Abundant microchondrules in 162173 Ryugu suggest a turbulent origin for primitive asteroids by Matthew J. Genge, Natasha V. Almeida, Matthias van Ginneken, Lewis Pinault, Tobias Salge, Penelope J. Wozniakiewicz, Hajime Yano, Steven J. Desch

“…They are thought to form owing to melting of solid dust aggregates by energetic processing within the solar nebula and thus record fundamental processes within protoplanetary disks. …”
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Comparison of Pulmonary Functions in Petrol Pump Workers and Residents of Oil Refinery by Satyanath Reddy Kodidala, Ali Mohamad Ahanger, Asha Gandhi

“…Materials and Methods: The study group (age: 20–45 years) comprised PPWs in Mathura district generally exposed to petrol fumes as well as dust particles and residents living within 5 km of Mathura oil refinery. …”
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Coxiella burnetii and HIV infection in people experiencing homelessness by Danilo Alves de França, Louise Bach Kmetiuk, Anahi Chechia do Couto, Helio Langoni, Alexander Welker Biondo

“…The findings herein highlight the high homelessness exposure to Q fever, possibly influenced by environmental factors such as dust aerosols, stray animal interactions and unsanitary living conditions. …”
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The One Health aspect of climate events with impact on foodborne pathogens transmission by Igori Balta, Joanne Lemon, Ciara Murnane, Ioan Pet, Teodor Vintila, David McCleery, Todd Callaway, Alastair Douglas, Lavinia Stef, Nicolae Corcionivoschi

“…Using the latest available scientific information this review explores how climate-related factors such as rainfall, floods, storms, hurricanes, cyclones, dust, temperature and humidity impact the spread of the foodborne pathogens Salmonella, E. coli, Campylobacter, Vibrio, Listeria, and Staphylococcus aureus. …”
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Shadow of a renormalization group improved rotating black hole by Luis A. Sánchez

“…The novelty of the static regular metric lies in the fact that it is the outcome of an effective Lagrangian which describes dust whose spherically symmetric collapse is non-singular as a consequence of the antiscreening character of gravity at small distances. …”
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Ångström exponent impact on the aerosol optical properties obtained from vibrational–rotational Raman lidar observations by G. Malollari, A. Ansmann, H. Baars, C. Jimenez, J. Hofer, R. Engelmann, N. Skupin, S. Shallari

“…In this short article, we present four contrasting case studies based on observations of wildfire smoke, Saharan dust, residential wood combustion smoke, and a cirrus layer. …”
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Synthesis of Aragonite from Precipitated Calcium Carbonate: A Pilot Scale Study by Ellyta Sari, Reni Desmiarti, Zulhadjri Zulhadjri, Matlal Fajri Alif, Maulana Yusup Rosadi, Syukri Arief

“…., petrochemical refinery, lime, and cement kiln dust) can be recycled into value-added carbonate materials by controlling the crystal polymorphs and properties of mineral carbonate. …”
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Imaging the Solar Corona from “Within”: A Cutting-edge Approach to Enhance PSP/WISPR Imagery by Guillermo Stenborg, Angelos Vourlidas, Russell A. Howard

“…., the bright, constant emission from interplanetary dust (F-corona). Several customized techniques to reveal the faint, solar-outflowing plasma and the large-scale K-corona structures have already been developed for WISPR. …”
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Enhancing space sensor resilience with transfer learning in data-scarce scenarios by Dileep Kumar, Manuel Domínguez-Pumar, Beatriz Otero-Calviño, Joan Pons-Nin, Josefina Torres, Mercedes Marín, Javier Gómez-Elvira, Luis Mora, Sara Navarro, Jose Rodríguez-Manfredi

“…In Mars exploration missions, harsh environmental conditions, such as those generated by dust devils, can damage sensing systems. Soft sensors offer a promising solution in such scenarios, but their implementation is challenging when data is scarce. …”
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Laboratory and field efficacy of natural products against the invasive pest Halyomorpha halys and side effects on the biocontrol agent Trissolcus japonicus by Elena Chierici, Elisa Marchetti, Adriana Poccia, Antonio Russo, Vito Antonio Giannuzzi, Lorenzo Governatori, Luca Zucchi, Gabriele Rondoni, Eric Conti

“…In the laboratory, azadirachtin, orange oil, potassium salts of fatty acids, kaolin, basalt dust, diatomaceous earth, zeolite, sulphur formulations, calcium polysulfide, and mixtures of sulphurs plus diatomaceous earth or zeolite demonstrated higher lethality against H. halys nymphs compared to control. …”
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Powerful Nuclear Outflows and Circumgalactic Medium Shocks Driven by the Most Luminous Known Obscured Quasar in the Universe by Andrey Vayner, Tanio Díaz-Santos, Peter R. M. Eisenhardt, Daniel Stern, Lee Armus, Daniel Anglés-Alcázar, Roberto J. Assef, Román Fernández Aranda, Andrew W. Blain, Hyunsung D. Jun, Chao-Wei Tsai, Niranjan Chandra Roy, Drew Brisbin, Carl D. Ferkinhoff, Manuel Aravena, Jorge González-López, Guodong Li, Mai Liao, Devika Shobhana, Jingwen Wu, Dejene Zewdie

