SS316/CCA laminated metal composite fabricated by additive friction stir deposition: Microstructure and mechanical properties by Ravi Sankar Haridas, Anurag Gumaste, Eric Kusterer, Devin Davis, Supreeth Gaddam, Brandon McWilliams, Kyu C. Cho, Rajiv S. Mishra

“…Laminated metal composites (LMCs) are a unique class of metallic composites that contain layers of different alloys that are alternately fabricated, and whose distinct interface characteristics enhance their properties. …”
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Lipodystrophy among HIV-Infected Patients Attending Care and Treatment Clinics in Dar es Salaam by Marina Njelekela, Rose Mpembeni, Alfa Muhihi, Nzovu Ulenga, Eric Aris, Deodatus Kakoko

“…Long duration on HAART and use of Stavudine containing regimen were also associated with increased risk for lipodystrophy. …”
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Trans Fatty Acids in the Hong Kong Food Supply by Stephen W. C. Chung, S. K. Tong, Violette F. P. Lin, Melva Y. Y. Chen, Janny K. M. Ma, Y. Xiao, Y. Y. Ho

“…For those found to contain detectable TFA, the content ranged up to 4.7 g/100 g of food or 17.3% of total lipids. …”
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Optimization of Distillation Conditions for Improved Recovery of Phthalides from Celery (Apium graveolens L.) Seeds by Adam Kokotkiewicz, Anna Badura, Żaneta Tabaczyńska, Andżelika Lorenc, Adam Buciński, Maria Luczkiewicz

“…The 6-h HD of comminuted seeds yielded essential oil (2.9%) with a higher total phthalide content (51%), as compared to the samples collected after 1.5-3.0 h, which gave 2.4-2.7% of oil containing 24.6-39.2% of total phthalides. The oil contained sedanenolide (36.7%), 3- n -butylphthalide (13.1%), and sedanolide (1.1%). …”
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Costus afer: A Systematic Review of Evidence-Based Data in support of Its Medicinal Relevance by Daniel Boison, Cynthia Ayefoumi Adinortey, Godwin Kweku Babanyinah, Olga Quasie, Rosemary Agbeko, Gilbert Kofi Wiabo-Asabil, Michael Buenor Adinortey

“…The search revealed that the stem and leaves of the plant contain substantial amounts of micronutrients and macronutrients. …”
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Enhanced Antitumor Immune Response in 2′-5′ Oligoadenylate Synthetase-Like 1- (OASL1-) Deficient Mice upon Cisplatin Chemotherapy and Radiotherapy by Chan Kyu Sim, Jung Hoon Lee, In-Jeoung Baek, Sang-Wook Lee, Myeong Sup Lee

“…Additionally, we found that Oasl1−/− mice applied with both types of the cancer therapies contained more cytotoxic effector cells, such as CD8+ T cells and NK cells, and produced more cytotoxic effector cytokine IFN-γ as well as IFN-I in their tumor-containing lungs compared to untreated Oasl1−/− mice. …”
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The bile acid chenodeoxycholic acid associates with reduced stroke in humans and mice by Vera F. Monteiro-Cardoso, Xin Yi Yeo, Han-Gyu Bae, David Castano Mayan, Mariam Wehbe, Sejin Lee, Kumar Krishna-K, Seung Hyun Baek, Leon F. Palomera, Lik Hang Wu, Leroy S. Pakkiri, Sangeetha Shanmugam, Kai Ping Sem, Mun Geok Yew, Matthew P. Parsons, Michael R. Hayden, Leonard L.L. Yeo, Vijay K. Sharma, Chester Drum, Elisa A. Liehn, Sreedharan Sajikumar, Svend Davanger, Dong-Gyu Jo, Mark Y.Y. Chan, Benjamin Y.Q. Tan, Sangyong Jung, Roshni R. Singaraja

“…Together, our data suggest that CDCA, acting in the liver-brain axis, decreases GluN2B-containing NMDAR overactivation, contributing to neuroprotection in stroke.…”
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Bio-Recycling Hazelnut Shells to Improve Antioxidant Properties of <i>Lentinus tigrinus</i> Sporophore by Anthea Desiderio, Mariana C. Pedrosa, Sandrina A. Heleno, Marcio Carocho, Daniele B. Rodrigues, Simone Buratti, Irene Soffientini, Daniela Ratto, Elena Savino, Paola Rossi

“…The results showed that all the extracts contained various bioactive compounds, primarily polyphenols. …”
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Effect of Absorbents on NOx Removal through Polyvinylidene Fluoride (PVDF) Hollow Fiber Membrane Modules by Irfan Purnawan, Sutrasno Kartohardjono, Levana Wibowo, Annisa Faiza Ramadhani, Woei Jye Lau, Arifina Febriasari

