Kinetics of grain growth in Ti-2.7Al-5.7Fe-6Mo-6V alloy by Mutava T.D., Cornish L.A., Sigalas I.

“…The kinetics of grain growth during heat treatment of the as-cast and solution-treated alloys was investigated by metallography, using the grain intercept method. Grain growth depended on whether the matrix was (αTi) or (βTi), and on the competing precipitate dissolution, or nucleation and growth processes. …”
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Causal association among smoking, bitter beverage consumption, and risk of osteoporosis: a two-sample mendelian randomization-based study by Yanqian Wu, Jianqian Chao, Min Bao, Na Zhang, Leixia Wang

“…The stability and reliability of the results were verified by the Cochran’s Q test, the Egger-intercept test, and the leave-one-out analysis. Results Smoking per day was causally associated with the risk of osteoporosis OR = 1.417, 95% CI = 1.119–1.794, P = 0.003), and lifetime smoking index had a possible genetic causal association with the risk of osteoporosis with pathological fractures (OR = 4.187, 95% CI = 1.909–9.184, P < 0.001). …”
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Organic amendments tighten nitrogen cycling in agricultural soils: a meta-analysis on gross nitrogen flux by Lauren C. Breza, A. Stuart Grandy, A. Stuart Grandy

“…., cover crop biomass and stover) and animal manures, can accelerate N cycling by increasing mineralization and immobilization rates to provide crops with more opportunities to intercept N as it moves through bioavailable pools. …”
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False Alarm Causes and Wind Field Sensitivity Analysis of a Severe Rainfall Event in the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area Urban Cluster by Lan Zhang, Jiawen Zheng, Huaiyu Li, Rui Yu, Lei Wei, Yufei Zhang

“…The results indicate that the warm and moist airflow transported by the low-level jet stream was intercepted by the upstream MCS (mesoscale convective system) along the coastal area of western Guangdong, and inadequate conditions of negative vorticity dynamics led to insufficient moisture, thermodynamic, and dynamic conditions over the urban cluster, preventing the triggering of heavy precipitation. …”
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Physicochemical characteristics and trophic state evaluation of post glacial mountain lake using multivariate analysis by S. Nayek, S. Gupta, K.K. Pobi

“…Therefore, measures should be taken on urgent basis in order to intercept the increasing trend in eutrophication, and for the restoration of water quality and integrated lake ecosystem.…”
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Can Orthodontic Treatment Be Stable 20 Years after the End of the Treatment Scheme? Treatment of a Class 2, Division 1 Malocclusion with Severe Skeletal Discrepancy and Its 20-Year... by Domenico Aiello, Riccardo Nucera, Stefania Costa, Michele Mario Figliuzzi, Sergio Paduano

“…Flawed habits such as interposition of the lower lip and oral breathing must be intercepted and corrected early in order to correct them and not affect the long-term result of orthodontic treatment. …”
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Causal Association Between Skin Microbiota and Malignant Melanoma: Genetic Insights From Mendelian Randomization by Li X, Wu S, Pan Y, Wu Z, Du Z, Xie W, Zhou Q

“…Furthermore, we performed sensitivity analysis employing the intercept test of MR-Egger, the Cochran’s Q test, the MR-PRESSO approach, and a leave-one-out method.Results: By conducting MR analysis on the KORA FF4 cohort, we identified several skin microbiotas (ASV003 [Staphylococcus (unc).], ASV016 [Enhydrobacter (unc).], and ASV021 [Micrococcus (unc).]) related with an elevated risk of MM. …”
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Air Pollution and Cognitive Impairment Among the Chinese Elderly Population: An Analysis of the Chinese Longitudinal Healthy Longevity Survey (CLHLS) by Qingyang Zhu, Yuebin Lyu, Keyong Huang, Jinhui Zhou, Wenhao Wang, Kyle Steenland, Howard H. Chang, Stefanie Ebelt, Xiaoming Shi, Yang Liu

“…The associations of air pollution with cognitive impairment and CMMSE score were evaluated with a logistic regression model and a linear mixed‐effect model with random intercepts, respectively. A total of 3,887 participants were enrolled in this study. …”
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An AI-Based Digital Scanner for <i>Varroa destructor</i> Detection in Beekeeping by Daniela Scutaru, Simone Bergonzoli, Corrado Costa, Simona Violino, Cecilia Costa, Sergio Albertazzi, Vittorio Capano, Marko M. Kostić, Antonio Scarfone

“…The device works through image analysis of a sticky sheet previously placed under the beehive for some days, intercepting the Varroa mites that naturally fall. In this study, the scanner was tested for 17 weeks, receiving sheets from 5 beehives every week, and checking the accuracy, reliability, and speed of the method compared to conventional human visual inspection. …”
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Assessment of atmospheric correction methods in MSI imagery for deriving bathymetry and substrates of shallow-water coral reefs by Wei Huang, Wei Huang, Wei Huang, Wei Huang, Jun Zhao, Mingjie Li, Mingjie Li, Mingjie Li, Quansheng Lou, Quansheng Lou, Nanyang Yan, Nanyang Yan, Nanyang Yan, Shaojie Sun

