Mechanistic Features of Nanodiamonds in the Lapping of Magnetic Heads by Xionghua Jiang, Zhenxing Chen, Joy Wolfram, Zhizhou Yang

“…Both the formation of black spots on the surface and the removal rate have an important correlation with the size of nanodiamonds. …”
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Searching for the grey zone in Slovak sci-fi literature during the normalisation period by Olha Norba

“…Searching for the grey zone in Slovak sci-fi literature of the normalisation period proved to be an effective way to re-evaluate the traditional black-and-white vision of society, which was viewed as divided into the “fighting dissent” and the masses blindly accepting the ruling regime.…”
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The Café Wall Illusion: Local and Global Perception from Multiple Scales to Multiscale by Nasim Nematzadeh, David M. W. Powers

“…We present here a predictive and quantitative approach for modelling foveal and peripheral vision for the induced tilt in the Café Wall illusion, in which parallel mortar lines between shifted rows of black and white tiles appear to converge and diverge. …”
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Dp-brane Dynamics and Thermalization in Type IIB Ben Ami-Kuperstein-Sonnenschein Models by Dariush Kaviani

“…We show that when the minimal extension is positive definite, the induced world volume metrics of type IIB rotating probe branes admit thermal horizons and Hawking temperatures despite the absence of black holes in the bulk subject to the world volume and topology of the nontrivial internal cycle wrapped by the probe. …”
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Insect Pest occurrence on Cultivated Amaranthus Spp in Benin City, Edo State, Nigeria by AE Ezeh, ABO Ogedegbe, SA Ogedegbe

“…Three varieties of Amaranth were used for this experiment, namely, Amaranthus cruentus (white–seeded), Amaranthus hybridus (red–seeded) and Amaranthus hybridus (black–seeded). The experimental  design used was completely randomized design with three replicates, each replicate having nine plots. …”
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فاعلیة برنامج تدریبى الکترونى للتوعیة بالانتحال العلمى:دراسة تجریبیة على طلاب قسم علم المعلومات بجامعة أم القرى... by د. محمد محمد النجار ElNagar

“…Inaddition, achieving more than 1.2 points of the effectiveness rate according toBlack equation.The program also proved its effectiveness in raising awareness amongthe students of the Department of Information Science at Umm Al-QuraUniversity. …”
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COMPARATIVE CLIMATIC CHARACTERISTICS BETWEEN THE WINTER OF 2011–2012 AND THE WINTER OF 1953–1954 IN THE SOUTH OF ROMANIA by ION MARINICĂ, ANDREEA FLORIANA MARINICĂ, OCTAVIA BOGDAN

“…National losses: disrupted traffic of all types, snow-blocked households and animal shelters, black-outs, closed schools,difficulties in conducting supply and salvage operations for the population, etc. …”
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The Good, The Bad and The Legacy of Kwaito by Madimabe G. Mapaya, Thulani G. Zulu

“…This article concludes that kwaito significantly influences black youth by promoting self-expression, community cohesion, entrepreneurial enterprise, and introducing new role models. …”
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Predicting Pulsars from Imbalanced Dataset with Hybrid Resampling Approach by Ernesto Lee, Furqan Rustam, Wajdi Aljedaani, Abid Ishaq, Vaibhav Rupapara, Imran Ashraf

“…Pulsar stars are considered an important cosmic phenomenon, and scientists use them to study nuclear physics, gravitational waves, and collisions between black holes. Defining the process of automatic detection of pulsar stars can accelerate the study of pulsar stars by scientists. …”
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Darunnajah Vote System Application Design Using PHP Programming Language by Supriadi Panggabean, Wahyu Joko Saputro, Faishal Wafiq Zakiy, Tutik Lestari, Ahmad Rifqi

“…This system development method uses a web application-based SDLC Waterfall model. Testing using the black box method, every feature contained in the Darunnajah Vote System application, namely the Admin Login feature, User Login, User Voting, and User Data Processing features runs normally and functions properly.…”
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The iconography of persuasion by Shepherd Mpofu, Trust Matsilele, Tawanda Nyawasha

