A Beam Steering Dielectric Resonator Antenna Designed Using Rogers RO4003C Material for S-Band Applications by Manisha Kumari, Tavanam Venkata Rao, S. Arun Jayakar, D. Srinivas, Dola Gobinda Padhan, A. Kishore Reddy, P. Rahul Reddy, Amanuel Diriba Tura

“…The antenna is fabricated using the chemical etching process which employs a positive photoresist that gives a higher resolution accuracy for the designed antenna. …”
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MINERAL FORMS OF TUNGSTEN AT THE POROKHOVSKOE AND YUGO-KONEVSKOE DEPOSITS (SOUTH URALS) by D.A. Rogov, E.V. Belogub, K.A. Novoselov, M.A. Rassomakhin, R.R. Irmakov, A.E. Chugaev

“…According to the results of phase chemical analysis of technological samples, the amount of tungstite in oxidized ores is minor, therefore all ores of both deposits were ascribed to primary type.…”
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Antibacterial Screening of Gunnera perpensa-Mediated Silver Nanoparticles by Naazlene Patel, Kabange Kasumbwe, Viresh Mohanlall

“…The biosynthesis of nanoparticles has become quite popular and has been proposed as an alternative over the tedious, expensive, and toxic physical and chemical methods of synthesis due to its cost-effectiveness and ecofriendliness. …”
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Photophysical studies of Zn(II) tetra, tert-butyl phthalocyanine by Ayari, Sami, Arnoux, Philippe, Ouzari, Hadda Imene, Frochot, Céline

“…Phthalocyanine derivatives have attracted significant attention due to their unique chemical properties and applications in various fields, including photodynamic therapy. …”
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Adiponectin: A New Regulator of Female Reproductive System by Kamil Dobrzyn, Nina Smolinska, Marta Kiezun, Karol Szeszko, Edyta Rytelewska, Katarzyna Kisielewska, Marlena Gudelska, Tadeusz Kaminski

“…Adiponectin is the hormone that belongs to the group of adipokines, chemical agents mainly derived from the white adipose tissue. …”
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Biochar application to soils can regulate soil phosphorus availability: a review by Lixin Zhang, Lei Chang, Huijia Liu, María de Jesús Puy Alquiza, Yuefen Li

“…Shifting to mechanisms, biochar application not only directly increases the available phosphorus (AP) content of soil, but also indirectly influences soil P availability via changes in soil physical, chemical, and biological properties. To summarize, biochar application can affect soil P availability to different degrees through direct or indirect pathways. …”
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GENERAL EQUATION OF THE HYDRAULIC FRICTION LAW FOR HINDERED FALLING OF AN INDIVIDUAL BALL AND FLUID MOTION IN GRANULAR LAYERS by M. V. Krautsov, A. M. Krautsov

“…Thus, the research results for the hindered falling of an individual ball in a liquid can apply in viscosimetry techniques and in handling the problems related to calculations of various movement types and separate units in technologies realizing the hydraulic processes of hindered falling of individual balls in liquids.Fluidization processes (pseudo-liquefaction) of the granular layers enjoy wide application in various segments of industry for instance in chemical engineering at adsorption, desorption, dissolution, dealkalization, ablution. …”
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Physicochemical Properties and Surface Charge Characteristics of Arid Soils in Southeastern Iran by A. H. Moghimi, J. Hamdan, J. Shamshuddin, A. W. Samsuri, A. Abtahi

“…A study was conducted to investigate the relation between soil chemical and mineralogical properties and surface charge characteristics of an arid region in Southeastern Iran. …”
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Performance Comparison of Two Gene Set Analysis Methods for Genome-wide Association Study Results: GSA-SNP vs i-GSEA4GWAS by Ji-sun Kwon, Jihye Kim, Dougu Nam, Sangsoo Kim

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Combinatorial co-expression of xanthine dehydrogenase and chaperone XdhC from Acinetobacter baumannii and Rhodobacter capsulatus and their applications in decreasing purine content... by Chenghua Wang, Ran Zhang, Yu Sun, You Wen, Xiaoling Liu, Xinhui Xing

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Flavonoid Compounds from Ethanol Extract of Sungkai Leaves (Peronema canescens. Jack) and Antibacterial Activity Test Against Staphylococcus epidermidis and Escherchia coli by Nindita Clourisa Amaris Susanto, Jammes Ardhica, Nelson, Madyawati Latief

