Insect Pest occurrence on Cultivated Amaranthus Spp in Benin City, Edo State, Nigeria by AE Ezeh, ABO Ogedegbe, SA Ogedegbe

“…Majority of the pests are defoliators, except Cletus sp. and Aspavia armigera that attack grains. The result also revealed that the period of pest occurrence is associated with Amaranth age. …”
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Acrylamide exposure: Dietary risks of oral carcinoma in non-smokers by Gokul Sudhakaran, Kuppusamy Sathishkumar, Meivelu Moovendhan

“…Acrylamide, classified as a probable human carcinogen, is primarily found in plant-derived foods like potatoes, grains, and coffee, with heightened formation during high-temperature cooking. …”
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snRNP: Rich Nuclear Bodies in Hyacinthus orientalis L. Microspores and Developing Pollen Cells by K. Zienkiewicz, E. Bednarska

“…In the microspore and the vegetative cell of pollen grains CBs were more numerous than in the generative cell. …”
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Microstructure and Nonohmic Properties of SnO2-Ta2O5-ZnO System Doped with ZrO2 by Xiuli Fu, Feng Jiang, Ruichao Gao, Zhijian Peng

“…The doping of ZrO2 would degrade the densification of the varistor ceramics but inhibit the growth of SnO2 grains. In the designed range, varistors with 1.0 mol% ZrO2 presented the maximum nonlinear exponent of 15.9 and lowest leakage current of 110 μA/cm2, but the varistor voltage increased monotonously with the doping amount of ZrO2.…”
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JONASSONITE FROM THE BELOGORSKOE IRON DEPOSIT (SIKHOTE-ALIN) by E.V. Perevoznikova, V.T. Kazachenko, P.P. Safronov

“…Jonassonite is intergrown with anhedral calcite aggregates in andradite and forms grains with sections (~5 × 7 µm) close to ellipsoid shape. …”
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Visible Light Catalytic Degradation of Aniline Wastewater over Multishaped BiOBr Microcrystals by Jun Zhang, Huabo Li, Hairui Yao, Hao Zhang

“…The photooxidation process of aniline-containing simulated wastewater under visible light irradiation over BiOBr microcrystal grains with different shapes was studied. The distinctive surface microstructures of the BiOBr microcrystals, like clustered flower petals and quadrate lamellas, were produced by using imidazole ionic liquid and inorganic bromide as Br sources and by solvothermal and hydrothermal route, respectively. …”
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PROCESSING OF GYPSUM-BEARING MATERIALS IN THE BRONZE AGE GONUR DEPE ARCHEOLOGICAL SITE (SOUTHEAST KARAKUM DESERT) by L.Ya. Kabanova, A.M. Yuminov, I.A. Blinov

“…The mixture also contains grains of quartz (5–10 %), feldspar (up to 1%), mica (up to 1 %) and other minerals. …”
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Weathering products in glacial silt and clay: Using automated mineralogy to probe size distribution and source by Jeffrey W. Crompton

“…In comparing sediment to bedrock, biotite and chlorite show a relative decrease in Mg-rich phases and an alteration to smectite and vermiculite, respectively, with a dependence on grain size. Plagioclase undergoes a relative decrease in calcic versus sodic components, also with a dependence on grain size. …”
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Review and experimental comparison of speckle-tracking algorithms for X-ray phase contrast imaging by Rafael Celestre, Laurène Quénot, Christopher Ninham, Emmanuel Brun, Luca Fardin

“…In this review and experimental comparison, we focus on using X-ray near-field speckle grains as wavefront markers and numerical methods for retrieving the phase information they contain. …”
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Modification of Potato Starch by Acetylmalic Acid Chloroanhydride and Physicochemical Research of the New Product by Oksana Shulga, Natalya Simurova, Sergii Shulga, Jelyzaveta Smirnova

“…The properties of obtained modified product have been studied and this modification has appeared to change the shape of moisture and starch bonds, along with decreasing appearance of grains and reduced degree of crystallinity from 12 to 4%.…”
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Effects of rubber aggregates on the physical-mechanical, thermal and durability properties of self-compacting sand concrete by Faisal Abdelrahman Hashem Saleh, Nouria Kaid, Kada Ayed, Djamel-Eddine Kerdal, Nadjib Chioukh, Nordine Leklou

