Chemical Compositions of Dew and Scavenging of Particles in Changchun, China by Yingying Xu, Hui Zhu, Jie Tang, Yingzi Lin

“…Natural dust made an important contribution to the ions present in dews, but the presence of sulfate concentrations that are notably higher than rain water (up to 1584.5 μeq/L) indicated a significant contribution of anthropogenic sources. …”
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A Chinese Traditional Therapy for Bleomycin-Induced Pulmonary Fibrosis in Mice by Lifang Sun, Minjie Mao, Zhisheng Yan, Cuiyun Zuo, Xiaojie Zhang

“…A pulmonary fibrosis mouse model was constructed by injecting with bleomycin sulfate. Following Qingfei Xieding administration, lung samples were collected to assess pulmonary phenotype changes by analyzing lung coefficient, wet/dry, and histopathologic section. …”
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A Case–Control Study of the Association of Novel Androgens (11-KT and DHT), Classical Androgens (Testosterone and DHEAS), Hormones (LH, FSH, 17-OHP, Insulin, and SHBG), Insulin Res... by Nirmal Kumar, Neera Sharma, Smita Roy, Indu Chawla, Lokesh Kumar Sharma

“…Background: The measurement of androgens (testosterone and dehydroepiandrosterone sulfate (DHEAS)) remains standard for the evaluation of polycystic ovarian syndrome (PCOS) women. …”
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Copper metallurgy at the crossroads by Habashi F.

“…It has the advantage of a compact plant but the disadvantage of producing ammonium sulfate as a co-product. In case of copper, however, precipitation takes place without the need of neutralizing the acid, which is a great advantage and could be an excellent substitute for electrowinning which is energy intensive and occupies extensive space. …”
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Dynamic changes of peptidome and release of polysaccharide in sea cucumber (Apostichopus japonicus) hydrolysates depending on enzymatic hydrolysis approaches by Yanchao Wang, Yan Song, Yaoguang Chang, Yanyan Liu, Guangning Chen, Changhu Xue

“…Moreover, release of sulfated fucan and fucosylated chondroitin sulfate changed with the hydrolysis condition. …”
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Natural gas origin and accumulation of the Changxing–Feixianguan Formation in the Puguang area, China by Li Songfeng, Liu Xiaoxia, Zhang Peixin, Zhao Yinan

“…Influenced by thermal sulfate reduction, it exhibited partial characteristics of a mixed gas; (2) the natural gas of the Changxing–Feixianguan Formation demonstrated a favorable biogenic relationship with the carbon isotope characteristics of the Longtan Formation and Maokou Formation kerogen, and its primary gas source was Permian source rock; and (3) the Changxing–Feixianguan Formation gas reservoir experienced three oil and gas charging events, namely, the Middle Triassic, Late Jurassic, and Late Cretaceous. …”
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Using Modified Fly Ash for Removal of Heavy Metal Ions from Aqueous Solution by Thuy Chinh Nguyen, Trang Do Mai Tran, Van Bay Dao, Quoc-Trung Vu, Trinh Duy Nguyen, Hoang Thai

“…This paper presents the characteristics of fly ash which was modified by 2-mercaptobenzothiazole (MBT) and sodium dodecyl sulfate (SDS) as the surfactants after treating with 1M NaOH solution. …”
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Issues with the Organic and Elemental Carbon Fractions in Recent U.S. Chemical Speciation Network Data by Philip K. Hopke, Yunle Chen, David Q. Rich, John G. Watson, Judith C. Chow

“…The Positive Matrix Factorization (PMF) source factor containing the optical pyrolysis correction (OP) typically includes significant contributions to sulfate and/or nitrate. This factor is associated with aged secondary organic and inorganic species. …”
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Unexpected scarcity of ANME archaea in hydrocarbon seeps within Monterey Bay by A. C. Semler, A. E. Dekas

“…At Clam Field, a lack of ANME <i>mcrA</i> transcription, a lack of methane-dependent sulfate reduction, and a linear porewater methane profile were consistent with low or absent methanotrophy. …”
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Wetting behaviour of mixed surfactants on the mild steel surface by Yadav Chandradip Kumar, Subedi Vivek, Mukherjee Monami, Khadka Sita, Karn Anoop, Niraula Tulasi Prasad, Yadav Amar Prasad, Bhattarai Jagadeesh, Bhattarai Ajaya

“…In this study, the investigation sought to examine the surface-wetting characteristics of mild steel utilizing a blend of the cationic surfactant cetylpyridinium chloride (CPC) and the anionic surfactant sodium dodecyl sulfate (SDS). The wetting behaviour of mild steel surface is quantified in terms of contact angle corresponding to H2SO4, mixed surfactant acid solutions, and methanol for three hours. …”
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Simultaneous determination of ten nucleosides and bases in Ganoderma by micellar electrokinetic chromatography by Feiya Sheng, Songsong Wang, Xiao Luo, Jianbo Xiao, Linfeng Hu, Peng Li

