Microstructural Changes and Mechanical Response of Aluminum-Based Composites Prepared with Dispersed CeO2 Nanoparticles by Francisco J. Baldenebro-López, Raúl Peréz-Bustamante, Ivanovich Estrada-Guel, Roberto Martínez-Sánchez, Alberto Duarte-Moller, Cynthia D. Gómez-Esparza

“…The aluminum-based composites were synthesized by mechanical milling and subsequently sintering at 550°C under an argon atmosphere. The microstructural evolution of consolidated composites was evaluated by scanning electron microscopy, transmission electron microscopy, and X-ray diffraction. …”
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The role of physico-chemical properties of liquid solder in reactive wetting: the Cu/SnZnIn system by Pstruś J.

“…Surface tension, density and viscosity measurements were carried out in a protective argon-hydrogen atmosphere. Wettability tests were performed in air in the presence of flux Alu33, at 250°C for 2 minutes. …”
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Anomalias na distribuição geográfica dos dados de saúde da bacia hidrográfica do Ribeirão Lindóia, zona norte do município de Londrina/PR by Paulo Rogério Araujo, José Paulo Peccinini Pinese

“…Aiming at characterizing the geographic distribution of health data of Ribeirão Lindóia Basin, in Londrina City in Paraná, Brazil, correlating the possible patterns of hydro geochemical anomalies, geochemical parameters of water quality were analyzed through the Atomic Emission Spectrometry with Inductively Coupled Argon Plasma (SiO4-4, Fe3+, Zn2+, PO3-4, Al3+) and the Atomic Absorption Spectrometry (Na+ e K+). …”
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The DarkSide Multiton Detector for the Direct Dark Matter Search by C. E. Aalseth, P. Agnes, A. Alton, K. Arisaka, D. M. Asner, H. O. Back, B. Baldin, K. Biery, G. Bonfini, M. Bossa, A. Brigatti, J. Brodsky, F. Budano, L. Cadonati, M. Cadoni, F. Calaprice, N. Canci, A. Candela, H. Cao, M. Cariello, P. Cavalcante, A. Chepurnov, A. G. Cocco, C. Condon, L. Crippa, D. D’Angelo, M. D’Incecco, S. Davini, M. De Deo, A. Derbin, A. Devoto, F. Di Eusanio, E. Edkins, A. Empl, A. Fan, G. Fiorillo, K. Fomenko, G. Forster, M. Foxe, D. Franco, F. Gabriele, C. Galbiati, A. Goretti, L. Grandi, M. Gromov, M. Y. Guan, Y. Guardincerri, B. Hackett, K. Herner, A. Hime, P. Humble, E. Hungerford, Al. Ianni, An. Ianni, D. E. Jaffe, C. Jollet, K. Keeter, C. Kendziora, S. Kidner, V. Kobychev, G. Koh, D. Korablev, G. Korga, A. Kurlej, P. X. Li, M. Lissia, P. Lombardi, L. Ludhova, S. Luitz, G. Lukyachenko, Y. Q. Ma, I. Machulin, A. Mandarano, S. M. Mari, J. Maricic, L. Marini, D. Markov, J. Martoff, A. Meregaglia, E. Meroni, P. D. Meyers, T. Miletic, R. Milincic, M. Montuschi, M. E. Monzani, P. Mosteiro, B. Mount, V. Muratova, P. Musico, D. Montanari, A. Nelson, S. Odrowski, A. Odrzywolek, J. L. Orrell, M. Orsini, F. Ortica, L. Pagani, M. Pallavicini, E. Pantic, S. Parmeggiano, B. Parsells, K. Pelczar, N. Pelliccia, S. Perasso, L. Perasso, A. Pocar, S. Pordes, D. Pugachev, H. Qian, K. Randle, G. Ranucci, A. Razeto, K. Recine, B. Reinhold, A. Renshaw, A. Romani, N. Rossi, B. Rossi, S. D. Rountree, D. Sablone, P. Saggese, R. Saldanha, W. Sands, S. Sangiorgio, E. Segreto, D. Semenov, E. Shields, M. Skorokhvatov, M. Smallcomb, O. Smirnov, A. Sotnikov, Y. Suvurov, R. Tartaglia, J. Tatarowicz, G. Testera, A. Tonazzo, E. Unzhakov, R. B. Vogelaar, M. Wada, S. E. Walker, H. Wang, Y. Wang, A. W. Watson, S. Westerdale, R. Williams, M. Wojcik, J. Xu, C. G. Yang, J. Yoo, B. Yu, S. Zavatarelli, W. L. Zhong, G. Zuzel

“…The DarkSide program aims at the WIPMs detection using a liquid argon time projection chamber (LAr-TPC). In this paper we quickly review the DarkSide program focusing in particular on the next generation experiment DarkSide-G2, a 3.6-ton LAr-TPC. …”
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The Effect of Clopidogrel and Ticagrelor on Human Adipose Mesenchymal Stem Cell Osteogenic Differentiation Potential: In Vitro Comparative Study by Sally S. Mohamed, Hala F. Zaki, Shereen N. Raafat

