The Golden Afromontane ecosystems at cross-road: Wetland-based upstream-downstream linkage in Genale Dawa River Basin by Habtamu Temesgen, Haile Ketema, Gezahegn Kebede, Fikadu Woldemariyam, Gebremedihin Tesfaye

“…The increase in provisioning ESV does not compensate for the overall decline in ESVs in the GDRB. Soil compaction in the upstream part of the GDRB has diminished recharge potential and enhanced flooding downstream, jeopardizing sustainable hydrological connectivity in the basin. …”
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Pore Structure Differentiation between Deltaic and Epicontinental Tight Sandstones of the Upper Paleozoic in the Eastern Linxing Area, Ordos Basin, China by Jimei Deng, Huan Zeng, Peng Wu, Jia Du, Jixian Gao, Fei Zhao, Zhixun Jiang

“…The siliceous cement in the Taiyuan Formation sandstone enhanced the sandstone resistance to compaction and retained some residual intergranular pores. …”
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Randomised controlled trial to investigate the effectiveness of local oestrogen treatment in postmenopausal women undergoing pelvic organ prolapse surgery (LOTUS): a pilot study to... by Jane Daniels, Lee Middleton, Tina Sara Verghese, Versha Cheed, Lisa Leighton, Pallavi Manish Latthe

“…Objective To evaluate the feasibility of a multicentre randomised controlled trial (RCT) comparing oestrogen treatment with no oestrogen supplementation in women undergoing pelvic organ prolapse (POP) surgery.Design and setting A randomised, parallel, open, external pilot trial involving six UK urogynaecology centres (July 2015–August 2016).Participants Postmenopausal women with POP opting for surgery, unless involving mesh or for recurrent POP in same compartment.Intervention Women were randomised (1:1) to preoperative and postoperative oestrogen or no treatment. …”
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Analysis on ignition characteristics and stability of large length-diameter tube with high-low pressure chamber: Experimental and two-phase flow method research by Shenshen Cheng, Ruyi Tao, Xinggan Lu, Xiaoting Cui, Shao Xue

“…The large length-diameter ratio low-pressure tube, characterized by its long ignition channel and multiple ignition orifices distributed along its length, demonstrates an excellent ignition performance, emerges as an ideal ignition component for large-caliber combustion systems. However, due to the restriction of the ignition process within the tube by the initial ignition source, the high-low pressure chamber structure is commonly adopted to ensure the ignition performance. …”
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Estimation of Non-Marine Fractions of Ions in Rainwater at Three Sites of Different Characteristics in Haryana State (India) by Yogender Singh, Ankita Katoch, Sudesh Yadav, Saurabh Dhakad, Umesh Chandra Kulshrestha

“…Source apportionment was carried out using principal component analysis (PCA) which indicated that anthropogenic activities such as coal combustion or industrial emissions were the key sources at the industrial and urban sites. …”
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Arte + Ciencia + Diseño. Transdisciplina experimental by Ricardo Dal Farra

“…A continuación, este artículo ofrece conceptos y comparte algunos proyectos en los que la investigación-creación y una visión de lo que podríamos pensar como diseño + arte + ciencia se proponen a modo de reflexión (para la acción), en la búsqueda de una renovación en los modos de pensar, de hacer, de entender, de comprender el pasado, construyendo el presente y proyectando lo que vaya a venir. …”
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Assessing the Air Quality Impact of Train Operation at Tokyo Metro Shibuya Station from Portable Sensor Data by Deepanshu Agarwal, Xuan Truong Trinh, Wataru Takeuchi

“…Air pollution remains a critical global health concern, with 91% of the world’s population exposed to air quality exceeding World Health Organization (WHO) standards and indoor pollution causing approximately 3.8 million deaths annually due to incomplete fuel combustion. Subways, as major public transportation modes in densely populated cities, can exhibit fine particulate matter (PM) levels that surpass safety limits, even in developed countries. …”
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Characteristics and Meteorological Factors of Severe Haze Pollution in China by Chao He, Song Hong, Hang Mu, Peiyue Tu, Lu Yang, Biqin Ke, Jiayi Huang

“…The concentration of PM2.5 was closely related to the combustion of fossil fuels and other organic compounds, indicating the large contribution of secondary aerosols to PM2.5 concentrations. …”
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Safety and efficacy of a feed additive consisting of chromium propionate (KemTRACE™ chromium) for all growing poultry species (KEMIN EUROPA N.V) by EFSA Panel on Additives and Products or Substances used in Animal Feed (FEEDAP), Roberto Edoardo Villa, Giovanna Azimonti, Eleftherios Bonos, Henrik Christensen, Mojca Durjava, Birgit Dusemund, Ronette Gehring, Boet Glandorf, Maryline Kouba, Marta López‐Alonso, Francesca Marcon, Carlo Nebbia, Alena Pechová, Miguel Prieto‐Maradona, Ilen Röhe, Katerina Theodoridou, Jaume Galobart, Maria Vittoria Vettori, Jordi Ortuño, Fabiola Pizzo, Jordi Tarrés‐Call

