Dissertation Overview: Numerical modelling of the hydrodynamics and energy generation of an oscillating wave surge converter system by Guilherme Fuhrmeister Vargas, Alexandre Beluco

“…This technology, which is on a pre-commercial development scale, presents one of the greatest potentials for electricity generation, due to its operating principle and the great improvement in design experienced over the last few years. …”
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The Effects of Palm Oil Fuel Ash on Mechanical and Durability Properties of Sustainable Foamed Concrete by Dahlia Patah, Amry Dasar, Nurazuwa Md. Noor

“… In recent years, mortar bricks or autoclaved aerated concrete (AAC), also known as foamed concrete, have been widely used as masonry wall materials. Foamed concrete, like bricks, can be produced by adding a foaming agent to achieve the desired weight and density, while meeting requirements for strength and durability. …”
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The Emerging Role of Mesenchymal Stem Cells in Vascular Calcification by Changming Xie, Liu Ouyang, Jie Chen, Huanji Zhang, Pei Luo, Jingfeng Wang, Hui Huang

“…Mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs), with a multidirectional differentiation ability and great potential for clinical application, play a duplex role in the VC process. …”
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Study on Reasonable Roadway Position of Working Face under Strip Coal Pillar in Rock Burst Mine by Hengze Yang, Zhongping Guo, Daozhi Chen, Chao Wang, Fuyu Zhang, Zhaowen Du

“…It is of great significance to study the reasonable position of mining roadway under strip coal pillar for increasing the stability of mining roadway, reducing the waste of resources, and realizing the safety production of working face. …”
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Study on the Instability Characteristics and Bolt Support in Deep Mining Roadways Based on the Surrounding Rock Stability Index: Example of Pansan Coal Mine by Jucai Chang, Kai He, Zhiqiang Yin, Wanfeng Li, Shihui Li, Dongdong Pang

“…During mining, the area of instability greatly increases at first, then decreases to 0, and reaches a maximum value at the peak of the abutment pressure. …”
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Thesis Overview: Oscillating wave surge converters – Large eddy simulation modelling of wave farms hydrodynamics and its related energy potential by Guilherme Fuhrmeister Vargas, Alexandre Beluco

“…This technology, which is on a pre-commercial development scale, presents one of the greatest potentials for electricity generation, due to its operating principle and the great improvement in design experienced over the last few years. …”
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Study on Air Void Characteristics and Hydraulic Characteristics of Porous Asphalt Concrete Based on Image Processing Technology by Zhanqi Wang, Jianguang Xie, Lei Gao, Yanping Liu, Kuan Li

“…The distribution of hydraulic radius and cross-sectional area ratio was calculated and researched by statistical methods. A new parameter, perimeter variation coefficient, is proposed to study the influence of boundary wall roughness on the drainage performance. …”
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Variations on Reservoir Parameters of Oil Shale Deposits under Periodic Freeze-Thaw Cycles: Laboratory Tests by Rui-heng Li, Zhong-guang Sun, Jiang-fu He, Zhi-wei Liao, Lei Li, Fang Qian

“…As one of the most important unconventional hydrocarbon resources, the oil shale has been extracted with a frozen wall to successfully increase the shale oil production and reduce environmental pollution, which results from the harmful liquids in the in situ conversion processing of oil shale. …”
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Lodging in wheat: genetic and environmental factors and ways of overcoming by E. V. Ageeva, I. N. Leonova, I. E. Likhenko

“…Genetic factors reflecting correlations between the lodging and the thickness of the stem wall, the number of vascular bundles and other characters were mapped to chromosomes 1A, 1B, 2A, 2D, 3A, 4B, 4D, 5A, 5D, 6D and 7D. …”
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Assessment of long-term changes in subvalvular aortic stenosis in patients following transcatheter aortic valve implantation by Vladlen V. Bazylev, Andrey B. Voevodin, Alexey S. Masyutin

“…AIM: To evaluate changes in hypertrophy of interventricular septum (IVS) in patients with a combination of AS and HCM following TAVI. …”
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Bending Moment Calculations for Piles Based on the Finite Element Method by Yu-xin Jie, Hui-na Yuan, Hou-de Zhou, Yu-zhen Yu

“…Using the finite element analysis program ABAQUS, a series of calculations on a cantilever beam, pile, and sheet pile wall were made to investigate the bending moment computational methods. …”
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Extraction of Saponins from Xanthoceras sorbifolium Bunge Leaves Using Deep Eutectic Solvents and Their Inhibitory Activity against Postharvest Pathogenic Fungi by Xue LI, Xinyu CHU, Erzheng SU, Jiahong WANG

