Tracking Long-Term Ozone Pollution Dynamics in Chinese Cities with Meteorological and Emission Attribution by Hongrui Li, Xiaoyong Liu, Zijian Liu, Mengyang Li, Tong Wu, Peicheng Li, Peng Zhou

“…Here, we develop a novel framework that couples Kolmogorov–Zurbenko (KZ) filtering with an optimized random forest (RF) regression model to examine daily maximum 8 h average ozone (O₃-8h) in 372 Chinese cities from 2013 to 2023. …”
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Obstacle shape determination by mobile robot sensor system using GP2Y0A (Sharp) type IR distance sensors by V. P. Andreev

“…However, such a sensor can only detect an obstacle and determine а distance to a certain point on its surface. The goal is to develop a method for determining both а distance to an obstacle and its shape. …”
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A Method to Accurately Determine the Methane Enrichment Zone of a Longwall Coal Mine by Guorui Feng, Ao Zhang, Shengyong Hu, Xiangqian Guo, Chao Li, Guocai Hao, Zhen Li

“…In this study, a method for accurately determining the MEZ within the zone of interconnected fractures, which utilized a surface directional borehole (SDB) technique, was proposed. …”
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Shear Bond Strength of Orthodontic Brackets Fixed with Remineralizing Adhesive Systems after Simulating One Year of Orthodontic Treatment by Gisele Lima Bezerra, Carlos Rocha Gomes Torres, Mateus Rodrigues Tonetto, Alvaro Henrique Borges, Milton Carlos Kuga, Matheus Coelho Bandeca, Leily Macedo Firoozmand

“…The samples were examined with a stereomicroscope and a scanning electron microscope (SEM) in order to analyze enamel surface and Adhesive Remnant Index (ARI). …”
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LOW COEFFICIENT CAUSES AND MECHANISMS OF USING OXYGEN IN HUMAN LUNGS IN THE FAR NORTH by B. T. Velichkovsky

“…The organism adaptation process features to the extreme weather conditions of Far North are known to consist in the morphological and functional changes in the respiratory organs, in particular, in increase in the area of the alveolar lung surface on the average by 24 % and the lung capillary volume - by 39 %. …”
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Comparison of Aluminum Alloy and Copper Friction Stir Burnishing Tools Combined with Direct Energy Deposition Arc Process on Microstructure and Microhardness of 316L Stainless Stee... by Teerayut Cordkaew, Jun’ichi Kaneko, Takeyuki Abe

“…Specifically, it achieved the highest average microhardness of 250 HV at 50 µm depths, compared to 240 HV for the aluminum alloy tool. …”
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Enhanced Broadband Acoustic Absorption in Commercial Foam via Multiwall Carbon Nanotube‐Induced Pore Reconstruction by Jinkui Xiong, Jinlong Liu, Wengui Lin, Yifei Li, Longchao Liao, Mingfu Wen, Guisheng Zhong, Xiaodong Niu, Longshi Rao, Quan Wang, Bin Bao, Qingxian Liu

“…The melamine/MWCNTs foam exhibits multiscale composite pores, high porosity, and increased specific surface area while preserving the shape and thickness of the initial melamine foam. …”
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Combined application of FTAN and cross-spectra analysis to ambient noise recorded by a microseismic monitoring network by Ilaria Barone, Alessandro Brovelli, Giorgio Tango, Sergio Del Gaudio, Giorgio Cassiani

“…The main advantage of combining these two methods is a more accurate identification of higher modes, resulting in a reduction of ambiguity during picking and data interpretation. Surface wave tomography was run to obtain the spatial distribution of group and phase velocities for the same wavelengths. …”
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Disease severity in moderate‐to‐severe plaque psoriasis: Results from the Belgian REDISCOVER study by Tom Hillary, Liesbeth F. E. Ghys, Fabienne Willaert, Sandra Swimberghe, Myriam Lecuyer, Pierre‐Dominique Ghislain, Joachim Morrens, Jo Lambert

“…Between the time of treatment initiation and enrolment, the average PASI and BSA scores decreased, indicating treatment benefits. …”
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Study on Change of Landscape Pattern Characteristics of Comprehensive Land Improvement Based on Optimal Spatial Scale by Baoping Feng, Hui Yang, Yarong Ren, Shanshan Zheng, Genxiang Feng, Yuwei Huang

