Prevalence of Eating Disorders in Adults with Celiac Disease by V. Passananti, M. Siniscalchi, F. Zingone, C. Bucci, R. Tortora, P. Iovino, C. Ciacci

“…EDI-2 was different in pulse thinness, social insecurity, perfectionism, inadequacy, ascetisms, and interpersonal diffidence between CD and HC women, whilst only in interceptive awareness between CD and HC men. …”
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Mechanism and Optimized Process Conditions of Forming One-Dimensional ZnO Nanorods with Al-Doping by Electrodeposition Method by Jianlin Chen, Yu Zhang, Wei Qiu, Shu Chen, Chang Liu, Zhuoyin Peng, Jian Chen

“…Textured transparent conductive electrodes for thin-film solar cells have been considered as an effective route for enhancing sunlight harvest due to light trapping. …”
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Phylogenetic analysis and protective effects of thymol and its chromatographic fractions from a novel wild mushroom in combating oxidative stress by M. Subbulakshmi, Sugapriya Dhanasekaran, S. Abirami, M. Kannan, R. Palaniappan, Divya Venugopal

“…This study identified a unique isoform of 18S rRNA gene (864 bp) from a novel wild mushroom (SMK-1) (GenBank accession number: SUB3267363). Thin layer chromatographic (TLC) profiling of the methanolic extract of the dried mushroom fruiting bodies of SMK-1 revealed the presence of phenolic and flavonoid fractions with retention factor (Rf) values of 0.955 and 0.927 respectively. …”
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Prestack Inversion Identification of Dolomite Reservoirs in the Fourth Member of the Sinian Dengying Formation in Moxi Area, Sichuan Basin, SW China by Yong Wu, Xuxu Wang, Lu Zhou, Chongyang Han, Lianjin Zhang, Xuemei Lan, Peng Lu

“…The dolomite reservoir of the fourth member of Dengying Formation in Moxi area of Sichuan Basin is thin, is fast in lateral variation, and has P-impedance difference from the surrounding rock; it is difficult to identify and predict the dolomite reservoir and fluid properties by conventional poststack seismic inversion. …”
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Advancements in photovoltaic efficiency: The role of fluorine-doped CZTS in homojunction solar cells by Milad Yousefizad, Zohreh Golshan Bafghi, Amirmohammad Shahriyari, Andia Javanmardi, Naser Hakimi Raad, Ashraf Ahmadi Shadmehri, Siavosh Samoodi, Negin Manavizadeh, Ali Moafi

“…This research introduces a groundbreaking approach to thin-film solar cells using a novel Fluorine-doped CZTS composition with a new device configuration. …”
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Calculation of the Optimal Magnetic Duty Cycle for a Graded Coaxial Magnet of a Rotary Type Magnetic Refrigerator by Chih-Hao Lee, Pai-Hsiang Cheng, Keh-Chyang Leou, Chih-Ming Hsieh, Yu-Chuan Su

“…The magnet structures are based on neodymium–iron–boron permanent magnets with thin gadolinium (Gd) and gadolinium-terbium alloy (Gd-Tb) plates as AMR materials. …”
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First fluctuation measurements using an Imaging Neutral Particle Analyzer on DIII-D by K.R. Gage, X.D. Du, W.W. Heidbrink, J. Gonzalez-Martin, D. Liu, A.C. Brown

“…The prompt nature of the orbits and thin radial layer found to contribute to synthetic signals suggest INPA passive data may be used to measure the perturbations of confined orbits on a single pass through a plasma instability.…”
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Spectroscopic and Morphological Studies of Metal-Organic and Metal-Free Dyes onto Titania Films for Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells by Gabriella Di Carlo, Daniela Caschera, Roberta G. Toro, Cristina Riccucci, Gabriel M. Ingo, Giuseppina Padeletti, Luisa De Marco, Giuseppe Gigli, Giovanna Pennesi, Gloria Zanotti, Anna M. Paoletti, Nicola Angelini

“…We have investigated the spectroscopic behavior of three different sensitizers adsorbed onto titania thin films in order to gain information both on the electron transfer process from dye to titania and on the anchorage of the chromophore onto the semiconductor. …”
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Fabrication of Hybrid Materials Based on Waste Polyethylene/Porous Activated Metakaolinite Nanocomposite as an Efficient Membrane for Heavy Metal Desalination Processes by Mahmoud F. Mubarak, Mohamed A. Zayed, Ayman Nafady, Abeer E. L. Shahawy

“…Herein, we report procedures to design and fabricate membranes based on waste polyethylene/porous activated-metakaolinite thin film nanocomposites (WPE/PAMK-TFN). It has been devoted to improving water desalination processes, where efficient removal of trace level (~250 ppm) of toxic heavy metals such as Cd(II), Pb(II), and Cu(II) ions from synthetic wastewater solutions was highly accomplished. …”
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Ischemic Postconditioning Mitigates Retinopathy in Tree Shrews with Diabetic Cerebral Ischemia by Ling Zhao, Qiwei Liao, Yueting Zhang, Shufen Tan, Shuqing Li, Tingyu Ke

