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Clinical Outcome and Predictors of Customized Polyetheretherketone Post‐and‐Cores for Residual Root and Crown: A Retrospective Study
Authors: Wang Xin , Liu Chen , Liu Yuchen , Ma Dan , Ren Ruifang , Zhang Mingxing , Guo Jiawen , Zhao Yimin , Li Dongmei , Bai Shizhu 
Published: February 2025

ABSTRACTObjectivesThis retrospective, non‐interventional study aimed to evaluate the longevity and factors influencing the success of custom‐fabricated polyetheretherketone (PEEK) post‐and‐cores in endodontically treated teeth (ETT).Material and MethodsDuring the observation period (2019–2022), 63 patients received 100 customized PEEK post‐and‐cores. Clinical outcomes were analyzed based on the following parameters: age, gender, tooth type, tooth position, proximal contacts, remaining cavity walls, antagonist contacts, and final restoration. Kaplan–Meier analysis was used for the survival probability. Log‐rank tests were used to identify univariate associations between failure rates and other potential factors. Cox regression was used to assess the risk of failure and determine possible risks between the identified factors at a cut‐off point p‐value (0.25 in univariate analysis).ResultsThe median follow‐up duration was 20.62 months, with a maximum of 40.57 months. 93 restorations were judged as successful and 99 teeth survived. The main failure type was decementation of the restoration (n = 4). The annual failure rate was 3.4%. Gender, remaining tooth structure, and final restoration were found to be correlated with success rates in the preliminary univariate analysis (Log‐rank tests) to determine the association between failure rates and potential factors. Multifactorial survival analysis (Cox regression) showed that teeth with coronal walls had a significantly lower failure risk than deprived teeth, even with the ferrule effect. (HR = 0.04; 95% CI for HR = 0.01–0.29; p = 0.002).ConclusionsPEEK post‐and‐cores adapt well to clinical restorative needs and offer favorable short‐term clinical outcomes. The remaining cavity wall was a significant success rate predictor.
Executive Ownership and Minority Shareholder Protection: Drivers of Environmental Innovation in China's A‐Share Market
Authors: Yue Shanshan , Khatib Saleh F. A. , Bajuri Norkhairul Hafiz , Sulimany Hamid Ghazi H , Lee Yini 
Published: February 2025

ABSTRACTThis study explores the relationship between executive ownership, minority shareholder protection, and environmental innovation in China. We conducted the study using a comprehensive sample of A‐share companies listed on the Chinese Exchange Market from 2013 to 2022. The final sample consists of 29,366 observations. The results show that executive ownership significantly boosts environmental innovation, especially in low‐polluting industries. However, its impact is minimal in high‐polluting sectors, highlighting the necessity of external regulatory frameworks. Minority shareholder protection positively moderates this relationship, indicating its critical role in fostering environmentally beneficial strategies. Executive salary also encourages innovation but to a lesser extent than ownership, suggesting potential governance challenges with just short‐term financial incentives. The research underscores the importance of policies aligning executive incentives with long‐term environmental goals and strengthening minority shareholder rights for effective corporate sustainability efforts. Hence, policymakers should focus on creating policies that encourage sustainable innovation, particularly in high‐polluting industries where internal governance alone may not suffice.
High Step‐Up Interleaved DC‐DC Converter With Fault‐Tolerant Capability
Authors: Velmajala Krishna , Sandepudi Srinivasa Rao 
Published: February 2025

ABSTRACTThe primary characteristics of a DC‐DC converter designed for critical load applications include the assurance of reconfigurable capability, high voltage gain, reduced input current ripple, and minimum voltage stress across power switches. Therefore, in this paper, a high step‐up interleaved DC‐DC converter with fault‐tolerant capability is presented. The proposed converter is reconfigured without additional components during faults. Additionally, it provides low input current ripple, high voltage gain with reduced component count, lower voltage stress, higher efficiency, and uniform current sharing among inductors and switches during normal and fault conditions without any modification to the controller. A 200 W prototype converter was designed, fabricated, and tested to verify the feasibility of the proposed control strategy, and results are presented to highlight its merits.
Differential Flight Responses of Sympatric Raptor Species to Weather Conditions and Extreme Temperature Events
Authors: Naves‐Alegre Lara , García‐Mayoral Hernán , Morant Jon , Pérez‐García Juan Manuel , Dias Andreia , Cano‐Montes Elvira , Sánchez Ángel , García‐Matarranz Víctor 
Published: February 2025

