Evaluation of Lung and Bronchoalveolar Lavage Fluid Oxidative Stress Indices for Assessing the Preventing Effects of Safranal on Respiratory Distress in Diabetic Rats by Saeed Samarghandian, Reza Afshari, Aghdas Sadati

“…Safranal in the diabetic groups inhibited the level of MDA and NO in BALF supernatant and lung homogenate. The median effective dose (ED50) values were 0.42, 0.58, and 0.48, 0.71 mg/kg, respectively. …”
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Risk Assessment of Slope Failure Using Assumption of Maximum Area of Sliding Mass and Factor of Safety Equal to Unit by Xuesong Chu, Liang Li, Yung-ming Cheng

“…The assumption adopted in this study is firstly validated through the results from the homogeneous slope model, the laboratory experiment, and the smoothed particle hydrodynamics (SPH) program, respectively. …”
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Antioxidant Effect of Natural Honeys Affected by Their Source and Origin by Mellen Martin, Fikselová Martina, Mendelová Andrea, Haščík Peter

“…Monofloral and multifloral honeys (10) established 5 homogenous groups, but in the case of several multifloral honeys which originated from different places of Poland and Slovakia no statistically significant differences were found.…”
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Residual Stresses Characterisation of Hard Ceramic Coating (SiC-5wt%Al2O3) Using X-Ray Diffraction Technique by Samah R. Hassan, Mudhar. A. Al-Obaidi, Hamid M. Mahan, Konovalov Sergey

“…However, the oscillatory trend showed the existence of in-homogeneous stress distribution. To resolve this challenge, X-ray elastic parameters are deployed instead of Poisson ratio (ν) and Young's modulus (E) values. …”
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Polarization response characteristics of structure gradient MWCNTs/PDMS under vibration by Feigao Fan, Yihao Liu, Mengzhou Chang, Lulu Li, Kai Guo

“…The flexoelectric coefficients of homogeneous structure MWCNTs/PDMS are generally about 10-10C·m−1. …”
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Grade students attending classes in primary schools and at gymnasiums at national mathematics competitions by Vulović Nenad R., Milenković Aleksandar Z., Milikić Milan P.

“…Based on the obtained results, it can be concluded that grouping mathematically gifted students into homogeneous, specialized classes positively affects their performance in national competitions.…”
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Porous Collagen Scaffold Reinforced with Surfaced Activated PLLA Nanoparticles by Cancan Xu, Wei Lu, Shaoquan Bian, Jie Liang, Yujiang Fan, Xingdong Zhang

“…SEM observation revealed that nanoparticles were homogeneously dispersed in collagen matrix, forming interconnected porous structure with pore size ranging from 150 to 200 μm, irrespective of the amount of nanoparticles. …”
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Novel Mesoporous Silica Materials with Hierarchically Ordered Nanochannel: Synthesis with the Assistance of Straight-Chain Alkanes and Application by Haidong Zhang, Xiaohong Li

“…The textural properties, particularly pore size, channel structure, morphology, and hierarchical structure of those MSM make them demonstrate peculiar effects in the immobilization of homogeneous catalysts.…”
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p-Adic discrete dynamical systems and collective behaviour of information states in cognitive models by Andrie Khrennikov

“…The p-adic utrametric on the space of information states (p-adic homogeneous tree) describes the ability of an information system to operate with associations. …”
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Antioxidative Activity of Ferrocenes Bearing 2,6-Di-Tert-Butylphenol Moieties by E. R. Milaeva, S. I. Filimonova, N. N. Meleshonkova, L. G. Dubova, E. F. Shevtsova, S. O. Bachurin, N. S. Zefirov

“…The antioxidative activity of ferrocenes bearing either 2,6-di-tert-butylphenol or phenyl groups has been compared using DPPH (1,1-diphenyl-2-picrylhydrazyl) test and in the study of the in vitro impact on lipid peroxidation in rat brain homogenate and on some characteristics of rat liver mitochondria. …”
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Influence of Proton Irradiation on Thin Films of AZO and ITO Transparent Conductive Oxides—Simulation of Space Environment by Katarzyna Ungeheuer, Janusz Rybak, Amelia E. Bocirnea, Denis A. Pikulski, Aurelian C. Galca, Konstanty W. Marszalek

