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Cd(II) ions pose significant environmental and health threats due to their extreme toxicity, persistence, and bioaccumulation in ecosystems. They are associated with severe health disorders such as bone damage, kidney failure, and carcinogenic effects ...
Ehab A. Abdelrahman +4 more
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Unprecedented Reduction in Air Pollution and Corresponding Short-term Premature Mortality Associated with COVID-19 Lockdown in Delhi, India [PDF]
Countries around the world introduced strict restrictions on movement and activities known as ‘lockdowns’ to restrict the spread of the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) from the end of 2019.
Barnes, Joanna H. +17 more
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The composite slab with steel trusses is composed of precast bottom plate and cast‐in‐place concrete. In engineering applications, cracks often appear in the bottom plate before casting the upper concrete, which even leads to the failure of the composite slab.
Xiuying Yang +4 more
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Fire Related Temperature Resistance of Fly Ash Based Geopolymer Mortar
The study presented in this paper is on the effect of heat treatment on fly ash based geopolymer mortar synthesized from fly ash (Class F –Low lime) using alkaline binary activator solution containing sodium hydroxide (18 M) and sodium silicate solution (
Jeyalakshmi R. +3 more
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Art.140001The dominating slurry based wafering technology for cutting multi crystalline silicon into photovoltaic wafers will be replaced by the diamond wire technology over the next years.
Kaule, F. +5 more
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High Lyman Continuum Escape Fraction in a Lensed Young Compact Dwarf Galaxy at z = 2.5
We present the HST WFC3/F275W UV imaging observations of A2218-Flanking, a lensed compact dwarf galaxy at redshift z ≈ 2.5. The stellar mass of A2218-Flanking is log(M∗/Mo) = 9.14+0.07-0.04 and SFR is 12.5+3.8-7.4 Mo yr-1 after correcting the ...
Jiang, Linhua +4 more
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Testing the effectiveness of the Forest Integrity Assessment:a field-based tool for estimating the condition of tropical forest [PDF]
1. Global targets to halt biodiversity losses and mitigate climate change will require protecting rainforest beyond current protected area networks, necessitating responsible forest stewardship from a diverse range of companies, communities and private ...
Jane K. Hill +28 more
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Study on Mechanical Behavior of Jurassic Frozen Sandstone in Western China Based on NMR Porosity
Study of frozen rock mechanical properties is necessary for safe application of the artificial ground freezing method in excavation of Chinese western water‐rich soft rock layers. Triaxial compression tests and NMR test for samples from the western Jurassic sandstone were performed to investigate rock mechanical properties affected by low temperature ...
Maoyan Ma +5 more
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Modelling the spatial distribution of DEM Error [PDF]
Assessment of a DEM’s quality is usually undertaken by deriving a measure of DEM accuracy – how close the DEM’s elevation values are to the true elevation.
Carlisle, Bruce
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Quantifying emergency department admission rates for people with a learning disability
No data is routinely collected by emergency departments (ED) in the UK to identify people who attend and who have a learning disability. This group have numerous additional needs in their healthcare management and a lack of support could be detrimental ...
Flowers, J. +8 more
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