Pink staining in shiitake (Lentinula edodes (Berk.) Pegler) billets (Quercus griffithii Hook.f. and Thomson ex Miq.) causing the inhibition of shiitake mycelium and a reduction in shiitake production was observed throughout Bhutan in 2017–2018....
This study presents a topology optimization-based design methodology for a fail-safe stub axle of a lightweight 4 × 4 electric scooter with independent suspension, with the objective of developing a structural design roadmap. Topology optimizat...
We apply a relatively novel leading–lagging (LL) method to four leading and one lagging indexes for industrial production (IP) in Germany. We obtain three sets of results. First, we show that the sentiment-based ifo index performs best in predi...
Sub-Saharan Africa is rich in agricultural biomass, yet its biogas utilization is far below its potential. Most earlier studies failed to identify the nonlinear, multi-factor relationships that shape real national biogas yields and fully clarify this...
International policy and law have long sought to ensure that states regulate the negative impacts of production processes on people and the planet. Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 12 targets sustainable production and consumption; international co...
In this study, we draw on the job demands-resources (JD-R) model and career stage theory to examine how faculty appointment type is linked to research satisfaction in China’s dual-track academic system. Survey data from 359 faculty members at t...
Atlas of Material Damage has 464 microscopic pictures, schematic diagrams, and a few graphs, which show how materials fail, how they are produced to not fail, and how they are designed to perform particular functions to make outstanding products. Fin...
Oxidative stress is defined as an imbalance between the antioxidant defense system and the production of reactive oxygen species (ROS). At low levels, ROS are involved in the regulation of redox signaling for cell protection. However, upon chronical...
For the agricultural food production sector, the control and assessment of food quality is an essential issue, which has a direct impact on both human health and the economic value of the product. One of the fundamental properties from which the qual...
Under the premise of resource constraint, it is crucial to identify the product innovation opportunities contained in failed patents through external search in order to compensate for the shortcomings of enterprises’ own technology. Due to the...
The sustainability of small island developing states (SIDS) of the Caribbean is fragile because of island size and topography, limited resources, population growth, natural disasters, and climate change. Current and projected sustainability in 2050 w...
Natural forests have many ecological, economic and other values, and sustaining them is a challenge for policy makers and forest managers. Conventional approaches to forest management such as those based on maximum sustained yield principles disregar...
Nonlinear entanglement witnesses constructed from multiple linear entanglement witnesses and multiple copies of quantum states have recently been proposed as a powerful tool for entanglement detection. In this work, we show, via an explicit counterex...
Despite that reverse logistics of service parts enables the reuse of failed components to achieve greater environmental and economic benefits, the research and successful business cases are inadequate. This study designs a novel reverse logistics sys...
In a previous paper we defined testFAILS, a set of benchmarks for measuring the efficacy of Large Language Models in various domains. This paper defines a second-generation framework, testFAILS-2 to measure how current AI engines are progressing towa...
When gridded meteorological data drive finite element (FE) models, the interfaces carrying product identity, coordinates, axis order, time, and units are rarely checked. We built an auditable workflow linking an archived ECMWF gridded wind product, D...
Candida auris is an emerging pathogen that needs to be controlled effectively due to its association with a high mortality rate. The presence of biofilms on dry surfaces has been shown to be widespread in healthcare settings. We produced a C. auris d...
Raman spectroscopy has proven valuable for determining the composition of manufactured drug products, as well as identifying counterfeit drugs. Here we present a simple method to determine the active pharmaceutical ingredient (API) mass percent in a...
All too often, organizations embrace standards for health technology assessment that fail to meet those of normal science. A value assessment framework has been endorsed that is patently in the realm of pseudoscience. If a value assessment framework...
This study evaluates the reliability measures for a system consisting of a single unit that is subject to random shocks at random times with mismatches between demand and production. The system may sometimes be subject to random shocks leading to a s...
Our aim was to assess the mineral composition as well as the physicochemical quality of green tea-based dietary supplements (capsules and tablets) with respect to average weight, size and shape, friability, breaking force and disintegration time. Pro...
Ochratoxin A (OTA) has been shown to be a potent nephrotoxic, hepatotoxic, and teratogenic compound. In farm animals, the intake of feed contaminated with OTA affects animal health and productivity, and may result in the presence of OTA in the animal...
The agricultural production decision making of peasant households can have a direct impact on agricultural development trends and national food security, and the impact of natural hazards on the agricultural production decision making of peasant hous...
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Due to the need for continuous work, the heart uses up to 8% of the total energy expenditure. Due to the relatively low adenosine triphosphate (ATP) storage capacity, the heart’s work is dependent on its production. This is possible due to the metabo...
Receptor for advanced glycation end-products (RAGE) activation by hyperglycemia-induced AGE (advanced glycation end-products) accumulation is likely to play a crucial role in the development of complications such as diabetic peripheral neuropathy (DP...
In his recent paper, Vlatko Vedral claims that the Schrödinger picture can describe quantum systems as locally as the Heisenberg picture, relying on a product notation for the density matrix. Here, I refute that claim. I show that the so-called...
