Acetalization of glycerol with benzaldehyde to synthesize 1,3-PDO via terminal hydroxyl group protection: An experimental and kinetic study by Mohammad Khan, Mohd Moiz Khan

“…Amberlyst 15 exhibited excellent activity and stability over five reuse cycles, ensuring a clean reaction without catalyst deactivation. However, higher catalyst loading, elevated temperatures, and increased mole ratios led to undesired side products, such as methyl-2-hydroxy-3-phenylpropanoate. …”
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Thermal conductivity evaluation of magnetized non-Newtonian nanofluid and dusty particles with thermal radiation by Hussain Syed Modassir, Khan Umair, Obalalu Adebowale Martins, Zaib Aurang

“…The results indicate that the species reaction field is increased by activation energy, whereas it is reduced by chemical reaction. …”
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Telomere length and physical performance at older ages: an individual participant meta-analysis. by Michael P Gardner, Carmen Martin-Ruiz, Rachel Cooper, Rebecca Hardy, Avan Aihie Sayer, Cyrus Cooper, Ian J Deary, John Gallacher, Sarah E Harris, Paul G Shiels, John M Starr, Diana Kuh, Thomas von Zglinicki, Yoav Ben-Shlomo, Halcyon study team

“…Physical performance was measured using walking and chair rise speed, standing balance time and grip strength. Telomere length was measured by quantitative real-time polymerase chain reaction (PCR) in whole blood at baseline and follow-up (time 1, time 2).…”
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Evaluating and Forecasting the Probability of Lightning Occurrence in Rasht City by Afsaneh Ghasemi, Jamil Amanollahi

“…Based on the results, the probability of lightning occurrence is the highest in spring (May and June) and summer (July); it is minimized in winter and has a decreasing trend. Therefore, the probability of lightning occurrence in the future is higher than non-occurrence of lightning. …”
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Influence of Continuous Training on Atrial Myocytes IK1 and IKAch and on Induction of Atrial Fibrillation in a Rabbit Model by Dou Yuan, Ping Zheng, Chen Tan, Si Hui Huang, Dan Li, Jian Huang

“…In a rabbit model, continuous training enlarges atrial diameter leading to atrial structural and electrical remodeling and increased AF incidence.…”
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Effect of Ball Milling Parameters on Properties of Nano-Sized Tungsten Powder via Mechanochemical Processing by Feng Li, Guihang Zhang, Pengfei Zheng, Wei Qian, Yaxia Wei, Bingsheng Li, Ming Zhang, Zhijie Zhang, Tong Che

“…The results reveal that the thermite reaction of WO₃ and Mg is almost complete after 5 min of ball milling at a speed of 300 rpm. …”
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Halimeda gracilis as a bioactive resource: exploring its antioxidant, antibiofilm, anti-inflammatory, and antibacterial potential for dental applications by Dileepkumar Hemamalini, S. Shantha Sundari, K.M. Shahul Hameed Faizee, Sivakamavalli Jeyachandran

“…In terms of antioxidant activity, the H. gracilis metholic extract gradually increased from 10 µg/mL to a higher activity at 40 µg/mL in comparison to the control and blank, and then decreased at a dose of 50 µg/mL. At different doses, the anti-inflammatory action of H. gracilis extracts successfully inhibited BSA denaturation, which causes inflammation; the maximum activity has been observed. …”
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Aerosol forces mesoscale secondary circulations occurrence: evidence of emission reduction by Jixiang Li, Haipeng Yu, Markku Kulmala, Tom V. Kokkonen, Kai Tang, Jianmin Ma, Zeyong Hu, Siyu Chen, Yuling Hu, Rong Dai, Bofei Zhang, Hongyu Luo, Shu Tao

“…During the 2014 Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) with extraordinary emission reduction, the time levels of SCs significantly decreases to ~37.3% of the periods without emission reduction before and after APEC period. …”
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Psychophysiological and Performance Effects of Biofeedback and Neurofeedback Interventions in a Top 100 Female Chess Player by Juan Pedro Fuentes-García, Santos Villafaina

