Effects of Using Pozzolan and Portland Cement in the Treatment of Dispersive Clay by A. H. Vakili, M. R. Selamat, H. Moayedi

“…When used alone, the optimum amount of pozzolan required to treat a fully dispersive clay sample was 5%, but the curing time to reduce dispersion potential, from 100% to 30% or less, was 3 month long. …”
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Sevoflurane versus propofol on immediate postoperative cognitive dysfunction in patients undergoing cardiac surgery under cardiopulmonary bypass: a comparative analysis by Na Zhao, Rui Qin, Bin Liu, Dongmei Zhang

“…Baseline data, anesthesia effects (CPB duration, anesthesia time, respiratory recovery time, and anesthesia recovery time), Montreal Cognitive Assessment (MoCA) scores, POCD incidence, neurological function markers (NSE, S-100β, MMP9), and serum inflammatory markers (IL-6, IL-8, TNF-α) were analyzed. …”
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Effectiveness and Efficiency of Seawater Evaporation Using Traditional Methods and the Innovative Flow Down System in Salt Production by Azi Wibisono Raihan, Ika Nuzula Nike, Giri D. Kartika Ary, Efendy Makhfud, Sri W. Pratiwi Wiwit

“…Flow Down System more efficient 100%-time efficiency compared to traditional 33.33%. …”
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In-Vitro Anthelminthic Potential of Ethanolic and Methanolic Stem Bark Extract of Adansonia digitata Linn (Baobab Tree) on earthworms (Pheritima posthuma) by A. A. Biu, J. Wasagwa, T. E. Onyiche, F. M. Muhammad

“…After 30 minutes of exposure, the number of dead earthworms rose to a 100% at 100mg/mL concentration for both extracts. …”
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A Comparative Double-blind Study to Evaluate the Efficacy of Coconut Water and Honey as Cytological Fixatives for Oral Smears by Bharadwaj Bordoloi, Aanchal Tandon, Arunima Goswami, Debojyoti Roy, Abhinav Srivastava, Apoorva Sharma

“…Aim and Objective: In the present study, we evaluated 100% coconut water (CW) and 30% aqueous honey solution as cytological fixative at different time points and compared them with routinely used spray fixative of ethanol. …”
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A Quasi-3D Numerical Model for Grout Injection in a Parallel Fracture Based on Finite Volume Method by Xiaolong Li, Meimei Hao, Yanhui Zhong, Bei Zhang, Fuming Wang, Lianbang Wang

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Life-Threatening Laryngeal Edema and Hyponatremia during Hysteroscopy by Barbara Wegmüller, Kerstin Hug, Charlotte Meier Buenzli, Bernd Yuen, Marco Maggiorini, Alain Rudiger

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Kennel Disinfectants for Microsporum canis and Trichophyton sp. by Karen A. Moriello

“…Disinfectants included sodium hypochlorite (1 : 32 and 1 : 100), enilconazole (1 : 100), accelerated hydrogen peroxide (1 : 16), potassium peroxymonosulfate (1% and 2%), and calcium hypochlorite “dry bleach.” …”
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Relationships between paddock-level pasture mass and cow data derived from GPS and behavior-monitoring on-animal sensors in rotationally grazed dairy systems by S.J. Hendriks, M. Qasim, J.P. Edwards

“…Subsequently, all groups returned to baseline for 5 d (100%), followed by a switch, where the under-allocated groups were over-allocated, and vice versa, for the final 5 d. …”
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The efficiency of interferon stimulated gene 15 expression in peripheral blood for early pregnancy prediction in Awassi ewes by Eman H. Lazim, Khawla A. Hussein, Dhafer M. Aziz

“…Receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curve analysis showed that the area under the curve (AUC) on days 0 and 6 of pregnancy was 0.405, whereas on days 15 and 25 it was 0.952 and 1.00, respectively. The accuracy, specificity, sensitivity, and positive and negative predictive values of ISG15 expression on days 15 and 25 of pregnancy were 90%, 100%, 85.7%, 100%, and 75%, and 100%, 100%, 100%, 100%, and 100%, respectively. …”
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Effects of Different Treatments on Seed Germination Improvement of Calotropis persica by Asghar Farajollahi, Bahram Gholinejad, Hamed Jonaidi Jafari

