Evolution of CFD as an engineering science. A personal perspective with emphasis on the finite volume method by Runchal, Akshai Kumar

“…Computational Fluid Dynamics—CFD for short—is a comparatively recent development that has made a significant impact in engineering sciences. …”
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Revalidation and adaptation of the Menstrual Practice Needs Scale (MPNS) in a cross-sectional survey to measure the menstrual experiences of adult women working in Mukono District,... by Julie Hennegan, Kellogg J Schwab, Natalie G Exum, Simon P S Kibira, Fredrick E Makumbi, Justine N Bukenya, Petranilla Nakamya

“…The original subscale structure fit with the data, however, fell short of recommended thresholds for those disposing of materials (root mean squared error of approximation, RMSEA=0.069; Comparative Fit Index, CFI=0.840; Trucker-Lewis Index, TLI=0.824). …”
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Network relationship between cognitive function and quality of life in community-dwelling older adults: an observational study from Beijing by Yitian Ye, Yichun Zhang, Jiaju Ren, Yanbo Zhu, Yanbo Zhu

“…Cognitive function was evaluated using the Chinese adaptation of the Montreal Cognitive Assessment (MoCA), while quality of life was assessed through the Medical Outcomes Study 36-Item Short-Form Health Survey version 2 (SF-36v2). Cognitive assessment involved seven dimensions, namely visuospatial/executive function, naming, attention, language, abstraction, delayed recall, and orientation. …”
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Factors associated with recognition at work among nurses and the impact of recognition at work on health-related quality of life, job satisfaction and psychological health: a singl... by Latifa Alahiane, Youssef Zaam, Redouane Abouqal, Jihane Belayachi

“…HRQOL was measured using the Medical Outcome Study Short Form 12. The Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale was used to assess anxiety and depression. …”
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In vitro modeling of feline gut fermentation: a comprehensive analysis of fecal microbiota and metabolic activity by Qianle Ren, Qianle Ren, Yuling Li, Mingmei Duan, Jinjun Li, Fangshu Shi, Yun Zhou, Wanjing Hu, Junfu Mao, Xiaoqiong Li

“…High levels of carbon and nitrogen sources can substantially increase gas production, particularly CO2, while also significantly enhancing the production of short-chain fatty acids (SCFAs). Additionally, substrates with a high carbon-to-nitrogen ratio promote the production of more SCFAs and biogenic amines, and enrich the Bacteroidaceae family, even when the total substrate amount is lower. …”
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Linkage Analysis between Solid-Fluid Coupling and the Strength Reduction Method for Karst Cave Water Inrush in Mines by Yanlin Zhao, Jian Liao, Qiang Liu, Yang Li, Jianchao Cheng

“…Once the rock pillar becomes unstable, Karst water bursts from confined Karst cave in a pipe flow shape, and the water irruption quantity reaches the peak value in a short time by adopting the pipe flow to simulate and then decreases slowly. …”
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The dramatic impact of Coronavirus outbreak on air quality: Has it saved as much as it has killed so far? by R.J. Isaifan

“…As the number of coronavirus infections has exceeded 100,000 with toll deaths of about 5000 worldwide as of early March, 2020, scientists and researchers are racing to investigate the nature of this virus and evaluate the short and long term effects of this disease. Despite its negative impacts that obliged the World Health Organization to declare COVID-19 epidemic as a Public Health Emergency of International Concern, the rate of mortality of this infection has not exceeded 3.4% globally. …”
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Candidate SNP-markers altering TBP binding affinity for promoters of the Y-linked genes CDY2A, SHOX, and ZFY are lowering many indexes of reproductive potential in men by M. P. Ponomarenko, E. B. Sharypova, I. A. Drachkova, L. K. Savinkova, I. V. Chadaeva, D. A. Rasskazov, P. M. Ponomarenko, L. V. Osadchuk, A. V. Osadchuk

“…These were markers for spermatogenesis disorders (ZFY: rs1388535808 and rs996955491), for male maturation arrest (CDY2A: rs200670724) as well as for disproportionate short stature at Madelung deformity (e. g., SHOX: rs1452787381) and even for embryogenesis disorders (e. g., SHOX: rs28378830). …”
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Autonomic Nervous System Activity before Atrial Fibrillation Onset as Assessed by Heart Rate Variability by Jean-Marie Grégoire, Cédric Gilon, François Marelli, Pascal Godart, Hugues Bersini, Stéphane Carlier

“…Conclusions: Our data suggest that a significant short-term increase in vagal activity precedes most AF events. …”
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Effects of treadmill running on anxiety- and craniofacial pain-like behaviors with histone H3 acetylation in the brain of mice subjected to social defeat stress. by Kajita Piriyaprasath, Mana Hasegawa, Yuya Iwamoto, Rantaro Kamimura, Andi Sitti Hajrah Yusuf, Noritaka Fujii, Kensuke Yamamura, Keiichiro Okamoto

