Ecofriendly Synthesis of Silver Nanoparticles from Garden Rhubarb (Rheum rhabarbarum) by Palem Ramasubba Reddy, Shimoga D. Ganesh, Nabanita Saha, Oyunchimeg Zandraa, Petr Sáha

“…Bioreduction of silver ions following one pot process is described to achieve Rheum rhabarbarum (RR) based silver nanoparticles (SNPs) which is termed as “RR-SNPs.” …”
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Numerical Simulation of Impact of Different Redox Couples on Flow Characteristics and Electrochemical Performance of Deep Eutectic Solvent Electrolyte Flow Batteries by Zhiyuan Xiao, Ruiping Zhang, Mengyue Lu, Qiang Ma, Zhuo Li, Huaneng Su, Huanhuan Li, Qian Xu

“…This finding underscores the importance of optimizing active redox ions transport in electrolytes to enhance electrochemical reactions in the proximal membrane region, which is crucial for improving flow battery performance.…”
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Effect of Codoping Cl Anion and 5-AVA Cation on Performance of Large-Area Perovskite Solar Cells with Double-Mesoporous Layers by Yaxian Pei, Xiaoping Zou, Yingxiang Guan, Gongqing Teng

“…Here we investigated the optoelectronic properties of the prototypical CH3NH3PbI3 (MAPbI3) further modulated by introducing other extrinsic ions (specifically codoped Cl− and 5-AVA+). Moreover, we used inorganic electron extraction layer to achieve very rapid photogenerated carrier extraction eliminating local structural defects over large areas. …”
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Preparation and Bioactivity Properties of a Novel Composite Membrane of Fructose Mediated β-Tricalcium Pyrophosphate/(Polyethylene Glycol/Chitosan) for Guided Tissue Regeneration by Jian-Wen Wang, Min-Hsiung Hon, Yi-Ming Kuo, Mei-Hui Chung

“…Most importantly, the release of calcium ions and glucosamine from the composite membranes was proved to increase the cell proliferation of NIH3T3. …”
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Iron(III) photoinduced degradation: Catalytic method for 4,4′-diaminostilbene-2,2′-disulfonic acid removal from water by Pascal Wong-Wah-Chung, Gilles Mailhot, Michèle Bolte

“…For prolonged irradiation, the total mineralisation of the oxidation products was achieved with the formation of sulphate and ammonium ions. The half-lives of products 1 and 2 when submitted to such a process under solar irradiation were estimated to be respectively 12 and 11 min in the mixture with 100% of monomeric species [Fe(H2O)5(OH)]2+. …”
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Polyurethane-Keratin Membranes: Structural Changes by Isocyanate and pH, and the Repercussion on Cr(VI) Removal by María D. Manrique-Juárez, Ana L. Martínez-Hernández, Oscar F. Olea-Mejía, Jaime Flores-Estrada, José L. Rivera-Armenta, Carlos Velasco-Santos

“…Keratin has the capacity to interact with metal ions. In order to take advantage of this potential, a novel membrane with polyurethane and keratin has been developed and studied for removal of Cr(VI) from aqueous solution. …”
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Multiferroic and Optical Properties of La0.05Li0.85NbO3 and LiNbO3 Nanocrystals by Carlos A. Díaz-Moreno, Jorge A. López, Yu Ding, A. Hurtado Macias, Chunqiang Li, Ryan B. Wicker

“…In later years, exotic phenomena that jointly involve the magnetic and electrical conductivity properties have been discovered in oxides that contain magnetic ions. Moreover, the uses of magnetic oxides in electronic technology have become so important due to the miniaturization of devices and magnetic materials with dielectric properties or vice versa being required for inductors, information storage, thin films for high-density computer memories, microwave antireflection coatings, and permanent magnets for automobile ignitions among others. …”
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Modeling of Corrosion Rate and Resistivity of Steel Reinforcement of Calcium Aluminate Cement Mortar by Cristina Argiz, Miguel Ángel Sanjuán, Pedro Castro Borges, Emiliano Álvarez

“…Calcium aluminate cement (CAC) is a binder whose hydrated compounds change over time from cubic phases to hexagonal phases, producing an increase of porosity in reinforced concretes. Thereby, chloride ions, among other steel corrosion promoters, can enter the concrete more easily leading to an increase of the reinforcement corrosion process. …”
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An ultrasound-driven PLGA/Zn-KNN hybrid piezoelectric scaffold with direct and immunoregulatory antibacterial activity for bone infection by Yuhao Zheng, Shu Wang, Wenhe Jin, Zhuoxuan Li, Guoju Yang, Xiaoxu Li, Ning Li, Yue Wang, Fan Sheng, Zhiming Song

“…Furthermore, the piezoelectric scaffold released zinc ions, and electrical stimulation driven by ultrasound resulted in significant antibacterial effects through direct and immunoregulatory antibacterial pathways. …”
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Characterization of the Hypercitrullination Reaction in Human Neutrophils and Other Leukocytes by Yebin Zhou, Tiziana Di Pucchio, Gary P. Sims, Nanette Mittereder, Tomas Mustelin

