Nonlinear FEM considering concrete damaged plasticity for beam-to-column joints with bolted metal plates by Won-Kee Hong, Tien Dat Pham

“…Numerical models were constructed based on the methodology established in previous literature, in which FEA parameters were calibrated in microstructure levels based on test results, so the considered joint is simulated in steel-reinforced concrete structures. In contrast to foregone research, this paper examined the behavior of RC frames, wherein deformations, strain evolutions, and von Mises and Tresca stresses of frame elements were explored. …”
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Engineering archaeal membrane‐spanning lipid GDGT biosynthesis in bacteria: Implications for early life membrane transformations by Huahui Chen, Fengfeng Zheng, Xi Feng, Zijing Huang, Wei Yang, Chuanlun Zhang, Wenbin Du, Kira S. Makarova, Eugene V. Koonin, Zhirui Zeng

“…Thus, bacteria seem to be able to incorporate simple archaeal membrane lipids, such as DGGGOH and archaeol, without major fitness costs, compatible with the involvement of hybrid membranes at the early stages of cell evolution and in eukaryogenesis. By contrast, the acquisition of more complex, structurally diverse membrane lipids, such as GDGT, appears to be strongly deleterious to bacteria, suggesting that this type of lipid is an archaeal innovation.…”
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Analysis of Capillary Water Absorption within Unsaturated Concrete Based on the Principle of Stationary Action by Jianqiao He, Chengliang Wang, Chaoxuan Zhang, Yonggang Zhang, Jiwei Li, Shengquan Zou, Jianqiu Wu, Min Sun, Yun Li, Fan Wang

“…Capillary water absorption plays a critical role in the ingress of corrosive elements during the construction of concrete structures in corrosive environments. This study presented a novel approach for analyzing capillary water flow within unsaturated concrete based on the principle of stationary action. …”
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Late-time cosmology without dark sector but with closed string massless sector by Hocheol Lee, Jeong-Hyuck Park, Liliana Velasco-Sevilla, Lu Yin

“…We confront the prediction with the late-time cosmological data of Type Ia supernovae and quasar absorption spectrum, which probe the evolutions of the Hubble parameter and possibly the fine-structure constant. …”
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Urban Centrality as a Catalyst for City Resilience and Sustainable Development by Emad Noaime, Chaham Alalouch, Abdelhakim Mesloub, Haifa Hamdoun, Hela Gnaba, Mohammed Mashary Alnaim

“…The study highlights both the challenges and opportunities associated with the evolution of central urban spaces, particularly in medium-sized cities experiencing rapid socio-economic and spatial transformations, defined in this study as urban regions undergoing annual population growth rates exceeding 3% and substantial changes in land-use, infrastructure development, and governance structures within a decade. …”
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Multi-scenario simulations of future land use and ecosystem services in wetland ecosystems of Binhai, Tianjin by Ang Yue, Ang Yue, Xueer Guo, Haiying Gong, Li Ma, Wanfeng Wang

“…While human interventions under different development objectives strongly influenced land use structures, the dominant roles of cultivated land and water bodies remained largely unchanged. (3) The various ESV components and individual ESV values in the four reserves showed notable differences under the different development scenarios. …”
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A Deep-Learning-Based Real-Time Microearthquake Monitoring System (RT-MEMS) for Taiwan by Wei-Fang Sun, Sheng-Yan Pan, Yao-Hung Liu, Hao Kuo-Chen, Chin-Shang Ku, Che-Min Lin, Ching-Chou Fu

“…The refined catalogs from RT-MEMS contribute to a more detailed understanding of seismotectonic structures and serve as valuable datasets for subsequent research.…”
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Changes in the potato rhizosphere microbiota richness and diversity occur in a growth stage-dependent manner by Gye-Ryeong Bak, Kiseok Keith Lee, Ian M. Clark, Tim H. Mauchline, Vanessa Nessner Kavamura, Samnyu Jee, Jeong-Tae Lee, Hyun Kim, Yong-Hwan Lee

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A long-term monitoring of micro-tectonic movements in caves at Cape Kaliakra, Northeast Bulgaria: Correlation with seismic events and precipitation by Nikolai Dobrev, Plamen Ivanov, Konstantin Kostov, Emil Oynakov, Nina Nikolova, Boyko Berov, Orlin Dimitrov, Elena Koleva-Rekalova, Miroslav Krastanov, Rosen Nankin

“…For the first time, data obtained through instrumental observations are published, proving the activity of fault structures in this part of Bulgaria. The results can also be used to predict dangerous slope destabilizations, as well as to reduce the risk of their occurrence.…”
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Experimental and discrete element method study on the mechanical properties of hole-fracture sandstone by Peijie Lou, Peijie Lou, Peijie Lou, Peijie Lou, Lichen Sun, Cheng Pan, Penghui Ji, Huan Liu

