SARS-CoV-2 computer simulation of sterilization via electrical resistance in air conditioning by Jorge Henrique de Oliveira Sales, Diego Ramos do Nascimento, Cláudio Soriano de Souza Brandão, Rodrigo Gaigher Cezana, Francisco Bruno Souza Oliveira

“…The result shows that the system works by eliminating the humidity in the air containing SARS-CoV-2. What we are trying to demonstrate is that an electrically resistive filter controls the spread of the virus in air up to 10 cubic meters in size indoors. …”
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On the assessment of non-metallic inclusions by part 13 of API 579 -1/ASME FFS-1 2016 by Jorge Luis González-Velázquez, Ehsan Entezari, Jerzy A. Szpunar

“…Thus, an alternative procedure to assess the mechanical integrity of pressure vessels containing zones of non-metallic inclusions is proposed by adopting some criteria of the API 579-1/ASME FFS-1 Part 13 standard procedure and taking into consideration the dimensions and grouping characteristics of the inclusion zones.      …”
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Stability Analysis of Jointed Rock Cutting Slope Based on Discrete Element Method by Wei Zhu, Liang Gao, Yingai Zhao, Chao Yang, Wei Sun, Pengqiang Yu

“…Based on the findings of the on-site jointed structural surfaces, a rocky slope model containing two sets of intermittent joints was constructed, and the linear parallel bond model and the smooth joint model are used to characterize the rock body and joints, respectively. …”
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Optimization of amino acid-stabilized erythropoietin parenteral formulation: In vitro and in vivo assessment by Fayed Bahgat E., Tawfik Abdulkader F., Yassin Alaa Eldeen B.

“…Amino acid combinations, glycine with glutamic acid, provided maximum stability. Formulation F4 (containing glycine, glutamic acid and Tween 20) showed minimum aggregation and degradation and in vivo activity equivalent to commercially available HSA-stabilized EPO (Eprex®).…”
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Statistical Optimization of Bioleaching for Simultaneous Recovery of Cu, Sn, Pb, and Zn from Computer-Printed Circuit Boards by Murugesan Manikkampatti Palanisamy, Venkata Ratnam Myneni, Akilamudhan Palaniappan, Padmapriya Veerappan, Minar Mohamed Lebbai, G. Kavitha

“…Printed circuit boards (PCBs) are critical components in contemporary electronic gadgets that contain toxic elements. Bioprocessing of PCBs for metal recovery employing microbial methods has evolved as a green solution in metallurgical operations. …”
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Improving Data Privacy in the Internet of Things by Using Artificial Immune System, in Regard with the Internet Limitations by Marzieh Faridi Masouleh, Ali Harounabadi, Asal Sayyad

“…Today, protecting data privacy is considered as the most important challenge in the Internet of Things networks. These networks contain important data which is transmitted among the nodes. …”
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SEM and AFM Studies of Two-Phase Magnetic Alkali Borosilicate Glasses by N. Andreeva, M. Tomkovich, A. Naberezhnov, B. Nacke, A. Filimonov, O. Alekseeva, P. Vanina, V. Nizhankovskii

“…The first results for nanocomposite materials on the basis of magnetic glasses containing the embedded ferroelectrics KH2PO4 demonstrate the effect of applied magnetic field on the ferroelectric phase transition.…”
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REE AND Th MINERALS IN THE METASANDSTONES OF THE UDOKAN BASIN (RUSSIA) by E.V. Belogub, K.A. Novoselov, V.V. Shilovskikh, I.A. Blinov, E.E. Palenova

“…Thorium is concentrated in an authigenic silicate (thorite or thorogummite), which contains a significant amount of Fe, Ca, Al, and Cu and microinclusions of Cu and Pb sulfides and baryte. …”
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The Use of Plants for Remediation of Metal-Contaminated Soils by Andon Vassilev, Jean-Paul Schwitzguebél, Theo Thewys, Daniël van der Lelie, Jaco Vangronsveld

“…The use of green plants to remove, contain, inactivate, or degrade harmful environmental contaminants (generally termed phytoremediation) is an emerging technology. …”
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Analysis of application of heat loss recovery system using organic Rankine сycle for drive of process equipment by A. M. Kalashnikov, A. A. Kapelyukhovskaya, I. D. Obukhov

