Tartrazine Removal from Aqueous Solution by HDTMA-Br-Modified Colombian Bentonite by Ronald A. Otavo-Loaiza, Nancy R. Sanabria-González, Gloria I. Giraldo-Gómez

“…The optimum conditions for maximum removal of tartrazine from an aqueous solution of 30 mg/L were follows: pH = 6.0, NaCl concentration = 0.1 M, stirring speed = 230 rpm, temperature = 20°C, contact time = 60 min, and the organobentonite amount = 38.04 mg. …”
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Prevalence of alcohol and drug consumption and knowledge of drug/alcohol-related sexual assaults among Italian adolescents by Antonio Villa, Alessia Fazio, Anna Esposito

“…Two hundred and fourty-nine boys and 263 girls aged 15 to 21 years old (M = 16.2, SD = 2.1) answered a specially structured anonymous questionnaire. …”
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Response of Soil CO2 Emission and Summer Maize Yield to Plant Density and Straw Mulching in the North China Plain by Quanru Liu, Xinhui Liu, Chengyue Bian, Changjian Ma, Kun Lang, Huifang Han, Quanqi Li

“…To explore the most effective way to decrease soil CO2 emissions and maintain high grain yield, studies were conducted during the 2012 and 2013 summer maize growing seasons to assess the effects of wheat straw mulching on the soil CO2 emissions and grain yield of summer maize by adding 0 and 0.6 kg m−2 to fields with plant densities of 100 000, 75 000, and 55 000 plants ha−1. …”
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Timescales of Solar System Formation Based on Al–Ti Isotope Correlation by Supernova Ejecta by Tsuyoshi Iizuka, Yuki Hibiya, Satoshi Yoshihara, Takehito Hayakawa

“…Our results imply that the Sun was born in association with a ∼25 M _ʘ star.…”
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Effects of Microdose Fertilizers and Irrigation Depth on Onion () Growth Under Drip Irrigation in Northern Ethiopia by Aemro Wale, Messay Abera, Tesfa Asmelie, Gashaw Beza

“…In the two-season study, a maximum onion yield of 39.22 t ha −1 was obtained at F 1 I 1 , with a WUE of 8.20 kg m −3 . All the factors related to growth, yield, and yield-related components, the combination of a microdosing fertilizer application of 172.5 N and 86.25 P 2 O 5 kg ha −1 and 100% water per irrigation was the best drip irrigation pattern for onion. …”
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Determination and Analysis of 12 Saccharides and 20 Amino Acids in Five Types of Honey from Yunnan Province by SUN Xiaojie, HUANG Xuezhe, ZHAO Yuqiang, JIA Guangqun, SUN Yihan, XU Xiangdong, CUI Zongyan

“…The total amount of 20 amino acids ranged from 312.54 to 1 245.51 mg/kg, in the decreasing order of Coffea honey > L. canum Smith honey > V. villosa Roth honey > H. brasiliensis honey > M. integrifolia honey. Significant differences in amino acid composition and content were found among honey types, and Coffea honey contained more than 10 times as much tyrosine as all other types, from which it was inferred that tyrosine could be a potential marker of Coffea honey. …”
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Cystatin C Levels in Middle-Aged Patients with Obstructive Sleep Apnea Syndrome by Kostas Archontogeorgis, Evangelia Nena, Christina Tsigalou, Athanasios Voulgaris, Maria Xanthoudaki, Marios Froudarakis, Paschalis Steiropoulos

“…Cyst C levels were higher in OSAS patients versus controls (1176.13±351.33 versus 938.60±245.83 ng/mL, resp.; p=0.017) while serum IL-8 and CRP levels did not differ significantly. …”
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Controlling Foam Morphology of Poly(methyl methacrylate) via Surface Chemistry and Concentration of Silica Nanoparticles and Supercritical Carbon Dioxide Process Parameters by Deniz Rende, Linda S. Schadler, Rahmi Ozisik

“…By altering the surface chemistry of the silica nanofiller and manipulating the process conditions, the average cell diameter was decreased from 9.62±5.22 to 1.06±0.32 μm, whereas, the cell density was increased from 7.5±0.5×108 to 4.8±0.3×1011 cells/cm3. …”
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Therapeutic potential of probiotic Lactobacillus spp. Fermented Talinum triangulare on Helicobacter pylori associated gastrointestinal infectious disorders by En-Su Chang, Cheng-Yi Hsu, Jui-Chen Li, Rajni Dubey, Wei-Chih Kan, Ming-Jen Sheu, Chia-Hui Cheng, Chia-Yu Chang, Chin-Chia Hsu, Jiunn-Jye Chuu

“…Minimum inhibitory concentration values of H. pylori decreased to 4.2 mg/mL with increasing TTFB concentrations. Conclusively, probiotic Lactobacillus spp. fermented TT may prevent H. pylori associated gastrointestinal infections and related disorders through increasing bacterial count, anti-inflammatory, and anti-oxidative activities.…”
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Association Analysis of Food Risk Factors Based on Improved FP-growth Algorithm by YU Jiabin, MA Xinyue, ZHAO Zhiyao, WANG Xiaoyi, ZHANG Xin, CUI Xiaoyu, BAI Yuting, CHEN Shuaixiang

