Effect of double aging treatment on the tribological properties of 15-5PH coating on 17-4PH stainless steel by laser cladding by Hongxi Chen, Yanbin Du, Qiang Liang, Wensheng Ma, Jian Tu

“…To enhance the wear resistance of 17-4PH stainless steel, 15-5PH coatings are initially applied to its surface utilizing laser cladding technology. Subsequently, a double aging treatment is implemented as a post-processing method to further improve its surface properties. …”
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El Niño was a key driver of anomalous ocean warming in Southeast Asia in 2023 by Fangyi Tan, Dhrubajyoti Samanta, Kyle Morgan, Patrick Martin, Stephen Chua, Zihan Aw, Isaac Lai, Aron J. Meltzner, Jingyu Wang, Benjamin P. Horton

“…Concurrent anomalous freshening of the Singapore Strait was observed, with average salinity below the climatological mean from October to December. …”
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Obtaining chitosan sulfate nanoparticles in an aqueous medium and their colloidal protection with polysaccharides by V. S. Erasov, Yu. O. Maltseva

“…The hydrosol particle size was determined by means of dynamic light scattering.Results. On the surface of ChS, κ-carrageenan is adsorbed most strongly over a wide range of concentrations. …”
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Valorization of pinecone as a pyrolysis feedstock: identification of bio-oil and synthesis of activated biochar for Cr(VI) elimination from wastewater by Alfares, Amenah Adnan, Younis, Afyaa Muayed, Rasheed, Lana Abdalhameed, Fadhil, Abdelrahman Basil

“…The K2CO3-activation of the BC leftover after the pyrolysis of PC produced a microporous activated biochar (ABC) with a BET surface area of 465.55 m2/g and 1.97 nm average pore diameter using 2:1 K2CO3:BC impregnation ratio at 750 °C for 1 h. …”
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Investigation on the activation mechanisms of coal gangue and the corresponding CO2 mineralization potential by Lei Zhu, Chengyong Liu, Gang Duan, Zhicheng Liu, Lingling Shen, Yuejin Zhou, Kun Fang

“…The results show that when the milling time is less than 2 h, the average particle size of MACG samples decreases significantly and the specific surface area increases significantly with the extension of the milling time. …”
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MICRO-SCALE STUDY OF RESIDUAL STRESSES IN CR2O3 COATINGS SPRAYED BY APS by Franck Decroos, Cécile Langlade, Eric Bourillot, Geoffrey Darut, Manuel Francois

“…Results have been correlated with XRD measurements to cross-check the average amount of stress observed over a wider area.…”
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Mechanism of biochar-Cu-based catalysts construction and its electrochemical CO2 reduction performance by Linhan Dong, Dongdong Feng, Yu Zhang, Zhaolin Wang, Yijun Zhao, Qian Du, Jianmin Gao, Shaozeng Sun

“…It indicates that the smaller the particle size of Cu at the nanoscale, the lower the average coordination of surface atoms and the greater the catalyst's reactivity. …”
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Detection of the Effect of Climate Change on the Mechanism of Heat Islands in Tehran Province by Niloofar Mohammadi, Zahra Hejazizadeh, Parviz Zeaiean Firouzabadi, Alireza Karbalaee

“…So, this increase in average temperature is shown more in the west of Tehran than in the central and eastern areas of Tehran. that the heat island effect is more in these areas. …”
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Antibacterial and Photocatalytic Activities of <i>Leonotis ocymifolia</i> (<i>L. ocymifolia</i>)-Mediated ZnO Nanoparticles Annealed at Different Temperatures by Dorcas Mutukwa, Raymond Tichaona Taziwa, Shepherd Masimba Tichapondwa, Lindiwe Khotseng

“…The SEM micrographs showed that annealing temperature had an effect on the morphology, particle size, and distribution, with the average particle of 53.7–66.3 nm. The BET analysis revealed that the surface area of the prepared ZnO NPs was between 31.6 and 13.2 m²/g. …”
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Automated Audit and Self-Correction Algorithm for Seg-Hallucination Using MeshCNN-Based On-Demand Generative AI by Sihwan Kim, Changmin Park, Gwanghyeon Jeon, Seohee Kim, Jong Hyo Kim

“…The on-demand correction performance of the algorithm was assessed using similarity metrics: volumetric Dice score, volume error percentage, average surface distance, and Hausdorff distance. …”
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Visible light-driven Synergetic antimicrobial activity of Cu2O quantum dots and electrospun PAN/PCL nanofiber matrix by Farhan Aryo Hutomo, Azzah Dyah Pramata, Febriyansyah Saputra, Paundra Rizky Pratama, Taras Genovievo De Yonarosa, Amaliya Rasyida, Widyastuti, Sutarsis, Nur Laila Hamidah

