Aggregate shape modeling is critical to concrete failure in mesoscale numerical simulation,
However, most studies replaced actual aggregate with basic geometry, which caused the …

Climate change and human activity are typically regarded as the two most important factors
affecting runoff. Quantitative evaluation of the impact of climate change and human activity …

Optimizing a multi-reservoir system is challenging due to the problem of the curse of
dimensionality. In this paper, rule-based improved dynamic programming (RIDP) and stochastic …

The threshold level method for drought identification is challenging due to the problems of
selection of drought index reflecting the drought process associated with water supply and …

Reactive oxygen species (ROS) are toxic by-products generated continuously during seed
desiccation, storage, and germination, resulting in seed deterioration and therefore …

BACKGROUND As an important family of detoxification enzymes, carboxylesterases (CarEs)
have important roles in the development of insecticide resistance in almost all agricultural …

The comprehensive evaluation analysis of water resource spatial equilibrium (WRSE) system
is a fundamental and crucial facet to construct national water resource network system and …

Objective To determine the incidence of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) in Beijing from
2010 to 2015 and to address the issue of prognosis. Methods The number of patients …

Annexins are multifunctional proteins characterized by their capacity to bind calcium ions
and negatively charged lipids. Although there is increasing evidence implicating their …

Metallothioneins (MTs) are small, cysteine-rich and metal-binding proteins which are involved
in metal homeostasis and scavenging of reactive oxygen species. Although plant MTs …