The effect of rootstocks on morphological, physiological, and gene expression characters of citrus seedlings grown under drought condition by Nirmala Friyanti Devy, Siti Subandiyah, Sri Widyaningsih, Hardiyanto Hardiyanto, Farida Yulianti, Dita Agisimanto, Agus Sugiyatno, Mutia Dwiastuti

“…The drought did not affect cell membrane damage, although this did slightly increase the quantity of chlorophyll a, b, and carotenoids (P < 0.05). Aside from that, leaf proline and total soluble sugar levels were higher in the dryness than in the control, with the combination of KB/C (331.6 μ mol proline/g fresh weight), MP/JC, and MP/RL plants having the highest (347.9 and 337.1 μmol proline/g fresh weight). …”
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Vulnerability, Resilience and Adaptation of Lagos Coastal Communities to Flooding by Prince Emeka Ndimele, Akinloye Emmanuel Ojewole, Gabriel Olarinde Mekuleyi, Lateef Akorede Badmos, Christopher Monday Agosu, Emmanuel Sunday Olatunbosun, Oluseyi Olaide Lawal, Jamiu Adebayo Shittu, Olufemi Olabode Joseph, Kehinde Moyosola Ositimehin, Felix Chinsom Ndimele, Catherine Oluwalopeye Ojewole, Iman Olawunmi Abdulganiy, Odunayo Temitope Ayodele

“…This is because many African cities lack the resources and infrastructures needed to withstand extreme weather conditions. Surviving in flood-prone cities like Lagos is a daunting task because flood affects livelihood, human health, and can even cause death. …”
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Synthesis and Characterization of Mn–C–Codoped TiO2 Nanoparticles and Photocatalytic Degradation of Methyl Orange Dye under Sunlight Irradiation by Wei Xin, Duanwei Zhu, Guanglong Liu, Yumei Hua, Wenbing Zhou

“…The results showed that Mn–C–TiO2 nanoparticles have higher activity than other samples under sunlight, which could be attributed to the high specific surface area, smaller particle size, and lower band gap energy.…”
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First-Principles Calculation and Analysis of the Magnetic and Mechanical Properties of Mo₂C with Vacancy Defects and Substitutional Doping by Xiaoliang Qing, Jing Guo, Xiaoxiao Liu, Qian Zhang, Tammam Kaid, Nathan Outterside, Cong Tang, Li Wang, Qingxiang Yang, Xuejun Ren

“…The changes in key magnetic properties (local and total magnetic moments) associated with different point substitutional doping elements are comparatively analysed with reference to the data of Mulliken atomic charge, bond population, density of states (DOS) and band structures. …”
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Three-Dimensional Storm Structure and Low-Level Boundaries at Different Stages of Cyclic Mesocyclone Evolution in a High-Precipitation Tornadic Supercell by Daniel P. Betten, Michael I. Biggerstaff, Conrad L. Ziegler

“…Nearly continuous wind retrievals every three minutes for an unprecedented 90-minute period were constructed during multiple mesocyclone cycles in a tornadic high-precipitation supercell. …”
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High efficiency high gain low side lobe level and slant polarization monopulse antenna using cavity backed slot coupled patch antenna by Seyed Mohammad Hamidi, Seyed Mohammad Javad Razavi, Seyed Hossein Mohseni Armaki

“…Abstract In this paper, a multilayer monopulse antenna at Ku-Band with high efficiency, high power handling capability, high gain, 45° linear polarization and low sidelobe is presented. …”
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Properties of Cu(In,Ga)Se2 Thin Films and Solar Cells Deposited by Hybrid Process by S. Marsillac, H. Khatri, K. Aryal, R.W. Collins

“…Even though the films were relatively similar, the ones deposited by the hybrid process tend to have smaller grains with a slightly preferred orientation along the (112) axis and a rougher surface. …”
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Identification of maize kernel varieties based on interpretable ensemble algorithms by Chunguang Bi, Chunguang Bi, Xinhua Bi, Jinjing Liu, Hao Xie, Shuo Zhang, He Chen, Mohan Wang, Lei Shi, Lei Shi, Shaozhong Song

“…The findings have significant practical value in agricultural production, improving quality management efficiency and contributing to food security assurance.…”
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Double Meander Dipole Antenna Array with Enhanced Bandwidth and Gain by Halgurd N. Awl, Rashad H. Mahmud, Bakhtiar A. Karim, Yadgar I. Abdulkarim, Muharrem Karaaslan, Lianwen Deng, Heng Luo

“…Two in-phase resonant frequencies in the Ku-band (12–18 GHz) could be achieved in the double meander dipole array structure, which lead to enhance impedance bandwidth without costing extra design section. …”
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Synthesis, optical linear and non-linear characterization and metal ion sensing application of some novel thieno[2,3-b]thiophene-2,5-dicarbohydrazide Schiff base derivatives by Ahmed. M. M. Soliman, Mahmoud Abd El Aleem Ali Ali El-Remaily, Moumen S. Kamel, Alaa El-Araby, E. Kh. Shokr

