Benefits of Gardenia jasminoides Ellis’s floral volatile components on human emotions and moods by Yan Cai, Hannan Chen, Xin Zhang, Wanning Bu, Wei Ning

“…The findings revealed that the subjects in both the olfactory group (G1) and the control group (G2) exhibited a decrease in blood pressure, pulse, β wave power, and skin electrical signal, alongside an increase in α wave power and heart rate variability (HRV) index. …”
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Economic Analysis of Sequestering Carbon in Green Ash Forests in the Lower Mississippi River Valley by Ching-Hsun Huang, Gary D. Kronrad, Shiaolin D. Cheng

“…Since the U.S. is the largest emitter of carbon dioxide (CO2), it has become crucial to develop options that are both cost effective and supportive of sustainable development to reduce atmospheric CO2. Electric utility companies have the options of reducing their use of fossil fuels, switching to alternative energy sources, increasing efficiency, or offsetting carbon emissions. …”
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Performance analysis of PCM-based lithium-ion battery module thermal management system under mechanical vibration by Jiebo Yang, Qinghua Yu, Wenjie Ye, Yang Yu, Sheng Chen

“…Regrettably, most existing research on PCM-based BTMS neglects the existence of mechanical vibrations, despite the inevitable involvement of such vibrations in the operating conditions of BTMS in electric vehicles. Therefore, in this study, a PCM-based BTMS is applied to a 6-cell lithium-ion battery (LIB) module, and then numerical simulation is employed to comprehensively evaluate the BTMS's performance in the existence of mechanical vibration. …”
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Molecular Signatures of Human Chronic Atrial Fibrillation in Primary Mitral Regurgitation by Günseli Çubukçuoğlu Deniz, Serkan Durdu, Yeşim Doğan, Esra Erdemli, Hilal Özdağ, Ahmet Ruchan Akar

“…Furthermore, AFib persistence was associated with decreased expression of the targets of structural remodeling (BMP7, P=0.021) and electrical remodeling (CACNB2, P=0.035; MCOLN3, P=0.035) in both left and right atrial samples. …”
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MXenes in biosensing: Enhancing sensitivity and flexibility – A review of properties, applications, and future directions by Ali Mohammad Amani, Lobat Tayebi, Ehsan Vafa, Alireza Jahanbin, Milad Abbasi, Ahmad Vaez, Hesam Kamyab, Lalitha Gnanasekaran, Shreeshivadasan Chelliapan

“…In the context of biosensing, MXenes are particularly noteworthy because of their layered structure and composition, which render them suitable for both electrochemical and optical biosensors. The high electrical conductivity and multilayered design of MXenes facilitate effective charge transport and the preservation of biological activity when biomolecules are attached to their surfaces. …”
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Cochlear Implantation in Single-Sided Deafness and Asymmetric Hearing Loss: 12 Months Follow-up Results of a European Multicenter Evaluation by Thomas Wesarg, Antje Aschendorff, Regina Baumgaertel, Julia Böttcher, Liesbeth De Coninck, Ingeborg Dhooge, Ann Dierckx, Thomas Klenzner, Philipp Schörg, Georg Sprinzl, Freya Swinnen, Nicolas Verhaert, Annelies Vermeiren, Simone Volpert, Andrzej Zarowski, Arne Ernst

“…The objective of this multicenter study is to evaluate the effect of a cochlear implant (CI) in adults with single-sided deafness (SSD) or asymmetric hearing loss (AHL), particularly regarding sound localization and speech intelligibility with additional interest in electric-acoustic pitch matching. Methods: A prospective longitudinal study at 7 European tertiary referral centers was conducted including 19 SSD and 16 AHL subjects undergoing cochlear implantation. …”
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Recovery Analysis of Sequentially Irradiated and NBT-Stressed VDMOS Transistors by Snežana Djorić-Veljković, Emilija Živanović, Vojkan Davidović, Sandra Veljković, Nikola Mitrović, Goran Ristić, Albena Paskaleva, Dencho Spassov, Danijel Danković

“…In practical applications, especially under pulsed operation, prior stresses altered the device’s thermal and electrical performance. It was shown that self-heating effects were more pronounced in pre-stressed components, increasing the power dissipation and thermal instability. …”
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Influence of Physicochemical Properties of Oil Sludge on Syngas Production for Energy Applications by Hiago Oliveira, Isabela Pinheiro, Ana Ramos, Osvaldo Venturini, Adriano Mariano, York Santiago

“…Subsequently, this syngas was used in gas turbine models with GasTurb software 14.0, achieving electrical output and thermal efficiency of 66.9 kW and 22.4%, respectively. …”
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Geoelectrical Characterization of Aquifer Precincts in Parts of Lapai, North Central Nigeria by MT Tsepav, SI Ibrahim, FA Bayegun

“…Some geoelectric characteristics of aquifer in parts of Lapai, Central Nigeria were evaluated using Wenner vertical electrical sounding (VES) method. Fifteen (15) VES points were occupied using G41 Geotron Resistivity meter with electrode spacing varying from 10m to 150m while a global positioning system (GPS) tracking device was used to locate the VES points. …”
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Design and Verification of a Deep Rock Corer with Retaining the In Situ Temperature by Zhiqiang He, Heping Xie, Mingzhong Gao, Ling Chen, Bo Yu, Yunqi Hu, Jianping Yang