“…This species is known to have long time for seed germination considering arid region condition and short time of access moist. …”
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Monitoring Driving in a Monotonous Environment: Classification and Recognition of Driving Fatigue Based on Long Short-Term Memory Network by Hao Han, Kejie Li, Yi Li

“…The result shows that the fatigue degree of drivers increases as driving time increases on both expressways and low-grade rural roads. …”
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Extraction of Water Treatment Coagulant from Locally Abundant Kaolin Clays by Fidelis Chigondo, Benias Chomunorwa Nyamunda, Vuyo Bhebhe

“…The optimum leaching conditions for the calcined kaolin clay were found to be particle size 100 µm, acid-kaolin clay weight ratio 6 : 1, acid concentration 4 M, leaching temperature 100°C, and leaching time 90 min. …”
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Depletion of Amoxicillin Residue in Edible Tissue of Broiler Chicken by Different Cooking Methods by Aynalem Lakew, Negussie Megersa, Bhagwan S. Chandravanshi

“…The effects of various cooking methods (boiling, pan-frying, and microwaving) on residues of Amox were conducted under different combinations of temperature and time. Moreover, the heat stability of Amox standard solutions under boiling water and cooking oil at 100°C was investigated. …”
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APPLE BREEDING PROGRAMS AND METHODS: THEIR DEVELOPMENT AND IMPROVEMENT by E. N. Sedov

“…A perfect cultivar is impossible, because cultivar requirements change faster than the time required for breeding, but we should aspire to it.As a result of long-term breeding for the improvement of fruit biochemical composition, we managed to raise cultivars with high contents of P-active substances (up to 400–600 mg/100 g), but cultivars with the desirable content of ascorbic acid 25–30 mg/100 g have not been developed so far.A number of apple cultivars resistant to scab (bearing the Vf gene) have been developed in Russia. …”
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The Comet Assay for the Evaluation of Genotoxic Potential of Landfill Leachate by Kamila Widziewicz, Joanna Kalka, Magdalena Skonieczna, Paweł Madej

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Effect of Parboiling Conditions on Physical and Cooking Quality of Selected Rice Varieties by Ayenew Meresa, Ayalew Demissew, Seifu Yilma, Getu Tegegne, Kiber Temesgen

“…Percentage chalkiness had decreased as soaking temperature and steaming time increased: 97.33% to 0.00% for Gumara, 97.80% to 0.00% for Edget, and 100.00% to 0.13% for Narica4 as compared to 100% for control of all varieties. …”
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Selective dry cow therapy: Clinical field trial on prevention and cure of intramammary infections by R.E. Niemi, M. Hovinen, P.J. Rajala-Schultz

“…The untreated quarters in the NoDCT100–250 group had a 1.1 times higher risk of failing to cure over the dry period than the treated quarters in the DCT100–250 group (unadjusted risk ratio [RR] 1.10, 95% CI 0.94–1.28) and a 1.2 times higher risk than the treated quarters in the DCT>250 group (unadjusted RR 1.15, 95% CI 1.00–1.33). …”
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Synthesis of Galactosyl Mannitol Derivative Using β-Galactosidase from Kluyveromyces lactis by Klewicki Robert, Belina Iwona, Wojciechowska Aleksandra, Klewicka Elżbieta, Sójka Michał

“…An increase in the concentration of the reactive mixture had a positive impact on the quantity of gal-mannitol obtained every single time, i.e. 4.39 g were obtained from 100 mL of a 23 g/100 mL solution and over 10 g were obtained from a 48 g/100 mL solution. …”
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Extraction of tiger nut oil using ultrasound-assisted immiscible binary solvents and its effect on the quality of extracted oil and starch by Zhi-cheng Li, Zhen-shan Zhang, Ying Xia, Jin-tao Han, Hua-zhang Chang, Hui-min Wang

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