Analyzing and Estimating Thermal Conductivity of Sedimentary Rocks from Mineral Composition and Pore Property by Boning Tang, Chuanqing Zhu, Nansheng Qiu, Yue Cui, Sasa Guo, Xin Luo, Baoshou Zhang, Kunyu Li, Wenzheng Li, Xiaodong Fu

“…Calculation correction and water-saturated measurements were conducted to acquire in situ rock thermal conductivity, and good consistency was found between both. …”
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Organic manure and fertilizer N management strategies improve soil health at different growth stages of pearl millet under pearl millet-wheat sequence by Sunita Sheoran, Dhram Prakash, Dev Raj, Parmod Kumar Yadav, Rameshwar Singh, Rajeev Kumar Gupta, Saud Alamri, Manzer H. Siddiqui, Shahbaz Khan

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Study on the Key Technology of Controlling the Instability of Deep High-Stress Coal and Rock Mass and Relieving the Danger by Zhijing Zhang, Jianghong Zuo, Dongji Lei

“…The results show the following. (1) The pressure relief effect of the hydraulic cavity on surrounding coal decreases with the increase of distance, and the pressure relief effect is most obvious at 1.0∼2.5 m, in the range of 2.5–3.5 m around the hydraulic drilling hole, the duration, rate, and amplitude of pressure relief are reduced compared with those in the range of less than 2.5 m, while in the range of more than 3.5 m, the effect of pressure relief is very weak. (2) During the period of hydraulic cavitation release hole, the radius of water supply to coal seam is within 1.5 m, which accounts for 79% of coal wall area. (3) It is also a process where the stress distribution in the coal and rock body needs to be rebalanced before and after hydraulic caverning, which is often accompanied by microfracture of coal and rock mass. …”
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Comparison of PM2.5 Chemical Compositions during Haze and Non-haze Days in a Heavy Industrial City in North China by Menghui Li, Liping Wu, Xiangyan Zhang, Xinwu Wang, Wenyu Bai, Jing Ming, Chunmei Geng, Wen Yang

“…Samples of PM2 5 were collected 8-27 January 2018 and analyzed for water-soluble inorganic ions (WSIs), trace elements (TEs), organic carbon (OC) and elemental carbon (EC). …”
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Orientation, dendrites and precipitates in Hastelloy C276 alloy fabricated by laser and arc hybrid additive manufacturing by Qingwen Deng, Yugang Miao, Zhibin Yang, Yuyang Zhao, Ji Liu, Huijun Li, Bintao Wu

“…The specimen undergoes solution treatment at 1177 °C for 30 min, followed by water quenching. Compared to wire arc additive manufacturing (WAAM), LHAM significantly refines columnar grains, reduces P-phase precipitates, and decreases texture strength, attributed to the increased cooling rate from laser application. …”
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Genotoxic and Mutagenic Assessment Induced by Vinasse, Before and After Being Subjected to Bio-oxidation and Fenton Processes. by Iván Meléndez Gélvez, Diego Alberto Salazar Moncada, Elkín Johan Granados Vega, Jennifer Carolina Soledad Maldonado, Carlos Alberto Peláez Jaramillo

“…One of the main by-products of the bioethanol industry is vinasse, which consists mainly of water, organic solids and heavy metals. Some of the compounds present in vinasses, such as melanoidins and phthalates, show genotoxic, mutagenic and carcinogenic activity in onion cells, tilapia and aquatic organisms. …”
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Transformative adaptation: from climate-smart to climate-resilient agriculture by Jon Hellin, Eleanor Fisher, Marcus Taylor, Suhas Bhasme, Ana María Loboguerrero

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Efficacy and safety of an herbal galactagogue decoction versus powdered formulation in lactating rats by Pruksa Chotitham, Suksalin Booranasubkajorn, Saracha Pattanapholkornsakul, Pravit Akarasereenont, Pinpat Tripatara

“…Methods: Maternal rats were administered distilled water, PNF decoction (300, 600, 1000 mg/kg), or PNF powder from the capsule (100, 300, 1000 mg/kg), or given 10 mg/kg domperidone as a positive control, once daily on postnatal days (PND) 1 to 21. …”
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Seasonal Characteristics, Sources and Pollution Pathways of PM10 at High Altitudes Himalayas of India by Nikki Choudhary, Priyanka Srivastava, Monami Dutta, Sauryadeep Mukherjee, Akansha Rai, Jagdish Chandra Kuniyal, Renu Lata, Abhijit Chatterjee, Manish Naja, Narayanasamy Vijayan, Tuhin Kumar Mandal, Sudhir Kumar Sharma

“…The collected PM10 samples were analyzed for carbonaceous aerosols [organic carbon (OC), elemental carbon (EC), water-soluble organic carbon (WSOC), primary organic carbon (POC), secondary organic carbon (SOC)] and major trace elements to inspect their possible sources. …”
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Ga@MXene-based flexible wearable biosensor for glucose monitoring in sweat by Wensi Zhang, Shuyue Jiang, Hongquan Yu, Shilun Feng, Kaihuan Zhang

“…Additionally, the chitosan (CS) hydrogel, with its superior water absorption and stretchability, allows the electrode to retain sweat and closely stick to the skin. …”
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Degradation of Anthraquinone Dye Reactive Blue 4 in Pyrite Ash Catalyzed Fenton Reaction by Milena Becelic-Tomin, Bozo Dalmacija, Ljiljana Rajic, Dragana Tomasevic, Djurdja Kerkez, Malcolm Watson, Miljana Prica

