Association of Personal Hygiene and Skin Disorders among Landfill Workers by Rakhel Putri Maharani, Yusuf Ari Mashuri, Yulia Sari, Sri Haryati

“…The risk of skin disorders is also due to their activities that are always in contact with waste that accumulates in landfills. …”
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Smart gloves with strain/pressure dual-mode tactile sensor for UAV flight control by Zikai Yang, Qihao Zhang, Qin Luo, Jianhao Shen, Can Yang, Dai Li, Xiaohong Yin, Xiaohua Liu

“…Extensive tests have confirmed that TMES is capable of accurately distinguishing a series of precise physiological signals and joint movements such as pulse, heartbeat, breathing and maintain reliable performance among multiple activities including bending, stretching, and pressing. …”
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Achieving strength-plasticity synergy in trace B-modified near β titanium alloy fabricated by laser directed energy deposition by Hanlin Ding, Lilin Wang, Lukai Yuan, Haozhi Chai, Jun Yu, Xin Lin, Weidong Huang

“…This can be attributed to: (1) refined grains, which enhanced deformation compatibility and reduced stress/strain localization. (2) Nano-twinning in coarse αp is fully activated. (3) The fine grains and coarse primary α phase strongly impede crack propagation. …”
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Development characteristics and reactivation deformation mechanism of the Lumai landslide in Shannan City, Xizang by Haishan MA, Ruian WU, Wenbo ZHAO, Jibo WANG, Chang QI, Pan DENG, Yingjun LI

“…Deformation is primarily concentrated in the front part of the landslide’s accumulation zone, characterized by numerous cracks and steep scarps. The reactivation is significantly influenced by surface water infiltration and overloading. …”
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Mechanical Properties and Acoustic Emission Characteristics of Karst Limestone under Uniaxial Compression by Jianxun Chen, Qingsong Wang, Jiaqi Guo, Yanbin Luo, Yao Li, Qin Liu, Hongyu Wang

“…In saturated state, the samples presented tension-shear failure. For samples with cracks and good integrity, samples showed brittle failure. …”
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Evolution Characteristics and Failure Mechanisms of Retrogressive Loess Landslides: A Case Study from the South Jingyang Platform, China by Tao Ding, Zhiyuan He, Penghui Ma, Qingyi Mu, Yifan Xue, Yalin Nan, Kui Liu

“…The rapid rise of the groundwater level is the main key factor causing these flowslides, and the widely distributed joints, cracks, and caves in the slopes serve as preferential flow channels, actively contributing to the accelerated rise of the groundwater level. …”
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EXPERIMENTAL STUDY ON CORROSION MONITORING AND ASSESSMENT OF CONCRETE STRUCTURES USING ACOUSTIC EMISSION by Ahmed Abouhussien, Assem Hassan

“…The samples were corroded until reaching five different levels of theoretical mass loss: 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5% calculated using Faraday’s law. The corrosion activity of the five samples was continuously monitored using attached AE sensors and a data acquisition system. …”
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Influence of untreated and treated recycled coarse aggregates on engineering properties of slag dolomite geopolymer concrete by Najeeb Manhanpally, Praveen Nagarajan, Suman Saha, Blessen Skariah Thomas

“…Using industrial by-products such as dolomite and ground granulated blast furnace slag (GGBS), combined with alkali activators like sodium silicate and sodium hydroxide to prepare geopolymer concrete, offers a promising substitute to traditional Portland cement concrete. …”
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Applicability and Cost Implication of Labor-Based Methods for Sustainable Road Maintenance (SRM) in Developing Countries by Berhane Grum, Dejene Tsegaye, Zeru Tariku, Dmtsu Gebremariam, Haftom Gebremicael, Taamrat Kuhilen, Shishay Yemane, Ashenafi Aregawi, Bizuneh A. Abebe

“…Unit rates of maintenance activities for different labor-based methods were also developed for Tigray region. …”
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Microstructure and mechanical properties of welds of AZ31B magnesium alloy produced by different gas tungsten arc welding variants by S. Srinivasan, R. Ravi Bharath, A. Atrens, P. Bala Srinivasan

