Effect of Retorting Temperature on the Pyrolysis Characteristic of Longkou Oil Shale by Wei Wang, Yue Ma, Shuyuan Li, Changtao Yue, Jiancun Gao

“…Oil shale samples from Longkou City, Shandong Province, China, were pyrolyzed in a fixed bed reactor at retorting temperature varied from 400 to 550°C under nitrogen atmosphere with heating rate of 15°C/min. …”
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Leveraging mRNA technology for antigen based immuno-oncology therapies by Wei Zheng, Michele Ceccarelli, Charalampos S Floudas, Siranush Sarkizova

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Multi-Microgrid System Optimization Scheduling Including Electric Vehicle Coordinated Charging and Reward and Punishment Ladder Carbon Trading by GAO Ya, XU Yanchun, ZHANG Tao, SONG Wenyu, WANG Ping, XI Lei, MI Lu

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Physico-chemical properties and structure of rice cultivars grown in Heilongjiang Province of China by Yinyuan He, Fenglian Chen, Yanguo Shi, Zhexian Guan, Na Zhang, Osvaldo H. Campanella

“…The relationships between chemical composition, structure and physicochemical properties such as pasting, thermal, and textural properties of 12 temperate rice cultivars grown in Heilongjiang Province, China were investigated in this study. There were significant differences in the content of fat, protein, ash, amylose, damaged starch among 12 cultivars. …”
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Mediating role of self-efficacy in the relationship between family functioning and self-management behaviors in patients with coronary heart disease: A cross-sectional study in Jia... by Yang Wang, Khemaradee Masingboon, Chintana Wacharasin

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Stability Analysis of a Weathered-Basalt Soil Slope Using the Double Strength Reduction Method by Xiaoliang Liu, Xin Chen, Mei Su, Shilin Zhang, Dengfeng Lu

“…The large landslide occurs in Jichang Town, Shuicheng County, Guizhou Province, China, on July 23, 2019, as the engineering background. …”
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Analysis of Non-linear Relationship of PM2.5 Mass Concentration with Aerosol Extinction Coefficient and RH in Hefei, China by Yinan Chen, Shiguo Zhang, Yonghua Wu, Kee Yuan, Jian Huang, Dongfeng Shi, Shunxing Hu

“…Finally, by applying the analytical function of PM2.5 and aerosol extinction, we obtained the spatial and vertical distribution of PM2.5 from the NASA/CALIPSO-observed aerosol extinction profiles, which showed reasonable agreement and good correlation with the TEOM-measured PM2.5 in several major cities in Anhui Province, China.…”
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Mitogenomic Phylogenetic Analyses Reveal New Insights into the Taxonomy and Evolution of Parnassiinae Swallowtail Butterflies (Lepidoptera: Papilionidae) by Lu Song, Xiaoxiao Chen, Xiushan Li, Raul Narciso C. Guedes, Youssef Dewer, Suqin Shang, Jingjiang Zhou

“…This study presents the first sequencing and annotation of the complete mitogenome for <i>Parnassius stubbendorfii</i> from two geographically distinct populations in Gansu Province, China. Both mitogenomes are circular, double-stranded molecules, measuring 15,377 bp and 15,348 bp in length, each encoding 37 standard mitochondrial genes: 13 protein-coding genes (PCGs), 22 transfer RNA genes, 2 ribosomal RNA genes, and an A + T-rich control region. …”
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Relationship between sleep quality and dietary nutrients in rural elderly individuals: a latent class analysis by Xinlei Zhao, Xinyan Xie, Han Zhou, Feng Zhong, Cuiping Liu

“…BackgroundThis study sought to identify sleep patterns in older adults residing in rural regions, as well as investigate the potential influence of dietary nutrient intake on these patterns.MethodsData were collected from a cross-sectional sample of Qingdao Town, Shandong Province, China. The study investigated 1,167 elderly participants using a general questionnaire, the Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index, the simplified Food Frequency Questionnaire, and 24-h dietary recall methods. …”
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Effects of temperature on mechanical properties and impact resistance of carbon fiber/bismaleimide resin composites by Xinying Zhu, Shikai Yin, Lulu Liu, Wenzhao Yi, Gang Luo, Zhenhua Zhao, Wei Chen

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Numerical Test Study of the Microscale Failure Modes and Fractal Analysis of Lower Cambrian Shale Based on Digital Images by Hengtao Cui, Zhonghu Wu, Liping Li, Jing Wang, Shuguang Song, Shangqu Sun, Yujun Zuo, Hao Liu, Yili Lou

