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Evaluating Entrepreneurial Opportunity in the New Photography Market

Xinliang He, Yifei Qiu, Yunxin Bai
This paper is an overall illustration of the company CHEESE, which contains detail information of the function of the CHEESE app, marketing strategy, competitive factors, and research analysis, based on the basic knowledge of economics, statistic, finance, and psychology. CHEESE aims at eliminating the...

Humanizing Human Reflected in Metaphors Used by W. H. Auden in His Poems

Aulia Ainun Arsah, Titis Setyabudi
This study aims to find out the types of metaphor found on selected poems by W. H. Auden; Funeral Blues, O what is That Sound, dan O Tell Me the Truth About Love by using Lakoff and Johnson theory and to find out the meaning of each metaphor. This research used qualitative research. The data were analyzed...
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Toxicological Effects of Nanometer Titania on Chlorella

Zhiqin Chen, Zunming Guo, Hongying Yu, Shanshan Luo
The aim of this work was to investigate the effect of titania nanoparticles (TiO2 NPs) on chlorella cultivated in modified Blue–Green medium (BG-11). The chlorella species were exposed for 96 h with a daily reading of the quantity of chlorella cultivated in modified BG-11 medium with different concentrations...
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Developing A-Freemium Mobile Games Software Based On Augmented Reality-Commerce

Ari Kusumaningsih, Cucun Very Angkoso, Ubaidillah Ubaidillah
Marketing methods for selling software have experienced many changes. In-app Purchase Method (IAP) is one of the breakthrough solutions in selling a freemium software, where users can download and use the application for free, but there are premium features that must be paid. One of the challenges on...

The Research on the Interaction Design of Fitness App Based on Flow Theory — A Case Study of Keep

Tianyue Qiu
In the context of the big data era, individuals increasingly utilize fitness applications to enhance their workouts. This study analyzes the flow states induced by the use of the Keep fitness app. The findings indicate that three key aspects of flow theory—establishing progressive goals, balancing abilities...
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Research on Government Informatization: A Crisp-Set Qualitative and Comparative Analysis (csQCA) Based on 31 Province Government APP in Mainland of China

Xing Wang, Fanbo Li
With social progress and technological development, government informatization is an effective way for the government to provide public services to the public. The government APP is a typical product of government informatization. This study constructs a government APP evaluation system from the availability,...

Study of Distribution of Groundwater Salinity in Pacitan Sub-District, Pacitan District Based on GIS

Muchlis, Sri Sunarsih, Muhid Bariruddin
The Pacitan District’s coastal area is a tourist destination and a settlement and pond land. Excessive groundwater extraction and land use might decrease groundwater levels, allowing seawater to seep (salinity). Salinity harms many elements of life, including health issues, reduced soil fertility, and...
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P23 Tadalafil improves hemodynamic parameters and arterial stiffness in patients with grade I-II obesity without comorbidities

Mariana Larios-Cardenas, Fernando Grover-Páez, David Cardona-Muller, Ernesto Cardona, Oscar I. Gonzalez-Radillo, Jonathan Trujillo-Quiros, Marycruz Barocio-Pantoja, Patricia Quezada-Fernandez, Carlos G. Ramos-Becerra
Pages: S66 - S66
Background: Obesity is a global health problem, it is associated with diabetes, hypertension, and cardiovascular diseases [1] and negative hemodynamic effects have been observed [2]. Tadalafil has shown an improvement in endothelial function [3] the aim of the present investigation was to evaluate its...
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A Study about the Problems in Produc-tion and Utilization of Instructional Me-dia of Student Teachers

Siriporn Srichantha
The purposes of this research were to in-vestigate the basic knowledge, experienc-es, status, problems and opinion in in-structional media of student teachers. The survey was made on a sample of 46 student teachers, used purposive sam-pling Data collecting were analyzed to show percentages, Frequency,...
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Effect of cooling speed on microstructure of as-cast Mg-3.7Zn-0.6RE quasi-crystal alloy

Yang Yang, Kui Zhang, Minglong Ma
By means of optical micrograph(OM), X-ray diffraction (XRD), scanning electron micrograph(SEM) and Energy Dispersive Spectrometer(EDS) analysis, the microstructure and phase compositions of Mg-3.7Zn-0.6RE alloys with different cooling speed were studied. All alloys had dendritic structure, the grain...
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P.34 Preeclampsia Leads to the Delayed Development of Sympathetic Control of the Cardiovascular System in the Offspring

