Microbial Quality and Production Methods of Traditional Fermented Cheeses in Lebanon by Mabelle Chedid, Houssam Shaib, Lina Jaber, Youmna El Iskandarani, Shady Kamal Hamadeh

“…Coliforms were found in only 3.8% of the Ambarees samples, made from raw milk, showing that the decreasing pH and water activity throughout the long milk fermentation process contributes to the low prevalence of these microorganisms and that cross-contamination might have occurred during the packaging phase. …”
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Soil Hydrological Attributes of an Integrated Crop-Livestock Agroecosystem: Increased Adaptation through Resistance to Soil Change by Mark A. Liebig, Don L. Tanaka, Scott L. Kronberg, Eric J. Scholljegerdes, Jim F. Karn

“…However, concerns exist regarding the effect of livestock in integrated systems to cause soil compaction, thereby decreasing infiltration of water into soil. Such concerns are compounded by projections of more frequent high-intensity rainfall events from anticipated climate change, which would act to increase surface runoff and soil erosion. …”
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Three-Dimensional Finite Difference Analysis on the Ground-Sequential Tunneling-Superstructure Interaction by Ali Lakirouhani, Reyhaneh Jafari, Hadi Hasanzadehshooiili

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Sustainable concrete using seawater, sea-sand, and ultrafine palm oil fuel ash: Mechanical properties and durability by Dahlia Patah, Amry Dasar, Amalia Nurdin

“…Additionally, the incorporation of 10 % UPOFA as a cement replacement improved compressive strength, ultrasonic pulse velocity, and corrosion resistance while reducing water absorption, porosity, and chloride penetration depth.…”
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Antibacterial Activity and Mechanisms of Action of Inorganic Nanoparticles against Foodborne Bacterial Pathogens: A Systematic Review by Abayeneh Girma, Birhanu Abera, Bawoke Mekuye, Gedefaw Mebratie

“…In the present study, small-sized, spherical-shaped, engineered, capped, low-dissolution with water, high-concentration NPs, and in Gram-negative bacterial types had high antibacterial activity as compared to their counterparts. …”
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The effect of Coriandrum sativum L. on yogurt: a comprehensive study of physicochemical, microbiological, sensory, and textural properties by Tamer Turgut, Abdulkerim Diler

“…The storage time significantly affected the water holding capacity (WHC), syneresis and titratable acidity (TA). …”
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Performance characteristics of shell and tube heat exchanger using sectoral baffle by Jacob Kolawole Adebayo, Ademola Adebukola Dare, Moses Omolayo Petinrin

“…The SP was run at 323.15 and 278.15 K inlet temperatures for shell and tube, respectively, using water as shell-side fluid at a flow rate ranging from 0.5 to 2.50 kg/s. …”
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Microscopic Flow Characteristics of Fluids in Porous Medium and Its Relationship with Remaining Oil Distribution: A Case Study in Saertu Oilfield of Daqing in China by Z. Li, X. Sun, F. Wang, Y. Liang

“…The Saertu Oilfield of Daqing in northeast China has entered ultrahigh water-cut stage of development. Numerical simulation is applied in this paper to study characteristics of microscopic fluid velocity and flow pressures variation in the core pores in the Beier Area of Saertu Oilfield. …”
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Estimation of the Postmortem Duration of Mouse Tissue by Electron Spin Resonance Spectroscopy by Shinobu Ito, Tomohisa Mori, Hideko Kanazawa, Toshiko Sawaguchi

“…However, ESR spin trap method is unsuited to analyze weak ESR signals in organs because of water-induced dielectric loss (WIDL). To minimize WIDL occurring in biotissues and to improve detection sensitivity to free radicals in tissues, ESR cuvette was modified and used with 5,5-dimethtyl-1-pyrroline N-oxide (DMPO). …”
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Fabrication of Ag:TiO2 Nanocomposite Thin Films by Sol-Gel Followed by Electron Beam Physical Vapour Deposition Technique by Manish Kumar, Krishna Kumar Parashar, Sushil Kumar Tandi, Tanuj Kumar, D. C. Agarwal, Abhishek Pathak

“…Preliminary experiments also suggested that these nanocomposite films exhibit promising photocatalytic properties, which can be used for water treatment.…”
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Environmental and geographic study of betanin accumulation in promising red beet accessions from the VIR collection by D. V. Sokolova

