Decision support for the identification of testate amoebae in microscopy images to detect peat presence in horticultural substrates by Serge Zaugg, Camille Vögeli, Lena Märki, Clément Duckert, Edward A.D. Mitchell

“…The system processes thousands of images within minutes and returns a concise list of crops of the most relevant shells. This allows a human operator to quickly make a final decision regarding peat presence. …”
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CHOICE OF OPTIMA! PARAMETERS OF TECHNOLOGY OF THE TUBE SLUGS IN CIRCULAR FURNACE by V. I. Timoshpoiski, M. L. German, S. M. Kabishov, S. V. Korneev

“…The analysis of the tube shells heating technology in annular furnaces is carried out, the main technological factors, exerting the most influence on energotechnological indices of the process and quality of heating, are determined.…”
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CHITOSAN APPLICATION IN FOOD TECHNOLOGY: A REVIEW OF RESCENT ADVANCES by V. L. Kabanov, L. V. Novinyuk

“…Chitin and its derivative chitosan obtaining from the crustacean shells and the cell wall of fungi are among the most common biopolymers in the world. …”
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Othering Beings and Being’s Other: A Comparative Study of Shakespeare’s Hamlet and Sarah Kane’s 4.48 Psychosis in Terms of Levinasian Ethical Self by Ali Aghaei, Bahee Hadaegh

“…It is concluded that while in Shakespeare the unethical mostly die, thus ending their torment, the fate that awaits Kane’s characters is much more dire; they are left battered and bruised, corporeal shells of Beings, paralyzed in time and unable to transcend Being towards the Other. …”
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A Comparative Study of the Differential Deep Penetration of Energetic Electrons, Protons, and Heavy Ions Into the Low‐L Region by Rui Chen, Hong Zhao, Sam Califf, Cristian Ferradas, Mei‐Ching Fok

“…Abstract Energetic particle deep penetration into low L‐shells (L < 4) impacts the dynamics of the radiation belts and ring current. …”
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TO THE FAUNA OF BIVALVE MOLLUSCS OF THE DAGESTAN COAST OF THE CASPIAN SEA by Marina V. Khlopkova, Magomedzagid K. Guseynov, Kais M. Guseynov, Aysha Sh. Gasanova

“…Such feeding characteristics as the composition of food and the ratio of feed components are given. In the study of shells of bivalve mollusks, the following morphological parameters were measured: length (L), height (H), convexity (Con.), in accordance with the most common measurement technique. …”
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Optimizing the hydroxyapatite nanocrystals derived from biological sources to increasing efficiency and quality by Mahsa Abbasi, Hossein Derakhshankhah, Soheila Kashanian, Zhila Izadi, Mohammad Soleiman Beigi

“…Introduction:  Hydroxyapatite is one of the most essential bioactive and biocompatible ceramics. …”
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New pea variety ‘Antey’ by N. V. Deynes, A. P. Chebatarev

“…The current paper has presented the characteristics of the new pea variety ‘Antey’ of Altai breeding according to the most important economically valuable and morphological characteristics. …”
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Biology of the Hicatee: A Critically Endangered River Turtle of Belize by Venetia Briggs-Gonzalez, Nathan Schwartz, Rebecca G. Harvey, Frank J. Mazzotti

“… The hicatee (Dermatemys mawii) is a Central American river turtle and one of the 25 most endangered turtle species in the world. Over-hunting for meat, eggs, and shells is driving the turtles toward extinction. …”
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Biology of the Hicatee: A Critically Endangered River Turtle of Belize by Venetia Briggs-Gonzalez, Nathan Schwartz, Rebecca G. Harvey, Frank J. Mazzotti

“… The hicatee (Dermatemys mawii) is a Central American river turtle and one of the 25 most endangered turtle species in the world. Over-hunting for meat, eggs, and shells is driving the turtles toward extinction. …”
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CORRECTION OF PARTIAL DEFECTS OF THE EXTERNAL EAR by Y.P. Nagirnyi

