Response Surface Methodology for Optimizing Adsorption Process Parameters for Methylene Blue Removal by a Hydrogel Composite by Yi Liu, Yian Zheng, Aiqin Wang

“…A total of 17 adsorption experimental runs were carried out employing the detailed conditions designed by response surface methodology based on the Box–Behnken design. The analysis of variance (ANOVA) indicated that a second-order polynomial regression equation was the most appropriate for fitting the experimental data. …”
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Influence of Using Microbial Transglutaminase on the Physicochemical Properties, Volatile Compounds and Free Amino Acid Composition of Pastırma by Fatma Yağmur Hazar Suncak, Güzin Kaban, Mükerrem Kaya

“…The effects of different levels of microbial transglutaminase (MTGase) at 0% (control), 0.25%, 0.50% and 1% on the physicochemical properties, volatile compounds and free amino acid composition of pastırma, a Turkish dry-cured meat product, were investigated. …”
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Composition and Diversity of Bird Community in the Chemoga Wetland and the Associated Human-Modified Landscapes, East Gojjam, Ethiopia by Amare Gibru, Tadesse Hunduma, Yihew Biru, Tesfu Fekensa

“…PAST software and Microsoft Excel were used for data analysis. Using a paired diversity T-test, the effect of seasons and habitats on species richness and abundance was compared. …”
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Social network position is a major predictor of ant behavior, microbiota composition, and brain gene expression. by Tomas Kay, Joanito Liberti, Thomas O Richardson, Sean K McKenzie, Chelsea A Weitekamp, Christine La Mendola, Matthias Rüegg, Lucie Kesner, Natasha Szombathy, Sean McGregor, Jonathan Romiguier, Philipp Engel, Laurent Keller

“…Consistent with this, a machine learning analysis revealed that from brain gene expression data, an individual's social environment can be more accurately predicted than any other behavioral metric. …”
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Real-Time Monitoring in Polymer Composites: Internet of Things Integration for Enhanced Performance and Sustainability — A Review by Manickaraj Karuppusamy, Sathish Kalidas, Sivasubramanian Palanisamy, Kalingaraj Nataraj, Rajiv Kumar Nandagopal, Ramachandran Natarajan, Aravind Samraj, Nadir Ayrilmis, Santosh Kumar Sahu, Jayant Giri, Mohammad Kanan

“…This review covers existing research and technological developments in IoT-enabled polymer composites, including sensor technologies, data transmission, cloud-based analysis, and digital twin creation for rapid design optimization and troubleshooting. …”
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A Prediction Method for Postconstruction Settlement of Pile-Soil Composite Subgrade Based on Fuzzy Comprehensive Evaluation by Hao Shan, Guanghui Jiang, Yajing Chang, Junli Cheng, Baoning Hong, Shengcheng Wang

“…The variation range of postconstruction settlement was predicted by the principle of maximum membership. The example analysis shows that the predicted results of the prediction method and the field measurement method are in good agreement, indicating that the proposed method can realize the postconstruction settlement prediction of composite subgrade, and the results are more accurate and more instructive.…”
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Enhances durability and antibacterial efficacy: Chitosan‑silver-octa ammonium polyhedral oligomeric silsesquioxane composite films by Elham Askarizadeh, Hanie Ramezankhani, Majid Karimi, Ali Masjedi

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Synchronous application of DIC and DVC techniques for the global-local characterization of carbon fiber-reinforced composite laminates by Chaeyoung Hong, Minsu Park, Wooseok Ji

“…The global and local failure progression of the composite was non-destructively characterized. Especially, a load-displacement curve without machine compliance was obtained because the deformation of the specimen could be directly measured owing to the DIC technique. …”
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Evaluation of the Depth of Cure by Microhardness of Bulk-Fill Composites with Monowave and Polywave LED Light-Curing Units by Socratis Thomaidis, Dimitris Kampouropoulos, Maria Antoniadou, Afrodite Kakaboura

“…One- and two-way ANOVA (α = 0.05) were used for data analysis. The results revealed significant differences in microhardness and microhardness ratios among the composites at depths of 4 mm and beyond, depending on the LCU used. …”
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The influence of crop rotations, fertilizer and pesticide application on soil microbial diversity, community composition, and wheat yield by Ainash Nauanova, Aldabergen Kiyas, Sayagul Kenzhegulova, Roza Sarmanova, Nazymgul Shumenova, Dana Yerpasheva

