DEVELOPMENT OF A METHOD TO EVALUATE THE EFFICIENCY OF NANOSCALE ZERO-VALENT IRON (NZVI) TO DEGRADE POLLUTANTS by Giovana Arrighi Ferrari, Felipe Santana de Oliveira Cruz, Renata Pereira Lopes Moreira, Gustavo Alves Puiatti, Luiza Dumont de Miranda Moraes, André Fernando Oliveira

“…The previous degradation tests provided the best results for MO (~100% degradation, 12 min reaction, 0.5 g L-1 dose). The optimization using Factorial Planning obtained the optimal condition, CMO = 5.98 mol L-1 and DnZVI = 0.56 g L-1. …”
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Dietary ambon lumut banana stem extract Musa cavendishii var. dwarf Paxton as an immunostimulant for white spot disease prevention in Pacific white shrimp Litopenaeus vannamei by Afriani Ramadhan, Sri Nuryati, Nur Bambang Priyoutomo, Alimuddin Alimuddin

“…Therefore, banana stem extract at a dose of 0.5 g/kg everyday diet can be used to improve growth and nonspecific immune system against white spot disease on Pacific white shrimp.   …”
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Evaluation of karamunting Melastoma malabathricum L leaf extract on gonad development and growth performance of tilapia Oreochromis niloticus by Ermianus Samalei, Muhammad Zairin Jr., Odang Carman, Muhammad Agus Suprayudi

“…The final histological results (D112) showed that the 1 g/kg diet obtained the highest inhibition level of the testis and ovary developments, which were still in stage II compared to 0.5 g/kg diet (stage III) and control (stage IV and V). …”
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Proteome Analysis for Understanding Abiotic Stress (Salinity and Drought) Tolerance in Date Palm (Phoenix dactylifera L.) by Haddad A. El Rabey, Abdulrahman L. Al-Malki, Khalid O. Abulnaja, Wolfgang Rohde

“…For this purpose, three-month-old seedlings of date palm cultivar “Sagie” were subjected to drought (27.5 g/L polyethylene glycol 6000) and salinity stress conditions (16 g/L NaCl) for one month. …”
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The <i>Pelvicachromis pulcher</i>: A Local Aquarium Species by A.T. Ibim, G.C. Eziefule

“…They are a dwarf freshwater teleost fish, with males attaining a maximum length of approximately 12.5cm (4.9 in) and a maximum weight of 9.5g (0.34 oz), while the females are smaller and deeper bodied, with a maximum length of 8.1 cm (3.2 in) and a maximum weight of 9.4 g (0.33 oz). …”
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COVID-19 CONSPIRACISM IN THE AGE OF POST-TRUTH by Ömer Ersin Kahraman

“…Consequently, this period has also witnessed the diffusion of conspiracy theories varying from accusations which consider the rapid propagation of the virus as a plot of states and big pharmaceutical companies to allegations which presume the pandemic as a hoax to implement new communication technologies like 5G. It is obvious that this situation misleads people and endangers the struggle against the propagation of the virus. …”
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Inhibitory Effects of Pretreatment with Radon on Acute Alcohol-Induced Hepatopathy in Mice by Teruaki Toyota, Takahiro Kataoka, Yuichi Nishiyama, Takehito Taguchi, Kiyonori Yamaoka

“…C57BL/6J mice were subjected to intraperitoneal injection of 50% alcohol (5 g/kg bodyweight) after inhaling approximately 4000 Bq/m3 radon for 24 h. …”
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Spectrophotometric Determination of Chromium in Water, and Pharmaceutical Samples Using 1-Naphthol by K. Suvardhan, S. Ramanaiah, K. Suresh Kumar, D. Rekha, Umayur Bhagan, G. R. K. Naidu, G. Krishnamurthy Naidu, B. S. Sastry, P. Chiranjeevi

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Flunisolide Decreases Exhaled Nitric Oxide and Nitrotyrosine Levels in Asthmatic Children by A. Bodini, D. G. Peroni, F. Zardini, M. Corradi, R. Alinovi, A. L. Boner, G. L. Piacentini

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Merkel Cell Carcinoma of the Head and Neck: A Single Institutional Experience by G. Morand, D. Vital, T. Pézier, D. Holzmann, M. Roessle, A. Cozzio, G. F. Huber

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A Review of Social and Relational Aspects of Deep Brain Stimulation in Parkinson's Disease Informed by Healthcare Provider Experiences by Emily Bell, Bruce Maxwell, Mary Pat McAndrews, Abbas F. Sadikot, Eric Racine

