Growth and nitrogen productivity of drip-irrigated winter wheat under different nitrogen fertigation strategies in the North China Plain by Sunusi Amin ABUBAKAR, Abdoul Kader Mounkaila HAMANI, Guang-shuai WANG, Hao LIU, Faisal MEHMOOD, Abubakar Sadiq ABDULLAHI, Yang GAO, Ai-wang DUAN

“…Drip fertigation is considered to be an effective method for improving N use efficiency and reducing losses, while the performance of drip fertigation in winter wheat is limited by poor N scheduling. …”
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Diversity and flower-visiting frequency of insect pollinators associated with mustard blooms (Brassica campestris) in Kullu Valley, Himachal Pradesh by Kishor Kumar, Rajendra Singh Fartyal, K.S. Kanwal, Shipra Khanduri, Pragya Topal

“… Present study was conducted in Mohal Khad, Kullu Valley, Himachal Pradesh, investigated the diversity and flower-visiting frequency of insect pollinators on mustard (Brassica campestris). The visual sampling method during the peak bloom of mustards recorded a total of 24 species of insect pollinators from 4 orders, 13 families, and 19 genera, with Hymenoptera being the dominant order, while Coleoptera had the least presence. …”
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A Coordination Law for Multiple Air Vehicles in Distributed Communication Scenarios by Zhongtao Cheng, Mao Su, Lei Liu, Bo Wang, Yongji Wang

“…The effectiveness of the proposed method is demonstrated with simulations.…”
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PERFORMANCE OF CEMENT COMPOSITES REINFORCED WITH SURFACE-MODIFIED POLYPROPYLENE MICRO- AND MACRO-FIBERS by Jakub Antoš, Lukáš Dejdar, Jan Trejbal, Zdeněk Prošek

“…Moreover, cracking behavior development was monitored using digital image correlation (DIC). This method enabled to record the micro-cracks system evaluation of both fiber reinforced samples.…”
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Strengthening of Inertial Dust Removal in Impingement Flow Dust Removal Array by HE Ge, HU Xianfeng, LIU Zekun, CHEN Kehong, WEI Wenyun, YU Hui

“…The computational fluid dynamics (CFD) method is utilized to simulate the particle removal process of the array to obtain a relatively better arrangement of the equidistant impingement flow dust collection array for subsequent experiments. …”
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Optimization and Modelling of Chemical Oxygen Demand Removal by ANAMMOX Process Using Response Surface Methodology by Ali Jalilzadeh, Ramin Nabizadeh, Alireza Mesdaghinia, Aliakbar Azimi, Simin Nasseri, Amir Hossein Mahvi, Kazem Naddafi

“…Finally, the analysis of the optimum conditions, performed by the response surface method, predicted COD removal efficiency of 81.07% at the optimum condition.…”
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The Fusion of Multi-Focus Images Based on the Complex Shearlet Features-Motivated Generative Adversarial Network by Lei Wang, ZhouQi Liu, Jin Huang, Cong Liu, LongBo Zhang, ChunXiang Liu

“…Finally, several experiments are implemented and the results prove that the proposed method outperforms the popularly used fusion algorithms in terms of four typical objective metrics and the comparison of visual appearance.…”
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Isolated Foveal Hypoplasia: Tomographic, Angiographic and Autofluorescence Patterns by Ágata Mota, Sofia Fonseca, Ângela Carneiro, Augusto Magalhães, Elisete Brandão, Fernando Falcão-Reis

“…To report clinical aspects, tomographic, angiographic, and autofluorescence patterns of two cases of isolated foveal hypoplasia. Methods. Foveal hypoplasia was found in a 23-year-old male patient and in a 64-year-old woman with impaired visual acuity of unknown etiology that remained unchanged for years. …”
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Formal Verification of Nonfunctional Requirements of Overall Instrumentation and Control Architectures by Polina Ovsiannikova, Antti Pakonen, Dmitry Muromsky, Maksim Kobzev, Viktor Dubinin, Valeriy Vyatkin

“…In this article, we focus on the latter and use formal verification methods to reason about the correctness of an I&C architecture represented with an ontology, using the example of a nuclear power plant design. …”
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Co-Construction of Orientation in Time and Activities Between an Individual With Deafblindness and Support Persons by Camilla Warnicke, Krister Schönström, Emil Holmer, Charlotta Plejert

