Nitriding of Long-Term Holes in the Cyclic-Commuted Discharge by Stechyshyn M., Dykha O., Oleksandrenko V.

“…The effect of anhydrous nitriding in a glow discharge on microhardness, phase composition, and wear resistance of long holes in steels C45, 37Cr4, and 41CrAlMo7 with direct current supply and in cyclically switched discharge (CSD) was studied. …”
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Formulating genome‐scale kinetic models in the post‐genome era by Neema Jamshidi, Bernhard Ø Palsson

“…The mathematical analysis challenges are reflected in four foundational properties, (i) the decomposition of the Jacobian matrix into chemical, kinetic and thermodynamic information, (ii) the structural similarity between the stoichiometric matrix and the transpose of the gradient matrix, (iii) the duality transformations enabling either fluxes or concentrations to serve as the independent variables and (iv) the timescale hierarchy in biological networks. …”
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The Design of a Portable Municipal Waste Incinerator With Fuzzy Logic Based Support for Emission Estimation by Jude C. Akpe, Olatunde A. Oyelaran, Ibrahim O. Abdulmalik

“…The FIS was built with five input variables (Food, PVC, Polythene, Paper and Textile) and three input variables with two membership functions. …”
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Heterogeneous Landscapes on Steep Slopes at Low Altitudes as Hotspots of Bird Diversity in a Hilly Region of Nepal in the Central Himalayas. by Tej B Basnet, Maan B Rokaya, Bishnu P Bhattarai, Zuzana Münzbergová

“…Data on environmental variables were also collected in order to identify the main determinants of bird diversity and species composition of the bird communities. …”
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Effect of experimental dentifrice on dental restorations. An in vitro study by Abdulmohsen Essa Alessa

“…A custom-made toothbrush simulator was used with variable cycles (0, 5000, and 10,000) to treat a disc-shaped like samples prepared from restorations (bulk fill, nano-hybrid composite, and resin-modified glass ionomer (RMGIC). …”
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Morphological Characteristics and Lung Function of the Pilots of Montenegro Army by Boris Banjevic, Boris Zarkovic

“…The sample of measures was made of 4 indicators for the assessment of longitudinal dimension, transverse dimension, body mass and volume, subcutaneous fat, body composition and lung function. …”
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Hydrogen generation through metal waste corrosion: a systematic investigation on old/post-consumer scrap Al6063-series alloy by Meenal Gupta, Filippo Selleri, Antonio Ficarella, Patrizia Bocchetta

“…The process is investigated in a novel hand-made batch reactor with a low-cost commercial body suitable to an easy scale-up. …”
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Adaptation of the process‐based CSM‐CROPGRO model to simulate the growth and development of industrial hemp for seed and fiber production by Alwin Hopf, Kenneth J. Boote, Yogendra Upadhyaya, Hardeep Singh, Michael J. Mulvaney, Navdeep Kaur, Lakesh K. Sharma, Zachary Brym, Jonathan A. Watson, Gerrit Hoogenboom

“…Model adaptations were made in (1) tissue composition and assimilate partitioning, (2) cardinal temperatures for different growth and development processes, and (3) leaf photosynthesis and senescence. …”
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La disminución de la pobreza en Venezuela entre 2001 y 2007 : alcance y sostenibilidad by Claudia Giménez Mercado, Silverio González Téllez, Emiro A. Molina Cuevasas

“…Therefore, it is crucial that adjustments be made. In fact, what is happening there is a cycle that the economy and petroleum interests of Venezuela have experienced many times in the last half-century.…”
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BIOCHEMICAL CRITERIA OF BREWING EVALUATION OF AROMATIC HOP VARIETIES by L. Protsenko, N. Koshitska, S. Ryzhuk, O. Svirchevska, А. Bober, S. Gunko, L. Janse

“…The comprehensive assessment of the quality of hop pellets Type 90 produced in Ukraine and European countries and that are most demand by Ukrainian beer producers were conducted. It made possible to form a database of biochemical characteristics of fine aromatic and aromatic varieties based on the absolute values of such indicators as the mass fraction of alpha-acids and beta-acids (with including their chemical composition), xanthohumol, essential oil and its components and the ratio of certain valuable hop compounds. …”
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ON THE ISSUE OF ASSESSING THE ECOLOGICAL STATE OF VARIOUS WATERCOURCES IN THE CONDITIONS OF ANTHROPOGENIC PRESSURE by Elena A. Shashulovskaya, Svetlana A. Mosiyash, Olga V. Shashulovskaya, Irina G. Filimonova, Liliya V. Grishina, Elena G. Kuzina

“…The principal component analysis made it possible to structure the indices calculated for each river and to “explain” some of the information contained in the initial variables. …”

