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 shear thinning decreases, and the resistance to the bubble increases as the flow behavior index approaches 1, leading to larger bubble formation times and separation volumes. An empirical formula for predicting the equivalent radius of bubbles considering the liquid yield stress, inertial force, viscous force, and surface tension is established. …”
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Three-Level Supply Chain Coordination under Disruptions Based on Revenue-Sharing Contract with Price Dependent Demand by Qinghua Pang, Yuer Chen, Yulu Hu

“…To solve the problem, this essay introduces two improved forms of revenue-sharing contract: a mixed contract form based on a quantity discount policy and a pure form, which are characterized by antidisruption ability. …”
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Er-Xian Decoction Stimulates Osteoblastic Differentiation of Bone Mesenchymal Stem Cells in Ovariectomized Mice and Its Gene Profile Analysis by Shufen Liu, Jianhua Huang, Jing Wang, Yongjian Zhao, Sheng Lu, Yongjun Wang, Qin Bian

“…Six-month-old female Imprinting Control Region mice that underwent ovariectomy were treated with EXD. …”
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Studies of the Antiproliferative Activity of Ruthenium (II) Cyclopentadienyl-Derived Complexes with Nitrogen Coordinated Ligands by Virtudes Moreno, Julia Lorenzo, Francesc X. Aviles, M. Helena Garcia, João P. Ribeiro, Tânia S. Morais, Pedro Florindo, M. Paula Robalo

“…Four cationic ruthenium(II) complexes with the formula [Ru(η5-C5H5)(PPh3)2]+, with L=5-phenyl-1H-tetrazole (TzH) 1, imidazole (ImH) 2, benzo[1,2-b;4,3-b′] dithio-phen-2-carbonitrile (Bzt) 3, and [5-(2-thiophen-2-yl)-vinyl]-thiophene-2-carbonitrile] (Tvt) 4 were prepared and characterized in view to evaluate their potentialities as antitumor agents. …”
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Data-driven prediction of critical diameter for deterministic lateral displacement devices: an integrated DPD-ML approach by Shuai Liu, Peng Zhang, Anbin Wang, Keke Tang, Shuo Chen, Chensen Lin

“…The study uses control parameters of Bézier curves to represent the arbitrary pillar shapes, along with the forces in the x and y directions of the fluid as input parameters. …”
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Application of the AHP and PROMETHEE II individual decision-making methods and the Condorcet group decision-making method in the Selection of a multipurpose armored wheeled combat... by Miša D. Živković, Darko I. Božanić, Milija M. Suknović, Boris V. Delibašić

“…The paper presents the case of solving the problem of selecting the most suitable multi-purpose medium-class wheeled armored vehicle with a 4x4 drive formula when choosing one of the four alternatives, using individual and group multi-criteria decision-making methods. …”
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Introgression of common wheat lines with genetic material of Agropyron glaucum by R. O. Davoyan, I. V. Bebyakina, E. R. Davoyan, A. N. Zinchenco, Y. S. Zubanova, D. S. Mikov

“…We report the investigation of 25 common wheat introgression lines with genetic material from Ag. glaucum, not studied hitherto. All lines but D43 formed 21 bivalents in МI meiosis. …”
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Distribution of energy in propagation for ocean extreme wave generation in hydrodynamics laboratory by D. Fadhiliani, M. Ikhwan, M. Ramli, S. Rizal, M. Syafwan

“…The Hamiltonian is derived from the appropriate Lagrangian for Nonlinear Schrodinger and then transformed into the Hamiltonian  with the displaced phase-amplitude variable.FINDINGS: Potential energy is related to wave amplitude and kinetic energy is related to wave steepness in the study of surface water waves. …”
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HOTSSea v1: a NEMO-based physical Hindcast of the Salish Sea (1980–2018) supporting ecosystem model development by G. Oldford, G. Oldford, T. Jarníková, V. Christensen, M. Dunphy

“…Biases inherited from forcings were quantified, and a simple temperature bias correction factor applied at one ocean boundary was found to substantially improve model skill. …”
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Phasic and periodic change of drought under greenhouse effect by Yang Li, Zhicheng Zheng, Yaochen Qin, Haifeng Tian, Zhixiang Xie, Peijun Rong

