Evaluation Uncertainty in the Volume of Oil in Place in Mishrif Reservoir by Loay Khamees, Farah Abdulrazzaq

“…Formation volume factors, initial water saturation, and formation porosity values might be used to produce a range of values for the reserve via the volumetric method.  …”
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Response Analysis of Deep Foundation Excavation and Dewatering on Surface Settlements by Xian Li, Tingguo Zhou, Yixian Wang, Junling Han, Yanqiao Wang, Fang Tong, Delong Li, Jinmei Wen

“…Accurate prediction of surface settlements is a primary concern when deep excavations were carrying out under the water table in urban environments for the safety of the work site. …”
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Effects of two different cooling impact treatments on the thermal damage and mechanical properties of high-temperature granite by Xingchen Liu, Feng Huang, Aichen Zheng, Dong Yang

“…To study the mechanical properties and damage characteristics of cooled high-temperature rocks, uniaxial compression tests on granite cooled using two different media (water and concrete) after high-temperature treatment at 200–800 °C were conducted. …”
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Predictive modelling of hexagonal boron nitride nanosheets yield through machine and deep learning: An ultrasonic exfoliation parametric evaluation by Jerrin Joy Varughese, Sreekanth M․S․

“…The optimal condition for UALPE was identified as 330 W ultrasonication power for 90 min using a 1:1 (v/v) isopropanol/deionized water mixture, achieving a 12.68 % yield of hBNNs. …”
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Internal tides off the Amazon shelf in the western tropical Atlantic: analysis of SWOT Cal/Val mission data by M. Tchilibou, L. Carrere, F. Lyard, C. Ubelmann, G. Dibarboure, E. D. Zaron, B. K. Arbic

“…It is based on 2 km horizontally gridded observations along the swaths of SWOT (Surface Water and Ocean Topography) track 20 during the calibration/validation phase (Cal/Val, 1 d orbit) from late March to early July 2023. …”
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Compressive Strength Prediction of Alkali-Activated Slag Concretes by Using Artificial Neural Network (ANN) and Alternating Conditional Expectation (ACE) by Xiaoyu Qin, Qianmin Ma, Rongxin Guo, Zhigang Song, Zhiwei Lin, Haoxue Zhou

“…Both artificial neural network (ANN) and alternating conditional expectation (ACE) models of 3-day (3 d) and 28-day (28 d) compressive strength of AAS were established in this study by using the data reported in related literature, where alkali concentration of activator (Na2O%), modulus of activator (Ms), water/binder ratio (W/B), surface area of slag (SA), and basicity index of slag (Kb) were taken as input parameters. …”
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A Phenyl-Modified Aggregation-Induced Phosphorescent Emission-Active Cationic Ru(II) Complex for Detecting Picric Acid in Aqueous Media by Ruimin Chen, Qinglong Zhang, Liyan Zhang, Chun Liu

“…In addition, <b>Ru1</b> demonstrates high sensitivity and selectivity for detecting PA in different common water samples. The UV-vis absorption spectra and luminescence lifetime of <b>Ru1</b> show an obvious change after the addition of PA into the <b>Ru1</b> samples, indicating that the quenching process is a combination of dynamic and static quenching. …”
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Effect of Liquid Nitrogen Freezing on Maintaining the Quality of Crayfish During Freeze–Thaw Cycles: Muscle Structure and Myofibrillar Proteins Properties by Zongna Teng, Xiaoyue He, Liuqing Wang, Limin Xu, Chuyi Jiao, Jiwang Chen

“…After 5 FT cycles, the water holding capacity of LNF crayfish (70.8%) was significantly (<i>p</i> < 0.05) higher than that of −20 °C AF crayfish (60.6%) and −50 °C AF crayfish (63.5%). …”
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Synthesis and Validation of a Weatherproof Nursery Design That Eliminates Tropical Evening-Fever Syndrome in Neonates by Hippolite O. Amadi, Lawal I. Mohammed, Mohammed B. Kawuwa, Abdulquddus Oyedokun, Hajjah Mohammed

“…Forty-four (86%) of sampled babies were fever-quenched by water sponging 131 times in the control whilst only one baby received same treatment in Lab-1. …”
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Obtaining and Characterizing Alginate/k-Carrageenan Hydrogel Cross-Linked with Adipic Dihydrazide by Violeta Paşcalău, Violeta Popescu, George L. Popescu, Mircea C. Dudescu, Gheorghe Borodi, Adrian M. Dinescu, Marioara Moldovan

