Recovery of sodium from alumina-extracted fly ash using concentrated sodium carbonate solution by Wang Z., Zheng S., Ma S., Ding J., Wang X.

“…Sodium was efficiently extracted from AEFA, which was mainly composed of NaCaHSiO4. The factors influencing the process were systematically investigated, and the optimal conditions were determined to be: reaction temperature = 180°C, Na2CO3 concentration = 170 g/L, liquid-to-solid ratio = 10 mL/g, and reaction time = 2 h. …”
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Upgrading iron and removing phosphorus of high phosphorus oolitic iron ore by segregation roasting with calcium chloride and calcium hypochlorite by Xiao J., Ding W., Peng Y., Wu Qi., Chen Z., Wang Z., Wang J., Peng T.

“…The iron-bearing ore, existing in the form of oolite, was mainly composed of hematite, limonite, daphnite, and collophane. …”
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Full-space trifunctional metasurface with independent control of amplitude and phase for circularly polarized waves by Li Xi Ming, Zhao Yuan, Lu Ren Pan, Sun Xiao Feng, Yang Zhao, He Hai Dan, Liu Yan Hui, Du Guo Hong

“…The multifunctional design is composed of double-layer anisotropic metasurface sandwiched with a bandpass frequency selective surface, with a frequency-direction multiplexed paradigm for on-demand control of both amplitude and phase across three independent channels. …”
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Evaluating the Synergy of Conflict Detection and Resolution Services for Constrained Urban Airspace by Calin Andrei Badea, Andrija Vidosavljevic, Joost Ellerbroek, Jacco Hoekstra

“…One important component of such a system is the conflict detection and resolution (CD&R), mainly composed of the strategic and tactical CD&R module. …”
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Experimental and Theoretical Investigation of Overburden Failure Law of Fully Mechanized Work Face in Steep Coal Seam by Ze Liao, Tao Feng, Weijian Yu, Genshui Wu, Ke Li

“…After the roof fracture, a “trapezoid” bending fracture area and the secondary stability system area is formed, which is composed of four areas: the lower falling and filling support area, the upper strata bending fracture area, the fracture extension area, and the roof bending sinking area.…”
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THE COMPARATIVE MOLECULAR GENETICAL STUDY OF ASIAN POPULATIONS OF DROSOPHILA MERCATORUM (DIPTERA; DROSOPHILIDAE) ON THE COI GENE AND ITS1-ITS2 rRNA GENES FRAGMENTS by A. V. Ivannikov, O. V. Vaulin, Yu. A. Koromyslov, I. K. Zakharov

“…The Drosophila mercatorum species of neotropical origin is composed of two subspecies: mercatorum and pararepleta. …”
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Stable Copper Tin Sulfide Nanoflower Modified Carbon Quantum Dots for Improved Supercapacitors by Zhen Bi, Lanyan Huang, Chaoqun Shang, Xin Wang, Guofu Zhou

“…XRD revealed CTSs were composed of Cu2SnS3 and Cu4SnS4, and TEM suggested the decoration of CQDs on the surface of CTSs. …”
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A Novel Dual-Broadband Circularly Polarized Patch Antenna for Precise Satellite Navigation by Fumin Lin, Liangxian Zhang, Huiping Cai, Mingjian Liu, Xiaopeng Li, Yujie Xiao

“…The radiation elements are composed of the inner cross-shaped patch and the outer annular patch which are printed on the same surface of one substrate. …”
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Taste Preference and Metabolic Rate of Trehalose in Chickens by Fuminori Kawabata, Misako Sakai, Hiroki Murasawa, Yu Komine, Kazuhisa Mukai, Yuko Kawabata

“…Trehalose (Tre) is composed of two molecules of D-glucose joined by an α,α-1,1 glucosidic linkage. …”
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Characterization of Glasses in One Type of Alumina Rich Fly Ash by Chemical Digestion Methods: Implications for Alumina Extraction by Lijun Zhao, Hanshuang Xiao, Baodong Wang, Qi Sun

“…There is a growing interest in the glasses in ARFA, because they are composed mainly of silica and could be removed prior to alumina extraction. …”
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Mullerian Adenosaroma of the Cervix with Sarcomatous Overgrowth and Heterologous Elements Presenting as a Recurrent Cervical Polyp by Slim Charfi, Rim Kallel, Hela Mnif, Sameh Ellouze, Mohamed Dhouib, Mohamed Guermazi, Abdelmajid Khabir, Tahya Sellami-Boudawara

