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The Role of Additives in Warm Mix Asphalt Technology: An Insight into Their Mechanisms of Improving an Emerging Technology

open access: yesNanomaterials, 2020
The asphalt industry’s incentive to reduce greenhouse gas emissions has increased since the 1990s due to growing concerns on environmental issues such as global warming and carbon footprint.
Paolino Caputo   +6 more
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Oil Sludge Deposition in Storage Tanks: A Case Study for Russian Crude Oil in Mo-he Station

open access: yesApplied Sciences, 2020
The oil tank can form a considerable amount of sludge deposition after continuous accumulation, which cause a seriously negative impact on both the storage capacity and the safe operation of the oil tank. Therefore, it is important to anticipate the rate
Huayu Jiang   +5 more
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An analytical and applied study of Encaustic painting technique and its role in enriching the creative imagination of contemporary painting [PDF]

open access: yesJournal of Architecture, Art & Humanistic Science, 2023
The encaustic painting is considered one of the historical arts, which has strong roots in the history of ancient Egyptian and Coptic arts. This type is dated back to the beginnings of the 9th century when the Greek artists occupied in Al Fayoum. At that
Fayrouz Samir Abdel Baky
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Reproducibility of wax interocclusal records on different articulators

open access: yesIndian Journal of Dental Research, 2018
Context: The construction of a dental prosthesis needs the duplication of intermaxillary relationships of the patient on the articulator. This procedure is normally fulfilled using interocclusal records to program the articulator according to the patient'
Paul Jamil Boulos
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Preliminary study on the effect of milling technology on the key components of rice bran

open access: yesLiang you shipin ke-ji, 2020
To improve the utilization level of rice bran, it is very important to study the accurate separation of key components in rice bran. In this paper, the influence of grinding wheel type, grinding speed and grinding time on the contents of key components ...
YANG Kai-zhou   +6 more
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Translocation of Tebuconazole between Bee Matrices and Its Potential Threat on Honey Bee (Apis mellifera Linnaeus) Queens

open access: yesInsects, 2021
Various pesticide residues can be found in different bee colony components. The queen larvae of honey bee (Apis mellifera L.) receive non-contaminated food from nurse bees. However, there is little knowledge about how pesticide residues affect developing
Risto Raimets   +5 more
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Expression Analysis and Functional Characterization of CER1 Family Genes Involved in Very-Long-Chain Alkanes Biosynthesis in Brachypodium distachyon

open access: yesFrontiers in Plant Science, 2019
Cuticular wax accumulation and composition affects drought resistance in plants. Brachypodium distachyon plants subjected to water deficit and polyethylene glycol treatments resulted in a significant increase in total wax load, in which very-long-chain ...
Hongqi Wu   +11 more
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Genome-Wide Identification and Expression Analysis of the KCS Gene Family in Yellow Horn Reveal Their Putative Function on Abiotic Stress Responses and Wax Accumulation

open access: yesHorticulturae, 2022
The β-ketoacyl CoA synthase encoded by the KCS genes is a rate-limiting enzyme for the synthesis of very-long-chain fatty acid (VLCFA), which catalyzes the VLCFA elongation.
Xiaojuan Liu   +5 more
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Chemical and Sensory Characterization of Nine Spanish Monovarietal Olive Oils: An Emphasis on Wax Esters

open access: yesAgriculture, 2021
Olive oil is an essential part of the so-called “Mediterranean diet”, purportedly one of the healthiest gastronomic traditions in the world. The wax content in olive oil is regulated under European Union directives, and it is used as a purity parameter ...
Clara Diarte   +4 more
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Honey Bee Exposure to Pesticides: A Four-Year Nationwide Study

open access: yesInsects, 2019
Pollinators, including honey bees, are responsible for the successful reproduction of more than 87% of flowering plant species: they are thus vital to ecosystem health and agricultural services world-wide. To investigate honey bee exposure to pesticides,
Nancy Ostiguy   +6 more
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