Visual Rhetoric of the Jewel with The Infant Jesus in the Setting of Arma Christi by Ewa Letkiewicz

“…Expensive materials were used to make it, including gold, rubies, colourful enamel in white, green and blue. The jewel has been mentioned several times in the literature, dating to around the mid-17th century, but has not yet been subject of a study. …”
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Study of the Effects of Heating on Organic Matter and Mineral Phases in Limestones by J. May-Crespo, P. Martínez-Torres, P. Quintana, J. J. Alvarado-Gil, L. Vilca-Quispe, N. Camacho

“…Colorimetry analyses show that the sequence of thermally induced changes can be followed by the evolution of the three coordinates, L∗ (lightness), a∗ (red-green), and b∗ (yellow-blue), of the CIE 1976 L∗a∗b∗ space.…”
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Integration of carbide lime substrate for enhanced energy recovery and dye decomposition in plant-microbial fuel cell coupled with cupric oxide/carbon cathode by Leow Guo-Yao, Lam Sze-Mun, Sin Jin-Chung, Zeng Honghu

“…At a carbide lime loading of 200 mg L−1, the Ca-P-MFC system achieved an impressive methylene blue decomposition efficiency of 86.6% and a maximum power density (P) of 60.2 mW m−2. …”
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Structural Modification of Sol-Gel Synthesized V2O5 and TiO2 Thin Films with/without Erbium Doping by Fatma Pınar Gökdemir, Ayşe Evrim Saatci, Orhan Özdemir, Kubilay Kutlu

“…UV-Vis transmission/absorption measurement indicated a blue shift upon Er doping in V2O5 film due to the softening of V=O bond while appearance of typical absorption peaks in Er-doped TiO2 film. …”
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New TiO2/DSAT Immobilization System for Photodegradation of Anionic and Cationic Dyes by Wan Izhan Nawawi Wan Ismail, S. K. Ain, R. Zaharudin, Ali H. Jawad, M. A. M. Ishak, Khudzir Ismail, Sudirman Sahid

“…Two different charges of dyes were applied, namely, anionic reactive red 4 (RR4) and cationic methylene blue (MB) dyes. Photocatalytic degradation of RR4 and MB dyes was observed under immobilized TiO2/DSAT with the degradation rate slightly lower and higher, respectively, compared with TiO2 in suspension mode. …”
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Minimizing Hemodialysis Catheter Dysfunction: An Ounce of Prevention by Timmy Lee, Charmaine Lok, Miguel Vazquez, Louise Moist, Ivan Maya, Michele Mokrzycki

“…These include citrate, tissue plasminogen activator, and a novel agent containing sodium citrate, methylene blue, methylparaben, and propylparaben. In addition, prophylaxis using oral anticoagulants/antiplatelet agents, including warfarin, aspirin, ticlodipine, as well as the use of modified heparin-coated catheters have also been studied for the prevention of TC dysfunction with variable results. …”
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Annealing Effect of ZnO Seed Layer on Enhancing Photocatalytic Activity of ZnO/TiO2 Nanostructure by Woo-Young Kim, Soon-Wook Kim, Dae-Hwang Yoo, Eui Jung Kim, Sung Hong Hahn

“…This work examined the effect of annealing ZnO seed layer on the photocatalytic activity of the ZnO/TiO2 nanorods which was determined from photodecomposition of methylene blue under UV irradiation. The photocatalytic activity of the ZnO/TiO2 nanorods was improved with increasing annealing temperature of the seed layer from 300°C to 500°C. …”
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Aggregation‐based dual‐target probe for dual‐colour super‐resolution monitoring mitophagy and evaluating drugs regulating mitochondria by Xiu‐Zhi Yang, Hongbao Fang, Shumeng Li, Chengyan Chu, Yunhua Zhang, Ying Yang, Weijiang He, Yuncong Chen, Zijian Guo

“…AHOH could be selectivity oxidized by HClO, leading to a large emission blue shift (90 nm) and an over 1300‐fold enhancement of the emission ratio of Fl547nm/Fl637nm. …”
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Acetylcholinesterase Inhibitors Assay Using Colorimetric pH Sensitive Strips and Image Analysis by a Smartphone by Adam Kostelnik, Alexander Cegan, Miroslav Pohanka

“…Measurement procedure was performed on 3D printed holder and digital photography was evaluated using red-green-blue (RGB) channels. The invented assay was validated to the standard Ellman’s test and verified on murine plasma samples spiked with inhibitors. …”
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Pruritic Vesicular Eruption on the Lower Legs in a Diabetic Female by Hassan Riad, Hamda Al Ansari, Khaled Mansour, Haya Al Mannai, Hussein Al Sada, Samya Abu Shaikha, Sharifa Al Dosari

