pH-responsive Vesicles with Tunable Membrane Permeability and Hydrodynamic Diameters from a Cross- linkable Amphiphilic Block Copolymer by Ruixue Chang, Yuelan Tian, Yong Wang, Jianglei Qin

“…This alteration may have occurred because of the protonation of the PDEA segment. This particular property has great potential and many applica‐ tions, since most drug-loading and controlled-release studies are conducted within this pH range.…”
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Synthesis and photophysics of 6-dimethylaminopurine-capped Q-CdS nanoparticles—a study of its photocatalytic behavior by Anil Kumar, Shipra Mital

“…Excess 6-dimethylaminopurine binds to the core structure through H-bonding involving protonated N(9). CdS capped with 6-dimethylaminopurine produced relatively small sized particles (2 nm) having a narrow size distribution. …”
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Glycerol Carbonate: A Novel Biosolvent with Strong Ionizing and Dissociating Powers by Guangnan Ou, Biyan He, Xuejing Li, Jianhui Lei

“…The behavior of proteins is strongly dependent on the protonation state of their ionizable groups, which ionization constants are greatly affected by the solvent. …”
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Integrating TRPV1 Receptor Function with Capsaicin Psychophysics by Gregory Smutzer, Roni K. Devassy

“…TRPV1 receptors function as homotetramers that also respond to heat, proinflammatory substances, lipoxygenase products, resiniferatoxin, endocannabinoids, protons, and peptide toxins. Kinase-mediated phosphorylation of TRPV1 leads to increased sensitivity to both chemical and thermal stimuli. …”
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Characterization by Potentiometric Procedures of the Stability Constants of the Binary and Ternary Complexes of Cu(II) and Duloxetine Drug with Amino Acids by Amal M. Al-Mohaimeed, Asma A. Alothman

“…Potentiometric titration method has been used to define stoichiometries and stability constants of ternary complexes of Cu(II) with duloxetine (D) and some selected amino acids (L). The protonation constants of the ligands and the stability constants of the binary and ternary complexes of Cu(II) with the ligands were calculated from the potentiometric data using the HYPERQUAD program. …”
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Syntheses, Crystal Structures, Magnetic Behaviours, and Thermal Properties of Three Hydrogen-Bonding Networks Containing Dicyanamide and 4-Hydroxypyridine by Lingling Zheng

“…In the three compounds, the protons of hydroxyl groups of 4-hydroxypyridine transfer to pyridyl nitrogen atoms. …”
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Electrochemical Determination of Metronidazole in Tablet Samples Using Carbon Paste Electrode by Yosef Nikodimos, Meareg Amare

“…Observed peak potential shift with pH in the range 2.0 to 8.5 indicated the involvement of protons during the reduction of metronidazole, whereas the peak potential shift with scan rate in the range 10–250 mV/s confirmed the irreversibility of the reduction reaction. …”
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Computational Chemistry Study of pH-Responsive Fluorescent Probes and Development of Supporting Software by Ximeng Zhu, Yongchun Wei, Xiaogang Liu

“…Using time-dependent density functional theory (TDDFT), we successfully predicted the fluorescence emission wavelengths of BBP under various protonation states, achieving an average deviation of 6.0% from experimental excitation energies. …”
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Aqueous Nanofluid as a Two-Phase Coolant for PWR by Pavel N. Alekseev, Yury M. Semchenkov, Alexander L. Shimkevich

“…The dense ones have helical hydrogen bonds and the nondense ones are tetrahedral clusters with ice-like hydrogen bonds of water molecules. Helical ordering of protons in the dense water clusters can participate in coherent vibrations. …”
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Integrated system for electrolyte recovery, product separation, and CO2 capture in CO2 reduction by Peng Wang, An Pei, Zhaoxi Chen, Peilin Sun, Chengyi Hu, Xue Wang, Nanfeng Zheng, Guangxu Chen

“…During ERSS operation, protons from the anolyte flow through the anodic cation exchange membrane (CEM) into the ISM, acidifying the CO2R effluent electrolyte. …”
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Changes of pH in β-Lactoglobulin and β-Casein Solutions during High Pressure Treatment by Karsten Olsen, Bo B. Jespersen, Vibeke Orlien

