Development Performance and Pressure Field Evolution of ASP Flooding by Junjian Li, Hao Wang, Jinchuan Hu, Hanqiao Jiang, Rongda Zhang, Lihui Tang

“…Results show that the average formation pressure and its location are changing all the time in the whole process. …”
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Physical Properties and Microbial Effect of Zinc Oxide NPs Rapid Biosynthesis by Microwave Irradiation by Amenah Isam Al-shammari, Zainab J. Shanan

“…The electrical charge of the surface of nanomaterials was measured by Zeta potential, where 20 mV is adequate for ensuring physical stability. …”
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Relativistic Time Transformations between the Solar System Barycenter, Earth, and Moon by Slava G. Turyshev, James G. Williams, Dale H. Boggs, Ryan S. Park

“…To ensure consistency with TT , Barycentric Dynamical Time ( TDB ) must exhibit no average rate difference from TT . Although the International Astronomical Union has established resolutions for transformations between TT and TDB , extending these frameworks to define a lunar surface timescale ( TL ) is essential for advancing lunar exploration. …”
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Reading between the lines: Novel insights on wild Pacific harbour porpoise (Phocoena phocoena vomerina) social communication through narrow-band high frequency click trains. by Amy Migneault, Karina Dracott, Nick Tregenza, Chloe V Robinson

“…Generalized additive models were used to identify significant temporal trends in the dataset. On average, 5.3% of click trains produced by porpoises were social. …”
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The Effects of Climate Change on <i>Sthenoteuthis oualaniensis</i> Habitats in the Northern Indian Ocean by Lihong Wen, Heng Zhang, Zhou Fang, Xinjun Chen

“…This study established a suitability index (SI) model and used the arithmetic average method to construct a comprehensive habitat suitability index (HSI) model based on <i>S. oualaniensis</i> production statistics in the northern Indian Ocean from 2017 to 2019. …”
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Patient-specific modeling of the trochlear morphologic anomalies by means of hyperbolic paraboloids by Pietro Cerveri, Guido Baroni, Norberto Confalonieri, Alfonso Manzotti

“…The obtained small fitting error (on average lower than 0.80 mm) demonstrated that the ventral aspect of the trochlear morphology can be modeled with high accuracy by HPs. …”
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Deep learning-assisted thermal image analysis for assessment of cementitious composite flaws by Yoonseon Cha, Hyojeong Yun, Sanghyeon Cho, Wonseok Chung

“…The artificial internal defects are implemented in sizes ranging from 3 % to 25 % of the bottom surface area of the specimen. Thermal images are collected through a heat generation test. …”
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The satellite chlorophyll signature of Lagrangian eddy trapping varies regionally and seasonally within a subtropical gyre by A. E. Jones-Kellett, A. E. Jones-Kellett, M. J. Follows

“…We found weak relationships between eddy age and the magnitude of surface chlorophyll anomalies in most long-lived Lagrangian coherent vortices; the strongest exception was in wintertime anticyclones in the lee of the Hawaiian Islands, where chlorophyll increases throughout eddy lifetimes. …”
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The Potential of Red Propolis to Improve the Quality of Quail Eggs by PRAL Garcia, MM Boiago, DN Araujo, AZ França, BM Sponchiado, M Rampazzo, MJ Migliorini, DT Nesi, LCM Stefani

“…Moreover, microbiological counts on the surface of eggs and feces from diets containing propolis were lower in comparison with other treatments. …”
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A combined RSM – FEM analysis of weld quality in laser transmission welding of plastics by Nitesh Kumar, Soumyabrata Chakravarty, Nikhil Kumar, Rajat Subhra Sen

“…This study explores through transmission laser welding of dissimilar, optically transparent polymers, acrylic and polycarbonates using a novel hybrid approach that integrates Response Surface Methodology (RSM) and Finite Element Method (FEM). …”
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Study of fibrous microplastic and natural microfiber levels in branded milk samples from Italy by Serena Santonicola, Michela Volgare, Mariacristina Cocca, Giampaolo Colavita

“…Natural and synthetic MFs were classified according to the evaluation of surface morphology (i.e., shape and texture), followed by chemical identification using Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR) microspectroscopy. …”
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Properties of Vulcanized Polyisoprene Rubber Composites Filled with Opalized White Tuff and Precipitated Silica by Suzana Samaržija-Jovanović, Vojislav Jovanović, Gordana Marković, Ivana Zeković, Milena Marinović-Cincović

