A Case–Control Study of the Association of Novel Androgens (11-KT and DHT), Classical Androgens (Testosterone and DHEAS), Hormones (LH, FSH, 17-OHP, Insulin, and SHBG), Insulin Res... by Nirmal Kumar, Neera Sharma, Smita Roy, Indu Chawla, Lokesh Kumar Sharma

“…Background: The measurement of androgens (testosterone and dehydroepiandrosterone sulfate (DHEAS)) remains standard for the evaluation of polycystic ovarian syndrome (PCOS) women. …”
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Reconstruction of Random Structures Based on Generative Adversarial Networks: Statistical Variability of Mechanical and Morphological Properties by Mikhail Tashkinov, Yulia Pirogova, Evgeniy Kononov, Aleksandr Shalimov, Vadim V. Silberschmidt

“…The median value of the surface area of the reconstructed geometries was 4.6–8.1% higher compared to the original models. …”
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Encapsulation of Gallic Acid with Acid-Modified Low Dextrose Equivalent Potato Starch Using Spray-and Freeze-Drying Techniques by Sepelevs Igor, Stepanova Valentina, Galoburda Ruta

“…Meanwhile, freeze-dried samples were shapeless, exposed larger pore volume (from 2.4×10−3 to 9.5×10−3 cm3/g against 1.2×10–3 4.9×10−3 cm3/g; analyzed by Barrett-Joyner-Halenda method) and overall higher surface area (0.632–1.225 m2/g against 0.472–1.296 m2/g; analyzed by Barrett-Joyner-Halenda method). …”
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Phenylalanine-derived β-lactam TRPM8 antagonists: revisiting configuration and new benzoyl derivatives by Cristina Martín-Escura, Maria Angeles Bonache, Alicia Medina-Peris, Thomas Voets, Antonio Ferrer-Montiel, Asia Fernández-Carvajal, Rosario González-Muñiz

“…Aim: To expand the understanding of the structure-activity relationship within a family of amino acid-derived β-lactam TRPM8 (transient receptor potential melastatin channel, subtype 8) antagonists, this work investigated both the configuration-dependence of potency and selectivity, and explored strategies for increasing total polar surface area (TPSA). Methods: Diastereoisomeric compounds derived from H-Phe-OtBu, and analogues incorporating differently substituted benzoyl groups, were synthesized by stereoselective solution pathways. …”
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L1 Adaptive Fault-Tolerant Attitude Tracking Control of UAV Systems Subject to Faults and Input Saturation by Yan Zhou, Huiying Liu, Huijuan Guo, Yongjian Chen

“…The nonlinear dynamic inversion (NDI) method based on sliding mode surface is used to construct the outer loop controller to ensure fast response and accurate attitude tracking. …”
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Modulation of the Microstructure and Enhancement of the Photocatalytic Performance of g-C3N4 by Thermal Exfoliation by Xinshan Zhao, Junwei Yu, Tingyu Meng, Yuanyuan Luo, Yanzhen Fu, Zhao Li, Lin Tian, Limei Sun, Jing Li

“…The analysis conducted using XRD, FT-IR, XPS, SEM, and elements mapping tests, illustrated an increase in nitrogen-vacancy and oxygen content on the surface of the CN photocatalyst, resulting in a porous and sparse structure, changes in crystal size, and improved visible light absorption performance. …”
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The Dependence of Northwest Pacific Tropical Cyclone Intensification Rates on Environmental Factors by Xinyan Lyu, Xuguang Wang, Lance M. Leslie

“…It was found that deep-layer and upper-mid vertical wind shear (VWS), upper-level outflow, sea surface temperature (SST), and ocean heat content (OHC) are statistically different among RI, NI, and SI both before and during intensification. …”
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Designing and Launching a System for Presenting Marine Charts and Spatial Information (Native Marine Web Service) by Ali Hasankhani

“…More than 70% of the earth's surface is covered by water. Sea transportation is the main means of moving goods and raw materials needed by the economy of maritime countries. …”
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Development of a Novel Electrochemical Immunosensor for Rapid and Sensitive Detection of Sesame Allergens Ses i 4 and Ses i 5 by Huimei Li, Tian’ge Pan, Shudong He, Hanju Sun, Xiaodong Cao, Yongkang Ye

“…The oleosin antibody was then directed and immobilized onto the surface of the electrode, which had been modified with streptavidin (SPA), through the fragment crystallizable (Fc) region of the antibody. …”
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Impact of plastic waste fiber and treated construction demolition waste on the durability and sustainability of concrete by Selvakumar Duraiswamy, Prakhash Neelamegam, M. VishnuPriyan, George Uwadiegwu Alaneme

“…Although higher fiber dosages led to a slight reduction in compressive by 7% at the optimum percentage of 0.25% of PE and 0.5% of PET, the flexural strengths and split tensile strength exhibited a proportional increase of 11.7% and 18%. Surface analysis via Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM) and elemental composition determination using Energy Dispersive Spectroscopy (EDS) revealed minimal fiber damage post-exposure, confirming its efficiency and contribution to higher strength and reduced weight loss in optimum mix. …”
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Study on the performance and mechanism of graphene oxide / polyurethane composite modified asphalt by Tengteng Guo, Zhenxia Li, Yuanzhao Chen, Qingyu Xu, Jing Wang, Lihui Jin

