High-pressure Steel Tube Design in the Second Stage Construction of Guangzhou Pumped Storage Plant by 黄立财, 刘林军, 邓抒豪

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Impacts of drought on respiratory mortality in the upper midwest United States: a population subgroup assessment by Yeongjin Gwon, Yuanyuan Ji, Jesse D Berman, Azar M Abadi, Ronald D Leeper, Jared Rennie, Jesse E Bell

“…Despite these risks, there remains a notable gap in research on the health impacts of drought, particularly at the regional level within the United States. This study aims at assessing the risk of severe drought exposure to respiratory mortality in the Upper Midwest of the United States among the general population and at-risk subgroups from 2000 to 2018. …”
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Core Microstructure and Strain State Analysis in MgB2 Wires with Different Metal Sheaths by C. E. Sobrero, M. T. Malachevsky, A. Serquis

“…We reduced commercial MgB2 powder by attrition milling in nitrogen atmosphere using tungsten carbide balls and obtained powders with grain sizes lower than 150 nm and different strain states through this process. Several Ti, stainless steel, and copper monofilamentary wires were prepared using these powders by the PIT method. …”
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Developing and validating a HEalthCare NAvigation Competency (HECNAC) Scale for refugees in the United States. by Sarah Yeo, Inseok Lee, John Ehiri, Priscilla Magrath, Kacey Ernst, Yu Ri Kim, Halimatou Alaofè

“…The complex healthcare system in the United States (US) poses significant challenges for people, particularly minorities such as refugees. …”
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Analysis of differential metabolites in Liuyang douchi at different fermentation stages based on untargeted metabolomics approach by Liwen Jiang, Yi Chen, Tiantian Zhao, Pao Li, Luyan Liao, Yang Liu

“…Notably, the qu-making and pile-fermentation stage of douchi could be easily distinguished according to their metabolites profile, and pile-fermentation stage showed the most abundant metabolites. …”
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Spatiotemporal Variation of Abattoir Operation on Soil Quality Dynamics in Umuahia South, Abia State, Nigeria by M.U. Chikwendu, U.I. Uchendu, N.O. Ochor

“…The study aimed at assessing the spatiotemporal variation of abattoir operation on soil quality in Umuahia South, Abia State, Nigeria. A total of nine composite samples were collected from three different locations at graded distance. …”
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Vertical Electric Sounding of Leachate Contaminant Plumes at a Dumpsite in Obigbo, Rivers State, Nigeria by W. Tamuno, S. Inichinbia

“… The quality of underground water at a dumpsite in Obigbo, Rivers State, Nigeria, was investigated by collecting 7 vertical electrical soundings (VES) using Wenner electrode configuration with current electrode spacing (AB/2) ranging from 1.0 m to 300 m. …”
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Case Report: Successful Staged Ureteroscopic Treatment of a 5 cm Staghorn Renal Calculus by Joseph M. Ciccone, J. Clinton McCabe, Robert C. Eyre

“…We present a case of a 68 year old female with a 5 cm staghorn renal calculus managed successfully with a staged ureteroscopic approach. A staged ureteroscopic approach can be effective in treating stones as large as 5 cm.…”
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IFAS Community Development: Empowering Your Community, Stage 3, Goal Setting and Strategy Formulation by Mark A. Brennan

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GC-IMS-Based Preliminary Analysis of Volatile Flavor Compounds in Ejiao at Different Processing Stages by Ning Ma, Rui Guan, Rentang Zhao, Yue Geng

“…In order to find out the changes of flavor substances in the processing of Colla corii asini (Ejiao) and provide reference for the flavor and quality control in the production of Ejiao, gas chromatography-ion mobility spectrometry (GC-IMS) was used to analyze the Ejiao products in different processing stages and establish the fingerprint. The differences among these stages were analyzed using multivariate statistical analysis, and the mechanism underlying volatile flavor compound formation was explored by discriminant analysis of Ejiao at different processing stages. …”
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Fuzzy Logic Based Hardware Accelerator with Partially Reconfigurable Defuzzification Stage for Image Edge Detection by Aous H. Kurdi, Janos L. Grantner, Ikhlas M. Abdel-Qader

