Videothoracoscopy in Pleural Empyema Following Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) Lung Infection by Duilio Divisi, Giovanna Imbriglio, Roberto Crisci

“…In 20 of 32 patients with frank pus in the pleural cavity, the videothoracoscopic insufflation of carbon dioxide (CO2) before thoracotomy facilitated the dissection of the lung tissue. …”
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Representation Degree Zero by Alberto Sdegno

“… “Conventionally, of course, drawing is an active process which leaves a trail of carbon on the paper. With a computer sketch, however, any line segment is straight and can be relocated by moving one or both of its end points.” …”
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Nanostructured crystallization of casting alloys by E. I. Marukovich, V. Yu. Stetsenko, A. V. Stetsenko

“…Microcrystals of primary austenite and austenite-graphite eutectics during crystallization of cast iron, microcrystals of austenite and δ-ferrite during crystallization of steel are formed as a result of nanostructural reactions from elementary nanocrystals of iron and graphite, free atoms of iron and graphite, iron-carbon complexes. Primary and eutectic microcrystals of silumin are formed from elementary nanocrystals of aluminum and silicon, free atoms of aluminum and silicon, aluminum-silicon complexes.…”
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Thermal Synthesis of Polypeptides from N-Butyloxycarbonyl Oligopeptides Containing Aspartyl Residue at C-Terminus by Toratane Munegumi, Takafumi Yamada

“…N-t-Butyloxycarbonyl aspartic acid (Boc-Asp) releases 2-butene and carbon dioxide upon heating without solvents. The resulting mixture of the free molten aspartic acid was dehydrated to give peptide bonds. …”
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A Cleaner Production Scheduling Model with Green Investment and Pandemic Effects by S. Priyan, Mukesh Joshi, Rashmi Priya, Amit Garg, Sonal Pathak, Suhail Javed Quraishi

“…The model incorporates a variable setup cost and carbon emissions originating from various activities, both of which are targeted for reduction through investments in green technologies. …”
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Estimation of extreme temperatures in direct solar methane pyrolysis within a porous medium by Hengrui Xu, Mostafa Abuseada, Y. Sungtaek Ju, R. Mitchell Spearrin, Timothy S. Fisher

“…By solving a two-dimensional heat transfer problem and applying an inverse optimization algorithm, we estimate the quasi-steady state spatial temperature distribution in a fibrous porous carbon substrate. The results are validated indirectly by experimentally measured graphite deposition and a simplified reaction kinetic model.…”
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Ecosystem Services Provided by Grass-legume Pastures by Jose C. B. Dubeux, Lynn E. Sollenberger, Mark Mauldin, Liza Garcia

“…Ecosystem services (ES) provided by grasslands include not only products such as beef and milk (provisioning services), but also biological N2-fixation (BNF) and nutrient cycling (supporting ES), carbon sequestration and greenhouse gas mitigation, water catchment and purification, shade, windbreaks, habitat for pollinators and wildlife (regulating ES), and finally cultural (e.g., hunting, bird watching) and aesthetical ES. …”
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Chemotaxis Away from 4-Chloro-2-nitrophenol, 4-Nitrophenol, and 2,6-Dichloro-4-nitrophenol by Bacillus subtilis PA-2 by Pankaj Kumar Arora, Mi-Jeong Jeong, Hanhong Bae

“…The growth studies showed that strain PA-2 did not utilize 4-chloro-2-nitrophenol, 4-nitrophenol, and 2,6-dichloro-4-nitrophenol as its sole sources of carbon and energy. This is the first report of negative chemotaxis of 4-chloro-2-nitrophenol, 4-nitrophenol, and 2,6-dichloro-4-nitrophenol by any bacterium.…”
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Constructing the Green Campus within the Internet of Things Architecture by Hsing-I Wang

“…In order to have a sustainable earth, governments around the world put a lot of efforts to advocate the reduction of carbon production as well as to emphasize the benefits of reducing the consumption of energy. …”
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Computing the Reverse Eccentric Connectivity Index for Certain Family of Nanocone and Fullerene Structures by Wei Gao, Mohammad Reza Farahani

“…In this paper, we determine the reverse eccentric connectivity index of one family of pentagonal carbon nanocones PCN5[n] and three infinite families of fullerenes C12n+2,  C12n+4, and C18n+10 based on graph analysis and computation derivation, and these results can offer the theoretical basis for material properties.…”
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Recycling of steelmaking dusts: The Radust concept by Jalkanen H., Oghbasilasie H., Raipala K.

