Moisture Ingress in Building Envelope Materials: (II) Transport Mechanisms and Practical Mitigation Approaches by Itzel Lopez-Carreon, Esrat Jahan, Mohammad Hossein Yari, Elnaz Esmizadeh, Marzieh Riahinezhad, Michael Lacasse, Zhe Xiao, Elena Dragomirescu

“…Moisture ingress remains a critical issue due to its impact on the structural integrity of buildings and the health and safety of occupants. …”
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Macular Telangiectasia Type 2: Long-Term Disease Progression and Management of Complications by Merve Özbek, Özgür Artunay, Rümeysa Koçak, İlker Hoşver, Metehan Şimşek

“…MH development, though rare, poses a significant challenge, with variable surgical outcomes.…”
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Integral approach to organelle profiling in human iPSC-derived cardiomyocytes enhances in vitro cardiac safety classification of known cardiotoxic compounds by Brigitta R. Szabo, Brigitta R. Szabo, Jeroen Stein, Anna Savchenko, Thomas Hutschalik, Thomas Hutschalik, Filip Van Nieuwerburgh, Tim Meese, Georgios Kosmidis, Paul G. A. Volders, Elena Matsa, Elena Matsa, Elena Matsa, Elena Matsa

“…Current preclinical hiPSC-CMs models focus on functional changes such as electrophysiological abnormalities, however other parameters, such as structural toxicity, remain less understood.MethodsThis study utilized hiPSC-CMs from three independent donors, cultured in serum-free conditions, and treated with a library of 17 small molecules with stratified cardiac side effects. …”
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Bamboo Biochar and Sodium Silicate Alleviate Oxybenzone-Induced Phytotoxicity via Distinct Mechanisms for Sustainable Plant Protection by Chuantong Cui, Wenhai Yang, Weiru Dang, Ruiya Chen, Pedro García-Caparrós, Guoqun Yang, Jianhua Huang, Li-Jun Huang

“…Oxybenzone (OBZ), an organic ultraviolet filter, is an emerging contaminant posing severe threats to ecosystem health. Using tobacco (<i>Nicotiana tabacum</i>) as a model plant, this study investigated the alleviation mechanisms of exogenous silicon (Na₂SiO₃, Si) and bamboo-based biochar (Bc) under OBZ stress. …”
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“Copper-loaded microplastics unleash endoplasmic reticulum stress-driven liver apoptosis in fish Channa punctatus” by Jumman Bakhasha, Vaishnavi Saxena, Neeti Arya, Pradeep Kumar, Alok Srivastava, Kamlesh K. Yadav, Abha Trivedi

“…The extensive use of plastics has led to significant microplastic pollution, posing threats to environmental and human health. …”
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Rare-earth containing magnesium alloys: A review of precipitation behavior and its impact on fatigue performance by Fanjin Yao, Bo Hu, Zixin Li, Jiaxuan Han, Dejiang Li, Qianxi Zhang, Daolun Chen, Xiaoqin Zeng

“…However, their susceptibility to fatigue failure poses significant challenges for the long-term service under cyclic loading. …”
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Spatial and Temporal Changes and Influencing Factors of Mercury in Urban Agglomeration Land Patterns: A Case from Changchun Area, Old Industrial Base of Northeast China by Zhe Zhang, Zhaojun Wang, Jing Zong, Hongjie Zhang, Yufei Hu, Yuliang Xiao, Gang Zhang, Zhenxin Li

“…Anthropogenic activities such as industrial emissions and coal combustion release large quantities of mercury into the environment, posing health risks to human populations. Strict implementation of the Minamata Convention and innovative remediation technologies can mitigate escalating environmental and public health risks. …”
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Addressing Soil Fertility Challenges in Arid Agriculture: A Two-Year Evaluation of Combined Soil Organic Amendments Under Saline Irrigation by Houda Oueriemmi, Rahma Inès Zoghlami, Elie Le Guyader, Fatma Mekki, Yosra Suidi, Ali Bennour, Mohamed Moussa, Mahtali Sbih, Sarra Saidi, Xavier Morvan, Mohamed Ouessar

“…Background: Soil salinity poses a significant threat to agricultural lands by adversely affecting soil properties, crop productivity, and, consequently, global food security. …”
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Isomeric Differentiation of Four Triterpene Acids Using Full Collision Energy Ramp-MS2 Analysis by Li-juan WU, Rui-ru NAN, Qian WANG, Xin CHEN, Wen-jing LIU, Yue-lin SONG

