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POIDS HUMIDE [3 records]

Record 1 2023-03-08

English

Subject field(s)
  • Aquaculture
CONT

Because mussels can trap water within their valves and were weighed whole, a correction factor was applied to remove contribution of water to the measurements. This was done by relating wet soft tissue weight to whole mussel weight ... the linear relationship between whole wet weight and tissue weight ..., the number of individuals consumed, and the average weight of individuals given to calculate flesh consumption [was then used].

French

Domaine(s)
  • Aquaculture

Spanish

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Record 2 2003-06-26

English

Subject field(s)
  • Food Industries

French

Domaine(s)
  • Industrie de l'alimentation

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Industria alimentaria
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Record 3 1982-09-27

English

Subject field(s)
  • Soil Mechanics (Engineering)
  • Soil Science
  • Geology
OBS

The "unit weight" of soil solids plus water per unit of total volume of soil mass, irrespective of the degree of saturation.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Mécanique des sols
  • Science du sol
  • Géologie
OBS

(...) poids de l'unité de volume du sol eau comprise (...)

Spanish

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