Distribution and Structure of China–ASEAN’s Intertidal Ecosystems: Insights from High-Precision, Satellite-Based Mapping by Zhang Zheng, Renming Jia

“…Our findings indicate a total intertidal area of 73,461 km² in China–ASEAN, with an average width of 1.16 km. Analyses of patch area, abundance, and perimeter relationships reveal a power-law distribution with a scaling exponent of 1.52, suggesting self-organizing characteristics shaped by both natural and human pressures. …”
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Green Synthesis of Silver Nanoparticles Using Extract of Oak Fruit Hull (Jaft): Synthesis and In Vitro Cytotoxic Effect on MCF-7 Cells by Rouhollah Heydari, Marzieh Rashidipour

“…Biosynthesized silver nanoparticles were characterized using UV-visible absorption spectroscopy (UV-Vis), Fourier-transform infrared spectroscopy (FT-IR), X-ray diffraction (XRD), dynamic light scattering (DLS), transmission electron microscopy (TEM), and scanning electron microscopy (SEM). TEM and DLS analyses have shown the synthesized AgNPs were predominantly spherical in shape with an average size of 40 nm. …”
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Exploring the restorative benefits of Kuang-Ao features in urban slow-moving greenways based on the healthy city concept by Yi Mei, Jinlu Chen, Jingyue Wu, Zhangyun Fan, Wanyun Zhou

“…ErgoLAB and Excel were utilized for preprocessing data on emotional pleasure, galvanic skin response change rate, perceptual dimension, and average pupil diameter. SPSS 27.0 was employed to conduct difference and correlation analyses, exploring the relationship between Kuang-Ao features of slow-moving greenways and recreationists’ restorative perceptions. …”
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Biosynthesis of Zinc Oxide Nanoparticles and effect on seed germination of wheat (Triticum aestivum) in vitro by Mohammed Jasim Ali, Ahmed Saeed Mohmed, Rafid Ahmed Abbas Al-khaldy

“…This study included the biosynthesis of zinc nanoparticles by plant extract from the leaves of the Myrtus communis L. and used the following analyses ultraviolet- X-ray diffraction, Fourier transform infrared (FITR), and visible (UV-vis) spectroscopy (XRD). …”
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Profiling of the gut, skin and nasal microbiotas revealed clinically relevant microbial taxa from children with allergies: a pilot study by Jiayi Hong, Zhiwei Tang, Dongjun Zhang, Chenqi Mo, Wen Su, Jie Shao

“…BackgroundA reduction in biodiversity and alterations in the microbiota composition are relevant to allergic diseases. However, combined analyses of the skin, nasal and gut microbiotas are lacking in the literature. …”
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Efficiency of NOMA-Assisted FD-AF Vehicle-to-Vehicle Relaying Over Nakagami-<italic>m</italic> Fading Channels by Sajid Hussain Alvi, Mohammad Arif, Keivan Navaie

“…Nakagami-m distribution is typically used to model various multipath fading channels in relaying networks. This work analyses a NOMA-based vehicle-to-vehicle (V2V) relaying over Nakagami-m fading channels. …”
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Comparison of Hydration Properties of Cement-Carbon Steel Slag and Cement-Stainless Steel Slag Blended Binder by Saly Fathy, Guo Liping, Rui Ma, Gu Chunping, Sun Wei

“…BSE (backscattered electron)/EDX (energy-dispersive X-ray spectroscopy) analyses estimate the average Si/Ca ratio of CS30 and SS30 at 90 days to be 0.41(Ca/Si = 2.44) and 0.45(Ca/Si = 2.22), respectively, compared to 0.43 (Ca/Si = 2.33) for pure cement.…”
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A social equity analysis of the U.S. public transportation system based on job accessibility by Armin Jeddi Yeganeh, Ralph Hall, Annie Pearce, Steve Hankey

“…Within individual MSAs, on average, accessibility differences by income are greater than accessibility differences by race. …”
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Research on Associative Cognition Networks with Educational Robotics for Learning Healthy Hydration Habits. by Alejandro De la Hoz Serrano, Lina Viviana Melo Niño, Florentina Cañada Cañada, Javier Cubero Juánez

“…The demand of technological advancement necessitates the increase of digital resources for teaching and scientific and digital literacy. Objective: Analyses Associative Cognitive Networks of pre-service teachers on bioscientific learning of healthy hydration habits after an intervention using educational robotics. …”
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Trends in the Mortality, Deaths, and Aetiologies of Lower Respiratory Infections Among 204 Countries from 1991 to 2021: An Updated Systematic Study by Meichen Li, Min Liu, Jue Liu

