Spatial analysis of teen births near the New Bedford Harbor Superfund site by Nicole V DeVille, Carolina Villanueva, Susan A Korrick, Verónica M Vieira

“…These psychosocial, chemical and physical stressors may be associated with behaviors that increase risk of teen birth. …”
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Network pharmacology and molecular analysis of mechanisms underlying the therapeutic effects of Rhubarb in treating atherosclerosis and abdominal aortic aneurysm by Huilin Xu, Jun Huang, Youjie Zeng, Xia Wang, Huilin Lian, Siyi Zhang, Ren Guo

“…Materials and methods: TCMSP systematic pharmacology database was utilized to search for active chemical components of Rhubarb. Disease-related targets were retrieved from the GEO dataset and Disgenet database. …”
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Polarization conversion in soft glass fluoride and chalcogenide fibers for mid-infrared applications by Md Moinul Islam Khan, Md Hosne Mobarok Shamim, Jean-Luc Delarosbil, Younes Messaddeq, Frederic Smektala, Martin Rochette

“…Mid-infrared (MIR) technologies are crucial for applications from chemical sensing to precision medical surgery. Effective polarization control is essential to enhance the functionality of fiber systems. …”
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Water quality assessment using IRWQIsc and NSFWQI water quality indicators; A case study: Talar River (Iran) by Mohammad Roshani-Sefidkouhi, Fatemeh Mortezazadeh, Masoumeh Eslamifar, Esmaeil Babanezhad, Masoomeh Sheikhi, Fathollah Gholami-Borujeni

“…Phosphate (PO43−) and Chemical Oxygen Demand (COD) levels exceeded WHO limits on occasion, while turbidity and electrical conductivity (EC) consistently surpassed both WHO and Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) guidelines. pH and Biochemical Oxygen Demand (BOD) levels remained within acceptable ranges. …”
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The Effect of Drinking Ionized Water on the Productive Performance, Physiological Status, and Carcass Characteristics of Broiler Chicks by Abdullah Mohamed, Mohamed Khalil, Farid Soliman, Karim El-Sabrout

“…The ideal water treatment affects the chemical composition and physical properties of water, having a significant positive impact on the animal’s physiology, productivity, and welfare. …”
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Syntheses, crystal structures, Hirshfeld surface analyses and crystal voids of 1-(4-bromophenyl)-2,2-dichloroethan-1-one and 2,2-dibromo-1-(p-tolyl)ethan-1-one by Atash V. Gurbanov, Firudin I. Guseinov, Aida I. Samigullina, Tuncer Hökelek, Khudayar I. Hasanov, Tahir A. Javadzade, Alebel N. Belay

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High-quality instant black tea manufactured using fresh tea leaves by two-stage submerged enzymatic processing by Junhao Kong, Xiufang Yang, Xiaobo Zuo, Xiaoqin Su, Bing Hu, Xinle Liang

“…The changes of aroma profiles and chemical constituents including theaflavins (TFs), thearubigins (TRs), theabrownines (TBs) and TRs/TFs ratio in converted tea brews under two-stage enzyme catalyzed fermentation and extraction conditions were further compared between different treatments, based on which the optimised conditions were determined. …”
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<i>Endarachne binghamiae</i> Extract Ameliorates Inflammatory Responses in Macrophages Through Regulation of MAPK, NF-kB and PI3K/AKT Pathways, and Prevents Acute Lung Injury in Mi... by Sang-Hoon Lee, Sang-Seop Lee, Ga-Young Lee, Seung-Yun Han, Dong-Sub Kim, Bong-Ho Lee, Yung-Choon Yoo

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Tobacco cv. Solaris seed cake as feed for light lambs: growth performance, carcase traits and meat quality by Antonella Fatica, Marisa Palazzo, Siria Tavaniello, Meng Peng, Dereje Birara Teshale, Giuseppe Maiorano, Elisabetta Salimei

“…During the trial, lasted 35 days, pen dry matter (DM) concentrate consumption was calculated, individual body weight recorded, and average daily gain (ADG) calculated. Physico-chemical analyses were carried out on samples of Longissimus dorsi (LD) and Semimembranosus (SM) muscles. …”
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Genetics of Stay-Green Trait and Its Association with Leaf Spot Tolerance and Pod Yield in Groundnut by Rukiya Danful, Yussif Baba Kassim, Doris Kanvenaa Puozaa, Richard Oteng-Frimpong, Masawudu Abdul Rasheed, Alexander Wireko-Kena, Richard Akromah

“…Foliar fungal diseases account for over 80% reduction in groundnut productivity in some parts of Ghana. Unfortunately, chemical control of these foliar diseases has not yielded the desired results. …”
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Gracilaria spp. morphology cultured in brackish water pond Pantai Sederhana Village, Muara Gembong by Dinar Tri Soelistyowati, Ida Ayu Amarilia Dewi Murni, , Wiyoto

