Production of Oleic Acid Based Wax Ester Using Acidic Homogeneous Catalysts by Naowara Al-Arafi, Jumat Salimon

“…The low-temperture behavior of compound synthesized was determined through its pour point (PP), viscosity index (VI) and flash point (FP) values. The results showed that oleyl oleate exhibited the most favorable low-temperture performance of PP, VI and FP with −31°C, 197.5 and 320°C respectively. …”
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Interplay Role of Heat-Moisture Treatment and Lipid from Egg yolk and Margarine on Functional and Pasting Properties of Banana Flour by Yana Cahyana, Tomi Nugraha, Nabila Aprilira, Karina Ayuningtias, Giffary Pramafisi Soeherman, Herlina Marta, Tensiska Tensiska

“…Lipid source did not affect pasting properties except set back viscosity. HMT-pretreatment played a major role in the alteration of pasting properties compared to the lipid content.…”
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Issues occult hepatitis B virus infection by I. A. Morozov, L. Yu. Ilchenko, N. I. Gromova, I. G. Fyedorov, I. V. Gordeychuk, A. K. Knyazhentseva, E. V. Zverkova, M. I. Mikhaylov

“…With the help of immunohistochemistry and electron microscopy in all patients with anti-HBcAg antibodies in serum and absence of HBsAg and DNA HBV, presence of HBV virions in liver tissue was revealed. HBV and HCV coinfection was accompanied by more severe (in comparison to monoinfection) immune inflammatory response. …”
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The Mosquito Repellent Activity of the Active Component of Air Freshener Gel from Java Citronella Oil (Cymbopogon winterianus) by Willy Tirza Eden, Dante Alighiri, Kasmadi Imam Supardi, Edy Cahyono

“…In addition, formula IV at 5°C demonstrated the highest syneresis (75.34%) in t=72 h, with pH 7.04, while a peak viscosity of 100,958 cP was recorded in formula IV. …”
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Los dibujos de Richard Ford sobre el paisaje de Gibraltar (1830–1833) by Antonio Gámiz Gordo, Juan Carlos Pardo González

“…Primero se presentan sus apuntes del relieve costero tomados en barco desde el mar, después visiones lejanas del Estrecho desde Gaucín, panorámicas de la bahía de Algeciras, vistas del Peñón y sus fortificaciones, más bocetos de vegetación y personajes. …”
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Design Optimization and Performance Evaluation of the Open-Graded Friction Course with Small Particle Size Aggregate by Hao Fu, Chaohui Wang, GongXin Yu, Qian Chen, Luqing Liu

“…The interlaminar bonding performance, water stability, and durability of WEA bonding layer are obviously better than those of high viscosity asphalt (HVA) and SBS-modified asphalt. The WEA bonding layer can better resist interlaminar shear failure and improve the service quality and service life of the ultrathin OGFC.…”
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Isolation and Physiomorphological Characterization of Escherichia coli O157:H7-Infecting Bacteriophages Recovered from Beef Cattle Operations by Pushpinder Kaur Litt, Divya Jaroni

“…Phages had a rise period between 19 and 40 min, a short latent period between 12 and 30 min, and a large burst size (89–631 virions per infected cell), indicating high lytic activity. …”
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Isolation and Characterization of Exopolysaccharide-Producing Lactobacillus plantarum SKT109 from Tibet Kefir by Wang Ji, Zhao Xiao, Tian Zheng, He Congcong, Yang Yawei, Yang Zhennai

“…Growth of strain SKT109 in a semi-defined medium at 37°C increased the viscosity of the medium, corresponding to production of an EPS (58.66 mg/L). …”
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A ultrapassagem das fronteiras: hibridismo e universalismo na obra de Laura Erber by Alva Martínez Teixeiro

“…Se trata de dos obras dotadas de una libertad de tono admirable y de una comprensión profunda de los desafíos literarios contemporáneos, puestas al servicio de un pensamiento crítico en el cual se entremezclan dos visiones: la de la existencia y la de la creación artística. …”
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Comunistas, indigenistas e indígenas en la formación de la Federación Ecuatoriana de Indios y el Instituto Indigenista Ecuatoriano by Marc Becker

