Developing Species-Age Cohorts from Forest Inventory and Analysis Data to Parameterize a Forest Landscape Model by Richard H. Odom, W. Mark Ford

“…We used data from USDA Forest Service Forest Inventory and Analysis (FIA) database to estimate broad age classes for a forested landscape to simulate changes in landscape composition and structure relative to climate change at Fort Drum, a 43,000 ha U.S. …”
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Differential approach to the diagnosis and treatment of appendicular peritonitis in children by I. Yu. Karpova, D. S. Strizhenok, D. A. Myasnikov, V. V. Parshikov, E. D. Pyatova, T. E. Potemina

“…The incidence of appendicular peritonitis (AP) is 3-4 % among all acute surgical diseases in children, and the structure of acute appendicitis in recent decades fluctuates within 10-15 %. …”
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Biodiversity gains can be achieved with coastal wetland restoration for plants, invertebrates, birds, and bats by Valerie Hagger, Mathew A Vanderklift, Kieren P. Beaumont, Andrew Olds, Sabine Dittman, Catherine E. Lovelock

“…We measured and assessed vegetation and habitat structure and composition, and fauna community characteristics of benthic macroinvertebrates, birds, and insectivorous bats. …”
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Experimental Study on CHF Limit of Cr-coated Fuel Cladding under High Temperature and High Pressure Flow Condition by FAN Guanhua, FANG Qifei, YAO Xi, PENG Zhenxun, GUO Ming, CHEN Senyang, LYU Lulu, ZHANG Ge, SU Qianhua, LU Donghua

“…The main parameters that affect the CHF experimental result are inlet temperature, inlet flow rate, outlet pressure and the rod structure parameters. In order to avoid the influence of factors other than the chromium coating on the experimental results, ensure that the external diameter, length and surface roughness of the heater rods (Cr-coated and conventional surfaces) are excactly the same. …”

Exploring the relationships between Early Childhood Adversity, Social Cognition, and Aggression in a South African Study of People Living with Schizophrenia by K. van der Walt, O. Wootton, J. Rokicki, A. Vaskinn, D. Jonker, M. Campbell, E. Susser, U.K. Haukvik, R.C. Gur, D.J. Stein, C. Friestad

“…In this study, a subsample of participants (PLS = 585; controls = 882) from the Genomics of Schizophrenia in the South African Xhosa People study completed The Childhood Trauma Questionnaire (CTQ), Penn Emotion Identification Test (ER), Life History of Aggression Questionnaire (LHA), and Structured Diagnostic Interview for DSM-IV Axis I Disorders. …”
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Random forest algorithm integrated with an initial basic feasible solution in buckling analysis of a two-dimensional functionally graded porous taper beam by Ravikiran Chinthalapudi, Jagadesh Kumar Jatavallabhula, Geetha Narayanan Kannaiyan, Bridjesh Pappula, Seshibe Makgato

“…This study explores the buckling behavior of two-dimensional functionally graded porous taper beam, which are increasingly used in aerospace, civil, and mechanical engineering applications where structural stability, weight optimization, and material adaptability are essential. …”
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Factors associated with the serum 25-hydroxyvitamin D levels in adults by Sue-Hsien Chen, Shu-Ching Chen, Yo-Ping Lai, Pin-Hsuan Chen, Kun-Yun Yeh

“…Sociodemographic data were obtained through structured questionnaires, while anthropometric measurements, hemogram results, and biochemical markers were collected from medical records and physical examination findings. …”
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Pharmacists’ knowledge, attitudes, and practices toward preventing congenital disabilities: a cross sectional study in Saudi Arabia by Fahad S. Alshehri, Nasser M. Alorfi, Ahmed M. Ashour, Ammar Abdulrahman Jairoun, Saad M. Wali, Mohammed M. Aldurdunji, Shaker T. Alsharif, Reem Hasaballah Alhasani, Nasser M. Aldekhail, Abdullah S. Alshehri, Alqassem Y. Hakami

“…To enhance congenital disability prevention efforts in Saudi Arabia, these findings emphasize the need for improved pharmacist knowledge, structured training programs, and more extensive integration of pharmacists within maternal healthcare teams.…”
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Psychological factors associated with pain and function in adults with hallux valgus by Abdel Kak, Mehak Batra, Bircan Erbas, Sean Sadler, Vivienne Chuter, Jeffery Jenkins, Haydar Ozcan, Damien Lafferty, Ozan Amir, Matthew Cotchett