“…The structural variability is attributed to varying conjugation types and sites, resulting in numerous isomeric forms, thereby posing significant challenges to the precise identification of triterpene acids. …”
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Yoga programme for type-2 diabetes prevention (YOGA-DP) among high risk people in India: a multicentre feasibility randomised controlled trial protocol by Mark Hamer, Dorairaj Prabhakaran, Kavita Singh, Nikhil Tandon, Sanjay Kinra, Kaushik Chattopadhyay, Tess Harris, Pallavi Mishra, Sheila Margaret Greenfield, Sarah Anne Lewis, Nandi Krishnamurthy Manjunath, Rukamani Nair, Somnath Mukherjee, David Ross Harper

“…In this current study, we are determining the feasibility of undertaking the main RCT.Intervention YOGA-DP is a structured lifestyle education and exercise programme. …”
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LCFANet: A Novel Lightweight Cross-Level Feature Aggregation Network for Small Agricultural Pest Detection by Shijian Huang, Yunong Tian, Yong Tan, Zize Liang

“…In agricultural pest detection, the small size of pests poses a critical hurdle to detection accuracy. To mitigate this concern, we propose a Lightweight Cross-Level Feature Aggregation Network (LCFANet), which comprises three key components: a deep feature extraction network, a deep feature fusion network, and a multi-scale object detection head. …”
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Innovative treatment of toxic oily petroleum wastewater with magnetic sludge under UVA light by Saeedeh Rastgar, Habibollah Younesi, Hassan Rezeai, Hajar Abyar

“…This environmental challenge poses significant risks to ecosystems and human health, necessitating effective remediation strategies. …”
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Sub-THz channel measurement and hybrid channel modeling for indoor scenarios by WANG Yang, ZHOU Xue, ZHENG Xiangquan, LIAO Xi, ZHOU Xianrong, CHEN Qianbin

“…Generally, the accuracy of the hybrid model was verified by Kolmogorov-Smirnov test, and its validity was confirmed by comparing the root-mean-square error and structural similarity indices of the small scale parameters of the extended SV model. …”
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Study on the Mechanism of Landslide Promotion of Expansive Soil under the Combined Action of Rainfall and Reservoir Water by HUANG Xiaohu, HU Yulong, GUO Fei, YANG Lanyao, DENG Maolin, XIAO Yuhuang

“…ObjectiveThe widespread expansive soil landslides poses a significant threat to the long-term stability and safe operation of the Danjiangkou reservoir. …”
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Preparation of land subsidence susceptibility map using machine learning methods based on decision tree (case study: Isfahan–Borkhar) by Negar Ghasemi, Iman Khosravi, Ali Bahrami

“…It highlights that subsidence in Isfahan–Borkhar is not solely a consequence of groundwater depletion but also strongly influenced by elevation, geological structures, and proximity to fault lines, such as the Qom–Zefreh Fault.In summary, the integration of advanced remote sensing and machine learning techniques represents a promising pathway for addressing the challenges posed by land subsidence. …”
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Kinematics and Singularity Analysis of an Underwater Electric Manipulator by HUANG Zhong, LIU Kean

“…Simulation experiment results demonstrate that the kinematics model developed in this study accurately calculates endpoint poses based on joint positions and inversely determines joint positions based on endpoint poses. …”
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A Comparative Analysis of Avalanche Risk Assessment for Local Mountain Roads by Matteo Dalmasso, Barbara Frigo, Bernardino Chiaia

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Empirical Evaluation of Iranian CIO Perspective with Adoption of Green Information Technology by Farkhondeh Mortaz Hejri, Reza Radfar, Masoud Zohrabi, Zeynab RabieiPakdeh

“…Therefore, it should be noted that the largest impact was identified to be posed by the economical driver.…”
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Interaction of hydroxyapatite and chitosan with gentamicin and their antimicrobial activities: DFT and molecular docking approach by Nassima Bou-ydia, Ben-issa El miraoui, Latifa Laallam, Ahmed Jouaiti

“…The docking simulations generated 30 binding poses, which were evaluated using the London dG scoring function and refined twice using the Triangle Matcher placement method. …”
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Performance assessment of three simplified Gielis equations in quantifying the geometries of lanceolate bamboo leaves by Qinchao Fu, Jing Li, Azuo Jimu, Ximeng Xiao, Lin Wang

“…However, most bamboo leaves exhibit long lanceolate shape characteristic, posing challenges in finding suitable mathematical models for accurate shape description. …”
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