Multivariate and Spatial Study and Monitoring Strategies of Groundwater Quality for Human Consumption in Corsica by Hajar Lazar, Meryem Ayach, Abderrahim Bousouis, Frederic Huneau, Christophe Mori, Emilie Garel, Ilias Kacimi, Vincent Valles, Laurent Barbiero

“…In addition, the spatial structure of the parameters was studied. The analysis notably distinguishes a seasonal determinism for bacterial contamination (rain, runoff, bacterial transport, and contamination of catchments) and a more strictly spatial determinism (geographic, lithological, and land use factors). …”
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Exploring GAA-Nanosheet, Forksheet and GAA–Forksheet Architectures: A TCAD-DTCO Study at 90 nm and 120-nm Cell Height by Gautam Gaddemane, Pieter Schuddinck, Krishna Bhuwalka, Gerhard Rzepa, Gioele Mirabelli, Anshul Gupta, Jurgen Bommels, Philippe Matagne, Dmitry Yakimets, Hao Wu, Lei Hou, Geert Hellings, Changze Liu

“…The research employs simulations of five-stage INVD1 ring oscillators (RO) at various metal pitches (Mx) to extract frequency and power data. Notably, a novel Gate-All-Around Forksheet (GAA-Fsh) structure is introduced, offering enhanced gate control while retaining the advantages of Fsh. …”
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PATHOGENESIS-RELATED PROTEINS: identification, evolution and functional analysis in pear (Pyrus bretschneideri) by Chenyang Han, Qi Wang, Zhiyuan Su, Chaohui Li, Baodian Guo, Fanhang Zhang, Bao Tang, Yancun Zhao, Fengquan Liu, Shaoling Zhang

“…Phylogenetic, sequence similarity, and secondary structure analyses enabled the classification of several PRs with conserved sequences, including PR-11, PR-8, PR-15, and PR-16. …”
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A Multiscale Fractal Approach for Determining Cushioning Curves of Low-Density Polymer Foams by Mariela C. Bravo-Sánchez, Luis M. Palacios-Pineda, José L. Gómez-Color, Oscar Martínez-Romero, Imperio A. Perales-Martínez, Daniel Olvera-Trejo, Jorge A. Estrada-Díaz, Alex Elías-Zúñiga

“…A two-scale transform is employed to solve the mathematical model and predict the material’s behavior under impact loads, accounting for the fractal structure of the material’s molecular configuration. …”
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Selective hydrogenation of 5-hydroxymethylfurfural triggered bya high Lewis acidic Ni-based transition metal carbide catalyst by Rulu Huang, Jianchun Jiang, Jie Liang, Shanyong Wang, Yuwei Chen, Xianhai Zeng, Kui Wang

“…The high-efficiency conversion of biomass resources to biofuels has attracted widespread attention, and the active sites and synergistic effect of catalysts significantly impact their surface arrangement and electronic structure. Here, a nickel-based transition metal carbide catalyst (Ni/TMC) with high Lewis acidity was prepared by self-assembly of transition metal carbide (TMC) and nickel, which exhibited excellent performance on synergistic hydrogenation and hydrogenolysis of 5-hydroxymethylfurfural (HMF) into liquid biofuel 2,5-dimethylfuran (DMF). …”
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Using Quantitative Trait Locus Mapping and Genomic Resources to Improve Breeding Precision in Peaches: Current Insights and Future Prospects by Umar Hayat, Cao Ke, Lirong Wang, Gengrui Zhu, Weichao Fang, Xinwei Wang, Changwen Chen, Yong Li, Jinlong Wu

“…This study examines the complex genetic structure that underlies the morphology of peach fruits, paying special attention to the interaction between genome editing, genomic selection, and marker-assisted selection. …”
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The Cuitzeo granitic xenolith: evidence of an Early Miocene magma plumbing system in central Mexico by María del Sol Hernández-Bernal, Pedro Corona-Chávez, Noemí Trujillo-Hernández, Consuelo Macías-Romo, Dante Jaime Morán-Zenteno, Adrián Jiménez-Haro, Stefano Poli

“… Relevant data on the structure and composition of the crystalline basement in Central México can be found by means of plutonic, metamorphic, and sedimentary xenoliths transported by Neogene and Quaternary volcanic eruptions within the Trans-Mexican Volcanic Belt (TMVB). …”
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Robust Image Population Based Stain Color Normalization: How Many Reference Slides Are Enough? by Jose L. Agraz, Caleb M. Grenko, Andrew A. Chen, Angela N. Viaene, MacLean D. Nasrallah, Sarthak Pati, Tahsin Kurc, Joel Saltz, Michael D. Feldman, Hamed Akbari, Parth Sharma, Russell T. Shinohara, Spyridon Bakas

“…Histopathologic evaluation of Hematoxylin & Eosin (H&E) stained slides is essential for disease diagnosis, revealing tissue morphology, structure, and cellular composition. Variations in staining protocols and equipment result in images with color nonconformity. …”
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Feeding Behavior and Ecological Significance of <i>Craspedacusta sowerbii</i> in a Freshwater Reservoir: Insights from Prey Composition and Trophic Interactions by Hailong Yan, Yu Wang, Mengyao Wu, Yuying Li, Wanping Wang, Dongliang Zhang, Jingjing Guo, Nicola Fohrer, Bailian Larry Li

