Non-Linear Increase of the Real Contact Area of PMMA Blocks and the Related Contact Model by Zhijun Luo, Kai Wu, Shaoze Yan

“…However, the real contact area fraction should never equal one; there must be a limit smaller than the apparent area, implying that the real contact area cannot increase linearly indefinitely. …”
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Primary Intimal (Spindle Cell) Sarcoma of the Heart: A Case Report and Review of the Literature by A. Ibrahim, A. Luk, P. Singhal, Bo Wan, A. Zavodni, R. J. Cusimano, J. Butany

“…He had a 30 lb weight loss apparently due to dieting. He denied any other constitutional symptoms. …”
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CAMPHORQUINONE AS A PHOTOINITIATOR IN THE POLYMERIZATION OF2-HYDROXYETHYL METHACRYLATE IN AQUEOUS SOLUTION:A KINETIC STUDY by Iqbal Ahmad et al

“…The change in the concentration of HEMA during polymerization has been determined by a UV spectrometric method at 208 nm with a precision of ±3%. The apparent first-order rate constants (kobs) for the polymerization of HEMA by CQ in the presence of 0.01 M TEOHA, carried out up to 100 s, range from 3.35–7.78 (1 M), 2.72–6.78 (2 M) and 2.33–5.89×10–4 s –1 (3 M). …”
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Evaluation of Relationship between Water Absorption and Durability of Concrete Materials by S. P. Zhang, L. Zong

“…Furthermore, chloride ion diffusion coefficient has exponent relation to surface water absorption with higher correlation coefficient. However, no apparent relationship was found between internal water absorption and durability like impermeability, resistance to sulfate attack, and chloride ion diffusion.…”
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Par-delà le changement climatique, les représentations du changement environnemental : le poids de la tension entre filière et territoire dans les secteurs pastoral et viticole en... by Marion Charbonneau, Gaëlle Deletraz, Julien Rebotier 

“…Drawing on a strong thematic research and a didactic presentation of the methodology, a critical epistemological statement allows addressing the apparently normal scientific demonstration process. …”
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Metal Ion Adsorption by Peat and Solvent-Extracted Peat by Michelle M. Minihan, E. McCann, James J. Leahy

“…The extracted peat also demonstrated an increase in cation-exchange capacity from 127.2 to 149.5 mequiv/100 g, apparently due to an increase in available phenolic groups. …”
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Preparation and Antifiltration Performance of Organic Zirconium Crosslinker for Guar Gum-Fracturing Fluid by Yirong Chen, Yufang Wang, Wei Wei, Jiahui He

“…In addition, the effects of different factors on the filtration coefficient and apparent viscosity of fracturing fluid were studied, and this study explores the micro mechanisms of various factors affecting the filtration coefficient from a molecular dynamics perspective. …”
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Clinical Holistic Medicine: Chronic Pain in the Locomotor System by Søren Ventegodt, Joav Merrick

“…Often it turns out that the blocked areas develop actual physical damage over time: a slipped disk in the back, articular degeneration, or osteoarthritis when the cartilage is affected, can often be explained in this way. Apparently, the exact areas where the blockage is situated cause cellular problems, disrupting cellular order. …”
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Comparison of Raw Dairy Manure Slurry and Anaerobically Digested Slurry as N Sources for Grass Forage Production by Olivia E. Saunders, Ann-Marie Fortuna, Joe H. Harrison, Elizabeth Whitefield, Craig G. Cogger, Ann C. Kennedy, Andy I. Bary

“…We conducted a 3-year field study to determine how raw dairy slurry and anaerobically digested slurry (dairy slurry and food waste) applied via broadcast and subsurface deposition to reed canarygrass (Phalaris arundinacea) affected forage biomass, N uptake, apparent nitrogen recovery (ANR), and soil nitrate concentrations relative to urea. …”
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Characterization and Comparison of Structure and Physicochemical Properties of Highland Barley Starch of Different Colors by Mengru Han, Xiongying Zhang, Honglu Wang, Jiayue Zhou, Meijin Liu, Xirong Zhou, Aliaksandr Ivanistau, Qinghua Yang, Baili Feng

“…In this study, black, purple, blue, and yellow highland barley varieties were planted under the same cultivation conditions, and their starch distribution, structural characteristics, and physicochemical properties were analyzed. The apparent amylose content was highest in the purple variety (20.26%) and lowest in the yellow variety (18.58%). …”
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Numerical Analysis on the Structure Type and Mechanical Response of Tunnel Crossing Active Reverse Fault by Xianmin Han, Wenjiang Li

