Experimental Study of Size Effects on the Deformation Strength and Failure Characteristics of Hard Rocks under True Triaxial Compression by Qiang Han, Yaohui Gao, Yan Zhang

“…In addition, by comparing the peak strength increment caused by the sample size of the two types of rocks, the σp of the fine-grained BHT basalt is more sensitive to sample size than that of the coarse-grained BS granite. Finally, by analyzing the relationship between the size of the mineral grains or clusters in the two types of hard rocks and the complexity of crack propagation in the fracture surface under TTC, it is suggested that the minimum side length of rock samples should not be less than 10 times the maximum mineral clusters (such as feldspar phenocrysts in BHT basalt). …”
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Teaching Practice of Engineering Management Course for Engineering Education Certification under Background of Artificial Intelligence by Dan Wang, Fengyi Han, Qi Zhao, Yinyin Lv

“…In order to solve these problems better, it is imperative to reform and innovate the course teaching of engineering management majors. …”
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Sedimentary Facies of the Longmaxi Formation Shale Gas Reservoir in the Weiyuan Area Based on Elemental Characteristics by Yijia Wu, Hongming Tang, Ying Wang, Jing Li, Yanxiang Zeng, Songlian Jiang, Yongcheng Mu

“…The Lower Silurian Longmaxi Formation in the southern Sichuan Basin is composed of a series of dark carbonaceous shales deposited in a hydrostatic shelf reduction environment. …”
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Hydrochemical characteristics, water quality and diatom assemblage in Dordi River, Nepal by Punam Phuyal, Shraddha Ranabhat, Sanjal Khatri, Nabin Lamichhane, Ramesh Raj Pant, Lal Bahadur Thapa, Ram Kailash Prasad Yadav

“…Additionally, among 75 diatom species observed in the samples, the Bacillariophyceae was the dominant class covering 92% of the species. The results indicated that the diatom species richness declined as elevation increased. …”
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Retention in engineering pathways: an ecological belonging intervention supports help-seeking and continued enrollment by Matthew Bahnson, Allison Godwin, Christian Schunn, Eric McChesney, Linda DeAngelo

“…As part of a larger research project, a quasi-experimental intervention to develop a classroom ecology of belonging was conducted at a large Midwestern university in a required first-year, second-semester engineering programming course. The 45-min intervention presented students with stories from past students and peers to normalize academic challenges within the ecology of the classroom as typical and surmountable with perseverance, time, and effort. …”
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Remote-sensing-based forest canopy height mapping: some models are useful, but might they provide us with even more insights when combined? by N. Besic, N. Picard, C. Vega, J.-D. Bontemps, L. Hertzog, J.-P. Renaud, J.-P. Renaud, F. Fogel, M. Schwartz, A. Pellissier-Tanon, G. Destouet, F. Mortier, F. Mortier, M. Planells-Rodriguez, P. Ciais

“…An independent reference dataset, containing four different definitions of forest height (dominant, mean, maximum, and Lorey's) was established based on around <span class="inline-formula">5500</span> plots of the French National Forest Inventory (NFI), distributed across the entire area of interest. …”
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Positive Correlation Between Serum Limonene Levels and Muscle Health in a Representative Adult Population in the United States by Chang-Chin Wu, Yu-Wei Fang, Chikang Wang, Chien-Yu Lin

“…<b>Background/Objectives:</b> Monoterpenes, a class of organic compounds with the molecular formula C₁₀H₁₆, have garnered significant attention for their potential medicinal benefits. …”
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The establishment of the non-indigenous cyclopoid copepod Oithona davisae in Hamsilos Bay-Sinop, Southern Black Sea, Turkey by Zeynep Hasançavuşoğlu, Tuba Terbiyik Kurt, Funda Üstün

“…Hamsilos Bay, which is located within the first–degree natural protection area, is one of the most important regions on the southern Black Sea coast. Moreover, many fish species utilize this area for breeding and rearing activities. …”
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Characterization of Essential Oils from Seven <i>Salvia</i> Taxa from Greece with Chemometric Analysis by Spyridon Tziakas, Ekaterina-Michaela Tomou, Panagiota Fraskou, Katerina Goula, Konstantina Dimakopoulou, Helen Skaltsa

“…The analysis classified the samples into two distinct groups based on their chemical classes; Group I (Svert, Sarg, Sampl, and Sath) was characterized by the highest amounts of sesquiterpene hydrocarbons (42.7–88.0%), followed by oxygenated sesquiterpenes (6.7–41.6%) and monoterpenes (0–17.2%), while Group II (Soff, Stom, and SScl) showed the highest amounts of oxygenated monoterpenes (47–66.4%), followed by monoterpene hydrocarbons (4.9–22.7%), sesquiterpenes (3.2–15.3%), and oxygenated diterpenes (3.5–9.0%). …”
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Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitors and Associated Bleeding Risks: A Narrative and Clinical Review by Amber N. Edinoff, Keerthiga Raveendran, Marc A. Colon, Bennett H. Thomas, Katie A. Trettin, Grace W. Hunt, Adam M. Kaye, Elyse M. Cornett, Alan D. Kaye

“…Related to the high prevalence of conditions that are treated with SSRIs, the bleeding risk associated with this class of medication merits further study.…”
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High fire frequency in California chaparral reduces postfire shrub regeneration and native plant diversity by Ashley R. Grupenhoff, Hugh D. Safford

