Investigating cooked rice textural properties by instrumental measurements by Keyu Tao, Wenwen Yu, Sangeeta Prakash, Robert G. Gilbert

“…While sensory evaluation by trained human panelists is the best way to obtain consumer preferences, these tests are expensive, time-consuming and require considerable effort and care. …”
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Parental and adolescents’ perspectives on environmental predictors of active commuting to school – findings from the ARRIVE mixed-methods study by Clara Tristram, Isabel Marzi, Franziska Beck, Katharina Diehl, Denise Renninger, Yolanda Demetriou, Claus Krieger, Anne Kerstin Reimers

“…., walking or cycling) can contribute to an increase in daily physical activity time of adolescents which is associated with positive health effects. …”
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Exploring a high-level programming model for the NWP domain using ECMWF microphysics schemes by S. Ubbiali, C. Kühnlein, C. Schär, L. Schlemmer, T. C. Schulthess, T. C. Schulthess, M. Staneker, H. Wernli

“…The focus of the current work is the IFS prognostic cloud microphysics scheme, a core physical parametrization represented by a comprehensive code that takes a significant share of the total forecast model execution time. In order to verify GT4Py for numerical weather prediction (NWP) systems, we put additional emphasis on the implementation and validation of the tangent-linear and adjoint model versions which are employed in data assimilation. …”
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Influences of True Triaxial Loading-Unloading Stress Paths on Mechanical Properties and Wave Velocity of Coal Samples subject to Risk of Rock Burst by Wei Shen, Guang-Jian Liu, Lin-Ming Dou, Si-Yuan Gong, Hu He

“…Both the experimental and the numerical results demonstrated that the peak stress borne by the BRCSs was not only affected by the initial stress but also had a negative exponential relationship with the ratio of the unloading rate and the loading rate (RURLR); therefore, peak stress equations of BRCSs under true triaxial loading and unloading conditions were established. The triaxial stress-time curves obtained by experiments and simulations exhibited an “elasticity-yield-destruction” phase, and the characteristics of the yield phase were determined by the RURLR. …”
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Simultaneous Determination of 34 Amino Acids in Tumor Tissues from Colorectal Cancer Patients Based on the Targeted UHPLC-MS/MS Method by Yang Yang, Feng Zhang, Shouhong Gao, Zhipeng Wang, Mingming Li, Hua Wei, Renqian Zhong, Wansheng Chen

“…The chromatographic separation was achieved on an Agilent ZORBAX SB-C18 column (3.0 × 150 mm, 5 μm) with a binary gradient elution system (A, 0.02% heptafluorobutyric acid and 0.2% formic acid in water, v/v; B, methanol). The run time was 10 min. The multiple reaction monitoring mode was chosen with an electrospray ionization source operating in the positive ionization mode for data acquisition. …”
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5‐Hydroxymethylcytosine Profiles of cfDNA in Urine as Diagnostic, Differential Diagnosis and Prognostic Markers for Multiple Myeloma by Weiwei Xie, Xuehui Li, Hangyu Chen, Jinlin Chu, Lei Zhang, Bo Tang, Wenrong Huang, Linlin Li, Jian Lin, Yujun Dong

“…Finally, the prognosis of MM patients was predicted based on their survival time at the last follow‐up. Results We identified 11 5hmC markers using logistic regression algorithm could effectively diagnosis MM (AUC = 0.902), and achieved 85.00% specificity and 85.71% sensitivity. …”
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Beyond the Definitions of the Phenotypic Complications of Sickle Cell Disease: An Update on Management by Samir K. Ballas, Muge R. Kesen, Morton F. Goldberg, Gerard A. Lutty, Carlton Dampier, Ifeyinwa Osunkwo, Winfred C. Wang, Carolyn Hoppe, Ward Hagar, Deepika S. Darbari, Punam Malik

“…These complications vary considerably among patients, in the same patient with time, among countries and with age and sex. To date, there is no well-established consensus among providers on the management of the complications of sickle cell disease due in part to lack of evidence and in part to differences in the experience of providers. …”
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Selected issues on theory and methodology of the underground press by Wanda Krystyna Roman

“… The main role of the press, published at any time, is to deliver information and form public opinion. …”
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Extracellular MMP-9-Based Assessment of Ocular Surface Inflammation in Patients with Primary Open-Angle Glaucoma by Anna Zaleska-Żmijewska, Ewa Strzemecka, Zbigniew M. Wawrzyniak, Jacek P. Szaflik

“…Further assessments of disease severity and inflammation comprised Goldmann applanation tonometry for intraocular pressure (IOP), Schirmer’s test with anesthesia, ocular surface staining with unpreserved fluorescein (Oxford scale index), tear breakup time (TBUT), McMonnies questionnaire, and the Ocular Surface Disease index (OSDI). …”
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Comparison of Maylard and Cherney incisions' outcomes in hysterectomy surgery for benign indications: a double-blind randomized controlled trial by Maryam Vaezi, Roghayeh Zarei, Hosein Azizi

“…Results There were no significant differences in hemoglobin levels or clinical or obstetric characteristics before surgery between the two study groups (p > 0.05). The mean time from skin incision to entering the abdominal cavity was 14.23 min for Maylard and 13.6 min for Cherney (p = 0.091). …”
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Pre-existing atrial fibrillation and risk of arterial thromboembolism and death following pneumonia: a population-based cohort study by Reimar Wernich Thomsen, Christian Fynbo Christiansen, Bodil Steen Rasmussen, Lars Hvilsted Rasmussen, Jacob Gamst

