Analyzing the surfactant classification confusion through the HLD formulation equation by Jean-Louis Salager, Alain Graciaa, Ronald Marquez

“…After 40 years of practical experience, it can be said that the HLD relation matches well the experimental data, with only very few exceptions with complex mixtures. Herein, we clear the confusion concerning the meaning and the mathematical handling of the surfactant parameter in the HLD equation. …”
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AI (Artificial Intelligence is Actually Incorrect) by Datta, Shoumen

“…The success of ANN/ML in high volume, human-in-the-loop data handling, in the case of Halicin is a clarion call to dispense with the hubris of AI (and AI politics). …”
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Flow Velocity and Sand Loading Effect on Erosion–Corrosion during Liquid-Solid Impingement on Mild Steel by Muhammed S. Parancheerivilakkathil, Shahid Parapurath, Sami Ainane, Yit Fatt Yap, Paul Rostron

“…The presence of CO₂, sand, and water in oil and gas reservoirs causes erosion–corrosion leading to material degradation in pipelines and fluid handling equipment that results in increasing maintenance and repair costs and a decrease in production. …”
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Towards Ultrahigh Performance Concrete Produced with Aluminum Oxide Nanofibers and Reduced Quantities of Silica Fume by Scott Muzenski, Ismael Flores-Vivian, Behrouz Farahi, Konstantin Sobolev

“…Ultrahigh performance concrete (UHPC), which is characterized by dense microstructure and strain hardening behavior, provides exceptional durability and a new level of structural response to modern structures. …”
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Ultra-High Early Strength Cementitious Grout Suitable for Additive Manufacturing Applications Fabricated by Using Graphene Oxide and Viscosity Modifying Agents by Alyaa Mohammed, Nihad Tareq Khshain Al-Saadi

“…For hardened properties, the mechanical strengths were exceptionally high, especially at early ages, which is crucial for the stability of sequence layers of printed composites. …”
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Determination of Fuel Properties of Biodiesel from Sand Apple Seed Oil with Automotive Gas Oil Blend by D.T. Adeyemi, A. Saleh, F.B. Akande, O.O. Oniya, F.A. Ola

“…This study established that all the properties obtained, except acid value, fell within the ASTM specification and could suitably be compared with those of fossil diesel. …”
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Assessment of Key Pharmacokinetic Variables of Bioequivalent and Non-bioequivalent Enrofloxacin Preparations under Various Water Management Conditions by Hector Sumano, Arturo Cortés-Cuevas, Cecilia Rosario, Lilia Gutiérrez

“…It is concluded that excepting in the bENR handled with high standards, all groups showed insufficient Cmax/MIC and AUC/MIC ratios. …”
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Application of a healthy food markets guide to two Indonesian markets to reduce transmission of "avian flu" by Gina Samaan, Ferra Hendrawati, Trevor Taylor, Tangguh Pitona, Dini Marmansari, Ratna Rahman, Kamalini Lokuge, Paul M Kelly

“…Before the intervention, neither market was following any of WHO's 10 recommended control measures except for batch processing. RELEVANT CHANGES: Market stakeholders' knowledge about the avian influenza A(H5N1) virus improved after the interventions. …”
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A Comparative Study Evaluated the Performance of Two-class Classification Algorithms in Machine Learning by Shilan Hassan, Maha Sabah Saeed

“…Among these algorithms, the Two-Class Boosted Decision Tree method demonstrated outstanding prediction ability, achieving a 100% accuracy rating. Its exceptional recall and precision rates highlight its effectiveness in handling challenging classifications. …”
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European brown hare as a potential source of zoonotic agents by F. Treml, J. Pikula, H. Bandouchova, J. Horakova

“…Higher titres were only exceptional. Confirming that hares are susceptible to various zoonotic agents, it is necessary to be careful when handling the animals killed. …”
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Longitudinal trends in the frequency of medium and fast race winning times in Australian harness racing: Relationships with rules moderating whip use. by Bethany Wilson, Bidda Jones, Paul McGreevy

