An Evaluation of Future Climate Change Impacts on Key Elements of the Water–Carbon Cycle Using a Physics-Based Ecohydrological Model in Sanchuan River Basin, Loess Plateau by Yujie Yuan, Xueping Zhu, Xuerui Gao, Xuehua Zhao

“…Furthermore, all climate scenarios had an average ET-NPP correlation coefficient greater than 0.6, showing that the basin’s water–carbon cycle was tightly coupled. …”
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Automatic target spraying and field evaluation of unstructured orchard based on millimeter-wave radar by Xing Xu, Jianying Li, Dongying Shen, Jieli Duan, Zhou Yang, Yinlong Jiang

“…The results showed that the average relative errors of plant height, canopy width and volume after correction were 1.51 %, 1.96 % and 3.24 %, respectively. …”
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Effects of Downy Mildew Infection and Potassium on Growth and Physiological Traits of Greenhouse Cucumber by Qiang Shi, Lu You, Yafei Wang, Xiaoxue Du, Tianhua Chen

“…The root total length, root surface area, root average diameter, root total volume and total root tips of cucumber plants were significantly different under different experimental conditions (<i>p</i> < 0.05). …”
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The Spatiotemporal Evolution of the Mudflat Wetland in the Yellow Sea Using Landsat Time Series by Zicheng Huang, Wei Tang, Chengyi Zhao, Caixia Jiao, Jianting Zhu

“…Mudflat wetland, one of the 27 surface elements identified by the International Geographic Data Committee, has undergone substantial transformations with the rapid growth of the social economy and marine hazards, resulting in significant changes in its area and distribution. …”
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Effects of pH, temperature and hydraulic disturbance on nitrogen release from sediments in the Sunxi River, Three Gorges Reservoir Area, China by Yihong Ning, Bin Gao, Haiyan Wang, Wenning Hou

“…The results indicated that the average concentrations of total nitrogen (TN) and total phosphorus (TP) in the sediment were 430 mg/kg and 200 mg/kg, respectively. …”
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Parameter design and experiment of rotary plate pineapple fruit picker by Jiangyi Qiu, Jiangyi Qiu, Jieli Duan, Zhaoxin Zhang, Zhong Xue

“…A simplified rigid-flexible coupling model of the cutting platform and pineapple plant was developed using simulation software, followed by a three-factor, five-level virtual response surface analysis. This analysis was conducted to determine the optimal parameter combinations that would ensure the effective force exerted by the picking plate on the pineapple exceeds the average separation force of 60.45 N, while minimizing the peak force. …”
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Thermal profile analysis of 18650 Li-ion battery module with embedded copper foam in the nanofluid cooling jacket by J. Jongpluempiti, P. Vengsungnle, S. Poojeera, S. Eiamsa-ard, N. Naphon, A. Srichat, K. Manatura, P. Naphon

“…With an average inaccuracy of 5.79 % for cooling battery model I and 4.95 % for cooling battery model II, the anticipated outcomes are in fair agreement with the outcomes expected. …”
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Influence of the irradiation geometry on the severity of acute radiation damage by V. Yu. Golikov, A. V. Vodovatov

“…The values of mean 50% lethal dose for cases of approximately uniform irradiation of the body surface (point source at a distance 10m) and sharply non-uniform irradiation (point source at a distance of 0.5 m) differ approximately by the factor of 1.7 – 2.5 depending on direction of irradiation. …”
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An Electrochemical Dopamine Assay with Cobalt Oxide Palatinose Carbon Dots by Ram Chandra Nepal, Elif S. Seven, Roger M. Leblanc, Charles C. Chusuei

“…SEM-EDX analysis of the electrode surface revealed semi-spherical structures with an average particle diameter of 80 ± 19 nm (n = 347) with PalCDs decorating the Co₃O₄ NPs. …”
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Efficient wildlife monitoring: Deep learning-based detection and counting of green turtles in coastal areas by Naoya Noguchi, Hideaki Nishizawa, Taro Shimizu, Junichi Okuyama, Shohei Kobayashi, Kazuyuki Tokuda, Hideyuki Tanaka, Satomi Kondo

“…The best model performances were 0.848, 0.853, and 0.922 for precision, recall, and mean average precision at the threshold of the intersection over union = 0.5, respectively. …”
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Modeling of Energy Saving and Comfort of Building Layout in Extreme Weather Urban Residential Area under the Background of Spatial Structure and Form Evolution: Taking Yichun as an... by Ming Lu, Guofei Sun, Endong Wang, Zichong He

