Flexural Behaviour of Chicken Mesh Ferrocement Laminates with Partial Replacement of Fine Aggregate by Steel Slag by Sridhar Jayaprakash, Jegatheeswaran Dhanapal, Vivek Deivasigamani, Elias G

“…Bending tests were conducted on ferrocement laminates containing chicken mesh and steel slag. The fundamental goal of the examination was to investigate the effects of partial substitution of fine aggregate by steel slag in cement mortar combining chicken mesh of different volume fractions as reinforcement in thin ferrocement laminates. …”
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Caribbean Fruit Fly Management in Florida Peaches by Amanda Coleen Hodges, Cory Penca

“… The Caribbean fruit fly, Anastrepha suspensa, is a member of the fly family Tephritidae, which contains some of the most destructive fruit pests in the world. …”
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Preliminary characterization and evaluation of local concrete sludges for use as supplementary cementitious materials by Ashfaque Ahmed Jhatial, Iveta Nováková, Eirik Gjerløw, Christian John Engelsen

“…The XRD analysis revealed that the CS samples contained 2.29–28.47 %, with an average of 8.3 % amorphous content, reflecting the variation of cement paste in the CS. …”
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Pesticide Labeling: Unique Product Labeling by Frederick M. Fishel

“… This document explains unique approaches taken by the EPA for how pesticide label information is conveyed for pesticide products that are contained in non-traditional packages. Several examples are provided. …”
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Japan in the Russia - U.S. Relations by S. V. Volkov

“…This country is central to Washington's policy to contain China. Tokyo is headed for the rapid rejection of pacifist principles of its foreign policy. …”
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Paths to Polarization: How Extreme Views, Miscommunication, and Random Chance Drive Opinion Dynamics by Matthew A. Turner, Paul E. Smaldino

“…Finally, the apparent reduction in polarization under increased “cultural complexity” arises via a particular property of the polarization measurement, under which a population containing a wider diversity of extreme views is deemed less polarized. …”
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Identifying User Interaction Patterns in E-Textbooks by Santeri Saarinen, Tomi Heimonen, Markku Turunen, Mirjamaija Mikkilä-Erdmann, Roope Raisamo, Norbert Erdmann, Sari Yrjänäinen, Tuuli Keskinen

“…We introduce a new architecture for e-textbooks which contains two navigational aids: an index and a concept map. …”
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Adsorption and Relative Permeability in a Two-Dimensional Bidisperse Anisotropic Pore Network Model by Peter J. Schweighart, David Nicholson

“…Adsorption isotherms and relative permeabilities have been calculated for a previously studied two-dimensional model for a bidisperse macroheterogeneous porous material containing regions of microporosity embedded in a mesoporous network. …”
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INITIAL PROFESSIONAL TRAINING OF WORKERS' AND PEASANTS' MILITIA OFFICERS OF THE RSFSR PROVINCES IN THE 1920S (BASED ON THE MATERIALS OF THE FAR EASTERN REGION) by Tatyana A. Ornatskaya

“…The source base of the article was the materials of central and regional archives containing both normative legal documentation and office work documents. …”
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Effect of Morpheme Meaning Dominance in Compound Word Recognition: Evidence from L2 Readers of Chinese by Yi Xu, Lin Chen

“…This research examined second language (L2) Chinese readers’ recognition of compound words containing ambiguous morphemes. Using lexical decision tasks in a priming paradigm, we found that dominant primes (i.e., primes with morphemes encoding dominant meanings) facilitated L2 readers’ recognition of subordinate targets. …”
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Formulation Study of a Poly(amino methacrylate) Film-Forming Solution for Transdermal Administration by Chiara G. M. Gennari, Antonella Casiraghi, Francesca Selmin, Francesco Cilurzo

“…The in vitro skin permeation studies were conducted on formulations containing caffeine and testosterone. Results: The FFS, consisting of EuE and PEG400 in isopropyl alcohol and ethanol (80:20, <i>v</i>/<i>v</i>), exhibited rapid film formation within about 5 min and the dried film allowed a high skin permeability compared to other formulations due to the ability to increase the thermodynamic activity of both drugs. …”
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Optimal First-Line Treatment for Helicobacter pylori Infection: Recent Strategies by Ju Yup Lee, Kyung Sik Park

