Comparison of Population Attributable Fractions of Cancer Incidence and Mortality Linked to Excess Body Weight in Korea from 2015 to 2030 by Youjin Hong, Jihye An, Jeehi Jung, Hyeon Sook Lee, Soseul Sung, Sungji Moon, Inah Kim, Jung Eun Lee, Aesun Shin, Sun Ha Jee, Sun-Seog Kweon, Min-Ho Shin, Sangmin Park, Seung-Ho Ryu, Sun Young Yang, Seung Ho Choi, Jeongseon Kim, Sang-Wook Yi, Yoon-Jung Choi, Sangjun Lee, Woojin Lim, Kyungsik Kim, Sohee Park, Jeong-Soo Im, Hong Gwan Seo, Kwang-Pil Ko, Sue K. Park

“…Methods Levin’s formula was used to calculate the PAF; the prevalence rates were computed using the Korean National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey data, while the relative risks of specific cancers related to EBW were estimated based on the results of Korean cohort studies. …”
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Effects of Side Load Chains of a Combine Harvester on Unbalanced Dynamic Vibrations of Its Threshing Drum by Yu Zhiwu, Li Yaoming, Wang Xinzhong, Tang Zhong, Jiahui Lu

“…And from this, a vibration balance method based on the equivalent unbalance of the chain drive is proposed, which can predict and calculate the unbalance of the threshing drum. The unbalance of the threshing drum predicted by this method is smaller than the actual measured unbalance. …”
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Influence of Patient Gender on In‐Hospital Mortality: A Population‐Based Cross‐Sectional Study by Nahikari Vizuete‐Aldave, Maider Ugartemendia‐Yerobi, Beatriz Pereda‐Goikoetxea, Nagore Zinkunegi‐Zubizarreta, Josune Zubeldia‐Etxeberria, Udane Elordi‐Guenaga, Haritz Arrieta, Ainitze Labaka

“…Methods Admission data pertaining to the period between 1 January 2016 and 31 December 2018 were gathered for all registered acute care hospitals (both public and private) in the Basque Country. Odds ratios were calculated through binomial logistic regressions to determine the association between gender and mortality in each diagnostic category of the ICD‐10. …”
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Human health risk assessment of aluminium in water treated with aluminium-based coagulants in a rural area by Fernando García-Ávila, Tatiana Encalada-Alvear, Luis M. Alvarez-Altamirano, Alex Avilés-Añazco, Lorgio Valdiviezo-Gonzalez, Emigdio Alfaro-Paredes

“…The average residual aluminium concentrations were 0.028 mg/L in the dry season and 0.019 mg/L in the wet season. The calculated HI for children and adults showed no health risks with values below 1, although it was higher in children than in adults during both seasons. …”
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Synthetic design and analysis on microwave dielectric properties of novel garnet-type Ca3MTiGe3O12 (M = Co, Ni) ceramics by Yuan Nie, Yanjun Liu, Ziqi Zhao, Wenjie Zhang, Fangyi Huang, Huanfu Zhou

“…In this paper, novel Ca3CoTiGe3O12 (CCTG) and Ca3NiTiGe3O12 (CNTG) ceramics with transition metal elements and Ti co-occupying the B-site were designed by calculating the tolerance factor of the garnet structure. …”
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Distributed optimization and scheduling strategy for source load storage distribution grid based on alliance chain by Jinhua Tian, Yueyuan Zhang, Yanan Gao, Yu Qin, Bihan Fan, Cheng Zhang, Qiqi Zang

“…Distributed scheduling calculations were carried out using a consensus algorithm that includes leadership nodes. …”
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Flash flood simulation based on distributed hydrological model in future scenarios by Qi Liu, Nan Zhang, Lingling Wang, Kunxia Yu, Jiayi Wu, Jingqi Wang, Meihong Ma, Meihong Ma

“…By combining the accumulated precipitation with the soil moisture content, different distributed hydrological models are applied to calculate the corresponding flood discharges for different rainfall events. …”
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Investigation on the Structure and Electrochemical Properties of La-Ce-Mg-Al-Ni Hydrogen Storage Alloy by Yuqing Qiao, Jianyi Xi, Minshou Zhao, Guangjie Shao, Yongchun Luo, Limin Wang

“…Electrochemical impedance spectroscopy measurements indicate that the charge transfer resistance RT on the alloy electrode surface and the calculated exchange current density I0 are 0.135 Ω and 1298 mA g−1, respectively; the better eletrochemical reaction kinetic of the alloy electrode may be responsible for the better high-rate dischargeability.…”
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Distribution and risk assessment of microplastics in a source water reservoir, Central China by Minghui Shen, Yang Li, Liwen Qin, Xudong Chen, Tianyu Ao, Xishu Liang, Kaibo Jin, Yanyan Dou, Juexiu Li, Xuejun Duan

“…Additionally, the pollution load index, hazard index, and pollution risk index were calculated for different layers and sediments. Results showed that surface water exhibited a moderate level of risk while the sediments posed a low level of risk. …”
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Health risks evaluation of mycotoxins in plant-based supplements marketed in Malaysia by Rozaini Abdullah, Nur Syazwin Kamarozaman, Siti Soleha Ab Dullah, Mohd Yusmaidie Aziz, Hussein Bakheit Adam Aziza

