Separation of Short-Chain Fatty Acids from Primary Sludge into a Particle-Free Permeate by Coupling Chamber Filter-Press and Cross-Flow Microfiltration: Optimization, Semi-Continuo... by Nikhil Shylaja Prakash, Peter Maurer, Harald Horn, Florencia Saravia, Andrea Hille-Reichel

“…Two methods were optimized for microfiltration: (1) increased backwashing frequency to sustain a permeate flux of 20 L∙m⁻²∙h⁻¹ (LMH), and (2) surface charge modification to maintain the flux between 70 and 80 LMH. …”
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Dependência espacial dos atributos físicos de três classes de solos cultivados com cana-de-açúcar sob colheita mecanizada Physical properties of three classes of soils cultivated w... by Laércio A. de Carvalho, Ismael Meurer, Carlos A. da Silva Junior, Karina M. V. Cavalieri, Cristiane F. B. Santos

“…Crop residues left on surface helped to maintain good level of organic matter, supporting the formation, aggregation and stability of pores, preventing the increase in density. …”
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Application of Bayesian Statistics in Analyzing and Predicting Carburizing-Induced Dimensional Changes in Torsion Bars by Guojin Sun, Zhenggui Li, Yanxiong Jiao, Qi Wang

“…This study investigates the application of Bayesian statistical methods to analyze and predict the dimensional changes in torsion bars made from 20CrMnTi alloy steel during carburizing heat treatment. The process parameters, including a treatment temperature of 920 °C followed by oil quenching, were selected to optimize surface hardness while maintaining core toughness. …”
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Enhancing the efficiency of coagulation method for sewage treatment by adding sludge. by Peng Zhao, Lin Li, Xilei Song, Miaokui Wang, Zhengan Zhang, Yuying Li, Yu Zhao, B Larry Li

“…This paper was to study the optimal conditions of HPST, first, some single-factor tests were conducted to preliminarily explore the optimal range of influencing factors, and then response surface methodology (RSM) tests were performed to accurately determine the optimums of significant factors.The results showed that adding sludge can not improve the water quality of coagulation treatment, but it can significantly accelerate the coagulation settlement process, the sludge dosage, the coagulant dosage and sewage pH all impacted significantly on its coagulation effect, and existed inflection points. …”
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Application of nitric acid modified palmyra palm male inflorescence activated carbon for effective removal of methylene blue dye from the aquatic environment by Bharath Balji Govindaraj, Govindaraj Palsamy, Ponnusamy Senthil Kumar, Ramani Mariyappan, Monisha Ponsakthi Govindaraj, Gayathri Rangasamy

“…For this process, 5 g/L will be the suitable dosage for effectively eliminating methylene blue dye. …”
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Blood coagulation dynamics: mathematicalmodeling and stability results by Adélia Sequeira, Rafael F. Santos, Tomáš Bodnár

“…The hemostatic system is a highly complex multicomponent biosystem that under normal physiologic conditions maintains the fluidity of blood. Coagulation is initiated in response to endothelial surface vascular injury or certain biochemical stimuli, by the exposure of plasma to Tissue Factor (TF), that activates platelets and the coagulation cascade, inducing clot formation, growth and lysis.In recent years considerable advances have contributed to understand this highly complex process and some mathematical and numerical models have been developed. …”
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Durable Machine-Washable Wool via AOX-Free Plasma-Mediated Coating with Keratin by Marwa Abou-Taleb, Hosam El-Sayed

“…In this work, an eco-friendly, energy-saving, non-deteriorative process for the fabrication of machine-washable wool tops (WTs) was proposed. …”
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Comprehensive Generative Approach to Design Insoles by Schneider Julia, Essafi Sanae, Valerga Puerta Ana Pilar, Völz Diana

“…The study examines the potential of GD in creating insoles and the impact of the load model on the design outcome. The design process includes dynamic pedography and gait analysis to ensure that the insoles are tailored to the patient’s individual needs. …”
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Accuracy measurement of automatic remeshing tools by Mattia Sullini

“…<p>Surface Reconstruction from raw Pointclouds generates polygonal meshes characterised by typical local issues that need to be addressed by a global reorganisation of mesh connectivity during the Remeshing process. …”
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Influence of postharvest putrescine application on respiration rate and physicochemical properties of tomato by Ozlem Alan, Muttalip Gundogdu, Fatih Sen, Erdal Aglar

“…It also delays the ripening process by slowing down the fruit respiration rate and maintains the nutritional value of the fruit. …”
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Inactivation of the Fusobacterium nucleatum Rnf complex reduces FadA-mediated amyloid formation and tumor development by Timmie A. Britton, Ju Huck Lee, Chungyu Chang, Aadil H. Bhat, Yi-Wei Chen, Rusul Mohammed Ali, Chenggang Wu, Asis Das, Hung Ton-That

