Study on the effects of fissure geometric characteristics on the mechanical behavior and failure mechanism of granite under uniaxial compression test by Zhaolong Sang, Donghui Ma, Yaoyao Meng, Qian Yin, Xiaowei Liu, Zhimin Sun, Wei Wang

“…The crack path and failure mode are significantly affected by the change of fissure angle and spacing, while the increase of fissure length and width leads to more rapid failure and lower peak mechanical response. The damage energy increases gradually with the increase of fissure spacing, but decreases with the increase of fissure length and width. …”
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Flexural Strength of Vitreous Ceramics Based on Lithium Disilicate and Lithium Silicate Reinforced with Zirconia for CAD/CAM by Hazel P. R. Corado, Pedro H. P. M. da Silveira, Vagner L. Ortega, Guilherme G. Ramos, Carlos N. Elias

“…Therefore, samples with lower zirconia showed greater flexural strength than samples with higher additions of zirconia.…”
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Inclusion of Ora-Pro-Nóbis (<i>Pereskia aculeata</i>) Leaf Meal in the Diet of Adult Nile Tilapia Improves Growth Performance and Intestinal Absorption Capacity Without Compromisin... by Émerson J. A. Matos, Jailson Novodworski, Rafaela M. Gonçalves, Elisabeth C. Urbinati, Robie A. Bombardelli, Fábio Meurer

“…Feed conversion and protein efficiency rates in the 5% and 10% OLM groups were statistically similar to the control group (<i>p</i> ≤ 0.05) and lower in the 15% and 20% OLM groups. Fish fed 5% and 10% OLM diets showed better feed efficiency, while higher OLM levels (15% and 20%) led to reduced carcass protein and ether extract levels. …”
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Review of statistical methods for survival analysis using genomic data by Seungyeoun Lee, Heeju Lim

“…The common characteristic of survival analysis is that it contains “censored” data, in which the time to event cannot be completely observed, but instead represents the lower bound of the time to event. Only the occurrence of either time to event or censoring time is observed. …”
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Exploring the job demands and resources and work-related sense of coherence of preschool educators working with children in need of special support by Veronica Semelius Granevald, Monika Vinterek, Lotta Strömsten

“…Linear regression results indicated that a higher work-related sense of coherence and self-perceived control predicted lower self-perceived job demands, even after controlling for social support, growth/development, child group size and insufficient reflection time. …”
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Bone Maturation in Patients with Angle’s Class II Division 1 Malocclusion Caused by Dental Development by Clotilde de la Caridad Mora Pérez, Rasiel Cruz Caballero, Saray Martínez Santos, Gretel Rivas Pérez

“…It was found that there is a strong correlation between chronological and decimal ages; the correlation between bone age, chronological age and decimal age is lower. <strong><br />Conclusions:</strong> The Demirjians method could be used in both sexes to determine bone age in patients under orthodontic treatment; values increased mainly in males.…”
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Origin of the MRI Contrast in Natural and Hydrogel Formulation of Pineapple Juice by Domenico Rizzo, Enrico Ravera, Marco Fragai, Giacomo Parigi, Claudio Luchinat

“…Natural oral contrast agents, such as fruit juice, have the advantages of better taste, tolerability, and lower price with respect to the artificial agents. …”
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Analytic Models of Brown Dwarfs and the Substellar Mass Limit by Sayantan Auddy, Shantanu Basu, S. R. Valluri

“…We present the analytic theory of brown dwarf evolution and the lower mass limit of the hydrogen burning main-sequence stars and introduce some modifications to the existing models. …”
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Asynchronous Realization of Algebraic Integer-Based 2D DCT Using Achronix Speedster SPD60 FPGA by Nilanka Rajapaksha, Amila Edirisuriya, Arjuna Madanayake, Renato J. Cintra, Dennis Onen, Ihab Amer, Vassil S. Dimitrov

“…AI DCT is implemented and tested on asynchronous quasi delay-insensitive logic, using Achronix SPD60 field programmable gate array (FPGA), which leads to lower complexity, higher speed of operation, and insensitivity to process-voltage-temperature variations. …”
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Downregulation of Ezrin Suppresses Migration Potential in Cervical Cancer Cells by Marta Hałas-Wiśniewska, Wioletta Arendt, Alina Grzanka, Magdalena Izdebska

