Thermodynamic evaluation of intermolecular interaction selectivity in separation of binary mixtures based on the activity coefficients at infinite dilution by Bakusele Kabane, Balungile Gasa, Nirmala Deenadayalu

“…The solvents were found promising for the separation of close boiling point mixtures comprising alcohols.…”
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Association of Insulin Resistance with Glucose and Lipid Metabolism: Ethnic Heterogeneity in Far Western China by Yi-Zhong Yan, Ru-Lin Ma, Jing-Yu Zhang, Jia He, Jiao-Long Ma, Hong-Rui Pang, La-Ti Mu, Yu-Song Ding, Heng Guo, Mei Zhang, Jia-Ming Liu, Dong-Sheng Rui, Kui Wang, Shu-Xia Guo

“…In the Han population, IR may have had an impact on the incidence of low HDL-C levels. (3) After adjusting for sex, age, smoking status, and alcohol consumption, IR was still associated with anomalies in the metabolism of the Uygur, Kazak, and Han populations. …”
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Sociodemographic and Lifestyle Factors Associated with Adherence to Mediterranean Diet in Representative Adult Population in Casablanca City, Morocco: A Cross-Sectional Study by Karima Mohtadi, Rajaa Msaad, Najwa Benalioua, Ali Jafri, Hasnaa Meftah, Younes Elkardi, Halima Lebrazi, Anass Kettani, Abdelfettah Derouiche, Hassan Taki, Rachid Saïle

“…As regard to the multivariate logistic, being a man, being married, persons with a level of education >6 years, luxurious housing, and consumption of alcohol were associated with a higher adherence to MD, while, the overweight was negatively associated with a higher adherence to MD. …”
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Innovative Driver Monitoring Systems and On-Board-Vehicle Devices in a Smart-Road Scenario Based on the Internet of Vehicle Paradigm: A Literature and Commercial Solutions Overview by Paolo Visconti, Giuseppe Rausa, Carolina Del-Valle-Soto, Ramiro Velázquez, Donato Cafagna, Roberto De Fazio

“…Specifically, various models proposed in the literature for monitoring the driver’s health and detecting anomalies, drowsiness, and impairment due to alcohol consumption are illustrated. The paper describes vehicle condition monitoring architectures, including diagnostic solutions for identifying anomalies, malfunctions, and instability while driving on slippery or wet roads. …”
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Anti-amoebic effects of selected herbal extracts against Acanthamoeba species isolated from different borehole water samples from Budiriro District in Harare, Zimbabwe by Kudzai Fambisai, Petros Muchesa, Farisai Chidzwondo, Rumbidzai Mangoyi

“…These diseases are difficult to treat due to their resistance to extreme temperatures, pH, alcohol, and pressure. This research aimed to determine the anti-amoebic effects of some selected plant extracts against Acanthamoeba species isolated from borehole water samples from Budiriro District, Harare, Zimbabwe. …”
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The Sexual Behaviour of Chagas' Disease Vectors: Chemical Signals Mediating Communication between Male and Female Triatomine Bugs by Gabriel Manrique, Marcelo Lorenzo

“…Analyses of the MG secretions of several species resulted in the identification of numerous ketones, acetals, and alcohols. Occlusion experiments showed that Brindley’s gland products were not required for mating. …”
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Synergistic effect of Canarium strictum leaves extract and KI on the corrosion protection of mild steel in 15% HCl solution by Reema H. Aldahiri, Mahmoud A. Hussein, Soha M. A. Al-Bukhari, Khalid A. Alamry, Ajahar Khan, Ruby Aslam

“…Abstract The inhibitory potential of an alcoholic extract derived from Canarium strictum leaves (CSL) was evaluated as a corrosion inhibitor for mild steel (MS) in 15% HCl solution. …”
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Antioxidant Composition of a Selection of Italian Red Wines and Their Corresponding Free-Radical Scavenging Ability by Claudio Cassino, Valentina Gianotti, Federica Bonello, Christos Tsolakis, Maria Carla Cravero, Domenico Osella

“…Seven well-defined groups, mainly constituted by wines coming from the same cultivar, were evidenced by PCA analysis. Alcohol content and pH did not influence the wine DPPH scavenging ability. …”
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Basic Properties of Ganitri Wood (Elaeocarpus sphaericus (Gaertn.) K. Schum.) from Sukabumi and Its Potential Uses by Esti Prihatini, Akhrudin Maddu, Istie Sekartinging Rahayu, Mersi Kurniati

