Instantaneous Metabolic Energetics: Data-Driven Modeling Using Function-Based Surrogates and Gradient Boosting by Christopher Buglino, William Z. Peng, Stacy Ashlyn, Hyunjong Song, Howard J. Hillstrom, Joo H. Kim

“…Methods: Kinematic, kinetic, metabolic, and surface electromyograph data were recorded for nine human subjects in level, over-ground walking at 100%, 70%, 85%, 115%, and 130% subject-preferred speeds. …”
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Evaluation of different erosion models for predicting guide vane wear in Francis turbine by Rakish Shrestha, Rakish Shrestha, Kushal Shrestha, Kushal Shrestha, Sailesh Chitrakar, Sailesh Chitrakar, Bhola Thapa, Hari Prasad Neopane, Zhongdong Qian, Zhiwei Guo

“…Presence of hard minerals including feldspar and quartz cause erosion on the surface of GVs. This results in damage and disturbances in the functioning of the turbine. …”
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Modeling Upscaled Mass Discharge From Complex DNAPL Source Zones Using a Bayesian Neural Network: Prediction Accuracy, Uncertainty Quantification and Source Zone Feature Importance by Xueyuan Kang, Amalia Kokkinaki, Xiaoqing Shi, Jonghyun Lee, Zhilin Guo, Lingling Ni, Jichun Wu

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The effectiveness of transferring patients with open-angle glaucoma to therapy with a preservative-free fixed combination of a carbonic anhydrase inhibitor and a prostaglandin anal... by S. A. Korotkikh, G. V. Zhiborkin, A. S. Kozlova, E. S. Knyazeva, A. S. Shamkin

“…The study involved 58 people (24 men and 34 women), averagely aged 61.2 ± 7.1, diagnosed with stages II–III POAG and degree of compensation a-b (according to the Nesterov-Bunin classification). …”
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Prevalence of Co-infection of Hepatitis B Virus and Hepatitis C Virus among Human Immunodeficiency Virus Patients on Antiretroviral Therapy at A Tertiary Care Centre, Eluru, Andhra... by V. Manjula, A. Krishnaveni, N. Viswabharathi, L. Jayalakshmi, M. Sasidhar, M. Jyothirmai

“…These samples underwent screening for surface antigen of HBV (HBsAg) and antibodies against HCV (anti HCV) by using rapid card tests. …”
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Morphological and Physico-Mechanical Properties of Nano-Graphene-Oxide from Sugarcane Bagasse for Polymer Composite Reinforcement by Harrison Okechukwu Onovo, Ademola Abiona Agbeleye, Theddeus Tochukwu Akano, Solomon Onaolapo Oyegbami, Kenechukwu Joshua Orafunam, Olugbenga Peter Odediran

“…BET analysis revealed a high Langmuir surface area of 579.3 m²/g and mesopores averaging 2.132 nm, favoring uniform dispersion. …”
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Evaluating the accuracy of nine canopy resistance models in estimating winter wheat evapotranspiration using the Penman–Monteith equation by Yingnan Wu, Qiaozhen Li, Xiuli Zhong, Xiaoying Liu

“…After parameterization, the performance of acceptable rc models based on RMSE (ranging from 1.07 to 1.22 mm d−1, averaged 1.16 mm d−1) ranked as follows on the daily scale: FA > CO > KP > ST > IS > GA > JA > MT. …”
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Variations of the Physicochemical Parameters and Metal Levels and Their Risk Assessment in Urbanized Bagmati River, Kathmandu, Nepal by Rukumesh Paudyal, Shichang Kang, Chhatra Mani Sharma, Lekhendra Tripathee, Mika Sillanpää

“…During post-monsoon 2013, surface water samples were collected form 34 sites from the Bagmati River and its tributaries within the Kathmandu Valley to assess the river water quality. …”
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Evaluating the technical and economic aspects of thermal performance of extensive green roofs: A GIS-based case study in the urban setting of Na- dor, Morocco by Rachid Lambarki, Elmostafa Achbab, Mehdi Maanan, Hassan Rhinane

“…The findings were notable, demonstrating a substantial reduction (averaging over 3 °C) in the mean radiant temperature on 60% of rooftops, covering 55% of the total surface area. …”
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Expanding grassland coverage to maintain ecohydrological sustainability in the agro-pastoral ecotone of northwest China by Y. Zhu, X. Xu

“…The impacts of the LUCC on regional water fluxes and temperature were assessed by comparing the spatially averaged annual land surface temperature (LST) and evapotranspiration (ET) simulated using different model setups. …”
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A New Ground-Motion Prediction Model for Shallow Crustal Earthquakes in Türkiye by Ulubey Çeken, Fadime Sertçelik, Abdullah İçen

