A constitutive model for coal gangue coarse-grained subgrade filler incorporating particle breakage by Zong-Tang Zhang, An Liu, Si-Chun Yu, Shun-Kai Liu, Chuan-Feng Fang, Ze Liu, Wei Hu

“…Coal gangue coarse-grained soil (CGSF) was used to conduct a series of large-scale vibration compaction tests and large-scale triaxial tests. …”
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Modeling the Geomagnetic Response to the September 2017 Space Weather Event Over Fennoscandia Using the Space Weather Modeling Framework: Studying the Impacts of Spatial Resolution by A. P. Dimmock, D. T. Welling, L. Rosenqvist, C. Forsyth, M. P. Freeman, I. J. Rae, A. Viljanen, E. Vandegriff, R. J. Boynton, M. A. Balikhin, E. Yordanova

“…The virtual magnetometer data from the SWMF are coupled with a local ground conductivity model which is used to calculate the geoelectric field and estimate GICs in a Finnish natural gas pipeline. …”
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In vitro study of resveratrol as an antioxidant for boar semen preservation: A systematic review by Ragil Angga Prastiya, Trilas Sardjito, Amung Logam Saputro, Sari Yanti Hayanti, Nining Haryuni, Samira Musa Sasi

“…Materials and Methods: A comprehensive meta-analysis was conducted following the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses guidelines. …”
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Silymarin as a Therapeutic Agent for Hepatocellular Carcinoma: A Multi-Approach Computational Study by Ouided Benslama, Sabrina Lekmine, Hamza Moussa, Hichem Tahraoui, Mohammad Shamsul Ola, Jie Zhang, Abdeltif Amrane

“…Molecular docking analysis was conducted on the primary silymarin components against VEGFA and SRC proteins, which are critical in HCC progression. …”
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Median Preoptic Nucleus Mediates the Cardiovascular Recovery Induced by Hypertonic Saline in Hemorrhagic Shock by Nathalia Oda Amaral, Lara Marques Naves, Marcos Luiz Ferreira-Neto, André Henrique Freiria-Oliveira, Eduardo Colombari, Daniel Alves Rosa, Angela Adamski da Silva Reis, Danielle Ianzer, Carlos Henrique Xavier, Gustavo Rodrigues Pedrino

“…The recordings of mean arterial pressure (MAP) and renal vascular conductance (RVC) were carried out on male Wistar rats (250–300 g). …”
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Impact of Irrigation Regimes on Growth and Postharvest Quality of Pomegranates (Punica granatum L.) under Conditions of Newly Reclaimed Land by Magdi A.A. Mousa, Adel D. Al-Qurashi, Omer H.M. Ibrahim, Kamal A.M. Abo-Elyousr, Ahmed M.K. Abdel Aal, Abdel-Fattah M. El-Salhy, Tarek K.H. El-Bolok, Mohamed A.H. Ali, Esmat F. Ali, Eman A.A. Abou-Zaid

“…The present study described the response of pomegranate trees of the Manfalouty variety to deficit irrigation under the local climate. The experiment was conducted during the 2020 and 2021 seasons. The experiment was carried out on a private farm in the Bani Uday district of Manfalouty, Assiut Governorate, Egypt. …”
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Thermal Stability of Schottky Contacts and Rearrangement of Defects in β‐Ga2O3 Crystals by Palvan Seyidov, Joel B. Varley, Ymir Kalmann Frodason, Detlef Klimm, Lasse Vines, Zbigniew Galazka, Ta‐Shun Chou, Andreas Popp, Klaus Irmscher, Andreas Fiedler

“…Several defect levels are detected below the conduction band minimum at 0.41, 0.60, 0.77, 0.96, and 1.17 eV. …”
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Increased spindle-related brain activation in right middle temporal gyrus during N2 than N3 among healthy sleepers: Initial discovery and independent sample replication by Yan Shao, Yupeng Guo, Yun Chen, Guangyuan Zou, Jie Chen, Xuejiao Gao, Panpan Lu, Yujie Tong, Yuezhen Li, Ping Yao, Jiayi Liu, Shuqin Zhou, Jing Xu, Jia-Hong Gao, Qihong Zou, Hongqiang Sun

