Effect of Pandemic COVID-19 on Tropical Forest Cover in Small Island: Case Mansinam Island Papua using Google Earth Imagery by Francine Hematang, Denisa Taran, Mutakim, Semuel Erari, Alfando Luas, Descarlo Worabai, Matheus Beljai

“…Future studies will be on the structure and composition of species in locations that experienced deforestation during the pandemic and detailed studies related to changes in the occupations of Mansinam people due to the pandemic that have a relationship with forests. …”
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Modification of Peck Formula to Predict Ground Surface Settlement of Twin Tunnels in Low Permeability Soil by Xiaowu Tang, Jiaxin Liang, Wei Liu, Yuhang Ye, Penglu Gan, Wenfang Zhao, Yue Yu

“…Accurate prediction of surface settlement induced by tunnel excavation is significant for preventing damage to existing structures under complex geological conditions. The Peck formula is currently considered as an efficient solution for surface settlement prediction. …”
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Identification of MORF4L1 as an endogenous substrate of CRBN and its potential role as a therapeutic target in cancer by Luyao Zhang, Shunfang Liu, Jingliang He, Zhongke Hu, Lan Zhu, Hongyi Huang, Qi Gao, Dan Wang, Lu Chen, Xingyu Zhang, Ruotong Liu, Jiayun Wang, Yizhuo Song, Kaile Zeng, Xiuming Li, Yulu Chen, Xun Zou, Shaojie Ma, Xiujun Wang, Guofeng Xu, Wei Liu, Bin Liu

“…Using proteomic analysis, co-immunoprecipitation, and structural modeling, we demonstrate that CRBN promotes MORF4L1 degradation under physiological conditions, which is further enhanced by the modulator CC-885. …”
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Effect of Coexisting TiO2 Powder on Ionic Conduction of Highly Concentrated LiTFSA Aqueous Electrolyte (20.5 mol kg−1) by Jingchao XU, Hideshi MAKI, Hiro MINAMIMOTO, Minoru MIZUHATA

“…Various spectroscopic measurement, such as Raman, near-infrared (NIR), and NMR spectra indicated that the presence of TiO2 disrupts the nanoscale water channel structure in the water-enriched regions of the bulk solution in the TiO2 powder/20.5 mol kg−1 LiTFSA solid-liquid coexistence system with a liquid phase volume fraction below 40 vol%, resulting in an unusual decrease in the electrical conductivity. …”
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Artificial Interference of Stress Field in a Near-Fracture Zone by Water Injection in a Preexisting Crack by Yongxiang Zheng, Jianjun Liu, Bohu Zhang

“…By stress artificial intervention, critical pressure for water channelling in fractured reservoirs, directional propagation of cracks in hydraulic fracturing, and stress adjustment on the structural plane were applied. This study provides guidance for artificial stress intervention in the exploitation of the underground resource.…”
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Global Research Priorities for Holistic Integration of Water and Power Systems by Rebecca O'Neil, Konstantinos Oikonomou, Vince Tidwell, Nathalie Voisin, Jessica Kerby, Z. Jason Hou, Masood Parvania, Ali T. Al-Awami, Mathaios Panteli, Steven A. Conrad, Ted K. A. Brekken

“…This persistent challenge is structural, as the sectors are organized and managed as separate systems. …”
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Emerging roles of extracellular vesicles in oral and maxillofacial areas by Qianting Wang, Jiayu Sun, Haci Jiang, Mengfei Yu

“…Extracellular vesicles are a group of heterogeneous lipid-bilayer membrane structures secreted by most cell types, including exosomes, microvesicles, and apoptotic bodies. …”
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PCNet: a human pose compensation network based on incremental learning for sports actions estimation by Jia-Hong Jiang, Nan Xia

“…We propose a higher-order feature compensator (HOF-compensator) to embed the attributes of the extremity into the torso and limbs topology structure, building a complete higher-order feature. …”
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Exploring the Civilizational Approach in Quranic Exegesis by Zahra Mahmudi, Habibollah Babaei

“…Civilization, as conceptualized here, is a structured, macro-level process that facilitates human development and the flourishing of potentialities through the growth of social relations. …”
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Automated Gain Measurement System for Wide-Band Antenna Based on Instruments Remote Access Techniques: Direct SCPI Commands by Ali Ameen Mohammad, Bashar Alwannos, Alaa Salman

