Identification of high-risk soil erosion areas in the central Yunnan urban agglomeration and the differentiated driving mechanisms compared to the overall agglomeration by Dongling Ma, Shuangyun Peng, Zhiqiang Lin, Bangmei Huang, Ziyi Zhu, Shuangfu Shi

“…Soil erosion increased continuously from 1990 to 2000 but showed significant improvement after 2000. (2) High-risk areas identified using the improved STD method were primarily distributed along riverbanks, which are highly sensitive to external disturbances. (3) Slope and vegetation were the key factors affecting the overall soil erosion pattern in the urban agglomeration, while rainfall and vegetation were the dominant influencing factors in high-risk areas, where spatial heterogeneity of driving factors was lower than in the general region. (4) Vegetation cover had a significant mitigating effect on soil erosion, making increased vegetation coverage an effective strategy for soil and water conservation. …”
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Understanding the Stability of Poorly Covered Pickering Emulsions Using on‐Chip Microfluidics by Xuefeng Shen, Chang Chen, Berend van der Meer, Thomas E. Kodger, Uddalok Sen, Siddharth Deshpande, Jasper van der Gucht

“…Abstract Particle‐stabilized emulsions, also known as Pickering emulsions, have shown promise in areas that require long‐term stability with minimum use of surfactants. While most work has focused on densely covered Pickering emulsions, such emulsions are known to retain stability even when the interfaces are sparsely covered with particles. …”
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Factors associated with measles vaccine immunogenicity in children at University Teaching Hospitals, Lusaka, Zambia. by Priscilla Nkonde Gardner, Jimmy Hangoma, Cephas Sialubanje, Musole Chipoya, Lillian Lamba, Musaku Mwenechanya, Rodgers Chilyabanyama, Mpanga Kasonde, Davie Simwaba, Muzala Kapina, Soo Young, Kelvin Mwangilwa, Roma Chilengi, Isaac Fwemba

“…Blood samples were analyzed for measles immunity, while data on age, HIV status, breastfeeding history, and socio-demographic factors were collected. …”
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Optimization of Transmission Power in a 3D UAV-Enabled Communication System by Jorge Carvajal-Rodríguez, David Vega-Sánchez, Christian Tipantuña, Luis Felipe Urquiza, Felipe Grijalva, Xavier Hesselbach

“…Therefore, this paper proposes a novel framework to minimize UAV transmission power while ensuring a guaranteed data rate in realistic and complex scenarios. …”
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How Weed Flora Evolves in Cereal Fields in Relation to the Agricultural Environment and Farming Practices in Different Sub-Regions of Eastern Hungary by Erzsébet Tóth, Zita Dorner, János György Nagy, Mihály Zalai

“…Soil compaction and salinity affected weed diversity, while increased copper and zinc concentrations had minor effects on weed coverage. …”
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Dynamic Modeling of Limit Order Book and Market Maker Strategy Optimization Based on Markov Queue Theory by Fei Xie, Yang Liu, Changlong Hu, Shenbao Liang

“…The results showed that the proposed strategy had robust returns and stable profits in the bull market and that frequent capture of market fluctuations in the bear market can earn relatively high returns while maintaining 50% of the order coverage rate and 66% of the stable order winning rate. …”
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A UAV Thermal Imaging Format Conversion System and Its Application in Mosaic Surface Microthermal Environment Analysis by Lu Jiang, Haitao Zhao, Biao Cao, Wei He, Zengxin Yun, Chen Cheng

“…The temperature distribution and change rates in different local zones were significantly influenced by surface cover type, material thermal properties, vegetation coverage, and building layout. Higher temperature change rates were observed in high-rise building and subway station areas, while lower rates were noted in water and vegetation-covered areas. …”
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Investigating the Effect of Blue–Green Infrastructure on Thermal Condition—Case Study: Elazığ, Turkey by Sevgi Yilmaz, Yaşar Menteş, Elmira Jamei

“…The addition of 10% grass coverage further reduced air temperature by 0.3 °C, while a 20% increase in tree density led to a 0.6 °C temperature reduction. …”
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Two-Dimensional TiO2 Ultraviolet Filters for Sunscreens by Ruoning Yang, Jiefu Chen, Xiang Li, Yaxin Zhang, Baofu Ding, Yujiangsheng Xu, Shaoqiang Luo, Shaohua Ma, Xingang Ren, Gang Liu, Ling Qiu, Hui-Ming Cheng

“…Highlights Two-dimensional (2D) TiO2 was developed with > 99% visible light transmittance for non-whitening UV protection, outperforming conventional 0D TiO2 in aesthetics while matching UV-blocking efficacy. 2D TiO2 achieves ultralow skin penetration and 90% reduced reactive oxygen species generation versus 0D TiO2, eliminating photocatalytic toxicity and DNA damage risks. 2D TiO2 enabled tunable UVA/UVB coverage via metal doping without compromising visible light transmittance, ensuring Scientific Committee on Consumer Safety compliance and biocompatibility. …”
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Assessing green space exposure in high density urban areas: A deficiency-sufficiency framework for Shanghai by Xinbei Wang, ChengHe Guan

