Improving Soil Moisture Estimation by Integrating Remote Sensing Data into HYDRUS-1D Using an Ensemble Kalman Filter Approach by Yule Sun, Quanming Liu, Chunjuan Wang, Qi Liu, Zhongyi Qu

“…Reliable soil moisture projections are critical for optimizing crop productivity and water savings in irrigation in arid and semi-arid regions. …”
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Evaluation of Adulticidal Clorine with Black Sand, White Sand and Silica Sand for Decline Coliform Bacteria by Rezania Asyfiradayati, Eni Budiyati, Mitoriana Porusia, Muhammad Rivandi Athaya, Afnan Zain Muzakki, Jenita Berlian Nindyasari, Siti Rohana Mohd Yatim

“…Methods: The study population comprised all water sources in the Pabelan Kartasura Sukoharjo Village area, with a total sample volume of 720 litres. …”
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Dynamic Evaluation of Water Utilization Efficiency in Large Coal Mining Area Based on Life Cycle Sustainability Assessment Theory by Junyao Yang, Liangliang Guo

“…Coal mining enterprises have a variety of water sources, complex drainage structures, long production chain, and many links, which lead to uncoordinated water utilization and low water efficiency. …”
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Evaluating land capability using site assessment and land evaluation model in GIS in a watershed scale by Xuedi Zhai, Mingxuan Yi, Zhiyuan An, Kuan Li

“…We concluded that the integration of the LESA method with ArcGIS is a practical tool for land-use planners, helping to identify limitations and to optimize land-use planning for sustainable agricultural development.…”
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Drying Characteristics of Chicken Manure Under a Variable Temperature Process by Xuanyang Li, Xiangtao Kang, Lei Xi, Qi Dou, Zhifang Shi, Tongshuai Liu, Limin Wang

“…In recent years, employing an auxiliary heat source, combined with residual heat from chicken house ventilation, to dry chicken manure has emerged as a novel manure treatment method. …”
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Short-term residential load forecasting via transfer learning and multi-attention fusion for EVs’ coordinated charging by Shuhua Gao, Yuanbin Liu, Jing Wang, Zhengfang Wang, Xu Wenjun, Renfeng Yue, Ruipeng Cui, Yong Liu, Xuezhong Fan

“…To address data scarcity issues, we introduce transfer learning, selecting the best-performing model on the target task as the source model to avoid negative transfer effects. Ultimately, the experimental results show that our proposed method achieves the best forecasting performance in the datasets in five different regions. …”
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Comparison of genotyping assays for detection of targeted CRISPR/Cas mutagenesis in highly polyploid sugarcane by Eleanor J. Brant, Eleanor J. Brant, David May, David May, Ayman Eid, Ayman Eid, Fredy Altpeter, Fredy Altpeter

“…While DNA sequencing provides direct evidence of targeted mutagenesis, it is cost-prohibitive as a primary screening method in sugarcane and most other methods of identifying mutant lines have not been optimized for use in highly polyploid species. …”
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Ortho-3DGS: True Digital Orthophoto Generation From Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Imagery Using the Depth-Regulated 3D Gaussian Splatting by Junxing Yang, Zhenglong Cai, Tianjiao Wang, Tong Ye, Haoran Gao, He Huang

“…True digital orthophoto maps (DOMs) are vital spatial data sources due to their high precision, detail, and accessibility. …”
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MODERN VIEWS ON TOOTH WHITENING by O.S. Kyrmanov, A.V. Lemeshko

“…Purpose. Analysis of the sources of scientific and medical information about the features of tooth whitening by various methods and their effectiveness with the presentation of their own clinical examples. …”
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Antagonistic effects of Bacillus species against bacterial multi-drug resistant (MDR) food-borne pathogens and aflatoxigenic fungi by Temilade Ozabor, Deborah Falomo, Elizabeth Taiwo, Oyindamola Alabi, Precious Adediran, Femi Ayoade, Ilesanmi Fadahunsi, Janet Olaitan

“…Morphological and biochemical characterizations were done using standard methods.  Production of cell-free metabolites, agar well diffusion, optimization of Bacillus growth rates, and enzymatic assays were also carried out using standard techniques, while aflatoxin quantification and qualification were done using high-performance thin-layer chromatography (HP-TLC).  …”
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Using pelleted lateral buds of sugarcane stalk as seeds with an approach to improve sugarcane yield components by Zahra Ajribzadeh, Salim Farzaneh, Mahmoud Shomeili, Hamidreza Balouchi, Raouf Seyed Sharifi