ABSTRACTClimate change has increased the frequency, severity, and duration of extreme weather events, for example, heatwaves, underscoring the need to comprehend their impact on animal behavior. Flying organisms, particularly birds, are greatly affected by changes in atmospheric conditions and may modify their speed or direction, adjust their flight strategy, and even make decisions on whether to fly based on weather. In this study, we assessed flight‐related parameters in three GPS‐tagged raptor species: the golden eagle (Aquila chrysaetos), the Bonelli's eagle (Aquila fasciata), and the Spanish eagle (Aquila adalberti), in relation to weather conditions and heatwaves. The results showed that the three species varied in their flight patterns despite similar environmental conditions, including temperature, precipitation, wind speed, and atmospheric pressure. Each species exhibited unique strategies and responsiveness to heatwaves, reflecting diverse adaptive capacities and behavioral flexibilities. Specifically, Bonelli's eagle displayed comparatively minor adjustments in its flight strategy during periods of extreme temperature, contrasting with the pronounced behavioral variations observed in the golden eagle. These findings suggest that extreme and unpredictable weather events, particularly heatwaves, may impact raptor species differently. An understanding of how extreme weather events may impact individual fitness, through modifications to energy expenditure and foraging practices, is essential for predicting their potential impact on long‐term population dynamics.
The presence of American beech litter can alter the growth response of sugar maple seedlings to drought
Authors: Collin Alexandre , Ghotsa Mekontchou Claudele , Maheu Audrey , Nolet Phillipe , Sotelo Francesca , Rivest David 
Published: February 2025

AbstractIn late successional forests of North America, sugar maple (Acer saccharum Marsh.) and American beech (Fagus grandifolia Ehrh.) form a complex ecosystem with intricate interactions. Over the last few decades, several studies have reported a marked increase in American beech dominance relative to sugar maple. Recent evidence suggests that extreme events such as drought could accelerate sugar maple's maladaptation to climate change and favor American beech in its replacement dynamics. In this study, we conducted a greenhouse experiment to investigate the effects of soil water stress and American beech presence on sugar maple seedling growth, structural physiology, leaf nitrogen, and chlorophyll. The seedlings were subjected to the following treatments independently and in combination for 82 days: soil water stress; soil originating from stands with American beech proliferation; soil sterilization; and presence of American beech litter. The results revealed that soil water stress was the primary factor significantly reducing sugar maple seedling growth, which also resulted in an increased root‐to‐shoot ratio. The presence of soil from stands with American beech proliferation did not exacerbate this negative effect. Soil sterilization, initially expected to reduce seedling growth by eliminating mycorrhizal associations, actually improved seedling growth. This suggests that adverse biotic processes, such as pathogens, were present in the soils regardless of their origin, and their negative effects outweighed the potential benefits from mycorrhization. The addition of American beech litter mitigated the effects of soil water stress but also introduced allelopathic compounds that hindered seedling growth. Overall, this study highlighted the complex interactions affecting sugar maple seedling growth, emphasizing that drought is a major limiting factor.
Optimizing the number of players and training bout durations in soccer small‐sided games: Effects on mood balance and technical performance
Authors: Farhani Zouhaier , Ghouili Hatem , Dhahbi Wissem , Ammar Achraf , Ben Aissa Mohamed , Bouzouraa Mohamed Mansour , Trabelsi Khaled , Guelmami Noomen , Souissi Nizar , Dergaa Ismail , Bouassida Anissa , Ben Ezzeddine Lamia 
Published: February 2025

