Tolerance of Chemoorganotrophic Bioleaching Microorganisms to Heavy Metal and Alkaline Stresses by Annick Monballiu, Nele Cardon, Minh Tri Nguyen, Christel Cornelly, Boudewijn Meesschaert, Yi Wai Chiang

“…Liquid batch cultures were set up for more quantitative evaluation as well as for studying the influence of basicity. Growth curves were prepared using bacterial/fungal growth counting techniques such as plate counting, optical density measurement, and dry biomass determination. …”
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A subunit vaccine Ag85A-LpqH focusing on humoral immunity provides substantial protection against tuberculosis in mice by Lingyuan Zeng, You Zuo, Minghui Tang, Chengrui Lei, Huoming Li, Xiuling Ma, Jiahong Ji, Hao Li

“…In this study, a subunit vaccine named Ag85A-LpqH (AL) was prepared by fusing the antigen Ag85A proved to induce robust T cell immune responses, and LpqH was shown to produce protective antibodies. …”
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THE DIGITALIZATION STRATEGY OF THE PUBLIC SECTOR by Emilia STOICA, Liviu RADU

“…The digitalization strategy of the public sector prepares the management of change, removes administrators' resistance to structural changes, and since digital has become the main means of communication between administration and users, that strategy includes not only the expansion of technical equipment - hard and networks - but also, of even greater importance and greater, the emphasis on professional training, basic or specialized, in the IT field. …”
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Structural and Morphological Studies of V2O5/MWCNTs and ZrO2/MWCNTs Composites as Photocatalysts by Sajid Iqbal, Tanveer Hussain Bokhari, Shoomaila Latif, Muhammad Imran, Ayesha Javaid, Liviu Mitu

“…It was observed that the prepared composites best performed in the presence of H2O2 under ultraviolet irradiation. …”
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A novel electrochemical sensor for the determination of cadmium ions based on nitrogen-enriched carbon modified electrode by S. Ghrkhlari, Fatemeh Ahour, S. Keshipour

“…After the characterization of nitrogen-doped carbon by various methods, cyclic voltammetry (CV) and differential pulse voltammetry (DPV) were used to study the prepared sensor’s electrochemical behavior. Under optimal conditions, the proposed sensor has a linear response of 3.0 to 150 nM and its detection limit is 2.0 nM. …”
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FABRIKASI DAN PENGUJIAN TELAPAK KAKI PALSU JENIS SINGLE AXIS by Christianus Pigun Wardoyo, Muslim Mahardika, Suyitno Suyitno, Rini Dharmastiti, Urip Agus Salim, Budi Arifvianto

“…The prosthetic foot in this research was made from thermoplastic polyurethane (TPU) resin and prepared with casting by pouring it into a pre-fabricated mold. …”
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Synthesis and crystal structures of 4,4′-methylenebis(2,6-diethylaniline) and 4,4′-methylenebis(3-chloro-2,6-diethylaniline) by Daniil E. Smirnov, Oleg S. Morozov, Ekaterina S. Afanasyeva, Viktor V. Avdeev

“…This paper describes their synthesis and the preparation of single crystals, with their structures determined through single-crystal X-ray analysis. …”
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Optimization of Producing Zein Clove Leaf Essential Oil Nanoparticles for Their Antioxidant Activities by Refilda Refilda, Mutia Ramadani, Ainun Nasution, Imelda Imelda, Yefrida Yefrida, Irmanida Batubara

“…Zein-essential oil nanoparticles were prepared by varying the concentration of clove oil (0, 2, 4, 6, 8, and 20 mg/mL) added to 1.5 mg/mL zein and 1 ml  tween 20 and sonicated for 20 minutes. …”
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Using light to image millimeter wave based on stacked meta-MEMS chip by Han Wang, Zhigang Wang, Cheng Gong, Xinyu Li, Tiansheng Cui, Huiqi Jiang, Minghui Deng, Bo Yan, Weiwei Liu

“…For verification, we designed and prepared a 94 GHz meta-MEMS focal plane array chip, in which the sum of the thickness of the metamaterial and MEMS structures is only 1/2500 wavelength, the pixel size is less than 1/3 wavelength, but the absorption rate is as high as 99.8%. …”
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Algorithm for alerting the unmanned aerial vehicle operator based on the image potential obstacle borders detection on the flight trajectory using the OPEN CV library by V. Yu. Stepanov, E. A. Hvitko

“…Then the conclusion is made about necessity of development of algorithm and software, which can help the operator of the UAV in deciding on necessary trajectory changes of UAV, since, for example, guided solely by the method image of the terrain or another similar method in the planning of the UAV trajectory as preliminary preparation for the flight, however, such methods are fairly static and are not suitable in such situations as, for example, detection of unexpected obstacles. …”
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A Comparative Evaluation of Microleakage in Class V Composite Restorations by Sujatha Gopal Sooraparaju, Pavan Kumar Kanumuru, Surya Kumari Nujella, Karthik Roy Konda, K. Bala Kasi Reddy, Sivaram Penigalapati

