Impact of Foreign Direct Investment in the Agricultural Sector on the Socio-Economic Development of Zambia Republic by Inna V. Andronova, Lubinda Haabazoka, Aaron Mwewa Kasonde

“…Zambia is among the developing countries experiencing increasing poverty, declining productivity, and increasing dependence on raw materials such as copper, which is most affected by the volatility of global markets, and which has had a huge impact on the country’s level of economic prosperity. …”
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Evaluation of vitamin and mineral content of commercial premixes by Süleyman Tekelioğlu, Emel Gürbüz, Behiç Coşkun, Fatma İnal

“…Raw materials of trace mineral sources as iron (Fe), zinc (Zn), copper (Cu) and manganese (Mn) were collected from 6 companies and trace mineral and heavy metals as cadmium (Cd), lead (Pb) analyses were done in experiment 2.…”
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Gain Enhancement of Patch Antenna using Novel Glass Fiber Reinforced Polymer (GFRP) based Metasurface by A. K. M. S. Ali, I. Ahmed, S. Ali, M. Khalid

“…The results obtained through simulation and testing show characteristic similarity thus validating the approach adopted for the printing of copper on GFRP composite. The results also show that using GFRP composite as a metasurface on top of simple microstrip patch antenna results in an overall 39% gain enhancement compared to simple microstrip patch antenna gain. …”
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Effective Extraction of Heavy Metals from their Effluents Using Some Potential Ionic Liquids as Green Chemicals by A. Rajendran, D. Ragupathy, M. Priyadarshini, A. Magesh, P. Jaishankar, N. S. Madhavan, K. Sajitha, S. Balaji

“…Synthesis of nine Task Specific Ionic liquids (TSILs), their characterization using 1H NMR spectral studies and other physical properties and potential applications in the removal of certain heavy metals such as Nickel, Iron, Zinc, Copper and Lead has been studied. The removal of these heavy metals from the industrial effluents / contaminated water bodies using these ionic liquids has been proved to be more successful than conventional methods such as precipitation, cementation, reverse osmosis, ion exchange and adsorption.…”
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Development of a New Cold Metal Transfer Arc Additive Die Manufacturing Process by An Zhang, Yanfeng Xing, Fuyong Yang, Xiaobing Zhang, Hongze Wang, Tiejun Yu

“…The experimental results indicated that the copper plates can affect molten pool flow and material formation in the additive process, minimise hydrogen pores, and refine columnar grains. …”
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Archaic Inventory in the Burials of the Yamnaya Culture in the Samara Trans-Volga Region and the Southern Ural by Nina L. Morgunova, Natalya P. Salugina, Airat A. Faizullin

“…They include archaic ceramics, some jewelry made of shells, boar tusk and rarely items made of copper. In addition to morphology, the technology of vessels with archaic features was analyzed and a conclusion was made about the continuity of traditions in the Eneolithic pottery of the Khvalynsk and Samara cultures in the Volga region and pottery technology at the early stage of the Yamnaya culture. …”
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Variation in Macro and Trace Elements in Progression of Type 2 Diabetes by Khalid Siddiqui, Nahla Bawazeer, Salini Scaria Joy

“…The calcium, magnesium, sodium, chromium, cobalt, iodine, iron, selenium, manganese, and zinc seem to be low in type 2 diabetes while elements such as potassium and copper have no effect. In this review, we emphasized the status of macro and trace elements in type 2 diabetes and its advantages or disadvantages; this helps to understand the mechanism, progression, and prevention of type 2 diabetes due to the lack and deficiency of different macro and trace elements.…”
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Intuitionistic Fuzzy Hamacher Generalized Shapley Choquet Integral Operators Based Decision-Making Model for Feature Extraction and Automatic Material Classification in Mining Area... by Seema Khanum, M. Gunasekaran, S. V. Rajiga, A. Firos, Kafui Tsoeke Agbevanu

“…., vanadium(V), iron (Fe), copper (Cu), and nickel (Ni) in the study area than other methods. …”
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Innovative Enhancements in Surface Quality and Hardness of Aluminium Alloy 2024 through an Optimized Burnishing Process by Akbar Hojati

“…<p>The burnishing process showcases a novel approach for significantly improving the surface quality and hardness of metals, particularly aluminium, copper, and brass. This paper presents a novel approach to optimize the burnishing process of Aluminium 2024 by simultaneously analyzing the effects of spindle speed, feed rate, and burnishing force, a comprehensive method that has not been addressed in prior studies. …”
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Effects of layer arrangement, pin size, polyurethane thickness, and polyurethane hardness on forming limits of Al/Cu bimetallic sheets through multi-point forming process by Milad Aali Majidabad, Ramin Hashemi, Habibolah Akbari

