The Applicability of Limiting Phase Angle Temperatures for Specifying Asphalt Binder Low Temperature Performance by Kristjan Lill, Karli Kontson, Andrus Aavik

“…The study shows that the phase angle approach provides a reasonable surrogate for the AASHTO TP 122-16 limiting low temperature grade. …”
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Microwave-Assisted Method for Simultaneous Hydrolysis and Extraction for Preparation of Geniposidic Acid from Eucommia ulmoides Bark Using Basic Imidazolide Ionic Liquid by Lili Li, Yupin Guo, Chunchao Zhao, Mengxia Wei, Junling Liu, Yuangang Zu, Fei Wang, Lei Yang

“…The analysis of SEM and TG further indicated that IMSHE is an efficient preparation method for geniposidic acid. It is reasonable to assume that the method and the dual hydrolysis catalyst and extraction solvent would offer an alternative for the preparation of some other kinds of bioactive substances from plant materials.…”
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Using multivariate generalized linear latent variable models to measure the difference in event count for stranded marine animals by R.E. Caraka, R.C. Chen, Y. Lee, T. Toharudin, C. Rahmadi, M. Tahmid, A.S. Achmadi

“…Moreover, there was a comprehensive discussion on ocean-atmosphere interaction and the reasons the animals were stranded.<br /> <strong>CONCLUSION: </strong>The changes in marine ecosystems due to climate change, pollution, overexploitation, changes in sea use, and the existence of invasive alien species deserve serious attention.…”
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Dynamics of phase separation from holography by Maximilian Attems, Yago Bea, Jorge Casalderrey-Solana, David Mateos, Miguel Zilhão

“…In contrast, a Müller-Israel-Stewart-type formulation of hydrodynamics fails to provide a good description for two reasons. First, it misses some large, purely-spatial gradient corrections. …”
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Associations between ACE-Inhibitors, Angiotensin Receptor Blockers, and Lean Body Mass in Community Dwelling Older Women by Jennifer W. Bea, Sylvia Wassertheil-Smoller, Betsy C. Wertheim, Yann Klimentidis, Zhao Chen, Oleg Zaslavsky, Todd M. Manini, Catherine R. Womack, Candyce H. Kroenke, Andrea Z. LaCroix, Cynthia A. Thomson

“…There was no association between ACE-I/ARB usage and change in LBM over time. Reasons for higher LBM with ACE-I/ARB use cross sectionally, but not longitundinally, are unclear and may reflect a threshold effect of these medications on LBM that is attenuated over time. …”
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Intra- and Extracranial MR Venography: Technical Notes, Clinical Application, and Imaging Development by M. Paoletti, G. Germani, R. De Icco, C. Asteggiano, P. Zamboni, S. Bastianello

“…Total scanning time is reasonable for clinical applications: approximately seven minutes is allocated for the contrast protocol (most of which is due to 2D Cine PC), while the noncontrast protocol accounts for around twenty minutes. …”
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The nexus between tourist motivation and satisfaction in lekki urban forest and animal shelter initiative (LUFASI) Lagos state, (Nigeria) by Olubukola Mary Ogundare, Adekunle Olufemi Oloyede, Olakunle Shakur Olawuyi, Morayo Phebe Abimbola

“…The visitors were motivated to visit the park for the following reasons: novelty, relaxation/escape, relationships, nature, and self-development. …”
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Assessing the Effects of Spatial Resolution on Regional Climate Model Simulated Summer Temperature and Precipitation in China: A Case Study by Xin-Min Zeng, Ming Wang, Yujian Zhang, Yang Wang, Yiqun Zheng

“…The best SAT/precipitation can be produced only when the horizontal and vertical resolutions are reasonably configured. This indicates that different resolutions lead to different atmospheric thermodynamic states. …”
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IMPROVEMENT OF OIL PRODUCTION BY MATRIX ACIDIZING OF A WELL IN SANDSTONE RESERVOIR by Darel Sontia Fouazong, Isidore Komofor Ngongiah, André Chéagé Chamgoué, Alain Francis Talla, Jean Jacques Dikongue Jemea

“…This paper focuses on investigating the reasons behind the low productivity of a confidentially named well, referred to as X102, in sandstone reservoirs. …”
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Effects of Vibratory Stress Relief on Microstructure and Mechanical Properties of Marine Welded Structures by Liqiang Gao, Qinan Yao, Yuchen Yang, Dejian Sun, Guanhua Xu, Bangping Gu, Cong Yang, Shuaizhen Li

“…Furthermore, the significant reduction in residual stress, refinement of second-phase particles, and changes in fracture mechanisms are the main reasons for the increased strength observed after VSR. …”
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Feature Point Matching Method of Weak Texture Environment in Farmland Based on Improved GMS-PROSAC Fusion Algorithm by Zhenlin Li, Di Wu, Weiping Xu, Qiaoqiao Wu, Guoqiang Yang, Dakun Zhou

