Determination of Optimum Conditions for the Production of Activated Carbon Derived from Separate Varieties of Coconut Shells by E. S. Sanni, M. E. Emetere, J. O. Odigure, V. E. Efeovbokhan, O. Agboola, E. R. Sadiku

“…From the adsorptive tests conducted using methylene blue solution, the activated carbon produced with H3PO4 gave the best absorbance and adsorptive performance. …”
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Potential of Cyanobacteria as biological agents to improve sweet corn (Zea mays saccharate) germination and growth by Sulistyowati Dwiwanti, Hartono Rudi, Tasrif Arifin, Purwani Jati, Wati Cheppy, Kasno Antonius

“…Climate change can reduce crop yields. Cyanobacteria (blue-green algae), play an important role in sustainable agriculture by increasing plant resistance to drought. …”
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Betaine Treatment Attenuates Chronic Ethanol-Induced Hepatic Steatosis and Alterations to the Mitochondrial Respiratory Chain Proteome by Kusum K. Kharbanda, Sandra L. Todero, Adrienne L. King, Natalia A. Osna, Benita L. McVicker, Dean J. Tuma, James L. Wisecarver, Shannon M. Bailey

“…Chronic ethanol ingestion resulted in triglyceride accumulation which was attenuated in the ethanol plus betaine group. Blue native gel electrophoresis (BN-PAGE) revealed significant decreases in the content of the intact oxidative phosphorylation complexes in mitochondria from ethanol-fed animals. …”
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Multi-Color Channel Gamma Correction in Fringe Projection Profilometry by Xiang Sun, Yunpeng Zhang, Lingbao Kong, Xing Peng, Zhenjun Luo, Jie Shi, Liping Tian

“…In this model, the light is subdivided into three channels: red; green; and blue (RGB). In the pro-cam system, the different responses of different colors and the influence of background light intensity on gamma correction are comprehensively considered, and some error compensation is made for color crosstalk. …”
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Human Urine-Derived Stem Cells: Potential for Cell-Based Therapy of Cartilage Defects by Long Chen, Lang Li, Fei Xing, Jing Peng, Kun Peng, Yuanzheng Wang, Zhou Xiang

“…Twelve weeks after the injection, the histologic analyses (HE, toluidine blue, and Masson trichrome staining), immunohistochemistry (aggrecan and collagen II), and histologic grade of the sample indicated that hUSCs-HA could stimulate much more neocartilage formation compared with hUSCs alone, pure HA, and saline, which only induced the modest cartilage regeneration. …”
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A new framework for mitigating urban heat island effect from the perspective of network by Jieling Luo, Ling Zhu, Hui Fu

“…Urban blue-green space (BGS) has a cold island effect, but many studies only focus on the cooling efficiency and patch area, without considering the impact of the overall patch connectivity on surface urban heat island (SUHI) effect. …”
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Analysis of ACAM Data for Trace Gas Retrievals during the 2011 DISCOVER-AQ Campaign by C. Liu, X. Liu, M. G. Kowalewski, S. J. Janz, G. González Abad, K. E. Pickering, K. Chance, L. N. Lamsal

“…From the standard deviations of the fitting residuals, the SNRs of ACAM nadir measurements are estimated to vary from ~300 at 310 nm to ~1000 in the blue spectral region; the zenith data are noisier due to reduced levels of illumination and lower system throughput and also show many more pixels with abrupt anomalous values; therefore, a new method is developed to derive a solar irradiance reference at the top of the atmosphere (TOA) from average nadir measurements, at instrument spectral resolution and including instrument calibration characteristics. …”
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Synthesis, Characterization, and Low Temperature Sintering of Nanostructured BaWO4 for Optical and LTCC Applications by S. Vidya, Sam Solomon, J. K. Thomas

“…The photoluminescence spectra show intense emission in blue region. The sample is sintered at low temperature of 810°C, without any sintering aid. …”
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Keratitis due to Chaetomium sp. by Jayaraman Kaliamurthy, Catti Munuswamy Kalavathy, Christadoss Arul Nelson Jesudasan, Philip A. Thomas

“…Multiple scrapings were obtained from the ulcer. A lactophenol cotton blue wet mount and a Gram-stained smear of the scrapings were made. …”
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Rare Earth Doped Lanthanum Calcium Borate Polycrystalline Red Phosphors by H. H. Xiong, C. Zhu, X. Zhao, Z. Q. Wang, H. Lin

“…The phosphor has two main excitation peaks located at 398.5 nm and 469.0 nm, which are nicely in accordance with the emitting wavelengths of commercial near-UV and blue light emitting diode chips. Under the excitation of 398.0 nm, the dominant red emission of Sm3+ in SLCB phosphor is centered at 598.0 nm corresponding to the transition of 4G5/2 → 6H7/2. …”
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Spectrscopic and Conductometric Analysis of Gabapentin by Sara M. Anis, Mervat M. Hosny, Hisham E. Abdellatef, Mohamed N. El-Balkiny

