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Submissions from 2023

A Binary Linear Programming Model for Optimizing Underground Sublevel Stope Layout, Theophilus Mensah and Kwame Awuah-Offei

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Experimental And Machine Learning Studies On Chitosan-Polyacrylamide Copolymers For Selective Separation Of Metal Sulfides In The Froth Flotation Process, Keitumetse Monyake, Taihao Han, Danish Ali, Lana Z. Alagha, and Aditya Kumar

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Combined Effect of Operating Variables on Performance and Kinetic of Lead Flotation, Fardis Nakhaei, Saeed Ghodrati, Siamak Hoseinzadeh, Hamid Valipoori Goodarzi, and Omid VandGhorbany

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A Comprehensive Review of Froth Surface Monitoring as an Aid for Grade and Recovery Prediction of Flotation Process. Part A: Structural Features, Fardis Nakhaei, Mehdi Irannajad, and Sima Mohammadnejad

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A Comprehensive Review of Froth Surface Monitoring as an Aid for Grade and Recovery Prediction of Flotation Process. Part B: Texture and Dynamic Features, Fardis Nakhaei, Mehdi Irannajad, and Sima Mohammadnejad

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Sulfur Content Reduction of Iron Concentrate by Reverse Flotation, Fardis Nakhaei, Mehdi Irannajad, Sima Mohammadnejad, and Amir Hajizadeh Omran

Effect of Mass and Economic Allocation on Tellurium Life Cycle Impacts, I. E. Paschalidou, Kwame Awuah-Offei, and Michael S. Moats

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Enhancing Safety In Lithium-ion Batteries With Additive-based Liquid Electrolytes: A Critical Review, Robert Ilango Pushparaj, Ashish Ranjan Kumar, and Guang Xu

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Characterization and Preliminary Assessment of Diesel Fire Prior to Setting Up Large Size Battery Fire Experiment, Robert Ilango Pushparaj, Guang Xu, Amir Iqbal, and O. B. Salami

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Discrete Choice Experiment Consideration: A Framework For Mining Community Consultation With Case Studies, Sisi Que, Yu Huang, Kwame Awuah-Offei, Liang Wang, and Songlin Liu

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Experimental Investigation on Composites Incorporating Rice Husk Nanoparticles for Environmental Noise Management, Jeiser Rendón, Carlos H. C. Giraldo, Keitumetse Cathrine Monyake, Lana Alagha, and Henry A. Colorado

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Experimental Investigation on Composites Incorporating Rice Husk Nanoparticles for Environmental Noise Management, Jeiser Rendón, Carlos H. C. Giraldo, Keitumetse Cathrine Monyake, Lana Alagha, and Henry A. Colorado

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Experimental Investigation on Composites Incorporating Rice Husk Nanoparticles for Environmental Noise Management, Jeiser Rendón, Carlos H. C. Giraldo, Keitumetse Cathrine Monyake, Lana Alagha, and Henry A. Colorado

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Experimental Investigation on Composites Incorporating Rice Husk Nanoparticles for Environmental Noise Management, Jeiser Rendón, Carlos H. C. Giraldo, Keitumetse Cathrine Monyake, Lana Alagha, and Henry A. Colorado

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Experimental Investigation on Composites Incorporating Rice Husk Nanoparticles for Environmental Noise Management, Jeiser Rendón, Carlos H.C. Giraldo, Keitumetse Cathrine Monyake, Lana Z. Alagha, and Henry A. Colorado

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Fire-Induced Temperature Attenuation under the Influence of a Single Ceiling Smoke Extraction Point in a Bifurcated Drift, O. B. Salami, G. Xu, A. R. Kumar, R. I. Pushparaj, and A. Iqbal

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Underground Mining Fire Hazards and the Optimization of Emergency Evacuation Strategies (Ees): The Issues, Existing Methodology and Limitations, and Way Forward, Oluwafemi B. Salami, Guang Xu, Ashish Ranjan Kumar, and Robert Ilango Pushparaj

