Deep Fungal Infections of Skin and Role of Histopathology in Diagnosis by Subhra Dhar, Swetalina Pradhan, Abhijit Saha, Gautam Mazumder, Sudip K. Ghosh, Manas Biswas, Abhishek De, Pradip Srivastava, Amrita Madnani, Rashmi Agarwal, B. S. Chandrashekar, Lalthleng Liani, Rajib Malakar, Ruby Jain, Rakesh Biswas, Sunanda Dey, Sandipan Dhar

“…The mean age was 43.76 ± 5.44 years. The average duration of symptoms before presentation was between 2 months to 10 years (average 2.5 ± 1.33 years). …”
Get full text

Biosynthesized pure CuO, N-CuO, Zn-CuO, and N-Zn-CuO nanoparticles for photocatalytic activity: Enhanced optical properties through bandgap engineering by Yohannes Shuka Jara, Endale Tsegaye Mohammed, Tilahun Tumiso Mekiso

“…Characterization via UVVis, XRD, SEM, and FT-IR revealed that N-Zn codoping narrowed the band gap (1.72–1.07 eV), reduced the crystallite size (38.995–31.929 nm), distorted the monoclinic crystal lattice (rhombus- and diamond-like shapes with an average particle size of 2.25 µm to an irregular shape with an average size of 2.75 µm), and redshifted the CuO characteristic peaks (617–529 cm−1) of CuO NPs, confirming the successful incorporation of dopants into CuO NPs. …”
Get full text

A Mathematical Model of Ozone Distribution over Walnut Layer in a Vibrating Dryer by Grygorii Kaletnik, Oleg Tsurkan, Anatoly Spirin, Dmytro Prysiazhniuk, Andrii Didyk

“…A ratio characterizing the surface area blown with ozone can also be increased by transforming the walnut layer from stationary to quasi-boiling due to applying vibrational impact to the processed material. …”
Get full text

Evaluation of satellite-based and reanalysis soil moisture products using ground-observations in the Qilian Mountains by Shumin Wang, Yongyong Zhang, Wenrong Kang, Shue Wei, Haixian Wang

“…The study systematically evaluated the accuracy of surface soil moisture (SSM) and root-zone soil moisture (RZSM) using 14 ground-based sites in the QLM from 2019 to 2021. …”
Get full text

Nitrate contamination in deep aquifers: Health risks and spatiotemporal analysis in an arid region of the Algerian Sahara by Amor Bencheikh, Imad Eddine Bouznad, Rabah Zebsa, Omar Ramzi Ziouch, Zinette Bensakhri, Mohamed-Salah Belksier, Djamal Bengusmia, Enrico Guastaldi

Get full text

Energy evolution and key parameters of coal breaking by flexible cutting tools by Yong LIU, Zhikang ZHANG, Jianping WEI, Xiangyu XU, Yingjun GAO

“…Therefore, flexible cutting coal impact experiments were carried out, and the coal fragmentation quality and average fragmentation depth under different conditions of terminal end teeth quality and velocity were analyzed. …”
Get full text

An investigation into hydrological response to urbanization in the Loess Plateau, China: Does urban expansion only boost flow? by Congcong Yao, Hongbo Zhang, Vijay P. Singh, Xiaowei Zhao, Fengguang Lyu, Yu Zhang, Shangdong Liu, Chiheng Dang

“…New hydrological insights for the region: Urbanization increases the watershed's multi-year average runoff depth. The change in runoff depth caused by per-unit URHD increase (RDC_PU) decreases with higher regional topographic relief, average slope, and maximum elevation. …”
Get full text

Comparative Morphometric and Histometric Evaluation of Power-Dependent Tissue Ablation Using Fractional Carbon Dioxide Laser by Ryu HG, Park J, Kim H, Kim W, Lee HR, Ko J, Cho SB

“…The 40 W laser consistently generated deeper ablation columns (average 11.8% deeper) with narrower surface diameters (average 7.3% narrower) and reduced peripheral carbonization. …”
Get full text

Root System Characteristics and Soil Consolidation Ability of Three Hippophae Rhamnoides Species in Feldspathic Sandstone Area by Bu Fanjing, Guo Yuefeng, Qi Wei, Zhang Yan, Wang Haoyue, Qi Huijuan

“…The overall root system was distributed in a shallow layer. ② The change trend of soil disintegration rate under the H. rhamnoides forest was basically the same. The average disintegration rate of the surface soil at 0—20 cm was the lowest, and the rate gradually increased with increasing depth. …”
Get full text

Failure Detection of Laser Welding Seam for Electric Automotive Brake Joints Based on Image Feature Extraction by Diqing Fan, Chenjiang Yu, Ling Sha, Haifeng Zhang, Xintian Liu

