The Impact of Irrigation on Surface Nitrate Export from Agricultural Fields in the Southeastern United States by W. Lee Ellenburg, James F. Cruise, Brenda V. Ortiz, Rachel Suhs

“…The overall results show that irrigation, on average, reduced nutrient export from the surface, especially in dry years. …”
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Production and Preservation of Elevated Low‐Relief Surfaces in Mountainous Landscapes by Pliocene‐Quaternary Glaciations by M. Bernard, P. A. van derBeek, V. K. Pedersen, C. Colleps

“…origin of elevated low‐relief surfaces (ELRS) in mountain belts is similarly controversial. …”
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Effects of Surface Water Treatment for Drinking Water Production, Distribution and Heating on Biological Stability by Andreas Nocker, Benjamin Meyer, Bernd Bendinger

“…Comparing cold drinking water at house entrances in different buildings across Germany, regrowth tests resulted in an average regrowth factor of 54 with high spatial and temporal variability. …”
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Experimental and theoretical insights into the adsorption mechanism of methylene blue on the (002) WO3 surface by Khaoula Hkiri, Hamza Elsayed Ahmed Mohamed, Mohamed Mahrous Abodouh, Malik Maaza

“…The synthesis of WO3 nanoflakes using Hyphaene thebaica fruit extract results in a material with a specific surface area of 13 m2/g and an average pore size of 19.3 nm. …”
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Hierarchical Micro/Nanostructures with Anti-Reflection and Superhydrophobicity on the Silicon Surface Fabricated by Femtosecond Laser by Junyu Duan, Gui Long, Xu Xu, Weiming Liu, Chuankun Li, Liang Chen, Jianguo Zhang, Junfeng Xiao

“…The reflectivity and hydrophobicity’s influence mechanisms of structural height, duty cycle, and size are experimentally elucidated. The average reflectivity of the silicon surface in the visible light band is reduced to 3.0% under the optimal parameters, and the surface exhibits a large contact angle of 172.3 ± 0.8° and a low sliding angle of 4.2 ± 1.4°. …”
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Rapid Detection of Tetracycline Residues in Duck Meat Using Surface Enhanced Raman Spectroscopy by Jinhui Zhao, Ping Liu, Haichao Yuan, Yijie Peng, Qian Hong, Muhua Liu

“…A rapid detection method based on surface enhanced Raman spectroscopy (SERS) was proposed in this paper in order to realize the detection of tetracycline residues in duck meat. …”
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Generation of High‐Resolution Water Surface Slopes From Multi‐Mission Satellite Altimetry by C. Schwatke, M. Halicki, D. Scherer

“…Abstract For nearly three decades, satellite radar altimetry has provided measurements of the water surface elevation (WSE) of rivers. These observations can be used to calculate the water surface slope (WSS), which is an essential parameter for estimating flow velocity and river discharge. …”
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Fifty years of instrumental surface mass balance observations at Vostok Station, central Antarctica by Alexey A. Ekaykin, Vladimir Ya. Lipenkov, Natalia A. Tebenkova

“…Since 1970, the average snow accumulation rate at Vostok has been 22.5 ± 1.3 kg m−2 yr−1. …”
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Synthesis and Characterization of ZnO Nanoparticles and Their Application on Cotton Fabrics to Obtain Superhydrophobic Surfaces by Mai Ebrahim, Ziad Saffour

“…X-ray patterns pointed to a Wurtzite structure with an average crystalline size of 19.5 nm and 23 nm for the ZnO NPs synthesis at 30 ̊C and 90 ̊C, respectively. …”
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Experimental evaluation of water surface profiles upstream and downstream of a culvert with and without an apron by Soroush Jafari, Mohammad Vaghefi, Amin Mahmoudi

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A Novel YOLOv10-Based Algorithm for Accurate Steel Surface Defect Detection by Liefa Liao, Chao Song, Shouluan Wu, Jianglong Fu

