Oxidation Resistance and Modification Reaction Mechanism of Al Coating Sprayed on Pure Ti Substrate by Qianqian Jia, Deyuan Li, Sheng Guan, Zhuang Zhang, Nannan Zhang, Wenzhen Zhao

“…Intermetallics TiAl2 and Ti3Al were also formed in the diffusion front of Al, in addition to TiAl3. After heating at 1173 K for 5 hours, a new intermetallic TiAl phase was formed at the interface of TiAl2 and Ti3Al. …”
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Greenbug resistance in barley landraces from Uzbekistan by E. E. Radchenko, K. D. Dyatlova, D. E. Akimova, I. A. Zveinek

“…Plants with a damage rate of 1–4 points (up to 30% of the leaf surface being damaged) belonged to the resistant class; damage rate of 5–8 points indicated moderate resistance of plants, and that of 9–10 meant susceptibility. In addition, we assessed the aphid damage of the winter barley cultivar ‘Post’, protected by the previously identified resistance gene Rsg1.Results and conclusions. …”
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RAISE OF HIGH FROST-RESISTANT AGROPYRON–TRITICUM HYBRIDS by E. P. Razmakhnin, T. M. Razmakhnina, V. E. Kozlov, E. I. Gordeeva, N. P. Goncharov, G. Y. Galitsyn, S. G. Veprev, V. M. Chekurov

“…The described technology shortens the time for production of frost resistant wheat-wheatgrass hybrids to 2–3 years. In addition, experiments on frost resistance transfer from wheatgrass to wheat by means of the leaf nurse method were conducted. …”
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Degrade or Super-Resolve to Recognize? Bridging the Domain Gap for Cross-Resolution Face Recognition by Klemen Grm, Berk Kemal Ozata, Alperen Kantarci, Vitomir Struc, Hazim Kemal Ekenel

“…Therefore, the selection of the appropriate face recognition method should consider the quality of the images. Additionally, our experiments also suggest that combining gallery degradation and face hallucination in a hybrid recognition scheme provides the best overall results for cross-resolution face recognition with relatively high-quality probe images, while the degradation process on its own is the more suitable option for low-quality probe images. …”
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Exploring the relationship between personality traits, social appearance anxiety, and quality of life among nursing students by Rania Rabie El-Etreby, Eman Sameh AbdElhay, Nesma Ahmed Kamel, Samia Gamal Awad Hamed, Warda Elshahat Hamed

“…(SAAS) results show that the majority of students (79.5%) experience low social anxiety levels. Additionally, (WHOQOL-Brief), general health, and social domains had the highest mean scores (58.2 and 53.2), compared to the physical domain, which scored the lowest at (40.6). …”
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Expansion Deformation Law and Deterioration Mechanism of Expansive Soil in Guangxi under Different Initial Water Content by ZHAO Erping, TANG Jialin, LI Zhikun, ZHANG Cong

“…After hydrophilic minerals in the soil absorb water, the unit cells become larger, and the distance between the unit cells becomes larger. In addition, the number of overlapping particles becomes smaller, and the binding mode between soil particles changes, which affects the microscopic composite structure of the soil, resulting in expansion of and strength deterioration of soil after water absorption. …”
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Layer-by-Layer Fabrication of PAH/PAMAM/Nano-CaCO3 Composite Films and Characterization for Enhanced Biocompatibility by Naemi Tonateni Shifeta, Shindume Lomboleni Hamukwaya, Qi An, Huiying Hao, Melvin Mununuri Mashingaidze

“…The highly cross-linked (PAH/PAMAM)15-CaCO3 composite film had the highest recorded elastic modulus of 23.70 GPa, while it was observed that for all the composite films fabricated for the present study, the addition of the nano-CaCO3 particles approximately doubled the elastic modulus regardless of the degree of polymerization. …”
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A mm-Wave 5G Double Slot Array Antenna Based on Gap Waveguide Technology and Glide Symmetries by Panagiotis Petroutsos, Stavros Koulouridis

“…The double slot configuration provides better control of the impedance bandwidth at the cost of increasing sidelobes. In addition, a glide-symmetry metasurface is integrated into the intermediate and upper layers. …”
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Assessment of scattered and leakage radiation from ultra-portable X-ray systems in chest imaging: An independent study. by Leonie E Paulis, Roald S Schnerr, Jarred Halton, Zhi Zhen Qin, Arlene Chua

“…., 4.5 m and 2.5 m resp. when performing 50 exams/day, at 90 kV, 2.5 mAs and source skin distance (SSD) 1 m. Additional calculations including leakage radiation were conducted at a typical radiographer position (i.e., behind the X-ray tube), with a correction factor for wearing a lead apron. …”
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FDG-PET-based brain network analysis: a brief review of metabolic connectivity by Pham Minh Tuan, Mouloud Adel, Nguyen Linh Trung, Tatiana Horowitz, Ismail Burak Parlak, Eric Guedj

“…Main body In this study, we used several databases in Web of Science including Web of Science Core Collection, MEDLINE to search for related studies from 1980 up to the present, focusing on FDG-PET images and graph theory. …”
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The Long Noncoding RNA LOXL1-AS1 Promotes the Proliferation, Migration, and Invasion in Hepatocellular Carcinoma by Jiang Liu, Chengtong Zhai, Degan Liu, Jianhua Liu

