Exploring the impact process and mechanism of geological hazards on land use from the perspective of debris flow gullies by Xiaobo Liu, Xiaobo Liu, Ran Zhu, Hao Zhang, Xiaoshuang Zhuo

“…Geological disasters like debris flows often profoundly affect land use, causing changes in the surrounding environment and influencing the decisions of local farmers. …”
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Simulation Analysis on the Mud Film Stability for Urban Slurry Shield Tunnel by ZHOU Yu, ZHANG Zhimin, XIONG Hao, CHEN Fan, HAN Kaihang, HUANG Mingfeng

“…Objective As the sand layer located at the launching end of the slurry shield section is connected with seawater during the tunnel construction of Xiamen Metro Line 3, accidents like water and mud gushing, ground collapse may occur when the shield starts. …”
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Evaluating the impact of gridded population datasets variability on flood exposure estimates across South Asia by Jiahui Zhang, Yun Xing, Sanjit Kumar Mondal, Tianxue Liu, Qigen Lin

“…These findings emphasize the importance of selecting appropriate element-at-risk datasets for flood risk assessments, particularly in data-scarce regions.…”
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Numerical study of optical and thermal response of gold and silver coated copper nanostructures for hyperthermia by Saba Afzal, Muhammad Yasin Naz, Ghulam Abbas, Muhammad Qamar, Ahmed Ahmed Ibrahim, Yasin Khan

“…The optical and thermal properties of nanoparticles have attracted much interest due to their extinction effectiveness in industries like electronics, medical devices, photonics, materials sciences, drug delivery, hyperthermia, etc. …”
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ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY OF ATLAS CEDAR (CEDRUS ATLANTICA MANETTI) ESSENTIAL OIL: IN VITRO AND IN SILICO (ADME/T AND MOLECULAR DOCKING) STUDIES by Amara Nacira*, Nadjib Boukhatem Mohamed**, Kouider Amar Mohamed***

“…Besides, on Absorption, Distribution, Metabolism, Excretion, and Toxicity (ADME/T) characteristics of major compounds indicate drug-likeness, with some potential lipophilicity concerns. …”
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Impact of aortic morphology on VA-ECMO performance: a combined statistical shape modeling and CFD approach by Marilena Mazzoli, Marilena Mazzoli, Emanuele Gasparotti, Emanuele Vignali, Dorela Haxhiademi, Simona Celi

“…Despite being widely used in clinical reality, the VA ECMO has some well-known flaws, like the formation of a 'watershed zone' as a consequence of the mixing of native blood from the left ventricle and retrograde oxygenated blood from the ECMO pump. …”
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Leg Attachment Devices of Tiger Beetles (Coleoptera, Cicindelidae) and Their Relationship to Their Habitat Preferences by Zheng Liu, Stanislav N. Gorb, Hongbin Liang, Ming Bai, Yuanyuan Lu

“…The ability of many insects to adhere vertically or even upside down to smooth substrates is closely related to the morphology and distribution of the adhesive structures on their legs. …”
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Methodological approach to development of dosimetric models of the human skeleton for beta-emitting radionuclides by M. O. Degteva, E. A. Shishkina, E. I. Tolstykh, V. I. Zalyapin, P. A. Sharagin, M. A. Smith, B. A. Napier

“…Spongiosa, which fills the segments, is modeled as an isotropic three-dimensional grid (carcass) of rod-like trabeculae that “run through” the bone marrow. …”
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The relationship of stress level and periodontal tissue health in soldiers from Kodam Jaya: a cross-sectional study by Baby Prabowo Setyawati, Nadila Dita, Ishiko Herianto, Ernie Maduratna Setiawatie

“…Professions with high-stress levels, like the Indonesian National Army, face challenges due to demanding requirements on skills, physical endurance, and mental strength. …”
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The Maya Landscape of El Infiernito, Chiapas, Mexico: Comparison of Occupied and Unoccupied Airborne LiDAR Mapping Systems by Whittaker Schroder, Timothy Murtha, Andrew K. Scherer, Shanti Morell-Hart, Charles Golden, Eben N. Broadbent, Angélica M. Almeyda Zambrano, Juan Carlos Fernandez-Diaz

