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Physical Simulation Of In-Situ Microbial Methanation In Coal Reservoirs With The Participation Of Supercritical Co2, Su Xianbo, Wang Lufei, Zhao Weizhong, Xia Daping, Zhou Yixuan, Wang Qian

Coal Geology & Exploration

Supercritical CO₂ can destroy the molecular structure of coal and increase the production of biomethane. To investigate the gas production potential under the in-situ conditions of coal reservoirs with the participation of supercritical CO₂, the original reservoir pressure, reservoir temperature, and gas composition of the target coal seam in a coalbed methane block in Xinjiang were used as the in-situ reservoir conditions. The self-designed anaerobic fermentation device for coal reservoirs was used to simulate the in-situ anaerobic fermentation process, and the biogas production, coal surface functional groups and microbial community structure under the in-situ conditions were analyzed. …

Gas Content And Productivity Controlling Factors Of Coal Reservoir In Sijiazhuang Area, Qinshui Basin, Li Guofu, Zhang Wei, Li Meng, Pan Jienan, Liu Liangliang, Chen Zhaoying, Zhang Yongcheng, Bai Yang

Coal Geology & Exploration

In order to study the characteristics of coalbed methane accumulation and production controlling factors in the northeastern Qinshui Basin, based on the data of coalbed methane drilling and drainage in the Sijiazhuang area, the geological structure, coal seam thickness and buried depth, maceral of the Sijiazhuang coals are analyzed. The geological control mechanism of gas-bearing coal reservoirs is studied, combined with the fracturing and drainage technology of coal-bed methane wells, the production characteristics of coal-bed methane and its influencing factors are discussed. The results show that: (1) The gas-bearing properties of coal reservoirs in the study area are greatly affected …

Characteristics Of Coal Reservoirs And Favorable Areas Classification And Optimization Of Cbm Planning Blocks In Guizhou Province, Xiang Wenxin, Sang Shuxun, Wu Zhangli, Tu Bin, Guo Zhijun, Han Sijie, Zhou Xiaozhi, Zhou Peiming

Coal Geology & Exploration

The scientific evaluation of favorable CBM blocks concerns the deployment of CBM exploration and development and the maximization of benefits. On the basis of the existing geological and engineering data, the geological background, resource characteristics, occurrence characteristics and reservoir characteristics of CBM are studied in the 18 blocks with unregistered mining rights in Guizhou Province. According to the principle of coal rank classification and evaluation, the optimum block among the 18 blocks is selected by using the multi-level fuzzy comprehensive evaluation method. The results are as follows. (1) The coal seams of Longtan Formation in the 18 planning blocks of …

Multi-Scale Prediction Of Coal Seam Fracture Development In Mg Block, Eastern Margin Of Ordos Basin, Zhu Guanghui, Li Zhongcheng, Shi Suzhen, Shi Hao, Lin Liming, Liu Yancheng, Zhang Xin

Coal Geology & Exploration

Finding out the development characteristics of coal seam fractures is of great significance for coalbed methane exploitation and safe production of underground coal mines. Logging and seismic are effective means of geophysical identification of coal seam fractures. Electrical imaging, resistivity, density, sonic differential time, natural gamma, neutron porosity and array acoustic logs are used to describe the small scale fracture morphology of No.8 and No.9 coal seams of MG block in the eastern margin of Ordos Basin. The middle-scale fracture of No.8 and No.9 coal seams was predicted by prestack Azimuth AVO inversion in OVT domain. And the large-scale fracture …

Geological Adaptability Analysis And Operational Parameter Optimization For Staged Fracturing Horizontal Wells In Coal Seam Roof, Jiang Zaibing, Li Haozhe, Xu Yaobo, Zhang Qun, Li Guihong, Fan Yao, Jiang Wenping, Shu Jiansheng, Pang Tao, Cheng Bin

