Methodological aspects of forensic commodity examination of live animals by N. V. Krivoruchko, T. M. Menshykh

“…It is determined that the main stages of the examination are: 1) verification of compliance of the characteristics of the object of study with the data provided in the case file; 2) determination of the value characteristics of the animal: age, breed, sex, colour, physical condition (weight, assessment of appearance), as well as examination of documents certifying the animal’s pedigree (if any); if it is necessary to use special knowledge to assess the physical condition of the animal, a forensic commodity expert may request a forensic veterinary examination; 3) market price research for live animals of the same breed, age, sex, etc.; 4) preparation of a forensic commodity examination report indicating the value of the object of research. …”
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TiO2 Nanocoatings with Controllable Crystal Type and Nanoscale Topography on Zirconia Implants to Accelerate Bone Formation by Nan Li, Zhichao Liu, Guanqi Liu, Zhi Wang, Xianwei Guo, Chuanbin Guo, Jianmin Han

“…In this work, a microscale topography was prepared on a zirconia surface using hydrofluoric acid etching, and then a 50 nm TiO2 nanocoating was deposited via atomic layer deposition (ALD). …”
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Evaluation of the Cytotoxicity of Aqueous Extract and Oleo-Essential Oil of Dorema ammoniacum Plant Oleo-Gum Resin in Some Human Cancer Cell Lines by Pardis Mohammadi Pour, Spideh Bidad, Gholamreza Bahrami, Leila Hosseinzadeh, Mahdi Mojarrab, Mohammad Hosein Farzaei

“…The aqueous extract of D. ammoniacum oleo-gum resin was obtained by decoction method, and essential oil was prepared using distillation method by Clevenger apparatus. …”
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Evaluating shear bond strength efficacy of seventh and eighth generation bonding agents (an in vitro study) by Hidayat Ababakr Khudhur, Diyar Khalid Bakr, Sazan Sherdl Saleem, Sohela Fakher Mahdi

“…Material and Methods: Thirty freshly extracted maxillary premolars were collected. After preparation, the samples were randomly divided into two groups of fifteen and each group was treated with a different bonding agent. …”
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Application of Nano-Titanium Dioxide in Food Antibacterial Packaging Materials by Jiarui Li, Dequan Zhang, Chengli Hou

“…Polymer-based nano-TiO₂ packaging has been prepared using various methods and applied in various foods successfully. …”
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Identifying skin surface chemicals as potential tuberculosis diagnostic biomarkers using ultra performance liquid chromatography-high resolution mass spectrometry by Madelien Wooding, Kornelis van Pletzen, Yvette Naudé

“…This study outlines an analytical workflow encompassing sample preparation through to multivariate analyses for detecting potential TB diagnostic biomarkers. …”
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Evolution of plastic deformation during multi-pass ECAP of an AA6060 aluminum alloy – An experimental flow line analysis by Nadja Berndt, Nadja A. Reiser, Martin F.-X. Wagner

“…In this study, we use a method for visio-plastic analysis of the local deformation during ECAP of the aluminum alloy AA6060 via different processing routes in a friction-optimized tool with a tool angle of 90°: Prior to the final pass, the billets are cut lengthwise and prepared with a grid of indents on the inside. After interrupting the deformation during the final ECAP pass, both billet halves are extracted from the modular tool. …”
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Waste Foundry Sand as Permeable and Low Permeable Barrier for Restriction of the Propagation of Lead and Nickel Ions in Groundwater by Ayad A. H. Faisal, Zaid Abed Al-Ridah, Laith A. Naji, Mu. Naushad, Hamed A. El-Serehy

“…To obtain the acceptable values of permeability and reactivity, PRB was prepared from mixing 18% WFS with 82% filter sand. …”
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Do health professionals know about overdiagnosis in screening, and how are they dealing with it? A mixed-methods systematic scoping review. by Veerle Piessens, Ann Van den Bruel, An Piessens, Ann Van Hecke, John Brandt Brodersen, Emelien Lauwerier, Florian Stul, An De Sutter, Stefan Heytens

“…However, little is known about HPs' knowledge of overdiagnosis and whether they are prepared to inform screening candidates about this risk and enable people to make an informed screening decision.…”
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Fire Retardancy Properties and Thermal Degradation of Three Timber Species Overlayed by Sengon Wood Charcoal by Joko Sulistyo, Sri Nugroho Marsoem, Tomy Listyanto, Yus Andhini Bhekti Pertiwi Bhekti Pertiwi

“…The CFR materials were prepared by mixing 10 mesh sengon charcoal powder and PVAC adhesive with a ratio (w/w) 0f 60:40 followed by a hot pressing at a temperature of 80 °C with a pressure of 70 MPa for 15 minutes resulting 4 mm x 18 cm x 18 cm carbon sheets. …”
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SPIRITUALITY AS PHILOSOPHICAL, SOCIAL AND CULTURAL DE-VELOPMENT PROBLEM by V. E. Gromov

