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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Activity of Phosvitin in Hydroxyapatite Acid-Damage Immersion and Antimicrobial Assays by Richard D. Shipman, Sean D. Doering, Jack R. Hemsath, Eun Joo Lee, Jennifer E. Grant

“…Phosvitin, the most highly phosphorylated metal-binding protein found in nature, binds more than 100 calcium ions, and has been identified as an agent that could be used to generate biomineralization scaffolds. …”
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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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Assessment of the Performance of Membranes Type Koch in Hartha Power Plant by Ala'a Abdulrazaq Jassim

“…The performance of the reverse osmosis (RO) membranes is based on surveying the chemical analysis of different ions present in water for both permeate and rejected streams from the unit log book, and only those readings where the overall recovery was 60% were selected. …”
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Accurate Determination of Boron Content in Halite by ICP-OES and ICP-MS by Zhang-kuang Peng, Zhi-na Liu

“…The strong acid cation resin (Dowex 50 W×8, 200-400 mesh, USA) and weak-base anion resin (Ion Exchanger II, Germany) were mixed with equal volume, which could remove the foreign ions completely: meanwhile, the relative content of boron in the solution reached above 98%, and the recoveries ranged from 97.8% to 104%. 208.900 nm was chosen as the detection wavelength for ICP-OES, and the detection identification and quantification limits were 0.006 mg·L−1 and 0.02 mg·L−1, respectively. 11B was chosen as the measuring element for ICP-MS, and the detection identification and quantification limits were severally 0.036 mg·L−1 and 0.12 mg·L−1. …”
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The Role of Connexin-43 in the Inflammatory Process: A New Potential Therapy to Influence Keratitis by Chu-Yang Xu, Wen-Song Zhang, Hong Zhang, Yan Cao, Hong-Yan Zhou

“…Gap junction (GJ) channels and hemichannels (HCs) participate in the metabolic activity between intra- and extracellular space. Some ions and small molecules are exchanged from cell to cell or cell to extracellular space to affect the process of inflammation via GJ. …”
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VDAC1: A Key Player in the Mitochondrial Landscape of Neurodegeneration by Shirel Argueti-Ostrovsky, Shir Barel, Joy Kahn, Adrian Israelson

“…Voltage-Dependent Anion Channel 1 (VDAC1) is a mitochondrial outer membrane protein that plays a crucial role in regulating cellular energy metabolism and apoptosis by mediating the exchange of ions and metabolites between mitochondria and the cytosol. …”
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Photodegradation of lincomycin in aqueous solution by Agatino Di Paola, Maurizio Addamo, Vincenzo Augugliaro, Elisa García-López, Vittorio Loddo, Giuseppe Marcì, Leonardo Palmisano

“…The mineralization of the molecule led to the formation of sulfate, ammonium, and nitrate ions.…”
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Exploring Structural, Magnetic, and Electric Transport Properties of Sol–Gel Derived Nd0.65Ca0.35MnO3 by Bhupendra Singh, Gaurav Joshi, Sudha Tomar, D. S. Raghav, Raj Kumar, Upendra Kumar, Lalit Kumar

“…Mn2p and Mn2s core-level X-ray photoemission spectroscopy confirms that Mn has +3, +4 ions coexist in the intended ratio. The transition from paramagnetic (PM) to ferromagnetic (FM) states is shown by magnetization measurements performed at H = 100 Oe. …”
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An Inhibitive Enzyme Assay to Detect Mercury and Zinc Using Protease from Coriandrum sativum by Gunasekaran Baskaran, Noor Azlina Masdor, Mohd Arif Syed, Mohd Yunus Shukor

“…In the absence of inhibitors, casein was hydrolysed and the solution became brown, while in the presence of metal ions such as Hg2+ and Zn2+, the hydrolysis of casein was inhibited and the solution remained blue. …”
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Dual-frequency ultrasonic oxidation of cyanobacterial toxins (MC-LR and MC-RR) at drinking water resources: Assessment of analytical methods and ultrasonic reactor configuration by Zeynep Eren

“…Ultrasonic oxidation provides the degradation of a wide range of water pollutants to the final products defined as carbon dioxide, short-chain organic acids, and inorganic ions, typically less toxic and favorable to biodegradation. …”
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Anti-melanogenic effects of hydroxyethyl chrysin through the inhibition of tyrosinase activity: In vitro and in silico approaches by Yuna Lee, Ha-Yeon Song, Eui-Baek Byun

