Investigation of Structural and Optical Properties of ZnO Thin Films Grown on Different Substrates by Mist-CVD Enhanced with Ozone Gas Produced by Corona Discharge Plasma by Ece Kutlu-Narin, Polat Narin, Sefer Bora Lisesivdin, Beyza Sarikavak-Lisesivdin

“…The calculated surface roughness is dramatically decreased in ZnO/c-Al2O3 compared to the other grown structures. …”
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Biodiesel Production Optimization from Waste Cooking Oil Using Animal Bone Catalyst by Joy Iruoghene Urete, Michael Owoicho Sule, Juliet Gordon, Olawale Samson Kolade, Roi Nze, Samuel Ayegu Tsebam, Oyedele Babatunde Oyeleye, David Udo Robinson, Ibrahim Ademola Fetuga

“…At temperatures between 900 and 950oC, calcined catalyst was obtained. Utilizing central composite architecture, reaction effects from temperature (40–80oC), time for the reaction (30–180min), as well as CL (1–0.15×102 w/w%) were examined in a 3-level, 3-factor array. …”
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EFFECT OF DISINFECTION SOLUTION DIOX FORTE (CHLORINE DIOXIDE - CLO2) ON PROLONGING SHELFLIFE OF GRAPES AND TOMATOES by Cao Đình Dũng, Nguyễn Xuân Hiểu, Trương Văn Đức, Lê Dũng, Hà Bích Ngọc, Peter De Steur, Lê Ngọc Lan, Nguyễn Thùy Quý Tú

“…The shelflife of grapes treated with Diox Forte at 40 ppm at room temperature and cold store (5oC) was increased for up to 17 days and 22 days, respectively. …”
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Effect of oil palm bio-organic wastes on macro-propagation of some permanent crops’ seeds by Wasiu Lamidi, Janet Dada

“…Purpose: Research investigated oil mill decanter cake (OPDC) and empty fruit bunch (EFB) from oil palm in varying forms as soil media for growth performances of cocoa (Theobroma cacao) and citrus (Citrus sp.) seeds during germination and growth.Method: Factorial design with 4 levels of bio-organic: oil palm decanter cake (OPDC) treated with hot water at 70 oC, OPDC treated with hot water at 80 oC, OPDC raw and EFB; 2 levels of crops: citrus and cocoa seedlings were investigated. …”
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Investigating the Effect of Temperature and Time of the Process of Producing Graphene Quantum Dots by Carbonization on Structural, Microstructural, and Optical Properties by M. Nazari, H. R. Baharvandi, N. Ehsani

“…Photoluminescence studies in the excitation wavelength range of 340-400 nm revealed the appearance of a strong peak in the sample produced at 220 ºC and calcination time 60 s at the excitation wavelength of 380 nm.…”
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Isolation and Identification of Pathogenic Proteolytic Bacteria from External Body Part of GIFT Tilapia Oreochromis niloticus by D. Wahjuningrum, L. Mayasari, N.R. Mubarik

“…Twenty bacterial isolates that were incubated at room temperature (25-27ºC) revealed proteolytic activity in nutrient agar containing 0.5% skimmed milk. …”
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Citrus fruit farmers’ adaptation capacities to climate variability in Ngora district, Eastern Uganda by Simon Peter, Achuu, Sarah, Nachuha, Joweria, Nakizito, Henry Musoke, Semakula, Hosea Enos, Opedes

“…Average annual temperatures in the same period varied between 23.8ºC and 25.7ºC. These variations contributed to a drop in orange fruit yields from 90% in 2015 to below 54% in 2016. …”
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Citrus Fruit Farmers’ Adaptation Capacities to Climate Variability in Ngora District, Eastern Uganda. by Achuu, Simon Peter, Nachuha, Sarah, Nakizito, Joweria, Musoke, Semakula Henry, Opedes, Hosea Enos

“…Average annual temperatures in the same period varied between 23.8ºC and 25.7ºC. These variations contributed to a drop in orange fruit yields from 90% in 2015 to below 54% in 2016. …”
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Potential of Lactiplantibacillus Plantarum 20174 for Vitamin B12 Production in Pineapple: An Enhanced Nutritional Quality and Storage Stability of Processed Jelly by Mayuri Rastogi, Bushra Shaida, Vandana Singh, Zoobiya Islam, Saleem Siddiqui

“…Both CPJ and FPJ were packed and stored for 30 days at low (4 ºC) and ambient (30 °C) temperature conditions, and were subjected to analysis at 10 days intervals.  …”
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Advanced zero-optical-distance Mini-LEDs technology with high-luminance composite light-guides for displays by Zhi Ting Ye, Yen Lung Chen, Yu Fu Hsu, Ting Shuo Li, Ku huan Liu, Chun-Nien Liu

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Inhibitory Effect on the Tyrosinase Activity and Low Cytotoxicity of Monounsaturated Long-Chain Chelating Fatty Ester by ANTONIO SERGIO C. CARVALHO, TATIANA N. PEDROSA, HERONILDES A. DANTAS FILHO, RAQUEL C. MONTENEGRO, EMERSON S. LIMA, MARNE C. DE VASCONCELLOS, ALBERDAN S. SANTOS

“…The results show that chelating fatty ester presents the bands at 1567m, 1511w cm-1 attributed to the coordinated carbonyl (Cu(II)←[O=C]2), and the bands at 1540m, 1519m cm−1 which were attributed to the coordinated carbonyl (Fe(III)←[O=C]3). …”
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Computational investigation of thermal behaviors of the automotive radiator operated with water/anti-freezing agent nanofluid based coolant by Ibrahim Ademola Fetuga, Olabode Thomas Olakoyejo, Daniel Ejike Ewim, Joshua Kolawole Gbegudu, Adekunle Omolade Adelaja, Olayinka Omowunmi Adewumi

