Modeling water and salt migration in groundwater and vadose zones to assess agricultural sustainability in Karamay Irrigation District by Jiawei Ren, Tongkai Guo, Changyan Tian, Wenxuan Mai, Xiaomin Mao

“…Scenario simulations for 2022–2030 indicate continued groundwater rise to an average of 1.7 m and a 20 % increase in surface soil salinity under current irrigation practices. …”
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Synthesis of SBA-16 mesoporous silica from rice husk ash for removal of Rhodamine B cationic dye: Effect of hydrothermal treatment time by Shaimaa S. El-Shafey, Sohair A. Sayed Ahmed, Reham M. Aboelenin, Nady A. Fathy

“…Increasing the time of hydrothermal treatment to 48 h decreased the average particle sizes of SBA from 50–40 nm to 20–10 nm with enhancing the total surface area, mesopore volume and amount of Si-O-Si groups. …”
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Testing of the pHEMA hydrogel as an implantation material for replacement of osteochondral defects in animals by E. B. Makarova, M. A. Korch, F. A. Fadeyev, D. G. Bliznets, A. V. Bugayova, T. F. Shklyar, A. P. Safronov, K. A. Nokhrin, F. A. Blyakhman

“…In experimental group #2, allogeneic chondrocytes were applied to the surface of four specimens before implantation. In the control series, four defects were not replaced with implants. …”
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Nanoporous Carbons from Hydrothermally Treated Alga: Role in Batch and Continuous Capacitive Deionization (CDI) by Dipendu Saha, Ryan Schlosser, Lindsay Lapointe, Marisa L. Comroe, John Samohod, Elijah Whiting, David S. Young

“…The resulting activated carbon exhibited a high Brunauer–Emmett–Teller (BET) surface area of 1747 m²/g and a total pore volume of 1.147 cm³/g, with micropore volume accounting for 0.4 cm³/g. …”
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Synergistic effect of magnetic magnetite and greigite nanoparticles dispersed pinewood biochar for aqueous lead(II) and cadmium(II) adsorption by Prashan M. Rodrigo, Raghava R. Kommalapati

“…BC, Fe3O4-Fe3S4/BC, and Pb2+ and Cd2+ adsorbed Fe3O4-Fe3S4/BC materials were characterized to differentiate surface morphologies, elemental compositions, and surface chemical states. …”
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Development of Low-Cost Monitoring and Assessment System for Cycle Paths Based on Raspberry Pi Technology by Salvatore Bruno, Ionut Daniel Trifan, Lorenzo Vita, Giuseppe Loprencipe

“…This involves regular inspections of the road surface, but there are currently no automated systems for monitoring cycle paths. …”
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Molecular Dynamics Simulation Study of Stabilizer Association with the Val122Ile Transthyretin Variant by Kevin Morris, John DeSalvo, Iman Deanparvar, Lucus Schneider, Kaleigh Leach, Matthew George, Yayin Fang

“…TKS14 was found to form a stable, two-point interaction with TTR by hydrogen bonding to Ser-117 residues in the inner receptor binding pocket and interacting through hydrogen bonds and electrostatically with Lys-15 residues near the receptor’s surface. The free energy of TKS14-TTR binding was −18.0 kcal mol⁻¹ and the ligand’s average SASA value decreased by over 80% upon binding to the receptor. …”
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Quasi-3D Calculation of Stray Losses in Outer Lamination Stack of Power Transformer Core by Zvonimir Jurkovic, Bojan Trkulja, Karlo Petrovic, Mario Jurkovic

“…For the second region, near the surface of the stack where eddy currents strongly affect the field, a basic 1D analytical model is used. …”
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Effect of Natural Fermentation of Sorghum on Resistant Starch Molecular Structure and Fermentation Property by YunFei Ge, WeiHao Wang, Meng Shen, ZiYue Kang, Juan Wang, ZhiGang Quan, JinLing Xiao, ShuTing Zhao, DeZhi Liu, LongKui Cao

“…After fermentation pretreatment, the yield of sorghum-resistant starch increased, the digestibility of sorghum-resistant starch reduced, the laminated structure size on the surface of the particles became more uniform, and the stacking mode became more neat and denser. …”
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Microstructure and Properties of Supersonic Plasma Sprayed NiCrBSi-Diamond Composite Coatings by SUN Haoran, ZHANG Di, JIA Lei, PANG Chengyu, DONG Shushan, ZHOU Yongxin

“…To improve the mechanical properties and wear and corrosion resistance of 921A steel surface under marine environment， two kinds of coatings were prepared on the surface of 921A steel by supersonic plasma spraying technology.The powders used were NiCrBSi spherical powder and NiCrBSi composite powder with chromium plated diamond (20～40 μm).The prepared coating samples were labeled as coating N and coating ND respectively， and the spray substrate was labeled as sample 921A in the subsequent comparison test.Moreover， the phase composition of the coating was analyzed，the cross section morphology and element composition of the coating were observed，the microhardness and tensile bond strength of the coating were tested， the friction coefficient and volume wear rate of the coating with Si3N4 ball under the reciprocating friction and wear mode were measured， and the open circuit potential and self-corrosion current density of the coating were fitted.Results showed that compared with the coating N prepared by pure NiCrBSi powder， the microhardness and bonding strength of diamond composite coating ND were 1 016 HV and 50.156 MPa， which were 15.3%and 15.3%higher than those of coating N.Under the condition of 30 N load，Si3N4 ball as the grinding object and reciprocating time of 60 min， the average ND wear depth of diamond composite coating was 17.738 μm，exhibiting a 75.8%decrease relative to the substrate.The volume wear rate was 1.40×10－5 mm3/(N∙m)， which was only 20.7%of the substrate， and the friction coefficient was 0.229.At room temperature and 3.5%NaCl solution，the ND self-corrosion potential Ecorr of the diamond composite coating was－864 mV， which was 61 mV higher than that of the 921A substrate， and the self-corrosion current density Jcorr was 1.332×10－5 A/cm2， which was 77.9%lower than that of the 921A substrate.…”
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Comprehensive Energy and Economic Analysis of Selected Variants of a Large-Scale Photovoltaic Power Plant in a Temperate Climate by Dennis Thom, Artur Bugała, Dorota Bugała, Wojciech Czekała

