Retrieving crop phenology at field-scale in the Nile Delta based on Sen2Like and PlanetScope data by Katarzyna Cyran, Belen Franch, Eatidal Amin, Santiago Belda, Francesco Fava, James Wheeler, Italo Moletto-Lobos, Ahmed El Baroudy, Inbal Becker-Reshef, Zoltan Szantoi

“…For both datasets, the Start of Season (SOS) for summer crops presented a root mean squared error (RMSE) of about 35 days from the calendar date, while the SOS for winter crops had an RMSE of about 14 days. …”
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Seaweed-based biostimulant alleviates cadmium-induced physiological stress in tomato (Solanum lycopersicum L.) by Paulo Pastor-Arbulú, Alfredo Rodríguez-Delfín

“…Cd uptake increased proportionally with increasing external Cd supply (p < 0.0001), and it was distributed at higher and similar levels in roots (44.73%) and leaves (49.12%) and much lower in fruits (6.15%). …”
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Trueness of Implant Positioning Using Intraoral Scanning and Dental Photogrammetry for Full-Arch Implant-Supported Rehabilitations: An In Vitro Study by João Carlos Faria, Manuel António Sampaio-Fernandes, Susana João Oliveira, Rodrigo Malheiro, João Carlos Sampaio-Fernandes, Maria Helena Figueiral

“…Statistically significant differences were observed in the root mean square values among the three devices. …”
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Comparative estimation of grain productivity and green mass of leguminous crops in the southern forest-steppe of the Republic of Bashkortostan by I. R. Yuldybaev, F. A. Davletov, K. P. Gainullina

“…As a result of the research, there were identified leguminous crops that were the most adaptive in a number of parameters for cultivation in the Southern Urals of the Republic of Bashkortostan, namely peas, chickpeas, lentils with 65.7 ± 9.7–70.7 ± 9.4 days of a vegetation period; peas with a maximum growth rate before the budding phase; peas, chickpeas, spring vetch, fodder beans with the most developed root system; peas and spring vetch with the largest number (223.3±13.3 – 236.0±17.1 pieces, respectively) and weight (0.39±0.04 – 0.45±0.07 g, respectively) of nodules per 10 plants. …”
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Application of Vis/NIR Spectroscopy in the Rapid and Non-Destructive Prediction of Soluble Solid Content in Milk Jujubes by Yinhai Yang, Shibang Ma, Feiyang Qi, Feiyue Wang, Hubo Xu

“…A Vis/NIR reflectance spectroscopy system covering 340–1031 nm was constructed to detect SSC in milk jujubes. …”
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An Improved Size and Direction Adaptive Filtering Method for Bathymetry Using ATLAS ATL03 Data by Lei Kuang, Mingquan Liu, Dongfang Zhang, Chengjun Li, Lihe Wu

“…The Advanced Topographic Laser Altimeter System (ATLAS) on the Ice, Cloud, and Land Elevation Satellite-2 (ICESat-2) employs a photon-counting detection mode with a 532 nm laser to obtain high-precision Earth surface elevation data and offers a new remote sensing method for nearshore bathymetry. …”
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Design of Ellipsoid and Spherical Combined Light Source for Uniform Flux and Color Mixing by Rui-Min Zeng, Ze-Tian Tang, Cheng-Xi Xia, Yang Wang, Shan Jin, Xin Ren, Li-Feng Bian, Zhao Ding, Chen Yang

“…A prototype with a 150-W Xenon arc lamp is fabricated to demonstrate heat distribution for the system, and experiment about uniformity indicates that 89.4&#x0025; of the test circle radius can reach 2&#x0025; nonuniformity. …”
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Morphosyntactic features of universal quantifiers in isiZulu and Xitsonga: A comparative study by Rivalani X. Masonto, Elliot M. Mncwango

“…Due to their common roots within the Bantu language family, isiZulu and Xitsonga exhibit several shared linguistic features, notably the use of a noun class system. …”
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Health Workforce Dynamics: A Life Cycle Approach by Harini P. Aiyer, Pratyush Kumar, Mercy N. Wanjala, Dewanto Andoko, Margarida Gil Conde, Anthony Paulo Sunjaya, Canan Tuz, Anshu, Waseem N. Ahmed, Tabinda Ashfaq, Angelus Cyrus, Muna Chowdhury

“…Additionally, task-sharing, telemedicine, and locally-rooted training initiatives are critical to building a fit-for-purpose workforce. …”
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Quantitative design and realization of green technology for increasing the yield and nitrogen use efficiency of winter wheat by Chuan ZHONG, Wei ZHOU, Wuyang YU, Mingrong HE, Zhenlin WANG, Yuanjie DONG, Xinglong DAI

“…The key constraints from a soil-crop system perspective were identified: population-individual competition, dry matter accumulation and distribution, and soil quality degradation. …”
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CFD analysis of aeroponic nutrient spray characteristics for enhanced plant nourishment in sustainable agriculture by Aeswin Lawrance, K. Vishnu Ram, R. Harish

“…This paper presents a detailed Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) analysis of nutrient spray flow characteristics from an aeroponic nozzle for enhancing plant nourishment in sustainable agriculture systems. The study investigates the flow development, velocity distribution, and multiphase turbulent characteristics of the nutrient spray emitted from the nozzle and its interaction with plant roots. …”
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Design, synthesis, crystal structure of novel hydrazone analogues as SARS-CoV-2 potent inhibitors: MD simulations, MM-GBSA, docking and ADMET studies by C. R. Santhosh, Sampath Chinnam, Guddekoppa S. Ananthnag, Gbolahan O. Oduselu, Kumarappan Chidambaram, Nagaraju Kerru, Nagaraju Kottam, G. M. Madhu

