Prevalence and Severity of Menopausal Symptoms and the Quality of Life in Middle-aged Women: A Study from Sri Lanka by Nirmala Rathnayake, Janaka Lenora, Gayani Alwis, Sarath Lekamwasam

“…Psychological symptoms score and somatovegetative symptoms score were associated with the QOL of premenopausal women (adjusted R2; 0.35). Somatovegetative symptoms score, psychological symptoms score, moderate and vigorous physical activity scores, and monthly income were associated with the QOL in postmenopausal women (adjusted R2; 0.38). …”
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Agronomic characteristics, mineral nutrient content, antioxidant capacity, biochemical composition, and fatty acid profile of Iranian pistachio (Pistacia vera L.) cultivars by Ali Khadivi, Mohammadali Nikoogoftar-Sedghi, Yazgan Tunç

“…Leaf phosphorus positively correlated with split nut percentage (r = 0.669) and negatively with blank nut percentage (r = -0.734). …”
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Historical simulations of temperature and precipitation from the CORDEX Africa model in the Wabi Shebele Basin by Sisay Guta Alemu, Chala Hailu Sime, Tamene Adugna Demissie

“…Model performance was evaluated using statistical indicators such as bias, RMSE, r , MAE, and a concise plot of the statistical indicators which is Taylor’s diagram. …”
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Analysis of the relationship between cotton fiber quality and weather conditions in the southeast of Stavropol Territory by N. A. Khodzhaeva, L. P. Podolnaya

“…A strong negative correlation was observed between these characters (r = –0.82), and they were most significantly affected by the temperature and precipitation in August. …”
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Investigation of Vortex Clouds and Droplet Sizes in Heated Water Spray Patterns Generated by Axisymmetric Full Cone Nozzles by M. Y. Naz, S. A. Sulaiman, B. Ariwahjoedi, Ku Zilati Ku Shaari

“…The hot water sprays are an important part of many industrial processes, where the detailed knowledge of physical phenomena involved in jet transportation, interaction, secondary breakup, evaporation, and coalescence of droplets is important to reach more efficient processes. …”
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Study on Detailed Calculation and Experiment Methods of Neutronics, Fuel Materials, and Thermal Hydraulics for a Commercial Type Japanese Sodium-Cooled Fast Reactor by Toshikazu Takeda, W. F. G. van Rooijen, Katsuhisa Yamaguchi, Masayoshi Uno, Yuji Arita, Hiroyasu Mochizuki

“…This paper discusses the objectives and results of a multiyear R&D project to improve the modeling accuracy for the detailed calculation of the Japanese Sodium-cooled Fast Reactor (JSFR), although the preliminary design of JSFR is prepared using conventional methods. …”
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Data analysis for performance index of plate heat exchanger filled by ionanofluid-oil: parallel versus counterflow by Ishrat Zahan, Rehena Nasrin, Nusrat Jahan Jakia

“…The study demonstrates high R2 values for the response function, highlighting its significance, and suggests practical implications for the optimization of heat exchanger designs in industrial settings.…”
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Assessment of Vegetation Temperature Status (VTCI) for monitoring drought in the watershed of Lake Urmia by using MODIS satellite imagery by Adel Nabi Zadeh Balkhanloo, zahra hejazizadeh, Parviz zeaiean Firoozabadi

“…In general, the correlation coefficient (R2) is different in the TS-NDVI spacing between (0.90-0.99). …”
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Investigation of Rheological Characteristics and Bleeding Behavior of PPA-Modified Bitumen Emulsion for Microsurfacing by Mohammadjavad AkhavanBahabadi, Mohammad Khabiri

“…It was also observed that the value of G*/sin ( ), as a measure of resistance to bleeding in hot weather, increases with PPA dosage in all samples, with the best performance obtained with the samples containing PPA at 0.8 and 1.2 wt.%. …”
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Genomic signatures of selection in Brangus cattle revealing the genetic foundations of adaptability and production traits using a breed of origin approach by Gabriel A. Zayas, Raluca G. Mateescu

“…Its diverse genetics not only enables optimal production performance but also adaptability to hot and humid environmental conditions. From a research perspective, this makes Brangus an ideal model for identifying genomic signatures that reveal the effects of both artificial selection and natural adaptation. …”
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Microwave spectroscopy assisted by electromagnetically induced transparency near natural Förster resonance on Rubidium by Naomy Duarte Gomes, Daniel Varela Magalhães, J.D. Massayuki Kondo, Luis Gustavo Marcassa

