Health Inspections of Restaurant Establishments in the Attica Region, Greece. Non-compliance Data Within the Food Hygiene Sector by Olympia Chatzimpyrou, Elias Chaidoutis, Dimitrios Keramydas, Petros Papalexis, Nikolaos S. Thomaidis, Vassiliki C. Pitiriga, Panagiota Langi, Foteini Koutsiari, Ioannis Drikos, Maria Giannari, Georgios Chelidonis, Andreas Ch. Lazaris, Nikolaos Kavantzas

“…Results: The highest non-compliance rates are in “adequacy of facilities” (14.12%), “equipment maintenance and sanitization” (12.30%), “pest control” (12.45%), “personal hygiene” (7.58%), and “efficient separation of raw materials” (9.76%). Non-compliance rates for other food hygiene parameters (cooking practices, meal apportionment, storage, transport, reheating, etc.) were considerably lower. …”
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The use of bacterial culture for Leptospirosis di- agnosis in female water buffaloes by Rosaura Pérez-Gil, Oriana Gavidia, Juan Torres

“…Therefore, this research aimed to reveal the presence of Leptospira spp. in aborted fetuses, genital-urinary secretions of female and male Bubalus bubalis, food raw materials, and rodent feces using bacteriological culture. …”
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Biogenic Waste from Two Varieties of Plantain in Ghana Contain Pectin with Potential Binding Properties in Conventional Tablets by Desmond Asamoah Bruce Otu, Frederick William Akuffo Owusu, Mariam El Boakye-Gyasi, Raphael Johnson, Prince George Jnr Acquah, Yayra Edzor-Agbo, Marcel Tunkumgnen Bayor, Mary-Ann Archer

“…Fascinatingly, these wastes, often discarded, possess significant economic potential and can be recycled into valuable raw materials or products. Pectin, a polysaccharide that occurs naturally, has seen a surge in interest in recent times. …”
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Optimization of Lactic Acid Production from Pineapple By-Products and an Inexpensive Nitrogen Source Using Lactiplantibacillus plantarum strain 4O8 by Joel Romial Ngouénam, Pierre Marie Kaktcham, Chancel Hector Momo Kenfack, Edith Marius Foko Kouam, François Zambou Ngoufack

“…The expensive substances including carbon and nitrogen sources involved in its fermentative synthesis and the increasing market demand of LA have prompted scientists to look for inexpensive raw materials from which it can be produced. This research was aimed at determining the optimum conditions of lactic acid (LA) production from pineapple by-products and an inexpensive nitrogen source using Lactiplantibacillus plantarum strain 4O8. …”
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Developing a business model focused on the planning sustainability of forest sector enterprises by Ihor Soloviy, Orest Kiyko, Vasyl Lavnyy, Igor Bukhanevych, Oksana Pelyukh, Mykhailo Ilkiv, Taras Chelepis, Dmytro Savka, Andriy Lutsenco

“…The case study company Millwood is located in the Carpathian region of Ukraine and is a representative of wood processing companies using local raw materials for production. Interviews with the company representatives allowed us to identify the vision of key resources and activities, key partners, value proposition, customer segments and relationships with them. …”
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Enhanced radiation shielding via incorporating europium oxide in 316L stainless steel: Synthesis, physical, microstructural, shielding, and mechanical properties by H.O. Tekin, Nihal Yayla, M.Gökhan Albayrak, Ömer Güler, Duygu Sen Baykal, Hessa Alkarrani, Ghada ALMisned

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Development of New Gluten-Free Maize-Field Bean Bread Dough: Relationships Between Rheological Properties and Structure of Non-Gluten Proteins by Awatif Fetouhi, Agnieszka Sujak, Leila Bentallah, Agnieszka Nawrocka, Monika Szymańska-Chargot, Marta Tomczyńska-Mleko, Agnieszka Wójtowicz, Mohammed Nasreddine Zidoune

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Breeding results for Echinacea purpurea (L.) Moench in Moscow Province by I. N. Korotkikh, E. Yu. Babaeva, A. E. Burova

“…Breeding work involving E. purpurea has been carried out at the All-Russian Research Institute of Medicinal and Aromatic Plants (Moscow Province) since 1996 with the aim of developing varieties adapted to the regional environments of Central Russia as well as increasing the yield and quality of raw materials by breeding methods. Objects and methods. …”
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Influence of elevated temperature exposure on the residual compressive strength and radiation shielding efficiency of ordinary concrete incorporating granodiorite and ceramic powde... by Alaa A. Mahmoud, Alaa A. El-Sayed, Ayman M. Aboraya, Islam N. Fathy, Mohamed A. Abouelnour, Maged E. Elfakharany, Mohy S. Fattouh, Abdelmoniem E. Alahmer, Islam M. Nabil

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Characteristics and combustion kinetics of fuel pellets composed of waste of polyethylene terephthalate and biomass by K. Manatura, U. Samaksaman

“…Heavy metals and ionic contaminants were below the maximum limits of the standards because of the cleanliness of the raw materials. However, the minor effects of earth materials and a caustic soda detergent were resulted in the alteration of residue chemicals. …”
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Composite Sorbents Based on Chitosan Polymer Matrix and Derivatives of 4-Amino-N′-hydroxy-1,2,5-oxadiazole-3-carboximidamide for Uranium Removal from Liquid Mineralized Media by Anna I. Matskevich, Konstantin V. Maslov, Veronika A. Prokudina, Daria D. Churakova, Oleg Yu. Slabko, Dmitry K. Patrushev, Nikita S. Markin, Eduard A. Tokar’