“…The analysis of heat exchange processes during cooling of the heated surface of the process equipment is carried out on the basis of the equations contained in the ANSYS Fluent package. When modeling heat exchange processes, the following boundary conditions are adopted: the temperature of the heated surface; the coil heat exchanger is located at a distance from the heated surface of the process equipment. …”
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Development and Characterization of Poly(1-vinylpyrrolidone-co-vinyl acetate) Copolymer Based Polymer Electrolytes by Nurul Nadiah Sa’adun, Ramesh Subramaniam, Ramesh Kasi

“…The effect of ionic liquid on ionic conductivity is studied and the optimum ionic conductivity at room temperature is found to be 2.14 × 10−6 S cm−1 for sample containing 25 wt% of EMImTFSI. The temperature dependence of ionic conductivity from 303 K to 353 K exhibits Arrhenius plot behaviour. …”
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Influence of Precursor Compounds on the Structural and Catalytic Properties of Cobalt-Based Catalysts by M.M. Selim, N.M. Deraz, M. Ramadan

“…The results obtained indicate that the investigated catalysts contained clusters or very small particles of cobalt metal or Co 3 O 4 phases. …”
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Cinnamon treatment shows promise for glycemic control but may cause adverse effects in some people by Laura del Bosque-Plata, Claudia Gragnoli

“…However, cinnamon can contain high amounts of naturally occurring coumarin, a blood thinner. …”
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A high-quality chromosome-level genome assembly of the mulberry looper, Phthonandria atrilineata by De-Long Guan, Ying-can Qin, Ya-Zhen Chen, Shi-Hao Zhang, Ji-ping Liu, Hui-Yu Yi, Xiao-Dong Li

“…Here, we report a chromosome-level reference genome of P. atrilineata, with a total size of 336.55 Mb, containing 15,026 protein-coding genes and 39.72% repeat sequences. …”
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The Decay Resistance and Hyphae Penetration of Bamboo Gigantochloa scortechinii Decayed by White and Brown Rot Fungi by Norul Hisham Hamid, Othman Sulaiman, Azmy Mohammad, Norasikin Ahmad Ludin

“…The bamboo grown in natural stand from three different age classes of 0.5, 3.5, and 6.5 years was harvested, oven dried, sterilised, and exposed to agar media containing 4% malt extract and 2% agar technical (no. 3) under laboratory condition for 8 weeks. …”
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Purslane Herb (Portulaca grandiflora) Ointment Antibacterial Potency against Staphylococcus aureus by Agus Purwanto, Antonius Budiawan, Christianto Adhy Nugroho, Christina Indriasari

“…Ointment base formulation contained of vaseline album, cera alba, adeps lanae, paraffin liquidum, cetyl alcohol, nipagin, and nipasol. …”
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Metal Flux from Dissolution of Iron Oxide Grain Coatings in Sandstones by J. Parnell, X. Wang, A. Raab, J. Feldmann, C. Brolly, R. Michie, J. Armstrong

“…Iron oxide grain coatings in red sandstones contain trace metals that are released upon dissolution of the coatings. …”
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Three-Axis Model for Atg Recruitment in Autophagy against Salmonella by Takeshi Noda, Shun Kageyama, Naonobu Fujita, Tamotsu Yoshimori

“…Within epithelial cells, a portion of the bacteria are surrounded by an autophagosome-like double-membrane structure, and they are still residing within the Salmonella-containing vacuole (SCV). In this paper, we will discuss how the autophagy machinery is recruited in proximity to Salmonella. …”
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A Post-Processing Method for Quantum Random Number Generator Based on Zero-Phase Component Analysis Whitening by Longju Liu, Jie Yang, Mei Wu, Jinlu Liu, Wei Huang, Yang Li, Bingjie Xu

“…It is necessary to perform the post-processing to extract the true quantum randomness contained in raw data generated by the entropy source of QRNG. …”
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Alanine with the Precipitate of Tomato Juice Administered to Rats Enhances the Reduction in Blood Ethanol Levels by Shunji Oshima, Sachie Shiiya, Yoshimi Tokumaru, Tomomasa Kanda

“…We previously demonstrated that water-insoluble fractions, mainly comprising dietary fiber derived from many types of botanical foods, possessed the ability to absorb ethanol-containing aqueous solutions. Furthermore, there was a significant correlation between the absorption of ethanol and lowering of BEC because of delay in GE. …”
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