An Introduction to Biochars and Their Uses in Agriculture by Rao Mylavarapu, Vimala Nair, Kelly Morgan

“…Biochar, also known as black carbon, is a product derived from organic materials rich in carbon and is found in soils in very stable solid forms, often as deposits. …”
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QUADRIFILAR HELIX ANTENNA FOR WEATHER SATELLITE RECEPTION by ENOCH ADEAGBO, WALIU APENA, KAYODE AKINGBADE

“…The antenna design and optimization were done by varying the element diameter, the radial lengths, the axial lengths, and element materials on adopted model. The simulated QHA has far-field radiation pattern in the upper hemisphere with maximum gain of 4.14dBi at 0o and omnidirectional coverage, half-power beamwidth of 140o, bandwidth of 6.5MHz, and VSWR of 1.13. …”
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Design and Prototyping of Power Saving System for Auditorium. by Jakuma, Stephen

“…Chapter two discusses the literature review, related research, tools and materials used to carry out the research and building the prototype for proof of concept. …”
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Design and Construction of a Hydraulic Crane. by Twinamasiko, Nicholas

“…This project aims to design and develop a hydraulic crane using locally sourced materials, exploring the principles of fluid pressure and mechanical advantage. …”
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A hammerhead ribozyme selects mechanically stable conformations for catalysis against viral RNA by Man Lu, Zhiqiang Cao, Luoan Xiong, Hongying Deng, Kangkang Ma, Ning Liu, Yanding Qin, Shen-Bo Chen, Jun-Hu Chen, Yao Li, Yijin Liu, Zhongbo Yu

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Exploring menstrual hygiene management practices among displaced coastal women in Kerala, India by Jessy Prabhakar, Aswin MG, Asmi Fathima Nazar, Adarsh MS, Jibin Job PJ, Nisam AP, Krishna Priya MJ, Mini GK

“…Disposal of menstrual materials is problematic. Self-reported physician-diagnosed urinary tract infection (UTI) was 46 %, and reproductive tract infection was 8.4 %. …”
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Toxic Assessment of Heavily Traffic-related Fine Particulate Matter Using an in-vivo Wild-type Caenorhabditis elegans Model by Meng-Ching Chung, Kuo-Lin Huang, Japheth L. Avelino, Lemmuel L. Tayo, Chih-Chung Lin, Ming-Hsien Tsai, Sheng-Lun Lin, Wan Nurdiyana Wan Mansor, Ching-Kai Su, Sen-Ting Huang

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Cissus quadrangularis L. hexane extract infused glyoxal cross-linked chitosan-collagen scaffold elicits early osteoinduction by Praseetha R. Nair, P.S. Unnikrishnan, Sachin J. Shenoy, G.S. Sailaja

“…Background: The induction of osteoblast activity by natural materials would possibly eliminate toxicity concerns and can serve as a better approach for regenerative drug development studies. …”
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Advances in Radiation Protection in Oral and Dental Radiology: Pragmatic Approaches and Recent Innovations by Saiedeh Sadeghi, Nastaran Saeidi, Ali Salehi, Kamal Attari, Mohammad Ali Irani, Seyed Sasan Aryanezhad, Reza Malekzadeh, Reza Mahmoudi Anzabi

“…This study desires to assess the advancements made in recent years regarding ionizing radiation protection measures in the field of dental radiology. Materials and Methods: A thorough review was conducted using prominent databases such as PubMed, Science Direct, and Dentistry and Oral Sciences Source (via EBSCOhost). …”
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Development of a 50K SNP array for whole-genome analysis and its application in the genetic localization of eggplant (Solanum melongena L.) fruit shape by Chuying Yu, Qihong Yang, Weiliu Li, Yaqin Jiang, Guiyun Gan, Liangyu Cai, Xinchun Li, Zhiqiang Li, Wenjia Li, Min Zou, Yang Yang, Yikui Wang

“…Principal component, phylogenetic, and population structure analyses divided the 577 eggplants into 7 subgroups, and statistical analysis was performed on the fruit shape and color of the materials in the different subgroups. Further analysis of the geographical distribution of 428 Chinese eggplant materials revealed that the geographical regions of different subgroups were similar. …”
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High Stability Single-Port Dual Band Microwave Sensor Based on Interdigital Capacitor Structure With Asymmetry Branch Feedline by Syah Alam, Indra Surjati, Lydia Sari, Raden Deiny Mardian, Teguh Firmansyah, Muhammad Iqbal, Slamet Widodo, Mudrik Alaydrus, Zahriladha Zakaria

“…Furthermore, a copper shield was proposed as conducting material to evaluate performance stability of the sensor from disturbance effect with range of <inline-formula> <tex-math notation="LaTeX">$d = 1$ </tex-math></inline-formula> cm &#x2013; 2.5 cm. …”
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Spatiotemporal variation and influencing factors of phosphorus in Asia’s longest river based on receptor model and machine learning by Gege Cai, Jiamei Zhang, Wanlu Li, Jiejun Zhang, Yun Liu, Shanshan Xi, Guolian Li, Haibin Li, Xing Chen, Fanhao Song, Fazhi Xie

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Youth Involvement in Pornography and Academic Engagement in Selected Secondary Schools in Kabale Municipality. by Kanyesigye, Bens Rogers

“…The study further found out that those adolescent students who encounter explicit materials in the form of images of naked persons, sex videos, and written material, were likely to experience potential addiction, reduced self-control, and cognitive impairment. …”
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Factors Affecting the Teaching and Learning of English Language in Primary Schools in Kitumba Sub-County Kabale District. by Owomugisha, Justine

“…It was recommended that there is a need to allocate increased funding to ensure schools are well-equipped with necessary instructional materials, including textbooks, workbooks, and digital resources and to establish community outreach programs that emphasize the importance of parental involvement. …”
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Economic Contributions of the Forest Industry and Forest-based Recreation in Florida in 2016 by Christa Dean Court, Alan W Hodges, Mohammad Rahmani

“…Our extensive natural and planted pine and hardwood forests are used for production of a wide variety of wood building materials, consumer paper and packaging products, chemicals, and renewable biomass fuels. …”
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TEACHING STRATEGIES IN SWIMMING AND AQUATICS by Lyndon Bailon

“… Research-based instructional materials, such as course manuals, should be used to optimize the performance of instructors teaching swimming and aquatics. …”
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OPTIMIZATION OF SINGLY REINFORCED BEAM DESIGN USING SIMULATED ANNEALING by SIMON OLAYIWOLA ADEREMI OLAWALE, OLUTOSIN PETER AKINTUNDE, MOSES OLADIPUPO AFOLABI, OLUWOLE AKINYELE AGBEDE, OLUSOLA OLAYEMI FADIPE

“…The constraints are steel ratios, ultimate moment of resistance, maximum and minimum area of reinforcements while materials costs are considered as the objective function. …”
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EFFECT OF GEOPHYSICAL PARAMETERS ON ATTENUATION OF CONTAMINANT IN FRESHWATER COASTAL AQUIFERS by ADEGOKE JAMES ADEYEMO, OLATUNDE I. POPOOLA, OLUDOTUN OMONIYI FALUYI

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AN INTERROGATION OF SPINSTER’S NIGHT AND ITS IMPLICATIONS IN WUKARI LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA OF TARABA STATE by SAMUEL ALEGWU OMANCHI

“…The study relied on both primary sources like oral interviews and archival materials and secondary sources like books, theses, articles, newspapers, journals, etc. …”
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