“…The results suggest that microbial diversity is influenced by nutrient availability and that the use of fertilizers and crop rotation practices impacts both soil chemistry and microbial community composition.…”
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Assessing the growth, yield, and biochemical composition of greenhouse cherry tomatoes with special emphasis on the progressive growth report by Adnan Arshad, Sorin Mihai Cîmpeanu, Ionuț Ovidiu Jerca, Chan Sovorn, Baber Ali, Liliana Aurelia Badulescu, Elena Maria Drăghici

“…An analysis of variance was applied to statistically analyze the collected data at a confidence level of p < 0.05. …”
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Chemical Composition and Fermentation Characteristics of Different Proportions of Fermented Poultry Manure and Sheep Feces as Unconventional Feed by Nadya Durrotul Aisy, Arrynda Rachma Dyasti Wardani, Dimas Hand Vidya Paradhipta, Ali Agus, Cuk Tri Noviadi

“…The data were analysed using analysis of variance (ANOVA) followed by Duncan’s test if any significant difference was detected. …”
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Bioactive compounds in extracts from sea buckthorn and currant leaves:From chemical composition to practical application by Syngeeva E. V., Lamazhapova G. P.

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In vitro evaluation of shear bond strength of polymethyl methacrylate/montmorillonite modified Biodentine with dental resin composite by Fagr Hassan Elmergawy, Ola M. Elborady, Dina M. Wahied

“…Purpose: The aim of this study was to evaluate the bond strength between Biodentine, modified with polymethyl methacrylate/Montmorillonite nanoclay, and resin composite at different stages of Biodentine's setting time.Materials and Methods: Nanoclay was prepared and organo-modified with polymethyl methacrylate. …”
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Evolution of Microstructure, Phase Composition, and Mechanical Properties During Thermomechanical Treatment of Co-Cr-Mo Alloy by Tatiana Kin, Yury Gamin, Sergei Galkin, Abdullah Mahmoud Alhaj Ali, Anna Khakimova, Alexander Skugorev

“…According to the XRD analysis data, the phase composition changes from single-phase structure (FCC-phase) after forging to a mixture of FCC-phase and HCP-phase after RSR during processing. …”
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Effect of Laser and Conventional Office Bleaching and Polishing on the Color Change of Stained Nanohybrid and Microhybrid Composite Resin by Shakiba Farahani, Taraneh Faghihi, Ladan Ranjbar Omrani, Nasim Chiniforush, Elham Ahmadi, Mandana Karimi, Mahdi Abbasi

“…The L ∗a ∗b ∗ color parameters were determined using a spectrophotometer before and after immersion and after stain removal procedures, and the overall color changes (ΔE) were calculated. The data were analyzed with two-way analysis of variance. …”
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“Mechanical Characterization and Predictive Modeling of Abaca-Bagasse Polyester Sandwich Composites Using an Artificial Neural Network” by Ramesh S, Maruthi Prashanth B. H, Sandeepkumar Gowda, Asif Iqbal Mulla, Priyaranjan Sharma, Gajanan Anne

“…The composite’s performance was evaluated through tensile, flexural, impact, and interlaminar shear strength tests, with microstructural analysis, performed using scanning electron microscopy (SEM). …”
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A Comparative Study on Electrical Resistivity and Compressive Strength Properties of Cement Composites Incorporating Conductive Materials by Jong-Gun Park, Dong-Ju Seo, Doo-Yeol Lim, Yu-Jae Lee, Gwang-Hee Heo

“…We expect the results of SEM image analysis to be useful as basic data for establishing microstructure mechanisms of reinforcement fibers in the cement matrix.…”
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Enhancement of VEGF on Axial Vascularization of Nano-HA/Collagen/PLA Composites: A Histomorphometric Study on Rabbits by Xiao Chang, Hai Wang, Zhihong Wu, Xiaojie Lian, Fuzhai Cui, Xisheng Weng, Bo Yang, Guixing Qiu, Baozhong Zhang

“…The combination with VEGF (Group B) did not enhance the vascularization in early phase (2 and 6 weeks, P>0.05) but worked in later phase (10 weeks, P<0.05). The data of the experiment demonstrated the suitability of the nHAC/PLA composite as carrier for the growth factor VEGF, enabling its sustained release in bioactive form with enough binding efficacy.…”
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Improvement of vibration and acoustic properties of woven jute/polyester composites by surface modification of fibers with various chemicals by S. Senthilrajan, N. Venkateshwaran, S. O. Ismail, Rajini Nagarajan, Nadir Ayrilmis, Kumar Krishnan, Faruq Mohammad, Hamad A. Al-Lohedan

“…There was good agreement between the experimental data and the results obtained from the theoretical models, which is another significant contribution to the field of composite technology.…”
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