Determination of the Transport Properties of Structural Concrete Using AC Impedance Spectroscopy Techniques by Lipeng Wu, Peng Dai, Yong Li

“…The proposed method can be applied to laboratory testing and establishes the theoretical basis for field tests.…”
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Differences in perceptual representations in multilinguals’ first, second, and third language by Donggui Chen, Donggui Chen, Jingan Su, Ruiming Wang

“…Our study has implications for theories of language comprehension and embodied cognition.…”
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Effects of Iron and Vitamin C on Growth Performance, Iron Utilization, Antioxidant Capacity, Nonspecific Immunity, and Disease Resistance to Aeromonas hydrophila in Chinese Mitten... by Ying Song, Xinyu Cai, Xianyong Bu, Shubin Liu, Mingqi Song, Yiwen Yang, Xiaodan Wang, Qingchao Shi, Jianguang Qin, Liqiao Chen

“…This study demonstrates that dietary 700.90 mg/kg of vitamin C could promote iron absorption and utilization, thereby increasing the growth, immunity, and disease resistance of E. sinensis.…”
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Explaining geopolitical components affecting the strategic linkages of countries Case Study: Iran and Iraq

“…Except for a few days in the early 20th century, the two countries were in conflict with the majority of the century, even an eight-year-old war between them. So the main question of this research is how geopolitical factors contribute to the unification of countries, and what are these factors and components in the strategic relationship between Iran and Iraq? …”
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Low-Frequency Repetitive Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation for Stroke-Induced Upper Limb Motor Deficit: A Meta-Analysis by Lan Zhang, Guoqiang Xing, Shiquan Shuai, Zhiwei Guo, Huaping Chen, Morgan A. McClure, Xiaojuan Chen, Qiwen Mu

“…LF-rTMS as an add-on therapy significantly improved upper limb functional recovery especially the hand after stroke, probably through rebalanced cortical excitability of both hemispheres. …”
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Flammulina velutipes polysaccharide-iron(III) complex used to treat iron deficiency anemia after being absorbed via GLUT2 and SGLT1 transporters by Chenying Shi, Chen Cheng, Xiaotong Lin, Yanfang Qian, Yufeng Du, Guitang Chen

“…Besides, as a dietary factor, vitamin C (vit C) could enhance the therapeutic effect of FVP1-Fe(III). These present findings showed that FVP1-Fe(III) could be exploited as a novel iron supplement to treat IDA.…”
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Normal Families and Growth of Meromorphic Functions with Their Kth Derivatives by Jianming Qi, Fanning Meng, Wenjun Yuan

“…Our theorems improve some previous results.…”
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Numerical Simulation of Seepage-Heat-Solid Coupling of Gas Seepage in Prepumped Boreholes under Electrothermal High Temperature Field by Xionggang Xie, Jin Yang, XiangYing Luo, Jianjun Ren

“…The COMSOL software is used to simulate the high-temperature field characteristics, thermal damage, and permeability of coal under different heating hole temperatures. …”
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Habitants des bidonvilles et revendications de droits de citoyenneté au Maroc by Jaouad Agudal

“…The materiality of these documents, which grant access to public services through to the possibility of resettlement, are at the heart of strategies, enacted both by the shantytown inhabitants and by the civil servants who deliver or claim them.…”
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PreciPalm: An Intelligent System for Calculating Macronutrient Status and Fertilizer Recommendations for Oil Palm on Mineral Soils Based on a Precision Agriculture Approach by Kudang Boro Seminar, Harry Imantho, null Sudradjat, Sudirman Yahya, Sirojul Munir, Indra Kaliana, Fajar Mei Haryadi, Awalia Noor Baroroh, null Supriyanto, Gani Cahyo Handoyo, Arif Kurnia Wijayanto, Cecep Ijang Wahyudin, null Liyantono, Rhavif Budiman, Achmad Bakir Pasaman, Dwi Rusiawan, null Sulastri

“…The novelty of PreciPalm is that it provides an ecosystem to transparently measure and observe the macronutrient status of oil palm in a timely, visual, spatial, and location-specific manner, thereby improving oil palm nutritional management with more certainty and precision.…”
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The Challenges of Managing Ovarian Cancer in the Developing World by Olivier Mulisya, Franck K. Sikakulya, Mbusa Mastaki, Tambavira Gertrude, Mathe Jeff

