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Shuang Wang, Xie Han, Yaning Wang and Kewu Li
Recently, ellipsometry and polarization imaging using photoelastic modulators (PEMs) have been applied to a wide spectral range, from vacuum ultraviolet to the mid-infrared wavelengths. To ensure high accuracy polarization performance, the accurate calib...
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Liting Xing, Linxian Huang, Xinyu Hou, Lizhi Yang, Guangyao Chi, Junxiang Xu and Henghua Zhu
Pore water in inland plain areas, generally having poor water quality, contain complex hydrochemical properties. In order to examine groundwater chemical composition formation characteristics, groundwater in the Jiyang area of Lubei Plain was studied usi...
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Zehao Chen and Hongbin Zhan
To remove contaminants from a layered heterogeneous porous system where the flow direction is parallel to the horizontal layering, the flushing front may advance faster in one layer than the other, resulting in a significant vertical concentration gradie...
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Justin L. Hobart, Andrew M. O?Reilly and Jennifer N. Gifford
Increasing prevalence of cyanotoxins in surface water bodies worldwide threatens groundwater quality when contaminated water recharges an aquifer through natural or artificial means. The subsurface fate of anatoxin-a (ATX) is not well studied. Laboratory...
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Jongmuk Won, Dongseop Lee, Khanh Pham, Hyobum Lee and Hangseok Choi
The presence of retained colloidal particles causes the retardation of contaminant transport when the contaminant is favorably adsorbed to colloidal particles. Although the particle size distribution affects the retention behavior of colloidal particles,...
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Arpita Mazumdar,Biswajoy Chatterjee,Mallika Banerjee,Irfan H Bhati
Pág. pp. 159 - 166
The researchers have focused on mobile application of screening tool to profile a child according to the degree of autism as per Indian Scale for Assessment of Autism (ISAA) with some modification. The work also emphasizes on practical implementation of ...
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Shahrouz Mohagheghian, Adam L. Still, Brian R. Elbing and Afshin J. Ghajar
Vertical vibration is known to cause bubble breakup, clustering and retardation in gas-liquid systems. In a bubble column, vibration increases the mass transfer ratio by increasing the residence time and phase interfacial area through introducing kinetic...
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Giovanni Puccetti, Ugo Reggiani and Leonardo Sandrolini
In this paper, a theoretical and experimental analysis of wireless power transfer through a coplanar resonator array is presented. In particular, six identical spiral resonators are used to form an array and transfer power between an emitter and a receiv...
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R. A. A. R. Ranatunge,M. R. Wijesinghe,W. D. Ratnasooriya
This study investigates the effects of Cadmium (Cd) on fry of the Mozambique Tilapia Oreochromis mossambicus using standard toxicity tests. Fry were repeatedly exposed to five concentrations (0.002 ? 2.0 mgl-1) of Cd and survival, growth and swimming act...
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J. Joleha,V. Maino,A. Adyabadam,W. Zhao,S. Ke,T.H. Le
Pág. pp. 46 - 57
Duflow surface water hydrodynamic model has been applied using a case study from Nyando catchment in the western part of Kenya in Africa to simulate various extreme flood behaviours and their retardation levels by using selected structural measures as fl...
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Tamiru A. Abiye
Dolomitic aquifers are regarded as important groundwater storage sites in South Africa. Since these aquifers occur in a semi-arid climatic setting with low rainfall, often characterized by a torrential downpour and high potential evapotranspiration, the ...
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Longfei Xin, Jiajia Wang and Qinghua Yang
Water deficit is a significant abiotic stress affecting crop growth and production. While many studies have indicated that salicylic acid (SA) plays a crucial role in mitigating the detrimental effects of environmental stress on plants, its mechanism reg...
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Monnamme Tlotleng, Sisa Pityana and Sibusisiwe Motha
The effects of micro-alloying gamma titanium aluminide (?-TiAl) with niobium (Nb) using a laser melt pool as a melting pot are reported. The Optomec LENS machine was used to carry out the laser in situ alloying experiments where Nb, ranging from 6 to 10 ...
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Arne Peys, Mateja Ko?ir, Ruben Snellings, Ana Mladenovic and Liesbeth Horckmans
New sources of supplementary cementitious materials (SCMs) are needed to meet the future demand. A potential new source of SCM is spent pot lining, a residue from aluminum production. The present work showed that the refined aluminosilicate part of spent...
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Muhammad Bilal Riaz, Jan Awrejcewicz and Aziz Ur Rehman
In this article, the impact of Newtonian heating in addition to slip effects was critically examined on the unsteady magnetohydrodynamic (MHD) flow of an Oldroyd-B fluid near an infinitely vertical plate. The functional effects such as the retardation an...
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Seung-Chul Lee, Taehyeon Kim and Woo-Sang Park
We propose a novel method for appropriately controlling the luminance distribution of liquid crystal displays (LCDs) for different usage environments by using electric-field-driven liquid crystal (ELC) lenses. The LCD systems are composed of quasi-collim...
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William C. Weaver, Tohren C. G. Kibbey and Charalambos Papelis
Radioactive strontium-90 (90Sr2+) is a fission byproduct of uranium and plutonium production, and therefore understanding its environmental fate is of particular importance for predicting the evolution of long-term risk from historical releases. The nonr...
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Younes Forouzan,Mohammad Hadi Homayoun,Seyyed Mohammad Mahdi Zadeh,Mahmoud Shahabi
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The main objective of this study was to determine the role of mobile social networks in the reconstruction and development of cultural-religious identity of users. The methodology of ?grounded theory? has been chosen for this purpose. The present data wa...
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Dirk Mallants, Jirka ?imunek, Martinus Th. van Genuchten, Diederik Jacques
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The HYDRUS-1D and HYDRUS (2D/3D) computer software packages are widely used finite element models for simulating the one-, and two- or three-dimensional movement of water, heat, and multiple solutes in variably-saturated media, respectively. While the st...
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Weixin Duan, Shenglian Guo, Jun Wang, Dedi Liu
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A large number of reservoirs have been built in the Yangtze River basin in the last few decades, the operation of which inevitably impacts on natural runoff. It is important to quantify the impacts of a cascade reservoir group operation on the hydrologic...
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