Biomonitoring of Heavy Metal Air Pollution in Warsaw Using Two Moss Species Pleurozium schreberi and Sphagnum palustre by Krassimira Ilieva-Makulec, Paweł Dariusz Plichta, Maciej Sierakowski

“…Both species of mosses were found to accumulate the most metals in the vicinity of pollutant emitters, such as the ArcelorMittal Warsaw smelter, exit roads or roads in the city with heavy traffic, petrol stations, or construction works. …”
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Activity Budget and Feeding Ecology of Geladas (Theropithecus gelada obscurus) around Abogedam Church West of Debre Berhan Town, Ethiopia by Dereje Yazezew, Afework Bekele, Hussein Ibrahim

“…This study provides basic information on further studies and motivates conservationists to plan the management of unprotected areas at the vicinity of agricultural lands where such endemic animals dwell.…”
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Comparative effects of graphene oxide on the interfacial transition zone in silica fume-modified cement mortar at varying water-to-binder ratios by Sumin Im, Seongmin Cho, Junxing Liu, Peiqi Li, Dahyung Jin, Sungwon Sim, Seungmin Lim, Sungchul Bae

“…The results indicate that the GO nanosheets interlocking with the Ca2+ ions resulted in the formation of denser hydration products with high elastic modulus in the vicinity of the aggregates at a W/B ratio of 0.4 while reducing the amount of unhydrated cement grains at a W/B ratio of 0.2. …”
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A Coupled Thermo-Hydromechanical Model of Soil Slope in Seasonally Frozen Regions under Freeze-Thaw Action by Yongxiang Zhan, Zheng Lu, Hailin Yao, Shaohua Xian

“…During the freezing period, water in the unfrozen area rapidly migrates to the frozen area, and the total moisture content abruptly changes at the vicinity of the freezing front. The maximum frozen depth is the largest at the slope top and the smallest at the slope foot. …”
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Equilibrium expectations for non-Gaussian fluctuations near a QCD critical point by Karthein Jamie M., Pradeep Maneesha, Rajagopal Krishna, Stephanov Mikhail, Yin Yi

“…Furthermore, the correlation length, as a central quantity for the assessment of fluctuations in the vicinity of a critical point, is also calculated in a consistent manner with the scaling equation of state. …”
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Ética y responsabilidad social como mecanismos de formación integral para el ejercicio profesional del Contador by Luz Andrea Bedoya-Parra, Ximena Sánchez-Mayorga, Samuel Sánchez-Cabrera

“…Por lo tanto, se abordan de manera puntual reflexiones para comprender como incide la ética en la formación del contador en procura de crear valores dirigidos hacia el interés general, donde la responsabilidad social en el ejercicio y desarrollo de sus funciones sean pilares fundamentales en la lucha contra la corrupción, siendo necesario contar con nuevas miradas reflexivas, formativas e integradoras de individuos que a la luz de un desarrollo del hacer, no pierdan ese componente esencial del ser mediante visiones que no solo se enfoquen en la enseñanza de un campo eminentemente financiero. …”
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El ordenamiento ecológico territorial instrumento de política ambiental para la planeación del desarrollo local by Adán Guillermo Ramírez García, Artemio Cruz León, Nicolás Morales Carrillo, Alejandro Ismael Monterroso Rivas

“…Nuestra conclusión es que la aportación de este trabajo, como instrumento de planeación y desarrollo local, contempla como pilar para la construcción de las propuestas la participación de actores del sector público, privado y social, de tal forma que se conjuguen sus visiones bajo la óptica del manejo sostenible de los recursos naturales en un mismo esfuerzo para decidir el quehacer local.…”
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La gestión de la Infraestructura Verde fluvial a escala metropolitana: el caso de Sevilla a la luz de la experiencia de Barcelona by Daniel Fazeli Tello, Leandro Del Moral Ituarte, Víctor Fernández Salinas

“…También se identifican las debilidades que presenta el modelo de gestión barcelonés en contraposición a las visiones idealizadas sobre el mismo, además de los aspectos positivos que pueden extraerse del proceso desarrollado en Sevilla.  …”
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Study of the Physiochemical and Nutraceutical Properties of Sour and Sweet Pomegranate Juice in Northern Jordan by Taha Rababah, Muhammad Al-U’datt, Sana Gammoh, Tayma’a Khatatbeh, Ghazi Magableh, Ali Almajwal, Sevil Yücel, Numan AL-Rayyan

“…In this study, we objectively investigate the physiochemical properties such as pH value, total soluble solids, color parameters, fructose and glucose contents, hydroxymethyl furfural (HMF) content, and viscosity. Also, the phytochemical content includes total phenols content, antioxidant activity, flavonoid, anthocyanin content, and phenolic quantification. …”
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Influence of cement particle size, ultra-fine fly ash, and ultra-fine silica fume on the physical and microscopic properties of slurry by Kai Wang, Siyang Guo, Hua Yuan, Jiahui Ren, Pengyu Chen, Qihao Zhang

“…Tests were conducted to determine the shear force, apparent viscosity, water evolution rate, and compressive strength. …”
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Dissolved ozone flotation-nucleation crystallization pelleting process for the treatment and reclamation of oil and gas field produced water by SONG Ji’na, YUE Wen, TONG Xiao, XU Lanzhou, WANG Yadong, SHANG Yabo, JIN Xin, JIN Pengkang

