Enhancement of state response capability and famine mitigation: a comparative analysis of two drought events in northern China during the Ming dynasty by F. Tian, F. Tian, Y. Su, Y. Su, X. Chen, X. Chen, L. Tao, L. Tao

“…<p>Studying social impacts of and responses to historical extreme climate events can offer valuable insights into coping with major disaster events and adapting to climate change better. This paper developed a model of the processes and responses to extreme drought-induced famines in ancient China. …”
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Selection Index in the Study of Adaptability and Stability in Maize by Rogério Lunezzo de Oliveira, Renzo Garcia Von Pinho, Daniel Furtado Ferreira, Luiz Paulo Miranda Pires, Wagner Mateus Costa Melo

“…This paper proposes an alternative method for evaluating the stability and adaptability of maize hybrids using a genotype-ideotype distance index (GIDI) for selection. …”
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Introducing reservoir sustainability indexing to investigate reservoir operations and piloting it at the basin of Lake Urmia with sparse data by Sina Sadeghfam, Navid Fahmfam, Rahman Khatibi, Brian Mark Crookston, Meysam Vadiati, Marjan Moazamnia

“…Reservoir sustainability indexing/estimation is introduced in this paper, capable of handling sparse data. It innovates by interconnecting a set of three variables: estimating Environmental Water Requirements (EWRs) by conceptual rules; estimating Reliability, Resilience and Vulnerability (RRV) criteria by using EWRs; and thereby calculating Sustainability Indexes (SI), which are either satisfactory or unsatisfactory. …”
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L-Arginine Intake Effect on Adenine Nucleotide Metabolism in Rat Parenchymal and Reproductive Tissues by G. Kocic, J. Nikolic, T. Jevtovic-Stoimenov, D. Sokolovic, H. Kocic, T. Cvetkovic, D. Pavlovic, A. Cencic, D. Stojanovic

“…The aim of the present paper was to estimate the activity of the enzymes of adenine nucleotide metabolism: 5′-nucleotidase (5′-NU), adenosine deaminase (ADA), AMP deaminase, and xanthine oxidase (XO), during dietary intake of L-arginine for a period of four weeks of male Wistar rats. …”
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Biochemical blood parameters and level of endogenous intoxication in cows suffering from hepatopathies under heat stress by E. V. Kuzminova, E. N. Rud, M. P. Semenenko, A. A. Abramov

“…Under these conditions, heat stress becomes a vital problem for animal husbandry. The paper presents the study results of biochemical blood parameters and endogenous intoxication in cows suffering from hepatopathies  under heat stress. …”
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A High-Precision Dynamic Six Degree-of-Freedom Pose Measurement of the Subreflectors of Large Antennas Based on a Position Sensitive Detector and Laser Array by Shangmin Lin, Wei Wang, Hu Wang, Yang Song, Yue Pan, Jiang Qiao, Yaoke Xue, Qinfang Chen, Meiying Liu, Yang Shen, Jie Liu, Yang Liu, Yongjie Xie, Canglong Zhou

“…To improve the antenna’s operational efficiency, it is necessary to measure and adjust the position and attitude of the subreflector in real time. In this paper, a method based on a position sensitive detector (PSD) and laser array without an optical system is proposed to measure the six degree-of-freedom (DOF) poses of the subreflector. …”
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Putting one health to the test: Operational challenges and critical reflections from the global South by Mridula Mary Paul, Sunita Pradhan, Aarti Chettri, Sarala Khaling, Abi T. Vanak

“…Although some argue that One Health is so many things that there are in fact multiple ‘One Healths’, others find that most international policy documents that use the One Health framing contain certain key recommendations, with intersectoral coordination and disease surveillance prominent among them. In this paper we examine whether and how One Health travels in a sub-national setting in a developing country context such as that of India, with particular focus on intersectoral coordination. …”
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A Simplified Analysis Model for Predicting the Crack Width and Deflection of Reinforced UHPC Shallow T-Shaped Beams Under Four-Point Bending by Zhe Zhang, Yichuan Wang, Binchen Yuan, Ping Zhu

“…To predict the mid-span deflection and crack width of reinforced ultra-high-performance concrete (R-UHPC) shallow T-shaped beams, a simplified analysis model comprising a bilinear curve with several characterization points is proposed in this paper. The proposed model is distinguished from existing deflection and crack width prediction methods by its consideration of several significant factors, including the tensile stiffening effect, tension contribution of UHPC post-cracking, nonconstant bond behavior of the interface, and shrinkage and creep effect. …”
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Study on Wear Characteristics of Coal Drain Chute for Open Pit Mine by Xuewei TAO, Guoliang XIE, Mingxiang GUO, Zirun YANG, Yue HUANG, Runjie GONG

