The impact of different DNA extraction kits and laboratories upon the assessment of human gut microbiota composition by 16S rRNA gene sequencing. by Nicholas A Kennedy, Alan W Walker, Susan H Berry, Sylvia H Duncan, Freda M Farquarson, Petra Louis, John M Thomson, UK IBD Genetics Consortium, Jack Satsangi, Harry J Flint, Julian Parkhill, Charlie W Lees, Georgina L Hold

“…<h4>Introduction</h4>Determining bacterial community structure in fecal samples through DNA sequencing is an important facet of intestinal health research. …”
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Verification of fast ion and rotation effects on turbulence through comparison of GENE and CGYRO with L-mode plasmas in KSTAR by Donguk Kim, Taeuk Moon, Choongki Sung, Eisung Yoon, Sumin Yi, Jisung Kang, Jae-Min Kwon, Tobias Görler, Emily Belli, Jeff Candy

“…Phys. 324 73–93), using L-mode plasma profiles from KSTAR for local linear and nonlinear electromagnetic simulations. …”
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Binomial Representation of Cryptographic Binary Sequences and Its Relation to Cellular Automata by Sara D. Cardell, Amparo Fúster-Sabater

“…They have fancy properties such that all the sequences with period equal to a power of 2 can be represented as the sum of a finite set of binomial sequences. Other structural properties of these sequences (period, linear complexity, construction rules, or relations among the different binomial sequences) have been analyzed in detail. …”
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Predictive Model for Erosion Rate of Concrete Under Wind Gravel Flow Based on K-Fold Cross-Validation Combined with Support Vector Machine by Yanhua Zhao, Kai Zhang, Aojun Guo, Fukang Hao, Jie Ma

“…In the Gobi region, concrete structures frequently suffer erosion from wind gravel flow. …”
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Characterization of coal reservoir permeability evolution under thermo-mechanical coupling based on fractal theory by Kaide Liu, Qiyu Wang, Songxin Zhao, Wenping Yue, Chaowei Sun, Yu Xia

“…The fractal dimension of the pore structure was used to create a permeability prediction model. …”
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Enhancing care service utilization and reducing burden: the role of needs assessments for dementia caregivers in long-term care by Yung-Yu Su, Wen-Fu Wang, Kai-Ming Jhang, Lih-Wen Mau, Chun-Min Chen

“…Data on other variables, including service utilization, were collected at baseline, Time 1, and Time 2 through structured questionnaires. Linear regression analyses examined the relationships between caregiver burden, service utilization, and influencing factors. …”
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Prediction Cell Parameter of A2MX6 Cubic Perovskites by Hadda Krarcha, Abdelhak Ferroudj

“…It is useful for providing the predicted structural information for estimating the physical properties of materials for which accurate structural data are not available. …”
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Impact of data spatial resolution on barley yield prediction mapping by F. Ksantini, M. Quemada, N. Arencibia-Pérez, A.F. Almeida-Ñauñay, E. Sanz, Ana M. Tarquis

“…Random Forest Regression at 6 m (Moran I = 0.12, SSIM =0.92) and 12 m (Moran I = 0.25, SSIM = 0.96), capturing spatial heterogeneity and structural similarity effectively, while Stepwise Multiple Linear Regression at 24 m also maintained a strong spatial accuracy (Moran I = 0.39, SSIM = 0.72).In addition, vegetation indices, particularly the Normalised Vegetation Index, significantly improve prediction accuracy. …”
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The Role of Extratropical Pacific in Crossing ENSO Spring Predictability Barrier by Yingying Zhao, Yishuai Jin, Jianping Li, Antonietta Capotondi

“…The evolution of the extratropical optimum initial structures illustrates the different roles of the northern and southern extratropical Pacific in crossing EP and CP ENSO SPBs and demonstrates the decisive role that the South Pacific initial condition plays in ENSO diversity. …”
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Evaluation of Offshore Wind Turbine Tower Dynamics with Numerical Analysis by Begum Yurdanur Dagli, Yeşim Tuskan, Ümit Gökkuş