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IoT, Blockchain, Big Data and Artificial Intelligence (IBBA) Framework—For Real-Time Food Safety Monitoring by Siva Peddareddigari, Sri Vigna Hema Vijayan, Manickavasagan Annamalai

“…Leveraging the Internet of Things (IoT), 5G, blockchains, cloud computing, and big data, a novel framework has been proposed to address the current challenges. …”
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Photocatalytic Active Coatings for Lignin Degradation in a Continuous Packed Bed Reactor by Colin Awungacha Lekelefac, Johannes Hild, Peter Czermak, Michael Herrenbauer

“…Moreover relatively high lignin sulfonate (0.5 g/L) concentrations are used in the reactions. …”
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Survey on Data Analysis in Social Media: A Practical Application Aspect by Qixuan Hou, Meng Han, Zhipeng Cai

“…Finally, we list existing challenges and suggest promising future research directions in terms of data privacy, 5G wireless network, and multilingual support.…”
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Enzymatic Hydrolysis and Fermentation of Banana Pseudostem Hydrolysate to Produce Bioethanol by Lesetja Moraba Legodi, Daniel Coenrad LaGrange, Elbert Lukas Jansen van Rensburg, Ignatious Ncube

“…Saccharification of the pretreated BPS with 10 FPU/g dry solids (29.3 mg protein/g d.s) crude enzyme from Trichoderma harzianum LMLBP07 13-5 at 50°C and a substrate loading of 10 to 15% released 3.8 to 21.8 g/L and from T. longibrachiatum LMLSAUL 14-1 released 5.4 to 43.5 g/L glucose to the biomass. Ethanol was produced through separate hydrolysis and fermentation (SHF) of alkaline pretreated BPS hydrolysate using Saccharomyces cerevisiae UL01 at 30°C and 100 rpm. …”
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Resolution on the results of scientific-practical conference "Clinical evidence of increasing overall survival in the treatment of metastatic breast cancer", held on 29 November 20... by E. T. Bairamov, A. V. Belonogov, V. V. Brusnichkina, A. V. Bulakh, M. Y. Byahov, S. N. Gurov, G. G. Eremeev, N. V. Zhukov, L. G. Zhukova, L. M. Kogonia, P. V. Koposov, L. K. Ovchinnikova, V. V. Radlevich, E. A. Samyshina, A. P. Seryakov, M. D. Ter-Ovanesov, I. E. Shumskaya

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Traditional Donors in Information and Communi- cation Sector Development Assistance by Z. E. Gomboin

“…However, the author concludes that the emergence of non-traditional donors, especially China, the use of tied aid as a means to capture new markets, as well as the constant desire to influence the domestic policies of recipient countries, may draw attention of the traditional donors back to the ICTs sector, especially considering the increasing competition in the 5G marketplace.…”
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Experimental Study of Influence of Plant Roots on Dynamic Characteristics of Clay by Quan Shen, Cong Tang, Chengli Zhang, Yongchun Ma

“…The dynamic shear modulus initially increases and then decreases with the increase in root mass density, reaching its peak at a root mass density of 1.5% g·cm⁻³. The damping ratio is influenced by both root mass density and confining pressure, with different critical root mass densities observed under varying confining pressures. …”
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Mineral Properties and Dietary Value of Raw and Processed Stinging Nettle (Urtica dioica L.) by Laban K. Rutto, Yixiang Xu, Elizabeth Ramirez, Michael Brandt

“…Leaf portions (200 g) were washed and processed by blanching (1 min at 96–98°C) or cooking (7 min at 98-99°C) with or without salt (5 g·). Samples were cooled immediately after cooking and kept in frozen storage before analysis. …”
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Unusual Chair-Like G-Quadruplex Structures: Heterochiral TBA Analogues Containing Inversion of Polarity Sites by Antonella Virgilio, Luciano Mayol, Michela Varra, Aldo Galeone, Veronica Esposito

“…Heterochiral oligodeoxynucleotides based on the thrombin binding aptamer sequence, namely, 5′gg3′-3′TT5′-5′ggtgtgg3′-3′TT5′-5′gg3′ (H1), 5′gg3′-3′TT5′-5′gg3′-3′TGT5′-5′gg3′-3′TT5′-5′gg3′ (H2), and 5′gGTTGgtgtgGTTGg3′ (H3), where lower case letters indicate L-residues, have been investigated in their ability to fold in G-quadruplex structures through a combination of gel electrophoresis, circular dichroism, and UV spectroscopy techniques. …”
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