Nanotherapeutics for Meningitis: Enhancing Drug Delivery Across the Blood-Brain Barrier by Hitaishi Sharma, Kannan Badri Narayanan, Shampa Ghosh, Krishna Kumar Singh, Prarthana Rehan, Aparajita Dasgupta Amist, Rakesh Bhaskar, Jitendra Kumar Sinha

“…This review highlights recent advancements in nanotechnology-based approaches, such as functionalized polymeric nanoparticles, solid lipid nanoparticles (SLNs), nanostructured lipid carriers, nanoemulsions, liposomes, transferosomes, and metallic NPs for the treatment of meningitis. Recently, bionics has emerged as a next-generation technology in the development of novel ideas from biological principles, structures, and interactions for neurological and neuroinfectious diseases. …”
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Influence of Boundary Conditions on the Simulation of a Diamond-Type Lattice Structure: A Preliminary Study by Patrick Terriault, Vladimir Brailovski

“…Emergent additive manufacturing processes allow the use of metallic porous structures in various industrial applications. …”
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Synthesis, Biological, and Quantum Chemical Studies of Zn(II) and Ni(II) Mixed-Ligand Complexes Derived from N,N-Disubstituted Dithiocarbamate and Benzoic Acid by Anthony C. Ekennia, Damian C. Onwudiwe, Aderoju A. Osowole, Lukman O. Olasunkanmi, Eno E. Ebenso

“…The anti-inflammatory and antioxidant studies of the metal complexes showed that the ethyl substituted dithiocarbamate complexes exhibited better anti-inflammatory and antioxidant properties than the methyl substituted dithiocarbamate complexes.…”
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Oxidative Stress in Lead and Cadmium Toxicity and Its Amelioration by R. C. Patra, Amiya K. Rautray, D. Swarup

“…Lead and cadmium are the common environmental heavy metal pollutants and have widespread distribution. …”
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Experimental and Numerical Simulation Study of Ultrasonic Vibration Effect on Abrasive Grain Distribution and Movement Behavior in Laser Cladding Melt Pool for Abrasive Layer Fabri... by Zixuan Wang, Ying Chen, Chuang Guan, Jiahui Du, Tianbiao Yu, Ji Zhao, Jun Zhao

“…The CBN abrasive grains in the melt pool were subjected to gravity, the buoyancy force, the drag force of the metal fluid, and the sonophoretic radiation force of the ultrasonic vibration. …”
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Low‐cost fabrication of polymer substrate‐based piezoelectric microgenerator with PPE, IDE and ME by S.S. Balpande, M.L. Bhaiyya, R.S. Pande

“…Traditional parallel plate metal electrodes (PPEs) are prone to cracks and internal defects on bending or stretching, thus mesh electrodes (MEs) has been proposed. …”
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Spectrophotometric Determination of Cr(III) and Pb(II) Using Their Complexes with 5,11,17,23-Tetra[(2-ethyl acetoethoxyphenyl)(azo)phenyl]calix[4]arene by Le Van Tan, Tran Quang Hieu, Nguyen Van Cuong

“…The ratio of TEAC and metal ion in complexes was found to be 1 : 1 under investigated condition. …”
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Corrosion Resistance Synergistic Appraisal of Titanium-Impregnated Bisphenol A-Type Epoxy Duplex Coating System in Stimulated and Natural Marine Environments of Southeastern Coasta... by Ishrat Jamil, Humaira Bano, Vinod C. Malshe, Azhar Mahmood, Kamran Khan, Nasir M. Ahmad

“…Bisphenol A-type epoxy-based protective coatings were prepared by impregnating exotic titanium metal microparticles into two different proportions, i.e., 5% and 10% (w/w). …”
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Lighter Ingestion as an Uncommon Cause of Severe Vomiting in a Schizophrenia Patient by Yahya Atayan, Yasir Furkan Cagin, Mehmet Ali Erdogan, Yılmaz Bilgic, Remzi Bestas, Murat Harputluoglu, Yüksel Seckin

“…A plain radiograph of the abdomen revealed multiple tiny metallic densities. Gastroscopy was performed. The lighters were not allowing the passage, and some of them had penetrated the gastric mucosa, and bezoars were observed. …”
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Contribution to the corrosion inhibition of aluminum by aqueous extract of Moringa oleifera in 2 M HCl by Abd El-Aziz S. Fouda, Farid I. El-Dossoki, Mohamed F. Atia, Fatma M. Abd El Aziz, Ahmed El-Hossiany

“…Based on the findings, it can be said that MOE can be utilized as a green inhibitor to reduce metal corrosion in harsh environments.…”
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Thermodynamic behavior of dissolved oxygen and hydrogen in pure vanadium by Zhong D.-P., Pei G.-S., Xiang J.-Y., Pan C., Gu W., Lv X.-W.

