Using BIB-SEM Imaging for Permeability Prediction in Heterogeneous Shales by C. J. A. Sinn, J. Klaver, R. Fink, M. Jiang, J. Schmatz, R. Littke, J. L. Urai

“…Organic-rich shale samples from a lacustrine sedimentary sequence of the Newark Basin (New Jersey, USA) are investigated by combining Broad Ion Beam polishing with Scanning Electron Microscopy (BIB-SEM). …”
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Temporal and Spatial Evolution Characteristics of Extreme Climate Events in Grand Shangri-La Region from 1961 to 2019 by WU Yang, JIN Hanyu, CHENG Qingping

“…The Grand Shangri-La region connects the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau,the Yunnan-Guizhou Plateau,and the Hengduan Mountains and is of great geographical significance.Five rivers flow through the region,and the climate is vulnerable.Therefore,it is necessary to explore extreme climate changes and their response mechanism,so as to assess regional climate risks and achieve disaster warnings.Based on the daily temperature and precipitation data of 56 meteorological stations from 1961 to 2019,this paper analyzes changes in extreme climate indexes and their correlation with large-scale circulation index in the region by using Mann-Kendall,Sen's slope estimation,Pettitt test,and Pearson correlation analysis.The results show that:① The extreme warm index and the extreme precipitation intensity index (RX1day,R95p,R99p,and SDII) increase significantly,while the cold index (CSDI、FD、ID、TN10p、TX10p) and the number of continuous humid days decrease greatly.In terms of different seasons,the warming amplitude of most of the extreme temperature indexes in winter is higher than that in summer,and the precipitation intensity increases gradually in summer and autumn but decreases slightly in winter.② Spatially,the diurnal temperature range in the north of the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau is higher than that in the south,and the frequency of extremely high-temperature rises,with the high temperature appearing mostly in arid valleys in the south and east of the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau.The precipitation intensity is high in the south and west of the Hengduan Mountains,and persistent precipitation is strong in the Yalong River basin and the upper reaches of the Jinsha River in the north.③ Extreme climate indexes and south China sea summer monsoon index (SCSMI) are significantly correlated in the same year.In addition,there is a one-year response lag between the extreme precipitation index and Arctic oscillation (AO),North Atlantic oscillation (NAO),and Pacific decadal oscillation (PDO).The above analysis shows that the Grand Shangri-La region generally shows warming and humid climate characteristics.The frequency of heavy precipitation in flood season and warm winter events increases and is closely related to large-scale circulation.…”
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Characterization of soundscapes with acoustic indices and clustering reveals phenology patterns in a subtropical rainforest by Yan-Tin Lai, Sheng-Shan Lu, Ming-Tang Shiao

“…Our results demonstrated that in environments with complex soundscapes, this approach effectively distinguished predominant acoustic elements, including cicadas, orthopterans, rain, and frogs, constituting more than 10–20% of the total audio recordings, and identified smaller yet significant groups, such as avian dawn choruses, accounting for approximately 2% of the recordings. …”
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A copula-based multivariate flood frequency analysis under climate change effects by Marzieh Khajehali, Hamid R. Safavi, Mohammad Reza Nikoo, Mohammad Reza Najafi, Reza Alizadeh-Sh

“…Then, a trivariate copula-based framework assesses flood events in terms of duration, volume, and flood peak in the Kan River basin, Iran. These analyses are carried out using the hierarchical Archimedean copula in three structures, and their accuracy in estimating the flood frequencies is ultimately compared. …”
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Coexistence and Adsorption Properties of Heavy Metals by Polypropylene Microplastics by Tingyu Fan, Jie Zhao, Yingxiang Chen, Miao Wang, Xingming Wang, Shun Wang, Xiaoyang Chen, Akang Lu, Shijiao Zha

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Analyzing the Origin of Low Resistivity in Gas-Bearing Tight Sandstone Reservoir by Yanjiao Jiang, Jian Zhou, Xiaofei Fu, Likai Cui, Chao Fang, Jiangman Cui

“…When mud invasion occurs, the invasion of highly saline mud is the main external cause of low resistivity. …”
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A single mutation in dairy cow-associated H5N1 viruses increases receptor binding breadth by Marina R. Good, Monica L. Fernández-Quintero, Wei Ji, Alesandra J. Rodriguez, Julianna Han, Andrew B. Ward, Jenna J. Guthmiller

“…We find that H5 from A/Texas/37/2024, an isolate from the dairy cow outbreak, has increased binding breadth to core glycans bearing terminal α2,3 sialic acids, the avian receptor, compared to historical and recent 2.3.4.4b H5N1 viruses. …”
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Ecological drivers shaping mainstem and tributary fish communities in the upper Jinsha River, southeastern Qinghai-Tibet Plateau by Pengcheng Lin, Masami Fujiwara, Baoshan Ma, Zhijun Xia, Xinghua Wu, Chunling Wang, Tao Chang, Xin Gao

“…Fish beta diversity exhibited substantial turnover across the mainstem, tributaries, and entire river basin. Both environmental factors (e.g., altitude and the proportion of cobble substrate) and spatial variables were significantly correlated with fish beta diversity, but their relative importance differed between the mainstem and tributaries. …”
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Relating satellite NO2 tropospheric columns to near-surface concentrations: implications from ground-based MAX-DOAS NO2 vertical profile observations by Bowen Chang, Haoran Liu, Chengxin Zhang, Chengzhi Xing, Wei Tan, Cheng Liu

