Impact of Solid Particle Concentration and Liquid Circulation on Gas Holdup in Counter-Current Slurry Bubble Columns by Sadra Mahmoudi, Mark W. Hlawitschka

“…In this study, in a three-phase reactor with a rectangular cross-section, the effects of liquid circulation rates and solid particle concentration on gas holdup and bubble size distribution (BSD) were investigated. Air, water, and glass beads were used as the gas, liquid, and solid phases, respectively. …”
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ENVIRONMENT AND CONFLICTS IN NIGERIA: CAUSES AND TRENDS OF FARMERS – HERDERS CONFLICTS by UMAR ZUBAIRU, TERNA PAISE AGBA AGBA

“…In so doing, it analyses the nature of the Nigerian environmental factors and its changing dimensions which is claimed to have induced the migration of the nomadic pastoralists in search of pasture and water – a process that has led to recurring conflict with sedentary farming communities.  …”
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YOUTH RESTIVENESS IN NIGERIA: AN EVALUATION OF IKORODU LOCAL GOVERNMENT, LAGOS, NIGERIA by NIYI ADEGOKE, Odedokun Ezekiel Adeyemi, Odunayo Tolulope Ojo

“…The paper recommended among others that the Government should provide basic social amenities such as water, good roads, health care center, electricity etc and also provide more opportunities to create employments for the youth. …”
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Database for a temperature model along urban Dâmbovița River by Gogoașe Nistoran Daniela-Elena, Ionescu Cristina Sorana, Opriș Ioana, Simionescu Ștefan-Mugur, Copilău Cristian

“…An hourly database including all the available hourly parameters of air and water for these periods, was created to be used in the development of a hydro-thermal model along Dâmbovița River.…”
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CHARACTERISATION OF CEILING BOARDS PRODUCED FROM PLASTER OF PARIS REINFORCED WITH BANANA FIBRE AND COCONUT SHELL by Eugenia Obidiegwu, Munirat Ayomide BALOGUN, Paul Adedeji AJAYI

“…The sample with a mixture of POP, BF, and CS demonstrated superior properties with the lowest water absorption (2.77%), high compressive strength (7.74 MPa), least thermal conductivity (0.2157 kW/mK) and hardness value of (23.2 HVN), these are within the standard range. …”
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Ultimate Bearing Capacity of Strip Foundations in Unsaturated Soils considering the Intermediate Principal Stress Effect by Qing Yan, Junhai Zhao, Changguang Zhang, Jintai Wang

“…Soils surrounding shallow foundations are commonly located above the water table and are thus in an unsaturated state. …”
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Consistent Trends in Dry Spell Length in Recent Observations and Future Projections by Caroline M. Wainwright, Richard P. Allan, Emily Black

“…Future projections of longer dry spells in the dry season increase vegetation water stress and can negatively impact perennial vegetation. …”
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Proliferation Potential of 18-Month-Old Callus of Ananas comosus L. cv. Moris by A.E. De Silva, M.A. Kadir, M.A. Aziz, S. Kadzimin

“…Addition of casein hydrolysate and coconut water to NAA supplemented medium showed better proliferation and production of callus. …”
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Application of Low-Frequency Processing Method Based on VMD Algorithm in Blasting Signal Processing by Bei Jia, Shenglin Li, Dianshu Liu, Shuaifeng Wu

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An Experimental Study of Fracture Parameters of Concrete Produced With Basalt Aggregate by Peak-Load Method by Senem Yilmaz Cetin, Tahir Azad Celik

“…In the experimental study, crushed basalt aggregates with size fractions 0–5, 5–11.2, and 11.2–22.4 mm were used. The water/cement ratio of the concrete produced in the study was 0.45, and the selected cement contents were determined as 300 kg/m3, 350, and 400 kg/m3. …”
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Development of an Impact Energy Absorption Structure by an Arc Shape Stroke Origami Type Hydraulic Damper by Jingchao Guan, Yuan Yao, Wei Zhao, Ichiro Hagiwara, Xilu Zhao

