Design and fabrication of a device for cleaning greenhouse roofs by Ahmed Amin, Xiaochan Wang, Zhao Lianyuan, Yinyan Shi, Ren Xiaoyan, Mahmoud Okasha, Reda Hassanien Emam Hassanien

“…Dust, algae, mold, lichen, and moss accumulation on the greenhouse cover materials could hinder sun lights and decrease the internal light intensity in greenhouses. …”
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A comprehensive review on eutectic phase change materials: Development, thermophysical properties, thermal stability, reliability, and applications by Abhishek Anand, Muhamad Mansor, Kamal Sharma, Amritanshu Shukla, Atul Sharma, Md Irfanul Haque Siddiqui, Kishor Kumar Sadasivuni, Neeraj Priyadarshi, Bhekisipho Twala

“…Phase change materials (PCMs) are important constituents for the storage of thermal energy available from the sun. It acts as a bridge between energy demand and supply while reducing the mismatch. …”
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Assessment and Determination of Bittering Agents, Essential Oils, and Antioxidants of Gesho (Rhamnus prinoides L. Herit) Collected from Amhara Region, Ethiopia by Abebe Worku Negash, Belay Tilahun Tadesse, Berhanu Andualem Tsehai

“…The leaves of R. prinoides were collected from eleven different sample sites and allowed to sun dry and then powdered. It was further dried in an oven at 60°C for 1 h, and then, total resin, essential oils, alpha acid, iso-alpha acid, beta acid, flavonoids, and polyphenols of R. prinoides were determined. …”
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Inflammatory biomarkers of neutrophil-to-lymphocyte and platelet-to-lymphocyte ratios in 563 severe OSA patients before and after surgery by Chung-Wei Lin, Pei-Wen Lin, Li-Wen Chiu, Han-Tan Chai, Chun-Tuan Chang, Michael Friedman, Anna M. Salapatas, Sara Rahavi-Ezabadi, Hsin-Ching Lin

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Natural sources, refined extraction, biosynthesis, metabolism, and bioactivities of dietary polymethoxyflavones (PMFs) by Renyou Gan, Yi Liu, Hang Li, Yu Xia, Huan Guo, Fang Geng, Qiguo Zhuang, Huabin Li, Dingtao Wu

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The protoplast two-way fusions and fusant characteristics of Antrodia cinnamomea and Cordyceps militaris by Wei-Kuang Lai, Yang-Chang Wu, Tai-Sheng Yeh, Chun-Ren Hsieh, Yi-Hong Tsai, Chien-Kei Wei, Chi-Ying Li, Ying-Chen Lu, Fang-Rong Chang

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Epsilon Canis Majoris: The Brightest Extreme-ultraviolet Source with Surprisingly Low Interstellar Absorption by J. Michael Shull, Rachel M. Curran, Michael W. Topping

“…With its 27.3 ± 0.4 km s ^−1 heliocentric radial velocity and small proper motion, ϵ CMa passed within 9.3 ± 0.5 pc of the Sun 4.4 Myr ago, with a 180 times higher photoionization rate.…”
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Utilization of drying beds to produce safe agricultural fertilizer from sewage sludge by Luay Qrenawi, Majd Nassar, Dina Nassar, Maram Hamada, Reem Al-Halabi

“…This study aimed to treat sludge generated at North Gaza WWTP, to produce rich nutrients fertilizer, to apply it in a greenhouse, and to compare its performance with different fertilizers.Method: The concept of drying beds was applied to 1500 kg of sludge, which was exposed to the sun for 75 days; it was tested every 15 days to measure quality parameters.Results: After 45 days, complete removal of F.C., E-Coli, salmonella, and helminths was achieved. …”
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Characterizing a complex buildup in the Pearl River Mouth Basin of the northern South China Sea: an interplay of carbonates and igneous rocks by Beichen Chen, Leyi Xu, Baojun Liu, Lili Zhang, Dong Xiao, Ya Gao, Ya Gao, Feng Wu, Xueqi Yang, Yaming Zou, Yongkun Ma, Yinglin Zhang

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PENERAPAN KONSEP PENGHAWAAN ALAMI PADA DESAIN SANATORIUM DI KABUPATEN GOWA by Suhardi M, Marwati Marwati, Nursyam Nursyam

