Feasibility, reproducibility, and prognostic value of a fully automated measurement of left ventricular longitudinal strain in heart transplant recipients by Yu Cai, Yu Cai, Yu Cai, Chun Wu, Chun Wu, Chun Wu, Shuangshuang Zhu, Shuangshuang Zhu, Shuangshuang Zhu, Yanting Zhang, Yanting Zhang, Yanting Zhang, Yuji Xie, Yuji Xie, Yuji Xie, Yuting Tan, Yuting Tan, Yuting Tan, Xiaojun Yan, Xiaojun Yan, Xiaojun Yan, Lei Huang, Lei Huang, Lei Huang, Yichan Zhang, Yichan Zhang, Yichan Zhang, Yiwei Zhang, Yiwei Zhang, Yiwei Zhang, Yuman Li, Yuman Li, Yuman Li, Yali Yang, Yali Yang, Yali Yang, Jing Wang, Jing Wang, Jing Wang, Zhenxing Sun, Zhenxing Sun, Zhenxing Sun, Li Zhang, Li Zhang, Li Zhang, Mingxing Xie, Mingxing Xie, Mingxing Xie

“…AimsLeft ventricular longitudinal strain (LVGLS) is a robust parameter for predicting adverse events in patients who have undergone a heart transplant (HTx). …”
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Effects of a Canary pine forest wildfire (Tenerife, Canary Islands, summer 2007) on selected soil properties and their relationship with short- to medium-term soil water repellency... by Alexis Hernández, Carmen Dolores Arbelo, Natalia Rodríguez, Jesús Notario del Pino, Marcelino del Arco, Antonio Rodríguez-Rodríguez

“…These differences can be attributed to the composition of the understory vegetation. Significant correlations between soil hydrophobicity with CE1:5, aggregate stability and the contents of Cox, Ntot, NH4+-N, Ca2+, Mg2+, Na+ and K+ were found.…”
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Regulation of peel development and control of fruit cracking by gibberellin acid in Zaomi Ponkan by LIU Xin, PENG Miao, JIA Yushi, ZHAO Yushuang, CHEN Tong, WU Hailing, CHEN Yuewen, JIN Yan, LU Xiaopeng, YANG Junfeng

“…The collected samples were then analyzed in the laboratory for several parameters, including the fruit size, peel thickness and firmness at maturity stage and cracking rate. …”
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Correlation Analysis of Bacterial Community Structure and Eco-Environmental Factors in Water and Algae Along Qingdao Coast Before and After the Outbreak of Ulva prolifera by Ni LIU, Yongxiang YU, Yingeng WANG, Zheng ZHANG, Chunyuan WANG, Meijie LIAO, Xiaojun RONG, Minghai PANG, Jingze LI

“…Research on cultivable microorganisms included an assessment of the abundance and composition of cultivable bacteria and Vibrio species in seawater and algae. …”
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Exposure to diverse airborne bacterial communities following Klebsiella pneumoniae infection elicits distinct host response mechanisms in mice by Chenchen Song, Li Zhou, Lianlian Zhao, Zhi Guo, Lifang Zhang, Hu Yang, Yuhan Lei, Yunlin Han, Yanfeng Xu, Zhiguang Xiang, Baicun Li, Jianguo Guo

“…Additionally, varying levels of inflammatory factors and hematological parameters were observed among different exposure groups. …”
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Time-restricted eating reveals a “younger” immune system and reshapes the intestinal microbiome in human by Yiran Chen, Xi Li, Ming Yang, Chen Jia, Zhenghao He, Suqing Zhou, Pinglang Ruan, Yikun Wang, Congli Tang, Wenjing Pan, Hai Long, Ming Zhao, Liwei Lu, Weijun Peng, Arne Akbar, Irene XY. Wu, Song Li, Haijing Wu, Qianjin Lu

“…Additionally, several anti-inflammatory bacteria and probiotics were increased, such as Akkermansia and Rikenellaceae, and the composition of the gut microbiota tended to be “younger”. …”
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Veillonella and Streptococcus are associated with aging of the gut microbiota and affect the efficacy of immune checkpoint inhibitors by Yuya Hirasawa, Junya Isobe, Masahiro Hosonuma, Masahiro Hosonuma, Masahiro Hosonuma, Masahiro Hosonuma, Toshiaki Tsurui, Toshiaki Tsurui, Toshiaki Tsurui, Yuta Baba, Yuta Baba, Eiji Funayama, Eiji Funayama, Eiji Funayama, Kohei Tajima, Kohei Tajima, Masakazu Murayama, Masakazu Murayama, Masakazu Murayama, Yoichiro Narikawa, Yoichiro Narikawa, Yoichiro Narikawa, Hitoshi Toyoda, Hitoshi Toyoda, Hitoshi Toyoda, Hitoshi Toyoda, Midori Shida, Aya Sasaki, Aya Sasaki, Yuuki Maruyama, Yuuki Maruyama, Yuuki Maruyama, Yasunobu Amari, Yasunobu Amari, Yasunobu Amari, Yasunobu Amari, Emiko Mura, Risako Suzuki, Nana Iriguchi, Tomoyuki Ishiguro, Ryotaro Ohkuma, Masahiro Shimokawa, Hirotsugu Ariizumi, Yutaro Kubota, Atsushi Horiike, Takehiko Sambe, Naoki Uchida, Satoshi Wada, Satoshi Wada, Shinichi Kobayashi, Yuji Kiuchi, Yuji Kiuchi, Atsuo Kuramasu, Kiyoshi Yoshimura, Kiyoshi Yoshimura, Takuya Tsunoda

