Acoustic Emission Analysis of the Cracking Behavior in ECC-LWSCC Composites by Yara Zaki, Ahmed Abouhussien, Assem Hassan

“…Two control beams were fully cast with ECC containing either polyvinyl alcohol (PVA) fibers or steel fibers (SF). …”
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The 2020 IDS Release of the Antwerp COR*-Database. Evaluation, Development and Transformation of a Pre-Existing Database by Sam Jenkinson, Francisco Anguita, Diogo Paiva, Hideko Matsuo, Koen Matthijs

“…In addition, the sample also contains a large array of occupational level information. …”
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Experimental Investigation on Hydroabrasive Erosion of Steel Fiber UHPC and Rubber UHPC by Shuangxi Li, Liang Tang, Wenyou Shi, Congchun Zhong

“…The results indicate that the steel fiber UHPC compressive strength is higher than that of rubber UHPC (containing 1% steel fiber), and the abrasion resistance performance of steel fiber UHPC is lower than that of rubber UHPC (containing 1% steel fiber) when the rubber content is 10% and 12.5%. …”
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Quantitation of α-Lactalbumin by Liquid Chromatography Tandem Mass Spectrometry in Medicinal Adjuvant Lactose by Rui Yan, Longmei Qu, Nan Luo, Yang Liu, Yu Liu, Li Li, Lijiang Chen

“…Chromatographic separation was performed on an Acquity UPLC BEH300 C18 column (2.1×150 mm, 1.7 μm) with an isocratic mobile phase consisting of water containing 0.1% TFA and acetonitrile containing 0.1% TFA (80 : 20, v/v). …”
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Development of a Model Mutagenesis System for Snapdragon by Zhaoyuan Lian, Heqiang Huo, Sandra B. Wilson, Jianjun Chen

“…They grow on average 6 to 15 inches tall and are ideal plants for use as low borders or in containers. Mid-sized varieties grow 1-2 feet tall and are typically used in borders (either alone or with other bedding plants) and sometimes as cut flowers. …”
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Acute Liver Failure among Patients on Efavirenz-Based Antiretroviral Therapy by Innocent Lule Segamwenge, Miriam Kaunanele Bernard

“…To describe the clinical characteristics of patients presenting with fulminant liver failure after varying periods of exposure to Efavirenz containing antiretroviral medications. Methods. We report a series of 4 patients with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection who were admitted with acute liver failure (ALF) over a 6-month period. …”
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Phenotypic screening in zebrafish larvae identifies promising cyanobacterial strains and pheophorbide a as insulin mimetics by Tiago Ribeiro, Mariana Reis, Vitor Vasconcelos, Ralph Urbatzka

“…The molecular networks constructed using the GNPS platform revealed that fraction 06104_D contained mass clusters primarily composed of chlorins, lipids, and terpenoids, while fraction 03283_B contained xanthophylls, peptides, and terpenoids. …”
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Development of a Model Mutagenesis System for Snapdragon by Zhaoyuan Lian, Heqiang Huo, Sandra B. Wilson, Jianjun Chen

“…They grow on average 6 to 15 inches tall and are ideal plants for use as low borders or in containers. Mid-sized varieties grow 1-2 feet tall and are typically used in borders (either alone or with other bedding plants) and sometimes as cut flowers. …”
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Direct visualization of peptide/MHC complexes at the surface and in the intracellular compartments of cells infected in vivo by Leishmania major. by Eric Muraille, Pierre Gounon, Julie Cazareth, Johan Hoebeke, Christoph Lippuner, Ana Davalos-Misslitz, Toni Aebischer, Sylviane Muller, Nicolas Glaichenhaus, Evelyne Mougneau

“…Immunogold electron microscopic analysis of in vivo infected cells showed that intracellular I-Ad/LACK complexes were present in the membrane of amastigote-containing phagosomes in dendritic cells, eosinophils and macrophages/monocytes. …”
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Staphylococcus aureus host cell invasion and virulence in sepsis is facilitated by the multiple repeats within FnBPA. by Andrew M Edwards, Jennifer R Potts, Elisabet Josefsson, Ruth C Massey

