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Green manure substitution for potassium fertilizer promotes agro-ecosystem multifunctionality via triggering interactions among soil, plant and rhizosphere microbiome
Green manuring exhibits strong positive effects on soil fertility and crop yield, while its effects on agro-ecosystem multifunctionality (agro-EMF) and the underlying mechanisms are poorly understood.
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Open AccessCorrection: Medical students’ perceptions of prosocial behaviors: a grounded theory study in China
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Open AccessMedical students’ perceptions of prosocial behaviors: a grounded theory study in China
Prosocial behavior has been shown to be protective against burnout. Yet, we know little about prosocial behavior in medical students. We wanted to know what are chinese medical students' understanding of proso...
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Open AccessNumerical and experimental analyses of methane leakage in shield tunnel
Tunnels constructed in gas-bearing strata are affected by the potential leakage of harmful gases, such as methane gas. Based on the basic principles of computational fluid dynamics, a numerical analysis was pe...
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Parking Functions, Multi-shuffle, and Asymptotic Phenomena
Given a positive integer-valued vector \({\textbf{u}}=(u_1, \dots , u_m)\) u ...
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Parking Functions: From Combinatorics to Probability
Suppose that m drivers each choose a preferred parking space in a linear car park with n spots. In order, each driver goes to their chosen spot and parks there if possible, and otherwise takes the next available ...
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Open AccessParticle breakage and morphology changes of calcareous sands under one-dimensional compression loading
Particle breakage and the corresponding change of morphology are two key factors governing the mechanical behavior of calcareous sands in offshore geotechnical engineering constructions. To reveal the characte...
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An overview of the engineering properties of Cenozoic sedimentary rocks in Oman
In Oman, sedimentary rock formations of the Cenozoic age (Palaeogene and Neogene) occupy much of the ground onto which foundations are laid. These formations can be of marine or terrestrial origin and give ris...
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Open AccessFactors associated with using the internet for medical information based on the doctor-patient trust model: a cross-sectional study
Internet medical care has been advancing steadily, especially during the coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic, the development momentum of Internet medical care in China is more vigorous. This study aimed to expl...
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Open AccessEffect of particle breakage on the shear strength of calcareous sands
The particle breakage of calcareous sands plays a key role in determining the particle shape and shear strength. This process has been analysed in the current study by employing the ring shear tests on calcare...
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Open AccessDistributed fiber optic monitoring of a CFA pile with a central reinforcement bar bundle
In this paper, we present an application of distributed fiber optic sensor (DFOS) technology to measure the strain of a continuous flight auger (CFA) test pile with a central reinforcement bar bundle, during a...
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IL-1 induces mitochondrial translocation of IRAK2 to suppress oxidative metabolism in adipocytes
Chronic inflammation is a common feature of obesity, with elevated cytokines such as interleukin-1 (IL-1) in the circulation and tissues. Here, we report an unconventional IL-1R–MyD88–IRAK2–PHB/OPA1 signaling ...
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Open AccessFinite element modeling of thermo-active diaphragm walls
There are two major challenges faced by modern society: energy security, and lowering carbon dioxide gas emissions. Thermo-active diaphragm walls have a large potential to remedy one of these problems, since t...
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Open AccessDetecting changes in sediment overburden using distributed temperature sensing: an experimental and numerical study
Fibre optic cables can be used as sensors to monitor temperature changes through the analysis of back scattered light. This can be linked to changes in the ambient conditions surrounding the fibre optic cable....
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Phase Transitions in Edge-Weighted Exponential Random Graphs: Near-Degeneracy and Universality
Conventionally used exponential random graphs cannot directly model weighted networks as the underlying probability space consists of simple graphs only. Since many substantively important networks are weighte...
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Effects of topographic attributes on landscape pattern metrics based on redundancy ordination gradient analysis
In mountainous areas, the landscape spatial pattern is affected by topography and human activities. To better understand topographic influences on the vegetation structure in the landscape mosaic and interpret...
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A Detailed Investigation into Near Degenerate Exponential Random Graphs
The exponential family of random graphs has been a topic of continued research interest. Despite the relative simplicity, these models capture a variety of interesting features displayed by large-scale network...
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On-chip zero-index metamaterials
Metamaterials with a refractive index of zero exhibit physical properties such as infinite phase velocity and wavelength. However, there is no way to implement these materials on a photonic chip, restricting t...
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Spontaneous Running Wheel Improves Cognitive Functions of Mouse Associated with miRNA Expressional Alteration in Hippocampus Following Traumatic Brain Injury
Traumatic brain injury (TBI) is an insult to the brain that results in impairments of cognitive and physical functioning. Both of human research and animal studies demonstrate that spontaneous exercise can fac...
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Open AccessThe epidemiology, antifungal use and risk factors of death in elderly patients with candidemia: a multicentre retrospective study
The elderly patients affected by candidemia are growing in proportion to inpatients, but available data are limited. We aimed to determine the epidemiology, antifungal management and clinical risk factors of d...