“…Total loss of the ear is rare, because even in the most severe traumatic injuries of the outer ear some part of it (usually of shells and ear canal) still remains. …”
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Efficacy of deterrents for mitigating human‐polar bear conflict in northern Alaska by Susanne Miller, Ryan R. Wilson, Lindsey S. Mangipane, Nathan Gordon II, Andrew L. Von Duyke, Carla Sims‐Kayotuk

“…All‐terrain vehicles were the most effective deterrent used and were 4–5 times more effective than cracker shells or beanbags. …”
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Organization of Production and Business Processes in Value Chains Based on Applied Scenarios for the Digitalization of Enterprises by Yu. F. Telnov, A. A. Bryzgalov, D. S. Koroleva

“…The proposed methods of constructing production and business processes are based on the use of digital platforms, digital twins (software administrative shells), methods of collecting and processing big data. …”
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Ethnopharmacological Knowledge and Antioxidant Propensities of Argania spinosa L. from Morocco by Mohamed El Yamani, Rachid Ijjouk, Kholoud Kahime, Yahia Rharrabti

“…Argan oil was the most cited argan product used, often consumed raw (97.5%), followed by almonds (22.8%). …”
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Prospects for the use of geotubes in the mining industry by Victor Kislyakov, Pavel A. Zubov, Aleksandr Kokorev

“…Geotubes have found their application to solve some of the challenges facing the industry. However, in most cases, geotubes are not integrated into technological processes and do not use all the possibilities of their application. …”
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Diet of the Common Eagle Ray, <i>Myliobatis aquila</i> (Linnaeus, 1758) in the Northern Adriatic Sea by Lovrenc Lipej, Riccardo Battistella, Borut Mavrič, Danijel Ivajnšič

“…Altogether we analysed the contents of 122 stomachs of specimens caught as by-catch in the Gulf of Trieste and along the west Istrian coast. Shelled molluscs (N% = 75.17), mainly bivalves and gastropods, were the most prominent prey categories, while crustaceans, sipunculids, echinoderms and polychaets (N% < 10) represented considerably smaller numbers. …”
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Dynamic Response of a Thick Piezoelectric Circular Cylindrical Panel: An Exact Solution by Atta Oveisi, Mohammad Gudarzi, Seyyed Mohammad Hasheminejad

“…The piezomaterials, because of their ability in converting both mechanical stress and electricity to each other, are very applicable in this field. However, most of the works available used various inexact two-dimensional theories with certain types of simplification, which are inaccurate in some applications such as thick shells while, in some applications due to request of large displacement/stress, thick piezoelectric panel is needed and two-dimensional theories have not enough accuracy. …”
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Method for Effective Increasing the Decomposition Rate of Ammonium Perchlorate in Solid Rocket Fuel by К.А. Moldosanov, V.M. Lelevkin

“… Ammonium perchlorate (AP) is a common oxidizer in solid rocket propellants. For devices, the most im- portant parameter of which is the speed of movement, the key correlation is between the jet thrust and the combustion rate of fuels and, consequently, the rate of thermal decomposition of the AP. …”
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Mechanochemical Preparation of Biomass-Derived Porous Carbons by Jerzy Choma, Barbara Szczęśniak, Mietek Jaroniec

“…Most mechanochemically prepared porous carbons are proposed for applications related to adsorption, catalysis, and energy storage. …”
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Source-dependent variations in chitin: a comparative study on Antarctic krill, white shrimp and crayfish by Chenyi Yang, Xiaoyun Chen, Zuman Chen, Yadong Zhao, Ruizhi Yang, Yu Xia, Qinyi Zeng, Yanhong He, Hao Lan

“…The primary source of commercial chitin is the shells of crustaceans. However, the quantity and quality of chitin extracted from various crustacean shells have not yet been systematically reported or compared. …”
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