BALKAN’S EXPERIENCE IN PEACEKEEPING by E. Y. Guskova

“…The issue is considered from the point of view of the universality of the method of the «Blue Helmets» deployment in the conflict territories, depending on the internal situation in the region. …”
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Spectrophotometric Studies on the Reaction of Diaveridine with Some Sulfonphthalein Dyes Based on Ion-Pair/Ion-Associate Complexes Formation by A. L. El-Ansary, N. S. Abdel-Kader, A. M. Asran

“…The bulky counter anions such as sulfonphthalein acidic dyes, namely, bromocresol green (I), bromophenol blue (II), bromothymol blue (III), bromocresol purple (IV), bromocresol blue (V), o-cresol red (VI), p-cresol blue (VII), and m-cresol purple (VIII) were used for ion-associate complexes formation. …”
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Adsorption of Pollutants from Aqueous Solutions Using Activated and Non-Activated Oak Shells: Parametric and Fractional Factorial Design Study. Part II. Removal of Phenol and Dyes by Sameer Al-Asheh, Fawzi Banat, Rana Saeidi, Salam Abu Zaid

“…As in Part I, non-activated (natural) and chemically activated oak shells were evaluated for their ability to remove phenol and Methylene Blue (as a typical dye component) from aqueous solutions. …”
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Targeted protein degradation as an innovative therapeutic modality for oral squamous cell carcinoma by Anitha Pandi, Vijayashree Priyadharsini Jayaseelan

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Optical Spectra and Color Nature of Lithium Amphiboles by S.I. Konovalenko, A.I. Bakhtin, A.G. Nikolaev

“…Very strong absorption bands of 550 and 680 nm are formed by a transmission window in the violet-blue region of the spectrum. Thus, the color of ferro-pedrisite is violet-blue.…”
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The Performance of Irrigation Schemes in Sudan Affected by Climate Variability and the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam by Shamseddin M. Ahmed, Khalid G. Biro Turk, Hassan Ali Dinar

“…The Gezira, Rahad, and El-Gunied irrigation schemes depend mainly on the Blue Nile as their primary water source. However, the construction of the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) in the Blue Nile at the Sudan border has changed water flow regulations along the Blue Nile. …”
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When "new" crops are not really new: California Indigenous communities and research and commercialization of elderberry by Sonja Brodt, Sabine Talaugon, Gwenael Engelskirchen

“…The article “Native blue elderberry in hedgerows bridges revenue and conservation goals” focuses on the commercial potential of western blue elderberry (Sambucus nigra ssp. cerulea) plantings, primarily on private farmland in California. …”
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Study of a fixed-bed column in the adsorption of an azo dye from an aqueous medium using a chitosan–glutaraldehyde biosorbent by Jaime López-Cervantes, Dalia I Sánchez-Machado, Reyna G Sánchez-Duarte, Ma A Correa-Murrieta

“…The highest bed capacity of 343.59 mg Direct Blue 71 per gram of chitosan–glutaraldehyde adsorbent was obtained using 1 ml min −1 flow rate, 50 mg l −1 inlet Direct Blue 71 concentration, and 3 cm bed height. …”
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Cuckoo Hosts Fine‐Tune Their Egg Rejection After Experiencing a Parasitism Event by Bin Li, Longwu Wang, Jianping Liu, Wei Liang

“…However, when the grey bushchat rejected the munia egg and a blue model egg was subsequently added to its nest, the rejection rate for the blue model egg was significantly higher, reaching 54.5%. …”
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Spatially modulated structural colour in bird feathers by Andrew J. Parnell, Adam L. Washington, Oleksandr O. Mykhaylyk, Christopher J. Hill, Antonino Bianco, Stephanie L. Burg, Andrew J. C. Dennison, Mary Snape, Ashley J. Cadby, Andrew Smith, Sylvain Prevost, David M. Whittaker, Richard A. L. Jones, J. Patrick. A. Fairclough, Andrew R. Parker

“…Abstract Eurasian Jay (Garrulus glandarius) feathers display periodic variations in the reflected colour from white through light blue, dark blue and black. We find the structures responsible for the colour are continuous in their size and spatially controlled by the degree of spinodal phase separation in the corresponding region of the feather barb. …”
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Exploring the influence of light conditions on the antifungal, antioxidant, and cytotoxic potential of N. persica A1387 by Bahareh Nowruzi, Radin Norouzi, Romina Norouzi

