Factors controlling enrichment and accumulation of Devonian–Carboniferous shale gas in the Yaziluo rift trough in the Yunnan–Guizhou–Guangxi region by WANG Yufang, ZHAI Gangyi, SHI Wanzhong, WANG Jinzhu, ZHANG Jiazheng, KANG Haixia, ZHANG Yunxiao, ZHOU Hui, ZHANG Shuting

“…In contrast, the secondary rift troughs around the main rift trough have relatively stable structures, providing good conditions for the preservation of shale gas.   …”
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A New Environmentally Friendly Utilization of Energy Piles into Geotechnical Engineering in Northern China by Jianguo Peng, Qingwen Li, Chungho Huang

“…Many scholars did numerous researches on the parameters’ optimization, heat exchange efficiency, and structure-soil response. Also, the researches of evolutional GSHP system using high temperature in deep mine and lager collection surface of tunnel lining were learned. …”
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Mitochondrial DNA phylogeography of the Norway rat. by Ying Song, Zhenjiang Lan, Michael H Kohn

“…The recent spreading occurred mostly from derived European populations rather than from archaic Asian populations. …”
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Unearthing the climate history of the Atacama Desert in northern Chile – deep drilling in two clay pans of the Coastal Cordillera by V. Wennrich, J. Diederich-Leicher, B. N. Blanco-Arrué, B. N. Blanco-Arrué, C. Büttner, S. Buske, E. Campos Sepulveda, T. Dunai, J. Feller, E. Galego, A. Hasberg, N. Leicher, D. A. López, J. Maldonado, A. Medialdea, A. Medialdea, L. Ninnemann, L. Ninnemann, R. Perryman, J. C. Ríos-Contesse, B. Ritter, S. Scheidt, B. Vargas-Machuca, P. Yogeshwar, P. Yogeshwar, M. Melles

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Hemoglobin state-flux: A finite-state model representation of the hemoglobin signal for evaluation of the resting state and the influence of disease. by Randall L Barbour, Harry L Graber, San-Lian S Barbour

“…The resulting ten-state representation treats the evolution of this signal as a one-space, spatiotemporal network that undergoes transitions from one state to another. …”
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Genome-wide identification of the wall-associated kinase gene family and their expression patterns under various abiotic stresses in soybean (Glycine max (L.) Merr) by Xiangnan Li, Sifei Qi, Lingzhi Meng, Peisen Su, Yongwang Sun, Nan Li, Dan Wang, Yinglun Fan, Yong Song

“…GmWAK genes were diversely expressed in different organs and tissues, with most actively responding to cold, heat, salt, drought, and heavy metal stresses, suggesting that GmWAK genes could exhibit relevant roles in various bioprocesses.…”
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Breastfeeding transition in Oman: A generation shift or a product of social development? A qualitative study on three generations of Omani mothers. by Atika Khalaf, Rebecca Mathew, Pernilla Ny

“…Great-grandmothers reflected on the evolution of societal and familial dynamics impacting breastfeeding traditions. …”
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Explaining the Experiences of Families with Patients Affected by COVID-19: A Qualitative Study by Bahare Bayat, Kobra Rahzani, Davood Hekmatpou

“…The primary data collection tool was a semi-structured, in-depth interview in which 10 participants were interviewed. …”
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Determinants of COVID-19 vaccine uptake among persons with disabilities in three selected districts of Zambia. by Allan Mayaba Mwiinde, Isaac Fwemba, Joseph Mumba Zulu, Choolwe Jacobs, Patrick Kaonga

“…Persons with Disabilities (PWDs) were among the most highly affected groups by the COVID-19 pandemic due to their underlying conditions. …”
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Constitutional status of an individual in the context of coronavirus pandemic: vectors of transformation in Russia by E. S. Anichkin

“…General scientific methods, especially dialectical ones, made it possible to study the conditions and process of evolution of the constitutional status of an individual in the context of confronting coronavirus infection. …”
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An assessment of customers’ satisfaction for emerging technologies in passenger cars using Kano model by Anu Kohli, Ram Singh

“…Technological features in the passenger cars industry has been evolving in the global market, and customers have been the most important stakeholders to judge the requirement of these features. …”
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Global Trends and Empirical Metrics in the Evaluation of Code Smells and Technical Debt: A Bibliometric Study by Ronald Henry Diaz Arrieta, Byron Leoncio Diaz Monroy, Luis Javier Castillo Heredia, Alexandra Gabriela Valenzuela Cobos