“…Mechanical wear has emerged as the principal cause of mechanical equipment failure; hence, studying the wear of particles and transportation machinery is of paramount importance. This paper utilizes the discrete element method and numerical simulation approach to investigate the influence of mechanical structure alterations on the wear of discharge chutes in coal conveyor systems. …”
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The use of art therapy interventions in schools to support schoolchildren in their health and well-being by B. Faltová, A. Mojžíšová

“…The paper explains the importance of art therapy interventions implemented in the school settings to support schoolchildren’s health and well-being. …”
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Nursing of a patient with wound exposed to seawater complicated with allergic dermatitis (1例海水感染伤口合并过敏性皮炎患者的护理) by LIN Longzhu (林龙珠), XIN Shuai (辛帅), WANG Jianhua (王建华), ZHENG Yizhen (郑移真), CAI Hua (蔡骅)

“…This paper summarized the nursing management of a case of traumatic wound complicated with allergic dermatitis caused by seawater exposure and seawater immersion. …”
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YOLOv8s-Longan: a lightweight detection method for the longan fruit-picking UAV by Jun Li, Jun Li, Jun Li, Kaixuan Wu, Meiqi Zhang, Hengxu Chen, Hengyi Lin, Yuju Mai, Linlin Shi

“…IntroductionDue to the limited computing power and fast flight speed of the picking of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), it is important to design a quick and accurate detecting algorithm to obtain the fruit position.MethodsThis paper proposes a lightweight deep learning algorithm, named YOLOv8s-Longan, to improve the detection accuracy and reduce the number of model parameters for fruitpicking UAVs. …”
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Using Natural Language Processing Models to Automate Text Labelling: Categorising Semantic Density in Preservice Teachers' Lesson Observation Reports by Thato Senoamadi, Lee Rusznyak, Ritesh Ajoodha

“…The advances in natural language processing models potentially generate research that offers detailed analysis of specific cases and reveals broader patterns in a much larger dataset. This paper reports on the findings of a study that tested the accuracy of advanced natural language processing models to assign labels to a qualitative dataset. …”
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Response Modification Factor of RC Frames Strengthened with RC Haunches by Junaid Akbar, Naveed Ahmad, Muhammad Rizwan, Sairash Javed, Bashir Alam

“…This paper presents experimental and numerical studies carried out on two-story reinforced concrete (RC) frames having weaker beam-column joints, which were retrofitted with reinforced concrete haunches to avoid joint panel damage under seismic actions. …”
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Comparison of Symmetric and Asymmetric Copper Tubing Designs for Improved Cooling in PV/T Systems by Riad Ayoub, Amiry Houssam, Touhtouh Samira, Belhora Fouad, Hajjaji Abdelowahed

“…This paper presents an enhanced cooling approach for Photovoltaic/Thermal (PV/T) systems aimed at improving the thermal management and overall efficiency of photovoltaic cells. …”
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Analysis of the Virtual Reality User Experience Improvement Through Human Vision Adjustment Using Diopter Dial by Sungeun Park, Wooksung Kim, Jihyung Kim

“…Furthermore, this problem led to factors that reduced the user&#x2019;s sense of immersion and ease of use. In this paper, we analyzed how providing users with adjusted human vision via diopter dial affects the improvement of VR user experiences. …”
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Textural Characteristics and Depositional Regime of the Shitalakshya River Sediments, Bangladesh by Sohag Ali, Mrinal Kanti Roy, Md. Mahmodul Islam, Zillur Rahman, Faruk Ahmed, Abdul Alim, Md. Yeasin Arafath

“…The cumulative frequency curve is obtained by using semilog graph paper to plot particle size (in phi scale) against cumulative percent. …”
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“Fall Guys”: The Impact of a Video Game on Convergent and Divergent Abilities by E.V. Gavrilova, E.A. Valueva, E.A. Shepeleva, G.I. Gaidukova

“…Among 203 surveyed students from the first year of psychology faculties, 147 later participated in the experimental study where 74 participants completed cognitive tests before and after playing the video game, while 73 participants completed tests before and after reading popular science texts printed on a paper blank. The gaming condition involved the popular arcade game "Fall Guys." …”
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Seismic Fragility Analysis of Bridge Group Pile Foundations considering Fluid-Pile-Soil Interaction by Chao Zhang, Chengwang Wu, Piguang Wang

“…Group pile foundations have been widely used in cross-sea bridges due to their structural efficiency, ease of construction, and low cost. This paper investigates the seismic performance of bridge pile foundation based on the seismic fragility analysis. …”
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Don&#x2019;t Cache, Speculate!: Speculative Address Translation for Flash-Based Storage Systems by Hyungjin Kim, Seongwook Kim, Junhyeok Park, Gwangeun Byeon, Seokin Hong

“…To tackle the address translation overhead in the SSDs, this paper proposes ASTRO framework that speculatively translates the logical addresses to physical ones by maintaining the contiguity in the address mappings as much as possible. …”
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