Levels of Organochlorine Pesticides and Heavy Metals in Surface Waters of Konya Closed Basin, Turkey by Mehmet Emin Aydin, Senar Ozcan, Fatma Beduk, Ali Tor

“…DDE, DDD, and DDT were almost determined in all samples, in which DDE isomer had the highest concentration ranged from not detected to 0.037 μg/L. In all studied OCPs, aldrin showed the highest concentration at 0.220 μg/L. …”
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Increased Surface Temperatures of Habitable White Dwarf Worlds Relative to Main-sequence Exoplanets by Aomawa L. Shields, Eric T. Wolf, Eric Agol, Pier-Emmanuel Tremblay

“…Discoveries of giant planet candidates orbiting white dwarf (WD) stars and the demonstrated capabilities of the James Webb Space Telescope bring the possibility of detecting rocky planets in the habitable zones (HZs) of WDs into pertinent focus. …”
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The Influence of Atomic Metal Conditioner Additive with Surface Revitalizer on the Lubricating Properties of Engine Oil by Ruslans Smigins, Audrius Žunda, Albinas Andriušis, Çağla Gizem Acar, Simona Tučkutė

“…Although some frictional improvements were observed, no definitive evidence of revitalizer-induced surface regeneration was detected, suggesting adhesive wear remained predominant under the studied conditions.…”
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Landslide Identification in UAV Images Through Recognition of Landslide Boundaries and Ground Surface Cracks by Zhan Cheng, Wenping Gong, Michel Jaboyedoff, Jun Chen, Marc-Henri Derron, Fumeng Zhao

“…In this paper, an image-analysis-based landslide identification framework is developed to detect the landslides in UAV images by recognizing the landslide boundaries and ground surface cracks. …”
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In-vitro evaluation of the effects of insertion and sterilization procedures on the mechanical and surface characteristics of mini screws by Civan Aved Hergel, Yasemin Bahar Acar, Mustafa Ateş, Nazan Küçükkeleş

“…PurposeThe aim of the present study was to investigate the effects of insertion and sterilization on primary stability and to examine the mechanical and surface characteristics of mini screws.Materials and methods140 miniscrews (70 Dual-Top; 70 Ortho-Easy) were divided into 3 groups. …”
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In vitro plaque formation model to unravel biofilm formation dynamics on implant abutment surfaces by Romualdus Nugraha Catur Utomo, Alena Lisa Palkowitz, Lin Gan, Anna Rudzinski, Julia Franzen, Hendrik Ballerstedt, Martin Zimmermann, Lars Mathias Blank, Horst Fischer, Stefan Wolfart, Taskin Tuna

“…Background Biofilm formation on implant-abutment surfaces can cause inflammatory reactions. Ethical concerns often limit intraoral testing, necessitating preliminary in vitro or animal studies. …”
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Baculovirus superinfection: a probable restriction factor on the surface display of proteins for library screening. by Xiaodong Xu, Yuanrong Chen, Yu Zhao, Xiaofen Liu, Beitao Dong, Ian M Jones, Hongying Chen

“…In addition to the expression of recombinant proteins, baculoviruses have been developed as a platform for the display of complex eukaryotic proteins on the surface of virus particles or infected insect cells. …”
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Gait Spatio-Temporal Parameters Vary Significantly Between Indoor, Outdoor and Different Surfaces by Lorenzo Brognara, Alberto Arceri, Marco Zironi, Francesco Traina, Cesare Faldini, Antonio Mazzotti

“…Older adults tend to walk differently indoors and outdoors; however, most gait assessments are conducted on indoor surfaces. It is therefore important to evaluate gait in various outdoor environments. …”
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Post-Seismic Surface Deformation of The Tarakan Earthquake in 2015 Using The DInSAR Technique by Imanuela Indah Pertiwi, Trismahargyono Trismahargyono, Marniati Marniati, Joshua Purba

“…This study uses SAR imagery to detect surface deformation caused by a magnitude M 6.1 earthquake on December 21, 2015, at 01:47:37 WIB in Tarakan Regency, North Borneo. …”
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Laser-induced Breakdown Spectroscopy of Ice-regolith Mixtures: Implications for Measurements on Planetary Surfaces by Frédéric Diotte, Myriam Lemelin, François R. Doucet, Lütfü Ç. Özcan

