Australian Agriculture: Development in 2022—2024 and Future Trends by TAN Hong-zhuo, REN Yong-lin, FANG Zhong-xiang, YI Cui-ping

“…This paper provides a comprehensive overview of the latest situation of Australian agriculture development from 2022 to 2024, including resources for agricultural needs, sustained increase in the value of agricultural products, grain production, biosecurity system, climate impact, investment in agricultural research and development, agricultural science and technology, farmers and employment, etc. we also provide examples to introduce the new trade progress between Australia and some major countries and economies, such as China, Pacific island countries, Latin America and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN). …”
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KeyEE: Enhancing Low-Resource Generative Event Extraction with Auxiliary Keyword Sub-Prompt by Junwen Duan, Xincheng Liao, Ying An, Jianxin Wang

“…Traditional classification-based methods suffer from low-resource scenarios due to the lack of label semantics and fine-grained annotations. While recent approaches have endeavored to address EE through a more data-efficient generative process, they often overlook event keywords, which are vital for EE. …”
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Microstructure, dielectric, ferroelectric and piezoelectric properties of NbO3 lead-free ceramics prepared via cold sintering with post-annealing by Neng Qin, Xiao-Ming Chen, Xin-Yu Huang, Jia-Jun Lan, Yu-Ding Xu, Li-Na Liu, Han-Li Lian, Peng Liu

“…After being post-annealed, the relative densities and grain sizes of the ceramics were increased. The ceramics post-annealed at [Formula: see text]C show excellent dielectric, ferroelectric and piezoelectric properties. …”
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Prediction of dynamic recrystallization behavior of SAE52100 large section bearing steel based on machine learning by Peiheng Ding, Changqing Shu, Shasha Zhang, Zhaokuan Zhang, Xingshuai Liu, Jicong Zhang, Qian Chen, Shuaipeng Yu, Xiaolin Zhu, Zhengjun Yao

“…When the SHAP method was introduced to reveal the mechanism of the influence of each input feature on the prediction results of the machine learning model, it was found that the test results of the Cr element did not match the theory, mainly because of the small scale of Cr elemental data and the strong dependence on grain size and secondary dendrite spacing.…”
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Basic Properties of Ganitri Wood (Elaeocarpus sphaericus (Gaertn.) K. Schum.) from Sukabumi and Its Potential Uses by Esti Prihatini, Akhrudin Maddu, Istie Sekartinging Rahayu, Mersi Kurniati

“…The texture was fine with straight to interlocked grain. The wood was soft, not lustrous, and no special odor. …”
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Effect of Ag Addition on the Electrochemical Performance of Cu10Al in Artificial Saliva by R. J. Salgado-Salgado, J. Porcayo-Calderon, O. Sotelo-Mazon, R. A. Rodriguez-Diaz, G. Salinas-Solano, V. M. Salinas-Bravo, L. Martinez-Gomez

“…SEM analysis showed that Cu10Al alloy was preferably corroded by grain boundaries, and the Ag addition modified the form of attack of the binary alloy. …”
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Next-generation sequencing in soybean breeding and genetic research by M. T. Menkov, I. V. Rozanova, A. Ya. Evlash, E. K. Khlestkina

“…Merr.) is one of the most important grain legume crops whose production has been growing every year and by 2024 reached ca. 7 million tons. …”
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A Numerical Model of Vapour Transfer and Phase Change in Unsaturated Freezing Soils by Sihao Liang, Jidong Teng, Feng Shan, Sheng Zhang

“…The model is evaluated by comparing simulated results with data from column freezing experiments for unsaturated coarse-grained soils. Simulated values of the total water content compare well with experimental values. …”
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Studying the Physical Properties of Silver Telluride Films Doped with Aluminum by the Effect of Annealing by liqaa Al-Dulaimi, Aliyah A. Shihab

“…In XRD test we found that the crystallite size of the doped films is larger before annealing than it is for the (Ag2Te:2%Al) films, and AFM tests showed that the grain size increases after annealing It also shows that the structure is nano, UV-visible optical tests of Ag2Te films revealed that absorbance values decrease after annealing while the absorption coefficient increases, ascertain the values of the absorption coefficient depending on the equation that links the values of the absorption coefficient with absorbance [α=  (2.303)A/t]. …”
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Superior energy-storage density and ultrahigh efficiency in KNN-based ferroelectric ceramics via high-entropy design by Yu Huan, Lingzhi Wu, Luoyuan Xu, Peng Li, Tao Wei

“…Finally, the high-entropy design and viscous polymer processing method reduce the grain size and improve the Eb. In consequence, excellent Wrec of 11.14 J/cm3 with high η of 87.1% are achieved under an electric field of 750 kV/cm in the high-entropy component. …”
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A deep reinforcement learning-based approach for cyber resilient demand response optimization by Ayush Sinha, Ranjana Vyas, Feras Alasali, William Holderbaum, O. P. Vyas