“…The formation of micro-fractures progressively adhered to a “clusteringexpansion-coalescence” sequence along the paths of the hole-fracture structures. The maximum strength of the samples declined in a three-phase pattern: gradual decline, steep decline, and gradual decline. …”
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Genetic isolation and metabolic complexity of an Antarctic subglacial microbiome by Kyung Mo Kim, Kyuin Hwang, Hanbyul Lee, Ahnna Cho, Christina L. Davis, Brent C. Christner, John C. Priscu, Ok-Sun Kim

“…Distinct metabolic guild structures are observed for the subglacial populations, where trophic shifts from organotrophy to chemolithotrophy may depend on oxygen availability. …”
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Degradation behavior and mechanisms of strength and toughness in double-wire narrow-gap submerged arc welded joints of 2.25Cr-1Mo-0.25V steel thick plates for hydrogenation reactor... by Yu WAN, Xuyang ZHANG, Wenchun JIANG, Baisheng ZHANG, Chenglong LEI, Zhijie LI

“…Due to more concentrated heat input, the double-wire narrow-gap submerged arc weld produced coarser bainitic columnar crystal structures. Additionally, compared to the single-wire welded joint, a small amount of austenite, blocky ferrite, and M-A constituents appeared, which deteriorated the deformation compatibility with the bainitic matrix. …”
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Numerical simulation and experimental study on hydraulic instability of pump as turbine devices induced by thoma number based on scale-averaged wavelet spectrum by Jiantao Shen, Li Cheng, Shuo Jia, Weixuan Jiao, Bowen Zhang, Anlong Yang

“…The results reveal that a decrease in the Thoma number leads to pronounced cavitation concentrated on the blade suction surface (SS) and the formation of complex vortex structures in the draft tube (DT), causing nonlinear fluctuations in output power. …”
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Computational fragment-based drug design of potential Glo-I inhibitors by Roaa S. Bibars, Qosay A. Al-Balas

“…In this study, a fragment-based drug design approach, particularly de novo drug design, was implemented utilising three different crystal structures in order to discover new privileged scaffolds against glyoxalase-I enzyme as anticancer agents. …”
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Quantitative risk assessment for debris flows based on dynamic process: A case study of Huangniba gully, Muli County, Liangshan Prefecture, Sichuan Province by Dongpo WANG, Qi DONG, Liangbo LIAO, Shuai LU, Shuaixing YAN

“…Through field investigations and the construction of numerical models, we analyze the mechanisms driving debris flow formation and evolution, aiming to invert these mechanisms.Based on this foundation, we assess debris flow hazards, develop a vulnerability model for masonry structures under different damage modes, and establish a dynamic process-based debris flow risk assessment method. …”
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Investigating automated accounting and auditing in the Blockchain platform with a fuzzy Delphi approach by Payam Noori Doabi, Fereydon Rahnamay Roodposhti, Hamidreza Kordlouie, Hashem Nikoomaram, Ghodratollah Talebnia

“…The opinions of 35 international experts in 1402 were collected by purposeful sampling and snowballing. A semi-structured online questionnaire has been collected and analyzed using the fuzzy Delphi method.Findings: The results of this study show automated accounting and auditing in the blockchain platform. …”
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Leveraging Failure Modes and Effect Analysis for Technical Language Processing by Mathieu Payette, Georges Abdul-Nour, Toualith Jean-Marc Meango, Miguel Diago, Alain Côté

“…With the evolution of data collection technologies, sensor-generated data have become the norm. …”
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Zoning of the Disaster-Inducing Environment and Driving Factors for Landslides, Collapses, and Debris Flows on the Qinghai–Tibet Plateau by Qiuyang Zhang, Weidong Ma, Yuan Gao, Tengyue Zhang, Xiaoyan Ma, Long Li, Qiang Zhou, Fenggui Liu

“…The findings indicate that geological structures and lithological fragmentation provide the material foundation for hazard occurrence, while topographic potential and hydrodynamic forces serve as critical triggering conditions. …”
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Verkhnee Gakvari: The contribution of adat, religious beliefs and public education to collective environmental management in an agro‐pastoral community in the Dagestan high Caucasu... by G. Petherbridge, M. M. Ismailov, Sh. M. Ismailov, M. Kh. Rabadanov, A. A. Gadzhiev, A. A. Teymurov, M. R. Rabadanov, M. G. Daudova, A.-G. M. Abdulaev

“…To examine the contribution structured systems of social mores (adat) and religious and secular public education have made to developing and sustaining socio‐ecological environment management in one community, Verkhnee Gakvari, in the upper valley of the Andiiskoe Koisu in the Dagestan Caucasus, from deep antiquity to the present day. …”
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RAG-Driven Memory Architectures in Conversational LLMs—A Literature Review With Insights Into Emerging Agriculture Data Sharing by Nur Arifin Akbar, Rahool Dembani, Biagio Lenzitti, Domenico Tegolo

“…Our analysis provides a structured framework for understanding memory evolution in conversational AI, identifies gaps in current RAG solutions, proposes hybrid memory designs, and outlines future research directions emphasizing cross-domain applications in agriculture.…”
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