First results concerning the efficacy of entomopathogenic nematodes against Hercinothrips femoralis (Reuter) by Stanislav TRDAN, Luka KUŽNIK, Matej VIDRIH

“…The experiment was conducted in plastic rearing vessels on French bean leaves with a slightly modified version of a method used for studying the bionomics of thrips.  …”
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Biofilm Formation and Phospholipase and Proteinase Production in Cryptococcus neoformans Clinical Isolates and Susceptibility towards Some Bioactive Natural Products by Borel Ndezo Bisso, Alvine Lonkeng Makuété, Joël Ulrich Tsopmene, Jean Paul Dzoyem

“…Biofilm formation was determined using the microtiter plate method. The broth microdilution method was used to determine the antifungal activity. …”
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PECULIARITIES OF FORMING TOTAL REVENUES OF UNITED TERRITORIAL COMMUNITIES IN UKRAINE UNDER CURRENT CONDITIONS OF TRANSFORMING THE SYSTEM OF PUBLIC FINANCES by V. Melnyk, N. Kriuchkova, R. Shchur

“…It is proved that in the process of accumulation of revenues in budgets of joint territorial communities common methods can be used — accumulation of income from productive activity, from property and property rights, from resource base, loan method; and special methods - tax, normative, method of redistribution, method of coefficients, emission, forecast. …”
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Interfered feature elimination coupled with feature group selection for wound infection detection by electronic nose. by Jia Liu, Jinglei Zhang, Shaoqi Zhang, Kaiwei Li, Xiang Li, Shuo Zhang, Hang Gu, Zhen Chen, Chao Liu, Nan Zhang, Tong Sun

“…For this issue, we proposed a new sensor array optimization algorithm named Interfered Feature Elimination coupled with Feature Group Selection (IFE-FGS). In this method, the IFE algorithm first removed the bad sensor features; then the FGS algorithm determined the optimized sensor combination by gradually selecting the features in groups. …”
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Bixa orellana LIPIDS AS A SOURCE OF GERANYLGERANIOL: EXTRACTION TECHNIQUES AND CHARACTERIZATION by Miguel A. Martinez Gutierrez, Song da Silva, Henrique F. Goulart, Antônio E. G. Santana

“…This study evaluated the efficiency of annatto oil extraction using hydrodistillation, Soxhlet solvent extraction (conventional methods), and ultrasound-assisted extraction (modern method). …”
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Optimized Extraction of Polyphenols from Kiwifruit Peels and Their Biological Activities by Batoul Shkeir, Nada El Darra, Bilal Azakir, Salma Khazaal, Elie Salem Sokhn, Mohamed Koubaa, Richard G. Maroun, Nicolas Louka, Espérance Debs

“…This study focuses on optimizing the extraction of phenolics from kiwi peels using a water bath (WB) and infrared irradiation (IR) and assessing their biological activities. (2) Methods: Optimal conditions for polyphenol extraction from kiwifruit peels, in terms of temperature and time, were determined using Response Surface Methodology. …”
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Methodology to evaluate the balance in multicomponent economic systems of regions by Юрий Мальцев

“…Tasks are as follows: to plot a balance evaluation function, to develop a balance evaluation algorithm for the multicomponent economic systems in the regions, and to assess the balance of economic systems for the regions of the Russian Federation. Materials and Methods. The balance evaluation methodology is determined by the fact that a region is seen to be a system with many interacting components or N-components. …”
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The handling of healthcare waste analysis with an interval-valued Fermatean fuzzy-based decision-making technique by Murat Kirişci, Serdar Kuzu, Ali Kablan

“…This study presents an integrated multi-criteria decision-making method based on an interval-valued Fermatean fuzzy set. …”
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Target Mining and Recognition of Product Form Innovation Design Based on Image Word Similarity Model by Qinwei Zhang, Zhifeng Liu, Xinxin Zhang, Chunyang Mu, Shuo Lv

“…Due to the subjectivity, low efficiency, and low level of intelligence in the existing product form innovation design methods in the mining of design goals. …”
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Multitargets Orientation Technique Based on Reflection Characteristic Analysis Using an Inverse Diffraction Parabolic Equation by Qi Guo, Daozong Sun, Zhen Li, Shilei Lyu, Xiuyun Xue

