Water use strategies and water conservation in Picea schrenkiana forests in the Kashi River Basin, China by Yinxia Li, Yuhui Yang, Mao Ye, Ying Li, Bin Zou

“…Study focus: Using stable isotope techniques and incorporating the MixSIAR model, we studied the main water sources of Picea schrenkiana during the growing season. …”
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Editorial by Teddy Surya Gunawan

“…Contributions on flexible antenna designs, mobile applications for dyslexic learners, and modified grey relational analysis further showcase how electronics and AI are increasingly embedded in daily societal functions. In Materials and Manufacturing Engineering, the research on MSW-derived biochar for iron production and voltage-induced void formation in boiler tubes exemplifies innovation in resource utilization and reliability of industrial systems. …”
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Control of Clostridioides difficile virulence and physiology by the flagellin homeostasis checkpoint FliC-FliW-CsrA in the absence of motility by Duolong Zhu, Katherine J. Wozniak, Firas Midani, Shaohui Wang, Xingmin Sun, Robert A. Britton

“…Furthermore, disruption of the fliC-fliW-csrA network results in significant changes in carbon source utilization and sporulation. This work highlights that key proteins involved in flagellar biosynthesis retain their regulatory roles in C. difficile pathogenesis and physiology independent of their functions in motility.IMPORTANCEClostridioides difficile is a leading cause of nosocomial antibiotic-associated diarrhea in developed countries with many known virulence factors. …”
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Dietary Protein-Induced Changes in Archaeal Compositional Dynamics, Methanogenic Pathways, and Antimicrobial Resistance Profiles in Lactating Sheep by Maida Mushtaq, Xiaojun Ni, Muhammad Khan, Xiaoqi Zhao, Hongyuan Yang, Baiji Danzeng, Sikandar Ali, Muhammad Hammad Zafar, Guobo Quan

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A path towards high lithium-metal electrode coulombic efficiency based on electrolyte interaction motif descriptor by Ruhong Li, Xiaoteng Huang, Haikuo Zhang, Jinze Wang, Yingzhu Fan, Yiqiang Huang, Jia Liu, Ming Yang, Yuan Yu, Xuezhang Xiao, Yuanzhong Tan, Hao Bin Wu, Liwu Fan, Tao Deng, Lixin Chen, Yanbin Shen, Xiulin Fan

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Building sustainable ecosystems through community education by Richard Hennery,  Ochen Mayaini, Isabelle Voorspuy

“…Many of the current generation of pastoralists believe that the degraded rangelands in their landscape are normal, not realizing that the rangelands should be covered with grass that would retain moisture, sequester carbon, secure water sources, and support biodiversity, if properly utilized and the livestock carrying capacity were reduced to the ideal balance. …”
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Cellular Solutions: Evaluating Single-Cell Proteins as Sustainable Feed Alternatives in Aquaculture by Korale Kankanamge Dinuka Chamodi, Nguyen Thanh Vu, Jose A. Domingos, Jiun-Yan Loh

“…The rapid expansion of the global population has intensified the demand for protein-rich food sources, positioning aquaculture as a crucial sector in the endeavor to alleviate global hunger through the provision of high-quality aquatic protein. …”
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Discovery of insect Blaps rhynchopetera Fairmaire extracts with anti-tyrosinase activity and anti-melanin deposition by Lamei Zhang, Kaixun Cao, Xizhe Yang, Shengwen Zhou, Shengwen Zhou, James Mwangi, James Mwangi, Chengye Wang, Yifan Chen, Yifan Chen, Chengchen Zhang, Ziyi Wang, Min Zhao, Lei Shi, Qiumin Lu

“…Subsequently, 1538 metabolites were identified by UHPLC-Q-TOF MS analysis, indicating that EBR is a rich source of bioactive compounds. Among them, 82 kinds of phenols and flavonoids may be derived from external enrichment or self-synthesis. …”
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PENGARUH PARAFFIN WAX SEBAGAI LAPISAN TANKI PADA AIR CONDITIONER WATER HEATER (ACWH) by Chandra Amirsyah Putra Siregar, A M Siregar, R D W Lubis, Arya Rudi, Irham Rosyadi

“…Currently air conditioner (AC) has been widely developed, one of which is the development of functions into two functions, namely air conditioning and providing hot water for bathing needs. …”
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Mobility Matrix of a Thin Circular Plate Carrying Concentrated Masses Based on Transverse Vibration Solution by Desheng Li, Junhong Zhang

