Foliar Sprays of Citric Acid and Malic Acid Modify Growth, Flowering, and Root to Shoot Ratio of Gazania (Gazania rigens L.): A Comparative Analysis by ANOVA and Structural Equatio... by Majid Talebi, Ebrahim Hadavi, Nima Jaafari

“…These findings confirm earlier reports that citric acid and malic acid as environmentally sound chemicals are effective on various aspects of growth and development of crops. …”
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Performance of Polyvinyl Alcohol and Polypropylene Fibers under Simulated Cementitious Composites Pore Solution by A. R. Krishnaraja, P. Kulanthaivel, P. Ramshankar, Vincent Herald Wilson, Ponnusamy Palanisamy, S. Vivek, V. Sampathkumar, P. Ganeshan, M. C. Sashikkumar, K. Raja, Senthil Kumaran Selvaraj, A. John Rajan, S. Jose

“…Simulated pore solution (SPS) is prepared by using the combination of chemicals NaOH, KOH, and Ca(OH)2 with distilled water to study the effect of C-S-H gel formation on fibers. …”
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How to Efficiently Produce Ultrapure Acids by Damiano Monticelli, Alessio Castelletti, Davide Civati, Sandro Recchia, Carlo Dossi

“…Subboiling distillation has been used since two decades for the purification of analytical grade acids from inorganic contaminants and demonstrated an efficient method to obtain pure acids starting from reagent grade chemicals. Nevertheless, the effect of the subboiling parameters on the purity of the distilled acids has never been methodically investigated. …”
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A Dye-Sensitized Solar Cell Using a Composite of PEDOT:PSS and Carbon Derived from Human Hair for a Counter Electrode by Klitsada Moolsarn, Apishok Tangtrakarn, Adulphan Pimsawat, Kornrawit Duangsa, Charusporn Mongkolkachit, Wasan Maiaugree, Vittaya Amornkitbamrung

“….%) was fabricated without using any harsh chemicals. Moreover, the carbonization temperature was only 700°C. …”
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Physical Characteristics of Tetrahydroxy and Acylated Derivatives of Jojoba Liquid Wax in Lubricant Applications by Rogers E. Harry-O’kuru, Girma Biresaw, Sherald Gordon, Jingyuan Xu

“…As a natural lubricant, we are seeking to explore its potential as a renewable industrial lubricant additive. Thus, we have chemically modified the carbon-carbon double bonds in the oil structure in order to improve its already good resistance to air oxidation so as to enhance its utility as well as its shelf life in nonpersonal care applications. …”
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Enhanced Bioactivity of Pomegranate Peel Extract following Controlled Release from CaCO3 Nanocrystals by Francesca Baldassarre, Viviana Vergaro, Federica De Castro, Francesca Biondo, Gian Paolo Suranna, Paride Papadia, Francesco P. Fanizzi, Domenico Rongai, Giuseppe Ciccarella

“…Pomegranate peel extract is rich of interesting bioactive chemicals, principally phenolic compounds, which have shown antimicrobial, anticancer, and antioxidative properties. …”
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Analysis of Volatile Compounds in a Value-Added Jerky by Incorporating Ajwain and Thyme Essential Oils by Elaine Anit, Helga Hernández, Jan Banout, Klára Urbanová

“…The identification and quantification of volatile chemicals were performed using headspace solid-phase microextraction and gas chromatography–mass spectrometry. …”
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Methaemoglobinemia Induced by MDMA? by L. L. W. Verhaert

“…Different nutrients, medications, and chemicals can induce methaemoglobinemia by oxidation of haemoglobin. …”
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The effect of Dimethoate on oxidative stress and antioxidant responses of Pontastacus leptodactylus by Ayşe Nur Aydın, Hilal Bulut, Osman Serdar

“… Dimethoate (DMT) pesticide is one of the chemicals used to protect some agricultural areas from harmful organisms. …”
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Grafting in Vegetables: Transforming Crop Production with Cutting-Edge Techniques by Mohsin Raza

“…Grafting has created new opportunities in organic vegetable cultivation and lessened the need for chemicals to treat soil-borne illnesses. Vegetable farmers and researchers use grafting as a common technique to increase crop resistance or tolerance to biotic and environmental challenges in a variety of crops, including cucurbitaceous and solanaceous crops. …”
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Food nutrition and toxicology targeting on specific organs in the era of single-cell sequencing by Xiaofei Wang, Xiaowen Cheng, Huiling Liu, Xiaohuan Mu, Hao Zheng

