Semi-Analytical Solutions for One-Dimensional Consolidation of Viscoelastic Unsaturated Soils Considering Variable Permeability Coefficient by Shize Dai, Lianghua Jiang, Aifang Qin, Yile Liao

“…By employing Lee’s correspondence principle and the Laplace transform, the solutions for EPAP and EPWP were derived under the boundary conditions of the permeable top surface and impermeable bottom surface. Crump’s method was then used to execute the inverse Laplace transform, yielding a semi-analytical solution in the time domain. …”
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Monitoring subsurface soil displacement in karst collapse by designing a MEMS-based spherical monitoring device by Di Wu, Taiming Liang, Fan Jiang, Yanxin Yang, Qingpeng Pei, Jianjian Wu

“…Model test results show that, in comparison to MEMS sensor, the MEMS spherical monitoring device exhibits a reduced average relative error of 23.09% in stable zone displacement measurements and 18.87% in the subsidence zone. …”
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Epigallocatechin-3-gallate improved rheological properties of rice bran protein-soybean protein isolate conjugates emulsions by regulating interface protein conformation by Mengmeng Zhao, Xialing Wei, Xiaojuan Wu, Lizhong Lin, Wei Wu

“…The absolute value of ζ-potential and surface hydrophobicity of IAP were higher than those of IUAP. …”
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Tailoring Porosity and CO₂ Capture Performance of Covalent Organic Frameworks Through Hybridization with Two-Dimensional Nanomaterials by Hani Nasser Abdelhamid

“…Nitrogen adsorption–desorption isotherms revealed the microporous characteristics of the COFs, with hysteresis loops evident, indicating the development of supplementary mesopores at the interface between COF-1 and the 2D materials. The BET surface area of pristine COF-1 was maximal at 437 m²/g, accompanied by significant micropore and Langmuir surface areas of 348 and 1290 m²/g, respectively, offering enhanced average pore widths and hierarchical porous strcuture. …”
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Combining Optical Scanning and X-Ray Computed Tomography Data for Modeling the Internal and External Geometries of Cultural Artifacts by Young-Hoon Jo, Dasol Kim, Nyamsuren Davaadorj

“…Optical scanning recorded the precise external surface of the object, and X-ray CT obtained the internal geometry. …”
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Microwave assisted synthesis of NiMn2O4 as electrode material for supercapacitor applications by PAULCY RANI P R SHALOM, Vaishnavi Sreekala Kumari Gopakumar, Sivakala Sarojam, Anu Mini Aravind, Xavier Thankappan Suryabai

“…From the BET analysis surface area and average pore diameter of the mesoporous NMO nanoparticles are calculated to be 10.513 m2g-1and 8.55nm. …”
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MAIZE CULTURE - AN INTENSIVE OR EXTENSIVE PRODUCTION SYSTEM IN ROMANIA by Agatha POPESCU

“…The main changes in maize production were determined by average maize production (r = 0.968 and R2= 0.9386), and in a weak measure by cultivated surface (r = 0.080 and R2=0.0065. …”
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Laser treatments of Nimonic 263 nickel-based superalloy by Dubravka Milovanović, Anđelka Milosavljević, Željko Radovanović, Radomir Jovičić

“…Based on the geometrical characteristics of the cuts and surface morphology the optimal parameters are discussed and defined. …”
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Impacts of Grain-for-Green and Grain-for-Blue Policies on Valued Ecosystem Services in Shandong Province, China by Wei Song, Xiangzheng Deng, Bing Liu, Zhaohua Li, Gui Jin

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Study of cylindrical brush wear effect on its elastic characteristics, on required pressing force and on pressure at the outlet of hydraulic pneumatic accumulator for controlling p... by S. I. Tsekhosh, B. V. Zhuravsky, P. I. Tsekhosh

“…The article is devoted to a current issue of improving the quality of road surface cleaning and increasing the resource of brush working equipment. …”
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Observed three‐dimensional structure of ocean cooling induced by Pacific tropical cyclones by Guihua Wang, Lingwei Wu, Nathaniel C. Johnson, Zheng Ling

