Nutritional composition and antioxidant potential of monkey pineapple (Myrianthus arboreus) fruit pulp and seeds from Cameroon Eastern forests by Ulrich Landry Kamdem Bemmo, Jean Marcel Bindzi, Chancel Hector Kenfack Momo, Serge Cyrille Houketchang Ndomou, Willy Nelson Matike Ekwelle, Stephano Tene Tambo, François Ngoufack Zambou

“…The physicochemical and nutritional analyses of the pulp and seeds showed that the water content ranged from 89.33 to 95.05 % of the fresh matter, the ash from 2.55 to 2.45 % of the dry matter, the pH from 4.50 to 6.10 and the total titratable activity from 76.15 to 9.92 meq/100 g of dry matter. …”
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Seasonal variations and comparative nutritional composition of hatchery-reared, hatchery-released, and wild black rockfish (Sebastes schlegelii) by Liu Wang, Liu Wang, Yunhai He, Xu Wei, Xinyan Liang, Xinyan Liang, Ruonan Zhang, Ruonan Zhang, Qi Liu, Qi Liu, Chenqi Wang, Chenqi Wang, Jinfeng Chen, Jinfeng Chen, Meiyuan Li, Meiyuan Li, Zhi Ma, Shaodong Qu

“…Specifically, both the hatchery-released and wild S. schlegelii generally showed similar trends of nutrition profiling compared with their hatchery-reared counterparts, such as moisture, crude ash, crude lipid, crude protein, and amino acid profiles (P > 0.05), indicating homogeneity in their nutritional contents. …”
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An assessment of physiological and health responses in Catla catla fingerlings after polystyrene microplastic exposure by Eram Rashid, Syed Makhdoom Hussain, Shafaqat Ali, Dariusz Kucharczyk, Joanna Nowosad, Khalid A. Al-Ghanim, Nadia Nazish

“…PS-MPs led to a decrease in ash and protein content, while causing an increase in moisture levels and body fat. …”
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Nutritional and phenolic profiles of Hibiscus cannabinus L.: Food and feed industries prospect by Tlou Christopher Kujoana, Monnye Mabelebele, William James Weeks, Freddy Manyeula, Nthabiseng Amenda Sebola

“…Stems had higher (p < 0.05) ash, while TL, mature leaves (ML) and late mature leaves (LML) recorded higher (p < 0.05) calcium and phosphorus. …”
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Conversion of food waste via two-stage fermentation to controllable chicken Feed Nutrients by local isolated microorganism by Charles Wai Chun Ng, Abdul Fattah Ismail, Muaz Mohd Zaini Makhtar, Muhamad Nabil Fikri Jamaluddin, Husnul Azan Tajarudin

“…The crude protein content, crude fat content, crude fiber content, total ash content and total energy content of chicken feed met the requirement set by Malaysia standard (MS 20:2008) of chicken feed.…”
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Implementation and evaluation of a complex outpatient oral antimicrobial therapy program (COpAT) in Canada by Maggie Wong, Davie Wong

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Comparative Evaluation of Selected Grass Species for Agronomic Performance, Forage Yield, and Chemical Composition in the Highlands of Ethiopia by Aysheshim Bantihun, Bimrew Asmare, Yeshambel Mekuriaw

“…Samples of grass species were harvested at different ages after establishment, weighed, and dried, and then, ground subsamples were taken for determination of dry matter (DM), ash, organic matter (OM), crude protein (CP), crude protein yield (CPY), acid detergent fiber (ADF), neutral detergent fiber (NDF), and acid detergent lignin (ADL). …”
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Effects of Climate Variation on Spring Potato Growth, Yield, and Quality in South Korea by Hyun Hwa Park, Ei Ei, Yong In Kuk

“…Soil properties were suitable across all regions, with minor variations. Ash and crude fat content were highest in G1 crops, while ascorbate and glutathione levels were highest in G3. …”
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Panelist Acceptance, Proximate Characteristics of Amino Acids and Volatile Compounds, and Color Profile of Fermented Cempedak (Artocarpus champeden) and Oyster Mushroom (Pleurotus... by Miftakhur Rohmah, Bernatal Saragih, Nur Amaliah, Rimbawan Apriadi, Anton Rahmadi

“…All seasoning formulations of flavored mushroom and mandai cempedak powder have a moisture content of 8.4–10.9%, total protein 7.0–9.0%, soluble protein 2.4–3.5%, ash content 4.5–19.2%, fat content 2.3–4.5%, carbohydrates 62.7–79.4%, and the solubility is 31.0–89.4%. …”
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Experimental and Computational Study of the Formation of Composite Granular Fuel by L. N. Ovchinnikov, N. L. Ovchinnikov, A. V. Mitrofanov, S. V. Vasilevich, S. V. Shpeynova

