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14 Citations
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Application of Acoustic Emission Technique to the Evaluation of Coal Seam Hydraulic Flushing Effect

  • Rongxi Shen,
  • Xuan Zhang,
  • Enyuan Wang,
  • Hongru Li,
  • Xu Han and
  • Zhenhai Hou

6 May 2019

Hydraulic flushing has the advantages of reducing coal stress and improving coal seam permeability, so it is widely used in high gas outburst coal seams in China. However, the effect evaluation of stress relief and permeability enhancement will be ne...

  • Article
  • Open Access
1 Citations
2,585 Views
25 Pages

Study on Reasonable Amount of Flushing Fluid and Flushing Time

  • Jingpeng Wang,
  • Youming Xiong,
  • Baocheng Wu,
  • Zongyu Lu,
  • Xiaoxiao Li and
  • Zheng Zhang

31 August 2020

Oil-based drilling fluid has many advantages, such as stable performance, strong anti-pollution ability, and strong inhibition, and it has been widely used in the world. However, at present, there is no unified evaluation standard for the effect of f...

  • Article
  • Open Access
15 Citations
5,680 Views
14 Pages

12 November 2018

Dripline flushing is an effective way to relieve emitter clogging and extend the longevity of drip irrigation systems. This laboratory study was conducted at Kunming University of Science and Technology to evaluate the effect of three targeted flushi...

  • Article
  • Open Access
1 Citations
5,087 Views
9 Pages

The Efficacy, Safety, and Convenience of a New Device for Flushing Intravenous Catheters (Baro Flush™): A Prospective Study

  • Youn I. Choi,
  • Jae Hee Cho,
  • Jun-Won Chung,
  • Kyoung Oh Kim,
  • Kwang An Kwon,
  • Han Yong Chun,
  • Dong Kyun Park and
  • Yoon Jae Kim

5 August 2020

Background and Objectives: An effective flushing technique is essential to reduce intravenous (IV)-related complications and improve patient care. New technology should contribute to such improvements, while reducing costs and increasing care efficie...

  • Feature Paper
  • Article
  • Open Access
28 Citations
12,482 Views
22 Pages

Effectiveness of Prevailing Flush Guidelines to Prevent Exposure to Lead in Tap Water

  • Adrienne Katner,
  • Kelsey Pieper,
  • Komal Brown,
  • Hui-Yi Lin,
  • Jeffrey Parks,
  • Xinnan Wang,
  • Chih-Yang Hu,
  • Sheldon Masters,
  • Howard Mielke and
  • Marc Edwards

Flushing tap water is promoted as a low cost approach to reducing water lead exposures. This study evaluated lead reduction when prevailing flush guidelines (30 s–2 min) are implemented in a city compliant with lead-associated water regulations...

  • Feature Paper
  • Article
  • Open Access
17 Citations
7,109 Views
12 Pages

Water Reclamation Using a Ceramic Nanofiltration Membrane and Surface Flushing with Ozonated Water

  • Takahiro Fujioka,
  • Anh T. Hoang,
  • Tetsuji Okuda,
  • Haruka Takeuchi,
  • Hiroaki Tanaka and
  • Long D. Nghiem

A new membrane fouling control technique using ozonated water flushing was evaluated for direct nanofiltration (NF) of secondary wastewater effluent using a ceramic NF membrane. Experiments were conducted at a permeate flux of 44 L/m2h to evaluate th...

  • Review
  • Open Access
24 Citations
19,630 Views
14 Pages

11 April 2021

The meta-analysis presented in this article covered the efficacy of red clover isoflavones in relieving hot flushes and menopausal symptoms in perimenopausal and postmenopausal women. Studies were identified by MEDLINE (PubMed), Embase, and the Cochr...

