Numerical Analysis on the Load Sharing Performance of Long-Short CFG Pile Composite Foundation Subjected to Rotation of Adjacent Retaining Wall by Bantayehu Uba Uge, Yuancheng Guo, Yunlong Liu

“…For the other parameters considered in this article viz. pile spacing, subsoil stiffness, cushion stiffness and thickness, and applied working load, the increment in % load sharing of the long and short pile range was 3.45–4.15, 1.3–5.79, 1.48–3.36, 4.15–4.79, and 3.67–4.15% and 3.36–4.67, 1.43–4.99, 1.48–3.36, 3.36–3.64, and 1.38–3.36% of the imposed load, respectively. …”
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Impact of Renewable Energy Sources on the Electricity Generation Cost by V. A. Liubchyk

“…For the purpose of energy system balancing, it was proposed to use the potential of hydropower, viz. existing hydroelectric power plants for scenario 1 and technically possible potential for scenario 2. …”
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Trends in Air Pollutant Concentrations and the Impact of Meteorology in Shandong Province, Coastal China, during 2013–2019 by Na Zhao, Gang Wang, Guohao Li, Jianlei Lang

“…Hence, in this study, the trends in Shandong Province, China, for six criteria pollutants (viz., sulfur dioxide [SO2], carbon monoxide [CO], particulate matter [PM] with an aerodynamic diameter of < 10 µm [PM10], PM with an aerodynamic diameter of < 2.5 µm [PM2.5], nitrogen dioxide [NO2], and ozone [O3]) were analyzed for the period of 2013–2019, when overall emissions of air pollutants decreased, and the Weather Research and Forecasting model coupled with Chemistry (WRF/Chem) was applied to evaluate the role of inter-annual and seasonal meteorological changes. …”
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Automated Analysis of Service Life of Air-Lines of the Electricity Transmission of Electric Power Systems by E. M. Farhadzadeh, A. Z. Muradaliyev, S. A. Abdullayeva, A. A. Nazarov

“…The present paper examines distributed objects of continuous operation, viz. overhead power transmission lines with a voltage of 110 kV and higher, whose service life exceeds the standard value. …”
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Present status of buffalo breeding in Bangladesh by Md O. Faruque, Yi Zhang, Abdullah I. Omar, Takashi Amano

“…The present buffalo breeding policy allows the maintenance of yielding buffalo breeds, viz., Murrah/Nili-Ravi/ Italian Mediterranean buffalo under an intensive management system and 50% X Murrah/Nili-Ravi/Italian Mediterranean buffalo under a semi-intensive or extensive management system. …”
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Genome wide identification of MATE and ALMT gene family in lentil (Lens culinaris Medikus) and expression profiling under Al stress condition by Ankita Tripathi, Dharmendra Singh, Jyotika Bhati, Deepti Singh, Jyoti Taunk, Jawaher Alkahtani, Abdulrahman Al-Hashimi, Madan Pal Singh

“…Abstract Background The membrane transporters viz. multidrug and toxic compound extrusion (MATE) and aluminum-activated malate transporter (ALMT) are associated with aluminum (Al) tolerance by accelerating secretion of organic acids, which can influence nutrient availability and stress response. …”
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Adsorptive Removal of 2,6-Dichlorophenol from Aqueous Solution by Surfactant-Modified Palygorskite Sorbents: Equilibrium, Kinetics and Thermodynamics by Xue Wang, Jianming Pan, Wei Guan, Xiaohua Zou, Wei Hu, Yongsheng Yan, Chunxiang Li

“…Raw palygorskite was modified by the addition of selected surfactants, viz. hexadecyltrimethylammonium bromide (CTAB), cetylpyridinium bromide (CPB) and octadecyldimethylbenzyl ammonium chloride (ODBAC). …”
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Extent of Farm Mechanization in North Bank Plains Zone of Assam, India by Suhail Alam, Haridra Sharma, Ridip Ranjan Saharia, Arunjyoti Sonowal, Amvrin Baruah

“…Among the six (6) districts of North Bank Plains Zone of Assam, three districts viz., Lakhimpur, Sonitpur and Darrang were selected randomly. …”
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The impact of vehicular pollution on soil health in the forest ecosystem of Sonamarg Kashmir Himalayas by Tariq A. Bhat, Shafat A. Mir, Manzoor R. Khan, Javeed I. A. Bhat, Ishrat Bashir, Bilal A. Beigh, Humayun Azad

“…Soil samples were obtained from three different sites viz., Sonamarg, Baltal, and Thajwas, each comprises of disturbed area (10 mts.) close to roadside and undisturbed area (150 mts.) away from roadside in two seasons (spring and autumn). …”
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Exploring Echinacea angustifolia for anti-viral compounds against Zika virus RNA-dependent RNA polymerase: a computational study by Mai M. El-Daly, Leena H. Bajrai, Thamir A. Alandijany, Isra M. Alsaady, Hattan S. Gattan, Meshari M. Alhamdan, Vivek Dhar Dwivedi, Esam I. Azhar

“…This investigation highlighted four naturally occurring compounds, viz., Echinacoside, Rutin, Echinacin, and Cynaroside, demonstrating a notable affinity for binding to the allosteric site of ZIKV RDRP. …”
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Evaluation of the Response of Sorghum to Tillage Systems and Nitrogen Fertilization by Marwan Ramadhan, Sadiq Muhsin

