Analyses of the Ground Surface Displacement under Reinforcement Construction in the Shield Tunnel End Using the Artificial Ground Freezing Method

There are stringent requirements on the vertical Storage Drawer movement of a ground surface when using artificial ground freezing method to reinforce a shield tunnel in a city.This paper focused on the tunnel of Nanjing Metro Line Two between Yixianqiao and Daxinggong.Based on the discrete element thermo-mechanical coupling theory, the horizontal

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Microbial Diversity and Metabolite Profile of Fermenting Millet in the Production of Hausa koko, a Ghanaian Fermented Cereal Porridge

Hausa koko is an indigenous porridge processed from millet in Ghana.The process involves fermentation stages, giving the characteristic organoleptic properties of the product that is produced largely at a small-scale household level and sold as a street food.Like many other indigenous foods, quality control is problematic and depends on the skills

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Towards Efficient Energy Management of Smart Buildings Exploiting Heuristic Optimization with Real Time and Critical Peak Pricing Schemes

The smart grid plays a vital role in decreasing electricity cost through Demand Side Management (DSM).Smart homes, a part of the smart grid, contribute greatly to minimizing electricity consumption cost via scheduling home appliances.However, user waiting Topicals time increases due to the scheduling of home appliances.This scheduling problem is th

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