  • Review
  • Open Access
29 Citations
5,765 Views
9 Pages

Efficacy of Low-Dose Paroxetine for the Treatment of Hot Flushes in Surgical and Physiological Postmenopausal Women: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Randomized Trials

  • Gaetano Riemma,
  • Antonio Schiattarella,
  • Marco La Verde,
  • Giuseppina Zarobbi,
  • Simone Garzon,
  • Gaspare Cucinella,
  • Gloria Calagna,
  • Domenico Labriola and
  • Pasquale De Franciscis

31 August 2019

Background and Objectives: Hot flushes and sleep disturbances are the most common vasomotor symptoms (VMS) reported by postmenopausal women. Hormonal treatment is to date referred to as the gold standard approach but not suitable for all the patients...

  • Article
  • Open Access
16 Citations
7,649 Views
9 Pages

Effect of a Larger Flush Volume on Bioavailability and Efficacy of Umbilical Venous Epinephrine during Neonatal Resuscitation in Ovine Asphyxial Arrest

  • Deepika Sankaran,
  • Payam Vali,
  • Praveen Chandrasekharan,
  • Peggy Chen,
  • Sylvia F. Gugino,
  • Carmon Koenigsknecht,
  • Justin Helman,
  • Jayasree Nair,
  • Bobby Mathew and
  • Munmun Rawat
  • + 10 authors

The 7th edition of the Textbook of Neonatal Resuscitation recommends administration of epinephrine via an umbilical venous catheter (UVC) inserted 2–4 cm below the skin, followed by a 0.5-mL to 1-mL flush for severe bradycardia despite effective vent...

  • Article
  • Open Access
4 Citations
3,364 Views
16 Pages

Factors Affecting Embryo Recovery Rate, Quality, and Diameter in Andalusian Donkey Jennies

  • J. Dorado,
  • M. Bottrel,
  • I. Ortiz,
  • M. Díaz-Jiménez,
  • B. Pereira,
  • C. Consuegra,
  • J. J. Carrasco,
  • V. Gómez-Arrones,
  • A. Domingo and
  • M. Hidalgo

26 October 2020

Embryo transfer and the vitrification of embryos could be used for the conservation and recovery of endangered donkey breeds. It is important to develop techniques that optimize recovery rates and the cryotolerance of donkey embryos. This study evalu...

  • Article
  • Open Access
4 Citations
6,605 Views
12 Pages

8 January 2022

Cache side channel attacks, as a type of cryptanalysis, seriously threaten the security of the cryptosystem. These attacks continuously monitor the memory addresses associated with the victim’s secret information, which cause frequent memory access o...

  • Article
  • Open Access
2 Citations
3,694 Views
53 Pages

The electro-discharge (ED) drilling of precision boreholes in difficult-to-machine materials, particularly with respect to the cost-effectiveness of the overall process, is still a challenge. Flushing is one key factor for the precise machining of bo...

  • Article
  • Open Access
1,508 Views
14 Pages

Impact of Systematic Follicular Flushing on Egg Retrieval and Embryo Quality in IVF-ICSI Cycles: A Controlled Study?

  • Modou Mamoune Mbaye,
  • Noureddine Louanjli,
  • Mohamed Ennaji,
  • Mehdi Hissane,
  • Abdelaziz Soukri,
  • Bouchra El Khalfi,
  • Taha Rhouda,
  • Abdelhafid Natiq,
  • Wassym Rhazi Senhaji and
  • Mohammed Zarqaoui
  • + 3 authors

22 October 2025

Background/Objectives: Ultrasound-guided transvaginal follicular aspiration is a central procedure in in vitro fertilisation (IVF), aiming to collect oocytes necessary for the success of assisted reproduction treatments. Follicular flushing, proposed...

  • Article
  • Open Access
4 Citations
2,908 Views
17 Pages

16 February 2022

Contamination events in water distribution networks (WDNs) begin with contaminant inception in the network. WDNs respond to events according to the detection, stopping service, and recovery phases. The recovery phase aims to remove hazardous substanc...

