Associations between ultra-processed foods intake and preserved ratio impaired spirometry in U.S. adults by Weiliang Kong

“…Furthermore, higher UPFs (%Kcal) intake negatively affected lung function, with participants in the highest quartile showing a significant reduction in forced expiratory volume in 1 s (FEV1) of −45.5 mL (95% CI: −87.6 to −3.4, P for trend = 0.045) and a decrease in forced vital capacity (FVC) of −139.4 mL (95% CI: −223.5 to −55.4, p < 0.001) compared to those in the lowest quartile. …”
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Strength, ductility and cyclic loading performance of plant and animal-based, natural fiber structures by Dimitrios C. Rodopoulos, Nikolaos Karathanasopoulos

“…Moreover, Ashby-type classifications are conducted with respect to a wide range of natural materials, highlighting the distinctive energy absorption capacity of manila and coconut fiber designs, approaching 1000 kJ∕kg, values that are several times higher than those recorded for metallic helically-braided structures.…”
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Molecular simulation study of CO2 and O2 adsorption characteristics and diffusion pattern in coal body at atmospheric pressure by JIA Tinggui, WU Xingyu, QU Guona

“…An increase in temperature has a detrimental effect on the adsorption capacity of coal for CO2 and O2. However, the diffusion of O2 and CO2 exerts a significant promotional influence, with a higher temperature facilitating the diffusion of the two gases and accelerating the desorption from coal. …”
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High-resolution manometry in clinical practice: analysis of esophageal motor function according to Chicago classification by O. A. Storonova, A. S. Trukhmanov, V. T. Ivashkin

“…Uniqueness of the method consists in capacity to define integrated quantitative and qualitative metrics of esophageal contractile function and to establish their specific disorders e.g.: change of intrabolus pressure at disorders of esophagogastric junction (EGj) outflow, hypercontractile esophagus, fragmented contractions and weak or failed peristalsis, distal esophageal spasm. …”
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The effect of Futsal Training on the Speed, Agility, and Anaerobic Power of Male Children Aged 12-14 Years Old by Akın Balcıoğlu, Bilal Biçer

“…To evaluate both groups' physical and motor capacities, length, weight, body-mass index, 20m-sprint test, agility test, vertical jump test, and anaerobic power tests were applied. …”
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Morphological Characterization of Emerging Cercariae among Lymnaeid Snails from Barangay Cawongan, Padre Garcia, Batangas, Philippines by Gregorio L. Martin I, Esperanza C. Cabrera

“…Each snail was acclimatized for 24 hours in a 50-ml capacity container before being exposed to strong artificial light. …”
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Reasons for Low Passenger Flow of City Railway Renovated from Existing Lines and Countermeasures by XU Xingfang, WANG Haoyue, HUANG Jie, HONG Shiqi

“…The countermeasures include improving the planning and construction of the line network, enhancing the line passing capacity, optimizing train operation plans, improving the connection and transfer between lines, adhering to the public welfare fare policy, promoting the comprehensive transformation guided by public transportation and etc.…”
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Du nomadisme à la sédentarisation by Aimé Landry Dongmo, Patrice Djamen, Éric Vall, Koussou Mian-Oudanang, Doubangolo Coulibaly, Jean Lossouarn

“…They adopted cereal cultivation and showed innovation capacities by using organic manure, off-farm labour and herbicides. …”
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Effects of Summer Rainfall on the Soil Thermal Properties and Surface Energy Balances in the Badain Jaran Desert by Jiangang Li, Ali Mamtimin, Zhaoguo Li, Cailian Jiang, Minzhong Wang

“…The soil thermal parameters, including the volumetric heat capacity, thermal conductivity, and diffusivity, all increased after rainfall. …”
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Smart estimation of protective antioxidant enzymes’ activity in savory (Satureja rechingeri L.) under drought stress and soil amendments by Amin Taheri-Garavand, Mojgan Beiranvandi, Abdolreza Ahmadi, Nikolaos Nikoloudakis

“…On the other hand, POX had a lower predictive correlation (R = 0.8737), indicating a lower capacity of the ANN system in forecasting this parameter. …”
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Hormones and Hormonal Anabolics: Residues in Animal Source Food, Potential Public Health Impacts, and Methods of Analysis by Belachew B. Hirpessa, Beyza H. Ulusoy, Canan Hecer