“…The aim of the current study is to identify and analyze how an adult with CDB and his support persons co-construct comprehensibility and predictability in his daily life. Method: The study consists of video recordings of everyday dyadic interaction from a residential home. …”
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Designing, Characterization, and Optimization of Nystatin Loaded Mucoadhesive Spanlastical Hard Candy Lozenges as a Treatment of Oral Candidiasis: An in-vivo Study on Rats by Hamed RR, Al-Khathami AAM, Eltayib EM, Ayed Al-Qarni RM, Hussien RA, Alshehri RF, Alhamod M, Alkhaldi B

“…They were evaluated visually and examined for EE%, in-vitro release%, P-size, PDI, and Zeta-potential. …”
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Assessing the latest advances in bone marrow stem cell therapy for Avascular Necrosis hip: A comprehensive systematic review, meta-analysis, and meta-regression of randomized contr... by Robin Novriansyah, Tanti Ajoe Kesoema, Kevin Christian Tjandra, I Nyoman Sebastian Sudiasa, Shakira Amirah, Imke Maria Del Rosario Puling, Prudence Lucianus, Revina Maharani, Danendra Rakha Putra Respati, Laksmana Adi Krista Nugraha, Ismail Hadisoebroto Dilogo

“…The literature searching method was based on predetermined PICOS, study eligibility criteria, and PRISMA guidelines. …”
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Effects of transcranial direct current stimulation combined with acupuncture therapy on brain network functional connectivity in patients with knee osteoarthritis: a single-center... by Qiu Nie, Fang He, Linghui Dong, Xikai Lin, Jingyi Lin, Yinxu Wang, Yulei Xie

“…The improvement in efficacy may be related to the reduction in brain functional connectivity and may become a new treatment method for treating KOA. Trial registration ChiCTR2300073819.…”
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Effectiveness of biportal endoscopic lumbar interbody fusion using the multi-layer bone grafting technique: a retrospective study from Vietnam by Tran Vu Hoang Duong, Pham Anh Tuan, Huynh Van Vu, Chu Van Lam, Le Tan Linh, Phan Duy, Wongthawat Liawrungrueang

“…Methods This study included 41 patients with single-level grades 1 or 2 LS from February 2023 to February 2024. …”
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A Novel Unilateral Bi/Multi‐Portal Endoscopic Transforaminal Interbody Fusion Utilizing Uniaxial Spinal Endoscope Instead of Arthroscope: Technical Note and Preliminary Clinical Re... by Liyu Yang, Long Zhou, Min Qiu, Feng Liang, Liqing Yang, Qin Fu, Gen Ba

“…Based on the previous findings, we utilized uniaxial spinal endoscopy as the primary operating method, with the assistance of multi‐portal endoscopic techniques (UME‐TLIF), to perform transforaminal lumbar interbody fusion. …”
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Prospects for optimizing the provision of medicines to pediatric patients based on the development of the pharmaceutical market in the segment of medicines for children by O. D. Nemyatykh, E. A. Kovaleva, I. A. Narkevich

“…Graphical analysis was used to visualize the data. Data processing was carried out using MS Excel 2021.Results and discussion. …”
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ECG‐based epileptic seizure prediction: Challenges of current data‐driven models by Sotirios Kalousios, Jens Müller, Hongliu Yang, Matthias Eberlein, Ortrud Uckermann, Gabriele Schackert, Witold H. Polanski, Georg Leonhardt

“…Abstract Objective Up to a third of patients with epilepsy fail to achieve satisfactory seizure control. A reliable method of predicting seizures would alleviate psychological and physical impact. …”
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Hybrid Structural Reliability Analysis under Multisource Uncertainties Based on Universal Grey Numbers by Xingfa Yang, Jie Liu, Xiaoyue Chen, Qixiang Qing, Guilin Wen

“…The results show that the proposed method can obtain more conservative results of the hybrid structural reliability.…”
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SURVIVAL OF LUNG CANCER PATIENTS RESIDING IN TOMSK REGION (2004–2013) by E. L. Choynzonov, L. D. Zhuikova, A. O. Ananina, T. V. Polishchuk, L. V. Pikalova

“…Survival rates demonstrated relatively equal levels of cancer care in different regions of Russia. …”
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Stability Analysis of Distribution Networks With High Penetration of Distributed Energy Resources by Ashwin Venkataramanan, Wenzong Wang, Deepak Ramasubramanian, Aminul Huque, Ali Mehrizi-Sani

“…This paper then proposes a new screening or system strength index that is based on the equal area method and utilizes only steady-state information in evaluating relative stability of DER interconnections in a large distribution area. …”
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