“…The abundance of Streptococcus species was significantly higher in the responder group than that in the non-responder group.ConclusionsThese gut microbiota changes with aging, and its characteristics are important parameters that also affect the efficacy of ICIs.…”
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Evaluation of photosynthetic and production potential in multi-leaderplanar-trained apple trees by SHI Caiyun, LIU Li, WEI Zhifeng, DONG Congying, SONG Chunhui, GAO Dengtao

“…Before harvesting, the composition of tree branches and spurs was investigated, which were categorized by length: long branches are greater than 30.0 cm in length; medium branches range from 15.0 cm to 30.0 cm; spurs are less than 15.0 cm. …”
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A quantitative assessment of the behavior of metallic elements in urban soils exposed to industrial dusts near Dunkerque (northern France) by M. Casetta, S. Philippe, L. Courcot, D. Dumoulin, G. Billon, F. Baudin, F. Henry, M. Hermoso, J. Caillaud

“…Single HCl extractions were performed to evaluate PTE mobility in soils and their behavior according to the current soil parameters. For this purpose, key soil properties were identified, including grain-size distribution, mineralogy, pH, cation exchange capacity (CEC), TOC (total organic carbon), calcium carbonates and water contents in addition to the soil chemical composition (XRF, ICP-AES/MS).…”
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Multispecies expression of coccolithophore vital effects with changing CO₂ concentrations and pH in the laboratory with insights for reconstructing CO₂ levels... by G. Le Guevel, G. Le Guevel, F. Minoletti, C. Geisen, G. Duong, V. Rojas, M. Hermoso

“…Studying coccolith geochemistry aims at better understanding the changes in the vital effect of coccoliths with changes in environmental parameters, especially the carbonate chemistry of seawater. …”
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Photometry of Outer Solar System Objects from the Dark Energy Survey. II. A Joint Analysis of Trans-Neptunian Absolute Magnitudes, Colors, Light Curves and Dynamics by Pedro H. Bernardinelli, Gary M. Bernstein, T. M. C. Abbott, M. Aguena, S. S. Allam, D. Brooks, A. Carnero Rosell, J. Carretero, L. N. da Costa, M. E. S. Pereira, T. M. Davis, J. De Vicente, S. Desai, H. T. Diehl, P. Doel, S. Everett, B. Flaugher, J. Frieman, J. García-Bellido, E. Gaztanaga, R. A. Gruendl, G. Gutierrez, K. Herner, S. R. Hinton, D. L. Hollowood, K. Honscheid, D. J. James, K. Kuehn, O. Lahav, S. Lee, J. L. Marshall, J. Mena-Fernández, R. Miquel, J. Myles, A. A. Plazas Malagón, S. Samuroff, E. Sanchez, B. Santiago, I. Sevilla-Noarbe, M. Smith, E. Suchyta, G. Tarle, D. L. Tucker, V. Vikram, A. R. Walker, N. Weaverdyck, (The DES Collaboration)

“…For the 696 trans-Neptunian objects (TNOs) with absolute magnitudes 5.5 <  H _r  < 8.2 detected in the Dark Energy Survey, we characterize the relationships between their dynamical state and physical properties—namely H _r , indicating size; colors, indicating surface composition; and flux variation semiamplitude A , indicating asphericity and surface inhomogeneity. …”
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Exploring the therapeutic potential of Quercus ilex acorn extract in papillomavirus-induced lesions by Ana I. Faustino-Rocha, Maria João Pires, Maria João Neuparth, Helena Vala, Cármen Vasconcelos-Nóbrega, Irene Gouvinhas, Ana Novo Barros, Maria Inês Dias, Lillian Barros, Margarida M. S. M. Bastos, Lio Gonçalves, Luís Félix, Carlos Venâncio, Rui Medeiros, Rui Miguel Gil da Costa, Paula A. Oliveira

