Geotechnical Suitability of Soils in Road Construction for Sustainable Development in Tropical Africa: Case of Lateritic Graveled Soils of Bandjoun (West, Cameroon) by Carlos Foko Tamba, Lucas Kengni, Paul Tematio

“…The LGSB presents Californian bearing ratio indices ranging from 26% to 83.3%, a plasticity index of 10.11%, a fines content of 12.05%, an average methylene blue value of 4.25, a water content at the Proctor optimum of 27.6% and a dry density of 1.75 g/cm3. …”
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Performance and Characterization for Blend Membrane of PES with Manganese(III) Acetylacetonate as Metalorganic Nanoparticles by H. Abdallah, M. S. Shalaby, A. M. H. Shaban

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Influence of Postharvest Natural Softening Conditions on the Nutritional Quality of Safou (Dacryodes edulis H.J.Lam) Flour: Rheological Properties of the Optimized Safou Flour by Alix Ntongme Mboukap, Mathilde Julie Klang, Bilkissou Njapndounke, Marie Madeleine Nanga Ndjang, Serge Cyrille Houketchang Ndomou, Hilaire Macaire Womeni

“…The effects of the softening time, drying time, and drying temperature on the fat, protein, carbohydrate, dietary fibre, water, calcium, phosphorus, and potassium content were studied using the central composite design. …”
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Binding Orientations and Lipid Interactions of Human Amylin at Zwitterionic and Anionic Lipid Bilayers by Zhenyu Qian, Yan Jia, Guanghong Wei

“…We find that the adsorption of hIAPP to POPC bilayer is mainly initiated from the C-terminal region and the peptide adopts a helical structure with multiple binding orientations, while the adsorption to POPG bilayer is mostly initiated from the N-terminal region and hIAPP displays one preferential binding orientation, with its hydrophobic residues exposed to water. hIAPP monomer inserts into POPC lipid bilayers more readily than into POPG bilayers. …”
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Exploring multifaceted impacts of El Niño driven drought on child-headed rural learners' well-being in drought-prone Chivi, Zimbabwe by Munyaradzi Chidarikire, Munyaradzi Saruchera

“…The study found that El Niño-driven droughts exacerbate the vulnerabilities of child-headed households, leading to food insecurity, water scarcity, increased household responsibilities, and mental health challenges. …”
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Historical rainstorm in Hong Kong on 7–8 September 2023: Diagnosis, forecasting and nowcasting by Hiu Ching Tam, Yu‐Heng He, Pak Wai Chan, Shiwei Yu, Huisi Mo, Hui Su, Ling‐Feng Hsiao, Yangzhao Gong

“…The only indication may come from the climatologically extreme total precipitable water. While recent research of developing a regional risk‐based alerting system on the higher impact event of flooding associated with heavy rain might have potential to enhance the weather service, and emerging AI model showed some promising post‐simulations, predicting historical and record‐breaking rainstorms remains a challenge for operational weather forecasting and warning services.…”
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The Role of Silymarin in Mitigating Inflammation and Cognitive Impairment Induced by Ovariectomy in Wistar Rats by Razieh Moalefshahri, Hossein Javid, Fatemeh Gheybi, Somaye Fallahnezhad, Seyed Isaac Hashemy

“…Memory and learning were assessed using Morris water maze and shuttle box tests. Brain and liver tissues were analyzed for inflammatory factors (IL-1β, TNFα, and IL-6) and oxidative stress markers (CAT, SOD, and MDA) after sacrifice. …”
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Synthesis of Polydopamine Functionalized Reduced Graphene Oxide-Palladium Nanocomposite for Laccase Based Biosensor by Da-Wei Li, Lei Luo, Peng-Fei Lv, Qing-Qing Wang, Ke-Yu Lu, An-Fang Wei, Qu-Fu Wei

“…Moreover, the novel Lac based biosensor was successfully used in the trace detection of catechol existing in real water environment.…”
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Aligning Indonesia's economic goals with SDGS: Strengthening Qur'anic principles in Islamic finance by Azwar Azwar, Abur Hamdi Usman

“…In the short term, financing in SDG2, SDG3, SDG8, and SDG9 (Industry, Innovation, and Infrastructure) positively impacts economic growth, whereas SDG6 (Clean Water and Sanitation) exhibits a negative association. …”
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A Study of Rehabillitated Mangrove Ecosystem in Different Planting Year to Estimate Tannin Extract Content in Northern Coast of Central Java by Erny Poedjirahajoe, Ragil Widyorini, Ni Putu Diana Mahayani

