Experimental study of coconut (Cocos nucifera) waste through densification to obtain pellets and briquettes by Luis Velázquez-Araque, Jonathan Teneta-Ibarra, Fernando Sáenz-Gómez

“… In Ecuador, extensive coconut (Cocos nucifera) harvesting generates large quantities of waste, including husks, shells, and fibers, posing environmental and economic challenges. …”
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Biological Effects of Propolis on Cancer by Hamide Doğan, Sibel Silici, Ahmet Ata Ozcimen

“…Propolis is a special resin and wax material collected from the leaves and shells of trees, buds and shoots of plants by honey bees (Apis mellifera L.). …”
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The effect of carbonic anhydrase on foraminiferal Mg/Ca by Siham De Goeyse, Chiara Lesuis, Gert-Jan Reichart, Lennart de Nooijer

“…The effect of increased CO2 on calcification and on the resulting chemistry of shells and skeletons, however, is only partly understood. …”
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Effect of Different Temperature and Humidity Storage Conditions on the Quality of Fresh Macadamia Nuts and the Construction of A Backpropagation Neural Network Prediction Model by Jiarong FU, Shangxuan MA, Yuexue YANG, Wenting XU, Xiuhua LAN, Yuanmiao WEI, Kechang HUANG, Xiyong HE, Gangjun GUO

“…The mold rate of the pericarps stored at 30 ℃ increased the most and was significantly higher than that of nuts treated at 35 and 40 ℃ (P<0.05). …”
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PreMevE Update: Forecasting Ultra‐Relativistic Electrons Inside Earth's Outer Radiation Belt by Saurabh Sinha, Yue Chen, Youzuo Lin, Rafael Pires de Lima

“…It is shown that the final ensemble model outperforms individual models at most L‐shells, and this PreMevE‐2E model can provide 25‐h (∼1‐day) and 50‐h (∼2‐day) forecasts with high mean performance efficiency and correlation values. …”
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ARCHAEOLOGY OF SONORA: ANCIENT CULTURES OF NORTHERN MEXICO AND THEIR ROLE IN ESTABLISHING TIES BETWEEN MESOAMERICA AND THE AMERICAN SOUTHWEST by Valentina Baglay

“…They used shellfish as a traditional food, and traded shells, seashells on beautiful pottery, copper bells, etc. from Arizona and Chihuahua. …”
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Kolomna Machine-Building Plant during the Great Patriotic War: Defense and Civil Production by Mikhail Yu. Sergomasov, Evgeny L. Lomako

“…It was found that in the most difficult conditions of wartime, the specialists and equipment of the Kolomna Machine-Building Plant had become the basis for the creation of large defense enterprises in Siberia and after the liberation of Donbass - in Kharkov. …”
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VIRTUAL TOURISM ON THE EXAMPLE OF THE DEFUNCT KOSCELISKO MEDIEVAL CHURCH IN THE NORTH-WESTERN SLOVAKIA by Vladimír CECH, Pavel HRONČEK, Karol WEIS

“…In many cases, only their shells or foundations remain. In terms of cultural heritage conservation and monument protection, these sites are often among the most important religious buildings from various historical periods. …”
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Statyka i dynamika skręcanego cienkościennego dwuteownika o zmiennym, bisymetrycznym przekroju poprzecznym by Z. Cywiński

“…A comparison of the paper's main formulas with these adequate to author's theory of thin-walled cylindrical beam-shells with varying cross-section [9, 10], and those regarding constant sections [8] leads to the conclusion that among them the theory presented here is the most general one. …”
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Comparison of Different Criteria and Analytical Models for the Analysis of Composite Cylinders Assisted by Online Software by Eduardo A. W. de Menezes, Clara S. Theisen, Thiago V. P. Farias, Gabriel M. Dick, Maikson L. P. Tonatto, Sandro C. Amico

“…Due to their higher strength-to-weight ratio and ability to operate in harsh environments, the usage of fiber-reinforced cylindrical shells experienced a significant increase in the past decades. …”
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General synthesis of neighboring dual-atomic sites with a specific pre-designed distance via an interfacial-fixing strategy by Yan Yan, Rui Yu, Mingkai Liu, Zehua Qu, Jifeng Yang, Siyuan He, Hongliang Li, Jie Zeng

