Association between weight-adjusted-waist index and serum anti-aging protein α-Klotho in U.S. adults: Evidence from NHANES 2007–2016 by Zujun Wen, Xiang Liu, Tingting Zhang, Junhai Zhang, Zhicong Zou, Shuncheng Jiang, Shusi Li

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ANTI-WHIPPING SIMULATION OF HIGH ENERGY PIPE IN NUCLEAR POWER PLANT BASED ON THE Ω-SHAPE ANTI WHIPPING RESTRAINT by ZHENG JinPing, WU JiYe, XUE MeiXin, SONG LinHui

“…Based on ABAQUS,the process of the high-energy pipeline rejection and anti-whipping performance of the Ω-shape anti-whipping restraints of the nuclear power plant are simulated and analyzed. By analyzing of the deformation and failure process of common U-shaped anti-whipping restraints,the Ω-shape anti-whipping restraint is proposed to replace U-shaped antiwhipping restraints and the specific geometric dimensions of the Ω-shape anti-whipping restraint are given. …”
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Urinary phthalate metabolites associated with increased prevalence of gallstone disease in U.S. adults: data from the NHANES study by Feng Jia, Yu Chang, Yuguang Li, Fangqi Li, Xinqiao Chen, Xiangliang Liu, Wei Li, Jiuwei Cui

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The associations between the energy and timing of sugar-sweetened beverage intake and phenotypic age acceleration in U.S. adults: a cross-sectional survey of NHANES 2007–2010 by Teng Xia, Qian Yuan, Yao Zhang, Guangmei Shan

“…Methods A cross-sectional analysis was conducted using data from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) 2007–2010, which involved U.S. adults aged 20 to 79 years. …”
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Le modèle Universal Instructional Design au service de l’égalité des chances dans les universités canadiennes : apports, enjeux et défis by Ruth Philion, Christine Lebel, Louise M. Bélair

“…Recognizing that both groups have comparable needs, American universities and more recently, Canadian universities, have put into place guidelines driven by the Universal Instructional Design which is decidedly inclusive. Although U.I.D.’s founding pedagogical principles are commendable, its application makes strong demands on universities and forces them to redefine their current practices and as well, to clarify what their educational mission truly is. …”
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Tr ansatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership: Consigned to Oblivion or Waiting for a Second Chance? by A. О. Mamedova

“…A question inevitably arises: what can account for the freeze of negotiations? …”
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Electrochemical Deposition of U and RE Elements Using the Stirred Liquid Cadmium Cathode in LiCl-KCl Molten Salts by Gha-Young Kim, Chang Hwa Lee, Dalsung Yoon, Junhyuk Jang, Sung-Jai Lee

“…Three additional runs were conducted using LiCl-KCl-UCl3-RECl3 to determine the extent of U/RE electrodeposition. The maximum number of moles of U + RE metals deposited was 0.07, a value estimated to be 2.14 times higher than the solubility limits exhibited by these metals in Cd. …”
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The Impact of Female Executives on the Quality and Comparability of Financial Statements: Evidence from the U.S. by Xiang (Gail) Gao, Emmanuel Sequeira, Qifeng (Charles) Wu

“… In this article, we examine the impact of female CFOs on Financial Statement Comparability (FSC) in a U.S. setting. Using a sample of publicly traded U.S. firms between the years 1992 and 2023, we compare firms with female CFOs against those with male CFOs using pooled panel regressions. …”
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Invariant Measures Based on the U-Correlation Integral: An Application to the Study of Human Voice by Juan F. Restrepo, Gastón Schlotthauer

“…The value of correlation dimension is greater for pathological voices than for normal ones. Furthermore, its value also increases along with the type of the voice. …”
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Racial and gender disparities in the effect of new drug approvals on U.S. cancer mortality by Frank Lichtenberg

“…Conclusions: Some demographic groups may have had greater access to new cancer drugs than other groups. Some cancer drug innovations for certain sites have been shown to be more effective for some groups than for others. …”
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Bermudagrass Management in the Southern Piedmont U.S. IV. Soil Surface Nitrogen Pools by Alan J. Franzluebbers, John A. Stuedemann

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Social Media Narratives as Political Fan Fiction in the 2016 U.S. Presidential Election by Pekka Kolehmainen

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Cross-Slot Antenna with U-Shaped Tuning Stub for Ultra-Wideband Applications by Dawood Seyed Javan, Mohammad Ali Salari, Omid Hashemi Ghoochani

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The development of children's teaching varies by cultural input: evidence from China and the U.S. by Nina Ni Ye, Yixin Kelly Cui, Samuel Ronfard, Kathleen H. Corriveau

“…Results showed that children from traditional Chinese preschools were less likely to engage in verbal and contingent teaching than their U.S. and “westernized” Chinese counterparts. …”
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An improved U-net and attention mechanism-based model for sugar beet and weed segmentation by Yadong Li, Ruinan Guo, Rujia Li, Rongbiao Ji, Mengyao Wu, Dinghao Chen, Cong Han, Ruilin Han, Yongxiu Liu, Yuwen Ruan, Jianping Yang, Jianping Yang

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Cooperative U-Turn Merging Behaviors and Their Impacts on Road Traffic in CVIS Environment by Wenjing Wu, Renchao Sun, Yongxing Li, Runchao Chen

“…The cooperative control can improve the traffic flow only in the condition that the arrival rate of vehicles on target lane is less than 0.7. It provides some practical references for transportation agencies to meet efficiency requirements of the U-turn section when they apply cooperative control strategy.…”
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Cliotide U1, a Novel Antimicrobial Peptide Isolated From Leaves by Mahnaz Nasre Taheri, Sima Sadat Seyedjavadi, Mehdi Goudarzi, Gholamhossein Ebrahimipour, Ali Hashemi

“…Cliotide U1 had less than 2% cytotoxic activity at the MIC range against the human embryonic kidney cell line 293 with no clear hemolytic activity. …”
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An attention based residual U-Net with swin transformer for brain MRI segmentation by Tazkia Mim Angona, M. Rubaiyat Hossain Mondal

“…The model obtains higher DSC than the existing methods. The experiment result shows that the proposed methodology, 3D ResAttU-Net-Swin can be a potential for brain tumor segmentation in clinical settings.…”
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The U.S. Withdrawal from UNESCO under the Reagan Administration: A Multilevel Analysis by B. A. Avdeev

“…In terms of providing a better understanding of the logic behind the formation of the U.S. policy towards this organization and to the UN in general, the case of the first U.S. withdrawal from UNESCO in 1984 under the Reagan administration is of particular interest. …”
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U-Sodar: Noncontact Vital Sign Detection Technology Based on Ultrasonic Radar by Shuaiming HUANG, Xiaohua ZHU, Wubin WANG, Heng ZHAO, Hong HONG

“…Experimental tests on the U-Sodar system demonstrated its anti-interference and penetration capabilities, proving that ultrasonic penetration relies on material porosity rather than intermedium vibration conduction. …”
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