Intrapatient tacrolimus variability is associated with medical nonadherence among pediatric kidney transplant recipients by Tara B. Gavcovich, Tara B. Gavcovich, Vaka K. Sigurjonsdottir, Vaka K. Sigurjonsdottir, Marissa J. DeFreitas, Marissa J. DeFreitas, Claudia Serrano, Claudia Serrano, Esther Rivas, Esther Rivas, Migdalia Jorge, Migdalia Jorge, Wacharee Seeherunvong, Wacharee Seeherunvong, Chryso Katsoufis, Chryso Katsoufis, Wendy Glaberson, Wendy Glaberson, Melisa Oliva, Adela D. Mattiazzi, Carolyn Abitbol, Carolyn Abitbol, Jayanthi Chandar, Jayanthi Chandar

“…A score of 1 or more was considered nonadherent. Tacrolimus 12 h trough levels, patient characteristics and clinical outcomes were collected. …”
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Influence of microstructure on rate-dependent response of unidirectional fibrous composites by Soňa Valentová, Michal Šejnoha, Jan Vorel, Zdeněk Prošek

“…Because initial designs often need a large parametric study to test various material and geometrical patterns, this study was then supported by computationally much more effective Mori-Tanaka averaging scheme, clearly showing its potential even if loading the composite beyond its elastic limit.…”
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Climatic, topographic, and local-scale variables differently shape bird communities in urban streets and parks by Lucas M. Leveau

“…I expected park bird composition to be more related to large-scale variables, whereas bird species in streets to be more associated with local-scale variables. …”
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OPTIMIZATION DESIGN OF COMPOSITE DRILL-BIT SPHERICAL SLIDING BEARING by WU KaiSong, YAN CaiXiu, DENG Tao, ZHAO Pan, JIA TongWei

“…Therefore,the ANSYS finite element analysis was adopted to establish the spherical composite bearing three-dimensional model; Used the contact finite element calculation to comparison and analysis the surface pressure distribution size and regularity of spherical and cylindrical; Lastly,used the spherical radius as design variables and the peak contact pressure as objective function establish composite bit sliding bearing optimization design model. …”
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Isotope composition of snow сover in the Lake Baikal area by Ju. N. Chizhova, J. Yu. Vasilchuk, K. Yoshikawa, N. A. Budantseva, D. L. Golovanov, O. I. Sorokina, Ju. V. Stanilovskaya, Yu. K. Vasil’chuk

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Relationships between selected performance parameters and body composition in karate by Kristina Něma, Pavel Ružbarský

“…Results: The findings of the present study indicate that body composition is correlated with aerobic and anaerobic variables of karate athletes. …”
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Analysis and Characterization of Composites for their potential use in Disc Brake Pad by Fouzia Gillani, Umer Ijaz, Muhammad Fraz Anwar, Muhammad Saad Sharif, Ali Iqbal, Rana Hassan Ali

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Environmental Factors Affecting the Phytoplankton Composition in the Lake of Tibetan Plateau by Qinghuan Zhang, Zijian Xie, Chunhua Li, Chun Ye, Yang Wang, Zishu Ye, Weiwei Wei, Hao Wang

“…DO and fluoride were the most significant environmental variables, followed by arsenic and COD, and the other variables had comparatively smaller and more insignificant influences on phytoplankton composition. …”
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Qualitative composition of milk from Ukrainian Mountain Carpathian sheep by S. V. Chugaev, V. V. Fedorovych, Ye. I. Fedorovych

“…The influence of the breeding zone on the other studied traits of the chemical composition of sheep milk was more significant and statistically reliable, ranging, depending on the trait, from 17.7 % (P < 0.01) to 71.3 % (P < 0.001).…”
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Biomechanics over body composition: what matters most in the 40 by Emma Sterne, Chukwudum Okpalaoka, Pavan Patel, Alexa Fraga, Caitlin Kucharski, Pete Bommarito, Monique Mokha

“…Changes in BF%, LMM, or vGRF did not reach statistical significance.Conclusion These findings suggest that the reductions in GCT, rather than changes in body composition or force applied during running, are more strongly associated with improved sprint performance in NFL draft prospects. …”
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Antibiotic type and dose variably affect microbiomes of a disease-resistant Acropora cervicornis genotype by Sunni Patton, Denise P. Silva, Eddie Fuques, Grace Klinges, Erinn M. Muller, Rebecca L. Vega Thurber

