What Can Urban Gardening Really Do About Gentrification? A Case-Study of Three San Francisco Community Gardens by Guillaume Marche

“…San Francisco is known for its small acreage and high population density. Due to its attractiveness, the city has been subjected to a housing shortage, skyrocketing real-estate rates, and a steady process of gentrification over the past 20 years in particular. …”
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Dynamic compression mechanical properties of soft coal under different strain rates by Chuanqi ZHU, Lei WANG, Huaiqian LIU, Lipeng CHEN, Shuai ZHANG

“…In order to study the dynamic mechanical characteristics of soft coal under different strain rates, aiming at the soft coal of 11518 working face in Panyi Coal Mine of Huainan Mining Area, the cylindrical briquette samples of ø50 mm × 25 mm were pressed. …”
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Mammoth backlog of court cases pending in India: A spatial visualisation by Sugam Agarwal, Smruti Ranjan Behera

“…For more than the last thirty years, the Indian judiciary has been facing colossal pendency levels and long case processing times. …”
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Self-supporting Sb–doped SnO₂ Anode for Oxidative Degradation of Atrazine by Xue WANG, Jiafang XIE, Jian ZHANG, Ding LI, Quanbao ZHAO, Sijun DONG

“…Sb–doped SnO₂ (ATO) materials exhibit high oxygen evolution potential, but commonly prepared planar ATO electrodes face removal rate and stability limitations due to slow mass transfer and large charge transfer impedance. …”
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Describing Pulmonary Nodules Using 3D Clustering by Amera Al-Funjan, Farid Meziane, Rob Aspin

“…Computer-aided detection (CAD) systems efficiently succeeded in the nodule detection by 2D processing of computed tomography (CT)-scan lung images; however, the nodule (tumor) description in more detail is still a big challenge that faces these systems.Materials and Methods. …”
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A Fast Forward Prediction Framework for Energy Materials Design Based on Machine Learning Methods by Xinhua Liu, Kaiyi Yang, Lisheng Zhang, Wentao Wang, Sida Zhou, Billy Wu, Mengyu Xiong, Shichun Yang, Rui Tan

“…The exploration of new materials, including nanomaterials, is important for breaking through the current bottlenecks of energy density and charging rates. However, traditional theoretical computational methods face the dilemma of long research cycles. …”
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Optimal selection test of material ratio in the top of Ordovician limestone grouting reconstruction by Zhenli FAN, Lutong CAO, Fengda ZHANG, Xiwen YIN, Qiuyang ZHAO, Zhiwei ZHANG

“…It reduces the risk of water inflow on the working face and provides technical support for regional grouting treatment projects targeting the top of the Ordovician limestone.…”
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A Review of Seasonal Energy Storage for Net-Zero Industrial Heat: Thermal and Power-to-X Storage Including the Novel Concept of Renewable Metal Energy Carriers by Yvonne I. Baeuerle, Cordin Arpagaus, Michel Y. Haller

“…Achieving net-zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050 requires CO₂-neutral industrial process heat, with seasonal energy storage (SES) playing a crucial role in balancing supply and demand. …”
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Active Equalization Strategy for Lithium-Ion Battery Packs Based on Multilayer Dual Interleaved Inductor Circuits in Electric Vehicles by Xu Lei, Jianping He, Linqian Fan, Guiping Wang

“…However, when connected in series, overcharged cells of LIBs face the risk of explosion, and undercharged cells decrease the life cycle of the battery. …”
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Carbon Felts Uniformly Modified with Bismuth Nanoparticles for Efficient Vanadium Redox Flow Batteries by Huishan Chen, Sen Li, Yongxin Zhao, Xinyue Li, Hui Zhao, Longzhen Cheng, Renting Li, Pengcheng Dai

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AI Dermatochroma Analytica (AIDA): Smart Technology for Robust Skin Color Classification and Segmentation by Abderrachid Hamrani, Daniela Leizaola, Nikhil Kumar Reddy Vedere, Robert S. Kirsner, Kacie Kaile, Alexander Lee Trinidad, Anuradha Godavarty

“…Traditional methods for skin color classification, such as visual assessments and conventional image classification, face limitations in accuracy and consistency under varying conditions. …”
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Effect of trace silver addition on microstructure and properties of Cu-0.45Cr-0.1Zr alloy by Xinfeng Jiang, Zhu Xiao, Zhou Li, Xiaopeng Liang