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Radiological Staging of Thyroid-Associated Ophthalmopathy: Comparison of T1 Mapping with Conventional MRI by Lu Chen, Wen Chen, Huan-Huan Chen, Qian Wu, Xiao-Quan Xu, Hao Hu, Fei-Yun Wu

“…Meanwhile, T1RTCS and SIR were positively correlated with clinical activity score (r = 0.489, 0.540; P<0.001). TIRTCS and SIR showed no significant area under curve for staging TAO (0.830 vs. 0.852; P=0.748). …”
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Explainable surrogate modeling for predicting temperature separation performance of the vortex tube by Hyo Beom Heo, Jun Ho Lee, Jeong Won Yoon, Sangseok Yu, Byoung Jae Kim, Seokyeon Im, Seung Hwan Park

“…A vortex tube is a device that separates compressed air at ambient temperature into cold and hot air. Compared to other air conditioning devices, it has a more straightforward structure and does not require a separate power source, making it widely used in various industrial fields. …”
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Bibliometric analysis of rhein in the treatment of tumors by Lan Jiang, Lan Jiang, Lan Jiang, Qian Huang, Zhongquan Shi, Yi Yang

“…However, owing to its poor water solubility, in recent years, functional modification of its functional groups or production of rhein nanoparticles to enhance its bioavailability and antitumor effects has become a hot research direction in the future.…”
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Evaluation of an aquatic liverwort and terrestrial moss as biomonitors of heavy metals associated with particulate matter by Clara Gómez-Ensastegui, Pedro Avila-Pérez, José Luis García-Rivas, Carlos Eduardo Barrera-Díaz, Huemantzin Balan Ortiz-Oliveros, Sonia Martínez-Gallegos

“…There is strong association between PM2.5 and PM10 particles and between the metals Cr-Pb-Fe in R. natans and between PM2.5-PM10 and Fe and between Cd-Cr-Pb in E. serrulatus and these pollutants are mainly associated with sampling sites with the highest concentrations of metals in the TVMA. …”
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M cells targeted H. pylori antigen SAM-FAdE displayed on bacterium-like particles induce protective immunity by Furui Zhang, Jiale Chen, Zhen Zhang, Jing Wu, Yuliang Qu, Linhan Ni, Guolin Zhang, Kunmei Liu, Le Guo

“…Furthermore, oral BLPs-SAM-FAdE dramatically reduced the H. pylori adhesion and specific 16S rRNA expression of H. pylori in gastric mucosal tissue, protecting gastric tissue from damage. …”
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Evolution in optical molecular imaging techniques guided nerve imaging from 2009 to 2023: a bibliometric and visualization analysis by Wenkai Liang, Yan Liu, Erlong Jia, Xiaofeng Yang, Shufeng Han, Jinzheng Wei, Jinzheng Wei, Wei Zhao

“…CiteSpace, VOSviewer and R package “bibliometrix” were used for analysis of countries, institutions, journals, etc., to evaluate the trends.ResultsThe amounts of publications in relation to OMI guided nerve imaging has been increasing. …”
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Minor-merger-induced Star Formation Rejuvenation in an Elliptical Radio-loud Quasar Host, 3C 59 by Yijun Wang, Tao Wang, Ke Xu, Junjie Mao, Yerong Xu, Zheng Zhou

“…They also have systematically lower effective radius ( R _e ) than local late-type galaxies, while 3C 59 has significantly larger R _e than both early- and late-type galaxies. …”
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Thermodynamics guided design and processing of a WC/HEA cermet tool for high temperature friction stir welding by Supreeth Gaddam, Surekha Yadav, Amit Kishan Behera, Noriaki Arai, Zaynab Mahbooba, Shikhar Krishn Jha, Qiaofu Zhang, Rajiv S. Mishra

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Hiking Trails Facilitate the Spread of a Native High‐Arctic Species by Deborah Zani, Heike Lischke, Jonas Åkerman, Veiko Lehsten

“…Along with climate warming, human activities can increase the rate of species range shift by providing hot spots of introduction (human settlements) and spreading corridors (hiking trails). …”
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