Evaluation on Carbon Sequestration Capacity of 30 Common Landscaping Tree Species in Beijing by Jing QIAN, Sidong SHEN, Shuxin FAN, Li DONG

“…On the basis of fulfilling other functional needs, from the perspective of carbon sink, landscaping tree species with high carbon sequestration capacity should be fully applied. …”
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How the HBRC contributes to the Sustainability in Egypt by Khaled El Zahaby

“…</p><p>One of the main activities of HBRC is serving the community through the assessment of mal-functioning structures nationwide, as well as technically refereeing disputes between different parties. …”
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Introduction by Jerzy F. Latka

“…Since paper is widely available, affordable and environmentally friendly, it should be recognised as a building material of the future, for the right kinds of buildings with the right kinds of functions. Take, for instance, the cardboard constructions built by the homeless and refugees. …”
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Synthesizing a novel genetic sequential logic circuit: a push‐on push‐off switch by Chunbo Lou, Xili Liu, Ming Ni, Yiqi Huang, Qiushi Huang, Longwen Huang, Lingli Jiang, Dan Lu, Mingcong Wang, Chang Liu, Daizhuo Chen, Chongyi Chen, Xiaoyue Chen, Le Yang, Haisu Ma, Jianguo Chen, Qi Ouyang

“…Abstract Design and synthesis of basic functional circuits are the fundamental tasks of synthetic biologists. …”
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Point-Symmetric Extension-Based Interval Shannon-Cosine Spectral Method for Fractional PDEs by Ruyi Xing, Yanqiao Li, Qing Wang, Yangyang Wu, Shu-Li Mei

“…Then, based on the point-symmetric extension and the general variational theory, an interval Shannon-Cosine wavelet is constructed. It is proved that the first derivative of the approximated function with this interval wavelet function is continuous. …”
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Ecosystem Services Trade-Offs in the Chaohu Lake Basin Based on Land-Use Scenario Simulations by Aibo Jin, Gachen Zhang, Ping Ma, Xiangrong Wang

“…In contrast, critical ES areas in the ND and ED scenarios faced significant encroachment, resulting in diminished ecological functions. The SD scenario effectively mitigated these impacts, maintaining stable ES provision and ESB distribution. …”
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Understanding of AI large model technology empowering the field of ships by WANG Zhaojie, YU Lei, XIONG Jinhui, LI Huaiyu, HAN Yunjun, SHEN Zhen, GUO Rui, ZHANG Yong

“…In addition, AI large model technology can inject intelligent and green elements into the shipping industry from aspects such as the hull design, ship construction, shipping management, energy conservation and emission reduction, can optimize ship functions, and improve efficiency, economy and environmental protection. …”
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Identification of cuproptosis and ferroptosis-related subtypes and development of a prognostic signature in colon cancer. by Yinghao He, Fuqiang Liu, Qingshu Li, Zheng Jiang

“…Subsequently, through immune-related analysis, we revealed differences in immune cell infiltration and immune function between high- and low-risk groups. Further analysis of the relationship between the model and immune cells and functions revealed potential therapeutic targets. …”
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Estimation of seismic downtime for building retrofitting decision-making by Mucedero G, Couto R, Yükselen B, Monteiro R

“…Within these efforts and frameworks, less attention has been paid to the post-earthquake recovery time of buildings and communities, thus ignoring the significance of reaching a desired recovery state (e.g., functional recovery) within a specified time frame. …”
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The lysosome-related characteristics affects the prognosis and tumor microenvironment of lung adenocarcinoma by Wuguang Chang, Wuyou Gao, Yawei Wu, Bin Luo, Lekai Zhong, Leqi Zhong, Wenqian Lin, Zhesheng Wen, Youfang Chen

“…BackgroundThe lysosome plays a vitally crucial role in tumor development and is a major participant in the cell death process, involving aberrant functional and structural changes. However, there are few studies on lysosome-associated genes (LAGs) in lung adenocarcinoma (LUAD).MethodsBulk RNA-seq of LUAD was downloaded from The Cancer Genome Atlas (TCGA) and Gene Expression Omnibus (GEO). …”
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Validation of a semi-quantitative method to assess interstitial lung disease severity and progression in systemic sclerosis by standard and low-dose HRCT scans by Thomas Frauenfelder, Oliver Distler, Cosimo Bruni, Anna-Maria Hoffmann-Vold, Suzana Jordan, Carina Mihai, Muriel Elhai, Rucsandra Dobrota, Øyvind Midtvedt, Torhild Garen, Øyvind Molberg, Mike Becker, Trond Mogens Aaløkken, Cathrine Brunborg, Håvard Fretheim, Christian Clarenbach, Lucas Tschalèr, Michael Thomas Durheim

