Removal of lead from crude antimony by using NaPo3 as lead elimination reagent by Ye L.G., Tang C.B., Yang S.H., Chen Y.M., Zhang W.H.

“…In order to solve the shortcomings when removing lead from crude antimony in the traditional antimony smelting, a new process was provided using NaPO3 as lead elimination reagent to yield phosphate slag, and it was removed by floating on the surface of the liquid antimony. Reaction mechanism was clarified by using the TG-DTA and XRD techniques and single factor experiments of removal lead from crude antimony were engaged. …”
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Screen-printed Carbon Electrode from Coconut Shell Activated Carbon Modified with Ferrocene for Cobalt Detection by Muhammad Farhan, Eddy Heraldy, Abu Masykur, Muhammad A. Munir, Fitria Rahmawati

“…Ac shows vibrations of O–H, C=O, C=C, C–O, and Si–O with surface area and average pore size of 154.612 m2 g-1 and 1.42 nm, respectively. …”
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Experimental Study of Liquid Jet Atomization and Penetration in Subsonic Crossflows by Minmin Wu, Shiqun Dai, Rui Ye, Mingxiong Ou, Guanqun Wang, Chao Hu, Xurui Fan, Weidong Jia

“…Experimental data show that the model fits well, with a minimum R² value of 0.924 and an average of 0.969. High-speed imaging techniques were used to systematically analyze the effects of liquid- and gas-phase Weber numbers and incidence angles on the penetration and atomization of liquid jets. …”
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Wearable sensor-based fall detection for elderly care using ensemble machine learning techniques by Ch Gangadhar, P Pavithra Roy, R. Dinesh Kumar, Janjhyam Venkata Naga Ramesh, S. Ravikanth, N. Akhila

“…The suggested strategy outperformed modern fall identification techniques when tested using the labeled KFall database, achieving average precision of 95 percent, 96 percent, as well as 98 percent for Non-Falls, Pre-Falls, as well as detectable fall incidents, correspondingly. …”
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CFD-APSO Co-Optimization for Enhanced Heat Dissipation in a <i>Camellia oleifera</i> Harvester Engine Compartment by Wenfu Tong, Kai Liao, Lefeng Zhou, Haifei Chen, Hong Luo, Jichao Liang

“…Experimental results demonstrate that the optimized configuration achieves an average surface temperature reduction of approximately 17.82% for critical components, enabling prolonged stable operation and significantly enhanced operational reliability of the harvester.…”
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Study on the deformation characteristics of diaphragm walls in deep excavations within the Ningbo soft soil region by Ninghao Yan, Gang Li, Feng Qin, Xiaolei Qiao, Bo Lu, Na Liang, Shan Zhao

“…Abstract In soft soil environments, deep foundation pit excavation often leads to significant surface settlement, lateral displacement of support structures, and uneven settlement of surrounding buildings due to the complex geotechnical conditions and the inherent characteristics of soft soil, such as high compressibility and low shear strength. …”
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Optimization of borehole diameter to improve rock fragmentation in open-pit limestone mine bench blasting by Haiwang Ye, Menghao Yu, Binhong Shi, Yan Yu, Fengchuan Shang, Yefeng Dong, Tao Lei, Ning Li, Qizhou Wang

“…When the borehole diameter changes from 90 to 190 mm and the powder factor remains constant, there is a cubic functional relationship between the average fragmentation size of rock blasting and the borehole diameter, and quadratic functional relationships between the big block rate, powder ore rate, and the borehole diameter, respectively. …”
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Microwave-assisted graphene oxide/carbon spheres with silver nanoparticles: dual catalyst for peroxide detection and antibacterial use by Thanh Long Phan, Thanh Tho Le, Van-Dat Doan, Huynh Anh Vu Truong, Van Tan Le

“…The AgNPs@Cs-TA@GO nanocomposite with the core based on AgNPs with an average diameter of 21 nm showed significant peroxidase-like activity by oxidizing 3,3′,5,5′-tetramethylbenzidine to its oxidized form in the presence of H2O2. …”
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AGRICULTURAL COOPERATIVE – VIABLE ALTERNATIVE FOR THE ECONOMIC-SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT OF SMALL AND MEDIUM FARMERS. CASE STUDY CĂLĂRAȘI COUNTY, ROMANIA by Oana Roberta CREȚU, Valentina Constanța TUDOR, Elena LASCĂR

