What if writing rock history was also writing with “ifs”? Or how Lester Bangs liked playing a trick on his reader’s perception of time by Maud Berthomier

“…And in the end, no matter how unbelievable that history of rock may have been sometimes, Bangs always was a cultural gatekeeper, a keeper of the flame. Even if he played a trick on his reader, he still made him believe in rock, and in that way as a critic carried out his mission, never failing to do his duty.…”
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Effects of Maceral Compositions of Coal on Methane Adsorption Heat by Yingke Liu, Jianhong Kang, Fubao Zhou, Yanming Fan, Haijian Li

“…The results show that the adsorption heat of the maceral concentrates varies with increasing coal rank, but for the same coal sample, the vitrinite concentrates have a higher adsorption heat than the inertinite concentrates. …”
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Preparation and Characterization of Ni-Doped Calcium Silicate Hydrate Based on Steel Slag: Adsorption Capacity for Rhodamine B from Aqueous Solution by Lu Zeng, Ligang Yang

“…SCSH mainly consisted of amorphous calcium silicate hydrate gel (C-S-H gel) together with some flake-like tobermorite and NSCSH consisted of crystalline tobermorite and xonotlite. …”
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Tin Content Determination in Canned Fruits and Vegetables by Hydride Generation Inductively Coupled Plasma Optical Emission Spectrometry by Sanda Rončević, Anica Benutić, Ivan Nemet, Buga Gabelica

“…Tin content in samples of canned fruits and vegetables was determined by hydride generation inductively coupled plasma atomic emission spectrometry (HG-ICP-OES), and it was compared with results obtained by standard method of flame atomic absorption spectrometry (AAS). Selected tin emission lines intensity was measured in prepared samples after addition of tartaric acid and followed by hydride generation with sodium borohydride solution. …”
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Comparative Study of Heavy Metals in Soil and Selected Medicinal Plants by Afzal Shah, Abdul Niaz, Nazeef Ullah, Ali Rehman, Muhammad Akhlaq, Muhammad Zakir, Muhammad Suleman Khan

“…Essential and nonessential heavy metals like iron (Fe), nickel (Ni), manganese (Mn), zinc (Zn), copper (Cu), cadmium (Cd), chromium (Cr), and lead (Pb) were analyzed in four selected medicinal plants such as Capparis spinosa, Peganum harmala, Rhazya stricta, and Tamarix articulata by flame atomic absorption spectrophotometer (FAAS). …”
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Development of a Cloud-Point Extraction Method for Cobalt Determination in Natural Water Samples by Mohammad Reza Jamali, Mohammad Gholinezhad, Saiedeh Balarostaghi, Reyhaneh Rahnama, Seyed Hojjat Allah Rahimi

“…Dilution of the surfactant-rich phase with acidified ethanol was performed after phase separation, and the cobalt content was measured by flame atomic absorption spectrometry. The main factors affecting CPE procedure, such as pH, concentration of ligand, amount of Triton X-114, equilibrium temperature, and incubation time were investigated and optimized. …”
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GRAĐANSKI RAT KAO OBLIK UGROŽAVANJA KAPACITETA SISTEMA BEZBEDNOSTI DRŽAVE by Radoslav Gacinovic

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Different Meta-Heuristic Optimized Radial Basis Function Neural Network Models for Short-Term Power Consumption Forecasting by Dhivagar Shanmugam, V Ramana

“…Power consumption data, being nonstationary and nonlinear, is significantly affected by factors such as seasons and holidays, making traditional computational methods time-consuming and less accurate. …”
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Upper Palaeolithic site complex at Csécse-Szőlős-domb (Cserhátalja, Nógrád County, Northern Hungary) by Attila Péntek, Krisztián Zandler, Szilvia Guba, Nicklas Larsson

“…The assemblage gives the impression of a flake industry, as blades and blade tools are present in low proportions. …”
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A Modern Syllogistic Method in Intuitionistic Fuzzy Logic with Realistic Tautology by Ali Muhammad Rushdi, Mohamed Zarouan, Taleb Mansour Alshehri, Muhammad Ali Rushdi

“…An improved version of Blake-Tison algorithm for generating the complete product of a logical function is also presented and shown to be applicable to both crisp and fuzzy versions of the MSM. …”
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360 Derece Video Gazeteciliği: Yeni Bir Haber Deneyimine Genel Bir Bakış by İlker Erdoğan

