Research Investigates and Simulation Behavior of the Failure Characteristics of Red Mud–Loess Type Permeable Reactive Barriers PRB in Fixed-Bed Column Experiments by Wdah. T. Salih, Zean Xiao, Xiaoqiang Dong

“…Increasing bed heights successfully remove Pb and Cd ions through chemical precipitation. The BDST model accurately describes the breakthrough curves of Pb and Cd and develops a correlation formula for the breakthrough time of red mud–loess PRB medium. …”
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Sputum bacterial microbiota signature as a surrogate for predicting disease progression of nontuberculous mycobacterial lung disease by Hung-Ling Huang, Chieh-Hua Lin, Meng-Rui Lee, Wei-Chang Huang, Chau-Chyun Sheu, Meng-Hsuan Cheng, Po-Liang Lu, Cheng-Hsieh Huang, Yao-Tsung Yeh, Jinn-Moon Yang, Inn-Wen Chong, Yu-Chieh Liao, Jann-Yuan Wang

“…These genera were used to construct a prediction model using random forest with five-fold cross validation. …”
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Seismic design and analysis of reinforced concrete buckling-restrained braced frame buildings with multi-performance criteria by Yanchao Yue, Tangbing Chen, Yongtao Bai, Xiaoming Lu, Yan Wang, Josephine Musanyufu

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Synthesis and properties of 2-(4-phenyl-5-(((5-phenylamino-1,3,4-thiadiazole-2-yl)thio)methyl)-1,2,4-triazole-3-yl)thio)ethanoic acid and its salts by A. S. Hotsulia, S. O. Fedotov

“…Estimation of the biological potential of the obtained compounds by molecular modeling method. Materials and methods. 4-Phenyl-5-(((5-phenylamino-1,3,4-thiadiazole-2-yl)thio)methyl)-1,2,4-triazole-3-thiol, which was synthesized by the classical method described in earlier works, was used as a key intermediate. …”
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National Council of Justice and the one test: democratizing the Brazilian Judiciary by Davi Everton Vieira de Almeida

“… This article evaluates the potential impacts of the reforms introduced by the National Council of Justice on the composition of the judiciary. By examining the proposal for a unified judicial exam, it explores how this reform could alter the composition of Brazil's judicial elites by addressing two major obstacles to judicial democratization: the decentralization of justice administration and the methods of judge recruitment. …”
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Effects of rotation corn on potato yield, quality, and soil microbial communities by Zhicheng Zhang, Zhicheng Zhang, Jiying Sun, Dan Wang, Tuanrong Lin, Yuhe Yin, Wei Wang, Yufeng Wang, Zhen Wang, Longqiu Fan, Xinlei Jiao

“…On this basis, we have conducted an in-depth exploration of the effects of the potato-maize rotation system on the structure and diversity of the soil microbial community, aiming to analyze the internal correlation mechanism between the structure of the soil microbial community and the yield and quality of crops.MethodsThis study was based on fields that had been under potato monoculture for five years and established six experimental treatments: potato-potato-potato (IR-A), potato-maize-potato (IR-B), potato-maize-maize (IR-C), potato-potato-potato (RF-A), potato-maize-potato (RF-B), and potato-maize-maize (RF-C).ResultsThe results showed that under the IR planting model, IR-B significantly increased potato yield and vitamin C content while reducing reducing sugar content compared to IR-A (p < 0.05). …”
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Thermal Cracking Analysis of Microbial Cemented Sand under Various Strains Based on the DEM by Yang Tang, Guobin Xu, Yue Yan, Dengfeng Fu, Chunlai Qu, Zilong Li, Evance Chaima

“…Microbial-induced calcite precipitation (MICP) is a novel ground improvement method to increase the strength and stiffness of sand. …”
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Environmentally friendly synthesis of nanoporous silica materials using quercetin as a morphogenetic agent by A.R. Zare Hoseinabadi, E. Rafiei Taqanaki, S. Hafez Ghoran, A.M. Amani, H. Kamyab, A. Razmfarsa, E. Khalili, M. Yusuf, S. Rajendran

“…BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: The synthesis of mesoporous silica nanoparticles using non-surfactant agents is gaining popularity owing to the easier purification and lower toxicity of this method compared to traditional surfactant-based ones. …”
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Identifying functional groups among the diverse, recombining antigenic var genes of the malaria parasite Plasmodium falciparum from a local community in Ghana. by Mary M Rorick, Edward B Baskerville, Thomas S Rask, Karen P Day, Mercedes Pascual

“…This method for functional classification does not rely on an inferred phylogenetic history, nor does it rely on inferring function based on conserved sequence features. …”
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Skin microbiome differences in pancreatic adenocarcinoma, other cancers, and healthy controls: a pilot study by Taylor Davis, Katherine T. Decker, Dana Hosseini, Gayle Jameson, Erkut Borazanci

