Assessment of the Possibility of Transition Power Boilers to Alternative Solid Fuels by Modeling Combustion Processes by V. B. Prokhorov, V. S. Kirichkov, S. L. Chernov, M. V. Fomenko

“…For a long time, the ability of ash to slagging was determined by the results of a fusibility test by changing the shape of a pyramid of ash particles during its gradual heating to various states according to the specific temperatures, viz. the initial deformation temperature, the softening temperature, the hemispherical temperature. …”
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Preparation and Anti-fatigue Function of Weizmannia coagulans BC99 Emergency Energy Bar by Haodan GUO, Ying WU, Yuqiong WEI, Li CAO, Zhouya BAI, Qiuxia FAN, Nan PENG, Shaobin GU

“…The corresponding exhaustion time, glycogen content, and contents of fatigue factors, inflammatory cytokines, and oxidative stress factors in serum were measured. …”
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Prediction and policy: Do empirical gross calorific value prediction help reduce coal testing overload? by Saroj K Sadangi, Rudra P Pradhan

“…While laboratory testing accurately determines GCV, it is costly and time-consuming due to the reliance on expensive equipment and skilled personnel. …”
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Digging Into Digital: Investigating the Self-perceived Social Media Competency of Oklahoma Extension Master Gardeners by Brooklyn Evans, Audrey E.H. King, Lauren Lewis Cline, Justin Quetone Moss, Kenna Sandberg

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Study on a new process and its kinetics of iron recovery and glass-ceramics preparation from desulfurization slag by Tong Z.-B., Sun J.-T., Liu S.-C., Zhang W., Kuang M.-L.

“…At the same time, the reduction slag is adjusted to the target crystallization phase, so that the high temperature reduction slag after carbon thermal reduction can be used to produce glass-ceramics directly. …”
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Contribution of Surface Treatment on Physical and Mechanical Properties of Recycled Concrete Aggregates by Brian Jacks Odero, Raphael N. Mutuku, Timothy Nyomboi, Zachary A. Gariy

“…The demand for virgin aggregates for concrete production worldwide has been increasing. At the same time, there is an increase in the production of rubbles from construction-related activities. …”
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Experimental Research on Mechanical Property and Environmental Safety of an Industrial Residue Waste Subgrade Material by Yangpeng Zhang, Jianping Xiong, Qinglin Li, Jiuhui Cui

“…In order to promote the sustainable use of oil shale residues, a novel subgrade material (SOF) composed of silty clay, oil shale ash residue, and fly ash was developed. The aim of this paper is to study the mechanical behavior and environmental impact of SOF, which is regarded as the safety assessment and prediction for the application of this novel material. …”
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Evaluating the Effects of Ozone Nanobubble Treatments on Postharvest Quality of Fresh Peaches by Orestis Giannopoulos, Ramsey Corn, Dario Chavez, Francisco Loayza, Angelos Deltsidis

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Electrochemical Studies of WC-Flyash HVOF Coating Interface on SA209-T1 Steel under 3.5 NaCl Solution by D. Elango, A. Daniel Das, S. P. Kumaresh Babu, S. Natarajan, A. Yeshitla

“…Due to the adaptation of corrosion easy in boiler material, the research of those properties is significant because of its criticality and functionality during the service time. A right coating was found and applied on the SA209-T1 surface against corrosive environments. …”
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Nutritional components in instant porridge fortified with fermented lebui beans by Wahyu Mushollaeni, Atina Rahmawati

“…The instant porridge had 19.49% protein, 1.58% lipid, 3.16% moisture, 2.44% ash, 3.29% fiber, 70.05% carbohydrate, 27.62 mgGAE/g phenolics, 98.21 mgQE/g flavonoids, and 85.23 ppm anthocyanin. …”
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Using microfluidic shear to assess transfusion requirements in trauma patients by Rachael A Callcut, James T Ross, Anamaria J Robles, Leslie H Vuoncino, Ashli C Barnes, Leonardo W Graeff, Taylor L Anway, Nico T Vincent, Nithya Tippireddy, Kimi M Tanaka, Randi J Mays