“…The research problem focuses on developing a sustainable and mechanize approach in sugarcane cultivation, optimizing seed quality and planting technique to address challenges such as high production costs, labor-intensive practices, and inefficient resource use in current traditional methods. …”
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How are clinical exercise physiology postgraduate courses taught and assessed in the UK? A multimethod qualitative exploration by Helen Jones, Daniel J Green, Louise H Naylor, Lee Graves, Gemma Miller, Anthony Crozier, Christopher David Askew, Ellen A Dawson, Connor Osin, Ian Sadler

“…Two themes (placement tariffs/assessors in situ and role play/simulation) were identified for the assessment of students.Conclusion Clinical placements remain the optimal method for developing the knowledge, skills and competency to practice for student CEPs. …”
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Impact of extraction techniques and processing conditions on pectin and antioxidant recovery from mango peels by Margaret James, Samuel Imathiu, Søren B. Engelsen, Willis Owino

“…Abstract The mango processing industry generates peels as byproducts, which are a rich source of bioactive compounds, including pectin. This study aimed to evaluate the impact of extraction methods on antioxidants and pectin yields from mango peels to determine the most effective techniques for recovery of bioactive compounds for potential applications in food industry. …”
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An Improved Machine Learning-Based Model for Detecting and Classifying PQDs with High Noise Immunity in Renewable-Integrated Microgrids by Irfan Ali Channa, Dazi Li, Mohsin Ali Koondhar, Fida Hussain Dahri, Ibrahim Mahariq

“…Recently, renewable energy sources integrated with microgrid (MG) networks have provided safe, secure, and reliable power supply to both utility and industrial purposes. …”
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Time Frequency Analysis Based Fault Detection in PV Array Using Scaling Basis Chirplet Transform by S Ramana Kumar Joga, Chidurala SaiPrakash, Srikanth Velpula, Alivarani Mohapatra, Theophilus A. T. Kambo Jr.

“…In this study, we propose a novel fault detection method based on Time Frequency Analysis (TFA) using the Scaling Basis Chirplet Transform (SBCT). …”
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Effect of temperature and time on purity, morphology and phase transformations of silica from rice husk by Md. Tariqul Islam, Md. Faruk Hossen, Md. Kudrat-E-Zahan, Md. Ali Asraf, C.M. Zakaria, Hayatullah, Md Shohel Rana

“…In this work, Thermal and chemical treatment methods to synthesize silica from rice husks. The multiple properties of silica sources depend on various calcination temperatures (500–1000 ​°C) and time (1–6 ​h) in temperature-controlled muffle furnaces. …”
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Efficient biodiesel production from waste cooking oil using a bifunctional Ce/Mn/γ-Al₂O₃ catalysts by Nashwa Mohammed Alahmar, Nur Izyan Binti Wan Azelee, Susilawati Toemen

“…This study seeks to overcome these challenges by developing and optimizing a bifunctional Ce/Mn(10:90)/γ-Al₂O₃ catalyst via the incipient wetness impregnation (IWI) method. …”
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Septoria Leaf Spot of Tomatoes: Historical Insights, Present Challenges, and Future Prospects by Anju Pandey, Rajan Paudel, Tika B. Adhikari, Dilip R. Panthee, Frank J. Louws

“…While fungicides can effectively reduce disease epidemics, planting resistant cultivars remains the most efficient and economical control method. Conventional screening and breeding have identified new sources of resistance to <i>S. lycopersici</i> among wild relatives. …”
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Solar Energy Harvesting and Management in Wireless Sensor Networks by Muhammad Mazhar Abbas, Mohamed A. Tawhid, Khalid Saleem, Zia Muhammad, Nazar Abbas Saqib, Hafiz Malik, Hasan Mahmood

“…Wireless networks comprise of small devices that are typically deployed in environments where paucity of energy seriously restricts essential operations. The energy source of these devices decreases very quickly during continuous operation and it is pivotal to replace or recharge frequently the power sources. …”
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Three-dimensional Measurement of Specular Surfaces Based on the Light Field by Panyu Zhou, Lingbao Kong, Xiang Sun, Min Xu

“…The experimental results show that the depth map error can be greatly reduced, which further verifies the feasibility of the proposed method and system. The present study can be extended to the traditional optical system or other machine vision measurement methods involving specular light.…”
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