“…Ganitri had high holocellulose and cellulose levels (70.70% and 54.58%), moderate level in lignin (21.60%), and it contained 3.47% extractive soluble in alcohol-benzene, and 0.81% ash. Based on its air dry specific gravity (0,35), ganitri wood could be classified into wood Strength Class IV. …”
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Columnar Mesophases and Organogels Formed by H-Bound Dimers Based on 3,6-Terminally Difunctionalized Triphenylenes by Nahir Vadra, Lisandro J. Giovanetti, Pablo H. Di Chenna, Fabio D. Cukiernik

“…The three studied compounds yielded supramolecular gels in methanol; their ability to gelify higher alcohols was found to be enhanced by the presence of water. …”
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The Oslo Health Study: A Dietary Index Estimating Frequent Intake of Soft Drinks and Rare Intake of Fruit and Vegetables Is Negatively Associated with Bone Mineral Density by Arne Torbjørn Høstmark, Anne Johanne Søgaard, Kari Alvær, Haakon E. Meyer

“…The negative association between the Dietary Index and BMD prevailed after adjusting for gender, age, and body mass index, length of education, smoking, alcohol intake, and physical activity. …”
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The effect of Clostridium difficile infection on the course of liver cirrhosis by A. A. Driga, M. V. Mayevskaya, V. T. Ivashkin

“…Clostridium difficile infection was found in 26 (55.3%) of 47 patients with decompensated LC. Of patients with alcoholic LC the mean Maddrey score in Clostridium difficile-infected subgroup was significantly higher than the score of non-infected patients. …”
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Characteristic of volatile flavor compounds in ‘Fengtangli’ plum (Prunus salicina Lindl.) were explored based on GC×GC-TOF MS by Xianfeng Hu, Deyan Li, Yi Ding, Yubo Zhang, Chunguang Ren

“…The relative concentrations of hydrocarbons, alcohols, ketones, and esters in ‘Fengtangli’ plum were significantly elevated compared to those detected in ‘Siyueli’ plum. …”
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Effects of natural products on macrophage immunometabolism: A new frontier in the treatment of metabolic diseases by Jiani Li, Chen Guo, Xiaofei Yang, Weinan Xie, Wenjing Mi, Chenglong Hua, Cheng Tang, Han Wang

“…Dysregulation of macrophage immunometabolism has been closely implicated in several metabolic diseases, including obesity, type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM), non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD), hypertension, atherosclerosis, and gout, which positions macrophages as potential therapeutic targets. …”
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Meteorin-like alleviates hepatic steatosis by regulating hepatic triglyceride secretion and fatty acid oxidation by Lingyu Song, Yali Huang, Lu Liu, Xuebing Chang, Laying Hu, Guifang Wang, Lifen Xu, Tian Zhang, Yuanyuan Wang, Ying Xiao, Hong Yang, Suye Ran, Qing Shi, Tuanlao Wang, Mingjun Shi, Yuxia Zhou, Bing Guo

“…Summary: Amid a rising prevalence of non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD), there is still an unmet need to better treat it. …”
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The Diagnosis Is in the Smear: A Case and Review of Spur Cell Anemia in Cirrhosis by Gabriella A. Raffa, Diana M. Byrnes, John J. Byrnes

“…We present the case of a 57-year-old woman with alcoholic cirrhosis who presented with symptomatic macrocytic anemia with a hemoglobin level of 7.4 g/dL and signs of decompensated liver disease. …”
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Factors Associated with Chronic Noncancer Pain in the Canadian Population by Saifudin Rashiq, Bruce D Dick

“…Increasing age, low income, low educational achievement, daily cigarette smoking, physical inactivity and abstention from alcohol were among the factors found to increase CNCP risk. …”
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Epidemiological and Genome-Wide Association Study of Gastritis or Gastric Ulcer in Korean Populations by Sumin Oh, Sejong Oh

“…This disease is known to have various reasons, including infection with Helicobacter pylori, dietary habits, tobacco, and alcohol. The incidence rate of gastritis has reported to differ between age, population, and gender. …”
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Dinámica del nitrógeno en un suelo aluvial salino, cultivado con remolacha azucarera by S. VALDIVIA VEGA, J. PINNA CABREJOS, S. VALDIVIA SALAZAR

“…Además se encontró que en estos suelos marginales, altamente salinos, la remolacha azucarera produce altos rendimientos (81,69 t ha-1) de raíces para la producción de azúcar o alcohol y altos rendimientos de hojas más coronas (40,77 t ha-1) para alimentación del ganado.…”
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Research Progress on the Extraction and Identification of Key Components of Grain Odorants and Their Applications in Grain Storage by LI Hui, HONG Xiwen, WANG Zhengyan, WANG Yanyan

“…In this paper, we summarize the techniques used for the extraction and identification of grain odorants and the composition of odorants in grains in different states, revealing that alkanes, acids, aldehydes, alcohols and other substances impart a unique odor to grains. …”
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