Hydrochemical Characteristics and Formation of the Madeng Hot Spring in Yunnan, China by Ren Zhenhua, Zhou Xun, Yang Miaolin, Wang Xiaocui, Zheng Yuhui, Li Xiaolu, Shen Ye

“…The Madeng hot spring emerges in the central river valley in the northeastern Lanping Basin in Jianchuan county of Yunnan Province in China. Quaternary sand and gravel occur in the valley which is underlain by the red beds consisting of sandstone and mudstone. …”
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Understanding resource use and dietary niche partitioning in a high-altitude predator guild using seasonal sampling and DNA metabarcoding. by Charlotte E Hacker, Wei Cong, Yunchuan Dai, Jia Li, Ye Li, Diqiang Li, Rodney Jackson, Jan E Janecka, Yuguang Zhang

“…We used DNA metabarcoding on 581 scat samples to determine the dietary composition, similarity, diversity, and niche overlap of eight predator species (Tibetan wolf (Canis lupus), snow leopard (Panthera uncia), Tibetan brown bear (Ursus arctos pruinosus), Eurasian lynx (Lynx lynx), Tibetan fox (Vulpes ferrilata), red fox (V. vulpes), Pallas's cat (Otocolobus manul), and beech marten (Martes foina)) across four sampling periods (September 2019, December 2019, March 2020, July 2020) in the Gouli Nature Reserve located in Dulan County, Qinghai Province, China. We identified 26 unique prey items, with blue sheep (Pseudois nayaur) and pika (Ochotona spp.) being most common. …”
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Ironfounding production in the second half of the XVIII – XIX centuries (on the example of Temnikov district of Tambov province) by E. N. Bikeikin, T. M. Guseva, G. A. Kursheva, S. V. Pershin

“…As a result, the following conclusions were made: iron founding and ironworks created on the territory of the city and county were an important component of the economic development of the region; the ore that was mined in this area had a low iron content, so the main reasons for the creation of such enterprises in the second half of the XVIII century on the territory of modern Mordovia were the excess of wood fuel needed for smelting metal, and cheap labor.…”
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Spatio-temporal clustering analysis of influenza in Jiaxing City by WANG Yuanhang, FU Xiaofei, QI Yunpeng, LIU Yang, ZHOU Wanling, GUO Feifei

“…The majority of the occupations were students (78 239 cases, 43.11%) and pre-school children (33 715 cases, 18.58%). The county (city, district) with the highest reported incidence was Haining City (1 451.70/105), and the town (street) with the highest reported incidence was Chang'an Town (1 932.78/105). …”
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Using Artificial Intelligence to Retrieve the Optimal Parameters and Structures of Adaptive Network-Based Fuzzy Inference System for Typhoon Precipitation Forecast Modeling by Chien-Lin Huang, Nien-Sheng Hsu, Chih-Chiang Wei, Chun-Wen Lo

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Study on the Influence of Rural Highway Landscape Green Vision Rate on Driving Load Based on Factor Analysis by Hao Li, Jiabao Yang, Heng Jiang

“…Based on this, this paper uses the eye tracking method to study the visual characteristics of drivers in different green vision environments on rural highways in Xianning County. Based on the HSV color space model, this paper obtains four sections of rural highway with a green vision rate of 10~20%, green vision rate of 20~30%, green vision rate of 30~40%, and green vision rate of 40~50%. …”
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GIS-Based Landslide Susceptibility Mapping Using Information, Frequency Ratio, and Artificial Neural Network Methods in Qinghai Province, Northwestern China by Bin Li, Nianqin Wang, Jing Chen

“…The aim of this study is to evaluate the landslide susceptibility of Huangyuan County of Qinghai. Through field investigations, 100 landslide disaster locations in the study area were selected, and 11 influencing factors including elevation, slope, aspect, plane curvature, profile curvature, road distance, river distance, fault distance, stratum rock property, vegetation coverage index, and terrain humidity index were selected as the influencing factors of landslide disaster based on GIS. …”
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Lubricating and Conductive Properties of Modified Graphene/Silver Nanoparticles Under Current-Carrying Friction Conditions by Yuxin Chen, Kun Peng, Xiao Li, Luyi Sun, Taiyu Su, Wei Zhang, Dancong Zhang, Shiwei Fan, Hongbin Yin, Ming Zhou

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Morphological and Molecular Identification of the Causal Agent of Anthracnose Disease of Avocado in Kenya by S. K. Kimaru, E. Monda, R. C. Cheruiyot, J. Mbaka, A. Alakonya

“…A total of 80 fungal isolates were collected from diseased avocado fruits in Murang’a County, the main avocado growing region in Kenya. …”
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The association of self-perceived changes due to COVID-19 with mental and physical health among adult primary care patients with multiple chronic conditions: A US-based longitudina... by Levi N Bonnell, Jessica Clifton, Lisa W Natkin, Juvena R Hitt, Benjamin Littenberg

