Dynamic Lipid–Glycaemic Index and Inflammation—Endothelial Shifts and Fetal Aortic Wall Thickening: A Repeated-Measures Gestational Phenotyping Study by Maria Cezara Muresan, Biliana Belovan, Ioan Sîrbu, Zoran Laurentiu Popa, Cosmin Citu, Ioan Sas, Adrian Ratiu

“…An XGBoost model incorporating these Δ-variables predicted high fetal IMT (≥90th percentile) with AUROC 0.88, outperforming logistic regression (AUROC 0.74). …”
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Representation and narration as a form of knowledge. The network of Mediterranean lighthouses. by Sonia Mollica

“…With the semanticization of the compositional characteristics of the building, through the identification of replicable and non-replicable variables, it will be possible to create a typological catalog that allows a simpler modeling of the lighthouses and therefore a more immediate project of restoration, reuse or fruition. …”
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Impacts of Community Parks on Residents’ Health Benefits and Enhancement Strategies Thereof from the Perspective of Micro-Renewal: A Case Study of Nanjing by Tianyuan SHOU, Mingjuan ZHANG, Jiaxing WEI

“…The generalized ordered logit models is utilized to analyze the non-linear effects of community park characteristics on residents’ health benefits, with socio-demographic factors such as gender, age, education level, and family income as control variables.ResultsThis research reveals a hierarchical and non-linear association between community park characteristics and residents’ self-assessed health benefits. …”
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Customers’ Perceptions as an Antecedent of Satisfaction with Online Retailing Services by Peter Misiani Mwencha, Stephen Makau Muathe

“…This paper reports the results of a study that investigated the antecedent role of customers’ perceptions vis-a-vis satisfaction with online retailing services. While the study model conceptualizes customers’ perceptions as a composite variable made up of three dimensions (perceived attributes, perceived risk and perceived value) prescribed by four established information systems (IS) and consumer behaviour frameworks, namely the Technology Acceptance Model (TAM), Perceived Risk Theory (PRT), Theory of Consumption Values (TCV) and Expectations-Artifact Model of Satisfaction (EAMS), it does not specify how the different perceptual factors infl uence online satisfaction; instead it aggregates all three dimensions into a higher-order construct called “customers’ perceptions” and tries to understand the nature of relationship between the composite independent variable and the dependent variable. …”
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Differential adaptation of Candida albicans in vivo modulates immune recognition by dectin-1. by Mohlopheni J Marakalala, Simon Vautier, Joanna Potrykus, Louise A Walker, Kelly M Shepardson, Alex Hopke, Hector M Mora-Montes, Ann Kerrigan, Mihai G Netea, Graeme I Murray, Donna M Maccallum, Robert Wheeler, Carol A Munro, Neil A R Gow, Robert A Cramer, Alistair J P Brown, Gordon D Brown

“…Transcript analysis revealed that this differential requirement for Dectin-1 is due to variable adaptation of C. albicans strains in vivo, and that this results in substantial differences in the composition and nature of their cell walls. …”
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Nano-silica enhanced recycled asphalt mixtures: a sustainable approach to pavement performance optimization by S. Preethi, P. T. Ravichandran

“…TSR values exceeded 80% minimum requirement, and rutting resistance improved by 25–32%. Statistical models showed strong correlation (R2 = 0.96) between composition and performance. …”
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Factors affecting hematological parameters in Creole goats on the Southern Coast of Peru by Jhony Soca, Emmanuel Alexander Sessarego, Pamela Sarmiento, María José Cevallos-Cardenas, Juan Canchino-Gutierrez, Jose Teran, Jose Antonio Ruiz, Juancarlos Cruz-Luis, Danny Julio Cruz

“…Robust linear regression models with MM-estimation were applied, with model selection based on Akaike information criterion, Bayesian information criterion, and root mean square error. …”
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A proof-of-concept study of personalized dosimetry for targeted radioligand therapy using pre-treatment diagnostic dynamic PET/CT and Monte Carlo simulation by Thanh Tai Duong, Danny De Sarno, Hatim Fakir, Glenn Bauman, Martin Martinov, Rowan M. Thomson, Ting-Yim Lee, Ting-Yim Lee, Ting-Yim Lee

“…Here we establish a proof-of-concept framework using pre-treatment PET/CT to predict TRT doses via graphical analysis and Monte Carlo modeling, eliminating the need for serial imaging. …”
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Heterogeneous magmas of the Quaternary Sierra Chichinautzin volcanic field (central Mexico): the role of an amphibole-bearing mantle and magmatic evolution processes by Lorenzo Meriggi, José Luis Luis Macías, Simone Tommasini, Lucia Capra, Sandro Conticelli

