Review of modeling tool‒rock frictional contact with a blunt PDC cutter by Yaneng Zhou, George Z. Voyiadjis

“…The influence of these governing dimensionless parameters on the dimensionless average contact stress Π~ is summarized in different regimes.…”
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Design of a Tunable Metamaterial Absorption Device with an Absorption Band Covering the Mid-Infrared Atmospheric Window by Zongliang He, Dong Fang, Yougen Yi

“…We utilize VO₂’s phase change property to adjust the absorption device, allowing the average absorption level to vary between 20.61% and 94.88%. …”
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Electrospun alginate nanofibres as potential bio-sorption agent of heavy metals in water treatment by T. C. Mokhena, N. V. Jacobs, A. S. Luyt

“…Beadless nanofibres with average diameters of 114 nm and a surface area of 18.03 m2·g–1 were obtained. …”
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A regional modelling perspective on the impacts on Central Asia of dust emitted from the Aralkum, the desiccated lakebed of the Aral Sea by Banks Jamie R., Heinold Bernd, Schepanski Kerstin

“…In Uzbekistan, the WHO’s guidelines on maximum recommended daily average PM10 values are simulated to be exceeded on 29 days during the year in the city of Nukus, 8 days in the city of Bukhara, and 2 days in the capital city of Tashkent.…”
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Soil Moisture Effects on Afternoon Precipitation Occurrence in Current Climate Models by Heewon Moon, Benoit P. Guillod, Lukas Gudmundsson, Sonia I. Seneviratne

“…We confirm previous results highlighting a dominantly positive spatial feedback in the models as opposed to observations. On average, models tend to agree better with observations for temporal and heterogeneity feedback characteristics, although intermodel variability is largest for these metrics. …”
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Synthesis, Characterization, and Magnetic Studies of α-Fe2O3 Nanoparticles by Avnish Kumar Arora, Mohan Sharma, Ritu Kumari, Vivek Sheel Jaswal, Pankaj Kumar

“…TEM images show that the size of particles of Fe2O3 varied from 15 nm to 49 nm with average crystallite size 35 nm.…”
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The effect of resistance training without balance exercises on static balance skill by Mehmet Soyal, Ömür Gülfirat, Aydın Pekel

“…Results: Statistically significant differences were detected in test values of Static balance skill x axis deviation rate of the study group, rate of deviation from the center in the x axis, the length of distance and average surface area which is used (P<0,05).Conclusions: It was identified that 6-week resistance training practices without balance exercises have a positive effect on the development of static balance skill.…”
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In-Silico Investigation of PAI-1 Structural Changes in Active Forms of The Protein by Kaveh Haji-Allahverdipoor

“…Subsequent analyses, including root mean square deviation (RMSD), root mean square fluctuation (RMSF), and solvent-accessible surface area (SASA), were performed over a 40 ns molecular dynamics (MD) simulation. …”
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Synthesis of L-cysteine-CdSe Quantum Dots for optical Biosensing Application by Thalfaa Rasheed Ajeel, Manal Midhat Abdullah, Fadhel Mohammed Lafta

“…The study revealed the robust fluorescence of the spherical CdSe/Cys nanoparticles, with an average diameter of 2.3 nm. Modifying the surface of CdSe nanoparticles with cysteine improved their water solubility and biocompatibility. …”
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Primary Colors Red, Yellow, and Blue Use as Self-Cleaning Paints with Layer of Titanium Dioxide by Suma H. Al-Shaikh Hussin

“…The best color gave the highest response to self-cleaning is the yellow color where the contact angle before exposure to UV ( = 101.47º ,at t = 0 min) and after exposure over time ( = 1.75º ,at t = 50 min), thus the water sheet of the surface and remove all contaminants.…”
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RADIATION CONTROL DURING THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE OLYMPIC FACILITIES IN SOCHI CITY by I. K. Romanovich, K. A. Saprykin

“…Dose rate of gamma radiation at all land plots, which were allocated for the construction of the Olympic facilities, conformed to the requirements of sanitary regulations. The average dose rate of gamma radiation was 0.11 μSv h-1 in the Coastal cluster and 0.14 μSv h-1 in the Mountain cluster. …”
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Studies on a direct shoot regeneration system of Citrus sinensis L. Osbeck with a high frequency in vitro by CHEN Da-ming, XU Chang-jie, ZHANG Shang-long

