Optimizing coconut fiber-modified hot mix asphalt for enhanced mechanical performance using response surface methodology by Nasir Khan, Muslich Hartadi Sutanto, Inamullah Khan, Shabir Hussain Khahro, Mohammad Abdul Malik

“…Sixty Marshall samples with varying fiber content, bitumen content, and fiber length were prepared to develop the RSM model based on 20 runs. Fiber content (%), fiber length (mm), and bitumen content (%) were considered as factors, while marshall stability (KN) and flow (mm) were taken as responses. …”
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Atomistic mechanism underlying shock-induced phase transition in HfNbTaTiZr energetic high-entropy alloy by Xiang-yu Meng, Lei Zhang, Hai-ying Wang, Lan-hong Dai

“…The interplay of varying elemental compositions and short-range order further complicates the phase transitions, leaving the underlying mechanisms poorly understood. …”
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Coverage of continuum of Maternal, Newborn and Child Health (MNCH) care in a nationally representative sample of 40,687 mother–child dyads of India: a report from NFHS-5 by Jyoti Ghosal, Anita Nanda, Pallavi Behera, Meena Som, Madhusmita Bal, Manoranjan Ranjit, Srikanta Kanungo, Shridhar Murlidharrao Kadam, Sanghamitra Pati, Ambarish Dutta

“…Nineteen CoC interventions (Y/N) were added (equally-weighted) to construct a composite CoC score. Multi-level models were used to study the state effect on CoC score after adjusting for individual-level wealth, education, caste, urban/rural residence and fertility. …”
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Digitally mapping soil health at regional scale: disentangling drivers and predicting spatial land use effects by Valentina Rubio, Joseph Amsili, David G. Rossiter, Andrew McDonald, Harold van Es

“…The models include conventional effects of inherent soil properties and climate on SH, but also prove the pivotal role of land use and cropping systems, explaining on average 63% of SH variation. …”
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Diagenetic facies and pore evolution of tight sandstone reservoirs of the Jiamuhe formation in the Shawan sag, Junggar basin by Yao Zongquan, Fu Tianyu, Wang Jun, Zhang Xiaohong, Jia Chunming, Wei Wang, Deleqiatì Jianatayi, Yu Haitao, Li Jing, Wang Haoyi

“…The objective is to identify the causes of these differences, establish a theoretical evolutionary model, and quantitatively characterize pore evolution. …”
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A Rice-Mapping Method with Integrated Automatic Generation of Training Samples and Random Forest Classification Using Google Earth Engine by Yuqing Fan, Debao Yuan, Liuya Zhang, Maochen Zhao, Renxu Yang

“…Finally, a random forest (RF) probabilistic model trained by integrating data from different phenological periods was used for rice mapping. …”
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Vertical changes in volatile organic compounds (VOCs) and impacts on photochemical ozone formation by X.-B. Li, B. Yuan, Y. Huangfu, S. Yang, X. Song, J. Qi, X. He, S. Wang, Y. Chen, Q. Yang, Y. Song, Y. Peng, G. Tang, G. Tang, J. Gao, D. Gu, M. Shao

“…The impacts of these vertical VOC variations on photochemical ozone formation were also analyzed using box model simulations. …”
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Delayed Starch Degradation Triggers Chromoplast Structural Aberration to Inhibit Carotenoid Cleavage: A Novel Mechanism for Flower Color Deepening in <i>Osmanthus fragrans</i> by Xiangling Zeng, Yunfei Tan, Xin Wen, Qiang He, Hui Wu, Jingjing Zou, Jie Yang, Xuan Cai, Hongguo Chen

“…This study proposes for the first time the pathway of “starch degradation delay → chromoplast structural abnormalities → carotenoid cleavage inhibition” for deepening flower color, providing a new theoretical model for the metabolic regulation of carotenoids in non-photosynthetic tissues of plants. …”
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Wastewater-based epidemiology: deriving a SARS-CoV-2 data validation method to assess data quality and to improve trend recognition by Cristina J. Saravia, Peter Pütz, Christian Wurzbacher, Anna Uchaikina, Jörg E. Drewes, Ulrike Braun, Claus Gerhard Bannick, Nathan Obermaier

“…However, the wastewater compositions and wastewater systems are rather complex. …”
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Surface discrepant manifestation, regime and controlling mechanisms of hydro-thermal behaviors in a typical high-temperature geothermal system on Tibetan Plateau by Yong Xiao, Yuqing Zhang, Jie Wang, Gongxi Liu, Peng Zhou, Huizhu Chen, Wenxu Hu, Liwei Wang, Limao Qin, Lianhe Zhou, Pengtian Ma, Qiong Pu

“…New hydrological insights for the region: Hydro-thermal manifestations within the valley exhibit significant spatial variations in water temperature, hydrochemical and isotopic compositions, as well as the travertine deposition. …”
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Penaeus vannamei Genetic Evaluation for Growth and Survival Traits During White Spot Syndrome Virus Infection Based on 55K SNP Chip by Yijing HE, Mianyu LIU, Sheng LUAN, Jie KONG, Xupeng LI, Baoxiang CAO, Kun LUO, Jian TAN, Jiawang CAO, Ping DAI, Guangfeng QIANG, Zhaoxin WANG, Juan SUI, Xianhong MENG

“…Based on the two-trait animal model, the estimated genetic correlation between the body length of P. vannamei and survival time of individuals against WSSV and SS50 were 0.13±0.20 and 0.30±0.22, respectively, which were not significantly different from 0 (P > 0.05). …”
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Spatial distribution and urban–rural disparity of unmet need for family planning among married/in-union women in Ethiopia: a spatial and decomposition analysis by Shimels Derso Kebede, Daniel Niguse Mamo, Jibril Bashir Adem, Agmasie Damtew Walle, Yawkal Tsega, Elsabeth Addisu, Zinabu Bekele Tadese, Ermias Bekele Enyew