“…The increasing availability of LiDAR data has revolutionized the mapping of archaeological landscapes under vegetation, especially in tropical environments like the Maya Lowlands, but researchers still emphasize site-oriented settlement densities and infrastructure. …”
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Enhancing agricultural productivity through improved fertilizer accessibility: insights from a contingent valuation study in Eastern Nepal by Umesh Khadka, Niranjan Devkota, Ghanashyam Khanal, Tek Maraseni, Puspa Raj Ghimire

“…A multistage sampling technique was implemented to select the sample of 407 paddy farming households systematically. …”
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Advancing Inclusive Participatory Community Based Approaches Towards Fair Transitions and Land Governance in Developing Countries. The Case of Kigali City – Rwanda. by David

“…Challenges in land tenure distribution system come from complex administrative processes, weak institutional frameworks, and fragile legal systems. …”
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Geographically Aware Air Quality Prediction Through CNN-LSTM-KAN Hybrid Modeling with Climatic and Topographic Differentiation by Yue Hu, Yitong Ding, Wenjing Jiang

“…Air pollution poses a pressing global challenge, particularly in rapidly industrializing nations like China where deteriorating air quality critically endangers public health and sustainable development. …”
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A Cross-Sectional Study to Assess Capacity of Health Facility Laboratories in Zone One of Afar Regional State, Ethiopia by Chalachew Genet Akal, Tesfaye Andualem

“…Role of laboratory service in patient care is well recognized in developed compared to developing countries like Ethiopia where most medical decisions are based on clinical judgment. …”
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Experimental Study on Expansive Subgrade Clay Soils Stabilized With Sugarcane Bagasse Ash and Nonwoven Geotextile by Firdous Mohammed, Jemal Jibril, Alemineh Sorsa, Chemeda Alemu, Dekebi Chakeri

“…The cost of construction increases due to the need to transport selected materials from quarries to the construction sites for the replacement of the expansive soils with qualified quarry materials. …”
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Advancements in Forest Monitoring: Applications and Perspectives of Airborne Laser Scanning and Complementarity with Satellite Optical Data by Costanza Borghi, Saverio Francini, Giovanni D’Amico, Ruben Valbuena, Gherardo Chirici

“…Finally, the ALS studies’ distribution was extremely biased. Further research is needed to fully explore its potential for global forest monitoring, particularly in regions like the tropics, where its impact could be significant for ecosystem management and conservation.…”
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Moral distress effects on spirituality determinants in nurses by Nahid Tavakol, Majid Tavakol, Shima Daman

“…Understanding the relationship between spiritual factors, like spiritual sensitivity, workplace spirituality, and moral distress, is important due to the significant role of spirituality in nursing ethics. …”
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Kitchen garden, dietary diversity, and women’s health in rural eastern India: a mixed method study by Shrobana Hazra, Swayam Pragyan Parida, Prajna Paramita Giri, Binod Kumar Behera

“…BackgroundNutrition and food security have been a development priority for decades and remain a major challenge for developing nations like India. Although agriculture is the dominant occupation in India, the rural populations experience poor nutritional outcomes and lag in socio-economic progress. …”
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Empirical Evaluation and Analysis of YOLO Models in Smart Transportation by Lan Anh Nguyen, Manh Dat Tran, Yongseok Son

“…Similarly, YOLOv8 outperforms others with its upgraded CSPDarknet53 backbone, anchor-free mechanism, and efficient loss functions like complete IoU loss and distribution focal loss.…”
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HIV-1 and M-PMV RNA Nuclear Export Elements Program Viral Genomes for Distinct Cytoplasmic Trafficking Behaviors. by Ginger M Pocock, Jordan T Becker, Chad M Swanson, Paul Ahlquist, Nathan M Sherer

“…We show that the HIV-1 RRE regulates unique, en masse, Rev- and CRM1-dependent "burst-like" transitions of mRNAs from the nucleus to flood the cytoplasm in a non-localized fashion. …”
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