Noninvasive Evaluation of Liver Function in Morbidly Obese Patients by Patrick H. Alizai, Isabella Lurje, Andreas Kroh, Sophia Schmitz, Tom Luedde, Julia Andruszkow, Ulf P. Neumann, Florian Ulmer

“…In a prospective cohort study 102 morbidly obese patients undergoing bariatric surgery were evaluated for their liver function. Liver function capacity was determined by the LiMAx® test (enzymatic capacity of cytochrome P450 1A2). …”
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Application of amorphous zirconium (hydr)oxide/MgFe layered double hydroxides composite in fixed-bed column for phosphate removal from water by A. Nuryadin, T. Imai

“…Besides the adsorption capacity, the effectiveness of an adsorbent is also determined by its reusability efficiency. …”
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Determination of Modelling Error Statistics for Cold-Formed Steel Columns by R. P. Rokade, K. Balaji Rao, B. Palani

“…In this article, an attempt has been made to estimate the Modelling Error (ME) associated with compression capacity models available in international standards for different failure modes of compression members fabricated from Cold-Formed Steel (CFS) lipped channel sections. …”
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How international research consortia can strengthen organisations’ research systems and promote a conducive environment and culture by Justin Pulford, Nadia Tagoe, Yan Ding, Imelda Bates, Susie Crossman, Taghreed El Hajj, Tara Tancred, Lorelei Silvester, Martina Savio, Natasha Bevan

“…Consortia’s actions covered: (a) individuals’ knowledge and skills; (b) capacity strengthening ethos; (c) organisations’ visibility and prestige; and (d) inclusive and responsive management practices. …”
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Influence of cement-stabilized soil enhancement on the axial bearing performance of bridge shafts: Field test and numerical simulation by Chang Duan, Zhihui Wan, Feng Zhou, Lei Wang, Zhiqi Shao

“…Post-grouted shafts (PGDS) and stiffened deep cement mixed (SDCM) shafts reinforce the surrounding soils with cement to enhance the bearing capacity of shaft foundations, and their applications are becoming increasingly widespread. …”
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Tartary buckwheat (Fagopyrum tataricum (L.) Gaertn) protein-derived antioxidant peptides: mechanisms of action and structure-activity relationship in Caco-2 cell models by Yiming Zhou, Xuanming She, Zhidong Chen, Yun Wei, Ying Xiao, Xiaoli Zhou

“…H2O2 was used to induce oxidative damage to Caco-2 cells to evaluate antioxidant capacity of these peptides. The results of superoxide dismutase (SOD), total antioxidant capacity (T-AOC) and mitochondrial membrane potential etc. showed that these peptides have superior antioxidant capacity. …”
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Experimental Study on the Seismic Performance of Insulated Single-Sided Composite Shear Walls under Different Shear Spans and Axial Compression Ratios by Qiang Sun, Shoufeng Zhang, Ke Liu, Xinyi Wu, Guowei Zhang, Bei Cheng

“…Under the same shear span ratio, the high axial compression ratio specimen had a higher ultimate bearing capacity, slightly worse ductility, and similar stiffness degradation and energy dissipation capacity compared to other specimens. …”
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Research on the molecular dynamics of coalbed methane diffusion and adsorption in reservoir pores under different factors by Xuefan Wang, Jianwei Zhong, Ziyang Zhang, Xu Zeng, Rui Shen, Ze Deng, Nan Wang

“…Moreover, the presence of water in coal beds significantly weakens CBM adsorption capacity, with a water content of 0.5% resulting in a minimal adsorption capacity of 0.5 mg/m 3 . …”
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Hysteretic Behavior Study on the RBS Connection of H-Shape Columns with Middle-Flanges or Wide-Flange H-Shape Beams by Saleem Mohammed Ali Ahmed Al-Saeedi, Linfeng Lu, Osama Zaid Yahya Al-Ansi, Saddam Ali

“…Similarly, higher <i>b</i> values (up to 0.85<i>b</i>_f) marginally reduce stiffness and load capacity, improving plastic rotation capacity, with a greater benefit in wide-flange beams. …”
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Full-Scale Model Experimental Study of the Flexural Behavior of Hollow Slabs Strengthened by UHPC by Jinzhi Zhou, Zihao Wen, Weiqi Mao, Chuheng Zhong, Kangning Wang, Chenxu Zhou

“…Static loading experimental results indicate that UHPC enhances the overall performance of prestressed concrete hollow slabs by decreasing deflection and crack width and improving bearing capacity. The strengthening effects of UHPC on a prestressed concrete hollow slab’s flexural behavior are also discussed, such as deflection, crack width, bearing capacity, deformation resistance, self-vibration frequency, flexural behavior, and cracking load. …”
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Shear Performance of Vertical Joints in Wind Turbine Concrete Towers with Different Interface Processes by Yang Zhou, Ertong Hao, Yudong Ran, Hai Cao, Yane Li, Jike Tan

