The limitations of mouth alcohol detection systems in breath alcohol testing: Case reports by Aaron Olson

“…To combat the issue of mouth alcohol contamination, manufacturers of breath alcohol analyzers have incorporated slope detection algorithms into their devices known as “slope detectors.” …”
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Exacerbation of polyethylene microplastics in animal models of DSS-induced colitis through damage to intestinal epithelial cell conjunctions by Minkyoung Sung, Yeon-Ji Lee, Soo-Eun Sung, Kyung-Ku Kang, Jae Woo Park, Yujeong Lee, Dongmin Kim, Sunjong Lee, Joo-Hee Choi, Sijoon Lee

“…Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) is a chronic inflammatory disease accompanied with diarrhea, and the number of patients has increased worldwide. In this study, manufactured fragmented polyethylene-microplastics in the size range of 10–30 ㎛, were oxidized by exposure to ultraviolet light, and then administered to a dextran sodium sulfate-induced colitis mouse model to observe the effects of polyethylene-microplastics on IBD. …”
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Reinterpretation of Report of Tetrataenite in Bulk Alloy Castings by Owain S. Houghton, James C. Loudon, Alison C. Twitchett‐Harrison, Nikolaos T. Panagiotopoulos, Giulio I. Lampronti, Miguel B. Costa, Richard J. Harrison, A. Lindsay Greer

“…Nevertheless, the addition of phosphorus should remain of interest in ongoing efforts to manufacture tetrataenite.…”
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Preparation, Physicochemical Characterization, and Microrobotics Applications of Polyvinyl Chloride- (PVC-) Based PANI/PEDOT: PSS/ZrP Composite Cation-Exchange Membrane by Mohd Imran Ahamed, Inamuddin, Abdullah M. Asiri, Mohammad Luqman, Lutfullah

“…The outcomes demonstrated that the manufactured ionomeric membrane could produce generative strengths (tip powers), and consequently create good displacement. …”
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Thermostructural Analysis of Plate-Type Heat Exchanger Prototypes Considering Weld Properties by Kee-nam Song, Sung-deok Hong

“…Welded plate-type heat exchanger prototypes made of Hastelloy-X alloy were manufactured, and performance tests on the prototypes were performed in a small-scale nitrogen gas loop at the Korea Atomic Energy Research Institute. …”
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Le chêne, le cheval, le bûcheron. Une collection d’écorçoirs des XIXe et XXe siècles au musée des civilisations de l’Europe et de la Méditerranée by Narjys El Alaoui

“…Although the documents concerning their manufacture and use are scarce, brief, scattered and unknown, they have the credit of being sometimes contemporary to the tools, even if we may regret the lack of illustration of the tool in its historical context. …”
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Analysis of phenol production technology from the waste of empty palm oil bunches: A review of methods and process efficiency by Adi Saputro Erwan, Bahari Alias Azil, Dwi Nurherdiana Silvana, Saraswati Rahaju, Ariyanti Dessy, Roriza Putri Redina Erda, Febrila Awardani Niken

“…This waste can be used as a raw material for the manufacture of phenols. There are various processes in making phenol from empty palm oil bunch waste, including pyrolysis and hydrothermal liquefaction. …”
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Pentagonal fuzzy fractional three-stage sustainable transportation network problem incorporating extension principle by B. Baranidharan, Gunji Bala Murali, Zechun Cao, G.S. Mahapatra

“…The proposed model considers the transportation costs and profits involved in moving goods from manufacturers to storage godowns, storage godowns to distributors, and distributors to consumers. …”
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Evaluation of Seismic Performance and Effectiveness of Multiple Slim-Type Damper System for Seismic Response Control of Building Structures by David Kim, Eun Hee Sung, Kwan-Soon Park, Jaegyun Park

“…To evaluate the performance of the MSD, dynamic loading tests are performed with three slim-type dampers manufactured at a real scale. Numerical simulations are also carried out by nonlinear time history analysis with a ten-story earthquake excited building structure. …”
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Dual-Polarized Crossed Bowtie Dipole Array for Wireless Communication Applications by Zhi-Ya Zhang, Shuang Li, Shao-Li Zuo, Jia-Yue Zhao, Xiao-dong Yang, Guang Fu

