Assessing water status in rice plants in water-deficient environments using thermal imaging by Chin-Ying Yang, Yan-Ci Zhang, Ya-Ling Hou

“…Abstract Background Rice is a staple food for the global population. However, extreme weather events threaten the stability of the water supply for agriculture, posing a critical challenge to the stability of the food supply. …”
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Sleep quality according to academic progression in Chilean Obstetrics students by Fanny López Alegría, Juan Carlos Oyanedel Sepúlveda, Gonzalo Rivera-López

“…The average of the PSQI components varies between 6, 6 (5th year) and 9.2 (4th year); daytime dysfunction component showed the most extreme values.<br /><strong>Conclusions:</strong> there is a weak association between sleeping quality and sociodemographic variables, academic profile and previous sleep habits. …”
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Climate Characteristics of High-Temperature and Muggy Days in the Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei Region in the Recent 30 Years by Guohua Zhang, Jian Guan, Jingyi Ai, Jiangtao Zhang, Xiaoqing Jin

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Multiplex genome editing for climate-resilient woody plants by Madhab Kumar Sen, Sunil Kanti Mondal, Rohit Bharati, Lucie Severova, Karel Šrédl

“…Multiplex genome editing, particularly through CRISPR technologies, offers a promising solution to accelerate the development of climate-resilient traits in woody plants. …”
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Anti-amoebic effects of selected herbal extracts against Acanthamoeba species isolated from different borehole water samples from Budiriro District in Harare, Zimbabwe by Kudzai Fambisai, Petros Muchesa, Farisai Chidzwondo, Rumbidzai Mangoyi

“…Chlorhexidine gluconate antibiotic was used as a control. The results show that Acanthamoeba castellannii is the most common Acanthamoeba species in borehole water in Budiriro District in Harare and all the tested plant samples had no anti-amoebic effects against this isolated Acanthamoeba castellannii. …”
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Recent Advances in Dimensionality Reduction Modeling and Multistability Reconstitution of Memristive Circuit by Yunzhen Zhang, Yuan Ping, Zhili Zhang, Guangzhe Zhao

“…Due to the introduction of memristors, the memristor-based nonlinear oscillator circuits readily present the state initial-dependent multistability (or extreme multistability), i.e., coexisting multiple attractors (or coexisting infinitely many attractors). …”
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Failure Mechanism and Mitigation Measures of the G1002 Electricity Pylon Landslide at the Jinping I Hydropower Station by Gang Luo, Yutian Zhong, Yuanxiang Yang

“…On August 29 and 30, 2012, local extreme rainfalls struck the construction area of the Jinping I Hydropower Station, Xichang, China, and triggered many geohazards. …”
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Deformation Monitoring and Stability Analysis of Shaft Lining in Weakly Cemented Stratum by Xianzhou Lyu, Weiming Wang

“…The monitoring results show that the extreme value of the shaft lining deformation is 2.369 mm. …”
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Mitigating GNSS Multipath Effects Using XGBoost Integrated Classifier Based on Consistency Checks by Dengao Li, Xiaoli Ma, Jumin Zhao, Fanming Wu

“…To deal with the above problems, this paper proposes a two-layer consistency-checks (CC) positioning model based on eXtreme Gradient Boosting (XGBoost) integrated learner. …”
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Earthquake induced liquefaction hazard analysis for Chittagong City using machine learning by Md. Mehedi Hasan, Md. Zillur Rahman, Abul Kashem Faruki Fahim

“…The current study suggests that the Valley Alluvium, Beach and Dune Sand may experience extreme liquefaction with LPI values ranges from 9.55 to 55.03 and 0 to 37.17 for SPT and [Formula: see text] respectively, under a PGA of 0.15 g. …”
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ANTHROPOLOGICAL ASPECTS OF HIGH-TECH FACILITIES OP-ERATION SUPPORT by Olexandr O. Matusevych, Olecsii O. Matusevich