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Ethical Analysis of the Responsibility Gap in Artificial Intelligence by Eva Schur, Anna Brouns, Peter Lee

“…Introduction: The concept of the “responsibility gap” in artificial intelligence (AI) was first raised in philosophical discussions to reflect concerns that learning and partially autonomous technologies may make it more difficult or impossible to attribute moral blame to individuals for adverse events. …”
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Investigation on Smoke Suppression Mechanism of Hydrated Lime in Asphalt Combustion by Kai Zhu, Yunhe Wang, Qi Zhou, Daquan Tang, Lingzhu Gu, Ke Wu

“…With the addition of 40 wt.% hydrated lime, the total smoke release and the CO release rate both decrease by more than 20% relative to the addition of the same amount of limestone fillers and decrease by more than 10% relative to the addition of the same amount of magnesium hydroxide flame retardant.…”
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Characterization of Key Odorants in Soy Sauce and Their Concentration Changes during Storage by Rui Wang, Shiyu Chang, Miao Liang, Yajian Wu, Runhu Xin, Yuping Liu, Liang Chen, Shangting Zhou

“…To explore the key odorants and their concentration changes in high-salt liquid-state fermentation soy sauce (HLFSS) during storage, solvent extraction coupled with solvent-assisted flavor evaporation was applied to isolate the volatiles in HLFSS, and the volatiles were analyzed by gas chromatograph-mass spectrometry-olfactory and gas chromatograph-flame ionization detector-olfactometry combined with the aroma extract dilution assay. …”
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Biosorbent Efficacy of Groundnut Husk for the Elimination of Chromium from the Effluent of Mojo Tannery Industry, Ethiopia by Kebru Tegegn, Zekeria Yusuf, J. M. Sasikumar, Kefelegn Gorfu

“…The percentage removal of chromium was examined by a flame atomic absorption spectrophotometer (FAAS). …”
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Ne postoji obveza plaćanja lučkih pristojbi za luku koja nije proglašena lukom otvorenom za javni promet : [prikaz presude] by Vesna Skorupan Wolff

“…Predmet spora je zahtjev za plaćanje lučkih pristojbi za upotrebu obale luke radi ukrcaja i iskrcaja tereta u međunarodnom prometu. …”
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Large (Ti, V) Carbonitride in Nonquenched and Tempered Steel 38MnVS6 by You Xie, Xiaoling Meng, Xiangyang Deng, Shichao Li

“…The large (Ti, V) carbonitrides have irregular morphologies, and some even have an obviously extending shape along the dendrite boundary. 3D morphologies of the large (Ti, V) carbonitride after being etched by AA solution present obvious long and flake shapes. The large (Ti, V) carbonitride has high thermal stability even at 1200°C, even though the atomic ratio of V/Ti has a decreasing tendency. …”
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A Two-Zone Multigrid Model for SI Engine Combustion Simulation Using Detailed Chemistry by Hai-Wen Ge, Harmit Juneja, Yu Shi, Shiyou Yang, Rolf D. Reitz

“…The model is designed to be coupled with a level-set-G-equation model for flame propagation (GAMUT combustion model) for highly efficient engine simulation. …”
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Elemental and Proximate Compositions of Sesame Seeds and the Underlying Soil from Tsegede, Ethiopia by Fuad Seid, Bewketu Mehari

“…Essential major (Ca and Mg) and trace metals (Fe, Zn, Cu, Mn, and Ni) in the sesame seeds and the underlying soil were determined by using flame atomic absorption spectroscopy. The sesame seeds contained high levels of fat (52.9 ± 1.5%), followed by protein (23.5 ± 0.9%). …”
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Presence of Heavy Metals in over the Counter Teeth Whitening Products– An Evaluative Study by Chitra Ravi, Sendhilkumar Muthappan, Manickam Ponnaiah, Deepika Chandrasekaran, Sowmiya Murugavel, Jimson Samson

“…Materials and Method: A cross-sectional study of teeth whitening products available Over the Counter (OTC) in pharmacies in Chennai and adjoining districts of Tamil Nadu was conducted during the period from December 2019 to February 2020. The Flame Atomic Absorption Spectrometry (FAAS) method was used to measure the heavy metals such as inorganic lead, chromium, cobalt, arsenic, cadmium, nickel and mercury in the products. …”
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