“…Then, the local extreme searching method is applied to search the coordinate of the convergence point of field intensity and the positions of multiple objects are finally determined. …”
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Exploration of the Reduction Diffusion Temperature for Different Phases of Samarium–Cobalt Magnetic Particles by Yani Lu, Xiangyu Ma, Jinping Ren, Jinke Kang, Yatao Wang

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Possibilities of thermovision application in sport and sport rehabilitation by Badža Vukašin, Jovančević Vojin, Fratrić Franja, Roglić Goran, Sudarov Nenad

“…With a special original method of local cooling the place and degree of injury was precisely localized and determined, respectively, regardless high environmental temperature. …”
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Formula and Technology Development for Obtaining Biologically Active Natural Food Additives by Smirnov S., Fazullina O.

“…The advantage of the technology lies in the use of natural components and special processing methods of BAS preservation. The research included the method of water-activated granulation while 20% ethyl was used as a wetting agent. …”
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ANALYTICAL SOLUTION TO CONTACT PROBLEM ON SPHERICAL INDENTER PENETRATION INTO SOFT ELASTIC LAYER by Sergey Sergeyevich Volkov

“…An efficient method for constructing an approximate analytical solution to the contact problem of the penetration of a spherical indenter into the soft elastic layer lying on a rigid elastic foundation is proposed. …”
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Long-term cryopreservation of decellularised oesophagi for tissue engineering clinical application. by Luca Urbani, Panagiotis Maghsoudlou, Anna Milan, Maria Menikou, Charlotte Klara Hagen, Giorgia Totonelli, Carlotta Camilli, Simon Eaton, Alan Burns, Alessandro Olivo, Paolo De Coppi

“…Structural and functional analyses were performed prior to and after 2 and 4 weeks and 3 and 6 months of storage under each condition. Efficient decellularisation was achieved after 2 cycles of DET as determined with histology and DNA quantification, with preservation of the ECM. …”
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SELECTION OF DESIGN SERVO-DISTRIBUTOR PARAMETERS USING MULTI-FACTOR CALCULATIVE EXPERIMENT by S. L. Goravski, E. Y. Strok, L. D. Belchik

“…The paper considers improvement of dynamic properties of servo-distributor using mathematical modeling method.  Design parameters of  the  distributor  that  ensure  its  high  efficient operation have been determined with the help of  multi-factor calculative for non-linearity criteria of velocity characteristic.…”
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Foliar feeding of rootstocks of various cultivars of hazelnuts (Corylus maxima Mill.) in the mother plantation for horizontal vegetative propagation by Н. О. Яремко

“…The author presents the results of study of the hazelnut plant foliar feeding in the mother plantation for vegetative propagation with applying different carba­mide concentration combined with 0.1% potassium sulfate (1.50.4 m) in case of horizontal method of growing. Biometric indices of hazelnut layers were analyzed; the influence of each factor on their height and diameter was determined. …”
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Investigation of the Effect of Lead Adsorption on Surface Modified Fish Bones by Bayram Kızılkaya, Evren Tan

“…In this study, different methods were used for surface modification. Apart from that, lead elimination was performed by the method of adsorption in aqueous solution. …”
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Comparing the Effect of Beractant (Beraksurf™) with That of Poractant Alfa (Curosurf®) on the Need for Intermittent Positive Pressure Ventilation in Neonatal Respiratory Distress S... by Yosra Khazani, Sirous Fathi Manesh, Elnaz Shaseb, Parvin Sarbakhsh

“…The effect of the intervention obtained using the semi-parametric adjustment method, similar to the unadjusted method and contrary to the adjusted parametric method, is marginal, resulting in better interpretability. …”
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VBI-Accelerated FPGA Implementation of Autonomous Image Dehazing: Leveraging the Vertical Blanking Interval for Haze-Aware Local Image Blending by Dat Ngo, Jeonghyeon Son, Bongsoon Kang

“…To address these challenges, this paper presents an autonomous image dehazing method and its corresponding FPGA-based accelerator, which effectively balance image quality and computational efficiency for real-time processing. …”
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