“…A desired hydrophobic NF with an average surface roughness of 219.40 nm and 243.46 nm for NF–Cu2O and NF–Cu2O/TiO2 was achieved with an average diameter of 502.54 nm and 343.02 nm, respectively. …”
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Climate‐Resilient Aquaculture: Recirculatory Aquaculture Systems–Based Seed Production for Heteropneustes fossilis in Bangladesh by Balaram Mahalder, Md. Naim Mahmud, Mst. Rabia Basori, Most. Israt Jahan Seba, Mst. Afrina Bintay Harun Shammi, Mohammad Abu Baker Siddique, A. K. Shakur Ahammad, Mohammad Mahfujul Haque

“…By day 60 in LRAS, there was a notable increase in both the average length and weight of larvae to 6.55 ± 1.49 mm and 3.158 ± 0.64 g, accompanied by surface water air engulfment and heightened nocturnal activity. …”
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Photo-catalytic degradation of Rhodamine 6G under visible lamp using citrate stabilized ZnO nanoparticles by M.A. Moreki, G.G. Matlou, N. Rapulenyane

“…The TEM analyses showed a size distribution of 30–40 nm (TEM) with the average crystalline size of 42 nm showing a narrow size distribution, proven by a lognormal standard deviation of 0.32. …”
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Land cover change mitigated 20 % of the total increased evapotranspiration in tropical Lancang-Mekong River Basin during 2001–2019 by Houbing Chen, Yaoliang Chen, Lamin R. Mansaray, Longwei Li, Shusen Wang

“…This decrease in ET, may intensify the surface runoff and raise the risk of extreme floods in the rain season. …”
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A Novel Approach Based on Hypergraph Convolutional Neural Networks for Cartilage Shape Description and Longitudinal Prediction of Knee Osteoarthritis Progression by John B. Theocharis, Christos G. Chadoulos, Andreas L. Symeonidis

“…The <i>C_Shape.Net</i> operates on a hypergraph of volumetric nodes, especially designed to represent the surface and volumetric features of the cartilage. …”
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ECG electrode localization using 3D visual reconstruction by Ayoub El Ghebouli, Amaël Mombereau, Michel Haïssaguerre, Michel Haïssaguerre, Rémi Dubois, Laura R. Bear

“…Body surface potential maps (BSPMs) derived from multi-channel ECG recordings enable the detection and diagnosis of electrophysiological phenomena beyond the standard 12-lead ECG. …”
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Ecological network construction and optimization of typical resource-based regions, and strategies for the enhancement of multiple ecosystem services: Balancing function and struct... by Shaoqing Wang, Yanling Zhao, Qiyuan Wang, He Ren, Shichao Zhu, Jiarui Cao

“…The extraction of mineral resources leads to the destruction of the surface landscape. To date, mining area restoration has mainly focused on specific projects; there is a lack of planning for large-scale ecological restoration of mining areas. …”
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Ways of far-distance dust transport onto Caucasian glaciers and chemical composition of snow on the Western plateau of Elbrus by S. S. Kutuzov, V. N. Mikhalenko, M. V. Shahgedanova, P. Ginot, A. V. Kozachek, T. M. Kuderina, I. I. Lavrentiev, G. V. Popov

“…Dust layers are formed on the surface of the glaciers as a result of atmospheric transport of mineral dust and aerosol particles to the Caucasus region. …”
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Breeding report a new early-ripening green apple cultivar Qingyancui by WANG Zhiyun, HAN Tianyu, ZHANG Ruifen, SUN Jilu, ZHANG Cuiling, ZHAO Yan, WANG Wenjiao, SHEN Mingyue, HAN Mingsan, LI Shaoxuan

“…The fruits were green with smooth surface and oval shape. The fruit shape index was 0.87, and the average single fruit weight was 165 g. …”
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VP-SFDA: Visual Prompt Source-Free Domain Adaptation for Cross-Modal Medical Image by Yixin Chen, Yan Wang, Zhaoheng Xie

“…Notably, in the abdominal MRI to CT adaptation task, the VP-OS method achieved a remarkable improvement, increasing the average DICE score from 0.658 to 0.773 (P [Formula: see text] 0.01) and reducing the average surface distance (ASD) from 3.489 to 2.961 (P [Formula: see text] 0.01). …”
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