AbstractThis study aimed to determine the effects of different bout durations (1 × 12 min, 2 × 6 min and 3 × 4 min) of three‐a‐side (3vs3) and four‐a‐side (4vs4) small sided games (SSGs) with goalkeepers, on the profile of mood state (POMS) scores, and technical performance (percentage of successful passes, percentage of successful tackles, percentage of successful duels, and percentage of ball loss) in soccer players. Methods: Sixteen semiprofessional male soccer players participated in the study (age: 20.7 ± 0.7 years, height: 179.5 ± 6.1 cm, body mass: 67.2 ± 4.9 kg, body fat: 10.7 ± 0.7%). In randomized counterbalanced order, participants completed the six different conditioned SSGs (2 playing‐formats × 3 bout‐durations). POMS scores and technical performance data were collected during each bout of SSGs. Results: The data demonstrated that the continuous‐bout‐duration (1 × 12 min) of 4vs4 and 3vs3 SSGs was characterized by a significant decrease in total mood disturbance (TMD) compared to 2 × 6 min and 3 × 4 min (4vs4:p < 0.01; 3vs3:p < 0.001). Continuous bout duration showed a greater (p < 0.05) percentage of successful passes compared to 2 × 6 min (4vs4; d = 2.57 [very large] and 3vs3: d = 1.79 [large]) and 3 × 4 min (4vs4: d = 2.14 [very large] and 3vs3; d = 1.73 [large]). The percentage of successful tackles was only greater (p < 0.05) for 1 × 12 min in 4vs4 (2 × 6 min; d = 0.83 [moderate] and 3 × 4 min: d = 0.86 [moderate]) and successful duels in 3vs3 (2 × 6 min; d = 1.41 [large] and 3 × 4 min; d = 1.43 [large]). Conclusion: The bout durations in four‐ and three‐a‐side soccer games seem to influence behavioral and technical performance of the players. Therefore, coaches should consider longer continuous bouts when planning SSGs‐based training to significantly decrease TMD and enhance technical‐tactical performance in soccer SSGs.
Recent Material Advances in Carbon Dioxide (CO2) Capture From Power Plant Flue Gases: Toward Achieving Net Zero Emissions
Authors: Obi Donald , Onyekuru Samuel , Orga Anselem 
Published: February 2025

ABSTRACTClimate change is caused by an increase in global temperatures, known as global warming. This is largely attributed to the rising levels of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere, with carbon dioxide emissions from fossil fuel power plants being the major culprit. Implementing carbon capture, utilization, and storage (CCUS) strategies is essential to effectively mitigate climate change. However, the complexity and diverse range of emission sources, which vary in terms of volume, composition, location, type, and industry, demand a multifaceted strategy that involves the development of a broad spectrum of carbon capture and storage (CCS) technologies, materials, and processes. This review article provides an in‐depth review of the three dominant material types utilized globally for CO2 capture from flue gases: Absorbents, Membranes, and Adsorbents (AMA). The author examines the benefits and drawbacks of employing different forms of AMA in post‐combustion capture, highlighting recent breakthroughs in experimental and theoretical modeling, simulation, and optimization studies. The review also explores the strengths and limitations of various AMA configurations, including single‐stage, multi‐stage, and hybrid systems, identifying knowledge gaps and opportunities for advancement in this field. While two‐stage hybrid configurations have emerged as the most promising approach to maximizing CO2 recovery, energy efficiency, and cost savings, further in‐depth techno‐economic evaluations are required to determine the most effective and viable configuration within this hybrid category and pinpoint the optimal solution for real‐world applications.
Coal Seam Roof and Floor Lithology Prediction for Underground Coal Gasification Based on Deep Residual Shrinkage Network
Authors: Guo Jialiang , Yang Ruizhao , Han Fengtao 
Published: February 2025

ABSTRACTLithology identification is a crucial task in coal underground gasification projects, serving as a prerequisite for ensuring the safe operation of these endeavors. The inherent complexity in the relationship between logging parameters and lithological compositions creates ambiguity, leading to biases in traditional logging interpretation methodologies. We introduce a lithological prediction model, the deep residual shrinkage network (DRSN), which integrates residual networks, attention mechanisms, and soft‐thresholding strategies. This network mitigates the gradient vanishing issue common in traditional neural networks and enhances the model's focus on essential features, thereby improving its ability to capture critical information. Acoustic, bulk density, neutron, gamma, and deep resistivity logs are used as inputs, with lithology as the output. A comparative analysis between the DRSN and other newer lithological prediction models is conducted. Blind well testing results demonstrate the superior performance of the DSRN, with higher Accuracy, Precision, Recall, and F1 Scores of 0.8221, 0.7198, 0.8004, and 0.7465, respectively. This study provides a novel and rapid method for lithology evaluation of strata in the early stages of underground coal gasification.
New Record for the Flora of India: Eremochloa ciliaris (L.) Merr. (Panicoideae: Poaceae)
Authors: Kumar Midigesi Anil , Ekka Gautam Anuj , Dhole Pankaj Arvind , Singh Lal Ji 
Published: February 2025

