Microstructure Development of Powder-Based Cu Composite During High Shear Strain Processing by Lenka Kunčická, Josef Walek, Radim Kocich

“…The Cu-Al₂O₃ mixture was prepared by powder metallurgy and directly consolidated by the intensive plastic deformation method of hot rotary swaging. Samples cut from the consolidated piece were further processed by the severe plastic deformation method of high pressure torsion (HPT). …”
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Comparison of soil organic carbon and total nitrogen stocks between farmland treated with three and six years level soil bund and adjacent farmland without conservation measure: In... by Leta Hailu, Mulugeta Betemariyam

“…OC was determined using Walkley and Black method while N was determined using the Kjeldahl digestion, distillation and titration method. …”
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Development of a human analogue ADHD diagnostic system for family dogs by Barbara Csibra, Nóra Bunford, Márta Gácsi

“…Allowing for comparisons between ADHD vs. typical groups of family dogs, our method not only facilitates the improvement of the wellbeing of at-risk dogs, but also makes it more feasible to use dogs as a natural model species for studying ADHD.…”
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A Study on Analysis of Sinter Microstructure and Phase Morphology by Ömer Saltuk Bölükbaşı

“…Detailed view of mineralogical compounds will be investigated so as to complete scanning electron microscope (SEM) analyses and XRD analyses; elemental composition of the compounds and valence conditions of the elements will be researched by energy dispersive spectroscopy (EDS) method. Hematite, magnetite, calcium ferrite phase structures in different formations will be studied subject to melting and temperature during optical microscopy studies conducted on sinter samples. …”
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Newborn screening for sickle cell anemia in Antalya, Türkiye by Zeynep Öztürk, O Alphan Küpesiz, Gülsün Karasu, Vedat Uygun, Nihal Oygür, M Akif Yeşilipek

“…Blood samples were studied using the `Sickle Cell Short Program` test method on a Bio Rad Variant device. …”
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Antibacterial Activity of Trachyspermum ammi Essential Oil Against Streptococcus mutans Isolated from Human Dental Plaques by Sahar Nouri Gharajalar1*, Mohsen Hassanzadeh2, Razzagh Mahmoudi3, Paria Emamverdizadeh4

“…This study aimed to evaluate the antibacterial effects of Trachyspermum ammi essential oil against Streptococcus mutans isolated from dental plaques. Methods: Twenty human dental plaque samples were collected, and eight S. mutans isolates were detected using biochemical and molecular tests. …”
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Результаты изучения морозостойкости озимой мягкой пшеницы by M. M. Ivanisov, E. V. Ionova

“…The varieties ‘Don 107’(64.1%) and ‘Donskaya bezostaya’(54.7%) could preserve more than 50%. After the research all studied samples were divided into three groups of tolerance: with high frost tolerance (‘Don 107’, ‘Donskaya bezostaya’, ‘Asket’), with average frost tolerance (‘Kapitan’, ‘Izyuminka’, ‘Krasa’, ‘Ermak’, ‘Krasa Dona’, ‘Admiral’, ‘Donskaya lira’) and with low frost tolerance (‘Lidiya’, ‘Lilit’, ‘Kaprizulya’, ‘Tanya’ and the lines ‘260/09’, ‘727/11’).…”
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Mycobacteriophage-based test system for phenotypic drug sensitivity of clinical isolates of tuberculous mycobacteria by M. B. Lapenkova, G. A. Аrustamova, Yu. S. Аlyapkina, P. N. Filippov, S. V. Lazebny, M. A. Vladimirskiy

“…The issue of rapid phenotypic drug sensitivity testing of clinical isolates of tuberculous mycobacteria remains relevant.The objective of the study is to develop a new test system for rapid phenotypic drug sensitivity testing of MTB clinical isolates based on lytic mycobacteriophages, capable of testing resistance to first and second line drugs.Subjects and methods. Cultures of MTB (108 clinical isolates after primary culturing in Bactec MGIT) were incubated for 48 hours with addition of anti-tuberculosis drugs, then for 48 hours more after adding lytic mycobateriophage D29. …”
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Preparation of a rubber nanocomposite for oil/water separation using surface functionalized/silanized carbon black nanoparticles by Fatemeh Ghasemi, Masoud Jamshidi, Reza Ghamarpoor

“…It has been believed that using sorbents is the most effective method for this purpose. In this research, usage of tire rubber with improved hydrophobic properties is considered. …”
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Optimal design for low sonic boom based on CoKriging surrogate model by ZHANG Hanqi, XU Yue, ZHONG Min, LI Yan

“…In order to improve the efficiency of low sonic boom optimal design for supersonic civil aircraft, a multi-fidelity optimal design program for low sonic boom is developed based on the CoKriging surrogate model combined with fast sonic boom prediction method and high fidelity sonic boom prediction method. …”
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Efficiency of potato peel extract in the preservation of cow butter by Lemlem Tadesse Teklehaymanot, Talbachew Tadesse Nadew, Abebe Teshome Ayele

