Effects of Subsetting by Parent Materials on Prediction of Soil Organic Matter Content in a Hilly Area Using Vis-NIR Spectroscopy. by Shengxiang Xu, Xuezheng Shi, Meiyan Wang, Yongcun Zhao

“…Reflectance data were related to surface SOM content by means of a partial least square regression (PLSR) method and several data pre-processing techniques, such as first and second derivatives with a smoothing filter. …”
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Tribological Properties of Polydimethylsiloxane Grafted with Poly(Ethylene Glycol) Methyl Ether Methacrylate Under Water Lubrication by Tae-Hyeong Kim, Dae-Eun Kim

“…Polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS) is a polymer material characterized by its flexibility, biocompatibility, non-toxicity, excellent stability, and high transparency. It is also easy to process and allows for control over its physical properties. …”
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Modeling and optimization of methanol production from Ghanaian biomass wastes using Aspen Plus by Marcellanous Baffour Kwakye Ellonye, Herbert Fiifi Ansah, Prosper Abewini Atuase, Clement Akornor, Ezekiel Sam

“…Among these, the major factors investigated included the steam-to-biomass ratio (SBR), the gasification temperature, and the reactor temperature for the purpose of optimizing methanol production through response surface methodology. According to this study, the ideal process parameters of SBR at 0.6039, gasification temperature set to 1000 °C, and reactor temperature maintained at 296.97 °C result in a methanol rate of 14,731 kg/h, corresponding to 78% yield. …”
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Study on the Microscopic Mechanism of Spontaneous Combustion and Oxidation Kinetics of Water-Leached Coal by Naifu Cao, Gang Wang, Yuntao Liang

“…Regardless of the moisture content, the critical temperature is maintained at 65–75°C, and the temperature of the left coal in the goaf should be prevented from exceeding this critical value.…”
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Association of Pathogenic Th17 Cells with the Disease Severity and Its Potential Implication for Biological Treatment Selection in Psoriasis Patients by Cristina Aguilar-Flores, Octavio Castro-Escamilla, Elizabeth M. Ortega-Rocha, César Maldonado-García, Fermín Jurado-Santa Cruz, Gibrán Pérez-Montesinos, Alicia Lemini-López, Laura C. Bonifaz

“…Particularly, the Th17 cells through IL-17 can contribute to maintain the inflammatory process. The pathogenic Th17 phenotype has been described in human diseases and associated with high severity in inflammatory experimental models. …”
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Study on the effect of microbial agent M44 on straw decay promoting in cold soils by Lijie Wang, Wenshan Zhao, Ruizhi Liu, Haoran Jiang, Xiaofang Yu, Julin Gao, Shuping Hu, Qinggeer Borjigin

“…Abstract Compound microbial agents are an important means to optimize soil quality and maintain soil microbial activity. When supplemented with microbial agents, straw returned to a field shows improved degradation efficiency and hence better nutrient release. …”
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Old residual mortar as a quality indicator of recycled brick aggregate by Md Roknuzzaman, NHM Kamrujjaman Serker, Md Mahabub Rahman

“…Old residual mortar (RM) on recycled aggregate surfaces is a major factor contributing to its lower quality. …”

Constructing electrospun 3D liquid metal adhesion channel on stretchable yarns for broad-range strain-insensitivity smart textiles by Yikun Duan, Zhaoyang Sun, Qiangqiang Zhang, Yalin Dong, Yagai Lin, Dongxiao Ji, Xiaohong Qin

“…This approach ensures that the yarns maintain a low resistance of 0.082 Ω/cm and exhibit conductivity stability across a wide strain range, with a resistance change (ΔR/R0) of only 0.703 at 600% strain. …”
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Electrostatic charge injection for reusing face masks: Mechanisms, performance, and a household alternative by Zehua Peng, Zhiyuan Li, Xingcan Huang, Xinge Yu, Michael K. H. Leung, Zuankai Wang, Zhengbao Yang

“…Our strategy involves disinfection and corona charging processes, enabling surgical masks to maintain a filtration efficiency of 88.7% even after five cycles of reuse. …”
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Physico-mechanical properties and multivariate analysis of pearl millet at different moisture contents by Adrielle Borges de Almeida, Osvaldo Resende, Geraldo Acácio Mabasso, Érik Rezende de Freitas, Juliana Aparecida Célia, Josivania Silva Correia

“…Understanding its physico-mechanical properties is essential to maintain grain quality during processing. This study aimed to determine and evaluate the physico-mechanical properties of pearl millet as a function of different moisture contents (10.11, 12.81, 14.12, 16.44, and 17.23% wet basis). …”
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Quantum Long Short-Term Memory-Assisted Optimization for Efficient Vehicle Platooning in Connected and Autonomous Systems by Mahzabeen Emu, Taufiq Rahman, Salimur Choudhury, Kai Salomaa

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The Effects of Glutathione Monoethyl Ester on Different Biochemical, Oxidant, and Antioxidant Levels During Storage in Leukoreduced Red Blood Cells by Behrooz Ghezelbash, Mohammadreza Deyhim, Azita Azarkeivan, Ali Akbar Pourfathollah, Nahid Eskandari