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

“…Comparisons of three approaches to select landscape variables in stepwise multiple regressions were made across spatial scales and two weeks of insect data extracted from monitoring of 21 cotton fields, years 2010 through 2013.Results and discussionThe spatial variation of plant bug abundance and the landscape features were substantial, aiding the regression approach. …”
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FUNCTIONAL SIGNIFICANCE OF THE PARATEXT IN P. MERIMEE’S HISTORICAL ESSAYS AND DRAMAS ABOUT FALSE DMITRY by T.Y. Boyarskaya

“…The comparison of the titles of the essays, the titles of the dramas, their preface and remarks made it possible to reveal the author's idea, which affected the plot variability and genre modulations, focused on introducing different categories of readers to the works about False Dmitry and on continuing the dramatic interpretation of the impostor's story. …”
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Laboratory Modeling of the Bazhenov Formation Organic Matter Transformation in a Semi-Open System: A Comparison of Oil Generation Kinetics in Two Samples with Type II Kerogen by Anton G. Kalmykov, Valentina V. Levkina, Margarita S. Tikhonova, Grigorii G. Savostin, Mariia L. Makhnutina, Olesya N. Vidishcheva, Dmitrii S. Volkov, Andrey V. Pirogov, Mikhail A. Proskurnin, Georgii A. Kalmykov

“…Differences between the samples were detected in hydrocarbon generation endurance (5 and 8 days), n-alkane composition, and C27/C29 and DBT/Phen. A hypothesis about the influence of kerogen variability and mineral matrix on oil production was made. …”
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Quantifying sedimentary ’blue carbon’ in relation to canopy cover in the seagrass meadows of Turneffe Atoll, Belize by Stacey L. Felgate, Stacey L. Felgate, Stacey L. Felgate, Richard Sanders, Richard Sanders, Valdemar Andrade, Christopher D. G. Barry, Hannah Brittain, Stephen Carpenter, Stephen Carpenter, Abel Carrias, Eliceo Cobb, Chris D. Evans, James Hunt, Anna Lichtschlag, Daniel J. Mayor, Kate Peel, David M. Price, Freya Radford, Arlene Young, Claire Evans

“…However, the controls over accumulation and the sources of organic C to these sediments beds are highly variable and poorly understood with the relative importance of hydrodynamic setting, species composition and canopy density being unclear.MethodsHere we address these questions using the first observation-based estimates of Corg stocks and provenance on Turneffe Atoll, Belize, made via remotely-sensed habitat extent, local Corg data and isotopic data. …”
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Reducing Silica Levels in WTP PLTGU X Wastewater using Rice Husk Filter Membranes by Indah Agus Setiorini, Indah Pratiwi, Irawan Rusnadi, Amiliza Miarti, Achmad Faisal Faputri, Dian Kurnia Sari, Reco Rambang Putra Negsagis

“…Therefore, this research aimed to determine the effectiveness of silica reduction in the Water Treatment Plant (WTP) of PLTGU X by observing the permeate flux values relative to time and operating pressure variables, using ceramic membrane made from rice husk. …”
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Calculation of the Effective Dielectric Constant and Capacitance of Slit and Plane-Parallel Capacitors with High Temperature Stability Characteristics Based on a Multilayer Ferroel... by I. G. Mironenko, S. S. Sokolov, M. E. Shevchenko, V. S. Severikov, Kong Che Fam, A. I. Protchenko, N. N. Sharova, A. P. Burovikhin, A. A. Ivanov

“…Creation of computational models of planar slit structures containing multilayer films with thickness-variable stoichiometric compositions of ferroelectric materials. …”
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Extraction of Bioactive Substances from Medicinal Plants with Whey: Selecting Optimal Parameters by Natalia S. Velichkovich, Ann A. Stepanova, Oksana V. Kozlova, Veronika A. Lutz, Timothy A. Larichev

“…The antioxidant activity was assessed using the spectrophotometric method. The extraction variables included temperature, extraction time, material-to-extractant ratio, and composition of herbal mixes. …”
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THE DENTAL TECHNICIANS PERFORMANCE STANDARDS IN MANUFACTURING THE SINGLE CROWNS ON IMPLANTS by E.V. Diiev, T.V. Diieva, V.Z. Obidnyak

“…Material ue cermet, repoussage, metal-composit, metal-free ceramics, plastics. 135 crowns were made by brigadier method. …”
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Hydrological and chemical water regime in the catchments of Bystra and Sucha Woda, in the Tatra National Park by Monika Sajdak, Joanna Siwek, Anna Bojarczuk, Mirosław Żelazny

“…In spring, there was also the greatest variation in the chemical composition of the studied waters. This variability was clearly lower in the lower Bystra karst spring than in the Goryczkowa karst string. …”
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