Positive Response of Hyoscyamus pusillus Callus Cultures to Exogenous Melatonin on Biochemical Traits and Secondary Metabolites under Drought Conditions by Shamil I. Neamah, Nisreen A. Jdayea

“…Therefore, it can be asserted that a moderate treatment with melatonin is more suitable under water stress conditions to produce secondary compounds from H. pusillus.…”
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Inelastic Parametric Analysis of Seismic Responses of Multistorey Bidirectional Eccentric Structure by Yu-ping Kuang, Xin-liang Jiang, Nan Jiang

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Effect of tray drying temperature and drying time on properties of cricket powder by Simasatitkul Lida, Thongprom Kittisak, Jaroensang Thunyapisit, Im-orb Karittha

“…The produced cricket powder could reach equilibrium moisture content of approximately 5% and the water activity was decreased with increasing drying temperature. …”
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Extraction and Characterisation of African Star Apple (Chrysophyllum albidum) Seed Oil and the Adsorptive Properties of the Fruit Shell in Ghana by Michael A. Anang, Michael Oteng-Peprah, Kwasi Opoku-Boadu

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An enriched environment promotes cognitive recovery and cerebral blood flow in aged mice under sevoflurane anaesthesia by Wenfeng Gao, Wenji Xie, Wenqin Xie, Changcheng Jiang, Zhenming Kang, Naizhen Liu

“…The behavioural tests include Morris water maze, Y maze and novel object recognition. …”
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Chemical Polymerization Kinetics of Poly-O-Phenylenediamine and Characterization of the Obtained Polymer in Aqueous Hydrochloric Acid Solution Using K2Cr2O7 as Oxidizing Agent by S. M. Sayyah, A. B. Khaliel, Ahmed A. Aboud, S. M. Mohamed

“…The TGA analysis was used to confirm the proposed structure and number of water molecules in each polymeric chain unit. The ac conductivity (σac) of (POPDA) was investigated as a function of frequency and temperature. …”
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Model Optimization of Shale Gas Reservoir Volume Fracturing Dissolved Gas Simulation Adsorbed Gas by Hao Dong, Yi Zhang, Zongwu Li, Chao Jiang, Jiaze Li, Tao Wu, Liting Wang, Chuangjiang Wang, Hao Wang, Fujing Li, Qian Ru

“…The basic percolation model of shale gas reservoir: the black oil model of gas-water phase is used as the basic model, and the dissolved gas is used to simulate adsorbed gas. …”
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Efficient pressure regulation in nonlinear shell-and-tube steam condensers via a Novel TDn(1 + PIDn) controller and DCSA algorithm by Mostafa Jabari, Serdar Ekinci, Davut Izci, Mohit Bajaj, Vojtech Blazek, Lukas Prokop

“…Abstract Steam condensers are vital components of thermal power plants, responsible for converting turbine exhaust steam back into water for reuse in the power generation cycle. Effective pressure regulation is crucial to ensure operational efficiency and equipment safety. …”
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Investigation of nosema apis and nosema ceranae in bees by multiplex pcr in kırıkkale region by Meral Aydenizoz, Ali Can Yorulmaz

“…The thorax and abdomen of ten bees collected from every 5 colonies were dissected and crushed with sterile physiological water in a porcelain mortar. The samples with Nosema spores were stained with Saffron and the multiplex PCR was applied to detect specimens to the same samples.…”
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A Numerical Study of Initiation and Migration of Trapped Oil in Capillaries with Noncircular Cross Sections by Long Long, Yajun Li, Houjian Gong, Mingzhe Dong

“…Two aspects of oil migration in noncircular microchannels were observed in combination with previous studies: there is a driving force on the cross section of the oil drop and a viscous force at the oil-water interface in the corners, and the more irregular the pore section is, the more easily the trapped oil will migrate. …”
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Solvent Effect on the Solid-Surface Fluorescence of Pyrene on Cellulose Diacetate Matrices by Svetlana M. Rogacheva, Elena V. Volkova, Milena I. Otradnova, Tamara I. Gubina, Anna B. Shipovskaya