“…Background: It is essential to maintain the quality of the stored blood, because various factors affect the stored red blood cells (RBCs) over time, some red blood cell storage lesions (RCSL) develop during storage, and it could reduce the function of the RBCs. …”
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Treatment of mine water containing ammonia nitrogen by sodium hexametaphosphate modified zeolite by Liping ZHANG, Xiang HU, Weiwei WANG, Wenbo LEI, Huitong LI, Huaran SUN, Yongqi ZHAN, Zeyu LIAN

“…Scanning electron microscopy and surface area measurements revealed that upon modification, the zeolite exhibited enlarged pores, a smoother and more loosely structured surface, increased specific surface area, decreased micropore volume, and an augmentation in mesopore, macropore, and average pore diameter. …”
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Influence of Nd:YAG Laser Melting on an Investment-Casting Co-Cr-Mo Alloy by Francisco Cepeda Rodríguez, Carlos Rodrigo Muñiz Valdez, Juan Carlos Ortiz Cuellar, Jesús Fernando Martínez Villafañe, Jesús Salvador Galindo Valdés, Gladys Yerania Pérez Medina

“…The investment casting process, also known as lost-wax casting, is widely used for producing ferrous and non-ferrous metal parts due to its excellent surface finish and dimensional accuracy. …”
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An experimental study of the moisture-induced degradation characteristics of GFRP-concrete interface by Jia-Xiang Liew, Peng Zhang, Ming-Feng Kai, Jian-Guo Dai

“…The dissolution was predominantly localized to the fibres at the GFRP bar’s surface, with the internal fibres maintaining their surface integrity. …”
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Study on degradation of rice straw by Bacillus licheniformis by YAN Hong, YANG Qian, PAN Zhong-cheng

“…The degradation of rice straw by Bacillus licheniformis was studied, by measuring activities of cellulase and hemi-cellulase, concentration of reducing sugar and soluble total sugar in fermented broth, weight loss, crystallinity, FT-IR and surface structure of residue. The results showed that the process of biodegradation of lignocellulose is actually simultaneous saccharification and fermentation. …”
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The Impacts of Vapor Transport on Land-atmospheric Water & Heat Exchanges over the Yarlung Zangbo Grand Canyon Area by Qiang ZHANG, jun WEN, yiting YANG, dongyu JIA, wenhui LIU, yaling CHEN, xuancheng LU

“…（Z98 scheme for short） has the lowest errors， the root mean square error of the near-surface sensible heat flux at the wheat station and the grassland station decreased by 18.2% and 10.9%， respectively.The results of regional simulation show that the general distribution of the near-surface latent heat flux （LE） over the YGC is high in the southeast and low in the northwest， while the near-surface sensible heat flux （H） is the opposite.As the water vapor transport intensity decreasing， the area with high near-surface latent heat flux extends to the northwest， while the near-surface sensible heat flux （H） is the opposite.The H in the high-altitude ice and snow-covered area maintains a low value， while the LE is the opposite.During the entire experimental period， the precipitation was as high as 59% over the YGC， which is abundant precipitation.The near-surface effective energy is mainly transported to the atmosphere in a form of latent heat under different horizontal water vapor transport conditions.The near-surface sensible heat transport is the weakest in the strong water vapor transport belt under the condition of strong horizontal water vapor transport.The regional daily average value of the H is only -1.80 W∙m-2 by using the Z98 scheme， while the LE is greater than 70.0 W∙m-2.When the water vapor maintains a high-value range over the Grand Canyon area， the near-surface net radiation decreases， but the near-surface net radiation is still mainly consumed by the latent heat.The warming effect of the water vapor on the local atmosphere resulted in the difference of ground-atmospheric temperature decreases， and the near-surface sensible heat is significantly inhibited.The results of this study have a certain reference value for understanding the land surface process over the YGC and its response to horizontal water vapor transport.…”
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Site-specific incorporation of 19F-nuclei at protein C-terminus to probe allosteric conformational transitions of metalloproteins by Xichun Liu, Pengfei Guo, Qiufan Yu, Shu-Qin Gao, Hong Yuan, Xiangshi Tan, Ying-Wu Lin

“…This study demonstrates that the AEP-based 19F-modification strategy can be applied to various targets to study allosteric regulation, especially for those biological processes modulated by the protein C-terminus.…”
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Sawahlunto Sang Penghasil Bahan Bakar: Mungkinkah Abadi? by Fadjar Goembira

“…Based on a report by Van Lier (1917), it was written that the Sawahlunto community had utilized coal exposed to the surface as fuel for cooking long before the exploitation and exploration activities by the Dutch East Indies Government. …”
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Research progress on lacrimal duct stent materials by TANG Yan, ZHANG Yongxin, YE Lin

“…Future research should explore more precise degradation rate control methods, optimize 3D printing processes to enhance accuracy, lower material production costs, and develop more efficient composite material fabrication techniques. …”
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