“…The transition of modern civilized society to the cosmo-theocentric paradigm is prepared by contradictions of its technological and cultural development. …”
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Comparison of the effects of lidocaine and articaine used for buccal infiltration and supplemental palatinal infiltration anesthesia in maxillary molars with irreversible pulpitis:... by Duygu Kolay, Damla Kırıcı

“…The pain intensity was measured by the Heft-Parker visual analog scale (VAS) before injection, during access cavity preparation and access palatal canal. The data were analyzed by the chi-square and The Kruskal–Wallis tests. …”
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Analysis of Additional Methods of purification of Mixtures while Conducting Differential Lysis under Sexual Crimes by Ya. O. Sinitsyna

“…The author has indicated the possibility of automation of physical systems for forensic examination of molecular and genetic analysis by integrating the stages of sample preparation, cell counting and DNA isolation on a single device, which will reduce the time of the analysis of research objects in the future. …”
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Formulation of new drug delivery systems for insulin from natural bioactive biocompatible polymers by Howida A. Fetouh, Engy E. A. Aleem, Najiyah H. Mohammed, Jihad M. Abd-Almajeed Aldesouky, Amel M. Ismail

“…Abstract New insulin drug delivery systems (IDDs): insulin@chitin; insulin@chitin-grafted (g)-guar gum were prepared by using a modified sol–gel method. Insulin vials were loaded on the safe natural inert bioactive polymers (chitin and chitin-g-GG copolymer) carriers using water green solvent. …”
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A novel approach to investigate the pore network and clogging of pervious concrete by Xiang Zhang, Longhui Dong, Wenjie Yu, Enzhong Ren, Runzhu Shi

“…In the present study, pervious concrete specimens with porosities of 15 % (G1), 20 % (G2), and 25 % (G3) were prepared. Experimental results show that the clogging rates of G1 are 78.77 % and 80.59 % with sand particles of 0.15–0.3 mm and 0.3–0.6 mm, respectively. …”
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Optimized Removal of Hydroquinone and Resorcinol by Activated Carbon Based on Shea Residue (Vitellaria paradoxa): Thermodynamics, Adsorption Mechanism, Nonlinear Kinetics, and Isot... by Liouna Adoum Amola, Theophile Kamgaing, Rufis Fregue Tiegam Tagne, Cyrille Donlifack Atemkeng, Idris-Hermann Tiotsop Kuete, Solomon Gabche Anagho

“…The present work demonstrates the adsorption of hydroquinone (HQ) and resorcinol (R) by activated carbon based on shea residue (Vitellaria paradoxa). The adsorbent was prepared chemically by impregnation with sulfuric acid and coded by the acronym CAK-S. …”
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The effect of feeding fresh swine manure, poultry waste, urea, molasses and bakery by-products ensiled for lambs by Fernando Martínez San Pedro, Ignacio A. Domínguez Vara, José Luis Bórquez, Manuel Gonzalez-Ronquillo

“…Methods Four silagesâPWBB, SMBB, SMM and UMâ were prepared, the chemical composition of the silages was determined (n = 3), silages and concentrate ratio (60:40) as fresh matter were given to growing lambs over 21 days as total period, and the collection of samples to determine intake and digestibility was carried out for the last 7 days, in a 4 9 4 Latin square design, with a significance level P.05. …”
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Examining the Validity and Reliability of Iranian Women's Sexual Self-Efficacy Questionnaire by Fatemeh Shabani, Rasol Roshan Chesli, Soheila Ghomian

“…Therefore, this research was conducted to investigate the validity and reliability of the sexual self-efficacy questionnaire for women in both clinical and non-clinical samples in Iran.Method: This research was applied (developmental) in terms of its purpose and survey method. After preparing the questionnaire, each participant from both the clinical and non-clinical samples completed scales assessing women's sexual self-efficacy, women's sexual performance, the multidimensional scale of women's sexual satisfaction, and a scale measuring anxiety, stress, and depression. …”
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Effect of Die Spacer Thickness on the Microshear Bond Strength of CAD/CAM Lithium Disilicate Veneers by Sherine Mohamed Farag, Mona Mohamed Ghoneim, Rania Reda Afifi

“…The buccal surfaces of the premolars were prepared with a 0.5 mm depth in enamel. After cementation, the specimens were thermocycled for 2,500 cycles between 5 and 55°C. …”
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Ultrafine dendritic Cu particles for extremely fast pressure-assisted sintering under air and pore-free bond lines by Sang Hoon Jung, Jong-Hyun Lee

“…Ultrafine dendritic Cu particles with maximized surface areas were synthesized via a wet process using a catalyst, mixed with a high-performance reducing solvent, and prepared as a paste to evaluate their sinter-bonding properties. …”
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