Nuclear Industry in the Eyes of Russians: Trust and Its Determinants by I. A. Ankudinov, R. N. Abramov

“…Russia is one of the oldest countries with a powerful nuclear plant system, but even here the public’s attitude to the “peaceful atom” is ambiguous. Socio-political radiophobia has accompanied the development of the nuclear industry since at least the Chernobyl accident, and sociological publications that would topicalize the mood of Russian citizens, their level of anxiety and trust in nuclear energy are still sparse. …”
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Evaluating the Effect of Active Charcoal-Containing Toothpaste on Color Change, Microhardness, and Surface Roughness of Tooth Enamel and Resin Composite Restorative Materials by Ali Forouzanfar, Pouria Hasanpour, Yasaman Yazdandoust, Hosein Bagheri, Hamideh Sadat Mohammadipour

“…Two samples of each group were prepared for surface roughness assessment via atomic force microscope. Data were analyzed by Shapiro–Wilk, Independent sample t-test and Mann–Whitney U tests. …”
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Solvent solutions: comparing extraction methods for edible oils and proteins in a changing regulatory landscape. Part 1: Physical-properties☆ by Carré Patrick, Berthold Sebastian, Piofczyk Thomas, Bothe Sarah, Hadjiali Sara

“…Due to their hydroxyl group, alcohols (methanol, ethanol, isopropanol) exhibit only a modest affinity for non-polar lipids, though this affinity increases with the number of carbon atoms in the alcohol molecule. They demonstrate a higher efficacy in extracting polar lipids; however, this extraction process also extends to numerous non-lipidic molecules. …”
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Adsorption removing various basic nitrogen compounds from model diesel over allochroic silica gel by Xin Hong, Yunhe Li, Chang Gao, Yonghua Zhao, Ke Tang

“…The N–Co bond between Co in allochroic silica gel and N atom in the basic nitrogen compounds molecule played a significant role. …”
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Effects of Vacancy Cluster Defects on Electrical and Thermodynamic Properties of Silicon Crystals by Pei-Hsing Huang, Chi-Ming Lu

“…The results can be ascribed to the formation of a defect level produced by the dangling bonds, floating bonds, or high-strain atoms surrounding the VC defects. The appearance of imaginary frequencies in the phonon spectrum of defective Si crystals indicates that the defect-region structure is dynamically unstable and demonstrates phase changes. …”
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Catalytic Conversion for Hydrogen Sulfide by Xiaoyu Zhou, Xiaoning Pei, Rui Wang, Tiansheng Zhao

“…The results confirmed that the transition metal ions successfully replaced the Mo atom. H7PMo11CoO39 showed that the outstanding desulfurization capacity and the H2S removal efficiency can reach more than 90% for 3 h. …”
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He-Plasma Jet Generation and Its Application for E. coli Sterilization by Tiejian Liu, Yuxuan Zeng, Xin Xue, Yinyi Sui, Yingying Liang, Fushan Wang, Fada Feng

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Syntheses, Spectral Characterization, and Antimicrobial Studies on the Coordination Compounds of Metal Ions with Schiff Base Containing Both Aliphatic and Aromatic Hydrazide Moieti... by Dinesh Kumar, Silky Chadda, Jyoti Sharma, Parveen Surain

“…They are active against gram-positive bacteria (S. aureus, B. subtilis), gram-negative bacteria (E. coli, P. aeruginosa), and yeast (S. cerevisiae, C. albicans). 1 acts as a dibasic tridentate ONO donor ligand in 2–7 coordinating through its both enolic O and azomethine N atoms. The coordination compounds 2 and 3 are paramagnetic, while rest of the compounds are diamagnetic. …”
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Natural enrichment of chromium and nickel in the soil surrounds the karst watershed by R.D.P. Astuti, A. Mallongi, A.U. Rauf

“…METHODS: The total concentrations of chromium and nickel were determined using the Flame Atomic Absorption Spectrophotometer. This study used contamination factor, geo-accumulation index, and pollution load index to evaluate soil enrichment status. …”
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Novel Ethyl 1,5-Disubstituted-1H-Pyrazole-3-Carboxylates as a New Class of Antimicrobial Agents by Radwan Awwad A., Ghorab Mostafa M., Alsaid Mansour S., Alanazi Fares K.

