Observation of greenhouse gas vertical profiles in the boundary layer of the Mount Qomolangma region using a multirotor UAV by Y. Zhou, Y. Zhou, C. Qiao, C. Qiao, M. Zhou, M. Zhou, Y. Wang, Y. Wang, X. Tian, X. Tian, Y. Wang, M. Duan, M. Duan

“…A field campaign was carried out in the Mount Qomolangma (also known as Mount Everest) region, at an average surface altitude of 4300 <span class="inline-formula">m</span> above sea level (a.s.l.). …”
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Characterization of Environmentally Friendly Gadolinium/Boron Flexible Thermal Neutron Absorbing Material by WANG Qi1, 2, 3, GUO Xiaolin2, 3, 4, YIN Jinnan2, 3, 5, WANG Xiaojuan2, 3, 4, YUAN Lin2, 3, 4, WANG Boyu2, 3, 4, FANG Qinglong2, 3, 4, HAN Xiaoxiang2, 3, 4, QIU Tianyi2, 3, 4, LIU Yang2, 3, 4

“…Therefore, it is necessary to develop flexible radiation shielding materials for surface radiation hardening of some irregular structural components. …”

Variabilidad Espacial Temporal de la Salinidad del Suelo en los Humedales de Arroz en la Cuenca Baja del Guayas, Sudamérica by Wilson Orlando Pozo Guerrero, Teófilo Sanfeliu

“…Over the two years an average value was recorded of 19.7 and 15.8 dS m-1 in the surface layer (0 cm), decreasing to 4.9 and 4.5 dS m-1 at a depth of 20 cm. …”
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Stable isotopes of carbon (δ13C) and oxygen (δ18O) from vaquita (Phocoena sinus) bones as indicators of habitat use in the Upper Gulf of California by Mónica-Yanira Rodríguez-Pérez, Laura Sánchez-Velasco, Martha-Patricia Rosas-Hernández, Claudia J. Hernández-Camacho, Fernando A. Cervantes, Juan P. Gallo-Reynoso, Francisco Arreguín-Sánchez, Víctor M. Godínez

“…In agreement with the above, sea surface temperature (SST)/SSS diagrams showed the presence of two water masses inside a gradient from 33.8 to 35.2 psu. …”
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Breeding report of a new apple cultivar Yanjinyu by SUN Yanxia, TANG Yan, SONG Laiqing, LIU Daliang, ZHANG Xueyong, XU Xinxiang, ZHANG Shuo, LIU Xueqing, WANG Ping, ZHAO Lingling

“…The fruit shape index was 0.95, and the average single fruit weight was 211.2 g; The fruit surface was smooth and rust free with bright yellow color. …”
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Spatial and Temporal Changes and Influencing Factors of Mercury in Urban Agglomeration Land Patterns: A Case from Changchun Area, Old Industrial Base of Northeast China by Zhe Zhang, Zhaojun Wang, Jing Zong, Hongjie Zhang, Yufei Hu, Yuliang Xiao, Gang Zhang, Zhenxin Li

“…During spring, summer, and autumn of 2023, surface soil and atmospheric mercury concentrations (at 0 cm and 100 cm) were measured using LUMEX RA-915+ at 361 sites. …”
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Simultaneous retrieval of soil moisture and salinity in arid and semiarid regions using Sentinel-1 data and a revised dielectric model for salty soil by Leilei Dong, Weizhen Wang, Tao Che, Yuhao Wang, Xin Huang, Shengyin Zhang, Feinan Xu, Jiaojiao Feng

“…The soil salt content increases gradually over the study period, with average values of 1.88 mS/cm in spring and 3.58 mS/cm in winter, respectively. …”
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The Dynamic Characteristics and Influencing Factors of Soil Respiration in Different Types of Grasslands in the Barkol Lake Basin by Xiangdong Cao, Chengyi Zhao, Hongtao Jia, Jinyu Yang

“…In this study, during the growing season (from May to October) of 2022, the LI-8100A automated soil CO₂ flux system was used to measure the soil respiration rate (Rs), temperature from 1.5 m above the surface to depths of 5–25 cm (T, T₅, T₁₀, T₁₅, T₂₀ and T₂₅) and the soil moisture content (SM) at a depth of 20 cm in four types of grasslands: lowland meadow, alpine meadow, temperate desert steppe and temperate steppe desert. …”
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Uso da terra e perda de solo na Bacia Hidrográfica do Rio Colônia, Bahia Land use and soil loss in the Colônia River Watershed, Bahia by Vinícius de A. Silva, Mauricio S. Moreau, Ana M. S. dos S. Moreau, Neylor A. C. Rego

“…The SWAT software was used for obtaining a digital thematic map for every sub-basin of Colonia River Watershed, soil loss quantification in every sub-basin and in the forms of uses obtained by theoretical concept, simulating the inclusions of areas of permanent preservation (APP), as well as, forest in all surface of the sub-basins. Between 1975 and 2002 the average of soil loss in Colonia River Watershed was estimated as 47 t ha-1 year-1, in 2002 the estimate of soil loss was 46.64 t ha-1 year-1. …”
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Sleep Quality among Medical Students and its Relationship with Self-reported Skin Complaints: A Cross-sectional Study by Dhaifallah Alenizi, Yousif Abdullatif Albedaiwi, Raed Ayidh Alruwaili, Hanaa El-Sayed Abdel Rahman Bayomy, Shereen Mohamed Olama