“…Mainly, among high-performance liquid chromatography, liquid chromatography with mass spectrometry (LC-MS, LC-MS/MS), and gas chromatography with mass spectrometry (GC-MS and GC-MS/MS) methods, LC-MS/MS is being preferred because of easier sample preparation without a derivatization step and high detection and quantification capacity.…”
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Effects of Land-Use Dynamics on Soil Organic Carbon and Total Nitrogen Stock, Western Ethiopia by Yitayh Leul, Mohammed Assen, Shimeles Damene, Asmamaw Legass

“…Nevertheless, after agricultural abandonment and vegetation restoration, the SOC and TN stock capacities were enriched in the old commercial farmlands. …”
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Analysis of geological characteristics and potential factors of formation damage in coalbed methane reservoir in Northern Qinshui basin by Hongjian Wu, Xiangwei Kong

“…When exposed to fracturing fluid saturation, not only does the volume of these particles expand but they can also cause blockages that result in up to a 60% reduction in fracture flow capacity. These insights are vital for optimizing fracturing designs aimed at protecting reservoir integrity.…”
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Validation of predictive equations for aerobic fitness in young healthy male students of the University of Ibadan by Johnson Babajide Oduyomi, Adesoji Fasanmade

“…Several exercise and non-exercise assessments are frequently compared to know which method(s) provide the most accurate estimation of aerobic capacity due to difficulties in using the direct method. …”
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The In Vitro Adsorption Ability of Lactobacillus acidophilus NCFM to Benzo(a)pyrene in PM2.5 by Lili Fu, Yan Ning, Hongfei Zhao, Junfeng Fan, Bolin Zhang

“…Among the tested 5 strains, Lactobacillus acidophilus NCFM exhibited the best capacity to bind B(a)P, and its B(a)P binding percentage was 60.00%. …”
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Preparation of quaternary ammonium-modified silica and its adsorption of vanadium(V) by ZHANG Cuihong, WANG Jing, WANG Jie, YUAN Wenjiao

“…Under the conditions of solution volume of 20 mL, vanadium(Ⅴ) concentration of 2 mmol/L, solution pH of 3.3, contact time of 15 minutes, and temperature of 298 K, the adsorption capacity for vanadium(Ⅴ) by SiO2@DMOA was 38.97 mg/g. …”
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Biochar and sewage sludge phosphorus fertilizer effects on phosphorus bioavailability and spinach ( Spinacia oleracea L.) yields under no-till system in semi-arid soils by Ugele Majaule, Oagile Dikinya, Bruno Glaser

“…Higher P under BC compared to SS amended soils emphasize biochar capacity to capture P from irrigation water.Conclusion The results suggest that combined low rates of SS and BC can have significant effects on P availability and crop yields. …”
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Lower urinary dysfunction as a long-term effect of childhood vincristine treatment, with potential influences by sex and dose by Nao Iguchi, Ali Teimouri, Duncan T. Wilcox, Anna P. Malykhina, Nicholas G. Cost

“…Male mice subjected to VCR exhibited augmented functional bladder capacity accompanied by frequent non-void contractions during awake cystometry, alongside mast cell accumulation within the bladder, compared to the saline-treated control group. …”
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A comparative dataset on the GC–MS analysis and antioxidant activity of Selaginella bryopteris from different geolocations of IndiaMendeley Data by Utkarsha Srivastava, Ashwani Mathur

“…The comparative antioxidant assessment of the extracts from all three geolocations was undertaken by three different methods of free radical scavenging activity by DPPH assay, FRAP assay and total antioxidant capacity determination by Phosphomolybdate assay. Ethanolic and methanolic extracts showed nearly similar IC50 for all the antioxidant assays. …”
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Predicting Compressive Strength of Concrete Containing Industrial Waste Materials: Novel and Hybrid Machine Learning Model by Mohammed Majeed Hameed, Mustafa Abbas Abed, Nadhir Al-Ansari, Mohamed Khalid Alomar

“…This paper investigates the capacity of hybrid models conducted for predicting the compressive strength (CS) of concrete where the cement was partially replaced with ground granulated blast-furnace slag (FS) and fly ash (FA) materials. …”
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