Relation Between Major Climatic Indices and Subseasonal Precipitation in Rio Grande do Sul State, Brazil by Angela Maria de Arruda, Luana Nunes Centeno, André Becker Nunes

“…Seasonal analysis revealed that NINO34 influenced summer and spring precipitation, correlating with above-average rainfall during El Niño events. SASH and PDO also showed positive correlations with summer and spring rainfall, with PDO’s positive phase associated with a 25% increase in precipitation. …”
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Precision Weed Management for Straw-Mulched Maize Field: Advanced Weed Detection and Targeted Spraying Based on Enhanced YOLO v5s by Xiuhong Wang, Qingjie Wang, Yichen Qiao, Xinyue Zhang, Caiyun Lu, Chao Wang

“…However, in this farming mode, surface straw suppresses weed growth, affecting weed size and position distribution and obscuring the weeds, which hampers effective weed management in the field. …”
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Overview of Current and Future Perspectives of Saudi Arabian Natural Clinoptilolite Zeolite: A Case Review by Murad Alsawalha

“…This will form the basis for a complete study or survey to be compiled detailing the modifications needed to increase the surface areas for Saudi natural clinoptilolite zeolites using different methods of modifications. …”
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Investigating mating reliability and drone congregation areas on an island in Lake Neusiedl (Austria) for the potential establishment of a mating station for honey bee breeding by T. E. Sprenger, C. Menschhorn, R. Brodschneider

“…The role of reed in drone and queen flight over water surfaces is discussed.</p>…”
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Experimental Study on Physical and Dynamic Mechanical Properties of Temperature-Water Coupled Sandstone by Qi Ping, Dezhi Qi, Qi Diao, Chuanliang Zhang, Qi Gao, Yulin Wu

“…The dynamic peak strain and average strain rate showed a quadratic function with the water bath temperature. …”
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Methodology for calculation of static force characteristic of vibration protection mechanism of a seat with a tension roller by Korytov M.S., Sherbakov V.S., Kashapova I.E.

“…The system must have an average section of quasi-zero rigidity in the static characteristic. …”
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High‐Resolution Soil Moisture Data Reveal Complex Multi‐Scale Spatial Variability Across the United States by Noemi Vergopolan, Justin Sheffield, Nathaniel W. Chaney, Ming Pan, Hylke E. Beck, Craig R. Ferguson, Laura Torres‐Rojas, Felix Eigenbrod, Wade Crow, Eric F. Wood

“…Experiments reveal that on average 48% and up to 80% of the SM spatial information is lost at the 1‐km resolution, with complete loss expected at the scale of current state‐of‐the‐art SM monitoring and modeling systems (1–25 km resolution).…”
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Weld seam location with adaptive fracture repair on minor-caliber pipe by Yong Yan, Jingyu Zhang, Lingjiang Guo, Heming Zhao, Fan Zhang

“…Current algorithms are challenged by uneven laser reflectivity, complex surface curvature, and noise interference. To overcome these obstacles, we propose a multi-stage adaptive weld centering framework integrating line laser scanning, skeleton generation and tracking, adaptive fracture repair techniques. …”
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Fabrication and characterization of 3D-printed composite scaffolds of coral-derived hydroxyapatite nanoparticles/polycaprolactone/gelatin carrying doxorubicin for bone tissue engin... by Fatima Kadi, Ghasem Dini, S. Ali Poursamar, Fatemeh Ejeian

“…The obtained results showed that the average size of the synthesized HA particles was about 80 nm. …”
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Python algorithm package for automated Estimation of major legume root traits using two dimensional images by Amit Ghimire, Yong Suk Chung, Sungmoon Jeong, Yoonha Kim

“…Abstract A simple Python algorithm was used to estimate the four major root traits: total root length (TRL), surface area (SA), average diameter (AD), and root volume (RV) of legumes (adzuki bean, mung bean, cowpea, and soybean) based on two-dimensional images. …”
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High temperature oxidation behavior of S30815 heat resistant stainless steel substrates and welded joint by REN Jie, ZHANG Li, LIU Chengzhi, CHENG Shengwei, DU Xiaojian, LIU Yanlian, YANG Fei

