The Art, Microbial Quality, Safety, and Physicochemical Characteristics of Jikita: A Traditional Ethiopian Fermented Beverage by Semira Kemal, Anbessa Dabassa Koricha

“…A survey was conducted to gather information on production methods, sanitary conditions, ingredient composition, and the socioeconomic importance of Jikita. …”
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Chemical characterization via pXRF of Early Iron Age pottery from SW Iberia by Michał Krueger, Dirk Brandherm

“…The purpose of this research was to create a database of Tartessian pottery in order to establish the provenance of the ceramics. The method adopted to categorize pottery based on differences in its chemical composition was the potassium-titanium test and principal component analysis. …”

Data measurement system for non-destructive quality testing of hard alloys by I. K. Tsybrii, I. L. Vyalikov, V. I. Ignatenko

“…In this regard, the work objective is to create a domestic data measurement system for non-destructive quality testing of hard alloys and an assessment of the reliability of the results obtained with its help.  Materials and Methods. Cylindrical and spherangular rods with the diameter of 4 to 10 mm, made of alloys of VK8 and VK10HOM grades, were used in the work. …”
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Fruit pests of plum plantations of the Right-Bank Forest-Steppe of Ukraine and efficiency of protection by V. Filyov, L. Іurуk, N. Krikun

“…To determine the technical effectiveness of pesticides of different origin against fruit-damaging pests of plum in the conditions of the Right-Bank Forest-Steppe of Ukraine. Methods. Field, field-laboratory. The species composition of plum fruit pests was studied during systematic surveys in plum plantations of the L.P. …”
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BIOLOGICALLY ACTIVE COMPOUNDS OF ARTEMISIA ANNUA. ESSENTIAL OIL by D. A. Konovalov, A. A. Khamilonov

“…The study for dynamics of the essential oil accumulation in the Artemisia annua herb showed that the amount of oil in the herb rises significantly during budding, reaching maximum value in blossom. Qualitative composition and quantitative content of certain components varies depending on ecological and  geographical factors,  plant growing phase, cultivation technology, drying methods etc. …”
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INCREASING THE CALCIUM SILICATE HYDRATE AMOUNT IN REACTIVE POWDER CONCRETE USING MARBLE POWDER by Widodo Kushartomo, Henny Wiyanto, Daniel Christianto

“…Stoichiometry calculations are performed to determine the composition of the mixture. The test sample is made in the form of pellets consisting of a mixture of marble powder, micro silica, and water. …”
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Crop, semi-natural, and water features of the cotton agroecosystem as indicators of risk of infestation of two plant bug (Hemiptera: Miridae) pests by Michael J. Brewer

“…When selected, the composition of cotton and grassland/shrubland/pasture also had a positive association with C. signatus abundance. …”
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The Laser Powder Bed Fusion of Nd₂Fe₁₄B Permanent Magnets: The State of the Art by Ivan Pelevin, Maria Lyange, Leonid Fedorenko, Stanislav Chernyshikhin, Irina Tereshina

“…This study shows the principal possibilities of the synthesis of Nd-Fe-B magnets by means of the laser powder bed fusion technique; moreover, this study shows significant progress in increasing their magnetic properties. This progress was made possible by different approaches, such as 3D-printing process optimization, the addition of a second phase (a low-melting eutectic) into the initial powder, the tuning of the main phase’s composition, and exploring different scanning strategies. …”
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The Use of The Ancient Amaranth (Amaranthus) Grain in Traditional Turkish Cuisine by Merve Onur, Aybuke Ceyhun Sezgin

“…Manifold dishes can be made using amaranth seeds and flour in traditional cuisines. …”
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The Enamelled Tiles of Olite’s Castle (Spain): Characterization, Provenance, and Manufacture Technology by Iván Ruiz-Ardanaz, Esther Lasheras, Adrián Durán

“…The study of the firing temperatures and composition of the enamels indicated that the production methods and materials used in Tafalla–Olite (800–850 °C) and Tudela (higher than 900 °C) were different, reflecting the influence of local and Manises artisans, respectively. …”
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An Economic Model for Creating a Network Enterprise Architecture by A. А. Bryzgalov, Yu. F. Telnov

