Resulting Key Physiological Changes in <i>Triticum aestivum</i> L. Plants Under Drought Conditions After Priming the Seeds with Conventional Fertilizer and Greenly Synthesized Zinc... by Roquia Rizk, Mostafa Ahmed, Donia Abdul-Hamid, Mostafa Zedan, Zoltán Tóth, Kincső Decsi

“…The size and stability of these nanoparticles were assessed through the size distribution and zeta potential analysis, indicating reasonable stability. Fourier-transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR) detected the newly formed functional groups. …”
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Time-dependent Acceleration and Escape of Charged Particles at Traveling Shocks in the Near-Sun Environment by Thomas M. Do, Federico Fraschetti, Jozsef Kota, Joe Giacalone, Christina M. S. Cohen, David J. McComas

“…We compare the “nose” structure at a few ∼100s keV protons first measured in situ by Parker Solar Probe in crossing the very fast 2022 September 5 shock at 0.07 au; we find that the nose is reasonably well explained by a lack of the highest energy particles not yet produced by the young shock by both our model and the no-escape version.…”
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How Interpretable Machine Learning Can Benefit Process Understanding in the Geosciences by Shijie Jiang, Lily‐belle Sweet, Georgios Blougouras, Alexander Brenning, Wantong Li, Markus Reichstein, Joachim Denzler, Wei Shangguan, Guo Yu, Feini Huang, Jakob Zscheischler

“…IML goes beyond conventional machine learning by not only making predictions but also seeking to elucidate the reasoning behind those predictions. The combination of predictive power and enhanced transparency makes IML a promising approach for uncovering relationships in data that may be overlooked by traditional analysis. …”
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Extraction of Nickel Oxide from Spent Catalyst for Environmentally Safe Disposal by Fakhri H. Ibraheem, Heavn E. Mahmood, Dunya I. Salih, Jafar M. Smil, Hawbash S. Ahamad, Fatin A. Salih

“…The treatment method novelty is to be carried out at reasonable temperatures with high metal extraction efficiency. …”
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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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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

“…Critical thinking is a key competency for 21st-century students, essential for logical reasoning, decision-making, and academic success. However, studies indicate that Indonesian students often exhibit low levels of critical thinking. …”
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Remote sensing-based winter wheat yield estimation integrating machine learning and crop growth multi-scenario simulations by Xin Du, Jiong Zhu, Jingyuan Xu, Qiangzi Li, Zui Tao, Yuan Zhang, Hongyan Wang, Haoxuan Hu

“…Model simplification showed that accuracy decreased when fewer remote sensing images were used, yet achieved reasonable estimates (two temporal phases: R2 of 0.41/0.40 at plot/county level). …”
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Quantitative Representation of Autonomous Driving Scenario Difficulty Based on Adversarial Policy Search by Shuo Yang, Caojun Wang, Yuanjian Zhang, Yuming Yin, Yanjun Huang, Shengbo Eben Li, Hong Chen

“…The result analysis shows that the proposed algorithm can generate reasonable and interpretable scenarios with high discrimination and can provide quantifiable difficulty representation without any expert logic rule design. …”
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Metatranscriptomics as a tool to identify fungal species and subspecies in mixed communities – a proof of concept under laboratory conditions by Vanesa R. Marcelino, Laszlo Irinyi, John-Sebastian Eden, Wieland Meyer, Edward C. Holmes, Tania C. Sorrell

“…Abstract High-throughput sequencing (HTS) enables the generation of large amounts of genome sequence data at a reasonable cost. Organisms in mixed microbial communities can now be sequenced and identified in a culture-independent way, usually using amplicon sequencing of a DNA barcode. …”
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Identifying Optimal Variables to Predict Soil Organic Carbon in Sandy, Saline, and Black Soil Regions: Remote Sensing, Terrain, or Climate Factors? by Liping Wang, Huanjun Liu, Xiang Wang, Xiaofeng Xu, Liyuan He, Chong Luo, Yong Li, Xinle Zhang, Deqiang Zang, Shufeng Zheng, Xiaodan Mei

“…Our results indicated that (1) climate factors, particularly mean annual precipitation and mean annual temperature, were the most effective predictors in SOC mapping across sandy, saline, and black soil regions, as indicated by their significant contribution to RF model performance (R² > 0.63); (2) followed by climate factors, the Transformed Vegetation Index (TVI) was consistently identified as the most influential variable for SOC prediction among spectral indexes in all three regions; (3) a local regression method based on RF models showed good performance compared to a global model; (4) desertification and salinization were the main reasons for the spatial differences in AH and DM&LD, respectively. …”
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Effectiveness of mobile mindfulness training on stress, burnout, and work engagement of office workers: protocol for a randomized controlled trial by Seung Il Lee, Seok In Yoon, Geum Ju Song, Hui Yeong Park, Sun Yong Chung, Sun Yong Chung, Jong Woo Kim, Jong Woo Kim

