Dental Composites with Calcium / Strontium Phosphates and Polylysine. by Piyaphong Panpisut, Saad Liaqat, Eleni Zacharaki, Wendy Xia, Haralampos Petridis, Anne Margaret Young

“…These were used, along with Raman and SEM, to assess apatite precipitation on the composite surface. PLS release was determined using UV spectroscopy. …”
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Histological and radiographic assessment of the regenerative potential of sodium hexametaphosphate (SHMP) as a novel direct pulp capping material in an animal model by Mostafa Kamel Mohamed, Mohamed Abdelfattah Abdelrahman, Abdel-Razik Hashem Abdel-Razik, Ahmad Abdel Hamid Elheeny

“…To assess root maturity, radiographic changes in root length (RL), root surface area (RSA), and apical foramen width (AFW) were measured at baseline and after 3 months. …”
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Enhanced photocatalytic performance of magnetite/TS-1 thin film for phenol degradation by Hsiu-Ling Hsu, L. Selva Roselin, R. Savidha, Rosilda Selvin

“…The structural analysis reveals the presence of MNP and zeolite-MFI phases in Magnetite/TS-1 composite materials. The average particles size of the magnetite nanoparticles is less than 5 nm and that of the composite nanoparticles are in the range of about 90 nm with micropore volume 0.110 cm3/g and the external surface area 120 m2/g. …”
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Mapping cropland in Yunnan Province during 1990–2020 using multi-source remote sensing data with the Google Earth Engine Platform by Meiqi Wang, Liang Huang, Bo-Hui Tang, You Yu, Zixuan Zhang, Qiang Wu, Jiapei Cheng

“…First, a multiresolution collaborative sample selection method was proposed and sample labels with resolutions better than 30 m from 1990 to 2015 were obtained. An ‘impervious surface-spectrum-texture-geometry’ (ISTG) feature system was constructed and the Jeffries-Matusita (JM) distance method was used for feature optimization. …”
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Nitrate, ammonium, and phosphate patterns from mangrove sediment cores near extensive aquaculture areas in the Red River Delta, Vietnam by Nguyen Toan, Pham Ngoc, Luu Dung, Nguyen Tue, Tran Quy, Mai Nhuan

“…Organic matter and nutrient concentrations were highest in the surface layer (0–20 cm depth), declining steadily between 20–50 cm, with minimal variation from 50–100 cm in depth of sediment cores. …”
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THE DEPENDENCE OF DIELECTRIC PERMEABILITY AND SPECIFIC VOLUME RESISTANCE OF POLYMER COMPOSITES ON THE CONCENTRATION OF NANO-DIMENSIONAL ALUMINIUM PARTICLES AND CARBON BLACK FILLERS by A. S. Akhriev, Z. Kh. Gaytukieva, B. I. Kunizhev, R. B. Tkhakakhov

“…The composites were filled with nanosized aluminium and DG-100 carbon black particles with a specific adsorption surface of 100 m2 /g and having an average particle size of 20-30 nm. …”
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Removal of the Textile Dye Indanthrene Olive Green from Aqueous Solution Using Chitosan by José Alberto P. Chaves, Lane Aparecida A. Santana, Mário S. Schultz, Hildo Antônio S. Silva, Rosiane S. Penha, Adriana P. Vieira, Antônio G. de Souza, Cícero Wellington B. Bezerra

“…The chitosan was characterised in terms of its average degree of de-acetylation (DD) and by XRD, TGA/DTG, IR, SEM and specific BET surface area methods. …”
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Materials with potentially bioactive properties - preparation and characterization of electrospun poly(vinyl alcohol)/beeswax fiber web by Margarita Neznakomova, Nikolay Todorov

“…The type of additive which is used for the functionalization of the fibers changes an electroconductivity, surface tension, viscosity, therefore rheological method for controlling the process was used. …”
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Impact of PM_2.5 Pollution on Solar Photovoltaic Power Generation in Hebei Province, China by Ankun Hu, Zexia Duan, Yichi Zhang, Zifan Huang, Tianbo Ji, Xuanhua Yin

“…Atmospheric aerosols significantly impact solar photovoltaic (PV) energy generation through their effects on surface solar radiation. This study quantifies the impact of PM_2.5 pollution on PV power output using observational data from 10 stations across Hebei Province, China (2018–2019). …”
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Hemp root system architecture and allometric relationships vary between monoecious and dioecious cultivars by Rebecca K. McGrail, Jim A. Nelson, Robert C. Pearce, Rebecca L. McCulley

