Experimental investigation on fresh, hardened and durability characteristics of partially replaced E-waste plastic concrete: A sustainable concept with machine learning approaches by Md. Hamidul Islam, Zannatun Noor Prova, Md. Habibur Rahman Sobuz, Nusrat Jahan Nijum, Fahim Shahriyar Aditto

“…In terms of all the percentage results, the 15 % replacement produced the best results and produced a sustainable construction material.…”
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Mia Couto and the enchantment of rain by Myrtle J. Hooper, Isabel B. Rawlins

“…While the notion of enchantment is not unproblematic, the interconnections it entails between human and environment, material and spiritual, generate a receptive matrix in which to understand and recognise the agency of rain. …”
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Experimental evaluation of mechanically stabilized earth walls reinforced with glass fiber reinforced polymer bars embedded in marble waste-sand mixtures by Shabir Hussain, Irshad Ahmad, Irfan Jamil, Fasih Ahmed Khan, Mansoor Ullah, Saif ul Islam, Mudassir Iqbal, R. Nawaz

“…This paper presents evaluation of Face Deflection (FD) and Vertical Settlement (VS) of large-scale Mechanically Stabilized Earth (MSE) wall model having (length, width, height) of (1.23 m, 0.92 m, 1.53 m) respectively. The backfill material used was sand and Marble Waste-Sand (MWS) mixtures reinforced with 12 mm Thread Wrapped Glass Fiber Reinforced Polymer (TW-GFRP) bars. …”
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Optimization of cultivation parameters for bovine respiratory syncytial virus strain Vologda/2019 by V. V. Kirpichenko, S. V. Kononova, I. N. Shumilova, A. A. Nesterov, M. V. Turkova, Ye. A. Bukhon, D. V. Romenskaya, A. V. Sprygin, B. L. Manin, O. P. Byadovskaya

“…The Vologda/2019 strain of the bovine respiratory syncytial infection virus isolated from biological material obtained from a calf with respiratory symptoms was used in the experiment. …”
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Preparation and mechanical-electrical characterization of new complex-phase conductive concrete by Shicheng Feng, Xiaohui Zhang, Zhilei Xu, Keliang Dong, Jinfeng Zheng, Runlong Zhang, Zhaolin Zhou, Xuan Wang

“…The effects of concrete, graphite and stainless steel fibers as conductive phase materials on the changing law of physical properties of conductive concrete were compared, and the optimal ratio of the content of conductive phase materials was explored. …”
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Relationship between the anthocyanin content values in the leaf sheath base of barley cultivars and in the grain of the hybrids derived from them by O. Yu. Shoeva, T. V. Kukoeva

“…To optimize the breeding strategy and selection of the initial material, quantitative assay of anthocyanin content in the leaf sheath base of barley cultivars was carried out and the relationship between this parameter for some of the barley cultivars and anthocyanin content in grain of the hybrids derived from them was evaluated.Materials and methods. …”
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Rapid Colorimetric Detection of Hg (II) Based on Hg (II)-Induced Suppressed Enzyme-Like Reduction of 4-Nitrophenol by Au@ZnO/Fe3O4 in a Cosmetic Skin Product by Oratile Semong, Bareki Shima Batlokwa

“…The synthesized Au@ZnO/Fe3O4 hybrid material was able to catalyze the reduction of 4-nitrophenol (4-NP) to 4-aminophenol (4-AP). …”
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An ivory statuette depicting the god Thanatos discovered near Tomis (Moesia Inferior) by Ingrid Petcu-Levei, Radu Petcu

“…The discoveries made here are considered quite rare due to the material of the statuette, and the context in which it was found. …”
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Greener Synthesis, Characterization, and Antimicrobiological Effects of Helba Silver Nanoparticle-PMMA Nanocomposite by Manal A. Awad, Awatif A. Hendi, Khalid M. O. Ortashi, Amnah B. Alanazi, Batool A. ALZahrani, Dina A. Soliman

“…Nanocomposites are characterized as a multiphase material where one of the phases has a dimension in the nanoscale. …”
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Ultrasound-Assisted Extractions for Improving the Recovery of Phenolics and Charantin from Bitter Melon and for Increasing the Antioxidant, Antidiabetic and Anti-Obesity Activities... by Jin Ju Lee, Kyung Young Yoon

“…Bitter melon is rich in bioactive compounds and has a significant potential for commercial use as a functional food material. Its bioactive compound-rich extract was prepared using probe- or bath-type ultrasound-assisted extraction (UAE) with 60% ( v/v ) ethanol or distilled water. …”
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Adsorption of iron by using hybrid Akar Putra and commercialized chicken eggshells as bio-sorbents from aqueous solution by H.M. Nasir, A. Azmi, A.Z. Aris, S.M. Praveena

