Aircraft Measurements of Physicochemical Evolution of Atmospheric Aerosols in Air Pollution Plumes over a Megacity and Suburban Areas by Taehyun Park, Yongjoo Choi, Jinsoo Choi, Junyoung Ahn, Jinsoo Park, Yonghwan Lee, Jihee Ban, Gyutae Park, Seokwon Kang, Kyunghoon Kim, Beom-Keun Seo, Jongho Kim, Soobog Park, Hyunjae Kim, HaEun Jeon, Taehyoung Lee

“…The other profile, which was assessed during a separate flight, exhibited sharp increases in the OA number concentration and mean diameter, less oxidized organic content, and higher organic and nitrate concentrations above 1400 m, indicating high-altitude transport and a cleaner boundary layer. Finally, flights investigating the distributions of pollutants in the central, upwind, and downwind SMA regions generally detected high levels of oxidation downwind as well as different aerosol masses between the low and high altitudes. …”
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Study of Long-term Spectral Evolution and X-Ray and γ-Ray Correlation of Blazars Seen by HAWC by R. Alfaro, C. Alvarez, A. Andrés, J.C. Arteaga-Velázquez, D. Avila Rojas, H.A. Ayala Solares, R. Babu, E. Belmont-Moreno, A. Bernal, K.S. Caballero-Mora, T. Capistrán, A. Carramiñana, F. Carreón, S. Casanova, U. Cotti, J. Cotzomi, S. Coutiño de León, E. De la Fuente, D. Depaoli, N. Di Lalla, R. Diaz Hernandez, B.L. Dingus, M.A. DuVernois, M. Durocher, J.C. Díaz-Vélez, K. Engel, C. Espinoza, K.L. Fan, N. Fraija, S. Fraija, J.A. García-González, F. Garfias, A. Gonzalez Muñoz, M.M. González, J.A. Goodman, S. Groetsch, J.P. Harding, S. Hernández-Cadena, I. Herzog, D. Huang, F. Hueyotl-Zahuantitla, A. Iriarte, V. Joshi, S. Kaufmann, D. Kieda, A. Lara, W.H. Lee, J. Lee, H. León Vargas, J.T. Linnemann, A.L. Longinotti, G. Luis-Raya, K. Malone, O. Martinez, I. Martinez-Castellanos, J. Martínez-Castro, J.A. Matthews, P. Miranda-Romagnoli, J.A. Montes, E. Moreno, M. Mostafá, A. Nayerhoda, L. Nellen, M.U. Nisa, R. Noriega-Papaqui, N. Omodei, M. Osorio, Y. Pérez Araujo, E.G. Pérez-Pérez, C.D. Rho, D. Rosa-González, E. Ruiz-Velasco, H. Salazar, D. Salazar-Gallegos, A. Sandoval, M. Schneider, J. Serna-Franco, A.J. Smith, Y. Son, R.W. Springer, O. Tibolla, K. Tollefson, I. Torres, R. Torres-Escobedo, R. Turner, F. Ureña-Mena, E. Varela, L. Villaseñor, X. Wang, I.J. Watson, K. Whitaker, E. Willox, S. Yun-Cárcamo, H. Zhou, C. de León, HAWC collaboration, Abraham D. Falcone, Fredric Hancock

“…This result is consistent with a linear dependence and a multiple-zone synchrotron self-Compton model to explain the X-ray and γ -ray emission. Finally, as suggested by previous findings, we confirm a harder-when-brighter behavior in the spectral evolution of the flux properties for Mrk 421. …”
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A Study of the Star Clusters’ Population in the Giant Molecular Cloud G174+2.5 by Tatyana A. Permyakova, Giovanni Carraro, Anton F. Seleznev, Andrej M. Sobolev, Dmitry A. Ladeyschikov, Maria S. Kirsanova

“…Moreover, we estimate the mass of the gas component and the star formation efficiency in the regions of these four clusters. Finally, we provide an estimate of the total energy of the stellar and gas components in the area of these four clusters to determine whether the clusters are bound (here, we consider a “cluster” as the system “stars + gas”). …”
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Research on the Influence of Wheel Tread Wear on Pinion and Rack Contact State of Rack-rail Trains by Lei Huanhuan, Zhao Jiadong, Zhao Yukai, Shi Lubing, Li Zhiyuan, Yue Zihao