“…The results showed that: (1) patch density, largest patch index, area-weighted average shape index, contagion, and division index all showed obvious scale effects, and the suitable first and second scale domains in the study area are 5–7 m and 35–40 m, respectively, and 5 m is the most suitable grain size for the study of landscape pattern change. (2) The block basis ratio of the semi-variogram of the six landscape level indices begins to stabilize at the window radius of 210 m. …”
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ASSESSMENT OF MICROPLASTICS IN PERSONAL CARE PRODUCTS BY MICROSCOPIC METHODS AND VIBRATIONAL SPECTROSCOPY by ANDREEA LAURA BANICA, RALUCA MARIA BUCUR POPA, IOANA DANIELA DULAMA, IOAN ALIN BUCURICA, RALUCA MARIA STIRBESCU, CRISTIANA RADULESCU

“…Primary microplastics, known as microbeads (μBs), are found in personal care and cosmetic products (PCCPs) being used as an ingredient for physical abrasion on human body surface. Due to the fact that μBs has sizes less than 0.8 mm, sometimes even less than 0.1 mm, they can be ingested by many organisms, being transmitted in the food chain. …”
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Comparison of thermal characteristics and cooling performance of crude palm oil and mineral oil as electrical insulators by Muhamad Mustangin, Bambang Purwantana, Chusnul Hidayat, Radi

“…Moreover, CPO produced a lower cooling temperature on average, but MO produced a lower temperature for all data and lower power. …”
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Prevalence of Hepatitis B Virus Infection in Tanzania: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis by Semvua B. Kilonzo, Igembe Nkandala, Ladius Rudovick, Hyasinta M. Jaka, Mariam M. Mirambo, Stephen E. Mshana, Violet D. Kajogoo, Elichilia R. Shao

“…Thirty-one studies with a total sample size of 37,988 were included in the meta-analysis. The overall average HBV prevalence estimate in Tanzania was 6.91% (95% CI = 5.18–8.86%). …”
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Synthesis of zinc oxide nanoparticles using Trichoderma harzianum and its bio-efficacy on Alternaria brassicae by Deep Narayan Mishra, Lakshman Prasad, Usha Suyal

“…Ultraviolet-visible (UV-Vis) spectroscopy confirmed an absorption peak between 200 and 400 nm, while X-ray diffraction (XRD) confirms the hexagonal crystal structure with an average size of 29 nm. Dynamic light scattering (DLS) and zeta potential analysis revealed a hydrodynamic size of 50.79 nm and a surface charge of −17.49 mV, indicating good stability. …”
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New Stellar Parameters, Metallicities, and Elemental Abundance Ratios for 311 Metal-poor Stars by Sanil Mittal, Ian U. Roederer

“…We use color– T _eff relationships calibrated for Gaia and 2MASS photometry to calculate improved effective temperatures ( T _eff ). We calculate log of surface gravity (log g ) values using measurements derived from Gaia parallaxes and other fundamental stellar properties. …”
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Future water resources and droughts in the Atlas Mountains of Morocco under a high-emission climate scenario by Ouiaam Lahnik, Yves Tramblay, Lahoucine Hanich, Jafet C.M. Andersson, Redouane Lguensat, Kristina Isberg, Aicha Ben Ahmed, Joel Dahn, Benjamin Sultan

“…This study examines 36 mountainous basins that supply most of the country’s surface water.Study Focus: This study aims to evaluate the potential impacts of climate change on discharge in Morocco. …”
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Genome-wide association study on salt tolerance of core germplasm resources in watermelon by YUAN Gaopeng, ZHAO Yanlong, SUN Dexi, GAO Bowen, LI Weihua, SHI Mingkun, ZHANG Jingyu, ZHU Yingchun

“…However, there were SNP sites that were significantly associated with four traits: root surface area, root K+ content, root Na+ content and root soluble sugar content. …”
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Exploring the roles of recorded unprecedented rainfall-runoff characteristics and uplifted riverbeds in the catastrophic 2022 Pakistan megaflood by Nazir Ahmed Bazai, Peng Cui, Tahir Hussain, Guo-Tao Zhang, Yan Wang, Muhammad Gulraiz Akhter, Hao Wang, Mehtab Alam

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Study of bases influence on the biopharmaceutical characteristics of the pastes for onychomycosis therapy by V. V. Luc, V. V. Gladyshev, A.P. Lisyanskaya, A.D. Diudiun

“…However antimycotic polish therapy is sufficiently effective only in case of treatment the surface white and distal-lateral form of onychomycosis, but just in case when less than 1/3 of nail plate is affected. …”
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Influence of the phase composition of the TiO₂ matrix on the optical properties and morphology of deposited C₃N₄O_x nanoparticles by M. E. Bondarenko, P. M. Silenko, Yu. M. Solonin, A. V. Ragulya, M. M. Zahornyi, V. V. Shvalagin, N. I. Gubareni, O. Yu. Khyzhun

“…Deposition of C3N4Ox carried out on the surface of a nanostructured powdered TiO2 matrix of different phase composition, rutile or anatase. …”
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