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Underground Mining Fire Hazards And The Optimization Of Emergency Evacuation Strategies (EES): The Issues, Existing Methodology And Limitations, And Way Forward, Oluwafemi B. Salami, Guang Xu, Ashish Ranjan Kumar, and Robert Ilango Pushparaj

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Effects of Pure and Modified Nanobubbles on the Reverse Flotation of Kaolinite from Hematite, Huaizhi Shao, Panwu Li, Ahmed Sobhy, Xiangyang Ling, Dongping Tao, and Ming Zhang

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Development of Magnetic Flotation Hybrid Separation Process for Cleaner Coal Preparation, Ahmed Sobhy, Jing Lu, Luzheng Chen, and Nourhan Ahmed

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Projectile Impact Testing Of A Concrete Coal Mine Seal Rated For 120 Psi, Ethan A. Steward and Kyle A. Perry

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Evaluating the Effect of overburden Depth, Mining Height, and Support Density on Coal Rib Damage using DEM Modeling, Maurice Sunkpal, Taghi Sherizadeh, and Dogukan Guner

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Quantifying Coal Rib Stability and Support Requirements using Bonded Block Modeling and Reliability Analysis based on the Random Set Theory, Maurice Sunkpal, Taghi Sherizadeh, and Dogukan Guner

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Prediction and Optimization of Tower Mill Grinding Power Consumption based on Ga-Bp Neural Network, Ziyang Wang, Ying Hou, and Ahmed Sobhy

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Evaluating Blast Wave Overpressure From Non-spherical Charges Using Time Of Arrival From High-speed Video, Kelly Williams and Catherine E. Johnson

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Separation of Pyritic Sulfur from Ultrafine Coal by Pyrolysis & Wet High Magnetic Separation, Khaled E. Yassin, Fatma H. El-Rehem, Rasha Amin, and Ahmed Sobhy

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Accuracy of Low-Cost Particulate Matter Sensor in Measuring Coal Mine Dust- a Wind Tunnel Evaluation, Mirza Muhammad Zaid, Guang Xu, and N. A. Amoah

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Experimental Study Of Surfactants’ Performance For Suppressing Coal Dust With Respirable Size, Zidong Zhao, Ping Chang, Guang Xu, Apurna Ghosh, and Ramakrishna Morla

Submissions from 2022

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Optimization of Flotation Efficiency of Phosphate Minerals in Mine Tailings using Polymeric Depressants: Experiments and Machine Learning, Ashraf Alsafasfeh, Lana Z. Alagha, Ala Alzidaneen, and Venkata Sriram Siddhardh Nadendla

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Optimization of Flotation Efficiency of Phosphate Minerals in Mine Tailings using Polymeric Depressants: Experiments and Machine Learning, Ashraf Alsafasfeh, Lana Z. Alagha, Ala Alzidaneen, and Venkata Sriram Siddhardh Nadendla

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Application of Low-Cost Particulate Matter Sensors for Air Quality Monitoring and Exposure Assessment in Underground Mines: A Review, Nana A. Amoah, Guang Xu, Yang Wang, Jiayu Li, Yongming Zou, and Baisheng Nie

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Application of Low-Cost Particulate Matter Sensors for Air Quality Monitoring and Exposure Assessment in Underground Mines: A Review, Nana A. Amoah, Guang Xu, Yang Wang, Jiayu Li, Yongming Zou, and Baisheng Nie

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A Heuristic Approach to Predict the Tensile Strength of a Non-Persistent Jointed Brazilian Disc under Diametral Loading, Mostafa Asadizadeh, Nima Babanouri, and Taghi Sherizadeh

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Correction To: A Heuristic Approach to Predict the Tensile Strength of a Non-Persistent Jointed Brazilian Disc under Diametral Loading (Bulletin of Engineering Geology and the Environment, (2022), 81, 9, (364), 10.1007/s10064-022-02869-8), Mostafa Asadizadeh, Nima Babanouri, and Taghi Sherizadeh

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The Effect of Central Flaw on the Unconfined Strength of Rock-Like Specimens: An Intelligent Approach, Mostafa Asadizadeh, Javad Karimi, Mohammad Farouq Hossaini, Aref Alipour, Samuel Nowak, and Taghi Sherizadeh