“…While method C and D depends on the formation of ion pair complex between the studied drug and bromothymol blue, bromocresol green respectively this was extractable with methylene chloride. …”
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Surface quality study of paint stripping on aircraft skins with high energy nanosecond pulsed laser cleaning by Hai-Xin Zhang, Ya-Chong Hou, Yun-Fei Li, Yun-Fei Li, Yun-Fei Yang, Kai Li, Jian-Feng Yue, Meng-Yu Jia, Yi-Ting Han, Yu Yu, Yu Yu, Gong Wang, Gong Wang, Shu-Ping Hou, Yu-Lei Wang, Yu-Lei Wang, Zhi-Wei Lu, Zhi-Wei Lu

“…Furthermore, paint color affected cleaning performance, with blue paint exhibiting superior cleaning effectiveness. …”
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Catalytic degradation of dyes using gold nanoparticles supported over chitosan coated cotton cloth composite by Awais, Fahim Ullah, Adnan Khan, Romana Khan, Sher Bahadar Khan, Khalid A Alzahrani, Nauman Ali, Mazhar Ul-Islam, Muhammad Tariq Saeed Chani, Tahseen Kamal

“…This research work investigates the synthesis of gold nanoparticles (Au NPs) on chitosan-coated cotton cloth (CH-CC) as a versatile catalyst for the reduction of hazardous dyes, specifically methylene blue (MB), rhodamine B (RB), and congo red (CR). …”
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Microalgae: A Treasure Trove of Anticancer Nutraceuticals and Promising Therapeutic Mechanisms by Sajjad Masoumi, Maryam Zokaei, Ardavan Ahmadvand, Nogol Ghalamkarpour, Naghmeh Asadimanesh, Armin Azarimatin, Khashayar Fattah, Zahra Payandeh, Masoumeh Rostami, Afsaneh Farjami, Rajan Kumar Pandey, Mohsen Nabi-Afjadi

“…Moreover, studies have shown that phycocyanin, a blue pigment present in some species of microalgae, has properties that help reduce inflammation and combat cancer. …”
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Facile Preparation of Phosphotungstic Acid-Impregnated Yeast Hybrid Microspheres and Their Photocatalytic Performance for Decolorization of Azo Dye by Lan Chen, Bo Bai

“…In the test of catalytic activity, the HPW@yeast microsphere exhibits a high photocatalytic activity for the decoloration of Methylene blue and Congo red dye aqueous solutions, and there are a few activity losses after four cycles of uses.…”
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Utilization of N-Bromosuccinimide as a Brominating Agent for the Determination of Sumatriptan Succinate in Bulk Drug and Tablets by Kudige N. Prashanth, Kanakapura Basavaiah, Madihalli S. Raghu

“…Spectrophotometric methods entail addition of a known excess of NBS in acid medium followed by the determination of residual NBS by its reaction with excess iodide, and the liberated iodine () is either measured at 370 nm (method B) or liberated iodine is reacted with starch followed by the measurement of the blue colored starch-iodine complex at 570 nm (method C). …”
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A Satisfaction Study of Waterfront Public Spaces in Winter Cities from a Demand Perspective: A KANO-IPA Model Analysis Based on Northeastern China by Ping Yu, Yu Zhang

“…However, rapid urbanization squeezes out blue and green spaces in cities, and extreme weather challenges exist in winter cities, resulting in unmet needs and a significant decline in citizens’ satisfaction. …”
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Observations of the Ultraviolet-bright Star III-60 in the Globular Cluster NGC 6723 by William V. Dixon

“…The star's effective temperature and luminosity place it on the evolutionary tracks of stars evolving from the blue horizontal branch, but its high mass (∼1.2 M _⊙ ) indicates that it is the product of a stellar merger. …”
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Acquisition of Current and Vibration Data for Rewound Burnt Three-Phase Induction Motor by A.I. Abdullateef, O.S. Fagbolagun, M.F. Sanusi

“…The average value of normal current data in the red, yellow and blue phases from the sampled data are 3.4 A, 3.1 A and 2.7A respectively. …”
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Comparison of the antibacterial efficacy of 810 nm diode laser and photodynamic therapy in reducing microbial flora in patients with peri-implant mucositis – An in vivo study by Poonam Siwach, Reshu Sanan, Abhishek Nagpal, Omkar Krishna Shetty, Amit Bhardwaj, Mukesh Sharma

“…Aim: The aim of this study was to investigate and compare the antimicrobial effects of an 810-nanometer diode laser, utilizing or not utilizing toluidine blue as a photosensitizer, in the management of peri-implant mucositis. …”
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