“…Thus, this work uncovers a molecular linkage between the Rnf complex and LepB-regulated processing of FadA—likely via metabolic signaling—that maintains the virulence potential of this oncobacterium in various cellular niches.…”
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Dual function NiMo/MgO catalyst for biogas valorization to syngas and carbon nanotubes by Pichawee Aieamsam-Aung, Narissara Simma, Sornsawan Juntala, Atthapon Srifa, Wanida Koo-Amornpattana, Prasert Reubroycharoen, Phorndranrat Suchamalawong, Choji Fukuhara, Sakhon Ratchahat

“…The tip-growth process of CNTs limits the coverage of the catalyst’s active sites while maintaining constant reaction efficiency. …”
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Purification and characterization of extracellular pectinase produced by a newly isolated strain, Aspergillus cervinus ARS2 and its potential application in Citrus sinensis juice c... by Anil R. Shet, Sharanappa Achappa, Shivalingsarj V. Desai

“…Optimization of the juice clarification process, employing full factorial design (FFD) and response surface methodology (RSM), identified optimal conditions of 39.09 °C incubation temperature, 62.12 min incubation time, and an enzyme load of 3.33 mL. …”
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Preparation of Potassium-iron Co-activated Coal-based Porous Carbon and its Electrochemical Performance by Haoran ZHANG, Suling YAO, Xianshu DONG, Yuanpeng FU, Yuping FAN

“…The results indicate that, the pore structure of the porous carbon evolves from ultra-micropores to micropores and hierarchical pores, while the carbon microcrystals transition from amorphous to graphitic structures during the one-step chemical activation process with K2FeO4. Specifically, with a coal-to-K2FeO4 mass ratio of 1:1 and an activation temperature of 900 ℃, the porous carbon attains a specific surface area of 1 220.82 m2/g. …”
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Preparation of bainite phase microstructure by laser-electromagnetic induction hybrid solid-state phase transformation by Qunli Zhang, Lian You, Yi Yu, Zhijun Chen, Wenjian Wang, Mykola Anyakin, Jianhua Yao

“…In conjunction with the temperature history curves, OM, SEM, and EBSD are used to characterize the bainite morphology and percentage of bainite via different parameters of the hybrid process. The results demonstrate that the hybrid process combined with twice electromagnetic induction heating can yield a considerable proportion of bainite phase in 42CrMo steel. …”
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High temperature performance of a dual self-diffusion coating on TA9 alloy by Jiaping Han, Yan Liu, Dongdong Zhang, Hao Zhang, Haibo Wang, Chuanhai Xiao, Jing Zhang, Chuan Yang, Lei Wang, Xiaopeng Lu, Hui Chen

“…Post-heat treatment process remarkably improved the oxidation resistance and mechanical property but had limit enhancement in wear resistance. …”
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Enhancement of electro-optic response in BaTiO3 films integrated on Si via heating and cooling rate control by Marc Reynaud, Moaz Waqar, Chaojie Du, Agham B. Posadas, Xiaoqing Pan, Alexander A. Demkov

“…Here, we report on attempts to control the size of crystallographic domains and lattice relaxation profile of 150-nm-thick BaTiO3 films on Si grown by molecular beam epitaxy by varying the heating and cooling rates during the film growth process while maintaining strict epitaxial and stoichiometric control. …”
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Optimization of Nanowell-Based Label-Free Impedance Biosensor Based on Different Nanowell Structures by Ali Fardoost, Hassan Raji, Mehdi Javanmard

“…To address this issue, we propose alternative geometries for nanowells that feature larger surface areas while maintaining a similar circumference, thereby enhancing the fabrication efficiency of the biosensors. …”
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Development of a New High-Pressure Cooling System for Machining of Difficulut-to-Machine Materials by Ikuo TANABE, Yuhta YAMAGAMI, Hideo HOSHINO

“…It is concluded from the results that; (1) a new forced cooling method in the form of drilling a hole at the tip of the tool from which supply high-pressure coolant, a tool temperature decrease and a tool-life prolongation could be achieved, (2) the technology could effectively cool near the tip of turning tool, (3) the chip was effectively broken by the high pressure, (4) It was confirmed that the tool cutting edge condition was stabilized, the surface roughness of the machined workpieces was improved, the tool hardness was maintained and the tool-life was prolonged due to the cooling effect of the devised tool.…”
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Application of mineral-carbon composite in solid-phase extraction of phthalates from water by Dariusz Wideł, Piotr M. Słomkiewicz, Sabina Dołęgowska

“…Additionally, the composite exhibited good reusability, maintaining recovery values as high as 94 % after repeated use without replacing the sorbent. …”
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