Correction of Line-Sampling Bias of Rock Discontinuity Orientations Using a Modified Terzaghi Method by Huiming Tang, Junrong Zhang, Lei Huang, Changbin Yan, Shengming Hu, Mutasim Adam Mohamed Ez Eldin

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Experimental and Numerical Investigation on Basic Law of Dense Linear Multihole Directional Hydraulic Fracturing by Xin Zhang, Yuqi Zhang

“…Secondly, due to the effect of pore water pressure, the disturbed stress zone appears at the tip of the hydraulic fracture, and the stress concentration zone overlaps with each other to form the stress guiding strip, which controls the propagation and formation of directional hydraulic fractures. (4) The angle between the drilling line and the direction of the maximum principal stress, the in situ stress, and the hole spacing has significant effects on the directional hydraulic fracturing effect. …”
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Fruit Waste Substrates to Produce Single-Cell Proteins as Alternative Human Food Supplements and Animal Feeds Using Baker’s Yeast (Saccharomyces cerevisiae) by Asiri Nisansala Dunuweera, Dinusha Nayomi Nikagolla, Kapilan Ranganathan

“…The bulk density values were ranging from 0.31 to 0.61 g/cm3. The values for water absorption capacity and oil absorption capacity (mL/g) were high in all substrates, and they were comparable to each of them.…”
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Evaluation of the Bond Strength of Self-Etching Adhesive Systems Containing HEMA and 10-MDP Monomers: Bond Strength of Adhesives Containing HEMA and 10-MDP by Roberta Pimentel de Oliveira, Brennda Lucy de Paula, Mara Eliane Ribeiro, Eliane Alves, Hilton Túlio Costi, Cecy Silva

“…After 24-hour storage in distilled water, the specimens were fixed to a universal testing machine (Kratos Equipamentos Ltda.) for the microshear test at a speed of 0.5 mm/min. …”
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Effect of Microscopic Pore Throat Structure on Displacement Characteristics of Lacustrine Low Permeability Sandstone: A Case Study of Chang 6 Reservoir in Wuqi Oilfield, Ordos Basi... by Ren Qiang, Wei Hu, Lei Guofa, Zhang Weigang, Ge Bingyu, Nan Junxiang

“…Type II reservoir is dominated by mesh and finger displacement, while type III reservoir is dominated by finger displacement, and continuous remaining oil distribution is easy to be formed after water flooding. Pore throat size and homogeneity are important factors affecting oil displacement efficiency. …”
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An Accelerated Test Method of Simultaneous Carbonation and Chloride Ion Ingress: Durability of Silica Fume Concrete in Severe Environments by S. A. Ghahari, A. M. Ramezanianpour, A. A. Ramezanianpour, M. Esmaeili

“…Specimens containing different amounts of silica fume were maintained in an apparatus in which carbon dioxide pressure and concentration and relative humidity were kept constant, and wetting and drying cycles in saline water were applied. Surface resistivity, sorptivity, CO2 consumption, and carbonation and chloride ion ingress depths measurements were taken. …”
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Barrancas de Barrujón (Toledo, España, 2019) by Íñigo Yvorra

“…This setting is special because of the reddish color-scheme of the astonishing scarp, which can reach 120 m, is in contrast with the water of the Tajo reservoir, creating a valuable landscape that can remind us vaguely of the Grand Canyon in Colorado. …”
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Rêver le paysage, se soucier du vivant : pour une recherche-fiction by Gilles Clément

“…To conclude, the articles comes back to the present, to the importance of the TPFE, as potential source of thesis subject, by quoting, among others, two projects which question the subversive role of art in landscape and the federative place of water in urban landscape.…”
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Assessment of the Effect of Replacing Normal Aggregate by Porcelinite on the Behaviour of Layered Steel Fibrous Self-Compacting Reinforced Concrete Slabs under Uniform Load by Ahmed S. D. AL-Ridha, Ali A. Abbood, Ali F. Atshan

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Credit Risk Assessment for Small and Microsized Enterprises Using Kernel Feature Selection-Based Multiple Criteria Linear Optimization Classifier: Evidence from China by Yimeng Wang, Yunqi Zhang