“…Researches show that the segment length of the articulated lining could be confirmed by the longitudinal distribution of maximum bending moment of lining after faulting. There are apparent stress concentrations occurring in the lining segment crossing the fault plane, and serious damage appears in the vault and wall waist of the tunnel. …”
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Connection between Relationship Quality and Megaproject Success: Moderating Role of Contractual Functions by Dedong Wang, Yongqiang Lu, Shaoze Fang

“…However, contractual control has no apparent effect on the relationship between reciprocity and relationship quality. …”
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Experimental Study on Performance Influencing Factors and Reasonable Mixture Ratio of Desert Sand Ceramsite Lightweight Aggregate Concrete by Songlin Zhang, Kang Yuan, Jiaming Zhang, Junlin Guo

“…An orthogonal test was conducted to analyze the effects of the water-binder ratio, sand ratio, desert sand substitution rate, and fly ash content on the slump, apparent density, and tube crushing strength of desert sand ceramsite lightweight aggregate concrete. …”
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Kinetic Studies on Fermentative Production of Biofuel from Synthesis Gas Using Clostridium ljungdahlii by Maedeh Mohammadi, Abdul Rahman Mohamed, Ghasem D. Najafpour, Habibollah Younesi, Mohamad Hekarl Uzir

“…This model also accommodated the CO inhibitory effects on cell growth at high CO partial pressures, where no growth was apparent at high dissolved CO tensions (PCO∗>0.743 atm). …”
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Stoicism and Frankfurtian Compatibilism by László Bernáth

“…However, the scholarly agreement is only apparent because they disagree about the way of similarity between the Stoic and the Frankfurtian theories. …”
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Ionospheric Disturbances Generated by the 2015 Calbuco Eruption: Comparison of GITM‐R Simulations and GNSS Observations by J. Tyska, Y. Deng, S. Zhang, C. Y. Lin

“…Most notably, GITM‐R is able to reproduce the relative wave amplitude of AGWs as a function of radial distance from the vent, showing acoustic dominant forcing in the near field (<500 km) and gravity dominant forcing in the far‐field (>500 km). The estimated apparent phase speeds from GITM‐R simulations are consistent with observations with ∼10% difference from observation for both acoustic wave packets and a trailing gravity mode. …”
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Chemical Immobilization of Sloth Bears (Melursus ursinus) with Ketamine Hydrochloride and Xylazine Hydrochloride: Hematology and Serum Biochemical Values by M. Veeraselvam, R. Sridhar, P. Perumal, M. G. Jayathangaraj

“…Health related parameters comprising hematological values like packed cell volume (PCV), hemoglobin (Hb), red blood cell count (RBC), erythrocyte indices, and so forth and biochemical values like total protein, blood urea nitrogen (BUN), creatinine, alkaline amino-transferase (ALT), aspartate amino-transferase (AST), and so forth were estimated in 11 (5 males and 6 females) apparently healthy bears. Comparison between sexes revealed significant difference in PCV (P<0.05) and mean corpuscular hemoglobin concentration (MCHC) (P<0.05). …”
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Myelofibrosis-Associated Lymphoproliferative Disease: Retrospective Study of 16 Cases and Literature Review by A. Etienne, B. Gruson, D. Chatelain, R. Garidi, B. Royer, H. Sevestre, J. P. Marolleau, G. Damaj

“…A search for lymphoproliferation should be considered when the cause of MF is not apparent.…”
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Preliminary Results of Hyperthermic Intraperitoneal Intraoperative Chemotherapy as an Adjuvant in Resectable Pancreatic Cancer by Antonios-Apostolos K. Tentes, Dimitrios Kyziridis, Stylianos Kakolyris, Nicolaos Pallas, Georgios Zorbas, Odysseas Korakianitis, Christos Mavroudis, Nicolaos Courcoutsakis, Panos Prasopoulos

“…Increased morbidity and mortality from intraoperative gemcitabine was not apparent. Patients with pancreatic cancer undergoing potentially curative resection in combination with HIPEC may be offered a survival benefit. …”
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Association of Xmn I Polymorphism and Hemoglobin E Haplotypes on Postnatal Gamma Globin Gene Expression in Homozygous Hemoglobin E by Supachai Ekwattanakit, Yuwarat Monteerarat, Suchada Riolueang, Kalaya Tachavanich, Vip Viprakasit

“…The cis-regulation of γ globin gene expression might not be apparent under a milder condition with lesser globin imbalance such as homozygous Hb E.…”
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