Effects of soil water on fungal community composition along elevational gradients on the northern slope of the Central Kunlun Mountains by Yongguang Zhang, Yongguang Zhang, Chaonan Li, Zhihao Zhang, Chenhong Li, Bo Zhang, Hongchen Jiang, Waqar Islam, Xiangzhen Li, Fanjiang Zeng

“…Soil saprotroph and nectar/tap saprotroph were the dominant functional groups (>1.0%). Along the elevational gradients, soil fungal α-diversity demonstrated a generally decreasing trend, whereas β-diversity showed a contrasting increasing trend. …”
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Preparation of PET matrix gradient composite fiber membrane for coal mine and Study on the dust filtration-moisture permeability by Gang ZHOU, Zhuo XU, Liwei JIANG, Guanshuang CHEN, Yunlong MA, Rulin LIU, Yongmei WANG

“…Moreover, the distribution of surface elements and functional groups of each fiber membrane was consistent with its feature. …”
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Testing an inverse modeling approach with gradient boosting regression for stroke volume estimation using patient thermodilution data by Vasiliki (Vicky) Bikia, Dionysios Adamopoulos, Dionysios Adamopoulos, Dionysios Adamopoulos, Marco Roffi, Marco Roffi, Georgios Rovas, Stéphane Noble, Stéphane Noble, François Mach, François Mach, Nikolaos Stergiopulos

“…Stroke volume (SV) is a major indicator of cardiovascular function, providing essential information about heart performance and blood flow adequacy. …”
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A Detection and Cover Integrated Waveform Design Method with Good Correlation Characteristics and Doppler Tolerance by Haoting Guo, Fulai Wang, Nanjun Li, Zezhou Wu, Chen Pang, Lei Zhang, Yongzhen Li

“…With the increasing complexity of the electromagnetic environment, radar waveform design needs to break through the limitation of traditional single-function architectures, prompting the emergence of integrated radar waveforms. …”
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The Interplay Between Visual Traits and Forest in Bumblebee Communities Across Sweden by Pierre Tichit, Liam Kendall, Peter Olsson, Gavin Taylor, Christoph Rau, Paul Caplat, Henrik G. Smith, Emily Baird

“…These functional patterns were associated with differences in the abundance of six common species that likely explains the community‐wide shift of visual traits along the habitat gradient. …”
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Short Paper - Quadratic minimization: from conjugate gradient to an adaptive Polyak’s momentum method with Polyak step-sizes by Goujaud, Baptiste, Taylor, Adrien, Dieuleveut, Aymeric

“…We provide a definitive answer to this question for minimizing convex quadratic functions, an arguably necessary first step for developing such methods in more general setups.…”
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Multi-objective optimization of urban logistics land: a gradient-based method approach with Wuhan city as an example by Hongzan Jiao, Shuaikang Zhang

“…However, the dual challenge of mismatched logistics supply and demand, along with conflicts in land use functions, can lead to inefficiencies in resource allocation and urban freight system performance. …”
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Seasonal Dynamics of Benthic Infauna Communities in <i>Zostera marina</i> Meadows: Effects of Plant Density Gradients by Natalia Anna Gintowt, Halina Kendzierska, Urszula Janas

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Relationship between deadwood structural diversity and carbon stock along environmental and disturbance gradients in Tropical dry forests by Masanja Sarafina N., Shirima Deo D., Zahabu Eliakimu M.

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Experimental and computational validation on the adsorption behaviour of quercetin and rutin on ion exchange resins by Anannya Kalita, Rabu Ranjan Changmai, Manabendra Sarma, Monali Dutta Saikia

“…We carried out first principle-based density functional theory (DFT) calculations to get more insight into the nature of the interactions between adsorbate and adsorbent. …”
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A Theoretical Study of Structural, Electronic, and Vibration Properties of Acetylcholine Chloride and Bromide by Kirill A. Gordienko, Aleksei B. Gordienko, Yurii N. Zhuravlev

“…The theoretical analysis was based on the density functional theory (DFT) with gradient Perdew-Burke-Ernzerhof exchange-correlation functional (PBE) and a semi-empirical scheme for dispersion-accounting density functional (DFT+D3). …”
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Birds as Biodiversity Beacons: Identifying Conservation Priority Areas Through Multi-Dimensional Diversity in China by Fei Duan, Shuyi Zhu, Xiaoyun Shi, Xiaoli Shen, Sheng Li

