Carbon Nanosphere-Based TiO₂ Double Inverse Opals by Dániel Attila Karajz, Kincső Virág Rottenbacher, Klára Hernádi, Imre Miklós Szilágyi

“…Inverse opals (IOs) are intensively researched in the field of photocatalysis, since their optical properties can be fine-tuned by the initial nanosphere size and material. Another possible route for photonic crystal programming is to stack IOs with different pore sizes. …”
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Optimization of Urban Fire Emergency Resource Allocation Based on Pre-Allocated Swarm Algorithm by Xiaolei Zhang, Kaigong Zhao, Shang Gao, Changming Li

“…In addition, a multi-objective optimization model is built to achieve the shortest response time for emergency rescue teams and the lowest cost for material transportation. Additionally, a pre-allocated bee swarm algorithm is introduced to mitigate the issue of local incident points being unable to participate in rescue due to low weights, and a comparison of traditional genetic algorithms and particle swarm optimization algorithms is conducted. …”
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Paleoproterozoic post-orogenic magmatism in southern Finland; geochemical, geochronological and Sr-Nd isotopic constraints on origin and magmatic evolution by Oliver Teräs, Kaisa Nikkilä, Perttu Mikkola, Anna Kotilainen, Olav Eklund, O. Tapani Rämö

“…These geochemical characteristics, along with an initial 87Sr/86Sr value of 0.70322 and initial εNd value of -0.4 ± 0.4 at 1805 Ma for Tistronskär monzodiorite, indicate that subcontinental lithospheric mantle source may have been metasomatized by subducted sedimentary material before the 1.80 Ga melting event. …”
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O Auxílio Emergencial no Brasil durante a pandemia por Covid-19 by Fabiola Leal, Aline Fardin Pandolfi, Dayene Karyne Cordeiro Sabino Braga, Rafael da Silva Barbosa, Rodrigo Emmanuel Santana Borges

“… O objetivo deste artigo é analisar a implementação do Auxílio Emergencial no Brasil no contexto da pandemia por Covid-19, apontando elementos sobre a situação de trabalho e o acesso material da classe trabalhadora. Para isso, utilizaram-se dados sobre o alcance do benefício, os recursos, o perfil dos beneficiários, as regiões alcançadas, a estrutura e a conjuntura do mercado de trabalho. …”
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Biological activity produced by ruthenium chloride on perfusion pressure, left ventricular pressure and heart failure using an isolated rat heart model by Figueroa-Valverde Lauro, Rosas-Nexticapa Marcela, Alvarez-Ramirez Magdalena, Lopez-Ramos Maria, Aguilar-Sanchez Emilio, Mateu-Armand Virginia

“…Aim and Objectives: The aim of this investigation was to evaluate the biological activity of ruthenium chloride on perfusion pressure, left ventricular pressure and heart failure. Material and Methods: Effects produced by ruthenium chloride (0.001 to 100 nM) on perfusion pressure was evaluated using an isolated rat heart model. …”
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Antinociceptive and Antioxidant Activity of Zanthoxylum budrunga Wall (Rutaceae) Seeds by Md. Khirul Islam, Nripendra Nath Biswas, Sanjib Saha, Hemayet Hossain, Ismet Ara Jahan, Tanzir Ahmed Khan, Khalijah Awang, Jamil A. Shilpi

“…The phenolic content was found to be 338.77 mg GAE/100 g of dried plant material. In reducing power assay, ZBSE showed a concentration dependent reducing ability. …”
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A Qualitative Study on Consumption Motivations in Turkish Marriage Rituals by Elif Boyraz, Çiğdem Aliçavuşoğlu

“…As a result of the thematic analysis, the categories were determined as; meeting, marriage proposal, asking for the girl’s hand in marriage - betroth- engagement, bundle, henna night, to fetch the bride, marriage and wedding, photo shooting, shopping, jewelry sharing, material effect, the effect of the pandemic and using social media in ritual consumption. …”
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Failure Behaviour of Sandstone with a Preexisting Joint under Stepped Excavation by Yinzhu Liu, Ping Cao, Liwen He, Qibin Lin

“…In order to simulate the stepped excavation test of the real project, the polylactic acid (PLA) material is selected as the filler for the excavation area. …”
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Detection of c-erbB-2 mRNAs Using Dig-Labelled Oligonucleotide Probe with in situ Hybridisation in Human Breast Carcinoma: Comparison with Immunohistochemical Results by Melek Öztürk, Sema Bolkent, Selma Yilmazer, Gültekin Kaner, Hilal Ünal

“…Our aim was to develop the suitable mRNA ISH protocol for formalin-fixed paraffin-embedded material and to compare the localisation of transcripts and protein products in 20 primary breast carcinomas. …”
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Nouvelles données sur un assemblage ostéoarchéologique en lien avec la première pandémie de peste historique : la nécropole tardo-antique du "Clos des Cordeliers" à Sens (Yonne, Fr... by Marion Holleville, Dominique Castex, Marie-France Deguilloux, Sacha Kacki