“…The mechanism governing the deoxidation of vanadium metal is regarded as fundamental knowledge; however, it has not been elucidated in existing literature. …”
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Development and Evaluation of Steel Component Coatings for Substations/Converter Stations with Both Fire and Corrosion Prevention Functions by Yu Liu, Baohui Chen, Chuanping Wu, Tiannian Zhou, Bichen Pan

“…Additionally, the innovative addition of new metal anti-corrosion active pigments improves the adhesion and impermeability of the coating. …”
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Hall‐effect sensors based on AlGaN/GaN heterojunctions on Si substrates for a wide temperature range by Sagnik Kumar, R. Muralidharan, G. Narayanan

“…Realisation of two‐dimensional electron gas‐based Hall sensors on Si substrates can have the advantages of low cost and integrability with complementary metal‐oxide semiconductor circuits. Design and fabrication of such Hall sensors and their characterisation over a wide temperature range of 75 to 500 K are reported. …”
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A sustainable solvothermal process extracting critical elements from Li-ion batteries by Nachbaur, Virginie, Ayadi, Firas, Foulon, Béatrice, Jean, Malick, Pralong, Valérie, Jouen, Samuel

“…Structural characterization of the recovered products showed that cobalt and nickel are together in a metallic state (Co or Ni–Co alloy), lithium and manganese are in the form of carbonates easily separable due to their different solubilities in water. …”
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Multiple linear regression parameters for determining fatigue-based entropy characterisation of magnesium alloy by Mohd 'Akashah Fauthan, Shahrum Abdullah, Mohamad Faizal Abdullah, Intan Fadhlina Mohamed

“…Therefore, the entropy generation can be predicted to access the dissipated energy as an irreversible degradation of a metallic material, subjected to cyclic elastic-plastic loading. …”
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A Millimeter-Wave Antipodal Linearly Tapered Slot Antenna Array for 5G Wireless Communication by C. Ni, W. W. Wang, Y. C. Zheng, J. Ding, K. Cao, B. Liu

“…With the inner conductors of two parallel SICLs combined as the flaring metal shared by adjacent tapered slots, the main beam squint is effectively suppressed. …”
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Coordination Reactions and Noncovalent Interactions of Polyamines with Nucleotides in Binary Systems and with Nucleotides and Copper(II) Ion in Ternary Systems by Lechoslaw Lomozik, Anna Gasowska, Grzegorz Krzysko, Romualda Bregier-Jarzebowska

“…Interactions of nucleotides (AMP, CMP) and 1,2-diaminopropane (tn-1) or 2-methyl-1,2-diaminopropane (tn-2) in metal-free systems as well as in the systems including copper(II) ions were studied. …”
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Guided Bilateral Transcanine Implant Placement and Implant-Supported Oral Rehabilitation in a Patient with Progressive Systemic Scleroderma by Igor Smojver, Ivan Katalinić, Marko Vuletić, Luka Stojić, Dražena Gerbl, Dragana Gabrić

“…Digital planning software was used, and implants were positioned according to a surgical template in regions 13, 16, 23, and 26 (Straumann, Basel, Switzerland) with screw-retained metal-ceramic bridges. Placement of the dental implants through impacted canines and the creation of interfaces other than implant-bone interfaces did not lead to postoperative pain or implant failure. …”
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Preparation and Antibacterial Activity of Mixed Ligand Complexes of Co(II), Ni(II), Cu(II) and Cd(II) Derived from 1-Phenylazo-2-naphthol and Salicylaldehyde by S. A. I. Sharif, A. N. El-Tajoury, A. A. Elamari

“…The infrared spectral data showed the coordination sites of the free ligand with the central metal ion. The electronic absorption spectral data revealed the existence of an octahedral geometry for Co(II) and Cd(II) complexes and a square planar geometry for Ni(II) and Cu(II) complexes. …”
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Upgrading iron and removing phosphorus of high phosphorus oolitic iron ore by segregation roasting with calcium chloride and calcium hypochlorite by Xiao J., Ding W., Peng Y., Wu Qi., Chen Z., Wang Z., Wang J., Peng T.

“…During segregation roasting, new ore phases, metallic iron (Fe), a small amount of ferroferric oxide (Fe3O4), and ferrous oxide (FeO) could be observed. …”
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