“…In the present study, we observed that the expression level of LOXL1-AS1 in hepatocellular carcinoma tissue was significantly higher than that in adjacent nontumor tissues, and its expression in three hepatic carcinoma cell lines was obviously higher than that in a normal cell line. In addition, in the Hep-G2 cell line, LOXL1-AS1 downregulation significantly inhibited cell proliferation in the light of the MTT and colony formation assays in vitro, which was consistent with animal experiment in vivo. …”
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Influence of compost and canal clay scouring on sandy soil properties and wheat productivity under Irrigation water regime by Sayed Abdeen, Mahmoud EL-Sayed

“…Purpose Improving physio-chemical properties under irrigation regime by using natural conditioners to achieve the highest possible crop yield and water productivity.Method  A field experiment was conducted in a split-plot design with three replicates by addition of canal clay scouring (CS) and compost (CO) during two consecutive growing winter seasons of 2018/19 and 2019/20. …”
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How Reducing Fossil-Based Plastic Use Can Help the Overall Sustainability of Oyster Farming: The Case of the Gulf of La Spezia by Daniela Summa, Elena Tamisari, Mattia Lanzoni, Giuseppe Castaldelli, Elena Tamburini

“…Specifically, this study examined the substitution of the current packaging, consisting of a wooden box and a polypropylene (PP) film, with a fully recyclable PP net. Additionally, polylactic acid (PLA), polyhydroxyalkanoates (PHAs), and bio-based polyethylene terephthalate (Bio-PET) were proposed as alternatives to virgin high-density polyethylene (HDPE) and PP for buoys, oyster bags, and boxes. …”
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Implementing university wellness program for mental wellbeing among health science students: A protocol for implementing an intervention program in higher educational institutions... by Bala Ganesh Pichamuthu, Sathya Thennavan, Sharmila Govardhanan

“…Results: In the pilot study, 55% of students reported excellent overall wellness, while 15% reported poor wellness. Additionally, 20% of students reported experiencing high levels of depression, while 25% reported high levels of stress. …”
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Bibliometric analysis of research trends in Green Human Resource Management and sustainable development by S. Pooja, J. Bhavani

“…It is a comprehensive reference for understanding the evolving landscape of Green Human Resource Management and sustainable development literature. Additionally, it emphasizes the need for continuous research and collaboration to address environmental challenges and promote sustainable business practices globally.…”
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Interleukin-1β Accelerates the Onset of Stroke in Stroke-Prone Spontaneously Hypertensive Rats by Tsuyoshi Chiba, Tatsuki Itoh, Masaki Tabuchi, Toru Nakazawa, Takao Satou

“…Gene expressions of IL-1β, IL-1 receptors, caspase-1, and downstream genes (MCP-1 and ICAM-1), which associated with immune cell recruitment, were significantly greater in SHRSP than in WKY or SHR, coincident with greater NFκB protein levels in SHRSP compared to WKY or SHR. In addition, continuous administration of IL-1β (2 μg/day) using an osmotic pump slightly increased the incidence of stroke in SHR (P=0.046) and significantly accelerated the onset of stroke in SHRSP (P=0.006) compared to each control (n=10 per group). …”
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Stiffness Determination of Backfill-Rock Interface to Numerically Investigate Backfill Stress Distributions in Mine Stopes by Guangsheng Liu, Xiaocong Yang, Lijie Guo

“…The results show that the newly proposed method leads to totally the same backfill stress distributions with models applying the interface stiffness by the method in FLAC manual based on a “rule-of-thumb” but will save at least 20%–30% calculation time to improve modeling efficiency under the same simulation conditions and will carry much clear physical meanings corresponding to the interaction between backfill and rock walls in mine stopes. In addition, the vertical and horizontal stresses show good agreements with the analytical stresses predicted by the Marston equation under the at-rest state, which validates the reliability of the proposed solution for interface stiffness. …”
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Pandemic-Induced changes in Travel Behaviour: Insights of Pandemic’s Lasting impacts on Lahore’s Urban Mobility by Hina Saleemi, Muhammad Momin Amer, Saadia Tabassum, Sadia Ismail

“…In the same manner, there was a decline in the use of carpooling and taxis, following a subsequent partial recovery. In addition, the pandemic appears to have pushed people towards habit of online shopping and some people and offices towards remote working. …”
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Pharmacological Modulation of Three Modalities of CA1 Hippocampal Long-Term Potentiation in the Ts65Dn Mouse Model of Down Syndrome by Jonah J. Scott-McKean, Adriano L. Roque, Krystyna Surewicz, Mark W. Johnson, Witold K. Surewicz, Alberto C. S. Costa

“…Past research has shown a significant reduction in CA1 hippocampal long-term potentiation (LTP) induced by theta-burst stimulation (TBS), but not in LTP induced by high-frequency stimulation (HFS), in slices from Ts65Dn mice compared with euploid mouse-derived slices. Additionally, therapeutically relevant doses of the drug memantine were shown to rescue learning and memory deficits in Ts65Dn mice. …”
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Exploring the Expediency of Waste Materials as Modifiers for Bitumen Mixes by Lukman Olaide Salami, Ifedolapo Omowumi Ameen, Afeez Adefemi Bello

“…The HBM samples were produced using 60/70 penetration grade of bitumen. Additive (sasobit) was added to the bitumen at 3.5 wt. % of the bitumen for the production of WBM. …”
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