Coal Geology & Exploration

The technique of staged fracturing horizontal wells in coal seam roof is effective for efficient extraction of coalbed methane (CBM) in broken soft and low-permeability coal seams. With the help of the major national science and technology projects of the 13th Five Year Plan for National Economic and Social Development, the efficient extraction technology of CBM by staged fracturing horizontal wells in coal seam roof was studied. By using theoretical analysis and numerical simulation, the fracture propagation patterns in different in-situ stress states were compared, and the influence of the angle between the horizontal well layout orientation and the minimum …

Production Characteristics Of Deep Coalbed Methane Gas Reservoirs In Daning-Jixian Block And Its Development Technology Countermeasures, Nie Zhihong, Shi Xiaosong, Sun Wei, Yan Xia, Huang Hongxing, Liu Ying, Feng Yanqing

Coal Geology & Exploration

The Ordos Basin is rich in deep coalbed methane resources with a depth of more than 2 000 m, which is an important coalbed methane exploration and development area. A number of tests on deep coalbed methane have been carried out in Daning-Jixian Block, and preliminary results have been achieved, but the main technology of scale-efficient development needs to be studied. On the basis of the analysis of experimental data, production data and fracture monitoring data, and by the evaluation of the characteristics, production performance and fracturing effect of deep coalbed methane reservoirs in Daning-Jixian Block, the production characteristics of …

Climate Change Could Make Allergy Season Longer, Odu Expert Says, Amber Kennedy

News Items

No abstract provided.

Odu’S Peter Bernath Participates In Study That Reveals Damage To Ozone Layer From Extreme Wildfires, Tiffany Whitfield

News Items

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Proposed L-Shape Pattern On Ufs Acm For Risk Analysis, Abhishek Asthana, Padma Lochan Pradhan Dr

Journal of Digital Forensics, Security and Law

At this cloud age, there is tremendous growth in business, services, resources, and cloud technology. This growth comes with a risk of unsafe, unordered, and uncertainty due to unauthorized access and theft of confidential propriety data. Our objective is to model around Read, Write and Execute to resolve these unordered, unsafe, and uncertain issues. We will develop a L-Shape pattern model matching UFS ACM to minimize the accessibilities based on RIGHT & ROLE of the resources and maximize the quality of services for safety and high availability. The preventive, detective, corrective (PDC) services are the major roles for all levels …

A Combined Approach For Private Indexing Mechanism, Pranita Maruti Desai Ms., Vijay Maruti Shelake Mr.

Journal of Digital Forensics, Security and Law

Private indexing is a set of approaches for analyzing research data that are similar or resemble similar ones. This is used in the database to keep track of the keys and their values. The main subject of this research is private indexing in record linkage to secure the data. Because unique personal identification numbers or social security numbers are not accessible in most countries or databases, data linkage is limited to attributes such as date of birth and names to distinguish between the number of records and the real-life entities they represent. For security reasons, the encryption of these identifiers …

How Prey Defense Patterns Predator-Prey Distributions, Evan Haskell

Mathematics Colloquium Series

In ecology, predator and prey species share a common interest in survival. However, this common interest places these species at odds with each other. Predators need to consume prey for their survival. Prey, on the other hand, do not survive if they are consumed. To meet their needs, predators engage in foraging or prey-taxis behaviors whereby they seek areas of high prey density. For prey there are numerous defense strategies to engage including aposematic mechanisms to advertise they are not worth the predator’s while, attacking the predator through chemical or community defense mechanisms, and alarm calls to seek assistance from …

On Efficacy And Effectiveness Of Vaccines: A Mathematical Approach Based On Conditional Probability With Applications To The Covid-19 Context, Flavius Guias

Spora: A Journal of Biomathematics

This paper presents a mathematically formalized approach which points out the relation between efficacy and effectiveness of vaccines. The first term denotes the relative degree of protection in clinical trials or under ideal conditions, while the latter is based on observed real-life data. We define the efficacy by a similar formula to the effectiveness, but the probabilities involved in the relative risk are conditional with respect to the exposure to the virus. If exposure and vaccination status are independent, the two quantities are equal. Otherwise, the observed value of the effectiveness is a biased one, as it could be seen …

Prime Labelings On Planar Grid Graphs, Stephen James Curran

Theory & Applications of Graphs

It is known that for any prime p and any integer n such that 1≤n≤p there exists a prime labeling on the pxn planar grid graph P_pxP_n. We show that P_pxP_n has a prime labeling for any odd prime p and any integer n such that that p<n≤p².

