Synthesis and characterization of SnS2 nanoparticles for enhanced photocatalytic and electrochemical sensing applications by Sumanjali Kota, Akshay Shivashankar, Tushvitha Dhayakaran, Uthkruthi Munegowda, Bharath K. Devendra

“…This study presents a straightforward, cost-effective method for synthesizing Tin Sulfide (SnS2) nanoparticles using magnetic stirring. …”
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Temperature prediction for forging a large S355NL steel flange for offshore wind turbines using neural network and numerical simulation by Yu Chen, Jinfu Zhao, Ling Kong, Jianjun Zhang, Zhixin Huang, Dayong Li, Yuhui Wang

“…The contact heat transfer coefficient between S355NL low alloy steel and 5CrNiMo die steel was determined through experimental measurements using the steady-state heat flow method. …”
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Identification of Common Medicinal-Industrial Plants in Desert Rangelands and Examination of Local Community Awareness (Case Study: Khaf County, Khorasan Razavi Province) by Vahid Karimian, Hossein Barani

“…The purpose of the present study is to investigate the medicinal-industrial potential of the rangelands of Khaf County. The main method in this research was based on searching for information in a direct way and collecting data in the form of a local stockholder from Khaf rangelands. …”
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Utilization of Egg-shell, a Locally Available Biowaste Material, for Adsorptive Removal of Congo Red from Aqueous Solution by Shahanaz Parvin, Al- Mamun, Md. Fazle Rubbi, Md. Abdur Ruman, Md. Moshiur Rahman, Biplob Kumar Biswas

“…All adsorptive experiments were carried out in a batch method. Experiments were conducted to understand the consequence of different functioning parameters, for example, the pH of the solution, adsorbent dosage, reaction time, and initial adsorbate concentration. …”
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Multi-Physics Coupling Dynamics Simulation of Thermally Induced Vibration of Magnetically Suspended Rotor in Small and Micro Nuclear Reactors by Yihao Xu, Zeguang Li, Dianchuan Xing

“…Finally, the critical stability threshold of the system is determined by a Nyquist diagram, and the results show that the system is stable as a whole. …”
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Role of Cobalt Doping on the Physical Properties of CdO Nanocrystalline Thin Films for Optoelectronic Applications by Raghavendra Bairy, Ananthakrishna Somayaji, Narasimha Marakala, Udaya Devadiga, M. Rajesh, John Chuol Wal

“…To study the NLO parameters, open aperture (OA) and closed aperture (CA) Z-scan measurements were performed using the diode-pumped solid-state continuous wave laser excitation (532 nm), and with the increased Co-content, the NLO parameters—nonlinear absorption coefficient (β∼10−3 cm/W), nonlinear refractive index n2 ∼10−8 cm2/W), and the 3rd-order NLO susceptibility χ3∼10−7 to 10−6 e.s.u.) values were determined and found to be enhanced. …”
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THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN SELF-CONTROL AND CYBERBULLYING BEHAVIOR by Arlina Dhian Sulistyowati, Agus Murtana, Ajeng Fitria Eri Desviana

“…Method: This study uses a quantitative design with a cross-sectional and correlational approach. …”
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Mechanical Properties and Statistical Damage Constitutive Model of Rock under a Coupled Chemical-Mechanical Condition by Yun Lin, Feng Gao, Keping Zhou, Rugao Gao, Hongquan Guo

“…The damage variable correction coefficient and chemical damage variable which was determined by porosity were also considered in the model. …”
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THE VARIATION OF A WHEAT QUALITY INDEX IN RELATION TO MINERAL FERTILIZATION; CASE STUDY ON STARCH by Alina Laura AGAPIE, Florin SALA

“…The starch content (ST, %) was determined by the non-destructive method (NIR), PERTEN INFRAMATIC 9200 device. …”
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Measurement and Analysis of Local Average Power According to Averaging Length Changes of 3, 6, 10, and 17 GHz in an Indoor Corridor Environment by Seong-Hun Lee, Byung-Lok Cho

“…To obtain an accurate prediction model of propagation due to the multipath effect, we determined the measurement method based on the measurement interval and number of measurements according to changes in the averaging length. 2, 4, 6, 8, and 10 lambdas (λ) were selected for the number of measurements by frequency, and 1.5 cm was set as the measurement interval. …”
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Analytical Solutions for the Mechanical Responses of Shallow Double-Arched Tunnel Subjected to Symmetric Loads by Song Yang, Rui Dai, Zubin Ai, Xiaochang Li, Chao Zhang, Xin Huang

