Hydraulic Abrasion-Resistant Elastic Epoxy Resin Materials by Liqun Xu, Kai Zhang, Yanhui Liu

“…The results showed that the abrasion-resistance performance of elastic epoxy coating improved hundreds of times over that of common concrete. Although the wearing strength was reduced with pressure, the elastic epoxy coating still retained excellent abrasion-resistance performance. …”
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Proliferation and TH1/TH2 Cytokine Production in Human Peripheral Blood Mononuclear Cells after Treatment with Cypermethrin and Mancozeb In Vitro by Rajesh Mandarapu, Rajanna Ajumeera, Vijayalakshmi Venkatesan, Balakrishna Murthy Prakhya

“…In recent times, human cell-based assays are gaining attention in assessments of immunomodulatory effects of chemicals. …”
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Heme alters biofilm formation in Mycobacterium abscessus by Hadia Aftab, Jessica Samudio, Grace Wang, Lily Le, Rajesh K. Soni, Rebecca K. Donegan

“…During infection, the CF lung can have more than 10 times the extracellular heme than that of a healthy lung. …”
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A Case Study of Offshore Advection of Boundary Layer Rolls over a Stably Stratified Sea Surface by Nina Svensson, Erik Sahlée, Hans Bergström, Erik Nilsson, Merete Badger, Anna Rutgersson

“…Thus advected feature from a land surface can affect the wind field considerably for long times and over large areas in coastal regions. Although boundary layer rolls are a well-studied feature, no previous study has presented results concerning their persistence during situations with advection to a strongly stratified boundary layer. …”
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Oilseed Meal Effects on the Emergence and Survival of Crop and Weed Species by Katie L. Rothlisberger, Frank M. Hons, Terry J. Gentry, Scott A. Senseman

“…Based on significant effects determined by ANOVA, results suggested that the type, rate, and timing of SM application should be considered before land-applying SMs in cropping systems.…”
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Remote Sensing Observations of the Winter Yellow Sea Warm Current Invasion into the Bohai Sea, China by Jie Guo, Hua Zhang, Tingwei Cui, Yijun He, Jie Zhang, Kai Guo, Chawei Hou, Rongjie Liu

“…We found that the intrusion of the Yellow Sea Warm Current into the Bohai Sea occurred three times in the winters of 2007 (strongest), 2004, and 2013 (weakest) during this 12-year period. …”
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Spatiotemporal Variations and Contributing Factors of Air Pollutants in Almaty, Kazakhstan by Aiymgul Kerimray, Eldar Azbanbayev, Bulat Kenessov, Pavel Plotitsyn, Danara Alimbayeva, Ferhat Karaca

“…Annual averages of PM2.5, PM10, and NO2 concentrations exceeded the WHO annual limits by 5.3, 3.9, and 3.2 times, respectively. The maximum levels were observed in the winter, while the minimum levels in the summer. …”
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Seurat function argument values in scRNA-seq data analysis: potential pitfalls and refinements for biological interpretation by Mikhail Arbatsky, Ekaterina Vasilyeva, Veronika Sysoeva, Ekaterina Semina, Ekaterina Semina, Valeri Saveliev, Kseniya Rubina

“…There are no established rules for integration of datasets obtained at different sampling times or conditions. Clustering calls for reconsidering its application specifically for biological data processing. …”
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Citrus Irrigation Management by Davie Mayeso Kadyampakeni, Kelly T. Morgan, Mongi Zekri, Rhuanito Ferrarezi, Arnold Schumann, Thomas A. Obreza

“…Irrigation is practiced to provide water when rainfall is not sufficient or timely to meet water needs. Proper irrigation scheduling is the application of water to crops only when needed and only in the amounts needed; that is, determining when to irrigate and how much water to apply. …”
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Evaluation of Background Black Carbon Concentration in India by Maji Smaran, V. Vinoj

“…Abstract Air pollution levels are rapidly increasing over the Indian region in recent times impacting the health and welfare of the general population of which black carbon (BC) is an important component. …”
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Nitrate Reductase Inhibition Induces Lipid Enhancement of Dunaliella Tertiolecta for Biodiesel Production by Redouane Benhima, Hicham El Arroussi, Issam M. Kadmiri, Najib El Mernissi, Imane Wahby, Iman Bennis, AbdelAziz Smouni, Najib Bendaou

