On the Optimization of Carob Seed Peel Extraction Using Aqueous-Based Acidic Systems by Bruno Medronho, Oumaima Boutoub, Hugo Duarte, Maria José Aliaño-González, Rui Guerra, António Brázio, Sandra Gonçalves, Anabela Romano

“…A Box–Behnken design with response surface methodology optimized the process, using husk removal efficiency as the response variable. …”
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Performance of epoxy-nanocomposite under corrosive environment

“…Diffusion was studied through epoxy samples containing up to 6 phr (parts per hundred resin) of an organically treated montmorillonite. …”
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Révision de l’espèce Homo erectus (Dubois, 1893) by Valéry Zeitoun

“…The main illustration of the exposed process is proposed for a sample restricted to 35 specimens dealing with the case of Homo erectus.The choice of the specimens is guided by three main considerations:— Homo erectus and specimens affiliated to Homo erectus offering the largest amount of available information;— taxa affiliated to Homo habilis on the one hand and archaïc Homo sapiens on the other hand have been taken into account since the limits between the three taxa are not sharply cut.— a few fragmentary specimens, situated in the heart of numerous discussions taken from literature, have been added to the previously chosen specimens.A mixed coding of the states of characters is applied to the 35 specimens so defined. …”
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Pentoxifylline Enhances Sperm Quality, Reduces Oxidative Stress in Semen, and Decreases Sperm DNA Damage in Men with Asthenozoospermia Undergoing Assisted Reproductive Technology by Oumaima Ammar, Marwa Ben Ali Gannoun, Tesnim Ajina, Assila Hadj Ali, Manel Boussabbeh, Amira Sallem, Zohra Haouas, Mariarosaria Di Tommaso, Meriem Mehdi

“…Each sample was divided into two aliquots: one treated with PTX at a dose of 3.6 mM and the other without PTX treatment. …”
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Influence of Textile Structure and Silica Based Finishing on Thermal Insulation Properties of Cotton Fabrics by G. Rosace, E. Guido, C. Colleoni, G. Barigozzi

“…The aim of this work is to investigate the influence of weave structures and silica coatings obtained via sol-gel process on the thermal insulation properties of cotton samples. …”
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Effects of melatonin and palmitic acid on the wax content of mango leaf epidermis by WU Jingbo, HUANG Yuyu, WU Xiao, WANG Peng, GU Chao, YIN Hao, QI Kaijie, ZHAN Rulin, ZHANG Shaoling

“…The epidermal wax extracts were dried by the termovap sample concentrator to obtain the crude epidermal wax extract and undergo derivatization reactions. …”
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Main Comorbidities and Complications in Type 2 Diabetic Patients from Two Different Perspectives by Diana Serret López, Armando Rodríguez Salvá, Addys María Díaz Piñera, Maritza Benítez Martínez, Geominia Maldonado Cantillo

“…The universe was made up of the 1890 people treated with this disease, who met the inclusion criteria. …”
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An enhanced approach to red mud (RM) sustainable management and utilization for marl stabilization considering the dynamic response and durability analysis by Amir Hossein Vakili, Mahdi Salimi, İnan Keskin, Mehmet İnanç Onur, Abdollah Tabaroei, Mohammadhossein Dadgar

“…However, RM introduced brittle behavior to the treated samples, resulting in reduced axial strain and a 60–70 % drop in strength under wet conditions. …”
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Clinical and radiographic evaluation of Ga-Al-As diode in immature permanent mandibular first molars direct pulp capping: A 12-month randomized controlled clinical trial by Laila Shbat, Fadi Makhoul, Joul Kassis

“…The results were evaluated using a two-tailed t-test with a significance level of 0.05 for correlated samples. Teeth treated with LLLT demonstrated improved apical development during the first 6 months, as well as superior analgesic characteristics throughout the first 12 h following the surgery, as compared to MTA alone. …”
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E2F2(E2F transcription factor 2) as a potential therapeutic target in meibomian gland carcinoma: evidence from functional and epigenetic studies by Wei Wang, Hetong Wang, Xun Liu, Fei Xu, Qin Tang, Chuanli Zhang, Jiaqi Lin, Limin Zhu, Tingting Lin

“…Methods E2F2 expression was measured in MGC cells and tissues. Tissue samples from 3 normal meibomian glands (MG) and 36 MGC patients were used to construct a tissue microarray. …”
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Evaluation of Chemical Compounds and their Relationship to the Breaking Point after adding Chlorine to Water by Estabraq Ali Hameed