“…A prototype has been manufactured and measured. The measurements, that match the design objectives, are also presented.…”
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Effect of Tungsten Carbide Addition on the Microstructure and Mechanical Behavior of Titanium Matrix Developed by Powder Metallurgy Route by Venkatesan Govindarajan, R. Sivakumar, Pravin P. Patil, S. Kaliappan, T. Ch Anil Kumar, M. Kannan, B. Ramesh

“…Titanium alloy with 5 and 10 wt% tungsten carbide reinforced particle (WC) composites was manufactured through powder metallurgy technique. The hardness and wear properties of the composite are measured in hardness and wear tests. …”
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Copper halide-based semiconductor materials. Adsorption properties by I. A. Kirovskaya, L. V. Novgorodtseva, E. P. Surovoi, A. V. Yureva, V. E. Surovaya, L. V. Kolesnikov, V. B. Goncharov, O. V. Kropotin

“…Recommendations on the use of the most active component of the CuBr-CuI system relating to hydrogen as a material for the manufacture of relevant sensors have been given.…”
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Growth and Identification of Bacteria in N-Halamine Dental Unit Waterline Tubing Using an Ultrapure Water Source by Nuala Porteous, Jie Luo, Monica Hererra, John Schoolfield, Yuyu Sun

“…This study examined bacterial growth and type on biofilm-controlling dental unit waterline (DUWL) tubing (T) and control manufacturer's tubing (C) in a laboratory DUWL model using ultrapure source water that was cycled through the lines. …”
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System Dynamics Modelling of Remanufacturing and Recycling Mode Based on Closed-Loop Across-Chain Competition by Shidi Miao, Deyun Chen, Tengfei Wang

“…The retailers show more enthusiasm of recycling through certain amendment of the contract between manufacturers and retailers. The time of payment could be shortened in closed loop. …”
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Psychological Drivers of Alternative Fuel Vehicles’ Adoption and Ecologically Responsible Use by Muhammad Abid Saleem, Rao Akmal Ali, Syed Noman Ali Shah, Sadaf Zahra, Muhammad Haroon Hafeez, Ninh Nguyen

“…Using a self-administered survey technique, data were collected from a nationally representative sample of 1372 customers of three leading automobile manufacturers from eight big cities of Pakistan. Partial Least Squares Structural Equation Modelling (PLS-SEM) was applied to test the measurement and structural models. …”
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Evaporation Loss During Sprinkler Irrigation by F. S. Zazueta

“…It is emphasized that adherence to manufacturer-recommended pressure ranges is crucial to prevent performance issues. …”
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Method to Calculate the Electricity Generated by a Photovoltaic Cell, Based on Its Mathematical Model Simulations in MATLAB by Carlos Morcillo-Herrera, Fernando Hernández-Sánchez, Manuel Flota-Bañuelos

“…To validate the method, it was applied to Sewage Treatment Plant for a Group of Drinking Water and Sewerage of Yucatan (JAPAY), México, testing 250 Wp photovoltaic panels of five different manufacturers. As a result, the performance, the real conversion efficiency, and the electricity generated by five different PV panels in evaluation were obtained and show the best technical-economic option to develop the PV generation project.…”
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Ultrawideband Harmonic Suppression in Microstrip Patch Antenna Using Novel Defected Ground Structures by Jun Fan, Jiangchuan Lin, Feng Qin, Jinliang Cai, Mingxu Kan

“…A microstrip patch antenna with the working frequency 3.13 GHz (fc) is designed and manufactured. The designed antenna possesses an ultrawideband harmonic suppression capability ranging from 2fc to 6fc. …”
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A wireless instrumented insole for monitoring plantar pressure during human locomotion by Mariana Alegria, Mariana Ballesteros, David Cruz-Ortiz

“…The first is a mold manufactured with thermoplastic polyurethane using tridimensional printing techniques. …”
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Forecast of Chaotic Series in a Horizon Superior to the Inverse of the Maximum Lyapunov Exponent by Miguel Alfaro, Guillermo Fuertes, Manuel Vargas, Juan Sepúlveda, Matias Veloso-Poblete

“…In this article, two models of the forecast of time series obtained from the chaotic dynamic systems are presented: the Lorenz system, the manufacture system, and the volume of the Great Salt Lake of Utah. …”
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