Environmental quality evaluation of soil from Pernambuco’s recreational park by Cássia K. L. Fonseca, Vivianne L. B. Souza, Bárbara E. S. Melo, Sandra Dias Barbosa, Waldecy Ananias da Silva

“…Considering the possibility of negative health effects caused by local contaminants, the concentration of Cu, Fe, Mn, Ni, Pb and Zn in the soil of the Apipucos Maximiano Campos Park was determined by the Energy Dispersive X-Ray Fluorescence (EDXRF) technique. Fifteen soil samples were collected at three locations, under the vertical projection of tree crowns. …”
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High prevalence of resistance to macrolides and fluoroquinolones in Mycoplasma genitalium isolated from patients in two Russian megalopolises – Moscow and St. Petersburg in 2021– 2... by Edelstein I.A., Gushchin A.E., Gladin D.P., Romanov A.V., Negasheva E.S., Frigo N.V., Kozlov R.S., Potekaev N.N., Kozlova N.S., Borukhovich D.G.

“…The study results are presented as an open project on the AMRcloud platform (https://amrcloud.net/ru/project/demares/). …”
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Features of the pre-analytical stage in quantitative determination of TREC/KREC in peripheral blood by M. A. Saitgalina, Yu. V. Ostankova, A. V. Sedykh, A. A. Totolian

“…DBS quality was assessed visually.In the first months of the project, a significant number of incorrectly taken samples were identified – over a third of all DNA maps received for each corresponding month. …”
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Application of Partial Least Squares-Discriminate Analysis Model Based on Water Chemical Compositions in Identifying Water Inrush Sources from Multiple Aquifers in Mines by Yaoshan Bi, Jiwen Wu, Xiaorong Zhai, Shuhao Shen, Libin Tang, Kai Huang, Dawei Zhang

“…PCA and PLS-DA methods were used to analyze and process the remaining water sample data, and on the basis of PCA analysis, the remaining 38 water samples were used to establish the PLS-DA discriminant model. …”
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Non-targeted Metabolomic Analysis of Aroma Metabolites of Black Teas from Different Production Regions in China by WANG Qiushuang, QIN Dandan, FANG Kaixing, JIANG Xiaohui, WANG Qing, LI Bo, LI Hongjian, NI Erdong, PAN Chendong, WU Hualing

“…Partial least squares-discriminant analysis (PLS-DA) allowed clear differentiation black tea samples from different regions of China, and 27 differential aroma metabolites were identified based on variable importance in projection (VIP) values > 1.0, among which seven including linalool, phenylethanol, phenylacetaldehyde, methyl salicylate, hexanoic acid, 1-methylnaphthalene, and geraniol had aroma activity with OAV > 1. …”
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Sex Determination Using Linear Anthropometric Measurements Relative to the Mandibular Reference Plane on CBCT 3D Images by Nikolaos Christoloukas, Anastasia Mitsea, Leda Kovatsi, Christos Angelopoulos

“…Five linear measurements were traced on 3D reconstructions using ViewBox 4 software: projections of the inferior points of the right and left mental and mandibular foramina and the linear distance between mental foramina projections. …”
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Strength degradation of soft interlayer under dry-wet cycles based on 3D printing technology by Hao LIU, Wen ZHANG, Lei LU

“…This study provides valuable insights for slope stability assessments in energy dissipation and water storage projects.…”
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Risks and Challenges of Oversized Transport in the Energy Industry by Dariusz Masłowski, Małgorzata Dendera-Gruszka, Julia Giera, Ewa Kulińska, Krzysztof Olejnik, Justyna Szumidłowska

“…The implementation of wind farm construction projects requires not only advanced technological solutions but also special attention to transport safety and the organization of logistical processes. …”
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The prevalence of carbohydrate metabolism disorders in patients after coronavirus infection by T. N. Markova, A. A. Anchutina, V. Yu. Garib, T. O. Yalochkina

“…A single-center observational cross-sectional comparative study was conducted among a random population sample of the adult population of the city of Moscow who applied to the pavilion "Healthy Moscow". …”
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Assessing COVID-19 seroprevalence and vaccine uptake among women of reproductive-age in Zanzibar's archipelago. by Karim Manji, Ame Masemo Ame, Sayan Das, Ali Salim Ali, Navdeep Singh, Fahad Aftab, Arup Dutta, Saikat Deb

“…The proposed pilot, cross-sectional, facility-based study obtained a random sample of 1082 women of reproductive age visiting PHCUs from Unguja and Pemba. …”
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Deep learning health space model for ordered responses by Chanhee Lee, Taesung Park

