Associations of Urinary Perchlorate, Nitrate, and Thiocyanate with Female Infertility and Mediation of Obesity: Insights from NHANES 2013–2018 by Lan Zhang, Yuhe Peng, Yue Song, Yu Zhang, Qi Qin, Mengya Ying, Yiyun Bi, Ping Yin

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Correlation coefficients of vibration signals and machine learning algorithm for structural damage assessment in beams under moving load by Toan Pham-Bao, Vien Le-Ngoc

Subjects: “…beam structures…”
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Association Between Obesity and Global Longitudinal Strain: A Cross-Sectional Study in a University Hospital in Iran by Soheila Sadeghi, Fatemeh Omidi

Subjects: “…obesity…”
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An Obesity Paradox of Asian Body Mass Index after Cardiac Surgery: Arterial Oxygenations in Duration of Mechanic Ventilation by Chiu-Hsia Chang, Fan-Yen Lee, Chin-Chou Wang, Ying-Ni Chen, Hsin-Chu Chen, Huei-Ling Hung, Meng-Chih Lin, Shih-Feng Liu

“…Numerous studies have documented an obesity paradox that overweight of Caucasian patients has better prognosis after cardiac surgery. …”
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Dynamic Pull-In Investigation of a Clamped-Clamped Nanoelectromechanical Beam under Ramp-Input Voltage and the Casimir Force by Amir R. Askari, Masoud Tahani

“…The influence of the Casimir excitation on dynamic pull-in instability of a nanoelectromechanical beam under ramp-input voltage is studied. The ramp-input actuation has applications in frequency sweeping of RF-N/MEMS. …”
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Identification and Characterization of Families That Are Positively Deviant for Childhood Obesity in a Latino Population: A Case-Control Study by Byron A. Foster, Christian A. Aquino, Sharol Mejia, Barbara J. Turner, Arvind Singhal

“…Journal of Obesity…”
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Enhanced Bearing Fault Detection Using Step-Varying Vibrational Resonance Based on Duffing Oscillator Nonlinear System by Yongbin Liu, Zhijia Dai, Siliang Lu, Fang Liu, Jiwen Zhao, Jiale Shen

“…Bearing is a key part of rotary machines, and its working condition is critical in normal operation of rotary machines. …”
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Characterization and Application of the Thermal Neutron Radiography Beam in the Egyptian Second Experimental and Training Research Reactor (ETRR-2) by M. A. Abou Mandour, R. M. Megahid, M. H. Hassan, T. M. Abd El Salam

“…The neutron radiography facility unit utilizes one of the radial beam tubes. The track-etch technique using nitrocellulose films and converter screen is applied. …”
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Discussion of the Improved Methods for Analyzing a Cantilever Beam Carrying a Tip-Mass under Base Excitation by Wang Hongjin, Meng Qingfeng, Feng Wuwei

“…Two improved analytical methods of calculations for natural frequencies and mode shapes of a uniform cantilever beam carrying a tip-mass under base excitation are presented based on forced vibration theory and the method of separation of variables, respectively. …”
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Analytic Solution for Nonlinear Multimode Beam Vibration Using a Modified Harmonic Balance Approach and Vieta’s Substitution by Y. Y. Lee

“…This paper presents a modified harmonic balance solution method incorporated with Vieta’s substitution technique for nonlinear multimode damped beam vibration. The aim of the modification in the solution procedures is to develop the analytic formulations, which are used to calculate the vibration amplitudes of a nonlinear multimode damped beam without the need of nonlinear equation solver for the nonlinear algebraic equations generated in the harmonic balance processes. …”
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Computation of the scintillation index and BER of super Lorentz Gaussian laser beam in a slant propagation at atmospheric turbulence by Hussein Thary Khamees, Sameer Algburi, Hussein E. Kotb

“…In this paper, we model the laser light with Super Lorentz Gaussian Beams (SLGBs) intensity distribution slant propagation between the transmitter and receiver planes. …”
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Influence of Lubrication Water Contamination by Solid Particles of Mineral Origin on Marine Strut Propeller Shafts Bearings of Ships by Litwin Wojciech, Barszczewska Agnieszka, Piątkowska Ewa, Szwoch Izabela, Matuszewski Leszek, Kahsin Maciej

Subjects: “…stern tube bearing…”
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Preclinical development of a standardized extract of Ilex paraguariensis A.St.-Hil for the treatment of obesity and metabolic syndrome by Sara E.L. Tolouei, Rodrigo Marcon, Fabiana Cardoso Vilela, Cristina Setim Freitas, Melina Heller, Edineia Lemos de Andrade, Sergio José Macedo Júnior, Adara Áurea dos Santos, Ruth Fernandes Rocha, Guilherme Pasetto Fadanni, Naiani Ferreira Marques, Jarbas Mota Siqueira Júnior, João B. Calixto

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A Study on Using Glass Fiber-Reinforced Polymer Composites for Shear and Flexural Enhancement of Reinforced Concrete Beams by Hibretu Kaske Kassa, Getinet Melesse, Gashahun Yabasa

“…According to ASTM standards, at 7, 21, and 28 days after casting, all beams, such as control and fiber-reinforced concrete beams, are tested by third point loading. …”
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Raceway Defect Frequency Deviation of Full-Ceramic Ball Bearing Induced by Fit Clearance in Wide Temperature Ranges by Xiaotian Bai, Hao Zheng, Zinan Wang, Zhong Wang

“…Full-ceramic ball bearings are widely applied in wide temperature ranges due to their excellent thermal shock resistance, and the condition monitoring and fault diagnosis are mainly conducted through the spectrum analysis based on the defect frequencies. …”
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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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Performance Evaluation of Common Bean (Phaseolus vulgaris L.) Genotypes for Yield and Related Traits at Areka, Southern Ethiopia by Simon Yohannes, Gobeze Loha, Mesfin Kebede Gessese

“…Common bean is a source of dietary protein and the second most important legume crop in Africa next to faba bean. …”
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Structural Performance of Reinforced Concrete Beams with Steel Fibres as Secondary Reinforcement: Experimental and Pre-peak Numerical Modelling by Hadjer Belkadi, Abdelkrim Bourzam, Messaoud Saidani

Subjects: “…Reinforced Concrete beams…”
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Dynamic Behavior of Elastically Tailored Rotating Blades Modeled as Pretwisted Thin-Walled Beams and Incorporating Adaptive Capabilities by Ohseop Song, Sang-Yong Oh, Liviu Librescu

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Morphometric Changes in Patients with Chronic Kidney Disease who Died Related to Diabetes Mellitus, Arterial Hypertension and Obesity by Ivette Gómez Fernández, Adys Castro Barberena, Greta Margarita Arrechea García, Georgina Jiménez Estrada, Javier Martínez Navarro, Domingo Fuentes Febles

“…<br /> <strong>Conclusions:</strong> there was a relationship between hypertension, diabetes mellitus and obesity with renal morphometric variables.…”
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