Effect of laser peening on surface integrity of AISI 304 stainless steel by Chua, Jia Jun

“…The effect of the ablative layer on hardness, microstructure, surface topography and residual stress of SS304 steel was investigated in this study. …”
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Multi-harmonic scanning near-field optical microscopy by Dong, Zhaogang

“…By multiplying the second harmonic SNOM signal and the topography signal, topographical artifact is calculated and reduced from the original DC SNOM signal. …”
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Flood inundation modeling under stochastic uncertainty by Sun, He.

“…This was caused by the topography of study area where the floodplain areas at upstream were less than the areas at downstream. …”
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Rainfall-induced slope failures and preventive measures in Singapore by Harianto, Rahardjo, Leong, Eng Choon, Alfrendo, Satyanaga, Ng, Yew Song, Tan, Hong Tuan, Hua, Chai Juay

“…The factors which influence slope instability include the geology, topography of the area, soil types, soil properties, local climates (rainfall and evaporation) and water flow patterns within the slope. …”
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Wetting transition of sessile and condensate droplets on copper-based superhydrophobic surfaces by Zhao, Yugang, Zhang, Hui, Wang, Wei, Yang, Chun

“…Exploiting the coupling effects of surface topography and wetting behaviors can open up existing vistas on surface engineering, leading to durable and sustainable surface design for diverse applications such as dropwise condensation and boiling heat transfer.…”
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Climate and biodiversity in the Andean Dry Puna by Bennett Manzano, M

“…I found no consistent temporal trends in temperature and rainfall, but high inter-annual variation in rainfall associated with El Niño Southern Oscillation (ENSO) effects. Climate and topography affected vegetation productivity (measured as the Normalized Difference Vegetation Index NDVI) in the Dry Puna in various ways. …”

Review of patency rates between one-stage and two-stage brachial-basilic transposition arteriovenous fistulae creation in an asian population by Lo, Joseph Zhiwen, Yu, Hongyan, Huang, Baoxian, Yau, Joachim Wen Kien, Chandrasekar, Sadhana, Tan, Glenn Wei Leong

“…There was no significant difference in demographics and preoperative vessel caliber between the groups. …”
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Robot-assisted endoscopic submucosal dissection is effective in treating patients with early-stage gastric neoplasia by Phee, Soo Jay, Reddy, Nageshwar, Chiu, Philip W. Y., Rebala, Pradeep, Rao, Guduru V., Wang, Zheng, Sun, Zhenglong, Wong, Jennie Y. Y., Ho, Khek–Yu

“…We measured baseline demographics, tumor characteristics, and perioperative and clinical outcomes. …”
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The relation of nasopharyngeal colonization by Streptococcus pneumoniae in comorbid adults with unfavorable outcomes in a low-middle income country by Olivella-Gomez, J, Lozada, J, Serrano-Mayorga, CC, Méndez-Castillo, L, Acosta-González, A, Viñán Garcés, AE, Bustos, IG, Ibáñez-Prada, ED, Fuentes, YV, Crispin, AM, Garcia-Garcia, EY, Santana, E, Josa, DF, Pulido Saenz, J, Rodíguez-Castaño, GP, Rodríguez Orjuela, JA, Jaimes, D, Tettelin, H, Orihuela, CJ, Reyes, LF

“…Methods: This prospective study of outpatient adults with chronic diseases was conducted in Colombia. Data on demographics, vaccination, and clinical history was collected in a RedCap database. …”

A multi-omics strategy to understand PASC through the RECOVER cohorts: a paradigm for a systems biology approach to the study of chronic conditions by Sun, J, Aikawa, M, Ashktorab, H, Beckmann, ND, Enger, ML, Espinosa, JM, Gai, X, Horne, BD, Keim, P, Lasky-Su, J, Letts, R, Maier, CL, Mandal, M, Nichols, L, Roan, NR, Russell, MW, Rutter, J, Saade, GR, Sharma, K, Shiau, S, Thibodeau, SN, Yang, S, Miele, L, NIH Researching COVID to Enhance Recovery (RECOVER) Consortium

“…The resulting multi-dimensional molecular dataset should be correlated with the deep clinical phenotyping performed through RECOVER, as well as with information on demographics, comorbidities, social determinants of health, the exposome and lifestyle factors that may contribute to the clinical presentations of PASC. …”

Mechanical polishing of fan blade by a prototype random-orbital tool by Danaraj, Edgar Jeevan

“…Experimental trials were performed on fan blade specimens at the leading-edge sections and its surface topography characterized by coherence correlation interferometry. …”
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Chemical characteristics and trends of Indian summer monsoon rainfall: a review by Majumdar, Aditi, Samanta, Dhrubajyoti, Das, Reshmi

“…The chemical composition of ISM is influenced by pollutant type, meteorology, and topography. As a result, the chemical makeup of rainwater varies greatly across places. …”
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Bacterial biofilm colonization and succession in tropical marine waters are similar across different types of stone materials used in seawall construction by Summers, Stephen, Pek, Y. Shona, Vinod, Deepthi P., McDougald, Diane, Todd, Peter A., Birch, William R., Rice, Scott A.

