Molecular Encapsulation of Herbicide Terbuthylazine in Native and Modified β-Cyclodextrin by E. Manuela Garrido, Daniela Rodrigues, Nuno Milhazes, Fernanda Borges, Jorge Garrido

“…Cyclodextrins and modified cyclodextrins were considered, among other substances, appropriate agents for improving pesticide water solubility. Therefore, the inclusion complex formation of terbuthylazine with β-cyclodextrin (β-CD) and hydroxypropyl-β-cyclodextrin (HP-β-CD) was studied to attain its aqueous solubility enhancement. …”
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Enhancing adsorption efficiency for camouflage clothing through activated carbon and inorganic composite coatings by Kittiphop Promdee, Doungkamon Phihusut, Apisake Monthienvichienchai, Natthapong Monarumit

“…This research aimed to study the feasibility of using activated carbon and other powder materials (TiO2, Talc and Bentonite) as a coating for military camouflage clothing, which can provide economic and accessible protection against chemical warfare agents and some types of radiation. The camouflage material was coated through a powder and thermal coating process and analyzed. …”
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Antihuman Immunodeficiency Virus Type 1 (HIV-1) Activity of Rare Earth Metal Complexes of 4-Hydroxycoumarins in Cell Culture

“…<p>The cerium Ce(III), lanthanum La(III), and neodymium Nd(III) complexes with 4-hydroxy-3-(3-oxo-1-phenylbutyl)-2H-1-benzopyran-2-one (warfarin) (<bold>W</bold>) and 3,<mml:math alttext="$3'$"> <mml:msup> <mml:mn>3</mml:mn> <mml:mo>&#x2032;</mml:mo> </mml:msup> </mml:math>-benzylidenebis[4-hydroxycoumarin] (<bold>1</bold>) were synthesized and studied for the first time for cytotoxicity (on MT-2 cells) and as anti-HIV agents under acute and chronic infection. The complexes were characterized by different physicochemical methods: mass spectrometry, ¹H NMR, ¹³C NMR, and IR spectroscopy. …”
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OPORTUNIDADES Y CONFLICTOS PARA EL DESARROLLO DEL TURISMO EN EL SUR DEL NEUQUÉN by Miriam N. Cardone

“…Este hecho orientó a los agentes económicos vinculados al turismo a procurar un público que se aventurase en su «descubrimiento» y, por lo tanto, motivó el desarrollo de esta actividad.…”
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Human microbiome, applied to clinical practice by V. T. Ivashkin, K. V. Ivashkin

“…The theory and practice of microbiome causes high potential for justification of the pattern of healthy nutritional pattern, behavior and development of new therapeutic agents.…”
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El espacio público en disputa. El caso de la calle de acceso al campus de la Universidad Nacional del Comahue by Romina Valeria Schroeder

“…La materialización de las acciones pone de manifiesto, en muchos casos, la distancia social, económica entre los diversos actores y agentes que van ejerciendo una apropiación del espacio, cuyo resultado se reflejará, finalmente, en la configuración de la trama urbana. …”
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Estrategias para el fortalecimiento del capital social. Municipio Santos Marquina del Estado Mérida by Juan Carlos Delgado, Eva Lina Lobo, Ligia García

“…Este ar tículo forma par te de una investigación más amplia realizada en el Municipio Santos Marquina del Estado Mérida, en cuatro comunidades: Mucunután, La Mucuy Baja, La Mucuy Alta y Tabay, representativas de las principales actividades económicas que se realizan en la zona, a saber: agricultura, turismo, ar tesanía, comercio y ser vicios, sobre la formación de capital social en el área y su incidencia en el desarrollo económico local, en la cual se abordaron las relaciones de mediación, conflicto y cooperación que se generan entre los diversos agentes y actores públicos, asociativos y privados, así como la capacidad de organización, par ticipación e influencia de éstos en el proceso de formulación, implementación y evaluación de políticas de desarrollo económico local. …”
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Análise de prescrições de antifúngicos em uma Unidade Básica de Saúde do Distrito Federal by Débora Santos Lula Barros, Pedro Juan Ribeiro Calisto dos Santos, Thayanne Nara da Rocha

“…Justificativa e Objetivos: o uso inadequado de agentes antifúngicos acarreta o desenvolvimento de resistência e a falta de efetividade do tratamento, o que pode levar ao agravamento do quadro clínico e à persistência das infecções, ao aumento das taxas e à prolongação das internações hospitalares, além de óbitos e elevação dos custos em saúde. …”
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Actitud del académico hacia la promoción de la Ley de Servicio Comunitario del Estudiante Universitario by Filiberto Martins, María A Cabeza, Agatina Cammaroto, Luz Neris

“…Las condiciones reales del académico presentan aspectos mejorables en sus ámbitos profesional y pedagógico, laboral y cultural para su cónsone desenvolvimiento en su desempeño y en su rol como agente socializador, actitud reflexiva que incide en la responsabilidad y ética que se le atribuye al contexto legal de la Ley de Servicio Comunitario. …”
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Recent advances in electrochemical recovery of rare earth elements from NdFeB magnets by Fu L., Karimi-Maleh H.

