Food Preferences in Two Detritivore Species: Laboratory Choice Tests Using Leaf Litters of Different Tree Species by Gabriela Makulec, Krassimira Ilieva-Makulec

“…For each animal species, two sets of feeding mesocosms were prepared: one set with single litter species and another with mixed litter material (cafeteria-type test), where the animals were allowed to choose among the four litter species at once. …”
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Static and dynamic experimental study of strengthened inforced short concrete corbel by using carbon fabrics, crack path in shear zone by I. Ivanova, J. Assih

“…The success of strengthening depends strongly on surface preparation conditions. The cracking mechanisms and collapse modes under static and dynamic loadings are presented. …”
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Physicochemical Performance of Portland-Rice Husk Ash-Calcined Clay-Dried Acetylene Lime Sludge Cement in Sulphate and Chloride Media by Jackson Muthengia Wachira, Joseph Karanja Thiong’o, Joseph Mwiti Marangu, Leonard Genson Murithi

“…The novel cement, labelled PCDC, made from intermixing ordinary Portland cement (OPC) with waste materials which included rice husks, waste bricks, acetylene lime sludge, and spent bleaching earth was previously tested and found to meet the Kenyan Standard requirements for Portland pozzolana cement (PPC). 100 mm mortar cubes were prepared, and their compressive strengths were determined after exposure to the sea water. …”
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Effect of Pretreatment and High Hydrostatic Pressure on Soluble Dietary Fiber in Lotus Root Residues by Yanyang Gu, Liying Niu, Jiangfeng Song, Chunju Liu, Zhongyuan Zhang, Chunquan Liu, Dajing Li, Lixia Xiao

“…Here, three groups of lotus root residue (LRR) for HHP treatment (400 MPa, 15 min) were prepared: the fresh lotus root residue (FLRR), FLRR mixed with water (FLRR + W), and dried FLRR suspended in water at the same solid/water level with FLRR + W (DLRR + W). …”
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Can incentives improve antipsychotic adherence in major mental illness? A mixed-methods systematic review by Nathan Hodson, Ivo Vlaev, Madiha Majid, Swaran Preet Singh

“…Papers measuring impact on adherence were synthesised, then a typology of ethical and policy issues was compiled, finally the empirical literature was compared with this typology to describe current evidence and identify remaining research questions.Results 26 papers were included. 2 RCTs used contingent financial incentives for long-acting injectable antipsychotic preparations. Over 12 months, there were significantly larger increases in adherence among the intervention groups versus control groups in both RCTs. …”
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The Growth and Survival of the European Lobster (Homarus gammarus Linnaeus, 1758) Larvae and Juveniles in a Recirculating System by Enes Osman, Umur Önal

“…For this purpose, a total of 3 different diets including a mollusk based (M), a crustacean based (C) and a commercial seabass diet (L) were prepared. A total of 135 juvenile lobsters, 45 for each treatment were used for the juvenile growth trial. …”
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Antitumor Activities of Aqueous Cinnamon Extract on 5637 Cell Line of Bladder Cancer through Glycolytic Pathway by Zeynab Aminzadeh, Nasrin Ziamajidi, Roghayeh Abbasalipourkabir, Sajedeh Daei, Sobhan Helbi, Abbas Moridnia

“…Aqueous extract of Cinnamon was prepared from Cinnamon bark. Bladder cancer 5637cell line were treated with different concentrations of aqueous extract of Cinnamon. …”
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A new method for evaluation and comprehensive drought Monitoring in the Urmia Lake Basin using a Synthesized Drought Index (SDI) by Zahra Ebadi Nehari, Mahdi Erfanian, Sima Kazempour Choursi

“…After initial processing, drought indicators were calculated using LST NDVI and TRMM data, and monthly drought severity maps were prepared. In order to validate SDI index, the Correlation relationship between SDI and SPI indices was obtained in the 3 month period during the growing season. …”
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Effect of Copper doped and Magnesium co-doped BiFeO3 for photocatalytic activity by Rajitha Beerelli, Padma Suvarna

“….%) and Bi1-yMgyFe1-xCuxO3 (where; Y=0.05, 0.1 and 0.15 wt.%) were prepared by sol-gel method. The obtained samples were analyzed by various characterization techniques including X-ray diffraction (XRD), surface morphology examined by field emission scanning electron microscopy (FE-SEM) and transition electron microscopy (TEM). …”
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Assessment of the teaching methods impact on the level of financial literacy by Irina K. Bitkina

