Simulation and techno-economic analysis of energy cane pyrolysis for bio-oil production using Aspen Plus by Thomas Rafael de Oliveira, Antonio Carlos Luz Lisboa

“…Three cultivars were selected: two natural, Saccharum robustum and Saccharum spontaneum, and one, IACSP955000, generated by a breeding program. …”
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Wolfram Syndrome: A Case Report and Review of Clinical Manifestations, Genetics Pathophysiology, and Potential Therapies by N. B. Toppings, J. M. McMillan, P. Y. B. Au, O. Suchowersky, L. E. Donovan

“…Conclusions. The distinct natural history, complications, and differences in management reinforce the importance of distinguishing WS from other forms of diabetes. …”
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Identification of hydrochemical processes and assessment of groundwater quality: a case study of the intergranular aquifer in Dili City, Timor-Leste by Marçal Ximenes, João A. M. S. Pratas, José M. M. De Azevedo, Fernando. P. O. O. Figueiredo, Mattew Currell

“…This study assesses the suitability of groundwater for drinking by analyzing 113 samples from domestic wells, taking into account natural and human influences. The analysis focuses on major and minor ions (Ca²⁺, Mg²⁺, Na⁺, K⁺, SO₄²⁻, HCO₃⁻, F⁻), physicochemical parameters (pH, electrical conductivity, total dissolved solids), and toxic elements (Mn, Fe, Pb, Al, As, Zn, Cd, Ni). …”
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Short-Term Effects of Tillage Practices on Soil Organic Carbon Turnover Assessed by δ13C Abundance in Particle-Size Fractions of Black Soils from Northeast China by Aizhen Liang, Shenglong Chen, Xiaoping Zhang, Xuewen Chen

“…A five-year tillage experiment consisting of no-tillage (NT) and mouldboard plough (MP) was used to study the changes in particle-size SOC fractions and corresponding δ13C natural abundance to assess SOC turnover in the 0–20 cm layer of black soils under tillage practices. …”
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Women’s experiences of ceasing to breastfeed: Australian qualitative study by Jennifer Elizabeth Ayton, Leigh Tesch, Emily Hansen

“…Objective To investigate mothers’ infant feeding experiences (breastfeeding/formula milk feeding) with the aim of understanding how women experience cessation of exclusive breastfeeding.Design Multimethod, qualitative study; questionnaire, focus groups and interviews.Setting Northern and Southern Tasmania, Australia.Participants 127 mothers of childbearing age from a broad sociodemographic context completed a questionnaire and participated in 22 focus groups or 19 interviews across Tasmania, 2011–2013.Results Mothers view breastfeeding as ‘natural’ and ‘best’ and formula milk as ‘wrong’ and ‘unnatural’. …”
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Assessment of the influence of gap wall mobility factor at calculation of leakage in working section of a scroll compressor. Part 1 by V. A. Pronin, A. V. Kovanov, V. A. Tsvetkov, E. N. Mikhailova, E. A. Kalashnikova

“…Today there is an active process of changing from hydrofluorocarbons to natural refrigerants with low global warming potential. …”
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Unleashing the Power of Artificial Intelligence-Driven Drug Discovery in Streptomyces by Wei-Shan Ang, Jodi Woan-Fei Law, Yatinesh Kumari, Vengadesh Letchumanan, Loh Teng-Hern Tan

“…However, conventional screening approaches on novel natural products (NPs) from Streptomyces sp. have entered a bottleneck due to inefficiency. …”
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Thermal behavior of ground talc mineral by Balek V., Šubrt J., Pérez-Maqueda L.A., Beneš M., Bountseva I.M., Beckman I.N., Pérez-Rodríguez J.L.

“…It was found that grinding caused an increase in the surface area of the natural talc from 3 m2g-1 to 110 m2g-1. A decrease of particle size after sample grinding was observed by SEM. …”
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A Two-Dimensional Cell Model of Phases Transport in a Fluidized Bed Column: Development and Validation by Andrey Mitrofanov

“…A comparison of calculations with the results of a natural experiment also confirmed the presence of predictive capabilities in the model. …”
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Classical and quantum algorithms for many-body problems by Ayral, Thomas

“…After describing a method based on natural orbitals for shortening, and thus making more reliable, quantum circuits to prepare fermionic states, we present a method based on slave spins for using a platform of Rydberg atoms to simulate lattice models of fermions. …”
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Organic Greenhouse Container Herb Production in South Florida: Fertilizer and Potting Media by Danielle Treadwell, Kati Migliaccio, Teresa Olczyk, Yun Qian, Yuncong Li, George Hochmuth, Robert Hochmuth, Eric H. Simonne, Lance S. Osborne, Richard K. Sprenkel