“…Objectives To examine the effect of pre-existing atrial fibrillation (AF) and associated therapy on the risk of arterial thromboembolism (ATE) and death following pneumonia.Design, setting and participants Population-based cohort study (1997–2012) of 88 315 patients with first-time hospitalisation with pneumonia in Northern Denmark.Results Of the included patients (median age 73.4 years), 8880 (10.1%) had pre-existing AF. …”
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Design and Preparation of Activated Carbon with High Specific Surface Area and Porosity Through an Organic Activator Coupled with CO2 Activation by Yizhong Li, Xiaoqing Yan, Zhi Cui, Jingkang Yuan, Baorong Xu, Guidong Yang

“…The production of activated carbon via this novel organic activator is at a temperature of 850 °C under CO2 atmosphere for an activation time of 90 min, showing a specific surface area (SBET) of 1354 m2 g−1, an adsorption capacity of iodine (QI) of 1195 mg g−1, and a total pore volume (Vtot) of 0.855 cm3 g−1. …”
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أنماط الافادة من شبکات التواصل الاجتماعیة و المهنیة لدى عینة من أعضاء هیئة التدریس بالجامعات المصریة... by د. اسماء محمد السید

“…There is a phenomenon of Iqbal to use mobile phone as a means to enter thesocial and professional networks.5. high frequency on social and vocational networks with increasing time spenton each visit. There are a number of negative consequences of the use of social andprofessional networks, and varied between psychological and neurologicalconsequences, as it was one of the negative implications for the use offaculty members of the social networks and professional belief that they stealtime, and lead to the loss of high value, Negatives some of the physicalimplications of what we call the psychological stress, nervous and visual.7. …”
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Application of SAR Offset Tracking Based on Dynamic Window Using Local Features for Landslides in Mining Areas by Yuejuan Chen, Dejun Zhao, Pingping Huang, Weixian Tan, Bo Yin, Yaolong Qi, Xianglei Li, Yang Liu

“…Finally, the study separately employs the structural time series model and spatial autocorrelation to evaluate and compare the performance of the dynamic window and the fixed window, using the offset results to analyze potential causes of landslides. …”
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Design and numerical simulation of CuBi2O4 solar cells with graphene quantum dots as hole transport layer under ideal and non-ideal conditions by Muhammad Panachikkool, E. T. Aparna, Perumal Asaithambi, T. Pandiyarajan

“…Abstract The simulation of ideal and non-ideal conditions using the SCAPS-1D simulator for novel structure Ag/FTO/CuBi2O4/GQD/Au was done for the first time. The recombination of charge carriers in CuBi2O4 is an inherent problem due to very low hole mobility and polaron transport in the valence band. …”
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Combination chemotherapy with sintilimab for treatment of a male patient with primary pulmonary choriocarcinoma: a case report and literature review by Xiaojing Liang, Guoqing Xu, Jisong Zhang, Li Xu, Liangliang Dong, Xiaoyue Wang, Weidong Han, Enguo Chen

“…A literature review revealed that a combination of chemotherapy and ICIs could prolong the survival time of PPC patients. Herein, we report a 67-year-old man with a cough, expectoration, and blood in the sputum, presenting with a mass in the lower lobe of the right lung. …”
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Relationship Between Soil Aggregate Stability and Associated Carbon and Nitrogen Changes Under Different Ecological Construction Measures in the Karst Region of Southwest China by Meiting Li, Keqin Wang, Xiaoyi Ma, Mingsi Fan, Biyu Li, Yali Song

“…These findings suggest that plantations are particularly effective in enhancing soil and water conservation in fragile karst areas, while the contour reverse slope terrace method shows potential for stabilizing soil structure over extended time scales due to its unique “preferential entrainment” function.…”
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Genetic diversity of barley accessions from East Asian countries in terms of resistance to powdery mildew by R. A. Abdullaev, K. A. Lukina, B. A. Batasheva, O. N. Kovaleva, E. E. Radchenko

“…High adaptability makes it possible to cultivate it in environments unfavorable for many other crops. At the same time, fungal diseases can have a negative impact on its grain yield and quality. …”
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Heterologous Expression and Adaptive Evolution of ε-Poly-lysine Synthase Gene in <i>Corynebacterium glutamicum</i> by Long Pan, Yihang Chen, Aimei Liao, Yinchen Hou, Jihong Huang

“…In this experiment, a recombinant <i>C. glutamicum</i> capable of synthesizing ε-PL and exhibiting certain physiological resistance to ε-PL was obtained by amplifying <i>pls</i> and heterologous expression in <i>C. glutamicum</i> for the first time. Further optimization of the fermentation temperature, initial pH, and inoculation amount of the recombinant strain resulted in an increase in the ε-PL fermentation yield from 0.12 g/L to 0.22 g/L. …”
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The mental health impact of repeated COVID-19 enforced lockdowns in England: evidence from the UK Household Longitudinal Study by Rashpal K. Dhensa-Kahlon, Siu Tim Wan, Jacqueline A.-M. Coyle-Shapiro, Kevin Rui-Han Teoh

“…Aims To: (a) explore changes in population mental health symptoms over the COVID-19 pandemic period (March 2020 to March 2021) in England, comparing this with trends from a decade before (2009–2019) as well as after (2021–2023); (b) compare the mental health impact of each of the three lockdowns in England with periods of eased restrictions, determining who was most affected; (c) examine the impact of demographics and distinct time periods on the prevalence of mental health symptoms. …”
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