Microplastics in the geological-ecological subsystem of the coastal part of the geoecosystem of the Georgian Shelf by V. O. Iemelianov, Ye. I. Nasiedkin, T. S. Kukovska, N. O. Fedoronchuk, S. M. Dovbysh

“…The results of studies on the distribution of microplastics in the surface layer of seafloor sediments in the water area adjacent to the coast of Georgia, conducted by specialists of the State Scientific Institution “MorGeoEcoCenter of the NAS of Ukraine”, are presented. …”
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THE EVALUATION OF VORONEZH REGION RADIATION CONTAMINATION IMPACT OVER THIRTY YEARS’ PERIOD FOLLOWING THE CHERNOBYL ACCIDENT by Yu. I. Stepkin, M. K. Kuzmichev, O. V. Klepikov

“…The major Chernobyl accident impact assessment indicators were the characteristics of 137Cs and 90Sr radionuclides’ soil surface contamination (Ci/km2) as well as the average annual effective dose of critical population group ( mSv/year) over 1986–2014. …”
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Impact of active to inert shielding gas transition on the corrosion behavior of wire arc additively manufactured duplex stainless steel by Elina Akbarzadeh Chiniforoush, Tahereh Gholizadeh, Mohammad Reza Jandaghi, Johan Moverare, C.Hakan Gür

“…Kernel Average Misorientation (KAM) analysis indicated higher residual strain in these areas. …”
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Effect of Ultrafine Grinding on the Structural and Functional Properties of Flaxseed Protein by Yali LIANG, Ronghua GAO, Narisu QIN, Xiaolan BAO

“…With the extension of ultrafine grinding time, a significant reduction in the average particle size of flaxseed protein (P<0.05) and in the surface sulfhydryl (S-SH) content was observed, whereas significant increased were detected in surface hydrophobicity (H0), fluorescence intensity, and zeta potential (P<0.05). …”
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Reactive co-sputter deposition of Ta-doped tungsten oxide thin films for water splitting application by Samaneh Jafarpour, Hamid Naghshara

“…As evident from SEM and AFM images, the surface morphology was significantly affected by increasing Ta doping, the formation of a granular structure with well-defined boundaries and increasing surface roughness (1.79–47.94 nm). …”
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Fabrication of ZnO Thin Films Doped with Na at Different Percentages for Sensing CO₂ in Small Quantities at Room Temperature by Marina Stramarkou, Achilleas Bardakas, Magdalini Krokida, Christos Tsamis

“…SEM revealed that the films consisted of densely packed grains, with an average particle size of 58 nm. Na doping increased the film thickness but reduced the surface roughness. …”
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Microencapsulation of polyphenols-rich extracts from African Peach (Sacocephalus latifolius sm.) roots through spray drying by Roli Karole Tsague Tsatsop, Stive Martial Sikandi Chendjou, Touoze Annie Stella Zome, Noel Amba, Sidonie Beatrice Kenmogne, Martin Benoit Ngassoum

“…Particle size analysis and SEM demonstrated that the microcapsules had spherical shape, no crack on surface with average size of 21.75 μm and Span value of 1.257. …”
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Numerical Simulation on Cutting and Breaking of Heterogeneous Conglomerate by Special-Shaped PDC Cutter by Shi Jiangang, Li Gensheng, Liu Weiji, Wu Desheng, Zhang Nan, Deng Kaichuang

“…Special-shaped cutter can change the impact situation on the cutter surface， so choosing an impact-resistant cutter surface is one of the effective methods to deal with such formations. …”
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Study on heat-resistant powder of Lactobacillus plantarum microcapsule by LIU Yanxia, GUAN Junjun, CUI Yaoming

“…<b>Methods:</b> On the basis of the previous research on the microcapsule emulsion, a kind of powder was prepared by spray drying with 2-hydroxypropyl-<i>β</i>-cyclodextrin (2-HP-<i>β</i>-CD). The response surface method is used to optimize different parameters. …”
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Interannual and Seasonal Variability of CO₂ Parameters in the Tropical Atlantic Ocean by Frederic Bonou, A. Nathanael Dossa, Adeola M. Dahunsi, Zacharie Sohou

