Effect of Organic Material Type and Proportion on the Physical and Mechanical Properties of Vegetation-Concrete by Daxiang Liu, Baohua Zhang, Yueshu Yang, Wennian Xu, Yu Ding, Zhenyao Xia

“…As one of the main components in vegetation-concrete, organic material has a remarkable effect on both the porosity and the mechanical properties of the substrate. In this paper, four types of common organic materials (rice husks, sawdust, and corn distillers’ and unhulled rice distillers’ grain) are chosen to research the effect of the organic material type and proportion on the porosity and mechanical properties of the substrate. …”
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Taxonomic and ecophysiological characteristics of actinobacteria in soils of the dry steppe zone of the Selenga Highlands (Western Transbaikalia) by E. P. Nikitina, L. B. Buyantueva, E. Yu. Abidueva, C. H. Sun

“…These habitats are among the target ecosystems suitable for isolating new strains of actinobacteria that are likely to produce new metabolites. This paper presents the results on the isolation of actinobacteria from soils of the dry steppe zone of the Selenga Highlands, the characterization of their taxonomic diversity, as well as ecological and trophic properties. …”
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Cramér-Rao Bound Analysis of Spatial Effects in 2D TOA Localization With Directive Antennas by Imran Moez Khan, Xuezhi Wang, William Moran, Wayne S. T. Rowe

“…Although Time-of-Arrival (TOA) localization is widely studied in the literature, most analyses assume omnidirectional antennas, which oversimplifies system performance and leaves the impact of antenna directivity underexplored. This paper introduces a new, more realistic and comprehensive model that accounts for directive antennas, offering a significant improvement over conventional TOA localization theory. …”
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Potential of the CLARA test facility for VHEE radiotherapy research by Deepa Angal-Kalinin, Deepa Angal-Kalinin, Deepa Angal-Kalinin, Stewart Boogert, Stewart Boogert, James Kevin Jones, James Kevin Jones

“…A new beam line has been designed to maximise the exploitation of the CLARA facility in a variety of scientific fields, including novel acceleration and new modalities of radiotherapy. In this paper, we present the specification and design of this beam line to explore the possibilities of pursuing R&D in very high-energy electron (VHEE) radiotherapy and VHEE with FLASH radiotherapy. …”
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Thermal Hydraulic and Neutronics Coupling Analysis for Plate Type Fuel in Nuclear Reactor Core by Linrong Ye, Mingjun Wang, Xin’an Wang, Jian Deng, Yan Xiang, Wenxi Tian, Suizheng Qiu, G. H. Su

“…The thermal hydraulic and neutronics coupling analysis is an important part of the high-fidelity simulation for nuclear reactor core. In this paper, a thermal hydraulic and neutronics coupling method was proposed for the plate type fuel reactor core based on the Fluent and Monte Carlo code. …”
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Effects of long-term fertilizer practices on rhizosphere soil ammonia oxidizer community structure under the double-cropping rice field by Haiming Tang, Li Wen, Lihong Shi, Kaikai Cheng, Geng Sun, Mei Sun, Weiyan Li

“…Therefore, the effects of different long-term (37 years) fertilizer managements on rhizosphere soil potential nitrification activity (PNA), AOA and AOB community structure, and its relationship under the double-cropping rice system in southern of China were studied in the present paper. The field experiment included without fertilizer input as a control (CK), inorganic fertilizer (MF), rice straw and inorganic fertilizer (RF), 30% organic manure and 70% inorganic fertilizer (OM). …”
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Reconstruction of Dynamical Forecasting Model between Western Pacific Subtropical High Area Index and Its Summer Monsoon Impact Factors Based on the Improved Self-Memorization Prin... by Mei Hong, Ren Zhang, Xi Chen, Shanshan Ge, Chengzu Bai, Vijay P. Singh

“…It is acknowledged that mechanism for the occurrence and development of WPSH is complex, so the discussion in this paper is therefore exploratory.…”
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Nutritional Quality of Edible Marine Bivalves from the Southern Coast of Italy, Mediterranean Sea by Francesca Biandolino, Antonella Di Leo, Isabella Parlapiano, Loredana Papa, Santina Giandomenico, Lucia Spada, Ermelinda Prato

“…The lipid nutritional quality indices showed that M. varia, M. galloprovincialis, O. edulis, S. marginatus and L. tuberculata might have beneficial effects for the consumer’s health. This paper will be of practical value from a health perspective for populations who consume shellfish and a powerful marketing tool for the bivalves farmer.…”
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The Principal of Dynamic Contrast Enhanced MRI, the Method of Pharmacokinetic Analysis, and Its Application in the Head and Neck Region by Toru Chikui, Makoto Obara, Arjan W. Simonetti, Masahiro Ohga, Shoichi Koga, Shintaro Kawano, Yoshio Matsuo, Takeshi Kamintani, Tomoko Shiraishi, Erina Kitamoto, Katsumasa Nakamura, Kazunori Yoshiura

“…The Toft and Kermode (TK) model is one of the most popular compartment models, which provide information about the influx forward volume transfer constant from plasma into the extravascular-extracellular space (EES) and the fractional volume of EES per unit volume of tissue is used in many clinical studies. This paper will introduce the method of pharmacokinetic analysis and also describe the clinical application of this technique in the head and neck region.…”
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A grounded theory study on medical students’ proxy online health information seeking behavior by Pan Minghao, He Leyun, Yang Jingying, Huang Wanyu, Wang Fan, Wang Linlin, Shen Meiyu

