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Situated in the Algerian Sahara, the M’zab Valley is a limestone plateau crisscrossed by intricate branching ravines, earning it the Arabic name šabka (‘network’). This region is characterised by long periods of ...

The case study of closely spaced twin tunnels excavated vertically beneath the adjacent Chaoyangmen station in Beijing, China is introduced. The existing subway station is part of the Beijing subway Line 2. The new recta...

Early pruning and thinning in Pinus ponderosa, plantations in Andean Patagonia triggered compensatory growth, characterized by greater trunk growth and structural adjustments. We used a factorial design and mixed-effects...

Abstract With the widespread application of the computer and microelectronic technology in the industry, digitization becomes the inevitable developing trend of the hydraulic technology. Digitization of the hydraulic com...

Soft robotics is a rapidly evolving field that leverages compliant and deformable materials to create robotic systems capable of safe human interaction, environmental adaptability, and bio-inspired motion. Unlike rigid r...

ObjectiveIn the arid regions of western China, the ecological restoration of waste dumps within open-pit coal mines plays a key role in green mine construction, while creating a suitable soil profile structure serves as ...

Abstract This study aimed to map geological structures and characterize groundwater aquifers in the Meki–Alemtena area of the East Shewa Zone, Ethiopia. Sixteen Vertical Electrical sounding data were collected to revea...

Sperm transfer in spiders is achieved by copulatory organs on the male pedipalps (i.e., copulatory bulbs), which can be simple or a complex set of sclerites and membranes. During copulation, these sclerites can be used t...

Many of Earth's most biodiverse and biogeochemically active aquatic ecosystems—including groundwater karst systems, turbid estuaries and the deep ocean—are perpetually dark and hydraulically complex, making long-term...