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The Effect of Central Flaw on the Unconfined Strength of Rock-Like Specimens: An Intelligent Approach, Mostafa Asadizadeh, Javad Karimi, Mohammad Farouq Hossaini, Aref Alipour, Samuel Nowak, and Taghi Sherizadeh

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Mechanical Behavior of Single-Flawed Cylindrical Specimens Subjected to Axial Loading: A Numerical Investigation, Mostafa Asadizadeh, Saeed Khosravi, Javad Karimi, Taghi Sherizadeh, Sanaz Vajedian, and Mohammad Farouq Hossaini

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Shock Wave Formation from Head-On Collision of Two Subsonic Vortex Rings, Rachel L. Bauer, Cody J. Thomas, Everett V.P. Baker, Emily M. Johnson, Kelly R. Williams, Martin J. Langenderfer, and Catherine E. Johnson

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Experimental Evaluation of the Surfactant Adsorptions Performance on Coal Particles with Different Properties, Ping Chang, Guang Xu, Yinping Chen, and Yanwei Liu

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Experimental Evaluation of the Surfactant Adsorptions Performance on Coal Particles with Different Properties, Ping Chang, Guang Xu, Yinping Chen, and Yanwei Liu

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Low-Intensity Blast Induces Acute Glutamatergic Hyperexcitability in Mouse Hippocampus Leading to Long-Term Learning Deficits and Altered Expression of Proteins Involved in Synaptic Plasticity and Serine Protease Inhibitors, Shanyan Chen; Heather R. Siedhoff; Hua Zhang; Pei Liu; Ashley Balderrama; Runting Li; Catherine E. Johnson; and For full list of authors, see publisher's website.

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Low-Intensity Blast Induces Acute Glutamatergic Hyperexcitability in Mouse Hippocampus Leading to Long-Term Learning Deficits and Altered Expression of Proteins Involved in Synaptic Plasticity and Serine Protease Inhibitors, Shanyan Chen, Heather R. Siedhoff, Hua Zhang, Pei Liu, Ashley Balderrama, Runting Li, Catherine E. Johnson, C. Michael Greenlief, Bastijn Koopmans, Timothy Hoffman, Ralph G. DePalma, De Pei Li, Jiankun Cui, and Zezong Gu

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Computational Study on the Microscopic Adsorption Characteristics of Linear Alkylbenzene Sulfonates with Different Chain Lengths on Anthracite Surface, Xuanlai Chen, Guochao Yan, Guang Xu, Xianglin Yang, Jinfa Dong, Zidong Liang, and Shuai Wei

Influence of the Branched Structure of Polyoxyethylene Units in Nonionic Surfactants on the Wettability of Anthracite: A Combined Modeling and Experimental Study, Xuanlai Chen, Guochao Yan, Guang Xu, Xianglin Yang, Jiajun Li, and Xuyang Bai

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Wettability Alteration Process at Pore-Scale during Engineered Waterflooding using Computational Fluid Dynamics, Yongqiang Chen, Ping Chang, Guang Xu, and Quan Xie

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Wettability Alteration Process at Pore-Scale during Engineered Waterflooding using Computational Fluid Dynamics, Yongqiang Chen, Ping Chang, Guang Xu, and Quan Xie

Assaying Rare Earth Elements Within the Apatite-Rich Tailing from The Pea Ridge Iron Mine for Froth Flotation Processing, J. L. Corchado-Albelo and Lana Z. Alagha

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Investigation of Agglomerating and Wetting Behaviour during Coal Dust Suppression Via the Synergistic Application of Hydrocarbon and Short-Chain-Fluorocarbon Surfactants in the Presence of Electrolytes, Xuhan Ding, Dengfei Wang, Zhenmin Luo, Guang Xu, Tao Wang, and Fangming Cheng