“…We trained these models using 32,140 samples from the Korea National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (KNHANES) and validated them with data from the Ewha-Boramae cohort (862 samples) and the Korea Association Resource (KARE) project (3,199 samples). …”
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Differential factors in the evaluation of the Palestinian administrative system of response to domestic violence by Naeem Salameh, Fayez Mahamid, Denise Ziya Berte

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Detection of Adulteration of Panax Notoginseng Powder by Terahertz Technology by Bin Li, Hai Yin, A-kun Yang, Ai-guo Ouyang

“…The combined terahertz time-domain spectroscopy (THz-TDS) and chemometric technology is used to detect the adulteration of similar substances in Panax notoginseng powder. Four kinds of samples are prepared in the experiment, three kinds of adulterated samples are Panax notoginseng powder adulterating with zedoary turmeric powder, Panax notoginseng powder adulterating with wheat flour, and Panax notoginseng powder adulterating with rice flour, respectively. …”
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Deriving Verified Vehicle Trajectories from LiDAR Sensor Data to Evaluate Traffic Signal Performance by Enrique D. Saldivar-Carranza, Darcy M. Bullock

“…Noise is filtered for each detected vehicle by iteratively projecting each sample’s future location and keeping the subsequent sample that is close enough to the estimated destination. …”
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Thyroid differentiation profile for differentiated thyroid cancer by Anthony J McGoron, Jose M Garcia, Burulça Uluvar, Seza A Gulec

“…Fifty-nine papillary thyroid cancer samples from the TCGA project with matched tumor-normal tissue samples were analyzed. …”
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Effects of different additional carbohydrate sources on the quality and aroma of mulberry wine by CAO Yutong, QIANG Wenle, FU Hao, MA Chenglong, TIAN Haoyang, LI Kaian, ZHANG Hongsong, MA Tengzhen

“…A total of 61 volatile compounds were detected in all the wine samples, and wine PT sample had the most aroma substances (54 kinds). …”
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Population genetic analysis of Plasmodium falciparum parasites using a customized Illumina GoldenGate genotyping assay. by Susana Campino, Sarah Auburn, Katja Kivinen, Issaka Zongo, Jean-Bosco Ouedraogo, Valentina Mangano, Abdoulaye Djimde, Ogobara K Doumbo, Steven M Kiara, Alexis Nzila, Steffen Borrmann, Kevin Marsh, Pascal Michon, Ivo Mueller, Peter Siba, Hongying Jiang, Xin-Zhuan Su, Chanaki Amaratunga, Duong Socheat, Rick M Fairhurst, Mallika Imwong, Timothy Anderson, François Nosten, Nicholas J White, Rhian Gwilliam, Panos Deloukas, Bronwyn MacInnis, Christopher I Newbold, Kirk Rockett, Taane G Clark, Dominic P Kwiatkowski

“…With increasing single-nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) discovery from ongoing Plasmodium genome sequencing projects, a demand for high SNP and sample throughput genotyping platforms for large-scale population genetic studies is required. …”
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Epidemiological Survey of Rotaviruses Responsible for Infantile Diarrhea by the Immunomolecular Technique in Cotonou (Benin, West Africa) by Jijoho Mischaël Michel Agbla, Annick Capo-Chichi, Alidéhou Jerrold Agbankpé, Tamègnon Victorien Dougnon, Anges William M. Yadouleton, Olivia Houngbégnon, Clément Glele-Kakai, George Enyimah Armah, Honoré Bankolé

“…Benin, in order to implement the WHO recommendations, projects to introduce the rotavirus vaccine in 2018 as part of its Expanded Program on Immunization. …”
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Machine-Learning-Assisted Aroma Profile Prediction in Five Different Quality Grades of Nongxiangxing Baijiu Fermented During Summer Using Sensory Evaluation Combined with GC×GC–TOF... by Dongliang Shao, Wei Cheng, Chao Jiang, Tianquan Pan, Na Li, Mengmeng Li, Ruilong Li, Wei Lan, Xianfeng Du

“…Principal component analysis (PCA) combined with orthogonal partial least squares discriminant analysis (OPLS-DA) enabled us to distinguish different samples, with eight VOCs emerging as primary contributors to the aroma of the samples, possessing variable importance in projection (VIP) values > 1. …”
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Improving explainability of post-separation suicide attempt prediction models for transitioning service members: insights from the Army Study to Assess Risk and Resilience in Servi... by Emily R. Edwards, Joseph C. Geraci, Sarah M. Gildea, Claire Houtsma, Jacob A. Holdcraft, Chris J. Kennedy, Andrew J. King, Alex Luedtke, Brian P. Marx, James A. Naifeh, Nancy A. Sampson, Murray B. Stein, Robert J. Ursano, Ronald C. Kessler

“…First, the model was developed and trained in a relatively small cross-validation sample (n = 4044) and would likely be improved if a larger sample was available. …”
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