“…Opalized white tuff (OWT) with 40 μm average particle size and 39.3 m2/g specific surface area has been introduced into polyisoprene rubber (NR). …”
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Three-Dimensional Zeolitic Imidazolate Framework-8 as Sorbent Integrated with Active Capillary Plasma Mass Spectrometry for Rapid Assessment of Low-Level Wine and Grape Quality-Rel... by Morphy C. Dumlao, Liang Jiang, Saroj Kumar Bhattacharyya, William A. Donald, Christopher C. Steel, Leigh M. Schmidtke

“…When used as a sorbent in thermal desorption tubes and coupled directly to active capillary mass spectrometry, the average signal across the selected analytes increased by ~50% as compared to Tenax TA, a commercially available polymer, in a measurement that takes less than two minutes. …”
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Biosynthesis and Antimicrobial Activity of Semiconductor Nanoparticles against Oral Pathogens by C. Malarkodi, S. Rajeshkumar, K. Paulkumar, M. Vanaja, G. Gnanajobitha, G. Annadurai

“…Formation of cadmium sulphide (CdS) and zinc sulphide (ZnS) nanoparticles was confirmed by surface plasmon spectra using UV-Vis spectrophotometer. …”
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CO Adsorption Properties of Activated Carbon Fibres under Ambient Conditions by Yoshitaka Nakahigashi, Hirofumi Kanoh, Tomonori Ohba, Masumi Baba, Yoshiyuki Hattori, Naoya Inoue, Masafumi Morimoto

“…However, A10, which had an average pore width of 0.9 nm, exhibited the highest adsorption capacity of 195 mg g −1 at a higher pressure of about 100 kPa, which is a relatively high value compared with that of conventional activated carbon. …”
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Mechanical, machinability and water absorption properties of novel kenaf fiber, glass fiber and graphene composites reinforced with epoxy by T. Narendiranath Babu, Shreyash Singh, D. Rama Prabha, Shubham Mishra, Vivek Pandey

“…Hence, this research focuses on Kenaf fiber with percentage composition of graphene was varied as 0.5%, and 1.0%, by weight of the holding matrix and with/without incorporation of glass fiber. Suitable surface modifications were done by treating natural fibres by 0.5% NaOH for better adhesion of fibre and epoxy resin. …”
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Photocatalytic Reduction of CO2 to Methane on Pt/TiO2 Nanosheet Porous Film by Li Qiu-ye, Zong Lan-lan, Li Chen, Cao Yu-hui, Wang Xiao-dong, Yang Jian-jun

“…They showed an excellent photocatalytic activity for CO2 photoreduction to methane, which should be related to their special porous structure and large Brunauer-Emmett-Teller (BET) surface area. In order to further improve the photocatalytic activity, Pt nanoparticles were loaded uniformly with the average size of 3-4 nm on TiO2 porous films by the photoreduction method. …”
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Experimental and Theoretical Research of a Hot Condition of High Pressure Cylinder of the T-100-130 Steam Turbine by V. A. Kudinov, E. V. Kotova, O. Yu. Kurganova, V. K. Tkachev

“…With the use of experimental data on the temperature state of the outer surface of the casing of the HPC by solving the inverse problem of thermal conductivity, the average heat transfer coefficients for the actuation period characterizing the intensity of heat transfer from steam to the casing have been found. …”
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Decision support for the identification of testate amoebae in microscopy images to detect peat presence in horticultural substrates by Serge Zaugg, Camille Vögeli, Lena Märki, Clément Duckert, Edward A.D. Mitchell

“…Test set performance (average precision) reached values above 0.8 for Archerella sp. and above 0.7 for Amphitrema sp. …”
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Less is more: Optimised fire performance in glass fibre-reinforced polybutylene terephthalate laminates with concentrated flame retardant top layer by Weronika Tabaka, Bernhard Schartel

“…To achieve optimum fire performance while maintaining mechanical integrity, flame retardants (FR) were strategically concentrated in the surface layer of a two-layer glass fibre-reinforced polybutylene terephthalate (PBT) laminate structure. …”
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