“…Results: Reducing the EZR level resulted in a decrease in the invasive and migration potential of SiHa and HT-3 cells’ inhibition of colony formation, a decrease in adhesive properties, and a strong reorganization of F-actin with a dominance of cells with a mitotic catastrophe phenotype. A lower level of protein significantly reduces the motor skills of SiHa and HT-3 cervical cancer cells. …”
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Life cycle assessment of laboratory-scale chitosan production: comparison of high-pressure processing-assisted and conventional methods by Bashir Bashiri, Ana Cristina De Aguiar Saldanha Pinheiro, Silvia Tappi, Pietro Rocculi, Aleksei Kaleda, Raivo Vilu

“…The study concludes that HPP-assisted chitosan production offers a more sustainable approach with lower environmental footprints across various endpoints. …”
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Association of the Cardioankle Vascular Index and Ankle-Brachial Index with Carotid Artery Intima Media Thickness in Hemodialysis Patients by Tomohito Gohda, Hiromichi Gotoh, Yoshikazu Gotoh, Saori Yamaguchi, Yasuhiko Tomino

“…The patients with diabetes or prevalence of CV disease had significantly higher CA-IMT and lower ABI values than those without diabetes or prevalence of CV disease, respectively. …”
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Structural identification and antioxidative activity evaluation of flaxseed lignan macromolecules: structure-activity correlation by Chen Cheng, Lei Wang, Xiao Yu, Fenghong Huang, Jing Yang, Fang Geng, Xiaoyang Xia, Xia Xiang, Shufang Xu, Qianchun Deng

“…In particular, it was positively correlated with the number of phenolic hydroxyl groups (longer FLM chains) and inversely related to the steric hindrance at the ends (lower levels of FerAG and CouAG). These findings verified the potential application of FLM in non-polar systems, particularly in functional food emulsions.…”
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Intelligence and obesity during the obesity epidemic by Rebecca B. Clarke, Gunhild T. Okholm, Erik L. Mortensen, Merete Osler, Cathrine L. Wimmelmann, Thorkild I. A. Sørensen

“…Abstract Several studies conducted during the last 50 years have shown that lower intelligence is associated with a higher body mass index (BMI). …”
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Joint Optimization of Microstrip Patch Antennas Using Particle Swarm Optimization for UWB Systems by Muhammad Zubair, Muhammad Moinuddin

“…More specifically, we have obtained the optimized geometrical parameters of these antennas by minimizing the mean-square-error for desired lower band edge frequency, quality factor, and bandwidth. …”
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Do the nutrient compositions and mineral matter contents of meagre (Argyrosomus regius) vary depending on the rearing environment? by Hamzaçebi Sevim, Öztürk Fatma

“…The earth pond-reared fish had a high Cd level, while having lower As and Hg levels than those of fish reared in other environments. …”
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Enhancing Brain Tumor Detection: A Comparative Study of CNN Architectures Using MRI Data by Zhu Zhimeng

“…Existing Convolutional Neural Network (CNN) models like Visual Geometry Group 19 (VGG19), Residual Network 18 (ResNet18), and Residual Network 34 (ResNet34), despite their success in image classification and recognition, face challenges such as unclear boundary detection, limited generalization, and lower computational efficiency in detecting brain tumors. …”
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Holistic Medicine III: The Holistic Process Theory of Healing by Søren Ventegodt, Niels Jørgen Andersen, Joav Merrick

“…According to the life mission theory, we can stretch our existence and lower our quality of life when we are in crises, to survive and adapt, and we can relax to increase our quality of life when we later have resources for healing. …”
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Relationship Between Thermal Conductivity, Mineral Composition and Major Element Composition in Rocks from Central and South Germany by Oliver Suft, Hannes Hagenauer, David Bertermann

“…Higher quartz and SiO₂ contents generally lead to increased thermal conductivity, while aluminum silicates, common in clay minerals, correlate with lower conductivity. For carbonates, increased density or reduced porosity enhances conductivity. …”
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Pathogenesis of Helicobacter pylori-Related Gastroduodenal Diseases from Molecular Epidemiological Studies by Yoshio Yamaoka

“…Despite the high prevalence of H. pylori infections in Africa and South Asia, the incidence of gastric cancer in these areas is much lower than in other countries. The incidence of gastric cancer also tends to decrease from north to south in East Asia. …”
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