ABSTRACTEremochloa ciliaris (L.) Merr. (Panicoideae: Poaceae) reported from South Cinque Island of Cinque Wildlife Sanctuary, South Andaman, provide new records for the flora of India. Taxonomic description, distributional map, key for Indian species of Eremochloa Buse and photo plates have been provided for easy identification.
Phytochemical Potential and Biological Activity of Pumpkin: A Review
Authors: Altaf Aayeena , Sharma Hanu , Dar Aamir Hussain , Dash Kshirod Kumar , Pandey Vinay Kumar , Manzoor Madiya 
Published: February 2025

ABSTRACTAmong all vegetables pumpkin is one of the most important crops which is utilized in the rural as well as urban regions. Pumpkin belongs to family Cucurbitaceae; it is consumed throughout the globe because of its several herbal and medicinal values. Due to the high content of nutritional components such as phenolics, linoleic acid, oils, peptides, vitamin C and E, flavonoids, carotene, protein, terpenoids, phytosterols, and minerals present in pumpkin, it is counted among valuable vegetables. Different evidences from many studies presented the medicinal and therapeutic values of pumpkin peel, pulp, and seeds. Therefore all parts of the pumpkin must be utilized so as to get positive health effects by consuming pumpkin or its parts. Apart from health benefits, pumpkin has been utilized in different fields of food industry such as in meat, bakery, beverage, and diary industries. Rather than consuming pumpkin in raw form, many methods and technologies have been used to develop new and innovative products that can be beneficial in terms of health and nutrition. Therefore, this review was designed to elaborate the phytochemistry, therapeutic and medicinal values, applications in food sector, as well as the toxicity of pumpkin and its parts (peel, pulp, and seeds).
Development of Biscuit Formulation Enriched With Tomato Paste Waste Using Integrated AHP‐TOPSIS Method
Authors: Ozgoren Capraz Ezgi , Capraz Ozan , Turan Figen , Isik Fatma 
Published: February 2025

ABSTRACTA high amount of waste is generated in tomato paste production. This waste contains tomato peel and seeds which are rich in food components such as carotenoids, phenolic compounds, mineral matters, dietary fibers, proteins, and fats. Therefore, it draws attention as a good enrichment material. In this study, biscuit production was carried out using tomato paste production waste powder (TPWP) at ratios of 0% (control), 6% (TPW6), 12% (TPW12), and 18% (TPW18). In the study, firstly, various chemical, physical, and sensory properties of the biscuit samples were determined. In biscuits, the amount of protein, fat, ash, total dietary fiber, insoluble dietary fiber, P, K, Ca, Mg, Mn, total phenolic, lycopene and β‐carotene contents, a* and b* color values, and antioxidant activity value increased significantly as the TPWP addition ratio increased (p < 0.05); carbohydrate ratio, energy value, and L* value decreased significantly (p < 0.05). In light of the results from sensory analysis, the samples produced by adding TPWP up to 12% had similar scores as the control sample in terms of color, odor, hardness, and chewiness parameters (p > 0.05). In addition, overall acceptability scores and taste decreased with the increase in the TPWP addition ratio. Finally, biscuit samples were examined in terms of functional (total dietary fiber, lycopene, β‐carotene, and antioxidant activity) and sensory properties (taste, color, chewiness) using the integrated AHP‐TOPSIS method, and the optimum product formulation was determined as TPW12 according to these criteria. Total dietary fiber, total phenolic contents and antioxidant activity of TPW12 were found to be approximately 2.2‐, 5.6‐ and 13.6‐ fold higher compared to the control sample, respectively. Additionally, lycopene and β‐carotene contents of TPW12 were 6.57 and 14.75 ppm, whereas no lycopene and β‐carotene were detected in the control sample. The results of the study revealed that TPWP could be an excellent source of dietary fiber, lycopene and β‐carotene for biscuits.
New Predictors for Hydrologic Signatures: Wetlands and Geologic Age Across Continental Scales
Authors: Holt Anne , McMillan Hilary 
Published: February 2025

