Experimental study on optimization of chemical oxygen demand reduction through advanced oxidation process for refinery-based oily sludge in Barmer Rajasthan, India by Rizwan Ul Haq, Hajari Singh, Mahendra Pratap Choudhary

“…The study demonstrates that acidic conditions (pH 1.5) and an optimized H₂O₂ dosage of 100 ml/L achieves a maximum COD reduction of 57%. …”
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Storm water runoff studies in built-up watershed areas using curve number and remote sensing techniques by Arati Reddy Nilap, H. N. Rajakumara, Ali Aldrees, Hasan Sh. Majdi, Wahaj Ahmad Khan

“…Annual rainfall deviation from mean saw an increase by 16% on an average in the past decade, with more than a 100% deviation from mean in 2017. Topographical maps generated to study the changes contributing to flood situations show a 90% increase in concretization over the past two decades and more than 50% reduction in the amount of natural vegetative cover in that same time period. …”
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Phragmites karka as a Biosorbent for the Removal of Mercury Metal Ions from Aqueous Solution: Effect of Modification by Muhammad Hamid Raza, Aqsa Sadiq, Umar Farooq, Makshoof Athar, Tajamal Hussain, Adnan Mujahid, Muhammad Salman

“…The optimum values of contact time and agitation speed were found at 50 min and 150 rpm for natural biosorbent whereas 40 min and 100 rpm for treated biosorbent, respectively. …”
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Perancangan dan Perencanaan Mesin Pemipih Emping Jagung Skala Industri by Gilang Gerry Garnida, Rudy Yuni Widiatmoko, Syahrul Ariq Ismail, Donny Firli Ardiawan, Nuha Desi Anggraeni, Budiana Ruslan

“…<p>UKM XYZ is a corn chips processing business that still uses the traditional method which requires a lot of time and effort. From this problem, the idea emerged to design a corn chip flattening machine which aims to speed up production time and reduce the energy spent processing corn chips. …”
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Peritoneal instillation of magnesium sulfate and bupivacaine improves postoperative pain in laparoscopic cholecystectomy: A prospective, double-blind, randomized clinical trial by Santosh Kumar Sahu, Prerna Biswal, Madhusmita Patro, Sushree Das

“…The Visual Analog Scale (VAS), time of first rescue analgesia, and total dose of rescue analgesia were compared. …”
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An evaluation of the severe acute respiratory infection surveillance system in Ireland by Louise Marron, Roisin Duffy, Joan O’Donnell, Lisa Domegan

“…Time to receipt of whole genome sequencing (WGS) results was 40 days (IQR 30–61). …”
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Acute Toxicity of Xylene on the African Catfish <i>Clarias gariepinus</i> by I.C. Davies, E.S. Erondu, A.I. Hart, L.C. Osuji

“…The median lethal time LT50 recorded was 55.7 hours. There was a strong correlation between (%) mortality in Probits and the Log10 Dose (R²=0.9772). …”
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Development of a novel wireless telemetric brain stimulator for behavioral studies in rodents by V. Milner Paul, Jijo Francis, Smriti Menon, Loitongbam Surajkumar Singh, Adarsh V. Parekkattil, Shuma Adhikari

“…We tested the output of the device by changing the ifrequency (100 Hz–400 Hz), amplitude, pulse width and current (10 µA – 1 mA) of the stimulator by altering the ON time period of the pulses and resistor values. …”
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Acute Toxicity of Xylene on the African Catfish <i>Clarias gariepinus</i> by I.C. Davies, E.S. Erondu, A.I. Hart, L.C. Osuji

“…The median lethal time LT50 recorded was 55.7 hours. There was a strong correlation between (%) mortality in Probits and the Log10 Dose (R²=0.9772). …”
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The route of cacique llampilanguen (1804): geographical reconstruction of a historical path. by Walter Daniel Melo, Juan Francisco Jiménez, Sebastián Leandro Alioto

“…The methodology included the use of historical sources with ancient mapuche place names, which in part were thankfully conserved over considerable time; the cartographic base was a SRTM elevation model and Google Earth shots; and the utilized Geographical Information System (GIS) was ArcGIS 10.0, whose buffer tools were used to connect the relevant locations. …”
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Research on the Effect of MT+FES Training on Sensorimotor Cortex by Yuan-xing Wang, Zhi-zeng Luo

