Formaldehyde and propionic acid do not reduce starch gelatinization within a laboratory setting and may not contribute to reduced pellet quality by K.M. Bowen, L.E. Knarr, E.B. Estanich, S.R. Estep, J.S. Moritz

“…A two-way ANOVA was also employed to explore the 4 (formulation) × 2 (heating time) factorial arrangement of treatments. There was a heating time × formulation interaction where all formulations heated for 15 min had a significant increase in gelatinization relative to the 2.5 min formulations, with the control formulation showing the least amount of change (P < 0.05). …”
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Design and fabrication of a device for cleaning greenhouse roofs by Ahmed Amin, Xiaochan Wang, Zhao Lianyuan, Yinyan Shi, Ren Xiaoyan, Mahmoud Okasha, Reda Hassanien Emam Hassanien

“…Dust, algae, mold, lichen, and moss accumulation on the greenhouse cover materials could hinder sun lights and decrease the internal light intensity in greenhouses. …”
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Anatomical Adaptations of Halophyte Leaves (<i>Nitraria retusa</i> [Forsskal] Asch. and <i>Atriplex halimus</i> L.) in Response to Cement Dust Pollution in Arid Environments by Nouha Krir, Mounira Mkaddem Guedri, Mehrez Romdhane, Manel Abdullah Alshaqha

“…., in response to pollutants from a cement factory and human activities. In industrial areas, these plants absorb pollutants through their leaf surfaces, including Cu, Zn, and Pb. …”
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Organomineral fertilizer based on wood ash in bean cultivation in acidic tropical soil by Rackel Danielly de Souza Alves, Edna Maria Bonfim-Silva, Tonny José Araújo da Silva, Jakeline Rosa de Oliveira, Jholian Maicon Ribeiro-Santos, Luana Aparecida Menegaz Meneghetti

“…Method: The experimental design used was randomized blocks, in a 4x3 factorial scheme, corresponding to three levels of base saturation (no liming - 0%, V = 30% and V = 60%), and four fertilization treatments: mineral, wood ash, organomineral and granulated organomineral, with four replications. …”
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Effect of NaCI solution concentration, particle size and ratio on viscosity inhibitor of porang flour by Mohammad Amirul Muzakki, Erliza Noor, Anto Tri Sugiarto

“…This process was carried out in a factorial complete randomized design (CRD) on all 3 factors with 2 repetitions. …”
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Phytotoxic Effects of Polystyrene Microplastics on Growth Morphology, Photosynthesis, Gaseous Exchange and Oxidative Stress of Wheat Vary with Concentration and Shape by Komal Riaz, Tahira Yasmeen, Kotb A. Attia, Itoh Kimiko, Muhammad Saleem Arif

“…To this end, we conducted a factorial pot experiment with wheat (<i>Triticum aestivum</i> L.) in which we mixed polystyrene (PS) in different shapes (bead, fiber and powder) with soil at concentrations of 0, 1, 3 and 5%. …”
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Validação de uma escala de avaliação da garra junto de estudantes universitários de Angola by Isabel Romero, Samuel Tumbula, Leandro S. Almeida

“…Para o feito, procedeu-se à análise da estrutura factorial dos itens para identificar as dimensões subjacentes e, de seguida, a precisão e sensibilidade dos resultados. …”
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Pre-emergent herbicides during the off-season of irrigated rice to control weedy rice and reduce the soil seed bank by Tilio Adan Lucas, Simone Puntel, Rafaella Boemo Mario, Leonardo da Silva Bolson, Arícia Ritter Corrêa, Pedro Henrique Folharini, Murilo Vieira Loro, André da Rosa Ulguim

“…The scheme used was factorial, with factor A consisting of different herbicide application times, namely June, July, and August, and corresponding to 100, 78, and 26 days and 42, 26, and 10 days before rice sowing for the agricultural years 2021/22 and 2022/23, respectively. …”
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Universal conditional networks (UniCoN) for multi-age embryonic cartilage segmentation with Sparsely annotated data by Nishchal Sapkota, Yejia Zhang, Zihao Zhao, Maria Jose Gomez, Yuhan Hsi, Jordan A. Wilson, Kazuhiko Kawasaki, Greg Holmes, Meng Wu, Ethylin Wang Jabs, Joan T. Richtsmeier, Susan M. Motch Perrine, Danny Z. Chen

“…Tackling this segmentation task with deep learning (DL) methods is laborious due to the big burden of manual image annotation, expensive due to the high acquisition costs of 3D micro-CT images, and difficult due to embryonic cartilage’s complex and rapidly changing shapes. …”
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Adsorption Characteristics and Transport Behavior of Cr(VI) in Shallow Aquifers Surrounding a Chromium Ore Processing Residue (COPR) Dumpsite by Yu Liu, Yin Li, Yucheng Hu, Khan M. G. Mostofa, Siliang Li, Zhenying Liu

