Improvement of Hydrophilicity for Polyamide Composite Membrane by Incorporation of Graphene Oxide-Titanium Dioxide Nanoparticles by Thu Hong Anh Ngo, Chau Thi Minh Nguyen, Khai Dinh Do, Quan Xuan Duong, Nghia Hieu Tran, Hoan Thi Vuong Nguyen, Dung Thi Tran

“…Membrane separation performance was determined through the possibility for the removal of methylene blue (MB) in water. Membrane antifouling property was evaluated by the maintained flux ratios (%) after 120 minutes of filtration. …”
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Natural fermentation of bitter gourd (Momordica charantia) and noni fruit (Morinda citrifolia) in honey increases total phenol, total flavonoid, and antioxidant activity by Guardiola Esther Natalia, Sumitro Sutiman Bambang, Widyarti Sri

“…Blendered-bitter gourd (BG) or noni fruit (NF) each is mixed with honey and distilled water in a ratio of 3:1:10, then fermented for 90 days at room temperature and anaerobic conditions. …”
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Development of Cutaneous Bioadhesive Ureasil-Polyether Hybrid Films by João Augusto Oshiro Junior, Flávia Chiva Carvalho, Christiane Pienna Soares, Marlus Chorilli, Leila Aparecida Chiavacci

“…The hybrids formed by more hydrophilic PEO chains are more bioadherent, since they can interact more efficiently with the water present in the stratum corneum increasing the bioadhesion. …”
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Experimental Investigation of Geosynthetic-Reinforced Pile-Supported Composite Foundations under Cyclic Loading by Kaifu Liu, Yiguo Yang, Lei Wang, Jiapei Xu, Xinyu Xie

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Effect of Alkalinity on Survival Rate and Growth of Siam Patin Catfish (Pangasius sp.) fry by D. Djokosetiyanto, R.K. Dongoran, E. Supriyono

“…Fish larvae were reared in aquaria in density of 4 fishes per liter.  Water alkalinity examined was 15 ppm CaCO3 as control, and 25, 50, and 75 ppm CaCO3 as treatments.  …”
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Controlling injection conditions of a deep coaxial closed well heat exchanger to meet irregular heat demands: a field case study in Belgium (Mol) by Vlasios Leontidis, Edgar Hernandez, Justin Pogacnik, Magnus Wangen, Virginie Harcouët-Menou

“…., in the drilling process, use of alternative to water fluids). This paper deals with the repurposing of an existing well in Mol, Belgium, by numerically evaluating the closed-loop concept. …”
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The influence of average daily temperature and air humidity on efficiency of Helio-Cooling Absorption Bromistolithium Machines by O. S. Malinina, A. V. Baranenko, A. V. Zaytsev

“…The values of the minimum temperature of the heating source are obtained, at which fresh water can be obtained for the cities of Dubai, Singapore and Chongqing…”
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Effect of marination with broccoli (Brassica oleracea var. italica) juice and soy sauce on physicochemical, structural and oxidative properties of beef steak by Ashkan Jebelli Javan, Fatemeh Mirhaj, Nasim Khorshidian, Mehrdad Mohammadi

“…Strong linear correlations were also found have between water holding capacity versus pH, myofibrillar fragmentation index versus total soluble protein. …”
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A Power Control Algorithm Based on Outage Probability Awareness in Vehicular Ad Hoc Networks by Xintong Wu, Shanlin Sun, Yun Li, Zhicheng Tan, Wentao Huang, Xing Yao

“…Comparing MPC (Maximum Power Control algorithm) and WFPC (Water-Filled Power Control algorithm), the proposed PC-OPA decreased by 23% in terms of the outage probability and increased by 25% in terms of throughputs.…”
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Assessing Hydropower Potential in Nepal’s Sunkoshi River Basin: An Integrated GIS and SWAT Hydrological Modeling Approach by Rinki Bhattarai, Binaya Kumar Mishra, Deepa Bhattarai, Dipendra Khatiwada, Pankaj Kumar, Gowhar Meraj

“…This study assessed the hydropower potential of a mountain watershed within the Sunkoshi River basin in Sindhupalchok, Nepal, utilizing geographic information systems (GIS) and the soil and water assessment tool (SWAT) hydrological model. …”
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Comparative Direct Compression Property of a Novel Pregelatinized Starch in Paracetamol Tablets by Tamrat Balcha Balla, Nisha Mary Joseph, Anteneh Belete