“…However, some differences in plant production for basil and dill were identified among the different fertilizer treatments (Natural Safe, Perdue, Fertrell, and Control). These differ- ences were most notable for visual quality, fresh weight, and dry weight measurements. …”
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Moxibustion in patients with shoulder bursitis by Misaida Reinoso Sollet, Emilia Labrada Aguilera, Richard Garib Hernández, Eliet Cambara Pérez

“…Moxibustion was used in 61.90%, without other natural and traditional medicine techniques; pain relief started from the fifth session and reached its maximum value in the ninth, in which 47.6% reported pain relief. …”
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Development of a Loop Mediated Isothermal Amplification for Diagnosis of Ascaris lumbricoides in Fecal Samples by Esther A. Shiraho, Agola L. Eric, Ibrahim N. Mwangi, Geoffrey M. Maina, Joseph M. Kinuthia, Martin W. Mutuku, Robert M. Mugambi, Jackson M. Mwandi, Gerald M. Mkoji

“…Ascaris adult and ova were obtained from naturally infected school children, whose parents/guardians gave consent for their participation in the study. …”
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Functional characterization in Chimonobambusa utilis reveals the role of bHLH gene family in bamboo sheath color variation by Long Tong, Long Tong, Long Tong, Qingping Zeng, Yuan Guo, Yanjie Li, Hongyan Li, Lijie Chen, Xia Liu

“…C. utilis cultivars exhibit five natural color variations in their shoot sheaths, but the molecular mechanism behind this color diversity remains unclear.MethodsDe novo assembly was employed to obtain gene sequences. …”
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Determination of Some Soil Characteristics of Roadside Landslides Region: A Case Study of Lapseki-Sevketiye (Canakkale) by Mehmet Parlak

“…Roadside landslides are a common natural phenomenon. They are often triggered by a combination of steep relief, rainfall and soil properties. …”
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TSH Levels in Subclinical Hypothyroidism in the 97.5th Percentile of the Population by Laura Pérez-Campos Mayoral, María Teresa Hernández-Huerta, Gabriel Mayoral-Andrade, Eduardo Pérez-Campos Mayoral, Edgar Zenteno, Ruth Martínez-Cruz, Héctor Martínez Ruíz, Margarito Martínez Cruz, Alma Dolores Pérez Santiago, Eduardo Pérez-Campos

“…We identified studies of TSH on the natural history of subclinical hypothyroidism from population-based prospective cohort studies, which follow up patients for several years. …”
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MESH NETWORK DEVELOPMENT PROJECT IN GREAT STONE INDUSTRY PARK by Pei Ping, Yu. N. Petrenko

“…The Park is located in a unique natural complex 25 km far from Minsk, the capital of the Republic of Belarus. …”
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Revised direct bandgap and band parameters for AlP: hybrid-functional first-principles calculations vs experiment by Cónal Murphy, Eoin P. O’Reilly, Christopher A. Broderick

“…Having validated the band structure vs experiment, we compute revised band parameters for AlP, including band edge effective masses, interband momentum (Kane) matrix elements, band edge deformation potentials, direct and indirect bandgap pressure coefficients, and natural valence band offset. Band parameters are also calculated using the Tran–Blaha modified Becke–Johnson exchange potential. …”
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Gender-Specific Cytokine Pathways, Targets, and Biomarkers for the Switch from Health to Adenoma and Colorectal Cancer by Patrizia Pellegrini, Ida Contasta, Tiziana Del Beato, Fabiana Ciccone, Anna Maria Berghella

“…T helper1 (Th1) and Th2 cytokines (Th1/Th2) have pivotal roles in the homeostasis of Th1 and Th2 cell network functions in the immune response but sex steroids affect Th1/Th2 production in different ways and a natural sexual dimorphism in the immune response has been shown. …”
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Modern conditions for reproduction of the educational potential of the Russian workforce by O. A. Komarova

“…The results of the analysis show that in Russia, the reproduction of the educational potential is hampered as a result of the demographic crisis manifested in the continuation of the trend towards natural population decline and an increase in the number of people of retirement age; increase in the scale of external migration of skilled labour; average level of Internet accessibility to the population, and, as a result, insufficient formation of its digital skills. …”
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