“…In this study, the correlation between CNO2 and SNO2 is examined using vertical profile observations from China’s MAX-DOAS network. …”
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Hybridization of stochastic hydrological models and machine learning methods for improving rainfall-runoff modeling by Sianou Ezéckiel Houénafa, Olatunji Johnson, Erick K. Ronoh, Stephen E. Moore

“…Evaluated on the Ouémé at Bonou river basin, Benin, the Sto. HyMoLAP-WGRU model shows the best predictive performance, especially for low and high discharges. …”
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Molecular Analysis of the Bacterial Communities in Crude Oil Samples from Two Brazilian Offshore Petroleum Platforms by Elisa Korenblum, Diogo Bastos Souza, Monica Penna, Lucy Seldin

“…Crude oil samples with high- and low-water content from two offshore platforms (PA and PB) in Campos Basin, Brazil, were assessed for bacterial communities by 16S rRNA gene-based clone libraries. …”
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Development and validation of a species-specific environmental DNA (eDNA) primer for endangered Asian arowana, Scleropages formosus (Teleostei: Osteoglossidae) for law enforcement... by Nurul Affiqah Edora Mohd-Azhar, Haslawati Baharuddin, Mohamad-Sufiyan Salmi, Noor Faizah Ismail, Amatul-Samahah Md. Ali, Syazwan Saidin, Adibah Abu-Bakar

“…The most expensive Asian arowana is the Golden Blue-based Malayan Arowana which is endemic to the Bukit Merah Lake and Kerian River Basin, Perak, Malaysia. S. formosus has been listed as endangered by the IUCN (International Union for Conservation of Nature), regulated under Appendix 1 of the Convention of International Trade on Endangered Species (CITES) for commercial trade. …”
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The world’s most venomous spider is a species complex: systematics of the Sydney funnel-web spider (Atracidae: Atrax robustus) by Stephanie F. Loria, Svea-Celina Frank, Nadine Dupérré, Helen M. Smith, Braxton Jones, Bruno A. Buzatto, Danilo Harms

“…The most recent morphological revision of funnel-web spiders (Atracidae) lists this species as both widespread and common in the Sydney Basin bioregion and beyond, roughly 250 km from the Newcastle area south to the Illawarra, and extending inland across the Blue Mountains. …”
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Increased susceptibility to diet-induced obesity in female mice impairs ovarian steroidogenesis: The role of elevated leptin signalling on nodal activity inhibition in theca cells by Karolina Wołodko, Tjaša Šentjurc, Edyta Walewska, Elżbieta Laniecka, Magdalena Jura, António Galvão

“…Results: The significant gain in body weight (BW) and fat mass (FM) in HFD-fed B6 mice (p < 0.05), was associated with increased mRNA transcription of the adipose tissue expansion genes Polymerase I and transcript release factor (Cavin), Secreted frizzled-related protein 5 (Sfrp5) and Mesoderm specific transcript (Mest) in GON (p < 0.05). …”
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A Comparative Study of Mulla Sadra and Plantinga’s Views on the Issue of Evil by Masoumeh Ameri, Farida Rezaei

“…In the tradition of Islamic philosophy, Mulla Sadra, one of the mystical philosophers, and in Western philosophical thought, Alvin Plantinga, a theistic philosopher, have both explored the issue of evil with distinct foundations and solutions. …”
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Topographie et restitution du chantier de l’aqueduc d’Arles (Bouches-du-Rhône) by Robert Fabre, Philippe Leveau, Vincent Dumas

“…Between the catchment and the basin where it converged with this eastern branch, the northern Alpilles branch transferred the water captured in the Durance valley to the south. …”
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Identification and functional characterization of the MYB transcription factor GmMYBLJ in soybean leaf senescence by Guohua Bao, Xiao Xu, Jing Yang, Juanjuan Liu, Tianran Shi, Xiaoxuan Zhao, Xuyan Li, Shaomin Bian

“…Leaf senescence is an important agronomic trait that significantly influences the quality and yield of soybeans. v-Myb avian myeloblastosis viral oncogene homolog (MYB) transcription factors are considered crucial regulators governing leaf senescence, which can be utilized to improve agronomic traits in crops. …”
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Shear Wave Velocity Prediction with Hyperparameter Optimization by Gebrail Bekdaş, Yaren Aydın, Umit Işıkdağ, Sinan Melih Nigdeli, Dara Hajebi, Tae-Hyung Kim, Zong Woo Geem

“…Satisfactory results were obtained in this study, in which Explainable Artificial Intelligence (XAI) models were also used.…”
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Sediment flow connectivity index data for the Apulia region (Italy): An open-source geodatabase and the innovative CONNECTOSED WebGIS platformZenodo by Alok Kushabaha, Domenico Capolongo, Giovanni Scicchitano, Floriana Rizzo, Marina Zingaro

“…Maps depicting sediment mobility and connectivity across the hydrographic basins of the Apulia region were generated and stored in the geodatabase. …”
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