An integrated DEA-fuzzy AHP method for prioritization of renewable energy sources in India by Jyoti Luhaniwal, Shivi Agarwal, Trilok Mathur

“…In first phase, undesirable criteria are transformed into desirable criteria using Modified Ratio model. …”
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Mothers Who Accompany a Child to Their Death: Starting Again Without Ever Forgetting by Maria Eduarda Correia, Maria Teresa Magão, Maria Antónia Rebelo Botelho

“…<b>Conclusions:</b> The participants attribute a self-transforming meaning to their lived experience of accompanying their children. …”
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Treatment of Industrial Saline Wastewater Using Eco-Friendly Adsorbents by Safiya Al Ajmi, Murtuza Ali Syed, Feroz Shaik, Mohammed Nayeemuddin, Deepanraj Balakrishnan, Venkata Ratnam Myneni

“…Chitosan was characterized using field emission scanning electron microscopy (FE-SEM), Fourier transform infrared (FT-IR) spectroscopy, energy dispersive X-ray (EDX) spectroscopy, and thermogravimetric analysis (TGA). …”
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A Methodology for Registration of a Histological Slide and In Vivo MRI Volume Based on Optimizing Mutual Information by Charles R. Meyer, Bradford A. Moffat, Kyle K. Kuszpit, Peyton L. Bland, Paul E. Mckeever, Timothy D. Johnson, Thomas L. Chenevert, Alnawaz Rehemtulla, Brian D. Ross

“…Only the higher quality anatomical images were used in the registration process; however, the spatial transformation was directly applied to a quantitative diffusion image. …”
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MXene-Assisted Enhanced Electrochemical Performance of Doped Strontium Titanium Nanoparticles by Muhammad Qaiser Manzoor, Syed Irfan, null Anwar-ul-Haq, Xuyang Shi

“…The value of specific capacitance for the hybrid tested via galvanostatic charge-discharge showed an increased value of 23 Fg‒1 at the current density of 1 Ag-1. The Fourier transform infrared (FTIR) spectroscopy showed that the hybrid contains –O functional groups coming from MXene, which causes an increase in electrochemical activity at the electrode surface, resulting in enhanced capacitance.…”
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Digital Modeling of Cone-generated Enveloping Torus Worm by Zhi Liu, Hong Lu, Xin Kuang, Liang Xia

“…The modeling frame is established firstly， and the meshing equations of the working tooth profile in different coordinate systems for the worm are deduced by applying differential geometry， kinematics， envelope theory and space coordinate transformation method， and the digital models of the working tooth profile of the worm are established， simultaneously， the generatrices equation of bottom and addendum surface are worked out. …”
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Polymerization and modeling of phenolic resins from crude wood resin in the presence of AlCl3 by Ömür Aras, Murat Ertaş, Muhammed Yusuf Aksakal, Naile Angın, Merve Genç

“…The synthesized TRFR samples were characterized by Fourier Transform Infrared Spectroscopy (FTIR), Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy (NMR), acid number, saponification number and softening point analyses. …”
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Preparation and Corrosion Resistance of Superhydrophobic Coating on AZ31 Magnesium Alloy by LUO Zhonglong, ZHU Li, ZHANG Peng, RAO Sixian

“…The active properties，easy oxidation and poor corrosion resistance of AZ31 magnesium alloy have always been the biggest challenges in its practical application.In order to improve its corrosion resistance， reduce the corrosion rate and prolong its service life， a stable and corrosion-resistant aluminum phosphate-polymethyl methacrylate (AP/PMMA) superhydrophobic coating was prepared on the surface by impregnation method.The microstructure， chemical composition， phase composition and molecular structure of the coating were analyzed by scanning electron microscope (SEM)，X-ray energy dispersive spectrometer (EDS)，X-ray diffractometer (XRD) and Fourier transform infrared spectrometer (FTIR).Moreover， the hydrophobicity and corrosion resistance were tested by contact angle meter (CA)， Tafel curve and EIS.Results showed that with the increase of immersion time， the contact angle (WCA) of the coating increased first and then decreased.The surface contact angle of the coating prepared by the 60 s immersion sample could reach 154.7 &#x00B0;， showing superhydrophobicity.The surface corrosion current density was 2.289 &#x00D7; 10－9&#x00A0;A/cm2， which was 4 orders of magnitude lower than that of the magnesium substrate.The corrosion potential was increased from－0.941 V to－0.735 V after polishing， indicating that the AP/PMMA superhydrophobic coating could effectively improve the corrosion resistance of AZ31 magnesium alloy.…”
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Eco-toxicological effects of pesticide residues on soil biological sentinels by E.I. Atuanya, T Onuoha, E Morka

“…More so, the result obtained from this study suggest that autotrophic transformation by nitrifying bacteria and earthworm which enhances soil fertility (hence significant in crop production) may be hindered in an ecosystem polluted with these pesticide formulations, as nitrification processes will be reduced. …”
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Inequality degree within the country in the context of realising the Sustainable Development Goals by L. A. Davletshina, M. S. Telyuk, N. A. Sadovnikova

