Experimental research and numerical simulations of the structural response to shock waves with pulse durations of hundreds of milliseconds, or even seconds, are extremely challenging. This paper takes typical single-layer and sandwich cylindrical she...
Structural health monitoring of concrete infrastructure is a critical concern for timely repair and maintenance. This study provides an innovative approach utilizing smart concrete integrated with multi-walled carbon nanotubes (MWCNTs) to enhance ele...
Dry jack pine forests exposed to elevated nitrogen (N) deposition do not necessarily exhibit traditional N saturation responses. Using empirical results from a five year above-canopy N deposition experiment, a simple nitrogen (N) saturation model was...
Gas hydrates are considered a potential energy source for the future. Rock physics modeling provides insights into the elastic response of sediments containing gas hydrates, which is essential for identifying gas hydrates using well-log data and seis...
Alterations in fish developmental trajectories occur in response to genetic and environmental changes, especially during sensitive periods of development (critical windows). Embryos and larvae of Atractosteus tropicus were used as a model to study fi...
The Deep Reinforcement Learning (DRL) algorithm is an optimal control method with generalization capacity for complex nonlinear coupled systems. However, the DRL agent maintains control command saturation and response overshoot to achieve the fastest...
The load–deformation relationship under the footing is essential for foundation design. Shallow foundations are subjected to changes in hydrological conditions such as rainfall and drought, affecting their saturation level and conditions. The a...
Carbon dioxide geological utilization and storage (CGUS) is an effective way to mitigate climate warming. In this paper, we resorted to Lo’s model to analyze the dispersion and attenuation characteristics of unsaturated porous media. Based on t...
Porosity and water saturation are the most critical and fundamental parameters for accurate estimation of gas content in the shale reservoirs. However, their determination is very challenging due to the direct influence of kerogen and clay content on...
The geomechanical behavior of methane hydrate bearing sediments (MHBS) is influenced by many factors, including temperature, fluid pressure, hydrate saturation, stress level, and strain rate. The paper presents a visco-elastoplastic constitutive mode...
Gassy clays containing large, discrete gas bubbles are widely spread in deposits in shallow waters. The existence of gas bubbles may impair the original soil structure, resulting in the instability of offshore foundations and the occurrence of submar...
This study investigates the geomechanical, hydraulic and thermal characteristics of natural sandy sediments collected during the Ulleung Basin gas hydrate expedition 2, East Sea, offshore Korea. The studied sediment formation is considered as a poten...
Hybrid aerial underwater vehicles (HAUVs) have shown broad development prospects for rapid emergency response and marine scientific observation at the sea–air interface in recent decades. The trans-media motion control problem of HAUV is a spec...
With the advent of novel scintillators featuring higher atomic numbers and enhanced radiation hardness, these materials exhibit potential applications under high-dose-rate irradiation. In this work, we systematically compared the photon output charac...
A key response to glucose stress is an increased production of unsaturated fatty acids to balance the increase in saturated fatty acids in the membrane. The C. elegans homolog of stearoyl-CoA desaturase, FAT-7, introduces the first double bond into s...
As a kind of partially saturated soil often containing dissolved gas with a high degree of saturation (S > 85%), gassy sand sediment widely exists in the marine environment all over the world. Due to the effect of gas dissolution and exsolution on...
This study aims to investigate the processes associated with mass movements and their relationship with the behavior of the Amazon River delta-estuary (ADE) wetlands. The methodological approach involves using water spectral indices and ground-penetr...
Water activity (aw) is critical for microbial growth, as it is severely restricted at aw < 0.90. Saturating NaCl concentrations (~5.0 M) induce extreme water deprivation (aw ≅ 0.75) and cellular stress responses. Halophilic fungi have cellula...
This study synthesizes and comparatively investigates two squaric acid-based phthalocyanine-like dyes, SNF and its long-chain alkylated derivative LNF, to systematically elucidate the influence of peripheral hydrophobic groups on their third-order no...
This exploratory observational study analyzed the neuropsychophysiological effects of Functional Neurology interventions on semicircular canal dysfunction, with a focus on enhancing neuromuscular responses and pain perception. A cohort of 45 healthy...
Rain gardens are residential bioretention practices widely used to manage urban runoff, yet their design as plant-soil systems lacks understanding. We hypothesized that vegetative treatment (turfgrass, prairie, and shrubs, plus a non-vegetated contro...
Gas accumulation and pressurized unfrozen rocks under lakes (sublake taliks) subject to freezing in shallow permafrost may lead to explosive gas emissions and the formation of craters. Gas inputs into taliks may have several sources: microbially-medi...
Humid tropical forests are commonly characterized as N-rich but P-deficient. Increased N deposition may drive N saturation and aggravate P limitation in tropical forests. Thus, P addition is proposed to mitigate the negative effects of N deposition b...
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Background: This research aimed to analyze the psychophysiological stress response of air crews in an underwater evacuation training. Materials and Methods: We analyzed in 36 participants (39.06 ± 9.01 years) modifications in the rating of per...
Determining the geomechanical properties of hydrate-bearing sands (HBS), such as strength and stiffness, are critical for evaluating the potential for the economic and safe recovery of methane gas from HBS reservoirs. To date, results from numerous i...
