Effects of different drying techniques on the composition of giloy leaf powder and their utilization as a nutritive food colour by Kaur Parminder, Sibian Mandeep Singh

“…SEM micrographs showed porous microstructures in microwave-dried material, reflecting extreme internal water loss. …”
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Functional ecology characteristics of key community-forming aquatic and semi-aquatic plant species in Teletskoye Lake (Republic of Altai, Russia) by Laura M. Kipriyanova, Diana V. Sityaeva, Sergei A. Rosbach

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On Computational Constructions in Function Spaces by Anatoly Morozov

“…0.$ We consider them in $L_1[Q_0],$ where $Q_0$ is a cube in the space $\mathbb R^d.$ Given a function $ f\!\in\!L_1$ and a partition $\tau_{n}$ of a semi-closed cube $Q_0$ on $\;n^d$ equal semi-closed cubes we construct a piecewise constant function $\Theta_n[f]$, defined as the integral average $f$ on each cube $Q\!…”
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Metagenomic Comparison of Gut Microbes of <i>Lemur catta</i> in Captive and Semi-Free-Range Environments by Chunzhong Xu, Xinzi Guo, Lian Li

“…This study employed metagenomic approaches to assess differences in the fecal microbiome of captive and semi-free-ranging ring-tailed lemurs (<i>Lemur catta</i>). …”
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A semi-empirical relation based on temperature difference and filling ratio in a closed loop pulsating heat pipe: A numerical study. by Vasanth Balamurugan, Shahid Mian P, Md Jahid Hasan, Natteri M Sudharsan

“…From the computed results, a regression analysis is performed to generate a semi-empirical equation. The empirical relation for heat transfer rate (Q) as a function of the temperature difference and filling ratio was found to match the CFD results. …”
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Soil quality response to land use change in a tropical semi-deciduous forest zone of Ghana by Alex Amerh Agbeshie, Richard Awuah, Vicentia Amoako, Roseline Awinmah Akurugu, Nana Bonsu Ofori-Adjei, Simon Abugre, Daniel Akoto Sarfo

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Assessing the Success of Ferula assa-foetida L. Plantation Restoration Operations in Semi-Steppe Rangelands by Linking Plant Functional Traits to Species Diversity by Esfandiar Jahantab, Azam Khosravi Mashizi, Mohsen Sharafatmandrad

“…Structural equation modeling (SEM) was used to evaluate the relationship between plant functional traits and diversity. …”
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Scanning Electron Microscopy of the Proboscis and Associated Sensilla in <i>Colias erate</i> (Esper, 1805) (Lepidoptera: Pieridae) by Jia-Qi Yuan, Fei-Fei Li, Ling Zhu, Wen Zhang, Li-Hu Ma, Ying Miao

“…In this study, scanning electron microscopy (SEM) was employed to investigate the proboscis and associated sensilla of adult <i>C. erate</i>, with an emphasis on ultrastructural details and potential sex-specific differences. …”
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A Semi-Analytical Model for Pressure Transient Analysis of Multiple Fractured Horizontal Wells in Irregular Heterogeneous Reservoirs by Cheng Chang, Xuefeng Yang, Weiyang Xie, Dan Dai, Yizhao Chen, Xiaojing Ji, Yanzhong Liang, Bailu Teng

“…The model integrates Green’s function solutions for matrix flow with finite difference methods to simulate fluid flow within complex fracture networks, capturing the heterogeneity of the reservoir and the irregularity of its boundaries. …”
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Differences in the Relative External Load Demands of Pre-Competitive Warm-Ups and Official Matches in Semi-Professional Football Players: A Pilot Study Considering Specific Positio... by José María Escudero-Ferrer, Luis Manuel Martínez-Aranda, Manuel Sanz-Matesanz, Konstantinos Spyrou, Pedro E. Alcaraz, Javier Raya-González

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Usability Evaluation of Foods with Function Claims Labelling as Health Information in Japan: A User-Testing Study by Yamamoto M, Yamamoto K, Takano-Ohmuro H, Yamamoto R, Saruwatari J

“…It is important to explore ways to evaluate and improve labelling usability from the consumers’ perspective to ensure safe usage.Patients and Methods: We conducted user testing from the consumers’ perspective on labels of five different FFCs, utilizing semi-structured interviews with 50 participants of diverse ages and sexes. …”
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Investigation of the gas-sensing performance of CuO sensors functionalized with different stabilized Au nanoparticles by C. Maier, L. Egger, A. Köck, S. Becker, J. S. Niehaus, K. Reichmann

“…In order to gain further insight into the influence of the different ligands on the sensing performance, the surface was characterized by scanning electron microscopy (SEM), and the composition was determined by grazing incidence X-ray diffraction (GIXRD) measurement.…”
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Trust in the chatbot: a semi-human relationship by Moez Ltifi

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Energy levels of nuclei 40Sc and 40K as a function of semi-classical coupling angle θ1,2 within the modified surface delta-interaction by Dalal Naji Hameed, Ali Khalaf Hasan

“…We notice the energy levels seem to follow two universal functions which depend on the semi-classical coupling angles θ1,2. …”
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Hindgut microbiota profiling and functional prediction of sheep (Ovis aries) fed with different dietary calcium levels by Muhammad Khan, Xiaoqi Zhao, Xiaojun Ni, Baiji Danzeng, Sikandar Ali, Maida Mushtaq, Hongyuan Yang, Jiachong Liang, Syed Khurram Fareed, Bai Xue, Guobo Quan

“…This study aimed to investigate the hindgut microbiota profile and functional prediction in sheep fed with different dietary calcium levels. …”
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Acute health effects of ambient air pollution including ultrafine particles in a semi-experimental setting in young, healthy individuals by Elisabeth Folwarczny, Felix Forster, Rudolf A. Jörres, Stefan Rakete, Sheng Ye, Mark Wenig, Nadine Gawlitta, Jürgen Schnelle-Kreis, Richard Winterhalter, Alexander Müller, Dennis Nowak, Stefan Karrasch

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Carbon Metabolism Characteristics of Rhizosphere Soil Microbial Communities in Different-Aged Alfalfa (<i>Medicago sativa</i> L.) and Their Covarying Soil Factors in the Semi-Arid... by Xianzhi Wang, Bingxue Zhou, Qian Yang

“…This study used Biolog EcoPlates to evaluate the carbon metabolism activity, functional diversity, and carbon-source utilization preferences of rhizosphere soil microbial communities in 5-, 7-, and 9-year-old alfalfa grasslands on the semi-arid Loess Plateau of western China. …”
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SegMatch: semi-supervised surgical instrument segmentation by Meng Wei, Charlie Budd, Luis C. Garcia-Peraza-Herrera, Reuben Dorent, Miaojing Shi, Tom Vercauteren

“…Our results show that SegMatch outperforms fully-supervised approaches by incorporating unlabelled data, and surpasses a range of state-of-the-art semi-supervised models across different labelled to unlabelled data ratios.…”
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Types of Insects in Organic and Semi-Organic Citrus Plantation by Misykat Sulthana Pora, Amin Setyo Leksono, Aminudin Afandhi

“…The purpose of the study is to describe the structure and function of insect composition in organic and semi-organic orange plantation. …”
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Some Spectral Properties of Schrödinger Operators on Semi Axis by İbrahim Erdal

“…The main aim of this work is to investigate some spectral properties of Schrödinger operators on semi axis. We first present the Schrödinger equation with a piecewise continuous potential function q so that the problem differs from the classical Schrödinger problems. …”
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