Natural radionuclide distribution and analysis of associated radiological concerns in rock samples from a rocky town (Dutsin-Ma) in the North-Western region of Nigeria by Emmanuel Joseph, Gonto Kamal, Oluwasesan M. Bello

“…The data obtained were used to estimate the radiological parameters and the excess lifetime cancer risk (ELCR). …”
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Remote Sensing Techniques for Assessing Snow Avalanche Formation Factors and Building Hazard Monitoring Systems by Natalya Denissova, Serik Nurakynov, Olga Petrova, Daniker Chepashev, Gulzhan Daumova, Alena Yelisseyeva

“…Snow avalanches, one of the most severe natural hazards in mountainous regions, pose significant risks to human lives, infrastructure, and ecosystems. …”
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Reconstruction of reservoir rock using attention-based convolutional recurrent neural network by Indrajeet Kumar, Anugrah Singh

“…The reservoir rocks (such as sandstone and carbonate) contain both spatial and temporal characteristics, which pose a big challenge in their characterization through routine core analysis or x-ray microcomputer tomography. …”
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Evolving Paradigms in Spinal Surgery: A Systematic Review of the Learning Curves in Minimally Invasive Spine Techniques by Kun Wu, Zhihe Yun, Siravich Suvithayasiri, Yihao Liang, Dimas Rahman Setiawan, Vit Kotheeranurak, Khanathip Jitpakdee, Enrico Giordan, Qinyi Liu, Jin-Sung Kim

“…Our research examines the learning curves of various minimally invasive lumbar surgeries to determine the benefits and challenges they pose to both surgeons and patients. The advent of microsurgical techniques since the 1960s, including advances in fluoroscopic navigation and intraoperative computed tomography, has significantly shifted spinal surgery from open to minimally invasive methods. …”
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A DQN-Based Algorithm for Operational Optimization of Freight Trains in Long Steep Downhill Sections by HE Zhiyu, LI Yinan, LI Hui, JI Zhijun

“…However, improper braking application and release timing can pose significant safety risks in train operation. …”
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Sensitivity Analysis of Mooring Chain Fatigue of Floating Offshore Wind Turbines in Shallow Water by Jiahao Chen, Ziwei Yin, Can Zheng, Yan Li

“…Shallow-water mooring chains of floating offshore wind turbines pose challenges such as nonlinear tension characteristics, high cost and prominent fatigue issues, which seriously hinder the large-scale use of floating wind power. …”
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Fracture evolution in steel fiber reinforced concrete (SFRC) of tunnel under static and dynamic loading based on DEM-FDM coupling model by Yu Chen, Dongfeng Yu, Yixian Wang, Yanlin Zhao, Hang Lin, Jingjing Meng, Haoliang Wu

“…Abstract The frequent or occasional impact loads pose serious threats to the service safety of conventional concrete structures in tunnel. …”
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The exacerbating effects of stable pulmonary tuberculosis on the deterioration of inflammatory response, coagulation function, and pulmonary function in COPD: A propensity score-ma... by Jiangbo Li, Mei Ye, Haiyue Wang, Aidibai Ainiwaier, Ayididar Jumahan, Feng Sun

“…Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and tuberculosis pose significant public health challenges, particularly in tuberculosis-endemic developing regions where their co-prevalence may exacerbate the disease burden of chronic airflow obstruction. …”
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Effectiveness of Erythritol-Based Air Polishing and Ultrasonic Instrumentation with PEEK Inserts in Peri-Implant Maintenance: A Randomized Clinical Trial Including Different Prosth... by Carolina Maiorani, Andrea Butera, Carlos Pérez-Albacete Martínez, Maurizio Pascadopoli, Silvia Sabatini, Gianna Maria Nardi, Andrea Scribante

“…Background: Peri-implant diseases, including mucositis and peri-implantitis, pose a challenge to implant dentistry and require effective maintenance protocols. …”
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Multivariate analysis of water quality of Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta by Rahul Kumar, Prachi Pandey, Aditya Pandey, Ujjwal Kumar, Vikrant Singh, Patricia Gilbert, Lydia Kenison, Jeffrey Caudill, Vijay P. Singh, Pramod K. Pandey

“…However, observation-based data driven approaches pose challenges in decision making because of temporal and spatial variability of water quality, which lead to challenges in decision-making. …”
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Estimation of Crude Protein Content in Revegetated Alpine Grassland Using Hyperspectral Data by Yanfu Bai, Shijie Zhou, Jingjing Wu, Haijun Zeng, Bingyu Luo, Mei Huang, Linyan Qi, Wenyan Li, Mani Shrestha, Abraham A. Degen, Zhanhuan Shang

