Pore Structure and Fractal Characteristics of Shale under the Control of Bedding and Size: A Case Study of Shale from the Longmaxi Formation in China by Yao Cheng, Yifeng Xie, Yulin Ma, Yanlin Zhao

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Silicosis prevalence and related issues in India: a scoping review by Mukti Khetan, Bontha V. Babu

“…Specific studies reported high rates, including 52% among Rajasthan mine workers and 69.1% among Khambhat agate workers. …”
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Protective Effect of Thalidomide on 2,4,6-Trinitrobenzenesulfonic Acid-Induced Experimental Colitis in Rats via the Inhibition of T Helper 17 Cells by Ying Xie, Dandan Li, Xiaoshuang Luan, Shuang Jin, Bo Yan, Feng Tian

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Acromegaly: Is earlier diagnosis possible? Exploration of a screening algorithm to select high-risk patients by Tessa N.A. Slagboom, David de Jong, Peter H. Bisschop, Madeleine L. Drent

“…Purpose: Given the ongoing need to reduce the delay in diagnosis of acromegaly, the aim of the current study was to develop a screening algorithm that: finds as many patients as possible who have already been diagnosed with acromegaly (=sensitivity), while identifying a limited number of additional patients who are at risk for acromegaly as a proxy for specificity. Methods: CTcue data mining software (version 4.7, IQVIA Inc., USA) was used to develop a screening algorithm. …”
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Assessing Microbial Diversity in Páramo Soils (Multistrategy Analysis): Effects of Potato Farming and Livestock Grazing in Nevados National Natural Park, Colombia by Lizeth Manuela Avellaneda-Torres, Tomás León Sicard, Edlin Guerra Castro, Esperanza Torres-Rojas

“…Moreover, biodiversity in these areas is threatened by the anthropic activities of agriculture, cattle raising, and mining and has been little studied. Changes associated with potato farming and livestock grazing on microorganisms of Páramo soil of the Nevados National Natural Park (Nevados NNP) were assessed by (1) determination of physical and chemical properties (physicochemical matrix) and enzymatic activities associated (enzymatic activity matrix) with different biogeochemical cycles (C, N, and P); (2) microbial community functional diversity via evaluation of functional groups associated with carbon, nitrogen, and phosphorus cycles using cultivation-dependent techniques (arable functional group matrix and most probable number matrix); and (3) microbial diversity using cultivation-independent techniques that employ the hypervariable V5–V6 region of the 16S rRNA gene and pyrosequencing (16S-454 genus matrix and 16S-454 OTU matrix). …”
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A Novel Approach for Fabricating LaMnO3 Thin Films Using Combined Microwave Combustion and Pulsed Electron Deposition Techniques by Thi Ha Tran, Thi Trung Anh Tang, Nguyen Hai Pham, Thanh Cong Bach, Cong Doanh Sai, Quang Hoa Nguyen, Van Vu Le, Hoang Nam Nguyen, Quoc Khoa Doan, Trong Tam Nguyen, Viet Bau Le, Khac Hieu Ho, Viet Tuyen Nguyen

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Development of Diagnostic Biomarkers for Detecting Diabetic Retinopathy at Early Stages Using Quantitative Proteomics by Jonghwa Jin, Hophil Min, Sang Jin Kim, Sohee Oh, Kyunggon Kim, Hyeong Gon Yu, Taesung Park, Youngsoo Kim

“…First, to identify biomarker candidates that are specifically expressed in human vitreous, we performed data-mining on both previously published DR-related studies and our experimental data; 96 proteins were then selected. …”
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Pore Structure Differentiation between Deltaic and Epicontinental Tight Sandstones of the Upper Paleozoic in the Eastern Linxing Area, Ordos Basin, China by Jimei Deng, Huan Zeng, Peng Wu, Jia Du, Jixian Gao, Fei Zhao, Zhixun Jiang

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Dynamic Splitting Behavior and the Constitutive Relationship of Frozen Sandstone Containing a Single Fissure by Tao Zhao, Gengshe Yang, Lei Wang, Hailiang Jia, Yuzhe Qiao