Characterizing Edge Betweenness-Uniform Graphs, Jana Coroničová Hurajová, Tomas Madaras, Darren A. Narayan

Theory & Applications of Graphs

The betweenness centrality of an edge e is, summed over all u,v ∈ V(G), the ratio of the number of shortest u,v-paths in G containing e to the number of shortest u,v-paths in G. Graphs whose vertices all have the same edge betweenness centrality are called edge betweeness-uniform. It was recently shown by Madaras, Hurajová, Newman, Miranda, Fl´orez , and Narayan that of the over 11.7 million graphs with ten vertices or fewer, only four graphs are edge betweenness-uniform but not edge-transitive. In this paper we present new results involving properties of betweenness-uniform graphs.

Chromatic Polynomials Of Signed Book Graphs, Deepak Sehrawat, Bikash Bhattacharjya

Theory & Applications of Graphs

For m ≥ 3 and n ≥ 1, the m-cycle book graph B(m,n) consists of n copies of the cycle C_m with one common edge. In this paper, we prove that (a) the number of switching non-isomorphic signed B(m,n) is n+1, and (b) the chromatic number of a signed B(m,n) is either 2 or 3. We also obtain explicit formulas for the chromatic polynomials and the zero-free chromatic polynomials of switching non-isomorphic signed book graphs.

Comparison Of Recent Survey Techniques For Estimating Benthic Cover On Caribbean Mesophotic Reefs, Joseph R. Pawlik, Roy A. Armstrong, Stephanie Farrington, John Reed, Sara Rivero-Calle, Hanumant Singh, Brian K. Walker, Jason White

Marine & Environmental Sciences Faculty Articles

Highly divergent estimates of benthic cover of sponges have been reported for Caribbean mesophotic reefs (90-100 m) based on quadrat point-intercept data collection using 2 methods: visual surveys conducted in situ by technical divers, and analyses of photographs taken by unmanned underwater vehicles (UUVs). The second method has been criticized for potential errors from image distortion caused by variable camera angle relative to the substratum, but without a broader comparison of both methods. We find that studies that have used the UUV-based method are advantageous for a number of reasons, most importantly: (1) access to the full mesophotic zone, (2) …

Measuring And Improving Student Attitude In College-Level Chemistry: A Novel Survey Methodology And Social-Psychological Interventions, Ying Wang

USF Tampa Graduate Theses and Dissertations

Students’ attitude has been an important focus in the chemistry education community. However, there is a lack of research in evaluating interventions aiming to improve students’ attitude. Social-psychological interventions (SPIs), brief interventions that target students’ subjective experiences, were demonstrated to improve students’ attitude in instructional settings. In addition, accurately measuring students’ attitude helps researchers better understand the impact of the intervention. Therefore, the major goal of this work is to explore practices, particularly a novel survey methodology and a social-psychological intervention (SPI), to facilitate measuring and improving students’ attitude in college-level chemistry courses. This work also paid particular attention to …

Global Gnss-Ro Electron Density In The Lower Ionosphere, Dong L. Wu, Daniel J. Emmons Ii, Nimalan Swarnalingam