“…The economic model of the cost assessment of the architecture of a network enterprise, made on the basis of the use of the method of functional-value cost analysis and risk analysis, will allow for resource justification of the configuration of value chains with an optimal distribution of roles of network enterprise participants.…”
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INVESTIGATION OF THE REDUCTION OF BENZOIN WITH Ni-Al ALLOY IN AQUEOUS ALKALI MEDIUM INVESTIGATION DE LA REDUCTION DE LA BENZOÏNE AVEC ALLIAGE Ni-Al DANS UN MILIEU AQUEU... by MIRELA SUCEVEANU, ADRIANA FINARU, SORIN I. ROSCA

“…In case of benzoin, the compositional analysis for reduction products was made by gas chromatographic methods (GC) with FID detection. …”
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Gender Factor in Associative Links of Words: Dictionary and Distributive-Semantic Model Data by T. A. Litvinova, E. S. Kotlyarova, V. A. Zavarzina

“…The novelty of the study lies in the fact that such an analysis is carried out taking into account the gender factor of the respondent / author of the text. The use of a set of methods for data mining (clustering, classification) and visualization of its results made it possible to establish the influence of gender on the composition of the semantic associates of the analyzed words (that is, words with close vectors in the distributive-semantic model) and the absence of such an effect in their associates recorded in the associative dictionary. …”
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Promising reagents for the extraction of strategic metals from difficult-to-enrich mineral raw materials by Tamara N. Matveeva, Nadezhda K. Gromova, Lyudmila B. Lantsova

“…The use of modern research methods (scanning electron and laser microscopy, UV spectrophotometry, XRF and chemical analysis) made it possible to visualize the adsorption layer of new reagents-collectors of a number of dithiocarbamates with different structures of a hydrocarbon radical and an organic modifier on the surface of gold-containing sulfides. …”
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Industrial experience in the implementation of clinker-free binders of alkaline activation by M. Sh. Salamanova, Z. Kh. Ismailova

“…Waste from the cement industry has the appropriate granulometric and chemical composition, the aluminosilicate mineralogy of the studied powders confirms their compliance with the ready-made raw mix of Portland cement clinker, which is the key to the possibility of their effective use.Result. …”
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The Effect of Pre-Veraison Smoke Exposure of Grapes on Phenolic Compounds and Smoky Flavour in Wine by W. W. Jiang, E. Bilogrevic, M. Parker, I. L. Francis, P. Leske, Y. Hayasaka, S. Barter, M. Herderich

“…Hence the effects of pre-veraison smoke on grape and wine composition, and smoky sensory properties of wine were investigated. …”
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Geoacoustic Digital Model for the Sea of Japan Shelf (Peter the Great Bay) by Aleksandr Samchenko, Grigory Dolgikh, Igor Yaroshchuk, Roman Korotchenko, Alexandra Kosheleva

“…Porosity, density, longitudinal, and transverse wave velocities in bottom sediments were calculated using empirical models with a normal coefficient of reflection from the seabed. A comparison was made of the results of calculating the elastic properties of the seabed using various methods.…”
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Experimental study of urinary stones by Yu. G. Alyayev, Yu. A. Efimova, G. M. Kuz’micheva, I. Yu. Lovchinovskiy, A. S. Olshanskaya, E. V. Filosofova, L. M. Rapoport, V. I. Rudenko

“…Study of urinary stones of surgical removal has been fulfiled by complex methods. Information of phase and element composition have been received, microstructural examination has been made, causes of anomalous hardness of some stones have been found.…”
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Determination of Heating Value of Estonian Oil Shale by Laser-Induced Breakdown Spectroscopy by M. Aints, P. Paris, M. Laan, K. Piip, H. Riisalu, I. Tufail

“…The laser-induced breakdown spectroscopy (LIBS) combined with multivariate regression analysis of measured data were utilised for determination of the heating value and the chemical composition of pellets made from Estonian oil shale samples with different heating values. …”
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Sea slugs (Gastropoda: Heterobranchia) from Huatulco: new records and distribution range extensions for Oaxaca, Mexico by Oscar Iván González-Romero, Xochitl G. Vital

“…Several field trips were made in 5 localities of Bahías de Huatulco, Oaxaca, where specialized sampling methods focused on sea slugs were carried out. …”
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