An In Vitro Model of Gastric Inflammation and Treatment with Cobalamin by T. R. Elliott, A. L. Guildford

“…A significant reduction in nitric oxide production was associated with the addition of 200 pg/ml hydroxocobalamin, alongside a return to the characteristic cobblestone morphology. …”
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Electrochemical Coprecipitation of Zinc and Aluminum in Aqueous Electrolytes for ZnO and AZO Coverage Deposition by Natalia A. Martynova, Viktor N. Svishchev, Leonid S. Lepnev, Shakhnozabonu R. Alieva, Elena G. Chertorylskaya, Mikhail E. Vishnevskiy, Alexey D. Bozhko, Anastasia V. Grigorieva

“…The aim of this study is to examine the technological challenge of the electrochemical formation of zinc oxide and Al-doped ZnO films (ZnO:Al, AZO) as transparent conductive oxide coatings with complex architectures for solar cell photoanode materials. …”
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Photocatalytic decomposition of fatty stains by TiO2 thin films by Juan Peris Vicente, Thierry Gacoin, Philippe Barboux, Jean-Pierre Boilot, Mauricette Rondet, Léthicia Guéneau

“…The mechanism for stain decomposition is shown to be associated to a shrinkage of the solid film at the surface of the porous oxide film after a diffusion of the excited radicals from the oxide.…”
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Liposome-Encapsulated Bioactive Guttiferone E Exhibits Anti-Inflammatory Effect in Lipopolysaccharide-Stimulated MH-S Macrophages and Cytotoxicity against Human Cancer Cells by Jean Paul Dzoyem, Shashank Reddy Pinnapireddy, Hugues Fouotsa, Jana Brüßler, Frank Runkel, Udo Bakowsky

“…The fluorometric cyclooxygenase (COX) activity assay kit was used to assess the COX activity while the nitric oxide production was evaluated by the Griess reagent method. …”
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Oyster and Pyramidella Shells as Heterogeneous Catalysts for the Microwave-Assisted Biodiesel Production from Jatropha curcas Oil by Achanai Buasri, Tidarat Rattanapan, Chalida Boonrin, Chosita Wechayan, Vorrada Loryuenyong

“…Microwave-assisted biodiesel production via transesterification of Jatropha curcas oil with methanol using solid oxide catalyst derived from waste shells of oyster and Pyramidella was studied. …”
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Study on the nuclear shield behaviors of basalt/carbon fibers reinforced PbO blended epoxy matrix composite – A novel material for thermal insulation applications by Raja Thandavamoorthy, Yuvarajan Devarajan

“…The composite is composed of basalt and carbon fibers reinforced varying with lead oxide (PbO) nanoparticles for five different composite laminates, all integrated into an epoxy matrix. …”
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Influence of Filler from a Renewable Resource and Silane Coupling Agent on the Properties of Epoxidized Natural Rubber Vulcanizates by Wiphawadee Pongdong, Charoen Nakason, Claudia Kummerlöwe, Norbert Vennemann

“…This might be attributed to the metal oxide impurities in RHA that enhance the crosslinking reactions, thus increasing the crosslink density. …”
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Asthma in Sickle Cell Disease by Manisha Newaskar, Karen A. Hardy, Claudia R. Morris

“…Hemolysis-driven acute-on-chronic inflammation and dysregulated arginines–nitric oxide metabolism are potential mechanisms by which pulmonary dysfunction could occur in patients with SCD. …”
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Synthesis and Dielectric Studies of Monoclinic Nanosized Zirconia by I. Flavia Princess Nesamani, V. Lakshmi Prabha, Aswathy Paul, D. Nirmal

“…The synthesized ZrO2 is subjected to impedance analysis and it exhibited a dielectric constant of 25 to find its application in short channel devices like multiple gate FinFETS and as a suitable alternative for the conventional gate oxide dielectric SiO2 with dielectric value of 3.9, which cannot survive the challenge of an end of oxide thickness ≤ 1 nm.…”
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Enhanced high-energy proton radiation hardness of ZnO thin-film transistors with a passivation layer by Yongsu Lee, Hae-Won Lee, Su Jin Kim, Jeong Min Park, Byoung Hun Lee, Chang Goo Kang

