Production capacity prediction of U-shaped horizontal wells for in-situ pyrolysis of tar-rich coal: Experimental and numerical simulation study by Zhen DONG, Yanpeng CHEN, Mengyuan ZHANG, Xinggang WANG, Lixin JIAO, Shuo FENG, Bo REN, Hao CHEN, Junjie XUE, Yufeng ZHAO, Diefang HUANG

“…The production capacity contribution in the later stage of heating is mainly from CO and H2 in the coal gas. ⑤ In the case of equal calorific value, underground coal pyrolysis reduces carbon emissions by 97% compared with surface coal combustion, ideally，and the CO2 produced can be absorbed and buried through the semi-coke layer to achieve carbon neutrality. …”
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Formation of Bearings Parts Waviness in Centerless Mortise Grinding on Rigid Supports by Chalyj V., Moroz S., Tkachuk A., Zablotskyi V., Trokhymchuk I., Stelmakh O.

“…The formation of waviness on the working surfaces of bearing parts is associated with fluctuations in the size of the cut layer of metal and changes in the components of the cutting force. …”
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Defects in intracellular trafficking of fungal cell wall synthases lead to aberrant host immune recognition. by Shannon K Esher, Kyla S Ost, Maria A Kohlbrenner, Kaila M Pianalto, Calla L Telzrow, Althea Campuzano, Connie B Nichols, Carol Munro, Floyd L Wormley, J Andrew Alspaugh

“…Through phenotypic studies of a loss-of-function strain, we have demonstrated that the mar1Δ mutant has an aberrant cell surface and a defect in polysaccharide capsule attachment, resulting in attenuated virulence. …”
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Application of Magnetic Aquatic Plant Biochar for Efficient Removal of Antimony from Water: Adsorption Properties and Mechanism by Luyi Nan, Yuting Zhang, Min Liu, Liangyuan Zhao, Yuxuan Zhu, Xun Zhang

“…The FTIR, XRD, and XPS results indicated that the surface of LMBC was rich in carboxyl and hydroxyl groups and was successfully loaded with Fe₂O₃ and Fe₃O₄. …”
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The Robust Vessel Segmentation and Centerline Extraction: One-Stage Deep Learning Approach by Rostislav Epifanov, Yana Fedotova, Savely Dyachuk, Alexandr Gostev, Andrei Karpenko, Rustam Mullyadzhanov

“…We designed a hybrid architecture that integrates convolutional and graph layers, along with a task-specific loss function, to effectively capture the topological relationships between segmentation and centerline extraction, leveraging their complementary features. …”
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Optimization Strategies and Efficiency Prediction for Silicon Solar Cells with Hybrid Route of PERC and SHJ Passivation Contact by Zixiao Zhou, Qian Kang, Zhaoqing Sun, Yongcai He, Jingjie Li, Lu Wu, Chang Sun, Chaowei Xue, Minghao Qu, Xiaoqing Chen, Zilong Zheng, Bo Wang, Hui Yan, Xixiang Xu, Yongzhe Zhang

“…However, the main factors limiting their further efficiency advancements and wider commercialization lie in metal contact recombination and the passivation properties of the functional layers. Despite heterojunction cells demonstrating remarkable efficiency, challenges persist in terms of cost reduction and stability enhancement. …”
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Engineering microneedles for biosensing and drug delivery by Penghui Zhao, Zerui Zhou, Tyler Wolter, Jacob Womelsdorf, Abigail Somers, Yiming Feng, Kristo Nuutila, Zhenhua Tian, Juhong Chen, Ali Tamayol, Wujin Sun

“…Their purpose is to pierce the outermost layer of the skin or other tissues to collect bio-fluids or aid in the delivery of medications. …”
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A simple and efficient plasticity-fracture constitutive model for confined concrete by Hadi Meidani

“…Finally, the behavior of plain concrete confined by layers of carbon fiber reinforced polymer is studied to show capability of the model for passive confinement.…”
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Stress Resultant Based Elasto-Viscoplastic Thick Shell Model by Pawel Woelke, Ka-Kin Chan, Raymond Daddazio, Najib Abboud

“…Transverse shear forces calculated from transverse shear strains are introduced into a rate-dependent yield function, which is similar to Iliushin's yield surface expressed in terms of stress resultants and stress couples [12]. …”
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Dirac fermions and topological phases in magnetic topological insulator films by Kai-Zhi Bai, Bo Fu, Shun-Qing Shen

“…The theory is based on exact solutions of the energies and the wave functions for an effective model of the three-dimensional topological insulator (TI) film. …”
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Ecological Impact Assessment for the Groundwater Recharging in the Urban Development Areas of Kastamonu Karaçomak Basin by Nuriye Ebru Yıldız, Şükran Şahin

