Forest demographic changes across Texas associated with hot drought by Shakirudeen Lawal, Frank H. Koch, Robert M. Scheller, Jennifer Costanza

“…., drought exacerbated by extreme heat). In this study, we examined demographic change over East, Central and West Texas over a 16-year period (2004–2019), including a widely documented 2011 hot drought event. …”
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Unveiling Differentiation Characteristics of Vegetation Restoration Potential for Browning Areas in China’s Hilly and Gully Region by Juan He, Wei Zhou, Mingjie Qian, Enmao Zha, An Cao, Xueyi Shi

“…Vegetation greening resulting from ecological engineering efforts has statistically contributed to environmental improvement, through enhancing ecosystem effectiveness remains a challenge. Nevertheless, there has been a notable lack of research dedicated to enhancing vegetation resilience and restoration potential by mitigating vegetation browning in watersheds within arid and semi-arid regions. …”
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Simulated Experiment of Water-Sand Inrush across Overlying Strata Fissures Caused by Mining by Guibin Zhang, Hailong Wang, Shenglei Yan, Chuanyang Jia, Xiaoyuan Song

“…The water pump suddenly accelerates, and the water yield suddenly increases to the extreme value of 150 L/h. The water pressure rapidly drops to 0 MPa, and a small amount of colored sand enters into the fractures of overlying strata and flows out with the water. …”
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Antibacterial Potential of Crude Extracts from <i>Cylindrospermum alatosporum</i> NR125682 and <i>Loriellopsis cavernicola</i> NR117881 by Albert Olufemi Ikhane, Foluso Oluwagbemiga Osunsanmi, Rebamang Anthony Mosa, Andrew Rowland Opoku

“…Cyanobacteria are oxygen-producing photosynthetic prokaryotes found in a variety of water habitats. Secondary metabolites are produced by cyanobacteria to survive extreme environmental stress factors, including microbial competition. …”
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Opioid Nonadherence Risk Prediction of Patients with Cancer-Related Pain Based on Five Machine Learning Algorithms by Jinmei Liu, Juan Luo, Xu Chen, Jiyi Xie, Cong Wang, Hanxiang Wang, Qi Yuan, Shijun Li, Yu Zhang, Jianli Hu, Chen Shi

“…Opioid nonadherence represents a significant barrier to cancer pain treatment efficacy. …”
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Prediction of Current and Future Distributions of Chalcophora detrita (Coleoptera: Buprestidae) Under Climate Change Scenarios by Arif Duyar, Muhammed Arif Demir, Mahmut Kabalak

“…However, there remains a significant gap in research concerning how saproxylic organisms—one of the key contributors to the healthy functioning of these fragile ecosystems—will respond to the consequences of climate change. …”
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Comparative Transcriptome Analysis Reveals Molecular Defensive Mechanism of Arachis hypogaea in Response to Salt Stress by Hao Zhang, Xiaobo Zhao, Quanxi Sun, Caixia Yan, Juan Wang, Cuiling Yuan, Chunjuan Li, Shihua Shan, Fengzhen Liu

“…Abiotic stresses comprise all nonliving factors, such as soil salinity, drought, extreme temperatures, and metal toxicity, posing a serious threat to agriculture and affecting the plant production around the world. …”
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The Effect of Board Risk Management on Financial Performance of Selected Saccos in Kiruhura District, Uganda. by Kyabarong, Benon, Agaba, Moses, Munyabonera, Francisis, Byamukama, Eliab Mpora, Kikawa, Cliff, Ahabwe, Oliver

“…The study's general objective was to determine the effect of board risk management affected the financial results of particular SACCOS in the Kiruhura District. This study used a cross-sectional survey research design using a quantitative research methodology. …”
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Graphene nanoplatelets in titanium coatings deposited by cold spray: Mechanical properties by Edwin Torres Díaz, Alessio Silvello, Edwin Rúa Ramirez, Rodolpho Fernando Vaz, Irene García Cano

“…Nano-platelets Graphene (GNPs) have emerged as a promising reinforcement for Ti coatings due to their exceptional mechanical and tribological properties. …”
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Comparison of Satellite-based PM2.5 Estimation from Aerosol Optical Depth and Top-of-atmosphere Reflectance by Heming Bai, Zhi Zheng, Yuanpeng Zhang, He Huang, Li Wang

