High Levels of 17β-Estradiol Are Associated with Increased Matrix Metalloproteinase-2 and Metalloproteinase-9 Activity in Tears of Postmenopausal Women with Dry Eye by Guanglin Shen, Xiaoping Ma

“…Serum 17β-estradiol levels were significantly higher in the dry eye subjects than in the controls (P=0.03), whereas there were no significant differences in levels of testosterone, dehydroepiandrosterone sulfate (DHEA-S), and progesterone. Tear MMP-2 and MMP-9 concentrations (P<0.001), as well as the MMP-9 mRNA expression in conjunctival samples (P=0.02), were significantly higher in dry eye subjects than in controls. …”
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Effects of Four Sulfonate-Containing Additives and Hydroxyethyl Cellulose on the Properties of Electrolytic Copper Foils by Wei Wang, Jun Tao, Kaiwen Tong, Zhiqiang Xu, Fuqi Zhong, Jianping Dong, Yanxia Chen, Zhengbing Fu, Caiqin Qin

“…Ultrathin electrolytic copper foils with a thickness of 6 μm were prepared by a test machine using copper sulfate electrolyte with gelatin, hydroxyethyl cellulose (HEC), and sulfonic acid-containing organics as additives. …”
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Comparison of Syndecan-1 Immunohistochemical Expression in Lobular and Ductal Breast Carcinoma with Nodal Metastases by Ivana Miše, Majda Vučić

“…Syndecan-1 (Sdc1) is a transmembrane heparan sulfate proteoglycan, an extracellular matrix receptor involved in intercellular communication, proliferation, angiogenesis, and metastasis. …”
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Removal of Arsenic(V) from wastewater using calcined eggshells as a cost-effective adsorbent by Pratikshya Poudel, Davi Lal Parajuli, Srijana Sharma, Janaki Baral, Megh Raj Pokhrel, Bhoj Raj Poudel

“…The presence of additional anions such as chloride, sulfate, or nitrate had no significant impact on the biosorption of arsenate. …”
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Protective Effect of Nanoparticles Loaded with Black Rice Anthocyanins on Caco-2 Cell Damage by LIU Yaqi, ZHOU Na, FENG Mengmeng, AI Xin, ZHAO Lei, ZHAO Liang

“…The interaction between BSAGP and BRA was analyzed, the release characteristics of BRA-BSAGP during simulated gastrointestinal digestion were explored, and the ameliorative effect and mechanism of BRA-BSAGP on Caco-2 cell damage induced by dextran sulfate sodium (DSS) were investigated. BRA-BSAGP showed a uniform spherical morphology with an encapsulation efficiency of (81.10 ± 0.08)%. …”
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Sulfurization- Desulfurization of Iron-Calcium Oxygen Carriers during Chemical Looping Combustion of Syngas by Yu-Lun Chen, Young Ku, Ya-Chun Chang

“…Satisfactory regeneration of sulfurized oxygen carriers was accomplished by introducing hydrogen after the air-regeneration because of the reduction of calcium sulfate to calcium oxide.…”
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Inhibitory Effects of Apigenin on Tumor Carcinogenesis by Altering the Gut Microbiota by Shichang Bian, Hongjuan Wan, Xinyan Liao, Weisheng Wang

“…This study uses an azoxymethane (AOM)/dextran sodium sulfate- (DSS-) induced colon cancer mouse model to investigate apigenin’s potential mechanism of action exerted through its effects upon gut microbiota. …”
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Redox Potential and Its Control in Research and Commercial Wine Fermentations by James Nelson, Roger Boulton, André Knoesen

“…Other expected fermentation outcomes include changes in the ratios of glycerol and succinate to ethanol, certain aroma and flavor components, and sulfite formation from sulfate in the juice. The juice composition determines the redox potential’s initial value, and the yeast strain’s interaction with the changing juice composition determines the pattern of the potential during fermentation. …”
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Humification of poultry waste and rice husk using additives and its application by Maryam Mushtaq, M. K. Iqbal, A. Khalid, R. A. Khan

“…Methods Poultry waste mixture was treated with aluminum sulfate 3% and rock phosphate 2% during co-composting of mixture in mechanical composter and evaluated the potential of humification and compost nitrogen mineralization in incubation and pot study. …”
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Assessment of Dyeing Properties of Hibiscus sabdariffa on Ostrich Leather by Deniz Kılıçaslan, Mehmet Mete Mutlu, Nilay Örk Efendioğlu

“…The extract from Hibiscus sabdariffa was determined to effectively dye the skins, producing beautiful and satisfying colors, especially when using iron sulfate mordant in vegetable-tanned leathers.…”
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Determination of Heavy Metals and Pesticides in Different Types of Fish Samples Collected from Four Different Locations of Aegean and Marmara Sea by Tufan Topal, Canan Onac