“…These include short-wave infrared band Glint Correction (GC), DeGlint (DG), and near-infrared band intercept (DG865) algorithms to enhance glint correction after the DSF processor. …”
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Dual-task-related gait patterns as possible marker of precocious and subclinical cognitive alterations in Parkinson disease by F. Di Filippo, G. De Biasi, M. Russo, C. Ricciardi, N. Pisani, A. Volzone, M. Aiello, S. Cuoco, M. Calabrese, M. Romano, P. Barone, M. Amboni

“…Peculiar prodromal gait patterns—especially those highlighted by cognitive dual task—could be considered possible markers to objectify self-reported symptoms-based construct, like SCI, and to early intercept subjects with different clinical evolutions and prognoses, even representing an innovative clustering/phenotyping tool for PD subtypes.…”
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Dynamic Key Replacement Mechanism for Lightweight Internet of Things Microcontrollers to Resist Side-Channel Attacks by Chung-Wei Kuo, Wei Wei, Chun-Chang Lin, Yu-Yi Hong, Jia-Ruei Liu, Kuo-Yu Tsai

“…This makes them vulnerable to side-channel attacks (SCAs), where attackers can intercept and analyze the electromagnetic signals emitted by microcontroller units (MCUs) to expose encryption keys and compromise sensitive data. …”
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Tilted Implants for Full-Arch Rehabilitations in Completely Edentulous Maxilla: A Retrospective Study by Nicolò Cavalli, Bruno Barbaro, Davide Spasari, Francesco Azzola, Alberto Ciatti, Luca Francetti

“…An effective recall program is important to early intercept and correct prosthetic and biologic complications in order to avoid implant and prosthetic failures.…”
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Evaluation of genetic trend in milk production of buffalo cattle in Colombia by Divier Antonio Agudelo-Gómez, Sebastián Pineda-Sierra, Diana Solano, Andrés Felipe Pérez-Rojo, Edison Julián Ramírez-Toro

“…The GAMS model estimated an intercept of 45.42 kg (p<0.001), with an explained variance of 63%. …”
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Longitudinal associations between informal caring, social network, and psychological distress among adolescents and young adults: modelling within-person effects by Miharu Nakanishi, Satoshi Yamaguchi, Mai Sakai, Hatsumi Yoshii, Syudo Yamasaki, Atsushi Nishida, Takahiro Tabuchi

“…We employed a random intercept cross-lagged model to detect within-person prospective associations between informal caring, social network, and psychological distress. …”
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The effects of deprivation, age, and regional differences in COVID-19 mortality from 2020 to 2022: a retrospective analysis of public provincial data by Anqi A. Chen, Elizabeth M. Renouf, Charmaine B. Dean, X. Joan Hu

“…Heterogeneity across public health units was formulated via a random intercept in each of the models. Results Mean daily COVID-19 deaths increased quickly as daily hospitalizations increased, particularly when daily hospitalizations were less than 20. …”
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Measurement of Circulating 1,25-Dihydroxyvitamin D: Comparison of an Automated Method with a Liquid Chromatography Tandem Mass Spectrometry Method by Armin Zittermann, Jana B. Ernst, Tobias Becker, Jens Dreier, Cornelius Knabbe, Jan F. Gummert, Joachim Kuhn

“…The regression equation resulted in an intercept of −1.99 (95% CI: −7.33–1.31) and a slope of 1.27 (95% CI: 1.04–1.52) for the automated assay. …”
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Experimental analysis of micro-cavity influence on the effective solar absorptance of white sand curtain on porous obstructions of particle heating receivers by Rageh Saeed, Shaker Alaqel, Eldwin Djajadiwinata, Nader S. Saleh, Abdulelah Alswaiyd, Hany Al-Ansary, Syed Noman Danish, Abdelrahman El-Leathy, Zeyad Al-Suhaibani, Sheldon Jeter, Redhwan Almuzaiqer, Zeyad Almutairi

“…Within this curtain, micro-cavities are generated, which dramatically reduce radiation loss to the sky by facilitating multiple reflections, effectively trapping intercepted rays, and thereby maximizing solar absorptance. …”
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Urban vegetation benefits in mediterranean cities for climate change adaptation and water usage efficiency – a case study in Algarve, Portugal by Pedro Matias, Pedro Matias, Pedro Matias, Manuela Moreira da Silva, Manuela Moreira da Silva, Manuela Moreira da Silva, João Teigão, Amílcar Duarte, Amílcar Duarte

“…In this study, we quantified the ecosystem services (CO2 sequestration and storage, O2 production, air pollutants removal, and hydrological effects as transpiration, water intercepted and avoided runoff) provided by urban vegetation in Faro (Algarve, Portugal), with a detailed analysis of three green spaces. …”
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Branched-chain amino acids levels associated with risk of erectile dysfunction: A Mendelian randomization analysis by Yijian Deng, Liying Zeng, Yigui Lai, Shuai Ji, Baizhao Peng, Hanqi Lu, Ming Wang, Hiu Yee Kwan, Qi Wang, Xiaoshan Zhao

“…Cochrane's Q test was utilized to evaluate heterogeneity within the results, while the MR-Egger intercept test was utilized to evaluate the Level pleiotropy. …”
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