“…Metagenomic assessment of marine microbial communities indicated no significant impact of material on microbial diversity, irrespective of the diverse surface chemistry and topography. Based on KEGG pathway analysis, surface properties appeared to influence the community composition and function during the initial stages of biofilm development, but this effect disappeared by Day 31. …”
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Ethnic differences in knowledge, attitudes, and practices related to dietary salt intake and association with hypertension in Malaysia: a multi-centre cross-sectional study by Chia, Yook Chin, Ching, Siew Mooi, Chew, Ming Tsuey, Devaraj, Navin Kumar, Oui, Jethro Ee Keat, Lim, Hooi Min, Chew, Bee Nah, Mohamed, Mohazmi, Ooi, Pei Boon, Cheng, Maong Hui, Beh, Hooi Chin, Chung, Felicia Fei-Lei

“…This study aimed to evaluate the knowledge, attitudes, and practices (KAP) towards dietary salt intake across ethnicities and determine its association with hypertension. 5128 Malaysian adults recruited from a national blood pressure screening study completed questionnaires on demographics, and KAP related to dietary salt intake. …”

Associations between Clinicopathological Characteristics and Intraoperative Opioid Requirements during Endoscopic Submucosal Dissection with Monitored Anesthesia Care: A Retrospect... by Kim, Hyun Il, Jung, Da Hyun, Lee, Sung Jin, Lee, Yong Chan, Lee, Sang Kil, Kim, Ga Hee, Nam, Ho Jae, Lee, Sihak, Byon, Hyo-Jin, Shin, Sung Kwan

“…The dependent variable was the total dose of fentanyl administered during the dissection, while independent variables were patient demographics, the American Society of Anesthesiologists physical status classification, preoperative vital sign data, and the pathological characteristics of the neoplasm. …”
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Visual Acuity Outcomes and Influencing Factors in a Cohort of UK Real-World Diabetic Macular Oedema Patients During the First Two Years of Anti-VEGF Treatment by Wen, Qing, Karcher, Helene, Wright, David M., Sinha, Samriddhi Buxy, Chakravarthy, Usha, Santos, Catarina, Igwe, Franklin, Salongcay, Recivall, Curran, Katie, Peto, Tunde

“…Descriptive analysis examined baseline demographics and clinical characteristics, while regression models were used to assess associations between these factors and changes in VA. …”
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Antiretroviral therapy optimisation without genotype resistance testing : a perspective on treatment history based models by Prosperi, Mattia C. F., Sloot, Peter M. A., van de Vijver, David A. M. C., Rosen-Zvi, Michal, Altmann, André, Zazzi, Maurizio, Schülter, Eugen, Struck, Daniel, Di Giambenedetto, Simona, Kaiser, Rolf, Vandamme, Anne-Mieke, Sönnerborg, Anders

“…Further investigations are required in order to account for different demographics, subtypes and different therapy switching strategies…”
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Waffle-inspired hydrogel-based macrodevice for spatially controlled distribution of encapsulated therapeutic microtissues and pro-angiogenic endothelial cells by Pham, Chi H. L., Zuo, Yicong, Chen, Yang, Tran, Nam M., Nguyen, Dang T., Dang, Tram T.

“…Termed Waffle-inspired Interlocking Macro-encapsulation (WIM) device, this platform comprises two modules with complementary topography features that fit together in a lock-and-key configuration. …”
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Ex-situ synthesis of B4C and MgAl2O4 incorporated waste polystyrene (wPS) composites with improved thermal and mechanical properties by Ahmad, Waqas, Fida, Sadia, Ahmad, Imtiaz, Tariq, Razia, Mohamed Jan, Badrul, Hussain, Fida, Kenanakis, George, Ikram, Rabia

“…FTIR and SEM analysis concluded marginal changes in the surface topography and distribution of wPS particles upon the incorporation of B4C and MgAl2O4 fillers. …”

You must be myths-taken: examining belief in falsehoods during the COVID-19 health crisis by Lwin, May Oo, Sheldenkar, Anita, Tng, Pei Ling

“…However, belief in myths varied across population demographics, with ethnic minorities (Indians and Malays), females, young adults and those with lower education levels being more susceptible to myths than their counterparts (p < 0.05). …”
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