“…Behavioral responses were quantified using multiple tests, while immunohistochemistry measured histone H3 acetylation, histone deacetylases (HDAC1, HDAC2), and neural activity markers (FosB and phosphorylated cAMP response element-binding protein (pCREB). The effects of both short-term TR (2 days, TR2) and long-term TR (10 days, TR10) regimens were conducted. …”
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Long-Term Dietary Nitrate Supplementation Does Not Prevent Development of the Metabolic Syndrome in Mice Fed a High-Fat Diet by V. B. Matthews, R. Hollingshead, H. Koch, K. D. Croft, N. C. Ward

“…This may be due, in part due, to reductions in the concentration of important short-chain fatty acids.…”
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Never lose sight of enemies: giant honeybees perceive troublemakers even in mass flight mode—a case study by Gerald Kastberger, Martin Ebner, Thomas Hötzl

“…This case study highlights the complex behavioral and physiological processes involved in MFA in A. dorsata and sheds light on the extent to which the colony maintains some level of defense capability despite the agitation that occurs during nest restructuring. Only for a short period of approximately 1 min is it virtually paralyzed by the external stimulation, showing signs of social thanatosis.…”
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Improved Diet Quality in Elite and Entry-Level Military Women Compared With Civilian-Matched Counterparts by Tyler E Oliver, Soothesuk Kusumpa, Laura J Lutz, James P McClung, Holly L McClung

“…Background: Dietary intake is a modifiable factor linked to short-term and long-term health. The Healthy Eating Index (HEI) is an objective measure to assess diet quality and population-level comparisons, like military to civilian. …”
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Transient sex-related changes in the mice hypothalamo–pituitary–adrenal (HPA) axis during the acute phase of the inflammatory process by T. Daneva, E. Spinedi, R. Hadid, M.-C. Jacquier, M. Giacomini, R. C. Gaillard

“…The data demonstrate the existence of a clear sexual dimorphism in basal condition and during the acute phase response as well as in the recovery of the HPA axis function shortly after infection.…”
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油茶籽淀粉的结构与体外模拟消化特性研Structure and digestion property in vitro of Camellia oleifera starch by 向敏1，韩小苗1,2，吴苏喜1,2，李万元2，彭邵锋3 XIANG Min1,HAN Xiaomiao1,2,WU Suxi1,2， LI Wanyuan2,PENG Shaofeng3"

“…Camellia oleifera starch exhibited type A starch, with an unstable long-range structure and a lower relative crystallinity. The short-range order degree of Camellia oleifera starch was similar to that of commercially available corn starch and potato starch, but the degree of double helix was lower. …”
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Effects of culturally-appropriate group education for migrants with type 2 diabetes in primary healthcare: pre-test-post-test design by Katarina Hjelm, Emina Hadziabdic

“…Results The findings showed that participation in the diabetes education significantly improved the knowledge levels, led to an initial change and possible short-term improvement in HbA1c (better immediate post-intervention), albeit statistically insignificant, but no change in glycaemic control over time and in self-rated health (SRH). …”
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Advancing arabic dialect detection with hybrid stacked transformer models by Hager Saleh, Hager Saleh, Hager Saleh, Abdulaziz AlMohimeed, Rasha Hassan, Mandour M. Ibrahim, Saeed Hamood Alsamhi, Moatamad Refaat Hassan, Sherif Mostafa

“…The stacking model compares various models, including long-short-term memory (LSTM), gated recurrent units (GRU), convolutional neural network (CNN), and two transformer models using different word embedding. …”
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Progress in research on strain glass transition in Ni-Ti based alloys by ZHAO Xinqing, WANG Kai, LYU Chao, ZHANG Kaichao, HOU Huilong

“…The theoretical and experimental studies in recent years indicated that when doping sufficient amounts of defects (excess solute atoms，foreign alloying dopants， dislocations and nanosized precipitates) into equiatomic Ni-Ti alloys，the resistance from such defects could suppress the first-order martensitic transformation and achieve strain glass transition with the formation of randomly short-range ordered nanodomains. The strain glass transition is characterized by some typical features such as invariant macroscopic structure，broken ergodicity，frequency dependence of dynamic mechanical properties and high damping capacity. …”
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“Inclisiran: Early LDL-C target achievement in a real-life population” by Francesco Briani, Mauro Bagli, Gabriele Venturi, Francesco Bacchion, Antonio Mugnolo

“…Inclisiran, a small interfering RNA, has been observed to effectively and sustainably reduce LDL-C in large randomized controlled trials (RCTs); however, real-world data on its short-term efficacy and use are limited. This study aims to assess the efficacy and safety of inclisiran in a real-life population within one month from the first administration. …”
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Percutaneous Vertebroplasty under Local Anesthesia for Osteoporotic Vertebral Compression Fractures: A Prospective Interventional Study by Dhruv Gupta, Varun Kumar Agarwal

“…PVP through transpedicular approach is a minimally invasive procedure which can be done under local anesthesia, without muscle splitting, with short hospital stay and minimal complications compared to other techniques used. …”
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