Molecular Characterisation of Soil-Dwelling Bacillus thuringiensis using Transcriptional Regulator, XRE Gene and the Crystal Protein, cry2 gene by Akinyelure, E. O., Machido, D. A., Atta, H. I.

“…Five different Bacillus thuringiensis strains were isolated from soil samples in Zaria, Nigeria. Polymerase chain reaction was used to detect the existence of the cry2 and XRE genes. …”
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Catalytic Ammonia Combustion: Legacy Catalytic Burner Designs and Catalyst Requirements for In Situ Hydrogen Production by Khalid Al Sadi, Ebrahim Nadimi, Dawei Wu

“…Ammonia is increasingly recognised as a promising carbon-free fuel and hydrogen carrier due to its high hydrogen content, ease of liquefaction, and existing global infrastructure. …”
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Elevated aminopeptidase N affects sperm motility and early embryo development. by Amena Khatun, Md Saidur Rahman, Do-Yeal Ryu, Woo-Sung Kwon, Myung-Geol Pang

“…Our results demonstrated that the supplementation of recombinant APN in sperm culture medium significantly increased APN activity, and subsequently altered motility, hyperactivated motility, rapid and medium swimming speeds, viability, and the acrosome reaction of mouse spermatozoa. …”
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Material point method investigation of thermal effects on combustion evolution in composition B explosive by Weidong CHEN, Peiwen WU, Shengzhuo LU, Shibo WU, Mingwu SUN, Bo SUN

“…Secondly, the mechanism of self-sustaining detonation can be evaluated based on variations in pressure and macroscopic reaction progress. Additionally, higher initial temperatures increase the likelihood of ignition at lower pressures and produce slower reaction waves, which under reduced confinement may inhibit detonation. …”
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The Chemiluminescence and Structure Properties of Normal/Inverse Diffusion Flames by Ting Zhang, Qinghua Guo, Xudong Song, Zhijie Zhou, Guangsuo Yu

“…More OH* and CH* are generated in IDFs, due to the inner high-speed O2 flow promoting the mixing of fuel and oxygen to a certain extent.…”
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Study on Tensile Creep Behavior of 12Cr1MoV Alloy Steel under High-Temperature Alkali Metal Salt Environment for Solar Thermal Power Generation by Jianjun He, Kaijun Yang, Gang Wang, Wei Li, Jiangyong Bao, Jian Chen

“…The creep fracture mechanism of 12Cr1MoV alloy in 600°C, NaCl-35%KCl mixed salt environment is intergranular ductile fracture; the increase of temperature will enhance the activation and oxidation of the chlorine atoms, thereby accelerating the corrosion of the base metal and increasing the spheroidization speed of the pearlite matrix, and the creep deformation rate of the alloy increases with increasing temperature.…”
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Effect of proppant impingement on flow-induced corrosion of tubular steel super 13Cr via CFD and experiment by J.R. Cheng, N.S. Zhang, Y.P. Cao, Z. Li, Y.H. Dou

“…Meanwhile, the high speed particle impingement causes some platelets and extruding lips and thus weakens the surface corrosion resistance of stainless steel. …”
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A tutorial on solid-phase analytical derivatization in sample preparation applications by Azamat Temerdashev, Sanka N. Atapattu, Yu-Qi Feng

“…Furthermore, solid-phase analytical derivatization increases the reaction rate of carbonyl compounds, making it easier to extract aldehydes and ketones rapidly. …”
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Analysis of the Characteristics and Influencing Factors of Gas Explosion in Heading Face by Xue-bo Zhang, Jian-liang Gao, Jing-zhang Ren, Chun-xia Wang

“…The larger the ignition energy is, the faster the explosion reaction speed is, and the maximum overpressure increases slightly. …”
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Phenotypic Detection of Carbapenemase Production Among Enterobacteriaceae Using a Modified Carbapenem Inactivation Method by Asiye Karakullukçu, Gökhan Aygün

“…While the original CIM provides a cost-effective approach for phenotypic detection, its modifications could potentially increase diagnostic accuracy and speed. METHODS: We analyzed 122 rectal swab samples from hospitalized patients using both the original and modified CIM (mCIM). …”
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Lubrication Effect of Polyvinyl Alcohol/Polyethylene Glycol Gel for Artificial Joints by Shoujing Zhang, Feng Hu, Jianhui Li, Leifeng Lv, Hailin Lu

