The mechanism and heterogeneity of environmental regulations’ impact on the technological progress of dairy farming by Hao LIU, Hua PENG, Li-wang LI, Xiao-xia DONG

“…The U-type influence means moving from pollution control's high cost and low technology progress to the high profit and high innovation input generated by optimizing the breeding structure. Second, the promotion of dairy farming technology depends on farm size. …”
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A Novel Isothermal Compressed Air Energy Storage System Based on Cooperative Operation of Two-Stage Liquid Piston Units by Yan Cui, Tong Jiang, Hongfei Hou

“…The transition toward a renewable-based energy structure has significantly accelerated the advancement of energy storage technologies. …”
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Feline herpesvirus type 1 infection alters the diversity of upper respiratory tract microbiota in cats by Liyang Li, Wen Feng, Lanxinyue Bi, Ganzhen Deng

“…This study aimed to evaluate the impact of FHV-1 infection on the upper respiratory tract microbiota by comparing the microbial composition between FHV-1-positive group with FHV-1-negative group.MethodsThe microbial diversity in the upper respiratory tract of FHV-1-positive cats (n = 8) were analyzed using 16S rRNA high-throughput sequencing, and then this diversity was compared with that in healthy FHV-1-negative controls (n = 4).ResultsSequencing results showed that FHV-1 infection significantly increased microbial diversity (Shannon index: 5.55 ± 0.17 vs. 5.30 ± 0.11, p < 0.05; Simpson index: 0.95 ± 0.01 vs. 0.94 ± 0.00, p < 0.01) and altered community structure, as indicated by beta diversity analysis. …”
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ABOUT ANALYTICAL METHOD FOR SOLVING THE CAUCHY PROBLEM OF TWO QUASILINEAR HYPERBOLIC EQUATIONS SYSTEM by A. A. Gorinov

“…This pair of forms uniquely determines the field of linear operators, which, for hyperbolic equations, generates an almost product structure. …”
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FT-IR study of chilling injury of fishes' cells by ZHU Min-jie, YU Hong, YAN Wen-jing, ZHANG Ming

“…In this way, the dynamic information and cell structure in the process of chilling injury can be well obtained. …”
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A Versatile Algorithm for Autofocusing SAR Images by A. A. Monakov

“…To synthesize a versatile and computationally simple autofocusing algorithm allowing any objective function to used without changing its structure significantly.Materials and methods. An algorithm based on substituting the selected objective function with a simpler surrogate objective function, whose extremum can be found by a direct method, is proposed. …”
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Demographic rise of sea urchin Centrostephanus sylviae on Robinson Crusoe and Santa Clara Islands at the Juan Fernandez Archipelago: A biophysical and ecological approach. by Valentina Nuñez-Espinosa, Carolina Parada, Braulio Tapia, Billy Ernst, Javier Porobic, David Véliz, Iván Hinojosa, Leonardo Yévenes-Vega

“…The large increase in the population of long-spined sea urchins (Centrostephanus sylviae) has gained significant attention in the past decade due to the rise in the number of individuals reported as bycatch in Juan Fernandez rock lobster traps (Jasus frontalis) and the risks associated with changes in the ecosystem structure due to the increase in bleaching of reefs in the Juan Fernandez Archipelago (JFA). …”
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Role of Oxygen Concentration in Reactive Sputtering of RuO₂ Thin Films: Tuning Surface Chemistry for Enhanced Electrocatalytic Performance by Swapnil Nalawade, Ebenezer Vondee, Mengxin Liu, Ikenna Chris-Okoro, Sheilah Cherono, Dhananjay Kumar, Shyam Aravamudhan

“…The impact of Ar/O₂ ratios on the structural, chemical, and optical properties of sputtered RuO₂ films is systematically investigated. …”
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Lutetium Copper@Hexagonal Boron Nitride Nanocomposite Electrode System for Sensing and Signalling Ciprofloxacin by Collen Nepfumbada, Prof. Bhekie B. Mamba, Prof. Bart M. Bartlett, Prof. Jorge F. Fernández‐Sánchez, Prof. Usisipho Feleni

“…A simple hydrothermal method was used to synthesize the nanocomposite. The structural and morphological characteristics of the as‐prepared nanocomposite were investigated using various analytical techniques such as Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR), X‐ray diffraction (XRD), scanning electron microscopy (SEM), and X‐ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS). …”
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Polydextrose Reduces the Hardness of Cooked Chinese Sea Rice Through Intermolecular Interactions by Chang Liu, Bing Dai, Xiaohong Luo, Hongdong Song, Xingjun Li

“…Supposing that polydextrose molecules could improve the hard texture of cooked rice based on intermolecular interactions and forming a hydrogel-like network structure, this study added polydextrose (moisture content 1%) at 0%, 3%, 5%, 7%, and 10% concentrations to rice (cv. …”
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Non-peroxide eggshell-based experimental material: Effects on the color and composition of human dental enamel by Carolina Torres-Rodríguez, Jennifer González García, Pedro Álvarez-Lloret, Edgar Delgado-Mejía