“…Our results demonstrate a distinct south-to-north diversity gradient in China’s avifauna, with functional and phylogenetic diversity hotspots concentrated in Yunnan Province, the Hengduan Mountains, Hainan Island, Taiwan Island, and southeastern coastal regions. …”
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Responses of C4 grasses to aridity reflect species‐specific strategies in a semiarid savanna by Nicole A. Havrilchak, Jason B. West

“…Additionally, few studies have investigated the functional strategies of co‐occurring C4 grass species for dealing with aridity in their natural environments. …”
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Ab Initio Investigation of the Stability, Electronic, Mechanical, and Transport Properties of New Double Half Heusler Alloys Ti₂Pt₂ZSb (Z = Al, Ga, In) by Nurgul S. Soltanbek, Nurpeiis A. Merali, Nursultan E. Sagatov, Fatima U. Abuova, Edgars Elsts, Aisulu U. Abuova, Vladimir V. Khovaylo, Talgat M. Inerbaev, Marina Konuhova, Anatoli I. Popov

“…This research aimed to explore the structural, electronic, mechanical, and vibrational properties of double half Heusler compounds with the generic formula Ti₂Pt₂ZSb (Z = Al, Ga, and In), using density functional theory calculations. The generalized gradient approximation within the PBE functional was employed for structural relaxation and for calculations of vibrational and mechanical properties and thermal conductivity, while the hybrid HSE06 functional was employed for calculations of the electronic properties. …”
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Bayesian generalized dissimilarity model for marine biodiversity analysis by Evellin Dewi Lusiana, Suci Astutik, Nurjannah, Abu Bakar Sambah

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UVB radiation and amphibian resilience: Analyzing skin color, immune suppression and oxidative stress in Rana kukunoris from different elevations by Xiaolong Tang, Juan Wu, Haoqi Zhang, Liye Zhong, Rui Su, Ming Ma, Huihui Wang, Miaojun Ma, Qiang Chen

“…This study compared the physiological responses of high- and low-altitude Rana kukunoris populations to UVBR exposure, focusing on dorsal color, immune function, antioxidant capacity, and DNA repair gene expression. …”
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Selective laser melted uniform and functionally graded lattice structures diamond tools: Microstructure, compressive behavior and grinding performance of CuSn20-bonded diamond comp... by Yangli Xu, Haoqing Li, Guoqin Huang, Guangyao Han, Yu Sun, Congming Ke, Xiaodong Li, Xinyan Zheng, Xipeng Xu

“…SLMed porous CuSn20-bonded diamond tools were systematically investigated to elucidate the influence of Uniform Lattice Structures (ULS, UL-30 %–50 % porosity) and Functionally Graded Lattice Structures (FGLS, GL-P and GL-V) on compressive behaviour and grinding performance in this work. …”
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Non-invasive bio-electromagnetic monitoring of cerebrovascular function: a novel conductivity reactivity index (CRx) for optimal cerebral perfusion pressure in acute brain injury m... by Jia Xu, Haochen Li, Feng Wang, Lian Yan, Gui Jin, Mingsheng Chen, Gen Li, Mingxin Qin

“…In the animal experiment, a novel cerebrovascular function index Conductivity Reactivity index (CRx), established with MIPS and ABP, was to assess optimal cerebral blood perfusion pressure (CPP) for maintaining the cerebrovascular function in four gradients of CPP in acute brain injury model.ResultsThe results found that the CRx (−0.072 ± 0.203) was a significant negative correlation with the PRx (0.223 ± 0.203) (r = −0.447, P = 0.003). …”
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Brain connectome gradient dysfunction in patients with end-stage renal disease and its association with clinical phenotype and cognitive deficits by Peng Li, Nan Li, Li Ren, Yan-Ping Yang, Xin-Yi Zhu, Hui-Jie Yuan, Zhao-Yao Luo, Jun-Ya Mu, Wen Wang, Ming Zhang

“…Using resting-state functional magnetic resonance imaging, we studied ESRD-related hierarchical alterations. …”
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Predicting the Cetane Number of Biodiesel using two AI-Models: the Gradient-based ANN and ANN Optimized by Genetic Algorithm by Hadis Tanha, Fatemeh Bashipour

“…The three input variablesof the model for predicting the target variable of the biodiesel CN are the average number of carbon atoms, average number of double bonds, and average molecular weight of the fatty acid methyl esters. The learning function, transfer function, number of hidden layers, and number of neurons in the hidden layers are some of the optimized parameters in the current AI-models. …”
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