Experimental studies have shown that sleep restriction (SR) and total sleep deprivation (TSD) produce increased caloric intake, greater fat consumption, and increased late-night eating. However, whether individuals show similar energy intake response...
Energy absorption capacity (EAC) is a parameter that expresses how much energy materials can store or dissipate under an external load or impact. EAC plays a critical role in understanding soil deformations and dynamic stability under impact loads (e...
Saturation diving is the only viable method that enables divers to withstand prolonged exposure to high-pressure environments, and it is increasingly used in underwater rescue and marine resource development. This study presents the control system de...
We calculate the effects of doping nanostructuration and the patterning of thin films of high-temperature superconductors (HTS) with the aim of optimizing their functionality as sensing materials for resistive transition-edge bolometer devices (TES)....
Respiratory diseases are among the leading causes of death globally, with the COVID-19 pandemic serving as a prominent example. Issues such as infections affect a large population and, depending on the mode of transmission, can rapidly spread worldwi...
(1) Background: The aim of our study was to identify specific risk factors for fatal outcome in critically ill COVID-19 patients. (2) Methods: Our data set consisted of 840 patients enclosed in the LEOSS registry. Using lasso regression for variable...
A quantitative analysis of the fault transient is critical for system resilience assessment and protection coordination. Focusing on hybrid modular multilevel converter (MMC)-based HVDC architecture with enhanced fault ride-through (FRT) capability,...
The Ordos Basin has abundant resources in its tight sandstone reservoirs, and the use of well logging technology stands out as a critical element in the exploration and development of these reservoirs. Unlike conventional reservoirs, the commonly use...
We study the global dynamics and bifurcation structure of an evolutionary Beverton–Holt model with Allee effects, a framework that couples ecological constraints with adaptive trait evolution. The model accounts for density dependence, mate lim...
The water retention and permeability characteristics of loess are core factors governing geological disaster prevention and engineering stability in the loess regions of northwest China. This study focuses on Yangling loess, systematically conducting...
With the current increase in demand for animal and agricultural products, management of agrowaste has become critical to avoid greenhouse gas emissions. The present article investigates the applicability of ammonium bicarbonate synthesis via flash di...
On-growing juveniles of gilthead sea bream were acclimated for 45 days to mild-hypoxia (M-HYP, 40–60% O2 saturation), whereas normoxic fish (85–90% O2 saturation) constituted two different groups, depending on if they were fed to visual satiety (cont...
When food products are often considered only as a source of individual nutrients or a collection of nutrients, this overlooks the importance of interactions between nutrients, but also interactions between nutrients and other constituents of food, i....
Acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) is a critical illness in critically unwell patients, characterized by refractory hypoxemia and shock. This study evaluates an early detection tool and investigates the relationship between hypoxia and circul...
The performance of optoelectronic devices is affected by various noise sources. A notable factor is the 4.2% lattice mismatch at the Ge/Si interface, which significantly influences the efficiency of Ge-on-Si photodetectors. These noise sources can be...
Visual inspection of peripheral blood samples is a critical step in the leukemia diagnostic process. Automated solutions based on artificial vision approaches can accelerate this procedure, while also improving accuracy and uniformity of response in...
Clinical studies have shown that metabolic disorders such as type 2 diabetes and dyslipidemia are associated with increased risk of oral-related diseases, such as periodontitis and Sjögren’s syndrome. Although changes in the immune system are critica...
The effect of nitrogen on deformation-induced martensitic transformation (DIMT) in metastable 301 austenitic stainless steel has been studied based on the inelastic deformation theory. DIMT is regarded here as continuous relaxation process of interna...
The study investigates the two different underlying ablation mechanisms of WS2 processed by femtosecond (fs) laser with different fluences. With increasing fluence, the saturable expansion of craters and the transformation of three distinct crater mo...
A novel magnetic fluid was obtained using a colloidal dispersion of amorphous magnetic Fe-Ni-B nanoparticles into water. Its magnetorheological and viscoelastic behaviors were all investigated. Results showed that the generated particles were spheric...
It has long been recognised that the role of soils is critical to the understanding of the way catchments store and release water. This study aimed to gain an understanding of the hydropedological characteristics and flow dynamics of the soils of thr...
The deregulation of monounsaturated, polyunsaturated, and saturated fatty acids (MUFAs, PUFAs, SFAs) from de novo synthesis and hypoxia are central metabolic features of breast tumour. Early response markers for neoadjuvant chemotherapy (NACT) are cr...
Access to adequate irrigation resources is critical for sustained agricultural production, and rice, a staple cereal grain for half of the world population, is one of the biggest users of irrigation. To reduce water use, several water saving irrigati...
The development of new types of nanocomposites capable of manipulating light is critical for various modern photonics applications. Recently, we proposed the use of overlooked glass-forming ionic liquid crystals made of cadmium octanoate containing g...
Tidal bores, defined by sudden upstream surges of tidal water in estuaries, exert significant hydrodynamic forces on riverbeds, leading to complex sedimentary responses. This study examines the dynamic response and liquefaction potential of riverbeds...
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