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Simulation of distribution of forces in traction circuit tracked chassis under conditions of variability ground resistance by K.A. Goncharov

“…This article describes the results of mathematical modeling of the distribution of forces in the traction circuits of tracked chassis under conditions of variability in resistance to soil movement that occurs when the machine is operating at the junctions of soil layers, as well as in soils with a mixed composition. …”
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Transcriptomic and electrophysiological alterations underlying phenotypic variability in SCN1A-associated febrile seizures by Stefania Scalise, Alessandro Gaeta, Elio Aprigliano, Valeria Lucchino, Raffaele Covello, Mariagrazia Talarico, Barbara Puccio, Pietro Hiram Guzzi, Pierangelo Veltri, Antonio Gambardella, Lilian Juliana Lissner, Alessandra Morano, Pierangelo Cifelli, Veronica Alfano, Eleonora Palma, Gerardo Perozziello, Gabriele Ruffolo, Giovanni Cuda, Elvira Immacolata Parrotta

“…These findings suggest that combined GABAergic dysfunction, aberrant AMPA receptor composition, and reduced BDNF signaling contribute to the more severe phenotype and increased epilepsy susceptibility.…”
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An Analytical Solution for Variable Viscosity Flow in Fractured Media: Development and Comparative Analysis With Numerical Simulations by Anis Younes, Mohammad Mahdi Rajabi, Fatemeh Rezaiezadeh Roukerd, Marwan Fahs

“…Our study, recognizing these discrepancies, abandons this uniform viscosity assumption for a more realistic model of variable viscosity flow, focusing on viscous displacement scenarios. …”
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Variable lymphocyte receptor F is generated via somatic diversification and expressed by lamprey T-like cells by Sabyasachi Das, Francisco Fontenla-Iglesias, Masayuki Hirano, Ryo Morimoto, Byron B. Au-Yeung, Yashuo Wang, Weiming Li, Thomas Boehm, Jonathan P. Rast, Max D. Cooper

“…VLRB-expressing lymphocytes are functional analogs to B cells, whereas VLRA, VLRC, VLRD, and VLRE-expressing lymphocytes are more akin to T cells of jawed vertebrates. Here we define an additional VLR, designated VLRF. …”
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Utility of serum cytokine testing to differentiate complicated common variable immunodeficiency in resource limited settings by Aditi Jogdand, BS, Karen M. Gilbert, PhD, Joseph S. Hong, BS, Andrew J. Pak, BS, Katherine Liu, BA, Uhuru Kamau, MS, Neha V. Khairnar, MS, MBA, Henry C. Ssemaganda, MD, MS, Daniel DiGiacomo, MD, MPH, Sara Barmettler, MD, MPH, Mei-Sing Ong, PhD, Jocelyn R. Farmer, MD, PhD

“…Background: Common variable immunodeficiency (CVID) is the most common, symptomatic inborn error of immunity (IEI) worldwide. …”
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Hip Fractures: Clinical, Biomaterial and Biomechanical Insights into a Common Health Challenge by Yunhua Luo

“…Therefore, accurately measuring bone composition may provide a more reliable assessment of hip fracture risk. …”
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Analytical and Numerical Solution of Heat Transfer Equation in Rectangular Composite Fins by Mohsen Hajinejad Sorkhi, Yasser Rostamiyan

“…Kevlar-Epoxy composite is one of the most widely used materials. …”
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A new estimation equation to assess body composition in an athletic population by Meghan K. Magee, Jennifer B. Fields, Angela Miller, Andrew R. Jagim, Debra Stroiney, Brittanie Lockard, Margaret T. Jones

“…Thirty athletes were randomly withheld for the hold-out sample, and the remaining 100 athletes were used in the development of the equation. Body composition was evaluated using ADP and DXA. Linear regression was used to develop a new prediction equation (Equation 1) with body density (ADP) as the independent variable and BF% (DXA) as the dependent variable. …”
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Somatotype and Bioelectrical Impedance Vector Analysis in the Evaluation of Reference Characteristics of Elite Young Basketball Players by Stefania Toselli, Luciana Zaccagni, Natascia Rinaldo, Mario Mauro

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