Risk Mitigation and Construction Control for Effective Underwater Recovery of an EPB Shield: A Case Study of the First Metro Tunnel in Tel Aviv by Weiqiang Qi, Zhiyong Yang, Yusheng Jiang, Zhiyong Liu, Yinxin Guo, Xing Yang

“…Shield recovery in water-rich sand strata is a challenging issue in the field of shield tunnel engineering, especially when the end of the shaft cannot be reinforced by jet grouting or freezing or when the shield cannot be supported with a steel sleeve. …”
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Model Test on the Behaviors of Deep Excavation with Lateral Confined Water by Mingyuan Wang, Minyun Hu, Chaohua Li, Xiaobing Xu, Zefeng Ye, Qi Hu

“…However, the reduction in earth pressure due to the inward shift of the diaphragm wall exceeded the increase in water pressure from the raised confined water level, resulting in an overall decrease in lateral pressure on the diaphragm wall. …”
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Using a region-specific ice-nucleating particle parameterization improves the representation of Arctic clouds in a global climate model by A. B. Gjelsvik, R. O. David, T. Carlsen, F. Hellmuth, S. Hofer, Z. McGraw, Z. McGraw, H. Sodemann, H. Sodemann, T. Storelvmo, T. Storelvmo

“…These observations were used as a basis for an Arctic-specific and purely temperature-dependent INP parameterization, which was implemented into the Norwegian Earth System Model (NorESM). This implementation results in an annual average increase in cloud liquid water path (CLWP) of 70 % for the Arctic and improves the representation of cloud phase compared to satellite observations. …”
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Nitrogen Dioxide (NO2) Level Changes during the Control of COVID-19 Pandemic in Thailand by Tin Ko Oo, Noppol Arunrat, Praeploy Kongsurakan, Sukanya Sereenonchai, Can Wang

“…The concentrations of tropospheric NO2 were extracted from the Sentinel-5P satellite data. The Google Earth Engine JavaScript API was used to retrieve and calculate the NO2 data. …”
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The Great Vasyugan Mire of western Siberia: Hydrochemistry and greenhouse gas dynamics of peatland pools of the world’s largest mire by Sergey N. Vorobyev, Yuri Kolesnichenko, Ivan V. Krickov, Alexander E. Berezin, Sergey N. Kirpotin, Oleg S. Pokrovsky

“…The pools were highly oligotrophic, acidic, humic, iron-rich, poor in chloride and sulfate, and emitted 0.15 g C-CO2 m−2 d-1 as measured by floating chambers. …”
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Application of Satellite Image Processing Methods for Hydrocarbon Field Search by R. V. Fiodоrtsev, A. R. Silie Cuenca, D. A. Kozhevnikov, V. M. Medina, R. Delgado

“…The object of the study is software methods of the Earth surface images processing obtained from the VRSS-2 satellite to determine the spectral composition of the vegetation cover to detect the presence of carotenoids during prolonged exposure to hydrocarbons.The photosynthetic pigments of higher plants (chlorophylls, carotenoids and phytobiliproteins) were analyzed. …”
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Spatiotemporal analysis of urban expansion and its impact on farmlands in the central Ethiopia metropolitan area by Kalid Hassen Yasin, Anteneh Derribew Iguala, Tadele Bedo Gelete

“…The supervised random forest (RF) classification in the Google Earth Engine platform was used to prepare land use and land cover (LULC) for 1990, 2000, 2010, and 2023. …”
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Yeasts with Fermentative Potential Associated with Fruits of Camu-Camu (Myrciaria dubia, Kunth) from North of Brazilian Amazon by Ítalo Thiago Silveira Rocha Matos, Vanderly Andrade de Souza, Giovana do Rosário D’Angelo, Spartaco Astolfi Filho, Edson Júnior do Carmo, Marcos José Salgado Vital

“…These isolates were identified as Candida orthopsilosis, Pichia kudriavzevii, and Meyerozyma caribbica. When cultured in broth containing 180 g·L−1 of glucose, M. caribbica CC003 reached 91.7 percent of the maximum theoretical ethanol concentration (84.4 g·L−1), presenting an ethanol yield and productivity of 0.4688 g·g−1 and 0.781 g·L−1·h−1, respectively. …”
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Short path molecular distillation of the essential oil from Pinus roxburghii oleoresin affords volatile fractions with powerful antioxidant and antimicrobial activities comparable... by Muhammad Adnan Ayub, Hawraz Ibrahim M. Amin, Rameen Waseem, Kamaran Younis M. Amin, Muhammad Asif Hanif, Amjad Hussain, Kovan Dilawar Issa, Jorge Ramírez, Chabaco Armijos, Muhammad Zubair, Giovanni Vidari

“…In addition, the antimicrobial activity of the fractions and sub-fractions against the bacteria Pasteurella multocida, Staphylococcus aureus, Escherichia coli, and Bacillus subtilis, and the fungal strains Fusarium solani, Alternaria alternata, Aspergillus flavus, and Aspergillus niger, was measured by the agar well diffusion method, the microdilution broth assay and the resazurin microtiter plate test. …”
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Evaluation and Design of Power Controller of Two-Axis Solar Tracking by PID and FL for a Photovoltaic Module by Joel J. Ontiveros, Carlos D. Ávalos, Faustino Loza, Néstor D. Galán, Guillermo J. Rubio

