Transport in reverse osmosis membranes: observations and comments on the pore flow model versus the solution‒diffusion model by Takeshi Matsuura, Michael D. Guiver, Woei Jye Lau, Ahmad Fauzi Ismail

“…Sixty-four years have passed since the announcement of the cellulose acetate membrane for seawater desalination by Loeb and Sourirajan at UCLA on 23 Aug 1960. …”
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Numerical Simulation and Dynamic Analysis of Single-Hole Cliff-Side Loess Cave Dwelling under Seismic Actions by Yane Hao, Xingwen Liang, Yongqiang Lan

“…Combining the historic earthquake damage investigation, dynamic time-history analysis of the single-hole loess cliff-side cave dwelling subject to four horizontal earthquake actions was conducted to determine the weak positions, failure characteristics, and the corresponding displacement and stress of the loess cave dwelling under earthquake load. …”
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A numerical study on predicting bond-slip relationship of reinforced concrete using surface based cohesive behavior by Minhajul Bari Prince, Debasish Sen

“…The proposed modelling strategy was validated with available experimental data from four reference specimens, having all possible failures (i.e., pullout, splitting, and splitting-pullout) under pullout loading. …”
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Investigation on Hydration and Deformation Characteristics of Shale Using X-ray Computed Tomography by Yong-Ting Duan, Xiao Li, Bo Zheng, Bai-Cun Yang

“…In addition, a new method based on the CT image was proposed to calculate the lateral strain; the evolution of the axial stress-strain curve reveals that the expansion phenomena exist before failure, and the evolution process includes four stages. At last, the differences in the deformation degree were discussed by analyzing the volumetric strain at different CT scanning layers; the results reflect the expansion or compression degree along with the specimen height. …”
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Management of Glyphosate Isopropylamine-Resistant Goosegrass (Eleusine indica) Biotypes Through Pre- and Post-Emergence Herbicides by Koko Tampubolon, Edison Purba, Mohammad Basyuni, Diana Sofia Hanafiah

“…This study used the factorial Randomized Block Design with four replications. The first factor was the type of pre- and post-emergence herbicides at 1 l ha-1, respectively. …”
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Comparison of Dexmedetomidine with Acetaminophen and Its Combination (Apodex) on Pain Control, Emergence Agitation and Delirium in Pediatric Patients Undergoing Adenotonsillectomy... by farzad sarshivi, negin ghadami, karim naseri, soraya sarshivi

“…Materials and Methods: In this randomized double-blind clinical trial, 132 patients, between 2 and 12 years, candidates for adenotonsillectomy were examined in four groups (n=33). In all groups induction of anesthesia were performed in a similar manner. …”
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Effects of tai chi based on information and communication technology for patients with mild cognitive impairment on cognitive and physical function: a systematic review and meta-an... by Yezi Li, Qingjie Wang, Yuanyuan Ren, Xiaokun Mao

“…ObjectiveThis study evaluated the effectiveness of tai chi, enhanced by communication technologies, in improving cognitive and physical functioning in patients with mild cognitive impairment, and to compare these effects with traditional tai chi.MethodsA systematic search across four academic databases identified 16 studies with 1,877 participants. …”
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Experimental Film Cooling Effectiveness of Three-Hole-Branch Circular Holes by Fan Yang, Mohammad E. Taslim

“…Three side hole inclination angles of 30°, 37.5°, and 45° and three branch angles (the angle between the main and side holes) generated nine configurations that were tested for four blowing ratios of 0.5, 1, 1.5, and 2. To their benefits, these straight-through circular holes could easily be laser drilled on the airfoils or other gas turbine hot section surfaces. …”
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The effectiveness of virtual journal clubs on evidence-based practices application by Beth Elenko

“…METHODS AND MATERIALS: Twenty-four entry-level MS and OTD students voluntarily took part in this study, completing pre- and post-tests using the OT-KACE survey. …”
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Les effets de raccommodement du récit de vie : l’exemple d’anciens appelés d’Algérie by Corinne Chaput-Le Bars

“…However, among the wars which concerned France for the last hundred years, that of Algeria is probably one of those where the transmission was the most difficult and where, now, the urgency to be heard may be the most important. I collect four stories of former conscript wrote on their extreme experience forty to fifty years after completing their military service across the Mediterranean. …”
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Effect of Tapuy (Philippine Rice Wine) Lees on the Gut Microbiota Profile and Lifespan under Normal and Stress Conditions in Drosophila melanogaster by Ma Carmela P. Dela Cruz, Paul Mark B. Medina

