Modeling triaxial tests on alluvial sand and analyzing soil's shear strength parameters with DEM by Michelle Dias Santos, Alex Alves Bandeira, Sandro Lemos Machado

“…Abstract The discrete element method (DEM) has proved to be a valuable tool in understanding the mechanisms of soil friction mobilization and compressibility, Many problems, such as particle breakage and erosion, can be better understood using DEM. …”
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Conditional distributionally robust dispatch for integrated transmission-distribution systems via distributed optimization by Jie Li, Xiuli Wang, Zhicheng Wang, Zhenzi Song

“…Approaches that disregard the structural information of the true distribution often lead to overly conservative solutions and exhibit poor out-of-sample performance. This paper closes this gap by proposing a conditional distributionally robust optimization (DRO) method for ITDSs. …”
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Research on wheelchair form design based on Kansei engineering and GWO-BP neural network by Weilin Cai, Zhengyu Wang, Yi Wang, Meiyu Zhou

“…Meanwhile, the morphological analysis method is used to construct a sample library of product morphological elements. …”
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Enhancement of NMP Degradation Under UV Light by Nitrogen-Doped TiO2 Thin Films Using a Design of Experiment by F. Arefi-Khonsari, F. Meshkini, R. Jafari, H. Mortaheb, J. Pulpytel, W. Smith, H. Fakhouri, A. Zolfaghari

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Benzoyl peroxide decomposition on the surface of carbon materials on the base of activated carbon KAU by D. M. Haliarnyk, E. M. Demianenko, O. M. Bakalinska, T. V. Kulyk, B. B. Palyanytsya, A. G. Grebenyuk, V. S. Kuts, M. T. Kartel

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Microscale total genomic DNA was used to explore the complete mitochondrial genomes of two biting midge species of the family Ceratopogonidae (Insecta: Diptera) by Xiaohong Jiang, Yao Xie, Qiongyou Liu

“…Whether these differences occur between species or genera requires study of the complete mitochondrial genomes of more species of Ceratopogonidae, and the two-fragment cloning method can be used for this. …”
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MODELING AND ANALYSIS OF DYNAMICS IN BEARING SYSTEM OF DRILLING, MILLING AND BORING MACHINE WITH MONO-COLUMN by Yu. V. Vasilevich, S. S. Dovnar, A. S. Truskovsky, I. I. Shumsky

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Genetic Association Between Serum Calcium, Potassium Levels, and Rosacea: Evidence from a Two-Sample Mendelian Randomization Study by Zhang Y, Zhang X, Dong J, Liu F

“…This study aimed to explore the causality of associations between Calcium, Copper, Selenium, Zinc, Iron, Potassium and Magnesium with the risk of rosacea.Patients and Methods: This was a two-sample Mendelian Randomization (MR) study that used data from genome-wide association studies (GWAS) on serum levels of selected micronutrients as exposure and rosacea as the outcome. …”
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Adults in Ghana generate higher and more durable neutralising antibody titres following primary course COVID-19 vaccination than matched UK adults: The HERITAGE Study by Eliza Mari Kwesi-Maliepaard, Yakubu Alhassan, Emmanuel K. Quaye, Vera M. Kotey, Aisha M. Mohammed, Seth Agyemang, Adelaide K. Sromani, Stephanie Darko, Erica Buadii, Randy Tackie, Harry Akligoh, Barikisu Ibrahim, David Hutchful, Lily Paemka, Emmanuella Amoako, Joyce M. Ngoi, Aida Manu, the HERITAGE study team, David Greenwood, Edward J. Carr, Mary Y. Wu, David L. V. Bauer, Emma C. Wall, the Crick Legacy Consortium, Dzifa Dey, Abdul Razak Quao, Akosua Ayisi, Kwame Amponsa-Achiano, Franklin Asiedu Bekoe, Gordon Awandare, Peter K. Quashie, Yaw Bediako

“…NAbTs kinetics between the two cohorts were more similar when analysis was restricted to previously unexposed participants when adjusted for circulating variants during the sampling period. …”
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Association between educational level and postoperative delirium in older patients undergoing abdominal surgery: a two-sample cohort study by Mingju Xiang, Jie Liu, Jing Wang, Feng Li, Tingting Fan, Jia Tang

“…This study investigates the potential impact of educational attainment on the incidence of delirium in this patient population.MethodsThis study utilized a two-sample cohort design to collect demographic and educational attainment, and clinical data, including, from older patients undergoing abdominal surgery. …”
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In vitro, Study of The Effect of Four Plant Aqueous Extracts on The Growth of Some Candida Species recovered from the stool samples of infants. by Intesar M. Juma, Ahmed Ali Mhawesh

