Weathering Processes and Mechanisms of Low-Grade Metamorphic Rock following Freeze-Thaw Processes by Guopeng Wu, Kai Cui, Pei Wang, Wenwu Chen

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Stress Analysis of Negative Coal Pillar Gob-Side Entry and Its Principle of Preventing Rock Burst by Zhiqiang Wang, Peng Wang, Lei Shi, Wenyu Lv, Chao Wu, Jianqiao Luo

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Experimental Study on Sand Inrush Hazard of Water-Sand Two-Phase Flow in Broken Rock Mass by Junce Xu, Hai Pu, Jiarui Chen, Ziheng Sha

“…The results of this study can provide a reference for the control of water and sand inrush disasters in western China.…”
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Study on Influence Laws of Strata Behaviors for Shallow Coal Seam Mining beneath Gully Terrain by Zhiqiang Wang, Jingkai Li, Chao Wu, Wenyu Lv, Jiao Zhang, Peng Wang, Zhen Li, Hengzhe Qu

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Variations in Stable Carbon Isotope Composition and Leaf Traits of Picea schrenkiana var. tianschanica along an Altitude Gradient in Tianshan Mountains, Northwest China by Huiwen Zhang, Jianying Ma, Wei Sun, Fahu Chen

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Macro-Micro Study on Mechanical Properties of Frozen Fine Sandstone Based on DEM Mathematical Model by Maoyan Ma, Min You, Shuguang Peng, Biao Zhang, Yuan Lin

“…The study of freezing rock mechanical properties is getting more and more urgent because of coal mine construction in western China. Particle discrete element method (DEM) can describe discontinuous medium problem mathematically. …”
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Comparison of Characteristics of Connective Tissue Disease-Associated Interstitial Lung Diseases, Undifferentiated Connective Tissue Disease-Associated Interstitial Lung Diseases,... by Lin Pan, Yuan Liu, Rongfei Sun, Mingyu Fan, Guixiu Shi

“…Our study compared the prevalence and characteristics of patients with connective tissue disease-associated interstitial lung disease (CTD-ILD), undifferentiated connective tissue disease-associated interstitial lung disease (UCTD-ILD), or idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) between January 2009 and December 2012 in West China Hospital, western China. Patients who met the criteria for ILD were included and were assigned to CTD-ILD, UCTD-ILD, or IPF group when they met the criteria for CTD, UCTD, or IPF, respectively. …”
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Measurement of population agglomeration, dynamic change characteristics, and motivations in metropolitan agglomerations-A case study of the Xi'an metropolitan area. by Ke Liu, Xu Bo, Wang Zhaoping, Ran Du, Chen Heng

“…This article compares the population agglomeration characteristics of the Xi'an metropolitan area in western China with those of metropolitan areas in other regions officially approved by the Chinese government. …”
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Experimental Investigation of Dynamic Compression Mechanical Properties of Frozen Fine Sandstone by Jiehao Wu, Haibo Wang, Qi Zong, Ying Xu

“…Aiming at the dynamic mechanical properties of weakly cemented fine sandstone in the rich water-bearing strata in western China under dynamic loading, a 50 mm rod diameter separation Hopkinson pressure bar (SHPB) test was used to study the Paleogene fine sandstone in a coal mine in Ningxia. …”
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Fault Diagnosis of Signal Equipment on the Lanzhou-Xinjiang High-Speed Railway Using Machine Learning for Natural Language Processing by Lei Shi, Yulin Zhu, Youpeng Zhang, Zhongji Su

“…The Lanzhou-Xinjiang (Lan-Xin) high-speed railway is one of the principal sections of the railway network in western China, and signal equipment is of great importance in ensuring the safe and efficient operation of the high-speed railway. …”
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Study on rock damage mechanics in the sustainable development of the red sandstone area in China: Taking Zhongjiang County as an example by Ailin Li, Wenwu Zhong, Cong Yu, Xin Zhang, Tao Li, Zheng Fei

“…There are many hilly areas dominated by red sandstone in western China. At the same time, China is also rapidly advancing the modernization of sustainable development in the abovementioned areas. …”
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Accumulation Studies at a High Elevation Glacier Site in Central Karakoram by Christoph Mayer, Astrid Lambrecht, Hans Oerter, Margit Schwikowski, Elisa Vuillermoz, Nicola Frank, Guglielmina Diolaiuti

