Causal inference-based graph neural network method for predicting asphalt pavement performance by CHEN Kai;WANG Xiaohe;SHI Xinli;CAO Jinde

“…The global feature extraction module employs attention mechanisms and gated recurrent units(GRU) to capture long-term temporal dependencies within variables. …”
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Disuse-Induced Muscle Loss and Rehabilitation: The National Aeronautics and Space Administration Bed Rest Study by Jessica M. Scott, PhD, Meghan Downs, PhD, Roxanne Buxton, MS, Elizabeth Goetchius, MS, Brent Crowell, MS, Robert Ploutz-Snyder, PhD, Kyle J. Hackney, PhD, Jeffrey Ryder, PhD, Kirk English, PhD, Lori L. Ploutz-Snyder, PhD

“…Upper (rectus femoris, vastus lateralis, quadriceps, hamstrings, adductors) and lower leg (medial gastrocnemius, lateral gastrocnemius, and soleus) MRI scans were obtained once before, nine times during, and three times after bed rest to assess muscle cross-sectional area. The magnitude and rate of muscle atrophy and recovery were determined for each muscle. …”
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Association of vancomycin trough levels, AUC and AUC/MIC ratios with clinical outcomes in patients with enterococcal bacteremia: a prospective cohort study by Eda Kubra Sel, Berfu Tufan, Gundag Kupra Atagun, Vildan Avkan Oguz, Ozgen Alpay Ozbek, Mukaddes Gumustekin, Serife Reyhan Ucku, Ayse Gelal

“…The 30-day all-cause mortality rate was 28.3%. Regarding treatment efficacy, only the AUCss cutoff value was found to be statistically significant; patients with AUCss<616 µg·h/mL had a higher rate of efficacy compared to those with AUCss≥616 µg·h/mL (p = 0.031). …”
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Bifurcation analysis of multistability and hysteresis in a model of HIV infection by I. V. Mironov, M. Yu. Khristichenk, Yu. M. Nechepurenko, D. S. Grebennikov, G. A. Bocharov

“…The macrophage activation rate constant is considered as a bifurcation parameter. …”
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Multi-omics analysis of Taiwanofungus gaoligongensis: effects of different cultivation methods on secondary metabolites by Tingwen He, Tingwen He, Tingwen He, Xiaolong Yuan, Liangjun Xiao, Tanggeran Hu, Yi Wang, Xiaolei Zhao, Xiaolei Zhao, Xiaolei Zhao, Lu Li, Lu Li, Chengbo Peng, Chengbo Peng, Chengbo Peng, Hongling Zhang, Hongling Zhang, Hongling Zhang, Yuan Zheng, Yuan Zheng, Yuan Zheng, Yuan Zheng

“…In particular, the expression of TgHMGR was markedly higher in NZJB than in XZJB and DM, correlating with the elevated terpenoids and triterpenoids levels, suggesting that TgHMGR may act as a key rate-limiting enzyme in the terpenoid biosynthesis pathway of T. gaoligongensis. …”
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Optimization of off-centered lens parameters in high-power stimulated Brillouin-scattering phase-conjugation mirror by Hongli Wang, Hongli Wang, Chaoshuai Liu, Tianrun Jiang, Kaiyang Li

“…This study can provide valuable experimental references for the application of SBS-PCMs in high power and high-repetition rate laser systems.…”
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Mechanism of atrazine migration and diffusion control in soil by clay matrix composites by Xiangyu Wang, Qiang Fu, Tianxiao Li, Renjie Hou, Mo Li, Dong Liu, Fanying Kong, Mingxuan Liu, Shuqi Dong

“…Sep/BC increased the saturated hydraulic conductivity of the soil by 42.89 % and porosity by 2.81 %, which resulted in a reduction of the ATZ leaching rate by 49 %. The composites had a maximum adsorption capacity of 160.08 mg/g after FC activation, combining iron-catalyzed degradation with competitive resistance to organic matter. …”
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Finger Vein Recognition Using Optimal Partitioning Uniform Rotation Invariant LBP Descriptor by Bang Chao Liu, Shan Juan Xie, Dong Sun Park

