First record of two rare Agaricales (Basidiomycota) from Southeastern Brazil by Larissa Trierveiler-Pereira, Amanda Prado-Elias, Juliano M. Baltazar

“…Abstract The loss of natural forests in Brazil demands an urgent cataloging of species. …”
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Insight into the phylogeny and antibiotic resistance of Pseudomonas spp. originating from soil of the Białowieża National Park in Northeastern Poland by Wioleta Lewandowska, Wioleta Lewandowska, Jacques Mahillon, Justyna Małgorzata Drewnowska, Izabela Swiecicka, Izabela Swiecicka

“…This unique forest without notable anthropogenic influence, provides excellent conditions for research of antibiotic resistance from the perspective of natural environments. The phylogeny trees obtained based on the nucleotide sequence of the 16S rRNA gene and gyrB gene grouped the isolates into clusters belonging to the Pseudomonas fluorescens, Pseudomonas koreensis, and Pseudomonas putida groups, originating from the P. fluorescens lineage. …”
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Advancement of emerging technologies for non-destructive measurement of water and non-aqueous phase liquid saturation in porous media: A review by Kapil Kumar, Harris Ramli

“…Groundwater is essential for freshwater supply, but purifying it from pollution caused by human and natural activities is complex. Accurate determination of contamination extent and pollutant levels, such as wastewater and Non-Aqueous Phase Liquids (NAPLs), is vital due to their detrimental effects on porous media. …”
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The mechanisms of melanogenesis inhibition by glabridin: molecular docking, PKA/MITF and MAPK/MITF pathways by Chunxing Pan, Xiaoying Liu, Yating Zheng, Zejun Zhang, Yongliang Li, Biao Che, Guangrong Liu, Lanyue Zhang, Changzhi Dong, Haji Akber Aisa, Zhiyun Du, Zhengqiang Yuan

“…These data further look insights into the molecular mechanisms of melanogenesis suppression by glabridin, rationalizing the application of the natural compound for skin healthcare.…”
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Double adversarial attack against license plate recognition system by Xianyi CHEN, Jun GU, Kai YAN, Dong JIANG, Linfeng XU, Zhangjie FU

“…Recent studies have revealed that deep neural networks (DNN) used in artificial intelligence systems are highly vulnerable to adversarial sample-based attacks.To address this issue, a dual adversarial attack method was proposed for license plate recognition (LPR) systems in a DNN-based scenario.It was demonstrated that an adversarial patch added to the pattern location of the license plate can render the target detection subsystem of the LPR system unable to detect the license plate class.Additionally, the natural rust and stains were simulated by adding irregular single-connected area random points to the license plate image, which results in the misrecognition of the license plate number.or the license plate research, different shapes of adversarial patches and different colors of adversarial patches are designed as a way to generate adversarial license plates and migrate them to the physical world.Experimental results show that the designed adversarial samples are undetectable by the human eye and can deceive the license plate recognition system, such as EasyPR.The success rate of the attack in the physical world can reach 99%.The study sheds light on the vulnerability of deep learning and the adversarial attack of LPR, and offers a positive contribution toward improving the robustness of license plate recognition models.…”
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« Brouillon du rapport présenté au concours pour accéder à la charge de directeur de promenades de la ville de Buenos Aires » dans Carlos Thays : ses écrits sur les jardins et les... by Charles Thays

“…From 1902, he designs the Botanical Garden of Buenos Aires and the Iguazu Park, the Argentina’s first national park dedicated to the conservation of natural areas. Meanwhile, he has worked in all major cities in Latin America. …”
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Intelligent manufacturing policy, ESG performance, and total factor productivity: Evidence from China. by Haiyue Liu, Jianwu Ren

“…This study uses the introduction of the "Made in China 2025" policy as a quasi-natural experiment and employs the difference-in-differences method to investigate the impact of intelligent manufacturing policies on firms' total factor productivity (TFP) and its mechanisms. …”
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The Optimization Model of E-Commerce Logistics Distribution Path Based on GIS Technology by Jianhong Jiao, Yong Liu, Cuijie Xie

“…In the case validation part, a local area of Beijing is selected to simulate a natural distribution environment, and the path optimization experiments are validated by building an actual road network model. …”
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Apport de la micro-usure dentaire à la reconstitution du régime alimentaire des anciens Pascuans by Caroline Polet, Céline Bourdon, Martine Vercauteren, Jean-Louis Slachmuylder

“…This study concerns the analysis of the dental microwear of 71 Easter Islanders who lived between the 13th and the 20th centuries and whose skeletons are housed in the Sebastian Englert Museum (Easter Island) as well as the Royal Institute of Natural Sciences of Belgium.The vestibular surface of the first and second permanent molars was examined by electron scanning microscope, at an enlargement of 178 times. …”
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Micropollutants Identification Affecting the Nearby Environment from Highway Runoff: The Case Study of Cyprus Highway by Antonis A. Zorpas, Lampis A. Ilia, Irene Voukkali, Vassilis Inglezakis