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Conceptual Design and Finite Element Fatigue Life Analysis of a Poppet Valve Spring Compressor by Anthony Simons, Gideon Quartey, Nathaniel Frimpong Asante

“…However, there are some challenges associated with the usage of these tools which include misplacement of cotters, injuries, and sometimes valve bends. In this work, a review of some of the existing designs of the improvised tools was considered. …”
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An Improvement Approach for Wide-Angle Impedance Matching Using ELC Metasurface Slabs for SIW Slot Array Antennas by Yi Liu, Hu Yang, Zusheng Jin, Jiang Zhu

“…A 10 × 10 SIW slot array operating at X-band is modelled and simulated to study how the vertically placed ELC metasurface slabs over the antenna affect the array’s beam scanning performance. …”
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Manufacture of Green-Composite Sandwich Structures with Basalt Fiber and Bioepoxy Resin by J. P. Torres, R. Hoto, J. Andrés, J. A. García-Manrique

“…Finite element (FEM) simulations for the mechanical stress analysis of the sandwich material were carried out, and a maximum allowable shear stress for material failure under bending loads was established. Permeability measurements of the basalt fabrics were carried out in order to perform numerical simulations of liquid composite moulding (LCM) processes on the PAM-RTM software. …”
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A Wideband Feed Network for Vivaldi Antenna Arrays by Natasha Antoinette Hall, Johann Wilhelm Odendaal, Johan Joubert

“…The antenna array has a minimum gain of 8 dBi and a maximum of 13.8 dBi within the frequency band. Results for a prototype Vivaldi antenna array, measured in a compact antenna test range, are presented and compared to simulated results from CST Studio Suite.…”
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Self-healing mortar using different types, content, and concentrations of bacteria to repair cracks. by Mohamed Ahmed Refat El-Mahdy, Ahmed ELShami, Mohamed Yousry Elshikh, Seleem Saleh Elsayed Ahmad

“…Tests were performed for compressive strength, bending strength, SEM, EDX, and TGA/DTG. The results show a significant development in the mechanical behaviour of mortar, especially with Bacillus Megaterium using a 2.5% bacterial proportion with a concentration 2× 109 CFU/ml. …”
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Container Quay Crane Structural Response under Trolley Traveling by Xiong Hu, Kai Dong, Pei Zheng, Zhiwei Sun, Sen Mu

“…The acceleration result indicates the same information as on-site test such that the structural acceleration response of in-service crane is affected by trolley in high-frequency band. The displacement results in three directions of 10 points on the girder show that the trolley traveling has significant effect on the vertical displacement. …”
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Experimental and Numerical Study on Mechanical Properties and Deformation Behavior of Beishan Granite considering Heterogeneity by Z. H. Wang, Y. L. Tan, S. M. Li, T. Z. Wang, X. C. Wu

“…With increasing confining pressure, more and more degraded elements are concentrated in the shear band, which develops from the surface to the interior of the sample during loading. …”
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Mechanical Modeling and Application of Frost Heaving Damage to Assembled Concrete Rectangular Canals in Seasonally Frozen Soil Region by Weidong Chang, Zhengyi Wang, Gang Li, Hua Tang, Aiqin Wang, Yuwei Ma

“…The model’s plausibility was confirmed using a prototype canal as an example, and the canal’s deformation, internal force, and stress distribution were examined. The findings demonstrate that, compared to beam theory, the internal forces and deformations computed by the model are not evenly distributed along the plate width; the base slab and side walls both saw their greatest deformations in the middle portion and two-fifths from the canal’s top, respectively; at the junction of the two, the bending moments and tensile stresses are maximum and distributions are consistent; transverse moments should be used as control moments in the structural design of canals, and stick feet should be placed at junctions to stop damage. …”
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On the microstructure evolution and fracture behavior of titanium alloy plates subjected to underwater explosion by Pan Zhang, Yuan Guo, Jianhui Wei, Fei Yan, Chang Ye, Xiaoyang Lu, Peng Jiang, Yuansheng Cheng

“…Metallographic examinations indicate that α phase in specimens with normal annealing would transform from globular morphology to ''worm-like'' or banded morphology. βtrans structures with lamellar αs phase and lamellar β phase in solution-treated specimens were constantly compressed due to their low hardness. …”
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Synthesis, Analysis, and Testing of BiOBr-Bi2WO6 Photocatalytic Heterojunction Semiconductors by Xiangchao Meng, Zisheng Zhang

“…BiOBr (50 at%)-Bi2WO6 composites were prepared under optimum synthesis conditions (120°C for 6 h) and by theoretically analyzing the DRS results, it was determined that they possessed the suitable band gap (2.61 eV) to be stimulated by visible-light irradiation. …”
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