“(Not) knowing what you know”: Exploring educators’ perceptions of critical thinking in occupational therapy by Jemma Gilfillan, Laura Irvine-Brown, Amelia Di Tommaso, Ana Paula Serrata Malfitano, Lisette Farias

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Modified Kraske Procedure with Mid-Sacrectomy and Coccygectomy for En Bloc Excision of Sacral Giant Cell Tumors by Vítor M. Gonçalves, Álvaro Lima, João Gíria, Nuno Carvalho, José Parreira, Manuel Cunha e Sá

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The Paradox of Feline Coronavirus Pathogenesis: A Review by Luciana Wanderley Myrrha, Fernanda Miquelitto Figueira Silva, Ethel Fernandes de Oliveira Peternelli, Abelardo Silva Junior, Maurício Resende, Márcia Rogéria de Almeida

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Densely populated macrocyclic dicobalt sites in ladder polymers for low-overpotential oxygen reduction catalysis by Zhen Zhang, Zhenyu Xing, Xianglin Luo, Chong Cheng, Xikui Liu

“…The strong electron coupling effect between the fully-conjugated ladder structure and carbon substrates enhances the electron transfer between the cobalt center and oxygen intermediates, inducing the low-to-high spin transition for the 3d electron of Co(II). …”
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Terahertz Spectroscopy and Imaging Detection of Defects in Civil Aircraft Composites by Mian Zhong, Bingwei Liu, Chen Li, Zhiqi Wang, Dongshan Wei, Bin Zhou, Xin Dai, Yajun Xu

“…To investigate the defect damage detection and its spectral characteristics and imaging of carbon-fiber-reinforced polymer composite laminates, defects from the low-velocity impact damage in composites were measured by the THz time-domain reflection imaging system. …”
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Perennial Grasses on Stony Sandy Loam <i>Arenosol</i>: Summary of Results of Long-Term Experiment in Northern Europe Region (1995–2024) by Liudmila Tripolskaja, Asta Kazlauskaite-Jadzevice, Almantas Razukas, Eugenija Baksiene

“…This paper summarizes the results of the long-term experiment (1995–2024) carried out in <i>Arenosol</i> within a temperate climate zone, focusing on the productivity of natural and managed grasslands; their succession changes over time, and so do the effects on soil chemical properties, and soil organic carbon (SOC) sequestration. …”
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Removal Characteristics of Organic Pollutants from Eutrophic Raw Water by Biological Pretreatment Reactors by Guangcan Zhu, Zhonglian Yang, Xiwu Lu

“…The CSBR was more effective and stable for eutrophic water treatment than OSBR, in terms of extracellular microcystin-LR, chlorophyll-a, DOC, and biodegradable dissolved organic carbon (BDOC) removal. Removal efficiencies of extracellular microcystin-LR and chlorophyll-a were 75.8% and 59.7% in CSBR and 60.5% and 53.0% after 2 h in OSBR. …”
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Tropical montane forest loss dominated by increased 1–10 hectare-sized patches by Xinyue He, Dominick V Spracklen, Joseph Holden, Zhenzhong Zeng

“…Tropical forest loss continues across mountain regions at alarming rates, threatening biodiversity, carbon storage and ecosystem sustainability. To improve our understanding of the dynamics of tropical mountain forest loss, this study focuses on the trends in patch sizes of forest loss during the 21st century. …”
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Ecofriendly remediation of cadmium, lead, and zinc using dead cells of Microcystis aeruginosa by Mohamad S. Abdelkarim, Mohamed H. H. Ali, Doaa A. Kassem

“…Some physical characterization of the dead biomass was performed, including scanning electron microscope (SEM) which revealed that, the cells form a dense, amorphous cluster, energy-dispersive X-ray (EDX) spectroscopy confirmed that carbon, oxygen, and nitrogen are the predominant elements in the biomass, Fourier transformation infrared (FTIR) spectroscopy identified several active function groups, including hydroxyl, aliphatic C–H amide I and amide II bands, carboxylate and carbonyl (C=O). …”
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Weakened future surface warming in China due to national planned afforestation through biophysical feedback by Shuaifeng Song, Xiaodong Yan, Xuezhen Zhang, Zhibo Gao, Wenqiang Xie