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Investigation of Agglomerating and Wetting Behaviour during Coal Dust Suppression Via the Synergistic Application of Hydrocarbon and Short-Chain-Fluorocarbon Surfactants in the Presence of Electrolytes, Xuhan Ding, Dengfei Wang, Zhenmin Luo, Guang Xu, Tao Wang, and Fangming Cheng

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Superhydrophobic magnetic sorbent via surface modification of banded iron formation for oily water treatment, Mohsen Farahat, Ahmed Sobhy, and Moustafa M. S. Sanad

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Application of Leeb Hardness Test in Prediction of Dynamic Elastic Constants of Sedimentary and Igneous Rocks, Sasan Ghorbani, Seyed Hadi Hoseinie, Ebrahim Ghasemi, and Taghi Sherizadeh

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Application of Leeb Hardness Test in Prediction of Dynamic Elastic Constants of Sedimentary and Igneous Rocks, Sasan Ghorbani, Seyed Hadi Hoseinie, Ebrahim Ghasemi, and Taghi Sherizadeh

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A New Rock Hardness Classification System based on Portable Dynamic Testing, Sasan Ghorbani, Seyed Hadi Hoseinie, Ebrahim Ghasemi, Taghi Sherizadeh, and Christina Wanhainen

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A New Rock Hardness Classification System based on Portable Dynamic Testing, Sasan Ghorbani, Seyed Hadi Hoseinie, Ebrahim Ghasemi, Taghi Sherizadeh, and Christina Wanhainen

Miner-Centered Approach to Understanding Technology Needs for Self-Escape in Underground Coal Mine Emergencies, E. A. Gyawu, Kwame Awuah-Offei, and Denise A. Baker

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Two-step flotation and reverse flotation circuits of iron oxide and its process minerology, Ying Hou, Song Lin, Guohui Fu, Zhuang Gai, Guang Yang, and Ahmed Sobhy

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Application of Uniform Test Design in Optimizing the Flotation Reagents of Iron Anionic Reverse Flotation Circuit, Ying Hou and Ahmed Sobhy

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An Experimental and Simulated Investigation into the Validity of Unrestricted Blast Wave Scaling Models When Applied to Transonic Flow in Complex Tunnel Environments, Emily M. Johnson, Nick Grahl, Martin J. Langenderfer, David P. Doucet, Joseph Schott, Kelly Williams, Barbara Rutter, and Catherine E. Johnson

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Comparison of Fuzzy and Neural Network Computing Techniques for Performance Prediction of an Industrial Copper Flotation Circuit, Ivana Jovanović, Fardis Nakhaei, Daniel Kržanović, Vesna Conić, and Daniela Urošević

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Quantification Study of Working Fatigue State Affected by Coal Mine Noise Exposure based on Fuzzy Comprehensive Evaluation, Bing Li, Enyuan Wang, Zheng Shang, Guang Xu, Muhammad Ali, Hao Wang, Qian Wu, and Yue Niu

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Quantification Study of Working Fatigue State Affected by Coal Mine Noise Exposure based on Fuzzy Comprehensive Evaluation, Bing Li, Enyuan Wang, Zheng Shang, Guang Xu, Muhammad Ali, Hao Wang, Qian Wu, and Yue Niu

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Enhanced Separation of Base Metal Sulfides in Flotation Systems using Chitosan-Grafted-Polyacrylamides, Keitumetse Cathrine Monyake and Lana Z. Alagha

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Enhanced Separation of Base Metal Sulfides in Flotation Systems using Chitosan-Grafted-Polyacrylamides, Keitumetse Cathrine Monyake and Lana Z. Alagha

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Evaluation of Functionalized Chitosan Polymers for Pyrite’s Depression in Pb-Cu Sulfide Flotation using Response Surface Methodology, Keitumetse Cathrine Monyake and Lana Z. Alagha

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Evaluation of Functionalized Chitosan Polymers for Pyrite’s Depression in Pb-Cu Sulfide Flotation using Response Surface Methodology, Keitumetse Cathrine Monyake and Lana Z. Alagha

