Preparation and Properties of Non-Crosslinked and Ionically Crosslinked Chitosan/Agar Blended Hydrogel Films by Mohamed Mahmoud Nasef, Esam A. El-Hefian, Sariah Saalah, Adul Hamid Yahaya

“…The non-crosslinked Cs/agar blended films showed lower water swelling, melting temperature, stiffer and less elastic properties than that of pure Cs films and higher than pure agar films. …”
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TOXICOLOGIC CHARACTERISTICS OF THE PREVENTIVE IODINE-CONTAINING PREPARATION “VANGTSEYOD” by T. V. Kruchinkina, Yu. A. Gavrilov, G. A. Gavrilova

“…The Amur Oblast belongs to biogeochemical province with low contents of iodine in the soil, water and air, which leads to the thyroid gland disorders in animals, weakened immunity system and, consequently, to the increased sensitivity to diseases. …”
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Field Tests' Study of Deviation Correction of Building near Excavation by Xi Peng, Ningxin Yang, Mi Zhou

“…The new technique was introduced firstly, and then, the field test data, in terms of lateral displacement of wall of pit, water level deviation, and soil deformation around pile of the building, were addressed to show the performance of the function of each process and the mechanism of it. …”
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Electrochemical Techniques in Textile Processes and Wastewater Treatment by Mireia Sala, M. Carmen Gutiérrez-Bouzán

“…The reuse of the discolored effluent is possible, which implies an important saving of salt and water (i.e., by means of the “UVEC Cell”).…”
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The Complexity Analysis in Dual-Channel Supply Chain Based on Fairness Concern and Different Business Objectives by Li Qiu-xiang, Zhang Yu-hao, Huang Yi-min

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Variational analysis for simulating free-surface flows in a porous medium by Shabbir Ahmed, Charles Collins

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Increasing Possibilities of Nanosuspension by Kumar Bishwajit Sutradhar, Sabera Khatun, Irin Parven Luna

“…Nowadays, a very large proportion of new drug candidates emerging from drug discovery programmes are water insoluble and thus poorly bioavailable. To avoid this problem, nanotechnology for drug delivery has gained much interest as a way to improve the solubility problems. …”
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Blending ratio of recycled aggregate on the performance of pervious concrete by Yao Yanya

“…The results demonstrated that the 24-hour water absorption rate of the recycled coarse aggregate was 12 times higher than that of natural aggregate, the porosity of the pervious concrete was between 14.2% and 20.44%, and the permeability coefficient was between 0.19 cm and 0.46 cm and increased with the increase of the porosity. …”
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A Selective Bioreduction of Toxic Heavy Metal Ions from Aquatic Environment by Saccharomyces cerevisiae by A. M. Rahatgaonkar, N. R. Mahore

“…The rate of biotransformation was significantly influenced by pH of aqueous solution, concentration of biomass and hardness of water. All reaction conditions were optimized and maximum reduction of Co++, Cd++, Ni++ and Cu++ were observed as 80%, 63%, 50%, and 44% respectively. …”
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Dynamical imprints on precipitation cluster statistics across a hierarchy of high-resolution simulations by C. C. Stephan, B. Stevens

“…Large-scale rising and sinking modulate the column water vapor and temperature field, leading to a heterogeneous distribution of moist and dry patches and regions of strong mass flux, in which large precipitation clusters form. …”
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Seismic Damage Analysis of Concrete Gravity Dam Based on Wavelet Transform by Dunben Sun, Qingwen Ren

“…The seismic bearing capacity of the intact Koyna dam is 591 gal considering the dam-water interaction and its residual seismic bearing capacity after simulating earthquake can be calculated.…”
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Systematic Modeling of Impacts of Land Use and Land Cover Changes on Regional Climate: A Review by Xiangzheng Deng, Chunhong Zhao, Haiming Yan

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A Pharmacological and Toxicological Profile of Silver as an Antimicrobial Agent in Medical Devices by Alan B. G. Lansdown

“…The ion is absorbed into the systemic circulation from the diet and drinking water, by inhalation and through intraparenteral administration. …”
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The Role of the Dominant Modes of Precipitation Variability over Eastern Africa in Modulating the Hydrology of Lake Victoria by Kara A. Smith, Fredrick H. M. Semazzi

“…Previous water budget studies over Lake Victoria basin have shown that there is near balance between rainfall and evaporation and that the variability of Lake Victoria levels is determined virtually entirely by changes in rainfall since evaporation is nearly constant. …”
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Rheological Method for Alpha Test Evaluation of Developing Superplasticizers’ Performance: Channel Flow Test by Jae Hong Kim, Jin Hyun Lee, Tae Yong Shin, Jin Young Yoon

“…Advance in high-range water-reducing admixture revolutionizes the workability and constructability of conventional vibrated concrete as well as self-consolidating concrete. …”
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Changes in the Surface Chemistry and Adsorptive Properties of Active Carbon Previously Oxidised and Heat-Treated at Various Temperatures. II. Electrochemical Investigations of Surf... by M. Pakuła, S. Biniak, A. Świątkowski

“…The electrochemical behaviour of powdered carbon suggested electro-oxidation of the surface of the electrode material with participation of adsorbed hydroxy ions and water molecules. The possible electrochemical reactions and mechanisms of the surface processes were discussed in order to explain the observed phenomena.…”
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Chemical Immersion Effects on Wear Property of Epoxy Reinforced Copper Powder Composites by Raghad Hamid Hilal

“… In this research, the effect of chemical solutions: (sulfuric acid H2SO4, sodium hydroxide NaOH) at (5 M) and distilled water were studied on some mechanical properties. …”
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Robust identification for input non‐uniformly sampled Wiener model by the expectation‐maximisation algorithm by Qibing Jin, Zeyu Wang

“…Two numerical examples and one water tank simulation are employed to indicate the effectiveness of the proposed method.…”
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Public Awareness of Low-Carbon Economy in Nigeria: A Case Study of Akwa Ibom State by EE Etim, JE Asuquo, FA Gabriel

“…Respondents generally showed positive attitudes toward pro-environmental actions, such as refusing to use plastic bags, waste recycling, water and energy conservation. Apart from regulation and policies, they considered education and economic incentives as effective mechanisms to promote LCE implementation. …”
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The Effect of the Method of Preparation on the Textural, Acidic and Catalytic Properties of Chromia–Alumina Catalysts by Th. El-Nabarawy, L.B. Khalil, A. M. Youssef

“…The adsorption of nitrogen at 77 K and of benzene and water vapour at 308 K was determined. The chemisorption of pyridine at 400 K was measured and the surface acidities calculated. …”
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