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Bright Kwakye-Awuah, Baah Sefa-Ntiri, Elizabeth Von-Kiti, Isaac Nkrumah and Craig Williams
Ground water samples from residential homes in three Regions of Ghana: Central, Greater Accra and Ashanti, were analyzed for iron and manganese contamination. The samples were exposed to characterized zeolite Y by X-ray diffraction, scanning electron mic...
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Mariane Rodrigues Rita, Pierre Rossi, Eduardo de Moraes Rego Fairbairn and Fernando Luiz Bastos Ribeiro
This paper presents an extension of the validation domain of a previously validated three-dimensional probabilistic semi-explicit cracking numerical model, which was initially validated for a specific concrete mix design. This model is implemented in a f...
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Ximei Wei, Meng Wang, Hongwen Zhang, Lei Wang, Xintian Du, Lixin Chen and Shaohua Zhi
Machine-harvested seed cotton was taken as the research object to further clarify its creep performance, minimize its power consumption during the loading process, and obtain a better loading method. The uniaxial compression creep test was carried out us...
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Amanda Barros, Eva Barreira, Lino Maia and Maria Lurdes Lopes
Innovation in construction plays a fundamental role in helping us face current challenges, namely the reduction in energy consumption, the mitigation of the effects of climate change, the depletion of resources, and the generation of waste. Regarding the...
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Sergio Jesús González-Ambriz, Rolando Menchaca-Méndez, Sergio Alejandro Pinacho-Castellanos and Mario Eduardo Rivero-Ángeles
This paper presents the spectral gap-based topology control algorithm (SGTC) for wireless backhaul networks, a novel approach that employs the Laplacian Spectral Gap (LSG) to find expander-like graphs that optimize the topology of the network in terms of...
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Ambali Alade Odebowale, Andergachew Mekonnen Berhe, Haroldo T. Hattori and Andrey E. Miroshnichenko
The radiative thermal memristor boasts versatile applications, excelling particularly in contactless thermal sensing, where its unique properties make it ideal for scenarios requiring non-intrusive temperature measurements. Additionally, it holds promise...
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Daniel Suarez-Riera, Luca Lavagna, Juan Felipe Carvajal, Jean-Marc Tulliani, Devid Falliano and Luciana Restuccia
Biochar, the solid sub-product of biomass pyrolysis, is widely considered an effective water retention material thanks to its porous microstructure and high specific surface area. This study investigates the possibility of improving both mechanical and r...
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Weihu Kong, Zeqian Ren, Peng Chen, Jinxiang Cui, Yili Chen, Jizhou Wu, Yuqing Li, Wenliang Liu, Peng Li, Yongming Fu and Jie Ma
In this study, we explore the exciton dynamics in a WS2/MoS2 van der Waals (vdW) heterostructure under varying pressures by integrating a laser-confocal photoluminescence (PL) spectroscope and an atomic force microscope (AFM). For the WS2/MoS2 heterostru...
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Carmen Otilia Rusanescu, Maria Ciobanu, Marin Rusanescu and Raluca Lucia Dinculoiu
This work is a comprehensive study focusing on various methods for processing wheat straw to enhance its suitability for bioethanol production. It delves into mechanical, physical, chemical, and biological pretreatments, each aimed at improving the enzym...
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Pawel Lisowski and Michal A. Glinicki
The wide use of multi-component cement of highly reduced Portland clinker factor is largely impeded by detrimental changes in the rheological properties of concrete mixes, a substantial reduction in the early rate of cement hardening, and sometimes the i...
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