“…The closest distance to the surface projection of the fault plane (<i>R_JB</i>) is between 0 and 350 km. …”
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Using the aeromagnetic data for mapping the basement depth and contact locations, at southern part of Tihamah region, western Yemen by Marwan A. Al-Badani, Yahia M. Al-Wathaf

“…So, the fast Fourier transform is applied on the RTP map to show the regional and residual sources and their depths, using the radial averaged power spectrum which divided into three segments, according to the slope,: the maximum depth is 12,500 m that probably reflect the crustal thickness at this place, depths of deep sources which reflect the maximum depth to the basement complex is found to be 10,388 m and the shallow sources and noise (near-surface geological structures), its depth will be 2410 m. …”
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Long-Term Influence of Coal Mining Activities on Physico-Chemical and Hydraulic Properties of Sandy Tropical Soils by Paul Omaye Joseph, Lois Ekwuojo Abraham, Chika Mike Jidere, Chioma Lilian Ugwuoju, Sunday Ewele Obalum

“… Long-term surface coal mining near agricultural zones can degrade arable land and reduce soil productivity. …”
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Green exfoliation of van der Waals–based magnetic nanocomposites for hyperthermia applications by J.P. Caland, A.O. Da Silva, J.F.R. Marroquin, M.H. Sousa, B.S. Archanjo, P. Karagiannidis, J.F. Felix

“…Transmission electron microscopy revealed that the MNPs, with an average diameter of 〈DTEM〉 = 8.3 ± 0.1 nm, are nearly spherical and uniformly anchored on the surfaces of the vdW material flakes. …”
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Theoretical parametric study of photovoltaic cooling by water—Energy enhancement and environmental-economic insights by Tarek Ibrahim, Jalal Faraj, Hicham El Hage, Khaled Chahine, Mehdi Mortazavi, Mahmoud Khaled

“…Conversely, at maximum efficiency enhancement levels, the flowing water on the PV surface (PV-WS) system exhibited the highest values with averages of 678.16R kWh, $291.61R, and 393.33R kg, respectively. …”
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Six new bacterial species isolated from the phycosphere of marine macroalgae: a joint analysis based on taxonomy and polysaccharide utilization loci by De-Chen Lu, De-Chen Lu, Ying Yuan, Xin-Yun Tan, Le Liu, Jin-Hao Teng, Xue Cui, Tian-He Liu, Tian-He Liu, Jing Zhang, Zong-Jun Du, Zong-Jun Du, Ming-Yi Wang

“…Here, we describe six novel species (strains 3-376T, 4-2040T, 2-473AT, 4-528T, 4-911T and 463T) within the families Flavobacteriaceae, Crocinitomicaceae, and Cytophagaceae isolated from macroalgal surfaces in the coastal area of Weihai, China. Metagenomic read recruitment and 16S rRNA abundance analyses demonstrated host-specific associations. …”
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Synergistic enhancement of microstructure and properties in 304/TC4 cold metal transfer joints via laser pre-melting of FeCoNiCr medium-entropy alloys by Xiaobin Zhang, Yunbo Qian, Yibo Zhang, Pengfei Zhao, Shuwang Bian, Wenlong Zhang, Kanglin Ke, Bangfu Zhang, Xiaohui Zheng, Qiwei Yuan

“…EBSD analysis revealed that the reduction in Kernel Average Misorientation (KAM) values was accompanied by diminished lattice distortion and localized strain, while the presence of special grain boundaries (Σ3 boundaries) was confirmed. …”
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Microencapsulation Efficiency of DCOIT Biocide in the TPM/SiO₂ System and a Study of Their Acute Toxicity by Assem Issayeva, Saule Aidarova, Galiya Madybekova, Seitzhan Turganbay, Alpamys Babayev, Miras Issakhov, Altynay Sharipova, Reinhard Miller, Botagoz Mutaliyeva

“…The microcapsules exhibited an average diameter of 146 ± 1 nm following emulsification, with a ζ-potential of −50.2 ± 1 mV, as determined by the Malvern Zetasizer Nano Z. …”
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Experimental and numerical cure kinetics analysis of unsaturated polyester resin system using compression molding process by Abdallah Barakat, Georges Chahine, Marc Al Ghazal, Romeo Fono Tamo, John Unser, Joshua Hagan, Uday Vaidya

“…The data showed that the top and bottom surfaces reached 140 °C after ∼12 min, while the center required ∼15 min. …”
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Application of the rectus abdominal muscle in reconstructive and recovery surgery of chest wall defects by M. A. Medvedchikov-Ardiia, E. A. Korymasov, A. S. Benian

“…In 1 patient, the hematoma was emptied 3 days after the operation. The average duration of inpatient treatment of patients was 19.3 ± 2.8 days (range 17 to 38 days). …”
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