“…One-stage culture raised total lipids from 18% (control) to 39% (w: w); however, two-stage culture raised lipids to 50% in which neutral lipids were enhanced 2.14 times. To assess the quality of biodiesel produced, fatty acid methyl esters (FAME) composition was studied. …”
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Using Social Marketing to Reduce Intention of Cesarean Section in Iranian Women by Mostafa Maleki, Ali Mousavizadeh, Saadat Parhizkar, Mohsen Shams

“…In Iran, the rate of cesarean section is three times more than the acceptable rate considered by the World Health Organization. …”
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Burden of Comorbidities and Healthcare Resource Utilization Among Medicaid-Enrolled Extremely Premature Infants by Meredith E. Mowitz, Wei Gao, Heather Sipsma, Pete Zuckerman, Hallee Wong, Rajeev Ayyagari, Sujata P. Sarda

“…Total healthcare charges, excluding index hospitalization and all-cause societal costs (US dollars), were 2 to 3 times higher for EP than for M-LP (EP $74 436 vs M-LP $27 541 and EP $28 504 vs M-LP $15 892, respectively). …”
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Formation Patterns of Major Flavor Substances Based on the Analysis of Spatiotemporal Heterogeneity in the Traditional Solid-State Fermentation System of Shanxi Aged Vinegar by SHEN Jin, ZHOU Jingli, LANG Fanfan, YAN Yufeng, WANG Li, XIA Yaoyao, LI Jie, ZHANG Feng, WANG Chenyuan, ZHENG Yu

“…Samples of fermented grains (Cupei) taken at different spatial locations and at different fermentation times were analyzed for physicochemical characteristics, flavor substances and microbial community composition by metagenomics and headspace-solid phase microextraction-gas chromatography-mass spectrometry (HS-SPME-GC-MS). …”
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Optimization of Meat and Poultry Farm Inventory Stock Using Data Analytics for Green Supply Chain Network by Rajnish Kler, Roshan Gangurde, Samariddin Elmirzaev, Md Shamim Hossain, Nhut V. T. Vo, Tien V. T. Nguyen, P. Naveen Kumar

“…Effective inventory optimization algorithms have been shown to be able to evaluate a significant portion of previous sales data and anticipate inventory future demand by taking seasonality and lead times into account. Revenue, productivity, and customer satisfaction are just a few of the business variables that these strategies may affect. …”
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Fractures and Chronic Recurrence are Commonly Associated with Ankle Sprains: a 5-year Population-level Cohort of Patients Seen in the U.S. Military Health System by Daniel I Rhon, Tina A Greenlee, Chad E Cook, Richard B Westrick, Jon A Umlauf, John J Fraser

“…Recurrence in this cohort approximates the 40% previously reported in individuals with first-time ankle sprain who progress to chronic ankle instability. …”
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Current Trends in the Development of Reporting in the Sphere of Investments in Human Capital by Maryna Resler, Jurij Renkas, Ivan Rusyn

“… In the times of general digitalization, the issue of effective and reliable accounting of human resources is the most urgent for all enterprises, regardless of the form of ownership. …”
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Symbiotic Performance of Herbaceous Legumes in Tropical Cover Cropping Systems by Basil Ibewiro, Martin Onuh, Nteranya Sanginga, Bernard Vanlauwe, Roel Merckx

“…Dry matter yield of both legumes at 12 weeks was two to five times more in in situ mulch (IM) than live mulch (LM) systems. …”
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The Viscosity of Methane in Organic Slit Nanopore of Gas-Bearing Shale by Molecular Dynamic Simulation by Dongchen Liu, Xiaofan Chen, Na Jia, Zhimin Du, Yong Tang, Ping Yue, Yongyi Zhou

“…Because of the confined effect on the dense methane, the flow capacity of methane is enhanced 1.5 times at least with the pore being smaller than 10 nm and the pressure being lower than 5 MPa. …”
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Preliminary results of open comparative randomized study PHG-M3/P01-09 «ORION» on application of «Phosphogliv» in combined therapy of chronic hepatitis C by M. V. Mayevskaya

“…Four-week application of phosphogliv (glycirrhizinic acid) in a dose of 2,5 g iv 5 times per week, previous to onset of antiviral therapy (AVT) by standard interferon α-2b/ribavirin in the mode corresponding to revealed genotype, has resulted in statistically significant decrease of serum transaminases: alanineaminotransferase (ALT), asparaginaminotransferase (AST) and gamma-glutamyltranspeptidase (GGT) activity in comparison to the group of the patients, that received only standard interferon α-2b/ribavirin (р <002, Wilcoxon T) to the 4-th week of treatment. …”
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