Equal Channel Angular Extrusion Simulation of High-Nb Containing β-γ TiAl Alloys by Lai-qi Zhang, Xiang-ling Ma, Geng-wu Ge, Yong-ming Hou, Jun-zi Zheng, Jun-pin Lin

“…To improve the plasticity, not only optimizing the opposition, but also refining grain size through equal channel angular extrusion (ECAE) is necessary. …”
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Examining ozone effects on the tropical C4 crop Sorghum bicolor by Mst Nahid Farha, Flossie Brown, Lucas A. Cernusak, Stephen Sitch, Alexander W. Cheesman

“…While O3 impacts have been widely documented in crops such as wheat and soybean, few studies have looked at the effects of O3 on sorghum, a C4 plant and the fifth most important cereal crop worldwide. We exposed grain sorghum (Sorghum bicolor cv. HAT150843) to a range of O3 concentrations (daytime mean O3 concentrations ranged between 20 and 97 ppb) in open-top chambers, and examined how whole plant and leaf morphological traits varied in response to O3 exposure. …”
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Soil Physicochemical and Biological Properties of Paddy-Upland Rotation: A Review by Wei Zhou, Teng-Fei Lv, Yong Chen, Anthony P. Westby, Wan-Jun Ren

“…Paddy-upland rotation is an unavoidable cropping system for Asia to meet the increasing demand for food. The reduction in grain yields has increased the research interest on the soil properties of rice-based cropping systems. …”
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Study on the Influencing Factors of Green Agricultural Subsidies on Straw Resource Utilization Technology Adopted by Farmers in Heilongjiang Province, China by Cheng Guo, Meng Li, Hong Chen

“…Due to climate, resource endowment, planting habits, policy publicity, subsidies, and constraints, there have been many problems in the utilization of straw resources in the cold, main grain-producing areas in northern China. Based on the theory of value perception, an analytical framework was constructed, and the ordered logistic model was used to form an empirical analysis of the questionnaire data of more than 60 townships in 7 cities of Heilongjiang Province, trying to analyze the problems existing in the utilization of straw resources. …”
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Analysis of Corn Deterioration Due to Molding Using Surface-Enhanced Raman Spectroscopy by Xiaoyan Wei, Guifang Wu, Pengcheng Qiu, Huihe Yang, Shubin Yan, Jianing Di, Xiangpeng Zhao, Feixu Zhang, Hongda Zhang

“…The findings demonstrate that SERS combined with SVM enables precise differentiation of mildew levels, providing reliable support for Raman spectroscopy in fungal detection and grain safety monitoring.…”
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Study on Grinding Mechanism of Brake Pad with Copper Matrix Composites for High-Speed Train by Chong Su, Chao Wang, Xiaoshuai Sun, Xinghua Sang

“…Aiming at understanding the chip formation and the influence of each phase of the material on the workpiece surface morphology, a single abrasive grain cutting experiment is carried out. Experiment results show that the cutting force increases with the increase in the cutting depth, but the increase amplitude is smaller. …”
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The optimum nitrogen fertilizer rate for maize in the US Midwest is increasing by Mitchell E. Baum, John E. Sawyer, Emerson D. Nafziger, Michael J. Castellano, Marshall D. McDaniel, Mark A. Licht, Dermot J. Hayes, Matthew J. Helmers, Sotirios V. Archontoulis

“…Using a combination of long-term (n = 379) and short-term (n = 176) experiments, we show that the economic optimum nitrogen rate for US maize production has increased by 2.7 kg N ha−1 yr−1 from 1991 to 2021 (1.2% per year) simultaneously with grain yields and nitrogen losses. By accounting for societal cost estimates for nitrogen losses, we estimate an environmental optimum rate, which has also increased over time but at a lower rate than the economic optimum nitrogen rate. …”
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Enhancing chickpea yield through the application of sulfur and sulfur-oxidizing bacteria by Jafar Nabati, Afsaneh Yousefi, Alireza Hasanfard, Zahra Nemati, Nastaran Kahrom, Ali Malakshahi Kurdestani

“…In both years, the maximum grain yield was achieved through a combination of increased sulfur levels and SOB. …”
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Consolidants in Salt-Weathered Masonry: Retention and Efficiency of DAP and TEOS by V A Anupama, Enrico Sassoni, Manu Santhanam

“… Consolidants are widely used to improve grain cohesion in monuments and sculptures under degradation. …”
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Exploring the relationship between learning emotion and cognitive behaviors in a digital game by Li Chen, Zehui Zhan, Han Chen, Linlin Zheng

