Preliminary Hybrid Modeling of the Panama Canal: Operations and Salinity Diffusion by Luis Rabelo, Mario Marin, Petros Xanthopoulos, Carlos Arellano Lennox, Pedro Coiduras, Bernardo Campos, Luz Andrade, Ricardo Collins, Erwin Atencio, Daryelis Pitty

“…This paper deals with the initial modeling of water salinity and its diffusion into the lakes during lock operation on the Panama Canal. …”
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Investigating the Effect of Solid Components on Yield Stress for Cemented Paste Backfill via Uniform Design by Yong Wang, Aixiang Wu, Lianfu Zhang, Fei Jin, Xiaohui Liu

“…These various flow structures result in the different free-water content of CPB, leading to a different yield stress value.…”
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Exploration on the Action-Oriented Teaching Mode of Higher Vocational Political Courses under the Background of Internet + Education by Jiafang Li

“…Therefore, looking at mobile phones in class is a common phenomenon in college classrooms, which brings great confusion to teachers’ teaching. The so-called water can carry a boat and it can also capsize it. …”
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Smog Nitrogen and the Rapid Acidification of Forest Soil, San Bernardino Mountains, Southern California by Yvonne A. Wood, Mark Fenn, Thomas Meixner, Peter J. Shouse, Joan Breiner, Edith Allen, Laosheng Wu

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Enhanced subsurface investigation utilizing electrical resistivity tomography and precise positioning tools (study case: Rongga landslide) by Hilmi Zaenal Putra Moch, Tohari Adrin, Soebowo Eko, Sudrajat Yayat, Amar, Wahyudin, Wardhana Dadan Dani

“…ERT is widely recognized for its ability to map subsurface conditions by detecting resistivity contrasts associated with geological structures and water content, especially in landslide-prone areas. …”
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A New Method for Calculating the Cementation Exponent of Triple-Porosity Media Reservoirs by Dahai Wang, Jinbu Li, Lili Liu, Ji Zhang, Zhanhai Yu, Jun Peng

“…The value of a cementation exponent, usually obtained by rock and electricity experiments, significantly affects the calculation of water saturation, thickness of the hydrocarbon reservoir, and recovery rate. …”
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Investigation on Fluid Flow Heat Transfer and Frictional Properties of Al2O3 Nanofluids Used in Shell and Tube Heat Exchanger by Debabrata Barik, Sreejesh S. R. Chandran, Milon Selvam Dennison, T. G. Ansalam Raj, K. E. Reby Roy

“…The fluids employed are ethylbenzene and water, which have differing velocities on both the tube and the shell side of the cylinders. …”
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Prediction Method of TBM Tunneling Parameters Based on Bi-GRU-ATT Model by Qinglong Zhang, Boyu Yang, Yanwen Zhu, Chen Guo, Chong Jiao, Anmin Cai

“…Relying on the TBM3 bid section of Jilin Water Supply Project, 21 key parameters of the complete tunneling cycle are selected as the input features of the model to realize the prediction of four tunneling parameters in the complete driving cycle section of TBM. …”
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Compressive Strength of Recycled Green Concrete Affected by Chloride and Sulfate Exposures by Md Roknuzzaman, Md Rahman

“…After 28 days of regular water curing, the specimens are subjected to chloride and sulfate environments by immersing them in chloride and sulfate solutions. …”
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Identification of plastic waste generation and composition to reduce environmental disaster risk (case study: Public facility sources in Padang City) by Ruslinda Yenni, Fahrunisa Gebi, Ayu Lestari Resti, Gunawan Hendra, Amin Muhammad

“…This can lead to environmental disaster risks around landfills, such as water and soil pollution.…”
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Resistance to Cyclic Fatigue of Nickel-Titanium Files Immersed in Sodium Hypochlorite at Body Temperature by Hind F. Abuhulaibah, Ammar AbuMostafa

