Effects of nonspecific resistance in barley genotypes obtained by cell selection by O. N. Shupletsova, S. Yu. Ogorodnikova, Ya. I. Nazarova

“…Against stressful soil backgrounds, regenerative lines induced on in vitro media with cadmium or aluminum were observed to have a low manifestation of oxidative stress symptoms, tested by the intensity of lipid peroxidation and the content of photosynthetic pigments in the leaves, which provided these genotypes with higher seed productivity (1.5–3.6 times in the number of grains, and 1.5– 3.0 times in the grain weight per plant) and adaptive advantages compared to the original genotype and regenerants induced on an in vitro medium with water deficiency. …”
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Ultra-low strain hysteresis in BaTiO3-based piezoelectric multilayer actuators via microstructural texture engineering by Yingchun Liu, Hongjun Zhang, Wenming Shi, Kai Li, Bin Yang, Wenwu Cao, Jiubin Tan

“…We prepared [001]c-oriented (Ba0.95Ca0.05)(Ti0.94Zr0.055Sn0.005)O3 (BCTZS) ceramic layers in MLAs through the template grain growth (TGG) method with a texture degree of ∼95%. …”
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Problems and possibilities of studying malting quality in barley using molecular genetic approaches by N. V. Trubacheeva, L. A. Pershina

“…The main parameters of malting quality (artificially germinated and dried barley grains) are malt extract, diastatic power, Kolbach index, viscosity, grain protein, wort β-glucan, free amino nitrogen, and soluble protein content. …”
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Influence of Plant Population and Nitrogen-Fertilizer at Various Levels on Growth and Growth Efficiency of Maize by M. I. Tajul, M. M. Alam, S. M. M. Hossain, K. Naher, M. Y. Rafii, M. A. Latif

“…Results revealed that plant growth, light interception (LI), yield attributes, and grain yield varied significantly due to the variations in population density and N-rates. …”
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Unveiling Temperature Distribution and Residual Stress Evolution of Additively Manufactured Ti6Al4V Alloy: A Thermomechanical Finite Element Simulation by Qihong Fang, Pei Zhao, Jia Li, Hong Wu, Jing Peng

“…The electron beam energy of 300 W and the scanning speed of 1.5 m/s can be selected under various scanning strategies, which are expected to suppress the formation of coarse and columnar β grains and achieve relatively low residual stress. …”
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Ni-Based Ohmic Contacts to n-Type 4H-SiC: The Formation Mechanism and Thermal Stability by A. V. Kuchuk, P. Borowicz, M. Wzorek, M. Borysiewicz, R. Ratajczak, K. Golaszewska, E. Kaminska, V. Kladko, A. Piotrowska

“…Moreover, we may conclude that only δ-Ni2Si grains play a key role in determining electrical transport properties at the contact/SiC interface. …”
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Failure Mechanism of Salt Barrier in Saline Soil Subgrade in Cold and Arid Plateau Areas by Yurong Zhang, Wen Zhang, Yanbin Fan, Shiyi Liu, Yunxiu He, Yi Zou

“…There is continuous vapor and salt transport in the large pores of the coarse-grained salt barrier. The vibration load of the road surface causes the fine soil particles to migrate downward into the coarse-grained salt barrier, reducing the thickness of the salt barrier. …”
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Role of total polyphenol content in seed germination characteristics of spring barley varieties amidst climate change by Ivana Jovanović, Nicole Frantová, Jhonny E. Alba-Mejía, Lenka Porčová, Vratislav Psota, Jana Asszonyi, Radim Cerkal, Tomáš Středa

“…Abstract The amount of total polyphenol content (TPC) in the grain could provide insights into the conditions during maturation and might also serve as an indicator of the grain’s ability to germinate in the malting process or as seeds in the field. …”
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Quasi-superplasticity in an Mg–Li–Al–Y alloy processed by rolling by Furong Cao, Bijin Zhou, Panning Xu, Guangming Xu

“…The AlLi compound precipitation at the α-Mg grain boundary was discovered in LAY720 alloy at 523 K and 1.67 × 10−4 s−1. …”
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Comparison of Attenuated Total Reflectance Mid-Infrared, Near Infrared, and 1H-Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopies for the Determination of Coffee’s Geographical Origin by Jessica Medina, Diana Caro Rodríguez, Victoria A. Arana, Andrés Bernal, Pierre Esseiva, Julien Wist

“…This raises the threat of fraud by adulteration using coffee grains from other countries, thus creating a demand for robust and cost-effective methods for the determination of geographical origin of coffee samples. …”
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Effect of P Application Rate and Rhizobium Inoculation on Nodulation, Growth, and Yield Performance of Chickpea (Cicer arietinum L.) by Mebrahtu Gebremariam, Teklay Tesfay

