Effect of Temperature Change on Geometric Structure of Isolated Mixing Regions in Stirred Vessel by Nor Hanizah Shahirudin, Alatengtuya, Norihisa Kumagai, Takafumi Horie, Naoto Ohmura

“…The temperature of working fluid was changed in a stepwise manner from 30°C to a certain fixed value by changing the temperature of the water jacket that the vessel was equipped with. The step temperature change can dramatically reduce the elimination time of IMRs, as compared with a steady temperature operation. …”
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Comparative Study of Unsteady Flows in a Transonic Centrifugal Compressor with Vaneless and Vaned Diffusers by Cui Michael M.

“…The compressor was tested in a water chiller system instrumented to obtain both the overall performance data and local flow-field quantities. …”
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Removal of Arsenic(V) from wastewater using calcined eggshells as a cost-effective adsorbent by Pratikshya Poudel, Davi Lal Parajuli, Srijana Sharma, Janaki Baral, Megh Raj Pokhrel, Bhoj Raj Poudel

“…This study highlights that CES is a promising adsorbent for As(V) removal from contaminated water.…”
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Emerging Delivery Strategies of Platelet-Rich Plasma with Hydrogels for Wound Healing by Ya Zhang, Zi-Lin Wang, Ze-Peng Deng, Zi-Li Wang, Fei Song, Li-Li Zhu

“…Moreover, using hydrogels to encapsulate PRP is favorable to controlling the mechanical properties and water maintenance of PRP gels, which can provide a stable and moist wound repair environment to promote coordinated operations of skin tissue cells and cytokines as well as wound healing. …”
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Effect of Malathion on Reproductive Parameters of Engorged Female Rhipicephalus (Boophilus) microplus Ticks of Punjab Districts, India by Jyoti, N. K. Singh, Harkirat Singh, S. S. Rath

“…A low hatching % was recorded in eggs of all treated female ticks in comparison to control treated with distilled water and complete inhibition of hatching was recorded at 10000 ppm and above. …”
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Phenol biodegradation by bacterial strain O-CH1 isolated from seashore by M. Samimi, M. Shahriari Moghadam

“…phenol and phenolic compounds are among the most recognized environmental pollutants which exist in industrial wastewater and enter the biological cycles due to the solubility in water. Bioremediation is one of the cost-effective and Eco-friendly methods for phenol removal. …”
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Application of the Six Sigma Method to Improve the Quality of Cocoa Oil Industry Products in Southeast Sulawesi Province, Indonesia by Sudirman Zaid, Nasrul Nasrul

“…In addition, the results of this study show that the types of defective cocoa oil products are smell mismatch (17.74%), color (3.71%), taste (7.60%), and water content (70.95%). The results of this research also provide information that the solution needed to control the quality of cocoa oil products is replacing production equipment and production support, establishing partnerships with cocoa bean suppliers from more profitable sources, improving the soft and hard skills of the workforce as well as mentoring, providing machines. more adequate packaging, as well as the use of ethanol solution in the extraction process.…”
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Studying the factors affecting the karst zonation and development of Khorin Mountain using Fuzzy Logic. by Amir Saffari, Tayebeh Kiani, Sasan Zangenehtabar

“…Karstic zones play an important role in feeding the karstic aquifers؛ therefore, recognizing the factors affecting the karst mutation and its zonation in the field of studies concerned with karst water resources is of great concern. The results of these studies can be applied to quantitative and qualitative management and protection of these resources against the pollutions coming from human activities. …”
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Experimental Investigation of CaMnO3−δ Based Oxygen Carriers Used in Continuous Chemical-Looping Combustion by Peter Hallberg, Malin Källén, Dazheng Jing, Frans Snijkers, Jasper van Noyen, Magnus Rydén, Anders Lyngfelt

“…All three materials were capable of completely converting the fuel to carbon dioxide and water at 900°C. All materials also showed the ability to release gas phase oxygen when fluidized by inert gas at elevated temperature (700–950°C); that is, they were suitable for chemical looping with oxygen uncoupling (CLOU). …”
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Acceleration Breaks the Cells Defense Mechanisms against Vibration in Anthemis gilanica Calli by Halimeh Hassanpour, Vahid Niknam, Sadaf Salami

