Effect of Fluid Viscosity and Fiber Length on the Performance of Fibrous Fluid in Horizontal Well Cleanout by Mendez, Michael

“…When a small amount (0.04% wt.) of long fiber was added, the cleanout performance of the high-viscosity fluid did not show a noticeable change. …”
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The response of culturally important plants to experimental warming and clipping in Pakistan Himalayas by Karimi, Saira

“…Contrastingly, clipping had a marginally significant effect in reducing the biomass and cover of all plant species. …”
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Microbially induced calcite precipitation in calcareous soils by endogenous Bacillus cereus, at high pH and harsh weather by Oualha, Meriam

“…Microbially induced calcite precipitation (MICP) improves the physical properties of soils by increasing the solid content, decreasing the pore sizes and improving the rigidity of the particle-to-particle contact ending with a better mechanical and geotechnical performances of the soils. …”
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Effect of reinforcement concentration on the properties of hot extruded Al-Al2O3 composites synthesized through microwave sintering process by Reddya, M. Penchal

“…Results showed that, as the content of hard ceramic particles increases, it improves overall mechanical properties including microhardness, 0.2% yield strength, ultimate compression/tensile strength, and Young's modulus while the ductility and co-efficient of thermal expansion decreases. XRD patterns and SEM/EDS mapping images show a uniform distribution of Al2O3 particles in the Al matrix. …”
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Privacy-preserving federated learning cyber-threat detection for intelligent transport systems with blockchain-based security by Moulahi, Tarek

“…In this paper, the VeReMi data set was distributed in a balanced manner into five parts in the experimental study. …”
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Effect of copper-nickel interlayer thickness on laser welding-brazing of Mg/Ti alloy by Auwal, S.T.

“…For the joint in which the Ni coating (15.36 µm) was thicker than the Cu coating (5.47 µm), thick intermetallic compound (IMC) composed of a mixture of light gray Al-Ni-Ti + Ti3Al + Ti2Ni phases mingled with dark gray Ti3Al was produced at the interface. …”
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Structural influence of chromium substituted magnetite ferrofluids on the optical and antibacterial characteristics by Babukutty, B.

“…As the composition of Cr increases from x = 0.2 to x = 0.8, the crystalline size decreases reaching a minimum value of 9 nm. At the same time, the magnetic moment also becomes 1.3 +- 0.08 at a saturation point of 33 +- 0.13 emu/g at the highest Cr composition. …”
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Arabic gum as green agent for ZnO nanoparticles synthesis: properties, mechanism and antibacterial activity by Ba-Abbad, Muneer M.

“…The optical properties of ZnO NPs, with a band gap of 3.4 eV and enhanced intensity of blue emission, were the result of the smaller size of ZnO at the optimal amount of Arabic gum. …”
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Covid-19 pandemic and quality of life among Romanian athletes by Cosma, Germina Alina

“…Trait anxiety has an increasing effect on the intensity of the negative impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, 0.23, CI 95% (.10, 0.35), Z = 3.56, p < 0.01, and the negative impact of the COVID-19 pandemic has a decreasing effect on quality of life, −0.47, CI 95% (−0.67, −0.27), Z = −4.62, p < 0.01. …”
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Investigation of the effect of polyelectrolyte structure and type on the electrokinetics and flocculation behavior of bentonite dispersions by Shaikh S.M.R.

“…The results showed that PAM structure has a great influence on the dispersion turbidity and zeta potential. …”
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Tailoring the deposition of MoSe2 on TiO2 nanorods arrays via radiofrequency magnetron sputtering for enhanced photoelectrochemical water splitting by Ahmad, Yahia H.

“…Compared to pure TiO2 NRs, the heterojunction nanostructured assembly displayed excellent spectral and photoelectrochemical properties, including more surface oxygen vacancies, enhanced visible-light absorption, higher photocurrent response, and decreased charge transfer resistance. In particular, the sample synthesized by sputtering of MoSe2 for 90 s, i.e., MoSe2@TiO2-90 s, depicted the highest current density (1.86 mA cm−2 at 0.5 V vs. …”
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Combined Noncoding RNA-mRNA Regulomics Signature in Reprogramming and Pluripotency in iPSCs by Salloum-Asfar, Salam

“…Moreover, miRNA, piRNA, and snoRNAs expression profiles in iPSCs and original fibroblasts were assessed to identify the potential role of ncRNAs in enhancing iPSC generation, pluripotency, and differentiation. Decreased levels of let-7a-5p showed an increase of SP8 as described previously. …”
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Investigation of gas-liquid flow using electrical resistance tomography and wavelet analysis techniques for early kick detection by Barooah, Abinash

“…An increase in the liquid flow rate and eccentricity by 60% and 30% decreased the gas volume fraction by an average of 32.8% and 5.9% respectively, whereas an increase in the inclination by 80 increased the gas volume fraction by an average 42%. …”
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Results from the first culturally tailored, multidisciplinary diabetes education in Lebanese adults with type 2 diabetes: effects on self-care and metabolic outcomes by Sukkarieh-Haraty, Ola

“…This pilot-study tested the effect of culturally-tailored education targeting diabetes selfcare on glycemia and cardiovascular risk factors of Lebanese with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) (n = 27; Age: 61 ± 10 yrs, 59% males, HbA1c: 8.98 ± 1.38%). Results: Diabetes self-care (Diet, Self-Monitoring Blood Glucose and foot care) improved after 6 months, which was reflected in a significant drop in glycemic levels (HbA1c:-0.5%; FPG: − 38 mg/dl), and cholesterol/HDL ratio (4.45 ± 1.39 vs. 4.06 ± 1.29). …”
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Nanotargeted Delivery of Immune Therapeutics in Type 1 Diabetes by Jung, Sungwook

“…This effect is associated with a significant reduction of T effector cell populations in the PLNs and a decreased production of pro-inflammatory cytokine in the mice treated with MECA79-anti-CD3-NPs. …”
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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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Environmental Impact Assessment of Desalination Plants in the Gulf Region by Soliman, Mariam N.

“…The current study aimed to give a general awareness into the present progress in the desalination processes through investigating the various available technologies. …”
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Improving Concrete Durability by Using Optimized Aggregate Gradation and Reducing Cement Content by Chung, Hung-Wen

“…The main findings from this study are as follows: (1) The cementitious content of typical Florida pavement and structural concrete can be reduced by as much as 10 to 15% without loss in workability of the fresh concrete, and without decreasing the strength and durability of the hardened concrete. (2) Portlandlimestone cement (Type IL) can be used as a substitute for ordinary Portland cement (Type I/II). (3) The OAG technique can be used to efficiently reduce the cementitious content of the concrete mixes and to improve their performance."…”
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Resveratrol-Elicited PKC Inhibition Counteracts NOX-Mediated Endothelial to Mesenchymal Transition in Human Retinal Endothelial Cells Exposed to High Glucose by Giordo, Roberta

“…Primary Human Retinal Endothelial Cells (HRECs) were either pre-treated for 24 h with 1 µM resveratrol or left untreated, then glucose (30 mM) was applied at 3-day intervals for 10 days. qRT-PCR and ELISA were used to detect mRNA or protein expression of endothelial markers (CD31, CDH5, vWF) or mesenchymal markers (VIM, αSMA and collagen I), respectively. …”
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Dietary patterns associated with the risk of osteoporosis in postmenopausal women by Tayyem, Reema F.

“…The ‘High-Fruits and Vegetables’ dietary pattern showed a decreased likelihood of osteoporosis risk in the fourth quartile [Q4: AOR 0.375, 95% CI (0.154–0.9150), P = 0.031]. …”
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