Evaluation of vitamin B6 supplementation in Wilson’s disease patients treated with D-penicillamine by Olivier Guillaud, Alain Lachaux, Justin Mbala, Abdelouahed Belmalih, Eduardo Couchonnal Bedoya

“…Introduction Wilson’s disease (WD) is a copper metabolism disorder characterised by a progressive accumulation of this metal mainly in the liver and the brain. Treatment is based on the removal of copper operated by the chelators, among which, D-penicillamine (DP) is prescribed as a first-line treatment in most situations. …”
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Impact of Varying Amplitudes of Upward and Downward Motion on the Torque/Force Generation, Canal-Centering Ability, and Cyclic Fatigue Resistance of Nickel–Titanium Reciprocating I... by Keiko Hirano, Shunsuke Kimura, Keiichiro Maki, Satoshi Omori, Arata Ebihara, Takashi Okiji

“…In a dynamic cyclic fatigue test, the Reciproc Blue instruments were rotated in a curved metal canal with 1 mm or 3 mm back-and-forth motions (<i>n</i> = 10 each). …”
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Most High-density Exoplanets Are Unlikely to Be Remnant Giant Planet's Cores by Zifan Lin, Saverio Cambioni, Sara Seager

“…There are two theories—metal-rich formation hypothesis and naked core hypothesis—that explain how formation and evolution can alter the compositions and structures of rocky planets to diverge from their primordial building blocks. …”
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Electronic and photophysical properties of copper (II) Complexes: Insights into solvatochromic Effects, Photoreduction, and fluorescence behavior by Haja Tar, Lama M. Alhomaidan, Lotfi Beji, Abrar S. Alnafisah, Noura Kouki, Sabri Messaoudi, Fahad M. Alminderej, Azizah A. Algreiby, Lotfi M. Aroua

“…UV–Vis absorption spectroscopy unveils significant insights, revealing absorption peaks attributed to ligand–metal charge transfer transitions (LMCT) and π → π* transitions of C = N bonds. …”
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Prussian Blue‐Derived Atomic Fe/Fe3C@N‐Doped C Catalysts Supported by Carbon Cloth as Integrated Air Cathode for Flexible Zn‐Air Batteries by Zihan Wang, Jing Ren, Guoqiang Ling, Junjie Guo, Yongkang Lv, Rui‐Peng Ren

“…Herein, a self‐assembled metal‐organic framework (MOF)‐derived strategy is proposed to prepare a atomic Fe/Fe3C@N‐doped C catalysts supported by carbon cloth (CC) catalyst for use as an air cathode of flexible ZABs. …”
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High-Gain SIR Dual-Band Antenna Based on CSRR-Enhanced SIW for 2.4/5.2/5.8 GHz WLAN by Caixia Feng, Yongqiang Kang, Lijuan Dong, Lihong Wang

“…The CSRRs and two branches of the SIR element are etched on the top and bottom metal surfaces of the substrate. The SIR element produces a fundamental frequency f1 at 2.4 GHz and a second harmonic frequency fs2 at 5.7 GHz. …”
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Additively manufactured conductive and dielectric 3D metasurfaces for independent manipulation of broadband orbital angular momentum by Mengze Li, Jiaqi Cai, Li Deng, Xiaopeng Li, Francesca Iacopi, Yang Yang

“…The research examines various element distributions within multi-metal layer structures, including carbon, phosphorus, oxygen, sulfur, and fluorine, to investigate the interfaces between conductive and dielectric structures. …”
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Spiking Neural Networks for Energy-Efficient Acoustic Emission-Based Monitoring by Federica Zonzini, Wenliang Xiang, Luca de Marchi

“…Experimental tests executed on a metallic plate structure demonstrated that WT combined with SNN can achieve high precision (median values less than 5 cm) in ToA estimation and AE source localization even in the presence of relevant noise (signal-to-noise ratio down to 2 dB), while its deployment on dedicated neuromorphic architectures can reduce by six orders of magnitude the power expenditure per inference when compared to standard convolutional architectures.…”
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Synaptic transistor implementing potentiation or depression via field distribution modulation of dual dielectric layers by single-polarity pulsed voltage stimuli by Jieun Kim, Jung Wook Lim, Chohyeon Park, Chaerin Yu, Jaehee Lee

“…The device is fabricated using a standard complementary metal-oxide-semiconductor process and is composed of a TiO2 channel deposited over a dual dielectric of SiOx on Al2O3. …”
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Friction Properties of Alumina–Silicon Carbide–Silver–Graphene Nanoplatelet Self-Lubricating Composite Prepared by SPS Technique by Viktor Puchý, Jana Andrejovská, Richard Sedlák, Róbert Džunda, František Kromka, Ivan Petryshynets, Mária Podobová, Ladislav Falat

“…The GNP-reinforced Al₂O₃-SiC-Ag ceramic–metal composites were densified by spark plasma sintering technology (SPS). …”
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Effect of strain energy on corrosion behavior of ultrafine grained copper prepared by severe plastic deformation by Rifai M., Mujamilah M., Bagherpour E., Miyamoto H.