“…The time series data revealed significant trends, with average pCO₂ concentrations rising from approximately 350 μatm in the early 1990s to over 400 μatm by 2023. …”
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High‐Resolution Intrashell Oxygen Isotope Studies of Cathaica fasciola and Bradybaena ravida Land Snails and Their Environmental Implications by Qianya Li, Jibao Dong, Hong Yan, Huayu Huang, Xiulan Zong, Guozhen Wang, Chengcheng Liu, Yunning Cao, Weiguo Liu, Zhisheng An

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Shape memory recovery in polylactic acid and thermoplastic polyurethane bi-material metamaterials fabricated by additive manufacturing under fatigue testing by Farzad Fereydoonpour, Shokouh Dezianian, Mohammad Azadi

“…The images of the fracture surface showed the separation of layers and cavities, which were the factors of failures. …”
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Landcover-specific calibration of the optical trapezoid model (OPTRAM) for soil moisture monitoring in the Central Valley, California by Neda Mohamadzadeh, Morteza Sadeghi, Noemi Vergopolan, Lan Liang, Uditha Bandara, Craig Altare, Marcellus M. Caldas

“…The Optical TRApezoid Model (OPTRAM) has been extensively utilized to map high-resolution surface soil moisture (top 0–5 cm) using surface reflectance observations. …”
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Development of a gum recession model in an experiment by N. V. Lopatina, R. R. Hajbullina, K. V. Danilko, O. R. Shangina, D. N. Tuhvatullina, K. A. Kurbanova

“…On the 10th day, clinical signs of gum recession are determined: a defect with a depth of 2 mm. The average depth of recession in animals was (2 ± 1.7 mm). …”
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Mechanical behavior of material removal under various rake angle diamond tool ultra-precision cutting of titanium alloy by Lingyi Sun, Xin Cui, Chunjin Wang, Yanbin Zhang, Changhe Li

“…The results show that the model achieves an average prediction error of 8.23 %, with a minimum error of 3.54 %. …”
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Effects of C content on the microstructure and properties of CoCrFeNiTi0.5Mo0.5Cx high-entropy alloy coatings by laser cladding by Tianxiang Lin, Meiyan Feng, Guofu Lian, Hua Lu, Changrong Chen, Xu Huang

“…CoCrFeNiTi0.5Mo0.5Cx high-entropy alloy coating was prepared on the surface of AISI 1045 steel by laser cladding technology. …”
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Thermal Energy Resource Potentials of the Kara-Bogaz-Gol Gulf as a “Solar Pond” by Ahmet M. Penjiyev, Parahat O. Orazov

“…In summer, there was measured the average temperature on the salt surface of the reservoir bottom, it ranges from 55.04 to 79.8 ºC, in winter from 20.0 to 25.6 ºC. …”
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Permissible Extrapolation Justification of the Multiplicative Multifactorial Model and Its Application to the White Soot Production Technology by Lyutsiya Karimova, Guldana Makasheva, Vitaliy Malyshev, Yelena Kharchenko, Yerlan Kairalapov

“…The specific surface area was calculated from the average diameter of the white soot particles measured using an electron microscope. …”
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Analysis of  226Ra content and 222Rn exhalation rates in soil samples from Wukro, Tigray, using SSNTDs [version 1; peer review: 1 approved, 2 approved with reservations] by Nigus Alene Assefa

“…Results and Discussion The radon mass exhalation rates ranged from 0.18 × 10−7 Bq.kg−1.d−1 to 0.82 × 10−7 Bq.kg−1.d−1, with a mean of 0.48 × 10−7 Bq.kg−1.d−1. Surface exhalation rates varied from 0.38 × 10−6Bq.m−2.d−1 to 1.72 × 10−6 Bq.m−2.d−1, averaging 1.02 × 10−6 Bq.m−2.d−1. …”
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Taguchi-based optimisation of FSW parameters for advancement in aerospace materials: Al-Li 2060 alloy by Noah E. El-Zathry, Stephen Akinlabi, Wai Lok Woo, Vivek Patel, Rasheedat M. Mahamood

“…Defect-free samples exhibited a fine surface finish, with average roughness values of 3.05 μm and 3.536 μm. …”
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