Caledonian reactivation and reworking of Timanian thrust systems and implications for latest Mesoproterozoic to mid-Paleozoic tectonics and magmatism in northern Baltica [version 2... by Eirik Stokmo, Jean-Baptiste P. Koehl

“…Though there is little about its location onshore northeastern Norway, where it is mapped as a major fault system dominantly comprised of NNE-dipping thrust faults, its continuation to the west below Caledonian nappes and offshore post-Caledonian sedimentary basins remains a matter of debate. Methods The present study provides a more definitive answer about the continuation of Trollfjorden–Komagelva Fault Zone west of the Varanger Peninsula by using seismic reflection, bathymetric, topographic, and magnetic data onshore Finnmark and offshore on the Finnmark Platform. …”
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Constitutive Parliament and its speakers by Algis Kasperavičius

“…In the constitutive parliament, the Right and the Left differed from each other not only in the matter of social reforms, first of all agrarian reform, but also in their standpoint on Catholic religion and the church's place in the state. …”
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Impact of Experimental Tonic Pain on Corrective Motor Responses to Mechanical Perturbations by Elodie Traverse, Clémentine Brun, Émilie Harnois, Catherine Mercier

“…Results demonstrated no significant effect of the type of sensory feedback on corrective muscle responses, no matter whether pain was present or not. When looking at the effect of pain on corrective responses across muscles, a significant interaction was found, but for the early voluntary responses only. …”
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Effect of olive oil pomace applications at different irrigation levels on soil quality by Pelin Alaboz, Ahmet Ali Işildar, Bilge Batmaz, Satı Çağlar

“…It was determined that an approximately 37 % increase in the organic matter content of the soil in the D2. While the positive linear relationships between applications and some macronutrient elements were found to be significant, the changes determined in the Zn and Mn did not show linearity. …”
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Evaluation of veterinary laboratory proficiency based on results of interlaboratory comparisons organized by FGBI “ARRIAH” in 2018–2019 by A. Yu. Sukharkov, Z. B. Nikonova, O. P. Byadovskaya, A. S. Pershin, M. I. Shulpin, I. A. Chvala

“…The need for unswerving trust in the quality of laboratory performance is a matter of importance not only for service providers and customers, but also for inspecting organiza­tions, accreditation bodies, etc. that establish performance requirements for diagnostic laboratories. …”
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Correction of the Contribution of Scattered Photon Radiation to the Ionization Chamber Readings During X-Ray Radiation Quality Assessment by A. A. Zaharadniuk, K. G. Senkovsky, R. V. Lukashevich

“…Unlike other similar methods, the proposed approach employs kinetic energy released to matter (kerma), to air in this case, as the main value, which, when utilized instead of deposited energy, reduces the program’s runtime several fold.Correctness of the results obtained in this work was verified by comparing the calculated values of the half-value layer with the tabulated ones provided in the ISO 4037-1:2019 standard. …”
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Encouragement of the Personnel of the State Labor Service of Ukraine to Implement International Experience within Labor Protection Management by O. A. Lukianykhina, V. O. Lukianykhin, I. V. Kolesnyk, K. О. Khamlyka

“…The subject matter of the research of the motives of state officials are socio-economic and legal relations that arise in the process of improving the activities of the State Labor Service of Ukraine (SLS) in the field of “Labor Protection”. …”
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Selected Parameters of Nutritional and Pro-Health Value in the Common Carp (Cyprinus carpio L.) Muscle Tissue by J. Kłobukowski, K. Skibniewska, K. Janowicz, F. Kłobukowski, E. Siemianowska, E. Terech-Majewska, J. Szarek

“…The muscles of fish originating from these farms were characterised by the highest values of the mentioned indicators, which amounted to 24.6%, 18.74%, and 1.58%, respectively, for dry matter, protein content, and total fat content. The type of feed used in intensive, low-intensive, and semiextensive common carp breeding has been proven to have a highly significant effect on the fatty acid profile. …”
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Research on the Flotation Mechanism of Microemulsion Collector Enhanced Removal of Dyeing Impurities from Phosphogypsum by Xiaosheng Yu, Lijun Deng, Changpan Shen, Huiyong Li, Jingchao Li, Yijun Cao, Guoli Zhou, Guosheng Li

“…Phosphogypsum is an industrial byproduct that is limited in its high-value application due to the presence of dyeing impurities (such as organic matter and carbon black). The flotation method has been verified to be effective in separating these dyeing impurities from gypsum. …”
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Proximate, Mineral Contents and Physicochemical Properties of <i>Chrysophyllum Albidum</i> (African Star Apple) Kernel Flour and Oil by S.S. Audu, C.I. Beetseh, D.U. Edward-Ekpu, A.A. Ewuga

