A Multiscale Structural Analysis of Soft and Hard Coal Deposits in Deep High-Gas Coal Seams by Anying Yuan, Guangsheng Fu, Junling Hou

“…At the same time, the methods used for water injection modification should be enhanced in order to improve the mechanical stability of soft coal. …”
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Practice and Perception of Radiographers on the Positioning Techniques of Erect Lateral Cervical Spine Radiography in Non-trauma Adult Patients by B.S. Weerakoon, I.G.N.N.K. Karunaratne, .M.W.S. Jayasundara

“…While 54% of the radiographers utilized two water-filled cans during the weight-bearing technique, 82% used holding arms back with the shoulders down and pulling as low as possible in the non-weight-bearing technique. …”
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Impact of Methods of Preparation on Mechanical Properties, Dissolution Behavior, and Tableting Characteristics of Ibuprofen-Loaded Amorphous Solid Dispersions by Ajam Uddin, Shimul Halder, Nandita Deb, Harinarayan Das, Madhabi Lata Shuma, Ikramul Hasan, Manik Chandra Shill, Syed Shabbir Haider

“…The solubility of IBP in water increased 28-fold and 35-fold when formulated as ASD by MF and FD, respectively. …”
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Implementation and Comparison of High-Resolution Spatial Discretization Schemes for Solving Two-Fluid Seven-Equation Two-Pressure Model by Pan Wu, Fei Chao, Dan Wu, Jianqiang Shan, Junli Gou

“…Then the semi-implicit algorithm with high-resolution TVD schemes is validated on the water faucet test. The numerical results show that the high-resolution semi-implicit algorithm is robust in solving the two-pressure two-fluid two-phase flow model; Superbee scheme and Koren scheme give two highest levels of accuracy while Minmod scheme is the worst one among the eight TVD schemes.…”
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Impact of cholesterol in encapsulated vitamin E acetate within cocoliposomes by Hudiyanti Dwi, Hidayati Salma Nur, Siahaan Parsaoran, Ngadiwiyana Ngadiwiyana, Nur Abidin, Sari Ratna Indria, Amalia Indrian Rizka, Christa Sherllyn Meida, Patrechia Amanda Chindy, Maharani Adinda Eka

“…However, VEA possesses disadvantages, including low water solubility, low bioavailability, and susceptibility to degradation and oxidation. …”
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Effects of Rainfall Intensity and Vegetation Cover on Erosion Characteristics of a Soil Containing Rock Fragments Slope by Bingqin Zhao, Lun Zhang, Zhenyao Xia, Wennian Xu, Lu Xia, Yongzhe Liang, Dong Xia

“…These findings suggest that the effect of combining Cynodon dactylon and Indigofera amblyantha and increasing the vegetation coverage is an effective solution for soil and water loss conservation. The application of this method can alleviate environmental stress on the Three Gorges reservoir.…”
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Radiation Protection Practices during the Helium Circulator Maintenance of the 10 MW High Temperature Gas-Cooled Reactor-Test Module (HTR-10) by Chengxiang Guo, Liqiang Wei, Hong Li, Jianzhu Cao, Sheng Fang

“…Current radiation protection methodology offers abundant experiences on light-water reactors, but very few studies on high temperature gas-cooled reactor (HTR). …”
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The impact of Ca2+ on the protective mechanisms of the photosystem under drought stress by Yanli Wei, Tongen Zhang, Tongtong Yao, Zihan Wang, Yanhui Che, Huihui Zhang

“…In summary, Ca2+ reduces water loss in plants, increases chlorophyll content in leaves, restores PSII reaction center activity, ensures efficient photosynthetic electron transport, maintains thylakoid membrane stability, enhances cyclic electron transport, and reduces damage to the photosystem.…”
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Management of Nitrogen Through the Use of Leaf Color Chart (LCC) and Soil Plant Analysis Development (SPAD) or Chlorophyll Meter in Rice Under Irrigated Ecosystem by Debtanu Maiti, D. K. Das, Tanmoy Karak, Mahua Banerjee

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Laboratory-scale photomineralization of n-alkanes in gaseous phase by photocatalytic membranes immobilizing titanium dioxide by Ignazio Renato Bellobono, Rodica Stanescu, Cristina Costache, Carmen Canevali, Franca Morazzoni, Roberto Scotti, Riccardo Bianchi, Emilia Simona Mangone, Giulia de Martini, Paola Maria Tozzi

“…Kinetics of photocatalytic oxidation of methane, ethane, and n-heptane, to yield intermediates, and photomineralization of intermediates, to yield carbon dioxide and water, was studied in the gaseous phase, at 308±2 K, by a laboratory-scale photoreactor and photocatalytic membranes immobilizing 30±3 wt.% of TiO2, in the presence of aerosolized stoichiometric hydrogen peroxide as oxygen donor, and at a relative humidity close to 100%. …”
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Organic geochemical characteristics of Jurassic Yan ’an Formation source rock in Pengyang area of southwestern Ordos basin by Yaling Zhu, Yaling Zhu, Wenmei Tan, Lianfu Hai, Lianfu Hai, Caixia Mu, Caixia Mu, Kun Wang, Mengyuan Li