“…Metal (Pb, Zn, and Cu) content of the solution after the process suggests that an additional treatment step is necessary to remove the remaining metals from the water. These results provide basic knowledge to better understand the modified, heterogeneous Fenton process and apply the PA Fenton reaction for the treatment of wastewaters which contains anthraquinone dyes.…”
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Safety of frozen and dried forms of whole yellow mealworm (Tenebrio molitor larva) as a novel food pursuant to Regulation (EU) 2015/2283 by EFSA Panel on Nutrition, Novel Foods and Food Allergens (NDA), Dominique Turck, Torsten Bohn, Montaña Cámara, Jacqueline Castenmiller, Stefaan De Henauw, Karen Ildico Hirsch‐Ernst, Ángeles Jos, Alexandre Maciuk, Inge Mangelsdorf, Breige McNulty, Androniki Naska, Kristina Pentieva, Alfonso Siani, Frank Thies, Margarita Aguilera‐Gómez, Francesco Cubadda, Thomas Frenzel, Marina Heinonen, Monika Neuhäuser‐Berthold, Helle Katrine Knutsen, Morten Poulsen, Miguel Prieto Maradona, Josef Rudolf Schlatter, Alexandros Siskos, Henk vanLoveren, Gabriela Precup, Ermolaos Ververis, Harry J. McArdle

“…The frozen form mainly consists of water, crude protein, carbohydrates and fat, whereas the dried forms consist of crude protein, fat and carbohydrates. …”
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Phytochemical Screening and Biological Activity of Mentha × piperita L. and Lavandula angustifolia Mill. Extracts by Ersilia Alexa, Corina Danciu, Isidora Radulov, Diana Obistioiu, Renata Maria Sumalan, Adriana Morar, Cristina Adriana Dehelean

“…The extracts were prepared using aromatic water which resulted from the extraction of oils from plants as extraction medium, with/without acid. …”
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Knowledge, attitudes, and practices regarding urinary tract infections among women in the United Arab Emirates. by Shaikha Salah Alhaj, Sajad Allami, Amjad Mohamadiyeh, Ammar Agha, Abdul Kareem Abu Ali, Joudi M Bassam Habbal, Balsam Qubais Saeed

“…Higher knowledge levels were associated with more proactive and appropriate health behaviors, such as seeking medical attention promptly and drinking more water.…”
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Present status of capture fisheries in West Kutai regency of East Kalimantan Province, Indonesia by Solihin Iin, Nugroho Thomas, M Wildan Dudi, Sulistiono Sulistiono, Nurussalam Wildan, Effendi Irzal, Hestiriannoto Totok, Edriyan Edriyan, Nurimala Mala, Steven Florensius, Yulian Yulian

“…Among the issues faced in the field include the usage of poison, fishing with forbidden gear, and the water level (particularly Jempang Lake) being drastically reduced or even drying up during the dry season.…”
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Energy-and-Technology Installation Based on a Rolling Mill Heating Furnace with the Option of Hydrogen Production by V. A. Sednin, E. O. Ivanchikov, V. A. Kaliy, A. Y. Martinchuk

“…The application of the evolutionary method made it possible, on the basis of the technological scheme (which had been previously developed and investigated, and consisted of an energy-and-technological installation as a part of a rolling mill of a heating furnace and a utilization gas turbine with external heat supply that maintains the regenerative component of heating the air oxidizer), to synthesize a scheme of an energy-and-technological installation with the inclusion of a technological unit implementing a hybrid thermochemical copper-chlorine Cu–Cl cycle for separating water into hydrogen and oxygen using thermal secondary energy resources and electricity generated by a utilization gas turbine installation. …”
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Magnetic Anisotropy Dominates over Physical and Magnetic Structure in Performance of Magnetic Nanoflowers by Julie Borchers, Kathryn Krycka, Brianna Bosch‐Santos, Eduardo de Lima Correa, Anirudh Sharma, Hayden Carlton, Yanliu Dang, Michael Donahue, Cordula Grüttner, Robert Ivkov, Cindi L. Dennis

“…Each nanoflower has an ionic surfactant or dextran to provide colloid stability in water. The composition, but not the coating, greatly impacts the heating output and the magnetic particle imaging tracer quality (with cobalt ferrite significantly reduced compared to ferrite). …”
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Soil fluoride enrichment process and the possible adaptation prevention principle in coal-burning fluorosis area in Southwest China by Qiao Chen, Xuewenyu Wang, Qingcai Li, Juan Chen, Lin Zhu, Li Wang, Liping Zhang

“…High Ca(Mg) levels in carbonates restrict fluorine leaching into the water and facilitate fluorine deposition in soils. …”
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The role of cholesterol in modifying the lipid-lowering effects of Fuzhuan brick-tea in Caenorhabditis elegans via SBP-1/SREBP by Lianyun Pan, Yan Lu, Shen Dai, Xiangyue Tang, Ligui Xiong, Zhonghua Liu, Yushun Gong

“…In this study, we show that the regulation of fat storage in Caenorhabditis elegans from a water extract of FZT was affected by cholesterol levels. …”
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Theoretical framework for measuring cloud effective supersaturation fluctuations with an advanced optical system by Y. Kuang, J. Tao, H. Xu, L. Liu, P. Liu, W. Xu, W. Xu, Y. Sun, C. Zhao

“…This study proposes a theoretical framework to simultaneously observe critical activation diameter and hygroscopicity of activated aerosols through direct measurements of scattering and water-induced scattering enhancement of interstitial and activated aerosols, enabling effective supersaturation measurements. …”
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