A 3-D Full-Wave Model to Study the Impact of Soybean Components and Structure on L-Band Backscatter by Kaiser Niknam, Jasmeet Judge, A. Kaleo Roberts, Alejandro Monsivais-Huertero, Robert C. Moore, Kamal Sarabandi, Jiayi Wu

“…In addition, a sensitivity study with a 3-D bare soil surface resulted in an average variation of 8 dB in co- and cross-pol, even when the root-mean-square height and correlation length were held constant. …”
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A novel method utilizing a portable digital image-based colorimeter detector and a glutathione-functionalized gold nanoparticles (GSH-AuNPs) sensor for the highly selective and sen... by Eduwin Saputra, Zora Rispa Kase, Idham Ananta Timur, Aufaclav Zatu Kusuma Frisky, Naufal Dhaffa Akbar Wicaksono, Wisnu Aryo Jatmiko, Zulfa Munawwaroh, Alimin, Fajar Inggit Pambudi, Sri Juari Santosa

“…FTIR data confirm that the detection mechanism involves hydrogen bond between the -NH2 group of creatinine and the -COO- group on the surface of the GSH-AuNPs. This is evidenced by a shift in the stretching vibration of the -COO-, leading to the aggregation of the GSH-AuNPs, resulting in an average size of 191.5 nm. …”
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Effect of Winter Cover Crops on Soil Nitrogen Availability, Corn Yield, and Nitrate Leaching by S. Kuo, B. Huang, R. Bembenek

“…Lysimeters were installed in 1987 at 0.75 m below the soil surface for leachate collection for the N0, N2, and N3 treatments. …”
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Three-Dimensional Landing Zone Segmentation in Urbanized Aerial Images from Depth Information Using a Deep Neural Network–Superpixel Approach by N. A. Morales-Navarro, J. A. de Jesús Osuna-Coutiño, Madaín Pérez-Patricio, J. L. Camas-Anzueto, J. Renán Velázquez-González, Abiel Aguilar-González, Ernesto Alonso Ocaña-Valenzuela, Juan-Belisario Ibarra-de-la-Garza

“…They do not consider if the surface is irregular or accessible for a user (easily accessible to a person on foot). …”
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Carbon stock of beech trees at canopy gaps in temperate Hyrcanian forest (Case study: Alandan forest,Mazandaran) by Alireza Amolikondori, Kambiz Abrari Vajari, Mohammad Feizian

“…One-way analysis of variance was used to compare the average carbon stock index of beech trees in canopy gaps and in different situations as well as for large diameter trees. …”
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Assessment of changes in soil contact stress depending on tractor tire parameters by Savelii Kukharets, Andrii Zabrodskyi, Bohdan Sheludchenko, Algirdas Jasinskas, Rolandas Domeika, Egidijus Šarauskis

“…Tires with a width up to 10 cm, 0.92 m wide tires compact the soil 25.4% less on average than tires with a width up 0.872 m wide tires. …”
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Evidence for quaternary seismic activity of the La Alberca-Teremendo fault, Morelia region, Trans-Mexican Volcanic Belt by Diana Cinthia Soria-Caballero, Victor Hugo Garduño-Monroy, María Alcalá, María Magdalena Velázquez-Bucio, Laura Grassi

“…The La Alberca-Teremendo fault has dominant dip slip with a minor left-lateral component, a slip rate of 0.114 mm/year, and an average recurrence interval of 7726 ± 68 years. According to scaling relations that use the surface rupture length, if we assume that the La Alberca-Teremendo fault moves tectonically, it could generate earthquakes with maximum magnitudes of Mw between 6.7 and 7.3, however because of the active volcanic processes in the area, we could expect moderate volcano-tectonic earthquakes (Mw 4–5.5) rather than catastrophic ones. …”
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Flood Routing of Tigris River in Baiji Station and Makhoul Dam Reservoir under Supposed Operation of the Dam by Ghassan Shalan Nida Al-Shahry, Sabbar Abdullah Saleh

“… The digital elevation models (DEM) used for geometric analysis of the reservoir, as essential requirement  in the study of flood routing in the reservoir and in Baiji station on Tigris river, the volume of storage, volume of island, positive and negative planner area and surface areas, residual capacity, reservoir average depth, and average thickness of the island, were estimated, at each hypothetical level from 108-160 meters above sea level, the geometric elements of storage volume and residual capacity are used directly for flood routing. …”
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Hubungan Berat Plasenta Dengan Berat Badan Lahir Bayi di Kota Pariaman by Hasra Mukhlisan1, Nur Indrawaty Liputo, Ermawati Ermawati

“…The average of placental weight was 496.67 gram (SD = 49.01). …”
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Dimensionless analysis and novel configuration for enhanced natural convection cooling in lithium-ion batteries by Congyu Mao, Min Liang Wang, Kewei Gao, Hongdi Jin, Woo Young Cho, Hernando Leon-Rodriguez, Kootaek Hong, Seunghwoi Han, Jihoon Jeong, Hyun Wook Kang

