Chain Gangs: New Aspects of Hyaluronan Metabolism by Michael Erickson, Robert Stern

“…These supramolecular structures are able to entrap water and ions to provide tissues with hydration and turgor. …”
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Teacher Rewards and their Performance: A Case Study of Selected Secondary Schools in Southern Division, Kabale Municipality by Agnes, Nyinamasiko

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Simple Instrumental and Visual Tests for Nonlaboratory Environmental Control by L. P. Eksperiandova, S. V. Khimchenko, N. A. Stepanenko, I. B. Shcherbakov

“…Developed are the chemical colorimetric modes for fast detection of socially dangerous trace impurities in water such as Co(II), Pd(II), and Rh(III) as well as NO2--ions and Fe(III) serving as model impurities. Application of portable digital devices and scanner allows estimating the color coordinates and increasing the accuracy and sensitivity of the tests. …”
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Chemical Fingerprint and Metabolic Profile Analysis of Tianshu Tablets by Ultra-High Performance Liquid Chromatography/Quadrupole-Time of Flight Mass Spectrometry by Lin Chen, Renhao Chen, Hui Ouyang, Qi Wang, Zhifeng Li, Yulin Feng, Shilin Yang

“…In a preliminary study, 77 chemical components in TST were determined by comparison with retention times, accurate molecular mass, and characteristic fragment ions of the known compounds in the literature and some well-known compounds were analyzed in detail, and the fragmentation pathways for parishins B, gastrodin A, and cnidilide or neocnilide were specifically analyzed. …”
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Locally activated semisynthetic fluorescent biosensors for imaging cellular biochemistry by Coïs, Justine, Dumat, Blaise

“…Biosensors based on fluorescent proteins are widely used as genetically encoded indicators due to their capacity to target various biological analytes (metal ions, reactive oxygen species, biomolecules, etc.) within cells with precise localization. …”
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Evaluation of Antimicrobial Activity Using Cadmium Oxide Nanoparticles Prepared by Physical Method (PLAL) by Nisreen Kh. Abdalameer, Tuqa A. Khaleefa

“…PLAL is a top-down physical method that operates by splitting the precursor mass of metal ions into metal atoms. This work utilized a nanosecond Nd-YAG laser with two wavelengths, specifically 1064 nm and 532 nm, at a laser energy of 250 mJ. 250 pulses were applied for each wavelength during the synthesis process. …”
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Protection of Petroleum Pipeline Carbon Steel Alloys with New Modified Core-Shell Magnetite Nanogel against Corrosion in Acidic Medium by Gamal A. El Mahdy, Ayman M. Atta, Amro K. F. Dyab, Hamad A. Al-Lohedan

“…New method was used to prepare magnetite nanoparticle based on reduction of Fe(III) ions with potassium iodide to produce Fe3O4 nanoparticle. …”
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Effect of Natural Antioxidants on the Stability of Linseed Oil and Fish Stored under Anaerobic Conditions by Kinga Śpitalniak-Bajerska, Antoni Szumny, Alicja Zofia Kucharska, Robert Kupczyński

“…The highest ability to reduce Fe3+ ions occurred in the samples containing 30% of the fish oil. …”
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Effect of Zeolite Modification via Cationic Exchange Method on Mechanical, Thermal, and Morphological Properties of Ethylene Vinyl Acetate/Zeolite Composites by N. D. Zaharri, N. Othman, Z. A. Mohd Ishak

“…Prior to mixing process, zeolite was modified via cationic exchange of alkylammonium ions. The effect of zeolite or organozeolite loading from 5 up to 25 volume percentages on the properties of EVA/zeolite composites was evaluated. …”
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A Review of Removal of Pollutants from Water/Wastewater Using Different Types of Nanomaterials by M. T. Amin, A. A. Alazba, U. Manzoor

“…The paper will briefly overview the availability and practice of different nanomaterials (particles or fibers) for removal of viruses, inorganic solutes, heavy metals, metal ions, complex organic compounds, natural organic matter, nitrate, and other pollutants present in surface water, ground water, and/or industrial water. …”
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Evaluation of the optical, structural, morphological and electronic properties of Rb3Bi2I9 Perovskites films prepared by Sequential Evaporation by G. Gordillo, O.G. Torres, C.A. Celis, M. Reinoso, J I Clavijo

“…Considering the isoelectronic nature of lead (II) and bismuth (III) ions, stable and non-toxic alternatives for developing photovoltaic devices could potentially be found. …”
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Simultaneous Determination of Cr, As, Se, and Other Trace Metal Elements in Seawater by ICP-MS with Hybrid Simultaneous Preconcentration Combining Iron Hydroxide Coprecipitation an... by Akihide Itoh, Masato Ono, Kota Suzuki, Takumi Yasuda, Kazuhiko Nakano, Kimika Kaneshima, Kazuho Inaba

