Sustainable and Eco-Friendly Single- and Multilayer Polyester Foils (Laminates) from Polylactide and Poly(Ethylene 2,5-Furandicarboxylate) by Sandra Paszkiewicz, Izabela Irska, Konrad Walkowiak, Filip Włodarczyk, Magdalena Zdanowicz, Elżbieta Piesowicz, Mateusz Barczewski

“…However, a multilayer system composed of two PLA foils with a single inner PEF foil had an OTR value only slightly higher than that of the PEF foil alone. …”
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Complementary medicine in orthopaedic and trauma surgery: a cross-sectional survey on usage and needs by Anica Kilper, Alexander Müller, Roman Huber, Niklas Reimers, Ludwig Schütz, Ann-Kathrin Lederer

“…The aim of this study was to investigate usage and needs regarding CAM for these patients.Design Prospective paper-based, pseudoanonymous, cross-sectional survey.Setting From August to December 2018, a questionnaire composed of 17 questions was distributed to all eligible patients.Participants In-house patients in orthopaedic and trauma surgery at a high-volume medical centre in Germany.Primary and secondary outcome measures Previous or current usage of CAM, interest and requests towards CAM as well as communication about CAM.Results Overall, 457 orthopaedic and trauma surgical patients took part in the survey. …”
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Fluorescence Lifetime Imaging of NAD(P)H in Patients’ Lymphocytes: Evaluation of Efficacy of Immunotherapy by Diana V. Yuzhakova, Daria A. Sachkova, Anna V. Izosimova, Konstantin S. Yashin, Gaukhar M. Yusubalieva, Vladimir P. Baklaushev, Artem M. Mozherov, Vladislav I. Shcheslavskiy, Marina V. Shirmanova

“…One of the promising approaches is drug screening using patient-derived models composed of tumor and immune cells. In this regard, the selection of an appropriate in vitro model and the choice of cellular response assay are critical for reliable predictions. …”
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Effects of Tremella fuciformis -Derived Polysaccharides with Different Molecular Weight on D-Galactose-Induced Aging of Mice by Donghui Luo, Xiaofei Liu, Jingjing Guan, Guili Jang, Yanglin Hua, Xinfei Zhang, Xiaofei Xu

“…In the present study, a purified TFP, named HM, mainly composed of mannose, fucose, xylose, and glucose in a molar ratio of 4.14:0.98:0.81:0.62, was obtained from the fruiting body of T. fuciformis . …”
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Single cell RNA sequencing reveals human tooth type identity and guides in vitro hiPSC derived odontoblast differentiation (iOB) by Sesha Hanson-Drury, Sesha Hanson-Drury, Sesha Hanson-Drury, Anjali P. Patni, Anjali P. Patni, Anjali P. Patni, Anjali P. Patni, Deborah L. Lee, Deborah L. Lee, Deborah L. Lee, Ammar Alghadeer, Ammar Alghadeer, Ammar Alghadeer, Ammar Alghadeer, Yan Ting Zhao, Yan Ting Zhao, Yan Ting Zhao, Devon Duron Ehnes, Devon Duron Ehnes, Devon Duron Ehnes, Vivian N. Vo, Vivian N. Vo, Vivian N. Vo, Sydney Y. Kim, Sydney Y. Kim, Druthi Jithendra, Druthi Jithendra, Ashish Phal, Ashish Phal, Ashish Phal, Natasha I. Edman, Natasha I. Edman, Natasha I. Edman, Natasha I. Edman, Thomas Schlichthaerle, Thomas Schlichthaerle, David Baker, David Baker, David Baker, Jessica E. Young, Jessica E. Young, Julie Mathieu, Julie Mathieu, Hannele Ruohola-Baker, Hannele Ruohola-Baker, Hannele Ruohola-Baker, Hannele Ruohola-Baker, Hannele Ruohola-Baker