“… Evaluation of the chemical compounds formed during the process of sterilizing water with chlorine is a very important point. …”
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Comparative Study on Remineralization and Fluoride Release with Ercr: Ysgg Laser and Non-Thermal Atmospheric Pressure Plasma by Sonali Waghmode, Pamita Agarwal, Savita Hadakar, Nirma Bharati, Namrata Gaonkar, Hitendra Ramesh Jain

“…Material and Method: In total, 135 samples were included which were assessed after 3 different varnish applications using 5% NaF with CPP-ACP, fTCP, and cXP, respectively, and treated with ErCr: YSGG, NTP, and control group respectively. …”
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Organic Pollutants Removal from Petroleum Refinery Wastewater with Nanotitania Photocatalyst and UV Light Emission by Javad Saien, Fatemeh Shahrezaei

“…A real petroleum refinery wastewater, containing a range of aliphatic and aromatic organic compounds, was treated using nanotitania particles, as the photocatalyst in UV/TiO2 process. …”
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Determination of Quality Changes in Traditional and Liquid Smoked Fish Pastirma Prepared from Meagre (Argyrosomus regius Asso, 1801) by Buminhan Burkay Selçuk, Fikret Çakır

“…Despite this notable reduction, statistical analysis revealed no significant differences in moisture levels among the processed groups (p > 0.05). Protein content increased to 30–33% following pastirma processing, and significant differences were observed between traditionally and smoke-treated samples (p < 0.05). …”
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Effects of a Novel Mechanical Vibration Technology on the Internal Stress Distribution and Macrostructure of Continuously Cast Billets by Shuai Liu, Jianliang Zhang, Hui Zhang, Minglin Wang

“…Similarly, for longitudinal samples, the linear ratio of equiaxed dendrites was observed to be 34.56% in treated samples and 22.95% in untreated samples. …”
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Alkali-treatment of Lupine peels for valorizing adsorption of organic cationic pollutants from wastewater: Kinetics, isotherm, thermodynamic, regeneration, and mechanism by Nour W. Sabry, Ibrahim Naeem, Seed A. Hassanien, Osama Abuzalat, Ahmad Baraka

“…Kinetic, isotherm, thermodynamic, and regeneration studies confirmed that MB adsorption by both samples is spontaneous, exothermic, and dominated by physical interactions, with pore diffusion controlling the process. …”
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How does the application of low impact out bound locomotor games affect the physical fitness of children with moderate disabilities? by Bernadeta Suhartini, Yustinus Sukarmin, Didi Suryadi, Eka Novita Indra, Galih Dwi Pradipta

“…The population of the study was 42 children with disabilities at SLBN Marsudi Putra I Manding Bantul Yogyakarta, 30 children with moderate disabilities, the sampling technique was purposive sampling. The sample was divided into two groups, namely the control group and the treated group for 2 months per week twice. …”
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Comparative Transcriptome Analysis of Two Types of Rye Under Low-Temperature Stress by Haonan Li, Jiahuan Zhao, Weiyong Zhang, Ting He, Dexu Meng, Yue Lu, Shuge Zhou, Xiaoping Wang, Haibin Zhao

“…In this study, young leaves of two rye varieties, namely “winter” rye and “victory” rye, were used as experimental materials. Leaf samples of both types were treated at 4 °C for 0, 6, 24, and 72 h and then underwent RNA-sequencing. …”
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Evaluation of Oleander (Nerium oleander L.) Plant Extract and Hydrosol as a Protective Agent on Wood Material and Its Effects on Physical Performance by Tahsin Cetin, Zeynep Kalayci

“…The research examined their effects on the physical properties of red pine (Pinus brutia), Oriental beech (Fagus orientalis), and walnut (Juglans regia) following an impregnation process. Wood samples were treated with oleander-based solutions using the dipping method and then subjected to water immersion for various durations to assess retention, specific gravity, shrinkage, swelling, and water uptake. …”
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Application of continuum damage mechanics for prediction of wear in tillage tools by Sahar Ghatrehsamani, Mohammad Silani, Saleh Akbarzadeh, Shirin Ghatrehsamani

“…Hence, this project focuses on both continuum damage mechanics (CDM) modesl based on thermodynamics for predicting the wear coefficient in tillage tools and experimental validation. The wear process is modeled as sand particle scratching at a prescribed speed and load on the surface of a tillage tool with different hardness, such as heat treated, chromium coated, heat-treated chromium coated, and samples without any treatment. …”
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