“…The second branch modifies the structure of the software of the traditional remote access applications by mixing the operational instructions of the instrument with the direct SCPI commands. …”
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Exploring the Influence of School Climate on Teaching and Learning of Agriculture at Senior Secondary Schools in Eswatini by Alfred Tsikati, Dumisa Dlamini

“…School climate is the quality and character of school life reflected in its norms, goals, values, interpersonal relationships, teaching and learning practices and organizational structures. No study has been conducted to assess the school climate that exists in Eswatini schools. …”
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Emotional Experiences of Mental Health First Aid Trainees: A Qualitative Study by Alexander E. Chan, Emma T. Kniola, Raya Francis

“…This qualitative study used semi-structured interviews. Participants (n = 20) completed 30-minute interviews. …”
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Unveiling the role of lncRNA ERDR1 in immune cell regulation by Aihua Shu, Xu Tian, Jie Yue, Yuxia Jiang, Yifei Liu

“…In recent years, there has been a surge of interest in lncRNA research, leading to the discovery of their diverse structures and functions. This review focused on elucidating the regulatory roles of lncRNA erythroid differentiation regulatory 1 (Erdr1) within immune cells and its involvement in related disorders. …”
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Identifying and Compiling Stressful Environmental Factors and Comparing Them in the Regions of Kohmareh and Tasht Bakhtegan by Zainab Javid NematAbadi, Siamak Samani, Nadereh Sohrabi

“…Methods: To achieve this objective, data has been acquired through the utilization of structured interviews and comprehensive questionnaires. …”
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Bayesian Approach for Sequential Probabilistic Back Analysis of Uncertain Geomechanical Parameters and Reliability Updating of Tunneling-Induced Ground Settlements by Cong Li, Shui-Hua Jiang, Jinhui Li, Jinsong Huang

“…Within the framework of the proposed approach, a complex Bayesian back analysis problem is transformed into an equivalent structural reliability problem based on subset simulation. …”
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High‐Throughput Electrospinning of Unmodified and Aminated Poly(Pentafluorostyrene) for Fiber‐Reinforced Proton Exchange Membranes by Muhammad Solihul Mu'min, Anja Krieger, Maximilian Wagner, Simon Thiele, Jochen Kerres

“…The parameters are iterated toward optimized fiber structure and maximum output. The yielded fibers are infiltrated with Nafion and sulfonated polymer from bisphenol AF and decafluorobiphenyl (SFS001) by spray‐coating and doctor blading to obtain the fiber‐reinforced proton exchange membranes. …”
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Flexural strengthening and rehabilitation of continuous reinforced concrete beams using BFRP sheets: Experimental and analytical techniques by Mu'tasim Abdel-Jaber, Rawand Al-Nsour, Ahmed Ashteyat

“…The research demonstrates the effectiveness of BFRP in boosting structural integrity. The findings revealed substantial improvements in flexural strength, with increases ranging from 22.6 % to 80 %, along with enhanced ductility. …”
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Interaction Mechanisms of Cold Atmospheric Plasmas with HIV Capsid Protein by Reactive Molecular Dynamics Simulation by Ying Sun, Yang Chen, Yuantao Zhang

“…Furthermore, the generation of alcohol-based groups resulting from the impact of ROS can alter the hydrophobicity of molecules and induce damage to the primary, secondary, and tertiary structures of proteins. The dosage effects on the reaction processes and products induced by CAP are also explored with varying numbers of ROS in the simulation box, and the influences on the broken C–H, N–H, and C–N bonds are discussed. …”
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Blockchain-IoT Healthcare Applications and Trends: A Review by Wafaa A. N. A. Al-Nbhany, Ammar T. Zahary, Asma A. Al-Shargabi

“…Integrating blockchain technology with IoT extensively helps provide basic security requirements owing to the built-in security structure of the blockchain. Healthcare IoT applications are one of the industries that will be revolutionized by using IoT-blockchain technology. …”
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Ethical Leadership and Employee Performance in the Public Sector: The Mediating Effects of Motivation and Satisfaction by Kazeem Adebayo Oladimeji, Abdulrazaq Kayode Abdulkareem

“…This study is designed quantitatively, and data was collected through a structured questionnaire distributed among federal civil servants across five Ministries in Nigeria. …”
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