“…Una exploración a la filosofía e ideología detrás de las dos organizaciones revela debates continuos sobre diferentes visiones de cómo resolver los problemas que enfrentaron a las comunidades indígenas en el Ecuador. …”
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Mechanical Properties of Elastomeric Impression Materials: An In Vitro Comparison by Dino Re, Francesco De Angelis, Gabriele Augusti, Davide Augusti, Sergio Caputi, Maurizio D’Amario, Camillo D’Arcangelo

“…Polyethers showed the lowest tensile (1.44 MPa) and yield (0.94 MPa) strengths, regardless of the viscosity. Conclusion. The choice of an impression material should be based on the specific physical behavior of the elastomer. …”
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La biopolitique du développement et de la durabilité du tourisme arctique  by Aapo Lunden

“…Cet article affirme, par une perspective biopolitique, que les visions arctifiées du tourisme et du développement touristique en Arctique peuvent être comprises comme productions d’espaces hétérotopiques. …”
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Effects of Stewing Modes on Physicochemical Quality and Formation of Flavour Compounds of Chinese Dagu Chicken Soup by Haining Guan, Xiaojun Xu, Chunmei Feng, Yanli Tian, Dengyong Liu, Xiaoqin Diao

“…The chicken soup prepared under the stewing mode of MFMT had smaller particle size (d 3,2 of 2.56 μm and d 4,3 of 1.73 μm), higher zeta potential (8.66 mV), and viscosity than the soups stewed under the other conditions. …”
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Survival and Effect of Exopolysaccharide-Producing Lactobacillus plantarum YW11 on the Physicochemical Properties of Ice Cream by Zhang Jian, Zhao Wen, Guo Xialei, Guo Ting, Zheng Yi, Wang Yuetong, Hao Yijiang, Yang Zhennai

“…Formation of the EPS together with changes in the pH of the ice cream mix caused increased viscosity (up to 131.0 mPa·s), overrun and meltdown, decreased destabilization of fat, and firmness of ice cream. …”
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Influence of Bath Composition at Acidic pH on Electrodeposition of Nickel-Layered Silicate Nanocomposites for Corrosion Protection by Jeerapan Tientong, Casey R. Thurber, Nandika D’Souza, Adel Mohamed, Teresa D. Golden

“…The plating solutions were analyzed for zeta-potential, particle size, viscosity, and conductivity to investigate the effects of the composition at various pHs. …”
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LEAF-YOLO: Lightweight Edge-Real-Time Small Object Detection on Aerial Imagery by Van Quang Nghiem, Huy Hoang Nguyen, Minh Son Hoang

“…Experimental results show that both LEAF-YOLO and LEAF-YOLO-N outperform models with fewer than 20 million parameters in accuracy and efficiency on the Visdrone2019-DET-val dataset, running in real-time (>30 FPS) on the Jetson AGX Xavier. …”
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Analytic Simulation for Magnetohydrodynamic Unsteady Buongiorno Model Hybrid Nanofluid Flow over Stretching by Muhammad Jawad, Salah Boulaaras, Niaz Ali Shah, Rashid Jan, Sulima Ahmed Zubair

“…Hybrid nanofluid with vol. fraction range limited to 1.5% and within the higher temperature range of 50°C to 70°C is considered for thermal conductivity and viscosity analysis. The proposed model is then converted into ODEs through similarity transformation with the help of homotopy analysis. …”
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Preparation and Properties of Nano-ZnO Combined with Biomass Heavy Oil Composite-Modified Asphalt by He Tao, Hongming Liu, Xiangbing Xie, Tao Sun, Ruipeng Dong, Xiaolu Lu

“…Three major indexes test, dynamic shear rheological test, Brookfield rotational viscosity test (RV), and thermogravimetric analysis (TG-DSC) are used to analyze the high-temperature performance of bio-asphalt and composite-modified asphalt. …”
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Towards the praxis of a sustainable knowledge‑based economy by Agnieszka Klimska

“…Similarly, implementation of certain visions of sustainable development generates the need to make specific assumptions, different from the guidelines defined for the mainstream economy (e.g. taking into account global modelling and system analysis or the law of entropy) (Czaja 2011: 164). …”
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Developing a Robust Model Based on the Gaussian Process Regression Approach to Predict Biodiesel Properties by Inna Pustokhina, Amir Seraj, Hafsan Hafsan, Seyed Mojtaba Mostafavi, S. M. Alizadeh

“…These properties include kinematic viscosity (KV), pour point (PP), iodine value (IV), and cloud point (CP) as a function of fatty acid composition. …”
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