“…For this purpose, in this study, heavy metal (lead, mercury, copper, zinc, arsenic, cadmium, silver, manganese, and nickel) and pesticide (p-p′-DDE, α-BHC, endosulfan, endosulfan sulfate, endrin, aldrin, heptachlor, heptachlor epoxide, methoxychlor, p-p′-DDD, p-p′-DDT, β-BHC, cypermethrin, and dieldrin) analyses of four different fish species (Pomatomus saltatrix, Dicentrarchus labrax, Mugil cephalus, and Sparus aurata) collected from the Aegean and Marmara seas were carried out by gas chromatography-mass spectroscopy and using an inductively coupled plasma-mass spectrometer. …”
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Sequential release of cytokines, lipid mediators and nitric oxide in experimental colitis by A. P. M. van Dijk, Z. J. Keuskamp, J. H. P. Wilson, F. J. Zijlstra

“…Initial inflammation was produced by 5 days treatment of 10% dextran sodium sulfate (DSS) in drinking water, followed by a further 9 day period of 2% DSS in an attempt to produce a milder chronic inflammation. …”
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Influence of Starkeya novella on Mechanical and Microstructural Properties of Cement Mortars by Onesmus Mulwa Munyao, Joseph Karanja Thiong’o, Jackson Muthengia Wachira, Daniel Karanja Mutitu, Romano Mwirichia

“…Most of the structural failures have been associated with corrosion of the rebar due to chloride ingress, alkali aggregate reaction, and/or sulfate attack. Microbial activities, especially in waste water collection points such as sewer lines, may compromise the integrity of concrete structures. …”
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A Case of Pregnancy Complicated by the Development of a Tubo-Ovarian Abscess Following an Aspiration of Endometrioma During Oocyte Pick up by Recep Emre Okyay, Ali Cenk Özay, Özlen Emekçi, Ali Rıza Taylan Bodur, Ömer Erbil Doğan

“…She was started on intravenous antibiotics-metronidazole and ceftriakson, tocolytic treatment with magnesium sulfate and indometazine. Also betametazone was added to her treatment. …”
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Isolation and Thermal Stabilization of Bacteriocin Nisin Derived from Whey for Antimicrobial Modifications of Polymers by Pavlina Holcapkova, Zuzana Kolarova Raskova, Martina Hrabalikova, Alexandra Salakova, Jan Drbohlav, Vladimir Sedlarik

“…This product was compared with commercially available nisin product stabilized by sodium chloride and nisin extracted and stabilized by using ammonium sulfate and polysorbate 80. The stability of samples was tested by means of long-term storage at −18, 4, 25, and 55°C up to 165 days. …”
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Strength and Durability Performance of Alkali-Activated Rice Husk Ash Geopolymer Mortar by Yun Yong Kim, Byung-Jae Lee, Velu Saraswathy, Seung-Jun Kwon

“…Durability studies were carried out in acid and sulfate media such as H2SO4, HCl, Na2SO4, and MgSO4 environments and found that geopolymer concrete showed very less weight loss when compared to steam-cured mortar specimens. …”
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The Toxic Influence of Excess Free Iron on Red Blood Cells in the Biophysical Experiment: An In Vitro Study by E. Kozlova, E. Sherstyukova, V. Sergunova, A. Kozlov, O. Gudkova, V. Inozemtsev, A. Chernysh

“…In experiments, we incubated pRBCs with the ferrous sulfate solution (Fe2+). Wе used free iron in a wide range of concentrations. …”
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Hydrochemical Characteristics and Genetic Analysis of Shallow High-Fluorine Groundwater in Fuyang River Basin by Zhiwei Zhai, Chuanda Zhang, Tiansong Tang, Chunyan Zhang, Xing Bao, Kunchao Li, Bo Han

“…The main mineral sources of hydrochemical ions are salt rock, carbonate rock, sulfate rock, and silicate rock. F- has a significant positive correlation with HCO3- while it is negatively correlated with K+. …”
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Separation of Some Anionic Dyes Using Reverse Micelles of CTAB and SDS as Efficient Surfactants Adsorbents from Aqueous Medium by Heba M. El Refay, Nagwa Badawy, Amina Hamada, El Shimaa Hassen

“…Extractive removal of anionic dyes, namely, Color Index (CI) Reactive Blue 222 and Reactive Yellow 145, using reverse micelles based on liquid-liquid extraction (LLE) was carried out from aqueous solutions using different anionic and cationic surfactants (e.g., sodium dodecyl sulfate (SDS) and cetyltrimethylammonium bromide (CTAB), resp.), which dissolved in ethyl acetate as solvent. …”
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Development of Micellar HPLC-UV Method for Determination of Pharmaceuticals in Water Samples by Danielle Cristina da Silva, Cláudio Celestino Oliveira

“…The usage of toxic solvents was low; the chromatographic separation of the medicaments was performed using a C18 column and mobile phases A and B containing 15.0% (v/v) ethanol, 3.0% (m/v) sodium dodecyl sulfate (SDS), and 0.02 mol·L−1 phosphate at pHs 7.0 and 8.0, respectively. …”
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