“…We assessed the relationship between self-perceived personal and community changes due to COVID-19 and change in health measured by the PROMIS-29 mental and physical health summary scores, GAD-7 (anxiety), andPHQ-9 (depression), and DASI (functional capacity) adjusting for relevant demographic, neighborhood characteristics, and county covariates. Results After adjustment, self-perceived personal and community changes due to COVID-19 were associated with significantly worse mental health summary scores (ß = -0.55; 95% Confidence Interval (CI) = -0.72, -0.37), anxiety (ß = 0.28; 95% CI = 0.16, 0.39), depression (ß = 0.35; 95% CI = 0.22, 0.47), and physical health summary scores (ß = -0.44; 95% CI = 0.88, 0.00). …”
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Postharvest Handling Practices and Perception of Potato Safety among Potato Traders in Nairobi, Kenya by Consolata Nolega Musita, Michael Wandayi Okoth, George Ooko Abong’

“…This study was a cross-sectional survey which aimed to investigate the postharvest handling practices of potatoes and perception of potato safety among open air market traders in Nairobi County, Kenya. Information was collected from 100 potato traders using a semistructured questionnaire that assessed postharvest handling practices such as potato transportation, exposure to sunlight, and storage. …”
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Dyes Degradation with Fe-Doped Titanium Nanotube Photocatalysts Prepared from Spend Steel Slag by Chih Ming Ma, Yu Jung Lin, Ren Wei Shiue, Chang Tang Chang

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Artificial Neural Network-Based System for PET Volume Segmentation by Mhd Saeed Sharif, Maysam Abbod, Abbes Amira, Habib Zaidi

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Interviews with multimedia comics creators—how Hannah Berry, Lance Dann and Tom McNally use audio drama to move their work into new areas of storytelling by Alex Fitch

“…This interview took place 30th October 2017, at Cartoon County, a monthly discussion group where a comic creator talks about their work in front of an audience of their peers in Brighton and Hove, East Sussex.In the second interview, former Comics Laureate Hannah Berry and audio producer Lance Dann discuss their work together on The Rez, a multimedia storytelling project which exists as a podcast, an app, a website and a comic. …”
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Optimal Allocation of Water Resources Based on GWAS Model in Handan,China by LIU Guanghui, SUN Jianwei, LUO Yun, ZHAO Xian, REN Shuai, LIU Ruiting, WANG Jixuan

“…In recent years,the inflow of upstream rivers in Handan City has decreased,and the total amount of groundwater exploitation has become more limited,which fails to meet the rising water demand of different industries.In addition,due to the replacement of water supply sources for some industries after the construction of the South-to-North Water Diversion Project,the Yellow River Diversion Project,and the Yinwei River Water Diversion Project,the shortage and the contradiction between supply and demand of water resources in Handan City are becoming acute and complex.By analyzing the characteristics of water resources and the distribution characteristics of water conservancy projects in Handan City,the water supply and demand of each district and county in Handan City are predicted,and a multi-source,multi-user,and multi-objective optimal allocation model of water resources in Handan City is constructed based on GWAS.The results show that the total water demand in Handan City with a guarantee rate of P=50% in 2025 is 3 013.01×10⁶ m³;the total water allocation is 2 473.97×10⁶ m³,and the water shortage rate is 17.89%.The total water demand with a guarantee rate of P=75% is 3 434.90×10⁶ m³;the total water distribution is 2 498.22×10⁶ m³,and the water shortage rate is 27.27%.The water shortage is mainly concentrated in the primary industry.The allocation results are in line with the actual water consumption situation in Handan City,and the research results can provide a technical reference for water resources management in Handan City.…”
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Estimating Satellite Orbital Drag During Historical Magnetic Superstorms by Denny M. Oliveira, Eftyhia Zesta, Hisashi Hayakawa, Ankush Bhaskar

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Classification Method and Determination of Mountainous Area Types at Township Scales: A Case Study of Yuxi City, Yunnan Province by Li Wu, Binggeng Xie, Xiao Xiao, Bing Xue, Jingzhong Li

“…At present, the classification method of mountainous area types is mainly at the county level and above, while classifications for towns and villages are nearly nonexistent, which poses a technical challenge for rural revitalization and the construction of ecological civilization in mountainous areas. …”
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SPHK1 enhances olaparib resistance in ovarian cancer through the NFκB/NRF2/ferroptosis pathway by Kai Teng, Hanlin Ma, Panpan Gai, Xuelian Zhao, Gonghua Qi

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Revisiting the role of IL-27 in obesity-related metabolic diseases: safeguard or perturbation? by Jinyang An, Donghua Fu, Ximei Chen, Conghui Guan, Conghui Guan, Lingling Li, Jia Bai, Haihong Lv, Haihong Lv

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Commercial Fresh Market, Wine, Juice, and Jelly Grape Cultivars for Florida by J. Breman, P. C. Andersen, M. A. Shahid, A. Sarkhosh

“…This article provides a general overview on the commercial fresh market, wine and juice grape cultivars to county extension agents, extension faculty, grape growers, homeowners and students who are interested in growing grapes in Florida. …”
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