“…Furthermore, molecular docking showed that HE-chrysin inhibited TYR activity by interacting with key residues (Glu256 and Asn260) and chelating Cu+ ions at the active site, with a binding free energy of −7.00 kcal/mol compared with arbutin (−5.12 kcal/mol). …”
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Cerium(III)-Selective Membrane Electrode Based on Dibenzo-24-crown-8 as a Neutral Carrier by Susheel K. Mittal, S. K. Ashok Kumar, Harish K. Sharma

“…It works well over a wide Ce(III) ion-concentration range of 1x10-5 M to 1x10-1 M with a Nernstian slope of 19.0 mV/decade and a detection limit of 3x10-5 M. …”
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Analysis of the Dielectric Constant of Saline-Alkali Soils and the Effect on Radar Backscattering Coefficient: A Case Study of Soda Alkaline Saline Soils in Western Jilin Province... by Yang-yang Li, Kai Zhao, Jian-hua Ren, Yan-ling Ding, Li-li Wu

“…The frequency dependence of the ionic conductivity of an electrolyte solution is influenced by the ion’s components. Finally, the simulated backscattering coefficients measured from the dielectric constant with the AIEM were analyzed using the extracted backscattering coefficient from the RADARSAT-2 image. …”
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Coastal water quality assessment based on the remotely sensed water quality index using time series of satellite images by Taraneh Mirgheidari, Behzad Rayegani, Javad Bodagh-Jamali

“…This study was conducted with the aim of providing a remotely sensed water quality index in Assaluyeh port using remote sensing technology. so, according to the region conditions, studying of scientific resources and access to satellite data, the parameters of heavy­metals, dissolved ions, SST, chlorophyll-a and pH were selected. Then, by reviewing sources, the product MYD091km, MYD021km, MOD021km, MOD091km and level2 images of chlorophyll-a and SST of MODIS sensor were used after preprocessing operations. …”
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Enhanced Supercapacitance of Hydrous Ruthenium Oxide/Mesocarbon Microbeads Composites toward Electrochemical Capacitors by Changzhou Yuan, Linrui Hou, Diankai Li, Long Yang, Jiaoyang Li

“…The good dispersion of RuO2⋅nH2O NPs and enhanced electronic conductivity made the H+ ions and electrons easily contact the RuO2⋅nH2O phase for efficient energy storage at high rates.…”
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Low Temperature Synthesis of Hexagonal Bi2Te3 Nanoplates Using an Open Reactor and Its Effect on Their Physicochemical Properties by Laura A. Reyes-Verdugo, Maria de J. Martinez-Carreon, C. D. Gutierrez-Lazos, Francisco J. Solis-Pomar, Jose G. Quiñones-Galvan, Eduardo Perez-Tijerina

“…XPS results showed that despite the strong reactivity of Te2− ions with ambient oxygen, the crystallization of Bi2Te3 hexagonal nanoplates is feasible without controlled vapor pressure and at a lower temperature than reported in other works. …”
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Hydrogeochemical characterization and water quality assessment of mountain springs: Insights for strategizing water management in the lesser Indian Himalayas by Bhargabnanda Dass, M. Someshwar Rao, Sumit Sen

“…Significant variations in key ions (Ca²⁺, Mg²⁺, HCO₃⁻, K⁺) across spring, stream, and river sources indicate diverse geochemical processes influenced by local geology and hydrology. …”
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Dislocation of a McMinn-Like Prosthesis with Distinctive Metallosis and Fracture of the Os Ilium by Peter Caspar Bünemann, Stefan Luck, Malte Ohlmeier, Thorsten Gehrke, Tobias Malte Ballhause

“…Especially, metal-on-metal bearing couples carry a great risk of metallosis, which goes a long with pseudotumors, osteolysis, and the elevated metal ions in the blood. Since this case is unique in the literature, no guidelines are noted for surgical treatment. …”
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New super and shock like solitary structures for KdV equation with higher-order nonlinearity by H.S. Alayachi, Abdulghani Alharbi, E.K. El-Shewy, Mahmoud A.E. Abdelrahman

“…The new solutions obtained in this study may hold significance for the applications of electrostatic EASWs structures at critical density, which have been observed in diverse space plasma environments, including the plasma sheet boundary layers of the Earth’s magnetotail region for ions temperature ranging from 0.01 to 1 KeV.…”
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