“…Most of the mineralized tooth structure is composed of dentin, a material produced and mineralized by ectomesenchyme derived cells known as odontoblasts. …”
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Pepper as a phytogenic additive in finishing lambs diets by Suellem Fernanda Pedrosa Zanin, Luiz Juliano Valério Geron, Alexandre Lima de Souza, Fagton de Mattos Negrão, André Gustavo Leão, Anderson de Moura Zanine, Daniele de Jesus Ferreira, Jocilaine Garcia, Nelcino Francisco de Paula, Luciano da Silva Cabral

“…Four lambs with an average body weight of 27.6 ± 2.9 kg were distributed in a 4 × 4 Latin square design and fed a basal diet composed of 600 g DM/day of corn silage and 400 g DM/day of concentrate. …”
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Characterizing a complex buildup in the Pearl River Mouth Basin of the northern South China Sea: an interplay of carbonates and igneous rocks by Beichen Chen, Leyi Xu, Baojun Liu, Lili Zhang, Dong Xiao, Ya Gao, Ya Gao, Feng Wu, Xueqi Yang, Yaming Zou, Yongkun Ma, Yinglin Zhang

“…This challenge is further compounded in complex buildups composed of both multi-stage developed igneous rocks and biogenic carbonates. …”
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Propylene glycol-based deep eutectic solvent as an alternative to Ethaline for electrometallurgy by Bertoloni, Calogera, Mba Ekomo, Vitalys, Villemejeanne, Benoît, Lemoine, Charly, Duwald, Romain, Billy, Emmanuel, Mendil-Jakani, Hakima,  Legeai, Sophie

“…Cheaper and greener than conventional ionic liquids, DESs are often bio-sourced and exhibit a higher biodegradability. Ethaline, a DES composed of choline chloride (ChCl) as hydrogen bond acceptor and ethylene glycol (EG) as hydrogen bond donor in 1:2 molar proportions (Et 1:2), is commonly used in electrometallurgy thanks to its good transport properties. …”
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Dual-phase medium-entropy diboride–carbide ceramics with metal element exchange during sintering by Pai Peng, Ji-Xuan Liu, Xiao-Ting Xin, Weichao Bao, Yongcheng Liang, Fangfang Xu, Guo-Jun Zhang

“…The obtained ceramics were composed of two distinct solid solution phases, the Zr-rich diboride phase and the Ta-rich carbide phase, indicating that metal element exchange occurred between the starting equimolar medium-entropy diboride and carbide phases during sintering. …”
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Design of a double-blade swirl wet dust collector for comprehensive mining faces by GONG Xiaoyan, HE Zilun, CHEN Long, WANG Haijun, FU Haoran, PEI Xiaoze, SUN Haixin, ZHANG Hongbing, YANG Fuqiang

“…The dust collector was mainly composed of an annular spray device, double swirl blades, and baffle mist eliminators, with the double swirl blades designed to provide greater centrifugal force and thus improve dust collection efficiency. …”
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Investigating the inflammatory effect of microplastics in cigarette butts on peripheral blood mononuclear cells by Monire Soltani, Abbas Shahsavani, Philip K. Hopke, Nadali Alavi Bakhtiarvand, Mehrnoosh Abtahi, Masoumeh Rahmatinia, Majid Kermani

“…Abstract Cigarette filter microplastics are composed of cellulose acetate that does not undergo biological or photo-degradation. …”
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A Nitrogen-Rich Covalent Triazine Framework as a Photocatalyst for Hydrogen Production by Ruizhi Gong, Liuliu Yang, Shuo Qiu, Wan-Ting Chen, Qing Wang, Jiazhuo Xie, Geoffrey I. N. Waterhouse, Jing Xu

“…XRD, SEM, and TEM characterization studies revealed CTF-CN to be amorphous and composed of ultrathin 2D sheets. CTF-CN possessed strong absorption at visible wavelengths, with UV-vis measurements suggesting a band gap energy in the range 2.7-2.9 eV. …”
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Investigating the causal pathways among psychopathological variables, cognitive impairment, and real-life functioning in people with schizophrenia by Luigi Giuliani, Francesco Sanmarchi, Armida Mucci, Paola Rucci, Edoardo Caporusso, Paola Bucci, Giulia M. Giordano, Mario Amore, Paola Rocca, Alessandro Rossi, Alessandro Bertolino, Silvana Galderisi, Mario Maj