“…This election, for the first time since the rebranding of the main opposition, the Democratic Alliance, saw that party losing its momentum, culminating in the eventual resignation of the party’s first black leader, Mmusi Maimane. This study examines how the three dominant parties in South Africa contest with each other in the race to attract potential voters through poster advertising and campaigns. …”
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Herrera complexity and shadows of spherically symmetric compact objects by Subhasis Nalui, Subhra Bhattacharya

“…Advanced observational data analysis tools augments the hope for identification of exotic gravitational objects, like the so called “black hole mimickers” and may serve as testing ground for other gravity theories. …”
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New Green Polymeric Composites Based on Hemp and Natural Rubber Processed by Electron Beam Irradiation by Maria-Daniela Stelescu, Elena Manaila, Gabriela Craciun, Maria Dumitrascu

“…Our experiments showed that the hemp fibers have a reinforcing effect on natural rubber similar to mineral fillers (chalk, carbon black, silica). The crosslinking rates of samples, measured using the Flory-Rehner equation, increase as a result of the amount of hemp in blends and the electron beam irradiation dose increasing. …”
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Improving Predictions of Multiple Binary Models in ILP by Tarek Abudawood

“…In most cases they boil down a multiclass problem into multiple black-box binary problems following the one-versus-one or one-versus-rest binarisation techniques and learn a theory for each one. …”
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Internet of things based visualisation of effect of air pollution on the lungs using HEPA filters air cleaner by Katushabe, Calorine, Santhi, Kumaran, Masabo, Emmanuel

“…It is observed that the colour of the 3D lung display changed to black over time as air pollutant concentrations increased which in our study is an indicator of unhealthy lung. …”
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Impact of donor CYP3A5 genotype on pharmacokinetics of tacrolimus in South African paediatric liver transplant patients by C Wheeler, C Masimirembwa, B Mthembu, J Botha, J Scholefield, J Fabian

“…In this study, we showed that all CYP3A5*1 homozygote donors were of black African self-reported race and ethnicity, and tacrolimus CDRs in paediatric living-donor liver transplant recipients were significantly affected by donor graft size and donor CYP3A5 genotypes. …”
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Penerapan Covid Shooter Berbasis Android sebagai Game Edukasi Pencegahan Covid-19 pada Anak Usia Dini by Rocky Ardiansyah Yudistira Putra, Unzilla Savika Putri, Ginanjar Setyo Permadi, Dodik Arwin Dermawan

“…Functionality testing is using black box testing, and beta testing is using Usability Testing. …”
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Digitalisasi Model Sistem Akuntansi Terintegrasi Bagi Usaha Bersama Simpan Pinjam di Kota Kupang by Yustina Alfira Nay, Selfiana Goetha, Maria Goreti Malut

“…Tahap desain menggunakan Data Flow Diagram (DFD) level 0 dan 1, desain database Entity Relationship Diagram (ERD), flowchart dan metode black box untuk menguji kesesuaian spesifikasi sistem dengan kebutuhan fungsional UBSP. …”
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Prototype Sistem Informasi Monitoring Penjualan by Eko Purwanto, Bangun Prajadi Cipto Utomo, Hanifah Permatasari

“…Testing this system using black box testing. The results of designing a Web-based sales monitoring information system application by integrating the sales system at the branch store so that the head and central store admin can oversee the sales transaction process, transaction reports and stock reports in all branches. …”
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Penerapan Metode Weighted Product (WP) Dalam Sistem Pendukung Keputusan Penerimaan Karyawan Pada Dewata Store Fakfak by Nelson Rumui, Nur Sakinah, Cahya Nur Rolan Niah, Fathurrahman Rumalutur

“…Pada pengujian sistem, metode yang digunakan adalah black box testing, di mana  keseluruhan pengujian berhasil dilakukan. …”
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