Dam-breach process simulation and risk assessment of outburst flood induced by the Tangjiashan landslide-dammed lake by Junxue Ma, Chong Xu, Jian Chen

“…New hydrological insights for the region: The results reveal that the peak discharges of the LLOF were 6610–6872 m³ /s, with an estimated uncertainty bound of 5500–8000 m3/s (mean value: 6750 m3/s), which is very close to the measured value of 6500 m³ /s. …”
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Conducting genetic epidemiology research on hyperuricaemia and gout in an indigenous community in Guam - a feasibility study by Yvette C. Paulino, Frank Camacho, Tristan VC Paulino, Delores J. Lee, Lisa Linda Natividad, Elizabeth Matisoo-Smith, Tony R. Merriman, Anna L. Gosling

“…There was variation in the prevalence of metabolic conditions among the major ethnic groups in this study. Conclusions We estimated the prevalence of metabolic conditions, especially gout and hyperuricaemia, and found variation among ethnic groups, all while obtaining the Indigenous community’s feedback on the genetic study and building gout research capacity. …”
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Assessment of Sodium and Potassium Intakes in Children Aged 6 to 18 Years by 24 h Urinary Excretion in City of Rabat, Morocco by Naima Saeid, Mohammed Elmzibri, Abdeslam Hamrani, Qandoussi Latifa, Hakim Belghiti, Hicham El Berri, Kaoutar Benjeddou, Amina Bouziani, Hasnae Benkirane, Youness Taboz, Asmae Elhamdouchi, Khalid El Kari, Hassan Aguenaou

“…The aim of this study was to estimate sodium and potassium consumption in a sample of Moroccan children as a baseline study to implement national strategy for salt intake reduction. …”
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Systematic Evaluation of Satellite-Based Rainfall Products over the Brahmaputra Basin for Hydrological Applications by Sagar Ratna Bajracharya, Wahid Palash, Mandira Singh Shrestha, Vijay Ratan Khadgi, Chu Duo, Partha Jyoti Das, Chhimi Dorji

“…Estimation of the flow generated in the Brahmaputra river basin is important for establishing an effective flood prediction and warning services as well as for water resources assessment and management. …”
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Meat Production in a Feedlot System of Zebu—Holstein Steers and Heifers with Dairy Genetics: Productive and Biological Analyses by Gustavo Chamon de Castro Menezes, Sebastião de Campos Valadares Filho, José Reinaldo Mendes Ruas, Edenio Detmann, Arismar de Castro Menezes, Diego Zanett, Lays Débora Silva Mariz, Luciana Navajas Rennó, Jarbas Miguel da Silva Junior

“…The net energy requirements for maintenance are 67 kcal/EBW0.75/d, and the net requirements of energy (NEg) and protein (NPg) for gain can be estimated by the following equations: NEg(Mcal/d)=0.067×EBW0.75×  EBG1.095 and NPg=162×EBG-5.62×RE for the two sexes.…”
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Survey on Lie Group Machine Learning by Mei Lu, Fanzhang Li

“…This work covers the following techniques: Lie group machine learning model, Lie group subspace orbit generation learning, symplectic group learning, quantum group learning, Lie group fiber bundle learning, Lie group cover learning, Lie group deep structure learning, Lie group semisupervised learning, Lie group kernel learning, tensor learning, frame bundle connection learning, spectral estimation learning, Finsler geometric learning, homology boundary learning, category representation learning, and neuromorphic synergy learning. …”
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VR-based body tracking to stimulate musculoskeletal training by Neidhardt M., Gerlach S., Schmidt F. N., Fiedler I. A. K., Grube S., Busse B., Schlaefer A.

“…In this work, we evaluate whether the movement data of the HoloLens 2 alone is sufficient to control and predict body movement and joint angles during musculoskeletal training.We record the movements of 10 healthy volunteers with external tracking cameras and track a set of body and joint angles of the participant during training. We estimate correlation coefficients and systematically analyze whether whole body movement can be derived from the movement data of the HoloLens 2. …”
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The Influence of Migration Timing and Local Conditions on Reproductive Timing in Arctic‐Breeding Birds by W. B. English, B. Lagassé, S. Brown, M. Boldenow, J. Burger, B. Casler, A. D. Dey, S. Feigin, S. Freeman, H. R. Gates, K. E. Iaquinto, S. Koch, J. F. Lamarre, R. B. Lanctot, C. Latty, V. Loverti, L. McKinnon, D. Newstead, L. Niles, E. Nol, D. Payer, R. Porter, J. Rausch, S. T. Saalfeld, F. Sanders, N. R. Senner, S. Schulte, K. Sowl, B. Winn, L. Wright, M. B. Wunder, P. A. Smith

“…We used tracking and breeding data from 248 individuals of 8 species and subspecies of Arctic‐breeding shorebirds to estimate how the timing of nest initiation is related to local conditions like snowmelt phenology versus prior conditions, measured by the timing and speed of migration. …”
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Effect of retirement on the body mass index in China: a nationwide study based on the regression discontinuity design by Jiarun Mi, Xueyan Han, Hanchao Cheng, Zhaoyang Pan, Jian Guo, Hailu Zhu, Qi Wang, Yicong Wang, Yuanli Liu, Congyi Zheng, Xin Wang, Xue Cao, Zhen Hu, Yixin Tian, Zengwu Wang, Tianjia Guan