“…Then, the rack and pinion parameters of an engineering are selected for calculation, the tooth surface contact stress distribution in the wear cycle is obtained, and the contact stress data of the pinions and racks and of different wear quantities and different contact positions are obtained through 27 sets of finite element simulation tests, which are compared with the above calculation model results. Finally, the above calculation model is used to further analyze the internal mechanism and key factors of wheel wear affecting the contact stress law. …”
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Mathematical Dimensional Synthesis of Four-Bar Linkages Based on Cognate Mechanisms by Enrique Soriano-Heras, Carlos Pérez-Carrera, Higinio Rubio

“…The second section delves into the process of obtaining and analyzing the initial mechanism and constructing cognate mechanisms, detailing the procedures and algorithms used for modeling and calculating the coupling curve. Finally, the third section discusses the practical implementation of the method, including the graphical representation of mechanisms and a comparative analysis of the solutions obtained, assessing dimensional differences, design and manufacturing efficiency, and their suitability for various practical applications. …”
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Multi-trace elements-enriched functional drink accelerates gastric ulcer repair via the HGF/c-Met/STAT3 pathway by Yongnan Piao, Nuoya Wang, Mingji Jin, Jianyu Piao, Mingfeng Han, Zifei Wang, Chunhua Quan, Jishan Yin, Zhonggao Gao, Wenxiang Cui, Shuangqing Wang, Xiuquan Quan

“…It also effectively regulate the abundance and diversity of intestinal flora. Finally, FD reduced the severity of gastric mucosal injury caused by invasive factors, improved the morphological structure of gastric mucosal cells, enhanced the ability of oxidative stress, and inhibited excessive inflammatory response. …”
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Multi-key fully homomorphic encryption scheme based on NTRU bootstrapping by ZHENG Junhua, JIANG Hongwei, LIU Rong, LI Yixiu, LI Wen, WENG Jian

“…The results show that the proposed scheme has better computational efficiency. Finally, the potential application of the scheme in cross-departmental supervision scenarios of multi-industry and multi-source data sales data was explored, which helped the tax department to realize tax verification under the premise of protecting data privacy, and helped promote the digital transformation and healthy development of various industries.…”
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Political determinants of centre-state transfers: An empirical analysis across Indian states by Deepti Kohli

“…In addition, a greater partisan affiliation between the central and state governments leads to an increase in the average proportion of grants and tax devolution provided to that state. Finally, an increase in the political contributions provided to the winning party in a state leads to a rise in the provision of loans and grants by the centre to that state, while tax devolution is dampened. …”
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Presenting a robust optimization model for the design of the green loop supply chain network in the power plant by taking into account the disruption in the supply chain by Javad Mohammadghasemi, Seyyed Esmaeil Najafi, Mohammad Fallah, Mohammad Reza Nabatchian

“…Additionally, the analysis of the results shows that with an increase in the network's uncertainty rate, the network's current net value and reliability decrease, and greenhouse gas emissions increase. Finally, the statistical test results also show that there was no significant difference between the averages of the number of practical solutions, the maximum spread, and the metric distance between the two algorithms, and only a significant difference exists between the solution times of the two algorithms. …”
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The Image of Great Britain in the Soviet Press in the Context of the Spanish Civil War (1936‒1939) by S. M. Lunev

“…At the same time, they praised the work of the civil society and volunteers in support of the republic. Finally, the Soviet media bashed London for its gradual drift from non-intervention towards appeasement and even direct inducement of aggressors. …”
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Laboratory information systems for research management in biology by A. M. Mukhin, F. V. Kazantsev, S. A. Lashin

“…Before using any tools, it is important to understand the purpose of implementation, to define the set of tasks they should solve, and, based on this, to formulate requirements and finally to monitor the application of recommendations in the field. …”
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Le sanctuaire gallo-romain de Drevant (Cher) : état des connaissances et nouvelle approche archéologique des façades sud et est by Frédéric Méténier