“…A larger amount of dense Cr2O3 oxide film is generated on the surface of the welded joint， exhibiting a lower average oxidation rate and better oxidation resistance compared to the base material.…”
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Thermoelectric installation for lifting objects from shallow reservoirs using the freezing method by O. V. Evdulov, D. V. Evdulov, I. A. Gabitov, M. U. Yakhyaev

“…The installation includes a waterproof probe, on the end surface of which, facing the bottom of the reservoir, thermoelectric modules are installed, heat is removed from the hot junctions of which by means of a heat removal system made in the form of an all-metal heat pipe or in the form of a thermal thermosiphon. …”
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Stages of radiation monitoring on the territory of the Tula region affected in consequence of the Chernobyl NPP accident by V. V. Boldyreva, V. N. Ovcharova

“…The above permissible content of radionuclides in food products was registered only in 1986 due to surface contamination of plants, while in wild mushrooms this took place as late as 2004. …”
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Unsupervised selective labeling for semi-supervised industrial defect detection by Jian Ge, Qin Qin, Shaojing Song, Jinhua Jiang, Zhiwei Shen

“…For example, it boosts Efficient Teacher by 5%, 6.6%, and 7.8% in mean Average Precision(mAP) on the Automotive Sealing Rings Defect Dataset, the Metallic Surface Defect Dataset, and the Printed Circuit Boards (PCB) Defect Dataset with 10% labeled data. …”
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Design Optimization and Performance Evaluation of an Automated Pelleted Feed Trough for Sheep Feeding Management by Xinyu Gao, Chuanzhong Xuan, Jianxin Zhao, Yanhua Ma, Tao Zhang, Suhui Liu

“…The experimental metrics showed relative errors of 3.5%, 2.8%, and 4.2% (for average feed rate) and 8.2%, 7.3%, and 1.2% (for flow time). …”
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Aronia melanocarpa Leaves as a Source of Chlorogenic Acids, Anthocyanins, and Sorbitol, and Their Anti-Inflammatory Activity by Agnieszka Zielińska, Dorota Bryk, Katarzyna Paradowska, Iwona Wawer

“…Both extracts suppressed TNF-α-induced surface expression of ICAM-1 and VCAM-1 molecules, and exhibited anti-adhesive and anti-inflammatory properties. …”
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Preparation and performance evaluation of fluorescent nanofluid for oil displacement by Qi Gong, Haitao Li, Xin Ma, Jiating Hao, Fangjun Jia, Hongwen Luo, Sujuan Gao

“…In this work, we first synthesized a fluorescent nano displacement agent with an average particle size of 80 nm using an improved Stöber synthesis method and silane coupling agent surface modification theory and characterized it using characterization techniques. …”
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Dental Caries Experience and Oral Health Related Quality of Life in Working Adults by Omair M. Bukhari

“…Dental health indicators were derived from individual tooth- and surface-level data allowing for calculating the number of decayed surfaces (D), number of decayed missed filled surfaces (DMFS), and significant caries (SiC) indices. …”
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Rapid detection of spermine by using a cost-effective carbon nanostructured aptasensor by Howyn Tang, Hossein Pouri, Chao Lu, Jin Zhang

“…Due to the π-π* interaction between DNA-based aptamer and GO, a FRET quencher, CDs bioconjugated with aptamer (CDs-aptamer) can directly attach on the surface of GO, resulting in significant FRET quenching. …”
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Experimental Study on Immersion Effects of Pressure Water on the Tensile Characteristics of Sandstone Samples by Dawei Yin, Shaojie Chen, Bing Chen, Rui Liu, Faxin Li

“…As a result of these immersion micromechanisms, the deterioration of the sandstone samples increased with the immersion water pressure, with the average porosities of the fracture surfaces at 0, 1, and 3 MPa increasing by 142.86%, 368.37%, and 593.88%, respectively, relative to the dried sample. …”
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