“…The addition of Ag had little influence on the precipitation process of Cu–Cr–Zr alloy during aging: Cr particles transitioned from GP zones to face-centered cubic (fcc) structure and finally stabilized in body-centered cubic (bcc) structure, however, the composition of Zr precipitates changed after Ag doping. …”
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Monte Carlo-Based Strategy for Assessing the Impact of EEG Data Uncertainty on Confidence in Convolutional Neural Network Classification by Pierre Sedi Nzakuna, Vincenzo Gallo, Vincenzo Paciello, Aime Lay-Ekuakille, Angelo Kuti Lusala

“…Electroencephalography (EEG) data acquisition process in Brain-Computer Interfaces (BCIs) is inevitably affected by uncertainty which introduces variability in the data. …”
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Research progress of Ni-rich ternary cathode materials by Xueyi GUO, Haiyan CAI, Gaoqiang MAO, Wanjing YU, Hui TONG, Shuo YIN

“…However, with an increase in Ni content, materials face numerous challenges in terms of their structural and interfacial stability, cycling, and safety. …”
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Unraveling nonlinear effects of environment features on green view index using multiple data sources and explainable machine learning by Cai Chen, Jian Wang, Dong Li, Xiaohu Sun, Jiyong Zhang, Changjiang Yang, Bo Zhang

“…In this paper, we combine multi-source big data, such as Baidu Street View data and remote sensing images, and utilize semantic segmentation models and geographic data processing techniques to study the global and local interpretation of the Beijing region with GVI as the key indicator. …”
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Emotional and Directional Enabled Programmable Flexible Haptic Interface for Enhanced Cognition in Disabled Community by Yuhan Liu, Liuyang Han, Siqi Lv, Tao Jiang, Mingkai Duan, Hanyu Guo, Yuzhen Li, Qisen Xie, Yanru Chen, Dongkai Wang, Ziheng Liu, Wenjie Zhang, Yanting Gong, Junwen Zhong, Xiang Qian

“…Here, the work demonstrates a flexible, integrable, and programmable haptic interface based on elastomer actuators that utilize a unique forming process to create customized local stiffness in a multilayer elastomer by varying the cross-linking density of elastomers. …”
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Enhanced power sharing and voltage regulation for islanded nano-satellite DC microgrids in spinning flight scenarios by Khalil Louassaa, Josep M. Guerrero, Baseem Khan, Muhammad Zain Yousaf, Mohamed Ali Zdiri, Liu Zhang, Rajkumar Sivanraju

“…The Electrical Power System (EPS) is a critical subsystem that integrates photovoltaic sources, energy storage, and power converters to ensure reliable operation. However, EPS design faces challenges from strict size limitations, high power density requirements, and extreme space conditions, demanding robust control strategies. …”
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The development of ideal insertion and deletion (InDel) markers and initial indel map variation in cucumber using re-sequenced data by Jinchang Yang, Pengxu Meng, Hang Mi, Xueying Wang, Jin Yang, Shaohong Fu, Wanzhuo Gong, Ruifan Bao, Wujiao Deng, Haimei Wu, Zhiqin Liu, Sijia Yang, Jixing Ni, Jian Liu, Haoran Shi

“…Abstract Background InDels are the most common type of length polymorphism and play a critical role in the genetic traits of many important phenotypes in both plants and animals, making them an ideal source for length polymorphism molecular markers. However, in the process of cucumber breeding, researchers still face deficiencies in the identification of InDel loci and the development of genomic-wide molecular markers. …”
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Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in the cryosphere – occurrence, organismic accumulation, ecotoxicological impacts, transformation, and management strategies by Ashani Arulananthan, Ashani Arulananthan, Oddur Þór Vilhelmsson, Ulf Karsten, Hans-Peter Grossart, Hans-Peter Grossart, Auður Sigurbjörnsdóttir, Óttar Rolfsson, Hanna Joerss, Bettina Scholz

“…The cryosphere faces increasing threats from anthropogenic pollutants, including per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), a class of synthetic chemicals produced in significant quantities and released into the environment for over seven decades. …”
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Bacterial microbiota associated with raw plant-based meat analogue products and their influences on selective enrichment for Escherichia coli O157:H7 by Sabrina Capitani, Liam P. Brown, Catherine D. Carrillo, Calvin Ho-Fung Lau

“…Towards fostering a more sustainable food production system in face of the climate change challenge, alternative protein meat-substitute products that are plant-based and free of animal by-products have been gaining attractions from both food manufacturers and consumers. …”
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