Design and Finite Element Analysis of an Automatic Electromechanical Overload Detecting System for Trucks by Edward Yin, David Vandijk, Patrick Yeboah

“…Results showed that, for a 3-axle trucks, the allowable pay load was 15.125 tonnes, and each spring in the design supports a minimum weight of 74.183 kN. A spring index of 4.009 was achieved in line with safe design conforming to 4 ≤ C ≤ 12 with a spring rate of 1464305.5 N/m. …”
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Nano-selenium strengthens potato resistance to potato scab induced by Streptomyces spp., increases yield, and elevates tuber quality by influencing rhizosphere microbiomes by Haixu Liu, Yan Zhang, Lili Zhang, Yingjie Liu, Yufei Chen, Ying Shi

“…., potato yield and tuber quality.MethodsWe aimed to elucidate the impact of nano-selenium fertilizer on potato disease resistance, yield, tuber quality, antioxidant enzyme activity and rhizosphere soil bacterial communities, and to determine the optimal frequency and growth stages of nano-selenium fertilizer spraying.Results and discussionThe application of nano-selenium fertilizer twice during the seedling stage significantly reduced the disease index of potato scab, enhanced potato yield, tuber quality (dry matter, Vitamin C, crude protein, and selenium content), and antioxidant enzyme activity (glutathione peroxidase, peroxidase, polyphenol oxidase, superoxide dismutase, and phenylalanine ammonia lyase). …”
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Analysis of Flexural Buckling Capacity of Stainless Steel Columns under Axial Compression by Yong Liang, Gapi Shu, Shaohua Li

“…The reliability of the proposed formula is analyzed, and the results show that its reliability index β meets the requirements of the GB 50068 standard.…”
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Two-Parametric Immunological Score Development for Assessing Renal Involvement and Disease Activity in Systemic Lupus Erythematosus by Christopher Sjӧwall, Chelsea Bentow, Mary Ann Aure, Michael Mahler

“…Of these SLE patients, 26.4% had lupus nephritis (LN) at the time of blood draw or had a history of LN, and modified SLE disease activity index-2K (SLEDAI) scores were used to assess disease activity. …”
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Spatiotemporal evolution of ecological vulnerability on the Loess Plateau by Xianqi Zhang, Yupeng Zheng, Yang Yang, He Ren, Jiawen Liu

“…Using GIS-based overlay analysis, an ecological vulnerability index was calculated, enabling the assessment of spatiotemporal changes and identification of key influencing factors. …”
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Serum N-Glycan Profiling Predicts Prognosis in Patients Undergoing Hemodialysis by Shingo Hatakeyama, Maho Amano, Yuki Tobisawa, Tohru Yoneyama, Megumi Tsushima, Kazuko Hirose, Takahiro Yoneyama, Yasuhiro Hashimoto, Takuya Koie, Hisao Saitoh, Kanemitsu Yamaya, Tomihisa Funyu, Shin-Ichiro Nishimura, Chikara Ohyama

“…Cox regression multivariate analysis showed cardiovascular events, body mass index, maximum intima media thickness, and the serum N-glycan intensity of peak number 49 were predictive indicators for overall survival. …”
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Association between the Time of Length since Smoking Cessation and Insulin Resistance in Asymptomatic Korean Male Ex-Smokers by Ko-Woon Kim, Sung-Goo Kang, Sang-Wook Song, Na-Rae Kim, Jun-Seung Rho, Yun-Ah Lee

“…Insulin resistance was represented as the insulin resistance index estimated by homeostasis model assessment. …”
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Serum 25(OH)D Levels Modify the Association between Triglyceride and IR: A Cross-Sectional Study by Rongpeng Gong, Xin Tang, Ziying Jiang, Gang Luo, Chaofan Dong, Xiuxia Han

“…IR was estimated as a HOMA-IR index ≥2.73. Four multivariate logistic regression models were developed to analyze the association between TG and IR and whether different 25(OH)D levels influenced this association. …”
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Factors Controlling Carbon Metabolism and Humification in Different Soil Agroecosystems by S. Doni, C. Macci, E. Peruzzi, B. Ceccanti, G. Masciandaro

“…The soils under organic (Alberese, soil cultivated with Triticum durum Desf.) and nonintensive management practices (Puch, soil cultivated with Triticum aestivum L. and Avena sativa L.) showed higher enzymatically active humic carbon, total organic carbon, humification index (B/E3s), and metabolic potential (dehydrogenase activity/water soluble carbon) if compared with conventional agriculture and plough-based tillage, respectively. …”
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Study on Creep Characteristics of Expansive Soil in High-Fill Channel of South-to-North Water Transfer Project by Jianhua Guo, Zhangjun Dai, Shichang Li, Nadeem Muhammad, Hui Gao