“…Among the critical factors that affect these attributes are code smells, indicators of structural deficiencies in the source code, which, although they do not directly affect functionality, significantly increase technical debt and maintenance costs. …”
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Quality of life and unmet needs in patients with fabry disease: a qualitative study by Montserrat Morales, Jordi Cruz, Eduardo Brignani, Laura Acuña, Esther Lázaro, Cristina Soria

“…Patients show various unmet needs. The need mentioned most is to have more information, support, and understanding from people around them and society, improving empathy and raising awareness about the difficulties faced by people with FD while giving the disease visibility. …”
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Ultrasound Phenotype-Based Approach to Treatment Choice in Osteoarthritis by Rositsa Karalilova, Velichka Popova, Konstantin Batalov, Dimitar Kolev, Lyatif Kodzhaahmed, Dimitrina Petrova-Stoyankova, Nikola Tepeliev, Tsvetelina Kostova, Lili Mekenyan, Zguro Batalov

“…<b>Introduction/Objectives:</b> Osteoarthritis (OA) is a chronic systemic disease that affects the entire array of joint structures. It is one of the most common chronic, socially significant diseases, associated with a decline in the quality of life of patients and constantly increasing the cost of treatment. …”
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Change of soil quality based on humic acid with date palm compost incorporation by Hadda Ben Mbarek, Imen Ben Mahmoud, Rayda Chaker, Hafedh Rigane, Sameh Maktouf, Aissa Arous, Nabil Soua, Mouna Khlifi, Kamel Gargouri

“…The change in soil humic acidsâ structures in relation with manure and palm compost application and the evolution of humic acidsâ structures during palm composting have not been sufficiently investigated. …”
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Development and Optimization of a Novel Semi-Submersible Floater for Floating Wind Turbines in the South China Sea by Yiming Zhong, Wenze Liu, Wei Shi, Xin Li, Shuaishuai Wang, Constantine Michailides

“…Frequency domain analysis demonstrates that the NewSemi floater exhibits the most favorable response amplitude operator (RAO) in the pitch direction, along with superior damping characteristics. …”
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A Study on the Heterogeneity Characteristics of Geological Controls on Coalbed Methane Accumulation in Gujiao Coalbed Methane Field, Xishan Coalfield, China by Taotao Yan, Shan He, Yadong Bai, Zhiyong He, Dameng Liu, Fangui Zeng, Xiaozhen Chen, Xinyu Fu

“…The burial history of coal reservoir can be classified into six stages: shallowly buried stage; deeply buried stage; uplifting stage; short-term tectonic subsidence stage; large-scale uplifting stage; and sustaining uplifting and structural inversion stage. Mostly, coal seams have experienced two-time thermal metamorphisms with twice hydrocarbon-generation processes in this area, whereas in the southwest part, the coal seams in there suffered three-time thermal metamorphisms and hydrocarbon-generation processes. …”
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Prospects for Detecting Cosmic Filaments in Lyα Emission across Redshifts z = 2–5 by Yizhou Liu, Liang Gao, Shihong Liao, Kai Zhu

“…Our finding indicates that while the VLT can only detect filamentary structures made of dense gas in galactic centers, the ELT is expected to reveal much finer filamentary structures from diffuse neutral hydrogen outside of galaxies. …”
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Genome-wide identification and expression of the HB gene family during overwintering in Korla pear (Pyrus sinkiangensis) by LIU Xiaoyan, WANG Lijuan, YANG Shenghui, LUO Guanghong, ZHU Jianbo

“…Besides the HD domain, the Homeodomain-associated Leucine Zipper (HALZ) domain was the most abundant, which was thought to mediate protein-protein interactions. …”
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Research advances on reisistance to kiwifruit bacterial canker by ZHANG Min, SUN Leiming, FU Rong, LIN Miaomiao, WANG Ran, QI Xiujuan

“…Kiwifruit (Actinidia spp.) is origin from China, comprising rich germplasm resources and wide geographical distribution. It is one of the most successful fruit crops domesticated in the 20th century and has taken an important place in the development of the fruit industry. …”
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