“…Dust layers found in the snow pits show a rare earth elements signature which indicates that the dust very likely originates from the arid regions of western China and Central Asia. Our trajectory calculations based on NCEP/NCAR reanalysis data confirm that especially during late spring and early summer the westerly flow is redirected over the Tarim basin to reach central Karakoram from an East/Southeast direction. …”
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Estimation of Rock Burst Grades Using Rock Mass Strength by Yalei Wang, Jinming Xu, Junshuai Xu, Chuanjiang Zhong

“…In this work, the actual rock bursts occurred in a railway tunnel project in Western China, and the σcm (rock mass strength) was calculated by the generalized Hoek–Brown criterion. …”
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Investigation into the Early Cracking Behavior of High-Geothermal Tunnel Lining Concrete Based on Thermal–Mechanical Coupling Model by Si Xie, Dan Zhao, Peng Yi, Qian Chen, Wei Liu

“…As a typical extreme environment, a high-geothermal environment poses severe challenges to tunnel construction in western China. In this paper, a thermal–mechanical coupling model was formulated to evaluate the cracking behavior of lining under high-geothermal conditions, considering the early property evolution of concrete. …”
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Impact of green finance on poverty reduction: evidence from China by Wei Xu, Xiaoning Wang, Yun Zhang, Feng Wang

“…Notably, this effect is most pronounced in Eastern China, intermediate in Central China, and the least in Western China. This regional disparity underscores the need for geographically sensitive policy interventions to harness green finance’s poverty-reducing potential effectively. …”
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Effect of dehydration of Syrah grape berries on the aging potential of fortified sweet wines in Ningxia of China by Xiaoxi Zhang, Kaixian Wang, Qun Wang, Zhenan Shi, Hélder Oliveira, Nuno Mateus, Fuliang Han

“…Many of wines from western China suffer from the short lifespan of aging. …”
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Pressure Transient Analysis for a Well Drilling into a Large-Size Cave in Fracture-Caved Carbonate Gas Reservoirs by Jie Jin, Qingyu Li, Detang Lu

“…In recent years, many FCCGR have been discovered in western China and contribute significantly to Chinese gas reserves. …”
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Comprehensive prediction of potential spatiotemporal distribution patterns, priority planting regions, and introduction adaptability of Elymus sibiricus in the Chinese region by Huan-Huan Lu, Yu-Ying Zheng, Yong-Sen Qiu, Liu-Ban Tang, Yan-Cui Zhao, Wen-Gang Xie

“…It was widely distributed in Qilian Mountains (northeast of Qinghai-Tibet Plateau), Taihang Mountains (junction of Loess Plateau and Inner Mongolia Plateau), and Tianshan Mountains; (2) with the passage of time, the suitable distribution regions of E. sibiricus generally showed a collapse trend, but its main distribution regions did not show obvious change, and the suitable regions (centroid) generally migrated to the southwest of China by 2.93 km; (3) the spatial distribution of E. sibiricus in the current period was significantly affected by the annual range of monthly near-surface relative humidity, mean annual air temperature, annual range of monthly potential evapotranspiration, mean monthly potential evapotranspiration, annual range of monthly climate moisture index, elevation, exchangeable Ca2+, available P, mean monthly near-surface relative humidity, exchangeable H+, and annual precipitation amount, respectively; (4) the potential planting area of E. sibiricus cover 2.059 × 105 km2, which was mainly distributed in Qilian Mountains (northeast of Qinghai-Tibet Plateau), Taihang Mountains (southeast of Inner Mongolia Plateau), the middle part of Tianshan Mountains, and the southeast of Altai Mountains; (5) the introduction adaptability regions of six E. sibiricus germplasm (LM01–LM06) were all distributed in the high-elevation regions of western China. The study aims to provide an effective theoretical basis for the collection, preservation, and utilization of E. sibiricus germplasm resources in China.…”
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Experimental Study on Damage and Failure of Coal-Pillar Dams in Coal Mine Underground Reservoir under Dynamic Load by Qiangling Yao, Liqiang Yu, Ning Chen, Weinan Wang, Qiang Xu

“…In this paper, the water absorption characteristics of coal samples from western China were studied by nondestructive immersion tests, and a high-speed camera was used to monitor SHPB tests on samples of varying water content and subjected to various strain rates. …”
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Research on the Pore Evolution of Sandstone in Cold Regions under Freeze-Thaw Weathering Cycles Based on NMR by Zheng Pan, Keping Zhou, Rugao Gao, Zhen Jiang, Chun Yang, Feng Gao

“…To study the mesoscopic evolution law of the rock pore structure under freeze-thaw weathering cycles, a freeze-thaw weathering cycle experiment was performed on red sandstone from the cold region of western China with temperatures ranging from -20°C to +20°C. …”
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