Hydrogels in Brazilian Agriculture by João Luiz Lopes Monteiro Neto, Wellington Farias Araújo, Edvan Alves Chagas, Raphael Henrique da Silva Siqueira, Gabriela Almeida Oliveira, Carlos Abanto Rodriguez

“…While synthetic hydrogels are most commonly used, those made of natural materials have great potential due to the low preparation costs and their in-soil biodegradability. …”
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Diagenesis and Fluid Flow Variability of Structural Heterogeneity Units in Tight Sandstone Carrier Beds of Dibei, Eastern Kuqa Depression by H. Shi, X. R. Luo, G. L. Lei, L. Q. Zhang, L. K. Zhang, Y. H. Lei

“…Tight sand gas plays an important role in the supply of natural gas production. It has significance for predicting sweet spots to recognize the characteristics and forming of heterogeneity in tight sandstone carrier beds. …”
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Antioxidant Properties of Popular Turmeric (Curcuma longa) Varieties from Bangladesh by E. M. Tanvir, Md. Sakib Hossen, Md. Fuad Hossain, Rizwana Afroz, Siew Hua Gan, Md. Ibrahim Khalil, Nurul Karim

“…We conclude that the turmeric varieties investigated in this study are useful sources of natural antioxidants, which confer significant protection against free radical damage.…”
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Combustion Rate of Solid Carbon in the Axisymmetric Stagnation Flowfield Established over a Sphere and/or a Flat Plate by Atsushi Makino, Masahiro Hojo, Masahito Shintomi

“…Explicit combustion-rate expressions by use of the transfer number in terms of the natural logarithmic term, just like that for droplet combustion, have further been obtained for the combustion response in the limiting situations. …”
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Rossomyrmex, the Slave-Maker Ants from the Arid Steppe Environments by F. Ruano, O. Sanllorente, A. Lenoir, A. Tinaut

“…Similarity at CHC profiles appears to be a trait imposed by natural selection for the interaction between hosts and slave-makers.…”
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Acoustic calculation of process pipelines of a compressor station for assessing low-frequency pressure pulsations in dead-end branches by Alexander S. Schreder, Oleg A. Kurasov, Petr V. Burkov, Alexey N. Gavrilin

“…The authors have calculated the technological piping to assess the acoustic vibrations, the natural frequencies of vibrations of dead-end clarifications and the critical speeds, at which these vibrations occur. …”
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Multi-Agent Hierarchical Graph Attention Actor–Critic Reinforcement Learning by Tongyue Li, Dianxi Shi, Songchang Jin, Zhen Wang, Huanhuan Yang, Yang Chen

“…To address the issues of complex information interaction and model scalability, we propose an innovative hierarchical graph attention actor–critic reinforcement learning method. This method naturally models the interactions within a multi-agent system as a graph, employing hierarchical graph attention to capture the complex cooperative and competitive relationships among agents, thereby enhancing their adaptability to dynamic environments. …”
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Orthogonal tucker decomposition using factor priors for 2D+3D facial expression recognition by Yunfang Fu, Qiuqi Ruan, Ziyan Luo, Gaoyun An, Yi Jin

“…To recover the missing information, a framework for tensor completion (TC) will be embedded naturally. Finally, an alternating direction method coupled with the majorisation‐minimisation scheme is designed to solve the resulting tensor completion problem. …”
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Efficient Truss Design: A Hybrid Geometric Mean Optimizer for Better Performance by Vu Hong Son Pham, Nghiep Trinh Nguyen Dang, Van Nam Nguyen

“…Such optimization is crucial for reducing dependence on natural resources and contributing to a decrease in CO2 emissions from the production and transport of construction materials. …”
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Atractylenolide III Improves Mitochondrial Function and Protects Against Ulcerative Colitis by Activating AMPK/SIRT1/PGC-1α by Jieru Han, Wenhao Li, Guangyu Shi, Yunlei Huang, Xutao Sun, Na Sun, Deyou Jiang

“…Atractylenolide III (AT III) is a natural product with anti-inflammatory effects. The aim of this work is to investigate the protective effect of AT III on UC and its underlying mechanisms. …”
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Antibacterial activity of jamblang leaf ethanol extract (Syzygium cumini) against the growth of Propionibacterium acnes by Maria Fransiska Priska Yulianti, Anita Lidesna Shinta Amat, Regina Marvina Hutasoit, Prisca Deviani Pakan