“…Urban green spaces enhance residents’ physical and mental health, but rapid urbanization has constrained green space exposure (GSE). While studies highlight the need for multidimensional GSE quantification, many lack methods to assess sufficiency or account for spatial heterogeneity in influencing factors. …”
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A participatory data-driven approach for unpaved road condition monitoring by Keegan Mbiyana, Mirka Kans

“…Currently, subjective visual surveys and manual methods for monitoring and assessing the condition of unpaved roads dominate, while data-driven objective methods are not commonly applied for maintenance planning and decision-making. …”
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Establishing a robust genetic sequencing and gene expression data library in cardiovascularly healthy cats by Joanna L. Kaplan, Victor N. Rivas, Jalena R. Wouters, Michael W. Vandewege, Samantha P. Harris, Joshua A. Stern

“…Abstract Cardiovascular disease is a leading cause of increased morbidity and mortality in cats, with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM) significantly overrepresented. While feline HCM is hereditary, the genetic etiology of disease remains poorly understood. …”
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Identification of gully erosion activity and its influencing factors: A case study of the Sunshui River Basin. by Fengjie Fan, Xingli Gu, Jun Luo, Bin Zhang, Hui Liu, Haiqing Yang, Lei Wang

“…It was significantly positively correlated with topographic relief (TR) (r = 0.64, P<0.01) and surface curvature (SC) (r = 0.51, P<0.01), while it was significantly negatively correlated with land use type (LUT) (r = -0.5, P<0.01). …”
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A survey on detection and localisation of false data injection attacks in smart grids by Muhammad Irfan, Alireza Sadighian, Adeen Tanveer, Shaikha J. Al‐Naimi, Gabriele Oligeri

“…The primary objective is to provide a systematic review and insights into FDI attacks joint detection and localisation approaches considering that other surveys mainly concentrated on the detection aspects without detailed coverage of localisation aspects. For this purpose, more than 40 major research contributions were selected and inspected, while conducting a detailed analysis of the methodology and objectives in relation to the FDI attacks detection and localisation. …”
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Danger Signs of Childhood Pneumonia: Caregiver Awareness and Care Seeking Behavior in a Developing Country by Ikenna K. Ndu, Uchenna Ekwochi, Chidiebere D. I. Osuorah, Kenechi S. Onah, Ejike Obuoha, Odutola I. Odetunde, Ikenna Nwokoye, Nnenne I. Obumneme-Anyim, Ifeyinwa B. Okeke, Ogechukwu F. Amadi

“…Fast breathing and difficulty in breathing were the commonest known and experienced WHO recognized danger signs while fever was the commonest perceived danger sign among caregivers. …”
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Design of a multi-objective supply chain and distribution network using robust optimization with interval data mathematical programming and live traffic data by Mohsen Zarejeddi, Amir Izadi, Omid Titidezh, Hooman Razavi

“…Addressing these challenges requires advanced models that integrate economic, environmental, and operational objectives while accounting for real-world uncertainties. Present study introduces and optimizes a multi-objective mathematical programming model for product distribution networks with an outsourcing approach. …”
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Using Machine Learning and Nationwide Population-Based Data to Unravel Predictors of Treated Depression in Farmers by Pascal Petit, Vincent Bonneterre, Nicolas Vuillerme

“…However, most studies examining depression risk in farmers are limited by small sample sizes, narrow geographic coverage, and a focus predominantly on male farmers and general agricultural contexts. …”
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Global experience with chickenpox vaccines and future prospects for the Russian Federation by A. S. Korovkin, D. V. Gorenkov, A. A. Soldatov, V. A. Merkulov

“…Most  licensed  vaccines  are  produced  from the original Oka strain of chickenpox virus (Varicella zoster), while a South Korean company produces a vaccine using its own MAV/06 strain. …”
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Assessment of a strain 19 brucellosis vaccination program in elk by Eric J. Maichak, Brandon M. Scurlock, Paul C. Cross, Jared D. Rogerson, William H. Edwards, Benjamin Wise, Scott G. Smith, Terry J. Kreeger

“…We used brucellosis prevalence (1971–2015) and reproductive outcome (2006–2015) data collected from female elk attending feedgrounds to assess efficacy of the strain 19 program while controlling for potentially confounding factors such as site and age. …”
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Examining health sector stakeholder perceptions on the efficiency of county health systems in Kenya. by Lizah Nyawira, Rahab Mbau, Julie Jemutai, Anita Musiega, Kara Hanson, Sassy Molyneux, Charles Normand, Benjamin Tsofa, Isabela Maina, Andrew Mulwa, Edwine Barasa

“…They felt that both hardware aspects of the system (such as the financial resources, infrastructure, human resources for health) and software aspects of the system (such as health sector policies, public finance management systems, actor relationships) should be considered as inputs in the analysis of county health system efficiency. They also felt that while traditional indicators of health system performance such as intervention coverage or outcomes for infectious diseases, and reproductive, maternal, neonatal and child health are still relevant, emerging epidemiological trends such as an increase in the burden of non-communicable diseases should also be considered. …”
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