New Green Polymeric Composites Based on Hemp and Natural Rubber Processed by Electron Beam Irradiation by Maria-Daniela Stelescu, Elena Manaila, Gabriela Craciun, Maria Dumitrascu

“…The mechanical characteristics: gel fraction, crosslink density, water uptake, swelling parameters, and FTIR of natural rubber/hemp fiber composites have been investigated as a function of the hemp content and absorbed dose. …”
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High-Performance Grouting Mortar Based on Mineral Admixtures by Cong Ma, Yuehu Tan, Erbing Li, Yinsuo Dai, Meng Yang

“…The results show that the best conditions for gypsum-bauxite grouting mortar are as follows: a water-to-binder ratio of 0.3, a mineral admixture content of ~15%, and a molar ratio K of 2. …”
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Synthesis and evaluation of bisulfate/mesylate-conjugated chlortetracycline with high solubility and bioavailability by Liu Deng, Chen Peixing, Yang Xu, Wang Jianhua

“…In addition, chlortetracycline bisulfate and chlortetracycline mesylate were more soluble in water than chlortetracycline hydrochloride, but the antibacterial activity was not enhanced. …”
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Impact of Organic and Conventional Systems of Coffee Farming on Soil Properties and Culturable Microbial Diversity by Kulandaivelu Velmourougane

“…Electrical conductivity and bulk density were found to increase by 34% and 21%, respectively, in CON compared to ORG system, while water holding capacity was found decreased in both the systems. …”
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Angelica acutiloba Kitagawa Extract Attenuates DSS-Induced Murine Colitis by Jong-Chan Jang, Kang Min Lee, Seong-Gyu Ko

“…Colitis was induced by 4% dextran sulfate sodium (DSS) in the drinking water of male C57BL/6 mice, for 7 consecutive days. …”
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The Development Related Role of Pottery Production in the Ankole Region in Western Uganda: A Case Study by Kayamba, William K., Kwesiga, Philip

“…These efforts have produced pools of still water in some locations, which serve as breeding grounds for mosquitoes that carry malaria over much of the region.…”
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Assessing the Effect of Different Particle Sizes of Coarse Aggregates on Concrete Properties. by Ahabwe, Reinhard

“…Duff Abrams found that concrete strength largely depends on the water-to-cement ratio. However, other factors, such as cement strength class and fineness, concrete age, curing duration, admixtures, and aggregate properties (including size, shape, texture, and strength), also significantly impact compressive strength. …”
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Design and Prototype of a Remote-Controlled Cleaning System for River Rwizi in Mbarara District. by Muhwezi, Collins

“…The River Rwizi in Mbarara District, Uganda, serves as a critical water source for the local community but faces severe pollution challenges due to accumulated debris, garbage, and plastics. …”
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Investigating the Use of Waste Vehicle Tyres as Partial Replacement of Coarse Aggregates in Structural Concrete. by Nkwasibwe, Kraph

“…The mix was designed of concrete class 20 in ratios 1:2:3 with a constant water-cement ratio of 0.59. The waste tyre rubbers of a maximum size of 20mm were used. …”
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Comparative Study of the Effect of Pumice Sand, River Sand, and Quarry Dust as Fine Aggregates on the Unit Weight of Concrete. by Niyonzima, Richard

“…The experimental investigation was conducted on both fresh and hardened concrete such as workability, density, compressive strength, particle size distribution, water absorption, and fineness modulus. Concrete cubes were cast and soaked in a curing tank for 7 days, 14 days, and 28 days.…”
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Foraging Behaviour of the Black-Headed Heron at Kibimba Rice Scheme, Eastern Uganda by Sarah, Nachuha, M. Polycarp, Mwima

“…This variation was explained by a combination of factors such water depth, waterbird abundance, Nearest Neighbor Distance (NND) and food or prey abundance (except amphibian abundance). …”
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Characteristics and quality of biofloc in vannamei shrimp culture with different carbon sources by Muhammad Faris Allam, Julie Ekasari, Ichsan Achmad Fauzi, Wiyoto Wiyoto

“…Parameters measured to determine the characteristics of biofloc in shrimp rearing test were bifloc volume, biofloc particle size, biofloc nutrient composition, and water quality. The DX treatment produced the lowest TAN in the TAN reduction test. …”
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The Use of Zeolit and Activated Carbon on Packing System of Corydoras aenus by E. Supriyono, E. Supendi, K. Nirmala

