A Novel Methodology to Correct Chlorophyll-a Concentrations from Satellite Data and Assess Credible Phenological Patterns by Irene Biliani, Ekaterini Skamnia, Polychronis Economou, Ierotheos Zacharias

“…Then, a correction process is implemented through a robust, simple statistical analysis by applying LOESS smoothing to detect and remove outliers from the extensive dataset. …”
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The Identification and Influence Factor Analysis of Landslides Using SBAS-InSAR Technique: A Case Study of Hongya Village, China by Zhanxi Wei, Yingjun Li, Jianhui Dong, Shenghong Cao, Wenli Ma, Xiao Wang, Hao Wang, Ran Tang, Jianjun Zhao, Xiao Liu, Chengqian Tang

“…The surface of the landslide consisted of mainly Upper Pleistocene wind-deposited loess, which is extremely sensitive to water. …”
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Three Complementary Sampling Approaches Provide Comprehensive Characterization of Pesticide Contamination in Urban Stormwater by Gab Izma, Melanie Raby, Justin B. Renaud, Mark Sumarah, Paul Helm, Daniel McIsaac, Ryan Prosser, Rebecca Rooney

“…Our objective was to compare pesticide occurrences and concentrations to inform monitoring in stormwater ponds, which reflect pesticide pollution in urban areas. We detected 82 pesticides across the three sampling matrices, with most detections occurring in o-DGT samplers. …”
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Highly customizable, ultrawide-temperature free-form flexible sensing electronic systems based on medium-entropy alloy paintings by Weiwei Li, Yingzhe Li, Manzhang Xu, Yilin Zhou, Ruoyan Miao, Kexin Wang, Yunqiang Cao, Yizhong Song, Siying Dang, Lu Zheng, Xuewen Wang, Wei Huang

“…Here, we report an ink-engineering strategy to directly print single-face MoWNb medium entropy alloy paints on arbitrary surfaces without complicated post-processing. These sensors exhibit exceptional strain sensitivity (gauge factor up to −752.7 at 300 °C), a low detection limit (0.57 με), and superior thermal stability from −150 to 1100 °C. …”
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Assessment of Emotional Expressions after Full-Face Transplantation by Çağdaş Topçu, Hilmi Uysal, Ömer Özkan, Özlenen Özkan, Övünç Polat, Merve Bedeloğlu, Arzu Akgül, Ela Naz Döğer, Refik Sever, Nur Ebru Barçın, Kadriye Tombak, Ömer Halil Çolak

“…A frequency analysis was performed on facial surface electromyography data collected during 6 basic emotional expressions and 4 primary facial movements. …”
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Occurrence, distribution, and potential ecological risks of psychoactive substances in the mangrove environment, Hainan Island of South China by Junnan Chen, Dan Feng, Jian Xu, Guoliang Ren, Changsheng Guo, Xiaocong Cao, Anfu Yang, Li Wang, Mingyang Wang, Ruixian Wang, Like Chen, Xiaochen Wu

“…Abstract Background As a kind of emerging contaminant, psychoactive substances (PSs) have been detected in different types of freshwater ecosystems; however, their occurrence in coastal shore areas is seldom reported. …”
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The Potential for Hyperspectral Imaging and Machine Learning to Classify Internal Quality Defects in Macadamia Nuts by Michael B. Farrar, Marcela Martinez, Kim Jones, Negar Omidvar, Helen M. Wallace, Thomas Chen, Shahla Hosseini Bai

“…Overall, HSI has great potential for commercial application in nut processing to detect internal brown centers using images of the outside kernel surface in the VNIR range. …”
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The Moon as a Cosmic-Ray Spectrometer: Prospects for MeV Gamma-Ray Observations by Tatsuki Fujiwara, Ellis R. Owen, Yoshiyuki Inoue, Manel Errando, Kohei Fukuda, Kazuhiro Nakazawa, Hirokazu Odaka, Keigo Okuma, Kentaro Terada, Naomi Tsuji, Yasunobu Uchiyama, Hiroki Yoneda, Ao Zhang

“…Our results demonstrate its consistency with Fermi-Large Area Telescope observations, and predict that next-generation MeV gamma-ray instruments will detect both the lunar MeV continuum and several key spectral line features, notably the 1.779 MeV line from ^28 Si de-excitation enhanced by the lunar surface composition, the e ^+ e ^− annihilation line, and radioactive decay lines from ^22 Na ( τ  ≈ 3.75 yr) and long-lived ^26 Al ( τ  ≈ 1 Myr). …”
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COMPARATIVE CHARACTERISTICS OF THE EFFECTIVENESS OF DIRECT AND INDIRECT RESTORATIONS ON TEETH WITH DISCOLORATION by I.V. Zhyvotovskyi, Yu.I. Sylenko, M.V. Khrebor