“…The management of ovarian cancer is too challenging in low-resource countries, from hospital settings to the communities with poor cancer awareness. It is therefore imperative that healthcare resources, policies, and planning focus to be coordinated in a rational way.…”
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Identification of Co-Expression Modules of Cotton Plant Height-Related Genes Based on Weighted Gene Co-Expression Network Analysis by Qian Huang, Li Liu, Hang Li, Xuwen Wang, Aijun Si, Liangrong He, Yu Yu

“…Functional predictions suggest that these candidate genes may play key roles in the regulation of cotton plant height. This study offers theoretical insights into the molecular mechanisms underlying cotton plant height and provides valuable references for breeding new cotton varieties with optimized plant heights.…”
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Role of Metformin in Preventing New-Onset Chronic Kidney Disease in Patients with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus by Yu-Ling Lin, Sheng-Hsiang Lin, Hsi-Hao Wang, Wan-Chia Hsu, Shih-Yuan Hung, Yuan-Yow Chiou, Hung-Hsiang Liou, Min-Yu Chang, Li-Chun Ho, Ching-Fang Wu, Yi-Che Lee

“…However, its potential to prevent new-onset chronic kidney disease (CKD) in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus with normal renal function remains unclear. Therefore, this study aimed to investigate whether metformin could prevent the development of new-onset CKD in such patients. …”
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L’inattendu du terrain by Claire Vidal

“…Through an analysis of the unexpected reversal in the relationship that I established with them—initially perceiving them as colleagues only to later discover fieldwork interlocutors in them—I show how their role within the academy is increasingly mobilised by the clerics to conceive the future of Putuoshan.…”
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Investigation of the Effects of Titanate as Coupling Agent and Some Inorganic Nanoparticles as Fillers on Mechanical Properties and Morphology of Soft PVC by Morteza Hajian, Gholam Ali Koohmareh, Afsaneh Mostaghasi

“…The effects of titanate as a coupling agent and some particulate nanoscale particles such as TiO2, CaCO3, and ZnO on thermal and mechanical properties of emulsion polyvinylchloride (E-PVC) were investigated by thermogravimetric analysis (TGA), and mechanical tests. …”
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Wheat Leaf Rust Effector Pt48115 Localized in the Chloroplasts and Suppressed Wheat Immunity by Lulu Song, Liping Cui, Hao Li, Na Zhang, Wenxiang Yang

“…<i>Pt</i> acquires nutrients from host cells via haustoria and secretes effector proteins to modify and regulate the expression of host disease resistance genes, thereby facilitating pathogen growth and reproduction. …”
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Sustainable Portfolio Optimization Model Using PROMETHEE Ranking: A Case Study of Palm Oil Buyer Companies by Seyedeh Asra Ahmadi, Ali Peivandizadeh

“…This importance increases when the organization needs to define, implement, and manage a sustainable portfolio to succeed in today’s environment of change and uncertainty. Therefore, this study examines the portfolio of palm producers from 2010 to 2020. …”
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Who Puts the ‘Open’ in Open Knowledge? by Montgomery Lucy, Neylon Cameron, Wilson Katie, Huang Chun-Kai (Karl), Hosking Richard, Ozaygen Alkim, Handcock Rebecca

“…There is a genuine desire among many universities, research funders, and researchers themselves, to address the challenges of diversity, equity and impact implicit in the open knowledge agenda. …”
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Using roof borehole electrical resistivity tomography to monitor roof water infiltration in a mine work face by Liang Du, Wenjin Zhu, Lei Wang, Hao Li, Xiaoyu Jiao, Teng Qin

“…Abstract Roof water inrush in coal mining is a significant type of water-related disaster that usually results from the interconnection of water-bearing geological formations formed by cracks during and after work face mining. Therefore, monitoring roof water infiltration is of paramount importance in preventing or mitigating water inrush in the mine work face. …”
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Exclusion Limits on a Scalar Decaying to Photons and Distinguishing Its Production Mechanisms by Tanumoy Mandal

“…Many beyond the Standard Model (SM) theories predict TeV-scale scalars, which copiously decay to diphotons. …”
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