Diurnal Variations in Greenspace Cooling Efficiency and Their Non-Linear Responses to Meteorological Change: Hourly Analysis of Air Temperature in Changsha, China by Yang Li, Weiye Wang, Xin Li, Wei Liao, Xiaoma Li

“…The spatiotemporal patterns of GCE and their driving factors have been investigated mainly based on land surface temperature in a spatial comparison perspective. …”
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Vertical Stratification Reduces Microbial Network Complexity and Disrupts Nitrogen Balance in Seasonally Frozen Ground at Qinghai Lake in Tibet by Ni Zhang, Zhiyun Zhou, Yijun Wang, Shijia Zhou, Jing Ma, Jianqing Sun, Kelong Chen

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Characterizing the influence of varying functional traits from remotely sensed data on forest productivity acquired from selected NEON sites by Paige T. Williams, Valerie A. Thomas, Randolph H. Wynne, Karl F. Huemmrich, David J. Harding, K. Jon Ranson, Petya K. Campbell, Elizabeth M. Middleton

“…We investigated hyperspectral indices and lidar derived products as proxies of remotely sensed plant functional traits. Average midday GPP around the date of flight was calculated by developing a relationship between night respiration and temperature and removing that component from the net surface-atmosphere CO2 exchange (NSAE). …”
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Development of an innovative low-temperature PEALD process for stress-compensated TiO2 and SiO2 multilayer anti-reflective coatings by Duy Thanh Cu, Kuan-Yu Ko, Wen-Hao Cho, Chao-Te Lee, Meng-Chi Li, Chien-Cheng Kuo

“…The optimized process at 150 W plasma power produces high-quality optics with an average reflectivity of 0.35% in the visible range while maintaining low stress, a significant achievement in low temperature deposited optical coatings. …”
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Tear Film Instability and Meibomian Gland Dysfunction Correlate with the Pterygium Size and Thickness Pre- and Postexcision in Patients with Pterygium by Ning Li, Tao Wang, Ruixue Wang, Xuanchu Duan

“…Anterior segment spectral domain optical coherence tomography (SD-OCT) was performed preoperatively to measure the thickness of the pterygium 1 mm anterior to the nasal scleral spur. The ocular surface disease index (OSDI), Schirmer I Test (SIT), and MGD grade were used to evaluate the eyes, and the eyes were imaged using the noninvasive keratograph average tear film breakup time (NIBUTav), tear meniscus height (TMH), meiboscore, and lipid layer grading tools of the Oculus® Keratograph 5M, preoperatively and at 1, 3, and 6 months postoperatively. …”
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Catalytic decomposition of ozone in air by Mn-modified zeolite molecular sieves by Haoyue CHEN, Zhuonan GUO, Yingshu LIU, Xiong YANG, David Youhong PUI, Ziyi LI

“…X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS)characterization revealed that the decrease in the average oxidation state of Mn decreased from 2.95 to 2.81 after regeneration. …”
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Assessing Impacts of Hydropower Development on Downstream Inundation Using a Hybrid Modeling Framework Integrating Satellite Data‐Driven and Process‐Based Models by Son K. Do, Tien L. T. Du, Hyongki Lee, Chi‐Hung Chang, Duong D. Bui, Ngoc T. Nguyen, Kel N. Markert, Johan Strömqvist, Peeranan Towashiraporn, Stephen E. Darby, Linh K. Bui

“…Applying FIER‐HYPE‐IROS to the Lower Mekong River basin (LMB), a region significantly affected by dam proliferation impacting fisheries and agriculture, we found that dam operations decreased decadal‐average wet season water levels by up to 5% and increased dry season levels by up to 11%. …”
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Genomic characteristics of 12 HBV-I strains in the 2020 national HBV serosurvey in China by Qiudong Su, Liping Shen, Xiaoqi Guo, Shuang Zhang, Feng Qiu, Shengli Bi, Feng Wang

“…A higher substitution rate was observed in the antigenic loop of the hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg), and the potential immune-escape mutations were found. …”
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Enhancing dispersion stability of nano zinc oxide with rhamnolipids and evaluating antibacterial activity against harmful corn fungi by Ben Niu, Ben Niu, Shan Qiao, Shan Qiao, Yiming Sun, Yiming Sun, Yongwu Niu, Yongwu Niu, Yongwu Niu

“…The results showed that when the concentration of RLs was 1.0 mg/mL, the reaction temperature was 60°C, the concentration of zinc acetate was 0.7 mol/L, and the calcination temperature was 500 °C, the average particle size of RLs-ZnONPs was smaller about 45-50 nm compared with that of the unmodified N-ZnONPs, which had good dispersion and high stability. …”
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Unprecedented large-scale aquifer recovery through human intervention by Di Long, Yuancheng Xu, Yingjie Cui, Yanhong Cui, James J. Butler, Liang Dong, Longfeng Wang, Dongyong Liu, Yoshihide Wada, Litang Hu, Guoying Bai, Binghua Li, Shufang Wang, Xizhi Nong, Yang Cai, Chunsheng Cheng, Yuhan Mu, Yu Qiao, Jianhua Wang, Hao Wang, Bridget R. Scanlon

