Experimental study of the piezoelectricity of Middle Pleistocene loess in the Weibei region, China by Yanlin JING, Jie LIU, Qingying LIU, Xiaoxiao DUAN, Na XIE, Dengke YANG

“…The piezoelectricity of loess is related to its dry density and moisture content rather than its thickness. Loess with lower dry density and higher moisture content exhibits stronger piezoelectricity and a higher piezoelectric coefficient; and vice versa. …”
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Comparison of Anterior Ocular Biometric Measurements Using Swept-Source and Time-Domain Optical Coherence Tomography by Sisi Chen, Rongrong Gao, Colm McAlinden, Junming Ye, Yiran Wang, Min Chen, Jinhai Huang, Yong Sun, A-Yong Yu

“…To compare central corneal thickness (CCT), aqueous depth (AQD), and anterior chamber depth (ACD) measurements using the swept-source (CASIA SS-1000, Tomey, Japan) and time-domain (Visante, Carl Zeiss Meditec, USA) anterior segment optical coherence tomographers (OCT) in normal eyes. …”
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Bioinformatics and System Biological Approaches for the Identification of Genetic Risk Factors in the Progression of Cardiovascular Disease by Joy Dip Barua, Shudeb Babu Sen Omit, Humayan Kabir Rana, Nitun Kumar Podder, Utpala Nanda Chowdhury, Md Habibur Rahman

“…It is one of the leading deadly diseases that causes one-third of the deaths yearly in the globe. Additionally, the risk factors associated with it make the situation more complex for cardiovascular patients, which lead them towards mortality, but the genetic association between CVD and its risk factors is not clearly explored in the global literature. …”
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Species specificity and specificity diversity (SSD) framework: a novel method for detecting the unique and enriched species associated with disease by leveraging the microbiome het... by Zhanshan Sam Ma

“…The second element is a new concept to introduce here, the (species) specificity diversity (SD), which is inspired by traditional species (abundance) diversity in community ecology and measures the diversity of specificity (a proxy for metacommunity heterogeneity, essentially) with Renyi’s entropy. The third element is a pair of statistical tests based on the principle of permutation tests. …”
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The Soviet Factor in the US-China Military-Technical Cooperation during the Cold War by Yinan Li

“…However, this dependence of the US-China military-technical cooperation on the Soviet factor had its downside. As the third section shows, with the Soviet threat fading away, the main incentives for the military-technical cooperation between the PRC and the United States also disappeared. …”
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Three-Level SOC Equalization Control Strategy for MMC-BESS Based on Feedforward Sliding Window Integral Method by Yuan Cheng, Hui Zhang, Xiaohui Wei, Wenquan Shao

“…Under the same operating conditions, compared with the traditional optimal one-third average method, the SOC equalization correction control strategy proposed in this paper has smaller submodule capacitor voltage fluctuation rate, harmonic distortion rate, and three-phase system circulating current. …”
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Government Subsidy Decision-Making for Waste Tire Recycling under the Coexistence of the Retailer and the Internet Recycling Platform by Fangmei Qi, Yuqi Fan, Gaofeng Guan, Jin’e Zheng

“…These results provide managerial insights for the government, manufacturer, and the third party to make decisions in the field of waste tire recycling. …”
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Comparative Assessment of Global Value Chains' Influence on National Economies by K. S. Goncharova, A. G. Shelomentsev, N. N. Masyuk

“…In 33 out of the 58 countries analyzed, foreign multinational corporations account for more than 50% of production. Thirdly, a selection of countries in Western Europe, the Middle East, and the Asia-Pacific region—such as Germany, Italy, France, Israel, the USA, China, Japan, the Russian Federation, India, and Korea—play a substantial role in the development of global value chains through the active expansion of their national TNCs. …”
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Violent behaviour during sports event or public gathering: Disscutable questions in doctrine and court practice by Marjanović Đorđe B.

“…The author points out that the distinction is important especially if the perpetrators are professional athletes, sports experts and experts in the field of sports, and in terms of possible labor law consequences if a criminal offense was committed and not a misdemeanor. In the third part of the paper, the author analyzes the position of the article of the Criminal Code in which violent behavior during sports events or other public gatherings is criminalized, and which obligates the courts to impose the security measure of prohibition from attending certain sports events on the perpetrators of this act at sports events. …”
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Achieving prediabetes reversal in China: a nationwide longitudinal study on the role of blood glucose and lipid management in middle-aged and elderly adults by Hongguang Yang, Yao Liu, Zhenhe Huang, Guifang Deng

“…BackgroundPrediabetes, impacting a third of the adult Chinese population, is linked to a variety of detrimental health outcomes. …”
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Vascular Health in American Football Players: Cardiovascular Risk Increased in Division III Players by Deborah L. Feairheller, Kristin R. Aichele, Joyann E. Oakman, Michael P. Neal, Christina M. Cromwell, Jessica M. Lenzo, Avery N. Perez, Naomi L. Bye, Erica L. Santaniello, Jessica A. Hill, Rachel C. Evans, Karla A. Thiele, Lauren N. Chavis, Allyson K. Getty, Tia R. Wisdo, JoAnna M. McClelland, Kathleen Sturgeon, Pam Chlad