“…The authors attempt to dramatize the issue in order to find a solution – on the one hand, man is the most crucial part of a complex technological system, on the other hand – he is the most unreliable part of the system, especially in terms of the extreme power of modern vehicles and their speeds. …”
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Relationship of individual psychological factors of cadets’ adaptation in voyage conditions by O. Ivanova, Y. Chumaieva, S. Kushchinska

“…The paper uses methods of theoretic and methodological analysis, psychodiagnostic survey, and Pearson’s correlation analysis methods. As a result of the theoretical analysis, four groups of factors of professional adaptation were identified: psychophysiological, individual and psychological, socio-psychological, organisational and structural. …”
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Using Improved XGBoost Algorithm to Obtain Modified Atmospheric Refractive Index by Yanbo Mai, Zheng Sheng, Hanqing Shi, Qixiang Liao

“…Atmospheric refraction is a special meteorological phenomenon mainly caused by gas molecules and aerosol particles in the atmosphere, which can change the propagation direction of electromagnetic waves in the atmospheric environment. …”
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The Prediction of Pile Foundation Buried Depth Based on BP Neural Network Optimized by Quantum Particle Swarm Optimization by Fei Yin, Yong Hao, Taoli Xiao, Yan Shao, Man Yuan

“…Accordingly, the prediction of pile foundation buried depth is of great significance in construction engineering. In this paper, a nonlinear model based on coordinates and buried depth of piles was established by the BP neural network to predict the samples to be evaluated, the consequence of which indicated that the BP neural network was easily trapped in local extreme value, and the error reached 31%. …”
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Use of the WinTR-55 Hydrologic Model on Determination of Flood Peak Discharge: The Case of Kirklareli Vize Stream and Samsun Minoz Stream Watersheds by Çayan Alkan

“…This parameter will exacerbate hydrologic extreme events like drought and flood. Determination of possible peak flow in the agricultural watershed is important in terms of preventing crop losses. …”
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Symbolic regression for strength prediction of eccentrically loaded concrete-filled steel tubular columns by Khaled Megahed

“…This model is based on a comprehensive experimental database of 464 tests for CCFST columns and 313 tests for RCFST columns under eccentric loading from various research papers. …”
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Attributing the effects of climate change and forest disturbance on runoff using distributed modeling and indicators of hydrological alteration in Central European montane basins by Jakub Langhammer, Jana Bernsteinová

“…This study highlights the interconnected impacts of climate warming and forest disturbances, with warming driving systemic shifts and disturbances acting as amplifiers in extreme conditions. The findings provide a framework for disentangling the effects of climate and land-cover changes on hydrology, offering insights for managing sensitive montane ecosystems and water resources under changing environmental conditions.…”
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Mitochondrial Quality Control Orchestrates the Symphony of B Cells and Plays Critical Roles in B Cell-Related Diseases by Wuhao Li, Peiyang Cai, Ye Xu, Weihong Tian, Licong Jing, Qiaoyi Lv, Yangjing Zhao, Hui Wang, Qixiang Shao

“…The development of B cells from the bone marrow to the periphery is tightly regulated by a complex set of immune signals, and each subset of B cells has a unique metabolic profile. …”
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High-Harmonic Generation in an Optical Fiber Functionalized with Zinc Oxide Thin Films by Idris Tiliouine, Yann Leventoux, Jean-Christophe Orlianges, Aurelian Crunteanu, Marie Froidevaux, Hamed Merdji, Sébastien Février

“…A proper choice of the laser wavelength and fiber material allows for filtering out the mid-IR pump laser and achieving the HHG mode selection. …”
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Species distribution modelling of invasive alien species; Pterois miles for current distribution and future suitable habitats by C. Turan

“…The predicted future suitable habitats of <em>P. miles</em> revealed that <em>P. miles</em> increase its range of distribution dominantly to the central and west part of the Mediterranean in a spatial extent, indicating high suitability of these areas for its future distribution.…”
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