“…The hardware accelerator consists of seven stages with one clock cycle latency per stage. The defuzzification stage was implemented using three different defuzzification methods. …”
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Optimization of Amylase Production from B. amyloliquefaciens (MTCC 1270) Using Solid State Fermentation by Koel Saha, Sujan Maity, Sudeshna Roy, Koustav Pahan, Rishija Pathak, Susmita Majumdar, Suvroma Gupta

“…The present work has been initiated with a goal of optimization of solid state fermentation condition for amylase using agroindustrial waste and microbial strain like B. amyloliquefaciens (MTCC 1270). …”
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Transcriptome Analysis of Bovine Ovarian Follicles at Predeviation and Onset of Deviation Stages of a Follicular Wave by Pengfei Li, Jinzhu Meng, Wenzhong Liu, George W. Smith, Jianbo Yao, Lihua Lyu

“…This study represents the first investigation of transcriptome of bovine follicles at predeviation and onset of deviation stages and provides a foundation for future investigation of the regulatory mechanisms involved in follicular development in cattle.…”
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The Polytypic Genus Celotes (Lepidoptera: Hesperiidae: Pyrginae) From the Southwestern United States and Northern Mexico by John M. Burns

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RESIDENTS’ COMPLIANCE WITH BUILDING SETBACKS IN IBADAN NORTH LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA OF OYO STATE, NIGERIA by ADEJUMO, S. A., FATIMAH O. BADIRU

“…This study, therefore, examines the residents’ compliance with housing setback standards in Ibadan North Local Government Area, Oyo State. The cross sectional research design was used. …”
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Unusual Presentation of Recurrent Early Stage Endometrial Carcinoma 28 Years after Primary Surgery by Alessandro Franchello, Gianruggero Fronda, Giacomo Deiro, Alessia Fiore, Davide Cassine, Luca Molinaro, Luigi Chiusa, Sara Galati, Andrea Resegotti, Stefano Silvestri

“…The prognosis of early stage disease (FIGO I and FIGO II) is excellent: recurrence after surgery is less than 15%, most of which are reported within 3 years after primary treatment. …”
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Stabilization Analysis for the Switched Large-Scale Discrete-Time Systems via the State-Driven Switching by Chi-Jo Wang, Juing-Shian Chiou

“…A criterion of stabilization for the switched large-scale discrete-time system is deduced by employing state-driven switching method and the Lyapunov stability theorem. …”
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Numerical Modeling of Soil Evaporation Process and Its Stages Dividing during a Drying Cycle by Jiangbo Han, Jin Lin, Yunfeng Dai

“…According to simulation results, the whole 20-d simulation period was divided into two main stages as well as a transient period from stage 1 to stage 2. …”
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Diagnostic Value of the 13C Methacetin Breath Test in Various Stages of Chronic Liver Disease by Hamizah Razlan, Nurhayaty Muhamad Marzuki, Mei-Ling Sharon Tai, Azhar-Shah Shamsul, Tze-Zen Ong, Sanjiv Mahadeva

“…The accuracy of the 13C-methacetin breath test (13C-MBT) in differentiating between various stages of liver disease is not clear. A cross-sectional study of Asian patients was conducted to examine the predictive value of the 13C-MBT in various stages of chronic liver diseases. …”
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AN ASSESSMENT OF THE LEVEL OF HIV/AIDS AWARENESS AND VULNERABILITY IN STATE-OWNED TERTIARY INSTITUTIONS OF BAUCHI NIGERIA by Sani Babaji

“… This study was conducted on students of tertiary institutions of Bauchi state which include universities, polytechnics and monotechnics, specifically students of Abubakar Tatari Ali Polytechnic, A.D. …”
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