“…The latter often have high thermal properties (heat of combustion, ash content, etc.), but have low or poorly predicted physical and mechanical characteristics (strength, granulometric composition, etc.). …”
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Mechanical Properties and Micromorphology of Calcium Oxide Expansion Agent on River Sand/Machine-Made Sand Concrete by Feng Wei, Fei Zhang, Li Gao, Rui Wang, Xiang Ren, Dan Zhang

“…Concrete samples with different calcium oxide contents (0%, 6%, 8%, and 10%) were prepared by mass substitution with fly ash. Early air content, slump, compressive strength testing, and other analysis methods are used to determine the physical and mechanical properties of river sand-manufactured sand concrete with different calcium oxide expansion agent blending ratios. …”
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Nutritional Potential of Ziziphus lotus (L.) Lam. Almonds as Compared to Some Oilseeds from Morocco: Evidence from Proximate Composition, Mineral Profiling, and Oil Physicochemical... by Hasna Ait Bouzid, Laila Bijla, Mohamed Ibourki, Abderrahim Asbbane, El Hassan Sakar, Jamal Koubachi, Said Gharby

“…Our results revealed that ZLA composition was as follows: oil yield (26.99 ± 1.52 g/100 g), proteins (30.79 ± 0.07 g/100 g), ash (6.5 ± 0.06 g/100 g), and moisture (3.62 ± 0.10 g/100 g). …”
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Physico-Chemical Characteristics of <i>Rosa canina</i> L. Seeds and Determining Their Potential Use by Małgorzata Stryjecka, Anna Kiełtyka-Dadasiewicz, Monika Michalak

“…The physico-chemical properties of the seeds were determined, including swelling index (2.51), color in the CIE L * a * b * space (b * = 26.2), as well as carbohydrate (79.2 g/100 g), soluble dietary fiber (71.6 g/100 g), protein (7.67 g/100 g), fat (6.23 g/100 g), and ash (1.96 g/100 g) content. Among the amino acids, glutamic acid dominated (1.58 mg/100 g), while among the fatty acids, linoleic acid (53.19%), linolenic acid (20.24%), and oleic acid (17.63%) were the most dominant. …”
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Characterization and Identification of Coal and Carbonaceous Shale Using Visible and Near-Infrared Reflectance Spectroscopy by En Yang, Shirong Ge, Shibo Wang

“…The effect of carbon concentration on reflectance curve was simulated by the mixed powder of ultralow ash bituminite and clay in 0.5 mm grain size under various mixing ratios. …”
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Enzymatic Liquefaction and Characterization of Mangifera laurina Blume by Lejaniya Abdul Kalam Saleena, Kelly Yie Lin Tan, Lee Sin Chang, Liew Phing Pui

“…However, enzymatic liquefaction provided the mango puree with higher contents of moisture and ash, better water activity, and higher juice yield, compared to fresh mango puree. …”
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Developing a Clustering-Based Empirical Bayes Analysis Method for Hotspot Identification by Yajie Zou, Xinzhi Zhong, John Ash, Ziqiang Zeng, Yinhai Wang, Yanxi Hao, Yichuan Peng

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Dietary Pyridoxine Requirements of Coho Salmon (Oncorhynchus kisutch) Post-Smolts by Hairui Yu, Xinyue Zhang, Ziyi Yuan, Leyong Yu, Youzhi Zhao, Lingyao Li

“…The gradient pyridoxine levels did not yield any statistically (P>0.05) significant impact on the whole-body composition including moisture, ash, crude lipid, and crude protein. The hepatic pyridoxine concentration, aspartate aminotransferase (AST), and alanine aminotransferase (ALT) activities increased significantly with dietary pyridoxine levels increasing from 0.32 to 4.08 mg/kg (P<0.05) and plateaued after that (P>0.05). …”
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The Effects of Magnesium Borate Whiskers on the Mechanical Performance of Oil Well Cement by Xianshu Gao, Ping Zhou, Xiaoliang Qin, Zhaijun Wen, Jing Wang, Hao Wang, Ming Li, Jia Zhuang, Chengxin Li

“…Among them, reinforcing agents are the most direct and effective means, such as slag, metakaolin, and fly ash. These materials can improve the performance of cement stone to a certain extent, but their chemical composition is still mainly silica, which does not in essence change the defects of cement. …”
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The Diagnostic Journey of Dysautonomia Patients: Insights from a Patient-Reported Outcome Study by John A. O’Dell MSN, MBA, Ash Walker DHSc, Andrew J. Latham PhD, Daniel J. Parisian PhD, Lindsay E. Branch BS, Dreena D. Vanderburg, Ava A. Cox, Shelley Chavis, Silvia E. Smith PhD

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Nutritive value of cattle manure vermicast and its effect on in vitro ruminal gas production by Aminu Nasiru, Abdul Razak Alimon, Norli Ismail, Mahamad Hakimi Ibrahim

“…Results Vermicomposting of cattle manure at 2, 4 and 6 weeks linearly increased (P.05) significantly crude protein and ash, while it linearly decreased (P.05) significantly organic matter, neutral detergent fibre (NDF) and acid detergent fibre. …”
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