Spatial distribution of cadmium and lead in wheat grains and their environmental driving factors in major grain-producing areas, China by Zhenfeng Zang, Suhua Liu, Yonghua Li

“…The spatial distribution characteristics of cadmium and lead was similar, and had obvious spatial aggregation characteristics, i.e., the northwestern and southern parts were the agglomeration of high-value areas. The livestock and manure application had the most significant effect on the spatial distribution of cadmium and lead, with q values of 0.105 and 0.187, respectively, followed by fertilizer application and population density. …”
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Pb-free metal oxide-based epoxy resin nanocomposites for radiation protection: Physical evaluation analysis approach by Toni Beth Guatato-Lopez, Alvie Asuncion-Astronomo, Gil Nonato C. Santos

“…The radiation shielding effectiveness of the composites was evaluated using Na-22, Cs-137, and Mn-54 gamma sources in a gamma spectroscopy setup in Philippine Nuclear Research Institute. …”
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Conductive polymer composites in soft robotics, flexible sensors and energy storage: Fabrication, applications and challenges by Hassan Tawsif Tazwar, Maisha Farzana Antora, Itmam Nowroj, Adib Bin Rashid

“…Furthermore, the review delves into critical aspects such as failure modes, including interfacial debonding and fatigue, the environmental impact and sustainability of CPCs, considering the source and biodegradability of polymers and the environmental implications of additives. …”
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Noise Was Obviously Reduced by Both Leaf Texture and Surface Roughness in Leaf Scale by Guangpeng Sun, Bingqian Ma, Xianwen Li, Juyang Liao, Liuduan Wei, Xuan Guo, Chengyang Xu, Xiangqi Kong, Guixiang Jin, Yingshan Jin

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Spray drying of buriti oil-in-water emulsions as potential systems for the delivery of bioactive compounds by Greilis Quintero-Gamero, Francis S. Sánchez-Garzón, Aureliano Rodríguez-Cortina, María Hernández-Carrión, Luz Stella Nerio

“…Buriti, a native palm from the Amazonian rainforest, is a source of high-quality oil due to its high content of oleic acid and lipophilic antioxidant compounds such as β-carotene. …”
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Optimization of the encapsulation of arazá pulp by spray drying: Physicochemical, morphological and in vitro digestion studies by Greilis Quintero-Gamero, Francis S. Sánchez-Garzón, Aureliano Rodríguez-Cortina, María Hernández-Carrión, Luz Stella Nerio

“…Arazá, is an amazonian fruit considered as a good source of bioactive compounds such as ascorbic acid, with a high perishability. …”
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Assessment of the Spatiotemporal Evolution Characteristics and Driving Factors of Ecological Vulnerability in the Hubei Section of the Yangtze River Economic Belt by Shuai Wu, Guanzhong Zeng, Jie Sun, Xiaohuang Liu, Xuanhui Li, Qinghua Zeng, Shijie Gu

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Spatial Pattern and Evolutionary Characteristics of Settlements in Dianchi River Basin from the Perspective of Toponymy by Ying’ao WANG, Weijian HU, Wen PENG, Yuliang YANG

“…In order to further reflect the agglomeration distribution law of settlements, the distribution location and law of settlements are analyzed by nuclear density analysis. …”
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A Multistep Method for Automatic Determination and Optimization of Microseismic P-Phase Arrival Times in a Coal Mine by Quanjie Zhu, Xiaohui Liu, Xiaoyun Liu, Haitao Chai, Jianjun Shi

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Unraveling Street Configuration Impacts on Urban Vibrancy: A GeoXAI Approach by Longzhu Xiao, Minyi Wu, Qingqing Weng, Yufei Li

“…As a catalyst for sustainable urbanization, urban vibrancy drives human interactions, economic agglomeration, and resilient development through its spatial manifestation of diverse activities. …”
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Statistical testing and spatio-temporal evolution characteristics of the coupling coordination between green agricultural production efficiency and food security. by Tianao Li, Yue Hu

“…Gini coefficient decomposition, Moran's index analysis, and kernel density estimation collectively reveal that between-region differences dominate inequality sources (36.19%-49.99%), with strengthening spatial agglomeration effects creating path-dependent regional stratification. …”
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Investigating and Determining the Priorities for Capital Organizing in Iran by Mohammad Mirehei, Amir Fathi, Sohrab Amirian, Hatem Parnian

