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One of the latest environmentally friendly methods in soybean production technology is the pulsed electromagnetic field of low frequencies (PEMP). The paper presents the results of the influence of electromagnetic stimulation of soybean seeds on grain yield, protein and oil yield, depending on different agroclimatic conditions, exposure time and frequency. In the 2012–2017 research period, the soybean cv. Valjevka was used in the Institute of Field and Vegetable Agriculture experimental field...

Automotive industry is characterized by mass production, a large share in the gross national income and high employment of workers with different knowledge and skills. Improving the production process, as well as product quality, is one of the most important tasks of automotive enterprise as well as government management. This research promotes a new fuzzy hybrid model for determining the priority of polymeric materials for manufacturing gears in an exact manner, which leads to an incremental...

We have summarised the current knowledge on earthworm diversity in Kosovo and Metohia. The complete list of earthworm taxa includes 40 species and subspecies belonging to 11 genera of the family Lumbricidae. Among them, Aporrectodea handlirschi (Rosa, 1897), Cernosvitovia paratuleskovi (Šapkarev, 1975), Cernosvitovia strumicae (Šapkarev, 1973), Cernosvitovia treskavicensis (Mršić, 1991), Dendrobaena vejdovskyi (Černosvitov, 1935) and Lumbricus meliboeus (Rosa, 1884) were registered for th...

Based on identical taxonomic characters and distribution, a proposal to synonymize two Balkan endemic species of the genus Allolobophora Eisen, 1873. Allolobophora (s. l.) josapi Blakemore, 2006 (replacement name for Allolobophora dofleini udei Šapkarev, 1991) is recognized as a junior synonym of Allolobophora joncesapkarevi (Blakemore, 2004) (replacement name for Allolobophora udei Šapkarev, 1972).

The rationale and paradigm for integrating artificial intelligence (AI) into pharmaceutical procurement systems are examined in this study. Through an analysis of the existing status of medicine procurement, we pinpoint important areas where artificial intelligence could improve process accuracy, efficiency, and dependability. It is advised to use AI to automate ordering, forecast demand, maximize inventory, and assess supply chain hazards. It is possible to determine whether certain AI model...

The pharmaceutical industry has long focused on nature-derived biologically active compounds to address challenges in cancer treatment, particularly overcoming cancer cell resistance to programmed cell death, including apoptosis and ferroptosis. The cytotoxic effect of Amanita muscaria acetone extract on the JAR choriocarcinoma cell line was evaluated using MTT assay and analysis on two selected programmed cell death pathways. The putative ferroptotic effect was evaluated by measuring the mai...

The presented study investigates the effects of weight percentages of boron carbide reinforcement on the wear properties of aluminum alloy composites. Composites were fabricated via ball milling and the hot extrusion process. During the fabrication of composites, B4C content was varied (0, 5, and 10 wt.%), as well as milling time (0, 10, and 20 h). Microstructural observations with SEM microscopy showed that with an increase in milling time, the distribution of B4C particles is more homogeneo...

Managing defects in agricultural fruit processing is crucial for maintaining quality and sustainability in the fruit market. This study explores the use of edge devices, web applications, and machine vision algorithms to improve defect reporting and classification in the strawberry processing sector. A software solution was developed to utilize edge devices for detecting and managing strawberry defects by integrating web applications and machine vision algorithms. The study shows that integra...