The Influence of Salt Solution on Morphological Changes in a Geosynthetic Clay Liner by Mochamad Arief Budihardjo

“…Using a scanning electron microscope (SEM), a more solid appearance was observed for the bentonite particles contained in the GCL after the sample was hydrated with distilled water in comparison to the GCL sample that was hydrated with the NaCl solution. …”
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„... das Unendliche im Endlichen gebären ...“ by Susanne Gödde

“…In this case, the symbol, threatening to explode its form, contains an ecstatic component. In contrast to the classicist ideal of a self-contained and well-proportioned whole, this incongruence gestures towards an aesthetic of ugliness. …”
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Investigation on the Photoelectrocatalytic Activity of Well-Aligned TiO2 Nanotube Arrays by Xiaomeng Wu, Zhaohui Huang, Yangai Liu, Minghao Fang

“…Well-aligned TiO2 nanotube arrays were fabricated by anodizing Ti foil in viscous F− containing organic electrolytes, and the crystal structure and morphology of the TiO2 nanotube array were characterized and analyzed by XRD, SEM, and TEM, respectively. …”
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Binary Effect of Fly Ash and Palm Oil Fuel Ash on Heat of Hydration Aerated Concrete by Taha Mehmannavaz, Mohammad Ismail, Salihuddin Radin Sumadi, Muhammad Aamer Rafique Bhutta, Mostafa Samadi, Seyed Mahdi Sajjadi

“…Three aerated concrete mixes were prepared, namely, concrete containing 100% ordinary Portland cement (control sample or Type I), binary concrete made from 50% POFA (Type II), and ternary concrete containing 30% POFA and 20% PFA (Type III). …”
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Effect of Impeller Agitation on Preparation of Tetra-n-Butyl Ammonium Bromide Semiclathrate Hydrate Slurries by Shunsuke Hashimoto, Hiroyuki Ito, Kazunari Ohgaki, Yoshiro Inoue

“…The slurries-containing tetra-n-butyl ammonium bromide (TBAB) solution and its semiclathrate hydrate have attracted a lot of interest as latent heat transport media. …”
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Magneto-Sensitive Ni/C Adsorbents: Synthesis, Properties and Applications by Mariia V. Galaburda, Viktor M. Bogatyrov, Olena I. Oranska, Jadwiga Skubiszewska Zieba, Vladimir M. Gun'ko, Dariusz Sternik

“…A series of microporous carbons (chars) containing various amounts of magnetic Ni nanoparticles were prepared using a simple procedure. …”
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Synthesis of Poly(styrene-acrylates-acrylic acid) Microspheres and Their Chemical Composition towards Colloidal Crystal Films by Luis A. Ríos-Osuna, Angel Licea-Claverie, F. Paraguay-Delgado, Norma A. Cortez-Lemus

“…The films prepared from microspheres containing hexyl, ethylhexyl, and isooctyl acrylate as comonomers are firmly attached to the substrate due to their adhesive properties. …”
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Realization of Intermolecular Interactions as a Basis for Controlling Pervaporation Properties of Membranes Made of Aromatic Polyamide-Imides by Svetlana V. Kononova, Galina N. Gubanova, Galina K. Lebedeva, Elena V. Kruchinina, Elena N. Vlasova, Elena N. Popova, Natalya V. Zakharova, Milana E. Vylegzhanina, Elena A. Novozhilova, Ksenia V. Danilova

“…New aromatic co-polyamide-imides (coPAIs) containing both carboxyl and hydroxyl groups in the repeating units were synthesized for the first time. …”
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Client-oriented approach for assessing the quality of website of freight forwarding company when servicing private clients by O. A. Yusupova

“…The first part of the article contains the rationale for the methodology. The second part of the article contains its approbation on the example of the company JSC RZD-Logistics. …”
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Human Cardiospheres as a Source of Multipotent Stem and Progenitor Cells by Lucio Barile, Mihaela Gherghiceanu, Laurenţiu M. Popescu, Tiziano Moccetti, Giuseppe Vassalli

