Experimental Studies of Fluid Flow Resistance in a Heat Exchanger Based on the Triply Periodic Minimal Surface by Marcin Kruzel, Krzysztof Dutkowski, Tadeusz Bohdal

“…The authors of this study conducted innovative flow tests to determine pressure drops during the flow of working fluids under conditions of variable temperature, mass flow rate and thermal load. Water was used as a heat transfer fluid during the tests. …”
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Performance Degradation of Subsea Shield Tunnel Segment Accounting for Concrete Strength Loss and Steel Bar Corrosion by Jiaqi Guo, Weiling Yang, Chong Xu, Bo Peng, Jinhai Lin, Yuan Qian

“…The average of the ratio of dissipated energy to the total energy of dry concrete is much smaller than that of water saturated concrete and chlorine solution saturated concrete, and chloride penetration reduces the energy storage capacity of concrete, and the ability to resist damage is weakened. …”
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Plant Resin Delivery by Nanovectors as an Emerging Approach to Boost Solubility, Permeability and Bioavailability by Eleonora Truzzi, Giulia Vanti, Lucia Grifoni, Eleonora Maretti, Eliana Leo, Anna Rita Bilia

“…The main limits of resins and their constituents for their clinical use are low water solubility, poor stability and bioavailability. …”
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Durian Rind-Based Liquid Smoke as a Natural Preservative for Chicken Meatballs: Effect of Pyrolysis Temperature and Liquid Smoke Concentration by Muhammad Faisal, Suraiya Kamaruzzaman, Ressa Fitra Adinda, Dimas Anugerah Ilahi, Taufik Hidayat, Hera Desvita

“…Dried durian rinds with approximately 10% water content were pyrolyzed at temperatures of 300°C (T1 liquid smoke), 340°C (T2 liquid smoke), and 380°C (T3 liquid smoke) using a slow pyrolysis reactor in batch conditions to produce crude liquid smoke, which was then purified by distillation at 190°C. …”
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Characterization, Dissolution, and Solubility of Lead Hydroxypyromorphite [Pb5(PO4)3OH] at 25–45°C by Yinian Zhu, Zongqiang Zhu, Xin Zhao, Yanpeng Liang, Yanhua Huang

“…Dissolution of the hydroxypyromorphite [lead hydroxyapatite, Pb5(PO4)3OH] in HNO3 solution (pH = 2.00), ultrapure water (pH = 5.60), and NaOH solution (pH = 9.00) was experimentally studied at 25°C, 35°C, and 45°C. …”
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Mechanical properties of double-solid waste cement stabilized Macadam by Rui Tao, Xuejiao Cheng, Yong Jin, Jiangang Qiao, Xue Zhang, Daehyeon Kim, Jinjie Liu

“…Abstract Cement stabilized macadam base has high strength and excellent bearing capacity, but the problems of water-temperature sensitivity, easy shrinkage cracking and large demand for aggregate limit the further development and application of cement stabilized macadam base. …”
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Tracing the 2018 Sulawesi Earthquake and Tsunami’s Impact on Palu, Indonesia: A Remote Sensing Analysis by Youshuang Hu, Aggeliki Barberopoulou, Magaly Koch

“…The use of NDVI, NDSI, and NDWI indices has allowed for a quantifiable measure of the changes in vegetation, soil moisture, and water bodies, providing a clear demarcation of the tsunami’s impact on land cover. …”
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High-Prevalence Stunting in Preschool Children (1–5 Years) Attending Selected Health Centers in a Food Rich Area-Bushenyi District Southwestern Uganda by Douglas Mugarura, Herbert Izo Ninsiima, Hellen Kinyi, Ejike Daniel Eze, Sam Tumwesigire, Prossy Mbekeeka, Andrew Ndamira

“…Children likely to be stunted were those who drank unboiled water and were exclusively breastfed. Conclusion. …”
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Resistance of Biomphalaria alexandrina to Schistosoma mansoni and Bulinus truncatus to Schistosoma haematobium Correlates with Unsaturated Fatty Acid Levels in the Snail Soft Tissu... by Marian Elias, Rasha S. Hanafi, Samia El-Bardicy, Ebtisam A. Hafez, Rashika El Ridi

“…Accordingly, exterminating the schistosome intermediate snail hosts in transmission foci in habitats that may extend to kilometres is cost-prohibitive and damaging to the ecological equilibrium and quality of water and may be superfluous. It may be more cost effective with risk less ecological damage to focus on discovering the parameters governing snail susceptibility and resistance to schistosome infection. …”
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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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Study on the performance of mesoporous sludge biochar for the removal of Rhodamine B by XIONG Yuting, LUO Caigui, TANG Xuekun, LUO Xianping

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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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