Changing Characteristics of Sandstone Pore Size under Cyclic Loading by Jiaguang Kan, Guichen Li, Nong Zhang, Peng Wang, Changliang Han, Shun Wang

“…Under 10–20 MPa load, the large-pore spectral peak moves right and increases in area as pressure increases. (3) Under the applied 0–10 MPa load, the porosity of water-saturated sandstone gradually decreases, and the sandstone NMR images darken with increasing load. …”
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Improvement of engineering properties and environmental impact of fired clay bricks utilizing industry sludge waste by Amir Detho, Aeslina Abdul Kadir, Ahmad Shayuti, Bin Abdul Rahim, Nejib Ghazouani, Abdelkader Mabrouk, Ahmed Babeker Elhag, Hesham Hussein Rassem

“…Initial rate of suction tests shows values below 5 g/mm², indicating optimal water absorption characteristics. Various leachability assessments, including the Toxicity Characteristic Leaching Procedure (TCLP), Synthetic Precipitation Leaching Procedure (SPLP), and Static Leachate Test (SLT), confirm that bricks containing up to 30% BS and PS comply with United States Environmental Protection Agency (USEPA) and Environment Protection Authority Victoria (EPAV) standards for heavy metals, making them environmentally safe for use. …”
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Transition Metal Carbonitride MXenes Anchored with Pt Sub-Nanometer Clusters to Achieve High-Performance Hydrogen Evolution Reaction at All pH Range by Zhihao Lei, Sajjad Ali, CI Sathish, MuhammadIbrar Ahmed, Jiangtao Qu, Rongkun Zheng, Shibo Xi, Xiaojiang Yu, M. B. H. Breese, Chao Liu, Jizhen Zhang, Shuai Qi, Xinwei Guan, Vibin Perumalsamy, Mohammed Fawaz, Jae-Hun Yang, Mohamed Bououdina, Kazunari Domen, Ajayan Vinu, Liang Qiao, Jiabao Yi

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CALCULATION STUDIES OF SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION OF THE ABSORBED DOSE RATE FOR VARIOUS SEEDS by N. A. Nerozin, A. P. Pyshko, V. V. Shapovalov

“…In compliance with the standard conditions on the composition of the environment, water phantom and air with 40% humidity, the results obtained are outside the acceptable difference of 3% from the recommended data. …”
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Dual Regulation of Ionic Effect on <i>Zostera marina</i> L. Seed Germination and Leaf Differentiation in Low-Salinity Conditions by Peilong Li, Yaping Gao, Zengjie Jiang, Linjie Wang, Xiaoli Sun, Jiaqi Wang, Jing Wang, Haidong Sui, Junwei Wang, Yitao Zhang

“…The different salinities (5, 10, and 15) had no significant effect on the germination rate, which ranged from 76.4% to 78.8%: low salinity and low osmotic pressure stimulated the germination by accelerating the water uptake through increased osmotic pressure differences. …”
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Evaluating the reinforcements efficiency of sawdust and corncob wastes in structural concrete: A comprehensive review by Abiodun Kilani, Ademilade Olubambi, Bolanle Ikotun, Oladipupo Oladejo, Babatunde Famodu

“…The concrete’s rate of water absorption increased by 74% with the inclusion of SD. …”
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Changes in Chemical Composition, Sources, and Health Risk of PM2.5 with Sand Storm at a Small City in North China by Jihong Wei, Ting Hou, Zhiyong Li, Songtao Guo, Zhenxin Li

“…However, the mass contributions of nine water-soluble ions to PM2.5 decreased from 54.0% to 33.5% due to their low contents in sand dust. …”
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HPLC-MS/MS-Mediated Analysis of the Pharmacokinetics, Bioavailability, and Tissue Distribution of Schisandrol B in Rats by Dahu Liang, Zijing Wu, Yanhao Liu, Chao Li, Xianghong Li, Bin Yang, Haitang Xie, Hua Sun

“…A liquid-liquid extraction (LLE) approach was employed for the preparation of samples that were subsequently separated with an Agilent ZORBAX Eclipse XDB-C18 (4.6 × 150 mm, 5 μm) column with an isocratic mobile phase consisting of methanol and water containing 5 mM ammonium acetate and 0.1% formic acid (90 : 10, v/v). …”
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Preparation and properties of alkali-activated slag-like powder paste by Donghui Li, Wenzhong Zheng, Ying Wang

“…This study used sea sand and ground calcium carbonate powder as raw materials to prepare five types of SP with different Ca/Si (C/S) ratios by melting, water quenching, and grinding. Liquid sodium silicate (LSS) served as the activator for SP in preparing AASPP with fluidity ranging from 144 to 200 mm, final setting time from 48 to 2272 min, and compressive strength at 28 days reaching up to 135.72 MPa, achieving the strength level of alkali-activated slag paste (AASP). …”
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Preparation of APP@CNCSi-DA and its application in intumescent flame retardant polypropylene by Minyi Liang, Caimin Feng, Jiali Jiang, Yanyan Nong, Jianguang Huang, Cuixia Lian, Yingpeng Huo, Yikun Zhang, Guoheng Wei, Zhihao He, Peihong Chen, Weibing Wu, Hesong Peng