“…To address challenges like manual processes, complicated detection methods, high false alarm rates, and frequent errors in identifying defects on steel surfaces, this research presents an innovative detection system, YOLOv10n-SFDC. …”
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Walnut Surface Defect Classification and Detection Model Based on Enhanced YOLO11n by Xinyi Ma, Zhongjia Hao, Shuangyin Liu, Jingbin Li

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Surface roughness, plaque accumulation, and cytotoxicity of provisional restorative materials fabricated by different methods. by Rashin Giti, Shima Dabiri, Mohammad Motamedifar, Reza Derafshi

“…Fabricating method may affect the surface properties and biological characteristics of provisional restorations. …”
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Surface-elevation changes and mass balance of the Academy of Sciences Ice Cap, Severnaya Zemlya by F. J. Navarro, P. Sánchez-Gámez, A. F. Glazovsky, C. Recio-Blitz

“…We have determined the surface-elevation change rates of the Academy of Sciences Ice Cap, Severnaya Zemlya, Russian Arctic, for two different periods: 2004–2016 and 2012/2013–2016. …”
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Multi-user frequency selective beam steering by reconfigurable intelligent surfaces in the Ka-band by Lukas Mueller, Alexander Wolff, Steffen Klingel, Janis Krieger, Lars Franke, Ralf Stemler, Marco Rahm

“…Abstract Reconfigurable intelligent surfaces (RIS) have been proposed to extend the coverage of wireless communication signals at mm-wave frequencies. …”
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Surface urban heat island effects intensify more rapidly in lower income countries by Yuan Yuan, Mattheos Santamouris, Dong Xu, Xiaolei Geng, Chengwei Li, Wanqing Cheng, Ling Su, Peng Xiong, Zhengqiu Fan, Xiangrong Wang, Chuan Liao

“…Through an analysis of ~5 million urban grids from 2003 to 2018, we discovered that the average surface urban heat island intensity (SUHII) increased at a rate of 0.021 °C annually. …”
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A YOLO-Based Model for Detecting Stored-Grain Insects on Surface of Grain Bulks by Xueyan Zhu, Dandan Li, Yancheng Zheng, Yiming Ma, Xiaoping Yan, Qing Zhou, Qin Wang, Yili Zheng

“…Existing stored-grain insect pest detection models are often not suitable for detecting tiny insects on the surface of grain bulks and often require high computing resources and computational memory. …”
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Trends of Summer Lake Surface Water Temperature on the Tibetan Plateau and Their Response to Climate Change by Yi Shi, Anning Huang, Yang Wu, Lazhu, Lijuan Wen

“…Abstract The Tibetan Plateau (TP) is covered by numerous lakes, and lake surface water temperature (LSWT) is an essential indicator of climate change, while few observations hinder our understanding of LSWT variation and its causes over TP. …”
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Green synthesis of bioactive graphene oxide-silver nanocomposites optimized by the response surface methodology by Mai Thanh Phong, Hien Minh Nguyen, An Thanh Nguyen, Han Thien Le Nguyen, Nhi Thi Yen Nguyen, Khai Van Tran, Nam Minh Nguyen, Thang Van Le, Thi Tan Pham

“…The results show optimal conditions for the green synthesis of AgNPs@GO with the mass ratio of Ag+/GO is 2:1 at 30 °C for 40 minutes. The average maximum absorption wavelength of the synthesized AgNPs@GO at the optimal condition of 416.78 nm, with silver nanoparticles on the GO sheet having an average size of 21.2 ± 5.61 nm, the round shape and distributed on the GO sheets uniformly, without aggregation. …”
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Baseline characterisation of microplastics in surface water, sediment, and seafood from the Escravos Estuary, Nigeria by Amarachi P. Onyena, Mary E. Tekeme, Jessica C. Uwakwe, Deborah Aderibigbe, Kabari Sam

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