Patterns and Drivers of Surface Energy Flux in the Alpine Meadow Ecosystem in the Qilian Mountains, Northwest China by Yongxin Tian, Zhangwen Liu, Yanwei Fan, Yongyuan Li, Hu Tao, Chuntan Han, Xinmao Ao, Rensheng Chen

“…The annual average daily <i>R_n</i> was 85.29 W m⁻², with <i>H</i>, <i>LE</i>, and <i>G</i> accounting for 0.56, 0.71, and −0.32 of <i>R_n</i>, respectively. …”
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Uniqueness Theorems on Difference Monomials of Entire Functions by Gang Wang, Deng-li Han, Zhi-Tao Wen

“…It is proved that if one of the following holds (i) n≥6 and k=3, (ii) n≥7 and k=2, and (iii) n≥10 and k=1, then fg=t1 or f=t2g for some constants t2 and t3 which satisfy t2n+1=1 and t3n+1=1. It is an improvement of the result of Qi, Yang and Liu.…”
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Irregular amalgams by James Stewart, Saleem Watson

“…The amalgam of Lp and ℓq consists of those functions for which the sequence of Lp-norms over the intervals [n,n+1) is in ℓq. These spaces (Lp,ℓq) have been studied in several recent papers. …”
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Platinum(II) Complexes with Tetradentate Schiff Bases as Ligands: Synthesis, Characterization and Detection of DNA Interaction by Differential Pulse Voltammetry by Lijun Li, Chao Tian, Cheng Wang, Guangyuan Wang, Lianzeng Wang, Jianlong Du

“…Five sterically hindered platinum(II) complexes with tetradentate schiff bases as ligands, [Pt(L)] (L= N,N′-bisalicylidene-1,2-ethylenediamine (L1), N,N′-bisalicylidene-1,2-cyclohexanediamine (L2), N,N′-bis(5-hydroxyl-salicylidene)-1,2-cyclohexanediamine (L3), N,N′-bisalicylidene-1,2-diphenyl-ethylenediamine (L4) and N,N′-bis(3-tert-butyl-5-methyl-salicylidene)-1,2-diphenylethylenediamine (L5) ) have been synthesized and characterized by IR spectroscopy and elemental analysis. …”
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Verification of the Introgression of <i>Narenga porphyrocoma</i> Germplasm into <i>Saccharum officinarum</i> Using Molecular Markers and GISH Analysis by Gang Wang, Wei Zhang, Yuanxia Qin, Qingdan Wu, Qinggan Liang, Jiantao Wu, Shengren Sun, Zhuqing Wang, Yuxing An, Jianqiang Wang, Qinnan Wang, Hailong Chang

“…The results demonstrated the potential of <i>N. porphyrocoma</i> to improve sugarcane’s tillering and leaf length, although sucrose content was lower in hybrids, suggesting the need for further breeding efforts. …”
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Effects of anthropogenic activities on nutrient parameters in the North Eastern Mediterranean Sea (Bay of Sığacık/Aegean Sea) by Çulha Saniye Türk, Karaduman Fatma Rabia, Gündoğdu Ayşe, Barış Kamil Emre

“…Annual mean nutrient values were determined as 1.6 ± 0.14 μg.at.NH4+-N l-1, 0.1 ± 0.01 μg.at.NO2--N l-1, 0.8 ± 0.08 μg.at.NO3--N l-1, 0.7 ± 0.08 μg.at.PO43--P l-1, SPM 21.4 ± 0.33 mg l-1. …”
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Equivalent Conditions of a Hilbert-Type Multiple Integral Inequality Holding by Jianquan Liao, Yong Hong, Bicheng Yang

“…Let ∑i=1n1/pi=1pi>1, in this paper, by using the method of weight functions and technique of real analysis; it is proved that the equivalent parameter condition for the validity of multiple integral Hilbert-type inequality ∫R+nKx1,⋯,xn∏i=1nfixi dx1⋯dxn≤M∏i=1nfipi,αi with homogeneous kernel Kx1,⋯,xn of order λ is ∑i=1nαi/pi=λ+n−1, and the calculation formula of its optimal constant factor is obtained. …”
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A sharp double inequality for sums of powers revisited by Vito Lampret

“…Namely, it is demonstrated that, for S ( n ) : = ∑ k = 1 n ( k n ) n = ∑ j = 0 n ( 1 − j n ) n $S(n):=\sum _{k=1}^{n}\left (\frac{k}{n}\right )^{n}=\sum _{j=0}^{n} \left (1-\frac{j}{n}\right )^{n}$ , the sequence n ↦ n ( e e − 1 − S ( n ) ) $n\mapsto n\left (\frac{e}{e-1}-S(n)\right )$ is strictly increasing.…”
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Euler Numbers and Polynomials Associated with Zeta Functions by Taekyun Kim

“…For s∈ℂ, the Euler zeta function and the Hurwitz-type Euler zeta function are defined by ζE(s)=2∑n=1∞((−1)n/ns), and ζE(s,x)=2∑n=0∞((−1)n/(n+x)s). Thus, we note that the Euler zeta functions are entire functions in whole complex s-plane, and these zeta functions have the values of the Euler numbers or the Euler polynomials at negative integers. …”
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An Interesting Property of a Class of Circulant Graphs by Seyed Morteza Mirafzal, Ali Zafari