“…An average COF of 0.05 was obtained under a load of 10 N and at a speed of 1.0 cm/s. In addition, the wear rate was reduced in comparison to distilled water. …”
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The role of doxorubicin in the formation of cardiotoxicity is a consensus statement. Part II. Cardiotoxicity of doxorubicin unrelated to myocytes and cardioprotection strategy (rev... by D. A. Andreev, E. I. Balakin, A. S. Samoilov, V. I. Pustovoit

“…A dangerous adverse reaction of doxorubicin is cardiomyopathy, leading to congestive heart failure. …”
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Preparation of Double-Networked Slow-Expanding Nanomicrospheres and Evaluation of Drive Modulation Performance by Qiaolin Zuo, Zhenzhong Fan, Qingwang Liu, Yuanfeng Fu, Luoqi Cui, Junfeng Yang

“…The results showed that the optimal conditions for the preparation of microspheres were m(oil phase):m(water phase) = 3:2, stirring speed of 550 r/min, total crosslinking agent dosage of 0.6% (based on the total mass of monomers, hereinafter the same), initiator dosage of 0.30%, reaction temperature of 45 °C, and reaction time of 4 h. …”
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Distribution, Sources, and Environmental Impact Assessment of Monocyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons (BTEX) in the Western South China Sea and the Pearl River Estuary by Zutian WANG, Feng XU, Xue WANG, Jian WANG, Hao QIAO, Jinwei WU, Honghai ZHANG

“…BTEX emissions from oceans contribute to localized atmospheric hydroxyl radical reactions and accelerate the formation of secondary organic aerosols. …”
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Study on Self-Sharpening Mechanism and Polishing Performance of Triethylamine Alcohol on Gel Polishing Discs by Yang Lei, Lanxing Xu, Kaiping Feng

“…Experimental data confirm that TEA significantly enhances the self-sharpening performance of gel discs through its unique complex reaction. During the rough polishing stage, the <i>MRR</i> increases by 34.9% to 0.85 μm/h, while the surface roughness <i>S_a</i> is reduced by 51.3% to 6.29 nm. …”
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Crystallization of Calcium Sulfate for Mining Wastewater Treatment by Fernanda Gusman Garreta Zamengo, Amilton Barbosa Botelho Junior, Marcelo Martins Seckler, Denise Crocce Romano Espinosa, Jorge Alberto Soares Tenório

“…This study aims to increase the particle size of the precipitate, aiming for an increasing settling speed. …”
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Aluminum doped zinc oxide nanoplatelets based sensor with enhanced hydrogen sulfide detection by Brahim Ydir, Amine Ajdour, Iulia Antohe, Gabriel Socol, Marcela Socol, Luiza-Izabela Toderascu, Driss Saadaoui, Imade Choulli, Radouane Leghrib, Houda Lahlou

“…The AZO thin films exhibited a polycrystalline wurtzite structure and an increase in crystallite size with increasing Al concentrations. …”
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Study on the Combustion Behavior of Inhomogeneous Partially Premixed Mixtures in Confined Space by Yanfei Li, Xin Zhang, Lichao Chen, Ying Liu

“…It exhibits rapid combustion characteristics, particularly during the initial combustion phase, where flame propagation speed and heat release rate increase significantly. …”
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One-Dimensional Simulation of the In-Situ Oil Combustion with Consideration to Fluid and Solid Combustible Components by I. A. Koznacheev, K. V. Dobrego

“…A typical term of the exothermic reaction site formation may increase from 50 to 200 days in case of growth of the liquid component content from 30 to 80 mass % at the considered thermal conditions in the oil reservoir. …”
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Assessment of groundnut mutants for drought tolerance during germination and early seedling development by Imane SAIBARI, Saïd BARRIJAL, Mohammed TAOUSSI, Najlae BELKADI, Rachid LAHLALI, Ahlam HAMIM

“…The criteria under study were germination percentage (GP), germination speed (GS), mean germination time (MGT), as well as the lengths and dry weights of roots, hypocotyls, and epicotyls. …”
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