“…Design/methodology/approach – The potential evapotranspiration was calculated using the Penman–Monteith formula recommended by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, whereas the standardized precipitation evaporation index (SPEI) of drought was simulated by coupling precipitation data. …”
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Bibliometric Study of the National Scientific Production of All Peruvian Schools of Dentistry in Scopus by Frank Mayta-Tovalino, Josmel Pacheco-Mendoza, Ana Diaz-Soriano, Fernando Perez-Vargas, Arnaldo Munive-Degregori, Silvia Luza

“…The data was extracted from Scopus using a complex formula developed from the words of the thesaurus MeSh (Medline) and Emtree (base) with words related to dentistry combined with the AF-IDs of the Peruvian universities. …”
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The Effect of Marketing Mix on Blockchain Technology with the Mediating Role of Perceived Usefulness by Roozbeh Roshanak, Alireza Rousta, Mahmoud Ahmadi Sharif, Majid Ahmadi

“…Blockchain is a developing technology and is actually a place in the web world that records the data and information of a group of people in files, but this information is not available in a single place, and people from different parts of the world trade and communicate to each other without any records. …”
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Numerical Validation of Analytical Estimates for Propagation of Thermal Waves Generated by Gas-Solid Combustion by Weslley da Silva Pereira, Grigori Chapiro

“…In the present work these formulas are generalized. Using numerical simulation we show that they can be adapted and then applied to describe more general two-dimensional models for in situ combustion in a nonhomogeneous porous medium.…”
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Optical Observations of Sputtered Au-nanostructures and Characterizations by Sabah Jameel Mezher, Mohammed O. Dawood, Bahjat B. Kadhim

“… o develop novel optoelectronic devices, controlling and predetermined absorption is necessary. In the current work, the gold nano-islands were sputtered onto quartz surface substrates using a DC sputtering unit with an optimized chamber. …”
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Field Study on the Law of Surface Subsidence in the High-Intensity Fully Mechanized Caving Mining Working Face with Shallow Thick Bedrock and Thin Epipedon in Hilly Areas by Yi Tan, Hao Cheng, Shuang Gong, Erhu Bai, Minchao Shao, Bingyuan Hao, Xiaoshuang Li, Han Xu

“…The measured surface stabilization time of the P2 working face is only 20% of the calculated value in the Specification for Coal Pillar Reservation and Coal Mining under Buildings, Water Bodies, Railways, and Main Shafts (hereinafter referred to as the Specification), indicating that the specification's empirical formula is inapplicable to the calculation of surface stabilization time of the P2 working face.…”
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Employee Training and The Adoption of E-Government in Local Governments in Uganda: A Case Study of Jinja Local Government by Mugavu, George, Mbabazi, Phelix Businge, Baremwire, Mary Bekoreire, Mucunguzi, Abel

“…A total sample size of 200 respondents was drawn from a target population of 400 using Yamane (1967) formula for sample size determination. …”
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Analysis of the focal relationship of level five leadership with school organizational excellence by Hosein Majooni, Siroos Ghanbari

“…Collins considers level five leadership to be the key to the success of organizations in moving from good status to excellence. Excellence in the word means rising and being superior, and is a term that is described as the highest order of evaluation. …”
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Abstract mechanical connection and abelian reconstruction for almost Kähler manifolds by Sergey Pekarsky, Jerrold E. Marsden

“…These ideas are illustrated using the example of the resonant three-wave interaction. Explicit formulas for the connection one-form and the phases are given together with some new results on the symmetry reduction of the Poisson structure.…”
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Verification of Some Topological Indices of Y-Junction Based Nanostructures by M-Polynomials by Muhammad Azeem, Muhammad Kamran Jamil, Aisha Javed, Ali Ahmad

“…The concept of M-polynomials determines the algebraic form of a system or network. It creates a structure into an algebraic equation and makes work easy to do on such a structure. …”
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The Interaction of Iteration Error and Stability for Linear Partial Differential Equations Coupled through an Interface by B. Sheehan, D. Estep, S. Tavener, J. Cary, S. Kruger, A. Hakim, A. Pletzer, J. Carlsson, S. Vadlamani

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