Predictive Value of Frailty, Comorbidity, and Patient-Reported Measures for Hospitalization or Death in Older Outpatients: Quality of Life and Depression as Prognostic Red Flags by Dimitrios Anagnostou, Nikolaos Theodorakis, Sofia Kalantzi, Aikaterini Spyridaki, Christos Chitas, Vassilis Milionis, Zoi Kollia, Michalitsa Christodoulou, Ioanna Nella, Aggeliki Spathara, Efi Gourzoulidou, Sofia Athinaiou, Gesthimani Triantafylli, Georgia Vamvakou, Maria Nikolaou

“…The primary outcome was a composite of hospitalization or all-cause mortality. …”
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Effective boron recovery from real acidic stripping solution by chemical oxo-precipitation method by Joanna Bok-Badura, Sylwia Bajkacz, Alicja Kazek-Kęsik, Krzysztof Karoń, Łukasz Kot, Agata Jakóbik-Kolon

“…Since boron removal depends on at least three parameters, our novel approach to obtain optimal conditions of boron removal involved the precipitation of perborates from real wastewater by applying the central composite design (CCD) as an experimental strategy. …”
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Hydrochemistry of a Tropical harbor: Influence of Industrial and Municipal inputs by Balogun Kayode James, Ladigbolu Ismail Adejare, Olaji Ebenezer Dayo

“…A study was carried out to assess the extent of pollution caused by industrial and municipal discharges in the Lagos Harbour. Composite samples were collected monthly from the Harbour at seven locations from June to November, 2009 (covering parts of the rainy and dry seasons) and analyzed for some pollution parameters and trace elements [(Temperature, pH, Conductivity, Turbidity, Salinity, Total Dissolved Solids, Dissolved Oxygen, Alkalinity, Organic matters (BOD, COD), Nutrients (NO3, PO4 and SiO4) and Heavy metals (Cr, Pb, Cd, Cu and Fe)]. …”
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Enhancing the color and stress tolerance of cherry shrimp (Neocaridina davidi var. red) using astaxanthin and Bidens Pilosa. by Wei-Wei Hou, Yu-Tzi Chang, Wen-Chin Yang, Hong-Yi Gong, Yen-Ju Pan, Te-Hua Hsu, Chang-Wen Huang

“…This formulation significantly enhanced cherry shrimp color, evidenced by improved parameters such as decreased lightness and increased redness. …”
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Hydrochemistry of a Tropical harbor: Influence of Industrial and Municipal inputs by Balogun Kayode James, Ladigbolu Ismail Adejare, Olaji Ebenezer Dayo

“…A study was carried out to assess the extent of pollution caused by industrial and municipal discharges in the Lagos Harbour. Composite samples were collected monthly from the Harbour at seven locations from June to November, 2009 (covering parts of the rainy and dry seasons) and analyzed for some pollution parameters and trace elements [(Temperature, pH, Conductivity, Turbidity, Salinity, Total Dissolved Solids, Dissolved Oxygen, Alkalinity, Organic matters (BOD, COD), Nutrients (NO3, PO4 and SiO4) and Heavy metals (Cr, Pb, Cd, Cu and Fe)]. …”
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Environmentally friendly chemical–magnetorheological finishing method for Ti–6Al–4V biological material based on Fe3O4@SiO2, oxaloacetate acid and H2O2 by Le Anh Duc, Vu Minh Yen, Nguyen Duy Trinh

“…Various technological parameters were evaluated through single-factor and orthogonal experiments to assess their distinct effects on surface quality and material removal capability. …”
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Multiobjective optimization of a pressure maintaining ball valve structure based on RSM and NSGA-II by Pengyun Wen, Suling Wang, Jinbo Li, Kangxing Dong, Zhihui Ren, Yanchun Li, Ruyi Qu, Tingting Li

“…Using response surface methodology (RSM) and central composite design (CCD), a regression model was developed to correlate  $${D}_{5}$$ ,  $${L}_{2}$$ , and  $${L}_{6}$$ with  $${\upsigma }_{{\max}}$$ and S. …”
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Long‐lasting changes in circulating dendritic cell and monocyte subsets, and altered expression of EMR2, CD97 and EMR3 on these cells in the posttraumatic course by Leyu Zheng, Carolin Fuchs, Christian Kleber, Georg Osterhoff, Gabriela Aust

“…Conclusion Circulating DC and monocyte subsets underwent significant compositional changes after trauma, often correlating with injury severity and other clinical parameters. …”
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Effect of New Mesh Fins on the Heat Storage Performance of a Solar Phase Change Heat Accumulator by Zihan Zhao, Jingzhi Jiang, Jingzhou An