“…The results show that (1) the proposed KFS-MCLOC has greater advantages in predictive accuracy, interpretability, and stability than other models; (2) the KFS-MCLOC selects 10 features from 53 original features and gives selected features their weight automatically; (3) the features selected by the KFS-MCLOC are further verified and compared by the features selected by the logistic regression model with stepwise parameter, and the indicators of “quick ratio; net operating cash flow; enterprises’ abnormal times of water, electricity, and tax fee; overdue days of enterprises’ loans; and mortgage and pledge status” are proved to be the most influencing credit risk factors.…”
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Effect of weed residue application on rice-straw decomposition and soil fungi-to-bacteria ratios by Jin-Feng Lin, Yoshitaka Uchida

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Preventive role of Pastinaca sativa in mitigating metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease via modulation of metabolic endotoxemia by Ji-Eun Park, Hye-Bin Lee, Yu Ra Lee, Guijae Yoo, Hee-Kyoung Son, Sang Yoon Choi, Miri Park, Ho-Young Park

“…This study evaluated the prebiotic and anti-MASLD effects of parsnip root water-soluble extract (PRE) in a mouse model. Mice fed a high-fat diet with 50 or 100 mg/kg PRE for eight weeks showed reduced fat accumulation, improved serum metabolic profiles, and decreased liver injury markers. …”
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Effectiveness of Tephrosia vogelii and Tephrosia candida Extracts against Common Bean Aphid (Aphis fabae) in Malawi by Chicco D. M. Kayange, Dalo Njera, Stephen P. Nyirenda, Louis Mwamlima

“…Powders were then soaked in a 2-litre plastic bucket of cold water. Results indicated that there was significant difference (P<0.05) among treatments. …”
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BP « Deepwater Horizon » du Golfe du Mexique à l’Afrique : un tournant pour l’industrie pétrolière ? by Géraud Magrin, Bopp van Dessel

“…Also, we realize that we do not understand a lot of the behaviour and potential impacts of oil in (deeper) water as long as it does not surface or ends up on the beach. …”
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An integrated approach of composting methodologies for solid waste management by K. Kumaresan, R. Balan, A. Sridhar, J. Aravind, P. Kanmani

“…Among the different types of treatment, municipal solid waste + activated sludge integration showed promising results, followed by vermicomposting municipal solid waste + activated sludge combination, compared to the combinations of dried activated sludge, municipal solid waste + activated sludge semisolid and municipal solid waste + sewage water. Thus, windrow composting followed by vermicomposting gave a better result than other methods. …”
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A Study on the Seismic Response Characteristics of an Oblique Pile Group-Soil-Structure with Different Pile Caps by Desen Kong, Yifei Bai, Yongpo Chen, Meixu Deng

“…The results indicate that under the action of earthquake, the distribution of pore water pressure in the soil layer increases gradually from top to bottom. …”
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Reforming of Ethanol to Produce Hydrogen over PtRuMg/ZrO2 Catalyst by Josh Y. Z. Chiou, Chi-Han Wang, Shih-Yi Yang, Jia-Lin Bi, Chia-Chieh Shen, Chen-Bin Wang

“…This demonstrates that the water gas shift (WGS) reaction is an important side-reaction in the reforming of ethanol to produce H2 and CO2. …”
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Analysis of Treated Wastewater Produced from Al-Lajoun Wastewater Treatment Plant, Jordan by Waleed Manasreh, Atef S. Alzaydien, Malahmeh .M

“…Some of the major ions such as Cl-, Na+, HCO33-, Mg2+ in addition to biological oxygen demand and chemical oxygen demand were higher than the recommended Jordanian guidelines for drained water in valleys. The treated wastewater contained some organic compounds of toxic type such as polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons. …”
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Autumn Solid Waste Characterization in the Seyitler Campus of Artvin Çoruh University by Kazım Onur Demirarslan, Emre Aydın, Mehmet Ali Aydın

“…Among these environmental problems mentioned, air, water and soil pollution caused by solid wastes attract attention in particular. …”
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The Responses of the Quantitative Characteristics of a Ramet Population of the Ephemeroid Rhizomatous Sedge Carex physodes to the Moisture Content of the Soil in Various Locations... by Buhailiqiemu Abudureheman, Huiliang Liu, Daoyuan Zhang, Kaiyun Guan, Yongkuan Zhang

“…These results indicated that the soil water content significantly affected the clonal growth of C. physodes. …”
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