Drying of the Martian mesosphere during aphelion induced by lower temperatures by Daniel Toledo, Pascal Rannou, Victor Apéstigue, Raul Rodriguez-Veloso, Ignacio Arruego, German Martínez, Leslie Tamppari, Asier Munguira, Ralph Lorenz, Aurélien Stcherbinine, Franck Montmessin, Agustin Sanchez-Lavega, Priya Patel, Michael Smith, Mark Lemmon, Alvaro Vicente-Retortillo, Claire Newman, Daniel Viudez-Moreiras, Ricardo Hueso, Tanguy Bertrand, Jorge Pla-Garcia, Margarita Yela, Manuel de la Torre Juarez, Jose Antonio Rodriguez-Manfredi

“…Using cloud microphysics simulations, we demonstrate that this decrease in temperature effectively increases the amount of water cold-trapped at those altitudes, confining water ice condensation to lower altitudes. …”
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ANALYSIS OF PRECIPITATION TIME SERIES USING THE WAVELET TRANSFORM by Sandra Maria Araújo Ideião, Celso Augusto Guimarães Santos

“…In Taperoá II and Bodocongó raingages, important reductions were observed in the average variance for the following periods: 1998 to 2000 and 1993 to 1997, which can be considered as dry periods. …”
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Identification of Kunitz inhibitor from Cassia obtusifolia L. and its inhibitory effect against Pieris rapae proteases by LIAO Hai, REN Wei, ZHAO Xiao-jun, DU Lin-fang

“…The inhibitor had one reactive site involved with lysine residue. Simulated gastric fluid digestion and fluorescence spectra show disulfide linkage and lysine residue were important in maintaining the biologically active conformation of this inhibitor. …”
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Synergistic Effects of Energy Storage Systems and Demand-Side Management in Optimizing Zero-Carbon Smart Grid Systems by Zeyad A. Almutairi, Ali M. Eltamaly

“…An advanced optimization algorithm enhances grid stability and efficiency. Simulations demonstrate significant reductions in carbon footprint, peak power demand, and reliance on fossil fuels. …”
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Thermal Performance, Indoor Air Quality, and Carbon Footprint Assessment in Airport Terminal Buildings by Mehmet Kadri Akyüz, Emin Açıkkalp, Önder Altuntaş

“…A life cycle assessment (LCA) was conducted to evaluate the environmental impact of these interventions, demonstrating significant reductions in the airport’s carbon footprint. The findings underscore the importance of aligning operational standards with international guidelines, such as ASHRAE and CIBSE, to ensure thermal comfort and optimize energy use.…”
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Modeling consequences of spatial closures for offshore energy: Loss of fishing grounds and fishery‐independent data by M. Campbell, J. F. Samhouri, J. W. White

“…This produced two effects in the model: initial loss of fishery yield due to the closure and reductions in fishing effort when the loss of data triggered precautionary measures in the harvest control rule. …”
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Q-Learning-Based Medium Access Technology for Minimizing AoI in LoRa Wireless Relay Networks by Dowon Kim, Geonha Hwang, Ohyun Jo, Kyungseop Shin

“…This novel approach prioritizes data freshness in transmission decisions, enabling the algorithm to optimize communication based on the timeliness of information. Simulations demonstrate significant performance improvements over baseline algorithms, achieving average AoI reductions of 23% in high-density scenarios and 31% in high data transfer environments. …”
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Optimization of channel geometry in a mini-cooling system: A study of triangular, square, and semicircular sections by Samaneh Amini Ahour, Moharram Jafari, Seyyed Faramarz Ranjbar, Reza Hassannejhad

“…Ultimately, pressure reductions, heat transfer coefficients, and the thermal absorption of the cooling fluid at varying flow rates are compared throughout the three channel geometries. …”
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Exploring the Mechanism of β-Cyclodextrin-Encased Phenolic Acids Functionalized with TPP for Antioxidant Activity and Targeting by Christopher Sbarbaro, Valeria Márquez-Miranda, Matías Leal, Ricardo Pino-Rios, Pedro Olivares, Makarena González, Ignacio Díaz-Franulic, Fernando González-Nilo, Osvaldo Yáñez, Yorley Duarte

