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Optimum Fleet Selection Using Machine Learning Algorithms—Case Study: Zenouz Kaolin Mine

Mining, 2022
This paper presents the machine learning (ML) method, a novel approach that could be a profitable idea to optimize fleet management and achieve a sufficient output to reduce operational costs, by diminishing trucks’ queuing time and excavators’ idle time,
Pouya Nobahar, Yashar Pourrahimian, Fereidoun Mollaei Koshki   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Clay calcination technology: state-of-the-art review by the RILEM TC 282-CCL

Materials Structure, 2021
The use of calcined clays as supplementary cementitious materials provides the opportunity to significantly reduce the cement industry’s carbon burden; however, use at a global scale requires a deep understanding of the extraction and processing of the ...
T. Hanein, Karl‐Christian Thienel, F. Zunino, A. Marsh, M. Maier, Bin Wang, M. Canut, M. Juenger, M. Ben Haha, F. Avet, Anuj Parashar, Layth A. Al-Jaberi, Roger S. Almenares-Reyes, Adrián Alujas-Díaz, K. Scrivener, S. A. Bernal, J. Provis, Tongbo Sui, Shashank Bishnoi, Fernando Martirena-Hernández   +19 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Evaluation of EPAS1 variants for association with bovine congestive heart failure [version 1; peer review: 2 approved]

F1000Research, 2019
Background:  Bovine congestive heart failure (BCHF) has become increasingly prevalent in feedlot cattle in the Western Great Plains of North America.
Michael P. Heaton, Adam S. Bassett, Katherine J. Whitman, Greta M. Krafsur, Sang In Lee, Jaden M. Carlson, Halden J. Clark, Helen R. Smith, Madeline C. Pelster, Veronica Basnayake, Dale M. Grotelueschen, Brian L. Vander Ley   +11 more
doaj   +1 more source

Genome Sequence of the Thermotolerant Foodborne Pathogen Salmonella enterica Serovar Senftenberg ATCC 43845 and Phylogenetic Analysis of Loci Encoding Increased Protein Quality Control Mechanisms

mSystems, 2017
Salmonella enterica subsp. enterica bacteria are important foodborne pathogens with major economic impact. Some isolates exhibit increased heat tolerance, a concern for food safety.
Scott V. Nguyen, Gregory P. Harhay, James L. Bono, Timothy P. L. Smith, Dayna M. Harhay   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

The leptospiral OmpA-like protein (Loa22) is a surface-exposed antigen that elicits bactericidal antibody against heterologous Leptospira

Vaccine: X, 2023
Leptospirosis is the most widespread zoonosis, affecting over 1 million humans each year, with more than 60,000 deaths worldwide. Leptospirosis poses a significant health threat to dogs, horses, cattle, and wildlife.
Edward J.A. Schuler, Dhara T. Patel, Richard T. Marconi   +2 more
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Using sheep genomes from diverse U.S. breeds to identify missense variants in genes affecting fecundity [version 1; referees: 2 approved]

F1000Research, 2017
Background:  Access to sheep genome sequences significantly improves the chances of identifying genes that may influence the health, welfare, and productivity of these animals.   Methods:  A public, searchable DNA sequence resource for U.S.
Michael P. Heaton, Timothy P.L. Smith, Bradley A. Freking, Aspen M. Workman, Gary L. Bennett, Jacky K. Carnahan, Theodore S. Kalbfleisch   +6 more
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Biodiversity Loss and the Ecological Footprint of Trade

Diversity, 2015
Human pressure on ecosystems is among the major drivers of biodiversity loss. As biodiversity plays a key role in supporting the human enterprise, its decline puts the well-being of human societies at risk.
Elias Lazarus, David Lin, Jon Martindill, Jeanette Hardiman, Louisa Pitney, Alessandro Galli   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Advances in alkali-activation of clay minerals

Cement and Concrete Research, 2020
To future-proof alkali-activation technology, there is a need to look beyond well-established precursors such as fly ash and blast furnace slag, due to resource competition, geographical distribution and technical limitations.
Ahmed Khalifa, Ö. Cizer, Y. Pontikes, A. Heath, Pascaline Patureau, S. A. Bernal, A. Marsh   +6 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Fine silt and clay content is the main factor defining maximal C and N accumulations in soils: a meta-analysis

Scientific Reports, 2021
When studying carbon (C) sequestration in soil, it is necessary to recognize the maximal storage potential and the main influencing factors, including the climate, land use, and soil properties.
F. Matus
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Knowledge and Sensory Knowledge in Hume's _Treatise_ [PDF]

, 2021
I argue that the Hume of the Treatise maintains an account of knowledge according to which (i) every instance of knowledge must be an immediately present perception (i.e., an impression or an idea); (ii) an object of this perception must be a token of a ...
Clay, Graham
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