“…Taro Boloso-I starch was pregelatinized, and its properties including amylose to amylopectin ratio, densities, flow properties, swelling power, water solubility index, particle morphology, moisture content, and moisture sorption profile were evaluated. …”
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Male Remating Success and the Frequency of Copulatory Plugs in the Green Lynx Spider Peucetia viridans (Araneae, Oxyopidae) by Martin G. Ramirez, Angelik C. Achekian, Catherine R. Coverley, Rachel M. Pierce, Sarah S. Eiman, Melissa M. Wetkowski

“…Enhanced prey access mediated by increased water availability may be why females at two sites were in relatively better condition. …”
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Investigation of the Effects of Different Hydrophilic and Hydrophobic Comonomers on the Volume Phase Transition Temperatures and Thermal Properties of N-Isopropylacrylamide-Based H... by Ahmet Okudan, Abdullah Altay

“…The swelling properties of the polymers were investigated in pure water at temperatures from 10 to 80°C. All of the synthesized gels were found to be sensitive to temperature. …”
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Effect of Stir-Frying, Boiling, and Baking on Hexaconazole Residue Levels in Welsh Onion (<i>Allium fistulosum</i> L.) by Myungheon Kim, Mihyun Cho, Jaebin Im, Changkyo Seo, Changhyeon Park, Moo-Hyeog Im

“…As stir-frying time increased, the residue amount increased due to water loss. However, the absolute amount of the pesticide decreased with increasing time. …”
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Studies of clinical symptoms of panleukopenia in cats in the Donetsk People’s Republic by I. V. Berdyukova, P. A. Rudenko

“…After infection, the virus is detected in saliva, nasal discharge, urine and feces; it is transmitted through excrements, water, food, and, according to some reports, by bloodsucking insects. …”
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Indirect Estimation of Swelling Pressure of Expansive Soil: GEP versus MEP Modelling by Fazal E. Jalal, Mudassir Iqbal, Mohsin Ali Khan, Babatunde A. Salami, Shahid Ullah, Hayat Khan, Marwa Nabil

“…., clay fraction CF, liquid limit wL, plastic limit wP, plasticity index IP, specific gravity Gs, swell percent Sp, sand content, silt content, maximum dry density ρdmax, and optimum water content wopt) and one output variable, i.e., Ps-ES are collected from the literature, which comprises 120 internationally publications. …”
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Efficient removal of aqueous Pb(II) using partially reduced graphene oxide-FeO by Ting Guo, Chaoke Bulin, Bo Li, Zhiwei Zhao, Huitao Yu, He Sun, Xin Ge, Ruiguang Xing, Bangwen Zhang

“…Partially reduced graphene oxide-Fe 3 O 4 composite was prepared through in situ co-precipitation and used as an efficient adsorbent for removing Pb(II) from water. The composites were characterized by X-ray diffraction, high-resolution transmission electron microscopy, X-ray photoelectron spectra, Fourier transformation infrared, Raman spectrometer, N 2 adsorption–desorption, vibrating sample magnetometer, and zeta potential analyses. …”
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Using the clustering method to find the final environmental parameters coefficients in road construction projects by Eshagh Rasouli Sarabi, Ramin Vafaei Poursorkhabi, Mehdi Ravanshadnia

“…According to the results obtained concerning environmental parameters during the pre-implementation stage, polluting water resources was the most influential parameter, with a coefficient determined at 3.59. …”
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Highly efficient and rapid removal of Congo red dye from textile wastewater using facile synthesized Mg/Ni/Al layered double hydroxide by Eslam A. Mohamed, Hend M. Ahmed, Amal A. Altalhi, Hamdan A. S. Al-Shamiri, Nabel A. Negm

“…The kinetics indicated the occurrence of three stages, and the diffusion of dye molecules into the pores was the rate-determining step. Different real water sample treatments showed the applicability of the thermally treated Mg/Ni/Al-LDH in the treatment process under optimized conditions. …”
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Ecohydrological responses to solar radiation changes by Y. Wang, N. Meili, S. Fatichi

“…We use those scenarios as input to a mechanistic ecohydrological model to quantify the local responses of the energy and water budgets as well as vegetation productivity spanning different biomes and climates.…”
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