“…The contemporary smart grid infrastructure, characterized by its bidirectional communication capabilities between prosumers and utility organizations, has revolutionized the efficient execution of fine-grain computational tasks. Ensuring the uninterrupted delivery of power, even in the face of unforeseen contingencies, stands as a paramount concern for utility companies. …”
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Structural, Morphological, Optical, and Antibacterial Activities of Zinc Oxide Nanopowders: A Comparative Study of Green and Soft Chemical Synthesis by K. Catherine Siriya Pushpa, P. Sakthivel, K. Saravanakumar, N. Anuradha, R. K. Sankaranarayanan, Mosae Selvakumar Paulraj

“…UV-vis-DRS spectroscopy was used to investigate optical properties such as reflectance and band gap. The grain size of the G-ZnO nanopowders was decreased, and oxygen vacancy was produced. …”
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Improved Photocatalytic Performance of a Novel Fe3O4@SiO2/Bi2SiO5 Hierarchical Nanostructure with Magnetic Recoverability by Xinxin Zhang, Xiaoli Dong, Baiyu Leng, Hongchao Ma, Xiufang Zhang

“…It was found that the introduction of Fe3O4@SiO2 could turn the morphology of Bi2SiO5 from close-grained slab to hollow hierarchical architecture with fabric-structure. …”
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Design of Silicide-Strengthened Nb–Si–Cr–(Mo) alloys for additive manufacturing by Alice Perrin, Patxi Fernandez-Zelaia, Chris Ledford, Yan-Ru Lin, Ellen Berry, Ryan Dehoff, Michael Kirka, Ying Yang

“…The weld processing was found to produce fine-grained microstructures in each alloy with fine-scale intermetallics uniformly distributed among a body-centered cubic Nb matrix. …”
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Effect of Ca Concentration on Microstructure and Mechanical Properties of As-Cast and As-Extruded Quasicrystal-Strengthened Mg-7.2Zn-2.4Gd Alloy by Jianchun Sun, Yilong Ma, Hongwei Miao, Kejian Li, Chunhong Li, Hua Huang

“…With the increasing of Ca concentration, the grain size is decreased gradually. However, the yield strength of the alloys is decreased to about 230 MPa and then up to 269 MPa, while the elongation increases first from 12.9% to 13.6% yet then decreases to 9.9%.…”
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Traceable and undeniable ciphertext-policy attribute-based encryption for cloud storage service by Gang Yu, Yongjuan Wang, Zhenfu Cao, Jian Lin, Xiangyu Wang

“…Ciphertext-policy attribute-based encryption is a promising mechanism with fine-grained access control for cloud storage system. However, there is a long-lasting problem of key abuse that a user may share its decryption key and a semi-honest authority may illegally issue decryption keys for unauthorized users for profits. …”
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Characteristics of Nanophase WC and WC-3 wt% (Ni, Co, and Fe) Alloys Using a Rapid Sintering Process for the Application of Friction Stir Processing Tools by Daeup Kim, Young Choi, Yongil Kim, Seungboo Jung

“…The sintered bodies with a diameter of 66 mm showed relative densities of up to 99% with an average particle size of 0.26~0.41 μm under a pressure condition of 60 MPa with an electric current for 35 min without noticeable grain growth during sintering. Even though no phase changes were observed after the ball milling process the phases of W2C and WC1-x appeared in all sintered samples after sintering. …”
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Avoided Crossing Phonons Realizes High‐Performance Single‐Crystalline β‐Zn4Sb3 Thermoelectrics by I‐Lun Jen, Cheng‐Yen Lin, Kuang‐Kuo Wang, Chun‐Ming Wu, Chi‐Hung Lee, Hsin‐Jay Wu

“…TEM characterizations of the β‐Zn4Sb3 single crystal with intrinsic and ultralow κL reveal a grain‐boundary‐free structure with uniformly dispersed rotation moiré fringes that contribute to low lattice thermal conductivity while maintaining a uniform elemental distribution. …”
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Endophytic Bacillus bacteria with RNase activity in the resistance of potato plants to viruses by G. F. Burkhanova, A. V. Sorokan, E. A. Cherepanova, E. R. Sarvarova, R. M. Khairullin, I. V. Maksimov

“…The results showed that the inoculation of potato with B. subtilis 26D and B. thuringiensis increased the grain yield by 32–43 %. In addition, the treatment of potato plants with Bacillus spp. significantly reduced the infection of potato plants with virus M. …”
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Progress towards Sustainable Utilisation and Management of Food Wastes in the Global Economy by Purabi R. Ghosh, Derek Fawcett, Shashi B. Sharma, Gerrard Eddy Jai Poinern

“…The present review examines various reports currently in the literature and quantifies waste levels and examines the trends in wastage for various food sectors such as fruit and vegetable, fisheries, meat and poultry, grain, milk, and dairy. Factors contributing to food waste, effective cost/benefit food waste utilisation methods, sustainability and environment considerations, and public acceptance are identified as hurdles in preventing large-scale food waste processing. …”
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