The airport at the Kai Tak district was relocated to Chek Lap Kok in 1998. The Hong Kong Government endeavors to redevelop Kai Tak into a mixed-use community. A total of eight fatal construction accidents have happened since the Kai Tak Development (...
A comparative analysis of crystal structure, Raman spectra, and dielectric hysteresis loops was carried out for organic ferroelectric crystals of 2-methylbenzimidazole (MBI) grown from ethanol (MBIet), acetone (MBIac), deuterated acetone (MBId-ac), o...
Studying the sea–air interaction between the upper ocean and typhoons is crucial to improve our understanding of heat and momentum exchange between the atmosphere and the ocean. There is a strong heat flux exchange between the atmosphere and th...
The purpose of this paper is to evaluate the relations of originality, efficiency, conformism, and entrepreneurial potential. The sample consisted of a student population from Serbia and Bosnia and Herzegovina as EU candidate countries and from the E...
In response to the growing demand for advanced nuclear reactor technologies, this study addresses significant gaps in thermal-hydraulic modelling for dual fluid reactors (DFRs) by integrating Kays correlation to implement a variable turbulent Prandtl...
Kai-Xin-San (KXS) is a classic formula for the treatment of Alzheimer’s disease (AD). KXS has been widely used to treat emotional diseases; however, its active components remain unknown. There have been some reports about the efficacy and metab...
A high-speed and high-power current measurement instrument is described for measuring rapid switching of ferroelectric samples with large spontaneous polarization and coercive field. Instrument capabilities (±200 V, 200 mA, and 200 ns order re...
Sarcopenia and glucocorticoid-induced myopathy are significant forms of muscle atrophy that pose considerable public health challenges. In this regard, preventing muscle atrophy is crucial for enhancing quality of life and increasing life expectancy....
Typhoons are major marine dynamic disasters that affect the coastal ocean areas of China. During a typhoon, the coupling dynamic factors, such as wind, waves, storm surges, and river runoff, greatly enhance the mass and energy exchange at the various...
Earth’s rotation produces day and night cycles that are a primary selective pressure driving the evolution of endogenous circadian clocks. Cyanobacteria are the most studied prokaryotic model, and their timekeeping core is a protein oscillator...
Circadian rhythms are present in almost all living organisms, and their activity relies on molecular clocks. In prokaryotes, a functional molecular clock has been defined only in cyanobacteria. Here, we investigated the presence of circadian rhythms...
This research proposes a novel technique for fake news classification using natural language processing (NLP) methods. The proposed technique, TwIdw (Term weight–inverse document weight), is used for feature extraction and is based on TfIdf, wi...
Freshwater scarcity and other abiotic factors, such as climate and soil salinity in the Near East and North Africa (NENA) region, are affecting crop production. Therefore, farmers are looking for salt-tolerant crops that can successfully be grown in...
Chinese calligraphy, revered globally for its therapeutic and mindfulness benefits, encompasses styles such as regular (Kai Shu), running (Xing Shu), official (Li Shu), and cursive (Cao Shu) scripts. Beginners often start with the regular script, adv...
Demyelination and axonal degeneration are fundamental pathological characteristics of multiple sclerosis (MS), an inflammatory disease of the central nervous system (CNS). Although the molecular mechanisms driving these processes are not fully unders...
Background/Objectives: Recent pediatric sleep research has increasingly adopted an integrated lifestyle perspective, examining sleep together with diet, physical activity, sedentary behavior, and family environments. However, bowel habits remain comp...
Three acrylic-based superabsorbents—TerraHydrogel®Aqua (THA), Zeba®Hydrogel (ZH) and Agro®Hydrogel (AH) were used to investigate the influence of chemical conditions on kinetic and adsorption behavior towards metal ions in the presence of a chelating...
The study of turbulent heat transfer in liquid metal flows has gained interest because of applications in several industrial fields. The common assumption of similarity between the dynamical and thermal turbulence, namely, the Reynolds analogy, has b...
A biomaterial based on poly(vinyl alcohol) reticulated with tricarboxi-cellulose obtained by TEMPO oxidation (OxC25) was used as a new biosorbent for Co(II) ions retention from aqueous solutions. The biosorption process of Co(II) ions was studied whi...
Accurate prediction of jacking force is crucial for long-distance pipe jacking construction. This study establishes a theoretical jacking force model considering the soil pressure arch effect, where the Persson contact model and the hydrodynamic para...
Survival in desert ecosystems poses significant challenges for plants due to harsh conditions. Plant microbiomes are thought to promote resilience; however, whether plant hormones, specifically strigolactones (SLs) and karrikins (KARs), shape plant m...
Biofuels are an attractive alternative from polluting activities to low carbon ones. In this understanding, biodiesel has the potential to replace fossil diesel. Density is a relevant parameter of biodiesel to work out its quality. Density models lea...
Dark current in charge-coupled devices (CCDs) is one of the most important sources of impulsive noise present in scientific images. While the dark current originating in the fabrication defects (mainly impurities) is stable and dependent only on temp...
Heavy metals are pollutants that pose a risk to living systems due to their high toxicity and ability to accumulate and contaminate. This study proposes an alternative approach to the static adsorption of Ni(II) from aqueous media using Sarkanda gras...