“…Fractured sandstone is widely distributed in mining areas throughout western China where the artificial freezing method is extensively adopted to construct vertical shafts. …”
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Hydrochemistry of a Tropical harbor: Influence of Industrial and Municipal inputs by Balogun Kayode James, Ladigbolu Ismail Adejare, Olaji Ebenezer Dayo

“…In recent times, pollution hazards of coastal waters have increased due to human activities including sand mining and dredging, industrial effluent discharges, indiscriminate dumping of sewage and domestic waste, use of detergents and heavy metals. …”
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Attribution analysis of water-sediment variation under the influence of climate change and human activities in the Kuye River Basin by Jiankang ZHANG, Jiping WANG, Jiansheng SHI

“…It is necessary to pay more attention to the combined effects of ecological restoration and coal mining activities on water resources change.…”
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Predicting Solar Energetic Particle Events with Time Series Shapelets by Omar Bahri, Peiyu Li, Soukaïna Filali Boubrahimi, Shah Muhammad Hamdi

“…Then, we use our proposed approach to mine shapelets and make predictions using a random forest classifier. …”
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Druggability and molecular docking of essential secondary metabolites from Azadirachta indica leaf against angiotensin converting enzyme-2: Covid-19 in focus by Paul Chijioke Ozioko, Ukamaka Owohetete, Daniel Danladi Gaiya

“…Through a literature survey and database mining of known compounds from A. indica in the National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI) database, 12 secondary metabolites and 5 FDA COVID-19-approved drugs were identified. …”
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Influence of Two Cooling Methods on Dynamic Mechanical Properties of High Temperature Sandstone by Qi Ping, Qi Diao, Dezhi Qi, Chen Wang, Chuanliang Zhang

“…To study the influence of different cooling methods on dynamic mechanical properties of high temperature rock, both natural cooling and water cooling were used to cool high temperature (100°C∼1000°C) coal mine sandstone to room temperature (20°C). Basic physical parameters of sandstone were measured, and impact compression tests were carried out by using the SHPB test device. …”
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Hierarchical graph-based integration network for propaganda detection in textual news articles on social media by Pir Noman Ahmad, Jiequn Guo, Nagwa M. AboElenein, Qazi Mazhar ul Haq, Sadique Ahmad, Abeer D. Algarni, Abdelhamied A. Ateya

“…However, utilizing GNN-based models for propaganda detection remains challenging because of the challenges related to mining distinct word interactions and storing nonconsecutive and broad contextual data. …”
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Pressure Analysis for Volume Fracturing Vertical Well considering Low-Velocity Non-Darcy Flow and Stress Sensitivity by Zhongwei Wu, Chuanzhi Cui, Japan Trivedi, Ning Ai, Wenhao Tang

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Trace Element Status and Environmental Implications of Soils and Zea mays from Farmed Dumpsites in the Bamenda Metropolis, North-West Cameroon by Mofor Nelson Alakeh, Njoyim Estella Buleng Tamungang, Mbene Kenneth, Yuhinwenkeh Njumbo Blaise, Nchofua Festus Biosengazeh

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Hydrochemistry of a Tropical harbor: Influence of Industrial and Municipal inputs by Balogun Kayode James, Ladigbolu Ismail Adejare, Olaji Ebenezer Dayo

“…In recent times, pollution hazards of coastal waters have increased due to human activities including sand mining and dredging, industrial effluent discharges, indiscriminate dumping of sewage and domestic waste, use of detergents and heavy metals. …”
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Land Subsidence in the Yangtze River Delta, China Explored Using InSAR Technique From 2019 to 2021 by Hongbo Jiang, Guangcai Feng, Yuexin Wang, Zhiqiang Xiong, Hesheng Chen, Ning Li, Zeng Lin

“…We calculated the annual average deformation rate and identified deformation areas, with 73.5% concentrated along the Yangtze River, along the coastline, and within the northern Anhui mining area. A significant correlation was observed between LS and anthropogenic activities, such as economic development and land reclamation activities. …”
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Production of ferric ammonium sulfate (FAS) dodecahydrate from pyrite (FeS2) by Wilson Kobal, Rachel A. Pepper, Jose A. Alarco, Wayde Martens, Sara J. Couperthwaite

“…Leaching of pyrite at abandoned mine sites presents significant environmental risks due to the formation of acid mine drainage (AMD). …”
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