Structure and Properties of Multiwall Carbon Nanotubes/Polystyrene Composites Prepared via Coagulation Precipitation Technique by I. N. Mazov, V. L. Kuznetsov, D. V. Krasnikov, N. A. Rudina, A. I. Romanenko, O. B. Anikeeva, V. I. Suslyaev, E. Yu. Korovin, V. A. Zhuravlev

“…It was found that MWNT/PSt composites are almost radiotransparent for low frequency region and possess high absorbance of EM radiation at higher frequencies.…”
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Indoor Particle Alpha Radioactivity Origins in Occupied Homes by Choong-Min Kang, Man Liu, Eric Garshick, Petros Koutrakis

“…Our results suggest that radiation in homes originates from both the decay of indoor radon and the infiltration of outdoor radioactivity.…”
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Total Body Irradiation without Chemotherapy as Conditioning for an Allogeneic Hematopoietic Cell Transplantation for Adult Acute Myeloid Leukemia by Sultan Altouri, Mitchell Sabloff, David Allan, Harry Atkins, Lothar Huebsch, Dawn Maze, Rajiv Samant, Christopher Bredeson

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Bulky Pulmonary Mucosa-Associated Lymphoid Tissue Lymphoma Treated with Yttrium-90 Ibritumomab Tiuxetan by Shinobu Tamura, Tokuji Ikeda, Toshio Kurihara, Yoshiteru Kakuno, Hideki Nasu, Yoshio Nakano, Koichi Oshima, Tokuzo Fujimoto

“…She has had no progression for 18 months. Furthermore, radiation pneumonitis has not also been observed. We herein reported bulky pulmonary MALT lymphoma treated with yttrium-90 ibritumomab tiuxetan.…”
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Broad-Purpose Solutions of N-Chlorotaurine: A Convenient Synthetic Approach and Comparative Evaluation of Stability and Antimicrobial Activity by Bohdan Murashevych, Dmitry Girenko, Iryna Koshova, Ganna Maslak, Konstantin Burmistrov, Dmytro Stepanskyi

“…The high sensitivity of all obtained solutions to UV radiation was also noted. The antimicrobial properties of NCT solutions obtained from polymers are not inferior to those obtained from sodium hypochlorite at the same concentration of active chlorine. …”
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Multifocal Breast Cancer in Young Women with Prolonged Contact between Their Breasts and Their Cellular Phones by John G. West, Nimmi S. Kapoor, Shu-Yuan Liao, June W. Chen, Lisa Bailey, Robert A. Nagourney

“…We report a case series of four young women—ages from 21 to 39—with multifocal invasive breast cancer that raises the concern of a possible association with nonionizing radiation of electromagnetic field exposures from cellular phones. …”
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Bisphosphonate-Related Osteonecrosis of the Jaw: A Review of the Literature by Eder Alberto Sigua-Rodriguez, Renato da Costa Ribeiro, Ana Caroline Ramos de Brito, Natalia Alvarez-Pinzon, José Ricardo de Albergaria-Barbosa

“…The American Society for Bone and Mineral Research defines BRONJ as “an area of exposed bone in the maxillofacial region that has not healed within 8 weeks after identification by a healthcare provider in a patient who is receiving or has been exposed to a bisphosphonate and has not had radiation therapy to the craniofacial region.” Bisphosphonate-related osteonecrosis of the jaw (BRONJ) can adversely affect quality of life, as it may produce significant morbidity. …”
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Magnetic Resonance Imaging of the Small Bowel in Crohn’s Disease: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis by Osman Ahmed, David Mario Rodrigues, Geoffrey C. Nguyen

“…Its advantages include high diagnostic accuracy and no radiation exposure while its disadvantages include high cost and limited availability.…”
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Examining air pollution dynamics in Ploiesti: a focus on vehicular emissions by Georgeta-Olguta Gavrila, Oana Cristina Parvulescu, Cristian Constantin, Valeriu Danciulescu, Simona Mariana Calinescu, Gheorghita Tanase, Valentin Stancu

“…The PCA indicate that the higher concentrations of pollutants seemed to be associated with cooler temperatures and reduced solar radiation, suggesting a significant impact of meteorological conditions on the distribution of pollutants.…”
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The Role of Beta HPV Types and HPV-Associated Inflammatory Processes in Cutaneous Squamous Cell Carcinoma by Mircea Tampa, Cristina Iulia Mitran, Madalina Irina Mitran, Ilinca Nicolae, Adrian Dumitru, Clara Matei, Loredana Manolescu, Gabriela Loredana Popa, Constantin Caruntu, Simona Roxana Georgescu