“…Conclusion Assessing pain catastrophising pre‐operatively is recommended for individuals with hallux valgus, although more structured education may be needed to support health professionals in assessing psychological factors. …”
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HEV seroprevalence and associated risk factors among HIV-positive individuals in post-earthquake Kathmandu: a 2016 cross-sectional study by Chandramani Wagle, Jagat Bahadur Baniya, Nirmal Aryal, Dinesh Prasad Ghimire, Ajay Kumar Sah, Abhay Kumar Sah, Vivek Prasad Gupta, Birendra Prasad Gupta

“…Sociodemographic, behavioral, and clinical data were collected via structured interviews and medical records. Multivariable logistic regression identified independent predictors of anti-HEV IgG seropositivity. …”
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Estimation of Elastic Properties of Oil Palm Kernel Shell Concrete by Semianalytical Methods of Homogenisation by Mohamed Gibigaye, Fructueux Gildas Godonou, Crespin Prudence Yabi, Gerard Degan

“…Despite its importance as one of the key parameters in the design of structural elements, the modulus of elasticity (MoE) is one of the least researched areas in oil palm kernel shell (OPKS) concrete. …”
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Influence of the Wave Form on the Material Response Delay by J. R. Azinheira, L. Reis, A. M. R. Ribeiro

“…To model damping effects in structural dynamics, the literature provides a wide range of alternatives. …”
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Complex Sentence as Sign of Syntactic Complexity, Realized on Basis of Principle of Iconicity (Experience of Researching German Scientific Discourse) by T. V. Burdaeva, M. M. Khalikov

“…The question is considered of how, within a separate fragment of intellectual and communicative activity (using the example of modern German-language scientific and technical discourse), the mechanism for implementing the category of syntactic complexity of an utterance based on the principle of iconicity in the processes of linear-structural organization of the text is revealed. …”
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Robust Adaptive Control for a Class of T-S Fuzzy Nonlinear Systems with Discontinuous Multiple Uncertainties and Abruptly Changing Actuator Faults by Xin Ning, Yao Zhang, Zheng Wang

“…In the complex environment, the suddenly changing structural parameters and abrupt actuator failures are often encountered, and the negligence or unproper handling method may induce undesired or unacceptable results. …”
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An in vitro study exploring the role of mucin in the protein-flavor binding mechanism by Cristina Barallat-Pérez, Emma Khazzam, Hans-Gerd Janssen, Sara Martins, Vincenzo Fogliano, Teresa Oliviero

“…These results confirmed the role of flavor structural characteristics and mucin on flavor binding, essential for optimal food design.…”
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Hard input, soft management and student engagement: How institutional actions promote innovation ability and academic performance among top innovative talent. by Tianbao Zhang, Weihai Huang, Zhimin Liu

“…By reference to a sample consisting of 1,500 graduating doctoral students who participated in a national stratified sampling survey in China, we develop a structural equation model with the goal of investigating the different roles played by the hard inputs and soft management employed by institutions in the task of cultivating top-quality innovative doctoral students as well as the specific paths associated with this influence. …”
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Continued Fractions with Quadratic Numerators via the Bauer–Muir Transform by Kwang-Wu Chen, Chia-Hsin Liu

“…We study a class of continued fraction transformations where the partial numerators are quadratic polynomials and the denominators are linear or constant. Using the Bauer–Muir transform, we establish two theorems that yield structurally distinct but equivalent continued fractions—one with rational coefficients and another with alternating forms. …”
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¿Qué queda del como si no paulino? Presentismo, barroco y domesticidad posfranquista by Brice Chamouleau

“…In post-Franco Spain, it encounters a conceptual and institutional space in which presentism does not speak of a present that does not pass, but is installed in a Christian institutional montage, in which social change is not situated in a linear chronology awaiting catastrophe, the decline of a globalised history of capitalism, but in the structural time of the staged revelation of the Christian community before itself. …”
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Combinatorial-Semantic Analysis of Collocations as a Method of Linguistic Research (on the Example of Colour Collocations Formed by an Adjective Type) by M. V. Vlavatskaya

“…The article is devoted to the application of the method of complex semantic-syntagmatic analysis of collocations, or combinatorially determined lexical and phraseological units, characterized by structural-semantic integrity and having functional, idio-ethnic and other limitations. …”
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Development of triaryl antimicrobials by scaffold hopping from an aminopropanol hit targeting bacterial RNA polymerase-NusG interactions by Tiankuang Liu, Cheuk Hei Kan, Yingbo Zheng, Tsz Fung Tsang, Yanpeng Liu, Man Wai Tsang, Hantian Fang, Long Yin Lam, Xiao Yang, Cong Ma

“…In this study, we designed a new class of triaryl inhibitors via scaffold hopping, substituting the linear structure of the hit compound with a benzene ring. …”
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