“…Mullerian adenosarcoma of the cervix is a rare tumor composed of benign epithelial and malignant stromal components. …”
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Characterization of Binary Organogels Based on Some Azobenzene Compounds and Alkyloxybenzoic Acids with Different Chain Lengths by Yongmei Hu, Qingshan Li, Wei Hong, Tifeng Jiao, Guangzhong Xing, Qilong Jiang

“…In this work the gelation behaviors of binary organogels composed of azobenzene amino derivatives and alkyloxybenzoic acids with different lengths of alkyl chains in various organic solvents were investigated and characterized. …”
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A Multi-Player Framework for Sustainable Traffic Optimization in the Era of Digital Transportation by Areti Kotsi, Ioannis Politis, Emmanouil Chaniotakis, Evangelos Mitsakis

“…The objective of this paper was to present a game-theory-based framework for modeling and optimizing urban traffic in road networks, considering the co-existence and interactions of different players composed of drivers of conventional vehicles, central governing authorities with traffic management capabilities, and competitive or cooperative connected mobility private service providers. …”
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Dynamic Study of a Capacitive MEMS Switch with Double Clamped-Clamped Microbeams by Hatem Samaali, Fehmi Najar, Slim Choura

“…We study a capacitive MEMS switch composed of two clamped-clamped exible microbeams. …”
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Characterization of Esthetic Orthodontic Wires Made from Glass-Fiber-Reinforced Thermoplastic Containing High-Strength, Small-Diameter Glass Fibers by Yasuhiro Tanimoto, Toshihiro Inami, Masaru Yamaguchi, Kazutaka Kasai, Norio Hirayama, Yoshio Aoki

“…In this work, we investigated the properties of a glass-fiber-reinforced thermoplastic (GFRTP) composed of small-diameter (ϕ = 5 μm), high-strength glass (T-glass) fibers and polycarbonate for esthetic orthodontic wires formed using pultrusion. …”
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A Multicast-Traffic-Oriented Energy-Saving Algorithm with a Hybrid Sleep Mode for EPONs by Lincong Zhang, Lei Guo, Yejun Liu, Kefeng Wei, Weigang Hou

“…To save as much energy as possible, the proposed algorithm uses a hybrid sleep mode (composed of a deep sleep state and an independent sleep mode) in which not only can ONU enter a deep sleep state, but also the ONU transmitter and receiver can sleep independently. …”
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Anxiety, Beliefs and Covid-19 in Two Periods of the Pandemic in Brazil: A comparative study by Geovanna Santana de Souza Turri, Renata Elly Barbosa Fonte, Luiz Guilherme Lima-Silva, Andre Faro

“…The methodology adopted the free evocation technique and the Generalized Anxiety Disorder (GAD-2) symptom scale. The sample was composed of 5,961 women and 1,153 men. Participant selection was relegated to convenience sampling by means of an online questionnaire. …”
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Emotional intelligence and psychological well-being in nursing professionals from southern Chile by Alex Leandro Veliz Burgos, Anita Patricia Dörner Paris, Alexis Soto Salcedo, Jose Luis Reyes Lobos, Francisco Ganga Contreras

“…A <em>Trait Meta-Mood Scale </em>and the Ryff scale of psychological wellbeing were applied to evaluate the emotional intelligence and psychological wellbeing respectively, both with good levels of reliability and composed by a series of sub-scales or dimensions.<br /><strong>Results</strong>: regarding emotional intelligence, high levels of of emotional perception were observed (35 %), emotional comprehension (36,1 %) and emotional regulation (42,7 %). …”
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Renal Angiomyolipoma Mimicking a Well-Differentiated Retroperitoneal Liposarcoma by Honoka Fuse, Masaya Ito, Kosuke Takemura, Shuzo Ikuta, Toru Motoi, Tomotake Okuma, Madoka Kataoka, Fumitaka Koga

“…The tumor was 9 cm in the longest diameter, surrounding the right kidney, and composed of homogenous adipose tissue with thickened septum-like structures and spotty nonadipose structures, which were enhanced on contrast-enhanced computed tomography and magnetic resonance imaging. …”
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Integrating feedback control for improved human-structure interaction analysis by Santiago A. Lopez, Daniel Gomez, Albert R. Ortiz, Sandra Villamizar

“…The human body, composed of interconnected subsystems with complex dynamic behavior, is often oversimplified or neglected by structural designers and building codes. …”
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