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Let \(\Gamma\) be a totally ordered Abelian group. A graded ring \(D=\bigoplus_{\gamma\in\Gamma}D_\gamma\neq\{0\}\) is called a graded division ring if all the nonzero homogeneous elements are invertible. Let \(\Gamma_D=\{\gamma\in\Gamma\mid D_\gamma\neq\{0\}\}\). The authors consider graded division algebras \(D\) of finite rank over their center \(R\) for which the homogeneous component \(D_0\) of degree zero is a field and \([D_0:R_0]=(\Gamma_D:\Gamma_R)\). These algebras are called central semi-ramified graded division \(R\)-algebras, and their algebras of central quotients are called Sg-algebras. The main purpose of the authors is to provide analogues for Sg-algebras of several division algebra constructions that use Abelian crossed products. Thus, they construct non-cyclic Sg-algebras of degree \(p^2\) in characteristic \(p\) on the model of \textit{S. A.~Amitsur, D. J.~Saltman} [J. Algebra 51, 76-87 (1978; Zbl 0391.13001)] and indecomposable Sg-algebras with involution of degree~\(8\) as in [\textit{S. A.~Amitsur, L. H.~Rowen, J.-P.~Tignol}, Isr. J. Math. 33, 133-148 (1979; Zbl 0422.16010)]. They also prove a cyclicity criterion for Sg-algebras by mimicking the arguments given for Malcev-Neumann series division algebras by \textit{J.-P.~Tignol} [J. Pure Appl. Algebra 42, 199-220 (1986; Zbl 0602.16020)]. For the entire collection see [Zbl 0928.00029].