“…The estimated daily intake of these mycotoxins was calculated based on the recommended daily intake of each supplement. …”
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Use of Oxalic Acid-Modified Rice Husk for the Adsorption of Neutral Red from Aqueous Solutions by Weihua Zou, Hongjuan Bai, Ke Li, Xiaolan Shi, Runping Han

“…The equilibrium adsorption results were better fitted by the Langmuir and Redlich–Peterson isotherms relative to the Freundlich model. Calculated thermodynamic parameters showed that the adsorption of NR onto MRH was feasible, spontaneous and endothermic under the studied conditions. …”
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Comprehensive Characterization of the Odor-Active Compounds in Different Processed Varieties of Yunnan White Tea (<i>Camellia sinensis</i>) by GC×GC-O-MS and Chemometrics by Junaid Raza, Baosong Wang, Yue Duan, Huanlu Song, Ali Raza, Dongfeng Wang

“…The content and relative odor active values (r-OAVs) of the volatile compounds were calculated. The chemometric data revealed significant variations in volatile contents between shaken and unshaken white tea varieties. …”
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Role of behavioral biases in the investment decisions of Pakistan Stock Exchange investors: Moderating role of investment experience by Saima Aziz, Shahid Mehmood, Muhammad Asif Khan, Anita Tangl

“…The influence of behavioral biases on investment decisions was calculated using regression analysis. Regression results show that beta and t-values are significant and have a significant impact on investment decisions. …”
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Global Ionospheric Scintillation Estimation Based on Phase Screen Modeling From One‐Dimensional Satellite Data by Yuhao Zheng, Chao Xiong, Luca Spogli, Rayan Iman, Lucilla Alfonsi

“…By deriving the turbulence strength (Cs) and calculating the amplitude scintillation index S4, the global distribution of ionospheric scintillation is derived. …”
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Exploring the possible two-proton radioactivity of 38,39Ti by B. Huang, F.P. Bai, J.G. Li, D.Q. Fang, S.M. Wang

“…To provide more accurate information for further studies, we utilize the Gamow shell model (GSM) and the Gamow coupled channel (GCC) method to analyze the prospective 2p radioactivity of isotopes 38,39Ti. Our calculations suggest that 39Ti is indeed a viable candidate for 2p emission. …”
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Gradient diffusion entropy corrected ALNS optimization for vegetation topology interaction networks by Shengwei Wang, Hongquan Chen, Yulin Guo, Wenjing Su, Yurong Xu, Shuohao Cui, Zhiqiang Zhou

“…In this study, two characteristics of the vegetation interaction network constructed through density analysis linking land cover and land class transfer space can realize the objectivity of ecosystem simulation: (1) Constructing relationships between vegetation types using spaces where transfer patterns occur as aggregated clusters. (2) Calculation of relationship strength based on density analysis. …”
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Molecular dynamics simulations reveal efficient heavy metal ion removal by two-dimensional Cu-THQ metal-organic framework membrane by Jinjun Chen, Zonglin Gu, Jose Manuel Perez-Aguilar, Yanbo Luo, Kuifeng Tian, Yuqi Luo

“…Our MD results demonstrate that single-layered Cu-THQ MOF membranes exhibit excellent performance in heavy metal ion removal, with nearly 100% ion rejection while also allowing high water permeability. Free energy calculations confirm that water transport through the Cu-THQ membrane is energetically more favorable compared to the transport of heavy metal ions. …”
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Hydrogen bond interactions of coumarin-153 in molecular solvents: molecular dynamics and principal component analysis by Goloviznina, Kateryna, Dudariev, Dmytro, Miannay, François-Alexandre,  Kalugin, Oleg, Koverga, Volodymyr, Takamuku, Toshiyuki, Vitale, Raffaele, Idrissi, Abdenacer

“…These descriptors were calculated using the nearest neighbor radial distribution approach. …”
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Optimizing Bioaugmentation for Pharmaceutical Stabilization of Sewage Sludge: A Study on Short-Term Composting Under Real Conditions by Gabriela Angeles-De Paz, Juan Cubero-Cardoso, Clementina Pozo, Concepción Calvo, Elisabet Aranda, Tatiana Robledo-Mahón

“…Additionally, both the bioaugmentation stability and pharmaceuticals degradation were evaluated through different analysis and removal rates calculations. One hundred days earlier than previous attempts, both bioaugmentation treatments achieved adequate composting conditions, maintained core native populations while improving the degrading microbial diversity, and achieved around 70–72% of pharmaceutical remotion. …”
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Computational assessment of measurable residual disease in acute myeloid leukemia using mixture models by Tim R. Mocking, Angèle Kelder, Tom Reuvekamp, Lok Lam Ngai, Philip Rutten, Patrycja Gradowska, Arjan A. van de Loosdrecht, Jacqueline Cloos, Costa Bachas

“…Using control samples (n = 18), we calculate a computational MRD percentage with high concordance to expert gating (Spearman’s rho = 0.823) and predict MRD status in a cohort of 35 AML follow-up measurements with high accuracy (97%). …”
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