“…While recent studies have explored the microbiome’s role in various types of cancer compared to healthy patients, this pilot study is the first to investigate differences in the skin microbiome composition among pancreatic adenocarcinoma patients, individuals with other cancers, and cancer-free controls.MethodsThe study characterizes the skin microbiome’s potential associations with cancer status by analyzing skin swabs from the forehead and cheek of 58 participants using Next Generation Sequencing (NGS), differential abundance analysis, and machine learning techniques.ResultsThe study results indicated that the cancer group displayed a significantly higher mean alpha diversity compared to the control group. …”
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Thermogravimetric Assessment and Kinetic Analysis of Forestry Residues Combustion by João Pedro Silva, Senhorinha Teixeira, José Carlos Teixeira

“…For this, the complexity of kinetic study is addressed in this paper by using different approaches: isoconversional and model-fitting methods. However, the use of isoconversional methods proved ineffective for determining reliable kinetic parameters, due to their sensitivity to particle conversion. …”
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Towards an intelligent integrated methodology for accurate determination of volume percentages in three-phase flow systems by Abdullah M. Iliyasu, Mohammad Sh. Daoud, Ahmed Sayed Salama, John William Grimaldo Guerrero, Kaoru Hirota

“…The proposed approach demonstrates superior accuracy in determining volume percentages of three-phase fluids compared to traditional methods, thereby making it an effective and integrated technique to analyse fluid composition in a variety of industrial settings and applications.…”
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Capturing Fine-Grained Food Image Features Through Iterative Clustering and Attention Mechanisms by Wei He, Mengmeng Liu, Qingqi Liang

“…First, the model leverages Kohonen networks-based clustering methods to effectively group similar features, which helps in capturing the complex compositions of food ingredients. …”
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Durability Evaluation of Concrete in Cold and Arid Regions Based on Grey Relational Theory by Li Gong, Ying Liang, Bingzong Zhang, Xuelei Gong, Yiqun Yang

“…The results show that using the test results and the optimized grey relational analysis evaluation model, the concrete specimens mixed with an air-entraining agent have strong resistance to composite erosion. …”
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Identification of Mine Water Source Based on AHP-Entropy and Set Pair Analysis by Xianming Zhao, Zhimin Xu, Yajun Sun

“…On this basis, a mathematical model for groundwater source identification was established by combining the analytic hierarchy process- (AHP-) entropy weight method and the set pair analysis (SPA) theory. …”
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Integrated artificial intelligence approach for well-log fluid identification in dual-medium tight sandstone gas reservoirs by Wurong Wang, Wurong Wang, Linbo Qu, Linbo Qu, Dali Yue, Dali Yue, Wei Li, Wei Li, Junlong Liu, Wujun Jin, Jialin Fu, Jialin Fu, Jiarui Zhang, Jiarui Zhang, Dongxia Chen, Dongxia Chen, Qiaochu Wang, Qiaochu Wang, Sha Li, Sha Li

“…Applied to the West Sichuan Depression in the Sichuan Basin, the model validation accuracy reached 91.96%. In summary, this novel and reliable method for log fluid prediction, significantly improved its accuracy and robustness compared with single models and traditional methods, providing a comprehensive perspective across geological and geophysical disciplines for fluid logging evaluation in dual-medium tight sandstone gas reservoirs.…”
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Obesity, Physical Function, and Training Success in Community-Dwelling Nonsarcopenic Old Adults by O. G. Geirsdottir, M. Chang, P.V. Jonsson, I. Thorsdottir, A. Ramel

“…A 12-week resistance exercise program improves body composition and physical function in normal weight, overweight, and obese old adults; however, obese participants experience less favorable changes in body composition and physical function than normal weight individuals. …”
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Jianwei Xiaoshi oral liquid attenuates high-calorie diet-induced dyspepsia in immature rats via regulating the pancreatic secretion pathway and maintaining the homeostasis of intes... by Yan Zhang, Xiaolu Wei, Shan Jiang, Wenya Gao, Kun Wang, Hongjie Wang, Huijun Wang, Nan Si, Yanyan Zhou, Keke Luo, Mengxiao Wang, Yuyang Liu, Lihua Chen, Liqi Ni, Haiyu Zhao

“…However, the specific molecular mechanisms involved remain unclear. Methods To elucidate the material base of JWXS and its underlying mechanism in treating dyspepsia, the UHPLC–Q–Orbitrap HRMS method and network pharmacology were utilized. …”
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Collapse Behaviour of a Concrete-Filled Steel Tubular Column Steel Beam Frame under Impact Loading by Lian Song, Hao Hu, Jian He, Xu Chen, Xi Tu

“…Secondly, a finite-element analysis (FEA) model is established to predict the impact behaviour of a five-storey and three-span composite frame which was composed of CFST columns and steel beams under impact vehicle loading. …”
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Neural Machine Translation of Seismic Ambient Noise for Soil Nature and Water Saturation Characterization by José Cunha Teixeira, Ludovic Bodet, Agnès Rivière, Santiago G. Solazzi, Amélie Hallier, Alexandrine Gesret, Sanae El Janyani, Marine Dangeard, Amine Dhemaied, Joséphine Boisson Gaboriau

“…We present a deterministic inversion technique powered by a language model, to translates seismic wave velocity measurements into petrophysical parameters in the form of textual descriptions. …”
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