Mannitol Enhances the Antinociceptive Effects of Diphenhydramine as an Alternative Local Anesthetic by Jo-Young Son, Jae-Seong Lim, Jae-Hyung Park, Jae-Hyeong Park, Myeong-Shin Kim, Jung-Ho Park, Jun-suk Oh, Hyun-Wu Yoon, Jin-Sook Ju, Dong-Kuk Ahn

“…Male Sprague-Dawley rats weighing 230–260 g were used in a hot plate test to evaluate the antinociceptive effects of diphenhydramine. All chemicals were dissolved in isotonic normal saline and administered subcutaneously into the plantar surface of the right hind paw at 10 min before the hot plate test. …”
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Wheat intercropping with canola promotes biological control of aphids by enhancing enemy diversity by Sohaib Saleem, Muhammad Omer Farooq, Muhammad Razaq, Séverin Hatt, Farhan Mahmood Shah

“…Intensive agriculture relies largely on monocultures and plant protection chemicals to sustain food security but leaning towards such practices undermines environmental sustainability due to negative impacts towards ecosystem services. …”
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Electrically chargeable inorganic persistent luminescence in an alternating current driven electroluminescent device by Cunjian Lin, Rujun Yang, Zishuang Wu, Yajing Wang, Chenhan Zhan, Hirohisa Miyata, Xiankan Zeng, Yuantian Zheng, Shihai You, Ying Lv, Yixi Zhuang, Rong-Jun Xie, Jumpei Ueda

“…The spin-coating method-prepared emission layer composites consist of a small bandgap copper-doped zinc sulfide core, a high dielectric constant alumina shell and a chemically passivated dielectric polydimethylsiloxane medium (ZnS:Cu@AlOx@PDMS), and these composites exhibit well-distributed electric fields and excellent operational stability. …”
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The effect of soy isoflavones in brain development: the emerging role of multiple signaling pathways and future perspectives by Winda Ariyani, Noriyuki Koibuchi

“…With this regard, isoflavones are also considered as endocrine-disrupting chemicals. Endogenous estrogen plays a crucial role in brain development through binding to estrogen receptors (ERs) or G protein-coupled estrogen receptors 1 (GPER1) and regulates morphogenesis, migration, functional maturation, and intracellular metabolism of neurons and glial cells. …”
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Diversity of 4-Chloro-2-nitrophenol-Degrading Bacteria in a Waste Water Sample by Pankaj Kumar Arora, Alok Srivastava, Vijay Pal Singh

“…Eighteen bacterial strains, isolated from a waste water sample collected from a chemically contaminated site, Patancheru (17°32′N 78°16′E/17.53°N 78.27°E), India, were able to decolorize 4-chloro-2-nitrophenol (4C2NP) in the presence of an additional carbon source. …”
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Efficient sex hormone biosensors in Saccharomyces cerevisiae cells to evaluate human aromatase activity and inhibition by Jie Wu, Matthias Bureik, Mario Andrea Marchisio

“…These two assays allow the screening of a large number of chemicals and proteins in a fast and economic fashion. …”
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Application of chemotactic behavior for life detection by Max Riekeles, Vincent Bruder, Vincent Bruder, Nicholas Adams, Berke Santos, Berke Santos, Dirk Schulze-Makuch, Dirk Schulze-Makuch, Dirk Schulze-Makuch

“…Microbial motility can be induced by various stimulants, including certain chemicals called chemoeffectors, leading to subsequent chemotaxis. …”
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Contribution of Agricultural Cooperatives to Smallholder Potato Farmers’ Livelihood: A Case Study of Mubuga Cooperative in Nyarusizasub-County Kisoro District. by Niringiyimana, Steven

“…The services offered were: offering loans, provision of agricultural inputs, market creation, construction of storage facilities, provision of seeds, supply of chemicals, and sensitization of farmers. The impact of the Mubuga agricultural cooperative on smallholder farmers included access to agricultural inputs and construction of storage facilities, increased income, and paying school fees for their children. …”
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Hydrochemical Characteristic and Water Quality Evaluation of Shallow Groundwater in Guangzhou by YUAN Shengyan, ZHU Aiping, ZENG Hongping, FENG Xiaolei, HUANG Bobo, LI Nian

“…To investigate the hydrochemical characteristics and water quality of the shallow groundwater in Guangzhou and the potential human health risks posed by the nitrates in the shallow groundwater,this study collected 132 shallow groundwater samples in Guangzhou during November 2014 to February 2015.The hydrochemical characteristics of the shallow groundwater in Guangzhou were analyzed by the Piper trilinear diagram.The water quality of the groundwater and the health risks caused by nitrate pollution were assessed by the Nemerow comprehensive index method and a health risk evaluation model,respectively.The results showed that the main chemicals in the shallow groundwater in the study area were Ca-Na-HCO₃,Ca-HCO₃,Ca-Mg-HCO₃,and Ca-Na-HCO₃-Cl.The groundwater quality was generally poor,and manganese,ammonia nitrogen,nitrates,and pH were the main factors behind the poor water quality of the groundwater.The results of health risk assessment revealed that the health risks for children exposed by nitrates via drinking water intake and skin contact were both significantly higher than those for adult females and males.Furthermore,the health risks caused by drinking water intake were much higher than those caused by skin contact.Those all indicated that the health risks exposed by nitrates for different groups of people in the study area were mainly through drinking water intake.Therefore,serious attention should be paid to the potential human health risks posed by long-term drinking of the groundwater in the study area.…”
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Air quality protection behaviour and stock returns of public companies: Sectoral aspects by Maksim S. Maramygin, Natalya B. Boldyreva, Lyudmila G. Reshetnikova