“…A known procedure for oxidation of alginate with sodium metaperiodate in ethanol-water in order to improve alginate reactivity by transforming the hydroxyl end-groups into dialdehyde was used, preceded by a partially cleavage of the alginate chains. …”
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Assessing the Return Periods and Hydroclimatic Parameters for Rainwater Drainage in the Coastal City of Cotonou in Benin under Climate Variability by Djigbo Félicien Badou, José Hounkanrin, Jean Hounkpè, Luc Ollivier Sintondji, Agnidé Emmanuel Lawin

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Evaluating the impacts of large-scale opencast copper mining on vegetation productivity change in recent thirty years: a case study of Dexing Copper Mine by Duan Huang, Zhiping Chen, Hengkai Li, Hong Chi, Ming Liao

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Variabilidade pluviométrica na área paulista da bacia hidrográfica do rio Ribeira de Iguape (Brasil) e a influência do ENOS, a partir da técnica Box-Plot by Valéria Machado Emiliano, Nádia Gilma Beserra de Lima, Jakeline Baratto, Emerson Galvani

“…Data from 1970 to 2017 from 18 rainfall stations distributed across the upper, middle and lower reaches of the Ribeira de Iguape river were analyzed using the Box-Plot methodology to identify monthly standard years. A water surplus was observed in precipitation during years influenced by ENSO, while in years influenced by La Niña phenomena (LA) there was greater variability in rainfall. …”
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Mechanical Analysis of Preventing Reflection Cracks Based on Stress Absorbing Layer by Lingjie Han, Shihao Zhang, Zhengqi Zhang, Taotao Gao

“…The stress absorbing layer should have high elasticity and low temperature flexibility, water damage resistance, and interlayer bonding. …”
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Novel Intravenous Nanoemulsions Based on Cannabidiol-Enriched Hemp Oil—Development and Validation of an HPLC-DAD Method for Cannabidiol Determination by Agnieszka Sobczak, Piotr Zieliński, Anna Jelińska, Aleksandra Gostyńska-Stawna

“…Background: Intravenous nanoemulsions (NEs) are gaining attention as potential delivery systems for poorly water-soluble substances like cannabidiol (CBD). …”
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Rapid Colorimetric Detection of Hg (II) Based on Hg (II)-Induced Suppressed Enzyme-Like Reduction of 4-Nitrophenol by Au@ZnO/Fe3O4 in a Cosmetic Skin Product by Oratile Semong, Bareki Shima Batlokwa

“…After calcination of the precipitate, the formed ZnO/Fe3O4 composites were coated with gold nanostructures by dispersing the composites in auric acid/ethylene glycol solution in a water bath. The synthesized Au@ZnO/Fe3O4 hybrid material was able to catalyze the reduction of 4-nitrophenol (4-NP) to 4-aminophenol (4-AP). …”
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Numerical Simulation of Fine Particle Solid-Liquid Two-Phase Flow in a Centrifugal Pump by Yanping Wang, Bozhou Chen, Ye Zhou, Jianfeng Ma, Xinglin Zhang, Zuchao Zhu, Xiaojun Li

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Antimicrobial Characterization of Erythorbyl Laurate for Practical Applications in Food and Cosmetics by Jin-Woo Kim, Hyunjong Yu, Kyung-Min Park, Pahn-Shick Chang

“…Moreover, EL exhibited bactericidal effects against both Gram-positive and Gram-negative bacteria in an oil-in-water emulsion. Treatment of 5.0 mM EL for 4 h reduced 5.29 ± 0.24, 6.01 ± 0.18, 5.95 ± 0.13, and 6.24 ± 0.30 log CFU/mL against S. aureus, L. monocytogenes, Pseudomonas aeruginosa, and Escherichia coli, respectively. …”
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A critical assessment of ionic liquid-based aqueous biphasic systems for biomolecules extraction and CO2 absorption by Viggy Wee Gee Tan, Yazan Abuhasheesh, Doris Ying Ying Tang, Yongyu Zhang, Zengling Ma, Lin Chen, Rambabu Krishnamoorthy, Pau Loke Show

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In Vivo Anthelmintic Efficacy of Adansonia digitata and Anogeissus leiocarpa against Haemonchus contortus Infestation Induced in Sheep by Julienne Kuiseu, Basile Konmy, Christian Cocou Dansou, Tony Taofick Babalola Abiodoun Sounkere, Claude Gbemeho Houssoukpe, Sylvie Mawule Hounzangbe-Adote, Patrick Aleodjrodo Edorh, Pascal Abiodoun Olounlade

“…Group 3 received albendazol 5 mg/kg and group 4 received water. The treatment was repeated 14 days later. …”
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