Effect of Hydroxyapatite Coating in Combination with Physical Modifications on Microshear Bond Strength of Zirconia to Resin Cement by Faezeh Atri, Vanya Rasaie, Sakineh Nikzad Jamnani, Saba Mohammadi

“…In the present research, 60 sintered zirconia blocks (4 × 4 × 4 mm) were randomized into four groups of 15, including Al2O3 particle abrasion (group 1), HA coating (group 2), Al2O3 particle abrasion + HA coating (group 3), and Er, Cr: YSGG laser irradiation + HA coating (group 4). …”
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A clinical study of minimal blood flow clamping combined with 3D printing technology in laparoscopic nephron-sparing surgery by Lingbo Yang, Pengtao Wei, Xiaohui Li, Jiantao Sun

“…Group B comprised 22 cases that underwent laparoscopic partial nephrectomy by highly selective renal artery clamping technology. …”
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Kinetics and Thermodynamics of Oil Extraction from Jatropha curcas L. Using Ethanol as a Solvent by Silmara Bispo dos Santos, Marcio Arêdes Martins, Ana Lívia Caneschi, Paulo Rafael Morette Aguilar, Jane Sélia dos Reis Coimbra

“…In the study the yield and kinetic and thermodynamic parameters of the oil extraction process from Jatropha curcas L. using ethanol as a solvent were evaluated for different temperatures, moisture contents of the solid phase, and particle sizes. The extraction process yield increased with contact time of solid particles with the solvent until reaching equilibrium (saturation of the solvent), for all the temperatures, moisture contents, and average particle sizes. …”
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Model independent bounds on heavy sterile neutrinos from the angular distribution of B → D* ℓν decays by Florian U. Bernlochner, Marco Fedele, Tim Kretz, Ulrich Nierste, Markus T. Prim

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Analysis of Vibration Response Law of Multistory Building under Tunnel Blasting Loads by Runke Huo, Shuguang Li, Zhanping Song, Yoshiaki Fujii, Shan Lei, Jianchao Mao, Sisi Tian, Zizhen Miao

“…The particle velocity in the z-direction was the largest and should be paid attention. …”
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Experimental study on the heat transfer performance of vapor chamber with uniform/gradient wicks by Liaofei Yin, Jiachen Li, Zhou Wang, Hongling Lu

“…In this paper, a series of VCs were designed and fabricated, in which the wick was a gradient structure with composite particle shape and composite particle size, and their heat transfer effects were studied experimentally and compared with VCs with uniform-structure wick. …”
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Synthesis of EPB/TiO2 Activated Carbon Composite Using Microwaves Activation for Purification of Motor Vehicle Exhaust Emissions by Wahyu Nur Aqni, Mega Nurhanisa, Dwiria Wahyuni

“…Therefore, the best reduction results occur at a particle size of 200 mesh. …”
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Multifractal Analysis of Temporal Variation in Soil Pore Distribution by Yanhui Jia, Yayang Feng, Xianchao Zhang, Xiulu Sun

“…The results revealed that while soil particle-size distribution (Particle-SD) showed minor temporal changes, soil pore-size distribution (Pore-SD) experienced significant temporal fluctuations over a cropping season, both following a generalized power law, indicative of multifractal traits. …”
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Rapid qualitative and quantitative analysis of strong aroma base liquor based on SPME-MS combined with chemometrics by Zongbao Sun, Junkui Li, Jianfeng Wu, Xiaobo Zou, Chi-Tang Ho, Liming Liang, Xiaojing Yan, Xuan Zhou

“…Results showed that SPME-MS combined with a back-propagation artificial neural network (BPANN) method yielded almost the same recognition performance compared to linear discriminant analysis (LDA) in distinguishing different grades of SABL, with 84% recognition rate for the test set. Partial least squares (PLS), successive projection algorithm partial least squares (SPA-PLS) model, and competitive adaptive reweighed sampling-partial least squares (CARS-PLS) were established for the prediction of the four esters in the SABL. …”
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Tunnel face stability in strata rich in water with soft upper and hard lower layers by Tao Zhan, Ziwei Hu, Yan Kuang, Zhiliang Zhu, Kaiyi Liao

“…Abstract When a shield tunnel is excavated in water-rich strata with soft upper and hard lower layers, the failure mode of the tunnel face may shift from an overall failure mode to a partial failure mode. To address this issue, three-dimensional discrete failure mechanisms for both partial and overall failure modes are established on the basis of the upper bound theorem and spatial discretization techniques. …”
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Anterior clinoid process metastasis with sudden loss of vision: role of emergency optic nerve decompression by Marta Rico-Pereira, Fernando Muñoz-Hernández