“…The optical properties and homogeneity of the materials are determined by spectrophotometry and spectroscopic ellipsometry (SE). …”
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Characterization of the Pore Network of a Cohesive Oxisol Through Morphological and Pore Complexity Analyses by Jocenei A. T. de Oliveira, Thaís N. Pessoa, José V. Gaspareto, Adolfo N. D. Posadas, André L. F. Lourenço, Paulo L. Libardi, Luiz F. Pires

“…The lacunarity analysis showed a greater homogeneity of the pore system with pores grouped in clusters. …”
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The influence of new severe plastic deformation on microstructure, mechanical, and corrosion properties of Mg-0.8Mn-0.5Ca alloy by Khani M., Ebrahimi G.R., Ezatpour H.R., Momeni A.

“…The average grain size was dramatically decreased from about 448.3 μm for the homogenized alloy to 1.55 μm for the 3-pass processed sample. …”
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Molecular Understanding of the Role of Catalyst Particle Arrangement in Local Mass Transport Resistance for Fuel Cells by Aoxin Ran, Linhao Fan, Chasen Tongsh, Jiaqi Wang, Zhengguo Qin, Qing Du, Meng Ni, Kui Jiao

“…The uniform arrangement of Pt particles makes the ionomer layer density more homogeneous, resulting in more uniform oxygen transport. …”
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Investigations on mechanical behavior of AA2014-T6 weldments developed using CMT welding: As-weld and post weld heat treatment conditions by Balram Yelamasetti, B Tulasi Lakshmi Devi, N Santhi Sree, Sai Vempati, Tushar Sonar, Ashish Kumar, C. Rakesh, Ankit Sharma, Mushtaq Ahmad Ansari

“…After PWHT, the weld zone is more homogeneous than when it was first welded, indicating that PWHT has been effective in reducing thermal stresses and promoting the formation of a more homogeneous microstructure.…”
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High fire frequency in California chaparral reduces postfire shrub regeneration and native plant diversity by Ashley R. Grupenhoff, Hugh D. Safford

“…Consequently, areas with higher fire recurrence supported a more structurally and botanically homogeneous landscape dominated by a homogeneous group of non‐native species.…”
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Genesis of the Bairendaba Ag-Zn-Pb Deposit, Southern Great Xing’an Range, NE China: A Fluid Inclusion and Stable Isotope Study by Shunda Li, Keyong Wang, Yicun Wang, Xuebing Zhang, Hongyan Quan

“…Microthermometric data for H2O-NaCl ± CH4  ± CO2 fluid inclusions record a decrease in homogenization temperature and salinity of ore-forming fluids with time. …”
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Investigation into Macro- and Microcrack Propagation Mechanism of Red Sandstone under Different Confining Pressures Using 3D Numerical Simulation and CT Verification by Wen Zhang, Yan-yu Chen, Jin-ping Guo, Sai-sai Wu, Cheng-yuan Yan

“…The macro- and microfailure mode of crack propagation of the specimen deepens the understanding of rock failure mechanism. The PFC3D homogenization simulation method provides a new feasible method to study the macro- and microfailure mode of internal and external crack propagation of rock under compression.…”
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Using Nonlinear Diffusion Model to Identify Music Signals by Qiang Li

“…Then, we use the group shift Fourier transform (GSFT) to transform this partial differential equation into a linear homogeneous differential equation system, and then use the series to obtain the solution of the linear homogeneous differential equation system, and finally use the group shift inverse Fourier transform to obtain the noise frequency modulation time-dependent solution of the probability density function of the interference signal. …”
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GENERAL EQUATION OF THE HYDRAULIC FRICTION LAW FOR HINDERED FALLING OF AN INDIVIDUAL BALL AND FLUID MOTION IN GRANULAR LAYERS by M. V. Krautsov, A. M. Krautsov

“…The article presents the results of a research into various hydromechanical processes such as hindered falling of an individual ball in a liquid; suspension of a homogeneous monodispersed granular layer with ascending fluid flow; homogeneous liquid filtration in a porous granular layer. …”
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