“…The influences of the structural parameters of the mesh fins on the heat storage condition of the heat accumulator were investigated by numerical simulation. …”
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Material extrusion with integrated compression molding of NdFeB/SmFeN nylon bonded magnets using small- and large-scale pellet-based 3D-printers by Kaustubh Mungale, Vipin Kumar, Mariappan Parans Paranthaman, Brian C. Sales, Harshida Parmar, Ikenna C. Nlebedim, Brittany Rodriguez, Uday Kumar Vaidya

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Structural Characteristics of the Pine Stands on Degraded Lands in the South-East of Romania, in the Context of Climate Changes by Constandache Cristinel, Tudor Ciprian, Laurențiu Popovici, Vlad Radu, Vlad Crișan, Lucian Constantin Dincă

“…The explanation is that the stands were affected in their youth by the action of snow and wind, which, combined with the silvotechnical works performed, led to their compositional and structural diversification and increased stability. …”
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Current status and influencing factors of mild renal function decline in elders aged over 60 years by Xue Jian-qiang, He Na, Shuai Ping, Liu Yu-ping

“…With lowered renal function as adependent variable，compositions of hematuria and hyperuricemia，age，diastolic blood pressure，hemoglobin，urea nitrogen，low density lipoprotein and uric acid value were included for multivariate Logstic regression analysis. …”
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Removal of Doxycycline from Water using Dalbergia sissoo Waste Biomass Based Activated Carbon and Magnetic Oxide/Activated Bioinorganic Nanocomposite in Batch Adsorption and Adsorp... by Muhammad Zahoor, Muhammad Wahab, Syed Muhammad Salman, Aamir Sohail, Essam A. Ali, Riaz Ullah

“…The permeate fluxes for MAC/membrane processes were greater as compared to AC/membrane and naked membrane processes showing the effectiveness of the bioinorganic composite as foul control and consequently recovery of DC from effluents. …”
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Efficient adsorption of mercuric ions from an aqueous medium by novel chitosan-coated silica nanoparticles based on Oman’s white sand by Laila M. Alshandoudi, Asaad F. Hassan, Alia Y. Al-Azri, Bushra M. Al Rushaidi

“…The results demonstrated that the CSNp composite had the highest Langmuir adsorption capacity with 497.45 mg/g. …”
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Surface modification of AISI 316 L stainless steel with polyvinyl alcohol/chitosan/sol-gel bioactive glass coating by electrospinning method by Masoud Rezaei, Sayed Mahmood Rabiee, Rohollah Jamaati, Shahrzad Rahmani

“…The electrospinning of the samples was continued for 1 h with the following parameters: voltage = 25 kV, distance = 15 cm, and flow rate = 0.1 ml/h. …”
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Correlation of clinical and neurophysiological findings with health related quality of life in patients with diabetic polyneuropathy by Vukojević Zoran, Pekmezović Tatjana, Nikolić Ana, Perić Stojan, Basta Ivana, Marjanović Ivan, Lavrnić Dragana

“…Both motor and sensory NCS parameters of the median nerve showed significant correlations with QoL scores (p < 0.05). …”
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Mucosal microbiota signatures reveal diagnostic insights in chronic liver disease by Sadık Dinçer, Yakup Ülger, Anıl Delik

“…Conclusion We observed a significant compositional shift in the gut microbiota of patients with CLD. …”
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Coal Seam Roof and Floor Lithology Prediction for Underground Coal Gasification Based on Deep Residual Shrinkage Network by Jialiang Guo, Ruizhao Yang, Fengtao Han

“…The inherent complexity in the relationship between logging parameters and lithological compositions creates ambiguity, leading to biases in traditional logging interpretation methodologies. …”
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An optimization study for bio-removal of lead from aqueous environments by alkali modified Polyporus Squamosus by Ümit Ecer, Tekin Şahan, Şakir Yılmaz

“…This study aimed to investigate the biosorption of Pb(II) ions from aqueous solutions with NaOH-modified Polyporus squamosus biosorbent and optimize the biosorption conditions. Firstly, the parameters most influencing the response of the biosorption for Pb(II) (initial Pb(II) concentration (Co), pH, temperature and biomass dose) were determined using Central Composite Design (CCD). …”
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A general two-group constants estimator for 17x17 PWR assembly configurations using artificial neural networks by Gökhan Pediz, M. Alim Kırışık

“…Users can input arbitrary assembly specifications to the trained ANN, enabling the instant generation of group constants while avoiding the high computational cost of neutron transport calculations. The input parameters encompass diverse geometric configurations, material compositions and temperatures, and burnup states. …”
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