Principal approaches and achievements in studying race composition of wheat stem rust by A. S. Rsaliyev, Sh. S. Rsaliyev

“…Wheat stem rust races dominant in major grain-growing countries of the globe and their typical peculiarities are described. The paper contains information on identifcation of race Ug99 and of its variations including data on areas of their dissemination and on their virulence to Sr-resistance genes. …”
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Stability analysis of three-dimensional slope reinforced by natural fiber include wheat straw and bamboo by Jiahua Zhang, Yunjun Wei, Yuanlei Zhu, Daobing Zhang, Biao Zhang

“…The research results in this paper can provide reference for the three-dimensional stability analysis of natural fiber reinforced slope.…”
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Building the foundation for polar bear science: fifty years of research on polar bears in Western Hudson Bay by B.A. Biddlecombe, A.E. Derocher, E. Krebs, N.J. Lunn, D. McGeachy, E.S. Richardson

“…In 1966, Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC) (then Canadian Wildlife Service) initiated a research program on polar bears (Ursus maritimus, Phipps, 1774) belonging to the Western Hudson Bay subpopulation (WH). This paper provides an overview of that program, highlighting the long-term research on WH polar bears with a focus on ECCC-led work. …”
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Mechanical Properties and Micromorphology of Calcium Oxide Expansion Agent on River Sand/Machine-Made Sand Concrete by Feng Wei, Fei Zhang, Li Gao, Rui Wang, Xiang Ren, Dan Zhang

“…Optimizing the microscopic pore distribution of concrete is an effective measure to improve its frost resistance. This paper takes mixed sand (machine-made sand + river sand) concrete as the research object and analyzes the influence mechanism of different content of CaO expansion agent on the physical and mechanical properties and frost resistance of mixed sand concrete. …”
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Presenting a robust optimization model for the design of the green loop supply chain network in the power plant by taking into account the disruption in the supply chain by Javad Mohammadghasemi, Seyyed Esmaeil Najafi, Mohammad Fallah, Mohammad Reza Nabatchian

“…Purpose: This paper focuses on modeling a sustainable electricity industry supply chain network under uncertainty. …”
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Improving Performance of Real-Time Object Detection in Edge Device Through Concurrent Multi-Frame Processing by Seunghwan Kim, Changjong Kim, Sunggon Kim

“…This necessitates a unique approach for small IoT devices that are required to run complex tasks. In this paper, we propose a concurrent multi-frame processing scheme for real-time object detection algorithms. …”
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Theoretical finishing size limitation and failure mechanism of viscoelastic abrasive media on micro-hole structure by Baocai Zhang, Xiayu Wang, Neng Jiang, Jun Tang, Fanghong Sun, Xinchang Wang

“…However, as the primary requirement of media is the material removal, there must be a limitation size when the micro hole reducing to a critical value since the rigid grains should be added and must hold an apparent dimension. In present paper, the structures and rheology of media are systematically investigated to subsequently elaborate the finishing mechanism on micro-hole structures. …”
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Research Progress in Small-Molecule Detection Using Aptamer-Based SERS Techniques by Li Zheng, Qingdan Ye, Mengmeng Wang, Fan Sun, Qiang Chen, Xiaoping Yu, Yufeng Wang, Pei Liang

“…Small molecules, such as toxins, antibiotics, and pesticides, have significant biological effects and are harmful to both human health and the environment. In this paper, we mainly introduced the application and the research progress of SERS detection with aptamers (aptamer-based SERS techniques) in the field of small-molecule detection, particularly in the analysis of pesticide (animal) residues, antibiotics, and toxins. …”
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Uniform Quantization for Multi-Antenna Amplify–Quantize–Forward Relay by Gangsan Jeong, Xianglan Jin

“…In this paper, we investigate a multi-antenna amplify-quantize–forward (AQF) relay system, where a half-duplex relay quantizes both the real and imaginary components of amplified received signals, storing them in memory before forwarding them to a destination. …”
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Viability of flax particles to develop cellular construction materials: Physico-mechanical characterisation by Mohamed Hamadou-Ali, Amar Benazzouk, Haikel Ben Hamed

“…The study reported in this paper was undertaken to investigate the physico-mechanical properties of cellular materials based on flax particles, in order to produce usable materials in cellular concrete applications. …”
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Utilizing deterministic smart tools to predict recovery factor performance of smart water injection in carbonate reservoirs by Ali Maghsoudian, Amin Izadpanahi, Zahra Bahmani, Amir Hossein Avvali, Ali Esfandiarian

“…These challenges include the cost and complexity of experimental equipment and time-consuming experimental methods for obtaining the recovery factor (RF). In this paper, three predictive algorithms including adaptive neuro-fuzzy inference system (ANFIS), artificial neural network (ANN), and multigene genetic programming (MGGP) are developed to predict the RF of smart water flooding in carbonate reservoirs. …”
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Cockpit-Llama: Driver Intent Prediction in Intelligent Cockpit via Large Language Model by Yi Chen, Chengzhe Li, Qirui Yuan, Jinyu Li, Yuze Fan, Xiaojun Ge, Yun Li, Fei Gao, Rui Zhao

