Damage Identification Using Measured and Simulated Guided Wave Damage Interaction Coefficients Predicted Ad Hoc by Deep Neural Networks by Christoph Humer, Simon Höll, Martin Schagerl

“…An experimental training data set is used, where the WDICs of a selected damage type are extracted from measurements using a scanning laser Doppler vibrometer. Surface-bonded artificial damages are selected herein for demonstration purposes. …”
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Numerical Analysis of Parameters of the Radiant Heating System with Radiating Panels by Redko A.A., Kulikova N.V., Burda Yu.A., Pavlovsky S.V., Redko O.F., Pivnenko Yu.A.

“…The effect of the shape and size of the panel, surface material and the presence of thermal insulation has been numerically investigated. …”
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Performance Assessment of a Coupled Circulation–Wave Modelling System for the Northwest Atlantic by Colin J. Hughes, Jinyu Sheng, William Perrie, Guoqiang Liu

“…Relative to satellite observations of the daily averaged sea surface temperature (SST), the model reproduces large-scale features as demonstrated by the error metrics: R ≈ 97.8%, RMSE ≈ 1.6 °C and RB ≈ 8.6 <inline-formula><math xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" display="inline"><semantics><mrow><mo>×</mo><mo> </mo><msup><mn>10</mn><mrow><mo>−</mo><mn>3</mn></mrow></msup></mrow></semantics></math></inline-formula>°C.…”
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Effect of Dispersoids and Intermetallics on Hardening the Al-Si-Cu-Mg Cast Alloys by J. Hernandez-Sandoval, M. H. Abdelaziz, A. M. Samuel, H. W. Doty, F. H. Samuel

“…The principal aim of the present research work was to compare the role of dispersoids Al2O3 (∼15 μm average particle size) and SiC (∼15 μm average particle size) with that offered by Zr- and Ni-based intermetallics (∼35–70 μm average particle size) on the hardening of cast aluminum 354 alloy (9.1% Si, 0.12% Fe, 1.8% Cu, 0.008% Mn, 0.6% Mg, and 87.6% Al) at ambient temperature. …”
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Development and evaluation of rapid, national-scale outdoor air pollution modelling and exposure assessment: Hybrid Air Dispersion Exposure System (HADES) by Calvin Jephcote, John Gulliver

“…In using these surfaces for exposure assessment, all residential locations, and neighbourhoods in urban areas, are unlikely to be below the 2021 World Health Organisation Air Quality Guidelines threshold (10 µg/m3) for annual average NO2 concentrations (10 µg/m3). …”
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ZEMBA v1.0: an energy and moisture balance climate model to investigate Quaternary climate by D. F. J. Gunning, K. H. Nisancioglu, E. Capron, R. S. W. van de Wal, R. S. W. van de Wal

“…Compared to a global climate model (the Norwegian Earth System Model version 2, NorESM2) and reanalysis data (ERA5), ZEMBA reproduces the zonally averaged climate of the pre-industrial period with reasonable accuracy, capturing features such as surface temperature, precipitation, radiative fluxes, snow cover, sea ice cover and meridional heat transport. …”
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Impact of Right-Hand Polarized Signals in GNSS-R Water Detection Algorithms by Jilun Peng, Estel Cardellach, Weiqiang Li, Serni Ribo, Antonio Rius

“…In this study, we initially analyzed coherence indicators in incoherently averaged dual-polarized signals, and subsequently, applied these indicators to a random forest classifier, similar to the HydroGNSS surface inundation algorithm. …”
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Annual mass-balance time series of Dongkemadi Glacier, 2000–20, from a linear albedo-based model using geodetic data and validated with the glaciological method by Lin Liu, Zhimin Zhang, Yongling Sun, Xuguo Shi, Liming Jiang

“…Minimum surface albedos were obtained from the moderate-resolution imaging spectroradiometer daily snow albedo products for 2000–20. …”
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Long-term tracking of urban structure and analysis of its impact on urban heat stress: a case study of Xi’an, China by Kaipeng Huo, Rui Qin, Jingyuan Zhao, Xuan Ma

“…Numerical simulation results show that over time, temperature, wind speed, and WBGT in Yanta District exhibited a downward trend, while humidity increased. The average daily temperature decreased by 0.35 °C, average humidity increased by 0.34 g/kg, average wind speed decreased by 0.36 m/s, and average WBGT decreased by 0.25 °C. …”
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Seasonal differences of Wyrtki Jet intraseasonal variabilities by Guojiao Cao, Tengfei Xu, Tengfei Xu, Zexun Wei, Zexun Wei

“…The enhanced ISVs of sea surface zonal wind forcing and Wyrtki Jet in spring, relative to those in fall, indicate that the seasonality in the intraseasonal SLAs along the southern coast of Sumatra-Java is attributable to the combined effects of surface wind forcing and current fields.…”
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Aerosol composition retrieval from a combination of three different spaceborne instruments: information content analysis by U. Stöffelmair, U. Stöffelmair, T. Popp, M. Vountas, H. Bösch