“…The Fn-binding region of FnBPA usually contains 11 non-identical repeats (FnBRs) with differing affinities for Fn, which facilitate the binding of multiple Fn molecules and may promote integrin clustering. …”
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Composition and Fatty Acid Profile of Goat Meat Sausages with Added Rice Bran by Fatemeh Malekian, Margarita Khachaturyan, Sebhatu Gebrelul, James F. Henson

“…In this study, goat meat sausages were formulated to contain 0, 1.5 or 3 percent stabilized rice bran. …”
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Occurrence of <i>Salmonella</i> and presumptive <i>Bacillus cereus</i> in sesame products from Swiss retail stores by Karen Barmettler, Sara Boss, Michael Biggel, Roger Stephan

“…In conclusion, none of the investigated sesame products contained significant levels of Salmonella or B. cereus group members. …”
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A Novel Rose Hip Preparation with Enhanced Anti-Inflammatory and Chondroprotective Effects by Joseph Schwager, Nathalie Richard, Rotraut Schoop, Swen Wolfram

“…Rose hip powder (RHP) alleviates osteoarthritis (OA) due to its anti-inflammatory and cartilage-protective properties. Substances contained in RHP might contribute to its clinical efficacy. …”
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Sanitation Practices and Escherichia Coli Contamination in Sugarcane Ice: A Case Study from 16 Ilir Market in Palembang by Lisa Putri Sari, Desri Maulina Sari Desri, Windi Indah Fajar Ningsih, Dini Arista Putri

“…The results showed that two handlers did not always wash their hands before processing sugarcane ice, and all handlers did not use special tools to take sugarcane stalks. 3 out of 4 servers still use water containers from disposable plastic containers, two servers do not have trash bins, and three servers have open sugar cane storage. …”
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Nanocrystalline Porous Hydrogen Storage Based on Vanadium and Titanium Nitrides by A. Goncharov, A. Guglya, A. Kalchenko, E. Solopikhina, V. Vlasov, E. Lyubchenko

“…Results of high-resolution transmission electron microscopy revealed that VNx films consist of 150–200 nm particles, boundaries of which contain nanopores of 10–15 nm diameters. Particles themselves consist of randomly oriented 10–20 nm nanograins. …”
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ESTIMATING THE PHYTOCHEMICAL CONTENT, AND ANTIOXIDANT AND ANTIBACTERIAL EFFICACY OF WILD ADIANTUM CAPILLUS-VENERIS by Z. Lazim, Z. Ahmad, H. Faizy

“…Moreover, the methanolic extract contained total glycoside (121 mg securidaside/g) and total saponin (16 mg/g). …”
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Homologs of the rolC gene of naturally transgenic toadflaxes Linaria vulgaris and Linaria creticola are expressed in vitro by T. V. Matveeva, O. D. Bogomaz, L. A. Golovanova, Yu. S. Li, D. Dimitrov

“…This can explain the absence of explicit morphological differences of species containing cT-DNA from their non-transgenic relatives.…”
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Studies on the Loading and Release of Metformin HCl Using Hydrogels with EGDMA and MBA as Crosslinkers by Ariyaldi Ariyaldi, Noverra Mardhatillah Nizardo, Maria Lucia Ardhani Dwi Lestari

“…The drug-loaded hydrogel containing EGDMA as crosslinkers in pH 7.4 had the highest drug release in 24 h compared to MBA. …”
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Noninvasive Near-infrared Imaging of Fluorochromes within the Brains of Live Mice: An In Vivo Phantom Study by Jan Klohs, Jens Steinbrink, Till Nierhaus, Riad Bourayou, Ute Lindauer, Peyman Bahmani, Ulrich Dirnagl, Andreas Wunder

“…The results show that capsules containing dye amounts as low as 10 −12 mol can be detected. …”
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Combine effect of fly ash and aggregate size on flexural strength of reinforced concrete by Dileep Kumar, Dhanik Vikrant, Kashif Rafique Memon, Alyas Khan Mandokhail

“…Furthermore, deflection in reinforced concrete batch D1 containing 15% fly ash and 20-mm aggregate size decreased by 12.13% compared to nominal concrete. …”
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