Strengthening effect of particle gradation on the mechanical properties of sand powder 3D printed rock analog by Zhe Zhang, Lishuai Jiang, Atsushi Sainoki, Xiaohan Peng, Chunang Li, Qingjia Niu, Xinzhe Wang, Mingwei Gang

“…However, the mechanical properties of SP-3DP specimens, particularly their strength and elastic modulus, often lag behind those of natural rocks. To address this discrepancy, a method for improving the mechanical properties of SP-3DP rock-like specimens through particle gradation is proposed. …”
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Hawking-Unruh Hadronization and Strangeness Production in High Energy Collisions by Paolo Castorina, Helmut Satz

“…We show that the recently proposed mechanism of thermal hadron production through Hawking-Unruh radiation can naturally answer the previous questions. Indeed, the interpretation of quark (q)-antiquark (q̅) pairs production, by the sequential string breaking, as tunneling through the event horizon of colour confinement leads to thermal behavior with a universal temperature, T≃170 Mev, related to the quark acceleration, a, by T=a/2π. …”
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Generation Capacity Expansion Considering Hydrogen Power Plants and Energy Storage Systems by Hernan Gomez-Villarreal, Miguel Canas-Carreton, Rafael Zarate-Minano, Miguel Carrion

“…In this sense, the replacement of natural gas turbines by H2-fired gas turbines in future power systems may constitute a solution to reduce greenhouse gas emissions maintaining the dispatchability of the system. …”
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Access to clean energy in Africa revisited: The roles of women empowerment, corruption control, FDI and sectoral growth. by Kwame Adjei-Mantey, Paul Adjei Kwakwa, Eleazer Ankrah

“…One of the key contributors to climate change is energy consumption, with the type of energy used having implications on the natural environment and health of users. To promote environmental sustainability and sustainable development, Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 7 aims to achieve accessibility, and affordability of clean and modern forms of energy for all. …”
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Synthesis and structural characterization of s-triazine derivatives and their photophysical properties by Hessa H. Al-Rasheed, Sizwe J. Zamisa, Ihab Shawish, Assem Barakat, Ayman El-Faham, Beatriz G. de la Torre, Fernando Albericio, Anamika Sharma

“…The dihedral angles showed slight deviation, and this was related to the natural atomic charges present on the atoms in the molecule. …”
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Climate change response measures in South African road transport sector: lessons from BRICS countries by Maijane M. Mashamaite

“…It is therefore, deduced that BRICS countries can promote climate-friendly transport by prioritizing green logistics, green innovation and renewable natural resources, while promoting sustainable development and supporting renewable energy. …”
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Evaluation of Two Different Treatments for Larch Logs as Substrates to Cultivate <i>Ganoderma tsugae</i> in the Forest by Lei Xia, Xiao Tan, Peng Wang, Dahai Yang, Yang Zhang, Yanru Cui, Ya Yu, Weidong Zhang, Xiao Huang, Jiawei Wen

“…Subsequently, all segments were inoculated with the <i>G. tsugae</i> strain HLXL1 and ensconced under the canopy of a <i>Pinus koraiensis</i> forest, thereby approximating the conditions of natural growth. Wild <i>G. tsugae</i> was used as the control. …”
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Re-identification of Strains from Aspergillus Section Aspergillus and Description of Three Unrecorded Species from Korea by Anbazhagan Mageswari, Daseul Lee, Le Dinh Thao, Donghun Kang, Dong-Hyun Kim, Seung-Beom Hong

“…The section Aspergillus includes xerophilic fungi that are economically significant and broadly distributed in natural settings as well as human habitats and are recognized for their sustenance on substrates with low water activity. …”
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Transformations in Flow Characteristics and Fluid Force Reduction with Respect to the Vegetation Type and Its Installation Position Downstream of an Embankment by A H M Rashedunnabi, Norio Tanaka, Md Abedur Rahman

“…Compound mitigation systems, integrations of natural and engineering structures against the high inundating current from tsunamis or storm surges, have garnered significant interest among researchers, especially following the Tohoku earthquake and tsunami in 2011. …”
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A potential photo-protective, antioxidant function for DMSO in marine phytoplankton. by Brandon J McNabb, Philippe D Tortell

