Guide to Fertilization for Pine Straw Production on Coastal Plain Sites by Anna Osiecka, Patrick J. Minogue, E. David Dickens

“…Pine straw is perfect for water-efficient landscaping (xeriscaping), an increasingly popular choice for environmentally conscious landscapers. …”
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Salmonella enterica Serotype Typhi Bacteremia Complicating Pregnancy in the Third Trimester by George F. Guirguis, Krunal Patel, Lisa Gittens-Williams, Joseph J. Apuzzio, Kristina Martimucci, Shauna F. Williams

“…Typhi) is an anaerobic gram-negative enteric rod that causes infection when contaminated food or water is ingested and may cause illness in pregnancy. …”
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Evaluation of the Influence Caused by Tunnel Construction on Groundwater Environment: A Case Study of Tongluoshan Tunnel, China by Jian Liu, Dan Liu, Kai Song

“…Problems related to water inflow during tunnel construction are challenging to designers, workers, and management departments, as they can threaten tunneling project from safety, time, and economic aspects. …”
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Stability Analysis and Instability Time Prediction of Tunnel Roofs in a Karst Region Based on Catastrophe Theory by Yang Zou, Qianlong Tang, Limin Peng

“…The results indicate that the water pressure in caves, the size of caves, the elasticity modulus of surrounding rocks, and the position of caves have extremely adverse effects on the safety of the arch roof. …”
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Sorptive Response Profile of Chitosan Coated Silica in the Defluoridation of Aqueous Solution by Y. Vijaya, A. Krishnaiah

“…As excess of fluoride (> 1.5 mg/L) in drinking water is harmful to the human health, various treatment technologies for removing fluoride from groundwater and aqueous medium have been investigated in the past. …”
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Everyday and Exotic Foodborne Parasites by Marilyn B Lee

“…However, these parasites are most frequently acquired through unfiltered drinking water, homosexual activity or close personal contact such as in daycare centres and occasionally via a food vehicle. …”
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Decomposition Analysis of Void Reactivity Coefficient for Innovative and Modified BWR Assemblies by Andrius Slavickas, Raimondas Pabarčius, Aurimas Tonkūnas, Gediminas Stankūnas

“…For extra-moderated assembly designs, implementing 8 and 12 water holes, the neutron spectrum softening is achieved and consequently the lower void reactivity values. …”
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Thermo-Physiological Comfort Property of Military Combat Boot Material for Hot and Cold Climatic Conditions by Weldeyesus Wendowesen Bekele

“…One-way ANOVA and Tukey’s pairwise comparison statistical tests were conducted, resulting in a p value less than 0.05, indicating statistically significant differences between the materials’ air permeability, water vapor permeability, and thermal resistance. …”
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Kinetic Study of Calcium Phosphate Precipitation in the System H3PO4-Ca(OH)2-H2O at 30°C by K. Labgairi, A. Borji, M. Kaddami, A. Jourani

“…The precipitation kinetics of calcium phosphates, namely, hydroxyapatite (HAP), dicalcium phosphate dihydrate (DCPD), dicalcium phosphate anhydrous (DCPA), and monocalcium phosphate monohydrate (MCPM), were studied at 30°C by mixing calcium hydroxide, water, and phosphoric acid. The studied mixture was selected according to the stability domain of different calcium phosphates by referring to the phase diagram of the ternary system of H3PO4-Ca(OH)2-H2O at 30°C. …”
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Photocatalytic Antibacterial Performance of Glass Fibers Thin Film Coated with N-Doped SnO2/TiO2 by Peerawas Kongsong, Lek Sikong, Sutham Niyomwas, Vishnu Rachpech

“…The effects of doping on these composite films included reduced energy band gap, high crystallinity of anatase phase, and small crystallite size as well as increased photocatalytic activity and water disinfection efficiency.…”
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2D+t Wavelet Domain Video Watermarking by Deepayan Bhowmik, Charith Abhayaratne

“…Unlike the conventional spatial-domain (t + 2D) water-marking scheme where the motion compensated temporal filtering (MCTF) is performed on the spatial frame-wise video data to decompose the video, the proposed framework applies the MCTF in the wavelet domain (2D + t) to generate the coefficients to embed the watermark. …”
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URBANIZATION, MIGRATION, AND HUMAN SECURITY: IMPLICATIONS FOR SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT IN AFRICA by Damian Kehinde Adesegha, Adeshina Iyanuoluwa Omotayo

“…Urbanization and migration often lead to overcrowding, inadequate housing, and limited access to basic services such as water and healthcare. These conditions increase the vulnerability of urban populations to a range of security threats, including crime, disease outbreaks, and environmental disasters. …”
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Deformation and Failure Characteristics of Soil-Rock Mixture considering Material Composition and Random Structure by Shengnian Wang, Tingting Ji, Qinpei Xue, Zhifu Shen, Qiang Zhang

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The Influence of Chemically Treated Hemp Fibre on the Mechanical Behavior and Thermal Properties of Polylactic Acid Made with FDM by N. I. Haroon Rashid, R. Meenakshi Reddy, A. R Venkataramanan, Melvin V. D. Poures, A. Thanikasalam, Ashraf Elfasakhany, Agonafir Alemayehu

“…This technique of modifying natural fibres may result in both rise in surface roughness and a reduction in water attraction and moisture content. In this research, the effects of alkaline and silane treatment were demonstrated using mechanical testing and Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR). …”
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Influence of Stone Shape Factor on the Pull-Out Resistance of Geogrid in the Soil-Rock Mixture by Yongshuai Sun, Xuefeng Li, Guihe Wang

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Spatial Analysis of Pistachio Cultivates (Growth Period) in Iran by mahmood Hosseinzadeh kermani, Bohlul Alijani, Zahra bigom Hejazizadeh, Mohammad Saligheh

“…The maps of land use and vegetation land cover were prepared from the 1:250000 maps of national soil and water Research Institute. The spatial analysis facilities of GIS were utilized for numerical calculation and the spatial geodatabase of the region was established. …”
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DEVELOPMENT OF CERAMIC MICROFILTRATION SUPPORT FROM MOROCCAN SAHARA CLAY by NOURLYAQUIN EL QACEMI, NABIL SAFFAJ, RACHID MAMOUNI, NOURREDINE EL BARAKA, HAMID ZIDOUH, MOHAMED AIT BAIH, ABDELATIF AKNIFLI

“…To optimize the support elaboration conditions, the powder clay is mixed with organic additives and water. The formed paste is shaped by using an extrusion processing and then sintered at 950 °C. …”
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Assessing the Hardness of Quenched Medium Steel Using an Ultrasonic Nondestructive Method by Shao-Yi Hsia, Yu-Tuan Chou

“…In this study, C1045 middle carbon steel was heat-treated at various temperatures and then water-quenched, and the relationships among grain size, ultrasonic velocity, attenuation, and material hardness were then determined using two ultrasound sources. …”
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Positive Discipline: Behavioral Management Skills for Parents and Teachers Part 2—General Approaches to Managing Behavior by Victor Harris, Whitney Fung, Sarah Ellis, Alison Schmeer

“… When a child is locked in the bathroom With water running And he says he is doing nothing But the dog is barking, Call 911. …”
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USING OF ELECTROSPUN CHROMIUM OXIDE NANPFIBER TO INCREASE THE SHELF LIFE OF FROZEN BEEF BURGER by Majd A. A, Alrubeii, A. M. S., L. T. Al–Hadedee

“…The addition of nanofibers also improved water-holding capacity during storage, reaching 39.02 and 39.63% for the respective concentrations. …”
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