“…Tree density, height and diameter, the depth of sediment, water salinity and the content of organic matter were measured and assessed for each mangrove zones and plantation ages. …”
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Solvent solutions: Comparing extraction methods for edible oils and proteins in a changing regulatory landscape. Part 4: Impacts on energy consumption☆ by Carré Patrick, Piofczyk Thomas, Bothe Sarah, dev Borah Chandra, Hadjiali Sara

“…The article presents a thermodynamic analysis of solvent-water separation using ChemSep software for rectification simulations. …”
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A Review on the Effect of Various Chemical Treatments on the Mechanical Properties of Renewable Fiber-Reinforced Composites by M. Aravindh, S. Sathish, R. Ranga Raj, Alagar Karthick, V. Mohanavel, Pravin P. Patil, M. Muhibbullah, Sameh M. Osman

“…Therefore, numerous techniques have been tried till date to modify both fiber surfaces to enhance their adhesion and reduce their water absorption. This review article provides comprehensive information about effect of various surface modification techniques that include alkaline, silane, acetylation, permanganate, peroxide, benzoylation, acrylonitrile grafting, maleic anhydride grafted, acrylation, and isocyanate. …”
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Characterisation of environmentally persistent free radicals and their contributions to oxidative potential and reactive oxygen species in sea spray and size-resolved ambient parti... by Xinji Zhang, Fanyi Wei, Haiyan Fu, Huibin Guo

“…The interaction between sea spray and water mainly generated hydroxyl free radicals (54 ± 3%), whereas the size-resolved PM mainly generated organic free radicals (64 ± 5%). …”
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Les bois de construction du boulevard Dr Henri-Henrot à Reims/Durocortorum by Willy Tegel

“…By virtue of being located partially within the former river bed of the Vesle’s right bank, as well as its being situated closely to the water table, the excavation, in Reims, of the boulevard Dr. …”
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Hydrodynamics of flow through living shoreline structure by Tanhaseng Kanyarat, Kositgittiwong Duangrudee, Ekkawatpanit Chaiwat, Kompor Wongnarin, Petpongpan Chanchai

“…This study presents a numerical investigation into the hydrodynamics of artificial seadomes, focusing on performance optimization by varying key parameters such as water depth (h), incident wave height (Hi), and wavelength (L). …”
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Progress in hydrogel toughening: addressing structural and crosslinking challenges for biomedical applications by Md. Mahamudul Hasan Rumon, Md. Sohanur Rahman, Anwarul Azim Akib, Md. Shafiuzzaman Sohag, Md. Rakibul Alam Rakib, Md. Abu Rayhan Khan, Farzana Yesmin, Md Salman Shakil, Mohammad Mizanur Rahman Khan

“…Hydrogels, structured with high water containing 3D-crosslinked polymeric networks, present a promising avenue in biomedical applications due to their close resemblance to natural tissues. …”
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Factors contributing to helminth prevalence after repeated mass administration of medicines in Anambra State, Nigeria by Ogechukwu B. Aribodor, Christopher Okaka, Sammy Sam-Wobo, Annick Bikoumou, Emmanuel Obikwelu

“…Infection levels varied by location (p > 0.05), with socio-economic status and inadequate WASH (Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene) infrastructure contributing to transmission risk. …”
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Optimization of Liquid Culture Condition of a Novel Fungus Hygrophoropsis sp. and Antioxidant Activity of Extracts by Liang Huang, Chunxia Li, Ning Sun, Yu Wang, Hongpeng Yang, Yiting Li, Litong Ban

“…., the influence of aeration rate on the production of mycelial biomass, exopolysaccharides (EPS), and intrapolysaccharides (IPS) in the fungus Hygrophoropsis sp. was investigated. And the water extracts of cultured Hygrophoropsis sp. mycelia and the fermentation broth were analyzed for their antioxidation activity by using four different assay methods such as hydroxyl radical scavenging, superoxide radical scavenging, hydrogen peroxide scavenging, and reducing power. …”
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Bioinspired Polyethersulfone Membrane Design via Blending with Functional Polyurethane by Mei Han, Qiang Liu, Baihai Su, Shudong Sun, Changsheng Zhao

“…The increased hydrophilicity verified by water contact angles benefited both the permeability and antifouling property. …”
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The Growth and Survival of the European Lobster (Homarus gammarus Linnaeus, 1758) Larvae and Juveniles in a Recirculating System by Enes Osman, Umur Önal

“…In the second trial, the growth and survival of juvenile lobsters fed on three different diets were determined for a period of 102 days using an integrated recirculating system with 10% daily water renewal. For this purpose, a total of 3 different diets including a mollusk based (M), a crustacean based (C) and a commercial seabass diet (L) were prepared. …”
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