“…Furthermore, correlation analysis was performed to explore the association between this spindle-related brain activation and N2, N3 sleep duration during EEG-fMRI. We conducted the correlation analysis in N2 and N3, respectively. …”
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Taming of trinitromethyl-oxadiazole to access high density and high oxygen balance via a dual modulation strategy by Jinya Zhang, Teng Fei, Jingwei Meng, Jinxiong Cai, Lei Zhang, Siping Pang, Chunlin He

“…Additionally, the crystal structural analyses and theoretical calculations were conducted to elucidate the reasons of differences between 3-a and 3-b in density and stability. …”
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Effects of Enteromorpha prolifera polysaccharide on intestinal health of spotted sea bass Lateolabrax maculatus by Zhongying Long, Longhui Liu, Huihui Qin, Sishun Zhou, Lumin Kong, Jianrong Ma, Hao Lin, Zhangfan Huang, Yi Lin, Zhongbao Li

“…In this study, a 49-day culture trial was conducted to explore the effects of dietary EPP on intestinal health in spotted sea bass. …”
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Eoldist, a Web Application for Estimating Cautionary Detection Distance of Birds by Automatic Detection Systems to Reduce Collisions With Wind Turbines by Julie Fluhr, Olivier Duriez, Constance Blary, Thierry Chambert, Bettina Almasi, Patrik Byholm, Nelleke H. Buitendijk, Jocelyn Champagnon, Mindaugas Dagys, Wolfgang Fiedler, Charlotte Francesiaz, Frédéric Jiguet, Simon Lee, Alexandre Millon, Flavio Monti, Lucile Morcelet, Ran Nathan, Bart A. Nolet, Rascha Nuijten, Philippe Pilard, Cécile Ponchon, Alexandre Roulin, Carlos D. Santos, Orr Spiegel, Kim Schalcher, Aurélie De Seynes, Geert Spanoghe, Martin Wikelski, Ramunas Žydelis, Aurélien Besnard

“…To estimate turbine shutdown time, we conducted 137 field trials of experimental shutdown at seven wind farms and found that the duration to reach residual rotor speeds of 3 or 2 rotations per minute (rpm) was respectively 32.2 or 38.8 s on average. …”
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Correlation and diagnostic performance of metal ions in patients with pseudotumor after MoM hip arthroplasty: a systematic review and meta-analysis by He-Xi Li, Qing-Yi Zhang, Ning Sheng, Hui-Qi Xie

“…A systematic review of risk ratio and diagnostic performance for metal ions was conducted. Results Seven studies were included in the systematic review. …”
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Improving Road Semantic Segmentation Using Generative Adversarial Network by Arnick Abdollahi, Biswajeet Pradhan, Gaurav Sharma, Khairul Nizam Abdul Maulud, Abdullah Alamri

“…In combination with simple pre-processing comprising edge-preserving filtering, the proposed approach offers a significant improvement in road network segmentation compared with prior approaches. In experiments conducted on the Massachusetts road image dataset, the proposed approach achieves 91.54% precision and 92.92% recall, which correspond to a Mathews correlation coefficient (MCC) of 91.13%, a Mean intersection over union (MIOU) of 87.43% and a F1-score of 92.20%. …”
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Relationship between personality traits and spontaneous coronary artery dissection risk: evidence from Mendelian randomization by Kun Zheng, Kun Zheng, Mengdi Wu, Junhua Wang, Junhua Wang, Jinjin Sun, Yuqian Li, Peng Wang, Zhiyue Zhang, Xiuming Pan, Yifeng Yang, Tianqi Li, Yujie Guo

