Investigating skeletal muscle micro-trauma with time-dependent diffusion and the random permeable barrier model by Susanne S. Rauh, Donnie Cameron, Oliver J. Gurney-Champion, Frank Smithuis, Mario Maas, Martijn Froeling, Hermien E. Kan, Aart J. Nederveen, Gustav J. Strijkers, Melissa T. Hooijmans

“…The random permeable barrier model (RPBM) was fitted to the radial diffusivities to obtain estimates for fiber diameter and membrane permeability. Hamstring and quadriceps muscles were manually segmented. …”
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Comparative analysis of visible and near-infrared (Vis-NIR) spectroscopy and prediction of moisture ratio using machine learning algorithms for jujube dried under different conditi... by Seda Günaydın, Necati Çetin, Cevdet Sağlam, Kamil Sacilik, Ahmad Jahanbakhshi

“…Dried fruits are considered healthy because they are high in fiber and carbohydrates and contain low fat. In this study, jujube slices were dried using three different methods (open sun, closed shade, and microwave). …”
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Change in mineral composition and cooking quality in legumes grown on semi-arid alfisols due to elevated CO2 and temperature by K. Sreedevi Shankar, M. Vanaja, Mekala Shankar, Asma Siddiqua, K. L. Sharma, V. Girijaveni, V. K. Singh

“…Moreover, principal component analysis (PCA) revealed that the major contributors to PC1 were Mg, crude fiber, cooking time, phosphorus, hydration capacity, ash content, and Mn. …”
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Changes of Quality Characteristics before and after Embrittlement of Oreochromis niloticus×O. aureus by Mei CHEN, Jingkai QIN, Ziyi YANG, Zhongyi QIN, Jie ZHOU, Jiequn JIANG, Xiaoling LIU

“…The freezing point of CT was −0.81℃, lower than that of NT was −0.73 ℃, and the enthalpy of protein denaturation was 21.48% higher than that of NT. The muscle fiber structure of CT was more compact and dense, and the hardness, stickiness and mastication of CT were significantly higher than those of NT (P<0.05). …”
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Value-Added Zobo Drink with Date Juice by Prince C. Ojileh, Queency N. Okechukwu

“…Sample ZD50 also had the highest protein (2.23%) and crude fiber content (2.49%). Sample ZD40 with the 60:40 ratio had the highest carbohydrate content. …”
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Analysis of retinal sublayers in patients with systemic COVID-19 illness with varying degrees of severity by Mohammad Reza Talebnejad, Mohammad Reza Badie, Hossein Shahriari, M. Hossein Nowroozzadeh

“…The central subfield thickness of the macula (CSFT), peripapillary retinal nerve fiber layer thickness (pRNFL), and retinal sublayers’ volumes in the total 6-mm ETDRS zone were recorded and analyzed using the ANCOVA test, adjusting for age. …”
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Isolation and Characterization of Natural Cellulose from Oxytenanthera abyssinica (Lowland Ethiopian Bamboo) Using Alkali Peroxide Bleaching Stages Followed by Aqueous Chlorite in... by Limenew Abate Worku, Rakesh Kumar Bachheti, Mesfin Getachew Tadesse

“…The thermal behavior, functional group, chemical composition, crystallinity, and morphology of raw (ROA), dewaxed (DOA), alkali-treated (AOA), and bleached (BOA) fibers were examined. TGA, FTIR, DSC, DTA, XRD, and SEM were used for characterization techniques. …”
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Assessment of Density and Anatomical Features of Young and Old Bambusa vulgaris (Schrad. ex J.C. Wendl.) Culm Heights as Sustainable Structural Material in Ghana by Michael Awotwe-Mensah, Emmanuel Appiah-Kubi, Stephen Jobson Mitchual

“…Vessel proportion ranged from 6%–12% for the old culm while the young culm ranged from 5%–11%. Fiber proportion ranged from 22% to 54% for the old culm and 19% to 44% for the young culm. …”
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Atractylenolide-I prevents abdominal aortic aneurysm formation through inhibiting inflammation by Shuxiao Chen, Xiaotian Liu, Xincheng Zhou, Weixiao Lin, Minting Liu, Haoran Ma, Keli Zhong, Qiming Ma, Chengjian Qin, Chengjian Qin

“…Moreover, ATL-I restrained loss of smooth muscle cells and elastic fiber degradation by suppressing MMP-2 and MMP-9 expression. …”
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Comparative analysis of optic disc and macular microvasculature in children with anisometropic amblyopia before and after treatment by Jia-Hao Li, Chen-Yu Yang, Jia-Yu Ma, Jing Wang, Ying-Jun Li

“…Optical coherence tomography angiography (OCTA) was used to evaluate the macular vessel density of superficial capillary plexus (SCP) and deep capillary plexus (DCP), optic disc vascular density (VD), foveal avascular zone (FAZ) area, macular thickness, and retinal nerve fiber layer thickness (RNFLT). Results: Before treatment, the vessel density of the optic disc, macular SCP and DCP in the amblyopic group was significantly lower than those in the fellow eyes and the control group (P < 0.05), while there were no statistically significant differences in the vessel densities of the optic disc, macular SCP and DCP between the amblyopic eyes, the fellow eyes, and the control group after treatment (P > 0.05). …”
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Clinical Observation of Posterior-Chamber Phakic Implantable Collamer Lens V4c Implantation in Myopic Patients with Shallow Anterior Chamber Depth: A Retrospective, Consecutive Obs... by Juan Yuan, Shuang Wu, Zongli Hu, Chunlin Chen, Shiyang Ye, Jian Ye