“…Therefore, in current study, commercialized chicken eggshells and hybrid Akar Putra chicken eggshells were conducted in batch experiment to testify the capabilities of bio-sorbent materials in iron (II) ion removal from aqueous solution at optimized level of dosage and equilibrium contact time. …”
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Self-Reactive Carbon Dioxide Absorbent with Sodium Carbonate-Based Hydrogel by Jae Young Kim, Youn Suk Lee

“…Sodium carbonate is an abundant, low-cost, and low-hazard raw material widely used as a food additive and CO₂ absorbent in the food industry. …”
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Surgical Dressing Cosmesis in the Immediate Postoperative Setting: A Crowdsourcing-based Study by Alexa Clark, BA, Shannon Su, BS, Jennifer Wang, BS, Orr Shauly, MD, Albert Losken, MD, Kendall Brooks, MD, Daniel Cuzzone, MD

“…This analysis does not consider opinions on later wound healing or scarring using the chosen material.…”
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Challenges and prospects for developing genetic resistance in common wheat against stem rust in Western Siberia by V. N. Kelbin, E. S. Skolotneva, E. A. Salina

“…This review provides an analysis of the gene sources that remain effective against the West Siberian population of P. graminis, in order to facilitate the initial stage of selection of breeding material to develop a stable genotype by gene pyramiding. …”
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Utilization of Waste Glass Powder and Glass Composite Fillers in Asphalt Pavements by Jayvant Choudhary, Brind Kumar, Ankit Gupta

“…The pavement containing GL and GP fillers also reduced material cost and GWP up to 35% while consuming up to 74 tons of GP.…”
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ELECTIVE COURSE AT THE THEORETICAL DEPARTMENT AS A BASIS FOR PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCIES FORMATION OF A PHYSICIAN by E. F. Barinov

“…When selecting educational material for elective courses, the foundations of contextual (motivational) approach to education, the method of expert evaluations, the dialectic principles of systemacity and variability of the educational material content, unity of integration and differentiation of fundamental knowledge were used. …”
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Multi-objective optimization of SUS430C steel turning process using hybrid machine learning and evolutionary algorithm approach by Nguyen Van-Canh, Nguyen Anh-Thang, Pham Ngoc-Linh, Nguyen Thuy-Duong

“…This study focuses on the turning process of SUS430C stainless steel, a ferritic stainless steel known for its excellent corrosion resistance and moderate mechanical properties, commonly used in automotive and kitchen applications, a material widely used in industrial applications but challenging to machine due to its hardness and work-hardening characteristics. …”
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Statistically Coherent Calibration of X-Ray Fluorescence Spectrometry for Major Elements in Rocks and Minerals by Surendra P. Verma, Sanjeet K. Verma, M. Abdelaly Rivera-Gómez, Darío Torres-Sánchez, Lorena Díaz-González, Alejandra Amezcua-Valdez, Beatriz Adriana Rivera-Escoto, Mauricio Rosales-Rivera, John S. Armstrong-Altrin, Héctor López-Loera, Fernando Velasco-Tapia, Kailasa Pandarinath

“…We applied both the ordinary linear regression (OLR) and the new uncertainty weighted linear regression (UWLR) models for the calibration and comparison of a XRF machine through 59 geochemical reference materials (GRMs) and a procedure blank sample. The mean concentration and uncertainty data for the GRMs used for the calibrations (Supplementary Materials) (available here) filewere achieved from an up-to-date compilation of chemical data and their processing from well-known discordancy and significance tests. …”
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Evaluation of grain yield and quality in maize hybrids of various origin under the conditions of Primorsky Territory by E. S. Butovets, I. N. Danilenko, N. A. Kraskovskaya

“…This study was dedicated to the evaluation and selection of maize hybrids of different origin for important agronomic traits and for protein and oil accumulation in grain under the conditions of Primorsky Territory, as well as for their possible use as source material for breeding.Materials and methods. Twenty-two grain maize hybrids of various geographic origin were studied at the Federal Scientific Center of Agricultural Biotechnology of the Far East named after A.K. …”
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Rancang Bangun Mesin Pemanas Akrilik Tipe Turbular Skala Industri Kecil by Noviyanti Nugraha, M. Khenbakti, Rakha Rakha, Teguh Siswanto, Muraz Muraz, Rizkia Munajat

“…<p>Acrylic is a material that is often used as a substitute for glass because it has the advantage that it is not easily broken and is lighter than glass. …”
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