“…Root systems were imaged in PhotoCapture360 and analyzed for root traits, such as total length and average diameter, with GiARoots. Basal diameter was predictive of both aboveground and belowground biomass (r2 = 0.69 and 0.77, respectively). …”
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Thermodynamic inhibition of CO2 hydrate by Na-montmorillonite: implications for hydrate-based CO2 sequestration by Yunting Liu, Junjie Ren, Dnyaneshwar R. Bhawangirkar, Jianzhong Zhao, Praveen Linga, Zhenyuan Yin

“…The proposed model demonstrated high accuracy with the measured data with an absolute average deviation of pressure below 0.5%. The thermodynamic inhibition effect is attributed to the decrease in water activity caused by the Na + exchange in the diffuse double layer on the clay surface. …”
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Research on the mechanism and prediction model of gas leakage and diffusion from shallow-buried natural gas pipelines by Chengjun Yue, Ping Lu, Jinjin Zhu, Shaokun Guan, Kun Yang, Yan Xu, Li Chen

“…It was found that the burial depth affects the speed of gas diffusion to the soil surface but has little impacts on the concentration distribution range. …”
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Experimental study on natural circulation cooling system for core catcher with downward-facing heating channel by Seokgyu Jeong, Byeonghee Lee, Jun-young Kang, Seong Ho Hong, Chang Wan Kang, Jin Hyeok Kim

“…The results showed that the cooling performance was satisfactory at an average heat flux value of 232 kW/m2, which is 1.75 times higher than predicted heat flux value. …”
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Mechanical adhesion energy of thermal oxide scale on 0.01 and 0.12 wt.% Si-containing hot-rolled steels by Issaard Wannapha, Thublaor Thammaporn, Nilsonthi Thanasak

“…The mechanical adhesion energy of thermal oxide scales plays a critical role in the quality and efficiency of the hot rolling process, as the formation of oxide scales on steel surfaces can lead to defects that adversely affect material performance. …”
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Meteorological Characteristics during Periods of Greatly Reduced PM2.5 Concentrations in March 2020 in Seoul by Il-Soo Park, Moon-Soo Park, Sang-Heon Kim, Yu Woon Jang, Joonsuk Lee, Jeffrey S. Owen, Chang-Rae Cho, Joon-Bum Jee, Jung-Hoon Chae, Minsoo Kang

“…Abstract In March 2020, the average concentration of PM2.5 in Seoul decreased by 44% compared to that in March 2019 (from 45 µg m−3 to 25 µg m−3). …”
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Hyperspectral identification of travertine state in Huanglong by the PSO-BPNN method by Menghui Xu, Weihong Wang, Jialun Cai, Qunwei Dai, Jing Fan, Sicheng Li

“…The test set demonstrated good overall performance, with an average overall accuracy (OA) of 0.93, F1-score of 0.92, and Kappa coefficient of 0.97.…”
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Environmental Assessment Using Phytoplankton Diversity, Nutrients, Chlorophyll-a, and Trophic Status Along Southern Coast of Jeddah, Red Sea by Bandar A. Al-Mur

“…Thirty-six samples from surface seawater were collected during the spring and autumn of 2021. …”
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CONDITIONS FOR PRIMARY PRODUCTION OF PHYTOPLANKTON IN THE VOSTOK BAY (JAPAN SEA) IN SPRING 2016 by P. P. Tishchenko, P. Ya. Tishchenko, O. A. Elovskaya, V. I. Zvalinsky, Yu. V. Fedorets

“…The highest biomass of raw phytoplankton was registered at the sea surface, whereas the highest values of chlorophyll concentration occurred mainly at the bottom of the bay. …”
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STUDY OF AMMONIA VOLATILIZATION IN SOME NORTHERN IRAQ SOILS by M. Alobaidi, R. Al-Hamdany, M. Saaid

“…Ammonia volatilization phenomena from urea fertilizer was studied by using three different textures of calcareous soil(loamy sand ,clay loamand clay) from Mosul city – northern Iraq, classified as calciorthids .Urea was added at three rates (100,200 and 400 mg N.kg-1),using plastic pots (5kg soil) during Spring season 2008 with average minmum and maximum temperature (8-22cْ ). …”
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Annual and Seasonal Trends in Density, Biomass, and Secondary Production of Chironomid Midges (Diptera: Chironomidae) in the Middle Reaches of the Shinano River, Japan, 2015–2019 by Kimio Hirabayashi

“…Emergence traps were set up for 24 h on the river’s water surface at three points each in the riffles and pools monthly from April 2015 to March 2019. …”
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