“…The best results were obtained when cotyledons with the surfaces wounded horizontally by a razor blade were cut longitudinally and epicotyl pieces were placed horizontally on the surface of culture medium. …”
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Evolution law of nanopore properties during underground in-situ pyrolysis of tar-rich coal by Tao XU, Jie CHEN, Yongping WU, Yubin KE, Panshi XIE, Wenyu LYU

“…The research results demonstrate that during the underground pyrolysis process, the average pore size of nano-pores gradually increases with the rise in temperature. …”
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Geological condition assessment and selection of optimal favorable areas for deep underground coal gasification in the Yanchuannan block by Xin LI, Zhenlong CHEN, Tao GUO, Xiaokang GAO, Cui XIAO, Xiaobo JIN, Caifang WU, Fangfang WANG

“…This coal seam consists primarily of medium-rank coals, including coking, lean, and meagre coals, exhibiting low average moisture and low average ash contents and a high yield of volatile constituents. …”
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Controlled-Release Fertilizer Improving Paddy Yield and Nitrogen Use Efficiency by Reducing Soil Residual Nitrogen and Leaching Losses in the Yellow River Irrigation Area by Jingjing He, Ying Wang, Hong Li, Junhua Ma, Xiang Yue, Xiangyu Liang, Yu Hong, Fang Wang, Chenxia Hu, Ruliang Liu

“…Compared to FP and OPT, the CRU significantly reduced the concentrations of TN, ammonium N (NH₄⁺-N), and nitrate N (NO₃⁻-N) in the surface and soil water, with average TN leaching decreasing by 31.55% and 27.35% in the years 2022 and 2023, respectively. …”
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Reproduction, embryonic and early post-embryonic development of saffron cod <i>Eleginus gracilis</i> (Gadidae) from the Tauyskaya Guba Bay (northern Okhotsk Sea) by Ravil R. Yusupov, Marina V. Rakitina

“…The blastoderm covers 50-60 % of the yolk surface after 123 h. Bead-shaped embryo is formed after 177 h of development. …”
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Pore Structure and Fractal Character of Lacustrine Oil-Bearing Shale from the Dongying Sag, Bohai Bay Basin, China by Pengfei Zhang, Shuangfang Lu, Zhiping Zeng, Xiangchun Chang, Junqian Li, Guo Chen, Junjian Zhang, Zizhi Lin, Jijun Li

“…Specifically, D1 varies from 2.4292 to 2.6109 (mean 2.5245), and D2 varies between 2.4680 and 2.8535 (mean 2.6889). The specific surface area (SSA) ranges from 1.512 m2/g to 34.002 m2/g, with an average of 13.656 m2/g, the total pore volume is between 6.0 × 10-3 cm3/g and 48.4 × 10-3 cm3/g (mean 24.5 × 10-3 cm3/g), and the average pore diameter is in the range of 4.22 nm to 19.57 nm (mean 9.35 nm). …”
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Evolution of Pore Structure and Fractal Characteristics in Transitional Shale Reservoirs: Case Study of Shanxi Formation, Eastern Ordos Basin by Yifan Gu, Xu Wu, Yuqiang Jiang, Quanzhong Guan, Dazhong Dong, Hongzhan Zhuang

“…The evolution of the pore volume (PV) and specific surface area (SSA) indicates that the proportion of pores in the 5–20 nm and 20–60 nm ranges gradually increases while the proportion of pores smaller than 5 nm decreases. (3) The fractal dimension of shale pores (D₁, average value 2.61) derived from the FHH model is higher than D₂ (average value 2.56). …”
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Statistical - Synoptic Analysis of the Extreme Precipitation in Western Iran by Mehrdad Kiani, Hasan Lashkari, Houshang Ghaemi

“…Heavy daily rainfall occurs when it exceeds the region's long-term average and becomes an extreme event or climate hazard. …”
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β‐Sheets Orientation in Physisorbed Protein Layers by Matteo Piscitelli, Diellza Bajrami, Cinzia Di Franco, Lucia Sarcina, Michele Catacchio, Eleonora Macchia, Luisa Torsi, Boris Mizaikoff, Gaetano Scamarcio

“…Using polarization modulation infrared reflection‐absorption spectroscopy (PM‐IRRAS) and infrared attenuated total reflection (IR‐ATR) spectroscopy, it has been confirmed that the β‐strands in these protein layers are tilted relative to the surface normal by average angles of 75.3° ± 0.4° for anti‐IgG and of 79.3 ± 0.2° for BSA. …”
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