“…The two-way FSI (fluid-structure interaction) technique was used to determine the accuracy of the numerical analysis. …”
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Causal Directions Matter: How Environmental Factors Drive Convective Cloud Detrainment Heights by Dié Wang, Simon Lee, Tao Zhang, Christian Lackner, Daniel Kirshbaum, Michael Jensen

“…Through a novel application of the Linear Non‐Gaussian Acyclic Model (LiNGAM), we discover causal structures between environmental variables and LMD, observed at six tropical sites operated by the Atmospheric Radiation Measurement (ARM) user facility. …”
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Dusty streaks on the Moon: fingerprints of multiphase flow instabilities by J. Sebastian Rubio, Neil S. Rodrigues, Yinghe Qi, Meet Patel, Matthew T. Gorman, Miguel X. Diaz Lopez, Jesse Capecelatro, Paul M. Danehy, Rui Ni

“…This instability creates vortical structures that entrain and eject particles. The number of streaks exhibits an interesting scaling with the jet pressure ratio, which can be modeled with linear instability theory and shows excellent agreement with scaled-down experiments, simulations, and actual observations in landing videos. …”
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Influence of polypropylene masterbatch modified with silver nanoparticles additions on the mechanical and electromechanical properties of cementitious composites by Barış Şimşek, Tayfun Uygunoğlu, Uğur Fidan

“…Polymer composites have long been a subject of interest to researchers due to their ability to offer distinctive advantages in design, flexibility, mechanical properties, and piezoelectric properties to structures. The present study is the first to investigate the effect of polypropylene masterbatch modified with antibacterial silver nanoparticles (AGPP) on the mechanical and electromechanical properties of cementitious composites. …”
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Time Series Anomaly Detection Using Signal Processing and Deep Learning by Jana Backhus, Aniruddha Rajendra Rao, Chandrasekar Venkatraman, Chetan Gupta

“…Our proposed approach achieves superior performance of up to 20% in detecting anomalies, particularly in a time series with intricate structures, highlighting its potential for practical applications in multiple domains.…”
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Soliton dynamics and stability analysis of the time-fractional Hamiltonian amplitude model: Bifurcation and chaotic behavior scheme by Mst. Munny Khatun, Khaled A. Gepreel, Md. Abdul Hakim, M. Ali Akbar

“…The attained results reveal a variety of soliton structures, such as quasiperiodic, anti-peakon, and multi-periodic solitons, which are graphically represented to highlight their physical significance. …”
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A novel tetrahedral framework nucleic acid-based antibiotic delivery system: overcoming biofilm barriers to combat chronic infections by Yue Hu, Zhou Chen, Xinggang Mao, Di Qu, Dongsheng Zhai, Na Li, Shan Zhou, Xiaoyan Xue, Mingkai Li

“…Results DNA tetrahedron (Td) demonstrated superior biofilm penetration, exhibiting 44-fold and 11-fold stronger fluorescence intensity at a biofilm depth of 20 μm compared to linear and triangular counterparts, respectively, while maintaining structural stability. …”
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Computational self-corrected quantitative 3D topographic imaging by Lena Zhukova, Roger Artigas, Guillem Carles

“…In many cases, precise geometric measurements on 3D shapes and structures at the micro scale are vital. For this, established techniques typically rely on axial scanning to sample the measured volume. …”
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Thermal Conductivity of Plantation Wood Species and Selected Tropical Hardwoods from the Philippines by Mario Angelo M. Mundin, Menandro N. Acda

“…The results of the present study may be of interest in the conversion of woody biomass to bioenergy or to building designers looking for natural materials to improve energy performance and efficiency of wood structures where heat transfer and temperature control are a significant economic consideration.…”
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Historical precipitation and flood damage in Japan: functional data analysis and evaluation of models. by Atsushi Wakai, Yasuaki Hijioka, Masayuki Yokozawa, Manabu Watanabe, Gen Sakurai

“…This findings may imply that the progress of the river development project and the resulting improvement of the structures along the river have indirectly affected levels of flood damage associated with levels of precipitation.…”
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Nonlinear Normal Modes of a Rotating Shaft Based on the Invariant Manifold Method by Mathias Legrand, Dongying Jiang, Christophe Pierre, Steven W. Shaw

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