“…The double-arched tunnel is decomposed into three main parts, i.e., the arch rings, the side walls, and the middle wall. The force method and the elastic foundation beam model are employed for the arch rings and the side walls, respectively, while the middle wall is treated as a cantilever beam fixed at the bottom. …”
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Characterization of wildland-urban interfaces using LiDAR data to estimate the risk of wildfire damage by A. Robles, M. A. Rodríguez-Garrido, M. F. Alvarez-Taboada

“…The identification of forested areas was performed using an object-based classification method using the intensity image, the height model and an orthophotograph of the area, and a kappa coefficient of 0.82 was obtained in the validation. …”
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Aerial biomass allometric models for Prosopis affinis Spreng. in native Espinal forests of Argentina by Silvana M. J. Sione, Hernán J. Andrade-Castañeda, Silvia G. Ledesma, Leandro J. Rosenberger, José D. Oszust, Marcelo G. Wilson

“…Values of total aerial biomass and component biomass (trunk, branches larger than 5 cm in diameter and branches smaller than 5 cm + leaves, flowers and fruits) were determined using the destructive method. Different models were developed, and the best models were selected according to the adjusted coefficient of determination (R2adj), mean squared prediction error, the Akaike information and Bayesian information criteria and the Furnival index. …”
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Analysis of sunshine hours data and estimation of global solar radiation for Mychew Tabia Smret station, Northern Ethiopia by Amaha Kidanu Atsbeha, Gebrekiros Gebreyesus Gebremariam, Tsegay Hailu Gebreslassie

“…The quadratic model has a coefficient of determination of 98.23% R2 statistic, making it best alternative for predicting and estimating solar radiation distributions.…”
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Stability analysis of unsteady ternary nanofluid flow past a stretching/shrinking wedge by Ouyang Yun, Md Basir Md Faisal, Naganthran Kohilavani, Pop Ioan

“…Critical values are determined using the boundary value problem solver using 4th-order collocation method function in Matlab, and the effects of key parameters – such as the wedge parameter, Eckert number, suction/injection parameter (SS), and hybridity – are analyzed through graphical representations. …”
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Fretting corrosion characteristics of NC30Fe alloy in a sodium chloride solution by LI Fang, REN Ping-di, ZHANG Xiao-yu, XIANG Hong-xian, REN Si-cong, CAI Zhen-bing

“…An electrochemical workstation was used to record the open circuit potential during the fretting corrosion process,and the polarization curves were measured by the potential scanning method. The morphology of wear scars was observed by scanning electron microscopy. …”
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Development and application of a TaqMan-MGB probe-based quantitative real-time polymerase chain reaction assay for the rapid detection of Dictyocaulus filaria by Zheng-qin Gao, Jin Xing

“…It also exhibited high sensitivity, with both the lower limit of quantification (LLOQ) and the limit of detection (LOD) determined to be 1.5 copies per reaction. The assay exhibited excellent repeatability and reproducibility, with an intra-assay coefficient of variation (CV) of 0.11–0.58% and an inter-assay CV of 0.33–2.19%. …”
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Predicting Crown-width of Dominant Trees on Teak Plantation from Clonal Seed Orchards in Ngawi Forest Management Unit, East Java by Ronggo Sadono

“…The model selection was based on the highest coefficient of determination and the smallest standard error of the estimate and the significance of F test and T test. …”
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Simultaneous screening of 211 pesticide residues in date fruits in Iran and health risk assessments based on Mont Carlo simulation by Moslem Basij, Najmeh Sheibani Tezerji, Mahboube Shirani, Vahideh Mahdavi

“…The linearity of 0.015–0.30 mg kg−1 with the coefficient of determination (R2) values exceeding 0.9989 were achieved. …”
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Import-Substituting Food Additive E316 (Sodium Isoascorbate): Production Patterns by Kukin M.

“…The author also defined the influence of equilibrium concentrations of aqueous solutions of isoascorbic acid and sodium isoascorbate on temperature. The optimal method was to add a solution of sodium hydroxide into a solution of isoascorbic acid with a ratio between the masses of sodium hydroxide solution, crystalline isoascorbic acid, and prepared water, respectively, 1:2.11:6.13. …”
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