Direct Pore‐Scale Numerical Simulation of Microbially Induced Calcium Carbonate Precipitation by Mohammad Amin Razbani, Espen Jettestuen, Anja Røyne

“…We also explored effects of biomass density and biomass distribution on the reactive transport factors, as well as the effect of the urea to calcium ratio on the resulting crystallization patterns. We found that a higher ratio of rate of ureolysis to rate of precipitation leads to more nucleation sites and more uniform calcite precipitation in the geometry.…”
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Classification of Anxiety Levels of IGD Patients at RSU Royal Prima Medan Using Support Vector Machine (SVM) Algorithm by Kharisma Gunanta Ginting, Nugroho Prasetyo, Al Vino Gunawan, Magdalena Sihombing, Adli Abdillah Nababan

“…The data used consists of 734 patient samples divided into 80% training data and 20% testing data, including physiological parameters such as systolic and diastolic blood pressure, respiratory rate, heart rate, and demographic data such as age and gender. …”
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Assessing Soil Degradation: A Comprehensive Study Using Soil Degradation Index (SDI) in Godrahav Watershed by Bülent Turgut, Sümeyye Güler

“…The SDI was calculated using the measured soil parameters including particle size distribution, aggregate stability, aggregation rate, mean weight diameter, dispersion rate, bulk density, porosity, field capacity, wilting point, organic matter content, pH and electrical conductivity. …”
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The scale of the Russian shadow economy in modern realities by A. V. Savtsova, O. N. Patsenko, S. M. Grishanov

“…The study analyzed the dynamics of the number of people employed in the informal sector and the unemployment rate, as well as the volume of questionable transactions in the banking sector, which revealed some patterns. …”
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Re-establishment of elephant in the Hluhluwe and Umfolozi Game Reserves, Natal, South Africa by A. Wills

“…The article discusses the potential problems identified during the planning, and how the monitoring of the programme was conducted in terms of observing movement patterns, feeding behaviour and mortality rate. Thus far the programme, which released 26 animals in Hluhluwe and 30 in Umfolozi and maintains that 18 and 20 are now living in the respective areas, is considered a success. …”
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Frequency characteristic of the acoustic emission signal in concrete under compressive loading by K. POGAN

“…Among the AE intensity measurements (i.e. counts rate, root mean square, etc.) also the frequency analysis of the AE signal seems to be the useful method. …”
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Tensile Fracture Behavior of Corroded Pipeline: Part 1—Experimental Characterization by Yuchao Yang, Feng Liu, Feng Xi

“…The comparative analysis based on the macroscopic stress-strain relationship shows that the rapid decrease of the yield stress, ultimate strength, and strain at the fracture for corroded pipe are correlated with the fracture patterns; i.e., the fracture patterns of pipe are changed from uniform to scattered with the continuous increase of the corrosion rate. …”
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Wetland Ecological Restoration and Geomorphological Evolution: A Hydrodynamic-Sediment-Vegetation Coupled Modeling Study by Haiyang Yan, Bing Shi, Feng Gao

“…Under the scenario of sea-level rise, when sedimentation rates fail to offset the rate of sea-level increase, the wetland ecosystem faces the risk of collapse. …”
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Tensile strength and elongation prediction for pulsed current gas tungsten arc welded AISI 4135 steel by auto-associative memory network by Efezino McCarthy Elutabe, Sunday Ayoola Oke, John Rajan, Swaminathan Jose

“…The parameters investigated include gas flow rate, base current, welding speed, and peak current. …”
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A spatiotemporal model for urban taxi Origin–Destination prediction based on Multi-hop GCN and Hierarchical LSTM by Jiang Rong, Wangtu Xu, Yanjie Wen

“…HLSTM unit incorporates a standard LSTM gate to manage cell state updates, enabling selective access to the internal memory. …”
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The effects of school closures on influenza outbreaks and pandemics: systematic review of simulation studies. by Charlotte Jackson, Punam Mangtani, Jeremy Hawker, Babatunde Olowokure, Emilia Vynnycky

“…We summarised the predicted effects of school closure on the peak and cumulative attack rates and the duration of the epidemic. We investigated how these predictions depended on the basic reproduction number, the timing and duration of closure and the assumed effects of school closures on contact patterns.…”
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Modelling the Rainfall Erosivity of the Rhone Region (Southeastern France) Associated with Climate Variability and Storminess by Nazzareno Diodato, Gianni Bellocchi, Nunzio Romano, Francesco M. Guadagno

