Geotechnical Investigation and Microanalysis of Black Cotton Soil Amended with Guar Gum and Polyethylene Terephlate Fibre by S. Sathyapriya, M. S. Abdul Fasith, P. Senthil Kumar, V. Karthik

“…Intricate research on the engineering performance of expansive soil which is highly challenging due to its swell and shrink nature based on variations in water regime, treated with guar gum, a biopolymer made from gum along with polyethylene terephthalate fibre, one of the most generated plastics, resulting in massive waste, is accomplished through this entire experimental investigation. …”
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Mechanical Properties of Multi-Layer Woven E-Glass/Epoxy in Variable Fiber-Mat Directions by Saif Aldeen Ghafel H., Nasri Salh M. Namer, Abdul Jabbar H. Ali

“…The composite material was cut into angles (0^°,5^°,15^°,30^°,45^°) by using CNC water jet culling machine. The tensile test was used to determine the strength of a material ratio to the fiber's direction and by using Vickers hardness to determine the hardness of composite and pure epoxy. …”
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Coordinated One Health investigation and management of outbreaks in humans and animals caused by zoonotic avian influenza viruses by Theresa Enkirch, Andrea Gervelmeyer, Luisa Hallmaier‐Wacker, Angeliki Melidou, Katriina Willgert

“…The other two scenarios are initiated by a probable human case or detection of the virus in wastewater or environmental samples (e.g. surface water or other sources). All scenarios require cross‐sectoral coordination and a One Health approach. …”
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Effect of Ozone Combined with 1-MCP on the Color and Quality of Nectarines during Postharvest Storage by Chen LIU, Yibin ZHANG, Xiaoyu JIA, Zhiyong ZHAO

“…In order to investigate the effect of ozone regulation on the color and quality changes of nectarine treated with 1-methylcyclopropylene (1-MCP) during cold storage, nectarine test materials were fumigated with 1 μL/L 1-MCP for 24 h after postharvest, combined with ozone water atomization and ozone gas fumigation for 30 min, then packaged and stored at 0±0.5 ℃. …”
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The Influence of Dosing Modes of Coagulate on Arsenic Removal by Zhibin Zhang, Jinxiang Li, Cuizhen Sun, Yanhao Zhang, Lilong Huang, Meng Wang

“…Three different dosing modes, including one single dosing mode and two sequential dosing modes, were applied in high-arsenic contaminated water treatment. The results illustrated that the As (V) soluble and the As (V) nonspecifically sorbed were the insignificant species from Fe-As (V) samples in the sequential dosing mode, while they were higher in the single dosing mode. …”
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Design and Interlocking Stability of Slope Protection Block of H-Type Gravity Mutual-Aid Steel Slag Core Concrete by Hongda Lin, Xiaolong Yu, Guangzhen Zhang, Honglei Chang, Jian Liu

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Development of CFD porous model parameters of Korean PWR spent nuclear fuel assemblies for thermal analysis by Do Yun Kim, Han-Seop Song, Jae-Ho Jeong, Seung-Hwan Yu

“…These assemblies are stored in Korean pressurized water reactors (PWRs) under dry storage conditions. …”
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Volatile metabolomics analysis reveals the flavor response of different parts of celery to ultraviolet radiation by Zhengnan Yan, Zhixin Li, Haokai Wang, Haijie Dou, Jinxiu Song, Fang Ji, Yanjie Yang, Duo Lin

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A Novel Strategy for Screening Active Components in Cistanche tubulosa Based on Spectrum-Effect Relationship Analysis and Network Pharmacology by Xiao-Tong Liu, Dong-Mei Sun, Wen-Xin Yu, Wei-Xiong Lin, Liao-Yuan Liu, Yu Zeng

“…In this work, different extracts of C. tubulosa, including herbal materials, water extracts, and herbal residues, were evaluated using high-performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) technology. …”
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Impact of Preceding El Niño and the Indian Ocean Dipole on the Southern China Precipitation in Early Summer by Yan Li, Yafei Wang, Lin Mu, Qingyuan Wang, Jun Song, Guosong Wang

“…The stronger PSAC could transport more water vapor to YRBS and cause more rainfall there in June.…”
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Self‐Driving Lab for Solid‐Phase Extraction Process Optimization and Application to Nucleic Acid Purification by Sebastian Putz, Jonathan Döttling, Tim Ballweg, Andre Tschöpe, Vitaly Biniyaminov, Matthias Franzreb