  • Article
  • Open Access
11 Citations
3,294 Views
17 Pages

Mycoremediation of Flotation Tailings with Agaricus bisporus

  • Sylwia Budzyńska,
  • Marek Siwulski,
  • Anna Budka,
  • Pavel Kalač,
  • Przemysław Niedzielski,
  • Monika Gąsecka and
  • Mirosław Mleczek

22 August 2022

Due to their enzymatic and bioaccumulation faculties the use of macromycetes for the decontamination of polluted matrices seems reasonable for bioremediation. For this reason, the aim of our study was to evaluate the mycoremediation ability of Agaric...

  • Article
  • Open Access
6 Citations
3,941 Views
10 Pages

Brain-Selective Estrogen Therapy Prevents Androgen Deprivation-Associated Hot Flushes in a Rat Model

  • Istvan Merchenthaler,
  • Malcolm Lane,
  • Christina Stennett,
  • Min Zhan,
  • Vien Nguyen,
  • Katalin Prokai-Tatrai and
  • Laszlo Prokai

Hot flushes are best-known for affecting menopausal women, but men who undergo life-saving castration due to androgen-sensitive prostate cancer also suffer from these vasomotor symptoms. Estrogen deficiency in these patients is a direct consequence o...

  • Article
  • Open Access
6 Citations
3,891 Views
18 Pages

Dynamization of Urban Runoff Pollution and Quantity

  • Sören Hornig,
  • Katrin Bauerfeld and
  • Maike Beier

29 January 2022

At present, the annual loads from long-term series simulations are mostly used for the evaluation of rainwater management and treatment measures although the relevance of the temporal distribution of both pollution and quantity has a recognizable inf...

  • Article
  • Open Access
2 Citations
1,829 Views
11 Pages

26 November 2024

Background: Blood flow from the saphenofemoral junction(SFJ) tributaries may cause recurrence of varicose veins. Flush occlusion is defined as the total occlusion of the great saphenous vein(GSV) right to the saphenofemoral junction. The purpose of t...

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  • Open Access
10 Citations
2,070 Views
15 Pages

28 December 2021

This research investigates how sorbents made from recycled waste materials affect the properties of water used to remove residues flushed from oil tanks transported by rail. The mineral sorbent was added to water following the flushing process. Water...

  • Article
  • Open Access
12 Citations
6,453 Views
13 Pages

The aim of this work was to design and characterize a new nanovesicular nasal delivery system (NDS) containing buspirone, and investigate its efficiency in an animal model for the treatment of hot flushes. The presence of multilamellar vesicles with...

  • Article
  • Open Access
2 Citations
1,585 Views
14 Pages

Optimizing Sampling Technique Parameters for Increased Precision and Practicality in Annual Bluegrass Weevil Population Monitoring

  • Ana Luiza Viana de Sousa,
  • Olga S. Kostromytska,
  • Shaohui Wu and
  • Albrecht M. Koppenhöfer

31 May 2023

The annual bluegrass weevil (ABW), Listronotus maculicollis (Kirby), a significant pest of short-mown turfgrass in eastern North America, has developed widespread insecticide resistance because of excessive synthetic insecticide use. The proper monit...

  • Article
  • Open Access
8 Citations
4,253 Views
12 Pages

8 December 2022

The Latarjet procedure is the most popular surgical procedure to treat anterior glenohumeral (GH) instability in the presence of large anterior glenoid bone defects. Even though the placement of the bone graft has a considerable influence on its effi...

  • Article
  • Open Access
13 Citations
4,703 Views
11 Pages

Water safety and management programs (WSMP) utilize field measurements to evaluate control limits and monitor water quality parameters including Legionella presence. This monitoring is important to verify that the plan is being implemented properly....

  • Article
  • Open Access
3 Citations
3,386 Views
12 Pages

A Parametric Study of Flushing Conditions for Improvement of Angioscopy Visibility

  • Kohei Mitsuzuka,
  • Yujie Li,
  • Toshio Nakayama,
  • Hitomi Anzai,
  • Daisuke Goanno,
  • Simon Tupin,
  • Mingzi Zhang,
  • Haoran Wang,
  • Kazunori Horie and
  • Makoto Ohta

During an angioscopy operation, a transparent liquid called dextran is sprayed out from a catheter to flush the blood away from the space between the camera and target. Medical doctors usually inject dextran at a constant flow rate. However, they oft...

