Production and characterization of biodiesel from Argemone mexicana seed oil by Melese Damtew Asfaw, Adamu Tizazu Yadeta, Betelihem Gessese Yewalie, Yosef Wondossen Negash

“…The biodiesel yield was determined, and the major fuel properties, including viscosity, cetane number, density, and cold flow characteristics, were thoroughly analyzed. …”
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Eco-Friendly Hydrogels Loading Polyphenols-Composed Biomimetic Micelles for Topical Administration of Resveratrol and Rutin by Beatriz N. Guedes, Tatiana Andreani, M. Beatriz P. P. Oliveira, Faezeh Fathi, Eliana B. Souto

“…The rheological analysis confirmed that the produced hydrogels achieved the ideal properties of a semi-solid product for topical administration. The viscosity values of the hydrogels loaded with olive pomace (hydrogels A) proved to be lower than the hydrogels without olive pomace (hydrogels B), with this ingredient having a considerable effect in reducing the viscosity of the final formulation, yet without compromising the firmness and cohesiveness of the gels. …”
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Improving paraffin precipitate inhibition using glycine and Palm-based Methyl Ester Sulfonate (MES) eco-friendly inhibitors. by Nazliah Binti Surpina, Mysara Eissa Mohyaldinn, Abdullah Abduljabbar, Mohammed Abdalla Ayoub

“…The results revealed that both Glycine and MES can effectively reduce WAT, viscosity, and yield point. Specifically, 10% Glycine was the best inhibitor, reducing WAT by 23.3%. …”
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Comparing the Structural and Physicochemical Properties of Highland Barley <i>β</i>-Glucan from Different Sources: A Focus on Color by Ping Yu, Xuemin Kang, Pengfei Liu, Zhengzong Wu, Yue Cheng, Bo Cui, Wei Gao

“…Among them, LBG had a low particle size distribution and a high shear viscosity, showing obvious round aggregates on its surface. …”
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Preservation of the Photoreceptor Inner/Outer Segment Junction in Dry Age-Related Macular Degeneration Treated by Rheohemapheresis by Eva Rencová, Milan Bláha, Jan Studnička, Vladimír Bláha, Miriam Lánská, Ondřej Renc, Alexander Stepanov, Věra Kratochvílová, Hana Langrová

“…RHF caused a decrease of whole-blood viscosity/plasma viscosity at about 15/12%. BCVA of treated patients increased insignificantly P=0.187 from median 74.0 letters (56.2 to 81.3 letters) to median 79.0 letters (57.3 to 83.4 letters), but it decreased significantly from 74.0 letters (25.2 to 82.6 letters) to 72.5 letters (23.4 to 83.1 letters) in the control group P=0.041. …”
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Simulation Analysis of Gas Bubble Formation and Escape in Non-Newtonian Drilling Fluids by Xinxin Zhao, Xiangzhen Yan, Hongwei Jiang, Guang Yang, Jintang Wang, Xiaohui Sun, Yonghai Gao, Faling Yin

“…The results show that, owing to the effect of velocity on the viscosity of a non-Newtonian drilling fluid, the escape time and volume of the bubble increase with an increase in static shear force, consistency coefficient, and flow behavior index. …”
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Assessing properties of solar-dried banana with white chocolate coating by Warsiki Endang, Hanniyah Chairunnisah Putri, Suparno Ono, Taksaudom Nuraemon, Rardniyom Chananpat

“…The results showed that CB had the best viscosity at 9600 cP, a slightly lower melting point at 29.01°C, and a hardness measurement of 152 g. …”
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Carbon nanotube manipulates crystallization kinetics and viscoelastic behavior of PP/EBC blends by Nariman Rajabifar, Payam Yazdandoost, Parnian Gholami Dastnaei, Amir Rostami

“…An upturn in complex viscosity, along with a frequency‐independent storage modulus, indicates strong interactions between MWCNTs and polymer chains. …”
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Enhanced Oil Recovery by Cyclic Injection of Wettability Alteration Agent for Tight Reservoirs by Zhijie Wei, Yuyang Liu, Xiaodong Kang

“…Better EOR results can be achieved with decreasing oil viscosity, increasing matrix permeability, or decreasing fracture spacing. …”
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New Solvent for Polyamide 66 and Its Use for Preparing a Single-Polymer Composite-Coated Fabric by Mostafa Jabbari, Mikael Skrifvars, Dan Åkesson, Mohammad J. Taherzadeh