“…Compared with infrared and ultrasonic detection methods, the proposed machine-vision-based detection system has significant advantages in detection speed, surface defect recognition accuracy, and industrial adaptability. …”
Get full text

Eco-friendly synthesis of copper nanoparticles by using Ralstonia sp. and their antibacterial, anti-biofilm, and antivirulence activities by Narges Vakili, Morahem Ashengroph, Aram Sharifi, Musa Moetasam Zorab

“…UV–Vis analysis indicated a significant absorption peak at 552 nm, confirming surface plasmon resonance (SPR) for Cu-NPs. FESEM images revealed predominantly spherical NPs with an average size of 69.7 nm. …”
Get full text

Ecosystem health evaluation and driving Force analysis of high groundwater Table Coal-Grain complex area based on remote sensing information by Anya Zhong, Zhenqi Hu, Tiantian Yang, Zhen Wang

“…The impacts of underground mining on the surface, in addition to common issues such as ground subsidence and fissures, often lead to the formation of extensive water accumulation. …”
Get full text

Comparative Analysis of Physical and Engineering Properties of New Egyptian Paddy Rice (Giza 183) Adapted to Mitigate Effects of Climate Change by Waleed A. Almasoud, Mahmoud Abdel-Sattar, Doaa A. Abdelbary, Saber Sedeek, Abdulwahed M. Aboukarima, Dalia H. Eshra, Hail Z. Rihan, Mohamed E. Yehia

“…The results reveal that the mean values of length, width, and thickness averaged 7.50 mm, 3.18 mm, and 2.19 mm, respectively. …”
Get full text

Contrasting seasonal patterns in particle aggregation and dissolved organic matter transformation in a sub-Arctic fjord by M. G. Digernes, Y. V. Bodur, M. Amargant-Arumí, O. Müller, J. A. Hawkes, S. G. Kohler, U. Dietrich, M. Reigstad, M. L. Paulsen

“…While POC concentrations increased in September, DOM lability decreased based on changes in the average hydrogen saturation and aromaticity of DOM molecules. …”
Get full text

Global antibiotic hotspots and risks: A One Health assessment by Bingshuang Yan, Fuyang Huang, Jiaolong Ying, Dafang Zhou, Samira Norouzi, Xianming Zhang, Bin Wang, Fei Liu

“…Risk assessment highlighted wastewater treatment plant liquids (20% average exceedance) and animal manure (44% average exceedance) as the most critical compartments. …”
Get full text

Analyzing the level of river sediment pollution with heavy metals using Geo-accumulation Index and Enrichment Factor by Sepehr Akhlaghifard, Toraj Nasr Abadi, Hassan Hoveidi

“…On the other hand, these anthropogenic activities have significantly increased the arsenic Enrichment up to 17.81 in station P4 and the average Enrichment Factor of Arsenic in 9 sampling stations up to 13.12. …”
Get full text

Effects of Natural Fractures on Coal Drilling Response: Implications for CBM Fracturing Optimization by Zixiang Han, Shuaifeng Lyu, Yuhang Xiao, Haijun Zhang, Quanming Chen, Ao Lu

“…The result found that acoustic parameters (average wave velocity <i>v</i> and drilling surface wave velocity <i>v</i>₀) exhibit significant negative correlations with fracture line density (<i>ρ</i>₁) and area ratio (<i>ρ</i>₂) (|r| > 0.7), while the geological strength index (GSI) positively correlates with acoustic parameters, confirming their utility as indirect indicators of fracture development. …”
Get full text

Estimated Aerosol Health and Radiative Effects of the Residential Coal Ban in the Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei Region of China by Kelsey R. Bilsback, Jill Baumgartner, Michael Cheeseman, Bonne Ford, John K. Kodros, Xiaoying Li, Emily Ramnarine, Shu Tao, Yuanxun Zhang, Ellison Carter, Jeffrey R Pierce

Get full text

Effects of ZnSO4 and Fe2O3 Nanoparticles of Lentil (Lens culinaris) on the Antioxidant System, Agronomic, Physiologic, and Root Characteristics under Drought Stress by Mojhgan Tabrizivand Taheri, Amin Abbasi

“…Conclusion: According to the results, 1% Fe2O3 exerted the highest effect on agronomic and physiological traits while 0.5% ZnSO4 was effective on the antioxidant system, and ZnSO4 NPs positively affected the root length and average diameter. While Fe2O3 NPs were effective in improving the root surface area and volume.…”
Get full text

Application of “high-fidelity and high-resolution” processing technology in thin reservoir identification: A case study of the deep Permian Maokou Formation in Penglai area, centra... by PENG Haotian, HE Qinglin, CHEN Kang, ZENG Ming, HE Zongqiang, TU Zhihui, KONG Lingxia, QU Bozhang

“…Interferences include surface waves, impulsive noise, interlayer multiples, and anisotropy effects. …”
Get full text