“…These results indicate that the synthesized sorbents are promising materials for uranium removal from liquid media, suitable for both purification and the recovery of radionuclides as valuable raw materials.…”
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Exploring the acceptance of mozzarella cheese in school lunches among school-aged children: a pilot study by Xiaofang Lin, Qin Zhang, Qiong Wu, Wenxuan Huo, Xiaoying Zhang, Xiaoying Zhang, Shanshan Geng, Yizhou Lv, Yuanyuan Li, Yilun Wang, Yilun Wang, Linjing Dong, Xue Leng, Xue Leng, Zhenghao Lin, Ignatius Man-Yau Szeto, Ignatius Man-Yau Szeto, Zhixu Wang

“…Among the stir-fried dishes, students’ liking scores differed for cheese dishes made from different raw materials, pure meat food was more popular than vegetable food (P = 0.003), meat and vegetable food (P = 0.012). …”
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Complex Study of Settlements Dating from the Paleolithic to Medieval Period in the Ural Mountains on the Border of Europe and Asia by Valentina Prikhodko, Nikita Savelev, Vyacheslav Kotov, Sergey Nikolaev, Evgeny Ruslanov, Mikhail Rumyantsev, Elena Manakhova

“…In the past, these elements were also released into CLs from metal products, ceramic fragments, and raw materials used in their manufacture. The sites are quite far (18–60 km) from the Magnitogorsk Metallurgical plant, but industrial stockpiles of S (technogenic coefficient—Ct 30–87%), and, less often, Cr, Mn, and Sr (Ct 30–40%) accumulated in surface layers. …”
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Prediksi Produksi Biofarmaka Menggunakan Model Fuzzy Time Series dengan Pendekatan Percentage Change dan Frequency Based Partition by Dwi Ekasari Harmadji, Solikhin Solikhin, Uky Yudatama, Agus Purwanto

“…So the demand for medicinal plants as raw materials increases. To solve this issue, a forecast is required for the next few years on the increase or decline in production of strategic biopharmaca commodities. …”
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Optimization of osmotic pressure swelling method in the process of hemoglobin extraction from red blood cells by ZHANG Honghui, ZHOU Wentao, HAO Shasha, WANG Hong, LIU Jiaxin, YANG Chengmin, LI Shen, LI Fengjuan

“…[Methods] Human umbilical cord blood red blood cells were used as raw materials and phosphate buffer solution was used as the swelling solution for red blood cells. …”
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Les vestiges fauniques de la rue Lecointre à Reims/Durocortorum : une carrière utilisée comme dépotoir by Frédéric Poupon

“…The rare equine bones that present cut marks are likely related to an incidental recovery of raw materials (hides, tendons, muscle, bones). These deposits are clearly different from the collective management of equine corpses previously observed in Reims, and characterized by the mass disposal of carcasses in one place and resulting in an exclusive and impressive dumping site for these remains.…”
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Research on carbon emission accounting model for open-pit mines in alpine ecologically fragile areas by Guoqing LI, Bin BAI, Guiqi LI, Kai GUAN, Jie HOU, Chunping LIN

“…Additionally, beneficiation processes involving the separation and refinement of raw materials are highly energy-consuming, increasing indirect emissions. …”
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A novel arterial coupler with non-return snap-fit connection approach optimized arterial end-to-end anastomotic technique: An experimental study by Hong-Bo Guo, Mo-Fei Wang, Ren-Qi Yin, Kang-Kang Zhi

“…Results: As a novel arterial coupler, QAC was successfully designed and manufactured by using poly lactic-co-glycolic acid raw materials and 3-dimensions printing technology. Its rationality was preliminarily tested through finite element analysis and related mechanical analysis methods. …”
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Sustainability index analysis for environmentally low-input integrated farming by E. Widjaja, B.N. Utomo, A.D. Santoso, Y.P. Erlambang, . Surono, M.A. Firmansyah, S. Handoko, E. Erythrina, M.N. Rofiq, D. Iskandar, N.A. Sasongko, T. Rochmadi, N. Abbas, M. Hanif, Y.S. Garno, F.D. Arianti, N.D. Suretno, M. Askinatin, C.O.I. Hastuti, F. Fahrodji

“…Based on the findings, the factors that should be considered included 1) Efficiency in the utilization of water during egg, 2) fertilizer production and effectiveness of using fuel and electricity during the production and marketing, 3) an Industry manager level of education, 4) the ease by which raw materials can be obtained for the integration industry, 5) potential for increasing the low-input integrated agricultural farming, 6) the availability of integration industry facilities, infrastructure and level of expertise needed by managers in the people's integration sector, 7) Financial institutions' existence.CONCLUSION: Multidimensional mapping showed that the low-input integrated agricultural farming in the dry land of Pangkalan Lada District was running sustainably, with an average sustainability index of 86.10 percent. …”
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Determining dry oak lumber consumption for the production of solid edge-glued panels by Volodymyr Mayevskyy, Rostislav Moroz, Serhiy Kopynets, Oleh Ferents, Roman Shchupakivskyy, Yevstakhii Myskiv

“…Also, measurements of the size and quantity of billets were carried out to determine the consumption of raw materials at each production process stage. During the experimental studies, sawn timber with a thickness of 31 mm, a width of 175 mm, a length of 2150 mm was processed with the following distribution by grade: Q-FA – 3.10%, Q-F1a – 7.88%, Q-F1b – 6.86%, Q-F2 – 13.83%, Q-F3 – 68.33% of their total volume. …”
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