“…The process of pigment accumulation is extremely responsive to weather conditions, soil water balance, and watering uniformity. The negative impact of these factors would smooth down the crop’s varietal polymorphism. …”
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Phosphorus species, fractions, and leaching risk in vermicompost-amended calcareous sandy loam soil by Mahsa Asariha, Mahboubeh Zarabi

“…Column leaching experiments were conducted to determine the effect of VC on P mobility in a P fertilized sandy loam soil­.Method Soil columns were amended with different VC dosages (2% VC, 3% VC, and 5% VC w/w) and leached with distilled water for 31 days. Phosphorus, base cations and anions concentration, EC, and pH were analyzed in leachates and P species, leaching rate, and fractions in amended soils were determined, too.Results The HPO4-2 and MgHPO4 (aq) were the dominant species in the leachates and their highest total concentration was observed in 5% VC-amended columns. …”
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Evaluation of Crude Oil Extracts from Plants for Controlling Maize Infestations Caused by the Weevil Sitophilus zeamais (Motschulsky) (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) by Fikadu Kifle, Melaku Girma, Araya Gebresilassie, Yitbarek Woldehawariat, Estifanos Ele

“…These extracts were evaluated at concentrations of 0.05, 0.1, and 0.15 g per gram, diluted with 10 ml of deionized water, and applied to 50 grams of maize against Sitophilus zeamais. …”
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Ecofriendly remediation of cadmium, lead, and zinc using dead cells of Microcystis aeruginosa by Mohamad S. Abdelkarim, Mohamed H. H. Ali, Doaa A. Kassem

“…This study investigates the efficacy of dead cells from Microcystis aeruginosa blooms, collected from agricultural drainage water reservoir, in removing of cadmium, lead, and zinc ions from aqueous solutions, and simultaneously addressing the mitigation of toxin-producing M. aeruginosa bloom. …”
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Crystal Chemistry and Structural Complexity of the Uranyl Vanadate Minerals and Synthetic Compounds by Ivan V. Kuporev, Sophia A. Kalashnikova, Vladislav V. Gurzhiy

“…Keeping in mind that all minerals possess layered structural architecture, it means that structural complexity increases with the increase in the interlayer spacing, which, in turn, depends on the size of cations or water–cationic complexes arranged in the interlayer space. …”
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The Effect of Temperature on Growth and Odour Production in Three Cyanobacteria Species by Reyhan Akçaalan, Zuhal Zengin

“…Taste and odour episodes associated with geosmin and 2-methylisoborneol (MIB) produced by Cyanobacteria are common problems affecting drinking water supplies. However, it is difficult to find the source and species responsible for taste and odour production. …”
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Effects of “Grain for Green” program on soil hydraulic properties: A meta-analysis by Jiao Yang, Huan Ma, Rongfei Zhang, Wei Ji

“…Soil hydrologic functions are important for landscapes where soil water loss is significant. The largest ecological restoration engineering project, namely the “Grain for Green” program (GGP), has being implemented since 1999 in China. …”
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Study of the Effects of Different Dielectric Environments on the Characteristics of Electro-Explosive Discharge of Metal Wires and Shock Waves by Jiawei Liu, Jin Wang, Qilong Xue, Yuanyuan Zhang, Hufeng Li, Song Fang

“…The results indicate that oxide dielectrics release energy continuously through thermochemical reactions, highly conductive solutions accelerate energy deposition, and reductant suspensions generate strong secondary shock waves—all significantly outperforming tap water in terms of rock fragmentation performance. …”
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Comparative analysis of efficiency of different types of thermal insulation in heat exchanger-utilizer of heat loss recovery system of mobile compressor units by V. L. Yusha, G. I. Chernov, A. M. Kalashnikov

“…As the external insulation of the heat exchanger, four most common types of insulation are used: foam insulation materials, fibrous, vacuum and active water insulation…”
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Analysis of slope stability to determine the causes of collapse the primary canal in the North-Raman irrigation-area, Central Lampung by Kastamto, Fitri Arniza, Mera Mas, Zain Alfath, Susarman, Dewantoro Fajar

“…A high void ratio can cause water infiltration into the soil, thereby reducing soil stability and bearing capacity.…”
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