“…We find regions of low ionization consistent with large-scale shock excitation surrounding the central dust-obscured quasar, out to distances nearly 8 times the effective stellar radius of the quasar host galaxy. …”
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Adapting the Orientation of Buildings to the Prevailing Wind Quality and Evaluating Its Effect on the Thermal Comfort of Urban Open Spaces in the Arid and Warm Climate of Sabzevar by Somayyeh Taheri, Fatemeh Saffarsabzevar

“…Additionally, the research hypothesis is that placing the site elements perpendicular to the prevailing wind of Sabzevar prevents the entry of dust, reduces the speed of airflow in the open spaces between buildings, and optimises the thermal comfort conditions for users. …”
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Research on 3D-image Based Size Measurement Algorithm of Locomotive Brake Shoe for Locomotive Robot by SHEN Yunbo, WANG Junping, ZHANG Huiyuan, YUAN Hongxiang, LI Miaocheng, CHEN Shenglan, JIANG Haixiao

“…The environment of operation and maintenance of locomotives and rolling stocks is complex. Factors such as dust and reflection make point cloud missing, noise and false points, which seriously affect the accuracy of locomotive robot brake shoe image detection. …”
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Associations of sputum eosinophilia with pulmonary function and respiratory symptoms in bakery workers by O Giahi, M Ebrahemzadih, E Darvishi, J Khoubi, R Soltani Gerdfaramarzi

“…The supermarket employees had not exposure to flour dust. The respiratory volumes in both bakery and supermarket employees were in the normal range. …”
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Fractal Fuzzy-Based Multi-criteria Assessment of Sustainability in Rare Earth Use for Hydrogen Storage by Gang Kou, Serhat Yüksel, Serkan Eti, Hasan Dinçer, Merve Acar

“…Fractal structures such as Koch Snowflake, Cantor Dust, and Sierpinski Triangle can model complex uncertainties more successfully. …”
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Aeolian Geomorphology of Ergs and Dunefields in Iran. by Mehran Maghsoodi, Hamid Ganjaeian

“…The existence of ergs and dunefields in the central and eastern parts of Iran has caused residential areas and all kinds of land use to be affected by sand movement and dust risk. Despite this, there is no comprehensive research on ergs and dunefields in Iran. …”
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Predictive modeling of mechanical properties in cold recycled asphalt mixtures enhanced with industrial byproducts by Mohsen Amouzadeh Omrani, Rezvan Babagoli, Mehraveh Hasirchian

“…This study investigates the mechanical performance of emulsified cold recycled mixtures enhanced with cement kiln dust (CKD) and steel slag, compared to baseline mixtures and those incorporating 1 % and 2 % cement. …”
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Avaliação da deformação permanente de materiais de moldagem elastoméricos e alginatos by Roberta Silva Nunes, Mário Alexandre Coelho Sinhoreti, Simonides Consani, Lourenço Correr Sobrinho, Mario Fernando de Góes

“…Para a confecção das amostras utilizou-se uma matriz cilíndrica (12,7 de diâmetro por 19,0 mm de altura), preenchida com os seguintes materiais de moldagem: Jeltrate (alginato), Jeltrate plus (alginato dust free), Coe-flex (polissulfeto), Xantopren (silicona por condensação), Express (silicona por adição) e Impregum (poliéter). …”
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Allergen sensitization patterns in children with allergic rhinitis: insights from a four-year retrospective study in Shenzhen, China by Zhimin Zhao, Liwen Chen, Congfu Huang, Zhuyan Huang, Xiuju Liu, Bo Hu, Zhenwen Zhou

“…Results Sensitization to inhaled allergens (78.3%) was more prevalent than to food allergens (65.4%, P < 0.05). Dust mites (61.6%), dog dander (21.8%), and cat dander (11.4%) were the most common inhaled allergens, while milk (46.9%) and egg white (27.4%) were the leading food allergens. …”
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Mass drug administration for trachoma elimination in a pastoral conflict area in Baringo County, Kenya: A study on barriers to coverage and compliance. by Bridget W Kimani, Tabitha W Kanyui, Paul M Gichuki, Collins O Okoyo, Titus K Watitu, Wyckliff P Omondi, Doris W Njomo

“…Although community members were aware of trachoma and the benefits of MDA, poor knowledge of trachoma etiology exists, with misconceptions attributing it to dirt, dust, flies, and even witchcraft. Women, children, and elderly persons were perceived to be at a higher risk of infection. …”
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