Mannitol Induces Mercury Tolerance in Lettuce (Lactuca sativa) Through Improved Growth, Photosynthetic Efficiency, and Antioxidant Activity by Busra Arikan Abdulveli

“…ABSTRACT Mercury (Hg) is a hazardous heavy metal that disrupts plant growth and metabolism, posing significant risks to agriculture and human health. …”
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AH-YOLO: An Improved YOLOv8-Based Lightweight Model for Fire Detection in Aircraft Hangars by Li Deng, Zhuoyu Wang, Quanyi Liu

“…Additionally, many existing fire detection models are computationally intensive and large in size, posing deployment challenges in resource-limited environments. …”
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Stability of Tissue Augmented with Deproteinized Bovine Bone Mineral Particles Associated with Implant Placement in Anterior Maxilla by David Buntoro Kamadjaja, Ni Putu Mira Sumarta, Andra Rizqiawan

“…Implant placement in defective anterior maxilla poses a great challenge regarding functional and aesthetic outcomes. …”
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Stability analysis of semi-submersible floating wind turbines based on gyro-turbine coupled dynamics model by Wancheng Wang, Hao Li, Yihang Yang, Kai Sheng, Lijing Chen

“…The significant motion response of semi-submersible floating offshore wind turbines in marine environments poses challenges for platform stability control and power generation efficiency. …”
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Comprehensive Review of Privacy, Utility, and Fairness Offered by Synthetic Data by A. Kiran, P. Rubini, S. Saravana Kumar

“…Growing privacy concerns, data confidentiality, and disclosure risks have posed a challenge to the accessibility of right and meaningful data. …”
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Spatial evaluation of surface water irrigation potential areas to improve rural crop productivity in the Gomma district, southwestern Ethiopia by Ashenafi Mitiku, Kiros Tsegay Deribew, Mitiku Badasa Moisa, Kenate Worku

“…The cycle of food insecurity caused by poor water management practices poses major concerns for the sustainability of living balance in Southwestern Ethiopia’s smallholder agricultural areas. …”
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Classifying the Mortality of People with Underlying Health Conditions Affected by COVID-19 Using Machine Learning Techniques by Rami Mustafa A. Mohammad, Malak Aljabri, Menna Aboulnour, Samiha Mirza, Ahmad Alshobaiki

“…The COVID-19 pandemic has greatly affected populations worldwide and has posed a significant challenge to medical systems. …”
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Digital Twin-Based and Knowledge Graph-Enhanced Emergency Response in Urban Infrastructure Construction by Chao Chen, Yanyun Lu, Bo Wu, Linhai Lu

“…Urban infrastructure construction poses significant risks to surrounding the infrastructure due to ground settlement, structural disturbances, and underground utility disruptions. …”
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Pullback parking functions by Jennifer Elder, Pamela Harris, Lybitina Koene, Ilana Lavene, Lucy Martinez, Molly Oldham

“…We introduce a generalization of parking functions in which cars are limited in their movement backwards and forwards by two nonnegative integer parameters \(k\) and \(\ell\), respectively. In this setting, there are \(n\) spots on a one-way streetand \(m\) cars attempting to park in those spots, and \(1\leq m\leq n\). …”
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Precision Electrochemical Micro-Machining of Molybdenum in Neutral Salt Solution Based on Electrochemical Analysis by Yuqi Wu, Guoqian Wang, Moucun Yang, Yan Zhang

“…To minimize interference between factors, an orthogonal experiment was used to optimize the parameter combination, determining the optimal machining process parameters. …”
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Dynamic Event-Triggering Control for Virtual Coupling of Virtual Track Trains Considering Communication Delay by ZHOU Wenqing, YANG Caijin, LU Ye, LI Daoyang, ZHANG Weihua