“…By optimizing the borate concentration, the sodium dodecyl sulfate (SDS) concentration and the pH value of running buffer, 10 nucleosides and bases achieved an ideal separation. …”
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Pharmacokinetics and Biodistribution of Zinc-Enriched Yeast in Rats by Shuangqing Zhang, Yan Zhang, Ning Peng, Haibo Zhang, Juan Yao, Zhihong Li, Liegang Liu

“…Zinc-enriched yeast (ZnY) and zinc sulfate (ZnSO4) are considered zinc (Zn) supplements currently available. …”
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European Baseline Series, Polish Baseline Series, Polish Standard… Why compositions of patch test series undergo revisions and how does it influence clinical practice? by Radosław Śpiewak, Grzegorz Ostrowski, Ewelina Szendzielorz, Jadwiga Kalicińska

“…Influence of these factors on the present Polish Standard I (PS I) series are discussed and new haptens in PS I presented in detail: benzisothiazolinone, decyl glucoside, carvone, sodium metabisulfite, toluene-2,5-diamine sulfate, sorbitan sesquioleate and disperse blue mix 106/124. …”
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Source Apportionment of Particulate Matter by Application of Machine Learning Clustering Algorithms by Vikas Kumar, Manoranjan Sahu, Pratim Biswas

“…The sources (source contribution in parentheses) identified are: combustion (45.9 ± 3.66%) and secondary sulfate (11.4 ± 1.09%), vegetative/wood burning (17.5 ± 1.46%), diesel (10.6 ± 0.92%) and gasoline (3.6 ± 0.33%) vehicles, soil/crustal (2.07 ± 0.2%), traffic (9.3 ± 0.81%), and metal processing (8.8 ± 0.72%). …”
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Alleviation of DSS-induced colitis by Meconopsis polysaccharides correlated with reduced PI3K/AKT signaling and gut microbiome diversity by Jun Dai, Weidong Wang, Fangfang He, Yujuan Wang, Denglang Zou

“…This study focuses on the polysaccharides (MP) extracted from Meconopsis integrifolia, to investigate its role in alleviating DSS (dextran sulfate sodium)-induced colitis in mice.MethodsThe study commenced with a comprehensive chemical characterization of Meconopsis polysaccharides. …”
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Evaluation of the Effects of Different Bacteroides vulgatus Strains against DSS-Induced Colitis by Sijia Li, Chen Wang, Chengcheng Zhang, Yanhong Luo, Qianqian Cheng, Leilei Yu, Zhen Sun

“…In this study, we selected four B. vulgatus strains (FTJS5K1, FTJS7K1, FSDTA11B14, and FSDLZ51K1) with different genomic characteristics and evaluated their protective roles against dextran sulfate sodium- (DSS-) induced colitis. Compared to the other three tested strains, B. vulgatus 7K1 more strongly ameliorated the DSS-induced weight loss, shortening of the colon length, increased disease activity index scores, colonic tissue injury, and immunomodulatory disorder. …”
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Isolation, identification and optimization of fermentation conditions against Sclerotinia sclerotiorum strains in high salt Doenjang by Xian Zhang, Hongmei Li, Xiaoyu Kang, Seongil Lim, Fanzhu Li

“…Data showed that the best conditions for fermentation for the antibacterial substances of SP-14 strain is as following: 1% maltose, 1% ammonium oxalate or beef extract, 1% ferrous sulfate, fermentation at 32 °C for 36 h, initial pH 8–9 and the inoculation amount 5%. …”
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Developing an activated biochar-mineral supplement for reducing methane formation in anaerobic fermentation by Sara Tahery, Mariano C. Parra, Paul Munroe, David R. G. Mitchell, Sarah J. Meale, Stephen Joseph

“…In this study, a biochar-mineral supplement for livestock was developed by pyrolyzing a mixture of wheat straw, aluminosilicates, iron sulfate, and zinc oxide at 600 ℃. The supplement was then activated using peracetic and propionic acids, and potassium nitrate. …”
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Investigating the Mechanical and Durability Properties of Carbonated Recycled Aggregate Concrete and Its Performance with SCMs by Shimza Jamil, Maria Idrees, Arslan Akbar, Wisal Ahmed

“…After 90 days of acid exposure, compressive strength reductions of 48.85% and 37.9% were observed for RAC and CRAC mixes, respectively, from their 28-day strength, while weight loss in CRAC was limited to 5.4%, compared to 10.92% in RAC. In sulfate exposure tests over 150 days, RAC and CRAC showed compressive strength reductions of 31.4% and 19.7% and weight losses of 3.6% and 2.2%, respectively, indicating enhanced resistance of CRAC to harsh environments. …”
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Changes in wheat protein digestibility and allergenicity: Role of Pediococcus acidilactici XZ31 and yeast during dough fermentation by Wenhui Fu, Chen Chen, Chenglong Liu, Sha Tao, Wentong Xue

“…Protein digestibility were evaluated using the sodium dodecyl sulfate-polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis analysis and enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay. …”
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