“…The Panel considered that the use of the microtracer as proposed in the conditions of use would not introduce safety concerns for the target animals, the consumers and terrestrial environmental compartment, but no conclusion could be made for the groundwater. …”
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Research and Development of Civil Engineering Intelligent Structure System by Junkai Xie, Bo Gao, Huamin Cheng

“…Based on the heat transfer model of the composite wall and the fuel energy combustion equation, greenhouse gas is an established calculation model for CO2 and SO2 emissions. …”
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Capacity and market potential for local production and distribution of electric two-wheelers in Southeast Asia, focused on Thailand, Indonesia and Vietnam by Hyung Ju Kim, Shritu Shrestha, Kanya Pranawengkapti

“…However, the vast majority of 2Ws in the region still rely on internal combustion engine (ICE), contributing significantly to urban air pollution and greenhouse gas emissions. …”
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Protease shaving of Mycobacterium tuberculosis facilitates vaccine antigen discovery and delivery of novel cargoes to the Mtb surface by Bianca A. Lepe, Christine R. Zheng, Owen K. Leddy, Benjamin L. Allsup, Sydney L. Solomon, Bryan D. Bryson

“…Together, these studies reveal potential novel targets for new Mtb vaccines as well as facilitate new approaches to study difficult-to-study cellular compartments during bacterial growth and infection.IMPORTANCEThe surface of a bacterial pathogen is a critical interface between the bacterium and the immune system. …”
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Mechanism and CO2 emissions analysis of multi-solid-waste synergistic red mud-based composite cementitious materials under orthogonal tests by Lili Cheng, Daiyu Zhou, Qiwan Zhang, Lingling Wang, Ninggui Hu, Zeyuan Wang

“…Quicklime enhanced the compactness by generating more hydration products after activating fly ash, silica fume and RM. (4) Life cycle assessment calculations indicated that the carbon emissions of MS-RMCM were 273.01 kg/t, with a unit compressive strength carbon emission coefficient of 10.86 kg/MPa, indicating the significant advantages of MS-RMCM in reducing CO2 emissions in the construction industry.…”
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Ocurrencia de incendios forestales en la Provincia de La Pampa, Argentina (2005-2017) by Mónica B. Mazzola, Marcelo A. Mosiejchuk

“…El mayor número de incendios forestales ocurrió en enero, probablemente debido a condiciones de mayor temperatura, baja humedad de los combustibles y ocurrencia de tormentas eléctricas que favorecen la ignición y propagación del fuego. …”
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Dynamic Parameters and Hysteresis Loop Characteristics of Frozen Silt Clay under Different Cyclic Stress Paths by Furong Liu, Zhiwei Zhou, Wei Ma, Shujuan Zhang, Zhizhong Sun

“…With the continuous increase in the number of loading cycles, the samples of frozen soil show compacting and hardening characteristics. With an increase in the number of load cycles, the shape of hysteresis loop becoming narrows, the resilient modulus decreases at the initial stage and then gradually increases, and the damping ratio stably decreases. …”
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Gasoline Direct Injection Engine Emissions of OC and EC: Laboratory Comparisons with Port Fuel Injection Engine by Jie Zhang, John Liggio, Tak W. Chan, Lin Huang, Jeffrey R. Brook

“…This is consistent with the OC forming characteristics for GDI and PFI engines, which are pyrolyzed particles from incomplete combustion and incomplete volatilization of fuel droplets, respectively. …”
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Atypical (symplastic) uterine leiomyoma masquerading as endometrial malignancy in a 78-year-old post-menopausal Nigerian woman by John Nwadiokwu, Elizabeth Grillo, Victor Okebalama, Olutomiwa Omokore, Obinna Onwe, Aaron Uka, Jennifer Ibhiedu, Samuel Okore, Nneoma Nwanna, Chiomaefuelim Dibie

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Thermofluids analysis of four novel anchor-shaped turbulator and eco-friendly nanofluid (GAGNPs /H2O) in a parabolic trough solar collector: A CFD modeling approach by M. Gholinia, A.H. Ghobadi, E. Shahcheraghi, M. Armin

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Retracted: Prenatal Exposure to Classical Music Improves Learning and Memory in Adult Rats <subtitle>Possible Anxiolytic or Antistress Effects</subtitle> by Yuantian Zhang, Morvarid Vatanpour, Marjan Vatanpour, Sepideh Tayyebi, Omid Baghani, Maliheh Abbasnejad

“…Hard rock music also impaired the retrieval process by decreasing step-through latency and increasing time spent in the dark compartment during the retention trial. Further, in the hard rock group, there were increases in serum corticosterone and adrenal weight of rats. …”
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[18F]-(2S,4R)4-Fluoroglutamine PET Imaging of Glutamine Metabolism in Murine Models of Hepatocellular Carcinoma (HCC) by Youngho Seo, Miranda C. Craig, Stephanie T. Murphy, Jinjin Feng, Xin Chen, Mariia Yuneva

“…The influx rate constants (K1) using the one-tissue compartment model were derived for each tumor with the left ventricular blood pool input function. …”
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