“…The rationale behind the active thermal insulation scheme was to maintain the in situ core temperature through electric heating that was controlled by using a proportional-integral-derivative (PID) chip. …”
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Decoding the trajectory of antibiotic resistance genes in saline and alkaline soils: Insights from different fertilization regimes by Dandan Zhang, Jie Li, Guilong Zhang, Yan Xu

“…Beside the effect of direct input of organic fertilizer at the beginning, it was important to note that, ARGs abundance during planting showed significant correlations with pH and electric conductivity. We observed that changes in microbial survival strategies under different salinity and alkalinity conditions further affected ARG hosts abundance. …”
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Effectiveness of post-harvest treatments for Manzanilla table olives and the suitability of Hojiblanca as a substitute for mechanical harvesting by Paz Shemesh, Arnon Dag, Nizar Abd Elhadi, Reza Ehsani, Louise Ferguson, Ayelet Fishman

“…Hojiblanca and Picual olives were more robust during mechanical harvesting with a trunk shaker or electrical comb, however, using an overhead harvester severely damaged even the relatively resistant cultivars. …”
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Field Measurements of Vibration on the Car Body-Suspended Equipment for High-Speed Rail Vehicles by Jinying Guo, Huailong Shi, Fansong Li, Pingbo Wu

“…The vibrations in the flexible car bodies of the high-speed electric multiple units (EMUs) and their coupling effects with the bogies and other types of equipment vibrating have lead issues for railway operators and gained interest for researchers. …”
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Investigating the quality of Karst water resources: A case study on Fars Namdan plain by Mohammadsadegh Talebi

“…The results show that in the studied area, magnesium index is between 0.2-6.96 mg/L, sodium between 0.037-3.87 mg/L, potassium (K) between 0.01-0.049 mg/L, total hardness between 77.86-497.4 mg/L. Electrical conductivity is between 208.1-1267.1 µm/cm, pH is between 6.8-8.6, chloride is between 0.15-8.9 mg/L, sulfate is between 0.064-3.2 mg/L and bicarbonate (HCO3) is between 1.8-4.49 mg/L. …”
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The Effect of Variations in Knee and Hip Angles on Electromyographic Activity of the Hamstrings and Related Muscles During the Nordic Hamstring Exercise by Taspol Keerasomboon, Toshiaki Soga, Norikazu Hirose

“… # Study design Crossover study # Methods Thirteen male volunteers performed isometric contractions during the NHE with the knee (30°, 50°, 60°) and the hip (0°, 30°, and 45°) in various angles of flexion on a leg support platform which was inclined at 30°. An electrical goniometer was used to monitor the knee and hip joint angles during 5-s isometric contractions. …”
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A review of parameter settings for galvanic vestibular stimulation in clinical applications by Yishai Valter, Yishai Valter, Linda Vataksi, Aaron R. Allred, Jeffrey R. Hebert, Tad T. Brunyé, Tad T. Brunyé, Torin K. Clark, Jorge Serrador, Abhishek Datta, Abhishek Datta

“…Galvanic Vestibular Stimulation (GVS) is a method of manipulating the vestibular system through non-invasive electrical current. Depending on how GVS is applied, it produces specific sensations related to vestibular mediated central pathways. …”
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Induction of Cell Activation Processes by Low Frequency Electromagnetic Fields by Myrtill Simkó

“…Electromagnetic fields (EMF) such as those from electric power transmission and distribution lines (50/60 Hz) have been associated with increased risk of childhood leukemia, cancer of the nervous system, and lymphomas. …”
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Enhanced methanol electro-oxidation activity of CuO nanoparticles derived from the thermal decomposition of a CuII salophen type coordination compound by Zohreh Shaghaghi, Rahman Bikas, Mehri Aligholivand, Sahar Jafari, Vasyl Kinzhybalo

“…These advantages can be assigned to the higher activity of catalytic sites and the lower charge transfer resistance of CuO due to its higher electrical conductivity than the CuL.…”
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Chromium Removal from Tannery Wastewater via a Hydroponic Technique with Vetiver Grass (Vetiveria zizanioides) by Ismot Zereen, Md. Zainul Abedin, Md. Siddikur Rahman, Debasish Pandit

“…The observed reduction rate for pH was 15.19%, whereas the treatment efficiencies for electrical conduc-tivity, biological oxygen demand, chemical oxygen demand, turbidity, total suspended solids, total dissolved solids, and Cr were 35.42%, 84.66%, 81.21%, 33.17%, 83.28%, 72.55%, and 79.71%, respectively. …”
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Impacts of Connected and Autonomous Vehicles with Level 2 Automation on Traffic Efficiency and Energy Consumption by Haokun Song, Fuquan Zhao, Guangyu Zhu, Zongwei Liu

“…Average travel time and actual road capacity are on behalf of traffic efficiency while average electric energy consumption is used to compute traffic energy consumption. …”
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