Environmental Effects in Life Cycle Assessment of Machine-Vision-Driven Spall Repair Material Estimation for Sustainable Road Maintenance by Junhwi Cho, Shanelle Aira Rodrigazo, Hwang-Hee Kim, Su-Jin Lee, Chan Gi Park, Jaeheum Yeon

“…By utilizing machine vision techniques, this approach detects spall damage without road closures and automates the calculation of repair areas and material requirements through a proprietary estimation program. …”
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Correlation of Optic Nerve Microcirculation with Papillomacular Bundle Structure in Treatment Naive Normal Tension Glaucoma by Wataru Kobayashi, Hiroshi Kunikata, Kazuko Omodaka, Kyousuke Togashi, Morin Ryu, Masahiro Akiba, Gaku Takeuchi, Tetsuya Yuasa, Toru Nakazawa

“…We used laser speckle flowgraphy (LSFG) to measure mean blur rate (MBR) in all eyes and calculated the ratio of MBR in the horizontal quadrants of tissue area ONH (temporal/nasal ratio of MBR in the tissue area: T/N MT). …”
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The sensitivity of reconstructed carbon dioxide concentrations to stomatal preparation methods using a leaf gas exchange model by Michael D. Machesky, Nathan D. Sheldon, Michael T. Hren, Selena Y. Smith

“…Results There are significant differences between trait measurements from each method. Modeled ca calculations are less sensitive to method than individual traits; however, the choice of assumed carbon isotope fractionation also impacted the accuracy of the results. …”
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Experimental and numerical simulation study on microstructure, residual stress and mechanical properties of Fe–Mn–C–Cr cryogenic high-manganese steel arc-welded joint by Jiang Yang, Honggang Dong, Guangfeng Wu, Feng Xiong

“…The residual stress of welded joint was also calculated, measured and verified, respectively. The results reveal that abnormal grain growth occurred in HAZ, and the average grain size of base metal and HAZ is about 36.9 μm and 103.8 μm, respectively, but there was no phase transformation. …”
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Strength-plasticity synergistic enhancement of dispersion strengthened copper by interaction of nano-Al2O3 and Cr particles by Hao Song, Shaolin Li, Xiuhua Guo, Kexing Song, Song Liu, Keke Qi

“…The results of strength mechanism calculations show that the tensile strength of Al2O3/Cu-Cr composites mainly consists of Orowan strengthening caused by Al2O3 particles and dislocation strengthening in cold rolled deformation, while the dislocation strengthening is weakened at higher Cr content.…”
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Successful Strategy in Creating Low-FODMAP Wholegrain Bread—Simple and Global by Aleksandra M. Torbica, Vesna Vujasinović, Uroš Miljić, Goran Radivojević, Bojana Filipčev, Milorad Miljić, Miloš Radosavljević

“…Fermentable oligo-, di-, and monosaccharides as well as polyols (FODMAPs) came into focus following recent clinical studies confirming that they worsen the symptoms of several gastrointestinal disorders suffered by 40% of the general population. …”
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Computational study of transcatheter aortic valve replacement based on patient-specific models—rapid surgical planning for self-expanding valves by Zhuangyuan Meng, Haishan Zhang, Yunhan Cai, Yuan Gao, Changbin Liang, Jun Wang, Xin Chen, Liang Guo, ShengZhang Wang, ShengZhang Wang

“…The study aimed to establish a rapid numerical research method for TAVR to assess the performance differences of self-expanding valves released at various positions. It also aimed to calculate the risks of postoperative paravalvular leak and atrioventricular conduction block, comparing these risks to clinical outcomes to verify the method’s effectiveness and accuracy. …”
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Biodesulfurization enhancement via targeted re-insertion of the flavin reductase dszD in the genome of the model strain Rhodococcus qingshengii IGTS8 by Olga Martzoukou, Fotios Klenias, Eleni Kopsini, Dimitris G. Hatzinikolaou

“…A significant enhancement of biodesulfurization activity, maximum calculated biomass, and dszD transcript levels in the presence of DBT as the sole sulfur source was achieved for the Pkap1-dszD strain paving the way for further studies that could lead to a more viable commercial biodesulfurization process.…”
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Orthogonal Design Study on Factors Affecting the Determination of Common Odors in Water Samples by Headspace Solid-Phase Microextraction Coupled to GC/MS by Shifu Peng, Zhen Ding, Weiwen Xia, Hao Zheng, Yuting Xia, Xiaodong Chen

“…Under the optimized conditions, limits of detection (S/N=3) were 0.04 and 0.13 ng L−1 for geosmin and 2-MIB, respectively. Calculated calibration curves gave high levels of linearity with a correlation coefficient value of 0.9999 for them. …”
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New RELAP5-3D Lead and LBE Thermophysical Properties Implementation for Safety Analysis of Gen IV Reactors by P. Balestra, F. Giannetti, G. Caruso, A. Alfonsi