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Prediction of Sulfur Removal from Iron Concentrate using Column Flotation Froth Features: Comparison of k-Means Clustering, Regression, Backpropagation Neural Network, and Convolutional Neural Network, Fardis Nakhaei, Samira Rahimi, and Mohammadbagher Fathi

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Estimation of Coal Density using a 3D Imaging System: RhoVol, F. Nakhaei, Q. P. Campbell, M. le Roux, and S. Botlhoko

Application of Nano Bubbles in Column Flotation: Beneficiation of Iron and Phosphate Slimes, F. Nakhaei, M. B. Fathi, Z. Pourkarimi, and F. Taghavi

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An Empirical Comparison of Discrete Choice Models for Mining Stakeholder Analysis, Sisi Que, Kwame Awuah-Offei, Yumin Wang, Ziwei Ding, and Shaochun Yuan

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An Empirical Comparison of Discrete Choice Models for Mining Stakeholder Analysis, Sisi Que, Kwame Awuah-Offei, Yumin Wang, Ziwei Ding, and Shaochun Yuan

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The Evolution of Dynamic Energy during Drop Hammer Testing of Brazilian Disk with Non-Persistent Joints: An Extensive Experimental Investigation, Jamshid Shakeri, Mostafa Asadizadeh, Nima Babanouri, Samuel Nowak, and Taghi Sherizadeh

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Recent Trends in Mineral Processing Based on Density and Particle Size–A review, Ahmed Sobhy

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Application of Statistical Analysis for Optimizing of Column Flotation with Pine Oil for Oil Shale Cleaning, Ahmed Sobhy, Ahmed Yehia, F. I.El Hosiny, S. S. Ibrahim, and Rasha Amin

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Statistical Analysis of Egyptian Oil Shale Column Flotation, Ahmed Sobhy, Ahmed Yehia, F. I.El Hosiny, S. S. Ibrahim, and Rasha Amin

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Exploring the Deformation Mechanics of Coal Ribs using the Distinct Element Modeling Approach, Maurice Sunkpal and Taghi Sherizadeh

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Comparison of Mechanical and Column Flotation Performances on Recovery of Phosphate Slimes in Presence of Nano-microbubbles, Fatemeh Taghavi, Mohammad Noaparast, Ziaeddin Pourkarimi, and Fardis Nakhaei

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Synergistic Inhibiting and Sealing Material for Preventing the Compound Disaster of Gas and Coal Spontaneous Combustion: Ratio Optimization and Inhibition Test, Zongqing Tang, Huana Zhang, Jun Deng, Shengqiang Yang, Guang Xu, Wancheng Zheng, and Ping Chang

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Applying Cfd Model Studies to Determine Zones at Risk of Methane Explosion and Spontaneous Combustion of Coal in Goaves, Magdalena Tutak, Jarosław Brodny, and Greg Galecki

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Effect of Bucket Geometry, Machine Variables, and Fragmentation Size on Performance of Rubber-Tired Loaders, Atta Ur Rehman and Kwame Awuah-Offei

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Use of Scaled Discrete Element Model of Rubber Tyre Loader Buckets for Draft Prediction, Atta Ur Rehman, Kwame Awuah-Offei, Taghi Sherizadeh, and Dogukan Guner

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Use of Scaled Discrete Element Model of Rubber Tyre Loader Buckets for Draft Prediction, Atta Ur Rehman, Kwame Awuah-Offei, Taghi Sherizadeh, and Dogukan Guner

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Comparison of Static Tests and Dynamic Tests for Coal Dust Surfactants Evaluation: A Review, Zidong Zhao, Ping Chang, Guang Xu, Quan Xie, and Apurna Ghosh

Submissions from 2021

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Photocatalytic and Antifouling Properties of Electrospun TiO2 Polyacrylonitrile Composite Nanofibers under Visible Light, Chris Ademola Bode-Aluko, Omoniyi Pereao, Htet H. Kyaw, Laila Al-Naamani, Mohammed Z. Al-Abri, Myo Tay Zar Myint, Arnoux Rossouw, Olanrewaju Fatoba, Leslie Petrik, and Sergey Dobretsov