Ekaterina Selivanova, Anastasia Shvetsova, Victoria Potekhina, Dina Gaynullina, Anna Borzykh, Oxana Kiryukhina, Vladislav Kuzmin, Olga Tarasova
Pages: S57 - S57
Background: Preeclampsia is a common pregnancy disease characterized by hypertension and kidney failure. Recent studies have shown that even in the case of successful delivery, preeclampsia could induce long-term effects in the offspring. Nevertheless, the effects of preeclampsia on the cardiovascular...
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Study on processing technology of modified pomelo peel on acid dye neutral red wastewater

Zijun Wang, Xinlong Jiang
The waste pomelo peel modified and orthogonal optimization of adsorption conditions of neutral red was studied.The results showed pomelo peel modified with 0.1 mol-L-1 acetic acid was the best.The optimal processing conditions were as follows: 100 mL neutral red solution of 200 mg-L-1 ,adding 3.0 g-L-1modified...
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P.30 Angiotensin II Infusion Leads to Aortic Dissection in LRP8 Deficient Mice

Jeremy Lagrange, Stefanie Finger, Sabine Kossmann, Venkata Garlapati, Wolfram Ruf, Philip Wenzel
Pages: S53 - S53
Background/Objectives: Myeloid cells are crucial for the development of vascular inflammation. Low-density lipoprotein receptor-related protein 8 (LRP8) or Apolipoprotein E receptor 2 (ApoER2), is expressed by macrophages, endothelial cells and platelets and has been implicated in the development of...
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Kinetics of Carboxylated Bagasse Hemicellulose Adsorption to Cd2+

Li-Jun Wang, Meng-Ling Weng, Qiao-Ping Kong, Hong-Xiang Zhu, Shuang-Fei Wang
In this paper, Cd2+ was absorbed by the carboxylated bagasse hemicellulose, and the kinetics has been studied. The results show that absorption of the carboxylated bagasse hemicelluloses to ions Cd2+ can be well described by the pseudo second-order kinetics model. The theoretical value of the maximum...

Development of Sound Interference Props with Phyphox to Support Sound and Waves Learning in Senior High School

Inggrid Ayu Putri, Bambang Heru Iswanto, Mangasi Alion Marpaung
This research aims to develop sound wave interference props to support sound wave interference learning in high school. This study uses the research and development method with the ADDIE model which consists of 5 stages, namely analyze, design, develop, implementation, and evaluation. The props is intended...
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Fabrication of the MAO coating on Mg alloy and Friction Behaviors Analysis

Changqing Li, Yunlong Zhang, Shucheng Wang, Yumin Zhang, Yufeng Zhou
There was a great attraction to apply magnesium alloy as a biomedical material due to its biodegradable feature and suitable mechanical properties. In order to further improve the wear resistance performance of magnesium alloy, a micro-arc oxidation (MAO) coating containing MgSiO3 was generated on the...

Tracing Cultural Shifts in Individualism and Collectivism through Language, Urbanization, and Internet Use

Xing Huang, Wei Qi Elaine Perunovic
This study examines long-term cultural shifts in individualism and collectivism by analyzing English word frequencies in the Google Books Ngram corpus (1800–2022). Five pairs of individualism–collectivism words (I–we, me–us, get–give, self–obligation, choose–obey) were used to construct a composite individualism–collectivism...
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Spatial and Temporal Variations of Heavy Metal Pollution in Sediments of Daning River Under the Scheduling of Three Gorges Reservoir

Li-Jing Wang, Ze-Bin Tian, Hong Li, Jia Cai, Shan-Jun Wang
In order to explore the influence of Three Gorges Reservoir (TGR) operation on heavy metal pollution of sediment in tributaries, taking Daning river as a case study area, the variation characteristics of heavy metal distributions (in sections of DC, BSH, CZB, Yangtze River) were investigated, and the...
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The separation of a phenol-degradable bacterium and its application on coke wastewater treatment by using microbial fuel cell technology

Peng Guo, Yuhan Du, Li Zhang, Lijian Guo, Fang Lv
Phenol is the major organic compound of coking wastewater. It is of biochemical toxicity, difficult processing, difficulty to be degraded and high cost in the treatments. Microbial fuel cell (MFC) is a new type of fuel cell. It can produce electron in the process of metabolism of electricigens and export...
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P.23 Relationship Between Aortic Stiffness, Aortic, and Carotid Impedance with Vascular Aging in Community-Based Healthy People

Chao-Feng Liao, Shao-Yuan Chuang, Hao-Min Cheng, Chen-Huan Chen
Pages: S45 - S46
Background: Stiffening of the aorta has been associated with microvascular structural brain damage and cognitive dysfunction in cross-sectional and longitudinal studies, probably due to the reduced wave reflection at the interface between carotid and aorta and transmission of excessive flow pulsatility...