“…The patients’ uncorrected and corrected distance visual acuity, angle of trabecular-iris (TIA), angle-opening distance (AOD500), trabecular-iris space area (TISA500), corneal endothelial cell density, vault, retinal nerve fiber layer thickness, intraocular pressure, visual field, and complications were analyzed. …”
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Physicochemical, Functional, Microbial, and Sensory Characteristics of Precooked Complementary Flour Produced from Yellow Maize Enriched with Roasted Cashew Almonds and Baobab Pulp by Wilfred Ngaha Damndja, Aurelie Solange Agume Ntso, Thérèse Josiane Ngatchic Metsagang, Hermionne Djello Nkali

“…The proximate composition (moisture content, total ash, total carbohydrate, crude protein, crude fat, and crude fiber), soluble sugar, some minerals (iron and calcium) and vitamins (A and C), the functional properties (water absorption capacity (WAC) and water solubility index (WSI)), and the microbial characteristics of formulated flours were determined. …”
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Comparative Analysis of Proximate Compositions, Physical Properties, and Sensory Attributes of Kersting’s Groundnut (Macrotyloma geocarpum (Harms) Maréchal & Baudet) Accessions by Finagnon Toyi Kevin Fassinou, Eric Etchikinto Agoyi, Marius Affonfere, Edmond Sacla Aide, Achille Ephrem Assogbadjo, Flora Josiane Chadare

“…Protein and fat contents were analyzed using micro-Kjeldahl and Soxhlet systems, respectively. Dietary fiber content was determined using the AOAC method while carbohydrate content was determined using the method of difference. …”
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Failure analysis and size optimization of CFRP composite single-lap bonded joints based on the influence of multiple parameters by Kang Yang, Ziyi Liu, Xin Qi, Pengyang Li, Shude Ji, Peng Liu, Zhipeng Liu

“…Abstract This paper had conducted tensile shear tests on single-lap joints (SLJs)bonded structures of carbon fiber reinforced resin matrix (CFRP) composite laminates with different overlap lengths, overlap widths, overlap model, adherend material, and adhesive layer thicknesses under two environments: room temperature dry state (RTD) and elevated temperature wet state (ETW). …”
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Horizontal and vertical optic disc rotation. The Beijing Eye Study. by Yuan Yuan Fan, Jost B Jonas, Ya Xing Wang, Chang Xi Chen, Wen Bin Wei

“…Larger optic disc rotation around the horizontal axis (range:-7.10° to 26.4°) was associated (r:0.32) with high axial myopia (P = 0.001;beta:0.08), larger optic disc-fovea angle (P<0.001;beta:0.13), thinner superior nasal retinal nerve fiber layer (RNFL) thickness (P<0.001;beta:-0.19) and thicker inferior nasal RNFL thickness (P<0.001;beta:0.17).…”
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Liver and Nutrition. An Optimal Diet for Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease by M. V. Mayevskaya, V. T. Ivashkin

“…The molecular mechanisms of beneficial effects on human health have been confirmed for such Mediterranean diet components as polyphenols, carotenoids, oleic acid, polyunsaturated fatty acids and dietary fiber. The enrichment of the Mediterranean diet with olive oil (+10 g) reduces the risk of diabetes mellitus by 40 %. …”
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Spatiotemporal Variance Image Reconstruction for Thermographic Inspections by Logan M. Wilcox, Emily M. Johnson, Emma T. Bohannon, Catherine E. Johnson, Kristen M. Donnell

“…To illustrate the improvements offered by STVR, AMT measurements were completed on a set of carbon fiber-reinforced polymer (CFRP) structures with an absorbing topcoat. …”
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The growth rate of Nile tilapia Oreochromis niloticus fry fed on fermented Lemna sp. meal by Rita Rostika, Yuli Andriani, Arthur Henry Abram, Apriana Vinasyiam

“…However it decreased the crude fiber of FLM up to 15.27%. The result suggested that supplementation of FLM 0–40% in the artificial diet could give DGR 0.81–1.20%, FCR 2.48–2.97; and SR 72%–84% in Nile tilapia. …”
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Research on Technology of Optical Switch Devices with Integrated Tunable Filters by HU Di, XIAO Qingming, ZHENG Jie

“…This device is based on MEMS technology and is equipped with a multi-fiber collimator, enabling the <italic>X</italic> and <italic>Y</italic> axes of the device to respectively realize OSW and TOF functions with minimal mutual interference. …”
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Use of combined CZM and XFEM techniques for the patch shape performance analysis on the behavior of a 2024-T3 aluminum structure reinforced with a composite patch by Kouider Madani, Safaa Chahrazed Djebbar, Nadia Kaddouri, Mohamed El Ajrami, Mohamed Belhouari

“…Current research aims to optimize the shape size and fiber's nature of this composite patch in order to ensure good load transfer by reducing the stresses in the damaged area. …”
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