“…Conclusion: This suggests that jamblang leaf extract could be a promising alternative therapy for treating acne vulgaris, offering a natural solution to combat antibiotic resistance. …”
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Determination of the incidence of embryonic death by means of real-time ultrasound scanning in ewes by M. Kemal SARIBAY, Hüseyin ERDEM

“…Multiparous Konya Merino ewes (n=60), which were housed under the same conditions, were flushed and naturally mated between September 17 and October 7. …”
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BALTIC ETHNOCRACIES BETWEEN RUSSIA AND THE EU: IN SEARCH OF CONSENSUS UNDER CONDITIONS OF THE ECONOMIC CRISIS by V. V. Vorotnikov

“…The economic crisis fueled contradictions among the parties and weakened public support of internal and external policies of the Baltic states (Lithuania, Latvia, Estonia). Natural necessity to abandon previous one-sided Euro-Atlantic foreign political and foreign economic orientation in favor of more balanced approach towards relations with Eastern neighbours (primarily with Russia) has become the issue of key importance that turned out to be a stumbling block for main political parties (ruling parties, opposition, so called ‚Russian‘ parties) in the Baltic states. …”
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Increasing Gas Production of Continuous Freeze-Thaw Hydrate Deposits Based on Local Reservoir Reconstruction by Pengfei Shen, Xiyu Mao, Chaoqun Cui, Xinwang Li, Meng Li, Li Chen, Dandan Liu

“…Besides, the hydraulic fracturing method to increase the permeability of the reservoir around the production well is very effective for the gas production of low-permeability natural hydrate deposits. The best distance between production wells was recommended to be 45~60 m, and it was recommended to provide appropriate heat in the area between the two wells to accelerate the decomposition of hydrate.…”
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Comparative Study of Seismic Behavior between Monolithic Precast Concrete Structure and Cast-in-Place Structure by Chao-gang Qin, Guo-liang Bai, Ya-zhou Xu, Ning-fen Su, Tao Wu

“…Based on the experimental results, the failure pattern and mechanism were different, which was concentrated damage in coupling beam and then extended to shear walls of CIPS, and the weak connections presented cracks between precast elements besides the damage coupling beam of MPCS. The natural frequency of MPCS possessed a typical feature for the weakness of connections, which was the initial one greater than that of CIPS and decreased fast after the first waves with PGA of 0.035 g. …”
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Sustainable solid soap production using recycled cooking oil with ecoenzyme and lemongrass extract by Zona Octarya, Elvi Yenti, Lisa Utami, Yusbarina

“…Conclusion: Solid soap made from used cooking oil with ecoenzyme and lemongrass extract offers a sustainable and effective solution for waste recycling while providing natural antimicrobial and cleaning benefits. …”
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Isolation of Viral Biofilms From HTLV-1 Chronically Infected T Cells and Integrity Analysis by Coline Arone, Hélène Dutartre, Delphine Muriaux

“…This protocol involves cultivating HTLV-1 chronically infected T cells at high density to facilitate the natural detachment of viral biofilms into the supernatant. …”
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Characterization of the Hypercitrullination Reaction in Human Neutrophils and Other Leukocytes by Yebin Zhou, Tiziana Di Pucchio, Gary P. Sims, Nanette Mittereder, Tomas Mustelin

“…Using two independent western blotting methods, we report that agents that trigger a sufficiently large influx of extracellular calcium ions induced a marked citrullination of multiple proteins in human neutrophils, monocytes, and, to a lesser extent, T lymphocytes and natural killer cells, but not B lymphocytes or dendritic cells. …”
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Exploring In-Network Computing with Information-Centric Networking: Review and Research Opportunities by Marica Amadeo, Giuseppe Ruggeri

“…This paper explores INC through the lens of information-centric networking (ICN), a revolutionary communication paradigm implementing routing-by-name and in-network caching, and thus emerging as a natural enabler for INC. We review state-of-the-art advancements involving INC and ICN, addressing critical topics such as service naming, executor selection strategies, compute reuse, and security. …”
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Stryphnodendron adstringens have a modulatory effect on inflammatory cytokines markers of in vitro activated macrophages by Ivana Beatrice Mânica da Cruz, Cibele Ferreira Teixeira, Neida Luiza Pellenz, Moisés Henrique Mastella, Verônica Farina Azzolin, Euler Esteves Ribeiro, Fernanda Barbisan

“…Methods: The macrophage inflammatory response was induced by the natural antigen phytohemagglutinin (PHA), with and without supplementation of different concentrations of S. adstringens extract. …”
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