“…We studied the impact of increased fire frequencies on the composition and abundance of herbaceous and woody species in the Interior Coast Range of northern California. Our study area is one of the most frequently burned areas in California, which allowed us to investigate higher fire frequencies than previously published in the scientific literature for California. …”
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Translation, cross-cultural adaptation and validation of the Persian version of the physical workload questionnaire (PWQ) by Mehrnaz Noshadha, Hamid Reza Mokhtarinia, Mohsen Vahedi, Markus Melloh

“…Various psychometric properties were assessed, including face validity through interviews, construct validity via hypothesis testing and factor analysis, content validity using the Content Validity Index (CVI), convergent validity through Pearson’s correlation with the Spine Functional Index (SFI), internal consistency using Cronbach’s alpha, and test-retest reliability assessed through the intra-class correlation coefficient (ICC) and standard measurement error over a 10-day period. …”
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Artificial intelligence as a factor revolutionizing higher education by Yu. B. Melnyk, I. S. Pypenko

“…Trends in the use of chatbots in higher education were identified: students were 26.9% more likely than faculty to use artificial intelligence-based chatbots to prepare for classes or complete assignments at their college/university; almost all students (68.0% of 68.3% who use chatbots) edited the results returned by generative chatbots at their request; students were 30.1% more likely than faculty to edit these results. …”
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Revealing novel protein interaction partners of glyphosate in Escherichia coli by Alix Sarah Aldehoff, Dominique Türkowsky, Patrick Lohmann, Masun Nabhan Homsi, Ulrike Rolle–Kampczyk, Elke Ueberham, Jörg Lehmann, Martin von Bergen, Nico Jehmlich, Sven–Bastiaan Haange

“…Most microbes, including the gut bacterium Escherichia coli (E. coli), possess a glyphosate-sensitive class I EPSPS, making them vulnerable to glyphosate’s effects. …”
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Variational Approaches for Drug-Disease-Gene Links in Periodontal Inflammation by Pradeep Kumar Yadalam, Prabhu Manickam Natarajan, Musab Hamed Saeed, Carlos M. Ardila

“…The VQC model achieved a precision of 78%, with Class 1 samples showing improved recall and a balanced F1 score. …”
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Measures of Adiposity and Risk of Testing Positive for SARS-CoV-2 in the UK Biobank Study by Rebecca A. G. Christensen, Shelby L. Sturrock, Jasleen Arneja, Jennifer D. Brooks

“…For participants ≥65 years, only obesity class II (RR = 1.38, 95% CI 1.10–1.74) had a significantly greater risk of testing positive for SARS-CoV-2 than those who were underweight/normal weight. …”
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Investigating the role of cathepsins in breast cancer progression: a Mendelian randomization study by Shengyi Zhou, Shengyi Zhou, Shengyi Zhou, Yizhou Sun, Yizhou Sun, Wenzhang Zha, Wenzhang Zha, Guangjun Zhou, Guangjun Zhou

“…Within the human lysosomal system, a class of enzymes known as cathepsins exhibit elevated expression levels in various malignant tumors, suggesting that they may play key roles in cancer progression.MethodsThis study employed the two-sample Mendelian randomization (MR) approach to investigate the potential causal relationship between cathepsin levels and the risk of developing breast cancer. …”
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Angiopoietin-2 and D-dimer add prognostic information to clinical risk in pulmonary arterial hypertension by Heather L. Clark, Daniel Lachant, Allison N. Light, Deborah Haight, Samia Lopia, Nigel Mackman, R. James White

“…We assessed treatment response with Reveal Lite 2 scores (all patients had N-terminal-pro-brain natriuretic peptide, 6-minute walk, and functional class assessment at both visits) and followed clinical outcomes for 3 years. …”
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DEBATES NECESSÁRIOS: AMBIENTE, EDUCAÇÃO E DIVERSIDADES by Roberta Ferreira Coelho de Andrade, Aldair Oliveira de Andrade, Antonio Marcos de Oliveira Siqueira, Wagner dos Reis Marques Araújo

“…Tais temáticas nos evidenciam a necessidade de superação dos estereótipos, dos preconceitos (de classe, raça/etnia, de orientação sexual etc.), da lógica destrutiva do ambiente, o que implica caminhar em direção à construção de uma sociedade mais justa, menos desigual, em suma, rumo à emancipação humana do jugo do capital que escraviza e coisifica a existência. …”
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Multiple eco-regions contribute to the seasonal cycle of Antarctic aerosol size distributions by J. Brean, D. C. S. Beddows, E. Asmi, A. Virkkula, A. Virkkula, L. L. J. Quéléver, M. Sipilä, F. Van Den Heuvel, T. Lachlan-Cope, A. Jones, M. Frey, A. Lupi, J. Park, Y. J. Yoon, R. Weller, G. L. Marincovich, G. L. Marincovich, G. C. Mulena, G. C. Mulena, R. M. Harrison, R. M. Harrison, M. Dall'Osto

“…Here, we analyse particle number size distributions (PNSDs) collected during a year (2015) across four coastal and inland Antarctic research bases (Halley, Marambio, Dome C and King Sejong). We utilise <span class="inline-formula"><i>k</i></span>-means cluster analysis to separate the PNSD data into six main categories. …”
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