“…The network of all highways, railways and airways in Iran is so structured, that Tehran is practically the center all of them. Tehran is also the source of many problems in other fields like economic, political, cultural, social and environmental sects. …”
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Spatio-temporal evolution characteristics and influencing factors of environmental welfare performance in Chinese cities by Yipeng Zhang, Meixia Wang

“…Within the three major regions, the direct and indirect effects of various influencing factors exhibit significant differences.ConclusionBased on these insights, we suggest comprehensively improving environmental welfare efficiency, narrowing regional disparities, strengthening spatial agglomeration effects, optimizing industrial structure, and strengthening financial support and digital infrastructure construction.…”
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Trade-offs and synergies for urban Production-Living-Ecological spatial Patterns-Comparison study between Fuzhou, China, and Saskatoon, Canada by Xi Wang, Xiaomei Li, Jinming Sha, Hao Zhang, Eshetu Shifaw, Xulin Guo, Shuhui Lai, Jinliang Wang

“…First, the paper identified the PLE spaces by integrating multi-source data, then analyzed the PLE spatial agglomeration characteristics by using the average nearest neighbor and kernel density analysis, finally detected the trade-offs and synergies between functional spaces by Spearman correlation and bivariate spatial autocorrelation. …”
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Research on territorial spatial planning based on data mining and geographic information visualization by Wang Yingqiao

“…In the urban expansion planning project, multi-source data such as land use status data, population distribution data, and economic development data are integrated, and the spatial agglomeration pattern of land use types is found by using the method proposed in this article, so as to provide a reference for rational planning of urban expansion direction.…”
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Mapping 30-m cotton areas based on an automatic sample selection and machine learning method using Landsat and MODIS images by Zhuting Tan, Zhengyu Tan, Juhua Luo, Hongtao Duan

“…Cotton is one of the most significant cash crops in the world, and it is also the main source of natural fiber for textiles. It is crucial for cotton management to identify the spatiotemporal distribution of cotton planting areas timely and accurately on a fine scale. …”
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Physical, Compressive Strength, and Microstructural Characteristics of Alkali-Activated Engineered Composites Incorporating MgO, MWCNTs, and rGO by Mohammad Ali Hossain, Khandaker M. A. Hossain

“…Thirty-two ambient cured alkali-activated engineered composites (AAECs) were developed by incorporating MgO, multi-walled carbon nanotubes (MWCNTs), reduced graphene oxide (rGO), and polyvinyl alcohol (PVA) fiber with a one-part dry mix technique using powder-based activators/reagents. The effects of material variables, namely binary or ternary combination source materials (fly ash C or F and ground granulated blast furnace slag ‘GGBFS’), two types of reagents with varying chemical ratios and dosages of additives (from 0 to 5% MgO and from 0 to 6% MWCNT/rGO), on the physical (slump flow, flow time, flow velocity, and density), hardness (compressive strength from 0 to 180 days and 28-day ultrasonic pulse velocity ‘UPV’), and micro-structural (SEM/EDS, XRD and FTIR) properties were evaluated. …”
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Analysis of Carbon Stock Evolution and Its Vulnerability Characteristics Based on Land Use Change in Guizhou Province by Chen Darong, Zhou Xu, Yang Shengtian, Pei Yu, Hu Yuxue, Hu Feng

“…Cultivated land was the main source of construction land expansion. ② Ecosystem carbon storage in Guizhou Province decreased by 0.24 billion tons in the past 20 years. …”
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Purification and Inhibitor Screening of the Full-Length SARS-CoV-2 Nucleocapsid Protein by Chen Chen, Zhengfu Zhang, Qiao Zheng, Yingshun Zhou, Shujun Zhang

“…The findings of this study suggest the importance of considering both protein source and post-translational modifications of the target proteins to be used in drug screening workflows. …”
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Treatment of effluents from Food Services Establishment (FSEs) by Physico-chemical processes: a case study for Trinidad & Tobago by Cudjoe Shamika, Banerjee Goutam, Cooper Vincent

“…This is in alignment with theory where factors critical for agglomeration is equipment type and density charge. It is, concluded that the optimum combination of chemicals and the respective dosages attained at the bench level study should prove effective should the right equipment be made available.…”
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