Analytical and Experimental Analysis of a Free Link in Contact with a Granular Medium by Dan B. Marghitu, Seung Lee

“…This phenomenon involves how rapidly a free link strikes the granular medium and how it slows down upon contact.…”
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Contaminants in the Urban Environment: Pharmaceuticals and Personal Care Products (PPCPs)—Part 1 by Yun-Ya Yang, Gurpal S. Toor

Subjects: “…Contaminants in the Urban Environment series…”
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RSE et théorie des parties prenantes : les impasses du contrat by Didier Cazal

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Parasitic infection prevalence in tuberculosis patients and their household contacts in the Littoral Region of Cameroon by Lucy Cho Nchang, Chefor Magha, Patience Agwa Fonong, Narcisse Victor Tchamatchoua Gandjui, Nancielle Mbiatong Tchatat, Desmond Akumtoh Nkimbeng, Frank Noel Nietcho, Juluis Visnel Foyet, Fanny Fri Fombad, Tatiana Djikeussi Katcho, Jerome Fru Cho, Achim Hoerauf, Manuel Ritter, Samuel Wanji

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Improvement of Adhesion, Line Definition, Contact Resistance and Semiconductor Properties by Sputter-Etching by T. Kallfass

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Noi contro tutti: la solidarietà aggressiva nella web communitas No Lombroso by Maria Teresa Milicia

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The Development of a Sub-Surface Monitoring System for Organic Contamination in Soils and Groundwater by Sharon L. Huntley, Lawrence J. Ritchie, Steven J. Setford, Selwayan Saini

“…A major problem when dealing with environmental contamination is the early detection and subsequent surveillance of the contamination. …”
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Evaluating capability of two halophyte plants for phytoextraction of cadmium from contaminated soils by Mahboubeh Mazhari, Safoora Asadi Kapourchal, Mehdi Homaee

“…Selecting an appropriate plant is a key factor for the phytoextraction of heavy metals from contaminated soils. The possibility of using two halophytes for the remediation of cadmium (Cd) from contaminated soils was investigated. …”
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FAST METHOD OF NON-CONTACT MICROWAVE MEASUREMENTS OF ELECTRICAL PARAMETERS OF COMPACT SAMPLES by N. A. Poklonski, A. I. Siahlo, V. T. Shnitko, V. A. Merkulov, O. M. Davidenia, A. I. Kovalev

“…The setup with a reflective microwave H101 resonator for the non-contact measurements of the electrical parameters of compact samples (the diameter less than 5 mm) is constructed. …”
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Protein-DNA interactions: statistical analysis of interatomic contacts in major and minor grooves by A. A. Anashkina, E. N. Kuznetsov, A. V.  Batianovskii, L. A. Uroshlev, V. G. Tumanyan, N. G. Esipova

“…The method unambiguously defines contacts between atoms without any parameters, and characterizes each contact by the distance between atoms and the contact area, which is determined by the corresponding face of the Voronoi polyhedron. …”
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Quick Exit or Deliberate Loosening? On the Future of Contact Restrictions in the COVID-19Crisis by Sebastian Dullien, Alexander Herzog-Stein, Peter Hohlfeld, Sven Schreiber, Silke Tober

“…In addition, the various plausible scenarios for the spread and containment of infection are presented with different options for easing contact restrictions.…”
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STUDY ON DYNAMICS MODELING AND RESPONSE CHARACTERISTIC OF BOLTED STRUCTURE WITH THE CONTACT SURFACE CHARACTERISTIC by ZHAI Zhangxin, SUN Yunyun, WU Shijing

“…Therefore, with considering the influence of the surface mopography parameters, plastic index on the normal contact stiffness, contact damping and under the various conditions such as external harmonic excitation, the existing normal contact model of bolted structure was modified, and the obtained nonlinear normal contact stiffness and nonlinear contact damping were applied to the dynamics response characteristics analysis of forced vibration of bolted joints structure. …”
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Arsenic contamination in GBM plains with a focus on Bihar, India: risks and remediation by Nishita Ivy

“…Abstract Groundwater arsenic (As) contamination is a serious environmental and public health concern worldwide. …”
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Skin-to-Skin Contact in Cesarean Birth and Duration of Breastfeeding: A Cohort Study by Andrea Guala, Luigina Boscardini, Raffaella Visentin, Paola Angellotti, Laura Grugni, Michelangelo Barbaglia, Elise Chapin, Eleonora Castelli, Enrico Finale

“…Early skin-to-skin contact (SSC) after birth is a physiological practice that is internationally recommended and has well-documented importance for the baby and for the mother. …”
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Diversity of Mycotoxins in Stored Paddy Rice: Contamination Patterns in the Mekong Delta, Vietnam by Lien Thi Kim Phan, Thuy Thi Ngoc Nguyen, Thien Thi Thanh Tran, Sarah De Saeger

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Mycotoxins Detection and Fungal Contamination in Black and Green Tea by HPLC-Based Method by K. Pakshir, Z. Mirshekari, H. Nouraei, Z. Zareshahrabadi, K. Zomorodian, H. Khodadadi, A. Hadaegh

“…The fungal contamination and total aflatoxins (AF) and ochratoxin A (OTA) of tea samples were examined. …”
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Effects of concave thoracoplasty on chest circumference and ventilatory function in adolescence with idiopathic scoliosis by Khaled Takey Ahmed, Abla Mohamed Hamed, Youssry El Hawary, Nesreen G. El-Nahas, Akram M. Helmy, Mohammed Hesham Aboelenien

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Heavy metal contamination and eutrophication effects on bacterial communities in the Han River basin by Fei Xiong, Cejia Yao, Dongdong Zhai, Hongyan Liu, Wang Dong, Yuanyuan Chen

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Characterization of Contact-Type Defects in Mortar Using a Nonlinear Ultrasonic Method by Zhichao Nie, Kui Wang, Mingjie Zhao, Xiao Sun

“…Second harmonic generation (SHG) is one of the common techniques in the nonlinear ultrasonic test. The contact-type defects play an important role in material damage, which are hard to be detected. …”
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Modelling a Coupled Thermoelectromechanical Behaviour of Contact Elements via Fractal Surfaces by G. Mazzucco, F. Moro, M. Guarnieri

“…In this way the micromechanical model allowed for an upgraded contact algorithm in terms of effective contact area and thermal and electrical contact conductivities. …”
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