“…On Northeast and Southeast corners, pavilions installed on caissons-foothills tying the Eastern façade. Finally, at the end of the roman era, the western façade is punctuated by three exedras with flat bedside, two for apse internal. …”
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Early Warning Method and Model of Inland Ship Collision Risk Based on Coordinated Collision-Avoidance Actions by Zhiyou Cheng, Yaling Li, Bing Wu

“…A framework of early warning model of inland ship collision risk was created based on the early warning method; a collision risk early warning model for inland ships based on coordinated collision-avoidance actions was proposed according to the relationship between the distance/time to the closest point of approach (DCPA, TCPA), coordination degree of collision-avoidance actions of the two considered ships and collision risk; moreover, the early warning model of inland ship collision risk was further considered for quantitative calculation. Finally, the application of the early warning method and model was demonstrated using a case study. …”
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Characterization of m6A Methylation Modification Patterns in Colorectal Cancer Determines Prognosis and Tumor Microenvironment Infiltration by Qingfang Yue, Yuan Zhang, Fei Wang, Fei Cao, Jun Bai, Xianglong Duan

“…Further analyses demonstrated that the m6Ascore had a good predictive performance for overall survival and clinical efficacy of immunotherapy in patients with CRC. Finally, the predictive value of the model was validated by external cohorts. …”
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La enseñanza del análisis de políticas públicas en los programas universitarios de Ciencia Política en Colombia by André-Noël Roth Deubel

“…Prácticamente desconocido hasta finales de la década de 1980, el concepto de política pública es hoy un lugar común para señalar el trabajo gubernamental en pro de resolver, mitigar o regular algún problema o asunto público, o para invocar su necesidad. …”
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Luteolin ameliorates rat model of metabolic syndrome-induced cardiac injury by apoptosis suppression and autophagy promotion via NR4A2/p53 regulation by Xiyan Dai, Bo Liang, Yaolin Sun

“…Moreover, troponin T, creatine kinase-myocardial band (CK-MB), inflammatory profile (IL-6, IL-1β, TNF-α), transforming growth factor-β1 (TGF-β1), oxidative stress, and matrix metalloproteinase-9 (MMP-9) were analyzed to determine the cardiac state. …”
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A fulminant case of JC virus encephalopathy supporting a novel syndrome associated with JC virus infection of cortical neurons by Matteo Ciocca, Marta Pirovano, Monica Lodi, Antonino Romeo, Vincenza Fetoni

“…A second MRI imaging showed a more prominent non-enhancing grey and white matter involvement, compatible with PML. Finally, CSF- PCR for JCV was performed and resulted positive. …”
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A Three-Vector Fast Model Predictive Control Method for Steady State Performance Improvement by Yongzhen Zhang, Pu Cheng, Kai Shen, Weiming He, Di Nian, Jun Pan

“…The voltage vector switching sequence is centralized to avoid equivalent zero vectors caused by dead-time, improving system performance. Finally, simulations compare the proposed method with traditional two-vector model predictive control, three-vector model predictive control, and model predictive control with common-mode voltage suppression. …”
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Improving Identification by Removing Obstructive Minutiae From Latent Fingerprints by Marcos Daniel Calderon-Calderon, Miguel Angel Medina-Perez, Raul Monroy

“…Additionally, we have evaluated a set of multi-class classifiers trained with our datasets to predict if there are obstructive minutiae in a latent fingerprint. Finally, we developed two novel algorithms to identify and remove, in latent fingerprints, the obstructive minutia that generates the maximum increase in the matching score according to our set of classifiers. …”
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Measurement and identification of areas susceptible to flood spreading from the viewpoint of geological formations in Birjand watershed using RS / GIS by Parviz Ziaiian Firouz Abadi, Ayoub Badragh Nejad, Reza Sarli, Mahboub Babaie

“…The results of the study showed that the areas that the effort for exploiting floods was made have characteristics such as (existence of alluvium and colluvium sediments in the high steep feet of the slopes and watersheds with major stone occurrences, existence of fan-shaped sediments and alluvial fan in the external aperture of dry rivers and water ways with mountainous watersheds and hills leading to low steep fields, existence of low fields from the manner of altitude in proportionate to fields near). Finally, the best model that could present a better evaluation and conclusion about this matter was the Boleyn logic model in locating the flood part.…”
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