Volga Bulgaria and the Near East (Egypt and Syria) in the 10th – early 13th century (based on archaeological materials) by K.A. Rudenko

“…This was especially manifested in the jewelry business, in the formation of the Bulgarian school of gold and silver jewelers, specializing in scanned-grain products. In the 11th – 12th centuries, the activity of the receipt of Syrian-Egyptian products significantly declined, primarily due to the increased contacts with the Central Asian region. …”
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Universal patching method for side-channel vulnerabilities based on atomic obfuscation by Deqing ZOU, Pan ZHANG, Wei LIU, Weijie CHEN, Yifan LU

“…Executing code containing side-channel vulnerabilities exhibits different non-functional behaviors related to inputs.Attackers can obtain these behaviors by leveraging micro architecture side-channel attacks and then analyze the pattern between the behaviors and the inputs to access sensitive data.Vulnerability repairing at the software layer brings low overheads to a program’s execution.Besides, it does not require modifying hardware or system, which enables fast patching and widespread deployment.It becomes the mainstream strategy applied to the current cryptographic implementations.However, existing solutions are deeply bound to the program’s implementation and requires manual intervention.This brings challenge to implement and is not versatile enough.A general patching method was proposed for side-channel vulnerabilities that combined dynamic obfuscated execution with hardware atomic transaction.To hide the real accesses of the side-channel vulnerabilities of a program, the proposed method inserted dynamic confusing accesses into the vulnerabilities.To avoid an attacker using fine-grained side-channel attack to distinguish the real access and the confusing access, both of them were encapsulated as transactions and they were guaranteed to be uninterrupted during the running period.In addition, a prototype system called SC-Patcher was implemented based on the LLVM compiler.Various optimization strategies were supported, including secure springboard and transaction aggregation, to further improve system security and performance.Experimental results show that the proposed method makes it impossible for an attacker to restore accurate sensitive data through side-channel attack, and it also brings almost no additional performance overhead to the program.…”
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A Review on Major Rust Resistance Gene and Amino Acid Changes on Wheat (Triticum aestivum L) by Bikas Basnet, Philomin Juliana, Keshav Bhattarai, Umisha Upreti

“…This review will be valuable to wheat breeders in cloning rust-resistant genes and developing leaf as well as stem rust-resistant wheat cultivars using gene pyramiding as well as frequency multiplication through introgression of the gene of interest for disease-free, sustainable grain production of wheat. The success of pyramiding genes from other sources to bread wheat depends on the nature of germplasm, the gap between flanking marker and targeted genes, the selection of genotypes in each generation, large number of gentoyes large genotype-environment interaction, etc., which is the future area of study.…”
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SEDIMENT RUNOFF AND WATER TURBIDITY OF THE MAIN TRIBUTARIES OF THE LAKE LADOGA by Marina V. Shmakova, Sergey A. Kondratyev

“…In this regard, for each tributary were selected rivers-analogues the main criteria in the selection was the slope, the grain size of sediments and the catchment area (water availability). …”

Effect of Cellulose Loading Ratio on Fiber-Matrix Bonding of LDPE-Based Biocomposite by Yoobsan Ejeta Amensisa, Hundessa Dessalegn Demsash, Muluken Eshetu Tefera

“…The objective of this study was to determine the effects of the cellulose loading ratio (CLR) on the fiber-matrix interfacial bonding of the biocomposite made of extracted celluloses from coffee husk (CH) and brewer’s spent grain (BSG) fibers with recycled post-consumer low-density polyethylene (r-LDPE) matrix. …”
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Research on coordination mechanism between agricultural green and land ecosystem in Yellow River Basin by Junjun Niu, Chunmei Mao

“…Abstract The Yellow River Basin is China’s grain production base and ecological barrier, with an important strategic position. …”
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PRE- FOUNDATION STUDIES USING VERTICAL ELECTRICAL SOUNDING AND SOIL SAMPLE ANALYSIS by Kazeem Oladimeji Olomo

“…The results of the analyses of the soil samples taken in five different points in thestudy area revealed: (1) grain size distribution with 0.075 mm particle size passing of an average of 41%signifying the occurrence of clay, corroborating the presence of clay material within the weathered layer inGPHY investigations; (2) active and expansive nature of the soil with linear shrinkage greater than 8%revealing unsuitability of topsoil for foundation; (3) medium plasticity of soil indicating possible soil swelling;and (4) concomitant GTECH and GPHY results of the topsoil and weathered layer properties. …”
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Evaluation of umami taste components of mushroom (Suillus granulatus) of different grades prepared by different drying methods by Xiuhong Zhao, Yunyun Wei, Xue Gong, Heran Xu, Guang Xin

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An Efficient Cluster-Based Mutual Authentication and Key Update Protocol for Secure Internet of Vehicles in 5G Sensor Networks by Xinzhong Su, Youyun Xu

“…The ECAUP meets the unique mobility and security demands of IoV by enabling fine-grained access control and dynamic key updates for RSUs through a factorial tree structure, ensuring both forward and backward secrecy. …”
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PERILAKU OKSIDASI ISOTERMAL PADUAN 68,5Fe-14Ni-9Al-7,5Cr-1Mo PADA TEMPERATUR 800, 900, DAN 1000°C by Fadhli Muhammad, Eddy Agus Basuki