“…Thermal demagnetization and mechanical crushing make the magnets brittle and improve the penetration of leaching agents. Acid leaching dissolves the REEs, but also dissolves the iron. …”
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Contribución de las prácticas de producción de cultivos y las condiciones climáticas a la seguridad microbiológica de los tomates y pimientos by Massimiliano Marvasi, Max Teplitski, George Hochmuth

“…Esta información es útil para Agentes de Extensión Agraria en sus programas de educación sobre cultivos hortícolas. …”
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Prevention of respiratory syncytial virus infection in children. Recommendations of the Polish Society of Paediatrics and the National Paediatric Consultant by Teresa Jackowska, August Wrotek, Iwona Beń-Skowronek, Łukasz Dembiński, Tomasz Jarmoliński, Artur Mazur, Anna Medyńska, Katarzyna Plata-Nazar, Jan Styczyński, Tomasz Szczepański, Ewa Toporowska-Kowalska, Piotr Hartmann, Hanna Czajka, Jarosław Peregud-Pogorzelski

“…Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) is one of the most important etiological agents of acute lower respiratory tract infections in children (LRTI-RSV). …”
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GENERAL EQUATION OF THE HYDRAULIC FRICTION LAW FOR HINDERED FALLING OF AN INDIVIDUAL BALL AND FLUID MOTION IN GRANULAR LAYERS by M. V. Krautsov, A. M. Krautsov

“…Thus, the research results for the hindered falling of an individual ball in a liquid can apply in viscosimetry techniques and in handling the problems related to calculations of various movement types and separate units in technologies realizing the hydraulic processes of hindered falling of individual balls in liquids.Fluidization processes (pseudo-liquefaction) of the granular layers enjoy wide application in various segments of industry for instance in chemical engineering at adsorption, desorption, dissolution, dealkalization, ablution. A new general calculating formula incipiency provides a possibility for technological computations realization under any operational mode. …”
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Study on Calculation of Bearing Capacity of Axially Loaded CFRP-Strengthened Cold-Formed Thin-Walled Lipped Channel Steel Columns by Yanan Sun, Pengfei Li, Guojin Qin

“…With the development of carbon fiber reinforced composites and the continuous improvement of the properties of bonding agents, scholars recommended using carbon fiber reinforced plastics (CFRP) to enhance cold-formed thin-walled C-shaped steel structures. …”
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Bois pourri et santé des forêts : exemple du mélange épicéa (Picea abies [L.] Karst.) et mélèze (Larix decidua Mill.) en forêt subalpine de Sainte-Foy-Tarentaise (Savoie) by Nicolas Bernier, Jean-Yves Trosset

“…L’essentiel est incorporé à l’humus. - Il faut ajouter la santé aux quatre fonctions forestières déjà reconnues, qui sont : la production, la protection, la récréation, la conservation. …”
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Educación en adultos mayores, mito o realidad by Luis Rodrigo Muñoz Correa

“…Ciertamente, es posible, toda vez que como agentes de salud seamos capaces de usar toda la experticia y sabiduría del adulto mayor para ejemplificar y justificar cambios positivos. …”
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Removal of Malachite Green Dye from Aqueous Solution by a Novel Activated Carbon Prepared from Baobab Seeds Using Chemical Activation Method by Samah Daffalla

“…According to the SEM results, the surface morphology differed significantly from that of the raw material due to the many pores created by activating agents during carbonization. Various surface groups existed on the activated carbon surface as shown by FTIR analysis. …”
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Nature–Inspired Metaheuristic Optimization for Control Tuning of Complex Systems by Jesús Garicano-Mena, Matilde Santos

“…The performance of the ALO and WOA techniques for the tuning of conventional PID controllers is evaluated in relation to the number of agents <inline-formula><math xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" display="inline"><semantics><msub><mi>n</mi><mi>S</mi></msub></semantics></math></inline-formula> and the maximum number of iterations <inline-formula><math xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" display="inline"><semantics><msub><mi>n</mi><mrow><mi>M</mi><mi>a</mi><mi>x</mi><mi>I</mi><mi>t</mi><mi>e</mi><mi>r</mi></mrow></msub></semantics></math></inline-formula>; given the stochastic nature of both methods, repeatability is also addressed. …”
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Streptomyces sp. strain MUSC 5 from mangrove forest in Malaysia: Identification, antioxidant potential and chemical profiling of its methanolic extract by Hefa Mangzira Kemung, Loh Teng-Hern Tan, Kok-Gan Chan, Hooi-Leng Ser, Jodi Woan-Fei Law, Bey Hing Goh

“…The study supports the notion that Streptomyces from underexplored mangrove forest offer promising Streptomyces with antioxidant activity and could serve as important sources for new antioxidant agents. …”
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Anaerobic Co-digestion of Palm Oil Sludge, Cassava Peels, Cow Dung and Ground Eggshells: Process Optimization and Biogas Generation by D. O. Olukanni, M. J. Kamlenga, C. N. Ojukwu and T. Mkandawire

“…Future research should focus on developing more efficient, cheaper microbial agents, such as enzymes for biological pre-treatment of palm oil sludge to reduce lignin, which negatively impacts biogas generation.…”
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