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Groundwater quality evaluation and its suitability for domestic and irrigation use in the hard rock terrain of Olakkur block, Tamilnadu, India by D. Vinodh., S. Senthilkumar, B. Gowtham, Talelign Wegene, M. Jeevanandam

“…Groundwater samples were collected from twenty five locations in both pre-monsoon and post-monsoon months and examined for various physico-chemical parameters such as pH, total dissolved solids, total hardness, calcium, magnesium, sodium, potassium, bicarbonate, sulphate, Nitrate and chloride. …”
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Artificial neural networks and remote sensing in the analysis of the highly variable Pampean shallow lakes by Graciela Canziani, Rosana Ferrati, Claudia Marinelli, Federico Dukatz

“…Suspended organic and inorganic particles, resulting from the interactionsamong biological, physical, and chemical variables, modify the opticalproperties of water bodies and condition the trophic chain. …”
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Deletion of a Putative GPI-Anchored Protein-Encoding Gene Aog185 Impedes the Growth and Nematode-Trapping Efficiency of Arthrobotrys oligospora by Disrupting Transmembrane Transpor... by Hui Peng, Hengqian Lu, Xinyuan Dong, Xiao Liang, Kangliang Sheng, Jingmin Wang, Xiaowei Kong, Xiangdong Zha, Yongzhong Wang

“…Compared to the wild-type (WT) strain, the ΔAog185 mutant grew more slowly, exhibited a 20% decrease in conidiation, delayed conidial germination, generated fewer traps, attenuated nematode trapping efficiency, and was more sensitive to chemical stressors. Transcriptomic analysis indicated that a large number of transmembrane transport-related genes were differentially expressed between the WT and ΔAog185 mutant strains. …”
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Efficient nitrogen fertilization for sustainable sago palm (Metroxylon sagu Rottb.) cultivation in Tropical Peatland by Yuka Sasaki, Ho Ando, Ken-Ichi Kakuda, Lulie Melling, Akira Watanabe

“…The rate of mineralization of soil organic N was also measured to evaluate the capacity of soil N as another N source for sago palms. The application of chemical fertilizers after transplanting did not improve plant growth or total N uptake. …”
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Bacterial Exopolysaccharides as Reducing and/or Stabilizing Agents during Synthesis of Metal Nanoparticles with Biomedical Applications by Carlos Enrique Escárcega-González, Javier A. Garza-Cervantes, Augusto Vázquez-Rodríguez, José Rubén Morones-Ramírez

“…Recently, synthesis and stabilization of metal nanoparticles have been of interest because their usefulness for many biomedical applications, such as antimicrobials, anticancer drugs, antioxidants, drug delivery systems, chemical sensors, contrast agents, and as catalysts. …”
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Recent advances in applications of green nanocomposites in enhanced oil recovery: a comprehensive review of different characterization methods and effective parameters by Meysam Hemmati, Yaser Ahmadi

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High efficiency extractions of V, Cr, Ti, Fe and Mn from vanadium slag by microwave heating by Tan B., Wu S., Wang L.-J., Chou K.-C.

“…The mechanism of efficient chlorination can be summarized as the enhancement of ions diffusion process and enhanced chemical reaction due to local high temperature.…”
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Specific Anthocyanin Contents of Whole Blue Maize Second-Generation Snacks: An Evaluation Using Response Surface Methodology and Lime Cooking Extrusion by Anayansi Escalante-Aburto, Néstor Ponce-García, Benjamín Ramírez-Wong, Patricia Isabel Torres-Chávez, Juan de Dios Figueroa-Cárdenas, Roberto Gutiérrez-Dorado

“…However, during the process, anthocyanins are degraded, and several chemical modifications occur. Response surface methodology is applied to evaluate extrusion factors and their effects on the response variables of extrudates. …”
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Tailoring the grain boundary structure and chemistry of the dendrite-free garnet solid electrolyte Li6.1Ga0.3La3Zr2O12 by Rae-Hyun Lee, Chea-Yun Kang, Jong-Kyu Lee, Bong-Soo Jin, Kyong-Nam Kim, Hyun-Soo Kim, Jung-Rag Yoon, Seung-Hwan Lee

“…Herein, we propose an effective method for reinforcing the chemical and structural characteristics of the grain boundaries using a Li2O-B2O3-Al2O3 (LBA) sintering aid. …”
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