“…After surgery, the patient had an immediate but partial improvement in visual acuity and in the visual field defect. …”
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Migration Characteristics and Restoration Mechanism of Grout Containing Aggregate in Overburden Fractures Based on CFD-DEM Coupling Model by Yulou Ren, Feng Du, Huanqi Chen, Zijie Hong, Ziyuan Ren

“…The aggregate with particle size of 3 mm and density of 3250 migrates 1.25 m to reach the maximum solid ratio of 12.9%. …”
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Investigating the Effect of Temperature and Time of the Process of Producing Graphene Quantum Dots by Carbonization on Structural, Microstructural, and Optical Properties by M. Nazari, H. R. Baharvandi, N. Ehsani

“…The results showed that the best sample in terms of distribution and particle size was production at 220°C for 60 s with 3 nm in particle size for over 45% of the particles. …”
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Forest Fire Smoke Layers Observed in the Free Troposphere over Portugal with a Multiwavelength Raman Lidar: Optical and Microphysical Properties by Sérgio Nepomuceno Pereira, Jana Preißler, Juan Luis Guerrero-Rascado, Ana Maria Silva, Frank Wagner

“…The transportation time, within 1-2 days (or less), pointed towards the presence of relatively fresh smoke particles over the site. Some strong layers aloft were observed with particle backscatter and extinction coefficients (at 355 nm) greater than 5 Mm−1 sr−1 and close to 300 Mm−1, respectively. …”
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The Long-term Variations and Influencing Factors of Soil Saturated Hydraulic Conductivity in Terraces on the Loess Plateau by PENG Xin, NI Lingshan, JI Keyan, DAI Wei, WANG Zhuoxiao, CHANG Heng, FANG Nufang

“…The Kruskal-Wallis H test, Spearman correlation analysis, and partial least squares path model (PLS-PM) were conducted to examine the impact of terrace construction on Ks and its temporal variations, as well as the influencing factors. …”
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Influence of elevated temperature exposure on the residual compressive strength and radiation shielding efficiency of ordinary concrete incorporating granodiorite and ceramic powde... by Alaa A. Mahmoud, Alaa A. El-Sayed, Ayman M. Aboraya, Islam N. Fathy, Mohamed A. Abouelnour, Maged E. Elfakharany, Mohy S. Fattouh, Abdelmoniem E. Alahmer, Islam M. Nabil

“…Abstract This research investigates the potential of utilizing types of construction waste as partial cement replacements within concrete formulations. …”
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Emulsifying Properties of Dried Soy-Whey, Dried Tofu-Whey, and Their Isolated Proteins by Sobral Pablo A., Ossa J. Sebastian Henao, Palazolo Gonzalo G., Wagner Jorge R.

“…Again, this improvement was more pronounced for samples obtained from soy-whey, probably due to partial protein denaturation associated to treatment with the organic solvent. …”
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Sustainable foam glass property prediction using machine learning: A comprehensive comparison of predictive methods and techniques by Mohamed Abdellatief, Leong Sing Wong, Norashidah Md Din, Ali Najah Ahmed, Abba Musa Hassan, Zainah Ibrahim, G. Murali, Kim Hung Mo, Ahmed El-Shafie

“…The dataset comprises 214 data points, encompassing input variables such as glass particle diameter, foam agent content, heating rate, holding time, sintering temperature, and dry density, with output parameters of porosity and CS. …”
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Intraoperative Electrical Nerve Stimulation as a Prognostic Tool in Patients Undergoing Peripheral Nerve Neurolysis by Christoph A. Schroen, BS, Yufan Yan, MD, Christian E. Awah, MD, Unwana Abasi, MD, Paul J. Cagle, MD, Michael R. Hausman, MD, Steven M. Koehler, MD

“…Intraoperative stimulation at 0.5 mA was observed in 73% (33/45) of nerves, with 76% achieving full recovery, 18% partial recovery, and 6% no recovery. Two nerves stimulated at 2 mA and one at 20 mA, with both showing partial recovery. …”
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Biosynthesis of a range of ZnO nanoparticles utilising Salvia hispanica L. seed extract and evaluation of their bioactivity by Kiran Singh, Shweta Yadav

“…The antioxidant, antidiabetic, and catalytic capabilities improved with an increase in particle size. Nevertheless, it was found that an increase in particle size corresponded with a substantial reduction in antibacterial activity. …”
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