“…The FAUCa solution had a higher viscosity than the one prepared using the neat FA solvent, which can be an advantage in the applications which need higher viscosity like preparing the all-polyamide composite-coated fabric. …”
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Effect of Co-fermentation with Streptococcus salivarius subsp. thermophilus and Bifidobacterium animalis subsp. lactis on Improving the Quality of Fermented Milk by LIU Zhizhong, LIU Liwei, LIU Zhigang, CHEN Haili, CUI Hong, YANG Bo, ZHANG Jiaqi, WU Rigeng, YAO Kai

“…The use of co-cultures markedly improved the rheological and texture characteristics of fermented milk, particularly viscosity and WHC. Compared with the single-strain fermented milk, the co-fermented milk was more capable of forming a stable gel structure. …”
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Application of the Finite Element Method Using Cohesive Elements to Model the Effect of Temperature, Rock Mechanical Properties, Fluid Injection Rate, and Fluid Properties on the D... by Son Tung Pham, Ba Ngoc Anh Nguyen

“…Moreover, the impact of the leak-off coefficient is much less remarkable than that of the fluid viscosity, which demonstrates why in reality it is important to control the viscosity to achieve desirable results. …”
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A Study on Self-Consolidate Concrete in Experimental Reinforced-Concrete Beam Column Structures with Alccofine and Steel Fiber by G. Vimal Arokiaraj, G. Elangovan

“…This paper discusses the concept of self-consolidating concrete mix with Alccofine-1203, superplasticizer, viscosity modification agent, crimped steel fiber on the RC beam column joint. …”
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Vibration Behavior and Reinforcement Effect Analysis of the Slab Track-Subgrade with Mud Pumping under Cyclic Dynamic Loading: Full-Scale Model Tests by Junjie Huang, Qian Su, Wei Wang, Xun Wang, Huiqin Guo

“…The model with significant mud pumping in the upper layer of the subgrade bed was reinforced by using low-viscosity epoxy resin. This effectively controlled the abnormal acceleration and displacement of the concrete base and restored the support capability of the subgrade bed for the concrete base of the slab track structure.…”
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Optimizing ternary hybrid nanofluids using neural networks, gene expression programming, and multi-objective particle swarm optimization: a computational intelligence strategy by Tao Hai, Ali Basem, As’ad Alizadeh, Pradeep Kumar Singh, Husam Rajab, Chemseddine Maatki, Nidhal Becheikh, Lioua Kolsi, Narinderjit Singh Sawaran Singh, H. Maleki

“…The goal is to minimize dynamic viscosity and maximize thermal conductivity by varying the volume fraction, temperature, and nanomaterial mixing ratio. …”
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Inhibition Effect of Glycerol on the Corrosion of Copper in NaCl Solutions at Different pH Values by Santos Lorenzo Chi-Ucán, Andrea Castillo-Atoche, Pedro Castro Borges, José Antonio Manzanilla-Cano, Gerardo González-García, Rodrigo Patiño, Luis Díaz-Ballote

“…This effect can be ascribed to increased viscosity and the presence of copper-glycerol complexes.…”
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Work in the Age of Artificial Intelligence by Celso Azmabuja

“…Seeking to overcome the limitations of techno-optimistic and techno-pessimistic visions, the work concludes by the need for an intellectual and practical protagonism of public and private actors and leaders in the direction of a new social contract based on the abundance created by the new technological supercycle of general purpose convergent. …”
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Wĩtsixuki: desejo alimentar, doença e morte entre os Wauja da Amazônia meridional by Aristóteles Barcelos Neto

“…I describe how unsatisfied desire for food, alterated bodily states, extreme pain, senses, dreams, visions and substances alien to the human body interconnect to create an empirical field for the Wauja concept of animal transformation. …”
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Nanopore Confinement Effect on the Phase Behavior of CO2/Hydrocarbons in Tight Oil Reservoirs considering Capillary Pressure, Fluid-Wall Interaction, and Molecule Adsorption by Zhixue Zheng, Yuan Di, Yu-Shu Wu

“…With the nanopore confinement effect, the CO2 solution gas-oil ratio and the oil formation volume factor of the oil increase with the decrease of pore size. In turn, the oil viscosity reduces as the pore size decreases. It indicates that considering the nanopore confinement effect, the amount of gas dissolved into crude oil increases, which will lead to the increase of the oil volume expansion and the decrease of the viscosity of crude oil. …”
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Endothelial Dysfunction Correlates with Liver Fibrosis in Chronic HCV Infection by Michele Barone, Maria Teresa Viggiani, Annabianca Amoruso, Serafina Schiraldi, Annapaola Zito, Fiorella Devito, Francesca Cortese, Michele Gesualdo, Natale Brunetti, Alfredo Di Leo, Pietro Scicchitano, Marco Matteo Ciccone

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