“…This investigation endeavored to discern a genetic basis for personality traits influencing SCAD susceptibility.MethodsBidirectional univariate and multivariate Mendelian randomization (MR) analyses were hereby conducted to investigate the putative causal nexus between personality dimensions and SCAD risk. …”
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Static and dynamic study of composite beams with a new interlaminar sliding field using different beam theories by Rachida Mohamed Krachaï, Noureddine Elmeiche, Ismail Mechab, Fabrice Bernard, Hichem Abbad

“…Conclusion: Further, a detailed study was conducted, depending on the geometric and material parameters, for the two mixed materials, i.e., concrete-wood and steel-concrete, with two interlaminar sliding fields, namely the classical sliding field based on the Timoshenko beam theory and a new interlaminar sliding field that is based on the high order theory. …”
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Integrating Dilemma Stories into Chemistry Learning: Analyzing Students’ Critical Thinking Skills by Tritiyatma Hadinugrahaningsih, Yuli Rahmawati, Rika Siti Syaadah, Fitri Sumalia Dewi, Shakira Az-Zahra, Fitri Tamarani

“…This study aims to analyze the effectiveness of integrating dilemma stories into project-based learning (PBL) to enhance students' critical thinking skills in the context of oxidation-reduction reactions. The study was conducted at SMAN 77 Jakarta with 36 students from Class X Mathematics and Natural Science 2. …”
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Experience of piloting BPaLM/BPaL for DR-TB care at selected sites in Pakistan by M.A. Khan, A. Ismail, A. Ghafoor, N. Khan, N. Muzaffar, F. Zafar, A. Gupta, S. Foraida, S. Juneja, R. Fatima, A.W. Khan, S. Shahid, M.A. Khan

“…Bedaquiline, pretomanid, linezolid and moxifloxacin (BPaLM/BPaL) offers an opportunity for most DR-TB patients to benefit from a shorter, all-oral, well-tolerated and more effective treatment. METHODS: We conducted a retrospective cohort study to pilot the BPaLM/BPaL regimen at four selected sites in two provinces of Pakistan, i.e. …”
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Histological, physiological and transcriptomic analysis in hepatopancreas of Procambarus clarkii under heat stress by Yongfeng Zou, Panhui Cao, Zhiming Bao, Yu Xu, Zhiqiang Xu, Hui Guo

“…In the present study, a comprehensive analysis in hepatopancreas from Procambarus clarkii was conducted to examine the histology, physiological changes, and transcriptome alterations after exposed at 32 and 37 ℃ for 24 and 72 h, respectively, with 26 ℃ as the control group. …”
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Prevalence and Clinical Characteristics of Aquagenic Pruritus among Medical and Pharmacy Students in Lomé (Togo) by Julienne Noude Teclessou, Koussake Kombate, Abla Sefako Akakpo, Abas Mouhari-Toure, Julie Zoua, Panawe Kassang, Bayaki Saka, Palokinam Pitche

“…This was a prospective and descriptive study conducted among medical students in Lomé from June 1st to August 30th, 2019. …”
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Mycorrhizal fungi mitigate cadmium leaching losses by decreasing the inorganic cadmium proportion in soil solutions by Wei Li, Jiong Wu, Jie Yan, Xinran Liang, Xiaoyi Li, Yongmei He, Bo Li, Fangdong Zhan

“…A pot experiment involving a control without AMF inoculation (CK), inoculation with AMF (AMF), and bacterial filtrate of the AMF inoculant (LY) was conducted in the present study. AMF caused an increase in total glomalin-related soil protein (T-GRSP) of 12.2 % and in the exudation of low-molecular-weight organic acids (LMWOAs), such as citric acid, malic acid, oxalic acid, and free amino acids, by maize roots of 30.4 %–200.0 % but caused a decrease in the Cd contents of the maize shoots and roots by 53.2 % and 47.2 %, respectively compared those of the CK. …”
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