“…The relevance of the research is determined by the importance of developing a scientific basis for the preparation of modern higher education training programs aimed at developing the rigid and flexible skills of future specialists. …”
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Determination of Total Daily Energy Expenditure in Different Doshaja Prakriti with Special Reference to Exercise Levels by Payal Dhananjay Gaikwad, Sampada S. Sant

“…A questionnaire was prepared for Prakriti Parikshana, and the participants were divided into six groups based on their Prakriti. …”
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Physical and Rheological Properties of Egg Albumin Foams Are Affected by Ionic Strength and Basil Seed Gum Supplementation by Saeed Mirarab Razi, Ali Motamedzadegan, Seyed-Ahmad Shahidi, Ali Rashidinejad

“…In this study, the effect of ionic strength and basil seed gum (BSG) on the foaming properties of egg white albumin (EWA) was studied. The foam was prepared with 1% EWA (w/v) in the presence of different concentrations of sodium chloride (NaCl; 0, 0.5, and 1% w/v) and BSG (0, 0.1, and 0.3% w/v). …”
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Thorny Roads of Scholarly Communication: An Evaluation on the Publication Process of Articles by Umut Al, İpek Şencan

“…Publication process of an article can be as tiresome and as long as its preparation process. Publication process of articles can vary not only among the disciplines but also according to the journals within the same discipline. …”
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Food Safety Knowledge and Practice in the Era of Dark Kitchens by Chitika Pudaruth, Susheela Biranjia-Hurdoyal

“…However, in practice, only 31% reported labels and 27.1% reported the site of preparation as an important factor when they decide on the site of purchase.  …”
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Diagnostic and prognostic significance of premature ventricular complexes in community and hospital-based participants: A scoping review. by Sukardi Suba, Kirsten E Fleischmann, Hildy Schell-Chaple, Priya Prasad, Gregory M Marcus, Xiao Hu, Michele M Pelter

“…A systematic search of the literature using four databases (CINAHL, Embase, PubMed, and Web of Science) was conducted. The review was prepared adhering to the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analysis Extension for Scoping Review (PRISMA-ScR).…”
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Comparative characterization of Leporipoxvirus members’ reproduction in continuous cell culture by O. G. Lapteva, S. G. Yurkov, I. P. Sindryakova, A. V. Lunitsin

“…Shope fibroma virus demonstrated such infectivity during three passages and myxoma virus demonstrated such infectivity during twenty passages. Prepared cultures were identified as myxoma virus and Shope fibroma virus with molecular genetic analysis. …”
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Multimodal Imaging of Integrin Receptor-Positive Tumors by Bioluminescence, Fluorescence, Gamma Scintigraphy, and Single-Photon Emission Computed Tomography Using a Cyclic RGD Pept... by W. Barry Edwards, Walter J. Akers, Yunpeng Ye, Philip P. Cheney, Sharon Bloch, Baogang Xu, Richard Laforest, Samuel Achilefu

“…To image the expression pattern of the α v β 3 integrin in tumors through a multimodality imaging paradigm, we prepared a cyclic RGDyK peptide analogue (LS308) bearing a tetraazamacrocycle 1,4,7,10-tetraazacyclododecane- N, N′, N″, N‴ -tetraacetic acid (DOTA) and a lipophilic near-infrared (NIR) fluorescent dye cypate. …”
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CH4/N2 Adsorptive Separation on Zeolite X/AC Composites by Cai Long Xue, Wen Ping Cheng, Wen Ming Hao, Jing Hong Ma, Rui Feng Li

“…A series of zeolite X/activated carbon (AC) composites were prepared from the same starting materials at various activation time. …”
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Synthesis of zeolite from rice husk ash and kaolinite clay for the removal of methylene blue from aqueous solution by Justice Hayfron, Sirpa Jääskeläinen, Samuel Tetteh

“…Results from this study shows that zeolite prepared from readily available raw materials is an efficient adsorbent for the removal of methylene blue from aqueous solution.…”
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Utilization of Sanitized Human Excreta and Wood Ash for Establishing Multipurpose <i>Ficus Thonningii</i> Blume in a Degraded Tantalum Technosol by D. Neina

“…Five treatments including No amendment; HUF alone (100 mL/pot); HUF+WA (100 mL + 60 g/pot); FM (200 g/pot); and FM+WA (200 g + 60 g/pot) were prepared in ten replicates each. Plant height, number of leaves, shoot and root biomass were determined after five and seven months after planting. …”
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