“…A new treatment strategy is needed, as the efficacy of triple therapy containing clarithromycin—the current standard treatment for Helicobacter pylori infection—is declining. …”
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Formulation and Characterization of Sodium Caseinate/Phloretin Complexes as Antioxidant Stabilizers in Oil-in-Water Emulsions by Najme Kheynoor, Jean-Christophe Jacquier, Mohammadreza Khalesi, Amir Mohammad Mortazavian, Mohammad-Taghi Golmakani

“…Control emulsions with protein alone showed poor stability with increased droplet sizes from 0.33 µm to 5.18 µm after 30 days, while no significant change was observed in emulsions containing phloretin (remaining below 400 nm). The in vitro antioxidant activities increased with increasing phloretin concentrations (0 to 10 mM). …”
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Usage of Non-Explicit Numerical Diagram of Triple Dimensional Equation of Heat Conduction in Problems of Thermal Treatment Optimization by A. N. Chichko, A. S. Borozdin

“…A mathematical model and a program for determination of temperature field dynamics in industrial-scale blanks of unspecified and three-dimensional configuration at thermal treatment according to preset mode are presented in the paper. The paper contains computer-based calculations of temperature field dynamics for a number of blanks at various thermal treatment modes.…”
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Le camp F de Lautagne à Valence (Drôme) : l’organisation interne et la vie quotidienne d’un camp militaire romain au milieu du ier s. av. J.-C. by Magalie Kielb Zaaraoui, Loïc Buffat, Michel Reddé, Yahya Zaaraoui

“…Moreover, these are the only contexts containing archaeological material, few remains have been collected from the enclosure ditch. …”
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On the Primary Ionization Mechanism(s) in Matrix-Assisted Laser Desorption Ionization by Laura Molin, Roberta Seraglia, Zbigniew Czarnocki, Jan K. Maurin, Franciszek A. Pluciński, Pietro Traldi

“…It is based on observation that in solid state, for carboxyl-containing MALDI matrices, the molecules form strong hydrogen bonds and their carboxylic groups can act as both donors and acceptors. …”
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In vitro and in vivo investigations of selected varieties of Areca catechu L - Phytochemical analysis, antiulcer, and wound healing activity by R. Deveswaran, D.J. Madhu Kumar, V. Madhavan, Soma Chaki, Misbah Khan, Govind R. Kadambi, B.V. Basavaraj, J. Anbu

“…Arecanut, commonly chewed in the Indian subcontinent and Southeast Asia for its purported medicinal benefits, contains arecoline, a pyridine alkaloid known for its pharmacological effects. …”
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Optimizing the Micropropagation of Red-Stalked Rhubarb Selections: A Strategy for Mass Production of High-Quality Planting Material by Agnieszka Wojtania, Piotr Waligórski

“…A high in vitro rooting frequency, 93.7 to 95.8% for rhubarb Raspberry, 94.3 to 100% for rhubarb Leader, and 96.7% KP selections were obtained after two-cycle rooting on a medium containing IBA and NAA. The polyphenolic compounds, such as cyanidin-3-<i>O</i>-rutinoside, rhaponticin, resveratrol, caffeic acid, <i>p</i>-coumaric acid, cinnamic acid, syringic acid, and ferulic acid were detected in selected rhubarb genotypes. …”
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How much does government’s short-term response matter for explaining cross-country variation in COVID-19 infection outcomes? A regression-based relative importance analysis of 84 c... by Gordon G Liu, Junjian Yi, Hanmo Yang, Xiaoyun Peng

“…A relative importance analysis is conducted to isolate the contribution of each variable to the R2 of the model.Results Government NPIs are effective in containing the virus spread and explain approximately 9% of the variations in the pandemic outcomes. …”
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Effect of Graphite Nanosheets on Properties of Poly(3-hydroxybutyrate-co-3-hydroxyvalerate) by Larissa Stieven Montagna, Thaís Larissa do Amaral Montanheiro, João Paulo Barros Machado, Fábio Roberto Passador, Ana Paula Lemes, Mirabel Cerqueira Rezende

“…However, the GNS acted as nucleation agent for crystallization; that is, in the second heating the samples containing GNS showed two melting peaks. The addition the GNS did not change the thermal stability of the PHBV.…”
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