The Effect of the Increasing Doses of Vermicompost Applications to Soil on Some Nutrient Concentrations in Olive (Olea europaea L.) Leaves by Ayşe Nur Coşkun, Ali Sümer

“…Macro nutrient element concentrations namely nitrogen (N), phosphorus (P), potassium (K), calcium (Ca), and magnesium (Mg) stayed inside the limit values upon applications of increasing doses of vermicompost. …”
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A red pomegranate fruit extract-based formula ameliorates anxiety/depression-like behaviors via enhancing serotonin (5-HT) synthesis in C57BL/6 male mice by Xiping Zhu, Dongxiao Sun-Waterhouse, Chun Cui

“…This study investigated the anti-anxiety/anti-depression potential of a formula containing red pomegranate fruit extract (RPFE; 40%, m/m), Lactobacillus rhamnosus (JB-1) (34%, m/m), magnesium gluconate (25%, m/m) and vanillin (1%, m/m). …”
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Automated Defect Detection through Flaw Grading in Non-Destructive Testing Digital X-ray Radiography by Bata Hena, Gabriel Ramos, Clemente Ibarra-Castanedo, Xavier Maldague

“…Guided by ASTM 2973-15; Standard Digital Reference Images for Inspection of Aluminum and Magnesium Die Castings, a grading pipeline utilizing K-D (k-dimensional) trees was developed to effectively structure detected flaws, enabling the system to make decisions based on acceptable grading terms. …”
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Composition and Biological Properties of Agaricus bisporus Fruiting Bodies – a Review by Muszyńska Bożena, Kała Katarzyna, Rojowski Jacek, Grzywacz Agata, Opoka Włodzimierz

“…A. bisporus is also a rich source of selenium, zinc and other elements such as magnesium, copper, iron, potassium, sodium, calcium, phosphorus, sulfur or manganese. …”
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Research Progress on Effects of Antifreeze Components, Nanoparticles and Pre-Curing on the Properties of Low-Temperature Curing Materials by Xianhua Yao, Mingduo Wan, Yongsheng Zhu, Lihua Niu, Xiaoxiang Ji, Shengqiang Chen, Wei He, Linyan Han

“…The effects of anti-freezing components on the mechanical properties and micro-mechanism changes of Portland cement, sulphoaluminate cement, magnesium phosphate cement-based materials, and alkali-activated cementitious materials are organized. …”
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Characterization and classification of soils in the irrigable land of Achewa small-scale irrigation area, Itang special district, southwest Gambella, Ethiopia by Wasihun Mengiste, Dereje Tsegaye, Samuel Dagalo, Teshome Yitbareke

“…Soil CEC and PBS were high and very high across all slope positions, with the dominant soluble cations being Calcium followed by magnesium, potassium, and sodium and extractable micronutrients (Fe, Mn, Zn, and Cu) were high to medium. …”
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Functional Properties, Antioxidant Activity, and Organoleptic Quality of Novel Biscuit Produced by Moroccan Cladode Flour “Opuntia ficus-indica” by Bouchra Nabil, Rachida Ouaabou, Mourad Ouhammou, Lamia Essaadouni, Mostafa Mahrouz

“…Major minerals determined by ICP-MS were calcium (4.47 g/100 g); potassium (1.25 g/100 g); magnesium (1.46 g/100 g); and trace elements such as zinc (1.77 mg/100 g), copper (0.95 mg/100 g), and selenium (148.5 μg/100 g). …”
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Amino Acid Profile and Mineral Content of Cultivated Snails <i>Acusta despecta</i> and <i>Achatina fulica</i>: Assessing Their Potential as Nutritional Source by Sampat Ghosh, Min-Jung Kim, Sukjun Sun, Chuleui Jung

“…Mineral analysis revealed significantly higher concentrations of minerals in <i>A. despecta</i>, except calcium and magnesium. Notably, <i>A. despecta</i> provided over 100% of the RDA/AI for calcium, phosphorus, copper, and manganese and met 94.5% of the iron RDA for women. …”
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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

“…In order to explore the high temperature ductility of ultra-light magnesium-lithium alloy, a new Mg-7.28Li-2.19Al-0.091Y (LAY720) alloy was prepared by casting and rolling. …”
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Biological features and cultivation of sesame (a review) by N. V. Kishlyan, M. Sh. Asfandiyarova, Y. V. Yakusheva, A. G. Dubovskaya

“…Sesame seeds contain 50–63% of oil, 25–27% of protein, 20% of carbohydrates, and are sources of such micronutrients as copper, calcium, iron, magnesium, zinc, vitamins A, B1, C and E. Sesame seeds and oil are used not only in the food industry but also in medicine. …”
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Amino acid composition, antioxidant activity and mineral content of Achatina fulica snail slimes and edible bird’s nest by Dang Tin Tin, Ong Mei Kying, Wong Seng Mei, Ong Ching Ang