“…The study sample was composed of more than 600 clinically stable patients with schizophrenia at two time points. …”
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'Contrafacta': le chant, les timbres, la romance et les conditions de la poésie au tournant des Lumières by Martin Wåhlberg

“…The question of composing poetry on music is studied through d’Argenson’s manual, and through an examination of the Tableau des coupes by Pierre Capelle. …”
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A propos de l'extension complète des doigts longs et des 4 derniers orteils des primates by J Norbert Kuhlmann

“…La transformation des extenseurs profonds en extenseurs propres de la main accroît chez les Hominoïdes l'autonomie du deuxième et du cinquième doigt. L'apparition du composant superficiel du faisceau profond de leurs interosseux permet l'autonomie d'une extension complète inter-phalangienne de tous les doigts. …”
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Integrative single-cell and multi-omics analyses reveal ferroptosis-associated gene expression and immune microenvironment heterogeneity in gastric cancer by Shupeng Zhang, Zhaojin Li, Gang Hu, Hekai Chen

“…The microenvironment of gastric cancer is composed of diverse cell populations, yet the specific gene expression profiles and their association with ferroptosis are not well understood. …”
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Assessing the Geological Environment Resilience Under Seawater Intrusion Hazards: A Case Study of the Coastal Area of Shenzhen City by Dong Su, Jinwei Zhou, Maolong Huang, Wenlong Han, Aiguo Li, Enzhi Wang, Xiangsheng Chen

“…The vulnerability is greater the closer the distance to the coastline and the shallower the depth of bedrock burial. Resistance is composed of early warning ability and disaster prevention ability, and the result is 10.07, which belongs to the medium level. …”
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Sedimentary Facies of the Longmaxi Formation Shale Gas Reservoir in the Weiyuan Area Based on Elemental Characteristics by Yijia Wu, Hongming Tang, Ying Wang, Jing Li, Yanxiang Zeng, Songlian Jiang, Yongcheng Mu

“…The Lower Silurian Longmaxi Formation in the southern Sichuan Basin is composed of a series of dark carbonaceous shales deposited in a hydrostatic shelf reduction environment. …”
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Kaposi's sarcoma-associated herpesvirus (KSHV) gB dictates a low-pH endocytotic entry pathway as revealed by a dual-fluorescent virus system and a rhesus monkey rhadinovirus expres... by Shanchuan Liu, Sarah Schlagowski, Anna K Großkopf, Natalia Khizanishvili, Xiaoliang Yang, Scott W Wong, Elina M Guzmán, Marija Backovic, Stefano Scribano, Arne Cordsmeier, Armin Ensser, Alexander S Hahn

“…Fusion of viral and host cell membranes, which is followed by release of the viral capsid into the cytoplasm, is executed by the core fusion machinery composed of glycoproteins H (gH), L (gL), and B (gB), that is common to all herpesviruses. …”
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Adaptation and combination of two scales to measure dispositional gratitude in health sciences faculty: a psychometric analysis by Jesus Alfonso Beltran-Sanchez, José Moral de la Rubia, Adrian Valle de la O, Josue Omar Nava-Manzo, Angeles Dominguez

“…Results The result was a unifactorial measurement model composed of 10 items with evidence of construct validity (χ 2  = 59.83, df = 20, p < 0.001, χ 2 /df = 59.83/20 = 2.99, SRMR = 0.11, GFI = 0.96; NFI = 0.93, RFI = 0.91, AGFI = 0.93), PRATIO = 0.78, PNFI = 0.73; concurrent validity with interactive optimism (r = 0.45, p < 0.001); convergent validity (AVE = 0.42); and reliability (α = 0.88; ω = 0.88). …”
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