“…Fish condition was observed every 6 hours, while water quality measurement was performed every 24 hours for 120 hours.  …”
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Application of artificial neural networks for predictive model of municipal solid waste collection in tourist cities by T. Kridakorn Na Ayutthaya, N. Jakrawatana, D. Rinchumphu, V. Owatsakul

“…Fish living in the benthopelagic region tended to have slightly more microplastic particles than those in benthic coastal water and pelagic coastal water. Most of the microplastics detected in commercial marine fish were in the size range of 2000-5000 micrometers, with the majority being in the form of fragments and fibers. …”
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Effects of autolytical fish protein hydrolysate on growth performance, survival rate, and hematological indices in farmed juvenile beluga, Huso huso by Ali Hosseinpour Zelaty

“…The experiment was carried out in 15 tanks (500-L), each containing 50 fish. The inflow water rate was 2 L/min, and the water exchange rate was 6 to 7 times per day in each tank. …”
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Can invasive interventions be avoided with a holistic swallowing therapy program in older patients in intensive care units: percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy tubes or oral intake... by Çağla Eliküçük, Fatma Esen Aydinli, Nazan Has Selmi, Cansu Uzunoğlu, Murathan Köksal, Volkan Öter, Belgin Akan, Erdal Birol Bostanci, Güldeniz Argun

“…The 12 weeks (14−16 sessions) of swallowing therapy were administered to patients with dysphagia who signed the (voluntary) consent form. The bedside water swallowing test (BWSS), Functional Oral Intake Scale (FOIS) Score, Clinical Swallowing Evaluation, Mini Nutritional Assessment Test (MNAT), Eating Assessment Tool (EAT-10), the Turkish version of the World Health Organisation Quality of Life Scale Elderly Module, and the Swallowing Therapy Programme Protocol were applied. …”
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Applied machine learning for predicting the properties and carbon and phosphorus fate of pristine and engineered hydrochar by Shiyu Xie, Tao Zhang, Siming You, Santanu Mukherjee, Mingjun Pu, Qing Chen, Yaosheng Wang, Esmat F. Ali, Hamada Abdelrahman, Jörg Rinklebe, Sang Soo Lee, Sabry M. Shaheen

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Addition of CaCO3 to culture media at the salinity of 3 g/L for freshwater tambaqui growth by Yuni Puji Hastuti, Chandra Yudistira, Kukuh Nirmala, Wildan Nurusallam, Kurnia Faturochman

“…The experiment used 15 units of aquarium at size of 30×15×25 cm3 and filled with 9 L of saline water, then added lime CaCO3 according to treatment. …”
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Eco-friendly sustainable farming: Enhancing summer tomato (Lycopersicon esculentum mill.) yield with jute non-woven agro textile Mulch by Nilimesh Mridha, Dipak Nayak, Ashok Yadav, Tilak Mondal, Rakesh Kr Ghosh, Manik Bhowmick, Atul Singha, D.P. Ray, B.S. Manjunatha, Avijit Das, D.B. Shakyawar, Sourav Paul, Amit Das, Santanu Mukherjee, Ravinder Kumar

“…Jute non-woven fabrics of higher thickness with lower water flow and transmissivity increase soil moisture content over no mulch (∼70 %) and plastic mulch (∼9.3 %). …”
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Ellagic Acid from <i>Geranium thunbergii</i> and Antimalarial Activity of Korean Medicinal Plants by Hojong Jun, Joon-Hee Han, Min Hong, Fadhila Fitriana, Jadidan Hada Syahada, Wang-Jong Lee, Ernest Mazigo, Johnsy Mary Louis, Van-Truong Nguyen, Seok Ho Cha, Wanjoo Chun, Won Sun Park, Se Jin Lee, Sunghun Na, Soo-Ung Lee, Eun-Taek Han, Tae-Hyung Kwon, Jin-Hee Han

“…The plant extracts were fractionated using ethyl acetate, chloroform, and hot water, and their efficacy against <i>P. falciparum</i> was evaluated through IC₅₀ determination and microscopic analysis. …”
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