Synthesis of chromium and ferrochromium alloy in molten salts by the electro-reduction method by Ge X., Jin S., Zhang M., Wang X., Seetharaman S.

“…In this work, we successfully applied the Fray-Farthing-Chen Cambridge electro-reduction process on the preparation of chromium from chromium oxide, and for the first time, the synthesis of ferrochromium alloy from chromium oxide and iron oxide mixture and the chromite ore in molten calcium chloride. …”
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Three different methods for ZnO-RGO nanocomposite synthesis and its adsorption capacity for methylene blue dye removal in a comparative study by Safaa A. Hussein, Gharib M. Taha, F. A. Adam, Marwa A. Moghazy

“…An easy strategy was used for the synthesis of reduced graphene oxide nanoparticles (RGO), Zinc oxide nanoparticles (ZnO) and ZnO-RGO nanocomposite. …”
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Effects of Blended-Cement Paste Chemical Composition Changes on Some Strength Gains of Blended-Mortars by Mehmet Serkan Kirgiz

“…Experimental results indicated that ups and downs of silica oxide (SiO2), sodium oxide (Na2O), and alkali at MP-BCPCC and continuously rising movement of silica oxide (SiO2) at BP-BCPCC positively influenced CS and FS of blended cement mortars (BCM) in comparison with reference mortars (RM) at whole cure days as MP up to 6% or BP up to 35% was blended for cement.…”
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Substrate Effect on Plasma Clean Efficiency in Plasma Enhanced Chemical Vapor Deposition System by Shiu-Ko JangJian, Ying-Lang Wang

“…In this study, the plasma clean rate (PCR) of silicon oxide is investigated after the silicon nitride deposited on Cu and silicon oxide substrates by remote plasma system (RPS), respectively. …”
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Ghrelin Protects against the Detrimental Consequences of Porphyromonas gingivalis-Induced Akt Inactivation through S-Nitrosylation on Salivary Mucin Synthesis by Bronislaw L. Slomiany, Amalia Slomiany

“…In this study, using rat sublingual gland acinar cells, we report that P. gingivalis LPS-induced impairment in mucin synthesis and associated suppression in Akt kinase activity were accompanied by a decrease in constitutive nitric oxide synthase (cNOS) activity and an induction in inducible nitric oxide synthase (iNOS) expression. …”
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Inhibitory Effect of Flavonoid Extract of Lotus Leaf on Alcohol-Induced Gastric Injury by Antioxidant Capacity in Mice by Yi Chen, Qin Li, Zhiping Kuang, Xin Zhao, Ruokun Yi, Xiaowei He, Guangjing Feng

“…The quantitative polymerase chain reaction (qPCR) and Western blot results proved that FELL upregulated the mRNA and protein expressions of SOD1, SOD2, CAT, epidermal growth factor (EGF), vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF), epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR), neuronal nitric oxide synthase (nNOS), and endothelial nitric oxide synthase (eNOS) and downregulated the expression of inducible nitric oxide synthase (iNOS) in the gastric tissue of mice with gastric injury. …”
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In Vivo Magic Angle Magnetic Resonance Imaging for Cell Tracking in Equine Low-Field MRI by Carolin Horstmeier, Annette B. Ahrberg, Dagmar Berner, Janina Burk, Claudia Gittel, Aline Hillmann, Julia Offhaus, Walter Brehm

“…The current data demonstrate that the technique improves discrimination of superparamagnetic iron oxide-induced artefacts from the surrounding tendon tissue.…”
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Insights into corrosion behavior of AlCrFeTi and AlCrFeTiY coating for fuel cladding in static and flowing liquid lead bismuth at 550°C by Jingyi Liang, Wei Zhang, Qingyu Li, Ke Zhao, Jun Xiao, Jijun Yang, Shaoyu Qiu, Sheng Huang

“…Double-layered compact oxide layers were formed on the surface of AlCrFeTi coating which consist of outer Fe/Cr oxide layer and inner Al/Ti oxide layer after exposure in static liquid lead bismuth for 2000 h, while uneven Fe/Cr oxide layers formed on AlCrFeTiY coating and the oxygen content significantly increase inside the coating, indicating the weaker antioxidant properties of AlCrFeTiY. …”
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Experimental investigation on cooling tower performance with Al2O3, ZnO and Ti2O3 based nanofluids by Habibur Rahman, Altab Hossain, Mohammad Ali