“…On the other hand, it is important that landscape plans, where the ecological processes expressed as landscape function, including groundwater recharging and surface runoff potential, are considered as the priority action area of the multi-layered spatial planning process, rather than the investigation of the mentioned negativities after planning and/or implementation.…”
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Bifurcation analysis and nonlinear elastic behavior of FG foam-filled double cylindrical microtubes via the modified couple stress theory in thermal environment by Sarah M. Albalawi, Mohammed Sobhy, Adel A. Elmandouh

“…This paper presents a comprehensive investigation into the nonlinear wave propagation, vibration characteristics, and thermal postbuckling behavior of double cylindrical microtubes filled with functionally graded (FG) metal foam. The microtubes are composed of FG ceramic–metal materials, where the outer and inner surfaces are ceramic-rich, while the interfaces adjoining the foam core are metal-rich. …”
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The importance of matrix in cardiomyogenesis: Defined substrates for maturation and chamber specificity by Jake Ireland, Kristopher A. Kilian

“…High expression of cardiac troponin (cTnT) and the relative expression of myosin light chain isoforms (MLC2a and MLC2v) led to the identification of three surfaces that promote a mature cardiomyocyte phenotype. …”
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Mathematical modelling and analysis of temperature effects in MEMS based bi-metallic cantilever for molecular biosensing applications by Miranji Katta, Sandanalakshmi R

“…Conversely, biosensors can’t be designed with a single-layered cantilever. Yet, in Nano-Electro-Mechanical-Systems, the influence of temperature is more likely to be dominant since the surface-to-volume ratio is higher. …”
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Study on Sub-Regional Weighted Mean Atmospheric Temperature Modeling and Its Application in China by GAO Deheng, ZHANG Wei, SHEN Qinghua

“…With the daily average surface temperature data from 1980 to 2010 provided by the China Meteorology Data Service Center and 64,131 observations in 2015 from 90 sounding stations,we firstly use the diffusion interpolation with barriers for interpolation and then divide the results into eight grades and thirteen districts at a temperature interval of 3.4 K.By experimental analysis,it is found that an approximately exponential function relationship between factors,i.e.…”
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Shear Bond Strengths between Three Different Yttria-Stabilized Zirconia Dental Materials and Veneering Ceramic and Their Susceptibility to Autoclave Induced Low-Temperature Degrada... by Manoti Sehgal, Akshay Bhargava, Sharad Gupta, Prateek Gupta

“…A study was undertaken to evaluate the effect of artificial aging through steam and thermal treatment as influencing the shear bond strength between three different commercially available zirconia core materials, namely, Upcera, Ziecon, and Cercon, layered with VITA VM9 veneering ceramic using Universal Testing Machine. …”
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An Improved Fast Prediction Method for Full-Space Bistatic Acoustic Scattering of Underwater Vehicles by Ruichong Gu, Zilong Peng, Yaqiang Xue, Cong Xu, Changxiong Chen

“…The scattering sound field is represented as the product of the acoustic scattering transfer function and the sound source density function. By utilizing target surface mesh information and partial scattered sound pressure data as known inputs, the method predicts other bistatic scattering sound fields through numerical integration, matrix theory, and the least squares method. …”
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Stretchable wireless optoelectronic synergistic patches for effective wound healing by Qian Wang, Siyuan Cai, Guang Yao, Liyuan Zhang, Wenhao Lou, Youxin Chen, Qingqing Li, Maowen Xie, Xingyi Gan, Chenzheng Zhou, Taisong Pan, Min Gao, Kangning Zhao, Zhen Cai, Yuan Lin

“…Here, we proposed a stretchable and wirelessly-powered optoelectronic synergistic patch with a dual-layer serpentine wireless receiver circuit to drive the optoelectronic modulation component. …”
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Addition of Some Primary and Secondary Amines to Graphene Oxide, and Studying Their Effect on Increasing its Electrical Properties by Baghdad Science Journal

“…This diversity in properties is due to the possibility of modification on the composition of this Nano compound, where the Graphene oxide is capable of more modification via addition other functional groups on its surface or at the edges of the sheet. …”
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Features of temporary teeth hard tissues affecting caries resistance by I. V. Bagdasarova, M. V. Kostinskaya, Al. Kamme Miral

“…Decreased thickness of enamel and dentin, increased concentration of organic matrix in them due to incomplete mineralization, microporosity of enamel, abnormal development of dentin layers, increased number of hypomineralized and irregular areas, underdevelopment of pulp, impaired function of odontoblasts, increased adhesion of microorganisms to the enamel surface – all these features contribute to the rapid and progressive development of caries in temporary teeth.…”
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