“…The cockpit is evolving from passive, reactive interaction toward proactive, cognitive interaction, making precise predictions of driver intent a key factor in enhancing proactive interaction experiences. This paper introduces Cockpit-Llama, a novel language model specifically designed for predicting driver behavior intent. …”
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Disrupted Balance of Angiogenic and Antiangiogenic Signalings in Preeclampsia by Mitsuko Furuya, Kentaro Kurasawa, Kiyotaka Nagahama, Kae Kawachi, Akinori Nozawa, Tsuneo Takahashi, Ichiro Aoki

“…Recent studies have disclosed that excessive sFlt1 production in the placenta and aberrant AT1 signaling in the mother are closely associated with the pathology of preeclampsia and intrauterine growth restriction (IUGR). In this paper, neovascularization of the placenta and pathological events associated with disrupted balance between angiogenic and antiangiogenic signaling in preeclampsia are discussed.…”
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All-Optical VCSEL-to-VCSEL Injection Based on Cross Gain Modulation for Routing in Multinode Flexible Spectrum Optimization in Optical Fibre Transmission Links by P. P. Dlamini, G. M. Isoe, D. Kiboi Boiyo, A. W. R. Leitch, T. B. Gibbon

“…In this paper, we experimentally present a novel, all-optical spectral efficient vertical-cavity surface-emitting laser- (VCSEL-) based technique for routing and spectrum assignment in optical networks. …”
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Numerical Simulation of CAARC Standard High-Rise Building Model Based on MRT-LBM Large Eddy Simulation by Rui Zhao, Zehua Feng, Danhui Dan, Yuhang Wu, Xianduo Li

“…In order to obtain the effective wind pressure coefficient of the building and the application of the extended lattice Boltzmann method (LBM) in the wind resistance of high-rise buildings, in this paper, the wall-adapting local eddy (WALE) model, dynamic Smagorinsky model (DSM), and Smagorinsky model (SM) are embedded into LBM with multiple-relaxation-time (MRT) format. …”
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Nutrient transport from the Ganga–Brahmaputra–Meghna River system to the Bay of Bengal: past and future trends by Hamdy Elsayed, Arthur Beusen, Alexander Felix Bouwman

“…It has been experiencing increasing nutrient emissions from anthropogenic activities since the 1970s. This paper describes total nitrogen (TN) and total phosphorus (TP) sources and transport in the GBM basin at a 0.5-degree resolution for the past (1970–2019) and future (2020–2050) according to Shared Socioeconomic Pathways scenarios. …”
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Blockchain-Assisted Generation Rescheduling in Imperfect Market Environments by Salman Tariq, Mohamed Shaaban, Hazlie Mokhlis, Nurulafiqah N. Mansor, Hasmaini Mohamad

“…The system operators of incumbent imperfect market models find it increasingly difficult to deal with multiple private ownership of Independent Power Producers who are unwilling to share their detailed operational parameters for long-term generation scheduling (lasting for years). In this paper, Blockchain (BC) is being advocated as a platform that simulates a virtual market environment to address such issues. …”
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Building a culture of quality in maternal and newborn health: experience from the quality, equity and dignity network in Ethiopia by Anene Tesfa Berhanu, Asebe Amenu Tufa, Seblewengel Lemma, Geremew Gonfa, Theodros Getachew, Desalegn Bekele, Fitsum Kibret, Nehla Djellouli, Tim Colbourn, Tanya Marchant

“…The Quality Equity and Dignity (QED) network was a global initiative working toward this objective, focusing on maternal and newborn health. This paper aims to describe how QED influenced five identified attributes of quality culture in Ethiopia: leadership, people-centered interventions, collaboration, rewards, and ownership towards building and sustaining a culture of quality in healthcare establishments. …”
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Understanding Confusion: A Case Study of Training a Machine Model to Predict and Interpret Consensus From Volunteer Labels by Ramanakumar Sankar, Kameswara Mantha, Cooper Nesmith, Lucy Fortson, Shawn Brueshaber, Candice Hansen-Koharcheck, Glenn Orton

“…The primary issue is then to distinguish between the intrinsic variability in the dataset and the uncertainty in the citizen scientists’ responses, and leveraging that to extract scientifically useful relationships. In this paper, we explore using a neural network to interpret volunteer confusion across the dataset, to increase the purity of the downstream analysis. …”
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Wideband Low-Profile 8 × 8 MIMO Antenna Based IFA Pair for Ultrathin 5G Smartphones by Hui Zhou, Di Wu, Mingmin Zhu, Yang Qiu, Guoliang Yu, Hao-Miao Zhou

“…In this paper, a wideband 8 × 8 MIMO antenna is proposed. …”
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