“…To reveal the effect of confining pressure on the mechanical properties and rupture modes of quartz-bearing shale, the shale core of the no. 3 block of Fenggang, Guizhou Province, China, was analyzed by nuclear magnetic resonance, polarized light microscope thin section observation and identification, and core X-ray whole-rock minerals diffraction analysis to determine the distribution of shale minerals in the Niutitang Formation. …”
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Impact of Climate Change on the Growth of Typical Crops in Karst Areas: A Case Study of Guizhou Province by Jun Ma, Baisha Weng, Wuxia Bi, Dan Xu, Ting Xu, Dengming Yan

“…In order to clarify the impact of weather events on agricultural production in karst landforms, this study selected the indices of the growth period of crops (start time and duration), growing season precipitation, intense precipitation, number of consecutive rainless days, and number of drought-flood abrupt alternation events to evaluate the variation trend of future weather events and their impact on crop growth in Guizhou Province, China. The results show that (1) the climate is generally getting warmer. …”
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Fine-scale forest classification with multi-temporal sentinel-1/2 imagery using a temporal convolutional neural network by Rongfei Duan, Chunlin Huang, Peng Dou, Jinliang Hou, Ying Zhang, Juan Gu

“…This study focused on the Tao River National Nature Reserve in southern Gansu Province, China, where over 6,000 vegetation samples were collected. …”
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Exploring urban–rural inequities in older adults life expectancy: a case study in Zhejiang, China for health equity by Yongguo Chen, Yongguo Chen, Xiaoting Fan, Shusheng Shen, Shusheng Shen, Yong Chen, Yong Chen, Zhiwei Pan, Zixuan Chen, Haoqiang Zhong, Menglong Li

“…This study investigates the inequities in life expectancy among individuals aged 65 and above in urban and rural areas of Zhejiang Province, China, with a primary focus on promoting health equity among the older adults population. …”
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Impact of Preoperative Anemia on Perioperative Outcomes in Patients Undergoing Elective Colorectal Surgery by Liu Liu, Lin Liu, Li-Chuang Liang, Zhi-qiang Zhu, Xiao Wan, Heng-bing Dai, Qiang Huang

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Response of Plant Leaf Traits to Environmental Factors in Climax Communities at Varying Latitudes in Karst Regions by Gang Xie, Yang Wang, Zhifeng Chen, Yangyang Ji, Yao Lu, Yi Liang, Ruiyu Zhou, Juan Tao

“…In this study, we focus on climax karst climax plant communities in Guizhou Province, China. We selected three sample sites located at varying latitudes and analyzed the variations in functional traits of the plant communities at these latitudes. …”
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Trends in Air Pollutant Concentrations and the Impact of Meteorology in Shandong Province, Coastal China, during 2013–2019 by Na Zhao, Gang Wang, Guohao Li, Jianlei Lang

“…Hence, in this study, the trends in Shandong Province, China, for six criteria pollutants (viz., sulfur dioxide [SO2], carbon monoxide [CO], particulate matter [PM] with an aerodynamic diameter of < 10 µm [PM10], PM with an aerodynamic diameter of < 2.5 µm [PM2.5], nitrogen dioxide [NO2], and ozone [O3]) were analyzed for the period of 2013–2019, when overall emissions of air pollutants decreased, and the Weather Research and Forecasting model coupled with Chemistry (WRF/Chem) was applied to evaluate the role of inter-annual and seasonal meteorological changes. …”
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Environmental impacts of crop production systems in subtropical plateau regions: case study of Yunnan, China by Yousheng He, Minghao Li, Wei Zhang, Xinping Chen, Zhengxiong Zhao, Zhi Yao

“…In that context, we conducted a case study in Yunnan Province, China, to quantify the environmental impact of crop production from 2002 to 2021. …”
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Strengths use and thriving at work among nurses: a latent profile and mediation analysis by Jing Wu, Zhenrong Shen, Zidan Ouyang, Yuxuan Xiang, Ru Ding, Yuan Liao, Li Chen

“…Methods A convenience sample of 568 clinical nurses from two tertiary hospitals in Guangzhou City, Guangdong Province, China, was recruited between January and March 2024. …”
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Optimum Nitrogen and Density Allocation for Trade−Off Between Yield and Lodging Resistance of Winter Wheat by Haitao Liu, Shufang Sun, Min Jin, Chunhui Li, Jiayu Wang, Haixing Cui, Yong Li, Zhenlin Wang

“…We conducted a two-year field experiment in Tai’an, Shandong Province, China, evaluated SN23 (lodging resistant) and SN16 (lodging sensitive), under three nitrogen applications (120 kg/ha, N1; 240 kg/ha, N2; 360 kg/ha, N3) and four planting densities (75 plants/m², D1; 225 plants/m², D2; 375 plants/m², D3; 525 plants/m², D4), with N2D2 as the control, and measured lodging resistance related indexes and yield. …”
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