“…These findings highlight potential efficiency gains of up to approximately 9% in surface production coefficient and financial returns exceeding 450% ROI, demonstrating significant economic benefits. …”
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Current situation and prospects of coalbed methane exploration and development in Sichuan Basin by ZHU Suyang, LIU Wei, WANG Yunfeng, JIA Chunsheng, CHEN Chaogang, PENG Xiaolong

“…The first coalbed methane production base in the Sichuan Basin, the Junlian-Mu’ai mining area, has more than 450 surface extraction wells, with an annual gas production of over 1.00×108 m3 for five consecutive years. …”
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The influence of titanium dioxide modification by sulfur and carbon on physico-chemical and photocatalytic properties by M. V. Shapovalova, T. A. Khalyavka, O. Y. Khyzhun, N. D. Shcherban, V. V. Permyakov, S. N. Scherbakov

“…The modification of TiO2 by carbon and sulfur leads to increase of specific surface area (of about 1.8 times in the case of C/TiO2, about 3.3 times for S/TiO2 and about 4.7 times for C/S/TiO2), average pore volume and decrease of radius pore volume compared with TiO2. …”
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Radiographs Over-Estimates Joint Space Narrowing in Hallux Rigidus in Comparison to Weight-Bearing Computed Tomography by Aly M. Fayed MD, MSc, Vineel Mallavarapu BS, Nacime Salomao Barbachan Mansur MD, PhD, Cesar de Cesar Netto MD, PhD

“…We measured the percentage of narrowing of the dorsal articular surface on a weight-bearing lateral/sagittal view. …”
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The Effects of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Trends and Types of Pediatric Burn Injuries: Lessons from a National Burn Center and the Role of Strategic Resource Allocation by Raluca Tatar, Dan Mircea Enescu, Doina Iulia Nacea, Gabriela Viorela Nițescu, Andreea Lescaie, Mihaela Pertea, Petruța Mitrache, Laura Sorina Diaconu

“…However, moderate and severe burns remained constant and burn severity increased in 2020, with a larger total body surface area affected on average. Surgical management rates and hospital stay duration increased in 2020 from 18% to 39% and from 7 days to 11 days, respectively. …”
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Morphofunctional status of stem cells culture on 2D matrix imitating «quiescent» osteogenic and hemopoietic microterritories by I. A. Khlusov, M. Yu. Khlusova, N. M. Shevtsova, M. V. Dvornichenko, Nechaev K.A. A. Nechaev, K. V. Zaitsev, Yu. V. Klepikova, V. F. Pichugin, R. A. Surmenev, M. A. Surmeneva

“…Nevertheless, HPSLC maturation in osteoblasts under 4-days cultivation on such surfaces is unlikely. Poor HPSLC osteogenic committing on «smooth» (Ra < 1 μm) CaP coating is in vitro associated with an average index of artificial osteogenic niche less than 34%, weak artificial surface dissolution and elevated TNFα secretion by cell culture. …”
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Comparison of non-invasive and fluorescein tear film break-up time in a 65-year-old Norwegian population: a cross-sectional study by Behzod Tashbayev, Neil Lagali, Tor Paaske Utheim, Janicke Liaaen Jensen, Xiangjun Chen, Reza A Badian, Valeria Vitelli, Darlene Dartt, Lene Hystad Hove

“…Oculus Keratograph 5M measures two types of NIBUT:; appearance time of the first dry spot (NIBUTFirst) and average NIBUTAvg.Results 74 participants (56%) were female and 58 were male (44%). …”
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Effect of Cu content on the tribological behavior of CuxCoCrMoNi high-entropy alloys by Ying Wang, Shuobin Chen, Jian Yu, Yuhua Peng, Pan Gong, Mao Zhang, Zhigang Hu, Bin Li

“…Then the increase of Cu content increases the average friction coefficient from 0.53 (x = 0.3) to 0.62 (x = 0.9). …”
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Effects of different microfracture drilling parameters on bone quality: a finite element analysis by Jiayi Luo, Jiayi Luo, Zihao Zou, Qiang Zou, Qiang Zou, Siwei Luo, Jialin He, Chuan Ye, Chuan Ye

“…Increasing the exposed bone marrow surface area (more holes in the same area) can enhance stem cell outflow. …”
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Antifungal effect against wilting disease factor Verticillium dahliae Kleb. by green synthesized silver nanoparticles by Alp Cokislerel, Melisa Ayisigi, Yigit Kucukcobanoglu, Pervin Gunturkun, Lale Yildiz Aktas

“…Zeta size analysis indicated an average diameter of approximately 100 nm and a polydispersity index (PdI) of 0.229. …”
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