“…No changes in approximate contacts were detected. The total number of complications was 17%, which indicates the need to find the optimization approaches to treatment with these structures. …”
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Sedimentary DNA insights into Holocene Adélie penguin (Pygoscelis adeliae) populations and ecology in the Ross Sea, Antarctica by Jamie R. Wood, Chengran Zhou, Theresa L. Cole, Morgan Coleman, Dean P. Anderson, Phil O’B. Lyver, Shangjin Tan, Xueyan Xiang, Xinrui Long, Senyu Luo, Miao Lou, John R. Southon, Qiye Li, Guojie Zhang

“…Relative proportions of Adélie penguin mitochondrial lineages detected at each colony are comparable to those previously reported from bones. …”
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Research on Bacteria Diversity of Marine Ranch in Zhuhai Wailingding Based on eDNA Technology by Nengwei ZANG, Aiyi ZHU, Pimao CHEN, Huarong YUAN, Honghui ZHANG, Wendi WEI

“…【Result】A total of 30 species of microorganisms in Zhuhai Wailingding Marine Ranch were detected by eDNA technology, and 5 phyla, 7 classes, 14 orders, 19 families and 26 genera were identified, and a total of 779 706 Operational Taxonomic Units (OTUS) were detected. …”
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Molecular study and phylogenetic analysis of hemotropic Mycoplasma in Baghdad province, Iraq by Dunya Zeyad Saeed, Naseir Mohammed Badawi

“…These pathogens damage and alter the erythrocytes by invading or parasitizing their surface, which can lead to persistent infections and complications. …”
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Evaluation of skin doses for cone-beam computed tomography in dentomaxillofacial imaging: A preclinical study. by Carolin Sophie Reidelbach, Jakob Neubauer, Maximilian Frederik Russe, Jan Kusterer, Wiebke Semper-Hogg

“…Additionally, significant dose differences between the devices could be detected. Further studies should be performed to confirm these results.…”
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SIRT5 prevents mitochondrial dysfunction and cardiac hypertrophy induced by RIP140 by Liying Liang, Yi Huang, Qiujuan Wang, Ye Hong, Honghui Zhen, Yanfang Chen

“…The transcription levels of mitochondrial DNA-encoded genes were detected by qRT-PCR. Cell surface area and mitochondrial membrane potential were respectively detected by rhodamine-phalloidin and tetramethylrhodamine ethyl ester (TMRE) fluorescence analysis. …”
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Occurrence and risk assessment of phthalate esters in the Torghabeh River, Northeastern Iran by Zeinab Hosseini, Ziaeddin Bonyadi

“…The results showed that the mean concentration of Σ6PAEs in water was 11,030.8 ng/L, ranging from non-detectable (ND) to 17,477.07 ng/L. In surface sediments, the mean concentration of Σ7PAEs was 9,714.98 ng/g (range: ND–29,226.06 ng/g), while deeper sediments had a mean concentration of 7858.46 ng/g (range ND–15,084.94 ng/g). …”
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Evaluation of an electrostatic precipitator in mitigating the transmission of airborne viruses in experimentally infected pigs by Lan Wang, José Morán, My Yang, Bernard A. Olson, Christopher J. Hogan, Montserrat Torremorell

“…Nasal swabs of pigs, air samples and surface wipes from all the isolators were collected daily and tested by RT-qPCR. …”
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PHYTOPLANKTON SPECIES COMPOSITION OF THE RUSSIAN SECTOR OF THE CASPIAN SEA by A. Sh. Gasanova, K. M. Guseynov, M. K. Guseynov

“…The dominant complexes have been detected. The predominance of small-cell types is characteristic of the modern structure of the summer phytoplankton. …”
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Microbial contamination of Lettuce (Lactuca sativa) and soil profile in Kirkuk regions under controlled application of domestic wastewater by Rakan Hussein, Shahad Bahedh, Fatema Abdul Aziz, Maysaa Ali

“…In order to detect fecal coliform, a sample of the soil profile was also taken at a precise distance of 3 cm from the soil surface. …”
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Effect of Drying and Wetting Cycles on Deformation Characteristics of Compacted Loess and Constitutive Model by Pengju Qin, Yuqi Liu, Chungang Yang, Qingchen Yan, Yubo Liu, Li Gong, Xingji Zhu

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Medical thoracoscopy combined with argon plasma coagulation as an alternative treatment for intractable pneumothorax: a retrospective study by Rui Xu, Kaige Wang, Jingyu Shi, Panwen Tian, Dan Liu

“…Regarding efficacy, the overall median time of time to air leak cessation was 2.5 days, with 2 days in the group with detected ruptures treated and 5 days in the group without detected ruptures treated, and the overall median time of time to chest tube removal was 6 days, with 4 days in the group with detected ruptures treated and 7 days in the group without detected ruptures treated. …”
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