“…Sleep plays a crucial role in regulating various aspects of skin physiology, including surface pH, trans-epidermal water loss, blood flow, and skin temperature. …”
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High-Performance NIR Laser-Beam Shaping and Materials Processing at 350 W with a Spatial Light Modulator by Shuchen Zuo, Shuai Wang, Cameron Pulham, Yin Tang, Walter Perrie, Olivier J. Allegre, Yue Tang, Martin Sharp, Jim Leach, David J. Whitehead, Matthew Bilton, Wajira Mirihanage, Paul Mativenga, Stuart P. Edwardson, Geoff Dearden

“…Until recently, maximum exposure has been limited to circa 120 W average power with a Gaussian profile, restricting potential applications due to the non-linear (NL) phase response of the liquid crystal above this threshold. …”
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Fractal Characteristics of Pore Structure of Longmaxi Shales with Different Burial Depths in Southern Sichuan and Its Geological Significance by Manping Yang, Yanyan Pan, Hongye Feng, Qiang Yan, Yanjun Lu, Wanxin Wang, Yu Qi, Hongjian Zhu

“…Correspondingly, the average pore size of the shale decreased. The fractal dimensions of the micropores (D_C), mesoporous surface (D_N1), and mesoporous structure (D_N2) of outcrop shale are 2.6728~2.7245, 2.5612~2.5838, and 2.7911~2.8042, respectively. …”
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Effects of Dietary Calcium and Phosphorus Levels on Growth Performance, Calcium–Phosphorus Homeostasis, and Gut Microbiota in Ningxiang Pigs by Wenzhi Liu, Cheng Zhang, Xijie Kuang, Xianglin Zeng, Jiaqi Zhang, Qiye Wang, Huansheng Yang

“…During the grower phase, a dietary regimen of 0.83% Ca/0.67% P significantly increased the average daily feed intake (ADFI), average daily gain (ADG), and apparent total tract digestibility (ATTD) of energy and P. …”
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Improvements in saline soil and the law of water-salt transport based on salt inhibition using MICP technology by Xiaorong Wang, Chi Li, Yanru Shi, Zhenguo Zhang, Qingguo Chi, Panshi Wang

“…At the end of the cooling process, the amount of salt-frost heaving on the surface of the soil columns decreased by an average of 62.7 %. …”
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Dose effects of ultraviolet and terahertz laser radiation on the plasma membrane of erythrocytes by Лариса Січевська, Тетяна Овсяннікова, Ірина Забєліна, Аліна Коваленко, Олександр Левченко, Олег Гурін

“…Laser irradiation of the samples in the UV range was carried out by a nitrogen pulsed laser (λ = 0.337 μm), with the average radiation power 5 mW; irradiation in the THz range with a continuous CO2 laser (λ = 118.8 μm), the average radiation power is 20 mW. …”
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Management of Isolated Medial Gutter Ankle Arthritis with Lateralizing Calcaneal Osteotomy and Allograft Lateral Ligament Reconstruction by Morgan Motsay BS, Meghan Hughes MD, Clifford Jeng MD

“…Results: Six patients with average follow up of 3.9 years and age of 48.1 years were included. …”
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Experimental and heat transfer studies of MHP-PV/T by Reynolds number and heat transfer coefficient enhancement by Rui Li, Jinping Li, Junjie Zhu, Xuemin Zhang, Xiao Guo, Vojislav Novakovic

“…Furthermore, in order to reduce the simulation time and facilitate the research, the study establishes the fitting equation of MHP-PV/T surface temperature based on solar radiation intensity and environmental temperature with an average error of 7.6 %. …”
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Assessment of heavy metal pollution sources and environmental capacity of typical farmland soils in northwestern Zhejiang based on the geological background of black rock series by Mei-hua Wang

“…Using Geographic Information System (GIS) technology and geostatistical methods, the environmental capacity characteristics of farmland soil heavy metals and their spatial distribution patterns were assessed.ResultsThe results show that the average concentrations of ω (Cd), ω (Hg), ω (As), ω (Pb), ω (Cr), ω (Ni), ω (Cu), and ω (Zn) in the surface soil of Changshan County’s farmland are 0.53, 0.12, 15.33, 34.03, 65.87, 29.06, 30.37, and 99.77 mg·kg−1, respectively. …”
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Analysis of Long-Term Meteorological Observation for Weather and Climate Fundamental Data over the Northern Tibetan Plateau by Fangfang Huang, Weiqiang Ma

“…The results show that in El Nino year, values of land surface temperature (Ts), air temperature (Ta) and wind speed are all greater than their mean values and that soil moisture values are lower than the averaged, while the opposite is the case in La Nina year. …”
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CREATING THE KULTUK POLYGON FOR EARTHQUAKE PREDICTION: VARIATIONS OF (234U/238U) AND 87SR/86SR IN GROUNDWATER FROM ACTIVE FAULTS AT THE WESTERN SHORE OF LAKE BAIKAL by S. V. Rasskazov, E. P. Chebykin, A. M. Ilyasova, E. N. Vodneva, I. S. Chuvashova, S. A. Bornyakov, A. K. Seminsky, S. V. Snopkov, V. V. Chechel'nitsky, N. A. Gileva

“…This middle interval marked a rapid increase of the average values of (234U/238U) in the range from 2.34 to 2.47 activity units with the average rate of about 0.2 units per year. …”
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