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Kristina M. Chomiak, Wendy A. Owens-Rios, Carmella M. Bangkong, Steven W. Day, Nathan C. Eddingsaas, Matthew J. Hoffman, André O. Hudson and Anna Christina Tyler
Plastic debris is a growing threat in freshwater ecosystems and transport models predict that many plastics will sink to the benthos. Among the most common plastics found in the Laurentian Great Lakes sediments are polyethylene terephthalate (especially ...
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Alexander Robitzsch
The local independence assumption is crucial for the consistent estimation of item parameters in item response theory models. This article explores a pairwise likelihood estimation approach for the two-parameter logistic (2PL) model that treats the local...
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Florent Grotto, Oscar Peta, Christophe Bouvet, Bruno Castanié and Joël Serra
Airworthiness certification requires proof of structure strength, which is performed generally through a building block approach. To achieve this, representative intermediate-scale experiments generated by test benches are, in general, needed, in additio...
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Liang Liu, Tianbin Li and Chunchi Ma
Three-dimensional (3D) models provide the most intuitive representation of geological conditions. Traditional modeling methods heavily depend on technicians? expertise and lack ease of updating. In this study, we introduce a deep learning-based method fo...
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Jun Tie, Weibo Wu, Lu Zheng, Lifeng Wu and Ting Chen
When aiming at the problems such as missed detection or misdetection of recognizing green walnuts in the natural environment directly by using target detection algorithms, a method is proposed based on improved UNet3+ for green walnut image segmentation,...
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Xinpei Wei, Benkang Xie, Chu Wan, Renfeng Song, Wanru Zhong, Shuquan Xin and Kai Song
Soil microorganisms play a crucial role in maintaining the structure and function of soil ecosystems. This study aims to explore the effects of microbial fertilizers on improving soil physicochemical properties and promoting plant growth. The results sho...
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Xiao Xu, Xinyu Wang, Sirui Zhou, Xumo Huang, Pengcheng Liu, Bojun Ma and Xifeng Chen
OVATE family proteins (OFPs) are a kind of plant-specific transcription factor, which play important roles in the growth and development of plants. Here, we performed a genome-wide investigation of the OFP gene family members in the wild diploid strawber...
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Bowen Xing, Xiao Wang and Zhenchong Liu
The path planning strategy of deep-sea mining vehicles is an important factor affecting the efficiency of deep-sea mining missions. However, the current traditional path planning algorithms suffer from hose entanglement problems and small coverage in the...
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Tsuyoshi Ikehara and Naomasa Oshiro
Okadaic acids (OAs) are causative agents of diarrhetic shellfish poisoning, produced by the dinoflagellates Dinophysis spp. and Prorocentrum spp. Microcystins (MCs) are cyclic heptapeptide hepatotoxins produced by some cyanobacteria genera, including Mic...
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Robert J. Weaver and Abigail L. Stehno
Mangroves offer vital ecological advantages including air and water filtration, coastal and estuarine habitat provision, sediment stabilization, and wave energy dissipation. Their intricate root systems play a key role in safeguarding shorelines from tsu...
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