“…It also showed lower values of peroxide and free fatty acids, as well as less microbial growth. On the other hand, samples without extract that were kept at 45 °C demonstrated more oxidation and microbial growth. …”
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Preparing controlled low strength materials with cement-treated construction waste clay improved by sodium hexametaphosphate. by Chenhao Li, Tinglong Xie, Jianwen Ding, Jian Tang, Mengying Gao

“…The results indicated that the SHMP greatly enhanced the flowability of samples, adding 1%SHMP increased the fluidity of the sample by more than 80%, whereas 5% water glass had negligible effect. …”
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Assessment of Elderly's Nutritional status in Geriatric Homes at Al-Furat Al-Awusat Governorates by Mona Abdul Wahab Khaleel, Ali H. Mohammed

“…Results: The study demonstrated that the majority of the sample at age group (76-80) years old (28.3%), more than half of the sample (58.3%) is males and the remaining is female. …”
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Sex differences in sickness absence and the morbidity-mortality paradox: a longitudinal study using Swedish administrative registers by Bertil Lindahl, Daniel Avdic, Pathric Hägglund, Per Johansson

“…At the same time, men had higher mortality in the 18 diagnosis categories analysed. The pattern of more sickness absence in women was the same across 17 different diagnosis categories. …”
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Dynamic Plasticity and Fracture of Al 7075 and V95T1 Alloys: High-Velocity Impact Experiments by Egor S. Rodionov, Andrey Ya. Cherepanov, Alfiya G. Fazlitdinova, Timur T. Sultanov, Victor G. Lupanov, Polina N. Mayer, Alexander E. Mayer

“…A novel method to measure dynamic flow stress and corresponding strain rates obtained from Taylor tests using profiled samples with a reduced cylindrical head part was applied to study the dynamic characteristics of similar commercial 7075 and V95T1 aluminum alloys. …”
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BREEDING OF TRITICALE WITH WHEAT TYPE OF GRAIN by V. Ya. Kovtunenko, V. V. Panchenko, A. P. Kalmysh

“…The results of the variety-testing after four ancestors during the years of 2011-2013 showed that the average productivity of the variety was 76,1 hwt per ha, which was on 20,6 hwt more than the standard variety ‘Soyuz’ and on 8,4 hwt more than the variety ‘Valentin-90’. …”
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Risk of physical health comorbidities in autistic adults: clinical nested cross-sectional study by Megan Hunt, Jack F. G. Underwood, Leon Hubbard, Jeremy Hall

“…Aims To investigate the prevalence of physical health comorbidities in autism. Method We undertook a nested cross-sectional study, using a sample from the National Centre for Mental Health database. …”
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An Examination and Critique of Bottom-Up Causation in the Interpretation of Free Will, Focusing on the Non-Reductionist Approach by Tayybhe Gholami, Zahra khazaei

“…Primary materials include scholarly articles, philosophical texts, and contemporary analyses of reductionist theories, sourced from databases such as JSTOR and Google Scholar.Participants in the study include notable philosophers, whose views on free will and reductionism have significantly influenced contemporary discourse. A purposive sampling method was utilized to select texts that encompass a range of perspectives, including those of Sam Harris and Daniel Dennett.Data collection involved a systematic literature review, focusing on published works from the last two decades to ensure relevance. …”
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Petrogenetic and mineralogical constraints in metamorphic-plutonic complex of N-Bijar, Kordestan, Iran by Maryam Bafandeh, Abbas Asiabanha, Mohsen Nadrabady

“…Moreover, the studied granitic pluton belongs to a volcanic arc and/or continental collision granite type.The thermo-barometric calculations based on different procedures yielded: T= 600±20 and P=13-15 kbar for amphiboles by the method reported by Ernst and Liu (1998), T=593-718 °C in 2 kbar and T=640-708 °C in 8 kbar by Holland and Blundy's method (1994) and finally T = 730 °C and P. 2-6.9 kbar by the method suggested by Bhadra and Bhattacharya (2007).On the other hand, by plotting the plagioclase data of leucogranite pluton on Nekvasil et al. (2000) a P = 4.5 kbar and T= 500 °C. were obtained. …”
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Comprehensive protection of winter wheat from harmful organisms of agrocenosis in the zone of the Polissya of Ukraine by A. Bakalova, N. Gritsyuk, O. Derechа

“…The accounting for fusarium root rot was carried out in the phase of full ripeness before harvesting. Samples of plants for analysis were excavated from two adjacent rows of 0.5 m and recorded on a scale: 0 points — the plant did not affect; 1 point — defeat to 30% of the roots and up to 50% of the stem base; 2 points — defeat 30—60% of the roots and more than 50% of the stem base; 3 points — defeat more than 60% of the roots. …”
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