“…Changes in the spatial and temporal patterns of extreme rainfall may have important effects on the magnitude and timing of rainfall erosivity, which in turn lead to even severe soil degradation phenomena. …”
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The distortion of fertility due to migration: A comparative analysis of migrants in the Netherlands and stayers in Poland by Nasim Ahamed Mondal, Agnieszka Fihel, Weronika Kloc-Nowak

“…The literature on migrants’ childbearing patterns offers several explanations for this phenomenon. …”
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Effects of different vegetation litter cover on hydrodynamic characteristics of soil runoff-sediment yield in Taiyi Mountain area of northern China by Yuan He, Zihao Fan, Wei Zhao, Zhihao Tian, Dingmeng Hu, Zixu Zhang, Yucun Lu, Peng Gao

“…In terms of the effect on reducing the runoff and sediment yield rate, the performance is QAC > PDS > VNH > TJW. Under varying rainfall intensities, the patterns of runoff and sediment yield fluctuate as rainfall duration increases. …”
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Differences in geochemical characteristics of produced water from coalbed methane wells and their indications for drainage：A case study of the Santang Syncline in Western Guizhou by Xiaozhi ZHOU, Shuaiqi WANG, Shiliang ZHU, Shaolei WANG, Gang XIANG, Xuehua CHEN, Jihang DONG, Xin QIU

“…Combined with the monitoring of the water quality and hydrochemical characteristics of the produced water from CBM wells, the overflow release process after fracturing is divided into four stages: trial flowback, constant-rate flowback, slow increase of the flowback rate, and rapid decrease of the flowback rate. …”
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Dynamic mechanical behavior of polypropylene fiber-reinforced shotcrete: Experimental analysis, microstructural observation, and numerical simulation by Shengran Zhang, Changxing Zhu, Xinming Chen, Jiaqi Guo, Huazhe Jiao

“…Key findings include: (1) The material exhibits strain-rate dependency: as impact rate increases, mechanical properties, toughness index, ductility index, and energy dissipation improve, but sample integrity declines. (2) At 5.143 m/s loading rate, 0.1 % PPF dosage delivered optimal performance: 33.8 % higher compressive strength, 14.6 % greater elastic modulus, 19.5 % enhanced toughness, 42.6 % increased ductility, and 23 % improved energy dissipation ratio versus PPF-free specimens. (3) Microscopically, PPF inhibits crack propagation by forming stress-dispersing bridges within the cement matrix, improving crack resistance. …”
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Ehrlichia canis and Hepatozoon spp. in captive tigers in Thailand by C. Mongkolphan, A. Saechin, T. Chamsai, P. Sedwisai, R. Boonyarittichaikij, S. Tangsudjai

“…This study aimed to investigate the infection rate, co-infection patterns, and associated risk factors of tick-borne pathogens (Ehrlichia, Hepatozoon, and Babesia) in captive tigers in Thailand. …”
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Breast cancer mortality in Romania: trends, regional and rural–urban inequalities, and policy implications by John W. Carew, Silviu Calin Radulescu, Li Zhang, Carmen Ungurean, Cristian Calomfirescu, Florentina Furtunescu, Amr S. Soliman

“…Joinpoint Trend Analysis was employed to further analyze patterns in mortality rates. Results Age-standardized national BC mortality rate in Romania decreased from 39.60/100,000 women in 2000 to 38.35/100,000 women in 2020, however rates increased in several regions of the country. …”
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Outpatient antibiotic stewardship during the COVID-19 era: analysis of prescribing trends and guideline compliance by Minji Sohn, Benjamin Pontefract, Kushal Dahal, Michael Klepser

“…Methods: The primary outcomes were the rate of antibiotic prescribing per 1 000 prescription-related outpatient visits and identifying frequently prescribed antibiotics in adults and children. …”
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Endoscopic endonasal approaches for resection of suprasellar pituitary neuroendocrine tumors: a novel classification based on the optic chiasm and operative nuances by Xuechao Wu, Cuiping Sun, Wei Tian, Zhongyuan Bao, Hongwei Gao, Jing Wang, Xiaojie Lu, Qing Wang

“…Conclusion The classification of suprasellar PitNETs into four types based on their relationship with the optic chiasm enhances our understanding of tumor growth patterns and aids in preoperative assessment. Consequently, determining individualized surgical strategies using EEAs for suprasellar PitNETs can lead to higher resection rates and better visual outcomes.…”
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