Magmatic activity and plate motion during the latent stage of Midcontinent Rift development by Swanson-Hysell, N. L., Maloof, A. C., Burgess, Seth, Bowring, Samuel A.

“…U/Pb dates from extrusive and intrusive rocks of the western Lake Superior Basin suggest a latent stage of reduced magmatic activity from ca. 1106 to 1100 Ma that places constraints on the dynamics of rift development and the record of plate motion. …”
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Adjoint-state traveltime tomography : eikonal equation-based methods and application to the Anza area in southern California by Tong, Ping

“…The obtained high-resolution P-wave velocity model demonstrates that the 2020 Mw 4.9 Anza earthquake and other historic moderate-sized Anza earthquakes occurred near or at the boundaries of low VP rocks, a typical seismogenic environment for moderate to large crustal earthquakes. …”
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Two-electron redox chemistry enables potassium-free copper hexacyanoferrate as high-capacity cathode for aqueous Mg-ion battery by Ling, Ying, He, Bing, Han, Lijie, Gong, Wenbin, Chang, Chaofeng, Zhang, Qichong

“…As a proof-of-concept demonstration, a rocking-chair fiber-shaped AMIBs was constructed via coupling with the NaTi2(PO4)3/CNTF anode, achieving high energy density and impressive mechanical flexibility. …”
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Multivariate adaptive regression splines and neural network models for prediction of pile drivability by Zhang, Wengang, Goh, Anthony Teck Chee

“…Piles are long, slender structural elements used to transfer the loads from the superstructure through weak strata onto stiffer soils or rocks. For driven piles, the impact of the piling hammer induces compression and tension stresses in the piles. …”
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Multivariate adaptive regression splines and neural network models for prediction of pile drivability by Zhang, Wengang, Goh, Anthony Tech Chee

“…Piles are long, slender structural elements used to transfer the loads from the superstructure through weak strata onto stiffer soils or rocks. For driven piles, the impact of the piling hammer induces compression and tension stresses in the piles. …”
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Embedded AlN/GaN multi-layer for enhanced crystal quality and surface morphology of semi-polar (11-22) GaN on m-plane sapphire by Omar, Al-Zuhairi, Shuhaimi, Ahmad, Makinudin, Abdullah Haaziq Ahmad, Abdul Khudus, Muhammad Imran Mustafa, Supangat, Azzuliani

“…The crystal quality was also observed to be enhanced at higher number of AlN/GaN pairs, where the on- and off-axis X-ray rocking curve showed significant reduction in the full width at half maximum of at least ~10% and 20%. …”

Gastropods in the Intertidal Shore of Kota Kinabalu, Sabah (Malaysian Borneo) by John Madin, Ho, Suet Mun, Balu Alagar Venmathi Maran

“…The density of gastropod (i.e., P. sulcatus & N. pyramidalis) was significantly (p<0.05) high at the lower intertidal shore where slope gradient is steeper with rocks and crevices are the major component of substrates compared to the upper or middle zone which is flatter and composed mainly of coral rubble and sand. …”
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Correlation between uniaxial compressive strength and point load strength of Penang Island Granites by Mohamad, J. D., Abang Hasbollah, Dayang Zulaika, Mohd. Taib, A., Dan, M. F., Jusoh, S. N., Mat Said, K. N.

“…However, it is highly contested as it is not universal for all types of rocks. The main focus of this research is to find the correlation of UCS and Is(50) in the Penang Island area. …”
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Marco geológico y tectónico de la Isla del Coco y la región marítima circunvecina, Costa Rica Geological and geotectonic framework of Isla del Coco and the marine zone off the cent... by Wilfredo Rojas, Guillermo E. Alvarado

“…The island and other seamounts are the result from a mantle thermal anomaly that erupted through volcano-tectonic fissures in the oceanic crust. The rocks consist mainly of alkali basaltic lava flows (aa, pahoehoe, blocky lavas) and dikes, minor trachyte lava flows, volcanic domes and dikes, with subordinate pyroclastic and epivolcanic rocks. …”
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Fusion of Multispectral and Radar Images to Enhance Classification Accuracy and Estimate the Area under Various Crops Cultivation by M. Saadikhani, M. Maharlooei, M. A. Rostami, M. Edalat

“…Integration of PALSAR sensor data from ALOS radar satellite with multi-spectral imagery of Sentinel 2 satellite enhanced the classification accuracy of output maps by eliminating the high-altitude points and biases due to rocks and natural vegetation at hills and mountains. …”
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AN INTRODUCTION TO RESERVOIR SIMULATION USING MATLAB/GNU OCTAVE : User Guide for the MATLAB Reservoir Simulation Toolbox (MRST) / by Lie, Knut-Andreas, author 431758

