Effect of Cobble Content on the Shear Behaviour of Sand-Cobble Mixtures by Chuang Wang, Jinyu Dong, Zhiquan Huang, Jianjun Zhou, Jihong Yang

“…Considering the complexly and variety of the material composition and structure of this stratum, the sand and cobble stratum in China, Chengdu Subway Line 7, Chadianzi-Yipintianxia Station, was selected to conduct indoor large-scale direct shear tests to systematically study the effects of cobble content (CC) on the shear strength and shear properties of sand and cobble soil. …”
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Assessment of the applied potential of sludge-derived hydrochar in terms of process parameters and product properties by Zhang, Chuang, Wang, Bingyu, Wang, Jixiang, Rong, Shaopeng,  Xie, Huifang, Qu, Hongxia, Feng, Yanfang

“…When the moisture content of sludge was 80.3%, the energy recoverable by hydrochars could be sufficient for the material to be heated up to phase transition. Evaluations of sludge characteristics in different regions and treatment processes were conducted, allowing HTC process parameters to be optimized in correlation with future resource utilization approaches. …”
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Experimental Investigation of Innovative Internal Trailing Edge Cooling Configurations with Pentagonal Arrangement and Elliptic Pin Fin by L. Tarchi, B. Facchini, S. Zecchi

“…Pin fins are made of high thermal conductivity material, and an inverse data reduction method based on a finite element code allows to evaluate the mean HTC of each pin fin. …”
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Intelligent monitoring method for conveyor belt misalignment based on deep learning by ZUO Mingming, ZHANG Xi, YANG Zihao, SUN Qifei, ZHANG Mengchao, ZHANG Yuan, LI Hu

“…The YOLOv5 model, combined with the line detection strategy, showed excellent anti-interference performance for detecting material flow boundaries, support pillars, and other straight lines. …”
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One-Pot Synthesis of W-TiO2/SiO2 Catalysts for the Photodegradation of p-Nitrophenol by Ulises Arellano Sánchez, Lifang Chen, Jin An Wang, Luis Enrique Noreña, Maximiliano Asomoza, Silvia Solis, Xiaolong Zhou, Yueqin Song, Jing Liu

“…The surface area of the supported W-TiO2/SiO2 material was significantly increased, by approximately 3 times, in comparison to the bare TiO2. …”
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Bovine mycoplasmosis occurrence on livestock farms in the Russian Federation for 2015–2018 by Mohammad Abed Alhussen, A. A. Nesterov, V. V. Kirpichenko, S. P. Yatsentyuk, A. V. Sprygin, O. P. Byadovskaya, A. V. Kononov

“…All of these highlight the need for control of semen products as a source for mycoplasmosis spread as well as insufficiency of single testing of semen for granting the disease-free status to the breeding farm for genetic material marketing.…”
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Plant-based products: potential, production technology and challenges by Isabella Maciel Costa, Cosme Damião Barbosa, Nayana Hayss Araújo da Silva

“…Vegetable extracts are water-soluble extracts based on vegetables, legumes, fruits, grains, cereals, pseudocereals, oilseeds or nuts that present different composition and sensory characteristics, depending on the raw material used. Meat substitutes, such as tofu and soy protein, have long been consumed by the population. …”
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Case report: identification of novel variant in SLC26A2 gene and preimplantation genetic testing for monogenic disorders in preventing diastrophic dysplasia by Ziravard N. Tonyan, Yulia A. Nasykhova, Maria M. Danilova, Elena S. Shabanova, Olesya N. Bespalova, Igor Y. Kogan, Andrey S. Glotov

“…We detail the approach to performing PGT-M in the absence of material from the proband and close relatives from one partner for analysis. …”
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Implementasi Media Board game edukasi Pada Pembelajaran Pendidikan Agama Islam di Sekolah Dasar by Asep Usamah, Neng Lia Yulianengsih, Yani Fitriyani, Adilah Fauziyah

“…Tujuan dari penelitian ini adalah untuk meningkatkan hasil belajar siswa melalui penggunaan media pembelajaran Board game edukasi pada pembelajaran PAI yang dapat digunakan untuk mendukung pembelajaran sehingga membantu pengajar dalam menyampaikan materi pembelajaran. Penelitian ini menggunakan jenis penelitian kuantitatif dengan pendekatan Pre-Experimental Design (Nondesign) dengan desain penelitian One Group Pretest-Posttest Design. …”
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Visually Impaired People Learning Virtual Textures Through Multimodal Feedback Combining Vibrotactile and Voice by Dapeng Chen, Yi Ding, Hao Wu, Qi Jia, Hong Zeng, Lina Wei, Chengcheng Hua, Jia Liu, Aiguo Song

