The <i>Pelvicachromis pulcher</i>: A Local Aquarium Species by A.T. Ibim, G.C. Eziefule

“…Their environmental requirements is 24-260C temperature, acidic to neutral (pH 5.6 – 6.2, and soft water (12 – 22 mg/l – 1CaCO3).They are secretive cave spawners, and exhibit vigorous parental care, but easily breed in captivity. …”
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Enhancing the Spatial Resolution of Sentinel-2 Images Through Super-Resolution Using Transformer-Based Deep-Learning Models by Alireza Sharifi, Mohammad Mahdi Safari

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Design and characterization of curcumin-loaded electrospun nanofibers based on poly(vinyl alcohol) and sodium alginate by Delia Mihaela Raţă, Anca Niculina Cadinoiu, Luiza Mădălina Grădinaru, Paul Codrin Fuioaga, Gabriela Vochita, Christelle Delaite, Leonard Ionuţ Atanase

“…Curcumin (CRC) is a natural active principle with important anti-inflammatory, antioxidant, antibacterial, and antitumor properties but has some limitations, such as poor bioavailability, low water solubility, and rapid metabolism. To preserve CRC’s benefits and eliminate its limitations, novel CRC-loaded core-shell electrospun nanofibers were designed. …”
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Evaluation of the Hydrodynamic Impacts of Tidal Turbine Arrays in Jiaozhou Bay by Chao Zhang, Xiuyan Yang, Yuan Jiang, Wei Zhao, Junyu Yu

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Spatial Modeling of Travel Demand Accounting for Multicollinearity and Different Sampling Strategies: A Stop-Level Case Study by Samuel de França Marques, Cira Souza Pitombo, J. Jaime Gómez-Hernández

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Predicting and Investigating the Permeability Coefficient of Soil with Aided Single Machine Learning Algorithm by Van Quan Tran

“…Plasticity index, density > water content, liquid limit, and plastic limit > clay content > void ratio are the order effects on the predicted value of the permeability coefficient. …”
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Incentive Mechanism for Inhibiting Developer’s Moral Hazard Behavior in China’s Sponge City Projects by Han Han, Zhuofu Wang, Huimin Li

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Early and long-term performance evaluation of low NaOH concentrated waste HBP-GGBS based alkali activated composites by Mine Kurtay-Yıldız

“…Mechanical properties, including compressive, flexural, and split tensile strengths, were evaluated over 7, 28, 90, 180, and 365 days, while durability tests (sulfate resistance, carbonation, and capillary water absorption) were carried out at 1, 3, 6, and 12 months. …”
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METROLOGICAL PERFORMANCES OF BOMB CALORIMETERS AT REAL CONDITIONS by Yu. V. Maksimuk, Z. A. Antonava, V. S. Krouk, V. V. Fes’ko, V. N. Kursevich, A. F. Syshchanka, I. V. Vasarenko

“…The high-usage measurement equipment for heat of combustion of organic fuels are bomb isoperibol calorimeters with a water thermostat. The stability of work of calorimeters at real conditions is important for maintenance of reliability of measurement results. …”
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Ant Colony Optimization Analysis on Overall Stability of High Arch Dam Basis of Field Monitoring by Peng Lin, Xiaoli Liu, Hong-Xin Chen, Jinxie Kim

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Assessing Customer Needs Using a Hybrid Technique Including QFD and DEMATEL in Fuzzy Conditions (Case Study: Service Company RAZI Industrial Town: Industrial Town Corporation Isfah... by Seyed Mohammad Reza Davoodi, Mohammad Ebrahim Khatami

“…Using Cochran's formula, 120 companies were selected as a sample, and a needs prioritization questionnaire was sent to them.Findings: Based on the research results, the company identified 64 needs, and drinking water was the company's priority. Then, this company identified 8 services or technical requirements, and the Quality House determined the relations between the needs of Razi Industrial City Service Company customers. …”
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First Report on the Emergence of <i>Neopestalotiopsis rosae</i> as a Severe Economic Threat to Strawberry Production in Germany by Tom E. Schierling, Ralf T. Voegele, Abbas El-Hasan

“…Artificial inoculation of healthy strawberry plants with conidial suspension derived from the isolated strain resulted in the development of characteristic symptoms, including necrotic leaf spots and water-soaked fruit lesions, similar to those observed on the original infected plants. …”
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Photocatalytic oxidation of fuel oxygenated additives in aqueous solutions by M. Krichevskaya, A. Kachina, T. Malygina, S. Preis, J. Kallas

“…Experimental research of photocatalytical oxidation (PCO) of aqueous solutions of de-icing agents (ethylene glycol and ethylene glycol monoethyl ether) and methyl tert-butyl ether (MTBE) was undertaken. These chemicals are water-soluble components of jet and motor fuels accidentally disposed to the environment. …”
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Agricultural Expansion-Induced Infiltration Rate Change in a West African Tropical Catchment by Yacouba Yira, Aymar Y. Bossa

“…The study compares both the saturated (Ks) and the unsaturated (Kh) hydraulic conductivities under cropland and fallow in the catchment to gain insights into the effect of the current land use on soil water dynamics. Hydraulic conductivity was measured under forty-two (42) pairs of adjacent cropland-fallow plots using a Hood infiltrometer. …”
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Numerical Study of the Effect of Perforation Friction and Engineering Parameters on Multicluster Fracturing in Horizontal Wells by Zixi Jiao, Anlin Zhang, Longhuan Du, Yang Yang, Hua Fan

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Patterson D. M. Dworkin on the Semantics of Legal and Political Concepts / trans. from Engl. A. B. Didikin, S. A. Aleksandrov by A. B. Didikin, S. A. Aleksandrov

“…Hart’s «Postscript» to The Concept of Law, Ronald Dworkin claims that the meaning of legal and political concepts maybe understood by analogy to the meaning of natural kind concepts like «tiger», «gold» and «water». This article questions the efficacy of Dworkin’s claims by challenging the use of natural kinds as the basis for a semantic theory of legal and political concepts. …”
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Comparative study of the performance of photovoltaic and photovoltaic thermal solar systems: Case study in El Jadida by El Alami Yassine, Ouerradi Fatima, Bounouar Said, Benhmida Mohammadi, Rhiat Mohammed, Benhala Bachir, Hirech Kamal, Baghaz Elhadi

“…In this study, we evaluated and compared the actual performance of a commercial water-based PVT system (PVT Dualsun Spring) with that of a PV system (PV Dualsun Flash) under the specific conditions of the city of El Jadida. …”
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Carbon Dioxide Turbine Expander Plant Producing Liquid and Gaseous Carbon Dioxide by A. V. Ovsyannik

“…The heating unit of the installation has been designed to produce thermal energy for heating and hot water supply systems. The carbon dioxide unit has been designed for the production of cold, electric energy and carbon dioxide in liquid and gaseous form in order to ensure the operation of the plant and the use for commercial purposes. …”
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English Grammar Discrimination Training Network Model and Search Filtering by Juan Zhao

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Differential Micronuclei Induction in Human Lymphocyte Cultures by Imidacloprid in the Presence of Potassium Nitrate by Polychronis Stivaktakis, Dimitris Vlastos, Evangelos Giannakopoulos, Demetrious P. Matthopoulos

“…Humans are exposed to pesticides as a consequence of their application in farming or their persistence in a variety of media, including food, water, air, soil, plants, animals, and smoke. The interaction of pesticides with environmental factors may result in the alteration of their physicochemical properties. …”
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