“…Dysregulation of the immune system (chronic inflammation and immunosuppression), environmental factors (ultraviolet radiation), and genetic factors are the most important cofactors involved in beta HPV-related carcinogenesis. …”
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Extreme thermal load generation method for high-temperature structures in atmospheric environment by WANG Binwen, ZHANG Yi, QIN Qiang, CHEN Hong, WU Jingtao

“…The research shows that the modular graphite ultra-high temperature heating device has the ultra-high temperature heating ability in atmospheric environments, with maximum radiation heat flux of 1.38 MW/m2, hot surface temperature of around 1 800 ℃, and the temperature rise rate can reach 40.3 ℃/s, providing technical conditions for the thermal test of hypersonic aircraft structure.…”
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A feasibility study of combining solar/wind energy to power a water pumping system in Jordan's Desert/Al-Mudawwara village by Zakaria Al-Omari, Nour Khlaifat, Mike Haddad

“…Using the HOMER simulation software, the most efficient scenario is determined considering the average monthly solar radiation, average wind speed of 3.79 kWh/m2 and 6.31 m/s, respectively, economic limitations, and the component's technical specifications. …”
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THz Scattering and Tunable Plasmonic Resonances from Graphene-Coated Gold Nanowires by Faroq Razzaz, M. N. Akram, M. Z. Yaqoob

“…To optimize the radiative response of the plasmonic antenna design, i.e., the oblique scattering of the THz radiation form, graphene-coated gold (Au) nanowires have been studied. …”
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Design and Analysis of a Multiple and Wide Nulling Collaborative Beamforming Scheme in the Domain of 3-Dimensional Wireless Sensor Networks by Robert Macharia Maina, Philip Kibet Langat, Peter Kamita Kihato

“…Null steering is essential in collaborative beamforming (CB) in wireless sensor networks (WSNs) to ensure minimal radiation power and interference in the direction of unintended receivers. …”
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Simulated Effects of Cropland Expansion on Summer Climate in Eastern China in the Last Three Centuries by Quansheng Ge, Jingyun Zheng, Xuezhen Zhang, Fanneng He

“…In the middle to lower reaches of the Yellow River and the Yangtze River, the warming effects were approximately 0.6°C and resulted from increased surface net radiation and sensible heat fluxes. In Northeast China, the warming effects were very small due to increases in latent heat fluxes which resulted from the extensive conversion from grassland to cropland. …”
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A quantitative spatial cell-cell colocalizations framework enabling comparisons between in vitro assembloids and pathological specimens by Gina Bouchard, Weiruo Zhang, Ilayda Ilerten, Irene Li, Asmita Bhattacharya, Yuanyuan Li, Winston Trope, Joseph B. Shrager, Calvin Kuo, Michael G. Ozawa, Amato J. Giaccia, Lu Tian, Sylvia K. Plevritis

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Field Investigation on Thermal Regime of Permafrost and Talik in a River Terrace, the Interior of Qinghai-Tibet Plateau by Yunzhi Zhang, Furong Liu, Xingbing Wang, Pengfei He, Jinggang Cui, Yishan Wang, Yanhu Mu

“…It is believed that the formation of the island talik in the study area is controlled by solar radiation and precipitation infiltration.…”
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Continuous Gravitational Waves from Thermal Mountains on Accreting Neutron Stars: Effect of the Nuclear Pasta Phase by Hong-Bo Li, Lijing Shao, Cheng-Jun Xia, Ren-Xin Xu

“…In this work, we investigate the effect of the nuclear pasta on the quadruple moment, and find out that, compared with previous work, the quadrupole moment contributing to continuous gravitational-wave radiation can be up to 2 orders of magnitude larger. …”
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Large Planting Stock Type and Mechanical Release Effects on the Establishment Success of Picea glauca Plantations in Quebec, Canada by Nelson Thiffault, Benoit Lafleur, Vincent Roy, Josianne DeBlois

“…We also monitored percent cover and height of target vegetation groups as well as the amount of photosynthetically active radiation available to crop trees. Our results indicate that the use of large containerized or bareroot stock had limited effects on seedling growth, although bareroot seedlings presented higher mortality than containerized seedlings. …”
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Pathological margins and advanced cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma of the head and neck by T. J. Phillips, B. N. Harris, M. G. Moore, D. G. Farwell, A. F. Bewley

“…Setting All patients included received treatment at UC Davis Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery and/or Radiation Oncology in Sacramento, California. Subjects and methods The patients included were treated for advanced CuSCC with primary surgery with or without adjuvant therapy. …”
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