“…It was an extraction method of XLs saponin with great potential for application. The saponins extracted by DES from XLs mainly included madecassic acid, saikogenin D, glycyrrhetinic acid, oleanolic acid, ginsenoside Rg3, maslinic acid, saikosaponin A and asiatic acid. …”
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Hydrate-Based Methane Storage in Biodegradable Hydrogels Absorbing Dilute Sodium P-Styrenesulfonate Solution by Fangzheng Hua, Kang Tan, Jingyu Lv, Fei Wang, Mengting Sun

“…Developing an exceptional reaction medium with high promotion efficiency, desirable biodegradability and good recyclability is necessary for hydrate-based methane storage. In this work, a kind of eco-friendly hydrogel, polyvinyl alcohol-co-acrylic acid (PVA-co-PAA), was utilized to absorb dilute sodium p-styrenesulfonate (SS) solution, for constructing a hybrid reaction medium for methane hydrate formation. …”
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Research Review and Prospect of Litchi Fruit Cracking by Xiwen LI, Haoshuang SUN, Xuequn PANG, Zhaoqi ZHANG

“…We also summarize the causes of litchi fruit cracking at different developmental stages and among different varieties from the perspectives of growth environmental conditions, litchi variety characteristics (genetics, fruit size, seed type, pericarp characteristics), and etc., and the research progress in its physiology and molecular biology including pulp TSS, calcium content, cell wall components and their associated enzymes. The review points out that although there are great differences in the susceptibility of fruit cracking among different litchi varieties, so far, we have not been able to identify the key enzymes or major genes related to fruit cracking; compared with other fruits, litchi fruit cracking has a certain degree of specificity, which is manifested in that litchi fruit cracking peaks at the stage from the green fruit stage to the color turning stage, and that the fruits always crack along the suture line with the pulp remaining intact. …”
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Efficacy Study of Carrageenan as an Alternative Infused Material (Filler) in Poly(3-hydroxybutyrate-co-3-hydroxyvalerate) Porous 3D Scaffold by Nor Syamimi Che Johari, Syazwan Aizad, Saiful Irwan Zubairi

“…The carrageenan infused scaffold of 4% (w/v) was demonstrated to be the best 3D structure for a long-term cell culture (>2 weeks). In conclusion, the usage of carrageenan as a composite material exhibits its great potential to be used in tissue engineering application and 3D cell culture model.…”
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Reproducibility and Consistency of Isolation Protocols for Fibroblasts, Smooth Muscle Cells, and Epithelial Cells from the Human Vagina by Jayson Sueters, Rogier Schipperheijn, Judith Huirne, Theo Smit, Zeliha Guler

“…We recently developed a vascularized, organ-specific matrix from healthy human vaginal wall tissue with suitable biomechanical properties. …”
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Nanoconfined Water in Shales and Its Impact on Real Gas Flow by Yudan Li, Shaohua Gu, Cheng Dai

“…More specifically, a gas core flows in the center of the organic/inorganic pore surrounded by a water film which can be further divided into an interfacial region (near-wall water) and bulk region (bulk water). …”
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Experimental Study on Tunnel Failure Mechanism and the Effect of Combined Anti-Dislocation Measures Under Fault Dislocation by Jiaxuan Du, Songhong Yan, Weiyu Sun, Mingxing Cao, Yuxiang Li

“…The force distribution on the left and right sidewalls of the lining exhibits an anti-symmetric pattern across the fault plane. The left side wall is extruded by surrounding rock in the moving block, while the right side wall experiences extrusion from the surrounding rock in the fracture zone, and there is a phenomenon of dehollowing and loosening of the surrounding rock on both sides of the fault plane; the combination of anti-dislocation measures significantly enhances the tunnel’s stress state, reducing peak axial strain by 93% compared to a continuous tunnel. …”
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Numerical Modeling of Wave Reflection from Sloped Impermeable Seawalls Using the SPH Method: Case Study of Chabahar Port by Behrouz Aghaei, Afshin Mohseni Arasteh, Kamran Lari, Masoud Torabi Azad

“…The results showed that increasing the wave height slightly decreases the reflection coefficient. Meanwhile, a direct relationship was found between the wave height and the water level fluctuations near the wall. …”
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