Impacts of rural tourism-driven land use change on ecosystems services provision in Erhai Lake Basin, China by Li, Jinghui

“…© 2020 Elsevier B.V. Tourism is an expanding activity worldwide, with vital implications for local economies but also for ecosystem management. …”
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Experimental results and modelling of corrosion-damaged concrete beams strengthened with externally-bonded composites by Elghazy M.

“…The interfacial bond stress-slip models at the fabric/matrix and composite/concrete interfaces and the number of composite layers had the most significant impact on the predicted response of the strengthened beams whereas the corrosion level, modeled as a reduction in the steel reinforcement cross-section, showed a slight effect on their performance. …”
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Effects of superelastic nano-NiTi additions on electroless Ni –P coating properties under bending by MacLean M.

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Efficacy of FRCM systems in flexural strengthening of RC T-beams by Wakjira T.G.

“…Eight T-shaped RC beams with two different flexural reinforcement ratios (?s = 0.40% and ?…”
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Progressive circuit resistance training improves inflammatory biomarkers and insulin resistance in obese men by Kolahdouzi, Sarkawt

“…The data were assessed by two-way repeated measures ANOVA. Results: Body mass, BMI and waist to hip ratio (WHR) were significantly decreased after training intervention (P < .05). …”
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Novel Electroless Deposited Corrosion - Resistant and Anti-Bacterial NiP-TiNi Nanocomposite Coatings by Fayyad, Eman

“…From acidic NiP electroless bath, the co-deposition of TiNi nanoparticles in the NiP matrix to form novel NiP-TiNi nanocomposite coatings (NCCs) on top of API X100 carbon steel using several concentrations of TiNi nanoparticles (0.2, 0.4 and 0.8 g L-1 in the bath) is successfully achieved. …”
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The influence of aeration scheme and aeration rate on the permeate flux for wastewater treatment using membrane bioreactors: Experimental and artificial neural network modeling by Jawad, Jasir

“…The experimental data were used to develop an artificial neural network (ANN) model, which showed excellent agreement (R2 = 0.9963) with the data. The average normalized flux decreased as the MLSS concentration increased from 5 to 15 g/L and increased as the aeration rate increased from 0.5 to 1.5 LPM. …”
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The Role of Key Impurity Elements on the Performance of Aluminium Electrolysis -Current Efficiency and Metal Quality by Al-Mejali, Jassim Ali

“…The behaviour of phosphorus and silicon in industrial aluminium cells was measured in QATALUM cells by analysis of bath and metal after addition of AlPO4, Na3PO4 and SiO2 to the bath. Phosphorus showed a much longer retention time in the bath than silicon. …”
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Fractionation and phytochemical composition of an ethanolic extract of Ziziphus nummularia leaves: antioxidant and anticancerous properties in human triple negative breast cancer c... by Abdallah, Rola

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Serum NMR-Based Metabolomics Profiling Identifies Lipoprotein Subfraction Variables and Amino Acid Reshuffling in Myeloma Development and Progression by Pedersen, Shona

“…However, metabolic profiling of MM patients, compared to controls, exhibited decreased levels of total Apolipoprotein-A1, HDL-4 Apolipoprotein-A1, HDL-4 Apolipoprotein-A2, HDL Free Cholesterol, HDL-3 Cholesterol and HDL-4 Cholesterol. …”
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Plasticization and co-crystallization in LLDPE/wax blends. by Gumede, Thandi P.

“…The wax acts as an effective plasticizer for LLDPE, decreasing both its crystallization and melting temperature. …”
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Structure–activity relationship of piperine and its synthetic amide analogs for therapeutic potential to prevent experimentally induced ER stress in vitro by Hammad, Ayat S.

“…Our findings indicate that exposure to tunicamycin (0.5 μg/mL) for 2 h induces the expression of GRP78 and CHOP, and apoptotic markers (caspase-3 and caspase-12) and causes a significant reduction in renal cell viability. …”
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Moderate salinity stimulates growth and photosynthesis of Phragmites karka by water relations and tissue specific ion regulation by Abideen, Zainul

“…Higher K+ selectivity and Na+ exclusion from shoots improved photosynthesis and growth under moderately saline conditions. Decreased growth in 300mM NaCl could be attributed to leaf tissue dehydration and turgor loss leading to stomatal closure and decreased CO2 absorption. …”
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Mechanical properties and surface characteristics of an AA6060 alloy strained in tension at cryogenic and room temperature by Xu, Zebing

“…When the temperature decreases, the yield strength, the ultimate tensile strength and ductility to fracture are drastically increased from 217.2 MPa, 252.4 MPa, 14.5% to 251.6 MPa, 335.9 Mpa, 21.5% respectively, and the average diameter of dimples decreases from ~8 µm to ~3 µm. …”
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Unanswered issues on decarbonizing the aviation industry through the development of sustainable aviation fuel from microalgae by Rony, Zahidul Islam

“…Microalgae can grow in saltwater or wastewater, capture CO2 from the atmosphere and produce lipids without requiring a large amount of land. …”
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Sex Differences in Healthy Eating: Investigating the Moderating Effect of Self-Efficacy by Razaz, Jalaledin Mirzay

“…Conclusions and Implications: Eating behavior self-efficacy had a significantly decreasing moderating effect on sex differences in the adoption of a healthy diet. …”
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Computational modeling of motile cilia generated cerebral flow dynamics in zebrafish embryo by Salman, Huseyin Enes

“…Methods: The dynamics of motile-cilia driven flow is analyzed employing computational fluid dynamics (CFD) modeling. A 2D model is generated using the time-lapse microscopic movies showing movements of a fluorescently labeled motile-cilia in a zebrafish embryo (48-hour post-fertilization). …”
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Generation, performance evaluation and control design of single-phase differential-mode buck-boost current-source inverters by Darwish, Ahmed

“…Yet, the investigation, operation and implementation of these types of inverters have not been extensively discussed. As a drawback, the total dc side input current of a single-phase inverter consists of a dc component and an undesirable ac component. …”
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Mechanical and thermal properties of gamma-ray irradiated polyethylene blends by Mariam, Al-Ali

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Non-Isolated DC-DC Power Converter with High Gain and Inverting Capability by Meraj, Mohammad

“…To reduce the ripple in the input current with simultaneous decreasing the input current ripple, a novel current fed interleaved high gain converter is proposed by utilizing the interleaved front-end structure and Cockcroft Walton (CW)-Voltage Multiplier (VM). …”
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