“…However, the current density in 1 M NaCl was decreased by an increment of pass number due to the dissolution of copper metal. The UFG structure has more boundaries than coarse grain structure, and these phenomena show why Cu dissolve ability influences the current density. …”
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Studying Ni(II) Adsorption of Magnetite/Graphene Oxide/Chitosan Nanocomposite by Luyen T. Tran, Hoang V. Tran, Thu D. Le, Giang L. Bach, Lam D. Tran

“…The synthesized FGC nanocomposite with many advantages is a promising material for removal of heavy metal ions from aqueous solution to clean up the environment.…”
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Adsorption of Copper(II) and Mercury(II) Ions onto Chemically-Modified Chitosan Membranes: Equilibrium and Kinetic Properties by R.B. Rabelo, R.S. Vieira, F.M.T. Luna, E. Guibal, M.M. Beppu

“…After promoting interaction with the metal ion, the adsorbent was also studied using FT-IR and energy dispersive X-ray spectroscopy (EDXS). …”
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A Fosmid Cloning Strategy for Detecting the Widest Possible Spectrum of Microbes from the International Space Station Drinking Water System by Sangdun Choi, Mi Sook Chang, Tara Stuecker, Christine Chung, David A. Newcombe, Kasthuri Venkateswaran

“…Ralstonia, which is prevalent in soils with a high heavy metal content, was detected in the Tank A samples. …”
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Difficult case of endoscopic ultrasonography-guided choledochogastrostomy salvaged using a stiff guidewire by Takio Narikawa, Ken Kamata, Takamitsu Komaki, Mamoru Takenaka, Masatoshi Kudo

“…Using this method, a 10-mm-diameter, 12-cm-long, partially covered metal stent was deployed successfully between the common bile duct and the posterior wall of the gastric antrum. …”
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Retained Shrapnel from a Blast Injury as a Rare Cause of Secondary Osteoarthritis of the Hip Joint: A Case Report and Review of Literature by Oshan Basnayake, Ahamed Nihaj, Ranji Pitagampalage, Umesh Jayarajah, Yasith Mathangasinghe, Harsha Mendis

“…There were three retained metallic nails (shrapnel) in the right hip joint of which two were intra-articular. …”
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The Influence of Resin Infiltration on the Shear Bond Strength of Orthodontic Brackets: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis by Sylwia Kiryk, Jan Kiryk, Jacek Matys, Maciej Dobrzyński

“…Among these, 13 studies used human teeth and 13 utilized Transbond XT as the adhesive. Metal brackets were predominantly examined (<i>n</i> = 17). …”
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Arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi mitigate cadmium stress in maize by Qiqiang Kuang, Yujie Wu, Yamin Gao, Tingting An, Shuo Liu, Liyan Liang, Bingcheng Xu, Suiqi Zhang, Min Yu, Sergey Shabala, Yinglong Chen

“…Recent studies have highlighted the potential of arbuscular mycorrhizal (AM) fungi to protect crops from various heavy metal stresses, including Cd toxicity. To elucidate the tolerance mechanisms of maize in response to Cd toxicity under AM symbiosis, this study used two maize genotypes with contrasting Cd tolerance: Zhengdan958 (Cd-tolerant) and Zhongke11 (Cd-sensitive). …”
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The contrasting origins of glauconite in the shallow marine environment highlight this mineral as a marker of paleoenvironmental conditions by Tribovillard, Nicolas, Bout-Roumazeilles, Viviane, Abraham, Romain, Ventalon, Sandra, Delattre, Marion, Baudin, François

“…The weakly reducing conditions necessary for the formation of glauconite here are attested by the contents of metallic trace elements sensitive to redox conditions (vanadium, germanium, arsenic, in this case). …”
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A Porous TiAl6V4 Implant Material for Medical Application by Axel Deing, Bérengère Luthringer, Daniel Laipple, Thomas Ebel, Regine Willumeit

“…Therefore, a new porous TiAl6V4 material was produced via metal injection moulding (MIM). Specimens with four different porosities were produced using gas-atomised spherical TiAl6V4 with different powder particle diameters, namely, “Small” (<45 μm), “Medium” (45–63 μm), “Mix” (90% 125–180 μm + 10% <45 μm), and “Large” (125–180 μm). …”
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