“…In this review, we propose utilizing scRNA-seq to more effectively capture the subtle and complex effects of food chemicals, and how they may lead to health problems at single-cell resolution. …”
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Effects of Soil Quality Enhancement on Pollinator-Plant Interactions by Yasmin J. Cardoza, Gabriel K. Harris, Christina M. Grozinger

“…Pollen fractions of flowers from VC-grown plants had higher protein compared to those of plants grown in chemically fertilized potting soil. Nectar sugar content also tended to be higher in flowers from VC-grown plants, but differences were not statistically significant. …”
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CO2 Electroreduction in Organic Aprotic Solvents: A Mini Review by Оrest Kuntyi, Galyna Zozulya, Mariana Shepida

“…Electrochemical catalytic reduction is one of the effective directions of CO2 conversion into valuable chemicals and fuels. The electrochemical conversion of CO2 at catalytically active electrodes in aqueous solutions is the most studied. …”
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Influence of Steam Curing Method on the Performance of Concrete Containing a Large Portion of Mineral Admixtures by Mengyuan Li, Qiang Wang, Jun Yang

“…A comparison was made between the impact of raising the thermostatic temperature and the impact of prolonging the thermostatic time on the performance of steam-cured concrete containing a large portion of fly ash (FA) or ground granulated blast furnace slag (GGBS) by analysing the form removal strength, chemically combined water content, reaction degree, strength development, chloride permeability, and volume stability. …”
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Determinants of Use of Climate Change Adaptation Practices by Rice Farmers in Kebbi State, North-West Nigeria by Danlami Yakubu, Oladimeji Oladele

“…The results of the data analysis revealed that the farmers used improved rice varieties, intercropping, recommended rates of fertilizers and other chemicals as climate change adaptation practices among others. …”
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In Vitro Effects of Some Botanicals with Anti-Inflammatory and Antitoxic Activity by Gianandrea Guidetti, Alessandro Di Cerbo, Angela Giovazzino, Valentina Rubino, Anna Teresa Palatucci, Sara Centenaro, Elena Fraccaroli, Laura Cortese, Maria Grazia Bonomo, Giuseppina Ruggiero, Sergio Canello, Giuseppe Terrazzano

“…Several extrinsic factors, like drugs and chemicals, can foster autoimmunity. Tetracyclines, in particular oxytetracycline (OTC), appear to correlate with the emergence of immune-mediated diseases. …”
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PCL/PHBV Microparticles as Innovative Carriers for Oral Controlled Release of Manidipine Dihydrochloride by Fernanda Malaquias Barboza, Willian Moreira Machado, Luiz Renato Olchanheski Junior, Josiane Padilha de Paula, Sônia Faria Zawadzki, Daniel Fernandes, Paulo Vitor Farago

“…According to Fourier-transform infrared spectroscopy, initial components were not chemically modified during microencapsulation. X-ray diffraction patterns and differential scanning calorimetry demonstrated that this process led to drug amorphization. …”
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Delaware Inland Bays and Market Oyster (Crassostrea virginica) Quality for Consumption by Gulnihal Ozbay, Lathadevi Karuna Chintapenta, Talaysha Lingham, Stephen Lumor, Jung-lim Lee, Bettina Taylor, Shobha Sriharan, Samuel Besong

“…Since oysters are consumed raw, disease causing organisms, environmental contaminants, toxins, chemicals, and even physical hazards such as soils and metals retained in the oysters can enter through feeding. …”
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Evaluation of Current Households Management Practices of Solid Wastes from Pharmaceuticals in Soc Trang city, Vietnam by T. T. Tien, N. T. Giao

“…The interviewees did not have much knowledge of the impact of potentially harmful chemicals containing in the discarded medicines on health and ecosystems. …”
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Fabrication and Optimization of ChE/ChO/HRP-AuNPs/c-MWCNTs Based Silver Electrode for Determining Total Cholesterol in Serum by Kusum Lata, Vikas Dhull, Vikas Hooda

“…Polyacrylamide layer was finally coated on working electrode in order to prevent enzyme leaching. Chemically synthesised Au nanoparticles were subjected to transmission electron microscopy (TEM) for analysing the shape and size of the particles. …”
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