“…Using two independent western blotting methods, we report that agents that trigger a sufficiently large influx of extracellular calcium ions induced a marked citrullination of multiple proteins in human neutrophils, monocytes, and, to a lesser extent, T lymphocytes and natural killer cells, but not B lymphocytes or dendritic cells. …”
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Antioxidant and Antimicrobial Properties of the Essential Oil and Extracts of Zanthoxylum alatum Grown in North-Western Himalaya by Sanjay Guleria, A. K. Tiku, Apurva Koul, Sahil Gupta, Gurjinder Singh, V. K. Razdan

“…In addition to this, the free radical scavenging activity and antioxidant potential of EO and methanolic extract/fractions of Z. alatum were also investigated using in vitro assays including scavenging ability against DPPH•, reducing power and chelating ability on Fe2+ ions. Our results demonstrate that Z. alatum could be used as a resource of antioxidant and antimicrobial compounds which may find applications in food and pesticide industries.…”
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Rapid Identification of the Chemical Components of Ilex rotunda Thunb Using UPLC-Q-TOF-MS/MS by Xinxin Chen, Junmao Li, Renyikun Yuan, Youqiong Zhuo, Yangling Chen, Chenwei Zhang, Ming Chen, Hong-Wei Gao, Zhenjie Liu, Yulin Feng, Zheng-Tao Wang, Shilin Yang

“…Using a two-step strategy, the neutral loss, diagnostic ions, and characteristic fragments were studied to screen diverse skeletons and substitutions, and the possible compounds were identified by comparison with databases. …”
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Investigation of Structural, Magnetic, and Optical Properties of ZnO Codoped with Co and Cd by Lubna Mustafa, Safia Anjum, Salma Waseem, Rehana Zia, Rameesha Choudhry, Shahid M. Ramay, Asif Mahmood, Shahid Atiq, Salah Ud-Din Khan

“…Raman spectra and Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy revealed the successful incorporation of Co and Cd ions into the host ZnO lattice.…”
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He-Plasma Jet Generation and Its Application for E. coli Sterilization by Tiejian Liu, Yuxuan Zeng, Xin Xue, Yinyi Sui, Yingying Liang, Fushan Wang, Fada Feng

“…The optic emission spectra suggest that active species such as excited molecules, ions, and radicals were produced in the He-APPJ. …”
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Experiment of Carbonate Dissolution: Implication for High Quality Carbonate Reservoir Formation in Deep and Ultradeep Basins by Zhiliang He, Qian Ding, Yujin Wo, Juntao Zhang, Ming Fan, Xiaojuan Yue

“…The effects of temperature, pressure, and dissolved ions on carbonate dissolution-precipitation were investigated under high temperature and pressure (~200°C; ~70 Mpa) with a series of petrographic and geochemical analytical methods. …”
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Bioinformatic approach to explain how Mg from seawater may be incorporated into coral skeletons by Tomoko Bell, Akira Iguchi, Yoshikazu Ohno, Kazuhiko Sakai, Yusuke Yokoyama

“…However, it has not been well elucidated how aqueous ions sourced from seawater are transported and precipitated in coral skeletons. …”
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Biogenic synthesis of silver nanoparticles/reduced graphene oxide (AgNPs/rGO) mediated Nephelium lappaceum leaf extract as an effective solid acid catalyst for liquid-phase benzene... by Dewi Yuanita Lestari, Akhmad Syoufian, Poedji Loekitowati Hariani, Amalia Kurnia Amin, Won-Chun Oh, Aldino Javier Saviola, Karna Wijaya

“…In this process, Nephelium lappaceum leaf extract served to reduce both silver ions and GO to rGO. The results revealed that the silver nanoparticles were spherical, with an average diameter of 6.76 nm, and were uniformly deposited on the reduced graphene oxide (rGO) surface. …”
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Impact of the Application of Domestic Wastewater by Subsurface Drip Irrigation on the Soil Solution in Sugarcane Cultivation by Aline Azevedo Nazário, Ivo Zution Gonçalves, Eduardo Augusto Agnellos Barbosa, Leonardo Nazário Silva dos Santos, Daniel Rodrigues Cavalcante Feitosa, Edson Eiji Matsura

“…Thus, the objective of this work was to identify nutrient ions present in the soil solution during the first ratoon sugarcane irrigated with treated domestic sewage applied by subsurface drip irrigation. …”
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Catalytic degradation of dyes using gold nanoparticles supported over chitosan coated cotton cloth composite by Awais, Fahim Ullah, Adnan Khan, Romana Khan, Sher Bahadar Khan, Khalid A Alzahrani, Nauman Ali, Mazhar Ul-Islam, Muhammad Tariq Saeed Chani, Tahseen Kamal

“…The Au-CH-CC composite was prepared by treating CH-CC with HAuCl _4 and reducing the formed ions using sodium borohydride. XRD, SEM, and EDX were adopted as characterization techniques which confirmed the successful formation of gold nanoparticles. …”
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Quantum order by disorder is a key to understanding the magnetic phases of BaCo2(AsO4)2 by Sangyun Lee, Shengzhi Zhang, S. M. Thomas, L. Pressley, C. A. Bridges, Eun Sang Choi, Vivien S. Zapf, Stephen M. Winter, Minseong Lee

“…This assumption is based on the distinctive characteristics of Co2+ ions (3d 7) within an octahedral crystal environment, resulting in spin-orbit-coupled J eff = 1/2 doublet states. …”
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