“…To examine the effect of the type of hydraulic oil inside the origami hydraulic damper, water and edible oil were used to conduct impact verification experiments, and it was found that the effect on the impact damping effect was relatively small.…”
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Study on Preparation Technology and Physical Fingerprint of Chuilian Jianpi Granules Based on QbD by Guangjiao Zhou, Xiao-Wei Li, Jin-Cai Li, Xue-Hua Feng

“…To further evaluate the stability and feasibility of the preparation formulation and technology, the physical fingerprint of the granules was constructed by seven indicators including particle tap density, bulk density, hygroscopicity, water content, angle of repose, Hausner ratio, and relative homogeneity index. …”
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Equilibrium Sorption Studies of Hg (II) Ions from Aqueous Solution using Powdered Swamp Arum (<i>Lasimorpha senegalensis</i>) Seeds by Timi Tarawou, Young Erepamowei

“…The results showed that swamp arum seed have the potential to be applied as alternative lowcost biosorbent in the remediation of heavy metal contamination in waste water. ©JASEM Keywords: Equilibrium, sorption studies, ions, solution, swamp arum, seeds.…”
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Interactions of Foundation Pit on the Underlying Adjacent Existing Underground Structures by Wanzhong Xu, Baohua Liu, Jingshuo Liu, Chun Guo

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Thermal and mass diffusion in chemically reactive, radiative hybrid nanofluid (Cu and TiO2) flow over a rotating disk by Raja Ram Meena, Pooja Sharma

“…The current research work is focused on thermal and mass transfer analysis on a hybrid nanofluid (water as a base fluid,) flow over a rotating disk with free convective, viscous dissipation, MHD, and radiation effects. …”
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Clusters of Healthcare-Associated Legionnaires’ Disease in Two Hospitals of Central Greece by Maria A. Kyritsi, Varvara A. Mouchtouri, Anna Katsiafliaka, Foteini Kolokythopoulou, Elias Plakokefalos, Vasileios Nakoulas, George Rachiotis, Christos Hadjichristodoulou

“…After conducting an epidemiologic and environmental investigation, the water distribution systems (WDSs) were identified as the possible source of infection, as Legionella pneumophila serogroup 1 (Lp1) was isolated from both clinical and environmental samples. …”
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Analysis of Heat Transfer in Berman Flow of Nanofluids with Navier Slip, Viscous Dissipation, and Convective Cooling by O. D. Makinde, S. Khamis, M. S. Tshehla, O. Franks

“…Heat transfer characteristics of a Berman flow of water based nanofluids containing copper (Cu) and alumina (Al2O3) as nanoparticles in a porous channel with Navier slip, viscous dissipation, and convective cooling are investigated. …”
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The Integral Test Facility Karlstein by Stephan Leyer, Michael Wich

“…The Integral Test Facility Karlstein (INKA) test facility was designed and erected to test the performance of the passive safety systems of KERENA, the new AREVA Boiling Water Reactor design. The experimental program included single component/system tests of the Emergency Condenser, the Containment Cooling Condenser and the Passive Core Flooding System. …”
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Land Use Change Trend Assessment Using RS and Data GIS (Case Study: Urban Area of Ardabil) by Morteza Akbaryan, Diana Dortaj, Laila Abedi Fard

“…Preparing the images and performing the necessary preprocesses, the land use map of the study area for the years 1990, 2000 and 2010 was made in four classes of residential, agricultural, rangeland and water zones by using the maximum probability method. …”
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Photodegradation of 2,4-Dichlorophenol in Aqueous Systems under Simulated and Natural Sunlight by Dorota Gryglik, Marta Gmurek, Magdalena Foszpańczyk, Stanisław Ledakowicz

“…The possibility of using natural sunlight to degrade 2,4-DCP in water in the middle latitudes was stated. The acute toxicity bioassay was conducted with the marine bacterium Vibrio fischeri as a bioluminescent indicator. …”
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