“…GTA welding with alternating current (AC) and direct current electrode positive (DCEP) polarities yielded crack-free partial penetration welds for 6 mm thick AZ31B alloy sheet. …”
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Bacterial Isolation and Evaluation for Degradation of Unpretreated LDPE from Waste Dump Soils by Sonal Thakur, Shivangi Mathur, Meenu Saraf, Saumya Patel, Ranjit Jadav, Sudeshna Menon

“…The C-8 bacterial isolate showed the highest LDPE weight loss (3.57%) and exhibited maximum laccase (0.0219 U/mL) and lipase activity (19 mm) among all bacterial isolates after 30 days. …”
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Probabilistic back analysis method for determining surrounding rock parameters of deep hard rock tunnel by WU Zhong-guang, WU Shun-chuan

“…However, they are several safety challenges in the construction of deep hard rock tunnels because of the complex topographic and geological conditions, strong geological tectonic activities, large burial depth, and high in situ stress level. …”
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A Novel Carbon Fiber Composite Material for the Simulation of Damage Evolution in Thick Aquifers by Bozhi Zhao, Xing Gao, Weibing Zhu, Jiaxing Ding, Pengjun Gao

“…In the middle layers, a step-like increase in the damage coefficient occurred after mining reached a certain width, while the top region was less affected by mining activities, resulting in less significant damage development. …”
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Metallogenic Dynamics Background of Ga’erqiong Cu-Au Deposit in Tibet, China by Yuan Ouyang, Wunian Yang, Hanxiao Huang, Hong Liu, Jianlong Zhang, Jianhua Zhang

“…The Ga’erqiong Cu-Au deposit, which sits on the north side of the Coqên-Xainzamagmatite belt, is a large-scale skarn-type deposit, whose ore body has formed in the skarn zone in the contact part of quartz diorite and marble of Duoai formation or the cracks of quartz diorite. Its mineralization is closely related to quartz diorite. …”
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Multistage hydraulic fracturing of a horizontal well for hard roof related coal burst control: Insights from numerical modelling to field application by Jiaxin Zhuang, Zonglong Mu, Wu Cai, Hu He, Lee J. Hosking, Guojun Xi, Biao Jiao

“…A response stage in the fracturing process, characterized by a slowdown in crack development, indicates the transition to a well-fractured condition. …”
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Development of a bread recipe with added french willow infusion by N. L. Lopayeva, E. S. Smirnova, E. V. Razhina, L. M. Stakheeva, P. S. Galushina, I. M. Khairova

“…The surface was without cracks and tears. Color was light brown. Taste and smell were typical for this type of product with notes of fireweed. …”
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Behavior of Nylon Fiber Reinforced Concrete at Elevated Temperature by Abhijit Nath Abhi, Mir Mohiuddin, Maysha Ulfat, Sharmin Chowdhury, Raisul Shuvo

“…Incorporating fibers into reinforced cement concrete significantly enhances the structural suitability under impact and seismic loads by augmenting the stiffness and energy-saving efficiency of the material. Concrete cracks activate the vital fiber behavior called the bridge effect, enhancing the structure's strength and ductility. …”
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Synergistic enhancement of recycled aggregate concrete using hybrid natural-synthetic fiber reinforcement and silica fume by Danish Akbar, Faisal Shabbir, Ali Raza, Nabil Ben Kahla

“…SEM images revealed denser interfacial transition zones (ITZ) and a more compact microstructure, attributed to the pozzolanic activity of silica fume and the effective crack-bridging behavior of the fibers. …”
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STRUGGLE FOR SUSTAINABLE PUBLIC TRANSPORT IN SOUTHWESTERN NIGERIAN CITIES by SALISU, Umar Obafemi, ODEWUMI, Samuel G., ABDUL-AZEEZ, Forson Ibraheem, OGUNBIYI, Margaret Emem

“…Public transport contributes significantly to the development of socioeconomic activities and the long-term sustainability of all communities worldwide. …”
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Research on the Influence of Engineered Cementitious Composite’s Water–Cement Ratio and Fiber Content on the Mechanical Performance of Foam Lightweight Soil by Qingguo Yang, Yu Zhou, Ya Li, Kelin Chen, Wujing Yin, Yunhao Li

“…ECC-FLS, characterized by excellent ductility and crack resistance, demonstrates versatile engineering applications. …”
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