“…This study aimed to estimate the impact of retirement on the body mass index (BMI) and BMI-defined overweight and obesity. …”
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Dissecting the genetic architecture of sunflower disc diameter using genome‐wide association study by Yavuz Delen, Ravi V. Mural, Semra Palali‐Delen, Gen Xu, James C. Schnable, Ismail Dweikat, Jinliang Yang

“…Upon aggregating the phenotypic data from multiple years, we estimated the broad sense heritability (H2) of the disc diameter trait to be 0.88. …”
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Monitoring of the Gasoline Oxygenate MTBE and BTEX Compounds in Groundwater in Catalonia (Northeast Spain) by J. Fraile, J.M. Niaerola, L. Olivella, M. Figueras, A. Ginebreda, M. Vilanova, D. Barcela

“…Piezometric levels were roughly comprised between 3 and 40 m, and permeability (K) and transmissivity (T) values were estimated from field measurements.…”
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Socioeconomic status and delayed surgery: impact on non-metastatic papillary thyroid carcinoma outcomes by Kun Zhang, Xinyi Wang, Jianyong Lei, Anping Su, Tao Wei, Zhihui Li, Ya-Wen Chen, Ya-Wen Chen, Ya-Wen Chen, Ya-Wen Chen, Ya-Wen Chen

“…Kaplan–Meier survival curve, Cox proportional hazard regression, competing risk hazard regression, and multinomial logistic regression were applied.ResultsReceiving neck dissection or radioactive iodine therapy, being married at diagnosis, living in an urban area, being richer, and being of other minority ethnicity were estimated to be independent predictors for better overall survival. …”
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Characterizations and growth kinetics of the borided layer formed on pure nickel by molten salt electrolysis by Wang B.-X., Yuan W.-L., Wang Z.-Y., Li J.-X., Ma H.-Z., Song Y.-H.

“…Then the diffusion coefficient constant of boron atom in nickel at 1193 K, 1223 K and 1243 K was calculated accordingly and an equation was obtained to estimate the thickness of the borided layer.…”
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Rationale and design of Diabetes Prevention with active Vitamin D (DPVD): a randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled study by Yoshiya Tanaka, Yosuke Okada, Tetsuya Kawahara, Gen Suzuki, Tetsuya Inazu, Shoichi Mizuno, Fumiyoshi Kasagi

“…Secondary endpoint is the number of participants who achieve normoglycaemia at 48, 96 and 144 weeks. Follow-up is estimated to span 144 weeks.Ethics and dissemination All protocols and an informed consent form comply with the Ethics Guideline for Clinical Research (Japan Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare). …”
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The Impact of Endovascular Repair of Ruptured Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm on the Gastrointestinal and Renal Function by R. R. Makar, S. A. Badger, M. E. O’Donnell, C. V. Soong, L. L. Lau, I. S. Young, R. J. Hannon, B. Lee

“…Renal function was monitored by estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR), serum urea and creatinine, and urinary albumin creatinine ratio (ACR). …”
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Comparison of Two Methodologies for CD4+ T Lymphocytes Relative Counting on Immune Monitoring of Patients with Human Immunodeficiency Virus by Danielle Cristyane Kalva Borato, Emerson Carraro, Sônia Regina Weber Ribas, Carlos Augusto Kalva-Filho, José Carlos Rebuglio Vellosa

“…Considering that counting the percentage of CD4 T lymphocytes can add prognostic information regarding patients infected with HIV, the aim of this study was to evaluate the percentage values of CD4+ T lymphocytes from 81 patients determined by flow cytometry and estimated by flow cytometry in conjunction with a hematology counter. …”
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Quantifying observer variance in expansive monitoring program indicator data with heterogeneous-variance mixed-effects models by Leah T. Dreesmann, Timothy R. Johnson, Jason W. Karl

“…These examples illustrate several potential uses of the models which include calculating the magnitude of observer variance to guide indicator selection and appropriate indicator estimate calculations, determining appropriate data aggregation and comparison, understanding the influences of changes to a monitoring program on observer variance, identifying previously unknown influences on observer variance, and suggesting practices or further changes to monitoring programs to reduce observer variance in future data collection efforts. …”
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Study of Shale Gas Source Rock S-Wave Structure Characteristics via Dense Array Ambient Noise Tomography in Zhangjiakou, China by Si Chen, Zhanwu Lu, Haiyan Wang, Qingyu Wu, Wei Cai, Guowei Wu, Guangwen Wang

“…This suggests the presented method as a viable rapid estimation technique for assessing the shale content of target strata.…”
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Forest Fire Clustering: A Novel Tool for Identifying Star Members of Clusters by Xingyin Wei, Jing Chen, Su Zhang, Feilong He, Yunbo Zhao, Xuran He, Yongjie Fang, Xinhao Chen, Hao Yang

“…Furthermore, dynamic properties are reliably estimated through the fitting of radial density profiles and theoretical models. …”
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Heavy metal contamination in freshwater habitats impairs the growth and reproductive health of wild spotted snakehead Channa punctata (Channidae) in Bangladesh by Imran Parvez, Sharmin Ahmed, Nazifa Tasnim, Rubaiya Pervin, Md Ashraful Alam, Md Nasir Khan, Yeasmin Ara, Harunur Rashid, Siriporn Pradit

“…The length-weight relationship and condition factor of C. punctata indicated a negative allometric growth pattern (b < 3.0) and poor wellness (F < 1.0) in all the stocks except Dharla River. We estimated the size at first sexual maturity (L50), ova diameter, fecundity, and gonadosomatic index (GSI) to assess reproductive health and determined the correlation with heavy metal bioaccumulation. …”
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