Global patterns and drivers of coupling between anammox and denitrification processes across inland aquatic ecosystems by Xiaoguang Xu, Yuxuan Yang, Yiwen Zhou, Jie Ma, Jining Li, Xiaohong Zhou, Xiaoli Zhao, Fengchang Wu, Kang Song

“…Here, we show that aquatic ecosystems with abundant denitrifying bacteria tend to have abundant anammox bacteria, but the abundance of anammox bacteria is lower than that of denitrifying bacteria. Importantly, we observed that hotspots for denitrification in aquatic ecosystems were also hotspots for anammox, and we explained the variation in anammox (21.55 (95% CI: 8.21–58.90) nmol-N g-1 day-1) and denitrification rates (171.76 (95% CI: 65.40–519.25) nmol-N g-1 day-1) across aquatic ecosystems. …”
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Mechanical recycling of textile waste by Nemeša Ineta, Pešić Marija, Bozoki Valentina

“…Compared with other recycling methods the mechanical recycling of textile waste has already decades of experience, it is the most developed, most widely used, requires much lower investments and energy resources.…”
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Real Convergence Across the Euro Area by Leonor Coutinho, Alessandro Turrini

“…The findings also suggest that macroeconomic imbalances accumulated in the pre-crisis period such as high private and government debt and strong growth in the non-tradable sector have been associated with lower convergence, particularly for euro area countries.…”
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Study on Dynamic Load Sharing Performance of Planetary Gears with Flexible Pins for Vertical Mills by Lin Xu, Gao Longfei, Feng Xue

“…The results show that the flexible pin can reduce the load sharing coefficient of the planetary system compared with the common pin. The lower the gear machining accuracy level is, the more obvious the advantage of flexible pins in load sharing performance is. …”
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Emotional Competence of Healthcare Workers and Its Impact on Patient Loyalty in Vietnamese Hospitals by Phuoc Thien Mai, Nah Pi Sa, Triet Dinh Luu, Nam Khoa Ly, Phi Duong Nguyen

“…Private hospitals showed higher EC levels among staff, leading to greater patient loyalty, while public hospitals, impacted by staff fatigue and high patient loads, demonstrated lower EC and reduced loyalty. EC accounted for 58% of service quality variance and 65% of loyalty variance…”
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The absorption of oral morroniside in rats: In vivo, in situ and in vitro studies by Xiong Shan, Li Jinglai, Mu Yanling, Zhang Zhenqing

“…In Caco-2 cells, the Papp values ranged from (1.61 ± 0.53) × 10−9 to (1.19 ± 0.22) × 10−7 cm s−1 for the apical to basolateral side and the Pratio values at three concentrations were all lower than 1.2. Morroniside showed poor absorption and it might not be a specific substrate of P-glycoprotein (P-gp).…”
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Animal-based evidence supports protective activity of bioengineered silver and gold nanomaterials on hepatic and renal function profile parameters by Hamed Barabadi, Hesam Noqani, Maha Soltani, Ayeh Sabbagh Kashani

“…Conversely, in healthy animals, lower nanoparticle concentrations exhibited no statistically significant impact on these parameters, suggesting their safety at therapeutic doses. …”
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The real driving emissions characteristics of light-duty diesel vehicle in four typical cities with varying altitudes in China by Haojie Gao, Rui Wang, Zhisong Wen, Xin Xiong, Zhuan Zheng, Shengqiang Lin, Hongchun Ding, Wenbin Tan

“…The emissions of all pollutants were significantly lower than the China VI b emission standards. We suggest further research to optimize aftertreatment systems to better control emissions and improve efficiency under varying altitudes and route conditions.…”
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Integrated multi-trophic aquaculture of the European flat oyster (Ostrea edulis Linnaeus, 1758): A case study from Boka Kotorska Bay (Montenegro) by Nikolić Slađana, Mandić Milica, Pešić Vladimir, Ikica Zdravko, Peraš Ines

“…At the site near the fish cages, oyster growth was significantly lower compared to the growth at the two other sites. …”
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Hydrogenolysis of n-Butane over Ru/AlO Catalysts by Janusz Ryczkowski, Marcin Kuśmierz, Dobiesław Nazimek, Sylwia Pasieczna

“…The absence of propane and the presence of isobutane (at lower temperature) among the products were discussed.…”
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Estimation and Control for Industrial Products Reliability under Failure Trials by Kui Wang, Lili Ding

