Effect of Transient Nicotine Load Shock on the Performance of Pseudomonas sp. HF-1 Bioaugmented Sequencing Batch Reactors by Dong-sheng Shen, Li-jia Wang, Hong-zhen He, Mei-zhen Wang

“…The results showed that, under 500–2500 mg/L of transient nicotine shocks, all the reactors still could realize 100% of nicotine degradation in 4 days of recovery, while the key nicotine degradation enzyme HSP hydroxylase increased in expression. …”
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Hydraulic Fracturing Behavior in Shale with Water and Supercritical CO2 under Triaxial Compression by Jianming He, Yixiang Zhang, Chao Yin, Xiao Li

“…Similar tendency of the breakdown pressure with the variation of bedding orientation can be observed in both of the fracturing using water and SC-CO2. However, all of the shale specimens fractured using SC-CO2 show smaller breakdown pressure if compared with the shale specimens fractured using water. …”
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Microstructure, Mechanical, and Electrical Properties and Corrosion Analysis of Lead-Free Solder CSI Joints on Cu Substrate Using Novel Concentrated Solar Energy Soldering (CSES) M... by Pushkaraj D. Sonawane, V. K. Bupesh Raja, Manoj Gupta

“…Electrical resistivity for all the cases studied was found to increase slightly after corrosion. …”
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The concept and features of trade relations as a subject of Trade Law by O. V. Panasiuk

“…These legal relations include all stages of the process of buying and selling goods and services: from finding partners and signing a contract to making payments and fulfilling the parties’ obligations. …”
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Tramadol Induced Adrenal Insufficiency: Histological, Immunohistochemical, Ultrastructural, and Biochemical Genetic Experimental Study by Shereen Abdelhakim Abdelaleem, Osama A. Hassan, Rasha F. Ahmed, Nagwa M. Zenhom, Rehab A. Rifaai, Nashwa F. El-Tahawy

“…In addition, it increased the level of adrenal MDA and decreased the genetic expression of glutathione peroxidase and thioredoxin reductase in adrenal gland tissues. All these changes started to return to normal after withdrawal of tramadol. …”
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Influence of degree of saturation on the thermal conductivity of soils: Experimental and comparative model analysis by Abderrahim Laimech, Feth-Ellah Mounir Derfouf, Khalfallah Mekaideche, Nabil Aboubekr

“…In addition, predictions models may not capture all the nuances of real-world soil conditions, leading to less accurate predictions of ?. …”
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Simple Technique for Augmentation of the Facial Soft Tissue by Francesco Inchingolo, Marco Tatullo, Fabio M. Abenavoli, Massimo Marrelli, Alessio D. Inchingolo, Roberto Corelli, Raffaella Mingrone, Angelo M. Inchingolo, Gianna Dipalma

“…The result was extremely satisfactory in all the 30 patients treated, and there was no complication or side effects.…”
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Sustainable Highway Design: Disentangling the Effects of Geometric-Related and Traffic-Related Factors on Urban Highway Traffic Emissions by Xue Bing, Quanlun Wei, Jian Lu, Chaoyang Li, Yi Zhang

“…The results indicated that (1) widening the lane width may cause the increase of CO emissions, (2) increasing the number of vehicle lanes may result in the decrease of all three emissions, (3) intersection lane configuration has significant influence on traffic emissions, and (4) the average speed of 23-24 mph is associated with the lowest traffic emissions. …”
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Investigating the Interhemispheric Asymmetry in Joule Heating During the 2013 St. Patrick's Day Geomagnetic Storm by A. R. Smith, D. S. Ozturk, P. Delamere, G. Lu, H. Kim

“…While Joule heating occurs all the time, it can increase rapidly during geomagnetic storms. …”
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One pot oxidative ethyl acetate synthesis using palladium activated SBA-15 type catalysts by Yesim Gucbilmez, Ibrahim Calis

“…XRD, N2 physisorption, SEM, CO chemisorption and TPR methods were used to characterize the as-synthesized catalysts. All the catalysts were found to maintain the SBA-15 semi-crystalline structure with high BET surface areas (626–665 m2/g), and high pore volumes (0.93–0.95 cm3/g) and metal distributions in the range of 24–29 %. …”
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STRUCTURE AND STAFF MOVEMENT WITHIN STATE VETERINARY SERVICE OF RUSSIAN FEDERATION by I. M. Klinovitskaya, M. A. Shibayev, A. V. Belchikhina, A. K. Karaulov

