Too Much Salt to My Taste: An Entity to Think about in Neonatal Hypernatremia: A Case Report and Review of the Literature by Marwa El Masri, Lidiya Samotiy-Hanna, Ramy Ghabril, Yolla Nassif, Dany Al Hamod

“…In exclusively breastfed newborns, hypernatremic dehydration is associated with a free water deficit secondary to insufficient fluid intake. …”
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Prediction of Concrete Compressive Strength by Evolutionary Artificial Neural Networks by Mehdi Nikoo, Farshid Torabian Moghadam, Łukasz Sadowski

“…In this paper for purpose of constructing models samples of cylindrical concrete parts with different characteristics have been used with 173 experimental data patterns. Water-cement ratio, maximum sand size, amount of gravel, cement, 3/4 sand, 3/8 sand, and coefficient of soft sand parameters were considered as inputs; and using the ANN models, the compressive strength of concrete is calculated. …”
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A Simple and Convenient Method for Simultaneous Determination of Schizandrol A, Schizandrol B, Schisandrin A, γ-Schisandrin, and Schisandrin C by Yu Zhou, Wu Ling Wei, Jiang Xing Hua, Qingsheng Fan

“…The five lignans can be separated completely on Kromasil C18 column (250 nm × 4.6 nm) and then detected at 254 nm using methanol (mobile phase A) and water (mobile phase B) with gradient elution as the mobile phase at 1.0 mL/min flow rate. …”
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Macrozoobenthos of the rivers of North-Eastern Azerbaijan by Aliyev Saleh, Ahmadova Konul, Suleymanov Suleyman, Abdurrahmanova Zemfira, Farzali Shabnam

“…The diversity of these species also reflects the environmental conditions and the unique characteristics of the rivers in this region, which may be influenced by factors such as water quality, habitat variation, and seasonal changes.…”
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Application of Polymer Nanocolloid Preparation in Stability Analysis of Motion Mechanics by Jun Jia, Fengyuan Sun

“…The research results show that the sedimentation velocity of 1 nm cadmium sulfide nanocolloids in water is 1.3 × 10−12 (m/s) prepared by colloid of cadmium sulfide.…”
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Benchmarking COMSOL Multiphysics Single-Subchannel Thermal-Hydraulic Analysis of a TRIGA Reactor with RELAP5 Results and Experimental Data by Ahmed K. Alkaabi, Jeffrey C. King

“…The models estimate the temperatures (fuel, outer clad, and coolant) and water flow patterns in the core as well as fuel element powers at which void starts to form within the coolant subchannels. …”
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Torsional Modeling of Reinforced Concrete Beam–Column Joint Retrofitted by Aramid Fiber—Experimental and Numerical Analysis by Palaniappan Prasath, Ravindran Gobinath, Jayaprakash Sridhar

“…Prior to testing, the structural composites are cured for maximum 28 days into water. The beam–column joints are subjected to lateral load at a point near the column end of the beam–column connection, and the corresponding deflections are measured until the member fails. …”
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Design and Fabrication of a Manually Operated Paver Block Making Machine. by Ddamba Timothy

“…As same as bricks, paver blocks are made from a mixture of cement, sand, and water. Paver blocks are a building material intended for paving paths, sidewalks, and other similar objects with small and medium mechanical loads. …”
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Design And Fabrication of a Manually Operated Paver Block Making Machine. by Ddamba Timothy

“…As same as bricks, paver blocks are made from a mixture of cement, sand, and water. Paver blocks are a building material intended for paving paths, sidewalks, and other similar objects with small and medium mechanical loads. …”
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Investigating the Effect of Coffee Husk Ash as Partial Replacement of Cement in Concrete C-15. by Ainembabazi, Edina

“…CHA, obtained from the combustion of coffee husks, was added in varying proportions of 0%, 5%, 10%, and 15% by weight of cement, with a mix ratio of 1:1.5:3 and a water-cement ratio of 0.6. Compressive strength tests were performed at 7, 14, and 28 days of curing. …”
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Assessing the Effect of Accelerators and Retarders on the Early-Age Compressive Strength of Concrete. by Gumoshabe, Edgar

“…Accelerating admixtures affect the rates of reactions between cement and water to give an overall increase in the hydration rate. …”
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Assessing the Impact of Stone Quarrying on Vegetation Cover in Kiyoora Kabale District. by Abaho, Amos