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Study on Adiabatic Temperature Rise Reflecting Hydration Degree of Concrete by Yanhua Han, Shaojun Fu, Shufa Wang, Zuowei Xie

“…The thermal model and the relevant parameters of concrete are the most important issues to study the space-time characteristics of temperature field, which are also the theoretical foundation of temperature control and crack prevention for the mass concrete structures. …”
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Experimental Study of Slurry Flow in Mining-Induced Fractures during Longwall Overburden Grout Injection by Dayang Xuan, Jian Li, Kaidan Zheng, Jialin Xu

“…The slurry pressure increased as the grouting time increased. Although the pressure curves at different locations exhibited similar trends, their values did not decrease as the distance from the borehole center decreased during observations. …”
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Change in mineral composition and cooking quality in legumes grown on semi-arid alfisols due to elevated CO2 and temperature by K. Sreedevi Shankar, M. Vanaja, Mekala Shankar, Asma Siddiqua, K. L. Sharma, V. Girijaveni, V. K. Singh

“…Moreover, principal component analysis (PCA) revealed that the major contributors to PC1 were Mg, crude fiber, cooking time, phosphorus, hydration capacity, ash content, and Mn. …”
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Physico-chemical properties and structure of rice cultivars grown in Heilongjiang Province of China by Yinyuan He, Fenglian Chen, Yanguo Shi, Zhexian Guan, Na Zhang, Osvaldo H. Campanella

“…There were significant differences in the content of fat, protein, ash, amylose, damaged starch among 12 cultivars. …”
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Effect of concentric exercise-induced fatigue on proprioception, motor control and performance of the upper limb in handball players. by Stelios Hadjisavvas, Michalis A Efstathiou, Irene-Chrysovalanto Themistocleous, Katerina Daskalaki, Paraskevi Malliou, Christoforos D Giannaki, Jeremy Lewis, Manos Stefanakis

“…Although fatigue reduces reflex reaction time the effect is only marginal.…”
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Comparison of CaO-NPs and Chicken Eggshell-Derived CaO in the Production of Biodiesel from Schinziophyton rautanenii (Mongongo) Nut Oil by Keene Carlvin Mmusi, Sebusi Odisitse, Florence Nareetsile

“…The reactions were all performed at constant reaction conditions of 9 : 1 methanol to oil ratio, 3 h reaction time, and 65°C reaction temperature.…”
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Study of Phenotypic and Molecular Approaches of Potyvirus plumpoxi Resistance Evaluation in New Czech Apricot Hybrids by Eliška Zezulová, Tomáš Kiss, Kateřina Baránková, Tomáš Nečas

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Accelerated microwave curing of hybrid geopolymers with nano-silica for enhanced physico-mechanical properties by Mücteba Uysal, Beyza Fahriye Aygün, Sarsenbek Montayev, Bolat Balapanov

“…This paper presents the microwave curing method as an alternative to conventional thermal curing of hybrid (fly ash-slag) geopolymer mortars (GMs) to achieve comparable performance with significantly reduced curing times. …”
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Effects of Fine Gangue on Strength, Resistivity, and Microscopic Properties of Cemented Coal Gangue Backfill for Coal Mining by Tingye Qi, Guorui Feng, Yanrong Li, Yuxia Guo, Jun Guo, Yujiang Zhang

“…The cemented coal gangue backfill (CGB) in coal mining is normally made of gangue (particle size of 0–15 mm), fly ash, cement, and water. In this study, the effects of the weight content (ranging from 20% to 60%) of fine gangue (0–5 mm) on the microscopic characteristics, resistivity, and compressive strength of CGB were investigated at 3 d and 28 d curing times, respectively. …”
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