“…The dermis was positive for mucin deposition stainable by both PAS and Alcian blue while it was negative for Congo red and APC immunoperoxidase staining for amyloid material. …”
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Preparation and Application of Titanate Nanotubes on Dye Degradation from Aqueous Media by UV Irradiation by Rui Liu, Wein-Duo Yang, Hui-Ju Chueng, Bin-Qiao Ren

“…The as-prepared titanate nanotubes were applied to methylene blue (MB, an organic dye) degradation in aqueous media by UV irradiation. …”
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Multiple mutations in polyketide synthase led to disruption of Psittacofulvin production across diverse parrot species by Shatadru Ghosh Roy, Jindřich Brejcha, Petr Maršík, Anna Bakhrat, Moty Abdu, Roberto Arbore, Pedro Miguel Araújo, Sandra Afonso, Miguel Carneiro, Iris Grossman-Haham, Uri Abdu

“…In domesticated budgerigars and lovebirds, the same amino acid substitution (R644W) within malonyl/acetyltransferase (MAT) domain of this enzyme has been shown to cause the blue phenotype with no psittacofulvin pigmentation, proposing a strong evolutionary constraint on the mechanism. …”
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Material circularity and environmental quality in the EU: what causes what and where? by Andrew Adewale Alola, Oktay Özkan, Gizem Uzuner

“…Although the green and blue dividends associated with circular economy have been widely advocated, whether circular economy necessarily guarantee environmental quality remains unclear. …”
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SiO2/TiO2 Composite Coating on Light Substrates for Photocatalytic Decontamination of Water by Hana Bíbová, Lenka Hykrdová, Hiep Hoang, Milan Eliáš, Jaromír Jirkovský

“…Outdoor experiments were carried out with calcined Liapor and oxalic acid or methylene blue under sunlight on pilot reactors in the Czech Republic and Vietnam. …”
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Expediated modeling of burn events results (EMBER): A screening-level dataset of 2023 ozone fire impacts in the USzenodo by Heather Simon, James Beidler, Kirk R. Baker, Barron H. Henderson, Loren Fox, Chris Misenis, Patrick Campbell, Jeff Vukovich, Norm Possiel, Alison Eyth

“…For emissions, these simulations utilized representative monthly and day-of-week anthropogenic emissions from a recent year and preliminary day-specific 2023 fire emissions derived using BlueSky pipeline. The base model run simulated ozone concentrations across the contiguous US during Apr 11-Sep 29, 2023. …”
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Stepping into a Critical Crossroads? Analysis of the Current Status and Obstacles of the Introduction of the Deep-Sea Mining Draft Exploitation Regulations, and China's Response by LI Jiaxing

“…As an important participant and contributor to the development of the international seabed area, China should help improve the existing deep-sea resource development system, strengthen deep-sea scientific research, improve deep-sea resource development capacity, actively build a blue partnership for deep-sea mining, and assist the International Seabed Authority in promoting the construction of deep-sea mining system.…”
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Leakage Characteristics of Dual-Cannula Fenestrated Tracheostomy Tubes during Positive Pressure Ventilation: A Bench Study by Thomas Berlet, Mathias Marchon

“…This study compared the leakage characteristics of different types of dual-cannula fenestrated tracheostomy tubes during positive pressure ventilation. Fenestrated Portex® Blue Line Ultra®, TRACOE® twist, or Rüsch® Traceofix® tracheostomy tubes equipped with nonfenestrated inner cannulas were tested in a tracheostomy-lung simulator. …”
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Improvement of Hydrophilicity for Polyamide Composite Membrane by Incorporation of Graphene Oxide-Titanium Dioxide Nanoparticles by Thu Hong Anh Ngo, Chau Thi Minh Nguyen, Khai Dinh Do, Quan Xuan Duong, Nghia Hieu Tran, Hoan Thi Vuong Nguyen, Dung Thi Tran

“…Membrane separation performance was determined through the possibility for the removal of methylene blue (MB) in water. Membrane antifouling property was evaluated by the maintained flux ratios (%) after 120 minutes of filtration. …”
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Impact of Preparative pH on the Morphology and Photocatalytic Activity of BiVO4 by Yongbiao Wan, Sihong Wang, Wenhao Luo, Lianhua Zhao

“…The highest photocatalytic performance on the degradation of a methylene blue solution is observed under pH=7.0 for BiVO4 in monoclinic scheelite, which is attributed to its small grain size and marked surface oxygen evolution ability.…”
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Structural and Morphological Studies of V2O5/MWCNTs and ZrO2/MWCNTs Composites as Photocatalysts by Sajid Iqbal, Tanveer Hussain Bokhari, Shoomaila Latif, Muhammad Imran, Ayesha Javaid, Liviu Mitu

“…Photocatalytic activities of TMO/MWCNTs composites were investigated by degradation phenomenon of methylene blue (MB) dye in aqueous solution. It was observed that the prepared composites best performed in the presence of H2O2 under ultraviolet irradiation. …”
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