“…Due to its excessive plant repeatability, a judgment method is proposed to eliminate the wrong matching pairs under correct matching, so that the intelligent farm machine can correctly recognize the complex road conditions in different farmlands for reasonable harvesting. Through experimental verification, the highest matching accuracy can reach 86.0% in the weak texture environment of the farmland, which can be more effective for feature point extraction and matching, that provide new directions for subsequent unmanned agricultural machines that can harvest intelligently in different kinds of fields.…”
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Gender Variations in the Oral Microbiomes of Elderly Patients with Initial Periodontitis by Jie Zhao, Ying-Hui Zhou, Ya-Qiong Zhao, Yao Feng, Fei Yan, Zheng-Rong Gao, Qin Ye, Yun Chen, Qiong Liu, Li Tan, Shao-Hui Zhang, Jing Hu, Marie Aimee Dusenge, Yun-Zhi Feng, Yue Guo

“…Analysis of β-diversity indicated that the samples were reasonably divided by the gender. The linear discriminant analysis effect size showed that the most representative biomarkers were the genus Haemophilus in males, whereas the dominant bacteria in females were Campylobacter. …”
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Exploring the Node Importance and Its Influencing Factors in the Railway Freight Transportation Network in China by Qipeng Sun, Xiaozhuang Guo, Wenjing Jiang, Haiying Ding, Tingzhen Li, Xingbo Xu

“…The results of this study provide scientific decision-making support for the reasonable establishment and distribution of RFTN hubs in China.…”
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Inhibition of Ceramide De Novo Synthesis Ameliorates Diet Induced Skeletal Muscles Insulin Resistance by Krzysztof Kurek, Agnieszka Mikłosz, Bartłomiej Łukaszuk, Adrian Chabowski, Jan Górski, Małgorzata Żendzian-Piotrowska

“…In the present research we evaluated the effects of myriocin application on type 2 diabetes mellitus in three different types of skeletal muscles: (1) slow-oxidative (red gastrocnemius), (2) oxidative-glycolytic (soleus), and (3) glycolytic (white gastrocnemius). For these reasons the animals were randomly divided into four groups: “control” (C), “myriocin” (M), “high fat diet” (HFD), “high fat diet” (HFD), and “high fat diet + myriocin” (HFD + M). …”
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Stability of mining pillars in stopes based on cusp catastrophe theory by WEN Xiaosong, WANG Chen, HUANG Xinxin, LONG Shaoliang, LI Cheng

“…When exploitating deep-buried ore deposits, it is necessary to leave permanent pillars with certain width to ensure the stability of the mining area. Therefore, the reasonable design of pillar width is vital to its safety. …”
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Environmental Estimation of Radiation Equivalent Dose Rates in Soils and Waters of Northern Calabria (Italy) by Ilaria Guagliardi, Tommaso Caloiero, Ernesto Infusino, Giovanni Callegari, Nicola Ricca

“…On the contrary, a reasonable correlation was found between HT in spring water and in soil. …”
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Transport in reverse osmosis membranes: observations and comments on the pore flow model versus the solution‒diffusion model by Takeshi Matsuura, Michael D. Guiver, Woei Jye Lau, Ahmad Fauzi Ismail

“…Especially, in the most recent paper published in 2024, they have shown seven reasons why the well-accepted S‒D model appears to be wrong. …”
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Discharge against Medical Advice at Neonatal Intensive Care Unit in Gujarat, India by Bhanu Devpura, Pranav Bhadesia, Somashekhar Nimbalkar, Sandeep Desai, Ajay Phatak

“…Objective. We explored reasons for discharged against medical advice (DAMA) of neonates from a neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) through in-depth interviews of the parents/guardians. …”
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Basic Anthropometric Measures in Acute Myocardial Infarction Patients and Individually Sex- and Age-Matched Controls from the General Population by Göran Nilsson, Pär Hedberg, Jerzy Leppert, Andreas Rosenblad, John Ohrvik

“…In women ≥66 years, the best discriminatory model contained only waist-to-hip ratio (AUROC = 0.67), whereas in women ≤65 years, the best combination was hip and BMI (AUROC = 0.68). A narrow hip reasonably reflects small gluteal muscles. This finding might suggest an association between MI and sarcopenia, possibly related to deficiencies in physical activity and nutrition.…”
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Optimization and analysis of surface flashover triggered vacuum switch conduction delay time characteristics by Ming Zhang, Minfu Liao, Liang Bu, Gang Lu, Longfei Yu, Yifan Sun, Xiongying Duan

“…This research analyzes and discusses the reasons for the influence of electrode structures and operating parameters on conduction delay time. …”
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