“…Materials and Methodology. 60 class V cavities were prepared in 30 freshly extracted teeth. After etching and application of bonding agents these cavities were divided into three groups: Group A (n=20)—restored with composite resin, Group B (n=20)—flowable composite resin liner + composite resin, and Group C (n=20)—restored with injectable composite resin. …”
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BIOSTIMULATORY EFFECT OF CATTLE DUNG ON LEAD DECONTAMINATION POTENTIAL OF INDIGENOUS FUNGAL POPULATION ISOLATED FROM SPENT ENGINE OIL-POLLUTED SOIL by Adeniyi Olarewaju Adeleye, Abubakar Ibrahim, Michael Edet Nkereuwem, Peter Gimba Shiaka, Mohammed Bello Yerima

“…Twenty plastic bottles containing 20 g of soil each were prepared with varying weights of CD and volumes of fungal isolates in potato dextrose broth each. …”
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Fabrication of Ag and Ni Nanocatalyst with Enhanced Efficiency by Tajamal Hussain, Mira Tul Zubaida Butt, Mirza Nadeem Ahmed, Muhammad Hamid Raza, Zahoor Hussain Farooqi, Khurram Shehzad, Adnan Mujahid, Rabia Batool

“…In this work, two different metal NPs have been prepared and their catalytic activities are compared with conventional catalyst. …”
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Feature Extraction Processing Method of Medical Image Fusion Based on Neural Network Algorithm by Tianming Song, Xiaoyang Yu, Shuang Yu, Zhe Ren, Yawei Qu

“…However, in the process of medical image feature extraction, there are some problems, such as inconspicuous feature extraction and low feature preparation rate. Combined with the learning idea of convolution neural network, the image multifeature vectors are quantized in a deeper level, which makes the image features further abstract and not only makes up for the one-sidedness of single feature description but also improves the robustness of feature descriptors. …”
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Design, Simulation, and Experimental Verification of a Destruction Mechanism of Transient Electronic Devices by Yu Xiao, Zhengyuan Zhang, Xiyi Liao, Feiyu Jiang, Yan Wang

“…The simulation results indicate that the chip cracks within 50 ms under the trigger current of 0.5 A when a circular groove with an area of 1 mm2 and depth of 0.1 mm is filled with an expansion material with an expansion coefficient of 10−5°C−1. Then, the author prepared a sample for experimental verification. Experimental results show that the sample chip quickly cracks and fails within 10 ms under the trigger current of 1 A. …”
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Application of the mineral processing methods in recycling the waste printed circuit boards by Magdalinović Srđana, Dimitrijević Silvana, Ivanović Aleksandra, Petrović Sanja, Krstić Slađana

“…In this paper, an overview of the preparation methods of mineral raw materials that can be or are used in the recycling of waste printed circuit boards was carried out.…”
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Grouting Defect Detection of Lapped Bar Connections Based on Impact-Echo Method by Yun-Lin Liu, Jing-Jing Shi, Jun-Qi Huang, Guang-Shuo Wei, Zhi-Xin Wu

“…Grouted connections with different levels of artificial grout defects were prepared in a shear wall, and the IE method was used to measure the frequency response. …”
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Mitigating strength loss in mortar due to application delay: quantified impact of additional water and cement by H. M. A. Mahzuz, Imran Hossain, Nasir Uddin Ahammed Lizon, Ahmad Hasan Nury

“…It also explores the impact of adding supplementary materials like water and cement to the mortar. Mortar mixes were prepared using sand with a fineness modulus (FM) of 1.7 for plaster and 1.9 for brick binder, subjected to casting delays ranging from 0 to 4 h. …”
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Effects of glutathione on the physicochemical properties of high hydrostatically pressure gelatinized maize starch by Wei Zhang, Danxia Shi, Wenming Dong, Hong Li, Xiaohui Liu

“…This research prepared gelatinized waxy maize starch (WMS), low-amylose maize starch (LAS), and high-amylose maize starch (HAS) with different glutathione (GSH) content (5, 10, and 15 %) using high hydrostatic pressure (HHP) at 600 MPa. …”
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Phase Transition, Magnetocaloric Effect, and Critical Behavior of Room Temperature Magnetic Refrigerant Material Mn5Ge2.7Zn0.3 by XU Tongjie, LIU Zhenhua, JIN Huaiyu, LIU Jie, JIANG Xiuli, LI Zhe, LIU Yongsheng

“…Mn5Ge2.7Zn0.3 alloy was successfully prepared by using the arc-melting method, and its phase transition, magnetocaloric effect, and critical behavior were studied. …”
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