Subwavelength Imaging in Sub-THz Range Using Dielectric Waveguide by Paweł Komorowski, Przemysław Zagrajek, Mateusz Kaluza, Andrzej Kołodziejczyk, Sławomir Ertman, Adrianna Nieradka, Mateusz Surma, Agnieszka Siemion

“…A cyclic olefin copolymer (COC) was chosen as one of the most transparent. This study contains a characterization of the losses introduced by the waveguide and a discussion of the setup’s geometry. …”
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Air Pollution of Nature Reserves near Cities in Russia by Aleksei Kholodov, Kirill Golokhvast

“…For this purpose, we analyzed the particle size distribution and the content of metals in fresh snow samples collected in the Bastak Nature Reserve and the neighboring Birobidzhan city (Russian Federation). Both sites contained comparable proportions of PM10 and contents of heavy metals, which points to the transportation of air pollutants from the city to the reserve. …”
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The Composition of Emissions from Sanding Corian® with Different Sandpapers by Seungkoo Kang, Huayan Liang, Yong Qian, Chaolong Qi

“…Three sandpaper materials (ceramic, silicon carbide, and aluminum oxide) were tested to distinguish the contribution of aluminum-containing dust in the emission from Corian® and sandpaper itself. …”
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A Butyrylcholinesterase Camera Biosensor Tested for Carbofuran and Paraoxon Assay by Miroslav Pohanka, Jitka Zakova

“…Biosensors containing cholinesterase are analytical devices suitable for the assay of neurotoxic compounds. …”
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ECN-Based Congestion Probability Prediction over Hybrid Wired-Wireless Networks by Jin Ye, Jiawei Huang, Jianxin Wang, Shigeng Zhang, Zhenrong Zhang

“…This method combines the information contained in CE bits of a sequence of ECN-enabled acknowledge packets to calculate the probability of network congestion; thus it is more accurate than methods using CE bits of a single acknowledge packet. …”
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Differential Immunogenicity and Protective Efficacy Elicited by MTO- and DMT-Adjuvanted CMFO Subunit Vaccines against Mycobacterium tuberculosis Infection by Nadeem Ullah, Ling Hao, Yaqi Wu, Yandi Zhang, Qing Lei, Jo-Lewis Banga Ndzouboukou, Xiaosong Lin, Xionglin Fan

“…In this study, we compared the immunogenicity and protective efficacy of CMFO subunit vaccines against primary progressive TB in two different adjuvant systems: the MTO oil-in-water (O/W) emulsion composed of monophosphoryl lipid A (MPL), trehalose-6,60-dibehenate (TDB), and oil in water emulsion MF59 and the DMT liposome containing dimethyldioctadecylammonium bromide (DDA), monophosphoryl lipid A (MPL), and trehalose-6,60-dibehenate (TDB). …”
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Studies on wear resistance of the radial bearing design taking into account rheological properties of micropolar lubricant by M. A. Mukutadze, H. N. Abdulrahman, V. E. Shvedova, G. A. Badakhov, N. V. Zinoviev

“…The article is devoted to the development and analysis of a model of the motion of a micropolar lubricant in the working gap of a radial plain bearing with a fluoroplastic-containing antifriction composite polymer coating and with a groove on the supporting surface. …”
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Celiac disease: Overview and considerations for development of gluten-free foods by Prakriti Jnawali, Vikas Kumar, Beenu Tanwar

“…As gluten-free products available in the market are known to have low nutritional quality as well as are more expensive than gluten-containing food products, there is a strong need to develop gluten-free products that are nutritionally complete as well as economical. …”
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Wind Power-Future of Belarusian Power Industry by M. M. Oleshkevich, I. V. Makosko, V. M. Oleshkevich

“…Expediency and necessity of its introduction irrespective of nuclear power station construction are shown in the paper. The paper contains recommendations for selection of installation parameters, their peculiar features in design and their location.…”
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Enhancing Graphene Oxide Production and Its Efficacy in Adsorbing Crystal Violet: An In-Depth Study of Thermodynamics, Kinetics, and DFT Analysis by Soukaina El Bourachdi, Faiçal El Ouadrhiri, Fatima Moussaoui, Ebraheem Abdu Musad Saleh, Abdelhay El Amri, Raed H. Althomali, Asmaa F. Kassem, Marwa Mostafa Moharam, Ali raza Ayub, Kakul Husain, Ismail Hassan, Amal Lahkimi

“…The textile industry’s waste often contains excessive amounts of crystal violet (CV), leading to environmental concerns. …”
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BIOSTIMULATORY EFFECT OF CATTLE DUNG ON LEAD DECONTAMINATION POTENTIAL OF INDIGENOUS FUNGAL POPULATION ISOLATED FROM SPENT ENGINE OIL-POLLUTED SOIL by Adeniyi Olarewaju Adeleye, Abubakar Ibrahim, Michael Edet Nkereuwem, Peter Gimba Shiaka, Mohammed Bello Yerima