“…Scientists have studied natural products for over half a century due to their diverse chemical composition, acknowledging their value in fighting cancer. …”
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Magnesium (Mg∕Ca, <i>δ</i>²⁶Mg), boron (B∕Ca, <i>δ</i>¹¹B), and calcium (Ca²⁺) geochemistry of <i>Arctica islandica</i> and <i>Crassostrea virginic... by B. Alvarez Caraveo, B. Alvarez Caraveo, M. Guillermic, M. Guillermic, M. Guillermic, A. Downey-Wall, L. P. Cameron, J. N. Sutton, J. A. Higgins, J. B. Ries, K. Lotterhos, R. A. Eagle, R. A. Eagle

“…<p>The geochemistry of biogenic carbonates has long been used as proxies to record changing seawater parameters. However, the effect of ocean acidification (OA) on seawater chemistry and organism physiology could impact isotopic signatures and how elements are incorporated into the shell. …”
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Evaluation of prognostic models to improve prediction of metastasis in patients following potentially curative treatment for primary colorectal cancer: the PROSPECT trial by Vicky Goh, Susan Mallett, Manuel Rodriguez-Justo, Victor Boulter, Rob Glynne-Jones, Saif Khan, Sarah Lessels, Dominic Patel, Davide Prezzi, Stuart Taylor, Steve Halligan

“…Perfusion computed tomography parameters did not differ significantly between patients with and without recurrence (e.g. mean ± standard deviation blood flow of 60.3 ± 24.2 vs. 61.7 ± 34.2 ml/minute/100 ml). …”
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电动机——复合材料连杆机构系统的动态响应 by 李兆军, 蔡敢为, 常平平

“…A three-phase AC motor-elastic linkage mechanism system with links fabricated from three-dimensional braided composite materials is taken as the object of study.According to the transverse vibration and torsional vibration of motor shaft and the 3-dimentional microstructure characters of three-dimensional braided composite materials,a group of coupling dynamic nonlinear equations of the system,which include composite materials parameters,electromagnetism parameters of motor and structure parameters of elastic linkage mechanism,are established by the finite element method.The non-linear characteristics of self-excited inertial forces are analyzed.The inner relations between the dynamic responses of the system and the microstructure parameters of composite materials,electromagnetism parameters of the drive-motor,the structure parameters of the mechanism and the transverse vibration are studied.Through analysis of an example,some valuable conclusions are obtained and verified.…”
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Reliability and Validity Examination of a New Gait Motion Analysis System by Tadamitsu Matsuda, Yuji Fujino, Tomoyuki Morisawa, Tetsuya Takahashi, Kei Kakegawa, Takanari Matsumoto, Takehiko Kiyohara, Hiroshi Fukushima, Makoto Higuchi, Yasuo Torimoto, Masaki Miwa, Toshiyuki Fujiwara, Hiroyuki Daida

“…The Cronbach’s alpha coefficient for time–distance parameters ranged from 0.932 to 0.999 (monocular) and from 0.823 to 0.998 (composite). …”
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Deep Learning-Based Gain Estimation for Multi-User Software-Defined Radios in Aircraft Communications by Viraj K. Gajjar, Kurt L. Kosbar

“…We demonstrate that a generalized gamma distribution (GGD) is a good fit for the distribution of the instantaneous voltage of the composite waveform. A deep neural network was trained to estimate the GGD parameters based on the parameters of the modulators. …”
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Artificial Intelligence‐Driven Prediction and Optimization of Tensile and Impact Strength in Natural Fiber/Aluminum Oxide Polymer Nanocomposites by Solairaju Jothi Arunachalam, Rathinasamy Saravanan, Nashwan Adnan Othman, Sathish Thanikodi, Jayant Giri, Muzhda Azizi, Taoufik Saidani

“…The effects of three key parameters—fiber orientation, fiber sequence, and weight percentage of Al2O3 on—the tensile and impact strength of the composites were examined. …”
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Accelerated design of eutectic high-entropy alloys using high-throughput phase diagram calculations and machine learning by Mingxu Wu, Bang Guan, Junfeng Wang, Shubin Wang, Chao Yang, Chuan Zhang, Da Shu, Chengbo Xiao, Baode Sun

“…Designing eutectic high-entropy alloys (HEAs) with a stable dual-phase structure is prospective for high-temperature structural materials, but remains a challenge due to the complexity of multicomponent compositional space. This study introduces a machine learning (ML) based classification model to assist the high-throughput thermodynamic calculations (HTCs), improving the efficiency by identifying eutectic, near-eutectic and non-eutectic compositions in the VNbTiTaSi system using the parameters that determine the eutectic forming ability. …”
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The Advanced Real-Time Monitoring of New Welding Processes in the Aircraft Industry by David Castro, Julio Illade, Noelia Gonzalez, Soralla Pintos, Massimiliano Russello

“…This comprehensive data collection is crucial due to the sensitivity of composite materials to welding parameters, which directly affect the integrity and performance of the final product. …”
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