“…Cardiospheres (CSs) are self-assembling multicellular clusters from the cellular outgrowth from cardiac explants cultured in nonadhesive substrates. They contain a core of primitive, proliferating cells, and an outer layer of mesenchymal/stromal cells and differentiating cells that express cardiomyocyte proteins and connexin 43. …”
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Ca OXALATES IN LICHEN GENUS CLADONIA ON DUMPS OF THE SUGUR COPPER DEPOSIT (SOUTH URALS) by E.E. Artemenko, M.A. Rassomakhin, P.V. Khvorov, K.A. Filipрova

“…The high Pb content is associated with Ca oxalate. The lichen thalli contains inclusions of minerals, which compose the dump, and spherical particles, which are associated with the activity of the KCS and which contain significant concentrations of heavy metals.…”
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Development and optimization of the activated charcoal suspension composition based on a mixture design approach by Ronowicz Joanna, Kupcewicz Bogumiła, Pałkowski Łukasz, Krysiński Jerzy

“…In this study, a new drug product containing activated charcoal was designed and developed. …”
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Fractional-Order PI Control of First Order Plants with Guaranteed Time Specifications by F. J. Castillo-Garcia, A. San Millan-Rodriguez, V. Feliu-Batlle, L. Sanchez-Rodriguez

“…Cardiospheres (CSs) are self-assembling multicellular clusters from the cellular outgrowth from cardiac explants cultured in nonadhesive substrates. They contain a core of primitive, proliferating cells, and an outer layer of mesenchymal/stromal cells and differentiating cells that express cardiomyocyte proteins and connexin 43. …”
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Mechanical behaviour and durability of high volume fly ash cementitious composites by Usman Haider, Zdeněk Bittnar, Lubomír Kopecky, Petr Bittnar, Jiří Němeček, Asif Ali, Jaroslav Pokorny

“…High volume fly ash cementitious composites containing second or third layer particles are tested under compression and bending, highlighting a higher strength and ductility in comparison to cementitious ones containing raw fly ash particles…”
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Influence of the Flexible Liposomes on the Skin Deposition of a Hydrophilic Model Drug, Carboxyfluorescein: Dependency on Their Composition by Mohamed Badran, Khaled Shalaby, Abdullah Al-Omrani

“…This study focuses on the effect of different flexible liposomes containing sodium cholate, Tween 80, or cineol on skin deposition of carboxyfluorescein (CF). …”
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Development of a novelly selective HPLC-chemiluminescence method by targeting degradation intermediates of nitroimidazoles and its application in animal food products by Mengdie Cai, Xinyu Wang, Kun Lu, Bixiao Zhou, Lijun Wei, Xianglei Cheng

“…Residues of nitro-containing drugs in food and the environment have aroused social concern because of their excessive use for the treatment of human and animal diseases. …”
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Synthesis and Electrochemical Characterization of Palladium Crystals Enclosed by (100) Facets by Seed-Mediated Fabrication by Eiji Higuchi, Masashi Kawai, Masanobu Chiku, Hiroshi Inoue

“…Pd crystals enclosed by (100) facets were prepared in an aqueous solution containing cetyltrimethylammonium bromide (CTAB) as the capping agent and ascorbic acid as the reducing agent at 30, 40, and 50°C by a modified seed-mediated fabrication technique. …”
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Enhanced antioxidant performance of phlorotannin compounds from brown seaweed Sargassum tenerrimum via nanoliposomal encapsulation by Esmat Mohammadi, Bahareh Shabanpour, Parastoo Pourashouri, Vahide Payamnoor, Salim Sharifian

“…Seaweeds contain natural antioxidants, known as phlorotannins; however, their direct use in food is limited. …”
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Moving Object Detection for Dynamic Background Scenes Based on Spatiotemporal Model by Yizhong Yang, Qiang Zhang, Pengfei Wang, Xionglou Hu, Nengju Wu

“…However, it cannot perform well in dynamic background scenes since the background model only contains temporal features. Herein, a novel pixelwise and nonparametric moving object detection method is proposed, which contains both spatial and temporal features. …”
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Seaweed Fly Larvae Cultivated on Macroalgae Side Streams: A Novel Marine Protein and Omega-3 Source for Rainbow Trout by Niklas Warwas, Emma L. Berdan, Xintian Xie, Elisabeth Jönsson, Jonathan A. C. Roques, Darragh Doyle, Markus Langeland, James Hinchcliffe, Henrik Pavia, Kristina Sundell

“…Therefore, insects containing these compounds are highly promising as feed ingredients. …”
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