“…Fine dust fractions from various stages of steelmaking route contain besides iron and carbon heavy metals especially zinc and lead and heavy hydrocarbons that are acceptable neither for landfill disposal nor for recycling back to processes without any spe4cial treatments. …”
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A Critical Evaluation of Single Extractions from the SMT Program to Determine Trace Element Mobility in Sediments by Valérie Cappuyns

“…For most trace elements (Cu, Zn, Cd, Ni, As, and Pb), a significant linear relationship could be established between their ammonium-EDTA or acetic acid extractable concentrations and their total concentrations, the organic carbon content, pH, and Fe , Al, and/or Ca content in the sediments. …”
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Gas Chromatographic, and Molecular Statistical Study of the Cluster Adsorption of Water and Methanol Molecules onto Lyophilic Centres on a Generally Lyophobic Adsorbent Surface by Yuri I. Tarasevich, Eugene V. Aksenenko, Albina I. Zhukova, Svitlana V. Bondarenko

“…A comprehensive theoretical and experimental study of the adsorption of water and methanol molecules onto the active centres (carboxy and phenol groups) of a graphitised carbon black surface is reported. It was shown that the micro-clusters formed during the adsorption process possess a cyclic structure involving four to five molecules, similar to that found earlier in liquid water and at the silver iodide surface. …”
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Comparative Analysis of Subdivided Hex-Derived Networks Using Structural Descriptors by Maqsood Ahmad, Muhammad Javaid, Ebenezer Bonyah, Muhammad Saeed

“…Hex-derived networks HDN1n and HDN2n being dual of (3,12,12) and (4,8,8) carbon allotrope (nanocones, nanotubes) are quite fascinating structures in mathematical chemistry. …”
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STUDY ON MICROSTRUCTURE AND PROPERTIES OF STELLITE 6/WC COMPOSITE COATING by ZHANG TianLi, ZHANG DaBing, YANG JianJun, PENG YingBiao

“…The results show that,with the increase of WC content,the complex phase of cobalt carbon is formed in the composite coating,and a few pores and cracks appear. …”
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Realistic challenges and path options for the high-quality development of smart stadiums in China by Shaoquan Chu

“…The following recommendations were made: strengthen the functional construction of venues to promote the "penetration" of sports lifestyle awareness; strengthen the low-carbon construction of venues to improve sustainable development; and implement the new concept of "two developments" to promote the high-quality development of venues. …”
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Adsorption performance of hydrophobically modified silica gel for the vapors of -hexane and water by Weiqiu Huang, Jixing Xu, Bo Tang, Hongning Wang, Xiaobin Tan, Aihua Lv

“…Then, the adsorption capacities of SG-1 and SG-2 to the n -hexane vapor and water vapor, respectively, were investigated and compared with the capacities of activated carbon and SG-3 (hydrophobically modified using the same composite modifier without microwave exposure). …”
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The impact of the climate agenda on the fuel and energy complex development in Russia by A. O. Gosteva, A. A. Seregina

“…In the new realities, a number of corporations of the Russian fuel and energy complex have already started to implement projects aimed at achieving carbon neutrality in order not only to meet the goals of the agenda but also to improve their image and increase the level of trust between partners. …”
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Fullerenes and prospects of their use in foundry and metallurgical production by P. A. Vitiaz, N. A. Svidunovich, D. V. Kuis, Yu. A. Nikalaichyk, S. I. Rovin

“…The article is devoted to a special nanostructured form of carbon – fullerenes; the discovery of which became one of the most important events in the field of physics in the 80s of the last century. …”
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The Bone Black Pigment Identification by Noninvasive, In Situ Infrared Reflection Spectroscopy by Alessia Daveri, Marco Malagodi, Manuela Vagnini

“…By the use of the sharp weak band at 2013 cm−1, it has been possible to distinguish animal carbon-based blacks by a noninvasive method. Finally, an attempt for an eventual assignment for the widely used sharp band at 2013 cm−1 is discussed.…”
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