“…The experimental results showed that the oxidant’s strength influences NOx removal efficiency, where the absorbent solutions containing hydrogen peroxide had the highest removal efficiency as hydrogen peroxide is the most potent oxidant, followed by sodium chlorite and sodium chlorate. …”
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Computer Based Correlation of the Texture of P63 Expressed Nuclei with Histological Tumour Grade, in Laryngeal Carcinomas by Konstantinos Ninos, Spiros Kostopoulos, Ioannis Kalatzis, Panagiota Ravazoula, George Sakelaropoulos, George Panayiotakis, George Economou, Dionisis Cavouras

“…P63 expressed nuclei contain important information related to histologic grade.…”
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Primary Biliary Cirrhosis-Specific Antimitochondrial Antibodies in Neonatal Haemochromatosis by Daniel S. Smyk, Maria G. Mytilinaiou, Tassos Grammatikopoulos, A. S. Knisely, Giorgina Mieli-Vergani, Dimitrios P. Bogdanos, Diego Vergani

“…At NH diagnosis, infant and maternal serum contained AMA of the IgG isotype, predominantly of the G3 and G1 subclasses. …”
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Ebola Virus and SARS-CoV-2: Similarities and Differences by Robert C. SIZEMORE, Md S. ZAMAN

“…The Zaire Ebolavirus strain was 90% fatal and was eventually contained to small areas whereas fatality of SARS-CoV-2, as of this writing varies apparently across countries (from 2.1 % in Turkey to 12.8 % in Italy and Belgium) although the precise case fatality ratio is still unknown. …”
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Scan Mirror Assembly for the Multispectral Scanning Polarimeter of Aerosol-UA Space Mission by Ivan Syniavskyi, Yevgen Oberemok, Yuriy Ivanov, Mikhail Sosonkin, Vladimir Kireyev, Konstantin Akinin

“…Multiangular scanning in ScanPol is provided by scan mirror assembly, which contains a reactive torque compensator electric motor and two scan mirrors, mounted on the shaft of the motor. …”
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Upcycling of food industry side streams by basidiomycetes for production of a vegan protein source by Jenny Ahlborn, Alexander Stephan, Theresa Meckel, Garima Maheshwari, Martin Rühl, Holger Zorn

“…Methods Submerged propagation of mushrooms was carried out in shake flasks which contained agro-industrial side streams as the sole carbon source. …”
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Effects of coenzyme q10 on lipid profile in streptozotocin induced diabetic rats by Deniz Uluışık, Ercan Keskin, Yasemin Öznurlu, Tuğba Özaydın

“…It was observed an increase in the staining intensity of hepatocytes containing lipid droplets in diabetes group. However, these staining intensity decreased by administration of CoQ10 to diabetic rats.…”
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The damage evolution law and life prediction of mortar under Freeze-thaw cycles and sulfate corrosion based on entropy weight method by Yizheng Jiang, Yuang Cui, Yi Song, Xuepeng Zhang

“…Specifically, it investigates the deterioration laws and evolution models of mortar materials containing silica fume under both freeze-thaw and coupled freeze-thaw/sulfate attack conditions. …”
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Crimean Khanate in Ottoman documents (part 2)* by Refat Abduzhemilev

“…Types of records include: imperial decrees (fermans) and imperial letters (name-i humayuns) prepared by the Imperial Council (Diwan-y Humayun) and its offices on behalf of the sultan; decrees (berats) of khans and kalgays; imperial orders (hatt-y humayun), containing the opinions and approvals of the sultans in connection with the proposals and decisions of the grand viziers; expenditure documents of the Ottoman finances for the Crimean khans, sultans and ambassadors; “news papers” (“khavadis kyagytlary”), allowing you to find out information from the Crimea. …”
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Diagenetic Fluid and Its Impact on Sandstone Reservoirs in the Southern Boxing Sag, Dongying Depression, Bohai Bay Basin, China by Zhenhuan Shen, Zhuang Ruan, Bingsong Yu, Shujun Han, Chenyang Bai, Qiuhong Chang, Tianxia An

“…The homogenization temperature of aqueous inclusions in quartz overgrowth usually exceeds 90°C corresponding to the maturity of organic matter. Quartz overgrowths contain higher amounts of CaO and Al2O3 than detrital quartz. …”
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Investigating the benefits and challenges of including bereaved women in research: a multifaceted perinatal audit in a socially disadvantaged French district by Jennifer Zeitlin, Priscille Sauvegrain

“…Members of the audit’s expert panel reported that 41% of the interviews contained new information relevant to their assessment. …”
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Evaluating the desirability of energy inequality mitigation strategies within underserved communities in sub-Saharan Africa by Desmond Eseoghene Ighravwe, Oludolapo Akanni Olanrewaju

“…Also, the framework contains nine socio-economic criteria and ten mitigation strategies. …”
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