“…We aimed to validate a semi-quantitative method for lung fibrosis assessment in patients with systemic sclerosis associated ILD (SSc-ILD) by standard and low-dose HRCT, considering lung structure and function as integral components of ILD evaluation.Methods SSc patients from Oslo and Zurich with HRCT images, pulmonary function tests, including forced vital capacity (FVC), diffusing capacity for carbon monoxide (DLCO) and the 6-minute walk test with oxygen (O2) desaturation were enrolled. …”
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Morinda officinalis oligosaccharides alleviate chronic unpredictable mild stress-induced depression through the BDNF/TrkB/CREB pathway and symptoms of sexual dysfunction in mice by Mengjie He, Mengying Hu, Tingqiao Wang, Zeping Zuo, Hongkai Li, Zhiwei Zhao, Yunwen Hao, Xueling Dai, Jianfang Wang, Yaxuan Sun

“…MOO further confirmed that sexual dysfunction is closely related to the development of depression by improving the lack of sexual motivation and low sexual performance in CUMS-induced depressed mice, modulating the disruption of sex hormone secretion in serum, and alleviating sperm morphology and functional defects in the epididymis.ConclusionThese findings on MOO provide a basis for exploring its antidepressant mechanism, its use to improve hypogonadotropic symptoms, and for future development of new antidepressant drug to improves hypogonadotropic symptoms.…”
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Improving the Accuracy of Flood Damage Assessments to Residential Structures via the Use of Experimental Data by Anna Katya Opel, Elizabeth Chisolm Matthews

“…To demonstrate the applicability of the experimentally derived DDFs to damage estimation at smaller scales, the functions are applied to a hypothetical building design typical of the south‐eastern United States.…”
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Design and evaluation of a high-performance betavoltaic battery utilizing vertically stacked diamond matched 90Sr source by Shiquan Cao, Guanghui Zhang, Yumin Liu, Zhengce Jiang, Heling Yao, Yuncheng Han, Maogen Su

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Meta-analysis of proteomics data from osteoblasts, bone, and blood: Insights into druggable targets, active factors, and potential biomarkers for bone biomaterial design by Johannes R Schmidt, Klaudia Adamowicz, Lis Arend, Jörg Lehmann, Markus List, Patrina SP Poh, Jan Baumbach, Stefan Kalkhof, Tanja Laske

“…An innovative, integrated framework consisting of data harmonization, candidate protein selection, network construction, and functional enrichment as well as drug repurposing and protein scoring metrics was developed. …”
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Regulatory role of stem-loop structures in Faba bean necrotic yellows virus replication efficiency by Muhammad Amir Qureshi, Muhammad Hassan Butt, Aamir Lal, Thuy T. B. Vo, Nattanong Bupi, Marjia Tabassum, Hyojin Im, Ahlim Lee, Amen Shamim, Sukchan Lee

“…The findings provide novel insights into how FBNYV regulates genome integrity and segment functionality.…”
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Potential of the mortgage housing lending market by N. I. Parusimova, D. A. Dobrin

“…The scientific novelty of the study is expressed in the following results: the analysis and systematization of the diverse characteristics of the mortgage housing lending market; the identification of terminological inconsistencies in definitions that reflect the essence of the mortgage market; the refinement of the market concept based on an essentialist approach; the formulation of the market’s functional objectives from the perspective of participants; the establishment of causal relationships, functions, and specific features of the market; as well as the empirical analysis of its practical functioning. …”
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Brain Network Changes in Lumbar Disc Herniation Induced Chronic Nerve Roots Compression Syndromes by Yan-Peng Zhang, Guang-Hui Hong, Chuan-Yin Zhang

“…A total of thirty LDH adults presenting L4 and/or L5 root (s) compression syndromes (LDH group) and thirty age-, sex-, BMI- and education-matched healthy control (HC group) were recruited for functional MRI scan. Whole-brain functional network was constructed for each participant using Pearson’s correlation. …”
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基于混合核函数支持向量机的齿轮诊断方法研究 by 谢凌然, 高长伟, 沈玉娣

“…Support Vector Machines（SVM） is a new machine learning method based on statistics learning theory which has good classification ability even if the training samples are very few.The technology of SVM is applied to gear fault diagnosis.Using of local,global kernel function for samples training classification,then selects their respective weight appropriately by using the previous classification results to construct mixed kernel function.Experiments and data analysis prove that the classification results using mixed kernel function are better than that using local or global kernel function alone.…”
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New operational relations for mathematical models of local nonequilibrium heat transfer by E. M. Kartashov

“…The physical meaning of the finiteness of the heat transfer rate was substantiated. The isochron was constructed for the temperature function in a partially bounded domain. …”
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