“…Different volume concentrations ranging from 0.18 to 0.50 vol.% of stable Al oxide (Al2O3), Zn oxide (ZnO), and Ti oxide (Ti2O3) nanoparticles of 80, 35, and 70 nm diameter were considered. …”
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Investigating the Feasibility of Using Concrete Containing Waste Paper Sludge Ash and Pozzolanic Materials to Repair Bridge Stub Columns by F. Delaram, Y. Mohammadi, M. R. Adlparvar

“…The combined use of aluminium oxide nanoparticles and waste paper ash can improve compressive, tensile, and flexural strengths and increase the axial load capacity of bridge columns. …”
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Effect of Arginine Vasopressin on Intraoperative Hypotension Caused by Oral Administration of 5-Aminolevulinic Acid by Gen Owada, Hideo Nishizawa, Yuki Matoyama, Eri Watanabe, Keigo Mitsuda, Naoki Kaneko, Yasuhiro Kimura, Taikan Nanao, Junichi Fujimoto

“…However, after starting a continuous administration of AVP, the systolic blood pressure increased, and the hemodynamic parameters remained stable during the remainder of the operation. 5-ALA administration may lower blood pressure by inducing nitric oxide production, and AVP inhibits inducible nitric oxide synthase messenger RNA expression and interleukin-1β-stimulated nitric oxide production. …”
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Synthesis, Structure, and Electrical Property of Ce1−xSr1+xGa3O7−δ by Xiaohui Li, Jungu Xu, Junshu Xiaofeng, Xiaojun Kuang

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Nanoscaled Electrocatalytic Optically Modulated ZnO Nanoparticles through Green Process of Punica granatum L. and Their Antibacterial Activities by Xolile Fuku, Abdoulaye Diallo, Malik Maaza

“…Most recently, green synthesis of metal oxide nanoparticles has become an interesting subject of the nanoscience and nanotechnology. …”
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Investigating Use of Crushed Glass as Partial Replacement of Sand to Improve Finish Mortar Strength. by Ashaba, Dennis

“…The chemical composition of mortars indicates that they are most commonly composed of Calcium oxide and silicon dioxide. The high calcium oxide content and low magnesium oxide content probably mean that lime was provided from calcareous stones rather than dolomitic.…”
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The Low Temperature Specific Heat of Pr0.65Ca0.35MnO3 by Zhiyong Han, Zhenzhu Jing

“…The low temperature specific heat of polycrystalline perovskite-type Pr0.65Ca0.35MnO3 manganese oxide has been investigated experimentally. It is found that the low temperature electron specific heat in zero magnetic field is obviously larger than that of ordinary rare-earth manganites oxide. …”
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Preparation of Graphene Nanosilver Composites for 3D Printing Technology by Xiujuan Liang, Haixu Ji

“…The most common one is the chemical redox method, which can make graphite into graphite oxide dispersed in water. Graphene oxide obtained by the Hummers method has a wrinkled structure. …”
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Bovine Tooth Discoloration Induced by Endodontic Filling Materials for Primary Teeth by Samantha Rodrigues Xavier, Katerine Jahnecke Pilownic, Andressa Heberle Gastmann, Mariana Silveira Echeverria, Ana Regina Romano, Fernanda Geraldo Pappen

“…The tested materials included an MTA-based material; zinc oxide and eugenol cement (ZOE); Vitapex; and calcium hydroxide thickened with zinc oxide (Calen + ZO). …”
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Caffeine's Vascular Mechanisms of Action by Darío Echeverri, Félix R. Montes, Mariana Cabrera, Angélica Galán, Angélica Prieto

“…In endothelial cells, it increases intracellular calcium stimulating the production of nitric oxide through the expression of the endothelial nitric oxide synthase enzyme. …”
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PHYSICO-CHEMICAL INTERACTIONS BETWEEN COMPONENTS OF THE Al/SiO2 SYSTEM IN METALLURGICAL SYNTHETIC PROCESSES OF CASTING PARTICULATE REINFORCED ALUMINUM ALLOYS by I. V. Rafalski, B. M. Nemenenok

“…The synthesis of aluminum oxide ceramics in aluminum melts for the production of particulate reinforced Al-Si/Al2O3 alloys was performed. …”
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Influence of Temperature and Purity of Polyacrylic Acid on its Adsorption and Surface Structures at the ZrO/Polymer Solution Interface by M. Wiśniewska, S. Chibowski

“…These result from changes in the polydispersity index of filtered PAA and the blocking of some active sites on the oxide surface by inorganic contamination present in the non-filtered PAA samples. …”
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