“…This study suggests that reflectance-based approach is a valuable way for providing robust PM2.5 estimates and further for constraining health impact assessments.…”
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Research on the Formation Characteristics of Fog and Frost on Optical Windows of Unsealed Equipment Compartments in Aircrafts by Chun Shen, Yuanyuan Liang, Bo Wei, Chengchun Zhang, Tian Zhao

“…In this study, a numerical method for the formation and dissipation of fog and frost is established using the Eulerian multiphase flow liquid film model. …”
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Serial Analysis of Ten Precipitation-Based Indices by Land Use in Semiarid Regions by Victor M. Rodríguez-Moreno, J. Ariel Ruíz-Corral, J. Saúl Padilla-Ramírez, Alfonso Peña-Ramos, Thomas G. Kretzschmar

“…Our results suggest that the greatest number of extreme precipitation events is likely to occur in open ecosystems and consequently will have a strong influence on landscaping and land use. …”
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Process on biological nitrogen removal technology of ammonia- nitrogen wastewater from ion-type rare earth mines by FAN Cunwen, GUO Peijie, HU Yujia, LIU Xinfu, QIU Qingrong, SU Hao, ZHANG Dachao

“…Ammonium sulfate is a commonly used leaching agent in the mining process of southern ion-type rare earth mines, which causes large quantities of mine ammonia-nitrogen wastewater under the leaching action of rainwater even after stopping mining for a long time. …”
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Genetic diversity of Rhododendron dauricum based on morphological traits and SSR markers by Dan Wang, Ying Ma, Xueli Zhao, Ling Wang

“…The diversity of R. dauricum germplasm resources in these areas has not been determined and it can be dynamic due to increasing climate change and human activities, which poses a challenge to effective conservation efforts. …”
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Adaptation of Archaeal Communities to Summer Hypoxia in the Sediment of Bohai Sea by Xiaoxiao Guo, Yanying Li, Guisheng Song, Liang Zhao, Jing Wang

“…The enrichment of specific nitrogen transformation enzymes showed the potential for nitrogen fixation and removal, which might contribute to the balance of N budget and thus facilitate the ecological restoration under eutrophication in Bohai Sea. Our results provided a new picture on ecological and metabolic adaptions to hypoxia by archaea, which will be beneficial to further investigations in extreme environments both theoretically and practically.…”
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The impact of nutritional status on centenarians’ physical, mental, and functional health by Ivan David Lozada-Martinez, Laura Vindas-Meza, Sandra Castelblanco-Toro, Juan Carlos Salazar-Uribe, Juan-Manuel Anaya

“…Summary: Background &amp; Aims: Nutrition has been described as a lifestyle factor strongly associated with health phenotypes in extreme longevity. …”
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Closing the phenotyping gap with non-invasive belowground field phenotyping by G. Blanchy, G. Blanchy, G. Blanchy, W. Deroo, T. De Swaef, P. Lootens, P. Quataert, I. Roldán-Ruíz, R. Versteeg, S. Garré

“…Whereas a number of techniques exist for aboveground field phenotyping, simultaneous non-invasive belowground phenotyping remains difficult. …”
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Retrotransposon-Based Genetic Diversity of <i>Rhodiola rosea</i> L. (Crassulaceae) from Kazakhstan Altai by Oxana Khapilina, Ainur Turzhanova, Moldir Zhumagul, Damelya Tagimanova, Olesya Raiser, Serik Kubentayev, Vladislav Shevtsov, Maria Hohn

“…It was shown that populations located in favorable environmental conditions have greater genetic diversity compared to those in extreme habitats. This study identified a high degree of polymorphism among <i>R. rosea</i> populations using the inter-repeat amplified PCR method. …”
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Hybridization of stochastic hydrological models and machine learning methods for improving rainfall-runoff modeling by Sianou Ezéckiel Houénafa, Olatunji Johnson, Erick K. Ronoh, Stephen E. Moore

“…Accurately simulating river discharge remains a challenge. Hybrid models combining hydrological models with machine learning improve discharge simulation and offer better interpretability than standalone machine learning models. …”
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Visual Outcomes and Patient Satisfaction of Two Continuous Range of Vision Intraocular Lenses by Micheletti JM, Hall B, Smiley HG, Langston WJ

“…The incidence of starbursts and blurred vision, as well as visual acuities at extreme near (33 cm), may be higher with the Synergy IOL.Keywords: panoptix, synergy, cataract surgery, continuous range of vision…”
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