“…XRD analysis of the sample that had been oxidized for 150 h at various temperatures revealed the presence of Al2O3. The clustered grain morphology was observed at the sample's surface oxidized for 150 h at 800°C. …”
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Studies on the electrical and optical conductivity of barium-nickel ferrite nanoparticles doped with Zn by Sadiq H. Khoreem, A. H. AL-Hammadi

“…XRD confirmed a pure single-phase W-type hexagonal structure, with an increase in both grain size and lattice constant proportional to the Zn content. …”
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Application of the Logistics Management System Based on Cloud Computing Technology by Shuai Zhang

“…This paper analyzes the advantages of processing the real-time routing of distribution vehicles under the cloud computing mode and establishes the application service architecture of vehicle routing optimization in cold chain logistics; under this architecture, multisource real-time traffic information is obtained, the vehicle distribution time and comprehensive cost are analyzed, the vehicle routing optimization model of cold chain logistics distribution is constructed, and the coarse-grained parallel genetic algorithm is used to solve the model in the cloud computing environment. …”
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Effects of Filtration Using Soil and Fibre Mediums in Improving The Quality of Stormwater by Jodin Makinda, Elsa Eka Putri, Lillian Gungat, Wong Hooi Pin

“…The effectiveness in filtering non-chemical parameter such s suspended solid is affected by the grain size and distribution, texture and the structure of the mediums.…”
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Classification and Recognition of Fluvial Geomorphic Units Based on Process and Form Relationship by YU Zicheng, DENG Rui, ZHANG Jing, ZHAO Jinyong, DING Yang, LI Xuan

“…Clarifying the types of fluvial geomorphic units and their spatial distribution can better recognize and understand rivers.In the face of problems such as the imperfection and difficult implementation of the existing classification and recognition methods of geomorphic units in China,the mature classification systems of Fryirs and Brierley geomorphic units in other countries were summarized,and the process and form relationship of different geomorphic unit types was sorted out.The Daning River,a first-level tributary of the Yangtze River,was taken as a practical case.The classification and recognition process of fluvial geomorphic units based on the process and form relationship was formed,and the spatial distribution of geomorphic units was defined by combining with the field survey data of air,sky,and ground.The classification system of Fryirs and Brierley geomorphic units was divided into four categories:alluvial and erosional bedrock and boulder units,mid-channel sedimentary units,riparian sedimentary units,and alluvial and erosional fine-grained units,including 42 types of terrace falls,deep pools,and point beaches.The types of geomorphic units included in the confluence section of the Lianghekou area of the Daning River and Houxi River were tandem plunge,rapid beach,slippery water,deep pool,shallow beach,slow flow area,side beach,and heart beach,accounting for 16.43%,21.51%,7.21%,20.45%,16.90%,13.59%,and 3.91% of the studied river section,respectively.Quantitative analysis of the spatial distribution of geomorphic units can provide theoretical support for the restoration of damaged habitats and habitat assessment in the river section.…”
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Role of Phosphorus and Inoculation with Bradyrhizobium in Enhancing Soybean Production by Akello Mirriam, Jayne Mugwe, Jamal Nasar, Oscar Kisaka, Shivani Ranjan, Harun Gitari

“…Despite the smallest production coverage area, the crop’s feasible grain yield is projected at 4.6 t·ha−1 under optimal environmental conditions. …”
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Effect of Annealing Temperature on CuInSe2/ZnS Thin-Film Solar Cells Fabricated by Using Electron Beam Evaporation by H. Abdullah, S. Habibi

“…Samples were analysed by X-ray diffractometry (XRD) for crystallinity and field-emission scanning electron microscopy (FESEM) for grain size and thickness. I-V measurements were used to measure the efficiency of the CuInSe2/ZnS solar cells. …”
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Analysis of freezing and thawing processes in clay with freeze-induced compression (FIC) model by Satoshi Nishimura, Mingxuan Liang, Chuangxin Lyu

“…Fine-grained soils generally exhibit significant permanent compression due to freezing and thawing cycles. …”
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AReLU: Agile Rectified Linear Unit for Improving Lightweight Convolutional Neural Networks by Fu Chen, Yepeng Guan

“…Moreover, CS-AReLU shows its capacity of capturing dependencies among different samples in a batch, achieving higher recognition accuracy on fine-grained classification task.…”
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Presentation and analysis of the Geotechnical Coastal Vulnerability Index and validation of its application to coastal erosion problems by Vasileios Boumpoulis, Nikolaos Depountis, Athanassios Dimas, George Papatheodorou

“…The new index was named Geotechnical Coastal Vulnerability Index (GCVI) due to the incorporation of two new geotechnical variables: (1) Coastal geotechnical properties and (2) Median grain size distribution. Furthermore, Fuzzy Analytic Hierarchy Process (FAHP) and Principal Component Analysis (PCA) were applied in the methodology to assign weight factors to each variable. …”
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Case-based analysis of mechanically-assisted leaching for hydrometallurgical extraction of critical metals from ores and wastes: application in chalcopyrite, ferronickel slag, and... by Laskar, Clément, Dakkoune, Amine, Julcour, Carine, Bourgeois, Florent,  Biscans, Béatrice, Cassayre, Laurent

“…In the case of ferronickel slag and chalcopyrite, the reaction yields are improved by a factor of 10 with attrition-leaching compared to leaching only, while there is no yield improvement in the case of Ni-MH black mass batteries, highlighting that the layers observed on the grain surface do not interfere with the leaching reaction. …”
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