“…Abstract A potential non-precious metal catalyst for oxygen reduction reaction should contain metal-N4 moieties. However, most of the current strategies to regulate the distances between neighboring metal sites are not pre-designed but depend on the probability by tuning the metal loading or the support. …”
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Magnetic Webs in Stellar Radiative Zones by Valentin A. Skoutnev, Andrei M. Beloborodov

“…Efficient web formation likely results in most massive stars dying with magnetized and slowly rotating cores.…”
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Performance evaluation of Potchefstroom Koekoek chicken under different ecological zones and management practices: a review by Letlhogonolo Selaledi, Bulelani E. Mazizi, Ndivho Nemukondeni

“…The PKs lay eggs that have brown shells with a deep yellow yolk and can lay approximately 198 eggs/bird/year, with an average weight of 55.7 g and a hatchability rate of up to 78%. …”
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Experimental and numerical investigation of suddenly expanded flow at sonic mach number by Ambareen Khan, Parvathy Rajendran, Sher Afghan Khan, Mamdooh Alwetaishi, It Ee Lee

“…Abstract The sudden expansion at the blunt base is a widespread phenomenon in the case of shells, rockets, and missiles. This study uses passive control in the form of ribs of various shapes and sizes in an abruptly expanded square cross-section duct at sonic Mach number. …”
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Development Resources of the Border Regions of the Russian Federation by S. V. Kazantsev

“…The economic and statistical research was carried out on the basis of data from the Federal State Statistics Service of the Russian Federation, most of which are published in statistical collections “Regions of Russia. …”
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Optimization of used cottonseed oil methyl ester production using response surface methodology by ABDULLATEEF JIMOH

“…It includes mixing methanol with raw UCSO in the presence of heterogeneous catalysts such as a blend of calcined, hydrated, and dehydrated eggshells and coconut shells that makes up the CaO. Alkali-based transesterification was discovered to be the most appropriate technology to extract the biodiesel, hence the UCSO has been chosen for the current investigation. …”
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Populations of Exotic × Locally Adapted Germplasm - A Potent by Muhammad Iqbal, Hassan Sher, Naushad Ali Ali, Kramat Khan, Naqib Ullah Khan, Samrin Gul

“…Three most superior hybrid combinations developed through exotic × locally adapted germplasm were found too much responsive and suggested their further testing through on-farm trials before releasing as commercial hybrids.…”
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Effects of elevated and super-elevated carbon dioxide on salad crops for space by Raymond M. Wheeler, LaShelle E. Spencer, Ruqayah H. Bhuiyan, Matthew A. Mickens, Jess M. Bunchek, Edzard van Santen, Gioia D. Massa, Matthew W. Romeyn

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Self-Induced Crystalline Morphology at the Mineral–Fluid Interface: Silica–Carbonate Biomorphs of Alkaline Earth Metals as a Case Study by Mayra Cuéllar-Cruz, Erick Alfredo Zúñiga-Estrada, Marcelino Antonio Zúñiga-Estrada, Selene R. Islas, Abel Moreno

“…These minerals or even volcanic glasses rich in silica, such as obsidians (a naturally volcanic glass, which is in fact an igneous rock), play an important role as supporting materials for obtaining the silico-carbonates of alkaline earth metals (usually called biomorphs). This is because, in most radiolarians, diatoms, and foraminifera, their external shells are made up of silica (SiO₂). …”
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Bioinspired Strong and Tough Layered Bulk Composites via Mycelial Interface Anchoring Strategy by Hao Wang, Jurui Liu, Zhangyu Wu, Xianfeng Chen, Kai Jin, Jie Tao, Bin Wang

“…However, achieving the integration of structural and functional properties, such as the ability to monitor external forces, remains a significant challenge. Nacre and turtle shells in nature are strong and tough due to their unique ordered structure of alternating soft and hard phases. …”
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