“…The constructed learning system enables BVI to know the type, material and other attribute information of virtual texture in the process of obtaining vibrotactile sensation. …”
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Considerable decline in prostate cancer mortality in Nordic countries after 2000 by Rune Kvåle, Giske Ursin, Christian Ekanger, Bjørn Møller

“…We present updated mortality rates from the Nordic countries and discuss possible interpretations of changes in trends. Material and methods: Age-standardized rates for prostate-specific mortality in 1985–2022, estimated lifetime risk of death (0–84 years) and annual changes in mortality were obtained from the NORDCAN database. …”
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Nanocrystalline TiO2 Electrodes Exhibiting High Storage Capacity and Stability in Rechargeable Lithium Batteries by Sui-Yang Huang, Ladislav Kavan, Andreas Kay, Michael Grätzel, Ivan Exnar

“…Nanocrystalline TiO2 films were explored for the first time as electrode material for a rechargeable lithium intercalation cell, i.e., Li/LiCF3SO3 + PC/TiO2. …”
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Utilidad de la administración de medicación por vía subcutánea por parte del profesional de enfermería by Willian Moyano Calero, Erika Mishelle Azas Chipantiza

“… Objetivo: Determinar la utilidad de la administración de medicación por vía subcutánea por parte del profesional de enfermería a través de sus conocimientos y experiencias. Material y métodos: Estudio cualitativo, con un alcance descriptivo y de diseño fenomenológico, desarrollado con 20 profesionales de enfermería de un hospital básico y un centro de salud público del Ecuador, a quienes se les aplicó una entrevista semiestructurada. …”
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The Electropolishing of C-Steel in Orthophosphoric Acid Containing Methanolic Plant Extract by Asia A. Taha, Fatma M. Abouzeid, Mohamed M. Elsadek, Yasmeen M. Othman

“…The roughness (Ra) decreased from 2.7 μm to 0.52 μm without addition of any material. Ra values are 0.28, 0.23, 0.21, and 0.17 μm in the presence of guava leaves, chamomile, coriander seeds, and marjoram.…”
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Regulatory mechanism of exogenous myo-inositol improving high temperature stress tolerance of tomato seedlings by CHEN Yan, HAN Liyuan, DU Zilong, ZHU Dongxing, ZHU Weimin, ZHANG Yingying

“…[Methods] Tomato variety ‘NRP20- 7’ was used as the test material, and water and myo-inositol were sprayed separately at normal temperature and high temperature, respectively. …”
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Magnetohydrodynamics of nanofluid internal forced convection: A review and outlook for practical applications by Victor O. Adogbeji, Emmanuel O. Atofarati, Mohsen Sharifpur, Josua P. Meyer

“…The versatility of MHD-NF systems presents promising applications in fields ranging from advanced cooling technologies to solar thermal systems and material processing. Furthermore, this review addresses ongoing debates on the efficacy of alternating versus constant magnetic fields, advocating for customized magnetic field configurations to unlock the full potential of MHD-enhanced heat transfer. …”
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Navigated Pattern Laser System versus Single-Spot Laser System for Postoperative 360-Degree Laser Retinopexy by Alexei N. Kulikov, Dmitrii S. Maltsev, Ernest V. Boiko

“…To compare three 360°-laser retinopexy (LRP) approaches (using navigated pattern laser system, single-spot slit-lamp (SL) laser delivery, and single-spot indirect ophthalmoscope (IO) laser delivery) in regard to procedure duration, procedural pain score, technical difficulties, and the ability to achieve surgical goals. Material and Methods. Eighty-six rhegmatogenous retinal detachment patients (86 eyes) were included in this prospective randomized study. …”
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Estrategias de afrontamiento e impacto personal del consumo de sustancias psicoactivas ilícitas en pacientes internos en rehabilitación by Joel Isai Caballero Machado, Alisson Inés Somarriba Juárez, Denices Morela Rios Flores

“… Objetivo: Indagar las estrategias de afrontamiento e impacto personal del consumo de sustancias psicoactivas ilícitas en pacientes internos en rehabilitación. Material y métodos: El estudio fue cualitativo, de tipo fenomenológico, de corte transversal, realizado en una población de ocho pacientes en rehabilitación a través de la entrevista a profundidad. …”
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Prospective Randomized Study Comparing Combined Phaco-ExPress and Phacotrabeculectomy in Open Angle Glaucoma Treatment: 12-Month Follow-Up by Joanna Konopińska, Marta Deniziak, Emil Saeed, Agnieszka Bartczak, Renata Zalewska, Zofia Mariak, Marek Rękas

“…Prospective randomized study. Material and Methods. 85 eyes with cataract and unregulated open angle glaucoma. …”
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Marital adjustment and quality of life among HIV discordant couples by Subhasis Bhadra, Nupur Tayal

“…HIV discordant couple (DC), live as family unit, in sexual relationship having mismatch HIV status. Material and methods The present study was conducted with 200 discordant couples of India. …”
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