“…Al2O3-water nanofluid, the heat transfer rate was enhanced by 54.57% when increasing the inlet temperature from 60oC to 90oC. Therefore, it is recommended that automobile radiators be operated at a high inlet temperature with nanofluid containing a very high concentration of suitable nanoparticles and an anti-freezing agent in an adequate volumetric proportion to achieve better thermal performance. …”
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Biosorption of Chromium and Nickel from Industrial Oil Mill Wastewater Using Groundnut Pod Waste Activated Carbon by Nanret Liba Yaceh, Michael Sunday Olakunle, Nehemiah Samuel Maina

“…The factors considered were temperature (25-55oC), adsorbent dosage (1-3 g) and contact time (1-2 hrs). …”
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Effects of Oxygen Element and Oxygen-Containing Functional Groups on Surface Wettability of Coal Dust with Various Metamorphic Degrees Based on XPS Experiment by Gang Zhou, Cuicui Xu, Weimin Cheng, Qi Zhang, Wen Nie

“…The result demonstrates that the O/C ratio of coal surface shows an overall increasing trend compared with the result of its elements analysis. …”
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МАТЕМАТИЧЕСКАЯ ОБРАБОТКА РЕЗУЛЬТАТОВ ОЦЕНКИ ДЕЙСТВИЯ β-ГАЛАКТАЗИДАЗЫ НА ГИДРОЛИЗ ЛАКТОЗЫ В МОЛОКЕ... by Александр Александрович Медведев, Юрий Алексеевич Пелеганчук, Оксана Владимировна Кольтюгина, Юлия Геннадьевна Стурова, Татьяна Александровна Стопорева

“…Фермент вносился в количестве от 0,2 % до 2 %, действие фермента происходило в температурных условиях от 6±2 ºC до 38±2 ºC. При оценке полученных показателей принималось во внимание процентное значение оставшейся лактозы. …”
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Chemical composition, antioxidant, antimicrobial and antiviral activities of the leaf extracts of Syzygium myrtifolium by AHMAD MUSTAFFA ALBAKRI, LIM YI HUI, CHAN YIK SIN, HSU CHUN-YUAN, WU TZONG-YUAN, SIT NAM WENG

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Synthesis and Characterization of New Schiff Bases Derived from N (1)-Substituted Isatin with Dithiooxamide and Their Co(II), Ni(II), Cu(II), Pd(II), and Pt(IV) Complexes by Ahlam J. Abdul-Ghani, Asmaa M. N. Khaleel

“…Three new Schiff bases of N-substituted isatin LI, LII, and LIII = Schiff base of N-acetylisatin, N-benzylisatin, and N-benzoylisatin, respectively, and their metal complexes C1a,b=[Co2(LI)2Cl3]Cl, C2=[Ni(LI)2Cl2]0.4BuOH, C3=[CuLICl(H2O)]Cl⋅0.5BuOH, C4=[Pd(LI)2Cl]Cl, C5=[Pt(L1)2Cl2]Cl2⋅1.8EtOH.H2O, C6a=[CoLIICl]Cl⋅0.4H2O⋅0.3DMSO, C6b=[CoLIICl]Cl⋅0.3H2O⋅0.1BuOH,C7=[NiLIICl2], C8=[CuLII]Cl2⋅H2O0𝑥000𝑎0, C9=[Pd(LII)2]Cl2, C10=[Pt(LII)2.5Cl]Cl3, C11a=[Co(LIII)]C12⋅H2O, C11b=[Co(LIII)]Cl2⋅0.2H2O, and C12=[Ni(LIII)2]Cl2, C13=[Ni(LIII)2]Cl2 were reported. …”
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Dissolution mechanism of Al2O3 in refining slags containing Ce2O3 by Wang L.J., Wang Q., Li J.M., Chou K.C.

“…In the present work, the rate of dissolution of Al2O3 rod in CaO-SiO2-Al2O3 and CaO-SiO2-Al2O3-Ce2O3 slags were carried out in the temperature range of 1793 K (1520ºC) - 1853 K (1580ºC) under static conditions. The cross section of the rod and the boundary layers were identified and analyzed by SEM-EDS. …”
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ПОЛУЧЕНИЕ И ИССЛЕДОВАНИЕ ПЬЕЗОЭЛЕКТРИЧЕСКОГО КОМПОЗИТА В СИСТЕМЕ «ЦИРКОНАТ–ТИТАНАТ СВИНЦА–ОРТОФОСФОРНАЯ КИСЛОТА»... by Глеб Александрович Кошкин, Чир Ген Пак, Андрей Евгеньевич Розен, Виктор Викторович Кикот

“…Образцы высушены при 200°ºС, металлизованы при 700 ºC серебросодержащей пастой и поляризованы на воздухе в постоянном электрическом поле напряжённостью 2 кВ/мм при температуре 260 ºC. …”
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Modification in Physicochemical, Structural and Digestive Properties of Potato Starch During Heat-Moisture Treatment Combined with Microwave Pre- and Post-Treatment by Chunli Deng, Oksana Melnyk, Tatyana Marenkova, Yanghe Luo

“…In the case of physicochemical properties, the modified starches had higher pasting temperature (68.8–93.0 o C) and setback viscosity (807–3168 cP), but lower peak viscosity (1315–3662 cP) and breakdown viscosity (17.3–78.3 cP) than that of native potato starch, which were 68.5 o C, 496 cP, 6598 cP and 2526 cP, respectively. …”
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