Hydrological Evaluation of Streamflow Drought Index Method for Different Time Scales: A Case Study of Arsuz Plain, Turkey by Evren TURHAN, Buse Duyan Çulha, Serin Değerli

“…Hydrological drought can be explained as the decrease in clean water resources caused by climate change. In this paper, Arsuz Plain, one of the agricultural protected area in the Asi River Basin, was selected as the case study for the hydrological drought analysis. …”
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Study of Body Composition and Metabolic Parameters in HIV-1 Male Patients by Gurudath Gundurao Sreekantamurthy, N Biplab Singh, Th Bhimo Singh, Th Suraj Singh, Karam Romeo Singh

“…There was no significant difference among different study populations in terms of BMI (P=0.917), body water (P=0.318), body fat (P=0.172), bone mass (P=0.200), and muscle mass (P=0.070). …”
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Transgene Pyramiding of the HVA1 and mtlD in T3 Maize (Zea mays L.) Plants Confers Drought and Salt Tolerance, along with an Increase in Crop Biomass by Thang Xuan Nguyen, Truong Nguyen, Hussien Alameldin, Benjamin Goheen, Wayne Loescher, Mariam Sticklen

“…Plants transcribing a combination of the HVA1+mtlD showed higher leaf relative water content (RWC) and greater plant survival as compared with their single transgene transgenic plants and with their control plants under drought stress. …”
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Antioxidant, Antimicrobial, and Protein Kinase Inhibition Profiling of C. ambrosioides Seed Extracts along with RP-HPLC by Saira Bano, Muhammad Waleed Baig, Mohammad K. Okla, Syeda Saniya Zahra, Nosheen Akhtar, Wahidah H. Al-Qahtani, Hamada AbdElgawad, Ihsan-Ul Haq

“…RP-HPLC quantified rutin (1.98 μg/mg) in methanol extract whereas quercetin (0.322 μg/mg) and kaempferol (2.86 μg/mg) in methanol-distilled water extract. Methanol extract exhibited highest ascorbic acid equivalent (AAE) free radical (DPPH) scavenging (IC50 of 110.7±5 μg/ml), total antioxidant capacity (110.6±2.2 μg AAE/mg), and total reducing power (94.30±0.46 μg AAE/mg). …”
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Roman stamped bricks from the Tussla-collection in the Hungarian National Museum by Linda Dobosi, Tamás Szabadváry

“…The different kinds of ceramic building material catalogued include two antefixes, five terracotta water pipes, four tubuli, 21 round suspensura bricks, 32 rectangular lateres, 30 tegulae and 5 imbrices. …”
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Medición "in situ" de la permeabilidad al aire del hormigón: status quo Concrete air permeability "in situ "test status quo by Luis Ebensperger, Roberto Torrent

“…Correlations between the air permeability coefficient kT and other durability indicators, such as chloride migration (ASTM C1202), penetration of water under pressure (EN 12390-8) or capillary action are presented. …”
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Diurnal Variation of Chemical Characteristics and Source Identification of Fine Particles in the Kaohsiung Harbor by Yu-Lun Tseng, Kwok-Wai Wong, Chung-Shin Yuan, Chitsan Lin

“…Three sites located in the harbor areas were selected for simultaneously sampling 12-h PM2.5 in four months with consecutive seven days in each month. Water-soluble ions (WSIs), metallic elements, carbons, anhydrosugars, and organic acids in PM2.5 were analyzed to characterize their chemical fingerprints and monthly variation. …”
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HydroEcoLSTM: A Python package with graphical user interface for hydro-ecological modeling with long short-term memory neural network by Tam V. Nguyen, Vinh Ngoc Tran, Hoang Tran, Doan Van Binh, Toan D. Duong, Thanh Duc Dang, Pia Ebeling

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The Protective Effect of Naringin against Bleomycin-Induced Pulmonary Fibrosis in Wistar Rats by Nergiz H. Turgut, Haki Kara, Sahende Elagoz, Koksal Deveci, Huseyin Gungor, Emre Arslanbas

“…Rats were administered a single dose of bleomycin (5 mg/kg; via the tracheal cannula) alone or followed by either naringin 40 mg/kg (orally) or naringin 80 mg/kg (orally) or water (1 mL, orally) for 14 days. Rats and lung tissue were weighed to determine the lung index. …”
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The Association between Chronic Arsenic Exposure and Hypertension: A Meta-Analysis by Tanvir Abir, Bayzidur Rahman, Catherine D'Este, Abdulaziz Farooq, Abul Hasnat Milton

“…Using the exposure as arsenic concentration in the drinking water, the OR estimate was 1.9 (95% CI: 1.2–3.0), with the I2 = 92%, while using the exposure as concentration and duration, the OR estimate was 1.4 (95% CI: 0.95–2.0) with the I2 = 80%. …”
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‘Braun’: the first russian cotton cultivar with naturally colored fiber by R. K. Tuz, M. Sh. Asfandiiarova, L. P. Podolnaya