  • Article
  • Open Access
342 Views
39 Pages

14 November 2025

This study uses the finite element (FE) software ABAQUS V 6.14to develop detailed, comprehensive numerical models of the behaviour of restrained structural subassemblies of corrugated web steel beams (SBCW) connected to concrete-filled tubular column...

  • Article
  • Open Access
2 Citations
5,626 Views
14 Pages

Hemodialysis without Systemic Anticoagulation: A Randomized Controlled Trial to Evaluate Five Strategies in Patients at a High Risk of Bleeding

  • Pedro H. Franca Gois,
  • David McIntyre,
  • Sharad Ratanjee,
  • Anita Pelecanos,
  • Carla Scuderi,
  • Chungun L. Janoschka,
  • Kara Summers,
  • Haibing Wu,
  • Belinda Elford and
  • Dwarakanathan Ranganathan
  • + 1 author

4 August 2024

Background: There has been growing interest in exploring combined interventions to achieve a more effective heparin-free treatment approach. Aim: to evaluate combination of interventions compared to standard practice (intermittent flushes) to prevent...

  • Article
  • Open Access
1 Citations
2,826 Views
15 Pages

Hormonal Management for the Induction of Luteolysis and Ovulation in Andalusian Jennies: Effect on Reproductive Performance, Embryo Quality and Recovery Rate

  • Marina Bottrel,
  • Isabel Ortiz,
  • Manuel Hidalgo,
  • María Díaz-Jiménez,
  • Blasa Pereira,
  • César Consuegra,
  • Mohamed Samy Yousef and
  • Jesús Dorado

8 January 2022

Two prostanglandins (luprostiol, LUP, and dinoprost, DIN) and two ovulation-inducing agents (human Chorionic Gonadotropin, hCG, and deslorelin, DES) were evaluated for luteolysis and estrus induction, and for ovulation induction, respectively, in emb...

  • Article
  • Open Access
9 Citations
6,359 Views
18 Pages

10 March 2023

Pesticides with novel modes of action including neonicotinoids and anthranilic diamides are increasingly detected in global surface waters. Little is known about how these pesticides of concern interact in mixtures at environmentally relevant concent...

  • Article
  • Open Access
59 Citations
11,474 Views
20 Pages

A Reliability Analysis of a Rainfall Harvesting System in Southern Italy

  • Lorena Liuzzo,
  • Vincenza Notaro and
  • Gabriele Freni

8 January 2016

Rainwater harvesting (RWH) may be an effective alternative water supply solution in regions affected by water scarcity. It has recently become a particularly important option in arid and semi-arid areas (like Mediterranean basins), mostly because of...

  • Article
  • Open Access
53 Citations
6,691 Views
15 Pages

15 July 2020

Background: Loss of nutrients and organic carbon (OC) through leaching or erosion may degrade soil and water quality, which in turn could lead to food insecurity. Adding biochar to soil can effectively improve soil stability, therefore, evaluating th...

  • Article
  • Open Access
1 Citations
2,041 Views
18 Pages

20 July 2023

Understanding the displacement of the resident wetting fluid in porous media is crucial to the remediation strategy. When pollutants or nutrients are dissolved in the surface wetting fluid and enter the unsaturated zone, the resident wetting fluid in...

  • Review
  • Open Access
22 Citations
6,012 Views
19 Pages

8 November 2018

Aim: The livers from DCD (donation after cardiac death) donations are often envisaged as a possible option to bridge the gap between the availability and increasing demand of organs for liver transplantation. However, DCD livers possess a heightened...

  • Article
  • Open Access
18 Citations
3,728 Views
19 Pages

Numerical Investigation of Bioaerosol Transport in a Compact Lavatory

  • Jingyuan Wan,
  • Jianjian Wei,
  • Yingtien Lin and
  • Tengfei (Tim) Zhang

8 November 2021

The lavatory is a fertile area for the transmission of infectious disease through bioaerosols between its users. In this study, we built a generic compact lavatory model with a vacuum toilet, and computational fluid dynamics (CFD) is used to evaluate...