“…The biomass dry weight under white light was 1.5–1.6 times higher than red light and 2–2.2 times higher than under blue light across both photoperiod conditions. Furthermore, the average specific growth rate under white light was 1.06 times higher than under red light and 1.13 times higher than under blue light for both treatments. …”
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Effects of Different Light Spectra on Oxidative Stress and Nutritional Quality of the Fish <i>Plectropomus leopardus</i> by Wensheng Li, Zheng Zhang, Baoliang Liu, Yingying Fang, Shuquan Cao, Wenyang Li, Yan Sun, Chengbin He, Chuanxin Zhang, Fan Fei

“…The fish (100 g ± 0.45 g [wet weight]) were cultures in five different light spectra (full-spectrum (400–800 nm), blue (450 nm), green (530 nm), red (630 nm), and dark) for 60 days. …”
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ANALYSIS OF LABOR AND LEISURE PRACTICES OF SHADOW SELF-EMPLOYED IN THE PHYSICAL LABOR MARKET IN RUSSIA by I. A. Yurasov, M. A. Tanina, V. A. Yudina, E. V. Kuznetsova

“…Blue-collar self-employment occupies about 23 – 25 % in the structure of the Russian economy and is the most difficult for sociological analysis due to its isolation from the outside world. …”
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Photocatalytic dye degradation using novel Polypyrrole-Tungsten Oxide hybrid nanocomposite system. by Nandini Iyer, Jayant Kher, Shekhar Bhame

“…The present study features the synthesis of Dodecylbenzene sulphonic acid-doped polypyrrole tungsten oxide (PPy-WO3) nanocomposites and its photocatalyic studies on Methylene Blue (MB). The nanocomposites of PPy with a very low concentration of WO3 were prepared using 0.05 to 0.3 wt.%, of WO3 nanoparticles. …”
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Chronic vs. Short-Term Acute O3 Exposure Effects on Nocturnal Transpiration in Two Californian Oaks by N. E. Grulke, E. Paoletti, R. L. Heath

“…We tested the effect of daytime chronic moderate ozone (O3) exposure, short-term acute exposure, and both chronic and acute O3 exposure combined on nocturnal transpiration in California black oak and blue oak seedlings. Chronic O3 exposure (70 ppb for 8 h/day) was implemented in open-top chambers for either 1 month (California black oak) or 2 months (blue oak). …”
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Field Diagnosis of Citrus Root Weevil Damage by Stephen H. Futch, Clayton W. McCoy, James H. Graham, Larry W. Duncan, Herbert N. Nigg

“…The most important weevil species are Diaprepes root weevil (Diaprepes abbreviatus), southern blue-green citrus root weevil (Pachnaeus litus), and the blue-green citrus root weevil (Pachnaeus opalus). …”
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Field Diagnosis of Citrus Root Weevil Damage by Stephen H. Futch, Clayton W. McCoy, James H. Graham, Larry W. Duncan, Herbert N. Nigg

“…The most important weevil species are Diaprepes root weevil (Diaprepes abbreviatus), southern blue-green citrus root weevil (Pachnaeus litus), and the blue-green citrus root weevil (Pachnaeus opalus). …”
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Clinical and Trichoscopic Patterns of Discoid Lupus Erythematosus of Scalp in Patients with Systemic Lupus Erythematosus: An Observational Study by Shivani Bhardwaj, Dincy Peter, Leni George, Anu A. George, Gauri D. Mahabal, Susanne Pulimood, Debashish Danda, Ramya Janardana

“…The trichoscopic findings seen were structureless white areas, loss of follicular units, blue-grey dots and globules, follicular keratotic plugs and telangiectasia. …”
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Photodynamic Action of LED-Activated Curcumin against Staphylococcus aureus Involving Intracellular ROS Increase and Membrane Damage by Yuan Jiang, Albert Wingnang Leung, Heyu Hua, Xiancai Rao, Chuanshan Xu

“…Staphylococcus aureus was incubated with the different concentrations of curcumin for 60 min and then irradiated by blue light with the wavelength of 470 nm and with light dose of 3 J/cm2. …”
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The Effect of Hybrid Nano Addition on the Color Stability of Maxillofacial Rehabilitation Silicone Material after Weathering by Shahad Fadhil Bunyan, Fatanah Mohamad Suhaimi, Faraedon Mohidden Mostafa Zardawi, Siti Noor Fazliah Mohd Noor, Muhammad Azrul Zabidi

“…Conclusion: It can be concluded that a 2% hybrid nano additive can improve the color stability for both pigment groups (burnt sienna and cobalt blue). The variation in color in the burnt sienna group was less than that in the cobalt blue groups. …”
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