“…However, the extreme climatic conditions of the region pose difficulties in collecting field spectral data on which remote sensing is based. …”
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Assessment of toxic response of Lactuca sativa to compost extracted from agri-food waste by Diego Andr´es Zapata-Gonz´alez, Juan Manuel Trujillo-Gonz´alez, Marco Aurelio Torres-Mora, Daniel Gonz´alez-Santamaria, Raimundo Jim´enez-Ballesta

“…We analyze relevant parameters with regards to the quality of the compost. …”
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Improving Lunar Soil Simulant for Plant Cultivation: Earthworm-Mediated Organic Waste Integration and Plant-Microbe Interactions by Zhongfu Wang, Sihan Hou, Boyang Liao, Zhikai Yao, Yuting Zhu, Hong Liu, Jiajie Feng

“…While the addition of organic solid waste—a byproduct of BLSSs—could alleviate compaction, issues such as salinization, incomplete decomposition, and the presence of pathogens pose risks to crop health. In this study, we introduced earthworms into wheat cultivation systems to gradually digest, transfer (as vermicompost), and mix solid waste with a lunar soil simulant substrate. …”
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Simulation of cold-powder snow avalanches considering daily snowpack and weather situations by J. Glaus, J. Glaus, K. Wikstrom Jones, P. Bartelt, P. Bartelt, M. Christen, M. Christen, L. Stoffel, J. Gaume, J. Gaume, J. Gaume, Y. Bühler, Y. Bühler

“…<p>Snow avalanches are rapid gravitational mass movements that pose a significant hazard to both humans and infrastructure, including traffic lines. …”
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A cross-sectional study of evaluating cervical spondylotic myelopathy based on gait and plantar pressures by Xuhong Zhang, Zichuan Wu, Hanlin Song, Aochen Xu, Junbin Liu, Junzhe Sheng, Baifeng Sun, Min Qi, Chen Xu, Yang Liu

“…Methods A total of 154 asymptomatic volunteers and 147 patients with CSM were recruited. Gait parameters were obtained by capturing video of the patient while walking via a smartphone-based computer vision algorithm (using the OpenPose framework), and plantar pressure distributions were measured using wireless sensor-equipped insoles (sampling rate 50–100 Hz). …”
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Impacts of climate change and land cover factor on runoff in the Coastal Chinese Mainland region by Song Song, Ziqiang Ye, Zhijie Zhou, Xiaowei Chuai, Rui Zhou, Jinwei Zou, Yi Chen

“…The increasingly frequent storms pose significant threats to the sustainable development of coastal regions, particularly in densely populated and economically vibrant areas. …”
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Does app-based unguided self-management improve mental health literacy, patient empowerment and access to care for people with mental health impairments? Study protocol for a rando... by Christine Knaevelsrud, André Kerber, Ina Beintner, Sebastian Burchert

“…Introduction Mental disorders pose a huge burden to both individuals and health systems. …”
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Malaria and determinants of health: a scoping review of malaria vulnerabilities in Southeast Asia by Shahrul Azhar Md Hanif, Mohd Rohaizat Hassan, Nazarudin Safian, Rosnah Sutan, Alabed Ali A. Alabed, Muhammad Ridzwan Rafi’i, Siti Najiha Md Asari, Nurul Athirah Naserrudin, Rahmat Dapari

“…Abstract Introduction Malaria continues to pose a considerable public health challenge in Southeast Asia, necessitating control efforts that consider region-specific vulnerabilities. …”
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Harnessing geospatial tools to map the forest fire: Risk zonation in Pauri Garhwal, Uttarakhand by Oishi Bhattacharya, Suman Sinha, Varun Narayan Mishra, Maya Kumari, Fahdah Falah Ben Hasher, Jonmenjoy Barman, Mohamed Zhran

“…Forest fires pose significant threats to the environment, biodiversity, and the livelihoods of communities reliant on forest resources, particularly in regions with diverse terrain like Pauri Garhwal District in Uttarakhand. …”
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Performance Prediction and Optimization of High-Plasticity Clay Lime–Cement Stabilization Based on Principal Component Analysis and Principal Component Regression by Ibrahim Haruna Umar, Zaharaddeen Ali Tarauni, Abdullahi Balarabe Bello, Hang Lin, Jubril Izge Hassan, Rihong Cao

“…High-plasticity clay soils pose significant challenges in geotechnical engineering due to their poor mechanical properties, such as low strength and high compressibility. …”
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