Reliable estimates of peak particle velocity (PPV) from blasting-induced vibrations at a construction site play a crucial role in minimizing damage to nearby structures and maximizing blasting efficiency. However, reliably estimating PPV can be chall...
Wave energy in short-fetch, semi-enclosed seas depends on how closely the response of a converter matches locally generated, short-period waves. This study makes that match explicit for the Black Sea, the Sea of Marmara, the Aegean, and the Eastern M...
With hydropower supplying nearly 94% of Ethiopia’s electricity, the national power grid is extremely vulnerable to recurrent droughts and erratic rainfall. To mitigate this risk, this study examines the wind power potential across five specific...
The USLE and the RUSLE are two common erosion prediction models that are used worldwide, and soil erodibility (K-factor) is one parameter used to calculate them. The objectives of this study were to investigate the variability of soil-erodibility fac...
Background/Objectives: Glycation, a non-enzymatic post-translational modification, can increase structural heterogeneity in therapeutic monoclonal antibodies (mAbs) and is considered a critical quality attribute in biosimilar (BS) development. Despit...
In this study, we investigate the effects of chlorine doping on the structural, electronic, and thermoelectric properties of Bi2O2Se by employing density functional theory combined with semiclassical Boltzmann transport theory. It is shown that chlor...
Famatinite (Cu3SbS4) is an earth-abundant, nontoxic material with potential for thermoelectric energy generation applications. Herein, rapid, energy-efficient, and facile one-pot modified polyol synthesis was utilized to produce gram-scale quantities...
Transcription factors (TFs) are proteins that control the transcription of a gene from DNA to messenger RNA (mRNA). TFs bind to a specific DNA sequence called a binding site. Transcription factor binding sites have not yet been completely identified,...
Some transition-metal dichalcogenides have been actively studied recently owing to their potential for use as thermoelectric materials due to their superior electronic transport properties. Iron-based chalcogenides, FeTe2, FeSe2 and FeS2, are narrow...
Fingerprinting-based Wi-Fi indoor positioning has great potential for positioning in GPS-denied areas. However, establishing a fingerprinting map (also called a radio map) prior to positioning (site survey) is normally a labor-intensive task. This pa...
The increase in rainfall intensity caused by climate change, combined with high levels of urban soil sealing and the limited capacity of drainage systems, is significantly increasing flooding risk. Integrated stormwater management is a key factor in...
Growing population, industrialization, and power requirements are adversely affecting the environment through increased greenhouse gases resulting from fossil fuel burning. Global greenhouse gas mitigation targets have led nations to promote clean an...
The use of solar energy has shown the fastest global growth of all renewable energy sources. Efforts towards careful evaluation are required to select optimal locations for the installation of photovoltaics (PV) because their effectiveness is strongl...
The current state of the mangrove ecosystem on Bangka Island requires urgent attention from the local government to protect, restore, and conserve the remaining mangrove areas. Hence, this study endeavors to assess the species composition of mangrove...
Microbially influenced corrosion (MIC) poses a significant threat to buried metallic infrastructure, yet assessing MIC risks in complex, vertically stratified soil environments remains challenging. Unlike traditional models that focus on single canon...
Uncertainty in soil hydraulic properties is a major source of hydrological and flood-modeling error, especially in data-scarce, heterogeneous arid soils. In ephemeral stream watersheds, infiltration strongly controls runoff generation and flash-flood...
Three flavonoids derived from the leaves of Capsicum chinense Jacq. were identified as chrysoeriol (1), luteolin-7-O-glucopyranoside (2), and isorhamnetin-7-O-glucopyranoside (3). They had IC50 values of 11.6±2.9, 14.4±1.5, and 42.7&plu...
Mitotic bookmarking constitutes a mechanism for transmitting transcriptional patterns through cell division. Bookmarking factors, comprising a subset of transcription factors (TFs), and multiple histone modifications retained in mitotic chromatin fac...
In this paper, a simple model is proposed for predicting the thermal energy requirements of greenhouses in Europe. The model estimates the annual heating requirements and the maximum required heating power, along with the corresponding heating and ze...
Wind power is the fastest growing and environmentally sustainable source of energy among all available renewable energy resources. The primary objective of this paper is to analyze the wind characteristics and power potential at Hyderabad, Southeaste...
In deep underground environments, temperature is one of the key factors affecting the geochemistry behaviors of rare earth elements (REE) in organic-rich fluid. However, the influence of temperature on the interaction between humic acids (HA) and REE...
This study is aimed at developing and verifying a method that uses a digital holographic camera to measure the gas volumetric flux, which is relevant for the monitoring of gas emissions, in particular methane in the Arctic seas. The method is based o...
Cancer is the second leading cause of death worldwide. The etiology of the disease has remained elusive, but mutations causing aberrant RNA splicing have been considered one of the significant factors in various cancer types. The association of aberr...
To explore and optimize the process of hydrogen production from plasma-assisted ammonia-cracking, a tubular ammonia-cracking on-site hydrogen production device with plasma-assisted ammonia combustion flue gas as the heat source was developed. Using t...
Currently, research on the hydrodynamic characteristics of artificial reef deployment still faces challenges such as insufficient environmental coupling, but accurate simulation of the deployment process holds significant engineering importance for o...
A systematic analysis of green-house gases emission (carbon footprint) and primary energy consumption (energy footprint) of prefabricated industrial buildings during their entire life cycle is presented. The life cycle assessment (LCA) study was perf...