“…Abstract Metal-oxide thin-film semiconductors have been highlighted as next-generation space semiconductors owing to their excellent radiation hardness based on their dimensional advantages of very low thickness and insensitivity to crystal structure. …”
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Synthesis and Empirical Analysis of the Thermophysical Characteristics of GO-Ag Aqueous Hybrid Nanofluid Using Environmentally Friendly Reducing and Stabilizing Agents by M. Armstrong, M. Sivasubramanian, N. Selvapalam, R. Pavitra, P. Rajesh Kanna, Haiter Lenin

“…These carbon nanoparticles offer excellent opportunities to blend with various metal or metal oxide nanoparticle binders to improve their material properties. …”
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A cost-effective and sensitive TLC-densitometric identification of meloxicam by Parys Wioletta, Pyka-Pająk Alina, Dołowy Małgorzata

“…Of all chromatographic conditions tested, the lowest limiting values, thus the best sensitivity, in the NP-TLC system was achieved on silica gel 60F254 and neutral aluminum oxide plates developed with the mobile phase consisting of ethyl acetate/toluene/n-butylamine (2:2:1, V/V/V). …”
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Comprehension of Postmetallization Annealed MOCVD-TiO2 on (NH4)2S Treated III-V Semiconductors by Ming-Kwei Lee, Chih-Feng Yen

“…The dielectric constant and effective oxide charges are 46 and 1.96 × 1012 C/cm2, respectively. …”
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Comparative analysis of Fenghuang Dancong, Tieguanyin, and Dahongpao teas using headspace solid-phase microextraction coupled with gas chromatography-mass spectrometry and chemomet... by Zhangwei Li

“…The results of PCA and OPLS-DA showed that the volatile components such as dehydrolinalool, linalool oxide II, linalool, α-farnesene, linalool oxide I, β-ocimene, nerolidol, cis-3-butyric acid folate, myrcene, and (Z)-hexanoic acid-3-hexenyl ester are the characteristic components, which can be used to distinguish the three types of oolong teas. …”
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Chemical profiling, antioxidant, and antimicrobial activities of the essential oil of Matricaria recutita (Chamomile) by Ram Prasad Baral, Rameshwar Adhikari, Achyut Adhikari

“…The major constituents, with respective area percentages at retention times 37.16, 11.79, and 7.88 in the GC chromatogram, were -farnesene (46.56%), -bisabolol oxide-A (11.79%), and menthol (7.88%). Limonene, methyl salicylate, and -bisabolol oxide-B also constituted the lowest area percentages at 1.36%, 1.59%, and 1.62%, respectively. …”
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Preparation of a Counter Electrode with P-Type NiO and Its Applications in Dye-Sensitized Solar Cell by Chuen-Shii Chou, Chin-Min Hsiung, Chun-Po Wang, Ru-Yuan Yang, Ming-Geng Guo

“…This study investigates the applicability of a counter electrode with a P-type semiconductor oxide (such as NiO) on a dye-sensitized solar cell (DSSC). …”
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Effect of Lower Extremity Bypass Surgery on Inflammatory Reaction and Endothelial Dysfunction in Type 2 Diabetic Patients by Pei-Hsuan Tsai, Jun-Jen Liu, Szu-Yuan Chou, Yao-Chung Chang, Sung-Ling Yeh

“…Also, plasma concentrations of endothelin-1 and nitric oxide were analyzed to evaluate the vascular endothelial function. …”
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Characterization and Optimization of Calcination Process Parameters for Extraction of Aluminum from Ethiopian Kaolinite by Adamu Esubalew Kassa, Nurelegne Tefera Shibeshi, Belachew Zegale Tizazu

“…The XRF result of the kaolinite was mainly silicon oxide (55.76% w/w), aluminum oxide (32.02% w/w), and loss on ignition (11.17% w/w). …”
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Thin hafnia layer on silicon – Study of interfacial charging and charge transfer by resistometry and photoelectrochemistry by Aldis Šilėnas, Laurynas Staišiūnas, Putinas Kalinauskas, Konstantinas Leinartas, Asta Grigucevičienė, Andžej Lučun, Skirmantė Tutlienė, Eimutis Juzeliūnas

“…Oxide layers on silicon (Si) can effectively reduce the surface recombination velocity due to chemical and field-effect passivation, thereby increasing efficiency of PV devices. …”
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Enhanced Viscosity of Aqueous Palygorskite Suspensions through Physical and Chemical Processing by Feng-shan Zhou, Tian-qi Li, Yun-hua Yan, Can Cao, Lin Zhou, Yang Liu

“…The main mechanism was the electrostatic attractive interaction between magnesium oxide particles with positive charges and the palygorskite rods with negative charges. …”
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