“…Finally, multivariable decomposition analysis via a logit model was used to decompose the observed difference in unmet need by the compositional difference and the difference in effects of explanatory variables between places of residence.ResultsSpatial distribution of unmet need for family planning was clustered in Ethiopia with a global Moran's I index value of 0.25 (p-value = 0.004). …”
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Clinical and cost-effectiveness of paramedics working in general practice: a mixed-methods realist evaluation by Matthew Booker, Sarah Voss, Nicky Harris, William Hollingworth, Nouf Jeynes, Hazel Taylor, Kirsty Garfield, Helen Baxter, Jonathan Benger, Andy Gibson, Trudy Goodenough, Justin Jagosh, Kim Kirby, Cathy Liddiard, Alyesha Proctor, Sarah Purdy, Behnaz Schofield, Hannah Stott, Grace Scrimgeour, Nicola Walsh

“…PGP models exhibit substantial variation, and there is no single optimal model. …”
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Pediatric Adenotonsillectomy Trial for Snoring (PATS): protocol for a randomised controlled trial to evaluate the effect of adenotonsillectomy in treating mild obstructive sleep-di... by Rui Wang, Jessie P. Bakker, Ronald D. Chervin, Susan L. Garetz, Fauziya Hassan, Stacey L. Ishman, Ron B. Mitchell, Michael G. Morrical, Syed K. Naqvi, Jerilynn Radcliffe, Emily I. Riggan, Carol L. Rosen, Kristie Ross, Michael Rueschman, Ignacio E. Tapia, H. Gerry Taylor, David A. Zopf

“…A mixed effects model will be used to compare changes in the BRIEF GEC score and GNG score at 6 and 12 months from baseline between the AT arm and the WWSC arm.Ethics and dissemination The study protocol was approved by the institutional review board (IRB) at Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) on 3 October 2014 (14–0 11 214). …”
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Soil property variability in a humid natural Mediterranean environment: La Rioja, Spain Varibilidad de las propiedades del suelo en ambiente mediterráneo húmedo: La Rioja, España V... by Raimundo Jiménez-Ballesta, Victoria Íñigo, Marisol S. Andrades, Juan I. Alonso-Martirena, Álvaro Marín

“…Finally, the organic matter contents in the uppermost layers presented average values of 3.9%,with a range of from 0.3 to 17.5%. The major variations in soils were determined by soil type (therefore by soil forming processes), parent material composition, and vegetation type. …”
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Exploring the Relationship between Spatiotemporal Distribution of Urban Vibrancy and Neighborhood Attributes by Coupling Multi-Source Data: A Case of Nanshan District in Shenzhen by Liu Feng, Tang Zhong, Zhang Liang, Yu Lingmin, Liu Ke

“…The effects of greenness, openness, business function, traffic function, residence function, and living function variate depends on space changes as well as the inhibiting effects of casual function; 3) Neighborhood with compact buildings, composite functions, and green surroundings motivate the surge of urban vibrancy; therefore, the creation of spaces with mixed functionality and compact structure, routes with diverse street view interface elements and open sky views, places with multi-level and highly accessible blue-green landscapes, and cultivation of new urban functions through urban renewal are encouraged during urban construction. …”
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Analysis of the spatiotemporal evolution pattern of the synergistic relationship among high temperature, drought, and CHTDs in climate transition zones by Hui Su, Chunxiao Wu, Shuai Zhou, Xiangxu Song, Jiaqi Tian, Xiaoqing Han, Xiao Zhang, Ting Zhang

“…Subsequently, predictions from the coupled four climate models (CanESM5, CNRM-CM6–1, CNRM-ESM2–1, and IPSL-CM6A-LR) and the statistical downscaling model are used to construct standardized precipitation evapotranspiration indices and standardized temperature indices, which reveal the spatiotemporal evolution characteristics of drought and high temperatures in the watershed under different future scenarios (SSP126, SSP245, SSP585). …”
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Effectiveness and risk of ARB and ACEi among different ethnic groups in England: A reference trial (ONTARGET) emulation analysis using UK Clinical Practice Research Datalink Aurum-... by Paris J Baptiste, Angel Y S Wong, Anna Schultze, Catherine M Clase, Clémence Leyrat, Elizabeth Williamson, Emma Powell, Johannes F E Mann, Marianne Cunnington, Koon Teo, Shrikant I Bangdiwala, Peggy Gao, Kevin Wing, Laurie Tomlinson

“…We assessed outcomes using an inverse-probability-weighted Cox proportional hazards model for ARB versus ACEi with heterogeneity by ethnicity assessed on the relative and absolute scale. …”
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MELD score predicts outcomes in patients with advanced heart failure: A longitudinal evaluation by Francesco Curcio, Cristiano Amarelli, Rosaria Chiappetti, Irene Mattucci, Veronica Flocco, Mahmoud Issa Rammal, Ciro Abete, Francesca Mazzella, Ciro Maiello, Pasquale Abete, Francesco Cacciatore

“…The objectives of this study were to evaluate the effect of the model for end‐stage liver disease (MELD) score and its variations in predicting adverse outcomes [death, urgent heart transplant, and left ventricular assist device (LVAD) implant] among patients with AHF to assess the clinical associations of the MELD score in this population and to compare the efficacy of this tool with other prognostic scores in AHF. …”
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Comprehensive Effects of Operation of Pumped-Storage Hydropower Plants on Downstream Conventional Hydropower Plants by ZHU De-kang, QIN Rui, CHENG Xiang, GUO Xu-ye

“…By integrating this method with the local grid’s time-of-use electricity pricing policy, a power generation scheduling model for conventional hydropower plants was established. …”
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