“…Key findings revealed a decline in vegetation diversity, soil erosion and degradation, dust accumulation on plants, and changes in water resources. The reduction in plant species, particularly grasses and herbaceous plants, has weakened the region's ecological stability and biodiversity. …”
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Comparison of Hand Crushed and Machine Crushed Coarse Aggregates on Concrete. by Ingabire, Peace

“…Properties of concrete compounds such as water and cement were kept constant and no admixtures were used. …”
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Assessing and predicting the value of ecosystem services in Sanya City, Hainan Island, China by Peihong Song, Qiu Yang, Wenyin Wu, Tianyan Su, Yamin Jiang, Jingli Lu, Zhongyi Sun, Jie Zhang, Rui Yu, Peng Wang, Lan Wu, Huai Yang, Wenjie Liu

“…This study found that Gross Domestic Product (GDP), Normalized Difference Vegetation Index (NDVI), and population had significant impacts on ESV, while forest and water areas exhibited notable individual impact. …”
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Research on Land Surface Thermal-Hydrologic Exchange in Southern China under Future Climate and Land Cover Scenarios by Jianwu Yan, Baozhang Chen, Min Feng, John L. Innes, Guangyu Wang, Shifeng Fang, Guang Xu, Huifang Zhang, Dongjie Fu, Huimin Wang, Guirui Yu, Xiaomin Sun

“…Through this study, we recognize that land surface water and heat exchanges are affected greatly by the future climate change as well as land cover change.…”
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Bridging Land and Sea: Geophysical insights into coastal karstic groundwater dynamics, freshwater plumes and saltwater intrusions in the urban regions of Antalya (Türkiye) by Jasper J.L. Hoffmann, Ercan Erkul, Simon Fischer, Irfan Yolcubal, Pritam Yogeshwar, Wolfgang Rabbel, Amir Haroon, Şerif Bariş, Ahmet Şener, Jens Schneider von Deimling, Ismail Kaplanvural, Bülent Tezkan, Elif Şen, Felix Gross, Ertan Pekşen, Elnur Gasimov, Aaron Micallef

“…The springs create distinct salinity anomalies in the water column and remove the sediment cover from the carbonate aquifer, exposing hard rock on the seafloor and creating different habitats. …”
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Future climate or land use? Attribution of changes in surface runoff in a typical Sahelian landscape by Yonaba, Roland, Mounirou, Lawani Adjadi, Tazen, Fowé, Koïta, Mahamadou, Biaou, Angelbert Chabi, Zouré, Cheick Oumar, Queloz, Pierre, Karambiri, Harouna, Yacouba, Hamma

“…In this study, the Soil and Water Assessment Tool (SWAT) model is used to assess changes in surface runoff between the baseline (1995–2014) and future (2031–2050) periods in the Tougou watershed $(37~\mathrm{km}^{2})$ in Burkina Faso. …”
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Results of propagation of Fagus silvatica L. plants in vitro by Mykola Lisovyi, Andrii Ivaniuk

“…A stepwise scheme of chemotherapy for the initial explants was used, which ensured maximum decontamination: a 15-second treatment with 96% C2H5OH (ethanol); a 24-hour treatment with running water with detergent; a 15-minute treatment with 30% NaClO solution (chlorine); a 10-second treatment with 70% C2H5OH; a 15-second treatment with 2% solution of H2O2 (hydrogen peroxide); a 10-minute treatment with 0.2% AgNO3 (silver nitrate) with washing out with sterile distilled water after each reagent. …”
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Bio-carbon composite for supercapacitor electrodes: Harnessing hydrochar frameworks and bio-tar polymerization by Jixiu Jia, Yuxuan Sun, Lili Huo, Lixin Zhao, Ziyun Liu, Zhidan Liu, Kang Kang, Shuaishuai Zhang, Teng Xie, Yanan Zhao, Zonglu Yao

“…The structure-property relationship suggested that the water contact angle is a key factor influencing the specific capacitance, particularly at high specific surface areas. …”
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Utilizing ultrasound for the extraction of polysaccharides from the tuber of Typhonium giganteum Engl.: Extraction conditions, structural characterization and bioactivities by Xi Peng, Jing-Ya Wang, Kui-Xu Gao, Zhi-Kun Wang, Qiao-Ling Deng, Yao Wang, Mei-Bian Hu, Yu-Jie Liu

“…The structural characteristics, antioxidant and hypoglycemic effects of TGEP-U and TGEPs obtained by hot water extraction (TGEP-H) were then compared. Consequently, the optimum extraction conditions predicted by RSM for TGEP-U were obtained as adding water at a ratio of 31 mL/g and extracted for 32 min under an ultrasound power of 440 W. …”
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