“…Tree shrews with diabetes had thinned retina with disordered structures, and these pathological changes were aggravated after cerebral ischemia. …”
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Prx1-Expressing Progenitor Primary Cilia Mediate Bone Formation in response to Mechanical Loading in Mice by Emily R. Moore, Julia C. Chen, Christopher R. Jacobs

“…We first identified that Prx1 is expressed in skeletally mature mouse periosteum, a thin tissue covering the surface of the bone that is rich in osteoprogenitors. …”
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Preparation of WO3/rGO/BiOBr and its photocatalytic degradation performance for ciprofloxacin wastewater by ZHOU Chaoyun, LING Yulin, JIANG Wenxue, ZHOU Jianhong

“…In addition, CIP degradation rate remained 88.5% after four cycles experiment, indicating WRB had high catalytic efficiency and great stability. Embedding a thin layer of rGO between WO3 and BiOBr was more conducive to the transmission of photo-generated carriers, which effectively improved the performance of heterojunction.…”
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Development of Curcumin Encapsulated Liposomes in Chlorhexidine-Loaded Organogel Using Ternary Phase Systems for Treatment of Omphalitis in Infants by Ibilola Mary Cardoso-Daodu, Margaret Okonawan Ilomuanya

“…In this study, curcumin-loaded liposomes were prepared using the “thin film hydration” method. Liposomes were characterized by particle size analysis, light microscopy, encapsulation efficiency, and flux. …”
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A Metallo-Dielectric Groove Gap Waveguide Slotted Array Antenna With Hybrid Glide-Symmetric Holes & “Mushroom”-Type Metasurfaces by Panagiotis Petroutsos, Stavros Koulouridis

“…The antenna also involves a printed periodic surface comprising ‘Mushrooms’ type cells on a thin dielectric substrate. As an effect, this design reduces mutual coupling between parallel slotted array antennas and provides a more compact structure compared to alternative decoupling methods such as vertical corrugation slots, or horn types. …”
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Investigation of the Large-Scale Pallet by Recycled Polypropylene and the Sequential Valve Gate System during the Injection Molding by Chun-Der Cheng, Hsi-Hsun Tsai, Yi-Ling Liao

“…Plastic pallets are essential devices for the transport of industrial products within containers and can be made from recycled plastics to be more environmentally friendly. However, numerous thin reinforcing ribs are required to mold such large-size pallets, thereby requiring a large-scale injection-molding machine. …”
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Fabrication of composite ceramic polymeric membranes for agricultural wastewater treatment by Neamatalla M. Azzam, Sahar S. Ali, Gehad G. Mohamed, Mohamed M. Omar, Shereen K. Amin

“…CS fired at two different temperatures and soaking times. Then, a thin polyamide 6 (PA6) coating was dip-coated over the upper layer of the support membranes. …”
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Efficient calculation of self magnetic field, self-force, and self-inductance for electromagnetic coils with rectangular cross-section by Matt Landreman, Siena Hurwitz, Thomas M. Antonsen

“…For these force, inductance, energy, and internal field calculations, the coils cannot be naively approximated as infinitesimally thin filaments due to divergences when the source and evaluation points coincide, so more computationally demanding calculations are usually required, resolving the finite cross-section of the conductors. …”
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Differential Characteristics and the Main Controlling Factors of Shale Oil Sweet Spot Reservoirs in Lucaogou Formation, Jimsar Sag, Junggar Basin by Jingmin Wang, Denglin Han, Yuan Deng, Wei Lin, Ao Su, Chenchen Wang, Jizhen Zhang, Juan Zhang

“…In this study, the characteristics and the main controlling factors of reservoir differences in different sweet spots of Lucaogou Formation were specified based on core observation, thin-section observation, X-ray diffraction, Rock-Eval, microscopic fluorescence of hydrocarbon inclusions, and temperature measurement of saline inclusions. …”
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Assessment of Wettability and Contact Angle of Bonding Agent with Enamel Surface Etched by Five Commercially Available Etchants: An In Vitro Study by Deepika Katyal, Aravind Kumar Subramanian, Adith Venugopal, Anand Marya

“…After the samples were etched, a hard tissue microtome was used to create thin slices of the enamel surface. The samples were then exposed to bonding agent Ormco Enlight. …”
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Impact of High Thermal Setting and Fluid Activities on Sandstone Compaction: A Case Study of the Baiyun Sag in the Pearl River Mouth Basin (Northern South China Sea) by Chi Li, Jinglan Luo, Caiwei Fan, Shanshan Li, Shijiu Wu, Chuan Lei, Kunpeng Song

“…The characteristics of compaction and the effect of thermal fluid activities on reservoir physical properties are carried out, based on the observation and identification of sandstone thin sections under a microscope, the measurement and simulation of the temperatures and trapping pressures of fluid inclusions, and the calculation of the compaction porosity loss as well. …”
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