“…Taking the produced water from four stations in Changqing Oilfield as the actual treatment object, the guanidine fracturing fluid, prepared from the produced water treated by dissolved ozone flotation-nucleation crystallization pelleting process, showed good viscosity of the base fluid, which could be lifted and not easily broken. …”
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Three-Dimensional Physical Simulation of Heavy Oil Exploitation by Hot Solvent Injection by Yang Liu, Rui Han, Songyan Li, Ishaq Ahmad

“…When the temperature was constant, the reservoir pressure decreased, the recovery rate increased, the cumulative oil exchange rate increased, and the solvent retention rate decreased; when the pressure was constant, the temperature increased, the viscosity of heavy oil decreased, the recovery rate increased, the cumulative oil exchange rate increased, and the solvent retention rate was low. …”
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STUDYING HOW DIESEL ENGINE ADDITIVES USING SILVER OXIDE (Ag2O) NANOPARTICLES AFFECT THE ENVIRONMENT by CIHAN BAYINDIRLI, MEHMET CELIK

“…Adding of NPs in base fuel reduced to viscosity and density provided better atomization. …”
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ON STABILITY OF THE OIL DISPLACEMENT FRONT UNDER CONDITIONS OF THERMOGAS IMPACT ON THE OIL BEARING LAYER by K. V. Dobrego

“…The mechanisms of suppression or compensation of the front perturbation growth are as follows: the crude oil viscosity reduction and increase of that of the displacement agent, the displacement agent compressibility increase, increase of the thermogas impact heat-front width in the first instance at the expense of the temperature growth and alteration in the chemism (low temperature catalysts utilization, etc.), reduction in speed of the front propagation and/or correspondingly of the displacement agent feed. …”
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Assessing Sensory Characteristics and Consumer Preference of Legume-Cereal-Root Based Porridges in Nandi County by Peninah W. Gitau, Catherine N. Kunyanga, George O. Abong', John O. Ojiem, James W. Muthomi

“…Newly formulated porridges were more preferred to the previous porridge formulations on color (40–54.2%), smell (40–52.4%), taste (41.5–47.5%), texture (58.3%), viscosity (35.4–45.8%), and overall acceptability (35–54.2%). …”
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Study on Impression Techniques and Materials for Implant among Dentists in Erbil city: A Survey study. by Shahla Hama Rasheed Omer, Shang Hussein Muhammed, Shayma Abdulamir Mamandi, Zina Zakaria Rashid

“…According to most preferable type of tray 93.1% answered perforated stock tray and 6.9% answered special tray. 56.9% of the practitioners chose One step (heavy-light), 22.2% chose two step spaced putty wash, 13.9 % chose one step (monophase single viscosity) and 6.9% answered two-step unspaced putty wash. …”
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Optimizing Phaeodactylum tricornutum cultivation: integrated strategies for enhancing biomass, lipid, and fucoxanthin production by Mostafa E. Elshobary, Walaa A. Abo-Shanab, Stephan S. W. Ende, Mohammed Alquraishi, Rania A. El-Shenody

“…The optimized conditions also altered the biodiesel characteristics, such as kinematic viscosity, cloud point, and higher heating value. Conclusion Our optimization approach reveals the significant potential of P. tricornutum as a versatile microbial platform for biomass, lipid, and fucoxanthin production. …”
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Ilmenite Inclusion: A Solution towards Solid Sagging for Hematite-Based Invert Emulsion Mud by Salem Basfar, Ashraf Ahmed, Salaheldin Elkatatny

“…The rheology and viscoelasticity measurements showed that 50/50% combination improved the yield point (YP) by 50% with a trivial 1 cP increment on plastic viscosity (PV), hence enhancing the YP/PV ratio by 46%. …”
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Functional Kimchi Beverage Enhanced with γ-Aminobutyric Acid (GABA) Through Serial Co-Fermentation Using <i>Leuconostoc citreum</i> S5 and <i>Lactiplantibacillus plantarum</i> KS20... by Min-Jeong Kwon, Ji-Eun Kim, Sam-Pin Lee

“…A higher sucrose content produced more dextran, resulting in a concomitant increase in viscosity of 49.4 mPa·s. The second co-fermentation for the kimchi beverage base was performed by <i>Lb. plantarum</i> KS2020 for 5 days, resulting in 8.22–9.60 log CFU/mL. …”
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Highly Sensitive Non-Dispersive Infrared Gas Sensor with Innovative Application for Monitoring Carbon Dioxide Emissions from Lithium-Ion Battery Thermal Runaway by Liang Luo, Jianwei Chen, Aisn Gioronara Hui, Rongzhen Liu, Yao Zhou, Haitong Liang, Ziyuan Wang, Haosu Luo, Fei Fang

“…In this study, we introduce a novel CO₂ gas sensor based on the advanced pyroelectric single-crystal lead niobium magnesium titanate (PMNT), which exhibits exceptionally high pyroelectric properties compared to commercially available materials, such as lithium tantalate single crystals and lead zirconate titanate ceramics. The specific detection rate of PMNT single-crystal pyroelectric infrared detectors is more than four times higher than lithium tantalate single-crystal infrared detectors. …”
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