The Development of Continuous Connections for Multi-Span Precast Prestressed Girder Bridges: A Review by Narek Galustanian, Mohamed T. Elshazli, Harpreet Kaur, Alaa Elsisi, Sarah Orton

“…The seismic performance of precast prestressed concrete girders relies on robust joint connections, particularly at column–foundation and column–cap points, where reinforcements such as steel plates, fiber-reinforced shells, and unbonded post-tensioning are important for shear and compression transfer.…”
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The Effect of Chitosan-Based Edible Coating on The Moisture Content, Texture, and Microbial Count of Chicken Sausages by Muhammad Alif Bastomy, Safinta Nurindra Rahmadhia

“…The research followed three steps: sample preparation, coating application, and post-treatment analysis of total microbial count (TPC), texture, and moisture content. …”
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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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BRITISH COLONIAL CONQUEST AND POPULATION MOVEMENT IN NORTHERN NIGERIA 1897– 1903 by Umar Zubairu, Mohammed Auwalu, Adamu Babayo Usman

“…The destructive manner in which towns and villages were shelled and lives were brutally killed, using sophisticated weapons put the innocent population in most unsettled conditions. …”
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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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Stability and Flame Structure Analysis of a Semi-Industrial Swirl-Stabilized Oxy-Fuel Combustion Chamber System for Biomass by Dominik König, Marcel Richter, Jochen Ströhle, Bernd Epple

“…For stable operation using walnut shells as fuel in an air atmosphere, an overall air-to-fuel ratio of 1.57–1.75 and a local air-to-fuel ratio of 0.75–0.95 provide the most stable conditions. …”
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Impact of Physical Processes and Temperatures on the Composition, Microstructure, and Pozzolanic Properties of Oil Palm Kernel Ash by Ramón Torres-Ortega, Diego Torres-Sánchez, Manuel Saba

“…In recent decades, the global use of ashes derived from agro-industrial by-products, such as oil palm kernel shells, which are widely cultivated in Colombia and other tropical regions of the world, has increased. …”
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The Importance of Chitosan Films in Food Industry by Filiz Uçan, Hatice Aysun Mercimek

“…Chitosan was obtained by deacetylation of chitin which is the most commonly occurred polymer after cellulose in nature, in shells of arthropods such as crab, shrimp, lobster and in cell walls of some bacteria and fungi. …”
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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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Local Community’s Knowledge and Perception towards Freshwater Turtle Conservation in Southern Sumatra, Indonesia by Alma Tiara, Mirza Dikari Kusrini, Arzyana Sunkar, Joko Guntoro

“…Identification was successful for only 8 of the 12 depicted turtle species, and merely one-third of the freshwater turtle eggs were identifiable. The most widely recognized species include the ambiona box turtle (Cuora amboinensis), Malaysian giant turtle (Orlitia borneensis), soft-shelled turtle (Amyda cartilaginea), and black marsh turtle (Siebenrockiella crassicollis). …”
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Macroepibiosis of three species of scallops in the waters of southern Primorye by Artem Yu. Baranov, Irina R. Levenets, Ludmila I. Sabitova, Evgeny B. Lebedev

“…Mean total biomass and settlement density are generally higher in polluted and eutrophic areas where the most of epibionts (algae, cirripedes, serpulid polychaetes, oysters, bryozoans, ascidians) evidently suffer from siltation and prefer to attach to barnacle shells, dead or living, which are raised above the surface of scallop shells submerged into silt. …”
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Catastrophic anthropogenic vegetation changes in the Kiliyan arm of the Danube Delta (Ukraine) by Dmytro Dubyna, Tetiana Dziuba, Liubov Borsukevych

“…The most endangered are meadow and psammophyte vegetation with representatives of the psammophilous-littoral neoendemic floristic complex. …”
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Residue-Specific Structural and Dynamical Coupling of Protein and Hydration Water Revealed by Molecular Dynamics Simulations by Shuai Wang, Jun Gao, Xiakun Chu

“…Our results reveal that protein residues with greater flexibility or solvent exposure are surrounded by more disordered hydration water, akin to bulk water, whereas rigid and buried non-polar residues are associated with structurally ordered hydration shells. Due to their strong hydrogen bonding and electrostatic interactions, charged residues exhibit the most disordered hydration water, while non-polar residues are associated with the structurally most ordered hydration water. …”
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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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A 10-m vertical displacement on the Romanian Black Sea coast during modern history by Virgil Drăguşin, Nicolaie Alexandru, Mihai Caminschi, Florina Chitea, Vasile Ersek, Alina Floroiu, Liviu Giosan, Georgiana Alexandra Grigore, Diana Hanganu, Maria Ilie, Dumitru Ioane, Cristian Mănăilescu, Marius Mocuţa, Adrian Iulian Pantia, Alexandru Răzvan Petre, Iulian Popa, Gabriela Sava, Tiberiu Sava, Răsvan Stochici, Constantin Ungureanu

“…Abstract Sea level reconstructions in the Black Sea basin and elsewhere rely on the identification of sea level markers and on the understanding of their post-genetic vertical movements. We present here evidence of a fast, bi-directional vertical displacement on the western Black Sea shore at Mangalia, Romania. …”
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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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The Role of the Tourists in the Karst Dissolution of the Secondary Shapes inside Caves (Case Study: Hamedan Alisadr Cave) by Amjad Maleki, Mohammad Hosayn Ghobadi, Payman Karimi Soltani

“…1- Introduction As the most tourist attracting water cave in the country, Ali Sadr cave, located in Hamadan-Kabdtar Ahang, attracts thousands of internal and external tourists each year. …”
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