“…Most commercial cotton cultivars have white fiber. Massive energy and water consumption during the production of fabrics from such fiber generates significant problems, so in recent decades more and more cotton cultivars with naturally colored fiber have appeared in the world. …”
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Transcriptome-based insights into the calcium transport mechanism of chick chorioallantoic membrane by Qun Huang, Ran Yang, Qia Wang, Hui Teng, Hongbo Song, Fang Geng, Peng Luo

“…Chorioallantoic membrane (CAM) is responsible for respiratory gas exchange, eggshell calcium transport, embryonic acid-base equilibrium, allantoic ion, and water reabsorption during avian embryonic development. …”
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Anticancer Activity of Ferulic Acid-Inorganic Nanohybrids Synthesized via Two Different Hybridization Routes, Reconstruction and Exfoliation-Reassembly by Hyoung-Jun Kim, Kitae Ryu, Joo-Hee Kang, Ae-Jin Choi, Tae-il Kim, Jae-Min Oh

“…The zeta potential values of pristine and nanohybrids in deionized water were determined to be positive, while those in cell culture media shifted to negative values. …”
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A Self-Emulsifying Nanococktail of Pomegranate and Cannabidiol Reduces Cognitive Decline in Mice by Shoseyov O, Palatnik A, Dadon-Freiberg M, Dagan O, Shaltiel Karyo R

“…The best-performing extract in the in-vitro assays was nano-formulated via self-emulsifying system with PSO and administered to aged mice and mice with MK-801-induced cognitive decline, which were then subjected to a Morris water maze test and Y-maze test, respectively.Results: Aged mice chronically fed Nano-PSO:CBD performed with a 22– 31% shorter escape latency (p ≤ 0.05), 23% shorter distance swam and increased average speed as compared to aged control mice. …”
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Noninvasive Evaluation of the Biomechanical Accommodations to Bolus Volume during Human Swallowing by Qiang Li, Kazuhiro Hori, Kazuhiro Murakami, Yoshitomo Minagi, Yoshinobu Maeda, Yongjin Chen, Takahiro Ono

“…Fifteen healthy male subjects were recruited and instructed to swallow 5, 10, and 15 ml of water. The sensing system consisted of a tongue pressure sensor sheet, bend sensor, surface electrodes, and a microphone. …”
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Column operation studies for the removal of dyes and phenols using a low cost adsorbent by V. K. Gupta, I. Tyagi, S. Agarwal, R. Singh, M. Chaudhary, A. Harit, S. Kushwaha

“…The results show that the carbonaceous adsorbent prepared from carbon slurry being porous and having appreciable surface area (380 m2/g) can remove dyes both cationic (meldola blue, methylene blue, chrysoidine G, crystal violet) as well as anionic (ethyl orange, metanil yellow, acid blue 113), and phenols (phenol, 2-chlorophenol, 4-chlorophenol and 2,4-dichlorophenol) fruitfully from water. The column type continuous flow operations were used to obtain the breakthrough curves. …”
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Mechanism of steel slag powder stabilization and improvement of expansive clay by Yinlei SUN, Chuan YU, Lei LIAO, Zhifei LI

“…By reducing the particle size of SSP, adding alkaline exciters or compound modification can improve its cementation activity and hydration rate. (3) SSP as a soil conditioner can significantly improve the performance of expansive clay, including expansion and contraction and mechanical properties. (4) The studies on the interaction mechanism between SSP and clay and the application effect of composite exciters remain insufficient and requires further investigation. (5) Future research should consider the chemical and physical properties under the coupling of different factors, including the chemical-mineral composition and the microstructure evolution law of the soil, as well as the mechanical properties of the soil under the water-chemical-force interactions. By further exploring the micro-mechanism and engineering properties of SSP-amended soils, the value of their engineering applications can be improved, providing valuable insights for the recycling of solid waste resources and environmental protection.…”
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IMPACT ON THE LIVELIHOOD OF RURAL FARMERS DUE TO THE ADOPTION OF MODERN AGRICULTURAL TOOLS AND TECHNOLOGY IN NEPAL by Binisha Paudel, Sunil Regmi

“…It helps to maximize the efficiency of resource use, minimize waste and environmental effects, analyze the amount of nutrients in the soil, estimate crop water requirements, etc. Farmers are now able to monitor and identify their needs and problems themselves, optimize balanced doses of fertilization, track crop health and pest infestation, etc thus improving crop quality.…”
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Development of Simultaneous Analysis of Thirteen Bioactive Compounds in So-Cheong-Ryong-Tang Using UPLC-DAD by Ji Hyun Jeong, Seon Yu Lee, Bo Na Kim, Guk Yeo Lee, Seong Ho Ham

“…The chromatographic separation of the analytes was performed by an ACQUITY UPLC BEH C18 column (1.7 μM, 2.1 × 100 mm, Waters) with a mobile phase of water containing 0.01% (v/v) phosphoric acid and acetonitrile containing 0.01% (v/v) phosphoric acid. …”
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A Typical Basalt Platform Landslide: Mechanism and Stability Prediction of Xiashan Landslide by Yongliang Huang, Zhiwei Sun, Chunyan Bao, Man Huang, Anyuan Li, Minghao Liu

“…Therefore, the landslide should be controlled through water treatment and integrated with engineering measures.…”
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