“…The low Ga/C30 hopane ratio of all the samples indicate the low salinity of the paleo-water column. The oil shale samples show much higher thermal maturity than the coals and mudstones as indicated by the higher C31 homohopane isomerization indexes, C32 homohopane isomerization indexes and the C29 sterane ααα20S/(S + R) ratios. …”
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Columnar Mesophases and Organogels Formed by H-Bound Dimers Based on 3,6-Terminally Difunctionalized Triphenylenes by Nahir Vadra, Lisandro J. Giovanetti, Pablo H. Di Chenna, Fabio D. Cukiernik

“…The three studied compounds yielded supramolecular gels in methanol; their ability to gelify higher alcohols was found to be enhanced by the presence of water. The intermediate homolog also gelled <i>n</i>-hexane. …”
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Triple-Parameter Optimization of Linezolid 600mg Tablets: Dissolution, HPLC, and UV Spectrophotometric Evaluation by Syed Akif uddin, Lubna Bashir, Shazia Naz, Humera Naz, Hira Akther, Saima Yasin Baig, Faiza Akhtar

“…The mobile phases used were Methanol: Buffer (55:45) for HPLC and Acetonitrile: Water (50:50) for UV. Results: The dissolution profiles showed that Brand C-1 had the fastest dissolution rate, achieving 100% dissolution within 20 minutes. …”
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Prevalence and Antimicrobial Resistance Pattern of Salmonella, Shigella, and Intestinal Parasites and Associated Factor among Food Handlers in Dilla University Student Cafeteria, D... by Kuma Diriba, Ephrem Awulachew, Zemach Ashuro

“…Therefore, measures including health education, improvement of safe water supply, sanitation facilities, and continuous monitoring of microbiological and antimicrobial surveillance are crucial.…”
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Influence of Hydrothermal and Pyrolysis Processes on the Transformation of Organic Matter of Dense Low-Permeability Rocks from Domanic Formations of the Romashkino Oil Field by Galina P. Kayukova, Anastasiya N. Mikhailova, Nailia M. Khasanova, Vladimir P. Morozov, Alexey V. Vakhin, Nafis A. Nazimov, Oleg S. Sotnikov, Rais S. Khisamov

“…Two types of experiments were carried out: (1) the hydrothermal treatment of rocks at a temperature of 350°C in the presence of carbonic acid and a water content of 30%; (2) pyrolysis at temperatures of 350 and 600°C in the presence of hydrogen. …”
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Purification, characterization and hypoglycemic activity of glycoproteins obtained from pea (Pisum sativum L.) by Gaoyixin Qin, Wu Xu, Junping Liu, Liyan Zhao, Guitang Chen

“…The crude pea glycoproteins (PGP) were extracted by hot water and purified by diethylaminoethyl (DEAE)-Sepharose chromatography and Sephadex G-100 size-exclusion chromatography in sequence. …”
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Innovative circular economy approaches in e-waste management: a case study of telkomcel Timor Leste by Graciano Andre Damiao Maia, Ratna Lindawati Lubis, Irni Yunita

“…Inadequate management of e-waste poses significant environmental and health risks, including pollution and the leaching of harmful substances into the soil and water. The study uses a mixed-methods approach, including secondary data analysis and in-depth interviews with key stakeholders at Telkomcel, involving 4 respondents from various stackholder related to waste management and sustainability. …”
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Delayed onset of ocean acidification in the Gulf of Maine by Joseph A. Stewart, Branwen Williams, Michèle LaVigne, Alan D. Wanamaker, Aaron L. Strong, Brittany Jellison, Nina M. Whitney, Diana L. Thatcher, Laura F. Robinson, Jochen Halfar, Walter Adey

“…To address this, we present coastal water pH proxy records using boron isotope (δ11B) measurements in long-lived, annually banded, crustose coralline algae (1920–2018 CE). …”
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Influence of Organic Matter Content on Engineering Properties of Clays by Yue Gui, Qiumin Zhang, Xiaqiang Qin, Jianfei Wang

“…The experimental results found that, with the change of organic matter content, the specific gravity and void ratio of clay changed linearly, while the water content, Atterberg limit, shear strength, cohesion, and friction angle changed nonlinearly with the increase of organic matter content. …”
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Study of the Effect of TiO2 Layer on the Adsorption and Photocatalytic Activity of TiO2-MoS2 Heterostructures under Visible-Infrared Light by N. Cruz-González, O. Calzadilla, J. Roque, F. Chalé-Lara, J. K. Olarte, M. Meléndez-Lira, M. Zapta-Torres

“…In the last decade, the urgent need to environmental protection has promoted the development of new materials with potential applications to remediate air and polluted water. In this work, the effect of the TiO2 thin layer over MoS2 material in photocatalytic activity is reported. …”
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