“…In this paper, we proposed two block selection methods which are based on the estimate of the amount of information in each block and the contribution of block location by looking at recognition rate of each block position to reduce feature extraction time and matching time. …”
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Scalability analysis of heavy-duty gas turbines using data-driven machine learning by Shubhasmita Pati, Julian D. Osorio, Mayank Panwar, Rob Hovsapian

“…The ML model, trained on data from various operating conditions and performance parameters, aims to uncover intricate relationships and patterns, resembling GT characteristics at different scales (ratings). …”
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Consensus-Driven Development of an Exercise Base Manual Programme for Prediabetic Patients: A Delphi Study by Hafeez S, Shakil-Ur-Rehman S, Riaz S, Hafeez S, Hafeez JS, Mumtaz H

“…Initial recommendations were rated by panalists through a 5-point Likert scale. …”
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Unveiling gender imbalances among PhD students: early inequalities in productivity and impact influenced by supervisor-student gender combinations by Maria Antfolk

“…Even though women earn the same rate of PhD degrees, the gender imbalance becomes increasingly prominent at higher academic levels. …”
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TIME SERIES MODELING OF NATURAL GAS FUTURE PRICE WITH FUZZY TIME SERIES CHEN, LEE AND TSAUR by Dodi Devianto, Aulia Zuardin, Maiyastri Maiyastri

“…The three FTS methods have good performance of accuracy for this time series data, where FTS Tsaur as fuzzy times series approach with average based method shows the best results with the smallest error rate to the data of natural gas future price.…”
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Factors of Fetal Origin in the Regulation of Labor Initiation and Preterm Birth by Yang Pan, Longkun Ding, Lu Gao

“…In order to improve the survival rate and quality of preterm infants, there is critical need to identify the specific mechanisms underlying the initiation of labor. …”
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Cancer incidence over the last decade in Omsk and Orenburg regions: a descriptive study by N. G. Shirlina, A. S. Vyaltsin, V. L. Stasenko, A. V. Klimushkin

“…Average long-term standardized incidence rate of malignancies in Omsk and Orenburg regions was 276,5 0/0000 and 273,0 0/0000, respectively. …”
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Theoretical Regulations and Institutional Features of Financing Arts by N. A. Burakov, O. A. Slavinskaya

“…There have been confirmed such symptoms of Baumol’s cost disease as: labor productivity in cultural organizations lagging behind the average regional rate, super-inflationary growth for ticket prices in theaters, and catch-up wage growth in the theater in relation to the average wage level in the region. …”
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Medial Vowel Temporal Acoustics in Arabic and Japanese Polysyllabic Words by Yahya Aldholmi

“…The durational ratio of short-to-long vowel presents a new pattern that contrasts with that reported in earlier research. …”
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A Compact Penta-Band Low-SAR Antenna Loaded with Split-Ring Resonator for Mobile Applications by M. Manikandan, S. Karthigai Lakshmi

“…The antenna is also analyzed for the SAR (specific absorption rate) values, and it was found to be less than 2 W/kg for 10 g volume of tissue. …”
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Eradication Therapy - Recent Trend in Research by Heung Up Kim

“…However, as drug exposure increases, the resistance rate to some antibiotics increases, and the pattern of antibiotic resistance varies from region to region. …”
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MORTALIDAD POR ATROPELLO VEHICULAR Y DISTRIBUCIÓN DE ANFIBIOS Y REPTILES EN UN BOSQUE SUBANDINO EN EL OCCIDENTE DE COLOMBIA by Vargas Fernando, Delgado Ingrid

“…We also recorded the variation in composition and structure of herpetofaunalassemblages from areas close to the road versus areas away from the road (forestinterior). We found a mortality rate of one vertebrate every 3-4 days; 50% wereamphibians, mostly reptiles (snakes, 0.047 individual/day/Km). …”
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MODERN ACHIEVEMENTS IN EARLY NEONATAL FEEDING OF PRETERM INFANTS by L.I. Zakharova, N.S. Kol'tsova

“…Using a special formula with prebiotics on this category of infants, therefore, provides optimal rate of body weight growth and models protein lipid metabolism in blood serum after the anabolic pattern. …”
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