“…This paper mainly studies the design of outdoor communication space in Yichun residential area in winter. The average temperature in winter is -14°C ~ -2°C. Through the study of design methods and countermeasures, an operable Yichun residential area design method is found.…”
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Artificial Propagation of Pomadasys hasta (Bloch, 1790): A Key to Reach Sustainable Aquaculture by Shawon Ahmmed, Mizanur Rahman Washim, AKM Shafiqul Alam Rubel, Debashis Kumar Mondal, Md. Hashmi Sakib, Yahia Mahmud, Md. Latiful Islam

“…Turning larvae into juveniles was noticed by 40–45 days post-hatch (dph) with scales on the entire body surface. The total length was recorded as 43.5±2.1 mm and average body weight as 0.7±0.2 g at 95 dph. …”
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Fluorescent Carbon Dots with Red Emission: A Selective Sensor for Fe(III) Ion Detection by Ángela Fernández-Merino, Miriam Chávez, Guadalupe Sánchez-Obrero, Rafael Madueño, Manuel Blázquez, Rafael Del Caño, Teresa Pineda

“…Carbon dots have an approximately spherical shape with an average size of 10 nm and are composed of a carbonaceous core surrounded by functional groups attached to it, both of which are responsible for their dual fluorescence properties. …”
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Is partial excision of the radial head safe and effective in all-arthroscopic treatment of terrible triad fractures? by Hyung Gyu Cho, Gyeong Hoon Lim, Min Su Joo, Jae Won Kim, Jun Ho Park, Jeong Woo Kim

“…Results Thirty-two patients with an average age of 49.5±16.2 years met the inclusion criteria and were followed-up for a mean of 82.7±22.2 months. …”
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Assessment of water footprint of vegetable crops by A. Y. Fedosov, A. M. Menshikh, M. I. Ivanova

“…The rate of warming in Russia since the mid-1970s about 2.5 times the global average. The highest rate of temperature increase occurs at high latitudes. …”
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Hypertension prevalence in young adults engaged in different types of sports by Purenović-Ivanović Tijana, Sterkovicz-Przibicien Katarzina, Živković Danijela, Đošić Anđela

“…Findings showed that, on average, men had isolated systolic hypertension (SBP>130 mmHg), with normal DBP and normal MAP values, while women showed normotensive values (SBP<120 mmHg and DBP<80 mmHg) and optimal MAP. …”
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Tailoring conductive polyvinyl alcohol nanofibers: thermal-induced structural evolution in nitrogen for energy storage device by Diky Anggoro, Sudarsono, Endhah Purwandari, Malik Anjelh Baqiya, Mohammad Mahyiddin Ramli, Hideki Nakajima, Gatut Yudoyono, Darminto

“…The SEM image of the PVA precursor reveals the presence of fibers exhibiting a smooth surface following the stabilization and carbonization processes at temperatures below 500 °C. …”
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Antibacterial Activity of Silver-Modified CuO Nanoparticle-Coated Masks by Tanuja Udawant, Prajkta Thorat, Payal Thapa, Manali Patel, Saroj Shekhawat, Roshni Patel, Ankit Sudhir, Om Hudka, Indra Neel Pulidindi, Archana Deokar

“…The average particle size of Ag-CuO was found to be ~70 nm. …”
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Performance Characteristics of Newly Developed Real-Time Wave Measurement Buoy Using the Variometric Approach by Chen Xue, Jingsong Guo, Shumin Jiang, Yanfeng Wang, Yanliang Guo, Jie Li

“…This article introduces a novel global navigation satellite system (GNSS) drifting buoy for surface wave measurements that addresses the challenges of performing real-time, high-precision measurements and realizing cost-effective large-scale deployment. …”
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Simultaneous removal of diclofenac sodium, cadmium and bacterial inactivation from aqueous solutions by activated MgO nanoparticles by Saleh M. Sulaiman, Mohammed H. Al-Jabari, Mazen K. Nazal, Asem M. Mubarak

“…The maximum removal capacity of MgO for DCF and Cd2+ at pH 7 was 66.2 mg.g−1 (%R = 90) and 50.8 mg.g−1 (%R = 80), respectively. The average adsorption enthalpy for DCF and Cd2+ (ΔH° 50 kJ. mol−1) demonstrates the occurrence of physical adsorption process, while the negative value of ΔG° reveals the spontaneous nature of DCF and Cd2+ adsorption on the surface of MgO NPs. …”
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