Mutations in Homocysteine Metabolism Genes Increase Keratin N-Homocysteinylation and Damage in Mice by Kamila Borowczyk, Jacek Wróblewski, Joanna Suliburska, Noriyuki Akahoshi, Isao Ishii, Hieronim Jakubowski

“…Keratin methionine, copper, and iron levels in mouse hair were not affected by hyperhomocysteinemia. …”
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Structural and Electrochemical Characterization of Pure LiFePO4 and Nanocomposite C-LiFePO4 Cathodes for Lithium Ion Rechargeable Batteries by Arun Kumar, R. Thomas, N. K. Karan, J. J. Saavedra-Arias, M. K. Singh, S. B. Majumder, M. S. Tomar, R. S. Katiyar

“…Pure lithium iron phosphate (LiFePO4) and carbon-coated LiFePO4 (C-LiFePO4) cathode materials were synthesized for Li-ion batteries. …”
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Bioprospecting of a Native Plant Growth-Promoting Bacterium <i>Bacillus cereus</i> B6 for Enhancing Uranium Accumulation by Sudan Grass (<i>Sorghum sudanense</i> (Piper) Stapf) by Longyuan Wu, Lijuan Zhang, Ning Wang, Wei Huang, Yanzhi Wang, Meng Sun, Guofeng Zheng, Wei Wang, Chong Shi

“…Genomic analyses and assessment of uranium tolerance-promoting properties showed that strain B6 not only exhibited high uranium tolerance, but also possessed beneficial properties such as phosphorus solubilization and iron-producing carriers. In this study, we used strain B6 as an inoculant in combination with Sudan grass for germination and potting experiments. …”
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Nutritional profile and food safety of raw and value-added food products of sorghum and millets in sub–Saharan Africa and South Asia by Tafadzwa J. Musidzaramba, Brighton M. Mvumi, Loveness K. Nyanga, Irene Kadzere, Milka Kiboi, Makhosi Mahlangu, Gracious Chingoma, Mgciniwethu Mazula, Lesley Macheka

“…Sorghum recorded the highest zinc levels (24.23 mg/kg), while finger millet had highest calcium content (344 mg/kg). Iron levels were significant in both grains, reaching 61.41 mg/kg in sorghum. …”
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Improvement in Impaired Social Cognition but Not Seizures by Everolimus in a Child with Tuberous Sclerosis-Associated Autism through Increased Serum Antioxidant Proteins and Oxidan... by Kunio Yui, George Imataka, Hitomi Sasaki, Yohei Kawasaki, Tohru Okanshi, Ryoichi Shiroki, Shigemi Yoshihara

“…This study revealed that everolimus treatment improved impaired social cognition with increased serum levels of the copper mediator (Cp) and iron mediator (Tf) via homeostatic control of mTOR activity accompanied by overlap of the oxidant-antioxidant system. …”
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Effect of high MgO/Al2O3ratio (1.2 to 2.2) on sintering behavior and metallurgical properties by Ju J.-T., Tang C.-M., Pang Z.-G., Xing X. -D., Ji G.-H.

“…The sintering pot test was used to investigate the effect of MgO/Al2O3 ratio in the range of 1.2 to 2.2 on the sintering behavior of iron ore. The main characterization methods of X-ray diffraction (XRD) and scanning electron microscopyenergy disperse spectroscopy (SEM-EDS) were employed. …”
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Calculation of the Optimal Magnetic Duty Cycle for a Graded Coaxial Magnet of a Rotary Type Magnetic Refrigerator by Chih-Hao Lee, Pai-Hsiang Cheng, Keh-Chyang Leou, Chih-Ming Hsieh, Yu-Chuan Su

“…The magnet structures are based on neodymium–iron–boron permanent magnets with thin gadolinium (Gd) and gadolinium-terbium alloy (Gd-Tb) plates as AMR materials. …”
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Origin of the formation of isostructural bcc-Fe+bcc-Cu nanocomposites in Fe–Cu alloy via vacuum co-deposition by A. I. Ustinov, L. O. Olikhovska, S. O. Demchenkov, V. S. Skorodzievskii, S. S. Polishchuk, T. V. Melnychenko

“…This study examined the influence of substrate temperature and the ratio of iron and copper vapor flow on the structural state of Fe–Cu vacuum condensates. …”
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Optimizing ternary hybrid nanofluids using neural networks, gene expression programming, and multi-objective particle swarm optimization: a computational intelligence strategy by Tao Hai, Ali Basem, As’ad Alizadeh, Pradeep Kumar Singh, Husam Rajab, Chemseddine Maatki, Nidhal Becheikh, Lioua Kolsi, Narinderjit Singh Sawaran Singh, H. Maleki

“…To validate the proposed strategy, a ternary hybrid nanofluid composed of graphene oxide (GO), iron oxide (Fe₃O₄), and titanium dioxide (TiO₂) was employed as a case study. …”
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Le travail des peaux et du cuir durant le Haut-Empire à Bordeaux/Burdigala (Gironde), d’après les vestiges mis au jour sur le site de la rue Jean-Fleuret by Vanessa Elizagoyen, Christophe Sireix, Gisèle Allenet de Ribemont, Laurence Benquet, Philippe Borgard, Emilie Claud, Katleen Couchez, Marie-France Dietsch-Sellami, Stéphan Dubernet, Véronique Guitton, Jérôme Hénique, Yannick Le Digol, Martine Leguilloux, Sébastien Lepetz, Fabrice Leroy, Hélène Martin, Alain Queffelec, Stéphanie Raux, Nima Saedlou, Farid Sellami, Laure Simon, Serge Vigier

