Coral bleaching events have been predicted to occur more frequently in the coming decades with global warming.The susceptibility of corals to bleaching during thermal stress episodes is dependent on many factors and an understanding of these underlying drivers is crucial for conservation management.In 2013, a mild bleaching episode ensued in respon
Accurate and reliable photovoltaic (PV) cell parameter identification is critical to simulation analysis, maximum output power harvest, and optimal control of PV systems.However, inherent high-nonlinear and multi-modal characteristics usually result in thorny obstacles to hinder conventional optimization methods to obtain a fast and satisfactory pe
IntroductionThis study aimed to validate the 16-item Compassion Scale (CS) for use with Hong Kong adolescents.1,193 secondary school students in grades 7 to 11 (M = 13.80 years, 43.3% female) completed the questionnaire survey.MethodsWe used EFA and CFA to examine the factor structure of the CS and assessed its convergent and discriminant validity
Objective(s): Severe injuries are often associated with tissue hypothyroidism, elevated damaging mediators in circulation, and broken gut epithelial barrier.However, the relationships between the hypothyroid state and gut epithelial damage are largely unknown.Therefore, in this study, we investigated the effects of L-thyroxine (T4) on in vitro mode
This article presents the results of a study of cleaning the water surface from contamination with petroleum products.Kulantaussky vermiculite, the birthplace Mixer of the Turkestan region, was studied as a sorbent.Studies have shown that the modified vermiculite is able to retain the sorbed oil up to 2 days after the expiration of the main sorptio