“…Cross-sectoral economic analysis has shown that investors lack interest in PAOs’ air quality protection behaviour and invariably favour companies from the sectoral indices paying higher dividends compared to the Moscow Exchange, such as Chemicals and Petrochemicals, Metals and Mining, Oil and Gas. …”
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The Nasal Route as a Potential Pathway for Delivery of Erythropoietin in the Treatment of Acute Ischemic Stroke in Humans by Julio Cesar García-Rodríguez, Iliana Sosa Teste

“…Contrary to the other EPO variants, Neuro-EPO is not chemically modified, making it biologically similar to endogenous EPO, with the advantage of less adverse reactions when this molecule is applied chronically. …”
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Development and Validation of an LC-MS/MS Method and Comparison with a GC-MS Method to Measure Phenytoin in Human Brain Dialysate, Blood, and Saliva by Raphael Hösli, Stefan König, Stefan F. Mühlebach

“…The LC-MS/MS was more sensitive, needed a smaller sample volume (25 µL) and less chemicals, was less time consuming (cleaning up, sample preparation, and analysis), and resulted in a better LOD (<1 ng/mL)/LOQ (10 ng/mL). …”
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Application of single-cell sequencing technology to the study of embryonic developmental toxicity of emerging contaminants: Progress and perspectives by Weizhao CAO, Yunhui ZHANG

“…Emerging pollutants are a class of environmental chemicals characterized by bioaccumulation, environmental persistence, and high toxicity. …”
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A detoxified TLR4 agonist inhibits tumour growth and lung metastasis of osteosarcoma by promoting CD8+ cytotoxic lymphocyte infiltration by Ryunosuke Oyama, Akira Nabeshima, Makoto Endo, Alexey Novikov, Toshifumi Fujiwara, Capucine Phelip, Nobuhiko Yokoyama, Yoshinao Oda, Martine Caroff, Yoshihiro Matsumoto, Jerome Kerzerho, Yasuharu Nakashima

“…Methods We compared the antitumour effect of lipopolysaccharides (LPS) with that of an innovative chemically detoxified TLR4 agonist (Lipo-MP-LPS) in a syngeneic metastatic osteosarcoma mouse model. …”
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<i>In Vitro</i> and <i>In Vivo</i> Evaluation of the Antischistosomal Activity of Polygodial and 9-Deoxymuzigadial Isolated from <i>Drimys brasiliensis</i> Branches by Eric Umehara, Rayssa A. Cajas, Gabriel B. Conceição, Guilherme M. Antar, Adriano D. Andricopulo, Josué de Moraes, João Henrique G. Lago

“…Bioactivity-guided fractionation afforded, in addition to the previously reported bioactive sesquiterpene 3,6-epidioxy-bisabola-1,10-diene, two chemically related drimane sesquiterpenes—polygodial (<b>1</b>) and 9-deoxymuzigadial (<b>2</b>). …”
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Assessment of morbidity profile among workers of metallurgy factories processing aluminium in Howrah district of West Bengal by Debasish Biswas, Manabendra Sau, Gautam Paik, Kishore P. Madhwani, Amalendu Samanta

“…Introduction: Workers who work in metallurgy factories processing aluminium are at risk of exposure to various kinds of metals and chemicals. Objective: To describe sociodemographic characteristics and to find out morbidity profile of study participants . …”
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Chitin Hydrogels Prepared at Various Lithium Chloride/N,N-Dimethylacetamide Solutions by Water Vapor-Induced Phase Inversion by Khoa Dang Nguyen, Takaomi Kobayashi

“…Chitin was chemically extracted from crab shells and then dissolved in N,N-dimethylacetamide (DMAc) solvent with lithium chloride (LiCl) at 3, 5, 7, and 10%. …”
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Pharmacological insights and therapeutic advances of mangiferin against various pathological conditions in liver diseases by Tanvir Zaman Shoyshob, Sumaya Akter, Muhammad Ramiz Uddin, Mithila Farjana, Akhi Moni, Wonhyo Seo, Md. Golzar Hossain, Md Jamal Uddin

“…Currently, liver diseases have become a serious global health issue, and this situation occurs due to the exposure of the liver to different agents, such as chemicals, alcohol, viruses, and autoimmune diseases. …”
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Effect of microencapsulated Fiber2-displaying probiotics loaded with inulin nanoparticles on immunity against fowl adenovirus serotype 4 in chickens by Biao Wang, Meiyuan Tian, Yashu Yang, Zhipeng Jia, Faisal R Anjum, Chunli Ma, Dexing Ma

“…In this study, phthalate inulin nanoparticles (PINs) were chemically modified and characterized. The internalization of PINs into the probiotic E. faecalis, which delivering Fiber2 protein of fowl adenovirus serotype 4 (FAdV-4), was investigated. …”
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Development of Adsorbent Hollow Fibres for Environmental Applications by Chin-Chih Tai, Yun-Hsin Wang

“…This main advantage of this preparation technique is that it avoids impregnation of precursors or the use of chemicals for zeolite deposition, while dramatically reducing production times and costs. …”
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