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Comparison of single-reflection near-infrared and attenuated total reflection mid-infrared spectroscopies to identify and monitor hydrocarbons spilled in the marine environment
The capability of single-reflection near-IR (NIR) spectroscopy to differentiate, characterize and monitor the fate of a set of hydrocarbons spilled in the marine environment was compared with that of multiple-...
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Genetic relationships between preharvest sprouting and dormancy in barley
Preharvest sprouting (PHS) and dormancy (DOR) can be problems in barley production and end use quality, especially for barley used for seed and malting. Three crosses previously analyzed for DOR inheritance, w...
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Development of a Web-based Support System for Both Homogeneous and Heterogeneous Air Quality Control Networks: Process and Product
The Environmental Laboratories Automation Software System or PALMA (Spanish abbreviation) was developed by a multidisciplinary team in order to support the main tasks of heterogeneous air quality control netwo...
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Use of new EST markers to elucidate the genetic differences in grain protein content between European and North American two-rowed malting barleys
A population comprising 102 doubled haploid lines were produced from a cross between Beka, a barley cultivar widely grown in Spain, and Logan, a north American cultivar with inherently low protein content, a c...
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Genetic control of dormancy in a Triumph/Morex cross in barley
Seed dormancy in barley (Hordeum vulgare L.) is one of the most important parameters affecting malting. Seed dormancy is quantitatively inherited and variously influenced by the environment. The objectives of the...
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Molecular dissection of a dormancy QTL region near the chromosome 7 (5H) L telomere in barley
Moderate seed dormancy is desirable in barley (Hordeum vulgare L.). It is difficult for breeders to manipulate seed dormancy in practical breeding programs because of complex inheritance and large environmental ...
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Chemical modifiers for direct determination of cobalt in coal combustion residues by ultrasonic slurry-sampling–ETAAS
Five modifiers were tested for the direct determination of cobalt in coal fly ash and slag by ultrasonic slurry-sampling electrothermal atomic absorption spectrometry (USS–ETAAS).The furnace temperature progra...
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Antimony as a Tracer of the Anthropogenic Influence on Soils and Estuarine Sediments
The aim of this work was to evaluate antimony (Sb) as apotentially valuable tracer of the anthropogenic impact on soilsand estuarine sediments. Antimony was determined in fifteenroadsoils from a medium-size ci...
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Prediction of FCC gasoline octane numbers using FT-MIR and PLS
A method for predicting “octane numbers” (RON and MON) in fluid catalytic cracking (FCC) gasolines is proposed. Using FT-MIR and PLS, improvements have been obtained in sample throughput, reduced delay times, ...
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Cadmium analysis in soil by microwave acid digestion and graphite furnace atomic absorption spectrometry
The need to determine micronutrients and toxic elements in soils has grown in recent years and cadmium is of special interest. A method has been developed for the determination of cadmium in soils based on a p...
