Impact of Azadirachta indica Fruit Mucilage on particle size and swelling index in Central Composite Designed Acyclovir mucoadhesive microspheres by Gorantla Naresh Babu, Menaka Muthukaruppan, Hindustan Abdul Ahad

“…Nine batches of AVR mucoadhesive microspheres were made with varying proportions of Polyacrylic acid 934P and A. indica fruit mucilage (AIFM). A central composite design with design expert software to check the impact of dependent variables (A. indica mucilage and Polyacrylic acid 934 P levels) on particle size and swelling index as a response. …”
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Optimization of Pyrocatechol and p-Cresol adsorption onto a composite of Chitosan and polyacrylamide incorporated with zeolitic imidazolate Framework-8 by Chou-Yi Hsu, Ebraheem Abdu Musad Saleh, M. M. Moharam, Mohammad Y. Alshahrani, Sandeep Singh, Aditya Kashyap, T. Krithiga, Parul Chaudhary, Nezamaddin Mengelizadeh, Davoud Balarak

“…Response surface methodology (RSM) using central composite design (CCD) was utilized to examine and optimize the process variables. …”
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HS-SPME-GC-MS Analysis of the Volatile Composition of Italian Honey for Its Characterization and Authentication Using the Genetic Algorithm by Carlotta Breschi, Francesca Ieri, Luca Calamai, Alessandra Miele, Silvia D’Agostino, Fabrizio Melani, Bruno Zanoni, Nadia Mulinacci, Lorenzo Cecchi

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Effectiveness of UAN fertilisation with potassium thiosulphate in pepper and tomato cultivation by Marzena Błażewicz-Woźniak, Marzena Brodowska, Monika Karsznia

“…The experiment included the following variable factors: nitrogen dose (2 levels: N1 – optimum nitrogen rate and N2 – nitrogen rate reduced by 25% from the optimum dose) and fertiliser composition (2 levels: pure UAN – N : K0 : S0, UAN with potassium thiosulphate – N : K1: S1). …”
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Impact of host physiology and external stressors on the bacterial community of Schmidtea mediterranea by Karolien Bijnens, Sofie Thijs, Rossella Alfano, Breanne McAmmond, Jonathan Van Hamme, Tom Artois, Michelle Plusquin, Jaco Vangronsveld, Karen Smeets

“…The microbiome composition exhibited high variability, with most of the bacteria belonging to the Betaproteobacteria. …”
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Evaluation of Health Associations With Height‐Normalised Abdominal Body Composition Indices: A Single‐Centre Cross‐Sectional Study by Yupeng Liu, Hangqian He, Keyu Qian, Yufeng Huang, Xuemei Ao, Xudong Shi, Binye Ruan, Ru Xue, Xiaoyi Fu, Shuran Wang

“…ABSTRACT Background Traditional metrics such as body mass index (BMI) and waist circumference (WC) fail to accurately assess the health outcomes associated with abdominal adiposity, because they neglect the intricacies of adipose tissue distribution. Notably, the variability in body composition scaled to height remains underexplored in Chinese demographics. …”
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Association between different composite dietary antioxidant indexes and constipation in American male adults: a cross-sectional study by Wei Sun, Yuchao Wang, Lu Han, Yinshi Liu, Hongru Liu, Yunbing Tong, Ziying Jiang, Chen Xu, Daqing Sun

“…We evaluated the correlation between CDAI levels and the risk of constipation through three weighted logistic regression models. Restricted cubic spline (RCS) analysis was employed to assess nonlinear trends, and stratified analyses were conducted.ResultsAfter adjusting for all confounding variables, the findings revealed an association between CDAI and constipation [OR = 0.937; 95% CI (0.892, 0.984), p = 0.012]. …”
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Experimental investigation on structural behavior of composite slabs with steel decking, fiber-reinforced concrete, and lightweight aggregate concrete layers by Khang Thanh Huong, Linh Van Hong Bui, Phuoc Trong Nguyen

“…Compared to traditional steel–concrete composite slabs, screw reinforcement increased flexural strength by up to 164%. …”
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Improving pear (Pyrus spp.) harvest maturity assessment: Integration of color composite indicators and sophisticated multivariate analysis techniques by Zeinab Shafaei-Cherush, Kazem Arzani, Nima Ahmadi, Ali Mokhtassi-Bidgoli, Mahdi Ayyari, Hamid Abdollahi

“…We utilized Multivariate Multiple Factor Analysis (MFA) and Partial Least Square Path Modeling (PLS-PM) to explore and quantify the relationships between the harvest index and the other blocks of variables. …”
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Evaluating the Relationship between Physiological Parameters and Performance of Female Swimmers in the 200 m Individual Medley by Rajarshi Gayen, Sandhya Tiwari, Sandeep Tiwari

