Expected annual minima from an idealized moving-average drought index by J. H. Stagge, K. Sung, K. Sung, I. F. Munyejuru, M. A. I. Haidar

“…<p>Numerous drought indices originate from the Standardized Precipitation Index (SPI) and use a moving-average structure to quantify drought severity by measuring normalized anomalies in hydroclimate variables. …”
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Implementing regional blue economy research and innovation strategies: a case study for the Black Sea by Baris Salihoglu, Baris Salihoglu, Mustafa Yücel, Pinar Uygurer, Ezgi Şahin Yücel, Evangelos Papathanassiou, Devrim Tezcan, Adrian Stanica, Irina Stanciu, Snejana Petrova Moncheva, Nina Dzhembekova, Kremena Blagovestova Stefanova, Viktor Komorin, Tudor Castravet, Kakhaber Bilashvili, Valerian Melikidze, Mamuka Gvilava, Salome Kobaidze

“…Since 2019, efforts focused on developing concrete actions under the Black Sea SRIA Implementation Plan (IP) to contribute to the national blue economy strategies, better structuring of the relevant funding mechanisms for solution-oriented implementation and the international and regional strategies, supporting the co-funding mechanisms. …”
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High Catalytic Selectivity of Electron/Proton Dual‐Conductive Sulfonated Polyaniline Micropore Encased IrO2 Electrocatalyst by Screening Effect for Oxygen Evolution of Seawater Ele... by Yuhan Shen, Shengqiu Zhao, Fanglin Wu, Hao Zhang, Liyan Zhu, Mingjuan Wu, Tian Tian, Haolin Tang

“…Molecular dynamics simulations demonstrate that the conjugated organic framework blocked 98.62% of Cl− in seawater from reaching the catalyst. This structure combines electron conductivity from the organic framework and proton conductivity from ‐SO3H, weakens the Cl− adsorption, and suppresses metal‐chlorine coupling, thus enhancing the catalytic activity and selectivity. …”
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Changes of Quality Characteristics before and after Embrittlement of Oreochromis niloticus×O. aureus by Mei CHEN, Jingkai QIN, Ziyi YANG, Zhongyi QIN, Jie ZHOU, Jiequn JIANG, Xiaoling LIU

“…The freezing point of CT was −0.81℃, lower than that of NT was −0.73 ℃, and the enthalpy of protein denaturation was 21.48% higher than that of NT. The muscle fiber structure of CT was more compact and dense, and the hardness, stickiness and mastication of CT were significantly higher than those of NT (P<0.05). …”
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Characterization of MADS-Box Gene Family in <i>Isatis indigotica</i> and Functional Study of <i>IiAP1</i> in Regulating Floral Transition and Formation by Yanqin Ma, Yanhong Lan, Ju Li, Haicheng Long, Yujie Zhou, Zhi Li, Mingjun Miao, Jian Zhong, Haie Wang, Wei Chang, Ziqin Xu, Liang Yang

“…IiMADS proteins in the same cluster had similar motifs and gene structures. In total, 102 IiMADS-box genes were unevenly distributed across seven chromosomes. …”
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Knowledge, attitudes, practices, and vaccination coverage of medical students toward hepatitis B virus in North Sudan, 2023 by Osama M.I. Mohamed, Hassan S.H. Mohammedali, Shimaa N.A. Mohamed, Hussein A.S. Ahmed, Alaa A.M. Mohamedsalih, Ola M.A. Abdalgani, Tebian A.A. Mohammedosman, Alaa A.A. Ali, Thuiba A.H. Ali, Othman N.O. Amin, Mohamed A. Issak, Mohamed O. Abdelaziz

“…Data were collected using a structured scale using online Google Forms. Descriptive and comparative analyses were performed using SPSS version 26. …”
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Towards Equitable Diabetes Care: A Global Perspective on Quality Measurement Exchange by Alon Rasooly, Orly Manor, Ruitai Shao, Moriah E. Ellen, Nadav Davidovitch

“…Employing a realist evaluation methodology, we conducted database searches for peer-reviewed articles, international organizations’ documents, and country-level reports. Semi-structured online interviews were conducted with corresponding authors. …”
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Teachers’ responses to racism and racist bullying in Dutch primary schools by Karen M. A. Sieben-Aduful, Roy A. Willems, Trijntje Völlink, Nico van der Wiel, Maria Sapouna, Pieter de Bruijn, Gemma Blok, Gemma Blok, Arjan E. R. Bos, Arjan E. R. Bos, Giel van Lankveld

“…Additionally, this study aims to explore how racism is discussed in class.MethodWith nine semi-structured in-depth interviews teachers’ attitudes and reactions toward racist bullying were examined as well as their perceived competence and skills of handling this. …”
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Microbiota, parasitic infections and their relationship with nutritional status and neurocognitive functioning in children from Ecuador—Proyecto Guagua: research protocol for a cro... by Sandra Victoria Abril-Ulloa, Tannia Valeria Carpio-Arias, Renata Alejandra Alvarado-Barba, Cristina Gabriela Ríos-Romero, Pamela Vinueza-Veloz, Sueny Paloma Lima-dos-Santos, Sueny Paloma Lima-dos-Santos, Igor Eduardo Astudillo-Skliarova, Igor Eduardo Astudillo-Skliarova, Ruth Irene Arias-Gutiérrez, Manuel Pérez-Quintana, Henk-Jan Boele, Henk-Jan Boele, Henk-Jan Boele, María Fernanda Vinueza-Veloz