“…The tillage system was no tillage (NT), reduced tillage (RT), and conventional tillage (CT), while sorghum varieties were Inqadh, Rabih, and Cavire 2, and four levels of N fertilizer, viz., 0, 40, 80, and 120 kg ha−1. The objective of research was to evaluate two sorghum (Sorghum bicolor L.) varieties to tillage system and nitrogen (N) fertilizer. …”
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Adsorption of Copper(II) and Mercury(II) Ions onto Chemically-Modified Chitosan Membranes: Equilibrium and Kinetic Properties by R.B. Rabelo, R.S. Vieira, F.M.T. Luna, E. Guibal, M.M. Beppu

“…The adsorption kinetics were tested using three models, viz. pseudo-first-order, pseudo-second-order and intra-particle diffusion. …”
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Influence of exogenously applied plant extracts on growth, certain physiological and morphological, as well as yield parameters of Gem squash (Cucurbita pepo L.) by Siphokuhle Mbuyisa, Isa Bertling, Bonga Ngcobo

“…All plant extracts, ANE, MLE, ALvE and GBE, significantly increased the total dry biomass, except GRE was not significantly different from the control. The yield parameters, viz. total fruit yield, fruit mass and fruit diameter, were positively affected by all treatments applied, although ANE- and MLE-treated plants yielded the largest number of fruit/plants, heaviest fruit and biggest fruit compared to other treatments. …”
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Long-term Measurements of Carbonaceous Aerosol at Cape Hedo, Okinawa, Japan: Effects of Changes in Emissions in East Asia by Kojiro Shimada, Akinori Takami, Takatsugu Ishida, Yuta Taniguchi, Shuichi Hasegawa, Chak K. Chan, Yong Pyo Kim, Neng-Huei Lin, Shiro Hatakeyama

“…We estimated the contributions from the various sources of carbonaceous aerosol, viz., biomass burning, fossil-fuel combustion, and air-pollutant transport from China, based on the OC/EC ratio, which decreased from 5.7 to 2.4 in terms of the annual average. …”
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Ophiostomatoid fungi associated with Ips subelongatus, including eight new species from northeastern China by Zheng Wang, Ya Liu, Huimin Wang, Xianjing Meng, Xuewei Liu, Cony Decock, Xingyao Zhang, Quan Lu

“…Most strains resided in two Ophiostoma species complexes, viz. the O. clavatum and the O. ips complexes, all together accounting for 76.8% of all isolates. …”
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Enhancing Dragon Fruit (Hylocereus undatus) Propagation Efficiency through Growing Media by P. K. Anagha, D. P. Prakasha, N. Anand, M. Vijay, Shivayogi Ryavalad, Mude Ramya Sree

“…The experiment involving different media viz., sand, sand+soil, sand+fym, sand+vermicompost, sand+soil+fym, sand+soil+vermicompost, soil, soil+fym, soil+vermicompost, fym and vermicompost was carried out using completely randomized design (CRD). …”
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Internal Benchmarking of Thermal Power Plants оf Electric Power Systems by E. M. Farhadzadeh, A. Z. Muradaliyev, Y. Z. Farzaliyev, U. K. Ashurova

“…According to modern concepts, efficiency is the simultaneous consideration of three properties of objects, viz. economy, reliability and safety. The methodology of their joint assessment assumes that the service life of the main equipment does not exceed the standard value, but this condition is now met by less than half of the production enterprises of a lot of EPS. …”
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Computational and experimental approaches to explore defense related enzymes conferring resistance in Fusarium infected chilli plants by regulating plant metabolism through nutriti... by Muhammad Usman, Muhammad Atiq, Nasir Ahmed Rajput, Muhammad Sagheer, Ye Xia

“…Therefore, in this current study, we aimed to evaluate two nutrient fertilizers viz. Krystafeed and Micro Plus at three different concentrations by soil drenching method for their effects against the Fusarium wilt of chilli and investigate the components of the antioxidant defense system of chilli plants. …”
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Assessment of Some Culture Media for Optimum Growth and Sporulation of Bipolaris sorokiniana Causing Spot Blotch of Wheat by B. Hijam, G. L. Maharaja, A. Roy, V. Roy, S. Hembram

“…Five different growth media, viz., Potato Dextrose Agar (PDA), wheat seed extract+PDA (WSPDA), wheat leaf decoction+PDA (WLPDA), carrot juice extract+PDA (CPDA), and oatmeal agar (OMA), were used in the experiment. …”
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Estimation of Heterosis and Inbreeding Depression for Fruit Yield Attributing Characters in Brinjal (Solanum melongena L.) by Jagruti S. Mahla, R. R. Acharya, M. M. Pandya, Sushil Kumar, D. A. Patel, D. J. Parmar

“…The experimental material consisted of twelve basic generations viz., P1, P2, F1, F2, B1, B2, B11, B12, B21, B22, B1S and B2S of four families of brinjal namely, AB 20-19 × GAOB 2, AB 20-13 × CO 2, Anand Harit × GJB 3 and GPBRJ 204×Arka Harshitha. …”
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