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Land Surface Condition-Driven Emissivity Variation and Its Impact on Diurnal Land Surface Temperature Retrieval Uncertainty by Lijuan Wang, Ping Yue, Yang Yang, Sha Sha, Die Hu, Xueyuan Ren, Xiaoping Wang, Hui Han, Xiaoyu Jiang

“…The results indicate that LSE in the 8–11 µm band is highly sensitive to surface composition, with distinct dual-valley absorption features observed between 8 and 9.5 µm across different soil types, highlighting spectral variability. …”
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Relationship Between Bio-Climatic and Milk Composition Data of Dairy Sheep Farms: Comparison Between THI and Multivariate Weather Index by Rita Marras, Alfredo Pauciullo, Alberto Cesarani, Antonio Natale, Paolo Oppia, Nicolò P. P. Macciotta, Giustino Gaspa

“…Previous studies suggest that meteorological variables exert negative effects on milk yield and composition, especially during summer. …”
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Modeling the train operation of the mainline locomotive by A. G. Silyuta, E. E. Kossov

“…As input data in the program, information is entered about the track section, locomotive and train composition. The drawback of modeling the train motion using the traction calculation method is the obtaining of a local unimportant result for a particular section of the track. …”
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Different factors modulate visceral and subcutaneous fat accumulation in adults: a single-center study in Brazil by Camila Lima Chagas, Nadja Fernandes da Silva, Isa Galvão Rodrigues, Isa Galvão Rodrigues, Gabriela Maria Pereira Floro Arcoverde, Gabriela Maria Pereira Floro Arcoverde, Victoria Domingues Ferraz, Dário Celestino Sobral Filho, Dário Celestino Sobral Filho, Alcides da Silva Diniz, Cláudia Porto Sabino Pinho, Cláudia Porto Sabino Pinho, Poliana Coelho Cabral, Ilma Kruze Grande de Arruda

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Data stochasticity and model parametrisation impact the performance of species distribution models: insights from a simulation study by Lambert, Charlotte, Virgili, Auriane

“…The SDM performances were inspected by statistical metrics, model composition, shapes of relationships and prediction quality. …”
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Exploring latitudinal gradients and environmental drivers of amphipod biodiversity patterns regarding depth and habitat variations by Farzaneh Momtazi, Hanieh Saeedi

“…Generalized Additive Models (GAMs) highlighted that environmental variables play a significant role in species distributions, for example, temperature and chlorophyll levels were the main predictors of species richness in shallow waters. …”
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Research on Adaptive Drilling Control Technology Based on Coal Rock Traits During the Drilling Process by Bin Liang, Guang Li, Guangpeng Shan

“…Based on the characteristics of the drilling electrohydraulic control system, a rotary adaptive controller based on a self-resistant control algorithm and a feed adaptive controller based on sliding mode variable structure control were designed. A joint simulation was carried out using AMESim 2020.1 and Simulink 2020b software to analyze the control performance of each controller. …”
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Dietary antioxidant capacity is inversely associated with F2- isoprostane and body fat percentage in elite soccer referees by Camile Reinert, Mariana Papini Gabiatti, Hanna Pillmann-Ramos, Diego Augusto Santos Silva, Patrícia de Fragas Hinnig, Jolmerson de Carvalho, Vilma Simões Pereira Panza, Edson Luiz da Silva, Fernanda Hansen

“…Linear regression models were used to determine the association between DaC and the dependent variables. …”
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Effect of gold nanoparticles treatment on rats-induced obesity by evaluating body-composition directly and indirectly via bioelectric impedance analysis by Rana M. Selima, Israa A. Saleem, Mamdouh M. Shawki, Amira A. Darwish, Mona A. Yehia, Ehab I. Mohamed

“…This study compares the anti-obesity effects of gold nanoparticles (AuNPs) to orlistat in an experimental model of induced obesity in Wistar Albino rats. In addition to negative and positive control rats, obese rats were treated with variable daily and weekly doses of AuNPs and daily orlistat for nine weeks. …”
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Investigating the Mediating Effect of Credit Rating on the Relationship between Corporate Governance Quality and Stock Liquidity based on the Composite Liquidity Approach by Amin Pourrezaei Nav, Hamzeh Didar, Farzad Ghayour

“…To test the research hypotheses, a panel data model was used. Emphasizing the reverse structure of the composite liquidity measure, the findings of the study indicated that corporate governance quality has a positive and significant impact on stock liquidity and that credit ratings play a partial mediating role in the relationship between corporate governance quality and stock liquidity.IntroductionThe purpose of this study was to investigate the mediating effect of credit rating on the relationship between the quality of corporate governance and stock liquidity. …”
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