“…New binary files of thermophysical properties, with a detailed mesh grid of point to reduce the code mass error (especially for the Lead), were generated with this tool. Finally, calculations using a simple natural circulation loop were performed to understand the differences between the default and the new properties.…”
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Reversal gene expression assessment for drug repurposing, a case study of glioblastoma by Shixue Sun, Zeenat Shyr, Kathleen McDaniel, Yuhong Fang, Dingyin Tao, Catherine Z. Chen, Wei Zheng, Qian Zhu

“…Results We prioritized the candidates via hierarchical clustering of their expression signatures and quantification of their reversal strength by calculating two self-defined indices based on the GGEP genes’ log2 foldchange (LFC) that the drug candidates could induce. …”
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Effect of Light-Activated Hypocrellin B on the Growth and Membrane Permeability of Gram-Negative Escherichia coli Cells by Yuan Jiang, Wingnang Leung, Qingjuan Tang, Hongwei Zhang, Chuanshan Xu

“…Colony forming units were counted and the growth inhibition rate of E. coli cells was calculated after light-activated hypocrellin B. Membrane permeability was measured using flow cytometry and confocal laser scanning microscopy (CLSM) with propidium iodide (PI) staining. …”
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A New Approach for Estimating Rock Discontinuity Trace Intensity Based on Rectangular Sampling Windows by Xiaoxue Huo, Qiong Wu, Huiming Tang, Zhen Meng, Di Wang, Yuxin Liu, Shiyu Li

“…Similarly, circular windows are used along with Mauldon’s equation to calculate trace intensity using discontinuity trace data of the same outcrop as a contrast. …”
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Estimation of Sialic Acid and IL10 Levels in Stage 1 and 2 Periodontitis Patients by Sudhir Rama Varma, Biju Thomas, Amitha Ramesh, Suchetha Kumari, Shahira, Zainab Abdullah Muhammad Al Saadi, Rabia Asif Mahmood

“…Patients were selected according to the assessment of pocket depth and radiographic bone loss. Bone loss was calculated as <15% for stage 1 and 15–33% for stage 2. …”
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Cardiovascular Risk Assessment: A Comparison of the Framingham, PROCAM, and DAD Equations in HIV-Infected Persons by Max Weyler Nery, Celina Maria Turchi Martelli, Erika Aparecida Silveira, Clarissa Alencar de Sousa, Marianne de Oliveira Falco, Aline de Cássia Oliveira de Castro, Jorge Tannus Esper, Luis Carlos Silva e Souza, Marília Dalva Turchi

“…Estimates of 10-year cardiovascular risk were calculated. The agreement between the CVD risk equations was assessed using Cohen's kappa coefficient. …”
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Gestational Weight Gain: Results from the Delta Healthy Sprouts Comparative Impact Trial by Jessica L. Thomson, Lisa M. Tussing-Humphreys, Melissa H. Goodman, Sarah E. Olender

“…Gestational weight gain, measured at six monthly home visits, was calculated by subtracting measured weight at each visit from self-reported prepregnancy weight. …”
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Fractal analysis and microstructure development PVDF based multifunctional material by Peleš-Tadić Adriana, Vuković George, Kojović Aleksandar, Stojanović Dušica, Vlahović Branislav, Obradović Nina, Pavlović Vladimir

“…Algorithm’s distribution of calculated pore surface areas were compared with measured pore surface areas and fractal reconstructions of different morphologies and their connection with functional properties were analyzed.…”
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A study on the exploration of mild cognitive impairment in Parkinson’s disease based on decision-making cognitive computing by Shouqiang Huang, Kai Li, Kai Li, Chen Wang, Jiakang Liu, Shuwu Li, Yuting Tu, Bo Wang, Huangqin Feng, Qin Yu, Hongzhou Lin, Yuzhe Xu, Jinghang Wu, Ting Zhang, Tong Chen

“…It was found that the calculation of cognitive function decision-making could better evaluate the cognitive function of PD-MCI. …”
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Traditional Chinese acupuncture versus minimal acupuncture for mild-to-moderate knee osteoarthritis: a protocol for a randomised, controlled pilot trial by Guang-Xia Shi, Cun-Zhi Liu, Ning Sun, Yi Du, Jian-Feng Tu, Yong-Ting Li, Li-Wen Zhang, Yan Cao, Jing-Jie Zhao, Da-Chang Xiong, Hai-Kun Hou

“…The primary end point is success rate, which will be calculated according to a change from baseline in Western Ontario and McMaster Universities Osteoarthritis Index pain and function scores at 8 weeks. …”
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Study on Impact of Turbine Location on Hydrodynamics in Tidal Farm by Hongqiang Zhang, Daming Li, Yanqing Li, Ting Yang, Shan Luo, Shunfa Tian, Shilong Bu

“…We present a method for the simplification of tidal turbine which, based on the energy equation, determines turbine’s equivalent roughness by calculating resistance loss in flow passage. A 3-D turbine model of near-field flow in the frame of Computational Fluid Dynamics was constructed, and the flow velocity distributions in 7 combinations of “impeller rotating speed - inflow velocity” were simulated. …”
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