Multifield Coupling Mechanism of Unloading Deformation and Fracture of Composite Coal-Rock by Zhen Yang, Yan Li, Xin Li, Jiayu Zhuang, Hao Li, Xue Wang, Yuning Wang

“…Besides, the electromagnetic field is strongest on the surface of the coal body, and its propagation in the air decays exponentially. …”
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Value of Plasma NGAL and Creatinine on First Day of Admission in the Diagnosis of Cardiorenal Syndrome Type 1 by Hao Phan Thai, Bao Hoang Bui, Tien Hoang Anh, Minh Huynh Van

“…Multivariable logistic regression analysis eGFRCKDEPID1 remained the strongest independent predictor of CRS1. Building the optimal regression model (without eGFRCKDEPID1) by the BMA (Bayesian model average) method with two variables NGAL and Creatinine D1, we had the equation: odds ratio = ey while y = −2.39 + 0.0037 × NGAL + 0.17 × Creatinine D1. …”
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Synthesis and Pesticidal Activities of 5-(2-Cyclopropylaminopyrimidin-4-yl)-4-(thiophenyl)thiazole Derivatives by Won-Sik Choi, Seok-Woo Nam, Il-Doo Kim, Seung-Han Kim, Kun-Ho Park, In-Kyung Bae, Eun-Sil Park, Hwang-Ju Jeon, Sung-Eun Lee

“…Mosquito larvicidal activities of all the synthesized compounds against C. pipiens pallens were examined and Comp I among them showed the strongest larvicidal activity as 0.513 mM of LC50 value. …”
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Caregivers’ experiences, challenges, and needs in caring for people with dementia in India: a scoping review by Daniela Lillekroken, Liv Halvorsrud, Heidi Bjørge, Sailaxmi Gandhi, Palanimuthu T. Sivakumar, Alka Rani Goyal

“…Abstract Background As the world’s most populous country, India faces a growing challenge in addressing dementia, in which advancing age remains the strongest risk factor. Approximately 8.8 million Indians over the age of 60 are currently affected by this condition. …”
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Exploring the significance of medical humanities in shaping internship performance: insights from curriculum categories by Chao Ting Chen, Anna Y.Q. Huang, Po-Hsun Hou, Ji-Yang Lin, His-Han Chen, Shiau-Shian Huang, Stephen J. H. Yang

“…In the subgroup analysis of MH curricula, Medical Sociology and Cultural Studies, as well as Communication Skills and Interpersonal Relationships, stood out with AUC values of 0.710 and 0.705, respectively, under logistic regression.Conclusion MH had the strongest predictive association with clinical competence during formative internship training, beyond basic medical sciences. …”
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Ultrasonic-assisted extraction of luteolin from peanut shells using ionic liquid and its molecular mechanism by Liwei Niu, Siwen Zhang, Xiaoyu Si, Yuhan Fang, Shuang Wang, Lulu Li, Zunlai Sheng

“…Interaction energy analyses were conducted to elucidate the interactions between ILs and luteolin, confirming the experimental findings and highlighting the strongest interaction energy between 1-butyl-3-methylimidazolium tetrafluoroborate and luteolin. …”
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COVID-19 in the years 2020 to 2022 in Germany: effects of comorbidities and co-medications based on a large-scale database analysis by Roland Linder, Jonas Peltner, Anatoli Astvatsatourov, Willy Gomm, Britta Haenisch

“…Immunodeficiencies and use of immunosuppressives were strongest risk modifying factors for hospitalization in both study populations. …”
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Antagonism of Eucalyptus endophytic fungi against some important crop fungal diseases by Parmida Aleahmad, Leila Ebrahimi, Naser Safaie, Hassan Reza Etebarian

“…Among the isolates, Trichoderma sp. isolates KL1 and 8S1 consistently exhibited the strongest inhibition of disease severity for all four pathogens under greenhouse conditions. …”
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Immunostimulatory Effects of Guanine-Quadruplex Topologies as Scaffolds for CpG Oligodeoxynucleotides by Soumitra Pathak, Nguyen Bui Thao Le, Taiji Oyama, Yusuke Odahara, Atsuya Momotake, Kazunori Ikebukuro, Chiho Kataoka-Hamai, Chiaki Yoshikawa, Kohsaku Kawakami, Yoshihisa Kaizuka, Tomohiko Yamazaki

“…Among the three topology, the parallel G4 CpG ODN demonstrated the highest serum stability and cellular uptake, resulting in the strongest immune response from macrophage cells. Additionally, we investigated the binding affinities of the different G4 topologies to macrophage scavenger receptor-1 and TLR9, both of which are key to immune activation. …”
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Immunogenicity and Protective Efficacy of a Novel Recombinant BCG Strain Overexpressing Antigens Ag85A and Ag85B by Chun Wang, Ruiling Fu, Zhenhua Chen, Kun Tan, Lingxia Chen, Xindong Teng, Jia Lu, Chunwei Shi, Xionglin Fan

“…In this study, three rBCG strains overexpressing immunodominant antigens Ag85B (rBCG::85B), Ag85A (rBCG::85A), or both (rBCG::AB) of Mycobacterium tuberculosis were constructed, respectively. rBCG strains showed higher level of overexpression of Ag85A and/or Ag85B proteins than BCG containing empty vector pMV261(rBCG::261), which had low levels of endogenous expression of both proteins as expected. rBCG::AB strain could provide the strongest short-term and long-term protection in the lung against intravenous infection with virulent M. tuberculosis than rBCG::261 control and other two rBCG strains overexpressing single antigen. …”
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Validation of In-field Calibration for Low-Cost Sensors Measuring Ambient Particulate Matter in Kolkata, India by Siddharth Nobell, Arnab Majumdar, Shovon Mukherjee, Sukumar Chakraborty, Sanjoy Chatterjee, Soumitra Bose, Anindita Dutta, Sandhya Sethuraman, Daniel M. Westervelt, Shairik Sengupta, Rakhi Basu, V. Faye McNeill