“…The Physicochemical analysis showed the oil has an Acid Value of 33.12±0.25 mgKOH/g, a Saponification Value of 184.90±0.29 mgKOH/g, an Iodine Value of 60.05±0.02 mgKOH/g, a Free Fatty Acid Value of 16.05±0.14 mgKOH/g, Peroxide Value of 2.10±0.10 m Eq/kg, Moisture of 3.36±0.08 %, Unsaponifiable Matter of 5.26±0.05 g/kg and an Ester Value of 151.78±0.15 mgKOH/g. …”
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Phytochemical composition, phytotoxicity, and ADME modeling of Artemisia absinthium L.: implications for food safety and pharmaceutical applications by Asmae Hbika, Ayoub Farihi, Mohammed Benali, Fatima-Zahrae Ed-darraz, Abdelhamid Bouyanzer, Mohammed F. Hawwal, Ramzi A. Mothana, Elkhadir Gharibi

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Extent of Surgery and Implications of Transection Margin Status after Resection of IPMNs by Marina Paini, Stefano Crippa, Filippo Scopelliti, Andrea Baldoni, Alberto Manzoni, Giulio Belfiori, Stefano Partelli, Massimo Falconi

“…Appropriate surgical strategies for management of intraductal papillary mucinous neoplasms (IPMNs) of the pancreas are a matter of debate. Preoperative and intraoperative evaluation of malignant potential of IPMN and of patient’s comorbidities is of paramount importance to balance potential complications of surgery with tumors’ risk of being or becoming malignant; the decision about the extent of pancreatic resection and the eventual total pancreatectomy needs to be determined on individual basis. …”
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Promising approach for composting disposable diapers enhanced by Cyanobacteria by D. Kusumawati, S. Mangkoedihardjo

“…Disposable diapers have become a complicated matter due to the risk generation to the environment and human health. …”
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Influencing Factors and Purification Performance of a Negative Ion Air Purifier for Indoor Ammonia Gas Removal by Yilin Li, Zewen Liu, Yidong Li, Ying Chen, Ziding Bai, Huaiwang Jing, Ruiyan Zhang, Jianbo Chen

“…The negative ion air purifier (NIAP) has been used for capturing particulate matter. Nevertheless, the knowledge on its effectiveness in removing other air pollutants such as ammonia gas remains limited. …”
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Gender-Related Effects of Sex Steroids on Histamine Release and FcεRI Expression in Rat Peritoneal Mast Cells by Samira Muñoz-Cruz, Yolanda Mendoza-Rodríguez, Karen E. Nava-Castro, Lilián Yepez-Mulia, Jorge Morales-Montor

“…In contrast, sex steroids did not have effect on the MC expression of the IgE high affinity receptor, FcεRI, no matter female or male rats were used. In conclusion, MCs degranulation is modulated by sex hormones in a gender-selective fashion, with MC from females being more susceptible than MC from males to the effects of sex steroids.…”
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Evaluation of carrot (Daucus carota L.) varieties for growth and yield as affected by NPSB fertilizer rates in Gondar district, Ethiopia by Abebaw Mulugeta, Fentahun Asrat, Derajew Asres, Shiferaw Mebrat

“…On the other hand, in the interaction of variety and NPSB, the highest root fresh weight (134.48 g plant-1) was obtained from the Haramaya-I variety and the application of 162.3 NPSB kg ha-1, while the lowest (57.13 g plant-1) was recorded by the Nantes variety with control. The highest dry matter (13.67%), marketable (50.77 t ha-1) and total (55.32 t ha-1) root yields were recorded from the interaction of 162.3 kg NPSB ha-1 and Haramaya-I variety. …”
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Brain Activity during Lower-Limb Movement with Manual Facilitation: An fMRI Study by Patrícia Maria Duarte de Almeida, Ana Isabel Correia Matos de Ferreira Vieira, Nádia Isabel Silva Canário, Miguel Castelo-Branco, Alexandre Lemos de Castro Caldas

“…Manual facilitation also elicits subcortical activation in white matter, the thalamus, pons, and cerebellum. Deactivations were also found for lower-limb movement. …”
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Seasonal changes in the fatty acid profile of Cystoseira crinita Duby, 1830, distributed on the Sinop Peninsula Coast of the Black Sea by Melek Ersoy Karaçuha, Gökhan Yıldız, Ali Karaçuha

“…It was determined that palmitic acid was the most abundant fatty acid in all seasons, and further, the season which provided the highest contents of SFA, PUFA, and MUFA was winter. As a matter of fact, in our study, it was determined that the highest PUFA values ranged from 40.63% in winter to 32.23% in summer. …”
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The Contribution of Industrial Point Emissions on Air Pollution: A Case Study for Kayseri Province by Zeynep İpek, İbrahim Uyanık

“…The emission amounts calculated for the total PM (particulate matter), SO2 and NOx parameters during the five-year period, 2015-2019, are 1,540 tons, 500 tons and 10,328 tons, respectively. …”
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Source Impact Analysis Using Char-EC/Soot-EC Ratios in the Central Indo-Gangetic Plain (IGP) of India by Manisha Mishra, U.C. Kulshrestha

“…Abstract This study measured the carbonaceous aerosols in the atmospheric fine particulate matter (fPM; dia. < 2.5 µm, n = 102 samples) above an urban location (Prayagraj) on the central Indo-Gangetic Plain (IGP) for 1 year (December 2016–November 2017). …”
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