“…It was also experimentally found that the forming limit was greater when copper was the lower layer in both multi-point forming and the Nakazima test. …”
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PRODUÇÃO DE BIONAFTA A PARTIR DE ÁLCOOIS PRIMÁRIOS (C3-C5) VIA PROCESSOS DE DESIDROGENAÇÃO/DESIDRATAÇÃO CATALÍTICA by Adônis Coelho, Gustavo Metzker, Lívia P. de Lima, Eleni Gomes, Mauricio Boscolo

“…Catalysts containing copper proved to be more efficient in selectivity and stability throughout the reaction.…”
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Beyond predefined ligand libraries: a genetic algorithm approach for de novo discovery of catalysts for the Suzuki coupling reactions by Julius Seumer, Jan H. Jensen

“…Through the examination of both palladium and alternative transition metal catalysts like copper and silver, our findings reveal the algorithms’ ability to uncover unique catalyst structures within the target energy range, offering insights into the electronic and steric effects necessary for effective catalysis. …”
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L’ attirail d’un magicien rangé dans une cave de Chartres/Autricum by Dominique Joly, Richard Gordon, Jonathan Simon, William Van Andringa, Stéphane Willerval

“…These objects were hidden in the tiny cellar of a domus collapsed after a fire at the turn of the 1st and 2nd century AD.This set includes three snake-vases, a broad-bladed knife, two oil lamps, fifteen entire vessels (bottles, flasks, plates and jars), a small assortment of carbonised animal bones and smelt glass sherds. Iron and copper-alloy pieces and bone hinges make possible the reconstruction of a casket, a cupboard and probably one or two chests.The text of the turibulum is inscribed from the top to the foot, on four columns divided by vertical lines, each one corresponding to a cardinal direction. …”
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Phytochemicals, Nutritional and Elemental Composition of different plant parts of Rinorea oblongifolia (C.H Wright) C. Marquand ex Chipp by Adeniyi Ohunayo, Olusola Elekofehinti, Muftau Kolawole Oladunmoye, Anthony Kayode Onifade

“…Mineral analysis showed that the roots were rich in iron, calcium, and copper, while leaves contained more potassium, sodium, phosphorus, and magnesium. …”
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Improved background modeling for dark matter search with COSINE-100 by (COSINE-100 Collaboration)

“…Assessments of the background spectrum are presented, considering the nonproportionality of NaI(Tl) crystals at both low and high energies and the characteristic X-rays produced by the interaction of external backgrounds with materials such as copper. Additionally, constraints on the fit parameters obtained from the alpha spectrum modeling fit are integrated into this model. …”
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Synthesis, Spectroscopic Characterization and Preliminary Antimicrobial Studies of Mn(II) and Cu(II) Complexes of two Thiolates; S,S’-(2,6-Diaminopyridine-3,5-diyl) Dibenzenecarbot... by P. O. Ukoha, C.U. Alioke, N.L> Obasi, K.F. Chah

“…The complexes of these compounds were prepared using copper(II) and manganese(II) chloride salts. The thiolates were characterized on the basis of their electronic, infrared and NMR spectra whereas the complexes were characterized via electronic and infrared studies. …”
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Coordination Behavior of Ni2+, Cu2+, and Zn2+ in Tetrahedral 1-Methylimidazole Complexes: A DFT/CSD Study by Samuel Tetteh

“…The interaction between nickel (Ni2+), copper (Cu2+), and zinc (Zn2+) ions and 1-methylimidazole has been studied by exploring the geometries of eleven crystal structures in the Cambridge Structural Database (CSD). …”
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Growth of CZTS Thin Films by Cosputtering of Metal Targets and Sulfurization in H2S by N. Muhunthan, Om Pal Singh, Son Singh, V. N. Singh

“…Copper zinc tin sulfide (CZTS) is an emerging thin film photovoltaic material. …”
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FAHLORES FROM PORPHYRY Cu-(Mo) DEPOSITS OF THE URALS by O.Yu. Plotinskaya, E.V. Kovalchuk

“…The paper describes chemistry of tetrahedrite-tennantite group minerals from three porphyry deposits of the Urals: Mikheevskoe and Tomino porphyry copper deposits on the South Urals and Talitsa Mo porphyry deposit on the Middle Urals. …”
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Analysis of Silver Ink Bow-Tie RFID Tag Antennas Printed on Paper Substrates by Sari Merilampi, Leena Ukkonen, Lauri Sydänheimo, Pekka Ruuskanen, Markku Kivikoski

“…The maximum reliable read ranges were quite the same as for copper and aluminum tags studied elsewhere. This means that printed UHF tags are competitive solutions for the identification of simple mass products.…”
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