Optical Tests on a Curve Fresnel Lens as Secondary Optics for Solar Troughs by D. Fontani, P. Sansoni, F. Francini, M. DeLucia, G. Pierucci, D. Jafrancesco

“…Specific measurements and optical tests are used to evaluate the optical features of manufactured samples. The cylindrical Fresnel lens transforms the focal line, produced by the primary mirror, into a series of focal points. …”
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Sites of the Kama Neolithic Culture in the Northern Kama Region by Evgeniia L. Lychagina, Nadezhda S. Batueva, Denis A. Demakov

“…The stone industry is characterized by the use of local raw materials for the manufacture of tools, the flake-blade industry and a variety of retouch with a standard set of basic tools. …”
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Guidance for Processing Fresh-cut Produce in Retail Operations by Keith R. Schneider, Victor Garrido, W. Steve Otwell, Ray Mobley

“…This definition is broadened to include the repacking of fresh-cut herbs and their use on packaged fresh-cut products manufactured in the retail setting and/or held for sale. …”
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Modification of Fe3O4 magnetic nanoparticles for antibiotic detection by Min Sun, Xue Bai, Xianshu Fu, Xiaoping Yu, Zihong Ye, Mingzhou Zhang, YuLou Qiu

“…Abstract The manufacture, modification, and application of surface-functionalized Fe3O4 nanoparticles in the extraction and isolation of antibiotics are reviewed in this paper. …”
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Profitability vs. Stability: The Choice of Trading Strategies in a Capacity Sharing Supply Chain by Hongshuai Han, Mengdi Yao

“…Supported by a third-party capacity sharing platform, manufacturers can share capacities with others to match the rapidly changing demand. …”
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Continuously Frequency-Tunable Horn Filtennas Based on Dual-Post Resonators by Andreia A. C. Alves, Luis G. da Silva, Evandro C. Vilas Boas, Danilo H. Spadoti, S. Arismar Cerqueira

“…The proposed filtennas have been manufactured and experimentally characterized, by means of reflection coefficient, radiation pattern, and gain. …”
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Near‐Isotropic, Extreme‐Stiffness, Continuous 3D Mechanical Metamaterial Sequences Using Implicit Neural Representation by Yunkai Zhao, Lili Wang, Xiaoya Zhai, Jiacheng Han, Winston Wai Shing Ma, Junhao Ding, Yonggang Gu, Xiao‐Ming Fu

“…Experimental validation demonstrates the manufacturability and high stiffness of the three sequences.…”
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Analysis of Three Penicillin Antibiotics (Ampicillin, Amoxicillin and Cloxacillin) of Several Iranian Pharmaceutical Companies by HPLC by A. Ashnagar, N. Gharib Naseri

“…In this research the purity of the standard active ingredients of the various dosage forms of three penicillins (Amoxicillin, Cloxacillin and Ampicillin) imported and the purity percentage of the active ingredients in each of the various dosage forms of these drugs manufactured by several pharmaceutical companies of Iran (Kosar, Farabi and Jaber Ibn Hayan) were investigated and determined by HPLC technique. …”
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Cash Management and Financial Performance of Business Firms in Northern Uganda a Case of Lira District by Eton, Marus, Gilbert, Uwonda, Fabian, Mwosi, Benard, Patrick Ogwel, Dennis, Obote

“…The study recommended that Business associations like Uganda Chamber of Commerce, Uganda Manufacturers Association, in addition to Ministry of Trade and Commerce should consider providing trainings on cash management to existing and upcoming entrepreneurs to support them in developing cash management and other necessary business skills. …”
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The interaction between dynamic recrystallization and twinning during the hot compression in a novel nickel-based superalloy by Xingyun Fan, Lingxiang Zhong, Yanzhuo Liu, Jianmin Cui, Hongqiang Du, Yongsheng Wei, Yingnan Shi, Xinmei Hou, Jinhui Wang, Peipeng Jin

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The Politics of Objects: Eliza Cook’s Biographies of Things by Fabienne Moine

“…The first part of this study concentrates on Cook’s denunciation of the accumulation of manufactured objects in bourgeois homes while, in her own interiors, objects and rooms encourage the return to more community-centred values. …”
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The Use of Generic Medications for Glaucoma by Andrew J. Tatham

“…Generics can be brought to the market quickly and at low cost as manufacturers are not required to repeat animal or clinical research on active ingredients already approved for safety and efficacy. …”
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Political economy of televangelism: by Keyan G Tomaselli

“… Mass media practices are generally of a "top down' nature. Messages manufactured by media institutions favour dominant perspectives. …”
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THE LOWER PALEOLITHIC INDUSTRY OF ANKHE IN VIETNAM WITH THE SO-CALLED MOVIUS LINE by Nguyễn Khắc Sử

“…It would be a serious mistake to argue that those who manufactured handaxes represented a dynamic and advanced area, while the others who produced choppers/chopping tools represented a conservative and backward one.…”
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“Just Fabric”: The Becoming Black of the (Post)Human in Kazuo Ishiguro’s Klara and the Sun (2021) by Agnibha Banerjee

“…In Kazuo Ishiguro’s Klara and the Sun (2021), Klara is an AF (Artificial Friend), one among a range of humanoid automatons manufactured with the objective of keeping affluent, genetically augmented teenagers company. …”
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Design of a CPW-Fed Band-Notched UWB Antenna Using a Feeder-Embedded Slotline Resonator by Amin M. Abbosh

“…Two samples of the proposed antenna were designed and manufactured. One of the developed antennas does not contain a resonator, whereas the other contains a slotline resonator. …”
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Une figurine en terre cuite dorée d’époque romaine à Reims/Durocortorum by Loïc Androuin

“…Produced with great finesse, the figurine’s style reveals it to be attributable to the Aeduan potter/coroplast Pistillus, a manufacturer working in Autun/Augustodunum (Saône-et-Loire) during the first half of the 3rd c. …”
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Structural Concrete Prepared with Coarse Recycled Concrete Aggregate: From Investigation to Design by Valeria Corinaldesi

“…Results obtained showed that structural concrete up to C32/40 strength class can be manufactured with RAC. Moreover, results obtained from experimentation were discussed in order to obtain useful information for RAC structure design, particularly in terms of elastic modulus and drying shrinkage prediction.…”
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Fermentation-enabled wellness foods: A fresh perspective by Huan Xiang, Dongxiao Sun-Waterhouse, Geoffrey I.N. Waterhouse, Chun Cui, Zheng Ruan

“…Herein, recent research relating to the manufacture of fermented foods are critically reviewed, placing emphasis on the potential health benefits of fermentation-enabled wellness foods. …”
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The Effect of the Rolling Direction, Temperature, and Etching Time on the Photochemical Machining of Monel 400 Microchannels by Deepakkumar H. Patil, Sadaiah Mudigonda

“…The present paper describes the effect of the rolling direction on the quality of microchannels manufactured using photochemical machining (PCM) of Monel 400. …”
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