“…Even after adjusting for this trend, all whip handling codes were associated with greater odds of winning times being less than 1:55 minutes compared with the pre-2010 period. …”
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Leveraging Bit-Serial Architectures for Hardware-Oriented Deep Learning Accelerators with Column-Buffering Dataflow by Xiaoshu Cheng, Yiwen Wang, Weiran Ding, Hongfei Lou, Ping Li

“…The results affirm that our design is exceptionally suited for applications requiring compact, low-power, and real-time solutions.…”
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Aflatoxin Contamination of Non-cultivated Fruits in Zambia by Paul W. Kachapulula, Paul W. Kachapulula, Ranajit Bandyopadhyay, Peter J. Cotty

“…Concentrations of aflatoxins in commonly consumed wild fruits from markets and characteristics of associated aflatoxin-producers need to be determined to assess the aflatoxin risk posed by handling, processing, storage, and consumption. Samples of Schinziophyton rautanenii (n = 22), Vangueriopsis lanciflora (n = 7), Thespesia garckeana (n = 17), Parinari curatellifolia (n = 17), Ziziphus spp. …”
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The Gordian Knot of <i>C. auris</i>: If You Cannot Cut It, Prevent It by Vasiliki Rapti, Katerina Iliopoulou, Garyfallia Poulakou

“…Since its first description in 2009, <i>Candida auris</i> has, so far, resulted in large hospital outbreaks worldwide and is considered an emerging global public health threat. Exceptionally for yeast, it is gifted with a profoundly worrying invasive potential and high inter-patient transmissibility. …”
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Evaluation of the quality of artisanal Serrano and Colonial cheeses produced in São Francisco de Paula, RS by Lisiane da Silveira Garcia, Jéssica Aneris Folchini, Anelise Trindade Ramos, Andréa Karoline Mascitti, Renata Rebesquini, Thaís Oliveira Deon, Joana Gerent Voges, Danilo Cavalcante Gomes, Elisa Cristina Modesto

“…Information on animal handling and Good Milking Practices carried out on the manufacturing farms was collected through a checklist, from which interventions were proposed to improve these practices. …”
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Exhaust gas treatment for reducing cold start emissions of a motorcycle engine fuelled with gasoline-ethanol blends by A. Samuel Raja, A. Valan Arasu

“…In countries like India, transportation by a two wheeled motorcycle is very common owing to affordable cost, easy handling and traffic congestion. Most of these bikes use single cylinder air cooled four-stroke spark ignition (SI) engines of displacement volume ranging from 100 cm3 to 250 cm3. …”
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Grid-Stamping on a Polygon Model for Implementing Arbitrary-Shaped Boundary Conditions in a Moving Particle Semi-Implicit Method by Hee-Sung Shin, Jong-Chun Park

“…This study proposes a new wall boundary condition for the grid-stamping on a polygon (G-StoP) model, which enables a simpler and more efficient handling of boundary surfaces of arbitrarily complex-shaped bodies represented using polygons (or meshes). …”
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Behavioural Study of High Carbon Steel Material in Hot and Cold Working Media: A Review by Okokpujie Imhade P., Odudu Efetome S., Azeez Tamitayo M., Onokwai Anthony O., Ahmadu Frederick O., Adeoye Adeyinka O.M.

“…Due to its exceptional mechanical properties, such as its high strength and hardness, high-carbon steel is utilised extensively in various industries. …”
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Large-Scale MOCVD Deposition of Nanostructured TiO₂ on Stainless Steel Woven: A Systematic Investigation of Photoactivity as a Function of Film Thickness by Alessandro Galenda, Marta Maria Natile, Naida El Habra

“…However, its definitive translation into industrial practice is still very limited because of both the complexity of large-scale production of catalysts and the problems involved in handling the powder-based photocatalysts in the industrial plants. …”
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A NeRF-Based Color Consistency Correction Method for Remote Sensing Images by Zongcheng Zuo, Yuanxiang Li, Tongtong Zhang, Fan Mo

“…However, these approaches may not be effective in handling complex variations and producing visually pleasing outcomes. …”
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