“…A dimensionless analysis framework was developed and coupled with response surface models and a multi-objective genetic algorithm to optimize battery layouts for heat dissipation and temperature uniformity. …”
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220Rn (Thoron) Geohazard in Room Air of Earthen Dwellings in Vietnam by Dương Nguyễn-Thuỳ, Hướng Nguyễn-Văn, Jan P. Schimmelmann, Nguyệt Thị Ánh Nguyễn, Kelsey Doiron, Arndt Schimmelmann

“…The estimated average thoron inhalation dose of 27.1 mSv a-1 during sleeping hours near mud surfaces accounts for nearly 75% of the total estimated radon and thoron inhalation dose of 37.4 mSv a-1 from indoor mud house air. …”
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Green starch nanoparticles production in situ using α-amylase from a newly isolated Bacillus subtilis strain-MA6: statistical designs and characterizations by Mohamed S. Hasanin, Mohamed A. A. Abdella

“…Trial 13 represented the highest α-amylase activity and observed high stability with an average zeta potential of about − 15.1 ± 3.2 mV. Moreover, HR-TEM showed the StNPs as spheres with an average size of about 43 nm. …”
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Integrated prevention and control technology of unloading pressure from boreholes and high-efficiency extraction for compound power disasters by Xingrun ZHANG, Bojie PAN, Yongbin ZHANG, Fuchang HAO, Baobin GAO, Zhiqi XI

“…Integrating the new viscous sealing material in boreholes increased average gas extraction concentrations from 32.9% to 64.87%, nearly doubling the average pure gas flow rate, highlighting the effectiveness of the integrated drilling pressure relief and high-efficiency extraction technology in preventing and controlling complex dynamic disasters involving intense mining pressure and high gas levels. …”
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Accuracy and reliability of a three-dimensional superimposition method for maxillary jaws and dentition by Qifei Yang, Minchun Cai, Shushu Hao, Huihan Chu, Yuting Wang, Ming Hu, Hui Yang, Zhendong Wang

“…Voxel-based superimposition and surface-based alignment techniques were applied to register the CBCT images before and after treatment. …”
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Towards ecological security: Two-thirds of China’s ecoregions experienced a decline in habitat quality from 1992 to 2020 by Qiang Xue, Yang Zhang, Qingmin Zhang, Qingxia Wu, Xiaojing Zhang, Lu Lu, Changbo Qin

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Automated AI-based segmentation of canine hepatic focal lesions from CT studies by Silvia Burti, Artur Jurgas, Caterina Puccinelli, Giunio Bruto Cherubini, Simonetta Citi, Alessandro Zotti, Marek Wodziniski, Marek Wodziniski, Rachele Brusco, Emma Quaresima, Martina Giordano, Margherita Bendazzoli, Diane Wilson, Nicolò Mastromattei, Tommaso Banzato

“…It was subsequently tested on 45 cases.ResultsThe algorithm demonstrated high accuracy, achieving an average Dice score of 0.86 and an Average Symmetric Surface Distance (ASSD) of 2.70 mm.ConclusionsThis represents the first report of a deep learning-based algorithm for the automatic segmentation of hepatic masses in dogs using CT imaging, highlighting its potential utility in clinical practice for improved treatment planning.…”
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Cooling photovoltaic panels with air convection – Parametric environmental and economic analysis with case studies by Tarek Ibrahim, Jalal Faraj, Khalid Kisswani, Georges El Achkar, Rabih Murr, Mahmoud Khaled

“…However, the hit of photons on the upper surface of the PV panel increases its temperature, and as a result, decreases its efficiency. …”
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Sustainable geothermal yield through effective reinjection: reservoir engineering case study of the Dezhou sandstone geothermal reservoir, North Shandong Plain, China by Tingting Zheng, Gudni Axelsson, Fengxin Kang, Jichu Zhao, Pingping Zhang, Tong Bai, Xunchang Yang, Qundao Zhou, Youchun Luo

“…When the reinjection rate approaches 90%, the sustainable yield corresponds to an average value of 1300 L/s during the space heating period and 500 L/s annually. …”
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Patterns and trends of heat and wildfire smoke indicators across rural–urban and social vulnerability gradients in Idaho by Seyd Teymoor Seydi, Jennifer Pierce, John T Abatzoglou, Anna Radin, Ethan Sims, Hilary Flint, Stephanie Wicks, Eric Henderson, Bhaskar Chittoori, Mojtaba Sadegh

“…In urban areas, however, high vulnerability populations accounted for the highest long-term average and increase rate of heatwave exposure; they also accounted for highest population density. …”
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Environmental vulnerability characteristics in an active swarm region by A.V.H. Simanjuntak, U Muksin, A. Arifullah, K. Lythgoe, Y. Asnawi, M. Sinambela, S. Rizal, S. Wei

“…The root mean square was applied to average the amplitude of the horizontal components. …”
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