“…Vascular health measures included flow-mediated dilation (FMD) and carotid artery intima-media thickness (IMT). Cardiovascular measures included clinic and 24 hr BP levels, body composition, VO2 max, and fasting glucose/cholesterol levels. …”
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Effect of Ethylmethacrylate and Isobutylmethacrylate on Surface Hardness and Surface Roughness of Heat-Cure Ocular Acrylic Resins by Hiba Munaf Hadi, Ayad I. Haddad, Firas Abd kati

“…Acrylic samples were fabricated with dimensions of 65 mm x 10 mm x 2.5 lengths, width and thickness respectively according to (ADA specification, No.12, 1999). …”
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Insulinoma in Patients with Diabetes- A Systematic Review of Previously Reported Cases by Subhankar Chatterjee, Rana Bhattacharjee, Ritwik Ghosh, Partha P. Chakraborty, Anirban Sinha, Animesh Maiti

“…Among pancreatic insulinomas, 14.5% were multi-focal. One-third of cases were malignant. Surgical resection was done in 70.9% of cases, while 40% received drug therapy and 12.7% received both, with 20.7% overall mortality. …”
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Impact of prolonged one or more natural menstrual cycles on the outcomes of ovulation induction intrauterine artificial insemination pregnancy: a single-centre, retrospective study... by Shuai Zhang, Han-Han Tang, Ming-Lian Zhou

“…Multivariate analysis showed that increased endometrial thickness correlates with CPR (OR 1.205, 95% CI 1.05 to 1.384, p=0.008). …”
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Multi-scale hydraulic graph neural networks for flood modelling by R. Bentivoglio, E. Isufi, S. N. Jonkman, R. Taormina

“…First, they cannot model rapid differences in flow propagation speeds; secondly, they can face instabilities during training when using a large number of layers, needed for effective modelling; third, they cannot accommodate time-varying boundary conditions; and fourth, they require initial conditions from a numerical solver. …”
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Dynamic natural components and morphological changes in nonculprit subclinical atherosclerosis in patients with acute coronary syndrome and mild chronic kidney disease at the 1-yea... by Jia-Cong Nong, Wei You, Yi-Fei Wang, Yi Xu, Tian Xu, Pei-Na Meng, Xiang-Qi Wu, Zhi-Ming Wu, Xiao-Han Kong, Hai-Bo Jia, De-Lu Yin, Lang Li, Fei Ye

“…The morphological change in the maximal calcification thickness (p = 0.026) was higher and the change in the distance from the calcified surface to the contralateral coronary media membrane (ΔC-to-M) at the maximal cross-sectional calcium area was lower (p<0.001) in mild CKD group than in non-CKD group. …”
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TRENDS IN GLOBAL TRANSFORMATIONS OF COUNTRIES IN THE CONTEXT OF THEIR DEVELOPMENT AND ENSURING NATIONAL SECURITY by Olena A. Parshyna, Marharyta Yu. Parshyna, Tetiana V. Chumak, Ljudmila I. Yarmolenko

“…An analysis of global transformations in Ukraine has been conducted, distinguishing three periods based on this analysis: the first period from 2006 to 2014, the second from 2015 to 2020, and the third covering the last two years, during which the country has been engaged in armed conflict (2022–2023). …”
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Rapeseed Supports Hairy Vetch in Intercropping, Enhancing Root and Stem Morphology, Nitrogen Metabolism, Photosynthesis, and Forage Yield by Jianli Ji, Zongkai Wang, Pan Gao, Xiaoqiang Tan, Xianling Wang, Jie Kuai, Jing Wang, Zhenghua Xu, Bo Wang, Guangsheng Zhou, Jie Zhao

“…It also improved stem anatomical traits, including the cortex area (58.8–80.7%), cortex thickness (25.1–38.3%), number of vascular bundles (18.0–37.3%), vascular bundle length (17.8–18.4%), vascular bundle perimeter (6.7–18.7%), vascular bundle area (34.6–63.9%), and stem breaking strength (25.7–76.6%). …”
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PENGARUH PLATELET RICH FIBRIN PADA PROSES EPITELISASI LUKA DONOR SKIN GRAFT: STUDI META ANALISIS by Lobredia Zarasade, Magda Rosalina Hutagalung, Iswinarno Doso Saputro, Nadia Tamara Putri

“…Hasil: Seleksi literatur didapatkan lima studi, dengan tiga studi subjek menggunakan donor split thickness skin graft dan dua studi menggunakan donor free gingival graft. …”
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Exploring the pivotal variables of tongue diagnosis between patients with chronic kidney disease and health participants by Po-Chi Hsu, Po-Chi Hsu, Jia-Ming Chen, Jia-Ming Chen, Chia-Chu Chang, Yu-Jun Chang, Ping-Fang Chiu, John Y. Chiang, John Y. Chiang, Lun-Chien Lo, Lun-Chien Lo

“…Statistical analyses included non-parametric methods and ordinal logistic regression.ResultsThis study revealed that significant differences in the fur thickness, tongue color, amount of ecchymosis, and saliva among three groups. …”
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