The Role of Rituals and Ceremonies in the Identity Struggle of a Society that Has Lost Its Language: the Example of Lithuanian Tatars by Mehmet Aça

“…Religious rituals, commemoration and celebration ceremonies supported the efforts of Lithuanian Tatars to keep their traditions alive; contributed to efforts to maintain ties between them; it kept their commitment to the roots or the common past alive. …”
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Evaluation of Toxicological Risks and Effects of Microplastics on Nile Tilapia (Oreochromisniloticus) under in Vitro Laboratory Conditions by Macarius Pancras Mtega, Matobola Joel Mihale, Kessy Fidel Kilulya

“…Knowing the effects of microplastics to fresh water fish which are kept in ponds helps in managing fish keeping practice. …”
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A novel breath pattern model and analysis to minimize patient discomfort in medical ventilators by M. Deepa, R. Vidhyapriya, A. S. Raagul

“…It was observed that the above waveforms tend to add to the discomfort level of patients due to the presence of jerks in derivatives of pressure/flow variations; the pressure/flow variation of air and oxygen mixture should be smooth so that the patient discomfort is kept at a minimal level. To overcome the above-mentioned drawback, a careful study of the flow/pressure simulation using a cycloidal pattern during the inhalation and exhalation phases of the breath cycle was proposed and investigated in this work. …”
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Freezing Pressurized Water into a Standard Cylindrical Ice Sample in a Triaxial Cell by Baosheng Wang, Peixin Sun, Tingting Luo, Tao Zhang, Weihao Yang

“…In order to deal with the lateral surface irregular of the resulting ice sample caused by freezing expansion, we proposed a pressurization method in which the volume of the confining medium is controlled to restrict the radial deformation of the sample, and the axial pressure on the sample is kept constant; thus, the freezing expansion will develop along the height direction through releasing the expansion pressure. …”
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Plasma Sterilization Effectively Reduces Bacterial Contamination in Dental Unit Waterlines by Sarocha Noopan, Phattranit Unchui, Supitcha Techotinnakorn, Ruchanee Salingcarnboriboon Ampornaramveth

“…Five DCUs were installed with an automated plasma sterilization system (PSS) and the other five were kept as nontreated controls (CTL). Water flushed from the airotor line served as the output water of the dental unit waterlines (DUWLs). …”
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A Traffic Management System by Identifying Pollution Hotspots Among Sensitive Points in a Smart City by Pratik Dutta, Soumyadeep Sur, Sankhayan Choudhury, Sunirmal Khatua

“…Especially, the pollution level at Sensitive Points (SP) like Schools and Hospitals should be kept within a threshold level while a routing solution is offered. …”
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Research note: Effects of L-carnitine and L-arginine on sperm quality and fertility potential of aged broiler breeder roosters by Habibeh Samiei, Shaban Rahimi, Mohammad Amir Karimi Torshizi, Ali Baghbanzadeh, Rasoul Vaez Torshizi, Vahid Esmaeili, Jesse Grimes

“…Thirty-two broiler breeder roosters of the Arian breed were kept at 50 wk of age after a 12-wk acclimatization period. …”
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Delayed Diagnosis of Pharyngeal Perforation following Exploding Tyre Blast Barotrauma by Samantha M. Field, Joseph G. Manjaly, S. Krishan Ramdoo, Huw A. S. Jones, Taran S. Tatla

“…Clinicians should have a high index of clinical suspicion when patients present with barotrauma and odynophagia. Patients should be kept nil by mouth until perforation has been excluded. …”
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Feeding of Marbled Goby, Oxyeleotris marmorata (Blkr.), Larvae in the Two Weeks of Their Early Life by Irzal Effendi, K. Sumawidjaja

“…Larvae of 40 individuals/l were kept in the 250 l plastic tanks, filled with 200 l of aerated ground water for 15 days indoor. …”
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Deriving Full‐Coverage and Fine‐Scale XCO2 Across China Based on OCO‐2 Satellite Retrievals and CarbonTracker Output by Changpei He, Mingrui Ji, Tao Li, Xinyi Liu, Die Tang, Shifu Zhang, Yuzhou Luo, Michael L. Grieneisen, Zihang Zhou, Yu Zhan

“…At the national level, the multiyear seasonal XCO2 varied from 402.54 ± 3.95 ppm in summer to 406.28 ± 3.19 ppm in spring. While the XCO2 kept increasing, the rate of increase declined from 3.23 to 2.10 ppm/year. …”
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Ultrasonication-assisted lipase-catalyzed esterification of chlorogenic acid: A comparative study using fatty alcohol and acids in solvent and solvent-free conditions by Chia-Hung Kuo, Parushi Nargotra, Tsung-Han Lin, Chwen-Jen Shieh, Yung-Chuan Liu

