Phenomenon and Critical Conditions of Chamber Soil Sliming during EPB Shield Tunneling in Water-Rich Weathered Diorite: Case Study of Jinan Metro, China by Lu Wang, Wei Zhu, Yongjin Qian, Chao Xu, Jiannan Hu, Huitang Xing

“…Controlling the advancing time and the permeability coefficient of chamber soil during construction is the most effective measure to avoid the phenomenon of soil sliming.…”
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Effect of Pretreatments and Solar Tunnel Dryer Zone on Drying Characteristics and Stability of Pumpkin (Cucurbita maxima) Slices by Hayat Hassen Mohammed, Yetenayet B. Tola, Addisalem Hailu Taye, Zeneba Kedir Abdisa

“…It is recommended to create a drying medium that resembles zone II or better to use the recommended kinetic models to predict the drying time for each zone for a better quality product by avoiding under- or over-drying of slices.…”
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Domestication of medicinal plants (Lonicera japonica Thunb.) in China: comparison of morphological, resistance and biochemical traits between wild and cultivated populations by Congzhe Hou, Luyao Huang, Zhuangzhuang Li, Nan Sun, Sheng Yang, Jia Li, Zhenhua Liu

“…Therefore, this study aims to compare and analyze differences in morphology, resistance, and biochemical composition between wild and cultivated varieties.MethodsA total of 36 wild and 81 cultivated specimens were examined to compare plant morphology, flowering time, bud length, active ingredients, and resistance between wild and cultivated populations.ResultsThe cultivated honeysuckle exhibited several noteworthy characteristics, including more erect plant morphology, higher flower-to-leaf ratio, more obvious aggregation of flowers into clusters at the top of branches, higher frequency of flowering, and longer bud length compared to the wild type. …”
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Characterization of patients admitted with pneumonia and a negative diagnostic test for COVID-19 in the intensive care unit by Rodolfo Javier Rivero Morey, Lietter Aguilar Jure, Yenisel Chang Cuesta, Inte Santana Carballosa, Victor René Navarro Machado, Lya del Rosario Magariño Abreus

“…<strong><br />Conclusions</strong>: during the epidemiological situation caused by COVID-19, patients were admitted to intensive care units with a diagnosis of community-acquired pneumonia not related to the SARS-Cov-2 virus. Timely treatment, in some cases artificial mechanical ventilation, even prolonged, contributed to the low lethality and discharge with a better quality of life.…”
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Effect of Black Cumin on the Expression of Genes Related to Lipid Metabolism in Adipose Tissue: A Mouse Model Study by Roya Maleki, Ali Ahadi, Hoda Ayat

“…The expression changes of Leptin, AdipoQ, and PPARG genes were measured by real-time RT-PCR. In addition, adipose tissue and cell size were analyzed using the Oil Red O staining method and quantitation using Image J software. …”
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Progress of Analytical Techniques and Application of Triple Oxygen Isotopes in Dissolved Oxygen by Hongmin ZHENG, Xijie YIN, Haili YANG, Zijun WU

“…With the continuous development of dual-inlet mass spectrometry technology，δ17O can now be accurately measured，but the preparation process is time-consuming and labor-intensive. Continuous flow injection mass spectrometry offers higher efficiency but suffers from reduced precision due to unavoidable air interference. …”
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Edge Computing-Based Machine Vision for Non-Invasive and Rapid Soft Sensing of Mushroom Liquid Strain Biomass by Libin Wu, Guimiao Xiao, Deyao Huang, Xiandong Zhang, Dapeng Ye, Haiyong Weng

“…Biomass monitoring of mushroom liquid strains during the fermentation process demands real-time analysis with minimal manual intervention, highlighting the urgent need for intelligent surveillance. …”
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The factors influencing self-management in patients with depression: a qualitative research from China by Ying-Li Gao, Lu-Xia Shen, Xiu-Mei Hou, Shu-Ping Si, Huan-Huan Zhu, Zhong-Li Shi

“…Abstract Background As depressed patients often fail to seek help and obtain treatment on time for reasons such as stigma and lack of treatment resources, research on self-management for depressed patients is crucial. …”
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Supplementation of dairy cows with bovine somatotropin or omega-3 rich fish oil affects the endometrial expression of peroxisome proliferator-activated receptors by Leslie A. MacLaren, Todd R. Bilby, Frank Michel, Aydin Guzeloglu, Charles R. Staples, William W. Thatcher

“…<b>Aim:</b> The study objectives were to determine whether dietary supplementation with long chain omega-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids in the form of enriched fish oil (FO) for 90 days or treatment with bovine somatotropin (bST) at the time of ovulation and 11 days post-ovulation influenced PPAR expression and activation in bovine endometrium in Holstein cows.…”
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Cuban medical students’headache in relation to factors associated with academic stress by Annier Jesús Fajardo Quesada, María de los Ángeles Licea González, Fidel Jesús Moreno Cubela, Eduardo Adiel Landrove Escalona, Yudier Brizuela Fernández

“…The variables age, sex, academic year, presence of associated disease, frequency per week, average hours of sleep per day, frequency variation (during oral exams, written exams, medical shifts, high extracurricular demands, days off), average pain intensity, most frequent onset time, duration, most commonly used drugs, and use of pain-relieving drugs were studied.…”
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Analysis of the load‐bearing characteristics of hydraulic supports for top‐coal caving under the impact of coal and gangue by Lianmin Cao, Yongxin Xu, Can He, Enming Zhang, Yingfa Miao