“…During the next 4 weeks, the control group will undergo MMT for ethical reasons. Assessments will be conducted at baseline, post-intervention (fourth week), and follow-up (eighth week). …”
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Effect of Chronic Morphine Consumption on Synaptic Plasticity of Rat’s Hippocampus: A Transmission Electron Microscopy Study by Mohammad Hassan Heidari, Abdollah Amini, Zohreh Bahrami, Ali Shahriari, Abolfazle Movafag, Reihane Heidari

“…One of the main goals of numerous researchers has been to find the reasons for these structural changes. In the present study, we investigated the effects of chronic morphine consumption on synaptic plasticity, postsynaptic density thickness, and synaptic curvatures of hippocampus CA1 area of rats. …”
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Lab Study on the Effect of Cation Exchange Capacity on Slurry Performance in Slurry Shields by By Pinghe Sun, Binkui Zhao, Han Cao, Jingyuan Wang, Dingqiang Mo, Shaohe Zhang

“…When the cation exchange capacity increases, the continuity of polymer structure in the slurry decreases first and then increases, the flow index and consistency coefficient are located within a reasonable range, and the rheological properties of the slurry meet the design requirements of the standards.…”
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Thermo-mechanical viscoelastic characterization and modeling of 4D printed shape memory polymers by Israr Ud Din, Siddhesh S. Kulkarni, Kamran A. Khan

“…The shape memory effects were predicted with reasonable agreement with the test data. The findings of this study can be used in the development of complex, intricate 4D structures, providing deeper insights into their design.…”
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Automatic deep learning-based colorectal adenoma detection system and its similarities with pathologists by Xin Chen, Wei Xu, Yong Huang, Wei Jin, Gang Xu, Jing Yuan, Zhigang Song, Chunkai Yu, Shuangmei Zou, Wenmiao Wang, Xiaohui Ding, Jinhong Liu, Liwei Shao, Xiangnan Gou, Zhanbo Wang, Huang Chen, Cancheng Liu, Zhuo Sun, Calvin Ku, Yongqiang Zhang, Xianghui Dong, Shuhao Wang, Ning Lv, Huaiyin Shi

“…It is on-par with pathologists’ performance, makes similar mistakes and learns rational reasoning logics. Meanwhile, it obtains high accuracy on slides collected from different hospitals with significant staining configuration variations.…”
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Analysis on the Difference of Energy Evolution in the Process of Energy Storage Failure of Strong Coal Rush Rock Samples under Different Adaptive Modification Regulation Measures by Fangfang Zhang

“…However, we should focus on the defects of the corresponding control measures and finally try to make a reasonable combination of different modification measures. …”
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COVID-19 Vaccine Acceptance among Ajman Undergraduate Dental Students: A Cross-Sectional Study by M. A. Jaber, M. Abdelmagied, E. M. El-Ameen, K. I. Afrashtehfar

“…Age, sex, and study year influenced vaccine acceptance. The main reasons for refusal were lack of knowledge, fear of side effects, and complications. …”
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War and negotiations. How Vietnam defeated the American Colossus by A. M. Vasiliev

“…Over the course of the prolonged US war in Vietnam, the bloodiest one after World War II, it became obvious that there was no alternative to a negotiation process. Important reasons were the impossibility for Washington to win the battlefield and the rise of anti-war sentiment in the United States. …”
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Identification of Novel GCK and HNF4α Gene Variants in Japanese Pediatric Patients with Onset of Diabetes before 17 Years of Age by Rumi Katashima, Mari Matsumoto, Yuka Watanabe, Maki Moritani, Ichiro Yokota

“…Maturity-onset diabetes of the young (MODY) is commonly misdiagnosed as type 1 or type 2 diabetes. Common reasons for misdiagnosis are related to limitations in genetic testing. …”
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Management of female para-urethral cyst with dyspareunia: a case report by Manoj Kumar Deepak, R. M. Meyyappan, T. Senthil Kumar, J. Saravanan

“…Para-urethral cysts (Pastor and Chmel in Int Urogynecol J 29(5):621–629, 2018. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00192-017-3527-9 ) are often incidentally detected by gynecologists during pelvic examination for other reasons. Patients rarely present with complaints of lower urinary tract symptoms and dyspareunia affecting sexual life. …”
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