“…To achieve this, mathematical models of the dynamics of the sun, the solar energy obtained on the Earth’s surface, the two-axis tracking system in its electrical and mechanical parts, and the solar cell are developed and simulated. …”
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Improving early prediction of crop yield in Spanish olive groves using satellite imagery and machine learning. by M Isabel Ramos, Juan J Cubillas, Ruth M Córdoba, Lidia M Ortega

“…The processing of the satellite imagery is carried out by the geospatial processing service Google Earth Engine. The result is the early prediction of kilograms of both olive crop and olive oil, eight months prior to the beginning of the first harvesting campaigns of the year, with an average absolute error of prediction better than 26%. …”
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Implementation of Sustainable Development by Cities and Businesses in Poland. Evolution of the Approach by Ewa Jastrzębska, Paulina Legutko-Kobus

“…The goals kindled a vivid interest among Poland-based companies, too, especially large enterprises, which took them to the next level, and embedded them in their corporate strategies. Truth be told, Polish local governments started to implement SD much earlier, namely through Local Agendas 21 after the Second Earth Summit in Rio de Janeiro in 1992. …”
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The Analysis and modeling of widespread anomalies of rainfall in entire West of Iran in relation with the behaviors of Mediterranean Pressure centers by Faramarz khoshakhlagh, mohammad amin heydary

“…Climate control centers in each area are diverse and understanding how they relate to the atmospheric components of the Earth's surface contribute to prediction of climate fluctuations.   …”
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APORTES ETNOBOTANICOS A LA GEOGRAFIA DE LA SALUD EN COMUNIDADES RURALES CHILENAS. by Eduardo Jaime Muñoz

“…La metodología utilizada es la elaboración de mapas de la zona con el uso de (Google Earth y Arc. Map 10.1), entrevistas semiestructuradas a los encargados de las postas rurales y a personas de la comunidad del sector, análisis bibliográfico y trabajo de campo. …”
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River System Style Frameworks, New Approach to Management of rivers (Case Study: Karaj Arangeh basin) by shila hajehforosh, amir karam

“…Geomorphological management, is the study of shapes, nature, and origin, processes of emergence, development and use of human and material composition of the Earth.  The assessment of river character and behavior in Stage 1 is based on analysis of the assemblage of geomorphic units (channel and floodplain landforms) along any reach. …”
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A retrospective study to understand the differences in maternal mortality among women admitted in critical and stable conditions in Malawi by David Lissauer, James Chirombo, Nara Tagiyeva-Milne, Jennifer Riches, Rosemary Bilesi, Lumbani Makhaza, Laura Munthali, Malangizo Mbewe

“…Introduction Addressing the burden of preventable maternal deaths remains a critical focus of global health efforts in countries like Malawi which still has a high maternal mortality ratio of 381 deaths per 100 000 live births. We investigated the differences in case characteristics, survival and causes of death between pregnant and recently pregnant women who died, following their admission in stable or critical conditions to healthcare facilities in Malawi.Methods We conducted a retrospective analysis of maternal deaths of women from all district and central hospitals of Malawi between August 2020 and August 2022. …”
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Perinatal midwifery care demand in a tertiary hospital: A time-series analysis by Luisa C. Eggenschwiler, Giusi Moffa, Valerie Smith, Michael Simon

“…Staffing in labour wards needs greater flexibility to cope with the clustering of births over short periods.…”
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Temporal variations landscape metrics of vegetation riparian areas in Gharesou River, Ardabil Province by Raoof Mostafazadeh, Fariba Esfandiary, Mahnaz Hamzeei, Nazila Alaei

“…The purpose of this study was to evaluate the temporal variations of vegetation cover of Gharesou River riparian area in Ardabil province using landscape metrics over a period of 8 years which is important for morphology assessment and river ecosystem protection planning and management. The Google Earth imagery for the years 2011, 2016, 2019 due to their live view and high resolution were used to map the Gharesou River riparian area vegetation. …”
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Solar Flare Forecasting Using Hybrid Neural Networks by Dan Xu, Pengchao Sun, Song Feng, Bo Liang, Wei Dai

“…Intense solar flares can severely threaten communication and navigation systems, oil pipelines, and power grids on Earth. Therefore, it is crucial to establish highly accurate solar flare prediction models to enable humans to anticipate solar flare eruptions in advance, thereby reducing human and economic losses. …”
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Phytochemical Screening, Antioxidant, and Antimicrobial Activities of Seven Underinvestigated Medicinal Plants against Microbial Pathogens by Borel Ndezo Bisso, Roland Njikang Epie Nkwelle, Roland Tchuenguem Tchuenteu, Jean Paul Dzoyem

“…Background. Plants are a rich source of therapeutic compounds that have tremendous applications in the pharmaceutical industry. …”
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