“…Additionally, a cinder cone with shoshonitic affinity and extremely high LILE/HFSE ratio is reported for the first time in central Mexico. Compositional variability is also observed among the mineral phases of these mafic rocks (e.g., the Cr# of spinel hosted in olivine phenocrysts), and the 87Sr/86Sr ratios that progressively increase from the H-TiO2 series (0.70307–0.70425) to the L-TiO2 series (0.70365–0.70434), up to the shoshonitic scoria (0.70456). …”
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Phage biocontrol success of bacterial wilt depends on synergistic interactions with resident rhizosphere microbiota by Sara Franco Ortega, Bryden Fields, Daniel Narino Rojas, Lauri Mikonranta, Matthew Holmes, Andrea L. Harper, Ville‐Petri Friman

“…High intra‐treatment variability in phage efficiency was observed across all phage treatments, which was associated with clear shifts in microbiome composition, a reduction in R. solanacearum and an increase in phage densities. …”
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Total bilirubin as a marker for hemolysis and outcome in patients with severe ARDS treated with veno-venous ECMO by Victoria Bünger, Mario Menk, Oliver Hunsicker, Alexander Krannich, Felix Balzer, Claudia D. Spies, Wolfgang M. Kuebler, Steffen Weber-Carstens, Jan A. Graw

“…Baseline characteristics were compared and relevant variables were included in a multivariate logistic regression model with backward variable selection. …”
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Optimization of medium components for the production of exopolysaccharide by Lycoperdon pyriforme Schaeff.: Pers. using response surface methodology by MA Xiaokui, JIANG Hua, LI Junzhi, CHEN Yong, HE Xiaojing

“…A second-order polynomial models with EPS yield as response variable was then obtained and confirmed to adequately represent the actual relationship between the independent variables and responses through validation tests. …”
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OPTIMIZATION OF GRAPE PEELS PARTICLE SIZE AND FLOUR SUBSTITUTION IN WHITE WHEAT FLOUR DOUGH by SILVIA MIRONEASA, MĂDĂLINA IUGA, DUMITRU ZAHARIA, COSTEL MIRONEASA

“…The results showed that the models developed for response variables, Rheofermentometer characteristics and dynamic rheological properties adequately described the relationships. …”
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Host dispersal relaxes selective pressures in rafting microbiomes and triggers successional changes by William S. Pearman, Grant A. Duffy, Robert O. Smith, Kim I. Currie, Neil J. Gemmell, Sergio E. Morales, Ceridwen I. Fraser

“…Changes in microbial species richness and composition are strongly linked to variability in sea surface temperature rather than length of time spent rafting. …”
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Comparison of alternative methods for methyl acetate + methanol + acetic acid + acetic anhydride mixture separation by A. V. Frolkova, Yu. I. Shashkova, А. К. Frolkova, М. A. Mayevskiy

“…Mathematical modeling using the software package Aspen Plus V. 10.0 was chosen as the research method. …”
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Optimizing Ti/RuO2-IrO2 – electro activated persulfate oxidation processes for the degradation of ammonia-nitrogen and color from landfill leachate using Response Surface Methodolo... by Juni Farrandie, Sethupathi Sumathi, Bashir Mohammed JK, Xinxin Guo

“…This study is aimed at investigating degradation of ammonia and removal of color of landfill leachate by electro-persulfate activation using rutheniumiridium coated titanium (Ti-RuO2/IrO2) electrode. Process variables such as reaction time, current density and persulfate dosage were optimized using central composite design via response surface methodology (RSM). …”
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Climate change, economic security, and macroeconomic stability: Insights from the EU by Lobonț Oana-Ramona, Vătavu Sorana, Nicolescu Ana-Cristina, Trip Andrei, Costea Florin

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Ranges of B, Cd, Cr, Cu, Fe, Pb, Sr, Tl, and Zn Concentrations and Isotope Ratios in Environmental Matrices from an Urban Area by Nicola Pallavicini, Emma Engström, Douglas C. Baxter, Björn Öhlander, Johan Ingri, Scott Hawley, Catherine Hirst, Katerina Rodushkina, Ilia Rodushkin

“…Further implementation of isotopic techniques in natural sciences requires a better understanding of the range of elemental and isotopic compositional variability in environmental matrices. …”
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The status of Saudi measures of deprivation: A review with policy recommendations on a missing indicator in Saudi epidemiologic research by Reem S. AlOmar

“…A composite index provides an overview of the ranking of deprivation and epidemiologically, provide parsimonious models rather than analyzing several separate variables. …”
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Optimization of ultrasound assisted extraction of sappan (Caesalpinia sappan L) wood for preparation of high quality extract by Moh Djaeni, Setia Budi Sasongko, Devi Yuni Susanti, F Widhi Mahatmanti, Andri Cahyo Kumoro, Laeli Kurniasari

“…Additionally, the extraction process was modeled, resulting in a validated effective diffusivity (De) of 1.8 × 10?? …”
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