“…(1) Background: Previous studies showed that neurofeedback and biofeedback could improve stress levels, enhance self-control over physiological factors, improve behavioral efficiency, and increase reaction speed to stimuli. Specifically, the sensorimotor rhythm stimulation (12–15 Hz) can enhance cognitive functions such as selective attention and working memory. …”
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Supported Zinc Oxide Photocatalyst for Decolorization and Mineralization of Orange G Dye Wastewater under UV365 Irradiation by Ming-Chin Chang, Hung-Yee Shu, Tien-Hsin Tseng, Hsin-Wen Hsu

“…Various operating parameters such as reaction time, preparation temperature, mixing speed, ZnO dosage, UV intensity, pH, initial dye concentration, and service duration were studied. …”
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The Effect of Eight -Weeks General Preparation Exercise on Some Selected Biomechanical, Anthropometrical and Physiological Parameters of the Iranian National Females\' Taekwondo Te... by Hamidreza Naserpour, Raghad Mimar, Sara Khoshjamal Fekri

“…Biomechanical, anthropometrical and physiological parameters including; speed, agility, visual reaction time, anaerobic power, body composition, body weight, cardiovascular endurance, muscular endurance. …”
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A sensory neuroprosthesis enhances recovery from treadmill-induced stumbles for individuals with lower limb loss by Suzhou Li, Ronald J. Triolo, Hamid Charkhkar

“…Participants walked on a treadmill while receiving perturbations involving brief increases in the belt speed. Perturbations were initiated during early stance and randomly delivered to intact and prosthetic sides with the SNP active or inactive. …”
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Study on mechanical properties of large deformation segmental cement-based honeycomb structure by Gang Song, Ao Wang, Chengjun Hu, Chengjun Hu, Baofu Zhao, Hongwen Jing, Bo Meng, Zixuan Yu

“…This led to the collapse of the whole layer of the honeycomb structure and a significant decrease in the bearing capacity, which confirmed the layer-by-layer damage characteristics of segmental cementitious honeycomb structures. …”
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Numerical study on vehicle stability under crosswind conditions on desert highways by Zheguang Zhang, Songli Chen, Wei Zhang

“…The findings indicate that aerodynamic effects have a much greater impact on vehicle stability than road friction under desert highway conditions. As wind and vehicle speeds increase, the lateral safety offset distance grows while the available reaction time decreases. …”
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Beyond Latency: Chronic <i>Toxoplasma</i> Infection and Its Unveiled Behavioral and Clinical Manifestations—A 30-Year Research Perspective by Ashkan Latifi, Jaroslav Flegr

“…Studies have reported associations between infection and poorer performance in areas such as reaction time, processing speed, working memory, and executive function. …”
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Results in mechanical properties and wear behaviour of AA6061-Si3N4 composites by J. Kumaraswamy, L. Bharath, K.C. Anil, T.M. Geetha, R. Nagesh

“…Additionally, the wear rate decreased as Si3N4 content increased for all applied loads, sliding distances, and velocities. …”
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DEANOL ACEGLUMATE IN NEURASTHENIA TREATMENT IN ADOLESCENTS WITH SCHOOL DISADAPTATION by A. V. Chutko, S. Yu. Surushkina, I. S. Nikishena, E. A. Yakovenko, T. I. Anisimova

“…Results: vegetative dysfunction, decrease of attention level and reaction speed, as well as increased level of reactive anxiety (reliably higher than in control group of healthy participants) was revealed. …”
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Effects of body mass index and extracurricular sports activities on physical fitness in school-aged children by Bartosz Aniśko, Kacper Bernatowicz, Małgorzata Wójcik

“…The children were assessed for body mass index, grip strength, balance, strength, speed and reaction time.ResultsSignificant differences in fitness test results were observed between active and inactive students. …”
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Effect of Hydroxy Gas Enrichment and Higher Biodiesel Concentration on Diesel Engine Performance by Asnawi Asnawi, Muhammad Muhammad, Reza Putra, Nurul Islami

“…The addition of hydroxy has been observed to positively impact the combustion reaction and increase the energy conversion efficiency of diesel engines. …”
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Effects of tea polyphenols on anti-inflammation and promotion of wound healing and its mechanisms by ZHAO Hangye, XIA Chen, HE Puming, TU Youying

“…The results showed that 0.5% TPPs could accelerate the wounded mice healing and the healing speed of this treatment was faster than the positive control. …”
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