ABSTRACTIn dry summer months, stream baseflow sourced from groundwater is essential to support aquatic ecosystems and anthropogenic water use. Hydrologic signatures, or metrics describing unique features of streamflow timeseries, are useful for quantifying and predicting these valuable baseflow and groundwater storage resources across continental scales. Hydrologic signatures can be predicted based on catchment attributes summarising climate and landscape and can be used to characterise baseflow and groundwater processes that cannot be directly measured. While past watershed‐scale studies suggest that landscape attributes are important controls on baseflow and storage processes, recent regional‐to‐global scale modelling studies have instead found that landscape attributes have weaker relationships with hydrologic signatures of these processes than expected compared to climate attributes. In this study, we quantify two landscape attributes, average geologic age and the proportion of catchment area covered by wetlands. We investigate if incorporating these additional predictors into existing large‐sample attribute datasets strengthens continental‐scale, empirical relationships between landscape attributes and hydrologic signatures. We quantify 14 hydrologic signatures related to baseflow and groundwater processes in catchments across the contiguous United States, evaluate the relationships between the new catchment attributes and hydrologic signatures with correlation analysis and use the new attributes to predict hydrologic signatures with random forest models. We found that the average geologic age of catchments was a highly influential predictor of hydrologic signatures, especially for signatures describing baseflow magnitude in catchments, and had greater importance than existing attributes of the subsurface. In contrast, we found that the proportion of wetlands in catchments had limited influence on our hydrologic signature predictions. We recommend incorporating catchment geologic age into large‐sample catchment datasets to improve predictions of baseflow and storage hydrologic signatures and processes across continental scales.
Enhanced Spatial Dry–Wet Contrast in the Future of the Qinghai–Tibet Plateau
Authors: Yang Fan , Ye Aizhong , Wang Yunfei 
Published: February 2025

ABSTRACTThe geographical uniqueness of the Qinghai–Tibet Plateau (QTP) determines its significance as ‘Asia's Water Tower’. It is expected that climate change in this area will cause extreme weather occurrences, stress water resources and increase the vulnerability of ecosystems in the future. However, the precise quantitative impact of climate change on the QTP remains uncertain. In this study, using coupled model intercomparison project (CMIP) phase 6 multi‐model data and a distributed time‐variant gain hydrological model (DTVGM), we examined the spatiotemporal attributes of climate and hydrology across the QTP under various socioeconomic progress trajectories and greenhouse gas emission scenarios (SSP1‐2.6, SSP2‐4.5, SSP3‐7.0 and SSP5‐8.5). Over the next 80 years, an overall warming trend was observed on the QTP, accompanied by a decrease in annual total water resources. The drier the arid regions, the wetter are the humid regions on the future QTP. Runoff will decrease by 74.92% in the region, and evaporation will increase by 84.93% from 2020 to 2099. In SSP5‐8.5, the precipitation change rate was −6.22 mm/10a, and the runoff change rate was −8.84 mm/10a. After a year of abrupt precipitation change (2052–2064), the decrease in runoff became significantly faster. The total runoff was approximately 58.00% of the surface runoff. Unlike the runoff trend, evaporation displayed a fluctuating upward pattern, with an average change rate of 2.78 mm/10a. Spatially, the variations in dry–wet conditions became more evident, showing a substantial decrease in runoff and a noteworthy increase in evaporation on the northeastern plateau. In the southeastern region of the Yarlung Tsangpo River Basin, the precipitation and runoff increase rates were notably higher than those in other regions. Moreover, there was a significant surge in runoff in areas adjacent to the glaciers. In conclusion, this study offers valuable insights into decision‐making concerning future developmental trajectories in the region.