“…The effect of the solvent nature (acetonitrile, ethanol, dimethyl sulfoxide, and dioxane) and its concentration on the fluorescence intensity of pyrene sorbed on the cellulose diacetate (CDA) film from a water-organic solution was studied. Dimethyl sulfoxide and ethanol are shown to be the most effective solvent additives for pyrene solid-surface fluorescence (SSF). …”
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Chitin nanocrystal-reinforced chitin/collagen composite hydrogels for annulus fibrosus repair after discectomy by Mingzhi Liu, Zhiyong Cui, Derong Xu, Chenguang Liu, Chuanli Zhou

“…The patch demonstrates advantageous properties, including high porosity, superior water absorption, thermal stability, and biodegradability in simulated body fluid. …”
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Restructuring BOD : COD Ratio of Dairy Milk Industrial Wastewaters in BOD Analysis by Formulating a Specific Microbial Seed by Purnima Dhall, T. O. Siddiqi, Altaf Ahmad, Rita Kumar, Anil Kumar

“…BOD (Biochemical oxygen demand) is the pollution index of any water sample. One of the main factors influencing the estimation of BOD is the nature of microorganisms used as seeding material. …”
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Operational Characteristics of Research and Test Benches and Installations with Heavy Liquid Metal Heat Carriers by T. A. Bokova, A. G. Meluzov, N. S. Volkov, A. R. Marov, A. V. Lviv

“…Heavy liquid metal heat carriers of nuclear power plants such as lead, eutectic lead-bismuth alloy, lead-lithium, gallium alloys differ significantly in their physicochemical properties from traditional and well-studied, widely used water, sodium, as well as liquid salt heat carriers, potassium, gases (helium, etc.).…”
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Coping with the Forced Swim Stressor: Towards Understanding an Adaptive Mechanism by E. R. de Kloet, M. L. Molendijk

“…In the forced swim test (FST) rodents progressively show increased episodes of immobility if immersed in a beaker with water from where escape is not possible. In this test, a compound qualifies as a potential antidepressant if it prevents or delays the transition to this passive (energy conserving) behavioural style. …”
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Engineering Characteristics and Reinforcement Approaches of Organic Sandy Soil by Jun Hu, Liang Jia, Wei Wang, Hong Wei, Juan Du

“…The maximum dry density and optimum water content were 1.723 g/cm3 and 12.23%, respectively. …”
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The Propagation of Landslide-Generated Impulse Waves and Their Impacts on the Moored Ships: An Experimental Investigation by Ping Mu, Pingyi Wang, Linfeng Han, Meili Wang, Caixia Meng, Zhiyou Cheng, Haiyong Xu

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COGENERATION OPPORTUNITIES TO IMPROVE THE EFFICIENCY OF MICRO HEAT POWER PLANTS BASED ON AIR COOLED INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINES by P. A. Shchinnikov, D. S. Sinelnikov

“…Cogeneration possibilities of the facility are provided, firstly, by the release of heat with the air that cools a cylinder of the internal combustion engine, and, secondly, by the release of heat of hot water heated by utilizing the heat of the leaving flue gases, and, thirdly, in the calculated version, by the release of heat with air that is sequentially heated due to the cooling of the cylinder head and then by utilizing the heat of exhaust gases. …”
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NUMERICAL STUDY OF THERMAL SCHEMES OF THERMAL POWER PLANTS FULFILLED WITH THE АID OF THEIR TOPOLOGICAL MODELS by V. N. Romaniuk, A. A. Bobich

“…The results of the numerical study of the energy characteristics of CHP with the aid of the topological models of the existing heat flow diagrams of CHP that incorporate ALBHP for recovery of low-temperature waste of heat flows of systems of cooling water circulating are presented in the article. An example of calculation, the results of the CHP thermodynamic efficiency evaluation, the change of the energy characteristics for different modes of operation of CHP caused by implementation of ALBHP are shown. …”
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Morphometric analysis revealed two different Mediterranean horse mackerel (Trachurus mediterraneus) stocks in the Adriatic Sea by Claudio Vasapollo

“…A short mouth could reduce the power of suction of bigger preys, while a long mouth could increase the volume of water to be filtered to feed on small planktonic crustaceans. …”
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