“…Twenty plastic bottles containing 20 g of soil each were prepared with varying weights of CD and volumes of fungal isolates in potato dextrose broth each. …”
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Deformation-Induced and Reaction-Enhanced Permeability in Metabasic Gneisses, Iona, Scotland: Controls and Scales of Retrograde Fluid Movement by Tim J. Dempster, Allan D. Hollinsworth, Euan McIntosh, Shannon Edgar, John W. Faithfull, Daniel Koehn

“…Many small-scale mineralized fractures with evidence of having previously contained fluids do not enhance the pervasive retrogression of the metabasic gneisses and represent conduits of fluid removal. …”
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Study of Stages and Ethnolinguistics of Tu'a Eja Culture of Keo Ethnic, Nagekeo Tribe, Flores, East Nusa Tenggara, Indonesia in Efforts of Local Cultural Wisdom Preservation by Mansuetus Mola

“…Each stage used  traditional language that contained meanings and messages of values, etiquette and morals for Keo ethnic people. …”
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Investigation and Comparison of Some Laboratories in Terms of Occupational Health and Safety by ELMERI Observation Method by Orkun Dalyan, Mehmet Pişkin, Ömer Faruk Öztürk, Nuray Özkaya

“…Laboratories are classified as dangerous as workplaces and contain various risk factors that may cause work accidents. …”
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Water security assessment framework for deltas of the transboundary river basins by T.H. Truong, L.T.T. Nguyen, D.D. Nguyen, T. Pham, T.M. Vu, P.H. Nguyen, Q.T. Nguyen

“…The developed framework is then used to evaluate the water security conditions for 22 subregions of the Mekong Delta.FINDINGS: The proposed water security assessment framework comprises the following six dimensions: water resources, domestic water supply, water for economic development, water-related disasters, ecological and environmental protection, and water governance, which contain 21 indicators and 5 sub-indicators. The results of applying this framework to the Mekong Delta showed that the overall water security conditions in most subregions in 2018 were only at the medium level. …”
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Marine Macroalgae Display Bioreductant Efficacy for Fabricating Metallic Nanoparticles: Intra/Extracellular Mechanism and Potential Biomedical Applications by Sabiha Mahmood Ansari, Quaiser Saquib, Valeria De Matteis, Hend Awad Alwathnani, Sulaiman Ali Alharbi, Abdulaziz Ali Al-Khedhairy

“…Marine macroalgae (brown, red, and green) are rich in polysaccharides including alginates, fucose-containing sulfated polysaccharides (FCSPs), galactans, agars or carrageenans, semicrystalline cellulose, ulvans, and hemicelluloses. …”
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Screening and Whole-Genome Sequencing Analysis of Fructofuranose-Metabolizing Lactiplantibacillus plantarum 19M03 by SUN Daqing, QI He, DI Ziqing, GE Xianglin, HONG Qingping, DU Xinrui, YAO Yuxi, LI Hongfei

“…The sequencing results showed that the genome of strain 19M03 contained one chromosome and nine plasmids, with a total length of 3 246 316 bp, GC content of 44.53%, 3 084 coding genes, 66 tRNAs and 16 rRNAs. …”
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Hierarchical Agent-Based Integrated Modelling Approach for Microgrids with Adoption of EVs and HRES by Peng Han, Jinkuan Wang, Yan Li, Yinghua Han

“…However, considering the complex interactions of the microgrid containing massive EVs and HRESs, any previous single modelling approaches are insufficient. …”
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Formation of the Management Information System in the Education Sector and the Development of the Education System of the Republic of Belarus Based on the Experience of Estonia by P. A. Lis, D. A. Kachan, V. I. Slizh, A. B. Belsky

“…The principles for the processes of collecting, processing and analyzing information in the education sector in Estoniaare presented, the expanded analytical capabilities of the information system containing personal data of various categories of participants in the educational process are described. …”
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Experimental prosopis management practices and grassland restoration in three Eastern African countries by René Eschen, Ketema Bekele, Yohana Jumanne, Staline Kibet, Fernadis Makale, John Richard Mbwambo, Berhanu Megersa, Mahamood Mijay, Francis Moyo, Linus Munishi, Mickfanaka Mwihomeke, Winnie Nunda, Moses Nyangito, Arne Witt, Urs Schaffner

“…Despite the different rates of vegetation establishment and variation in species composition, the restoration interventions resulted in vegetation that in some cases contained a substantial fraction of perennial grasses. …”
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