An Analysis of the Artistic Features of the Paragraph Films in the Postmodern context

Wang Duoyan
The movie “My Hometown and Me” to be released in 2020 adopts a collective creation method to split and reorganize a movie in segments, forming a novel paragraph-style movie. Such a deconstruction method not only promotes the development of my country’s film industry system, but also promotes the evolution...
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Inspection of 3-D model of Human body using Augmented Reality

Raj Mansuriya, Chetan Garg, S. Saravanan
To fully grasp complex concepts like the heart, the digestive system, and other challenging systems, it is essential for medical students to rely on visual representations alongside written materials. Currently, students who wish to study the anatomy of different organs must rely on visual representations...
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P1 Biomechanical Properties of the Aortic Dissection Flap in Chronic Aortic Dissection

Phakakorn Panpho, Hannah Davies, Mark Field, Jillian Madine, Ying Yang, Riaz Akhtar
Pages: S43 - S43
Background: Aortic dissection is a devastating condition, beginning with a tear through from intima to the medial layer, leading to splitting of aortic layers and creating the false and true lumen with a septum (or flap). Little is known about the properties of the dissection flap. Aim: To determine...
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P.21 Albuminuria intensifies the relationship between urinary sodium excretion and central pulse pressure: the Wakuya study

Kaname Tagawa, Yusuke Tsuru, Katsumi Yokoi, Takanori Aonuma, Junichiro Hashimoto
Pages: S43 - S43
Objectives: Central pulse pressure (cPP) is responsible for vital organ hemodynamics, [1,2] and its monitoring is important for cardiovascular disease prevention. [3] Excess sodium intake and (micro)albuminuria, a manifestation of renal microvascular damage, are also known as strong predictors of cardiovascular...

Correlation of Serum Ferritin Levels with Creatinine, Sgot and Sgpt Levels in Thalassemia Major Patients

Fatwa Hasbi, Harpolia Cartika
Thalassemia major patients receive regular blood transfusions every 2–5 weeks, to maintain pretransfusion hemoglobin levels above 9–10.5 g/dl. In patients with thalassemia major, continuous blood transfusion can cause iron overload by increased serum ferritin levels. Accumulated iron is toxic to many...
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5.4 Acute Effects of Indapamide Treatment on Haemodynamics and Glycosaminoglycan-Mediated Non-Osmotic Skin Sodium Storage in Healthy Humans

Kathleen Connolly, Viknesh Selvarajah, Carmel McEniery, Ian Wilkinson
Pages: S40 - S40
Introduction: The skin may protect against the adverse haemodynamic effects of dietary salt by storing excess sodium in an osmotically inactive form, bound to glycosaminoglycans. However, this novel pathway has not been comprehensively studied in humans. Methods: 85 healthy volunteers (37 m, 48 f) <50...
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Isolation and characterisation of lead-resistant bacteria from a reverse screen model of simulation soil rice culture

Shengping Xue, Shengya Meng, Min Xie, Yujie Ma, Lei Liu, Mengjuan Zhang
CGMCC5515(Rifr) were domesticated step by step. Pb-resistant bacteria (PbRB) of CGMCC5515 were selected in directional enrichment and screened with TTC from the pot rice rhizosphere soil with lead and other remediate material, the reverse screen model of simulation soil rice culture with reproducible...
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4.6 Effects of Combined Therapy of Empagliflozin and Linagliptin Versus Metformin and Insulin Glargine on Blood Pressure and Vascular Function in Patients with Type 2 Diabetes

Christian Ott, Susanne Jung, Agnes Bosch, Dennis Kannenkeril, Kristina Striepe, Roland Schmieder
Pages: S35 - S35
Background: Combination of insulin with oral antidiabetic drugs is a valid option, but oral combination therapy emerged as an alternative treatment in type 2 diabetes (T2DM). However, the effects on blood pressure (BP) and vascular function of such combination therapies is less clear. Methods: In this...