“…Afterwards, the risk was clustered into low (L), medium (M), and high risk (H). Finally, the data was imported into the improved FP-growth algorithm to obtain the association rules of food risk factors. …”
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Microleakage Evaluation of Two Methacrylate-Based Composites (GC Kalore and Luna SDI) in Class II Restorations: A Laboratory Study by Kooshan Moradi, Sadaf Sadat Mahmoudinezhad, Mehran Mapar

“…In group 1, a bonding agent (Single Bond 2-SB2; 3M ESPE) and Luna SDI composite in mesial cavities and GC Kalore composite in distal cavities were used. …”
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Synthesis, Characterization, Anticancer, and Antioxidant Studies of Ru(III) Complexes of Monobasic Tridentate Schiff Bases by Ikechukwu P. Ejidike, Peter A. Ajibade

“…[Ru(DAE)Cl2(H2O)] showed the highest activity with IC50 valves of 3.57±1.09, 6.44±0.38, and 9.06±1.18 μM against MCF-7, UACC-62, and TK-10, respectively, order of activity being TK-10 < UACC-62 < MCF-7. …”
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IMViT: Adjacency Matrix-Based Lightweight Plain Vision Transformer by Qihao Chen, Yunfeng Yan, Xianbo Wang, Jishen Peng

“…Extensive experiments show that the proposed lightweight IMViT-B outperforms DeiTIII, this paper IMViT-B(300 epochs) achieves a top accuracy of <inline-formula> <tex-math notation="LaTeX">$82.8~\%$ </tex-math></inline-formula> on ImageNet-1K with only 26M parameters, surpasses the DeiTIII-S(800 epochs) +1.4%, with a similar number of parameters and computation cost. …”
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Breeding bird response to adaptive multi‐paddock and continuous grazing practices in Southeastern United States by Michael J. McGraw, Steven I. Apfelbaum, Ry Thompson, Fugui Wang, Michael A. Szuter, Richard Teague, Peter Byck, Russ Conser

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Garp Linyitleri İşletmesi (GLİ) Şlam Kömürlerinin Spiral ile Zenginleştirilebilirliğine Tane Boyutunun Etkisi by Ali Uçar, Sevgi Karaca, Nezahat Ediz, Oktay Şahbaz, İsmail Göktay Ediz

“…Bu çalışmada Garp Linyitleri İşletmesi Tunçbilek Lavvarına ait olan ve yaklaşık 4 milyon m3 kapasiteli 4 Nolu şlam göletindeki atığın değerlendirilebilirliği araştırılmıştır. …”
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Hubungan Kadar Albumin Serum dengan Lama Rawatan Pasien Stroke Iskemik Akut by Annisa Hidayati Priyono, Hendra Permana, Nita Afriani

“…Subjek penelitian adalah pasien stroke iskemik akut yang dirawat di bangsal penyakit saraf RS. DR. M. Djamil Padang selama bulan Maret sampai September 2015 dengan onset kurang dari 24 jam yang memenuhi kriteria inklusi. …”
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New Models of Emergency Prehospital Care That Avoid Unnecessary Conveyance to Emergency Department: Translation of Research Evidence into Practice? by Helen Anne Snooks, Mark Rhys Kingston, Rebecca Elizabeth Anthony, Ian Trevor Russell

“…The programme comprises eight research studies, to a value of >£4 m. Findings have been disseminated through 18 published papers, cited 274 times in academic journals. …”
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Dynamic Coupling Analysis of Vehicle-Bridge System for Long-Span Suspension Bridge Based on Backpropagation Neural Network Method by Zuolong Luo, Xiaobo Zheng, Haoyun Yuan, Xirong Niu

“…Finally, an engineering case involving a detailed finite element model of a long-span suspension bridge with a main span of 1688 m is presented to demonstrate the applicability and efficiency under the premise of ensuring the approximation accuracy, which indicates that the proposed method provides a new approach for dynamic coupling analysis of the vehicle-bridge system of long-span suspension bridges.…”
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Boron, Copper, and Zinc Affect the Productivity, Cup Quality, and Chemical Compounds in Coffee Beans by Junia Maria Clemente, Herminia Emilia Prieto Martinez, Adriene Woods Pedrosa, Yonara Poltronieri Neves, Paulo Roberto Cecon, John Lonfover Jifon

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Involvement of Neuropeptide Y within Paraventricular Nucleus in Electroacupuncture Inhibiting Sympathetic Activities in Hypertensive Rats by Qi Zhang, Yingying Tan, Xin Wen, Fangfang Li

“…The results showed that the enhanced arterial BP and sympathetic activities were effectively reduced by 30 days of EA treatment, and baroreflex sensitivity was improved in 2K1C hypertensive rats. The level of NPY mRNA and protein expression in the PVN was markedly upregulated by EA treatment in 2K1C rats. …”
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