“…Results showed that vibration significantly increased relative water content (RWC), growth parameters, protein and proline contents, ascorbate peroxidase (APX), peroxidase (POX), and superoxide dismutase (SOD) activities and decreased total carbohydrate, malondialdehyde (MDA), H2O2 contents, and polyphenol oxidase (PPO) activity in both LS and RS calli. …”
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Mechanical, Thermal and Surface Investigations of Chitosan/Agar/PVA Ternary Blended Films by Esam A. El-Hefian, Mohamed Mahmoud Nasef, Abdul Hamid Yahaya

“…The various variables static water contact angle such as contact angle, drop base area, drop volume and drop height was also studied in correlation with the variation of time. …”
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Instability Analysis of a Low-Angle Low-Expansive Soil Slope under Seasonal Wet-Dry Cycles and River-Level Variations by Yongzheng Qi, Zongzhi Wang, Haoqing Xu, Zirui Yuan

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Anti-inflammatory activity of Alpinia officinarum hance on rat colon inflammation and tissue damage in DSS induced acute and chronic colitis models by Vijayabharathi Rajendiran, Vidhya Natarajan, Sivasithamparam Niranjali Devaraj

“…Acute and chronic colitis were induced in Male Wistar rats by administration of Dextran Sulfate Sodium (DSS) in drinking water. DSS induction exhibited colon shrinkage, increased the Disease Activity Index (DAI) score, increased the levels of inflammatory markers and caused severe anemia. …”
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Numerical characterization of the performance of counter-flow double-pipe heat exchanger using nanofluids for laminar flow regime by Abdulaziz S. Alhulaifi

“…However, increasing the annular hot water Reynolds number had no significant impact on the nanofluid Nusselt number. …”
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Preventing Escape of Non-Native Species from Aquaculture Facilities in Florida, Part 4: Operational Strategies by Quenton M. Tuckett, Carlos V. Martinez, Jared L. Ritch, Katelyn M. Lawson, Jeffery E. Hill

“…The strategies discussed in this 6-page fact sheet, the management of water, facilities, and employees, must not be overlooked. …”
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Experimental Study on Permeability and Deformation Characteristics of Bedding Shale under Triaxial Shear-Seepage Coupling by Zhinan Lin, Shihong Feng, Jiaquan Wang, Qiang Zhang, Haifeng Long, Guangming Chen

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Microbiological Quality and Physicochemical Characteristics of Pork Livers Supplied by an Industrial Slaughterhouse by Narcís Feliu-Alsina, Elena Saguer

“…However, and despite the high microbiological quality of pork livers properly collected and processed, their pH, water content and nutritional richness make them highly susceptible to microbiological spoilage.…”
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Improvement in Carbonation Resistance of Portland Cement Mortar Incorporating γ-Dicalcium Silicate by Zhengxin Chen, Yunsu Lee, Hyeongkyu Cho, Hanseung Lee, Seungmin Lim

“…Cement mortar specimens containing 0%, 5%, 10%, 20%, and 40% γ-C2S as cement replacement were prepared. After water curing for 28 days followed by curing in an environmental chamber for 28 days, the specimens were then exposed to an accelerated carbonation with 5% CO2 concentration for 28 days. …”
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Reservoir Productivity Analysis of Intercalated limestone and Anhydrite Beds in Zagros Folded Belt, Kurdistan Region of Iraq by Fraidoon Rashid

“…The oil production from the studied interval does not exceed 10% and the entire production rates were composed of formation water with a trace amount of gases. As a result, the Early Jurassic Alan Formation can be considered as a tight carbonate reservoir rocks in the Barda Rash field. …”
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In-situ analysis of sprayed concrete in a sewage tunnel lining. by Gabriella de Andrade Coni, Antonio Domingues de Figueiredo, Renan Pícolo Salvador, Renata Monte

“…The interface between the primary and secondary linings exhibited greater water absorption and a notable reduction in strength. …”
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