“…MD simulations revealed that the 3b protein–ligand complex demonstrated conformational stability throughout most of the 70 ns simulation period with root mean square deviation (RMSD) fluctuations below 3 Å. …”
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Simulation of Soil Water and Heat Transfer on the Qinghai-Xizang Plateau Using the BCC-CSM Model with Enhanced Soil Stratification and Freeze-Thaw Gravel Parameterization by Fali YANG, Xianyu YANG, Shihua LV

“…This study aims to improve the accuracy of simulating soil hydrothermal processes on the Qinghai-Xizang Plateau by introducing a novel soil stratification method combined with an integrated freeze-thaw gravel parameterization scheme.The region's unique topography and complex climate pose challenges for conventional numerical models in achieving precise simulations.The proposed scheme incorporates freeze-thaw parameterization， gravel parameterization， and refined vertical soil discretization， offering a more comprehensive representation of the soil characteristics and terrain complexity specific to the Qinghai-Xizang Plateau.To evaluate the effectiveness of the scheme， the BCC-CSM atmospheric circulation model， provided by the National Earth System Modeling Center， was used for testing.The results demonstrate that integrating freeze-thaw and gravel parameterization significantly improves the representation of soil hydrothermal distributions， especially during the winter and at greater soil depths.By refining the soil stratification to 20 and 30 layers， the simulations of soil temperature and moisture have been further enhanced.The 30-layer stratification yields the most accurate outcomes， followed closely by the 20-layer configuration.This approach notably reduces bias and root mean square error in soil temperature simulations， particularly in the central and western regions of the Qinghai-Xizang Plateau， with better performance in winter compared to summer.While soil moisture simulation accuracy lags behind temperature results， the stratification refinement reduces errors， particularly in shallow soil layers.The enhanced stratification also improves the correlation between simulated values and CRA data， strengthening the alignment between simulation and observation， especially in the central and western parts of the plateau.This research provides new insights into soil hydrothermal processes on the Qinghai-Xizang Plateau and offers critical methodology and technical support for future climate simulations and predictions.Moreover， the proposed integrated scheme holds significant potential for simulating soil hydrothermal processes in other plateau regions and may be applied across a wide range of fields.…”
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Design and beam dynamics studies of low energy beam transport for MEHIPA by Pallavi Priyadarshini, Jose V Mathew, Rajni Pande, SVLS Rao, Rajesh Kumar

“…Detailed beam dynamics simulations of the proposed LEBT are carried out using the particle-in-cell (PIC) code TraceWin, examining the effect of varying input beam parameters, such as Courant-Snyder parameters, root mean square (rms) emittance, beam distributions, magnet misalignment and beam currents. …”
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Impact of short-term rest-grazing on vegetation and soil characteristics of family ranch in desert steppe area by FU Li, LU Ying, XIE Yingzhong, MA Hongbin, XING Ende, TIAN Xiumin, NIE Minghe

“…In the A. splendens with A. scoparia community, because of the allocation of rainfall in the different seasons and the distribution of the vegetation root system, different treatments did not show a very clear rule for the impact of the soil moisture. …”
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Differences in morphological characteristics, photosynthetic capacity and Chloroplast genomes reveal molecular markers to distinguish Angelica sinensis, A. acutiloba and A. gigas by Xia Li, Weihua Zhao, Yan Zhao, Mengfei Li

“…Abstract Background The dried roots of Angelica sinensis, A. acutiloba, and A. gigas in the Angelica L. have been used as the same traditional medicines for nourishing the blood, regulating female menstrual disorders, relieving pains, and relaxing bowels for thousands of years. …”
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Identification of Rcr12, a single dominant clubroot resistance gene near Rcr6 on chromosome B3 of Brassica nigra by Hao Hu, Adrian Chang, Ling Cao, Yangdou Wei, Fengqun Yu

“…Understanding the genomic distribution and diversity of CR genes in B. nigra is crucial for expanding resistance breeding options, especially for canola (B. napus). …”
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Zenith Tropospheric Delay Forecasting in the European Region Using the Informer–Long Short-Term Memory Networks Hybrid Prediction Model by Zhengdao Yuan, Xu Lin, Yashi Xu, Jie Zhao, Nage Du, Xiaolong Cai, Mengkui Li

“…The performance metrics indicate a root mean square error (RMSE) of 1.91 cm, a mean absolute error (MAE) of 1.45 cm, a mean absolute percentage error (MAPE) of 0.60, and a correlation coefficient (R) of 0.916. …”
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Preclinical evaluation of AAV9-coSMN1 gene therapy for spinal muscular atrophy: efficacy and safety in mouse models and non-human primates by Wenhao Ma, Zhijie Wu, Tianyi Zhao, Yan Xia, Jing Qin, Xue Tian, Xin Li, Jun He, Yan Zhang, Lina Zhang, Li Li, Zheyue Dong, Zhichun Feng, Xiaoyan Dong, Wang Sheng, Xiaobing Wu

“…In vivo studies, both mice and cynomolgus monkeys revealed widespread CNS distribution following a single intracerebroventricular or intrathecal injection, with no observed toxic inflammatory responses in the dorsal root ganglia. …”
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Integrating infiltration processes in hybrid downscaling methods to estimate sub-surface soil moisture by Mo Zhang, Yong Ge, Jianghao Wang

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