“…Objective The purpose of this study is to investigate medical students’ proxy health information seeking behavior for their family members, and to look into how they search, evaluate, and even apply health information from the Internet. The paper is going to explore the influencing factors of health information seeking behavior of medical students as well as the concerns and difficulties they might encounter during the searching process. …”
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Real-Time Voltage Stability Assessment With a Novel Bus Index Considering Impact of Connection to Distribution Networks by Sasan Azad, Mohammad Taghi Ameli, Mohammad Mehdi Amiri, Hossein Ameli, Mohammad Reza Shadi, Goran Strbac

“…To meet this challenge, a new real-time index for voltage stability assessment is introduced in this paper. Furthermore, the effect of distribution systems in voltage stability is investigated in this study using simultaneous modeling transmission and distribution systems. …”
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Energy-Efficient and Trust-Based Autonomous Underwater Vehicle Scheme for 6G-Enabled Internet of Underwater Things by Altaf Hussain, Shuaiyong Li, Tariq Hussain, Razaz Waheeb Attar, Ahmed Alhomoud, Reem Alsagri, Khalid Zaman

“…This paper introduces a novel energy-efficient lightweight, void hole avoidance, localization, and trust-based scheme, termed as Energy-Efficient and Trust-based Autonomous Underwater Vehicle (EETAUV) protocol designed for 6G-enabled underwater acoustic sensor networks (UASNs). …”
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The role of light in regulating plant growth, development and sugar metabolism: a review by Wenyuan Wu, Long Chen, Long Chen, Rentao Liang, Shiping Huang, Xiang Li, Bilei Huang, Huimin Luo, Miao Zhang, Xiaoxun Wang, Hua Zhu

“…We searched the available databases and found that there are fewer relevant reviews. Therefore, this paper provides a summary of the effects of light on plant growth and development and sugar metabolism, further elaborates on the mechanisms of light effects on plants, and provides some new insights for a better understanding of how plant growth is regulated under different light conditions.…”
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Power-sharing and Identity-Politics Transformation in Zanzibar, Tanzania by Moh'd Haji

“…So, in solving such an identity politics problem, the identity tragedy must be transformed and accommodated the rational politics. This paper seeks to examine the extent to which power-sharing transforms identity-based politics and is accommodated in Zanzibar. …”
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Experimental study of the impact of deck-charge structure on blast-induced fragmentation by Zhixian Hong, Ming Tao, Shurong Feng, Hao Liu, Wenhong Wu, Xudong Li, Shuai Liu

“…However, the relationships between blast-induced fragmentation and deck-charge structures remain not well understood. This paper aims to experimentally investigate the influences of deck ratio, deck position and deck material on blast-induced fragmentation. …”
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Prospective analysis of CKM element |Vcd| and D+-meson decay constant from leptonic decays D+ → ℓ+ν by Ya-Xiong Wang, Hai-Jiang Tian, Yin-Long Yang, Tao Zhong, Hai-Bing Fu

“…The leptonic decay of D+-meson has attracted significant interest due to its unique characteristics. In this paper, we carry out an investigation into the D+-meson leptonic decays D+→ℓ+νℓ with ℓ=(e,μ,τ) by employing the QCD sum rules approach. …”
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Research progress on nursing of postoperative delirium in the elderly patients with femoral neck fracture (老年股骨颈骨折术后谵妄的护理研究进展) by LI Jiao (李姣), HU Hairong (胡海荣), LI Meilian (李美连), JIA Zongyi (贾宗祎)

“…Postoperative delirium is a common complication affecting the rehabilitation of patients undergoing surgery for the femoral neck fracture, This paper introduced the relevant assessment of delirium, combed the elderly femoral neck fracture from several aspects the influence factors of postoperative delirium, and summarized the prevention and nursing measures of postoperative delirium, in order to provide the reference for the prevention of postoperative delirium and improvement of postoperative rehabilitation in the elderly patients with femoral neck fracture. …”
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Investigation of the preparation and performance of Ag-modified ZnO nanowall ultraviolet detector by Xiaoyang Wang, Juntang Dong, Shiguang Shang, Shiheng Xin, Shiping Li, Tingting Shao, Yanning Yang, Fuchun Zhang, Zeheng Ni

“…In this paper, silver (Ag) nanoparticle-modified zinc oxide (ZnO) nanowall photoconductive ultraviolet photodetector was prepared by using magnetron sputtering technology, electron beam evaporation method and hydrothermal method. …”
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Using the Integral Digital Twin for Product Carbon Footprint calculation by Sven Winter, Niklas Quernheim, Lars Arnemann, Phillip Bausch, Nicholas Frick, Joachim Metternich, Benjamin Schleich

“…A suitable technology to utilize the potential for sustainability improvement of products is the Digital Twin (DT). This paper introduces the concept of the Integral Digital Twin (IDT) in the context of ecological sustainability as a central data space and application hub for data-driven sustainability. …”
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Concrete Production and Curing with Recycled Wastewater: A Review on the Current State of Knowledge and Practice by Tobby Michael, Agwe, Tibenderana, Philip, Twesigye-Omwe, Moses N, Abdulkadir, Sholagberu Taofeeq

“…Concreting alone consumes, annually, over one trillion m3 of freshwater globally while the concept of the use of wastewater and/or recycled water in the concrete-making processes is yet to be adopted. Hence, this paper presents a general review of the current state of knowledge and practice on concrete production and curing using recycled wastewater from industrial, commercial, and domestic activities. …”
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