Comparative Analysis of Functional Components for Tea Flower in Different Areas in Hainan

Dongmei Chen, Xiaobing Liu, Jinwu He, Weiwei Fan
Content of functional components, such as tea polyphenol, crude polysaccharide, total flavone, total saponins, and amino acid in tea flower and tea in main tea production area in Hainan Province, China was mainly determined in the experiment. It is found through comparative analysis that total content...
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Multi-objective Optimization of EDM Process on ZE41 Magnesium Alloy with Copper, Brass and EN8 Electrodes Using AHP-TOPSIS Method

U. Shrinivas Balraj, J. Sunny, C. Rajeev, K. Pavankrishna, B. Chanakya
ZE41 Magnesium (Mg) alloys are widely employed in the automotive and aerospace industries because of their advantageous qualities like lightest structural metal, corrosion resistant and better mechanical properties. Since it is highly cumbersome to machine this alloy of complex shapes using conventional...
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Magnetic Graphene-based Free-standing Composite Film for Electromagnetic Wave Absorption Applications

Kaiyu Yang, Xin Wang, Cunqing Ma
Carbon-based lightweight, thin, and self-standing composite film/paper could be a promising material for electromagnetic shielding applications because of their high flexibility, good electromagnetic properties, and high electrical conductivity. In this paper, a new-type composite of reduced graphene...
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Optimization of regeneration technology on an energy crop- castor (Ricinus communis, L.)

Wei Li, Yujia Zhai, Guixian Yang, Zhenjing Li, Changlu Wang
An efficient regeneration protocol for in vitro propagation of castor through embryonic tips was developed. According to the different properties of seed germination and embryo germination, 5 explants with high regeneration ability were picked out and their stress abilities in pre-culture period were...
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Adsorption of chlorpyrifos on giant reed (Arundo donax L.)derivedbiochars

Yipeng Zhang, Guocheng Liu, Lei Chen, Hao Zheng
Adsorption of chlorpyrifos (CP) by giant reed(Arundo donax L.)derived biochars obtained at 300-600°C and their corresponding de-ashed biochars was investigated.With increasing pyrolysis temperature,the adsorption capacity(Qe) of CP ontothe biochars increased. The maximumvalues of Qe of CP by the water-washed...
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Phosphorus removal from wastewater by five aquatic plants

Xiaoyun Fu
Five aquatic macrophytes, Acorus calamus, Lythrum salicaria, Monochoria korsakowii Alisma orientale and Sagittaria sagittifolia were tested for the relative growth rate (RGR) and abilities of removing total phosphorus (TP) by the manipulative indoor experiment. A nutrient treatment consisted of two levels...
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2.8 Unique patterns of elastin degradation in ascending aortic aneurysms in bicuspid aortic valve patients

Ya Hua Chim, Hannah Davies, Omar Nawaytou, Mark Field, Jillian Madine, Riaz Akhtar
Pages: S19 - S19
Background: Bicuspid aortic valve patients (BAV) are associated with increased risk of ascending aortic aneurysms. However, is unclear whether matrix degradation varies in different ascending aneurysm aetiologies. Aim: To determine whether the micromechanical and biochemical properties elastin microstructure...

TikTok: A Must-Have App

Junfeng Li
Social networking has become the order of the day or the current generation. Developed in 2016, the impact Tiktok has had is a matter of concern. Thus, this research takes an interest to assess the marketing process of the company and the competition that the company has had to endure despite its current...
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Determination of Iron and Zinc in Garbanzo by Microwave Digestion-High Resolution Continuum Source Flame Atomic Absorption Spectrometry

Quan-De Liu, Shang-Long Chen, Yong Li, Jing Gao, Yun-Xu Zhu
A new application of high resolution continuum source flame atomic absorption spectrometry has been developed for the determination of Fe and Zn in garbanzo. The selected fuel flows of Fe and Zn were 80 L/h and 90 L/h respectively, and the appropriate burner heights of Fe and Zn were 5 mm and 6 mm respectively...
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The diffusion of PHC from Jiaozhou Bay to the open waters

Dongfang Yang, Fengyou Wang, Sixi Zhu, Ming Wang, Xiuqin Yang
Based on investigation data on petroleum hydro-carbon (PHC) in April, July and October 1985 in Jiaozhou Bay, we analyzed the content, pollution level and diffusion of PHC. Results showed that PHC contents were ranging from 0.010-0.124 mg L-1, indicating that this bay had been moderate polluted by PHC,...
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Research on Microstructures and Mechanical Properties of Mg-Gd-Y-Sr-Zr Alloy

Lei-lei Chen, Quan-an Li, Jun Chen, Qing Zhang, Xing-yuan Zhang
The microstructures and mechanical properties of Mg-Gd-Y-Sr-Zr alloy was investigated by means of optical microscopy, scanning electron microscopy (SEM), X-ray diffraction (XRD) and tensile tests. The as-cast alloy contains a microstructure consisting of -Mg matrix, Mg5Gd phase, Mg24Y5 phase and Mg17Sr2....

Research on Personalized Learning Practice of Higher Vocational Students from the Perspective of Education Big Data

Zhai Xiaoke
Under the guidance of multiple intelligences theory, constructivist learning theory and personalized learning theory. Taking the cloud app of vocational education as the practice platform and the course “network marketing and promotion” as the practice course, two classes with the same teaching materials...