“…Abstract Previous studies have primarily explored the learning effects of digital games on students from a macro perspective, mainly ignoring the fine‐grained dimensions of learners' emotions and cognition during gameplay. …”
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Change of Parameters of the Koiwa–Hasiguti Dynamic Dislocation Relaxation in Nanostructured and Polycrystalline Zirconium after Severe Plastic Deformation and Annealing by P. P. Pal-Val, L. N. Pal-Val, A. P. Rybalko, E. N. Vatazhuk

“…It is established that, due to intensive plastic deformation, the relaxation strength considerably increases, and the temperature and the width of the corresponding relaxation peak systematically decrease with reduction of the mean grain size in the samples. Annealing leads to a partial recovery of the relaxation strength and the peak temperature back to the initial values in undeformed samples, but the width of the relaxation peak shows an additional decrease. …”
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Impact of Production Inputs and Timing on Crackness of Rice in Northern Ghana by Daniel Asomning Odoom, Joseph Xorse Kugbe, Israel Kwame Dzomeku, Albert Berdjour, Dennis Owusu Boateng, Richard Naabe Yaro, Prince Wireko, Ebenezer Kofi Sam, Philip Ghanney

“…The experiment was laid out in a randomized complete block design with three geographically distinct locations serving as replicates. Grain moisture and paddy crackness were determined. …”
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Working Memory Capacity, TL Grammar Attainment and Length of Study as Predictors of Explicit and Implicit (Automatized) Knowledge of English Passive Voice by Biedroń Adriana, Pasikowski Sławomir, Pawlak Mirosław

“…Canonical correlation for the entire model was rather high, which means that the original variables were strongly related to each other. However, finer-grained analyses showed that it was primarily overall grammar attainment, and, to a lesser extent, WMC that determined the levels of explicit and implicit (automatized) grammar knowledge.…”
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Understanding the Preferred Crystal Orientation of Sputtered Silver in Ar/N2 Atmosphere: A Microstructure Investigation by YuHao Hu, Jiajun Zhu, Chao Zhang, Wulin Yang, Licai Fu, Deyi Li, Lingping Zhou

“…Moreover, the average grain size decreases with increasing N2 content. …”
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Additive and subtractive manufacturing of layered titanium-matrix composites: interface behaviour and forming mechanisms by Rui Wang, Dongdong Gu, Hao Ye, Kaijie Lin, Han Zhang

“…The hard TiB whiskers’ hardening effect and fine-grain strengthening effect realised the synergistic improvement of hardness and strength. …”
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New Cr-Ni-Base Alloy for High-Temperature Applications Designed on the Basis of First Principles Calculations by V. I. Razumovskiy, D. Scheiber, I. M. Razumovskii, V. N. Butrim, A. S. Trushnikova, S. B. Varlamova, A. G. Beresnev

“…We use ab initio calculations to analyze the influence of 4d and 5d transition metal alloying elements on cohesive properties of the bulk and a representative grain boundary in Cr within the framework of the Rice–Thomson–Wang approach. …”
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VARIABILITY OF SPIKE PRODUCTIVITY IN F2 HYBRIDS OBTAINED BY CROSSING COMMON WHEAT VARIETIES NOVOSIBIRSKAYA 67, SARATOVSKAYA 29, AND PUZA-4 TO THE SKLE 123-09 MULTIFLORET LINE by V. S. Arbuzova, T. T. Efremova, P. Martinek, E. V. Chumanova, O. B. Dobrovolskaya

“…The examination of the F2 populations revealed plants with fan-shaped spikelets; high grain content, as in Skle 123-09; and the best performance of other spike traits. …”
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Detrital zircon geochronology of Paleoproterozoic metasedimentary rocks from Jämsä, Central Finland by Perttu Mikkola, Matti Kurhila, Hannu Huhma

“…In this short communication, we present new detrital single grain zircon U-Pb data for six metasedimentary rock samples from Jämsä, Central Finland. …”
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Catalytic reduction of benzaldehyde using green synthesized cuprous oxide nanoparticles by Samina Ferdousi, Mohammad Saiful Alam, Ershad Ahmmed, Razia Sultana Brishti, Md. Abu Rayhan Khan

“…XRD pattern of NPs ratified hexagonal crystal structure with average crystallite size to be 56.25 nm, and SEM image divulged porous surface area with grain size to be 70.37 nm. The TEM analysis showed the spherical size of NPs with the average size of 10.87 nm. …”
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Impact of Preparative pH on the Morphology and Photocatalytic Activity of BiVO4 by Yongbiao Wan, Sihong Wang, Wenhao Luo, Lianhua Zhao

“…The highest photocatalytic performance on the degradation of a methylene blue solution is observed under pH=7.0 for BiVO4 in monoclinic scheelite, which is attributed to its small grain size and marked surface oxygen evolution ability.…”
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