“…Results from isotopic tracer experiments demonstrate significant increases in DMSO reduction rates in low-light acclimated natural phytoplankton assemblages exposed to high irradiance. …”
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N-trans-Feruloyloctopamine Wakes Up BBC3, DDIT3, CDKN1A, and NOXA Signals to Accelerate HCC Cell Apoptosis by Bin Ma, Jing Li, Wen-Ke Yang, Mei-Gui Zhang, Xiao-Dong Xie, Zhong-Tian Bai

“…N-trans-Feruloyloctopamine (FO), a natural compound, was reported in our previous study to inhibit a tumor cell malignant phenotype by AKT- and EMT-related signals and might be used as a promising drug for HCC treatment. …”
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Causality Extraction from Medical Text Using Large Language Models (LLMs) by Seethalakshmi Gopalakrishnan, Luciana Garbayo, Wlodek Zadrozny

“…This study explores the potential of natural language models, including large language models, to extract causal relations from medical texts, specifically from clinical practice guidelines (CPGs). …”
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Biomechanical Performance of Menisci under Cyclic Loads by J.-G. Tseng, B.-W. Huang, Y.-T. Chen, S.-J. Kuo, G.-W. Tseng

“…The results show the natural frequencies, mode shapes, and fatigue life analysis of meniscus, with real human material parameters. …”
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Intercellular and extracellular amino acids of different bloom species in the Mediterranean Sea by Hosny Shimaa, El-Sheekh Mostafa, Labib Wagdy

“…The presented laboratory experiment was designed to characterize the quantity and compositional variation of algal extracellular amino acids (AAs) that may represent an alternative nutrient source in a natural environment. To resemble algal bloom scenarios, analyses were conducted in mono- and/or co-cultures of the bloom-forming species Skeletonema costatum, Scrippsiella trochoidea, Ulva fasciata, and Corallina officinalis during their active growth phase. …”
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Direct Midline Diastema Closure with Composite Layering Technique: A One-Year Follow-Up by Bora Korkut, Funda Yanikoglu, Dilek Tagtekin

“…Direct composite resins in diastema cases allow dentist and patient complete control of these limitations and formation of natural smile. Clinical Considerations. In this case report a maxillary midline diastema was closed with direct composite resin restorations in one appointment without any preparation. …”
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Dal dono al souvenir. Pratiche del dare e avere tra economia del turismo e cultura dell’ospitalità by Lucilla Rami Ceci

“…Here, just a long time, sites of historical and natural interest make up the scene of contacts between locals and visitors. …”
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Genomic Copy Number Variation Affecting Genes Involved in the Cell Cycle Pathway: Implications for Somatic Mosaicism by Ivan Y. Iourov, Svetlana G. Vorsanova, Maria A. Zelenova, Sergei A. Korostelev, Yuri B. Yurov

“…Recently, it has been hypothesized that zygotic genomic variation naturally occurring in humans is likely to predispose to nonheritable genetic changes (aneuploidy) acquired during the lifetime through affecting cell cycle regulation, genome stability maintenance, and related pathways. …”
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Whiplash Injuries: An Update by Robert W Teasell, Allan P Shapiro

“…Studies looking at the natural history of whiplash injuries have suffered from problems of selection bias, retrospective reviewing and unclear outcomes. …”
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Comparison of the Effects of Maternal Supportive Care and Acupressure (BL32 Acupoint) on Pregnant Women’s Pain Intensity and Delivery Outcome by Marzieh Akbarzadeh, Zahra Masoudi, Mohammad Javad Hadianfard, Maryam Kasraeian, Najaf Zare

“…Besides, the highest rate of natural vaginal delivery was observed in the supportive care group (94%) and the acupressure group (92%), while the highest rate of cesarean delivery was related to the control group (40%) and the difference was statistically significant (P<0.001). …”
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Depois do sujeito: formas narrativas contemporâneas e vida impessoal by Florencia Garramuño

“…Textos escritos como escucha de varias voces diferentes (como Delírio de Damasco, de Verónica Stigger), o a partir de un descentramiento narrativo fundamental que entrelaza una multiplicidad de registros (entre el ensayo, el comentario crítico, el testimonio, la ficción y la fotografía) como en História Natural da Ditadura, de Teixeira Coelho, encuentran en la inestabilidad de discursos y formas otros modos de pensar la experiencia compartida y singular. …”
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