Thermal Wavelength Measurement of Nanofluid in an Optical-Fiber Thermal Wave Cavity Technique to Determine the Thermal Diffusivity by Monir Noroozi, Bijan Mohammadi, Shahidan Radiman, Azmi Zakaria

“…The spherical Ag nanoparticles samples were prepared at various sizes using the microwave method. …”
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Chirality Evolution of Supramolecular Helices by Electron Transfer Assisted Secondary Nucleation by Laiben Gao, Xiaoqiu Dou, Chao Xing, Kaikai Yang, Changli Zhao, Chuanliang Feng

“…Meanwhile, chirality evolution controlled by ET assisted secondary nucleation process can be also realized by adding the prepared LPF‐NDIAPY co‐assemblies into the total ET system. …”
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Adaptation Measurement of CAD/CAM Dental Crowns with X-Ray Micro-CT: Metrological Chain Standardization and 3D Gap Size Distribution by L. Tapie, N. Chiche, P. Boitelle, P. Morenton, J.-P. Attal, N. Schmitt, E. Vennat

“…Computer-Aided Design and Manufacturing systems are increasingly used to produce dental prostheses, but the parts produced suffer from a lack of evaluation, especially concerning the internal gap of the final assembly, that is, the space between the prepared tooth and the prosthesis. X-ray micro-Computed Tomography (micro-CT) is a noninvasive imaging technique enabling the internal inspection of the assembly. …”
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Probiotics Addition Potential to Increase Body Weight, Feed Consumption and Feed Conversion on Pre-Layer Laying Hens by Sukmawati Lailatul Jannah, Mirni Lamid, Mohammad Sukmanadi, Mohammad Anam Al Arif, Sri Hidanah, Sri Chusniati

“…Probiotics are all forms of microbial cell preparations or components of microbial cells that have a beneficial effect on the health and life of the host. …”
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Selective phase growth of ultra-smooth Ti2O3 and TiO2 thin films at low growth temperature controlled by the oxygen partial pressure by Jiayi Tang, Okkyun Seo, Jaemyung Kim, Ibrahima Gueye, L.S.R. Kumara, Ho Jun Oh, Wan-Gil Jung, Won-Jin Moon, Yong Tae Kim, Satoshi Yasuno, Tappei Nishihara, Akifumi Matsuda, Osami Sakata

“…Thin films are generally prepared by pulsed laser deposition under high temperatures, but it is challenging to obtain a smooth surface. …”
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Efficacy of Primate Humoral Passive Transfer in a Murine Model of Pneumonic Plague Is Mouse Strain-Dependent by V. A. Graham, G. J. Hatch, K. R. Bewley, K. Steeds, A. Lansley, S. R. Bate, S. G. P. Funnell

“…New vaccines against biodefense-related and emerging pathogens are being prepared for licensure using the US Federal Drug Administration’s “Animal Rule.” …”
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Temperature-Sensitive Gels for Intratumoral Delivery of β-Lapachone: Effect of Cyclodextrins and Ethanol by Marcilio S. S. Cunha-Filho, Carmen Alvarez-Lorenzo, Ramón Martínez-Pacheco, Mariana Landin

“…Pluronic dispersions prepared at various concentrations in the absence and the presence of ethanol and randomly methylated β-cyclodextrin (RMβCD) were characterized regarding their rheological properties, drug solubilization capacity, and in vitro release. …”
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Activated Carbon Fiber Monoliths as Supercapacitor Electrodes by Gelines Moreno-Fernandez, Joaquin Ibañez, Jose M. Rojo, Mirko Kunowsky

“…SEM analysis reveals that the ACFs are well embedded into the monolith structure and that their length was significantly reduced due to the monolith preparation process. The carbonized monoliths were studied as supercapacitor electrodes in two- and three-electrode cells having 2 M H2SO4 as electrolyte. …”
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Effect of Oil Content and Emulsifier Type on the Properties and Antioxidant Activity of Sea Buckthorn Oil-in-Water Emulsions by Hongxia Zheng, Like Mao, Jingyi Yang, Chenyu Zhang, Song Miao, Yanxiang Gao

“…Sea buckthorn oil-in-water emulsions were prepared through high pressure homogenization, and the effects of droplet size, oil content, and emulsifier type on emulsion properties and the overall antioxidant activity of the emulsions were evaluated. …”
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An experimental study on water purification performance of modified volcanic rock ecological concrete by Fei Peng Liu, Jing Xu, Jian Xin Zhao, Li Feng Liu, Meng Ya Zhang, Shu Cheng Tan

“…The result conclude that eco-concrete should be prepared with an admixture of volcanic rock with 30% porosity for the best sewage purification results.…”
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Densification of ceria-based barrier layer for solid oxide cells at lower sintering temperatures: A review by Shiyi Wu, Wenyi Yan, Na Ni, Lei Zhu, Zhen Huang

