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Designing Orthogonal‐Arc Trajectories for Horizontal Wells to Reduce Drilling Cost in Development of Shale Oil/Gas Reservoirs

Energy Science &Engineering, EarlyView.
Designing 3‐dimensional (3D) horizontal well trajectories is critical for enhancing drilling efficiency in shale reservoirs. This paper proposes an innovative Orthogonal‐Arc Trajectory (OAT) for 3D horizontal wells, which employs a single constant curvature in the curved section.
Jun Zhang, Boyun Guo, Sohail Nawab
wiley   +1 more source

Beyond the Classroom: Cognitive and Educational Insights Into Gameplay‐Based Second Language Learning

Future in Educational Research, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This pilot study investigated how the narrative‐rich Chinese AAA game Black Myth: Wukong supports advanced Mandarin learners. Using reflective journals, semi‐structured interviews, and exploratory electroencephalogram (EEG), we examined learners' cognitive, affective, and cultural experiences.
ShuPei Wang, Yina Patterson, Maren Wenger   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

How emerging market firms learn to lead in complex product systems: Evidence from China's civil aircraft industry

Global Strategy Journal, EarlyView.
Abstract Research Summary The rise of emerging market lead firms (LFs) in global value chains (GVCs) challenges the prevailing view that only multinational corporations (MNCs) from advanced economies lead systems integration, design, and innovation activities.
Yuanyuan Wu, Paola Perez‐Aleman
wiley   +1 more source

Earliest directly dated rock art from Patagonia reveals socioecological resilience to mid-Holocene climate. [PDF]

Sci Adv
Romero Villanueva G, Sepúlveda M, Cárcamo-Vega J, Cherkinsky A, de Porras ME, Barberena R.   +5 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Towards climate‐conscious corporate restructuring: A comparative exploration of English and Bhutanese legal frameworks

International Insolvency Review, EarlyView.
Abstract This paper conducts a comparative legal analysis of corporate restructuring frameworks in England and Bhutan, examining their capacity to integrate climate variability considerations and promote sustainable business practices. It discusses the procedural mechanisms for restructuring financially distressed enterprises available under the law of
Eugenio Vaccari, Migmar Lham
wiley   +1 more source

Benquerencia (La Serena - Spain) rock art: An integrated spectroscopy analysis with FTIR and Raman. [PDF]

Heliyon, 2019
Rosina P, Collado H, Garcês S, Gomes H, Eftekhari N, Nicoli M, Vaccaro C.   +6 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Subordination of related party claims in insolvency: A suggestive framework for Asian regimes

International Insolvency Review, EarlyView.
Abstract Related party loans, due to their inherent nature, warrant a higher threshold for scrutiny when compared to loans extended by unrelated parties. Why were these monies advanced as loans, carrying higher priority in insolvency, rather than being invested as share capital?
Aditya Jain, Dhanya Jha, Rebecca Parry
wiley   +1 more source

Hunter-Gatherers Harvested and Heated Microbial Biogenic Iron Oxides to Produce Rock Art Pigment. [PDF]

Sci Rep, 2019
MacDonald BL, Stalla D, He X, Rahemtulla F, Emerson D, Dube PA, Maschmann MR, Klesner CE, White TA.   +8 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Science and the arts: Rock and research [PDF]

Nature, 2014
openaire   +2 more sources

Risk of Head and Neck Cancer in Former Smokers by Subsite: A Multicenter Analysis From the INHANCE Consortium

International Journal of Cancer, EarlyView.
Tobacco use and alcohol consumption are primary risk factors for head and neck squamous cell carcinoma, with combined use occurring in three‐quarters of cases. This large international study of former smokers shows that the risk reduction effect of smoking cessation occurs more slowly for laryngeal cancer than for other head and neck cancer subsites ...
Matheus de Abreu, Luiz Paulo Kowalski, Rossana Mendoza López, Christine Barul, Loredana Radoi, Ettore Bidoli, Jerry Polesel, Victor Wunsch‐Filho, Andrew F. Olshan, Jose Zevallos, Eva Negri, Valeria Edefonti, Beata Świątkowska, Dana Mates, Eleonora Fabianova, Jolanta Lissowska, Oxana Shangina, Paul Brennan, Tamas Pandics, Luigino Dal Maso, Hal Morgenstern, Zuo‐Feng Zhang, Karl Kelsey, Michael McClean, Carlo La Vecchia, Werner Garavello, Chu Chen, Stephen M. Schwartz, Heribert Ramroth, Volker Winkler, Gabriella Cadoni, Stefania Boccia, Hermann Brenner, Gypsyamber D'Souza, Neil Gross, Joshua Muscat, Mahsa Abedini, Michele Sassano, Paolo Boffetta, Mia Hashibe, Yuan‐Chin Amy Lee, Maria Paula Curado   +41 more
wiley   +1 more source