Evaluation of Polymer Wettability Alteration and Adsorption of Modified Silica Nanoparticles for Enhanced Oil Recovery

Hypothesis: The change in the wetting of rock from hydrophobic to hydrophilic is named "wettability alteration".This is an important factor for enhanced oil recovery (EOR).Because of their unique properties, nanoparticles have attracted much attention for enhanced oil recovery.Despite promising results, the main challenges of using nanoparticles ar

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Affordances of an international campus for intercultural learning: Views from MA students and faculty in two US-based teacher education programs

This paper reports on a qualitative study which is part of a larger project on the affordances of an international campus for intercultural (IC) learning.The research examined two MA programs at a US postgraduate institution, TESOL and International Education Management, and two groups of participants, 9 students and 8 faculty members.The participa

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Effect of laser dwell time on pore elimination in powder bed fusion of metal matrix composites: experimentally validated modeling

Many studies have been conducted to better understand the relationship between additive manufacturing (AM) process parameters and the resulting structure and properties of manufactured parts.It is quite clear that defects associated with AM parts are detrimental to part performance and Lighting - Pen Lights are thus a major concern for a broader ap

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