Faculty Publications

Lack of instrument sensitivity to low electron density (N_e) concentration makes it difficult to measure sharp N_e vertical gradients (four orders of magnitude over 30 km) in the D/E-region. A robust algorithm is developed to retrieve global D/E-region N_e from the high-rate GNSS radio occultation (RO) data, to improve spatiotemporal coverage using recent SmallSat/CubeSat constellations. The new algorithm removes F-region contributions in the RO excess phase profile by fitting a linear function to the data below the D-region. The new GNSS-RO observations reveal many interesting features in the diurnal, seasonal, solar-cycle, and magnetic-field-dependent variations in the …

An Aggregation-Based Nonlinear Multigrid Solver For Two-Phase Flow And Transport In Porous Media, Chak Shing Lee, Francois Hamon, Nicola Castelletto, Panayot S. Vassilevski, Joshua A. White

Mathematics and Statistics Faculty Publications and Presentations

A nonlinear multigrid solver for two-phase flow and transport in a mixed fractional-flow velocity-pressure-saturation formulation is proposed. The solver, which is under the framework of the full approximation scheme (FAS), extends our previous work on nonlinear multigrid for heterogeneous diffusion problems. The coarse spaces in the multigrid hierarchy are constructed by first aggregating degrees of freedom, and then solving some local flow problems. The mixed formulation and the choice of coarse spaces allow us to assemble the coarse problems without visiting finer levels during the solving phase, which is crucial for the scalability of multigrid methods. Specifically, a …

Efficient Message Dissemination On Curve Road In Vehicular Networks, Shidong Huang, Chuanhe Huang, Dongfang Wu, Yabo Yin, M. Wasim Abbas Ashraf, Bin Fu

Computer Science Faculty Publications

Effective emergency message dissemination is a great importance on a specific road in vehicular networks (VN). The existing methods are not most efficient solutions for message dissemination on the curve road, which primarily focus on highway and urban road. In order to improve the efficiency of message dissemination on the curved road, the paper proposed a message dissemination method based on bidirectional relay nodes. The message can be disseminated in two directions simultaneously. The paper designed a relay node selection method based on the neighbor nodes’ coverage length of the road. Different waiting delays are assigned to the neighbor nodes …

The Effect Of Fluorinated Substitution Of Meso Phenyl Porphyrins On Porphyrin Basicity, Harsh Chheda, Rushi Patel, Maria Ballester Ph.D., Victor Castro Ph.D.

Chemistry and Physics Faculty Proceedings, Presentations, Speeches, Lectures

The protonation of meso-Tetra(2,3,4-trifluoromethylphenyl) porphyrin (TF) and meso-Tetra(pentafluorophenyl) porphyrin (PF) will be studied through UV vis spectroscopy. Protonation is achieved by titration of each porphyrin in toluene with trifluoroacetic acid (TFA). The presence of a wavelength shift from the free base Soret to the protonated Soret will indicate the formation of a dication. The data from the UV spectra will be used to calculate the pKa values associated with each porphyrin. Based on the results, the average pKa for TF upon protonation was 2.07, while the average pKa for PF was 1.36 over four trials. A greater acidic value for …

The Global Rise Of Online Devices, Cyber Crime And Cyber Defense: Enhancing Ethical Actions, Counter Measures, Cyber Strategy, And Approaches, Naresh Kshetri

Dissertations

The rise of online devices, online users, online shopping, online gaming, and online teaching has ultimately given rise to online attacks and online crimes. As cases of COVID-19 seem to increase day by day, so do online crimes and attacks (as many sectors and organizations went 100% online). Technological advancements and cyber warfare already generated many ethical issues, as internet users increasingly need ethical cyber defense strategies.

Individual internet users have challenges on their end; and on the other end, nation states (some secretly, some openly), are investing in robot weapons and autonomous weapons systems (AWS). New technologies have combined …

Comment Letter For: Butte Priority Soils Operable Unit (Bpsou) Draft Final Quarterly Operations And Maintenance Report Butte Treatment Lagoons System – Third Quarter 2021 (Dated December 10, 2021), Nikia Greene

Silver Bow Creek/Butte Area Superfund Site

No abstract provided.