“…This study explored the stratigraphic distribution and soil/shallow aquifer characteristics surrounding a chromium ore processing residue (COPR) dumpsite at a former chemical factory in China. Total Cr levels in top soils (5–10 cm) nearby the COPR dumpsite were in the range of 8571.4–10711.4 mg/kg. …”
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PENGARUH VARIASI KONSENTRASI DAN LAMA PERENDAMAN ASAM LAKTA TERHADAP KANDUNGAN GLUKOSA DAN KUALITAS TEPUNG GANYONG (Canna Edualis Kerr ) SEBAGAI PETUNJUK PRAKTIKUM BIOKIMIA by Erika Ayu Desanti, R. Bekti Kiswardianta, Nasrul Rofiah Hidayati

“…The results of this study are used as material preparation Biochemistry lab manual. Â…”
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Barlow Twins deep neural network for advanced 1D drug–target interaction prediction by Maximilian G. Schuh, Davide Boldini, Annkathrin I. Bohne, Stephan A. Sieber

“…By reducing time and cost, machine learning and deep learning can accelerate this laborious discovery process. In a novel approach, BarlowDTI, we utilise the powerful Barlow Twins architecture for feature-extraction while considering the structure of the target protein. …”
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La aplicación del aprendizaje cooperativo en educación física: validación de una herramienta útil para su análisis by Raúl Martínez Benito, Galo Sánchez-Sánchez, Daniel Caballero-Juliá, Antonio Sánchez-Martín

“…Se realizó un análisis factorial exploratorio para evaluar la estructura del instrumento (KMO = .863; prueba de Bartlett = .000, p < .001), junto con análisis de consistencia interna mediante el coeficiente Alfa de Cronbach (valores entre .729 y .883 para las dimensiones principales).  …”
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Reducing the dietary starch:protein ratios in low-protein diets enhanced the growth performance of goslings from 1 to 28 days of age by Xucheng Zheng, Qian Lu, Chunhui Huang, Usman Nazir, Zhi Yang, Haiming Yang, Zhiyue Wang

“…The experimental design consisted of a 3 × 2 factorial array of treatments. Three protein levels (18%, 16%, 14%) and two starch: protein ratio (S: P ratio) types (standard, reduced) were formulated. …”
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Escalas sobre Responsabilidad Social Universitaria en estudiantes universitarios: una revisión de alcance by Licet Villamizar-Gomez, Nicolás S. Rodriguez-Gonzalez, María C. Restrepo-Guarnizo

“…Todos los estudios usaron una escala Likert para valorar la RSU. 13 investigaciones realizaron análisis factorial exploratorio y la totalidad llevó a cabo evaluaciones de consistencia interna o confiabilidad global. …”
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Evaluation of Silkworm Lines against Variations in Temperature and RH for Various Parameters of Commercial Cocoon Production by Mubashar Hussain, Shakil Ahmad Khan, Muhammad Naeem, Tahir Aqil, Rizwan Khursheed, Ata ul Mohsin

“…The experiment was laid out in factorial design with three replications. Significant variations in the performance of silkworm lines were noticed due to influence of temperature and RH treatment on 4th and 5th instar larvae. …”
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Effect of Zinc and Magnesium Fertilizers on the Yield and Some Characteristics of Wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) Seeds in Two Years by Farhad Sadeghi, Abbas Rezeizad, Mehdi Rahimi

“…Sivand) yield and other characteristics, a factorial experiment was carried out based on a randomized complete block design (RCDB) using four replications. …”
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A ribodepletion and tagging protocol to multiplex samples for RNA-seq based virus detection: application to the cassava virome by Daniel H. Otron, Justin S. Pita, Murielle Hoareau, Fidèle Tiendrébéogo, Jean-Michel Lett, Pierre Lefeuvre

“…Abstract Background Cassava (Manihot esculenta, Crantz), is a staple food and the main source of calories for many populations in Africa, but the plant is beset by several damaging viruses. …”
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Translation of a Diabetes Remission Service into Australian Primary Care: Findings from the Evaluation of DiRECT-Australia by Ritesh Chimoriya, Kimberly Mitlehner, Chee L. Khoo, Uchechukwu Levi Osuagwu, Russell Thomson, Lei Si, Michael Lean, David Simmons, Milan K. Piya

“…Participants reported they would be willing to pay A$92.50 (95% CI: A$75.80, A$109.30) per fortnight for the low-calorie meal replacement shakes. Conclusions. These findings support the feasibility of a structured diabetes remission service in an Australian primary care setting to achieve improvements in glycaemia, weight, and quality of life and wellbeing, and suggest a substantial willingness to pay for diet replacement products among participants.…”
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Biochemical Composition Variation among Southern Ethiopian Arabica Coffee (Coffea arabica L.) Genotypes by Meseret Degefa, Sentayehu Alamerew, Ali Mohammed, Adeba Gemechu

“…According to the findings, coffee beans have crude protein (6.93 to 10.14%), total lipids (8.89 to 16.08%), crude ash (2.51–5.47%), crude fiber (6.79–22.25%), dry matter (89.08 to 91.63%), carbohydrate (40.65 to 59.38%), and caloric value (307.39–382.77 k/calories). One hundred four arabica coffee accessions were grouped into ten distinct groups by 20 (19.23%), 21 (20.19%), 39 (37.50%), 12 (11.54%), 04 (3.85%), 03 (2.88%), 02 (1.92%), 01 (0.96%), 01 (0.96%), and 01 (0.96%). …”
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