“…From the 1st century BC onwards, it is particularly indicative of the establishment of iron and non-ferrous metalworking crafts, as well as workshops dedicated to the working of hides, leather, animal bones and possibly textiles. …”
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Treatment Inertia and Symptom Burden in Anemia of CKD: Insights from the SATISFY Survey in the Middle East, South Africa, and T&uuml;rkiye by Arici M, Al-Ghamdi SMG, Assounga AG, El-Koraie AF, McMillan A, Camidge LJ, Sumarsono B, Blogg M, Ng DB, Lansang EP

“…A high proportion of patients had never received treatment for their anemia (n = 701, 39.2%); the most common treatment was erythropoietin-stimulating agents (ESAs) + intravenous iron (n = 457, 50.3%). High symptom burden was reported, with lack of energy being the most common symptom (n = 394, 75.6% treated and n = 133, 59.9% non-treated patients). …”
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Villa d’époque romaine et habitat médiéval à Mont-Saint-Jean (Sarthe) : bilan des recherches 2008-2020 by Florian Sarreste, Paul-André Besombes, Phaedra Bouvet, Chloé Genies, Étienne Jaffrot, Florian Jedrusiak, Thomas Jubeau, Anthony Ledauphin, Annaïg Le Martret, Christophe Loiseau, Hugo Meunier, Aurore Noël, Sandrine Paradis-Grenouillet, Boris Robin

“…However, the most significant production is iron metallurgy. Two successive workshops attest to forging activity on the site between the year 70 and the second half of the 2nd century. …”
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Crude Oil Foulant Deposition Studies on a Heated Surface Using a Novel Batch Stirred Coupon Test Rig by Pragya Singh, Srinivas Krishnaswamy, Krishnaswamy Ponnani, Ankur Verma, Jaya Rawat

“…The foulant deposits were characterized using TGA, CHNS, XRD, and SEM/EDAX, respectively. The iron and sulfur content in the hard deposit was more than 45% in total, indicating that the fouling mechanism was corrosion-based resulting from the formation of FeS on the surface. …”
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Compressive Strength and Microstructure Properties of Alkali-Activated Systems with Blast Furnace Slag, Desulfurization Slag, and Gypsum by Bong-Suk Cho, Kyung-Mo Koo, Se-Jin Choi

“…DS is produced in a Kambara reactor process of molten iron produced in a steel production process. DS contains CaO, SiO2, Fe2O3, and SO3 and is composed of Ca(OH)2 and 2CaO·SiO2 as main compounds. …”
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Developing an activated biochar-mineral supplement for reducing methane formation in anaerobic fermentation by Sara Tahery, Mariano C. Parra, Paul Munroe, David R. G. Mitchell, Sarah J. Meale, Stephen Joseph

“…In this study, a biochar-mineral supplement for livestock was developed by pyrolyzing a mixture of wheat straw, aluminosilicates, iron sulfate, and zinc oxide at 600 ℃. The supplement was then activated using peracetic and propionic acids, and potassium nitrate. …”
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Influence of boriding treatment on the mechanical properties of Monel 400 by Christian Pacheco, Jefferson Luiz Jeronimo, Anael Preman Krelling, Cesar Edil da Costa, Júlio Cesar Giubilei Milan

“…Previous studies on boriding Monel 400 and other nickel alloys, using boriding powder containing iron and silicon and high treatment temperatures, indicate that these factors may promote material oxidation and reduce the thickness of the nickel boride layer. …”
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The Effect of the Increasing Doses of Vermicompost Applications to Soil on Some Nutrient Concentrations in Olive (Olea europaea L.) Leaves by Ayşe Nur Coşkun, Ali Sümer

“…Among the leaf micro nutrient elements, statistically significant increases were obtained by 2 kg tree-1 on copper (Cu) (31.32 mg kg-1), on manganese (Mn) (50.77 mg kg-1), and 6 kg tree-1, on zinc (Zn) (21 mg kg-1); while a decrease was ob-served on iron (Fe) concentration by 6 kg tree-1 (100.88 mg kg-1). …”
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Spinach powder as soil conditioner enhances physiochemical properties of soil and growth characteristics of Solanum melongena by Hifza Javed, shazia Iram, Barira Bilal, Tehreem Tassawar

“…The organic carbon content was 56% with moderate amount of micronutrients like calcium, magnesium and iron. Spinach powder-amended soil significantly improved the plant morphological characteristics like stem height, root length and able to produce more flowers and mature fruits as compared to compost-amended soil and control soil.Conclusion The use of spinach in powder and liquid concoction was a suitable alternative to chemical fertilizers. …”
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Analysis of Fatty Acids and Amino Acids of Three Local Freshwater Bagridae Fish Species in the Kampar Kanan River, Indonesia, for Food Security by Azrita Azrita, Hafrijal Syandri, HazlinaAhamad Zakeri, Harfiandri Damanhuri, Netti Aryani

“…Regarding mineral contents, the calcium levels ranged from 1.49 to 1.66 mg/g, iron levels from 28.35 to 40.36 μg/g, and zinc levels from 24.03 to 54.46 μg/g. …”
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Transcriptomic Response in Pseudomonas aeruginosa towards Treatment with a Kaempferol Isolated from Melastoma malabathricum Linn Leaves by Mourouge Saadi Alwash, Wan Syaidatul Aqma, Wan Yaacob Ahmad, Nazlina Ibrahim

“…The results also revealed that KF decreased the expression of a broad range of virulence factors associated with LPS biosynthesis, iron homeostasis, cytotoxic pigment pyocyanin production, and motility and adhesion that are representative of an acute P. aeruginosa infection profile. …”
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