“…In the analysis phase, we aim to describe differences in microbiota population structure and diversity among undernourished and obese/overweight children, and children with parasitosis compared to their peers. …”
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Case Report: The Versatile Art of Reconstruction: A Decade‐Long Journey With Recurrent Facial Basal Cell Carcinoma by T. H. Pathirana, V. Bandaranayake, A. P. Nellihela, S. Nikeshala, T. Saranga, A. Abegunasekara, S. Gunathilake, N. J. Asanthi

“…The procedure was executed while preserving the pertinent neurovascular structures, maintaining oral competence, and restoring the lower face. …”
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Morphological typification ofel negro stream in its lower basin. Ventania system, argentina by Alicia M. Campo, Verónica Gil, Guadalupe Ybarra Alcaráz, Antonela Volonté

“…Morphology varies according to the structure and the drainage network. Fluvial systems typification classifies and characterize rivers in order to provide substantial information about every section. …”
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Theoretical Study of the Quadruple Gamma Transitions of Radioactive Radon and Radium Isotopes Based on Half-Life by Duaa Abed Salim, Waleed Jabbar Mhana, Hadeel Ghali Ishnayin, Khalid Hadi Mahdi

“…The purpose of this study is to investigate the significance of quadruple gamma transitions with |M(E2)|2w.u↓ as a valuable probe of the internal structure, deformations, and energy levels of atomic nuclei. …”
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Functional Skin Grafts: Where Biomaterials Meet Stem Cells by Amtoj Kaur, Swati Midha, Shibashish Giri, Sujata Mohanty

“…This complexity makes it difficult to mimic the native skin structure using conventional tissue engineering approaches. …”
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Improving the charge transport of perovskite nanocrystal light-emitting-diodes through Benzylammonium ligand exchange by Minsik Gong, Dong Gyu Lee, Gwang Yong Shin, Yun Seop Shin, Donghwan Yun, Yunhye Jeong, Sang Wook Park, Chan Beom Park, Yung Jin Yoon, Sung Yong Bae, Yun-Hi Kim, Jin Young Kim, Tae Kyung Lee, Gi-Hwan Kim

“…Additionally, aromatic ring-containing ligands improve conductivity of the film due to their conjugated structure. Herein, we introduced benzalkonium (BA) to synthesize CsPbBr3 NCs with high quality and explored ligand their optical and electrical properties. …”
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Diagnosis of Coronary Heart Disease Through Deep Learning-Based Segmentation and Localization in Computed Tomography Angiography by Bo Zhao, Jianjun Peng, Ce Chen, Yongyan Fan, Kai Zhang, Yang Zhang

“…Coronary computed tomography angiography (CCTA) has emerged as a non-invasive modality for detailed coronary artery visualization; however, automatic and accurate segmentation of coronary structures from CCTA images remains challenging. Conventional convolutional neural networks (CNNs), despite their success in medical imaging, face limitations in capturing the complex, long-range dependencies in coronary artery images due to their localized receptive fields. …”
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Microstructural Analysis and Constitutive Modeling of Superplastic Deformation Behavior of Al-Mg-Zn-Cu-Zr-xNi Alloys with Different Ni Contents by Zarnigor S. Turaeva, Ahmed O. Mosleh, Olga A. Yakovtseva, Anton D. Kotov, Anastasia V. Mikhaylovskaya

“…Due to the fine Al₃Zr precipitates, the alloys exhibit a partially recrystallized grain structure before the onset of superplastic deformation. …”
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Hypertension and retinal microvascular dysfunction (HyperVasc): protocol of a randomised controlled exercise trial in patients with hypertension by Justin Carrard, Lukas Streese, Timo Hinrichs, Henner Hanssen, Arno Schmidt-Trucksäss, Konstantin Gugleta, Joséphine Gander, Christoph Hauser

“…Introduction Hypertension is a global healthcare burden that affects the structure and function of the macrocirculation and microcirculation and induces disease-specific end-organ damage. …”
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Collaborative communication-based ocean observation research with heterogeneous unmanned surface vessels by Zhen Kang, Zhen Kang, Miao Gao, Miao Gao, Zihao Liao, Anmin Zhang, Anmin Zhang

“…This verifies that heterogeneous USV clusters can seamlessly form and maintain formation shapes during communication topology transformations through formation simulation experiments involving four heterogeneous USVs was 22% higher than that of dispersed control topology structures. This study provides a solid foundation for future investigations into the cooperative control of heterogeneous USV clusters and their applications in marine observations.…”
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Iodine/Chlorine Multi‐Electron Conversion Realizes High Energy Density Zinc‐Iodine Batteries by Jiajin Zhao, Yan Chen, Mengyan Zhang, Ziqi An, Binbin Nian, Wenfeng Wang, Hao Wu, Shumin Han, Yuan Li, Lu Zhang

“…Spectroscopic characterizations and calculations analyses reveal that EG integrates into the Zn2+ solvation structure as a hydrogen‐bond donor, competitively binding O atoms in H2O, which triggers a transition from water‐rich to water‐poor clusters of Zn2+, effectively disrupting the H2O hydrogen‐bond network. …”
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Smaller sizes of polyethylene terephthalate microplastics mainly stimulate heterotrophic N2O production in aerobic granular sludge systems by Yingrui Liu, Yanying He, Qian Lu, Tingting Zhu, Yufen Wang, Yindong Tong, Yingxin Zhao, Bing-Jie Ni, Yiwen Liu

“…Mainstream aerobic granular sludge (AGS) systems possess potentially strong N2O-sink capability, which may be reduced by PET MPs stress through altering N2O-contributing pathways, electron transfer, and microbial community structures. In this study, the effects of PET MPs with two common particle sizes of effluent from WWTPs (0.1 and 0.5 mm) on N2O turnovers, production pathways and N2O-sink capability were systematically disclosed in AGS systems by a series of biochemical tests and molecular biological means to achieve the goal of carbon neutrality. …”
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