“…This review focuses on a typical low-cost ceramic powder-based route for the preparation of a barrier layer and explores various approaches to achieve low-temperature densification. …”
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CHARACTERISTIC CHANGES IN THE COPY NUMBER OF INTERSPERSED REPEATS IN BONE MARROW CELLS OF MICE TREATED WITH CYCLOPHOSPHAMIDE AND EXOGENOUS HUMAN DNA by E. V. Dolgova, A. V. Prokopenko, V. P. Nikolin, N. A. Popova, A. S. Proskurina, K. E. Orishchenko, E. A. Alyamkina, Ya. R. Efremov, E. R. Chernykh, A. A. Ostanin, S. S. Bogachev, T. S. Gvozdeva, E. M. Malkova, O. S. Taranov, V. A. Rogachev, A. V. Panov, S. N. Zagrebelnyi, M. A. Shurdov

“…Thus, BMCs appear to be the primary targets for the synergic action of these preparations (Dolgova et al., 2012b).In the present study, we show that the copy number for mouse interspersed genomic repeats decreases in the genome of mouse mononuclear cells as a result of interstrand cross-link (ICL) repair after pre-treatment with cytostatic CP. …”
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Design and Fabrication of MoCuO_x Bimetallic Oxide Electrodes for High-Performance Micro-Supercapacitor by Electro-Spark Machining by Ri Chen, Siqi Lv, Yunying Xu, Zicong Lin, Guoying Zhang, Jian Wang, Bocheng Wang, Wenxia Wang, Igor Zhitomirsky, Yong Yang

“…Hence, this study presents the preparation of bimetallic oxide electrode materials via electro-spark machining (EM), which is efficient, convenient, green and non-polluting, as well as customizable. …”
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Effect of Cocoa Bean Shell Addition on Metabolite Profile and Antioxidant Activity of Herbal Infusions by Maria Quijano-Avilés, Ivan Chóez-Guaranda, Rafael Viteri, Ana Barragán-Lucas, Daynet Sosa, Patricia Manzano

“…Carboxylic acids and derivatives, major compounds present in the infusions prepared with V. patens, were the metabolites that showed the highest correlation with the antioxidant activity. …”
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Use of Nanofluids in Solar PV/Thermal Systems by Asmaa Ahmed, Hasan Baig, Senthilarasu Sundaram, Tapas K. Mallick

“…In addition, the article considers the definition of nanofluids, nanoparticle types, nanofluid preparation methods, and thermophysical properties of the most common nanoparticles and base fluids. …”
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Kinetic Studies of Atom Transfer Radical Polymerisations of Styrene and Chloromethylstyrene with Poly(3-hexyl thiophene) Macroinitiator by Nattawoot Rattanathamwat, Jatuphorn Wootthikanokkhan, Nonsee Nimitsiriwat, Chanchana Thanachayanont, Udom Asawapirom

“…Poly(3-hexyl thiophene)-b-poly(styrene-co-chloromethylstyrene) copolymers, to be used as a prepolymer for preparing donor-acceptor block copolymers for organic solar cells, have been synthesised by reacting P3HT macroinitiators with styrene and chloromethylstyrene via three types of atom transfer radical polymerisation (ATRP) systems, which are (1) a normal ATRP, (2) activators generated by electron transfer (AGET), and (3) a simultaneous reverse and normal initiation (SR&NI). …”
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Encapsulation of Moringa oleifera Extract in Ca-Alginate Chocolate Beads: Physical and Antioxidant Properties by Olga Kaltsa, Aggeliki Alibade, Eleni Bozinou, Dimitris P. Makris, Stavros I. Lalas

“…The concentration of MLE incorporated was 0, 2, 4, and 6% w/w, and hardening time for ionotropic gelation with CaCl2 solution was 2, 8, or 20 min. Freshly prepared beads were evaluated for their geometric (area, perimeter, ferret diameter, circularity, roundness), color (CIE L∗, a∗, and b∗ and chroma), and antioxidant properties (total phenolic content and percentage inhibition of DPPH• radical). …”
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Determination of Moisture Sorption Isotherm of Crosslinked Millet Flour and Oxirane Using GAB and BET by M. S. Alamri, A. A. Mohamed, S. Hussain, M. A. Ibraheem, Akram A. Abdo Qasem

“…Epoxy resin was prepared by crosslinking epoxidized oil and millet flour. …”
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Naphthoxy Bounded Ferrocenium Salts as Cationic Photoinitiators for Epoxy Photopolymerization by Zh. Q. Li, M. Li, G. L. Li, Y. Chen, X. N. Wang, T. Wang

“…NOFC-1 and NOFC-2 were prepared by the reaction of nucleophilic substitution (SNAr) with naphthol and chlorobenzene-cyclopentadienyliron salt. …”
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Efficacy of different preoperative antiseptics in preventing a risk of surgical site infections: a systematic review and meta‑analysis of randomized controlled trials by Lutao Yang, Shunxin Liao, Qing Cao, Sanjay Rastogi

“…Conclusions: The findings of this meta-analysis indicate that for patients undergoing any type of surgery, the use of 2%–2.5% CHA for skin preparation is the most effective method for preventing SSIs.…”
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