The Strength of Very Soft Clay Reinforced with Singular Bottom Ash Column by Muzamir, Hasan, Aminaton, Marto, Hyodo, Masayuki, Ahmad Mahir, Makhtar

“…Stone column is a method where some of the soil is being replaced with granular material such as crushed rocks or sand. Stone columns usually installed in soft cohesive soil to improve bearing capacity, reduce settlement, and accelerate the dissipation of pore water pressure. …”
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U–Pb geochronology and geochemistry of late Palaeozoic volcanism in Sardinia (southern Variscides) by L. Gaggero, N. Gretter, A. Langone, A. Ronchi

“…In particular, igneous zircon grains from calc-alkaline silicic volcanic rocks yielded ages between 299 ± 1 and 288 ± 3 Ma, thereby constraining the development of continental strike-slip faulting from south (Escalaplano Basin) to north (Nurra Basin). …”
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Late Cryogenian and late Paleozoic ice ages on the São Francisco craton, east Brazil by Gabriel J. Uhlein, Alexandre Uhlein

“…Evidences for glacial sedimentation are beautifully preserved E-W grooves and striations, dropstones within fine-grained rocks, and a full set of diamictites enclosing a rich and complex depositional history. …”
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KAJIAN KERUSAKAN LAHAN SUB DAS KEDUANG DI GUNUNG KENDENG DI DESA NGADIPIRO, KECAMATAN NGUNTORONADI, KABUPATEN WONOGIRI by Joko Winarno

“…Conclusions: physical problems found are: 1) the climate conditions promoted physical and chemical rocks weathering; 2) the volume of eroded soil corresponded to slope, which shaped “S”; soil management problem found are: 1) land management by farmers also could drive the land degradation, 2) the low level of farmers economical condition resisted the adoption of technology innovation by farmers. …”
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Monitoring Land Surface Deformation Associated with Gold Artisanal Mining in the Zaruma City (Ecuador) by Lorenzo Ammirati, Nicola Mondillo, Ricardo Adolfo Rodas, Chester Sellers, Diego Di Martire

“…Underground mining can produce subsidence phenomena, especially if orebodies are surficial or occur in soft rocks. In some countries, illegal mining is a big problem for environmental, social and economic reasons. …”
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Applying low-salinity water to alter wettability in carbonate oil reservoirs: an experimental study by Erfan Hosseini, Zhongwei Chen, Mohammad Sarmadivaleh, Dana Mohammadnazar

“…Although many theories have been established to explain the mechanism of this phenomenon, almost all of them are limited to sandstone rocks, and the impact of smart water on carbonated reservoirs has rarely been explored. …”
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Evolution of the Paleogene succession of the western Himalayan foreland basin by B.P. Singh

“…In the beginning of the basin evolution, the sediments were derived from the Precambrian basement or from the metasediments/volcanic rocks possessing terrains of the south. The early and middle Eocene (54.7–41.3 Ma) succession of the embryonic foreland possibly developed from the sediments derived from the Trans-Himalayan schists and phyllites and Indus ophiolite of the north during syn-collisional stage. …”
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On optimum designs and materials of shaped charges for practical applicationsOn optimum designs and materials of shaped charges for practical applications by Yu.I., S.V., O.O., A.M.

“…Some practical applications of short-circuiting was considered, in particular, the disposal and utilization of ammunition and non-traditional methods of destruction of reinforced concrete and rocks. Originality. A linear dependence of the CSJ velocity on the explosive velocity detonation for a charge with a conical liner and an angle at the top of 42º was established, as well as a dependence of the CSJ velocity on the angle at the top of a conical copper liner, which is close to a power law. …”
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AEOLIAN SANDS IN NORTH AFRICA AND THE SOUTHWEST OF THE ARABIAN PENINSULA by E. V. Rakhimova, A. K. Naravas, E. O. Dernova, A. S. Mahmoud

“…Using innovative research approaches, to provide a qualitative structural description of sands; to identify and characterize factors contributing to the formation and preservation of a ferruginous film on grains; to establish the genesis of the transferred sediments, as well as the relationship with the parent rocks.Materials and methods. Samples for analysis were collected from aeolian deposits in three deserts: Rub al Khali (United Arab Emirates), Nubian desert (Egypt) and Grand Erg Oriental (Algeria). …”
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