Oil spills are one of the environmental pollutions that commonly occur along coastal areas.Tar-balls are one of the products that come from the oil spill pollution.In this study, tar-ball pollution was monitored at 10 points along the coastline of Marintaman Beach in Sipitang, Sabah, Malaysia.This research determined the physical characteristics, c
Comparative study of strongly and weakly coupled data assimilation with a global land–atmosphere coupled model
This study explores coupled land–atmosphere data assimilation (DA) for improving weather and hydrological forecasts treadbelt by assimilating soil moisture (SM) data.This study integrates a land DA component into a global atmospheric DA system of the Nonhydrostatic ICosahedral Atmospheric Model and the local ensemble transform Kalman filter (NICA
Online Public Attention Toward Premature Ejaculation in Mainland China: Infodemiology Study Using the Baidu Index
BackgroundPremature ejaculation (PE) is one of the most described psychosocial stress and sexual complaints worldwide.Previous investigations have focused predominantly on the prospective identification of cases that meet researchers’ specific criteria.The genuine demand from patients with regard to information on PE and related issues may thus b
Hydroxyapatite-lignin composite as a metallic implant-bone tissue osseointegration improver: experimental study in dogs
The study aimed to evaluate biocompatibility, osteoconduction and osseointegration of a pasty composite of hydroxyapatite (20%) and lignin (80%) as a promoter of metal implant and bone tissue integration.An intramedullary Schanz pin was implanted in both tibias of fifteen bitches.In the left tibia, the pin was coated with Temperature Sensor the bio