“…Phenotypical characteristics of Gracilaria spp. consisted of colour and thallus morfometrics, while measurement of water quality consisted of physical and chemical charactersof shrimp pond. The result showed that Gracilaria spp. generally had light brown colour. …”
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Phenological Characteristics and Environmental Factor Associations in Open-Field Cultivation of Pepino on the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau by Zhichao Hou, Cheng Si, Qiwen Zhong, Haiwang Zhang, Ziran Guo, Guangnan Zhang, Dengkui Shao, Shipeng Yang

“…We investigated the growth stages of pepino using the Biologische Bundesanstalt, Bundessortenamt, and Chemical Industry (BBCH) scale as a reference framework. …”
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Unhealthy Phenotype as Indicated by Salivary Biomarkers: Glucose, Insulin, VEGF-A, and IL-12p70 in Obese Kuwaiti Adolescents by Mor-Li Hartman, J. Max Goodson, Ping Shi, Jorel Vargas, Tina Yaskell, Danielle Stephens, Maryann Cugini, Hatice Hasturk, Roula Barake, Osama Alsmadi, Sabiha Al-Mutawa, Jitendra Ariga, Pramod Soparkar, Jawad Behbehani, Kazem Behbehani, Francine Welty

“…Salivary glucose concentration was measured by a high-sensitivity glucose oxidase method implemented on a robotic chemical analyzer. The concentration of salivary insulin and 20 other metabolic biomarkers was assayed in 744 randomly selected saliva samples by multiplexed bead-based immunoassay. …”
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Thermal Stability of Betalains in By-Products of the Blanching and Cutting of Beta vulgaris L. var conditiva by Carlos Mauricio Otalora, Evelyn Bonifazi, Eliana Noemi Fissore, Florencia Basanta, Lia Noemi Gerschenson

“…Sixteen betalain compounds were identified in powders by chromatography and it was concluded that a thermal treatment at 45ºC during six days affected the chemical stability of some of these compounds, producing a diversity of betalain degradation products. …”
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Synthesis of bioactive quinazolin-4(3H)-one derivatives via microwave activation tailored by phase-transfer catalysis by El-Badry Yaser A., El-Hashash Mahr A., Al-Ali Khalil

“…The structure of the synthesized compounds was elucidated using different spectral and chemical analyses. In vitro antimicrobial activity of the compounds was investigated against four bacterial and two fungal strains; very modest activity was achieved. …”
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Large Spin Hall Efficiency and Current‐Induced Magnetization Switching in Ferromagnetic Heusler Alloy Co2MnAl‐Based Magnetic Trilayers by Mingzhi Wang, Chang Pan, Nian Xie, Xuepeng Qiu, Yufei Li, Lili Lang, Shiqiang Wang, Dashuai Cheng, Weijia Fan, Shi‐Ming Zhou, Zhong Shi

“…The enhancement of ξ is attributed to the formation of chemical ordering in CMA. These findings provide new avenues for the development of ferromagnet‐based SOT devices.…”
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The Terraced Walls Significantly Influence the Spatial Distribution of Soil Water in Terraced Areas on the Loess Plateau by BAI Chenyun, YU Xiaoling, MA Chenchen, HAN Xiaoyang, QIAO Jiangbo, ZHU Yuanjun

“…[Methods] Soil samples were collected from different locations on typical artificial high-slope terraces (terraced wall height of 5 meters) on the Loess Plateau to measure soil water content and soil physical and chemical properties. The spatial distribution characteristics and influencing factors of soil water were analyzed. …”
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Dissolved ozone flotation-nucleation crystallization pelleting process for the treatment and reclamation of oil and gas field produced water by SONG Ji’na, YUE Wen, TONG Xiao, XU Lanzhou, WANG Yadong, SHANG Yabo, JIN Xin, JIN Pengkang

“…Taking the removal rates of Ca2+ and Mg2+ as the hardness index, the removal performance of nucleation crystallization pelleting process and chemical precipitation process were compared. The results showed that the nucleation crystallization pelleting process had significant advantages in hardness removal, with a total removal efficiency of Ca2+ and Mg2+ at 86%, achieving the requirements for preparing guanidine fracturing fluid. …”
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Characterization of the core microflora and nutrient composition in packaged pasteurized milk products during storage by Ruixue Ding, Shanshan Yang, Lijuan Geng, Yumeng Liu, Baoping He, Liyun Liu, Xiqing Yue, Rina Wu, Junrui Wu

“…Moreover, the changes in nutritional composition of the pasteurized milk, including in 16 free amino acids, 7 taste values, and 8 chemical constituents, were analyzed using principal component and multi-factor analyses. …”
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Lymphocyte Oxidative Stress/Genotoxic Effects Are Related to Serum IgG and IgA Levels in Coke Oven Workers by Meili Gao, Yongfei Li, Aqun Zheng, Xiaochang Xue, Lan Chen, Yu Kong

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