“…Globally, the ASMR for LRI decreased by an average of 2.29% annually (95% CI: 2.16–2.42%). While ASMR decreased in 20 of the GBD regions, mortality rates in Southern Latin America increased (EAPC = 1.32, 95% CI: 0.98–1.67). …”
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Machine learning-based prediction of speed of sound in fatty acid ethyl esters by Kusum Yadav, Shahad Almansour, Lulwah M. Alkwai, Anupam Yadav, Mehrdad Mottaghi

“…CNN achieved an R² value of 0.9996, with low average absolute relative error and mean squared error, outperforming other tested algorithms. …”
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Experimental investigation of indoor convective and radiative heat transfer coefficient for a thermally activated building system in tropical climate conditions by T. Vivek, C. Rakesh, K. Balaji, Ananth Pai

“…The results from the measurements indicate that the average CHTC and RHTC are 2.66 W/m2K and 5.7 W/m2K, and it conforms with EN ISO 6946 standards for tropical climates. …”
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Foreign Direct Investment in Romania: Impact on the Agro-Food Sector by Silvius Stanciu

“…Similar to East Asian countries, in the short term, FDI in agriculture has a negative impact on AWU or Agriculture Value Added. Additional analyses using Big Data, applied to a complex set of economic indicators in agriculture, are necessary for complex research. …”
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Germination and initial growth of four cover crops as a function of liquid organic fertilization by A. A. Fonseca, L. H. G. Mengarda, P. A. M. Lima, J. S. Costa, S. O. Lopes, R. S. Alexandre, J. C. Lopes

“…The experiment was carried out in a completely randomized design and a 4 x 3 factorial scheme (four legume species: Mucuna aterrima, Mucuna cinereum, Crotalaria spectabilis e Crotalaria breviflora and three levels of LOM: absence (0.0 g L-1), low concentration (28.0 g L-1), and high concentration (56.0 g L-1). The analyses were: germination (%), index speed germination, average germination time (days), and seedling root and shoot lengths (cm). …”
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Standardized droplet preamplification method for downstream circulating cell-free DNA analysis by Colin Skeen, Erica D. Pratt

“…We systematically compared our protocol with different destabilization methods and found an average 41% improvement in recovery efficiency. We anticipate that this standardized method will increase the consistency and reproducibility of ccfDNA/ctDNA analyses. …”
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Impact of online formative assessment in ophthalmology for MBBS phase III undergraduate students by Undrakonda Vivekanand, Manaswini Das, Shilpa M. Bhimalli, Sarita RJ Lobo

“…Relationships between performance in OFAs and prefinal examinations were determined using correlation and multiple regression analyses. Results: 69.8% of students felt that OFA (multiple choice question [MCQ]) is a useful tool for understanding ophthalmology. …”
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Energy sources and global sustainability connectedness: Evidence from green and dirty energy by Samet Gunay, Selma Kurtishi-Kastrati, Mohamed Sraieb, Gadaf Rexhepi

“…The results show that, on average, 35.61 % of the forecast error variance spillovers of GSI can be attributed to green and dirty energy indices. …”
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W-Band Transverse Slotted Frequency Scanning Antenna for 6G Wireless Communication and Space Applications by Hurrem Ozpinar, Sinan Aksimsek, Nurhan Türker Tokan

“…Furthermore, corona discharge and multipaction analyses are performed to evaluate the antenna’s power handling performance under extreme operating conditions. …”
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PRE- FOUNDATION STUDIES USING VERTICAL ELECTRICAL SOUNDING AND SOIL SAMPLE ANALYSIS by Kazeem Oladimeji Olomo

“…Additionally, according to GPHY studies, western and northernportions of the region are marked by fractures/faults, which could cause building subsidence if foundation isstationed at these points. The results of the analyses of the soil samples taken in five different points in thestudy area revealed: (1) grain size distribution with 0.075 mm particle size passing of an average of 41%signifying the occurrence of clay, corroborating the presence of clay material within the weathered layer inGPHY investigations; (2) active and expansive nature of the soil with linear shrinkage greater than 8%revealing unsuitability of topsoil for foundation; (3) medium plasticity of soil indicating possible soil swelling;and (4) concomitant GTECH and GPHY results of the topsoil and weathered layer properties. …”
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Individual objective versus subjective fixation disparity as a function of forced vergence. by Wolfgang Jaschinski

“…Frequent repeated measurements in 12 observers allowed for individual analyses. Generally, fixation disparity values and the effects of prisms were much smaller in the subjective than in the objective measures. …”
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