“…The analysis process begins with discussing the site's physical health in the land elevation, wind orientation, sun trajectory, and tread temperature. Then it is followed by the processing of space zones and shapes and concludes with the discussion of window openings in buildings. …”
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Time in Range, as a Novel Metric of Glycemic Control, Is Reversely Associated with Presence of Diabetic Cardiovascular Autonomic Neuropathy Independent of HbA1c in Chinese Type 2 D... by Qingyu Guo, Pu Zang, Shaoying Xu, Wenjing Song, Zhen Zhang, Chunyan Liu, Zhanhong Guo, Jing Chen, Bin Lu, Ping Gu, Jiaqing Shao

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Extreme drought-heatwave exacerbates water quality deterioration in China by Jie Jiang, Zhaoli Wang, Zhenxing Zhang, Xushu Wu, Chengguang Lai, Zhaoyang Zeng, Xiaohong Chen

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Modifiable factors for irritable bowel syndrome: evidence from Mendelian randomisation approach by Jinling Tang, Zhirong Yang, Shanshan Wu, Feng Sha, Tengfei Lin, Di Liu, Meiling Cao, Yiwen Jiang, Weijie Cao, Fuxiao Li

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Enhanced preoperative prediction of breast lesion pathology, prognostic biomarkers, and molecular subtypes using multiple models diffusion-weighted MR imaging by Litong He, Feng Li, Yanjin Qin, Yuling Li, Qilan Hu, Zhiqiang Liu, Yunfei Zhang, Tao Ai

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Prediction Efficiency of Postoperative Acute Kidney Injury in Acute Stanford Type A Aortic Dissection Patients with Renal Resistive Index and Semiquantitative Color Doppler by Huai Qin, Yaqiong Li, Nan Zhang, Tiezhu Wang, Zhanming Fan

“…Methods. 84 AAAD patients received Sun’s surgical management, and 67 patients were enrolled. …”
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Additively manufactured biodegradable Zn metamaterials with tunable Poisson’s ratio and enhanced mechanical properties by Yixuan Shi, Jiaqi Gao, Xuan Li, Zui Tao, Chengcong Huang, Shangyan Zhao, Yuzhi Wu, Youwen Yang, Yabin Yang, Yageng Li, Lu-Ning Wang

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Low-exhaustion peripheral circulating γδ T cells serve as a biomarker for predicting the clinical benefit rate of non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) patients to chemotherapy or tar... by Dongdong Zhang, Guichao Liu, Jinhui Ye, Ke Li, Guojun Zhang, Qiang Quan, Xinhai Zhu, Peng Li

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SKYSURF. VI. The Impact of Thermal Variations of HST on Background Light Estimates by Isabel A. McIntyre, Timothy Carleton, Rosalia O’Brien, Rogier A. Windhorst, Sarah Caddy, Seth H. Cohen, Rolf A. Jansen, John MacKenty, Scott J. Kenyon

“…Here, we use archival Wide Field Camera 3 (WFC3)/IR engineering data to investigate and model changes in the temperature of various components in HSTs optical path as a function of time (solar cycle) and time of the year (Earth–Sun distance). We also specifically investigate changes in temperature with HST's orbital phase and time since Earth occultation. …”
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Correlation and diagnostic significance of CD4 T cell subsets and NLRP3 inflammasome in ulcerative colitis: the role of the NLRP3/T-bet/GATA3 axis by Yingnan Hu, Jingyi Tang, Dian Yu, Shuo Su, Jintao Fang, Linying Xia, Wenjun Xu, Weihan Zhu, Ninping Song, Fengyong Wang, Dechang Diao, Wei Zhang

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Assessment of Vitamin D3 Level Among a Sample of Type 2 Diabetic Patients Attending Diabetes and Endocrinology Center in Al-Hilla City by Ahmed Mahdi Habeeb, Atta Ah Mousa Al-Sarray, Ali Hussein Al Hafidh, Rafah Sabah Barrak, Afraa Brahim

“…Humans get vitamin D from their diets or from being exposed to ultraviolet B radiation from the sun. Aside from its well-known effects on bone health, vitamin D has been hypothesized to play a role in various disease states and health situations, such as cardiovascular disease and type 2 diabetes. …”
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