“…As a weak part of the concrete tower in wind turbines, the insufficient shear capacity of vertical joints can cause the local shear failure of the tower, reduce the overall bearing capacity and stability of the tower, and lead to safety issues. …”
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Dynamic Capabilities, Flexibility and Competitive Performance Practices Based on IT; Comparison of Public Organizations and Agricultural Businesses by Cindy Puspitafuri, Sudirman Zaid

“…The implications suggest that public organizations should enhance IT governance to improve dynamic capacity focused on human resources, promoting flexibility in IT use. …”
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Variable Subarray Beamforming in Low Earth Orbit Satellite Feeder Link MIMO by Koyo Tategami, Daisuke Goto, Kiyohiko Itokawa, Fumihiro Yamashita

“…In the future low earth orbit (LEO) satellite constellation system in the 6G era, it is essential to increase the feeder link capacity. MIMO (Multiple-Input Multiple-Output) transmission is attracting attention as a method to increase the capacity. …”
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Designing an Allocation Model by Using System Dynamics Approach (Case Study: Dairy Factory by Ali Haji Gholam Saryazdi

“…In fixed allocation methods - allocation capacity and price allocation - allocation capacity, the amount of production is more than in fixed allocation methods - price capacity and price allocation - price capacity, but the income of products and total factory income is less due to price reduction. …”
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Measured Performance Comparisons between Spatial Multiplexing and Beamforming Arrays in the 28 GHz Band by Dazhi Piao, Xingning Jia, Xiaochuan Ma, Qingxin Guo, Zengrui Li

“…However, the capacity of the SM array depends heavily on SNR; specifically, for the 1 dBm transmit power, communication distance R=25 cm, the ergodic capacity of the SM system is 2.76 times that of the BF system, and if R=250 cm, the capacity gain is reduced to 1.45. …”
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A robust audio steganography algorithm based on differential evolution by Zhaopin SU, Chaoyong SHEN, Guofu ZHANG, Feng YUE, Donghui HU

“…Audio steganography is to hide secret information into the audio carrier and has become a research hotspot in the field of information hiding.Most of the existing studies focus on minimizing distortion at the expense of steganography capacity, and it is often difficult for them to extract secret information correctly after some common signal processing attacks.Therefore, based on the spread spectrum technology, firstly, the relationship between steganography parameters (i.e., segmented scaling parameters and steganography capacity) and imperceptibility as well as robustness was analyzed.Next, a multi-objective optimization model of audio steganography was presented, in which segmented scaling parameters and steganography capacity were decision variables, imperceptibility and steganography capacity were optimization objectives, and the signal-to-noise ratio was a constraint.Then, a robust audio steganography algorithm based on differential evolution was proposed, including the corresponding encoding, fitness function, crossover and mutation operators.Finally, comparative experimental results show that the proposed steganography algorithm can achieve better robustness against common signal processing attacks on the premise of ensuring imperceptibility and anti-detection.…”
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Research on Parameter Optimization of the Express Warehousing and Distribution System Based on the Box–Behnken Response Surface Methodology by Nan Zhao, Maochun Wang

“…The optimal parameters are sorting speed of 0.002 D/PCS, distribution speed of 31 M/D, sorting temporary storage capacity of 502PCS, and distribution temporary storage capacity of 222PCS. …”
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Generalized logistic equation on Networks by Elbetch, Bilel

“…Second, in the case of perfect mixing, i.e. when the migration rate tends to infinity, the total population follows a generalized logistic law with a carrying capacity which in general is different from the sum of the $n$ carrying capacities. …”
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Experimental Study on Axial Compression Behavior of Masonry Columns’ Strengthening with Bamboo Scrimber Bar Mesh Mortar Layer by Hongyao Liu, Min Lei, Bowang Chen

“…The failure process, bearing capacity, and failure mode are carried out. The strengthening method of bamboo scrimber bar mesh mortar layer permits the upgrade of the columns’ bearing capacity. …”
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Trajectory planning of UUV-assisted UWOC systems based on DQN by Jiawei HU, Xiaoqian LIU, Xinke TANG, Yuhan DONG

“…As a key submarine-based communication platform, unmanned underwater vehicle (UUV) can facilitate underwater wireless optical communication (UWOC).However, fluctuating characteristics of water body, different water qualities, multi-user access present challenges to UUV-assisted UWOC systems, which could be alleviated by an appropriate path planning to maximize the system and each user performance.Deep reinforcement learning (DRL) technology was applied in the path planning of autonomous vehicles, a trajectory planning scheme for UUV-assisted UWOC systems was proposed.The UUV automatically decides the navigation direction through deep Q-network (DQN) method, thereby improving the communication capacity of the system and each user.The impact of distinct water qualities on the capacity enhancement was also investigated.Simulation results suggest that the outputted strategy of DQN can improve the link capacity of the system and each user.This capacity improvement in clear seawater is better than that in pure seawater but lower than that in coastal water.…”
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