The degrees of adaptive responses of different halophytes to saline–alkali soil vary substantially. Kalidium (Amaranthaceae), a genus comprised of six species of succulent euhalophytes with significantly differing distributions in China, provid...
Insulin-like growth factor-1 (IGF-1) bioavailability in pregnancy is governed by IGF binding protein (IGFBP-1) and its phosphorylation, which enhances the affinity of IGFBP-1 for the growth factor. The decidua is the predominant source of maternal IG...
The dissipation of MnSi layered precipitates during solidification is critical for further enhancement of the thermoelectric properties of the higher manganese silicides. We have investigated the effects of partial substitution of V in Mn sites and o...
On-site withstand voltage testing is essential for evaluating insulation performance and detecting defects in UHV AC equipment; however, existing safety distance criteria are mainly based on empirical experience or extrapolated from low-altitude and...
The mechanistic target of rapamycin (mTOR) is a serine/threonine kinase that functions via its discrete binding partners to form two multiprotein complexes, mTOR complex 1 and 2 (mTORC1 and mTORC2). Rapamycin-sensitive mTORC1, which regulates protein...
There has been research on CaMnO3 with natural abundance, low toxicity, and low cost as promising candidates for n-type thermoelectric (TE) materials. In this paper, Ca1−2xPrxYbxMnO3 with different Pr and Yb contents (x = 0, 0.01, 0.02, 0.03, 0...
Fructooligosaccharides (FOSs) are plant-based prebiotics widely utilized in the food and pharmaceutical industries. As a major sugar-producing region, Guangxi holds significant potential for enzymatic production of FOS from sucrose. This study engine...
In the early stages of developing wave energy converter (WEC) projects, a quantitative assessment of component failure consequence costs is essential. The WEC types, deployment site features, and accessibility should all be carefully considered. This...
Polycrystalline bulk copper aluminate Cu1-x-yAgxByAlO2 with B = Ni or Zn were prepared by spark plasma sintering and subsequent thermal treatment. The influence of partial substitution of Ag, Ni and Zn for Cu-sites in CuAlO2 on the high temperature t...
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Xiangtan, South China, is characterized by year-round high relative humidity and very low wind speeds. To assess levels of PM2.5, daily samples were collected from 2016 to 2017 at two urban sites. The mass concentrations of PM2.5 were in the range of...
Arundo donax (giant reed) is a large, perennial grass that invades semi-arid riparian systems where it competes with native vegetation and modifies channel geomorphology. For the Santa Clara River, CA, changes in channel width and intensity of braidi...
Donor-doped strontium titanate (SrTiO3) is one of the most promising n-type oxide thermoelectric materials. Routine doping of La at Sr site can change the charge scattering mechanism, and meanwhile can significantly increase the power factor in the t...
The availability of properly analyzed energy resource potential data is a prerequisite in energy planning and development. However, this was sparsely applied in Ethiopia’s renewable energy turnkey project development strategies. This study focu...
The human males absent on the first (MOF)-containing non-specific lethal (NSL) histone acetyltransferase (HAT) complex acetylates histone H4 at lysine K5, K8, and K16. This complex shares several subunits with other epigenetic regulatory enzymes, whi...
Cu-deficient bornite Cu5−xFeS4 (x = 0–0.20) samples were synthesized by mechanical alloying (MA) followed by hot pressing (HP) to investigate the effects of Cu-site non-stoichiometry on structural evolution, charge transport, and thermoel...
Air particulate matter with a diameter of 2.5 µm (PM2.5) were assembled for a whole year from the historical Jeddah district. Additional PM2.5 aerosols were collected during the autumn and winter seasons from another newly constructed district...
Accidental hydrogen releases from pipelines pose significant risks, particularly with the expanding deployment of hydrogen infrastructure. Despite this, there has been a lack of thorough investigation into hydrogen leakage from pipelines, especially...
Chalcopyrite (CuFeS2) has attracted interest as a thermoelectric material due to its narrow bandgap and its ability to tailor its carrier concentration through doping. In this study, we investigated the effects of Ni2+ substitution at Cu+ sites in ch...
Rocky shores are characterized by rough, multi-scale bathymetric variations that result in enhanced wave energy dissipation by bottom friction compared to sandy beaches. Realistic SWAN simulations of surface gravity waves across the rocky shores of M...
Dual-targeting therapeutics by coadministration of allosteric and orthosteric drugs is drawing increased attention as a revolutionary strategy for overcoming the drug-resistance problems. It was further observed that the occupation of orthosteric sit...
Aquifer hydraulic parameters play a critical role in investigating various groundwater hydrology problems (e.g., groundwater depletion and groundwater transport), and the Theis formula for constant-rate pumping tests is commonly used to estimate them...
A ground source heat pump (GSHP) system has higher performance than air source heat pump system due to the use of more efficient ground heat source. However, the GSHP system performance depends on ground thermal properties and groundwater conditions....
The orphan insulin receptor-related receptor (IRR), in contrast to its close homologs, the insulin receptor (IR) and insulin-like growth factor receptor (IGF-IR) can be activated by mildly alkaline extracellular medium. We have previously demonstrate...
In this study, n-type Pd-doped ZrCo1-xPdxBi (x = 0, 0.03, 0.06, 0.09) half-Heusler samples were prepared by arc-melting and rapid hot-pressing sintering. The thermoelectric properties of ZrCo1-xPdxBi samples were analyzed and discussed. The results s...
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