Studies on Characterization, Optical Absorption, and Photoluminescence of Yttrium Doped ZnS Nanoparticles by Ranganaik Viswanath, Halehatty Seethya Bhojya Naik, Yashavanth Kumar Gubbihally Somalanaik, Prashanth Kumar Parlesed Neelanjeneallu, Khandugadahalli Nagarajappa Harish, Mustur Channabasappa Prabhakara

“…A luminescence characteristics such as strong and stable visible-light emissions in the orange region alone with the blue emission peaks were observed for doped ZnS nanoparticles at room temperature. …”
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Factors Affecting Growth and Survival of <i>Salmonella</i> in Onion Extracts and Onion Bulbs by Emmanuel Kiplagat, Moazzameh Ramezani, Subas Malla, Luis Cisneros-Zevallos, Vijay Joshi, Alejandro Castillo

“…Separately, survival of <i>Salmonella</i> Newport was tested on red, white, and yellow onion bulbs on the external and internal onion layers with a syringe and needle. Onions exposed to blue, red, and white LED light during curing produced extracts with variable antimicrobial effects (<i>p</i> < 0.05), with those exposed to blue light showing the strongest inhibitory effect on red and white onions only. …”
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Photochemical activity in developing pea (<i>Pisum sativum</i> L.) cotyledons depends on the light transmittance of covering tissues and the spectral composition of light by G. N. Smolikova, N. V. Stepanova, A. M. Kamionskaya, S. S. Medvedev

“…On average, a photochemically active green leaf of pea transmitted 15 % of solar radiation in the 390–760 nm, blue light was delayed entirely, and the transmitted red light never exceeded 5 %. …”
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Age Differences in the Manifestation of Endurance Ability of Boys Karate Athletes by Svitlana Marchenko, Bohdan Fedotov

“…The children's technical levels corresponded to the 10-9-8 Kyu (orange belt, orange with blue stripe, and blue). The children and their parents were informed about the features of the study and agreed to participate in the experiment. …”
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Removal of Textile Dyes by Chemically Treated Sawdust of Acacia: Kinetic and Equilibrium Studies by Hanane Tounsadi, Yousra Metarfi, Noureddine Barka, Mustapha Taleb, Zakia Rais

“…The biosorption tests were carried out on two synthetic dyes of textile which are methylene blue (MB) and brilliant blue (BB). Efficient removal of the both dyes has been achieved by the basic treated sawdust acacia. …”
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Treatment of hospital wastewater by anodic oxidation using a new approach made by combining rotation with pulsed electric current on Cu-SnO2–Sb2O5 rotating cylinder anode by Falah H. Abd, Ali H. Abbar

“…The prepared anode has the ability to remove methylene blue (MB) with an efficiency of 99.7 %. It has an excellent service life of 30 h. …”
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Surgical treatment of epirethinal fibrosis: a current state of the problem by S.A. Kochergin, D.G. Alipov

“…The article describes the features for visualization of ERM during surgery and a comparison of the results of operations involving ERM staining with ILM-Blue and MembraneBlue-Dual. The role of OCT in the diagnostics and treatment of ERF is shown. …”
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Luminescence and a new approach for detecting heat treatment of geuda sapphire by T. Pluthametwisute, T. Pluthametwisute, L. Nasdala, C. Chanmuang N., M. Wildner, E. Libowitzky, G. Giester, E. G. Zoysa, C. Jakkawanvibul, W. Suwanmanee, T. Sripoonjan, T. Tengchaisri, B. Wanthanachaisaeng, C. Sutthirat

“…Natural geuda sapphire exhibits orange to red luminescence under longwave ultraviolet (LWUV; 365 nm) light, while heated geuda sapphire shows blue luminescence under shortwave ultraviolet (SWUV; 225 nm) light. …”
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Impact of LED Combinations and Light Intensity on Growth and Yields of Wasabi by Soraya Ruamrungsri, Yanika Utrapen, Suriya Tateing, Kanokwan Panjama, Chaiartid Inkham

“…Additionally, the interaction of red and blue light spectra with increased light intensity suggests that specific red light conditions are optimal for maximizing wasabi biomass and biochemical yield. …”
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Bumblebee social learning outcomes correlate with their flower-facing behaviour by Yuyi Lu, Zhenwei Zhuo, Mark Roper, Lars Chittka, Cwyn Solvi, Fei Peng, Ying Zhou