“…In this study, observed ocean temperature profiles derived from Argo floats and TC statistics from 1996 to 2012 are used to determine the three‐dimensional structure of TC‐induced cooling over the northwest Pacific. The average TC‐induced sea surface temperature change derived from Argo reaches −1.4°C, which agrees well with satellite‐derived estimates. …”
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Resilience of Urban Road Network to Malignant Traffic Accidents by Yiding Lu, Zhan Zhang, Xinyi Fang, Linjie Gao, Linjun Lu

“…Results show that under malignant traffic accidents, the resilience of high-class surface roads, such as primary roads, is the poorest, suggesting that more attention and resources must be devoted to high-class surface roads. …”
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Synthesis and characterizations of molybdenum-doped titanium dioxide nanoparticles for photocatalytic removal of chromium (VI) from aqueous solutions by Mousab Mirghani

“…The catalyst was mainly composed of spherical anatase TiO2 particles, with a diameter in the range of 15–75 nm, and the maximum doping percentage of Mo was 3.3%. The Langmuir surface area of pure and Mo-doped TiO2was 91.63 and 128.73 m2/g, and the average pore volume was 0.029 and 0.032 cm3/g, respectively. …”
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A Computational Approach to Increasing the Antenna System’s Sensitivity in a Doppler Radar Designed to Detect Human Vital Signs in the UHF-SHF Frequency Ranges by David Vatamanu, Simona Miclaus

“…These variables are as follows: (a) the frequency of the continuous wave utilized; (b) the antenna type and its gain/directivity; (c) the electric field strength distribution on the chest surface (and its average value); and (d) the type of material (dielectric properties) impacted by the incident wave. …”
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Evaluation of the effects of maintaining a moderate humidity (50–60%) and increased air movement on litter moisture and footpad health in a commercial broiler house by C.T. Mou, M. Czarick, III, B.D. Fairchild

“…At the end of the flock, birds in the CTL house had, on average, a 23% higher rate of severe lesions than birds in the TRT house. …”
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Performance of Network Real-Time Kinematic in Hydrographic Surveying by Mohamed Elsayed Elsobeiey

“…Statistical analysis of the differences between the seabed surface generated using the NRTK solution and the seabed surface generated using the Post-Processed Kinematic (PPK) technique showed an average of −0.19 cm and a standard deviation of 2.4 cm. …”
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Simulating the effect of Nature-based Solutions as a mitigation tool for Urban Heat Islands by A. D. J. Pugliese Viloria, M. A. Brovelli

“…First, to train machine learning (ML) models to predict Surface UHI (SUHI) susceptibility and intensity, and their corresponding SUHI maps, based on land cover, Land Surface Temperature (LST), Normalised Difference Vegetation Index (NDVI), Normalised Difference Built-up Index (NDBI) and other ancillary data. …”
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Assessment of cigarette butt pollution and its Spatial distribution in Northeastern Iran by Narges Babaei, Fateme Kabirinia, Ali Asghar Nahafpoor, Ziaeddin Bonyadi

“…The highest recorded CBPI was 28, observed in areas characterized by high population density, commercial land use, and poor ground surface conditions. In contrast, the lowest CBPI was 1.85. …”
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Release Behavior of Folic Acid Grafted Hollow Hydroxyapatite as Drug Carrier by Qing Liu, Wenjing Guo, Mei Yang, Kejie Wang, Weijun Liu, Fanhong Wu

“…Brunauer-Emmett-Teller (BET) assay revealed the specific surface area and average pore size of the microspheres were 34.58m2/g and 17.80 nm, respectively. …”
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Complex-Valued CNN-Based Defect Reconstruction of Carbon Steel from Eddy Current Signals by Bing Chen, Tengwei Yu

“…Eddy current testing (ECT) has become a widely adopted technique for non-destructive testing (NDT) due to its effectiveness in detecting surface and near-surface defects in conductive materials. …”
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