“…It was obvious that when the mass ration of APP to CNCSi-DA in APP@CNCSi-DA ranged from 15:15 to 0:30, the water contact angle meter (WCA) value of PP composites were higher than 90°. …”
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Systematic Review and Network Meta-Analysis of Noninvasive Brain Stimulation on Dysphagia after Stroke by Lingling Li, Hailiang Huang, Yuqi Jia, Ying Yu, Zhiyao Liu, Xin Shi, Fangqi Wang

“…Meta-analysis showed that NIBS could improve the dysphagia outcome and severity scale (DOSS) score (standard mean difference SMD=1.44, 95% CI 0.80 to 2.08, P<0.05) and the water swallow test score (SMD=6.23, 95% CI 5.44 to 7.03, P<0.05). …”
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A diverse rotation of corn-soybean-winter wheat/double crop soybean with cereal rye after corn reduces tile nitrate loss by Lowell E. Gentry, Corey A. Mitchell, John M. Green, Carlos Guacho, Eric Miller, Dan Schaefer, Annette K. Vasquez, Zhongjie Yu

“…Artificial drainage via subterranean drainage pipes called tiles transport nitrate from fields to streams, impairing downstream surface waters. Increased crop rotational diversity may conserve nitrogen, support greater system resiliency, and reduce tile nitrate loss. …”
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Acute beneficial effects of a functional energy shot on cognitive performance and mood states during cognitively demanding task performance: a randomized, double-blind, placebo-con... by Olivia K. O’Shea, Olivia K. O’Shea, Nathan Lawley, Anna Azzopardi, Allison Gutkowski, Michelle Murphy Niedziela, Rachel Horn, David O. Kennedy, Jason Adamson

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The Application of Fast Fourier Transform Filtering to High Spatial Resolution Digital Terrain Models Derived from LiDAR Sensors for the Objective Mapping of Surface Features and D... by Alberto González-Díez, Ignacio Díaz-Martínez, Pablo Cruz-Hernández, Antonio Barreda-Argüeso, Matthew Doughty

“…Experiments validate the DTM’s capability to highlight contacts and constructions, with water detection showing high precision (≥60%) and varying precision for buildings. …”
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Cocoa pod husk wastes derived biochar for overcoming potassium deficiency in organic agriculture by Murali Gopal, Elain Apshara S., Sathyaseelan Neenu, Alka Gupta

“…Results: The resulting biochar had a potassium content of 10.9%, with 60% of it being water-soluble, and also contained 13% organic carbon along with nitrogen, phosphorus, and micronutrients. …”
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Substituting Fish Meal with Tubiechong (Eupolyphaga sinensis) By-Product in the Diets of Largemouth Bass (Micropterus salmoides): Effects on Growth, Meat Quality, and Liver Health by Yuhua Yue, Binbin Tong, Mingshi Chen, Xiaoxue Bao, Yanming Qiu, Ying Yang, Hui Yu, Yingying Yu

“…Concurrently, the meat quality in the replacement groups was higher, specifically, the lightness and white values were higher, and the water loss rates were lower (P<0.05) than that in the control group. …”
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The Efficacy of Lubiprostone in Patients of Constipation: An Updated Systematic Review and Meta‐Analysis by Umar Akram, Obaid Ur Rehman, Eeshal Fatima, Zain Ali Nadeem, Omer Usman, Waqas Rasheed, Ramsha Ali, Khawaja Abdul Rehman, Abdulqadir J. Nashwan

“…ABSTRACT Background and Aim Lubiprostone increases chloride and water secretion in the intestines, and several studies have demonstrated the efficacy of lubiprostone in treating functional constipation. …”
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Evaluation of the Antioxidant and Cytotoxic Activities on Cancer Cell Line of Extracts of Parasitic Plants Harvested in Tunisia by Imen Ben Attia, Paolo Zucca, Flaminia Cesare Marincola, Mariella Nieddu, Alessandra Piras, Antonella Rosa, Antonio Rescigno, Mohamed Chaieb

“…The antioxidant activity of hexane, ethyl acetate, acetone, methanol, and water extracts obtained by sequential maceration was estimated by DPPH, ABTS and FRAP assays. …”
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Determining the effect of drug "Warfarin sodium" on toxicity indicators in an acute experiment by D.O. Hlavachek, O.Ye. Kondratenko

“…Three control groups (the first – 6 male rats, the second – 6 female rats, the third – 14 mice) received distilled water. As a result, the mortality rates of experimental animals were obtained, on the basis of which, using the probit analysis method, the toxicity indicator of DL50 was determined: for female rats – 15.85 mg/kg, male rats – 398.11 mg/kg and mice –645.65 mg/kg. …”
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Liquid–Solid Triboelectric Nanogenerator‐Based DNA Barcode Detection Biosensor for Species Identification by Wenlong Ma, Jiawei Li, Xiaolin Qu, Shao‘e Sun, Yanan Zhou, Yitong Liu, Peng Wang, Zhongli Sha

“…Herein, a liquid–solid triboelectric nanogenerator (TENG)‐based DNA barcode detection biosensor is proposed, which consists of water flow, fluid channel, and PDMS film attached by specifically designed capture probe. …”
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