  • Article
  • Open Access
4 Citations
3,200 Views
15 Pages

A Comparison of Methods to Address Anaerobic Conditions in Rainwater Harvesting Systems

  • Kathy DeBusk Gee,
  • Daniel Schimoler,
  • Bree T. Charron,
  • Mitch D. Woodward and
  • William F. Hunt

3 December 2021

Although historically used in semi-arid and arid regions, rainwater harvesting (RWH) systems have increasingly been used in non-arid and humid regions of the world to conserve potable water and mitigate stormwater runoff. Rainfall characteristics and...

  • Article
  • Open Access
7 Citations
2,698 Views
24 Pages

6 December 2022

A numerical model, validated with field measurements, was applied to comparatively reconstruct the hydrodynamics of a eutrophic coastal lagoon in a set of scenarios over the last two centuries. The effect of major morphological changes on the water e...

  • Article
  • Open Access
19 Citations
5,415 Views
26 Pages

11 September 2020

This paper describes a case study that was carried out on a Sicilian company (Italy) dealing with separate waste collection and recycling of glass. The aims of this study were to evaluate the overall efficiency of a vertical subsurface flow system (V...

  • Article
  • Open Access
1 Citations
1,284 Views
15 Pages

24 June 2025

ET is used in camel reproduction to increase the reproductive potential of elite females selected for production and show. This retrospective study analyzed the association between factors related to embryo flushing (flushing fluid turbidity and debr...

  • Article
  • Open Access
13 Citations
4,890 Views
17 Pages

Pre-Implantation Mouse Embryos Cultured In Vitro under Different Oxygen Concentrations Show Altered Ultrastructures

  • Manuel Belli,
  • Paolo Rinaudo,
  • Maria Grazia Palmerini,
  • Elena Ruggeri,
  • Sevastiani Antonouli,
  • Stefania Annarita Nottola and
  • Guido Macchiarelli

Assisted Reproductive Technologies routinely utilize different culture media and oxygen (O2) concentrations to culture human embryos. Overall, embryos cultured under physiological O2 tension (5%) have improved development compared to embryos cultured...

  • Article
  • Open Access
9 Citations
3,387 Views
14 Pages

28 September 2021

Size distributions of cellulose nanocrystals (CNCs), extracted from softwood pulp via strong sulfuric acid hydrolysis, exhibit large variability when analyzed from transmission electron microscopy (TEM) images. In this article, the causes of this var...

  • Article
  • Open Access
1 Citations
2,267 Views
17 Pages

20 April 2022

Setiu Lagoon experienced shoreline alterations, leading to the opening of a new inlet and the closing of the old one. To evaluate the effects of these alterations on the tidal flow in this shallow and narrow lagoon, a numerical hydrodynamic model was...

  • Article
  • Open Access
1 Citations
2,255 Views
18 Pages

A Strategy for Enhanced Carbon Storage: A Hybrid CO2 and Aqueous Formate Solution Injection to Control Buoyancy and Reduce Risk

  • Marcos Vitor Barbosa Machado,
  • Mojdeh Delshad,
  • Omar Ali Carrasco Jaim,
  • Ryosuke Okuno and
  • Kamy Sepehrnoori

31 May 2024

Conventional Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS) operations use the direct injection of CO2 in a gaseous phase from the surface as a carbon carrier. Due to CO2 properties under reservoir conditions with lower density and viscosity than in situ brine, CO...