Augmented Reality in Retail: Exploring the Mediating Role of Attitude on Purchase Intention in Home Décor and Furnishings

Surbhi Khirbat, M. Sriram
Purpose: Amalgamation of real and virtual worlds has been an area of interest for many developers as well as researchers. The impact of Augmented Reality (AR) in enhancing customer experience indicates a positive development in retail sector. This paper intends to study the influence of Augmented Reality...

Analysis on Online and Offline Blended Teaching Design Taking "Engineering Survey" Course of Non-surveying and Mapping Engineering Specialty as an Example

Lijuan Luo
With the rapid development of engineering surveying technology, colleges and universities are facing great challenges in the training of applied surveying talents of non-surveying engineering specialty. Aiming at the problems existing in the teaching of "engineering surveying" of non-surveying and mapping...
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Cadmium Accumulation Characteristics of Lycopersicon esculentum Seedlings

Hongyan Li, Jianhua Li, Huashan Lian, Wei Jiang, Lijin Lin
The cadmium (Cd) accumulation characteristics of Lycopersicon esculentum seedlings were studied by the pot experiment, and different soil Cd concentrations (0, 1, 5, 10, 15 and 20 mg/kg) were used. With the increase of soil Cd concentration, the biomass and photosynthetic pigment content of L. esculentum...
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Research Progress of Gadolinium in Heat Resistant Magnesium alloys

Jinglong Yan, Quan-an Li, Xiaoya Chen, Yao Zhou
This paper expounds the characteristics of Gd and Mg-Gd binary alloys, Introduces the mechanism of Gd addition on the heat resistant magnesium alloys. Reviewed the research progress in magnesium alloys containing Gd on mechanical properties at room temperature and high temperature, and prospected their...

Research on the Development Path of Digital Cultural and Creative Design of Wuqiang Woodcut New Year Pictures from the Perspective of Cultural Translation

Yuan Gao
This study explores the innovative development of the national intangible cultural heritage Wuqiang woodcut New Year pictures in the digital age. The primary purpose of this study is to establish a value channel between metaphysical cultural heritage content and digital users from the perspective of...
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RM: An Android Mobile Application for the Course Research Methodology – A New Way of Learning the Course

Sunita M. Dol, P. M. Jawandhiya
Mobile applications are used for improving and engaging the students as well as teacher in teaching-learning process. The effectiveness as well as the impact of the mobile application can be seen in various fields such as medical education, health care system, engineering education, etc. Keeping this...
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Microstructure and Mechanical Properties of Mg-12Gd-2Y-1Sm-0.5Zr Alloy

Yao Zhou, Quan-an Li, Jun Chen, Qing Zhang, Xiaoya Chen
The microstructure and aging precipitated phases of Mg-12Gd-2Y-1Sm-0.5Zr alloy have been studied by micro-analysis XRD and EDS. Through the analysis it is found that the precipitated phases in the alloy contains Mg24Y5, Mg5Gd and Mg41Sm5. The tensile strength peak of Mg-12Gd-2Y-1Sm-0.5Zr alloy appears...
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Microstructure and Mechanical Properties of AZ81 Magnesium Alloy

Quan-an Li, Xiaoya Chen, Qing Zhang, Jun Chen, Yao Zhou
The microstructure and mechanical properties of AZ81 magnesium alloy have been studied by micro-analysis and tensile tests. The results showed that the alloy mainly consists of -Mg matrix, Mg17Al12. The tensile strength of AZ81 magnesium alloy is measured, The best tensile strength is 258MPa at 20 .
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Investigation of Ligustrum lucidum Ait. Seeds Extract as Green Corrosion Inhibitors and Bacteriostatic Agent

Qiang Deng
The extract of Ligustrum lucidum Ait. seeds, as green and eco-friendly corrosion inhibitors, have been investigated on the corrosion inhibition of Q235A steel in 1M hydrochloric acid solution at 60 by weight loss and potentiodynamic polarisation techniques. The inhibition efficiency of the extracts varies...
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Removal of Disinfection By-products Formation Potential by Combination of Preoxidation and Coagulation Sedimentation Processes

Song Chen, Wenyi Dong
Pre-oxidation is widely used to remove synergistically algae, odor and natural organic matter (NOM) for drinking water treatment. Permanganate (KMn₄), ozone (O₃), and hydrogen peroxide (H₂O₂) in combination with polyaluminum chloride (PAC) coagulation for assisting the removal of NOM and disinfection...