Kunming University of Science and Technology

Agricultural Reuse of Phosphogypsum in Contrasting Soils: Wheat Yield, Potentially Toxic Element Uptake, and Soil Microbial Community Responses

Phosphogypsum (PG) is a high-volume industrial by-product that is receiving increasing attention as an alternative soil amendment. This study presents a two-year pot experiment evaluating the effects of PG on spring wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) grown on two contrasting soils: an...

From interface engineering to recycling-oriented design: A review of oxide-based all-solid-state batteries

All-solid-state lithium batteries based on oxide solid electrolytes have attracted extensive attention due to their high safety, wide electrochemical stability window, excellent thermal stability and superior mechanical strength. However, their practical application is still limi...

From Destruction to Reconstruction: Substrate-Driven Biosynthesis of Antioxidants from Antibiotic Residues in Hyperthermophilic Composting

Abstract The accumulation of tetracycline (TC) in organic fertilizers poses severe risks by fostering antibiotic resistance in soil ecosystems. Hyperthermophilic composting effectively mitigates these threats, achieving nearly complete TC removal via thermal selection. Although p...

RkMsn4, a zinc finger transcription factor, regulates carotenoid and lipid metabolism to enhance tolerance to environmental stress in Rhodosporidium kratochvilovae

ABSTRACT Red yeasts serve as indispensable microbial resources for the production of carotenoids and lipids; however, environmental stress factors often limit their performance during industrial fermentation. The zinc-finger transcription factors Msn2/Msn4 act as central regulato...

Enhancing engineering time series forecasting: An uncertainty-calibrated feature modulation framework for robust multi-step ahead predictions

Accurate multi-step forecasting of engineering time series is challenging because real-world signals often exhibit evolving operating states, non-stationarity, noisy fluctuations, and long-range dependencies. Existing forecasters typically rely on shared deterministic representat...

The unique role of bromine in NaF crystallization of photo-thermo-refractive glass

Photo-thermo-refractive (PTR) glass generates a refractive-index modulation through photothermally induced NaF nanocrystallization, making it essential for volume Bragg gratings. The halide co-dopant determines how silver nanoparticle templates (Ag NPs@AgX, X = Cl, Br, I) steer N...

Unlocking High‐Performance Te‐Free p‐Type Thermoelectrics via Cu Doping in Entropy‐Engineered Cd 0.5 Zn 0.5 Sb Zintl

ABSTRACT Zintl phases are crucial for Te‐free power generation and electrical cooling modules, which are considered next‐generation thermoelectric (TE) technology. While n‐type Zintl materials, such as Mg 3 Sb 2 , have achieved remarkable performance, their p‐type counterparts ar...

Unlocking High‐Performance Te‐Free p‐Type Thermoelectrics via Cu Doping in Entropy‐Engineered Cd 0.5 Zn 0.5 Sb Zintl

ABSTRACT Zintl phases are crucial for Te‐free power generation and electrical cooling modules, which are considered next‐generation thermoelectric (TE) technology. While n‐type Zintl materials, such as Mg 3 Sb 2 , have achieved remarkable performance, their p‐type counterparts ar...

High-temperature carbothermal reduction of phosphate rock: Reaction behavior, kinetics, and molecular dynamics insights

The production of P 4 is highly energy intensive, making improvements in the carbothermal reduction efficiency of phosphate rock essential for reducing reaction time and thermal demand. In this study, the high-temperature carbothermal reduction behavior of phosphate rock with sil...

Constructing a NiCu/C/NiCu Interface for Alkaline Saline Water Electrolysis

Abstract Interface engineering is a useful way to fabricate nonprecious-based electrocatalyst materials for easy overall water splitting (OWS), which is of great importance for renewable hydrogen energy production. Herein, we designed a needle-like catalyst by a low-temperature C...

An aspect-centric, noise-resilient cross-modal dynamic fusion framework for fine-grained sentiment analysis

Multi-modal Aspect-Based Sentiment Analysis (MABSA) aims to identify sentiment polarity toward specific aspects in text-image pairs. Current models often fail to achieve precise cross-modal alignment and struggle with visual background noise in real-world data, leading to inaccur...

Mapping of three novel linear B-cell epitopes on the VP7 protein of epizootic hemorrhagic disease virus with monoclonal antibodies

Abstract Epizootic hemorrhagic disease virus (EHDV) is an important Orbivirus transmitted by culicoides midges. EHDV poses a significant threat to ruminant production worldwide. The VP7 protein is a highly conserved, group-specific antigen of EHDV, which serves as a key target fo...

Differential modulation of ferroptosis pathways by NOX1/4 and NLRP3 inhibition in DSS-induced colitis

Ferroptosis contributes to the pathogenesis of inflammatory bowel disease, but how NOX1/4 and NLRP3 pathways regulate this process remains unclear. This study aimed to investigate the therapeutic effects and mechanisms of the NOX1/4 inhibitor Setanaxib (SET) and the NLRP3 inhibit...

Cusp-magnetic-field process window optimization for oxygen and vacancy–oxygen defect control in photovoltaic Czochralski silicon growth

High-quality Czochralski silicon (CZ-Si) for photovoltaic applications requires coordinated control of oxygen incorporation, interfacial transport, and vacancy-oxygen defect evolution during crystal growth. In this work, a coupled thermo-flow-oxygen-defect multiphysics model inco...

Insight Into Cr 3+ ‐Activated Oxynitride Near‐Infrared Phosphors

ABSTRACT Oxynitride‐based phosphor have many advantages, such as a wide range of excitation spectrum, high luminous efficiency, good thermal and chemical stability, and no toxicity. In the present work, we successfully synthesized Cr 3+ ‐activated Mg 0.695 Si 0.695 Al 1.39 O 3.65...

Design optimization and simulation of a flexible manipulator for blueberry picking

To address high damage rates and low adaptability in harvesting delicate lowbush blueberries from dense clusters, this paper designs a rigid-flexible coupled three-fingered picking end-effector driven by a lead screw transmission and linkage mechanism. First, a contact mechanics...

Regulation of Rainbow Trout Muscle Myofibrillar Networks by Non-Enzymatic Bioactive Compounds from Chaenomeles speciosa

During marination and boiling processes, structural rearrangement of muscle proteins plays an important role in determining the texture, water retention, and flavor quality of fish products. This study investigated the effects of Chaenomeles speciosa aqueous extract (SE), rich in...

Analytical Solutions for Plane Strain Consolidation of Layered Unsaturated–Saturated Ground With Vertical Drains: Role of Lateral Semi‐Permeable Boundaries

ABSTRACT The coexistence of saturated and unsaturated soil layers is common for soil subgrade improvement by a combination of prefabricated vertical drains (PVDs) and surcharge preloading. In such scenarios, the smear effect of PVDs and the layered hydraulic properties significan...

Influence of supercritical CO2-water soaking on fracture toughness of shale: Implications for shale gas recovery and CO2 sequestration

The fracture toughness of shale influences fracture network formation and CO 2 storage stability in shale reservoirs. To investigate this effect, semi-circular bending (SCB) tests and measurements of surface energy, fracture surface roughness, and mineral compositions were conduc...

Estimation of field-scale crop evapotranspiration from the mechanistic SIF-ET model using the UAV hyperspectral imagery

Accurate estimation of evapotranspiration (ET) is critical for agricultural water management and understanding land-atmosphere interactions. Conventional thermal and optical remote sensing is a powerful tool for ET estimation, but existing methods remain constrained by empirical...