“…When the same impact load is applied to the cover beam, the faster the load is applied, the hydraulic support column and balancing jack may not be able to absorb and disperse the pressure effectively in time, resulting in the articulation points being subjected to a larger impact force, which is easy to cause damage or destruction. …”
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Rating Supply Chain Risks Using the Combined Approach of FMEA Optimization and Gray Theory (Case Study: Mashhad Food Industry Units) by Mohsen Shafiei Nikabadi, Leila Helalian

“…In such a way that; first, the risks in the supply chain were identified through library studies and research literature, and then they were given to the experts using a fuzzy Delphi questionnaire to be rated by the Likert scale. Due to the time limitation and defects in the analysis as well as vague, incomplete and uncertain information data, these points became a gray area. …”
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Longer-term consequences of increased body checking in women at risk for eating disorders-a naturalistic experimental online study. by Gina Geiger, Vanessa Opladen, Maj-Britt Vivell, Silja Vocks, Andrea S Hartmann

“…Cognitive-behavioral theories postulate that body checking reduces negative emotions in the short term, but over time contributes to the development and maintenance of eating disorder pathology. …”
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Dynamics of REL, RELA and IRF1 transcription factor expression in U937 macrophages after dioxin exposure by E. V. Kashina, D. Y. Oshchepkov, E. V. Antontseva, M. Y. Shamanina, D. P. Furman, V. A. Mordvinov

“…Isolated RNA was used for the study of the TCDD-mediated alteration of gene expression levels using Real-time PCR with SYBR Green I. Obtained data demonstrate the functional activity of DREs in the IRF1, REL, RELA gene promoters via AhR signaling pathway.…”
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Quantitative Analysis of Postural Instability in Patients with Parkinson’s Disease by Yang Yu, Siquan Liang, Yue Wang, Yanan Zhao, Jiaojiao Zhao, Haitao Li, Jingchao Wu, Yuanyuan Cheng, Fan Wu, Jialing Wu

“…Patients in stages II to IV exhibited smaller end point excursion and slower time to complete than controls, suggesting an impaired limit of stability. …”
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Recovery of gold from refractory ore employing pressure oxidation by Flávio de Almeida Lemos, Marisa Nascimento, Gaspar Rodrigues Moreira Júnior, Vanessa Resende de Andrade, Paul Cezanne Pinto, Afonso José Guedes Salles

“…The tests demonstrated that it is possible to achieve a 98.40% gold recovery using a concentrate initially containing 12% sulfur, which underwent acidic oxidation with a 0.28 M H2SO4 solution at a temperature of 220°C, oxygen pressure of 500 kPa, and a residence time of three hours. This result was 19.19% higher than that obtained in an alkaline medium using a 3.0 M NaOH solution.…”
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The Prebiotic Index of Dried-Growol Made with Different Cassava Varieties and Cooking Methods by Chatarina Wariyah, Nurul Huda, Agus Slamet

“…Therefore, it is necessary to provide food based on cassava, such as dried-growol, which gives a feeling of satiety for a long time and has a prebiotic effect. This research aimed to evaluate the effects of cassava varieties and cooking methods on the resistant starch (RS) content and the prebiotic index of dried-growol produced. …”
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Amalgamation and Local Finance: A Case Study of Ukraine by Glendal Wright, Sergii Slukhai, Bohdan Yakymchuk

“…The decentralization reform was based on three pillars: (1) voluntary amalgamation of the territorial units, (2) enhanced financial resources through own source revenues and infrastructure grants, and (3) utilization of inter-municipal cooperation to support improved service delivery. Methodology: A time series of fiscal data from amalgamated territorial communities in selected regions of Ukraine have been analysed to measure the impact of the amalgamation policy on the amalgamated territorial units. …”
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Experimental Study of Mechanical Characteristics of Tunnel Support System in Hard Cataclastic Rock with High Geostress by Minglei Sun, Yongquan Zhu, Xinzhi Li, Zhengguo Zhu, Benguo He

“…The results showed that (1) under the condition of high geostress and hard cataclastic surrounding rock, the initial support deformation is large, the horizontal convergence is much larger than the settlement of arch, and the deformation duration is relatively short; (2) the distribution of pressure and stress in initial support are very uneven on the cross-section and greatly affected by the construction process; (3) in the case of large horizontal tectonic stress, the use of large curvature side wall support is beneficial to improve the quality of support and control the deformation of the structure, especially to improve the stress of concrete; (4) the closure time of the supporting system greatly influences the stress state and deformation, so it is necessary to shorten the length of the lower bench and the distance of the invert as possible so as to close the support as early as possible; (5) different location of the tunnel surrounding rock stress distribution is very uneven, the measured value is much larger than calculated value in level III based on the specification of surrounding rock; (6) under high strength and ground stress, the initial supporting stress of steel frame increases rapidly, and the measured stress is larger. …”
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Multivariate quantitative analysis of glycan impact on IgG1 effector functions by Tamara Cvijić, Matej Horvat, Jakob Plahutnik, Ana Golob, Jaka Marušič

“…The conventional approach to structure-function studies often relies on a suboptimal set of tools, such as the one-factor-at-a-time method for experimental planning and univariate data analysis. …”
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