“…Laser-induced breakdown spectroscopy (LIBS) is an analytical technique enabling in situ chemical analysis of planetary surfaces. Its use on the Mars Science Laboratory and Mars 2020 missions has demonstrated the potential for quantifying water in hydrated minerals, prompting investigations into its application for detecting and quantifying water ice in lunar regolith. …”
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Effect of SEN on fluid flow and surface fluctuation in a continuous casting slab mold by ZHANG Kai-tian, LIU Jian-hua, CUI Heng, QIAN Xue-hai, DENG Shen

“…The findings show that there are shear flow with tilt down velocity vectors appearing near the one-fourth wide face position of the mold free surface, and some irregular vortexes are detected near the SEN position. …”
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Quantification of Lead and Zinc in Ground, Surface and Tap Drinking Water Sources in Kabale Municipality. by Mongusho, Ivan

“…The objective of this study was to detect zinc and lead concentrations in tap, ground and surface water in Kabale municipality. …”
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Effect of Surgical Installation of Dental Implants on Surface Topography and Its Influence on Osteoblast Proliferation by Helder H. M. Menezes, Marina M. Naves, Henara L. Costa, Tarsis P. Barbosa, Jéssica A. Ferreira, Denildo Magalhães, Elizabeth F. Martinez

“…In conclusion, a subtle change in implant surface roughness was detected after insertion into bone for all the macrogeometries, without significantly affecting the cellular parameters studied.…”
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RF injection scanning tunneling spectroscopy of a superconducting NbSe2 surface by Md. Arafat Ali, Zhipeng Wang, Mohammad Ikram Hossain, Ferdous Ara, Syed Mohammad Fakruddin Shahed, Tadahiro Komeda

“…A previous STM experiment with 65 GHz RF on a vanadium surface observed multiple replicas of the QP peak. …”
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Factors Affecting the Adhesion of Flour Particles to Stainless-steel Surfaces and Vacuum Dry-cleaning by Ian M. Klug, Bradley P. Marks, Teresa M. Bergholz, Sanghyup Jeong

“…The vacuum cleaning treatment proved capable of overcoming the increase in adhesion from triboelectric forces; however, trace flour residues were still detected on stainless steel surfaces postvacuuming, indicating that vacuuming alone may be insufficient.…”
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A recombinant BCG with surface-displayed antigen induces humoral and cellular immune responses by Jin-Yu Zhang, Zhi-Dong Hu, Li-Xiao Xing, Zhen-Yan Chen, Jin-Chuan Xu, Qiao-Yu Wu, Juan Wu, Guo-Ping Zhao, Xiao-Yong Fan, Liang-Dong Lyu

“…Here we show that displaying antigens in the surface of BCG is a promising strategy to induce long-lasting Nabs production and T-cell responses. …”
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Response surface optimization and flavor determination of fermentation processes of orange peel tea wine by Yanbo Liu, Liu Mengge, Pengpeng Zhang, Wenxi Liu, Chong Yang, Jiayi Cui, Haideng Li, Chunmei Pan

“…Methods Based on a single factor, the response surface method was used to optimize the fermentation of orange peel tea wine. …”
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Research on the Process of Ni60 Laser Cladding for Surface Strengthening of Nonmagnetic Drilling Tools by LIU Lilan, LI Sicong, YANG Fan, HAN feiyan, WU Ziying

“…Cladding a carbide alloy on the surface of nonmagnetic drilling tools serves as an effective method to enhance their wear and corrosion resistance. …”
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The application of deep learning in early enamel demineralization detection by Ketai He, Rongxiu Zhang, Muchun Liang, Keyue Tian, Kaihui Luo, Ruoshi Chen, Jianpeng Ren, Jiajun Wang, Juan Li

“…Objective The study aims to develop a diagnostic model using intraoral photographs to accurately detect and classify early detection of enamel demineralization on tooth surfaces. …”
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Synthetic data generation for anomaly detection on table grapes by Ionut M. Motoi, Valerio Belli, Alberto Carpineto, Daniele Nardi, Thomas A. Ciarfuglia

“…Specifically, based on the observation that normal berries present relatively smooth surfaces, while defects result in more complex textures, we introduce a Dual-Canny Edge Detection (DCED) filter. …”
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