“…Catalytic factors such as reaction time (12 h ∼ 36 h), enzyme dosage (10 ∼ 50 mg), and ultrasonication power (90 ∼ 150 W) were optimized using Box-Behnken design (BBD) while temperature (60 ℃) and molar ration (chlorogenic acid/octanol, 1:500) were kept constant. A maximum conversion rate of 95.3 % was achieved when the esterification was performed for 12 h at 120 W ultrasonication power and 50 mg enzyme dosage. …”
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Finite Element Analysis of Temperature Distribution and Stress Behavior of Squeeze Pressure Composites by P. Gurusamy, T. Sathish, V. Mohanavel, Alagar Karthick, M. Ravichandran, Omaima Nasif, Saleh Alfarraj, Velu Manikandan, S. Prasath

“…Composites samples were prepared at the following squeeze pressures: 0, 30, 50, 70, 100, and 130 MPa; melt and die temperature was kept constant at 800 and 400°C, respectively. The experimental and FEA cooling curves were compared, and it was agreed that the increase in the squeeze pressure increases the cooling rate of the developed composite. …”
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Quality of sperm from cryopreserved semen of Tor soro in Dimethylsulfoxide and Glycerol 5, 10 and 15% by M. Zairin Junior, S. Handayani, I. Supriatna

“… Attempt to produce a lot number of Tor soro is difficult if only obtained by natural spawning since they often get mature in dissimilar time. Stock of sperm kept in enough number for fertilization in anytime is needed to overcome the problem.  …”
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Life beyond a jar: Effects of tank size and furnishings on the behaviour and welfare of Siamese fighting fish (Betta splendens) by Naomi Clark-Shen, Juliette Tariel-Adam, Anya Gajanur, Culum Brown

“…Globally, Siamese fighting fish (Betta splendens) continue to be sold and kept in small, barren jars or tanks, with little concern for their welfare. …”
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Properties of Actinobacillus pleuropneumoniae isolates by V. А. Evgrafova, О. V. Pruntova, N. B. Shadrova, А. М. Timina

“…Results of tests of six Actinobacillus pleuropneumoniae isolates recovered from the diseased pigs kept in animal holdings located in the Russian Federation for their biological properties (biochemical, proteomic, antigenic and pathogenic ones) are presented in the paper. …”
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Explore the Conflict and Resolution of Pollution NIMBY Facility Construction in the Context of New Media: An Evolutionary Game Theoretical Approach by Jie Yu, Changzheng Zhang, Dechun Huang, Yujia Shao, Hong Ren

“…The local government’s punishment to the new media spreading rumors should be kept above a certain level to restrain the new media spreading rumors. …”
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The Antimicrobial Effects of Poly(Lactic-Co-Glycolic Acid)/Xylitol Nanoparticles on Microorganisms Causing Dental Caries (In Vitro Study) by Ghada Abdul Salam Ibrahim, Eaman Ali AL-Rubaee, Maha Jamal Abbas

“…Materials and Methods: Samples from pure isolates of the bacteria and candida were kept in nutrient agar in a fridge until needed for the investigation. …”
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THE DETECTION OF THE NECESSARY CONDITIONS OF EFFECTIVE FUNCTIONING OF THE BALL CLEANING SYSTEM OF THE TUBES OF STEAM TURBINE CONDENSERS. Part 1 by A. G. Gerasimova, A. V. Malgin, Yu. N. Aleksandr, Ye. N. Kriksina

“…During the experiments, records of the number of downloaded porous rubber balls, of the number of rubber balls captured in a loading chamber, and of the number of rubber balls that remained in a calibration device were kept. A large proportion of default of the balls caused by the presence of residues of the carbonate sediments, that obstruct the movement of porous rubber balls in the tubes of the condenser, was determined. …”
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Proton magnetic resonance spectroscopy of neurometabo­lites in the hippocampi of aggressive and tame male rats by R. G. Gulevich, A. E. Akulov, S. G. Shikhevich, R. V. Kozhemyakina, I. Z. Plyusnina

“…Proportions of major neurometabolites with regard to their total amount in the dorsal region of the hippocampus were studied in adult male rats of populations selected for long for increase and absence of aggressivefearful response to humans and in unselected vivarium- kept rats by 1H magnetic resonance spectrometry. …”
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A Fast and Validated HPLC Method for Simultaneous Determination of Dopamine, Dobutamine, Phentolamine, Furosemide, and Aminophylline in Infusion Samples and Injection Formulations by Fuchao Chen, Baoxia Fang, Sicen Wang

“…The column temperature was kept at 30°C, and the injection volume was 20 μL. …”
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