“…Research on historical plague epidemics has undergone a major revival in recent decades, thanks in particular to the growing number of archaeo-anthropological studies on material evidence. However, while much has been published on burial sites associated with the second plague pandemic (14th-18th centuries AD), those dealing with the first plague pandemic (6th-8th centuries AD) remain rare. …”
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THE DEFINING FEATURES OF SOFT POWER STRATEGY IN GERMAN FOREIGN POLICY by L. R. Rustamova

“…In these circumstances, Germany has chosen as the most appropriate foreign policy strategy for the promotion of the national interests the use of so-called "soft power" - the ability to encourage others to do what you want with the help of appeal, rather than through the manipulation of material needs. Germany has a large number of resources to implement the policy of "soft power." …”
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A study on the causes of the inconsistencies of the microstructure of welded joints of steel wire cord by I. V. Borisovets, T. P. Kurenkova, A. A. Sakharnaya

“…Relevance: the increase in the number of destruction of welded joints of the metal wire cord due to discrepancies in the microstructure of the welded seam.Purpose: to find the roots of defects in welded joints of metal wire cord to reduce the number of inconsistencies in this parameter and study the features of the formation of the microstructure of welded joints.Methods of research: as a material for research the metal wire cord of various designs made in steel – wire shop No. 2 of OJSC «BSW – Management Company of Holding «BMC» – a rod of own production was applied; the study was conducted using a Nikon SMZ 1000 stereoscopic microscope with a video system and an inverted metallographic microscope OLIMPUS GX-51 with a video system; measurement of hardness was carried out according to Vickers with a load of 0.5 kg on a hardness testing ZWICK 3Х5624АТ.Research results: the regularities and causes of the formation of mismatch of the microstructure of welded joints during welding on metal: incorrect setting of the welding machine (slowing down of the welding carriage); mismatch of the tempering temperature (a faulty button or operation home run twice); a small dwell time in the terminals (jaws) for tempering; inadequate execution of Regulation of the welded connection of the operator’s actions (pass or failure of the operation «tempering of the weld»); influence of external environmental factors (microclimate) of the operator’s workplace.…”
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Evaluation of the Blend in Bagasse Ash-Quarry Dust Stabilization of Expansive Soils for Road Pavement. by Tumwesigire, Osbert

“…From the results it was observed that an A-7-5 (4) expansive soil stabilized with 80%N.S +15%B.A +5%Q.D content is suitable for use as a sub base course material in road pavement construction.…”
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Design and Analysis of a Chamber for Thermal Sterilization of Irish Potatoes. by Igiraneza, Jackin

“…The design of the chamber focuses on material selection and sizing of various components of the chamber using various methods based on the conditions of the chamber during operation such as pressure inside the chamber and the temperature of steam being introduced into the chamber. …”
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Contribution of Non-Governmental Organizations on Poverty Reduction in Kabale District: A Case study of Buhara Sub-County. by Adebayo, Sanni T.

“…It is when this notion is firmly rooted in them that they can use their interventions in form of technical, financial and material aids to stimulate the benefiting communities to participate actively in promotion of poverty reduction in the district. …”
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Estimation and evaluation of iron reserves in the eastern area of Eileh1 mine, Razavi Khorasan province by Hamid Esmati Daroneh, Maryam Gholamzadeh

“…Furthermore, to calculate the mineral material reserve, the average density of the mineral material was considered to be 3.8 g/cm³. …”
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CroALa by Neven Jovanović

“…This article describes the editors’ solutions in the following six areas: fine-tuning the metadata and user interface to enable grouping of texts by author, period, genre, theme; providing language tools for users; adding supplemental material and links; making citations of CroALa texts easier and providing hyperlinks between texts; digitizing and providing access to finding aids for effective search and retrieval; disseminating the texts in outside repositories. …”
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The Behavior of RC Beams Strengthened with Steel Fiber Concrete Layer by ANSYS Simulation by Thanh Quang Khai Lam, Thi My Dung Do

“…This study investigated the following six cases: how the addition of SFs affects the properties of concrete, the spacing of the stirrups at the ends of the beam should be looked into to see what effects it might have, how the number of tensile steel bars in the beam affects its properties, how the diameter of tensile steel bars affects their properties, how the diameter of compressed steel bars affects the results, and how the thickness of the SFC layer affects the properties of the material. Also, the things that were mentioned would have a big effect on how these double-layer beams in the design work.…”
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Towards 4D CT in Additive Manufacturing: Evaluating Algorithmic Limitations and Opportunities for Industrial Non-Destructive Testing by Nadine Mönter, Katharina Bliedtner, Frank Herold

“…This work aims to lay a solid foundation for reliably extending the algorithm to dynamic states, with the ultimate goal of determining dynamic material properties, e.g., draw conclusions on the Wöhler curve by time-resolved investigation of pore evolution. …”
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