“…The authors believe that there remains relevant to study the transformations that the two divergent flows will take place in the coming years: 1) existing national projects and state programmes to solve the tasks and achieve the planned values formulated in the National Set of Sustainable Development Goals Indicators in the part of Goal 3; 2) the current epidemiological situation, which in the period 2020–2021 has already made tangible changes in the size and composition of the population.…”
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Passages de frontières. Le voyage de la jeune mariée dans la haute noblesse des temps modernes (XVe-XVIIIe siècle) by Christiane Coester

“…The process of individual transformation is part of a broader movement of exchange between the courts. …”
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Playing in Tongues: The Hammond Organ and Black Pentecostal Instrumentality by Braxton D. Shelley

“…Grounded in an analysis of Hammond organ solos by Elbernita “Twinkie” Clark, one of the most renowned organists in the Black gospel tradition, I argue that this gospel practice uses arresting timbral transformations to articulate the escalatory cultural logic that has elsewhere been termed “tuning up.” …”
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The Impact of Intermittent Fasting: Enhancing Health and Mitigating Disease Risks by Alicja Grzelak

“…Summary: Intermittent fasting represents a transformative paradigm in health and nutrition science. …”
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Smoke or no Smoke? Questions of Perspective in North and South by Mary Debrabant

“…As coal and steam power transformed Britain’s physical and social landscape, the industrial fiction which emerged in the 1840s chronicles the upheavals taking place, regarding environmental conditions and personal relations. …”
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Study on the reliability of hypergraphs based on non-backtracking matrix centrality by Hao PENG, Cheng QIAN, Dandan ZHAO, Ming ZHONG, Jianmin HAN, Ziyi XIE, Wei WANG

“…In recent years, there has been widespread attention on hypergraphs as a research hotspot in network science.The unique structure of hypergraphs, which differs from traditional graphs, is characterized by hyperedges that can connect multiple nodes simultaneously, resulting in more complex and higher-order relationships.Effectively identifying important nodes and hyperedges in such network structures poses a key challenge.Eigenvector centrality, a common metric, has limitations in its application due to its locality when dealing with hub nodes with extremely high degree values in the network.To address this issue, the hypergraphs were transformed into their corresponding line graphs, and non-backtracking matrix centrality was employed as a method to measure the importance of hyperedges.This approach demonstrated better uniformity and differentiation in assessing the importance of hyperedges.Furthermore, the application of both eigenvector centrality and non-backtracking matrix centrality in assessing the importance of nodes in hypergraphs was explored.Comparative analysis revealed that non-backtracking matrix centrality effectively distinguished the importance of nodes.This research encompassed theoretical analysis, model construction, and empirical studies on real-world data.To validate the proposed method and conclusion, six real-world hypergraphs were selected as experimental subjects.The application of these methods to these hypergraphs confirmed the effectiveness of non-backtracking matrix centrality in identifying important nodes and hyperedges.The findings of this research offer a fresh perspective and approach for identifying key elements in hypergraphs, holding significant theoretical and practical implications for understanding and analyzing complex network systems.…”
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Stress Intensity Factor Equations for the Evolution of Surface and Corner Cracks to Through Cracks by Antonio Carlos de Oliveira Miranda, Rafael Marques, Marco Antonio Meggiolaro, Jaime Tupiass� Pinho de Castro

“…Although experimental results reveal that the frontiers of surface cracks essentially retain their elliptical shape as they gradually grow into an 1D through-crack, it is usual to assume they are immediately transformed into an 1D through-crack when their depth reaches the cracked component thickness. …”
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Rotating Flows Driven by Axisymmetric Blades in a Cylinder by Jae Won Kim

“…The grid-net for the numerical computation is constructed on a body-fitted coordinate system transformed from physical coordinates. It is also flexible to suit any number of blades attached on the rotating bottom disk. …”
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Finite Element-Based Simulation of Cooling Rate on the Material Properties of an Automobile Silent Block by Burak Öztürk, Fuat Kara

“…As a result of the isothermal transformation, the grain size in the microstructure of the material had shrunk. …”
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A Comprehensive Study on the Synthesis and Characterization of TiO2 Nanoparticles Using Aloe vera Plant Extract and Their Photocatalytic Activity against MB Dye by S. Srujana, M. Anjamma, null Alimuddin, Bharat Singh, Ram C. Dhakar, Shanthi Natarajan, Ramana Hechhu

“…XRD, ultraviolet diffuse reflectance (UV-DRS), Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FT-IR), transmission electron microscopy (TEM), scanning electron microscopy (SEM), and energy-dispersive X-ray analysis (EDXA) were used to characterize the material. …”
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Communicative practices of young people in social networks by S. A. Grishaeva, K. V. Klyuvaev

“…It has been proved, that peculiarities of lexis typical for virtual communication along with non-verbal means (such as memes) transform the language of users.The phenomenon of fake (an account hiding the real essence of a user), as well as reasons for creation of fake accounts and their functionality, have been considered. …”
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