“…The modified Bjerrum calculation method considering the influence of additional load and lateral deformation yields the postexpansion soil settlement curve model to determine the control index range of the project site. Moreover, it is also observed that the secondary consolidation coefficient of unsaturated expansive soil increases with the increase of moisture content and decreases with the increase of dry density. …”
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Anti-Thyroid Peroxidase Antibodies and Male Gender Are Associated with Diabetes Occurrence in Patients with Beta-Thalassemia Major by Giovanni M. Pes, Francesco Tolu, Maria P. Dore

“…Age, gender, duration of chelation therapy, body mass index, and markers of pancreatic and extrapancreatic autoimmunity were analyzed. …”
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Fat Embolism and Nonconvulsive Status Epilepticus by Yanetsy Olivera Arencibia, Mai Vo, Jennifer Kinaga, Jorge Uribe, Gloria Velasquez, Mario Madruga, S. J. Carlan

“…Nonrefractory nonconvulsive status epilepticus that responds to antiepileptic drugs, sedation, and supportive therapy can have a favorable outcome. A high index of suspicion and early recognition reduces the chances of unnecessary interventions and may improve survival.…”
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Dexmedetomidine to Help Nerve Regeneration in a Rat Sciatic Nerve Injury Model by Wook Jeong, Hsichiang Kung, Chia Chi Cheng, Changwoo Lim, Min Jung Jung, Jaeho Lee, Doo Sik Kim, Yusom Shin

“…There were no differences between groups 2 and 3 in their sciatic functional index (SFI) values or histological findings at 2 weeks postinjury. …”
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A remote sensing-based strategy for mapping anthropogenic urban surface ecological poorness zones (AUSEPZ): A case study of Lisbon City by Mohammad Karimi Firozjaei, Naeim Mijani, Peter M. Atkinson

“…By integrating data from various surface characteristics through the Comprehensive Ecological Evaluation Index (CEEI), Surface Ecological Condition (SEC) maps were developed, and their spatial and temporal variations were analyzed. …”
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Effect of the modified snorkel mask as noninvasive ventilatory support in patients with acute hypoxemic respiratory failure due to COVID-19 by Raul Montalvo, Eyner Castro, Janet Rojas, Carlos Camargo, Carina Ninahuanca

“…The mortality rate was 33.2%. ROX index < 4.8, consolidation-type tomographic pattern, and the presence of complications, such as bacterial pneumonia or thromboembolism, were independently associated with a higher risk of noninvasive ventilation failure with snorkels…”
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The effect of mild-stage Alzheimer’s disease on the acoustic parameters of voice by Emel Arslan-Sarımehmetoğlu, Elife Barmak

“…In the objective voice assessments of the participants, s/z ratio, maximum phonation time (MPT), F0, F1, F2, F3, jitter, shimmer, and NHR values were examined. The Voice Handicap Index-10 (VHI-10) and Voice-Related Quality of Life Scale (V-RQOL) were employed for the subjective assessments. …”
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Active Fault-Tolerant Control Based on the Fault of Electromagnetic Hybrid Active Suspension by Farong Kou, Jianghao Wu, Jian Gao, Dapeng Wu, Ruochen Chen

“…The simulation results show that the fault-tolerant control effect of the three performance indexes of the suspension is good, and the ride comfort and safety of the suspension are improved. …”
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Dexmedetomidine versus Remifentanil for Sedation during Awake Fiberoptic Intubation by Davide Cattano, Nicholas C. Lam, Lara Ferrario, Carmen Seitan, Kash Vahdat, Darrell W. Wilcox, Carin A. Hagberg

“…Time to sedation, number of intubation attempts, Ramsay sedation scale (RSS) score, bispectral index (BIS), and memory recall were recorded. All thirty patients were successfully intubated by AFOI (22 oral intubations/8 nasal). …”
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Advanced strawberry farming: effect of UV light and fruiting characteristics on resource efficiency in Vertical Indoor Farming by Sabine Wittmann, Ivonne Jüttner, Inga Mewis, Nadja Förster, Senthold Asseng, Heike Mempel

“…The Ever-bearing cultivar demonstrated significantly higher efficiencies for surface use efficiency (SUE) of 15.2 kg fresh weight m-2 a-1, water use efficiency (WUE) of 291 g fresh weight l-1, and energy use efficiency (EUE) of 10.6 g fresh weight kWh-1, due to a high harvest index of up to0.8 and a low proportion of non-marketable fruit. …”
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Association between lipid accumulation product and the risk of colon cancer in adults: A population-based study. by Renjie Guo, Weiming Wei

“…<h4>Background</h4>The purpose of this study was to look into any potential connections between the occurrence of colon cancer and the condition of the body of lipid accumulation product (LAP) index.<h4>Methods</h4>Using data from the 2009-2018 National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES), we performed a cross-sectional analysis with 24,592 individuals. …”
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