“…Suppose that Π=Cay(Zn,Ω) and Λ=Cay(Zn,Ψm) are two Cayley graphs on the cyclic additive group Zn, where n is an even integer, m=n/2+1, Ω=t∈Zn∣t  is  odd, and Ψm=Ω∪{n/2} are the inverse-closed subsets of Zn-0. …”
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Emissions of Nitrous Oxide and Nitric Oxide from Soils of Native and Exotic Ecosystems of the Amazon and Cerrado Regions of Brazil by Eric A. Davidson, Mercedes M.C. Bustamante, Alexandre de Siqueira Pinto

“…Estimates of annual emissions of NO from Amazonian forests are also remarkably similar, ranging from 1.4 to 1.7 kg N ha–1 year–1, with a mean of 1.5 kg N ha–1 year–1. …”
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Manejo del Nitrógeno y Densidad de Plantación en Repollo Cultivado en el Noroeste de México by Fidel Núñez-Ramírez, Blancka Yesenia Samaniego-Gámez, Raúl Enrique Valle-Gough, Samuel Samaniego-Gámez, Pedro Iván López Cuen, Isabel Escobosa-García

“…El objetivo de esta investigación fue identificar el rendimiento del cultivo de repollo (Brassica oleracea L. var. capitata) bajo cuatro diferentes manejos de la fertilización con nitrógeno [(MN) (0, 125, 250 kg N ha-1, y 250 kg N ha-1 con suelo acolchado con plástico)] y dos densidades de plantación [(DP) (3.12 y 6.25 plantas m2)]. …”
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Administration of a Next-Generation Probiotic Escherichia coli Nissle 1917-GLP-1 Alleviates Diabetes in Mice With Type 1 and Type 2 Diabetes by Jie Luo, Yilin Fang, Zhanghua Qi, Fengyang Cui, Hong Hu, Shengjie Li, Tingtao Chen, Hongyan Zhang

“…In the case of T1DM mice, the results revealed that EcN-GLP-1 resulted in a notable decrease in blood glucose levels. …”
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On stability estimations without any conditions of symmetry by Romanas Januškevičius, Olga Januškevičienė

“…Rao have proved that if distributions of sample mean ‾X = ‾X(n) = (X1 + ⋯ + Xn)/n and monomial X are coincident at least at two points n = j1 and n = j2 such that log j1/ log j2 is irrational, then X follows a Cauchy law. …”
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Global Asymptotic Stability of a Family of Nonlinear Difference Equations by Maoxin Liao

“…In this note, we consider global asymptotic stability of the following nonlinear difference equation xn=(∏i=1v(xn-kiβi+1)+∏i=1v(xn-kiβi-1))/(∏i=1v(xn-kiβi+1)-∏i=1v(xn-kiβi-1)),  n=0,1,…, where ki∈ℕ  (i=1,2,…,v),  v≥2, β1∈[-1,1], β2,β3,…,βv∈(-∞,+∞), x-m,x-m+1,…,x-1∈(0,∞), and m=max1≤i≤v{ki}. …”
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Asymptotic decay of nonoscillatory solutions of general nonlinear difference equations by E. Thandapani, S. Lourdu Marian, John R. Graef

“…The authors consider the mth order nonlinear difference equations of the form Dmyn+qnf(yσ(n))=ei, where m≥1, n∈ℕ={0,1,2,…}, ani>0 for i=1,2,…,m−1, anm≡1, D0yn=yn, Diyn=aniΔDi−1yn, i=1,2,…,m, σ(n)→∞ as n→∞, and f:ℝ→ℝ is continuous with uf(u)>0 for u≠0. …”
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Extremal Matching Energy and the Largest Matching Root of Complete Multipartite Graphs by Xiaolin Chen, Huishu Lian

“…Let Kn1,n2,…,nr denote the complete r-partite graph with order n=n1+n2+…+nr, where r>1. In this paper, we prove that, for the given values n and r, both the matching energy ME(G) and the largest matching root λ1(G) of complete r-partite graphs are minimal for complete split graph CS(n,r-1) and are maximal for Turán graph T(n,r).…”
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A System of Two Diophantine Inequalities with Primes by Xue Han, Huafeng Liu, Deyu Zhang

“…In this paper, we prove that there exist positive real numbers N10 and N20 depending on c,d,α,β such that for all real numbers N1>N10, N2>N20 and α≤N2/N1d/c≤β, the system of two Diophantine inequalities p1c+⋯+p6c−N1<N1−1/c128/119−clog109N1,p1d+⋯+p6d−N2<N2−1/d128/119−dlog109N2 is solvable in prime variables p1,…,p6.…”
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Influence of Plant Population and Nitrogen-Fertilizer at Various Levels on Growth and Growth Efficiency of Maize by M. I. Tajul, M. M. Alam, S. M. M. Hossain, K. Naher, M. Y. Rafii, M. A. Latif

“…Crop growth rate (CGR) was the highest with the population of 80,000 ha−1 receiving 220 kg N ha−1, while relative growth rate (RGR) showed an opposite trend of CGR. …”
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Complete Mitochondrial Genome of <i>Niphon spinosus</i> (Perciformes: Niphonidae): Genome Characterization and Phylogenetic Analysis by Maheshkumar Prakash Patil, Jong-Oh Kim, Seung Hyun Yoo, Jiyoung Shin, Ji-Young Yang, Kyunghoi Kim, Gun-Do Kim

“…In this study, we report the complete mitochondrial genome of <i>N. spinosus</i> (OP391482), which was determined to be 16,503 bp long with biased A + T contents (53.8%) using next-generation technology. …”
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