“…Romania has an agriculture in which approximately 37% of the population carries out their activity, with approximately 3 million plots, whose average surface is 1.5 ha, a fact that acutely requires the organization of farmers in associative forms, in order to modernize this important economic branch. …”
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The Trend of CEACAM3 Blood Expression as Number Index of the CTCs in the Colorectal Cancer Perioperative Course by A. Taddei, F. Castiglione, M. N. Ringressi, E. Niccolai, L. Tofani, L. Boni, P. Bechi, A. Amedei

“…The most important tumor marker for colorectal cancer (CRC) is the cell-surface antigen, Carcinoembryonic Antigen (CEA), and its assessment is considered a valuable index of circulating tumor cells (CTCs). …”
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Residue Addition Can Mitigate Soil Health Challenges with Climate Change in Drylands: Insights from a Field Warming Experiment in Semi-Arid Texas by Pawan Devkota, Rakesh K. Singh, Nicholas G. Smith, Lindsey C. Slaughter, Natasja van Gestel

“…We sought to determine whether applying a multi-species grass mulch on the surface of cotton fields in a semiarid region would mitigate some of the negative effects of climate change. …”
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Study of the Stress State of Solid Cylinders with Inhomogeneous Structure Under Various Boundary Conditions at the Ends by Oleksandr Ya. Grygorenko, Liliia S. Rozhok, Nataliia P. Boreiko, Lesia V. Kharytonova

“…It is shown that the greatest influence of the law of change of Young's modulus on the stress state of cylinders is observed for circumferential stresses on the outer surface in the average length section for both methods of the ends fixing. …”

Effects of flow splitters on local scour downstream of type-A trapezoidal piano key weir by Sara Kazerooni, Chonoor Abdi Chooplou, Masoud Ghodsian

“…On average, the maximum scour depth for the weir with rectangular, square, and circular splitters is reduced by approximately 13, 11, and 10%, respectively, compared to the weir without splitters. …”
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Exergetic analysis of a wooden building envelope in a tropical region by Tiendjou Tiombou Michael Maeschauer, Penlap Landry Hervé, Ngohe-Ekam Paul-salomon, Pemha Elkana

“…This model was numerically solved using the explicit Euler method, enabling the simulation of the indoor and outdoor surface temperature evolution. These temperatures were then used to establish a complete exergy balance, covering four subsystems: the room, the walls, the roof, and the windows, using the annual average temperature as a reference.The results highlight the significant impact of wall configuration (materials, insulation, and environmental conditions) on thermal gradients. …”
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Efficient adsorption of methylene blue (MB) by an eco-friendly chitosan derivative adsorbent: An RSM and ANN modeling study by E. Igberase, I.G. Mkhize

“…This paper investigates the use of response surface methodology (RSM)/central composite design (CCD) and artificial neural networks (ANN) to develop a method for removing MB from synthetic wastewater using a derivative of chitosan. …”
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A Full-Profile Measurement Method for an Inner Wall with Narrow-Aperture and Large-Cavity Parts Based on Line-Structured Light Rotary Scanning by Zhengwen Li, Changshuai Fang, Xiaodong Zhang

“…It is of great significance to accurately measure the full profile of the inner surface of such parts. Line-structured light scanning is a widely used method for inner wall 3D measurement, which is usually applied to linear scanning measurements of the inner wall of pipe-shaped parts. …”
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Evaluating Consolidation Behaviors in High Water Content Oil Sands Tailings Using a Centrifuge by Mahmoud Ahmed, Nicholas A. Beier, Heather Kaminsky

“…Effective tailings disposal management requires an understanding of the mechanisms controlling water movement, surface settlement rates and extents (hydraulic conductivity and compressibility), and strength variation with depth. …”
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Effect of inlet geometry and Reynolds number on turbine blade leading edge cooling employing jet impingement by Irfan Ahmad Sheikh, Emad Elnajjar, Mahmoud Elgendi

“…The adapter decreases the maximum and average Nusselt numbers (Nu) by 1.6 % and 1 %, respectively. …”
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Experimental Research on Photovoltaic Arrays Output Power Enhancement Experiment Under Partial Shading in Frigid Plateau Region by Bin ZHAO, Heng TAN, Gao LIANG, Xiaodong DONG, Hongwei QU, Li WANG, Lawu ZHOU

“…Specifically, the aging of PV modules, high surface temperature or partial shading may severely undermine the output of PV power plant. …”
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Soil Infestation with Western Corn Rootworm Eggs and Larval Emergence Timing in the Right-Bank Forest-Steppe of Ukraine by V. Saliienko, S. Remeniuk

“…Morphological assessment of the chorion surface was used to identify eggs. Additionally, phenological observations of the larval developmental stages based on the accumulation of SET were performed. …”
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