“…The limited tertiary structure of β-casein could allow exposure of all amino acids; thus the increase of pH can be caused by binding of water protons resulting in an increase of hydroxide ions. …”
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H2-driven xylitol production in Cupriavidus necator H16 by Tytti Jämsä, Nico J. Claassens, Laura Salusjärvi, Antti Nyyssölä

“…It was found that over 90% of the energy and protons derived from hydrogen were spent for the bioconversion, demonstrating the efficiency of the system. …”
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SN-Donor Methylthioanilines and Copper(II) Complexes: Synthesis, Spectral Properties, and In Vitro Antimicrobial Activity by Temitope E. Olalekan, Adeniyi S. Ogunlaja, Gareth M. Watkins

“…The NMR spectra of the ligands revealed that the para/ortho protons and para carbon were sensitive to the electronic effect of substituents. …”
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Insight into Anticorrosion Mechanism of Ampicillin on Mild Steel in Acidic Environment: A Combined Experimental and Theoretical Approach by Tuan Dinh, Nguyen Minh Thong, Dinh Quy Huong, Trinh Le Huyen, Tran Duc Manh, Phan Tu Quy, Tran Xuan Mau, Pham Cam Nam

“…The obtained results showed that AMP is considered to be a potential corrosion inhibitor for mild steel in 1M HCl medium. Moreover, the protonated state of AMP plays an important role in the protection of Fe surface against the corrosive process.…”
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Time-resolved spectroscopy uncovers deprotonation-induced reconstruction in oxygen-evolution NiFe-based (oxy)hydroxides by Dan Wu, Longfei Hu, Xiaokang Liu, Tong Liu, Xiangyu Zhu, Qiquan Luo, Huijuan Zhang, Linlin Cao, Jinlong Yang, Zheng Jiang, Tao Yao

“…Our findings demonstrate that iron substitution promotes deprotonation process within NiFe LDH, resulting in the preferential removal of protons from the specific bridged hydroxyl group (Ni2+-OH-Fe3+) linked to edge-sharing [NiO6] and [FeO6] octahedron. …”
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On the Primary Ionization Mechanism(s) in Matrix-Assisted Laser Desorption Ionization by Laura Molin, Roberta Seraglia, Zbigniew Czarnocki, Jan K. Maurin, Franciszek A. Pluciński, Pietro Traldi

“…A mechanism is proposed for the first step of ionization occurring in matrix-assisted laser desorption ionization, leading to protonated and deprotonated matrix (Ma) molecules ([Ma+H]+ and [Ma-H]- ions). …”
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The Gluon Sivers Distribution: Status and Future Prospects by Daniël Boer, Cédric Lorcé, Cristian Pisano, Jian Zhou

“…For this reason both hadronic and DIS type of collisions are essential in the study of the role of gluons in transversely polarized protons.…”
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Protection performance of Azadirachta indica leaf essential oil on corrosion of plain carbon steel in weak HCl and NH4Cl by Tolulope Loto Roland, Akpanyung Kingsley

“…The results indicates strong molecular interaction between protonated ADI molecules and the charged steel surface. …”
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Proposal to use LHC general-purpose detectors in “beam-dump” measurements for long-lived particles by Bhaskar Dutta, Doojin Kim, Hyunyong Kim

“…Collisions of high-energy protons result in jets containing a number of energetic hadrons and electromagnetic objects that are essentially “dumped” to hadronic and electromagnetic calorimeters, respectively, and induce the production of secondary hadrons, electrons, and photons in calorimetric showers. …”
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Synthesis and Characterization of Iodinated Chitosan Nanoparticles and Their Effects on Cancer Cells by Germán Alvarado Tenorio, Roberto Espinosa Neira, Carlos Alberto Ávila Orta, Gabriela Yolotzín Romero Zúñiga, Hortensia Ortega Ortiz

“…The high degree of chemical modification of the chitosan chains due to protonated amine groups allows them to react with many negatively charged surfaces as anionic polymers and cell membranes, resulting in an attractive material for medical and pharmaceutics applications. …”
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