“…Finally, in the virtual coupling application scenarios of group establishment and stable cruising, the existing event-triggering mechanism with fixed parameters was compared to the proposed dynamic event-triggering mechanism through simulations. …”
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Predictive modeling and degradation mechanisms of rubber sealing materials under stress-thermal oxidative aging for long-term sealing performance by Long Chen, Jie Ren, Yuan Wang

“…Rubber sealing materials are extensively utilized in engineering applications due to their superior sealing performance; however, their long-term durability poses a significant challenge. To address this issue, this study examines the aging behaviors of rubber materials, including stress relaxation and compression set, and incorporates these behaviors into a predictive model for impermeability performance. …”
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ANN-based prediction of 17α-ethinylestradiol removal using green magnetic nanoparticles synthesized from celery extract by Saba N. Fayyadh, Nurfaizah A. Tahrim, Wan Nur Aini Wan Mokhtar

“…17α-Ethinylestradiol (EE2), a persistent endocrine-disrupting contaminant in natural waters, poses significant challenges for elimination through conventional wastewater treatment systems. …”
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Evaluation of Hydrogeochemical Processes in Groundwater Using Geochemical and Geostatistical Approaches in the Upper Bengal Basin by Md. Shajedul Islam, M. G. Mostafa

“…Overexploitation of groundwater for irrigation and radical changes of river morphology in the Bengal basin has posed difficulties to sustainable management of this resource. …”
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A Bioinformatic Approach for Molecular Characterization and Functional Annotation of an Uncharacterized Protein from <i>Vibrio cholerae</i> by Md. Yousuf, Abu Saim Mohammad Saikat, Md. Ekhlas Uddin

“…With inadequate water purification and sewage disposal systems, cholera poses a significant health threat in developing nations. …”
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A mathematical modeling and optimal control analysis of the effect of treatment-seeking behaviors on the spread of malaria by Sisay Fikadu Jaleta, Gemechis File Duressa, Chernet Tuge Deressa

“…Malaria, an infectious disease transmitted by mosquitoes and caused by the Plasmodium parasite, poses a significant global public health challenge, especially in areas lacking modern medical infrastructure. …”
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Safe Firefighting Distances Using FDS and ALOHA for Oil Tank Fires by Ming-Chuan Hung, Ching-Yuan Lin, Gary Li-Kai Hsiao

“…Ensuring firefighter safety during oil tank fires is paramount, given the substantial risks posed by thermal radiation. This study employs both the Fire Dynamics Simulator (FDS) and Areal Locations of Hazardous Atmospheres (ALOHA) software to simulate a severe oil tank fire scenario at the Zhushan Branch Power Plant, where two heavy oil tanks and multiple light oil tanks are located. …”
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AI modeling for outbreak prediction: A graph-neural-network approach for identifying vancomycin-resistant enterococcus carriers. by Gregor Donabauer, Anca Rath, Aila Caplunik-Pratsch, Anja Eichner, Jürgen Fritsch, Martin Kieninger, Susanne Gaube, Wulf Schneider-Brachert, Udo Kruschwitz, Bärbel Kieninger

“…However, there are still no standard screening criteria for VRE, which poses a significant threat to patient safety. Our study aimed to develop and evaluate an artificial intelligence (AI)-based approach for identifying and predicting of at-risk patients who could assist infection prevention and control staff through a human-in-the-loop approach. …”
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RL-Net: a rapid and lightweight network for detecting tiny vehicle targets in remote sensing images by Yaoyao Du, Li Chen, Xingxing Hao

“…Abstract Traffic accidents remain a critical issue that significantly impacts public safety and poses major challenges to intelligent transportation systems. …”
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A Novel Algorithm for Estimating the Sand Dune Density of the Taklimakan Desert Based on Remote Sensing Data by Mingyu Wang, Yongqiang Liu, Huoqing Li, Minzhong Wang, Wen Huo, Zonghui Liu

“…The dune density is an important parameter for representing the characteristics of desert geomorphology, providing a precise depiction of the undulating topography of the desert. …”
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