“…Methods: The effects of four Tapuy lees variants on the gut microbiome composition and lifespan under normal, heat stress, and starvation stress conditions were tested in D. melanogaster compared to a media-only negative control and the prebiotic inulin as positive control. …”
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Experimental Study of Water and Sediment Separation under Hydrocyclone and Flocculation by FU Xuhui, SONG Yuanyuan, HU Jiang, TANG Dingdan, WANG Shuo, CAO Changlai

“…In order to study the effect of the combined technology of hydrocyclone and flocculation on the sediment content of water bodies,this paper measures the surface velocity and turbidity by a laboratory self-circulating physical model,ADV and ASM-IV turbidimeter,and analyzes the flow pattern and sediment distribution in the hydrocyclone pool.The results show that:The internal flow field of the hydrocyclone pool is a typical three-dimensional axisymmetric flow field;the turbidity in the hydrocyclone pool gradually decreases from the side wall to the center in the radial direction,and the turbidity gradually increases in the axial direction.Under the same sediment conditions,when the flocculant concentration was 5 mg/L,the effect of final sediment contents in purified water (water purified by the outer ring twice) is the best;the smaller the inlet flow of the hydrocyclone pool,the smaller the final sediment content in purified water.Compared with flocculant,inlet flow has a greater impact on the final sediment content in purified water,so it is a key factor in reducing the sediment content. …”
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Företags försvar vid anklagelser om brott – betydelsen av den nordiska kontexten by Janne Flyghed, Isabel Schoultz

“…Drawing on Stanley Cohen’s (2009) theoretical work on processes of denial and neutralization techniques, we have identified four main techniques used by the two companies to deflect allegations of criminal wrongdoing: literal denial; denial of knowledge; condemning the condemners; and appealing to a higher loyalty. …”
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A Novel Approach for Stock Price Prediction Using Gradient Boosting Machine with Feature Engineering (GBM-wFE) by Rebwar M. Nabi, Soran Ab. M. Saeed, Habibollah Harron

“…The proposed approach comprises four main steps, which are pre-processing, feature selection, feature engineering, and ensemble methods. …”
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Profile of proinflammatory markers in pregnant women who died of severe COVID-19 by Pablo B. Bautista-García, Mariana Bahena-Campos, Diana H. Alcántara-Rosas

“…Introduction: In December 2019, four cases of pneumonia of unknown origin were reported to the World Health Organization (WHO) in China, caused by SARS-CoV-2. …”
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New semisynthetic α-glucosidase inhibitor from a doubly-chemically engineered extract by María I. Osella, Mario O. Salazar, Carlos M. Solís, Ricardo L. E. Furlan

“…The inhibitor results from the action of the two reagents used on four common functional groups present in natural products (carbonyl, phenol, aromatic carbon, and a double bond). …”
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Prediction of absolute bioavailability of medicines in children: based on predicted pediatric clearance from adults by Iftekhar Mahmood

“…Results: The results of the study indicated that the ADE model provided a good prediction of systemic and oral clearances in children from adult clearance values [89% and 82% observations within 0.5–1.5-fold prediction error following intravenous (IV) and oral administration, respectively]. The predicted absolute bioavailability by the proposed method was within 0.5–1.5-fold prediction error for 93% observations. …”
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A LITERATURE REVIEW: THE EFFECT OF HONEY IN PRESSURE ULCERWOUND HEALING ACCELERATION by Yuni Ariani, Titin Aliyatur, Bambang Wicaksono

“…Wound healing was proven to be four times faster with honey compared to other topical dressings. …”
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Redefining the Iranian Neighborhood Concept in Newly Developed Urban Contexts Based on Data Theory by mohsen Ilaghi, nima , Jahanbin, Iraj Ghasemi

“…In this conceptual model the four most important dimensions are objective (physical-functional), subjective (perceptual), economic, and socio-institutional dimensions to redefine the concept of neighborhood in new urban contexts. …”
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The Effect Of 0.01% Atropine On Myopia Progression by Amber Khalid

“…The study spanned a duration of four years, from July 1 2019 to June 30, 2023. A group of individuals presented at the eye outpatient department (OPD) with complaints of blurred vision underwent clinical examination and were diagnosed with myopia based on inclusion criteria. …”
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