“…Agreement between the LCS and RGM for 24-h averaged PM2.5 measurements was strongest at RBU, with an uncalibrated root mean squared error (RMSE) of 27.1 µg m−3, followed by PDM (32.6 µg m−3) and VICTORIA (50.7 µg m−3). …”
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Understanding Strong Neutral Vertical Winds and Ionospheric Responses to the 2015 St. Patrick's Day Storm Using TIEGCM Driven by Data‐Assimilated Aurora and Electric Fields by Xian Lu, Haonan Wu, Stephen Kaeppler, John Meriwether, Yukitoshi Nishimura, Wenbin Wang, Jintai Li, Xueling Shi

“…Abstract As one of the strongest geomagnetic storms in Solar Cycle 24, the 2015 St. …”
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Metabolic Syndrome May Not be a Good Predictor of Coronary Artery Disease in the Iranian Population: Population-Specific Definitions are Required by Mahmoud Ebrahimi, Seyyed Mohammad Reza Kazemi-Bajestani, Majid Ghayour-Mobarhan, Mohsen Moohebati, Roghaye Paydar, Mohsen Azimi-Nezhad, Habib Ollah Esmaily, Gordon A. A. Ferns

“…Of the parameters assessed, age, total cholesterol, and low serum HDL cholesterol were the strongest independent predictors of angiographically defined CAD (p < 0.01, p < 0.01, p < 0.05, respectively). …”
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Seasonal Variation in Vitamin D in Association with Age, Inflammatory Cytokines, Anthropometric Parameters, and Lifestyle Factors in Older Adults by Leticia Elizondo-Montemayor, Elena C. Castillo, Carlos Rodríguez-López, José R. Villarreal-Calderón, Merit Gómez-Carmona, Sofia Tenorio-Martínez, Bianca Nieblas, Gerardo García-Rivas

“…Vitamin D deficiency did not correlate to sun exposure or dietary intake. Gender was the strongest associated factor, explaining a variance of 20%. …”
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Extraction, Enrichment, and Quantification of Main Antioxidant Aglycones of Flavonoids and Tannins from Melastoma Dodecandrum Lour.: Guided by UPLC-ESI-MS/MS by Yingpeng Tong, Yu Jiang, Xubo Chen, Xiaonan Li, Ping Wang, Ye Jin, Kejun Cheng

“…Among the above five ethanol fractions, 50% ethanol fraction showed the strongest antioxidant activity and more than 95% antioxidants adsorbed in HPD500 could be eluted by 75% ethanol. …”
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Comparative reducing and carbohydrate enzyme inhibitory activities of the root, leaf, and seed of Picralima nitida by Erwin Osiele Onyekachukwu, Aishat Mary Osagie, Sylvia Oghogho Omage, Kingsley Omage, Marshall Arebojie Azeke

“…Results: Methanol extract of P. nitida leaves exhibited the strongest reducing power (653.52 mgASC/g) followed by the seed extract (620.11 mgASC/g). …”
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Determinants of growth differentiation factor 15 plasma levels in outpatients with peripheral arterial disease by Emma Skau, Philippe Wagner, Jerzy Leppert, Johan Ärnlöv, Pär Hedberg

“…Diabetes (beta coefficient [β] of 0.37, 95% confidence interval [95% CI] 0.25 to 0.50), low-density lipoprotein (LDL) cholesterol (β = −0.22, 95% confidence interval [CI]: −0.34 to −0.09), and physical activity (β = −0.16, 95% CI: −0.25 to −0.06) had the strongest associations. In contrast, no significant independent associations with GDF-15 level were observed for cardiac geometry and function, ABI, IMT, or carotid stenosis. …”
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Relationship between handgrip strength and timed up-and-go test on hospitalization costs in older adults: a population-based study by Kevin Yiqiang Chua, Kelvin Bryan Tan, Rachel Tong, Jon Barrenetxea, Woon-Puay Koh, Cynthia Chen

“…Results Handgrip strength showed a dose-dependent inverse relationship with hospitalization costs (P trend<0.001). Compared to the strongest quartile, participants in the weakest quartile experienced a 38.2% (95% CI: 18.0-58.5%) increase of US$599 (US$281-US$917) in mean costs. …”
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Study on the foam production characteristics of air self-suction foam generator by jet by Caiyuan Lu, Yuxin Wu, Di Zhu, Yuntao Liang

“…Experimental verification shows that the device has the strongest air entrainment capability at $$\varphi$$ 0.455. …”
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Attitudes towards persons with disabilities vs. personality traits of Polish students by Iwona Radlińska, Marta Kożybska, Arkadiusz Prajzner, Łukasz Krzywoszański, Beata Karakiewicz

“…Polish adaptations of the scales were used in the study: Multidimensional Attitudes Scale Towards Persons With Disabilities (MAS) and the Ten Item Personality Inventory (TIPI).ResultsA significant correlation was demonstrated between attitudes towards individuals with physical disabilities and a range of personality traits, including agreeableness, extroversion, conscientiousness, and openness, among Polish students. The strongest attitude predictors were openness to experience, agreeableness, and extraversion, with correlation coefficients ranging from -0.06 to -0.19, -0.14 to -0.22, and -0.09 to -0.15, respectively. …”
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