The traditional effective variance weighted least squares algorithms for solving CMB (Chemical Mass Balance) models have the following drawbacks: When there is collinearity among the sources or the number of species is less than the number of sources...
A new model for risk assessment of agricultural drought based on information diffusion method and variable fuzzy sets (IDM-VFS) was proposed. In addition, an integrated index system of agricultural drought risk was established. In the proposed model,...
Carboxysomes are the specific CO2-fixing microcompartments in all cyanobacteria. Although it is known that the organization and subcellular localization of carboxysomes are dependent on external light conditions and are highly relevant to their funct...
A quasi-two-dimensional (quasi-2D) modelling approach is introduced to mimic transverse mixing of an inflow into a river from one of its banks, either an industrial outfall or a tributary. The concentrations of determinands in the inflow vary greatly...
The reduction of heavy and radioactive metal pollution of industrial wastewater remains a vital challenge. Due to layered structure and developed surface, potassium polytitanate had potential in becoming an effective sorbent for metal extraction from...
To solve the problem of sound field reconstruction with fewer measurement points, a sound field reconstruction method based on Bayesian compressive sensing is proposed. In this method, a sound field reconstruction model based on a combination of the...
Bird strikes are a key threat to aircraft wing leading edges. This investigation evaluates a honeycomb block reinforcement concept to improve bird strike resistance while maintaining structural efficiency. A validated simulation was developed using a...
Marinobazzanan (1), a new bazzanane-type sesquiterpenoid, was isolated from a marine-derived fungus belonging to the genus Acremonium. The chemical structure of 1 was elucidated using NMR and mass spectroscopic data, while the relative configurations...
In the post-COVID-19 era, education requires teachers to engage learners across diverse learning environments (at school or other formal institutions, at home, outdoors, or in virtual environments) using innovative learning strategies. To meet these...
This article develops a colorimetric equation and a colorimetric model to create a smartphone application that identifies the ripening stage of the lady finger banana (LFB) (Musa AA group ‘Kluai Khai’, กล้วย&...
Given the predominantly negative impact of heavy metals on living organisms, the present study proposed to evaluate the adsorption performances under static conditions of Cd (II) from aqueous solutions on unmodified Sarkanda grass lignin compared to...
Three-dimensional (3D) food printing has emerged as a promising approach for producing texture-modified foods for individuals with dysphagia. However, developing stable food inks from freshwater macroalgae remains challenging due to the need for suit...
10-Hydroxy-2-decenoic acid (10-HDA), a major fatty acid (FA) component of royal jelly, is synthesized in the mandibular glands (MGs) of worker honeybees. Despite its well-documented nutritional and therapeutic significance, the biosynthetic pathway a...
To date, no established protocol exists for measuring functional voice changes in singers with subclinical singing-voice complaints. Hence, these may go undiagnosed until they progress into greater severity. This exploratory study sought to (1) deter...
The cooling technology of hot turbine components has been a subject of continuous improvement for decades. In high-pressure turbine blades, the regions most affected by the excessive corrosion are the leading and trailing edges. In addition, high Kt...
The present research shows the results obtained from the biosorption process of Pb, using coffee pulp as a biosorbent in synthetic waters. To do this, the lignin and cellulose content and the percentage of removal of Pb2+ ions was determined; additio...
An accurate estimation of evapotranspiration (ET) from crops is crucial in irrigation management, crop yield assessment, and optimal allocation of water resources, particularly in arid regions. This study explores the estimation of seasonal evapotran...
In the present investigation, results obtained from the process of the biosorption of Zn(II) in synthetic wastewaters are presented, using three agricultural wastes (coffee pulp, banana pseudo-stem, and corncob). Firstly, the percentage of lignin and...
Effective pretreatment is essential for achieving long-term stable operation and high water recovery during the desalination of alternative waters. This study developed a process modeling approach for technical, economic, energetic, and environmental...
Considering the complex structure of Chinese characters, particularly the connections and intersections between strokes, there are challenges in low accuracy of Chinese character stroke extraction and recognition, as well as unclear segmentation. Thi...
Predefined, user-independent gesture sets do not account for individual differences in movement patterns and physical limitations. This study presents a personalized wrist–forearm static gesture recognition system for human–computer inter...
This research focuses on the removal of contaminants from wastewaters as a matter of great interest in the field of water pollution. The first decades of the 21st century have brought numerous approaches for the development of cheaper and more effect...
In the nervous system, information is conveyed by sequence of action potentials, called spikes-trains. As MacKay and McCulloch suggested, spike-trains can be represented as bits sequences coming from Information Sources (
As a typical pollutant, methylene blue poses a serious threat to the environment and human health. Oily sludge pyrolysis residue loaded with metal oxides could be used to prepare composite materials, which is not only an effective way to treat oily s...
In the present study three composite materials based on iron in combination with bismuth, copper or lithium carbonates FeNO3@Li2CO3 (SFL), FeNO3@CuCO3 (SFC), and FeNO3@(BiO)2CO3 (SFB) were synthesized by coprecipitation. The purpose was to obtain mat...
Background: Kai-Bi-Bu-Fei Decoction (KBD) is derived from the canonical Traditional Chinese Medicine formulas Xuan-Bai-Cheng-Qi and Ma-Xing-Shi-Gan. It has been employed for decades in the treatment of severe pneumonia with significant clinical effic...
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