“…This recovery is driven by a combination of large-scale surface water diversion from the humid south and stringent groundwater pumping regulations, further amplified by wet years (e.g., 2021). …”
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Synthesis of eco-friendly lipid-magnetite nanocomposite encapsulated Poinciana extract as promising insecticide against Culex pipiens by Ibrahim Taha Radwan, Noha Bagato, Manal S. Ebaid, Maysa M. Hegazy, Mohamed A. Farghali, Abdelfattah Selim, Hattan S. Gattan, Mohammed H. Alruhaili, Mohamed M. Baz, Abeer Mousa Alkhaibari

“…Poinciana extract was encapsulated to the vicinity of nanostructure lipid carrier, Po-NLC, and surface modified with magnetic nanoparticles, Po-NLC-MNPs. …”
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Rapid synthesis of graphitic carbon nitride nanosheets as an efficient adsorbent for removal of Methylene Blue and Rhodamine B from Aqueous Solutions by Rohit Madankar, Mayuri Umekar, Ganesh Bhusari, Aniruddha Mondal, Mohammad Raish, Mohd Afzal, Małgorzata Norek, Ratiram Chaudhary

“…BET analysis demonstrated a Type IV porous structure with a surface area of 101.2 m2/g and an average pore diameter of 7.01 nm. …”
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Experimental study and performance enhancement of micro heat pipe PV/T system by Rui Li, Panpan Zhai, Jinping Li, Xiaomin Liu

“…The experimental setup involved the measurement of various parameters including environmental temperature, surface temperature of the PV/T panel, back temperature of the PV/T panel, and water temperature, as well as the determination of the power collection efficiency (PCE) and thermal conversion efficiency (TCE). …”
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Dynamic impact mechanical damage analysis and tomato robotic post-picking crating optimization based on multiscale finite element model by Guohang Lu, Zinuo Wang, Nianzu Dai, Jin Yuan, Xuemei Liu, Georgios Papadakis

“…Based on the MSFE model and Response Surface Methodology (RSM), the double-buffered cushioning structure was optimized for efficient picking, low-damage crating process, and the crating process was validated with a customized test bench. …”
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Biosynthesis of Zinc Oxide Nanoparticles Using Garlic Peel Extract and Their Antibacterial Potential by Ali Abdelmoteleb, Benjamín Valdez-Salas, Ernesto Beltran-Partida, Vianey Mendez-Trujillo, Daniel González-Mendoza, Olivia Tzintzun-Camacho, Ahmed F. Roumia

“…The SEM showed that the biosynthesized ZnO NPs had an irregular surface morphological shape with an average size of 17 nm, according to the DLS analysis. …”
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Crystal structure reveals the hydrophilic R1 group impairs NDM-1–ligand binding via water penetration at L3 by Xiangrui Shi, Huijuan Yang, Yujie Dai, Hui Zhao, Yuhang Li, Yanxi Li, Xin Zhou, Hailong Yan, Qinghua Zhang, Wei Liu

“…This work demonstrates the essential role of hydrophobic interactions in L3-mediated substrate binding and provides a novel strategy for designing L3-targeted NDM-1 inhibitors: maximize hydrophobicity and minimize polar surface area in the L3 contact region to block water penetration, thereby stabilizing the inhibitor-L3 interaction.…”
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Employing Quantum Entanglement for Real-Time Coordination of Distributed Electric Vehicle Charging Stations: Advancing Grid Efficiency and Stability by Dawei Wang, Hanqi Dai, Yuan Jin, Zhuoqun Li, Shanna Luo, Xuebin Li

“…Visual analytics using 3D surface plots and disaggregated bar charts confirm structured demand-price interactions and smooth, stable price evolution. …”
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Laser Written Glass Interposer for Fiber Coupling to Silicon Photonic Integrated Circuits by A. Desmet, A. Radosavljevic, J. Missinne, D. Van Thourhout, G. Van Steenberge

“…The mode-field diameter is 12.8 <inline-formula><tex-math notation="LaTeX">$\pm$</tex-math></inline-formula> 0.4 <inline-formula><tex-math notation="LaTeX">$\mu$</tex-math></inline-formula>m, allowing for a coupling loss of 1.24 <inline-formula><tex-math notation="LaTeX">$\pm$</tex-math></inline-formula> 0.32 dB when coupling to a standard single mode optical fiber, passively aligned to the fused silica waveguide by insertion in a V-groove created by Femtosecond Laser Irradiation followed by Chemical Etching (FLICE). The average surface roughness of the etched waveguide facet is 160 <inline-formula><tex-math notation="LaTeX">$\pm$</tex-math></inline-formula> 5 nm. …”
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ALCAM is an entry factor for severe community acquired Pneumonia-associated Human adenovirus species B by Yusang Xie, Hong Mei, Wei Wang, Xiao Li, Pengfei Hu, Xingui Tian, Rong Zhou, Jia Liu, Jieming Qu

“…The dissociation constant between the knob domain of HAdV-B fiber and ALCAM is 837 nM in average. In summary, our results suggest that ALCAM is an entry factor for SCAP-associated HAdV-B.…”
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A study of the electromagnetic shielding properties of epoxy resin matrix composites synergistically reinforced with CNTs and Copper foams by Lin Yao, Luqiang Li, Hongqu Jiang, Yuan Luo, Haijun Wu, Qi Zhao, Xingxia Yang, Yichun Liu

“…(Note: PPI refers to the average number of holes per square inch of length. …”
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