“…Several research results revealed significant effects of P rate (30–200 kg P2O5 ha−1) on nodule number, mass, and rating plant−1; LAI, RGR, DM, plant height, and branches plant−1; pods and grains plant−1, grain and biomass yields, 100-grain weight, and HI compared to the control. …”
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Organic fertilizer produced from chicken carcasses on soybean production by Willian Melo, Natalia Pereira, Edna de Andrade, Reginaldo Santos, Luiz Zanão Júnior

“…The effect of the organic compost doses was evaluated by regression analysis and the additional treatment was compared by contrast analysis.Results The use of organic compost doses based on chicken carcass in soybean cultivation resulted in linear increase in plant height, number of pods per plant, thousand grain weight productivity and oil content in the grains. …”
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Tailing and axisymmetric static laser beam shapes to steer microstructure and improve mechanical properties of autogenously laser welded AA6082 alloy by Venkat Vivek Pamarthi, Tianzhu Sun, Abhishek Das, Qamar Hayat, Alexander Griffiths, Lewis Johnson, Pasquale Franciosa

“…The tailing shape beam further lowered thermal gradients owing to the larger molten pool and elongated tail, achieving a 62% grain size reduction compared to the core-only shape.…”
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Evaluation of oat accessions from different ecological groups in the steppe environments of Krasnodar Territory by N. P. Voytsutskaya, I. G. Loskutov, E. V. Blinova, L. Yu. Novikova

“…High yield of an accession under the conditions of Krasnodar Territory was associated with its high 1000 grain weight, which positively correlated with the duration of the period from panicle emergence to ripening and negatively with the length of the panicle, number of grains per panicle, plant height, and duration of the periods from germination to panicle emergence and from germination to ripening. …”
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Research on the related between microstructures and impact toughness of Ti80 alloy by Bin Hu, Jinyang Ge, Junyang He, Bin Kong, Xiaoyong Zhang, Kechao Zhou

“…Furthermore, the activation of high-density {10 1‾ 2}<10 1‾ 1> twins in FE and ECL, effectively released the local stress concentration, facilitated dislocation slip, and refined matrix grains, improving the deformation compatibility. Note that the interstitial β-phase in the αl colony in ECL offered new α/β interfaces and prevented dislocation mobility to a certain extent. …”
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Cytogenetic impact of gamma radiation and its effects on growth, yield and drought tolerance of maize (Zea mays L.) by Walaa M. Al-Sayed, Hanaa H. El-Shazly, Awatif I. El-Nahas, Ahmed A. A. Omran

“…Abstract Maize is the third most important grain crop worldwide after wheat and rice; it is a vital global crop, serving as a key source of food, animal feed, and industrial products, making it essential for food security and economic stability in many countries. …”
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Computational fracture and thermal analysis of glass-ceramics using ReaxFF reactive molecular dynamics simulations by Domenica Rodriguez, Hyung Sub Sim, Eungyo Choi, Sung-Yup Kim, Jinsu Nam, Seungho Kim, Sungwook Leo Hong

“…The RMD results provide valuable insights into the mechanical and thermal properties of glass-ceramics, demonstrating that substituting Li/Al in the base glass significantly enhances these properties, while the incorporation of crystal grains further improves the mechanical performance of the amorphous glass-ceramics. …”
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Textural Characteristics and Depositional Regime of the Shitalakshya River Sediments, Bangladesh by Sohag Ali, Mrinal Kanti Roy, Md. Mahmodul Islam, Zillur Rahman, Faruk Ahmed, Abdul Alim, Md. Yeasin Arafath

“…The range of 1.46Ø–4.05Ø represented by the observed mean value suggests sand with medium to extremely fine grains. Most of the sediments indicate moderate sorting, which is shown by the standard deviation (sorting), which ranges from 0.399Ø to 1.48Ø. …”
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The results of a comprehensive study of spring wheat accessions from the VIR collection according to their breeding characteristics by L. V. Volkova, O. S. Amunova, A. V. Kharina, E. V. Zuev

“…The following indicators were measured: the duration of the growing season and interphase periods, yield, lodging resistance, plant height, productive tillering, productivity of the main ear, weight of 1000 grains, protein content in grain, and chlorophyll content in leaves. …”
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Optimising the mechanism of electroshock treatment on the tensile behaviour of the laser melting deposited Ti55531 alloy by Chang Liu, Haoxing Wang, Jian Zhou, Yan Wen, Lechun Xie, Liqiang Wang, Lin Hua

“…The microstructure of LMD Ti55531 is an alternating arrangement of columnar and equiaxed β grains. The α phase has not undergone an obvious phase transition after 0.06 s EST, and many fine α phase precipitates with EST time increased to 0.08 s. …”
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