination period in the Pacific coast of South America by Isaac Ñacata, Angela M. Early, Janeth Boboy, Daniel E. Neafsey, Fabián E. Sáenz

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M/BiOCl‐(M = Pt, Pd, and Au) Boosted Selective Photocatalytic CO2 Reduction to C2 Hydrocarbons via *CHO Intermediate Manipulation by Qiong Liu, Chengbo Bai, Chengxin Zhu, Wenjin Guo, Guangfang Li, Sheng Guo, Devesh Kripalani, Kun Zhou, Rong Chen

“…Experimental and theoretical calculation results reveal that distinct *CO binding energies and *H acquisition abilities of the metal cocatalysts mediate the CO2 reduction activity and hydrocarbon selectivity. …”
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