“…This study examines changes in the color and chemical structure of human enamel induced by a biomimetic calcium phosphate-based bleaching ceramic derived from chicken eggshell, known as the experimental remineralizing Substance (ERS). …”
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Design and Experiment of a Greenhouse Autonomous Following Robot Based on LQR–Pure Pursuit by Yibin Hu, Jieyu Xian, Maohua Xiao, Qianzhe Cheng, Tai Chen, Yejun Zhu, Guosheng Geng

“…The structural analysis shows that the maximum equivalent stress is 196 MPa and the maximum deformation is 1.73 mm under a load of 600 kg, which are within the yield limit of 45 steel. …”
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QFCOI-Enhancing Objective Quality Assessment for Compressed Omnidirectional Images With Fusion of Measures by Marek Simka, Ladislav Polak, Adam Zizien, Karel Fliegel

“…The feature metrics selection was based on statistical performance and ability to capture key aspects of image quality, including structural preservation, visual information fidelity, and artifact sensitivity. …”
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An Investigation of Interpolation Techniques to Generate 2D Intensity Image From LIDAR Data by Imran Ashraf, Soojung Hur, Yongwan Park

“…Image similarity metrics, such as root mean square error, normalized least square error, peak signal-to-noise ratio, correlation, difference entropy, mutual information, and structural similarity index measurement, are utilized for camera and LIDAR image matching, and their ability to compare images from heterogeneous sensors is also analyzed. …”
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Technology of automated video observation of a drogue-sensor basket in the problem of autonomous aerial refueling by A. V. Gaidenkov, M. I. Kanevskiy, A. S. Ostrovskiy, O. I. Ganyak, N. Yu. Chizhov

“…The statement of the problem for automated VBO of a drogue-sensor is formulated. A structural-logical diagram of the automated observation process, including the detection and tracking of a drogue, as well as decision-making by the pilot in various situations, is proposed. …”
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PARAMETRIC SYNTHESIS OF MODELS FOR MULTICRITERIAL ESTIMATION OF TECHNOLOGICAL SYSTEMS by Vladimir Beskorovainyi

“…The subject matter of the article is the problem of multicriteria estimation of the properties of technological systems (TS) in the process of their structural-parametric optimization. The goal of the study is to increase the efficiency of procedures for multicriteria estimation of TS properties at the stages of their design and reengineering using the technology of comparative parametric identification of the preferences of a decision maker. …”
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Ontogeny-driven rDNA rearrangement, methylation, and transcription, and paternal influence. by Yih-Horng Shiao, Robert M Leighty, Cuiju Wang, Xin Ge, Erik B Crawford, Joshua M Spurrier, Sean D McCann, Janet R Fields, Laura Fornwald, Lisa Riffle, Craig Driver, Octavio A Quiñones, Ralph E Wilson, Kazimierz S Kasprzak, Gregory S Travlos, W Gregory Alvord, Lucy M Anderson

“…This raises a possibility that such structural change in the genome and its subsequent epigenetic modifications may also take place during mammalian ontogeny, a process undergoing finely orchestrated cell division and differentiation. …”
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System of Laser Monitoring of Water Pollution with Application of Relative Description of Signal Shape by V. A. Alekseev, S. I. Yuran, V. P. Usoltsev, D. N. Shulmin

“…The aim of the work is to implement this approach by creating a laser monitoring system for water pollution.The article proposes a system for automatic detection of a clot of emergency discharge of pollutants into the wastewater of an industrial enterprise. The structural diagram of the system and the purpose of its main elements are given. …”
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Clinical, pathogenetic, and diagnostic features of heart failure in patients with coronary heart disease and thyrotoxicosis by A. I. Chesnikova, E. V. Pashchenko, V. P. Terentyev, V. I. Kudinov

“…To assess the diagnostic significance of chronic heart failure (CHF) criteria and to study the features  of structural  and  functional remodeling  of the left heart  in patients with coronary artery disease (CAD) and thyrotoxicosis.Material and methods. …”
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Chiral-Dependent Redox Capacitive Biosensor Using Cu-Cys-GSH Nanoparticles for Ultrasensitive H₂O₂ Detection by Duygu Yilmaz Aydin, Jie Jayne Wu, Jiangang Chen

“…Copper-thiolate nanostructures, formed through the self-assembly of cysteine (Cys) and glutathione (GSH) with copper ions, offer a versatile platform for redox-active applications due to their structural stability and chemical functionality. In this study, Cu-Cys-GSH nanoparticles were synthesized and employed to develop a capacitive biosensor for the ultralow concentration detection of hydrogen peroxide (H₂O₂). …”
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