“…Two groups of bumblebees observed live conspecifics foraging from either blue or yellow flowers during a single foraging bout, and were subsequently tested for their socially learned colour preferences. …”
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The Use of Eucalyptus Barks for the Adsorption of Heavy Metal Ions and Dyes by R. Saliba, H. Gauthier, R. Gauthier, M. Petit-Ramel

“…Eucalyptus barks are also very efficient for the adsorption of dyes (Acid Blue 25, Erichrome Blue Black B and Calmagite) because of interaction between the hydroxy and amino groups of the dyes and the phenolic moities of bark. …”
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Development of an agenda for research and action on climate change and health in the Caribbean by Saria Hassan, Calae Philippe, Renée M. West, Shelly McFarlane, Karen Polson-Edwards, Georgiana Gordon-Strachan, C. James Hospedales, Robert Dubrow, Caroline F. Allen

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Characterization and Properties of Activated Carbon Prepared from Tamarind Seeds by KOH Activation for Fe(III) Adsorption from Aqueous Solution by Sumrit Mopoung, Phansiri Moonsri, Wanwimon Palas, Sataporn Khumpai

“…Proximate analysis, percent yield, iodine number, methylene blue number, and preliminary test of Fe(III) adsorption were also studied. …”
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Photooxidation Contribution Study on the Decomposition of Azo Dyes in Aqueous Solutions by VUV-Based AOPs by Chih-Ming Ma, Gui-Bing Hong, Hua-Wei Chen, Nguyen-Thi Hang, Yung-Shuen Shen

“…The effects of pH value, VUV intensity, initial dye concentration, initial H2O2 concentration, and TiO2 loading dose on the degradation of three azo dyes: acid Orange 8, acid Blue 29, and acid Blue 113 were studied to explore and compare the treatment efficiencies among the adopted AOPs. …”
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Spectra Narrowing of a 976 nm High Power External-Cavity Semiconductor Laser Based on a Transmission Grating by Di Xin, Nihui Zhang, Lingqian Meng, Qinghao Zhao, Weiqiao Zhang, Fengxin Dong, Xuyan Zhou, Hongbo Zhang, Wanhua Zheng

“…Broad-area 976 nm semiconductor lasers have garnered widespread attention for their applications in generating high-power 488 nm blue laser light and as pump sources for solid-state and ytterbium-doped fiber lasers. …”
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Adsorption of Organic Compounds on Activated Carbon Derived from Peanut Shells. Potential Theory Correlation for Estimating Adsorption Capacities and Affinity Coefficients by Elio E. Gonzo

“…Adsorption isotherms of eight organic contaminants (acetone, pyridine, phenol, iodine, Methylene Blue, Congo Red, Reactive Navy and tannic acid) onto an activated carbon obtained from peanut shells have been studied at 22°C. …”
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Use of Copper in Marine Aquaculture and Aquarium Systems by Roy P. Yanong

“…Yanong, discusses the use of “bluestone” or “blue copperas” copper sulfate — basic copper chemistry, chelated copper, toxicity to target and non-target organisms, determining dose, reaching and maintaining desired concentrations, and removing copper from the system. …”
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Rusty Spider Wasp Tachypompilus ferrugineus by Sarah Elizabeth Anderson, Andrea Lucky

“… The rusty spider wasp, Tachypompilus ferrugineus, is a large, reddish orange wasp with conspicuous iridescent blue to violet wings. Aptly named, the rusty spider wasp specializes in hunting large spiders which it paralyzes and provides for its offspring to consume. …”
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Use of Copper in Marine Aquaculture and Aquarium Systems by Roy P. Yanong

“…Yanong, discusses the use of “bluestone” or “blue copperas” copper sulfate — basic copper chemistry, chelated copper, toxicity to target and non-target organisms, determining dose, reaching and maintaining desired concentrations, and removing copper from the system. …”
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White M hairstreak, Parrhasius m-album (Boisduval & LeConte) (Insecta: Lepidoptera: Lycaenidae: Theclinae) by Andrei Sourakov

“…It describes this metallic blue Neotropical hairstreak with characteristic M-shaped pattern on its silver-colored underside which flies in clearings and edges of oak growth — its distribution, biology and lifecycle, and hosts. …”
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