“…The study shows 6 to 15 degrees of freedom for the determination of aerosol components dependent on AOD and the underlying surface. The results will be used for the development of a synergistic multi-sensor retrieval algorithm for AOD and its components in cloud-free atmospheres across various surface types.…”
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Estimation and evaluation of iron reserves in the eastern area of Eileh1 mine, Razavi Khorasan province by Hamid Esmati Daroneh, Maryam Gholamzadeh

“…Furthermore, to calculate the mineral material reserve, the average density of the mineral material was considered to be 3.8 g/cm³. …”
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RESEARCH ON THE SUSTAINABLE USE OF PESTICIDES AT MACRO-REGIONAL LEVEL AND IN THE DEVELOPMENT REGIONS OF ROMANIA by Paula STOICEA, Elena SOARE, Irina Adriana CHIURCIU, Adina Magdalena IORGA, Toma Adrian DINU, Marius Mihai MICU, Andreea FIRĂȚOIU

“…The conclusions highlight that in Romania the quantities of insecticides and herbicides decreased, and those of fungicides increased in the period 2015-2017 compared to the period 2011-2013, and the surfaces on which insecticides and fungicides were applied increased while the ones with herbicides decreased, thus the average quantity of insecticides and herbicides per hectare decreased and the average quantity of fungicides per hectare increased.…”
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Analysis of the humoral and cell-mediated immune response in heterologous and homologous SARS-CoV-2 revaccination by O. M. Drapkina, M. G. Chashchin, S. A. Berns, A. Yu. Gorshkov, O. V. Zhdanova, L. N. Ryzhakova, O. A. Litinskaya

“…At visits 1, 3 and 5, the activity of specifically sensitized T-lymphocytes to the surface and nuclear antigen of SARS-CoV-2 was assessed. …”
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The Effect of Land Use Change on Runoff Using the SWAT Model in the Tajan Watershed by hayede bayani, ali bagheri, Davod Akbari Nodehi, Valiollah Karimi

“…The first EFC group, low monthly flow, represents surface flow, indicating that changes in these parameters could be associated with the availability of surface flow. …”
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Analysis of Changes in Soil Chemical and Biological Characteristics after Fire in Zagros Forests (Case study: Gahvareh, Kermanshah) by Moslem Raziani, Ali Beheshti Ale Agha, Rohollah Sharifi

“…Due to the occurrence of surface fire, combustion did not significantly increase biological indicators. …”
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Study on the influence mechanism and correlation model of rockfall parameters on indentation morphology by LI Hao, WANG Dong-po, YAN Shuai-xing, LI Wei, CHEN Hui, HE Si-ming

“…This achievement provides a solid microscopic theoretical basis for understanding the morphological evolution of impact indentations, bridging the gap between the micro - and macro - scale material behaviors.The formation and degradation mechanisms of the morphological characteristics of meteorite impact indentations have been applied in planetary science to invert the physical property parameters of the celestial body surface, such as porosity and strength. This application serves as an important calibration basis for the remote sensing interpretation of the planetary surface. …”
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Advancing a climate smart strategy for biodiversity conservation in protected areas on the Qinghai-Xizang Plateau by Xuan Li, Yanzheng Yang, Pengxiang Zhao, Da Lv, Jun Zhao, Zijian Lu, Ping Huang, Jingyi Zhu, Hao Song, Binqiang Bao, Jalal Kassout, Ruonan Li, Weihua Xu, Hua Zheng

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Effectiveness and priority of irradiation and six NSAIDs in prevention heterotopic ossification after total hip arthroplasty: a network meta-analysis of randomized controlled studi... by Fei Yang, Fei Yang, Lei Wen, Lei Wen, Changshun Chen, Changshun Chen, Qiao Zhao, Zhiwei Feng, Zhiwei Feng, Bin Ran, Xuwei Luo, Dongqin Xiao, Qifan Fang

“…These trials reported an average age ranging from 59 to 75 years, with males comprising 31.2%–63% of subjects. …”
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Pengaruh Metode Sintesis secara Solvo-Hidrotermal dan Elektrokimia terhadap Morfologi Struktur HKUST-1 sebagai Katalis Heterogen dalam Reaksi Esterifikasi Asam Palmitat by Witri Wahyu Lestari, Joni Hartono, Dian Wahyu Tri Wulansari, Enri Pramuja, Fauziyah Azhari, Triana Kusumaningsih

“…Morphological analysis using SEM imaging showed HKUST-1 obtained from solvo-hydrothermal method possess perfect octahedral geometry with average particle size 10.28±1.58 μm, meanwhile electrochemically-synthesized possess a defect octahedral geometry with average particle size  4.5±1.6 μm. …”
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