“…Separately,� Rubberized Self-Compacting Sand Concretes (RSCSC) were elaborated with three fractions of rubber grains in which natural aggregates were replaced with powder rubber, sand rubber and gravel rubber and four (5, 10, 15 and 20%) addition ratios as volume rates. …”
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Analysis of workability, mechanical strength and durability by the FT-IR method of concrete based on silica-limestone sand preserved in aggressive environments by Hima Abdelkader, Tarek Djedid, Mohammed Mani, Abdelhamid Guettala

“…Found results clearly show the advantages of using sand with silica and limestone grains (50/50)% in ordinary concrete infected by aggressive water. …”
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Insect Pest occurrence on Cultivated Amaranthus Spp in Benin City, Edo State, Nigeria by AE Ezeh, ABO Ogedegbe, SA Ogedegbe

“…Majority of the pests are defoliators, except Cletus sp. and Aspavia armigera that attack grains. The result also revealed that the period of pest occurrence is associated with Amaranth age. …”
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The analysis of apricot and sweet cherry pollen viability after cryopreservation by M. N. Sitnikov, V. G. Verzhuk, A. V. Pavlov, D. D. Bondaruk

“…By using the method of pollen long-term storage in cryobanks, it is possible to keep pollen grains viable for an unlimited time. In the course of the research, cryoconservation of pollen of stone fruit crops was performed and pollen viability was checked after exposure to ultra-low temperatures (-196°С) under laboratory conditions. …”
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Synopsis of colorectal cancer: prevalence, symptoms, screening, staging, risk factors, and treatment by Gehan F. Balata, Hany N. Azzam

“…Diets high in fat, consumption of too much iron, sugary beverages, and meals with high sugar content can elevate the risk of CRC, whereas incorporating whole grains, fiber, calcium, vitamin D, dairy products, vegetables, fruits, and green tea into your diet can lower the risk. …”
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Smaller than Small, the Unique Eocene Louse! by Martin Koziol, Torsten Wappler

“…The extraordinarily rich fossil record documents a species-rich terrestrial flora and fauna, ranging from algae and pollen grains to coherent mammal skeletons, some with soft tissue preservation and stomach contents. …”
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RESPONSE OF ANTIOXIDATIVE ENZYMES IN BREAD WHEAT UNDER WATER STRESS AND EXOGENOUS GLYCINE BETAINE by Rahma Yahya, Omar Abdulkader

“…The Exogenous of GB improved the resistance of two cultivars to water stress and led to A significant increase in RWC, CAT, SOD, APOX, grain yield and Dry plant weight in the absence and presence of water stress, and GB encourages plants to trend in seed formation and convert the substances they produce into grains. …”
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SULFATE MINERALIZATION IN A TUNNEL OF THE PYATIGORSKY PROVAL CAVE, NORTH CAUCASUS by O.Ya. Chervyatsova, A.V. Kasatkin, N.V. Chukanov, F. Nestola

“…The presence sulfate sulfur can be related to both the oxidation of sulfide grains, which were found in some samples, and the oxidation of gaseous H2S air oxygen. …”
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Abnormalities in male gametophytes development responsible for low seed set of Peudosasa subsolida. by Bonan Jiang, Zhihua Cao, Dejia Yang, Yongmei Wang, Yingchun Ma, Shiqi Zhang, Hui Zhan, Lixia Yu, Shuguang Wang, Juan Li

“…At the later stages of anther development, some abnormalities were observed, including the failure of pollen grains to form, deformation and shrinkage of the cells in the anther sac and tapetum, loss of the cells in the middle layer, cavitation of the microspores, and no identifiable contents The study concluded that the primary factor contributing to the low seed setting rate of P. subsolida was the aberrant development of male gametophytes. …”
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TOMAMAEITE Cu3 Pt IN NATIVE OSMIUM FROM RIVER SEDIMENTS IN THE NIZHNIE SERGI REGION, CENTRAL URALS by V.V. Sharygin, I.G. Mikhailov

“…The article is devoted to tomamaeite Cu3 Pt from inclusions in a native osmium grain from alluvial river sediments in the Nizhnie Sergi region, Sverdlovsk oblast. …”
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