“…Regarding rainfall control, most of the road is served by drainage ditches which collect the runoff and direct it to the nearest natural water courses. This paper focuses on the estimation of pollutant that is coming from two several highways (to the airport and to the biggest industrial area) in Cyprus. …”
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Balancing mitigation strategies for viral outbreaks by Hamed Karami, Pejman Sanaei, Alexandra Smirnova

“…Five different scenarios of epidemic progression were considered: (ⅰ) the 'no control' scenario, reflecting the natural evolution of a disease without any safety measures in place, (ⅱ) the 'reconstructed' scenario, representing real-world data and interventions, (ⅲ) the 'social distancing control' scenario covering a broad set of behavioral changes, (ⅳ) the 'vaccine control' scenario demonstrating the impact of vaccination on epidemic spread, and (ⅴ) the 'both controls concurrently' scenario incorporating social distancing and vaccine controls simultaneously. …”
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Free Radical Scavenging Activities of Methanol Extract and Fractions of <i>Picralima nitida</i> (Apoceanacea) by Osayemwenre Erharuyi, Abiodun Falodun

“…Picralima nitida has the potential for use as natural plant antioxidants in preventing against free radical damage. …”
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Gallstone Ileus following Endoscopic Stone Extraction by Yoshiya Yamauchi, Noritaka Wakui, Yasutsugu Asai, Nobuhiro Dan, Yuki Takeda, Nobuo Ueki, Takahumi Otsuka, Nobuyuki Oba, Shuta Nisinakagawa, Tatsuya Kojima

“…Subsequent CT imaging verified the disappearance of the incarcerated stone from the ileum, suggesting that the stone had been evacuated naturally via the transanal route. Although it is extremely rare for gallstone ileus to develop as a complication of ERCP, physicians should be aware of gallstone ileus and follow patients carefully, especially after removing huge stones.…”
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The birth and demise of a village within the vernacular community of Baduy in Banten, Indonesia by Irfan Sabarilah Hasim, Indah Widiastuti, Budi Faisal, Iwan Sudradjat

“…Villages may become abandoned due to various factors, including but not limited to 1) economic hardship, 2) leadership transition following the death of a leader, 3) dwindling population, and 4) natural disasters.…”
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The effect of micro climate factors on energy consumption optimization approach in Tehran urban buildings by pariz Amiri Ade, Saeed Tizghalam zenozi, Mehrdad Javidi Nejad

“…The information given to the software is the thickness of the walls: exterior 20 cm - internal 15 cm, south windows (double shell balcony with 40% glass), northern windows 30%, brick exterior walls with natural ventilation were used. The results of this study showed that the orientation of the building on the site due to Tehran climate and the results obtained from Ecotect software was rotated about 25 degrees to the southwest to prevent direct sunlight from the east and west. …”
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Assessment of selected indicators of physicochemical conditions in the Rega River from 2018 to 2022 in accordance with EU regulations by Bonisławska Małgorzata, Nędzarek Arkadiusz, Tański Adam, Tórz Agnieszka, Formicki Krzysztof, Krzystolik Jan

“…Seasonal variations in nitrogen and phosphorus forms, and the dependency of nitrogen forms on DO, indicated disruptions in natural biochemical processes due to surface runoff pollutants from the watershed. …”
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‘Caught between a rock and a hard place’ by Andreas Anderberg

“…The essay is based on Swedish conditions, but since Swedish legal debate in recent years have been strongly influenced by (sometimes questioned) Danish reforms such as e.g. lowering the age of criminal responsibility and introducing special Youth Crime Boards, Denmark will serve as a natural point of comparison.…”
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Impact of Auxins on Vegetative Propagation through Stem Cuttings of Couroupita guianensis Aubl.: A Conservation Approach by Mahipal S. Shekhawat, M. Manokari

“…About 92% of plants were survived under natural soil conditions raised from the stem cuttings. …”
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Study on Downhole Throttling Characteristics of High Water Content Gas by Jie Zheng, Zhenzhen Li, Yihua Dou, Yarong Zhang, Cheng Bi, Xu Yang, Jiahui Li

“…In order not to hinder gas production, we usually hope that the bottom hole effusion can be discharged to the surface with high-pressure natural gas. For the production data of high water content gas wells, the problems of insufficient water content and liquid-carrying capacity affecting gas well production should be considered. …”
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Removal of Nickel-63 Ions from Aqueous Solutions by Chitosan Flakes by M. Zamin, T. Shaheen, M. Ahmed

“…Radiotracer batch equilibrium experiments were undertaken to check the uptake of nickel-63 from aqueous solutions by a natural polymer, i.e. chitosan obtained from fishery wastes (shrimp, crab and prawn shells). …”
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