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Experimental Modal Analysis of Distinguishing Microstructural Variations in Carbon Steel SA516 by Applied Heat Treatments, Natural Frequencies, and Damping Coefficients, Mohammadreza Ahmadpar, Siamak Hoseinzadeh, Fardis Nakhaei, and Saim Memon

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DeepHaul: A Deep Learning and Reinforcement Learning-Based Smart Automation Framework for Dump Trucks, Danish Ali and Samuel Frimpong

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Impact Force Modelling for Whole Body Vibration Exposure during High Impact Multi-Pass Shovel Loading Operation, Danish Ali and Samuel Frimpong

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Evaluating Mine Design Alternatives for Social Risks using Discrete Choice Analysis, Kwame Awuah-Offei, Sisi Que, and Atta Ur Rehman

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Fatigue Failure Modeling and Life Expectancy of the Dipper-Teeth Assembly of a Mining Shovel, Muhammad Azeem Raza and Samuel Frimpong

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Hydraulic Shovel Digging Phase Simulation and Force Prediction using Machine Learning Techniques, Jessica W. A. Azure, Prosper E. A. Ayawah, Azupuri G. A. Kaba, Forsyth A. Kadingdi, and Samuel Frimpong

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Effects of Downwash from a 6-Rotor Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) on Gas Monitor Concentrations, Jacob L. Brinkman and Catherine E. Johnson

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Coal Moisture Variations in Response to Rainfall Event in Mines and Coal-fired Power Plant Stockpiles—part 1: Runoff, Infiltration, and Drainage, Quentin Peter Campbell, Marco Le Roux, and Fardis Nakhaei

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Coal Moisture Variations in Response to Rainfall Events in Mine and Coal-fired Power Plant Stockpiles—part 2: Evaporation, Quentin Peter Campbell, Marco Le Roux, and Fardis Nakhaei

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Improving Coal Powder Wettability using Electrolyte Assisted Surfactant Solution, Ping Chang, Guang Xu, Yinping Chen, Apurna Ghosh, and Mohammad Ali Moridi

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Erratum: “Numerical Investigation of Diesel Particulate Matter Dispersion in an Underground Development Face during Key Mining Activities”. [Adv. Powder Technol. 31 (2020) 3882–3896] (Advanced Powder Technology (2020) 31(9) (3882–3896), (S0921883120303691), (10.1016/j.apt.2020.07.031)), Ping Chang, Guang Xu, Benjamin Mullins, S. Abishek, and Mostafa Sharifzadeh

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Study on Adsorption Characteristics of Sulfonate Gemini Surfactant on Lignite Surface, Xuanlai Chen, Guochao Yan, Xianglin Yang, and Guang Xu

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Microscopic Diffusion Characteristics of Linear Alkylbenzene Sulfonates on the Surface of Anthracite: The Influence of Different Attachment Sites of Benzene Ring in the Backbone, Xuanlai Chen, Guochao Yan, Xianglin Yang, Guang Xu, and Shuai Wei

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The Behaviour of Rare Earth Elements from South African Coal Fly Ash during Enrichment Processes: Wet, Magnetic Separation and Zeolitisation, Mero Lee Ursula Cornelius, Alechine Emmanuel Ameh, Chuks Paul Eze, Olanrewaju Fatoba, Asel Sartbaeva, and Leslie Felicia Petrik

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Characterization of Red Sand Dust Pollution Control Performance via Static and Dynamic Laboratorial Experiments when Applying Polymer Stabilizers, Xuhan Ding, Zhenmin Luo, Guang Xu, and Ping Chang

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Effect of Synergistic Aging on Bauxite Residue Dust Reduction Performance Via the Application of Colloids, an Orthogonal Design‐based Study, Xuhan Ding, Guang Xu, Dengfei Wang, Zhenmin Luo, and Tao Wang

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Reduction of Airborne Bauxite Residue Dust Pollution by Enhancing the Structural Stability Via the Application of Non-Traditional Stabilizers, Xuhan Ding, Guang Xu, Yutao Zhang, Zhenmin Luo, and Jun Deng