To investigate the tube thinning of gas wells in the northwestern oilfield, the failed tubing was analyzed by using material property testing, SEM, EDS, and XRD. A novel model that was specific to the service life of tubing in terms of the wall thick...
In this paper, we explore the importance of accounting for climate when determining the impact of weather on product sales. Using a France-wide scanner panel dataset provided by our industry partner, we show that if climate is not accounted for, prod...
3′,5′-O-Bis(tert-butyldimethylsilyl)-8-fluoro-N-2-isobutyryl-2′-deoxyguanosine was synthesized from 3′,5′-O-bis(tert-butyldimethylsilyl)-N-2-isobutyryl-2′-deoxyguanosine by the treatment with N-fluorobenzenesulfoni...
Alternaria Brown Spot (ABS) is one of the most critical diseases affecting susceptible mandarins worldwide, being a limiting factor in their cultivation. Although there are numerous reports on effective plant protection products against the disease,...
The oil and gas (O&G) field is the most sought-after industry in the Gulf Cooperation Countries (GCCs) and holds significant importance in the region’s economy. Therefore, this sector requires various industrial electrical, and electronics...
Many of the foreign companies operating in China have claimed that they have failed and are constantly deciding on a strategic withdrawal from the Chinese market. We intend to conduct an empirical analysis of Chinese consumers in order to determine t...
The heart is responsible for pumping blood, nutrients, and oxygen from its cavities to the whole body through rhythmic and vigorous contractions. Heart function relies on a delicate balance between continuous energy consumption and generation that ch...
A fitness landscape analysis of the loss surfaces produced by product unit neural networks is performed in order to gain a better understanding of the impact of product units on the characteristics of the loss surfaces. The loss surface characteristi...
Previous studies have failed to provide a comprehensive view on the value perception of green products. The present research takes up this challenge through an experiment in which 43 participants have interacted with and evaluated 40 products—2...
Probiotics, defined as “live microorganisms that, when administered in adequate amounts, confer a health benefit on the host,” are becoming increasingly popular and marketable. However, too many of the products currently labelled as probiotics fail t...
This study demonstrates the use of parametric accelerated life testing (ALT) as a way to recognize design defects in mechanical products in creating a reliable quantitative (RQ) specification. It covers: (1) a system BX lifetime that X% of a product...
Algal bloom in a freshwater lake is a rapid increase of aquatic plants, which disrupts the ecological balance and its potential for beneficial uses. This problem has been managed by relating the trophic levels of a lake with nutrient loading. This tr...
Java middleware may expose Java Management Extensions (JMX) through Jolokia’s Hypertext Transfer Protocol (HTTP) bridge. In affected ActiveMQ deployments, reachable Log4j 2 configuration managed beans (MBeans) become write capabilities and, wit...
The identification and testing of semiconductor components is among the most expensive stages of memory production. Despite multi-insertion testing at several temperatures, customers still report application failures of 20–50 ppm for complex co...
To improve the reliability of mechanical parts that have failed in the field, a reliability methodology for parametric accelerated life testing (ALT) is proposed. It consists of: (1) a parametric ALT plan, (2) a load analysis, (3) a tailored series o...
A current-limiting device (CLD) on a 400 Hz shipboard bus protects its load by turning an IGBT path off and diverting the current into a reactor. An IGBT that has failed stuck-on keeps supplying the load and appears healthy, so the loss of turn-off c...
The implementation of a standard should be preceded by research work aimed at developing the test method, particularly in validation experiments. Is it actually so? Numerous experiences of producers and labs and an increasing number of scientific wor...
There is increasing pressure from industry to use advanced wound care products and technologies. Many are very expensive but promise to reduce overall costs associated with wound care. Compelling anecdotal evidence is provided that inevitably shows w...
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Afforestation programs have become increasingly significant as policymakers attempt to protect the environment and reduce climate change. Although many studies have examined the participation decisions of forest farm households in afforestation progr...
Automated Driving Systems (ADSs) commend a substantial reduction of human-caused road accidents while simultaneously lowering emissions, mitigating congestion, decreasing energy consumption and increasing overall productivity. However, achieving high...
Based on the previously reported involvement of homophthalic acid monoesters in the Castagnoli–Cushman reaction-type cyclocondensation with imines, we tested a number of other o-methyl benzoic acids bearing various electron-withdrawing groups i...
Consideration of sustainability in product development is becoming increasingly important and encompasses many aspects of product design. In this study, a bibliometric review of recent sustainable product design publications using Web of Science and...
The mineralocorticoid aldosterone regulates electrolyte and blood volume homeostasis, but it also adversely modulates the structure and function of the chronically failing heart, through its elevated production in chronic human post-myocardial infarc...
This paper develops parametric accelerated life testing (ALT) as a systematic reliability method to produce the reliability quantitative (RQ) specifications—mission cycle—for recognizing missing design defects in mechanical products as ap...
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