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A revised bending model of inflatable beam considering the shear effect in varying inner pressure
Inflatable beam can be regarded as thin-walled beam structure with uniform pressure on the inner wall. In the bending behavior of inflatable beams, there is a noticeable shear effect, causing the cross-section...
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Coagulation performance and mechanism analysis of humic acid by using covalently bonded coagulants: effect of pH and matching mechanism of humic acid functional groups
Conventional inorganic coagulants (Al, Fe) and Al/Fe-based covalently bonded flocculants (CAFMs) had different hydrolysis species at different pHs, which subsequently led to differences in their binding sites ...
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Open AccessDietary supplementation with Acremonium terricola culture alters the gut microbial structure and improves the growth performance, antioxidant status, and immune function of weaning piglets
Acremonium terricola is used in the feed of dairy animals to promote growth and control diseases. However, the effects of dietary supplementation with A. terricola on the gut microbial structure of weaning piglet...
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Species diversity, updated classification and divergence times of the phylum Mucoromycota
Zygomycetes are phylogenetically early diverging, ecologically diverse, industrially valuable, agriculturally beneficial, and clinically pathogenic fungi. Although new phyla and subphyla have been constantly e...
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Open AccessPredicting microbial community compositions in wastewater treatment plants using artificial neural networks
Activated sludge (AS) of wastewater treatment plants (WWTPs) is one of the world’s largest artificial microbial ecosystems and the microbial community of the AS system is closely related to WWTPs' performance....
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Enhanced removal of aqueous Cr(VI) by the in situ iron loaded activated carbon through a facile impregnation with Fe(II) and Fe(VI) two step method: Mechanism study
In this study, a novel in situ iron-loaded activated carbon (AFPAC) was prepared by a FeSO4/K2FeO4 impregnation and oxidation combination two-step supported on activated carbon for enhanced removal of Cr(VI) from...
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Response of Microbial Communities on Cathode with Different Potentials in a Single-Chamber Reactor
Microbes use both organic and inorganic compounds as electron donors, with different electronic potentials, to produce energy required for growth in environments. Conventional studies on the effects of differe...
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Shear Test of Pre-stressed Anchor Block and Fracture Mechanism Analysis of Anchor Cable
The large-scale model test bench frame is adopted to carry out shear test on the pre-stressed anchor block containing structural plane, and the characteristics of tensile, bending and shear failure of anchor c...
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Highly efficient removal of arsenate and arsenite with potassium ferrate: role of in situ formed ferric nanoparticle
It is well known the capacity of potassium ferrate (Fe(VI)) for the oxidation of pollutants or co-precipitation and adsorption of hazardous species. However, little information has been paid on the adsorption ...
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Rational design of bimetallic atoms supported on C3N monolayer to break the linear relations for efficient electrochemical nitrogen reduction
Linear relations between the adsorption free energies of nitrogen reduction reaction (NRR) intermediates limit the catalytic activity of single atom catalysts (SACs) to reach the optimal region. Significant im...
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Pseudo-homogeneous kinetic modeling of dioctyl terephthalate (DOTP) production by esterification of terephthalic acid and 2-ethylhexanol over tetrabutyl titanate catalyst
As a green plasticizer, the industrial production of dioctyl terephthalate (DOTP) is still facing the problem of high energy consumption. To optimize the production process and reactor, it is essential to unde...
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Comprehensive interpretation of the Sedongpu glacier-related mass flows in the eastern Himalayan syntaxis
Glacier-related mass flows (GMFs) in the high-mountain cryosphere have become more frequent in the last decade, e.g., the 2018 Sedongpu (SDP) GMFs in the Himalayas. Seismic forcing, thermal perturbation and he...
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High Mountain Asia hydropower systems threatened by climate-driven landscape instability
Global warming-induced melting and thawing of the cryosphere are severely altering the volume and timing of water supplied from High Mountain Asia, adversely affecting downstream food and energy systems that a...
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Study on the Composition and Interface of Waste Silicon Slag After Secondary Refining
Silicon slag is a secondary refining by-product from industrial silicon. The content of industrial silicon in silicon slag is about 20 %, which has extremely high economic value. To better achieve the recove...
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Varus-valgus knee laxity is related to a higher risk of knee osteoarthritis incidence and structural progression: data from the osteoarthritis initiative
No prospective data have confirmed the effect of laxity on the development of KOA, and evidence of the relationship between laxity and KOA progression is still limited. This study aimed to reveal the risk of K...
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The trajectories of depression symptoms and comorbidity in knee osteoarthritis subjects
Previous cross-sectional studies have demonstrated the high prevalence of depression and comorbidity in knee osteoarthritis (KOA), and KOA or its impact on lifestyle was seen as a potential trigger factor of d...
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Open AccessSuccessful microbial colonization of space in a more dispersed manner
Many organisms live in habitats with limited nutrients or space, competition for these resources is ubiquitous. Although spatial factors related to the population’s manner of colonizing space influences its su...
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A morphological and molecular survey of Neoconidiobolus reveals a new species and two new combinations
The genus Neoconidiobolus, typified by N. thromboides (Drechsler) B. Huang & Y. Nie, was recently established to accommodate all members of the Conidiobolus subgenus Conidiobolus which produces neither microconid...
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A novel temperate phage, vB_PstS-pAN, induced from the naphthalene-degrading bacterium Pseudomonas stutzeri AN10
A novel temperate phage named vB_PstS-pAN was induced by mitomycin C treatment from the naphthalene-degrading bacterium Pseudomonas stutzeri AN10. The phage particles have icosahedral heads and long non-contracti...
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Multi-model assessment of glacio-hydrological changes in central Karakoram, Pakistan
The multi-model assessment of glacio-hydrological regimes can enhance our understanding of glacier response to climate change. This improved knowledge can uplift our computing abilities to estimate the contrib...