“…In the present study, ICP-MS with a new hybrid simultaneous preconcentration combining solid phase extraction using chelating resin and iron hydroxide coprecipitation in one batch at a single pH adjustment (pH 6.0) were developed for multielement determination of trace metal ions in seawater. In multielement determination, the present method makes it possible to determine Cr(III), As(V), Se (IV), and other 14 trace metal elements (Ti, V, Co, Ni, Cu, Zn, Zr, Ge, Cd, Sb, Sn, W, Pb, and U) in seawater. …”
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Synthesis and Characterization of Nickel Nanoparticles: Biological and Photocatalytic Properties by Fadliah Fadliah, Indah Raya, Ahyar Ahmad, Paulina Taba, Muhammad Burhanuddinnur, Maming Gaffar, Tri Widayati Putri, Arfiani Nur, Andi Nur Fitriani Abubakar, Rachmin Munadi, Ahmad Fudhail Majid, Irham Pratama, M. Yasser, Sulistiani Jarre, Harningsih Karim

“…Phytochemicals derived from bacteria, microorganisms, and plant leaf extracts can convert nickel ions (Ni2+) into nickel nanoparticles. Room temperature is used for the synthesis procedure, and neither dangerous compounds nor unusual reaction conditions are used. …”
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Recyclable adsorbents of Fe and La co-modified clam shells for phosphorus removal from domestic sewage: Characterization and mechanisms by Huiteng Wang, Hui Luo, Teng Qin, Jing Yang, Limin Chen, Meng Liu, Ming Tang, Bao-Jie He, Zhaoqian Jing

“…This study showed that La@Fe-CCS demonstrated superior adsorption capabilities within a pH range of 3–8 compared to Fe-CCS. Coexisting ions and humic acid (HA) had limited effects. La@Fe-CCS also exhibited rapid adsorption kinetics, achieving equilibrium within 20 min. …”
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High efficiency extractions of V, Cr, Ti, Fe and Mn from vanadium slag by microwave heating by Tan B., Wu S., Wang L.-J., Chou K.-C.

“…The mechanism of efficient chlorination can be summarized as the enhancement of ions diffusion process and enhanced chemical reaction due to local high temperature.…”
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Electrokinetic in situ leaching of U from low-permeability uranium ore by Chunguang Li, Wenji Wang, Zhenzhong Liu, Yongmei Li, Qi Liu, Longcheng Liu

“…Under electrical stimulation, the leaching agent exhibited uniform penetration ability through combined electromigration and electroosmosis effects, significantly improving the directed migration of the target ions. Various characterization techniques, such as Fourier transform infrared (FTIR) spectroscopy, scanning electron microscopy-energy dispersive X-ray spectrometry (SEM-EDS), three-dimensional computed tomography (CT) pore scanning and Brunauer-Emmett-Teller (BET), showed that the electrokinetic-induced action overcame the preferential flow phenomena, promoted the dissolution of the target minerals and gangue rocks, and notably improved the pore structure to ultimately enhance the uranium leaching efficiency. …”
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Polymeric immunogel prevents tumor recurrence and metastasis by dual activation of innate and adaptive immunity by Guanyu Jin, Hao Liu, Zi Mei, Qionghua Jin, Sheng Ma, Lanqing Wang, Yuanzhen Su, Letian Lv, Zijuan Wang, Huicong Zhou, Mingqiang Li, Zehuan Huang, Xuesi Chen, Shixian Lv

“…Here, we utilized polymeric hydrogel loaded with decitabine (DAC), cisplatin (CDDP) and manganese ions (Mn2+) as a postoperative filler immunogel to synergistically activate both anti-tumor innate and adaptive immunity. …”
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Hydrothermal Synthesis and Tunable Multicolor Upconversion Emission of Cubic Phase Y2O3 Nanoparticles by Haibo Wang, Chao Qian, Zhigao Yi, Ling Rao, Hongrong Liu, Songjun Zeng

“…The upconversion luminescence properties of Y2O3 nanoparticles doped with different Ln3+ (Yb3+/ Er3+ and Yb3+/ Ho3+) ions were well investigated under the 980 nm excitation. …”
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Reversed-Phase Liquid Chromatographic Separation and Determination of Ni(II), Cu(II), Pd(II), and Ag(I) Using 2-Pyrrolecarboxaldehyde-4-phenylsemicarbazone as a Complexing Reagent by Arfana Mallah, Amber R. Solangi, Najma Memon, Rabia A. Memon, Muhammad Y. Khuhawar

“…The linear calibration range was 2–10 μg/mL for all metal ions. The detection limits (S/N = 3) were 80 pg/mL for Ni(II), 0.8 ng/mL for Cu(II), 0.16 ng/mL for Pd(II), and 0.8 ng/mL for Ag(I). …”
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Synthesis and Characterization of Silver Nanoparticles Using Cannonball Leaves and Their Cytotoxic Activity against MCF-7 Cell Line by Preetha Devaraj, Prachi Kumari, Chirom Aarti, Arun Renganathan

“…Cannonball leaf broth as a reducing agent converts silver ions to AgNPs in a rapid and ecofriendly manner. …”
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