“…Transverse vibration mode functions are worked out by utilizing the structural circumferential periodicity of the inertia excitation produced by the concentrated masses. …”
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Self-powered smart fire-alarm materials: Advances and perspective by Zhilin Shen, Yunyirui Liu, Jiaojiao Xu, Yichen Zhou, Lujia Yang, Yingling Fang, Bihe Yuan

“…Traditional fire-alarm systems typically rely on external power sources. In the event of a fire accompanied by a power outage, these systems cease to function effectively, thereby limiting their applicability in complex situations. …”
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The mechanism of acetyl-CoA synthase through the lens of a nickel model system by Shounak Nath, Leonel Griego, Liviu M. Mirica

“…Abstract Given the urgent need to develop new methods of CO2/CO utilization, understanding the mechanism of acetyl-CoA synthase (ACS)—a primordial nickel-containing enzyme that converts these gases into a source of cellular energy—is crucial; however, conflicting hypotheses and a dearth of well-characterized bioorganometallic intermediates have hindered a proper understanding of its mechanism. …”
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The potential of biogas production and effects of alfalfa silage under the synergistic influence of Lactobacillus acidophilus and Rosa roxburghii pomace waste on the fermentation q... by Maoya Li, Jiachuhan Wang, Qiming Cheng, Zhongfu Long, Chao Chen, Yixiao Xie, Yao Lei, Yulian Chen, Yuanyuan Zhao, Xiangjiang He, Wei Yan, Zhijun Wang

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Replacement of soybean meal with fermented rapeseed meal in broiler diets: impacts on growth performance, gut health, and nutrient digestibility by Behrouz Dastar, Amin Ashayerizadeh, Fatemeh Sharifi, Vahid Jazi

“…Although FRSM did not fully match the growth performance achieved with SBM, it improved nutrient utilization and gastrointestinal health. These findings suggest that FRSM may serve as a functional alternative protein source to SBM by promoting gut integrity and supporting physiological health in broiler chickens.…”
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Strategic scheduling of the electric vehicle-based microgrids under the enhanced particle swarm optimization algorithm by Saeed Abdollahi Khou, Javad olamaei, Mohammad Hassan Hosseini

“…Abstract With increasing worldwide attention on environmental sustainability, microgrids that harness renewable sources have become more prominent. The changing characteristics of renewable energy sources and energy demand’s unpredictable patterns might cause disruptions in the sustainable working of microgrids. …”
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Investigation of Darcy Forchheimer (DF) phenomena on the heat transfer in radiated nanofluid using SWCNTs nanomaterial by Adnan, Azhar Rasheed, Sami Ullah Khan, Zafar Mahmood, Refka Ghodhbani, Yasir Khan, Iskander Tlili

“…The purpose of this research is to investigate the enhanced thermal transport in hybrid (C 2 H 6 O 2 /H 2 O) by utilizing SWCNTs and joint contribution of internal and external physical constraints like solar radiations, heating source, Forchheimer effects and unsteady flow phenomena. …”
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MergeBot: A platform of semi-structured merge conflict resolution for C/C++ code by Hua He, Xiaofan Liu, Lei Xu, Guanghui Mei, Jifeng Xuan

“…In software version control systems, like Git, merge conflicts typically arise when multiple developers edit the same segment of a source file from different branches. Detecting merge conflicts can be automated; however, resolving merge conflicts is tedious and demanding. …”
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Identification of multiple power quality disturbances in hybrid microgrid using deep stacked auto-encoder based bi-directional LSTM classifier by Ravi Kumar Jalli, Lipsa Priyadarshini, P.K. Dash, Ranjeeta Bisoi

“…In recent years microgrid technology has created widespread interest for the integration of renewable energy sources into main utility grid to supply clean energy to the end users. …”
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Plant-based chitosan for the development of biodegradable packaging materials by Adity Bahndral, Rafeeya Shams, Pintu Choudhary

“…Chitosan, a cationic carbohydrate polymer derived from animal or marine sources, as well as from agricultural waste such as mushrooms or various fungi possesses excellent properties such as film formation, mechanical strength, non-toxicity, biodegradability, edibility, UV-blocking ability, antioxidant activity, and antibacterial functionality, justifying its potential as packaging/coating material for fresh agricultural products. …”
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Apparent and standardized ileal digestibility of calcium in wheat and soybean meal for growing quail chicks using direct method by Sima Heydari, Mahmoud Ghazaghi, Mohammad Rokouei, Mehran Mehri

“…Calcium (Ca) is necessary for bone health and metabolic functions in poultry, however, the extent to which it can be utilized varies among feed ingredients. …”
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