  • Article
  • Open Access
9 Citations
5,369 Views
13 Pages

Estrogenic Effects of Extracts and Isolated Compounds from Belowground and Aerial Parts of Spartina anglica

  • Sullim Lee,
  • Geum Jin Kim,
  • Hyukbean Kwon,
  • Joo-Won Nam,
  • Ji Yun Baek,
  • Sang Hee Shim,
  • Hyukjae Choi and
  • Ki Sung Kang

11 April 2021

Menopause, caused by decreases in estrogen production, results in symptoms such as facial flushing, vaginal atrophy, and osteoporosis. Although hormone replacement therapy is utilized to treat menopausal symptoms, it is associated with a risk of brea...

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  • Open Access
5 Citations
2,849 Views
12 Pages

22 March 2022

This paper proposes an evaluation system for the sealing ability of cement–casing interface and cement matrix, which was developed based on a permeability testing device and a model that predicts the breakthrough pressure of cement sheath matri...

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  • Open Access
282 Views
21 Pages

AI-Based Image Time-Series Analysis of the Niacin Skin Flush Test in Schizophrenia and Bipolar Disorder

  • Ryszard Sitarz,
  • Arkadiusz Syta,
  • Robert Karpiński,
  • Anna Machrowska,
  • Joanna Róg,
  • Kaja Karakuła,
  • Dariusz Juchnowicz and
  • Hanna Karakuła-Juchnowicz

21 November 2025

Psychotic disorders such as schizophrenia (SCH) and bipolar affective disorder (BD) are associated with lipid metabolism abnormalities and inflammatory dysregulation. The niacin skin flush test (NSFT) has long been investigated as a non-invasive indi...

  • Article
  • Open Access
9 Citations
2,495 Views
21 Pages

10 August 2022

The batch mode electrical discharge machining (EDM) method has been developed to improve the throughput and accuracy in fabricating array structures, but the process suffers from insufficient debris removal caused by the complex electrode geometry. T...

  • Article
  • Open Access
3 Citations
3,189 Views
17 Pages

Integrative Approach of MAP and Active Antimicrobial Packaging for Prolonged Shelf-Life of Composite Bottle Gourd Milk Cake

  • Rekha Chawla,
  • Sivakumar Shanmugam,
  • Jasbir Singh Bedi,
  • Selvamuthukumaran,
  • Deep N. Yadav and
  • Rahul Anurag

17 August 2022

The current research explored the integrative effect of antimicrobial edible films and modified atmosphere packaging (MAP) on the quality parameters and shelf-life of bottle gourd burfi, which is a heat-desiccated composite Indian confection. The edi...

  • Article
  • Open Access
3 Citations
1,697 Views
14 Pages

Extending the Shelf-Life of Live Clams, Venerupis corrugata—Important Aspects of Current Packaging and Advances in Modified Atmosphere Packaging

  • Cintia Borghetti Goes,
  • Susana Teixeira,
  • Cristina Mena,
  • Fátima Silva,
  • Andreia Cruz,
  • Inês Basílio,
  • Maria Conceição Hogg,
  • Morten Sivertsvik,
  • Paula Teixeira and
  • Fátima Poças

5 May 2025

Venerupis corrugata (pullet carpet shell) is a premium native clam species in Portugal. This species is highly perishable, typically sold live within 3 or 4 days, posing a significant risk of loss. Therefore, efforts to extend its shelf-life are rele...

  • Feature Paper
  • Article
  • Open Access
14 Citations
6,111 Views
17 Pages

24 January 2021

Activities to ensure and maintain water quality in drinking water networks, including flushing, are presented after standardized hydrant sampling combined with a stainless-steel low pressure–high flow rate (NDHF) filter and a 100 µm mesh...

  • Article
  • Open Access
7 Citations
3,695 Views
13 Pages

Effects of Season on Donor and Recipient Cows and Calf Performance from Birth to Weaning in Embryo Transfer Programs in the Tropics

  • José Francisco Martínez,
  • Carlos Salvador Galina,
  • Pablo Ortiz,
  • Martín Guillermo Maquivar and
  • Juan José Romero-Zúñiga

19 December 2021

The aim of this study was to assess the seasonal effect of an embryo transfer program in the tropics on the donor response, recipient reproductive performance and calf growth from birth to weaning. This study included five-year records from 145 donor...

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