“…To maintain the reliability of products at a desirable status, a reliability control method is presented to monitor the confidence interval of reliability distribution. The lower limit of confidence interval is maintained above a control limit, which indicates that a corresponding quality-assurance action is preferable. …”
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Vulnerability assessment and analysis of cryosphere changes in the Western Sichuan Plateau by Lumin Nie, Zihan Zhang, Heng Lu

“…The main findings are as follows: (1) The vulnerability to cryosphere changes in the Western Sichuan Plateau exhibits a distribution pattern characterized by higher vulnerability in the west and lower vulnerability in the east. (2) There is a significant correlation between vulnerability and geographical location, characterized by two types of distribution patterns: high–high aggregation and low–low aggregation. …”
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A Comparative Study of DC and BLDC Actuation for Kinesthetic Haptics by Arjun Ivimey, Majid Pahlevani, Keyvan Hashtrudi-Zaad

“…It is concluded that a direct drive BLDC motor can supply higher peak torque, while projecting lower inertia and friction and thus offering higher acceleration. …”
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Commensal bacteria education history calibrates the naivety and activation threshold of adaptive antiviral immune system by Baohua Li, Zhou Sha, Li Mou, Feng Zhang, Lifeng Jia, Yan Zhu, Yan Guo, Guohong Deng, Haibo Wu, Hong Wei, Yuzhang Wu, Lilin Ye, Changjiang Liu, Jian Li, Yanyan Zhang, Yanyan Zhang, Yanyan Zhang

“…Interestingly, the naive GF immune system showed robust T-cell responses, with more potent memory T cells established for long-term protection, even in the condition of primary lower T-cell levels for naive GF mice. Furthermore, we found that the ABX-treated Conv mice showed impaired T-cell responses, compared with the untreated Conv ones. …”
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Assessment of Some Heavy Metals and Trace Elements in a Sample of Patients with Viral Hepatitis in Baghdad by Najlaa Fattah-Allah Rasheed, Hind Salman Jassim, Ahmad Saadi Hassan

“…Patients with viral hepatitis had highly significant elevated levels of lead, cadmium, and copper compared with the controls (P-value = 0.000), whereas zinc and iron levels were highly significantly lower in the patient groups than in the control group (P-value = 0.000). …”
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Could adjuvants serve as an agroecological tool? by Milan Brankov, Milena Simić, Jelena Vukadinović, Miloš Zarić, Alexandros Tataridas, Sofija Božinović, Vesna Dragičević

“…Findings from dose-response research on available adjuvants suggest they may enable the application of lower herbicide rates than typically recommended, without sacrificing effectiveness, thereby contributing to the goal of reducing herbicide use by 50% by 2030 in Europe. …”
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On Antiresonance in the Forced Response of Mistuned Bladed Disks by Keith Jones, Charles Cross

“…An important conclusion is that antiresonant frequencies can be arranged such that a mistuned bladed disk has a lower maximum blade response than a tuned bladed disk.…”
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Influence of Elevation on Slake Durability Index of Quartz Mica Schist: A Case Study of East Slope of Manjiazhai Open Pit by Yongfeng Lu, Kepeng Hou, Huafen Sun, Wei Sun, Shengyou Zhang, Jun Jiang

“…At the same time, the higher the slope elevation of open-pit mine, the longer the weathering time of rock, the higher the cumulative damage of rock, and the lower the rock slake durability index. This study provides a new idea for guiding the research on the disintegration characteristics of similar soft rock slopes in the elevation direction.…”
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Peter the Great’s “heirs”: power and administration in post-Petrine Russia by N. A. Omelchenko

“…According to the author, Anna Ioannovna managed to snatch victory, relying on the support of the middle and lower nobility, primary because in Russia the middle class was always afraid of the weakening of the central government, which, as a rule, led either to anarchy or to the power of the oligarchy.…”
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Particulate Air Pollution and Health: Emerging Issues and Research Needs Related to the Development of Air Quality Standards by Patrick A Hessel, John R Goldsmith, H-Erich Wichmann, William E Wilson, Colin L Soskolne

“…Health effects have been demonstrated across the range of exposures that have been examined, and further research in low exposure settings is necessary to explore the lower end of the dose-response curve. Although a significant body of literature has been generated, comprehensive risk assessments have not been undertaken. …”
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