Environmental Life-Cycle Analysis of Hybrid Solar Photovoltaic/Thermal Systems for Use in Hong Kong by Tin-Tai Chow, Jie Ji

“…Although there have been a plenty of environmental life-cycle assessments on the domestic solar hot water systems and PV systems, the related works on hybrid solar PV/T systems have been very few. …”
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Treatment of Postpartum Depression with Neurosteroids by Reda Stankevičiūtė, Robertas Strumila

“…Clinical studies have been conducted, and the results indicate that Brexanolone (a water-soluble formulation of allopregnanolone) is effective in treating postpartum depression. …”
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A Simple Microfluidic Chip Design for Fundamental Bioseparation by Alan S. Chan, Michael K. Danquah, Dominic Agyei, Patrick G. Hartley, Yonggang Zhu

“…Fluorescein molecule was a nonretained species and rhodamine B was attached onto silica surface when dye mixture in deionized water was injected into the microchannel. The retention times for dextran molecule and BSA molecule in biopolymer separation experiment were 45 s and 120 s, respectively. …”
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NATURAL ICE MOUNDS OF THE MIDDLE AND SOUTHERN SAKHALIN MUDFLOW BASINS by Svetlana V. Rybalchenko, Konstantin V. Verkhovov

Investigation on the Adsorption and Photooxidation of Glycerol at TiO2 Nanotubular Arrays by Simonetta Palmas, Anna Da Pozzo, Michele Mascia, Annalisa Vacca, Roberto Matarrese

“…A study is presented on the adsorption of glycerol at TiO2 as well as on its oxidative process during the contemporary water Photoelectro-splitting for hydrogen production. …”
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Impact of global warming in Latin America. There is much to do! by Ghiuliana Godo Vitate, Melissa Hernandez-Acapana, Brayan Flores Arandia, José Vela Ruíz, Ricardo Lama Morales

“…In Latin America, climate change presents various challenges for health systems due to extreme weather events, vector-borne diseases and changes in the availability of food and water. These factors complicate the response capacity of health systems, which already face significant limitations in resources and operational capacity.…”
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Contaminantes en el Medio Ambiente Urbano: Los Perfluoroalquilos by Ignacio A. Rodriguez-Jorquera, Gurpal S. Toor

“…Toor, and published by the UF Department of Soil and Water Science, July 2015. Feature image credit: iStock/Thinkstock.com (non-stick pan, waterproof fabric, and fire fighting foam)/Digital Vision/Thinkstock.com (fast food) SL418-Span/SS644: Contaminantes en el Medio Ambiente Urbano: Los Perfluoroalquilos (ufl.edu) …”
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The Maximum Height and Attenuation of Impulse Waves Generated by Subaerial Landslides by Baoliang Wang, Lingkan Yao, Haixin Zhao, Cong Zhang

“…High-speed landslides that flow into reservoirs can cause impulsive water waves. To study the characteristics of the maximum impulse wave’s height and its attenuation, 25 sets of flume experiments were conducted using orthogonal theory and 6 main influencing factors were considered. …”
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Awareness, Knowledge, and Perceptions of Barotrauma and Barotrauma Mitigation: A Survey of Florida Anglers by Charles Adams, Joy Hazell, Lisa Krimsky, Bryan Fluech, Betty Staugler, John Stevely, Robert Bolta

“…Barotrauma, a phenomenon that causes problems for deep-water fish caught and brought to the surface, is recognized by fishery managers as a key cause of death in “catch-and-release” reef fish. …”
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Liquid-Liquid Extraction of Transition Metal Cations by Glyoximes and Their Macrocyclic Glyoxime Ether Derivatives by Nazan Karapinar, Emin Karapinar, Emine Ozcan

“…The extraction equilibrium constants (Kex) for complexes of ligands with Cu2+ and Hg2+ metal picrates between dichloromethane and water have been determined at 25°C. The values of the extraction constants (logKex) were determined to be 12.27, 13.37, 12.94, and 12.39 for Cu2+ and 10.29, 10.62, 11.53, and 11.97 for Hg2+ with L1–L4, respectively.…”
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I normanni nel territorio dell’Albania del Sud. Il caso di Gurëzeza by Suela Xhyheri, Skënder Muçaj, Skënder Bushi

“…Of the same period is the castle in Gurëzeza (Mylus) where are located a church and the residential complexes, while in the nearby Mashkjeza is a small military unit, with a keep, a water cistern, a cabin for food stocks and several other rural environments yet undetermined function.…”
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Automatic Measurement Method of Slump Flow of Cement Paste Based on Dynamic Image Processing Technology by Shiqin He, Pengfei Gao, Chunyue Wang, Ding Nie, Hui Wang

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Investigation on Calculation Method of Permeability Coefficient in the Consolidation Process of Cohesive Soil by Mei Zhou, Faning Dang, Jiulong Ding, Le Zhang, Xinyu Liang

“…In order to study the permeability characteristics of cohesive soil in the consolidation process more accurately, in this work, the pores occupied by the combined water were defined as invalid pores, and the effective pores and ineffective pores were decoupled to study the relationship between effective pores and permeability coefficient. …”
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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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A New Approach to Determine Gas Diffusion Coefficients in Porous Solids by EIS: Application for NH3 and CO2 Adsorption on Zirconia and Zeolite Type 5A by Tien-Quang Nguyen, Maja Glorius, Cornelia Breitkopf

“…By impedance spectroscopy measurements, the diffusion coefficient of water vapor at 373 K is estimated to be about 7 x 10-6 cm2/s. …”
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Design Methodology of Conical Section Shape for Supercavitating Vehicles considering Auto-Oscillation Characteristics by Daijin Li, Fengjie Li, Kan Qin, Chuang Huang, Kai Luo

“…A method of equal cross-sectional area for gas flow is proposed to design the streamlined shape of the conical section. Water tunnel and autonomous flight experiments were carried out to validate the feasibility of the design methodology developed in this work.…”
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Non-homogeneous BVPs for second-order symmetric Hamiltonian systems by Chen Yingying, Dong Yujun, Wang Baiqian

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Thermodynamic study of the interactions of salicylic acid and granular activated carbon in solution at different pHs by Valentina Bernal, Liliana Giraldo, Juan C Moreno-Piraján

“…The inappropriate use of pain medication has led to the appearance of salicylic acid molecules (aspirin’s metabolite excretion) in surface water, which causes problems for the environment. …”
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Facile Solvothermal Synthesis of Hollow BiOBr Submicrospheres with Enhanced Visible-Light-Responsive Photocatalytic Performance by Linrui Hou, Yawei Niu, Fan Yang, Fengyue Ge, Changzhou Yuan

“…Encouragingly, the as-obtained HBSMs with striking recyclability demonstrated excellent visible-light-responsive photocatalytic performance, which benefits from their large surface area, effective visible light absorption, and unique hollow feature, highlighting their promising commercial application in waste water treatment.…”
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Role of Earthworms in Soil Fertility Maintenance through the Production of Biogenic Structures by Tunira Bhadauria, Krishan Gopal Saxena

“…In addition to this mixing effect, mucus production associated with water excretion in earthworm guts also enhances the activity of other beneficial soil microorganisms. …”
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