“…Both groups were trained at a fixed time at 9 : 00 am every day, each time lasting 20 minutes, once a day, 5 days a week, continuous training for 4 weeks, and the training action was elbow flexion training. …”
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Enhancement of the Antibacterial Efficiency of Silver Nanoparticles against Gram-Positive and Gram-Negative Bacteria Using Blue Laser Light by Anes Al-Sharqi, Kasing Apun, Micky Vincent, Devagi Kanakaraju, Lesley Maurice Bilung

“…Four concentrations of Ag-NPs (12.5, 25, 50, and 100 μg/ml), synthesized by the chemical reduction method, were utilized to conduct the antibacterial activity of prepared Ag-NPs. …”
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Potential Biomarkers of Peripheral and Central Fatigue in High-Intensity Trained Athletes at High-Temperature: A Pilot Study with Momordica charantia (Bitter Melon) by Jae-Jun Kwak, Jang Soo Yook, Min-Seong Ha

“…This study aimed at investigating the efficacy of MCE by examining 10 male tennis players consuming 100 mL MCE/dose (6 times a day over 4 weeks) during the summer training season. …”
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The Extreme-ultraviolet Precursors and Postcursors of Solar Flares by Larisza D. Krista

“…Study 1 showed that in no-flare periods EUV signatures were only detected 4% of the time. Study 2 showed that EUV precursors were present 92% of the time within 6 hr before ≥C-class flares. …”
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Implementation of Accurate and Fast DNA Cytometry by Confocal Microscopy in 3D by Lennert S. Ploeger, André Huisman, Jurryt van der Gugten, Dionne M. van der Giezen, Jeroen A. M. Beliën, Abdelhadi Y. Abbaker, Hub F. J. Dullens, William Grizzle, Neal M. Poulin, Gerrit A. Meijer, Paul J. van Diest

“…Because the technique is technically challenging and time consuming, only a small number of usually manually selected nuclei were analyzed in different studies, not allowing wide clinical evaluation. …”
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The Burden of Illness Related to Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Exacerbations in Québec, Canada by Tam Dang-Tan, Shiyuan Zhang, Ruben V. Tavares, Melissa Stutz, Afisi S. Ismaila, Julie Vaillancourt, Diane Corriveau, Richard H. Stanford, Xiwu Lin, Gilbert A. Nadeau, Alexander Simidchiev, Daria Parsons, John S. Sampalis

“…Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) prevalence in Canada has risen over time. COPD-related exacerbations contribute to the increased health care utilization (HCU) in this population. …”
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Biodiversity of Marine Mollusk Assemblages from Two Contrasted Algal Habitats in the Mediterranean Sea (Tossa de Mar, Costa Brava, NE Spain) by Manuel Ballesteros, Angra S. Silva, Óscar F. Villamizar, Miquel Pontes, Francesc Oliva

“…Significant differences were obtained between samples with respect to time, habitat type, and size fraction. The Shannon–Wiener biodiversity index values indicated differences between the two communities over time, as well as variations in biodiversity, with the photophilous community exhibiting higher values. …”
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Assessment of knowledge and behaviors of an opioid overdose education and naloxone distribution program during the coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic by Alexis E. Horace, Ojochogwu Atawodi-Alhassan

“…Abstract Background The state of Louisiana ranked 4th in the US for per capita overdose rates as 56 out of 100,000 persons died due to overdose and 1,300 of those deaths involved opioids. …”
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The Impact of Violations of Bicycles and Pedestrians on Vehicle Emissions at Signalized Intersections by Jianchang Huang, Guohua Song, Jianbo Zhang, Chenxu Li, Qiumei Liu, Lei Yu

“…Under the unsaturated condition, the emissions have barely increased due to the increase of idling time for one-stop vehicles caused by the violations. …”
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Adsorption of Safranin‐O Dye Onto Almond Shell Sustainable Activated Carbon: Identifying Key Process Factors and Their Effects by Nawras J. Jassim, Fitna H. Younis, Maher T. Alshamkhani

“…In contrast, the contact time and ionic strength do not have a clear and significant impact. …”
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