“…The creep stiffness S of composite modified asphalt decreased by 31.2% at−12 °C, indicating that it had good low temperature rheological properties. The surface of the modified composite asphalt is relatively smooth, exhibiting a stable network structure, thus solving the PU segregation problem in the matrix asphalt.The change of infrared spectrum absorption peak shows that reaction between isocyanate groups in polyurethane and aromatic esters in bitumen, GO oxidizes with the-CH functional group in asphalt, and the content of C = C double bond changes during the modification process, indicating that the modification of asphalt by GO and PU is a composite modification based on chemical modification and supplemented by physical modification.…”
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Characterizing the deformation, failure, and water-conducting fractures evolution of shallow weakly cemented overburden under coal mining by Zhenhua Li, Yandong Zhang, Xuefeng Gao, Xuefeng Gao, Dan Ma, Dan Ma, Limin Fan, Guodong Li, Xiaolei Li, Min He, Zheng Cheng

“…The results indicate that the maximum vertical displacements at key locations such as the basic roof, the weakly cemented critical layer, and the surface were 8.9 m, 8.65 m, and 8.2 m, respectively. …”
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Construction of a Multi-level Blue-Green Infrastructure Network in a Riverside City: A Case Study of Shaoxing by Meizi Zhou, Yong He, Zhi Qiu

“…Following this, we constructed multiscale ecological resistance surfaces for both urban and densely populated areas. …”
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Evaluation and Comparison of Iodine-Based and Biosynthesized Gold Nanoparticles as X-Ray Contrast Agent and Their Effects on Renal Functions in Male Wistar Rats by Paul Ayanlola, Gbadebo Isola, Waidi Saka, Margaret Akinloye, Abraham Aremu, Mustapha Lawal

“…The biochemicals showed a significant decrease in renal functions for the rats injected with the ICA while those injected with the AuNPs protected against nephropathy when compared with those without CA and those injected with ICA.Conclusion: It was revealed that biosynthesized AuNPs can be a suitable replacement for the ICA because of the high atomic number and attenuation properties of gold, the increased surface area of AuNPs, and biocompatibility.…”
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MOMAST^® Downregulates AQP3 Expression and Function in Human Colon Cells by Ines Angelini, Mariangela Centrone, Giusy Rita Caponio, Annarita Di Mise, Andrea Gerbino, Marianna Ranieri, Giovanna Valenti, Grazia Tamma

“…The water channel AQP3 is an aquaglyceroporin expressed in villus epithelial cells, and it plays a role in water transport across human colonic surface cells. Beyond water, AQP3 can mediate glycerol and H₂O₂ transport. …”
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Evaluation of a compressed air foam system to clean quail rearing facilities by Jill Wright Skrobarczyk, David James Caldwell, Kenneth Scott McKenzie, Ashley Charles Blankenburg, James Allen Byrd, Morgan Brian Farnell

“…Compressed air foam systems (CAFS) may serve as an alternative carrier for foaming agents to clean and sanitize agricultural surfaces following an outbreak. The objective of this study was to evaluate the effects of a CAFS applied commercial firefighting foam (FF) and chlorine-based foaming cleaner (FC) in floor pen and caged quail rearing facilities with a history of salmonellosis. …”
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Study on the Static Performance of Prefabricated UHPC-Steel Epoxy Bonding Interface by Yang Zou, Jinlong Jiang, Zhixiang Zhou, Xifeng Wang, Jincen Guo

“…The results show that the interface failure is mainly manifested as the peeling of the epoxy-UHPC interface and the destruction of part of the UHPC matrix (the failure of the UHPC's surface). In pure shear and pure tension state, the interfacial shear strength is 5.14 MPa and the interfacial tensile strength is 1.18 MPa. …”
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Multi-Physical Intelligent Analysis of the Thermal-Structural-Optical Coupling for Mirror Based on Surrogate Model by Wenxiong Li, Junli Shen, Zhenyu Lu, Shudong Men, Qingwen Wu

“…Therefore, a surrogate modeling approach based on a neural network for the TSO-MCA of mirrors has been proposed to analyze the surface shape of optical system mirrors under the action of multi-physical fields. …”
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Fuzzy Random Characterization of Pore Structure in Frozen Sandstone: Applying Improved Niche Genetic Algorithm by Yao Ya-feng, Lin Jian, Ge Jian, Peng Shi-long, Yin Jian-chao, Ouyang Li-na

“…The results illustrate that the conversion coefficient obtained through the improved algorithm indirectly considers the different surface relaxation rates of different pore sizes and effectively reduces the diffusion coupling effects, and the pore characteristics achieved are more applicable in engineering practices than previous methods.…”
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Carboxymethyl Hyaluronan-Stabilized Nanoparticles for Anticancer Drug Delivery by Jessica L. Woodman, Min Sung Suh, Jianxing Zhang, Yuvabharath Kondaveeti, Diane J. Burgess, Bruce A. White, Glenn D. Prestwich, Liisa T. Kuhn

“…nCaPCMHACDDP exhibited a two-day burst release of CDDP that tapered resulting in 86% release by 7 days. Surface plasmon resonance showed that nCaPCMHACDDP binds to CD44, but less effectively than CMHA or hyaluronan. …”
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