Re: Residential Metals Abatement Program Field Sampling Plan – Indoor Dust – Group1, Mike Mcanulty

Silver Bow Creek/Butte Area Superfund Site

No abstract provided.

Approval Page Butte Priority Soils Operable Unit Residential Metals Abatement Program Field Sampling Plan Aware Early Head Start, Lincoln Head Start, Highland View Christian School, Silver Bow Montessori, And Small World Day Care – Indoor Dust, Environmental Resource Management (Erm)

Silver Bow Creek/Butte Area Superfund Site

No abstract provided.

Draft 2022 Residential Metals Abatement Program (Rmap) Field Sampling Plan (Fsp) – Indoor Dust – Group 1, Environmental Resource Management (Erm)

Silver Bow Creek/Butte Area Superfund Site

No abstract provided.

Commodity Prices, Climate And The High Plains Aquifer, Richard K. Perrin, Lilyan E. Fulginiti, Felipe Silva, Karina A. Schoengold

Cornhusker Economics

Crop prices and energy prices can affect the water level in an aquifer? Absolutely, yes, because over time, they affect the amount withdrawn for irrigation. Our recent research confirms that effect and provides estimates of the size of the effect on the High Plains Aquifer (HPA). The HPA underlies parts of eight states and 208 counties in the west-central United States (see Figure 1). This region produces more than 9% of US crop sales and relies on the aquifer for irrigation. These withdrawals for irrigation have contributed to a diminished stock of water in the aquifer that varies considerably across …

From Distinct To Differential Conformational Dynamics To Map Allosteric Communication Pathways In Proteins, Xin-Qiu Joe Yao, Donald Hamelberg

Chemistry Faculty Publications

Initiation of biological processes involving protein–ligand binding, transient protein–protein interactions, or amino acid modifications alters the conformational dynamics of proteins. Accompanying these biological processes are ensuing coupled atomic level conformational changes within the proteins. These conformational changes collectively connect multiple amino acid residues at distal allosteric, binding, and/or active sites. Local changes due to, for example, binding of a regulatory ligand at an allosteric site initiate the allosteric regulation. The allosteric signal propagates throughout the protein structure, causing changes at distal sites, activating, deactivating, or modifying the function of the protein. Hence, dynamical responses within protein structures to stimuli contain …

A Physically Constrained Wavelet-Aided Statistical Model (Pcwasm) For Multidecadal Groundwater Dynamics Predictions And Climate Change Evaluation, Fatih Gordu

USF Tampa Graduate Theses and Dissertations

Long-term groundwater management relies on forecasts of decadal or longer groundwater levels driven by nested scales of variability in climate. Discerning the impacts of anthropogenic stressors on groundwater is also critical for establishing predevelopment benchmark groundwater conditions and developing climate change adaptation strategies to reduce risks and increase resiliency. This research demonstrates the development and successful applications of a new methodology to predict and assess multidecadal groundwater dynamics for understanding long-term effects of climate change and groundwater withdrawals.

A Physically Constrained Wavelet-Aided Statistical Model (PCWASM) is first introduced to analyze and predict monthly aquifer levels on multidecadal time scales. The …

Exploring Magneto-Excitons In Bulk And Mono-Layer Semiconductors Using Non-Linear Spectroscopy Techniques, Varun Mapara

USF Tampa Graduate Theses and Dissertations

The research in two-dimensional (2D) materials has evolved from ``traditional" quantum wells based on group III-V and II-VI semiconductors to atomically thin sheets of van der Waals materials such as 2D semiconducting Transition Metal Dichalcogenides (TMDs). These 2D materials remain a stimulating field that continues to introduce new challenges. From both a fundamental physics and technological perspective, magneto-optical spectroscopy has been an essential tool in this research field. TMDs, for example, pose the challenge of characterizing their spin-valley-resolved physics and deriving implications in quantum computation and information research. With the discovery of valley Zeeman effects, the spin-valley physics of TMDs …