“…The article presents the analysis of quantitative and qualitative indicators of the number, structure and movement of staff of the state veterinary service of the Russian Federation in 2018. All indicators were examined at diff erent organizational levels of the veterinary service: the country’s veterinary service as a whole, at the level of the executive veterinary bodies of Russian subjects (including the state veterinary surveillance divisions), establishments for control and prevention and those for laboratory analysis and diagnosis. …”
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Prediction of Cutting Conditions in Turning AZ61 and Parameters Optimization Using Regression Analysis and Artificial Neural Network by Nabeel H. Alharthi, Sedat Bingol, Adel T. Abbas, Adham E. Ragab, Mohamed F. Aly, Hamad F. Alharbi

“…All manufacturing engineers are faced with a lot of difficulties and high expenses associated with grinding processes of AZ61. …”
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Seropositivity for Bovine Viral Diarrhea and Enzootic Bovine Leukemia viruses in Blanco Orejinegro cattle in Colombia and infection associated-factors by A. Saldarriaga-Saldarriaga, M. Londoño-Gil, L. G. González-Herrera, J. C. Rincón-Flórez, A. López-Herrera

“…A cross-sectional study was conducted with a total of 498 animals of all age groups and physiological states of the BON breed were selected, belonging to 14 herds located in 6 states of Colombia, in which a survey with 27 questions was conducted. …”
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MATERIALS FOR AUTOMOTIVE INDUSTRY AND THEIR INFLUENCE ON THE DYNAMICS OF A CAR CRASH by NICOLAE NAVODARIU, ROBERT CIOCOIU, OCTAVIAN TRANTE, VASILE IULIAN ANTONIAC

“…Local excessive grain growth generates anisotropy, the assembly behaves as a composite material with regions that show significant plastic deformations while others little or no deformations at all. Without procedures adjusted to each material repairs involving heating are to be avoided, cold working should be employed when replacement is not possible. …”
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Susceptibility Profiles of Mycobacterium ulcerans Isolates to Streptomycin and Rifampicin in Two Districts of the Eastern Region of Ghana by Enid Owusu, Mercy Jemima Newman, Nana Konama Kotey, Amos Akumwena, Elizabeth Bannerman

“…Outcomes from this study may not be reflective of all BU endemic communities; it, however, provides information on the resistance status of the isolates, which is useful for monitoring of M. ulcerans, as well as BU disease surveillance and control.…”
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Acylcarnitine Profiles in Plasma and Tissues of Hyperglycemic NZO Mice Correlate with Metabolite Changes of Human Diabetes by Anna Weiser, Pieter Giesbertz, Hannelore Daniel, Britta Spanier

“…Principal component analysis (PCA) including all ACs and AAs confirmed our hypothesis especially in plasma samples by clustering females, males with high BCAA-derived ACs, and males with slight increases in BCAA-derived ACs. …”
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Clinical and Radiographic Evaluation of Brånemark Implants with an Anodized Surface following Seven-to-Eight Years of Functional Loading by David Gelb, Bradley McAllister, Pirkka Nummikoski, Massimo Del Fabbro

“…Thirty-eight single tooth restorations and 22 fixed partial prostheses were delivered, according to a delayed loading protocol, within 4 to 12 months since implant placement. All implants were stable at insertion and at the long-term follow-up visit, which occurred between 7 and 8 years of functional loading. …”
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Epidemiological Characteristics of Dengue Disease in Latin America and in the Caribbean: A Systematic Review of the Literature by Jaime Rafael Torres, Tomás Agustín Orduna, Maricela Piña-Pozas, Daniela Vázquez-Vega, Elsa Sarti

“…In general, dengue seropositivity across the region was high and increased with age. All four virus serotypes were reported to circulate in the region. …”
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Effect of D-Panthenol on Corneal Epithelial Healing after Surface Laser Ablation by Islam Mahmoud Hamdi

“…From week 1 to month 2, eyes receiving D-panthenol showed better vision and less residual cylinder (P<0.05) at week 1. For all other parameters, and at different examinations, both groups showed a statistically nonsignificant (P>0.05) difference. …”
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Relationship between serum lipids and depression: A cross sectional survey among adults in Haryana, India by Rubina Mulchandani, Tanica Lyngdoh, Ria Nangia, Sukriti Singh, Sandeep Grover, JS Thakur

“…Descriptive statistics were presented for all variables; logistic regression was used for association analyses. …”
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