“…Abstract A national-level afforestation plan has been announced by the Chinese government to combat global warming through carbon sequestration. However, the biophysical feedback of afforestation under future climate scenarios has not yet been assessed. …”
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Effect of Soil Management Practices and Slope on Soil Fertility of Cultivated Lands in Mawula Watershed, Loma District, Southern Ethiopia by Damte Balcha Gadana, Parshotam Datt Sharma, Dereje Tsegaye Selfeko

“…All the soil management practices improved significantly the different aspects of physical and chemical fertility (soil texture, bulk density, total porosity, moisture content, organic carbon, and contents of macro and micronutrients, viz, N, P, K, Na, Ca, Mg, Fe, Mn, Zn, and Cu). …”
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Manipulation of MWCNT Concentration in MWCNT/TiO2 Nanocomposite Thin Films for Dye-Sensitized Solar Cell by Huda Abdullah, Mohd Zikri Razali, Sahbudin Shaari, Mohd Raihan Taha

“…Dye-sensitized solar cell (DSSC) using multiwalled carbon nanotube/titanium dioxide (MWCNT/TiO2) was successfully synthesized using sol-gel method. …”
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Tuning initial pH to decrease salt ion transport in saltwater electrolysis by Rachel F. Taylor, Fernan Martinez-Jimenez, Bruce E. Logan

“…Thin-film composite membranes are being studied as replacements to more expensive ion exchange membranes in saltwater electrolysis for carbon neutral hydrogen production. However, a persistent challenge is transport of salt ions between a contained anolyte and saltwater catholyte rather than water ions (H+, OH−). …”
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Correlation between Soil Organic Matter, Total Organic Matter and Water Content with Climate and Depths of Soil at Different Land use in Kelantan, Malaysia by A Azlan, ER Aweng, CO Ibrahim, A Noorhaidah

“…The correlation of soil organic matter (SOM) content, total organic carbon (TOC) content, water content and soils texture for industrial area at Pengkalan Chepa, township of Kota Bharu district, agricultural area at Banggu and forested area in UMK, Jeli were investigated. …”
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Law of conservation-guided neural network with gradient aggregation for improved energy efficiency optimization in industrial processes by Santi Bardeeniz, Chanin Panjapornpon, Moonyong Lee

“…Moreover, the model successfully identified energy inefficiencies, resulting in a 4.21 % reduction in energy consumption and a corresponding 377.35 tons of carbon emissions reduction.…”
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The Low Friction Coefficient and High Wear Resistance UHMWPE: The Effect of Pores on Properties of Artificial Joint Materials by Chunmin Yang, Junhua Zhang, Honglin Yue, Xueqin Kang

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Age of First Suicide Attempt in Men and Women: An Admixture Analysis by Hilario Blasco-Fontecilla, Analucia A. Alegria, David Delgado-Gomez, Teresa Legido-Gil, Jeronimo Saiz-Ruiz, Maria A. Oquendo, Enrique Baca-Garcia

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Chronic exposure to diesel engine exhaust and alteration of the airway bacteriome by Menghui Jiang, Yongwei Yan, Tao Wang, Bojia Wang, Yanting Li, Jinglong Tang, Yuxin Zheng

“…Furthermore, the Spearman analysis indicated notable correlations of specific species with carbon content in airway macrophages (CCAM), club cell protein (CC16), FVC and FEV1. …”
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Converting the cigarette butts into valuable products using the pyrolysis process by M. Hazbehiean, N. Mokhtarian, A. Hallajisani

“…Pyrolysis is a comfortable thermochemical technique for turning biomass into biochars, biofuels, briquette solid fuels, and further valuable products such as activated carbons, carbon black, and printing ink. In this study, it was attempted to review the available researches about pyrolysis of cigarette butts with an emphasis on transforming them into carbonated solid and liquid products. …”
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A dynamic modeling for green business development in oil refining industry by N. Barforoush, A. Etebarian, A.R. Naghsh, A. Shahin

“…A carbon-based industry, such as oil refinery, needs to change its business model to achieve a green business. …”
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