“…Sorptive bioprocesses are the basis for numerous biotechnological applications such as enzyme immobilization, biosensors, controlled drug delivery, water treatment, and molecular purification. Yet due to the complexity of these processes, their optimization is still time, labor, and cost‐intensive. …”
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Time-Dependent Variations in Structure of Sheep Wool Irradiated by Electron Beam by Zuzana Hanzlíková, Michael Kenneth Lawson, Peter Hybler, Marko Fülöp, Mária Porubská

“…Wool scoured in tap water with no special degreasing and containing a balanced humidity responding to usual laboratory conditions was irradiated by accelerated electron beam in the range of 0–350 kGy dose. …”
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Striving for consistency in a national lake assessment: Defining reference status and littoral macroinvertebrate condition in lakes across the conterminous United States by Richard M. Mitchell, Alan T. Herlihy, Robert M. Hughes

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Fast and Simple LC-MS/MS Method for Rifampicin Quantification in Human Plasma by Žane Temova Rakuša, Robert Roškar, Anita Klančar Andrejc, Tina Trdan Lušin, Nataša Faganeli, Iztok Grabnar, Aleš Mrhar, Albin Kristl, Jurij Trontelj

“…Chromatographic separation was achieved on an 1290 Infinity liquid chromatograph coupled to 6460 Triple Quadrupole operated in positive mode on a core-shell Kinetex C18 column (50 × 2.1 mm, 2.6 μm) by gradient elution using 0.1% formic acid in water and acetonitrile as a mobile phase. The proposed method is the fastest method published by now, both in terms of sample preparation (approximately one minute per sample) and chromatographic analysis (total run time 2.4 min). …”
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Soft computing paradigm for climate change adaptation and mitigation in Iran, Pakistan, and Turkey: A systematic review by Muhammad Talha, A. Pouyan Nejadhashemi, Kieron Moller

“…Regarding thematic focus, about 33.3 % of the articles addressed water resource management, 22.2 % focused on climate prediction, 11.1 % on land and agriculture, 9 % on ecosystem modeling, and 24.2 % on natural disaster preparedness and response. …”
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Investigating lightweight foamed concrete prepared using selected brands of detergent and cement grades by Michael Asante‐Amankwa, Anthony Andrews

“…A total of 12 sample foamed concrete groups were manufactured and checked for compressive strength, density, and water absorption. The results demonstrated that all detergents in specific formulations successfully produced foamed concrete that met or exceeded the ASTM requirements of 1.4 MPa. …”
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Surface Energy of Insoluble Organic Matter Simulant: Evaluation Based on Adhesive Force Measured by Centrifugal and Impact Separation Methods by Yuuya Nagaashi, Yoshihiro Furukawa, Akiko M. Nakamura

“…Other factors, such as the viscosity of organic matter, the role of water-soluble organic matter, and the environmental conditions in protoplanetary disks, may help us better assess the true effects of organic matter on collisional sticking.…”
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Pesticides Use Practice by Market Gardeners in Lome (Togo) by Aboudoulatif Diallo, Komi Zotchi, Povi Lawson-evi, Batomayena Bakoma, Essotolom Badjabaissi, Eklu-Gadegkeku Kwashie

“…Most gardeners (79, 2%) did not use personal protective equipment because of lack of resources for 81.6% of them. Water and environment contamination risk by pesticides was known by only 6.3% of gardeners. …”
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Effect of Various Pretreatments on Quality Attributes of Vacuum-Fried Shiitake Mushroom Chips by Aiqing Ren, Siyi Pan, Weirong Li, Guobao Chen, Xu Duan

“…The results showed that pretreatments significantly (p<0.05) affected the moisture content, oil content, color, water activity (aw), total phenolic content, and sensory evaluation of shiitake mushroom chips. …”
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Decay Heat Removal and Transient Analysis in Accidental Conditions in the EFIT Reactor by Giacomino Bandini, Paride Meloni, Massimiliano Polidori, Maddalena Casamirra, Francesco Castiglia, Mariarosa Giardina

“…In normal operation, the core power of EFIT reactor is removed through steam generators by four secondary loops fed by water. A safety-related decay heat removal (DHR) system provided with four independent inherently safe loops is installed in the primary vessel to remove the decay heat by natural convection circulation under accidental conditions which are caused by a loss-of-heat sink (LOHS). …”
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