Parametric Study of Rider’s Comfort in a Vehicle with Semi-Active Suspension System Under Steady State Conditions by Arinola Bola Ajayi, Sunday Joushua Ojolo, Ediketin Ojogho, Antonio Marcos de Oliveira Siqueira

“…Thus, this study investigates the dynamic response of semi-active vehicle suspension system under the influence of steady state road conditions such as smooth, gravel and suburban roads to obtain mathematical equations based on the pitch and heave motions of the vehicle. …”
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Horticultural activity in soil inoculated with Streptomyces rimosus improved depressive mood with altered electroencephalogram and serum metabolism in adults by Risu Kim, Sowon Yang, Choong Hwan Lee, Sin-Ae Park

“…In conclusion, this study suggests that inhalation of VOCs during horticultural activities can help alleviate depression and depressive moods.…”
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Photocatalytic activity of spectro-pure titanium dioxide: Effects of crystalline structure, specific surface area and sorption properties by Evgeny I. Kapinus, Tatyana A. Khalyavka, Valentina V. Shimanovskaya, Tatyana I. Viktorova, Vladimir V. Strelko

“…When compared to the corresponding technical-grade samples, the optically pure anatase and rutile demonstrated higher photocatalytic activity in the destruction of tetradecylpyridinium chloride, Methylene Blue and tetrachlorofluorescein as well as in reduction of Cr2O7, MnO4, [Fe(CN)6]3− and [Fe(CN)6]4−. …”
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One-Step Cohydrothermal Synthesis of Nitrogen-Doped Titanium Oxide Nanotubes with Enhanced Visible Light Photocatalytic Activity by Cheng-Ching Hu, Tzu-Chien Hsu, Li-Heng Kao

“…Nitrogen-doped TiO2 nanotubes with enhanced visible light photocatalytic activity have been synthesized using commercial titania P25 as raw material by a facile P25/urea cohydrothermal method. …”
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A Hybrid Fault-Tolerant Control for Nonlinear Active Suspension Systems Subjected to Actuator Faults and Road Disturbances by Hui Pang, Xue Liu, Yuting Shang, Rui Yao

“…This paper proposes a hybrid fault-tolerant control strategy for nonlinear active suspension subjected to actuator faults and road disturbances. …”
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Facile Synthesis and Antimicrobial Evaluation of Some New Heterocyclic Compounds Incorporating a Biologically Active Sulfamoyl Moiety by Elham S. Darwish

“…Antimicrobial evaluation of some selected examples from the synthesized products was carried out whereby four compounds were found to have moderate activities and one compound showed the highest activity.…”
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Administration of Traditional Chinese Blood Circulation Activating Drugs for Microvascular Complications in Patients with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus by Lisha He, Han Wang, Chengjuan Gu, Xinhui He, Linhua Zhao, Xiaolin Tong

“…Traditional Chinese blood circulation activating drugs are intended to guide an overall approach to the prevention and treatment of microvascular complications of DM. …”
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Anti-atherosclerosis potential activity from Alphitobius diaperinus: a molecular docking study on NLRP3 receptor by Firdaus Hasibuan, Erfan Andrianto Aritonang

“… This study aimed to analyze the potential activity anti-atherosclerosis of Alphitobius diaperinus larvae using molecular docking. …”
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Response surface methodological approach for optimizing the enzyme activity and enzymatically mediated bioprecipitation of heavy metals by alkaline phosphatase by Virendra Vaishnav, Tanushree Chatterjee, Manisha Agrawal

“…It was found that the experimental enzyme activity efficiency under optimum conditions was very close (less than a 3% error) to the model-predicted value. …”
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Contributions of Indoor Household Activities to Inhalation Health Risks Induced by Gaseous Air Pollutants in Hong Kong Home by Lewei Zeng, Kaimin Li, Hai Guo, Beining Zhou, Xiaopu Lyu, Yunxi Huo, Erik Uhde, Jin Yang, Yangzong Zeren, Haoxian Lu, Dawen Yao, Zhe Qian

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Zero-echo time imaging achieves whole brain activity mapping without ventral signal loss in mice by Ayako Imamura, Rikita Araki, Yukari Takahashi, Koichi Miyatake, Fusao Kato, Sakiko Honjoh, Tomokazu Tsurugizawa