“…The four major elements identified in snail slimes and EBN were sodium, calcium, potassium and magnesium. Snail slimes contained higher levels of minerals compared to EBN. …”
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Mechanosynthesis, characterization, and adsorptive properties of Mg–Al-LDH and Zn–Al-LDH for olive mill wastewater treatment by Hosni, Khaled, Mahmoudi, Khaled, Haraketi, Manel, Jellali, Salah, Srasra, Ezzeddine

“…In the current study, calcined layered double hydroxides (LDHs) were synthesized through a mechanochemical process involving the manual grinding of magnesium or zinc- and aluminum-nitrate salts in an agate mortar, followed or not by a peptization process. …”
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Application of Polypyrrole Cellulose Nanocrystalline Composite Conductive Material in Garment Design by Si Su, Shaoying Hu, Qi Liu

“…Nanocrystals, also called nanoscale crystals, use high-energy polymer spheres to pack calcium, magnesium ions, and bicarbonate in water to produce a water-insoluble crystal structure. …”
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Production of Pachira glabra seed cake (Kulikuli): nutrient and sensory evaluations by Muibat Bello, Mujeeb Oladepo, Rafat Arotayo, Asiata Ibrahim, Adijat Ogundola, Adebola Akintola

“…Mineral constituent of the seed and its seed cake revealed potassium (K) 58.32 mg/kg and 53.01 mg/kg, calcium (Ca) 8.3 mg/kg and 16.9 mg/kg, magnesium (Mg) 10.2 mg/kg and 11.07 mg/kg, respectively. …”
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Evaluation of engineering, physiochemical and nutritional properties of three different varieties of pomelo fruit by Simple Sharma, Barinderjit Singh, Yashi Srivastava

“…The assessment of physicochemical and nutritional properties provides knowledge of nutrients, essential minerals (boron, magnesium, aluminum, silicon, phosphorous, potassium, iron, copper, zinc), and quality of fruit, making it an expert functional food ingredient and can be utilized for various applications in food industries. …”
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Physicochemical properties of water quality of Imeh, Edegelem and Chokocho communities located along Otamiri-oche River in Etche Ethnic Nationality of Rivers State, Nigeria by BM Onyegeme-Okerenta, C Obia, MO Wegwu

“…For the dry season, the pH values were 5.83± 0.01, 5.56±0.01, 5.90±0.01 for Imeh, Edegelem and Chokocho respectively. Also magnesium hardness exceeded the World Health Organization (WHO) permissible limit in rainy season only. …”
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Improving of Surface Quality of Metal Reflector Mirrors Machined by Single Point Diamond Turning by G. A. Gusakov, G. V. Sharonov

“…The optimum is heat treatment at the maximum allowable temperature for the AMg2 alloy T = 540 ºС, as a result of which there is a complete disappearance of intermetallic inclusions with an increased magnesium content. The use of high-temperature heat treatment of AMg2 alloy substrates allows, in comparison with unannealed samples, to reduce the surface roughness from 1.5 to 0.55 nm, to increase the reflectivity of mirrors at a wavelength of 1064 nm from 0.89 to 0.92, and to increase the laser damage threshold from 3.5 to 5 J / cm2.…”
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Effects of Green Mussel Shells (<i>Perna viridis</i>) and Chitosan Extracted from Milkfish (<i>Chanos chanos</i>) Scales on the Compressive Strength of Mortar and Concrete by Bernardo Lejano, Kenneth Jae Elevado, Lorenzo Martin Chua, Simon Rohi Cuartero, Vince Philip Fabian, Alyanna Ysabel Rase

“…In concrete, 10% GMS without chitosan decreased compressive strength by up to 47% due to magnesium impurities in GMSs, verified by FTIR analysis. …”
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Evaluation of Prediction Models for the Capping and Breaking Force of Tablets Using Machine Learning Tools in Wet Granulation Commercial-Scale Pharmaceutical Manufacturing by Sun Ho Kim, Su Hyeon Han, Dong-Wan Seo, Myung Joo Kang

“…Feature importance analysis revealed that the compression force and magnesium stearate fraction were the most influential parameters in CQA prediction and are input variables that could be used in CQA prediction. …”
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A novel approach to improving the quality of whole-cotyledon tofu by control-released coagulant and the role of fiber by Mengnan Gao, Chunxia Dong, Yanqiu Yuan, Qian Ju, Sibo Zhao, Yayun Hu, Guangzhong Luan

“…To improve the quality of whole-cotyledon tofu prepared with magnesium chloride as a coagulant, the whole-cotyledon tofu induced by control-release coagulant was prepared, where the ratio of the dehulled soybean to the distilled water was 1:5 (w/w). …”
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