“…The TPP conjugates maintained antioxidant activity, with slight reductions observed in β-CD complexes. Furthermore, cell viability studies showed low cytotoxicity of the dds. …”
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FST and genetic diversity in an island model with background selection. by Asad Hasan, Michael C Whitlock

“…However, we show that background selection may still cause substantial reductions in πT, particularly for metapopulations with a larger effective population size. …”
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Application of Mixed-Integer Linear Programming Models for the Sustainable Management of Vine Pruning Residual Biomass: An Integrated Theoretical Approach by Leonel J. R. Nunes

“…The models were tested using synthetic datasets simulating vineyard regions to assess their performance. …”
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A comparative neutronic analysis of U–Th fuels as potential alternatives to traditional UO2 fuel for enhanced performance and safety in the ACP-100 SMR by Md. Abidur Rahman Ishraq, Sabyasachi Roy

“…This study examines U–Th-based alternative fuel options for the ACP-100 reactor core through a neutronic lens. Neutronic simulations were performed utilizing the Monte Carlo SERPENT code for 540 EFPDs. …”
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Scenario Analysis in Intensively Irrigated Semi-Arid Watershed Using a Modified SWAT Model by Pratikshya Neupane, Ryan T. Bailey

“…Canal sealing scenarios showed substantial groundwater return flow reductions: approximately 15% with 20% sealing and around 57% with 80% sealing. …”
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A novel obfuscation method based on majority logic for preventing unauthorized access to binary deep neural networks by Alireza Mohseni, Mohammad Hossein Moaiyeri, Mohammad Javad Adel

“…We validate our proposed hardware design using post-layout simulations using the Cadence Virtuoso tool and the well-established TSMC 40 nm CMOS technology. …”
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Identifying the best combination of vegetation and paving materials to improve the outdoor thermal comfort in a campus courtyard by Zihao Ye, Jing Liu, Zhihuan Huang

“…This study employed ENVI-met software to simulate nine vegetation-paving material combinations and assess their influence on the thermal environment and thermal comfort of a campus courtyard during summer. …”
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Response of ozone to current and future emission scenarios and the resultant human health impact in Southeast Asia by Tingting Fang, Jie Hu, Yefu Gu, Joseph J.Y. Sung, Steve Hung Lam Yim

“…The sustainable emission scenario (SSP126) is projected to avoid 36 k annual O3-attributed premature mortalities by 2050 due to its more stringent NOx reductions in shipping, transportation, and industrial process. …”
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Under frequency load shedding aware unit commitment in island power systems by Miad Sarvarizadeh, Mohammad Rajabdorri, Enrique Lobato, Lukas Sigrist, Behzad Kazemtabrizi, Matthias Troffaes

“…The efficacy of the proposed method is demonstrated through simulations on the model of a Spanish island power system, highlighting potential reductions in operation costs and system security improvements.…”
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Influence of Surging and Pitching Behaviors on the Power Output and Wake Characteristics of a 15 MW Floating Wind Turbine by Tsung-Yueh Lin, Hoi-Yi Tong, Sai-Kiu Wong, Shiu-Wu Chau

“…The results indicate that the surging and pitching motions of the turbine cause reductions in the mean power output of 2.18% and 3.54%, respectively, compared to a stationary condition. …”
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Attribution and Risk Projections of Hydrological Drought Over Water‐Scarce Central Asia by Xinfeng Wu, Wenhui Tang, Feng Chen, Shijie Wang, Zulfiyor Bakhtiyorov, Yuxin Liu, Yansong Guan

“…Here, we used instrumental streamflow and reanalysis to demonstrate a decline in surface runoff in CA since the 1990s, with 44.6% and 33.2% of the area dominated by reductions in snowmelt and precipitation, respectively. …”
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Adaptive DBP System with Long-Term Memory for Low-Complexity and High-Robustness Fiber Nonlinearity Mitigation by Mingqing Zuo, Huitong Yang, Yi Liu, Zhengyang Xie, Dong Wang, Shan Cao, Zheng Zheng, Han Li

“…The A-DBP-LTM algorithm based on RMSProp was numerically validated through the simulated transmission of 69 Gbaud DP-16QAM over 2000 km and further verified through an experiment involving 26-λ 63 Gbaud DP-16QAM transmission over 1200 km. …”
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