“…Here, we scouted the zero-echo time (ZTE) sequence, which is robust to magnetic susceptibility and motion-derived artifacts, to image activation in the whole brain including the amygdala following the noxious stimulation to the hind paw. …”
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Exploring the associations between health confidence, self-efficacy, health activation and healthy behaviours in primary school children by Lixia Ge, Joseph Antonio De Castro Molina, Hui Ting Foo, Rochelle Chua, Chin Fung Ong

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Potential antidiabetic and antioxidant activities of a heliangolide sesquiterpene lactone isolated from Helianthus annuus L. leaves by Onoja Samuel O., Nnadi Charles O., Udem Samuel C., Anaga Aruh O.

“…Heliangolide is a naturally occurring sesquiterpene lactone and its derivatives are biologically active compounds present in most medicinal plants. …”
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The Impact of Step Recommendations on Body Composition and Physical Activity Patterns in College Freshman Women: A Randomized Trial by Bruce W. Bailey, Ciera L. Bartholomew, Caleb Summerhays, Landon Deru, Sharla Compton, Larry A Tucker, James D. LeCheminant, Joseph Hicks

“…Transitioning from high school to college generally results in reduced physical activity and weight gain at a rate that is higher than the general population. …”
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Antibacterial activity of Streptomyces spp. crude extract on multidrug resistant Psedomonas aeruginosa isolated from clinical samples by Zainab Hasan Abed, Eman Mohammad Jarallah

“…By cross- streaking method , the antibacterial activity for these isolated were tested against 30 clinical isolates of P. aeruginosa that showed resistance to 17 antibiotic types of streptomyces isolates demonstrated potential antibacterial activity were mass cultured and secondary metabolites were extracted using ethyl acetate. …”
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Relationship between butyrylcholinesterase activity and hepatic transaminases: a cross-sectional study in agricultural workers from Peru by Emily Ortiz-Delgado, Guido Bendezu-Quispe, Fernando Soncco-Llulluy, Jair Li, Jaime Rosales-Rimache

“…Occupational medical records were reviewed to obtain demographic and occupational information and laboratory values of BChE activity and transaminases. Results We evaluated 459 records, and 69.9% were men. …”
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Ice-nucleating particles active below −24 °C in a Finnish boreal forest and their relationship to bioaerosols by F. Vogel, F. Vogel, M. P. Adams, L. Lacher, P. B. Foster, G. C. E. Porter, G. C. E. Porter, B. Bertozzi, B. Bertozzi, K. Höhler, J. Schneider, T. Schorr, N. S. Umo, J. Nadolny, Z. Brasseur, P. Heikkilä, E. S. Thomson, N. Büttner, M. I. Daily, R. Fösig, A. D. Harrison, J. Keskinen, U. Proske, U. Proske, U. Proske, J. Duplissy, J. Duplissy, M. Kulmala, T. Petäjä, O. Möhler, B. J. Murray

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Adsorption Equilibrium and Kinetics of the Removal of Ammoniacal Nitrogen by Zeolite X/Activated Carbon Composite Synthesized from Elutrilithe by Yong Zhang, Feng Yu, Wenping Cheng, Jiancheng Wang, Juanjuan Ma

“…Zeolite X/activated carbon composite material (X/AC) was prepared from elutrilithe, by a process consisting of carbonization, activation, and subsequent hydrothermal transformation of aluminosilicate in alkaline solution, which was used for the removal of ammoniacal nitrogen from aqueous solutions. …”
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Electrical Nerve Stimulation Can Be Used as a Tool in fMRI Studies of Pain- and Tingling-Evoked Activations by Karen D Davis, Chun L Kwan, Adrian P Crawley, David J Mikulis

“…OBJECTIVES/HYPOTHESES: To determine whether transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation (TENS) provides adequate, inexpensive and simple means to image innocuous and pain-related activations in the thalamus and cortex.…”
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Optimization of the Fermentation Process for Pine-needle Sweet-potato Glutinous Rice Wine and Analysis of Its Antioxidant Activity by Jie YOU, Rusheng XIE, Weibin WU

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