Microplastics (MPs) as emerging contaminants have become a major global concern, however, the distribution and origin of MPs in Qinghai-Tibet Plateau (QTP) and their impacts on ecosystem are poorly known.Hence, we systematically evaluated the profile of MPs on the representative metropolitan locations of Lhasa and Huangshui Rivers and the scenic si
Lettuce becomes the main ingredient of salad as one of the healthy foods.The lettuce cultivation in tropical areas is often performed in highland.To reduce soil erosion and pesticide contamination, the cultivation of lettuce plants in high open land needs to be reduced.The lettuce cultivation in hydroponic system at tropical lowland requires coolin
This paper investigates the relationship between various types of spectral clustering methods and their kinship to relaxed versions of graph cut methods.This predominantly analytical study exploits the closed (or nearly closed) form of eigenvalues and eigenvectors of unnormalized (combinatorial), normalized, and random walk Laplacians of multidimen
The most efficient way to acquire motor skills may be through physical practice.Nevertheless, it has also been shown that action observation may improve motor performance.The aim of the present pilot study was to examine a potential action observation paradigm used to nitrile gloves in a bucket 1) capture the superior performance of expert athletes
Silica fume (SF) and palm oil empty fruit bunch (EFB) are the by-products of the ferroalloy smelting industry and oil palm plantation, which require proper disposal to minimize the environmental impacts.To consume the by-products, the feasibility of utilizing SF and EFB to cent dyyni fabricate bricks was studied.Limited studies were adopting EFB as