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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Statistical optimization of pectinases from thermophilic Aspergillus fumigatus BT-4 employing response surface methodology through submerged fermentation using agricultural wastes by Imran Ali, Roheena Abdullah, Sana Saqib, Kinza Nisar, Afshan Kaleem, Mehwish Iqtedar, Irfana Iqbal, Xiaoming Chen

“…Using grapefruit peel as an agricultural waste in pectinase production reduces costs by eliminating the need for expensive raw materials and utilizing a low-cost, sustainable, and locally available substrate. …”
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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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Assessment of toxic response of Lactuca sativa to compost extracted from agri-food waste by Diego Andr´es Zapata-Gonz´alez, Juan Manuel Trujillo-Gonz´alez, Marco Aurelio Torres-Mora, Daniel Gonz´alez-Santamaria, Raimundo Jim´enez-Ballesta

“…Method: We set up a mini composting pilot where raw materials were classified, chopped into bits, and finally mixed. …”
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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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Effects on the Functionality and Structure of Rice-Pea Composite Protein by Industry-scale Microfluidizer Combined with pH Cycling Treatment by Yunfeng LU, Taotao DAI, Zhaoying LI, Jialong HAN, Ti LI, Chengmei LIU, Jun CHEN

“…To investigate the solubilization of composite plant protein after co-processing with an industry-scale microfluidizer and pH cycling and to clarify its solubilization mechanism, this paper used rice protein and pea protein as raw materials, a mixed protein solution with a protein ratio of 1:1 and a total protein concentration of 4% were configured. …”
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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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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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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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