“… Background: A total of (32) stool samples of infants, complaining of diarrhea were included in this study. …”
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Determination of Pyrethroids in Paris polyphylla Sample by High-Performance Liquid Chromatography Using Ultrasound-Assisted Magnetic Solid-Phase Extraction by Wei Zhang, Xin Zhao, Hengling Meng, Jin Yang, Xiang Wei, Yong Min

“…This method is much faster and more effective than traditional SPE methods, and it is promising for the analysis of pyrethroids residues.…”
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Power and sample size considerations for test-negative design with bias correction: a case study on the world first malaria vaccine by Yura K. Ko, Tobias Alfvén, Daisuke Yoneoka

“…Methods We used Monte Carlo simulations to assess how bias correction affects the statistical power and sample size for VE estimation in TND studies. …”
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Do community-level factors play a role in HIV self-testing uptake, linkage to services and HIV-related outcomes? A mixed methods study of community-led HIV self-testing in rural Zi... by Mary K Tumushime, Nancy Ruhode, Melissa Neuman, Constancia Watadzaushe, Miriam Mutseta, Miriam Taegtmeyer, Cheryl C Johnson, Karin Hatzold, Elizabeth L Corbett, Frances M Cowan, Euphemia L Sibanda

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The Mediating Effects of Self-Acceptance and Self-Evaluation on Mindfulness and Benefit -Finding in a Sample of Chinese Systemic Lupus Erythematous Patients by Xu F, Tong X, Niu Y, Lin Q, Yao A, Yang F, Li L

“…Through structural equation models, we examined the mediating role of self-acceptance and self-evaluation between mindfulness and benefit-finding.Patients and Methods: We used a convenient sampling method to investigate the demographics characteristics, mindfulness, self-acceptance, and benefit-finding of 319 SLE patients who were admitted to the rheumatology and immunology departments of tertiary, and Grade-A hospitals from December 2019 to December 2020.Results: Educational Levels, age, presence of other diseases besides SLE, medical expense payment method can affect mindfulness, and benefit-finding in SLE patients (p< 0.05), monthly salary can also influence mindfulness (p< 0.05), marital status also have impact on benefit-finding (p< 0.05). …”
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Development of polymerase chain reaction kit for detection of SARS-CoV-2 RNA in biological samples collected from animals by A. M. Timina, A. S. Yakovleva, M. V. Timanov, M. V. Biryuchenkova, Ye. S. Orlova

“…Thetest-kitwas based of the method in tended for SARS-CoV-2 RNA detection in animal biological samples and it was put into the veterinary practice. …”
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Droplet Digital PCR Provides Highly Sensitive and Accurate Opsin Gene SNP Detection From Wild Primate Fecal Samples by Arthur G. Fernandes, Saúl Cheves Hernández, Ronald López Navaro, Shoji Kawamura, Amanda D. Melin

“…The same opsins and genotypes were derived for each monkey using Sanger and ddPCR; however, the latter method was far more sensitive and required far fewer samples to reach a definitive genotype. …”
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Incidence‐data‐based species richness estimation via a Beta‐Binomial model by Chun‐Huo Chiu

“…For species individual with spatial aggregation, individual‐unit‐based random sampling scheme is difficult to implement, and quadrat‐unit‐based sampling scheme is more available to implement and more likely to fit the model assumption of random sampling. …”
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Identifying adverse childhood experiences and mental health needs among a small sample of pregnant women who use cannabis by Aubrey Jones, Lisa M. Blair, Julie A. Kurzer, Kathy Rademacher, Letitia Ducas, Cynthia Cockerham, Kristin Ashford

“…IntroductionAs the legalization of cannabis becomes more widespread use has steadily increased. Approximately 5 percent of pregnant individuals self-report use during pregnancy.MethodsThis study uses a mixed methods approach to examine adverse childhood experiences, mental health needs, and cannabis use among a small sample (N =59) of women. …”
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Spatiotemporal Mapping and Driving Mechanism of Crop Planting Patterns on the Jianghan Plain Based on Multisource Remote Sensing Fusion and Sample Migration by Pengnan Xiao, Yong Zhou, Jianping Qian, Yujie Liu, Xigui Li

“…This research presents a scalable method for mapping fine-resolution crop patterns in complex agroecosystems, providing quantitative support for regional land-use optimization and the development of agricultural policies.…”
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