“…Our findings suggest that <i>C. sowerbii</i> plays a significant role in regulating plankton populations and shaping the planktonic community structure in the Danjiangkou Reservoir, thereby contributing to the ecosystem’s functions and trophic dynamics. …”
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Seasonal reversal in phytoplankton assembly mechanisms: stochastic dominance in autumn vs. deterministic control in spring within the middle and lower reaches of the Yellow River by Dahai Zeng, Dahai Zeng, Dahai Zeng, Houkuan Ding, Houkuan Ding, Houkuan Ding, Yuanyuan Tang, Yuanyuan Tang, Yuanyuan Tang, Yunni Gao, Yunni Gao, Yunni Gao, Jialin Jin, Jialin Jin, Jialin Jin, Xiaofei Gao, Xiaofei Gao, Xiaofei Gao, Jingxiao Zhang, Jingxiao Zhang, Jingxiao Zhang, Huatao Yuan, Huatao Yuan, Huatao Yuan, Jing Dong, Jing Dong, Jing Dong, Xuejun Li, Xuejun Li, Xuejun Li

“…This study investigated seasonal variations in phytoplankton community structure and assembly mechanisms in a riverine environment with high silt loads. …”
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Prevalence of anxiety symptoms in a Ugandan population sample and psychometric properties of the Generalized Anxiety Disorder-7 scale (GAD-7) in Luganda and Runyoro by Leo Ziegel, Cristina Espinosa da Silva, Robert Bulamba, Alex Daama, Grace Kigozi, Amanda P. Miller, Godfrey Kigozi, Emmanuel Kyasanku, Stephen Mugamba, Anders Hammarberg, Anna Mia Ekström, Fred Nalugoda, Anna-Clara Hollander

“…The Runyoro-translated GAD-7 retained its one-factor structure (RMSEA = 0.097, CFI = 0.977, TLI = 0.966), had good internal consistency (omega total = 0.85), and correlated moderately with the PHQ-9 (r = 0.67, p < 0.01). …”
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Optimising neonatal services for very preterm births between 27+0 and 31+6 weeks gestation in England: the OPTI-PREM mixed-methods study by Thillagavathie Pillay, Oliver Rivero-Arias, Natalie Armstrong, Sarah E Seaton, Miaoqing Yang, Victor L Banda, Kelvin Dawson, Abdul QT Ismail, Vasiliki Bountziouka, Caroline Cupit, Alexis Paton, Bradley N Manktelow, Elizabeth S Draper, Neena Modi, Helen E Campbell, Elaine M Boyle

“…We studied national neonatal data, costs of care, staff and parents’ perspectives, quality of care and outcomes. …”
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The effects of active play interventions on children’s fundamental movement skills: a systematic review by Xinmiao Zhang, Changhao Tang, Miao Geng, Kai Li, Cong Liu, Yujun Cai

“…Active play (AP) holds significant potential for enhancing children’s FMS based on its free-choice and unstructured nature, as well as its ease of implementation and dissemination. …”
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Extracting Multifaceted Characteristics of Patients With Chronic Disease Comorbidity: Framework Development Using Large Language Models by Junyan Zhang, Junchen Zhou, Liqin Zhou, Zhichao Ba

“…In addition, we demonstrated the strengths and limitations of this framework. MethodsWe used data sourced from a grassroots community health service center in China. …”
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Impact and elastic modulus of coal mining on terrestrial ecosystems by Jihong Dong, Wenting Dai, Jiren Xu, Hui Zhang, Yunpeng Li, Fei Xie

“…Abstract The energy consumption structure is gradually evolving into a "diversified energy structure" against the backdrop of the global implementation of energy-saving and low-carbon policies. …”
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Sealing and zero leakage characteristics of a high-pressure large-sized main drive based on active pressure compensation by Lifang ZHENG, Chao FANG, Fei MA, Tengfei CAI, Man YAO

“…Under a higher confining pressure, the new main drive seal structure exhibited better sealing ability, and under the pre-compensation mode, the sealing pressure reached 1.95 MPa at a compensation pressure of 7 MPa. …”
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Analysis of the dependence of survival in patients with gastric cancer on the location and characteristics of the tumor by O. M. Levyk, K. V. Barannikov

“…In addition to location of the tumor in the stomach data on such characteristics of malignant tumors as the degree of differentiation and histological structure of the tumor have been analyzed. …”
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Molecular characterization and expression profiles of cytochrome P450 reductase gene in Sogatella furcifera (Hemiptera: Delphacidae) by YU Hang, LIU Su, ZHU Qingzi, ZHOU Wenwu, LIANG Qingmei, SHI Xiaoxiao, ZHU Zijie, ZHU Zengrong

“…The theoretical isoelectric point (pI) and calculated molecular mass of SfCPR protein are 5.48 and 76.762 ku, respectively. The secondary structure of SfCPR protein showed the marked features of typical CPRs, such as N-terminal transmembrane region, FMN-, FAD- and NADPH-binding domains and conserved catalytic residues. …”
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Real time counting method for coal mine drill pipes based on deep learning by Fukai ZHANG, Yiran SUN, Xufeng WU, Aijun LI, Peiyang LI, Dengke WANG, Guan YUAN, Shan ZHAO, Haiyan ZHANG

“…The Slim-Neck network structure is improved to balance the accuracy and complexity of the model, and the DDA Head module is designed to replace the detection head structure to enhance the attention of the model head to the multi-dimensional information of drilling rig targets; Finally, a pipe count inference method called Pipe Count is designed based on the principle of calculating the effective number of movements at the tail of the drilling rig using a two-level polygon judgment area. …”
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Metagenomic analysis reveals rumen microbiome enrichment and functional genes adjustment in carbohydrate metabolism induced by different sorting behavior in mid-lactation dairy cow... by Abdallah Alaa Mousa, Han Zhang, Hongwei Duan, Jiyou Zhang, Shengyong Mao

“…Abstract Background This study aimed to investigate differences in the structure and function of the rumen microbiome and its associated changes in rumen fermentation patterns and apparent nutrient digestibility in dairy cattle with different sorting behavior. …”
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