“…CF for all the files was tested within a well-lubricated stainless-steel artificial canal in a water bath at 37°C simulating body temperature. The procedure was video recorded, and the number of cycles to fracture (NCF) was calculated by multiplying the time taken to fracture, with the number of rotations per second. …”
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Suitability of Bentonite-Stabilized Laterite for Use as a Material for Nuclear Waste Containment in Sub-Saharan Africa by Emmanuel E. Arinze, Colin T. Davie

“…The results reveal that the addition of laterite improves the compaction properties of the mixture, decreases the clay concentration, increases permeability, reduces water absorption, and lowers swelling capacity. The recommended mixture for nuclear waste containment in sub-Saharan Africa is 85% bentonite and 15% laterite, meeting required specifications while considering cost-effectiveness and material availability. …”
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The Impacts of Fairness Concern and Different Business Objectives on the Complexity of Dual-Channel Value Chains by Qiuxiang Li, Yuhao Zhang, Yimin Huang

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Assessing the effects of partially substituting chicken breast meat with oyster mushroom stalk powder on the quality attributes of mushroom-chicken burgers by Sabah Mounir, Randa Mohamed, K. V. Sunooj, Sohier El-Saidy, Eman Farid

“…However, a contradictory trend was observed for crude fiber, ash, carbohydrates, antioxidant properties, water-binding capacity, and browning index. The cooking loss and shrinkage were reduced by about 81.6% and 72.6%, respectively, for the formulation prepared with 10% compared to the control sample. …”
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Evaluation of Soil Quality for Different Types of Land Use Based on Minimum Dataset in the Typical Desert Steppe in Ningxia, China by Ying Tian, Zhe Xu, Jun Wang, Zhanjun Wang

“…The results suggested that nine soil indicators, namely, soil water content (WC), total soil porosity (TP), percentage of soil sand (sand), percentage of soil clay (clay); soil organic carbon (SOC), total nitrogen (TN), available nitrogen (AN), urease activity (UA), and catalase activity (CA) were selected for the MDS. …”
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Life cycle comparison of industrial-scale lithium-ion battery recycling and mining supply chains by Michael L. Machala, Xi Chen, Samantha P. Bunke, Gregory Forbes, Akarys Yegizbay, Jacques A. de Chalendar, Inês L. Azevedo, Sally Benson, William A. Tarpeh

“…In this work, environmental impacts (greenhouse gas emissions, water consumption, energy consumption) of industrial-scale production of battery-grade cathode materials from end-of-life LIBs are compared to those of conventional mining supply chains. …”
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Analytical Analysis and Field Test Investigation of Consolidation for CCSG Pile Composite Foundation in Soft Clay by Jin Yu, Yanyan Cai, Zhibo Qi, Yunfei Guan, Shiyu Liu, Bingxiong Tu

“…Meanwhile, a series of in situ measurements including the settlement of pile and soil, the pore water pressure, and the total stress under embankment load were obtained on the CCSG pile composite foundation on a section of Zhenjiang-Liyang highway. …”
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Damage characteristics and model of rock triaxial cyclic stress and relaxation under stress-seepage coupling by Zhaoyang Bai, Tianyi Shi, Jie Wang, Chi Zhang

“…This study examines the stability of rock mass under stress and seepage in water-bearing mines through cyclic stress relaxation tests, analyzing strength, permeability, and failure characteristics. …”
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Study on Mechanism and Control Technology of Asymmetric Floor Heave in a Deep Soft Rock Main Roadway by Fulian He, Wenli Zhai, Xuhui Xu, Jiayu Song, Liang Li, Kai Lv

“…The following conclusions were drawn: (1) the floor heave of 1# main roadway is mainly caused by high original rock stress, surrounding rock stress, water physical effect, support strength, etc. (2) A mechanical model of asymmetric floor heave is built and analyzed. …”
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Kinetic Study of Biodangerous Methylmercury Degradation under Various Light Conditions by Yutao Zhang, Xia Chen, Qixia Jiang, Xiaojuan Zhang, Qiuyun Zhang

“…The result showed that light radiation enhanced MeHg degradation but had no significant influence on the final balance between MeHg and inorganic mercury (Hg2+) in pure water. The balance is of great importance and can be used as a key fundamental to estimate MeHg cycling in other complicated aquatic environments. …”
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