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Investigation of Structural and Optical Properties of ZnO Thin Films Grown on Different Substrates by Mist-CVD Enhanced with Ozone Gas Produced by Corona Discharge Plasma by Ece Kutlu-Narin, Polat Narin, Sefer Bora Lisesivdin, Beyza Sarikavak-Lisesivdin

“…The surface morphologies of the thin films are studied with atomic force microscopy (AFM) and scanning electron microscopy (SEM) measurements. …”
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Fatty Acids in Cnidaria: Distribution and Specific Functions by Vasily I. Svetashev

“…All Octocorallia species and some Scyphozoa jellyfish contain polyunsaturated FAs (PUFAs) with 24 and 26 carbon atoms. The coral families can be distinguished by specific FA profiles: the presence of uncommon FAs or high/low levels of common fatty acids. …”
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Effects of Gamma Irradiation on Agromorphological Characteristics of Okra (Abelmoschus esculentus L. Moench.) by Aaron Tettey Asare, Francis Mensah, Samuel Acheampong, Elvis Asare-Bediako, Jonathan Armah

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Multivariate polynomial fit: Decay heat removal system and pectin degrading Fe3O4‐SiO2 nanobiocatalyst activity by Boopathi Muthusamy, Sujatha Ramalingam, Senthil Kumar Chandran, Sathish Kumar Kannaiyan

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Ecology through the eyes of a non-ecologist by Janusz Uchmański

“…Recently, a view has emerged stating that in order to see the importance of full-scale biodiversity, we should refer to individuals (rather than population density) as basic "atoms" that make up ecological systems. In ecology, we call this an individual-based approach. …”
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Ekologia rodziny w kontekście współczesnego społeczeństwa by Wojciech Bołoz

“…All these factors lead to individualization of life, the process of individualization changes the members of the society into self efficient atoms, individuals who reject social life and its limits and only look after themselves, focus on their own development and destiny though many can’t tackle the situation and lose. …”
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Radiological Hazard Assessment and Human Exposure to Natural Radionuclides in Soils of Udege Mbeki Mining Area, Nasarawa State, Nigeria by O. S. Eghaghe, O. M. Adeleye, A. J. Rabba, J. Eneye, D. J. Koffa, E. Echioda, O. J. Aremu

“…The standards used to check for the calibration are the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) gamma Spectrometric reference materials RGK-1 for K-40, RGU-1 for Ra-226 (Bi-214 peak) and RTG-1 for Th-232 (Ti-208). …”
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Exploring the potential of gamma-irradiated chitosan as an innovative, biodegradable preservative for refrigerated Labeo rohita (Hamilton) by M. M. Towhidul Islam, Jahid M. M. Islam, Mubarak A. Khan, Hossain Uddin Shekhar

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A New Plant Indicator (Artemisia lavandulaefolia DC.) of Mercury in Soil Developed by Fourier-Transform Near-Infrared Spectroscopy Coupled with Least Squares Support Vector Machine by Lu Xu, Qiong Shi, Bang-Cheng Tang, Shunping Xie

“…As a reference method, the total mercury contents in soil and ALDC samples were determined by a direct mercury analyzer incorporating high-temperature decomposition, catalytic adsorption for impurity removal, amalgamation capture, and atomic absorption spectrometry (AAS). Based on the FT-NIR data of ALDC samples, LS-SVM models were established to distinguish mercury-contaminated and ordinary soil. …”
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An Adverse Outcome Pathway Linking Organohalogen Exposure to Mitochondrial Disease by Brooke McMinn, Alicia L. Duval, Christie M. Sayes

“…Although each of these compounds contains chlorine atoms, they differ in aromaticity and solubility, which have a significant impact on their potency. …”
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