“…Ticagrelor (TICA) and clopidogrel (CLP) are extensively used antiplatelet drugs that act by antagonizing the P2Y12 receptors that are found on platelets in addition to bone cells. …”
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Selenium nanoparticles and maize: Understanding the impact on seed germination, growth, and nutrient interactions by Ezequiel García-Locascio, Edgardo I. Valenzuela, Pabel Cervantes-Avilés

“…Se NPs showed synergisms with Mo, Mn, Mg, K, and Cu in the seed, Zn and Mo in the seedlings, and antagonisms with Mg, Mn, Fe, and Cu in the seedlings. …”
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Ship Radiated Noise Recognition Using Resonance-Based Sparse Signal Decomposition by Jiaquan Yan, Haixin Sun, En Cheng, Xiaoyan Kuai, Xiaoliang Zhang

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Equations for estimating binary mixture toxicity: Methyl-2-chloroacetoacetate-containing combinations by Douglas A. Dawson, T. Wayne Schultz

“…Mixture toxicity vs. the models showed various combined effects, including toxicity that was slightly greater than IA and/or CA, consistency with CA, IA or both models, effects that were less toxic than expected for either model and antagonism. Simple linear regression analyses of time-dependent toxicity (TDT) data showed very strong correlations (r2 ≥ 0.997) for B-TDT vs. the average TDT for A and B. …”
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A Comparative Study of Coprecipitation and Solvothermal Techniques for Synthesizing Pure and Cu-Doped SnO2 Nanoparticles by Chnar I. Hussain, Yousif M. Hassan, Farah A. Abed

“…The X-ray diffraction patterns revealed that the films synthesized using both methods have a crystalline structure with a tetragonal arrangement. Furthermore, the lack of any secondary peaks indicated the absence of mixed tin oxide (Sn2O4) or copper oxide (CuO) components. …”
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Representation of forced migrants: a case study of the east bengali migrants to West Bengal by Subhasri Ghosh

“…Culling information from Government documents, autobiographies, oral interviews and memoirs, the paper will focus on how each perceived the other and whether more than half a century and subsequent generations later such perceptions have undergone any change.The representation of the ‘Bangals’, as the Bengali Hindus from East Pakistan are popularly referred to as by the ‘Ghatis’ (Bengali Hindus of West Bengal), in the latter’s psyche, too, is multi-faceted—sympathy towards the migrants, at being uprooted from their ancestral home, antagonism at being ‘the Government’s favored son’ in terms of job reservations and financial help which in turn fostered the feeling of ‘outsiders infringing on our rights, occupying our lands and making life miserable for us.’ …”
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Enhanced Photo-Catalytic Degradation of MB Dye over Hydrothermal Grown-Up of ZnO/SnO2 Catalyst by Govinda Dharmana, Santhosh Kumar Nadikatla, Thirumala Rao Gurugubelli, Balaga Viswanadham

“…XRD analysis reveals that ZnO and SnO2 exhibit hexagonal wurtzite structure and tetragonal rutile structure. TEM micrographs infer the nanorod-like structure of ZnO, nanoflake-like structure of SnO2, and a thin nanosheet-like structure of Z-S. …”
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Molecular Mechanism of Targeted Inhibition of Pancreatic Lipase and Cholesterol Esterase by Hempseed Peptides by YIN Hao, ZHU Jiangxiong, ZHAO Haiyun, ZHONG Yu, WANG Danfeng, DENG Yun

“…Both APAM and RLPA synergistically inhibited PL and CE with orlistat at low concentrations, but the synergistic effect was weakened or even antagonized at high concentrations. Fluorescence spectroscopy results showed that both peptides could produce static quenching by binding to PL and CE, which changed the hydrophobic environment of aliphatic amino acids in the enzymes. …”
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Coupling Coordination and Prediction Research of Tourism Industry Development and Ecological Environment in China by Yun Yang, Rong Wang, Junlan Tan

“…In 2018, the coupling degree between the development of China’s tourism industry and the ecological environment was mainly in a stage of antagonism, reaching a peak of 0.4998 in 2013. The coupling degree declined slightly from 2013 to 2015 and then began to show an upward trend again in 2016. (2) The average coupling coordination level of China’s tourism industry development and ecological environment was 0.4266, which is in the medium coupling coordination stage. …”
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Interleukin-4 (IL-4) enhances and soluble interleukin-4 receptor (sIL-4R) inhibits histamine release from peripheral blood basophils and mast cells in vitro and in vivo by B. Niggemann, T. Zuberbier, U. Herz, K. Enssle, U. Wahn, H. Renz

“…This indicates that IL4 exerts priming effects on histamine release by effector cells of the allergic response and that these effects are potently antagonized by soluble IL-4R both in vitro and in vivo.…”
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Phase Transition and Controlled Zirconia Implant Patterning Using Laser-Induced Shockwaves by Inomjon Majidov, Yaran Allamyradov, Salizhan Kylychbekov, Zikrulloh Khuzhakulov, Ali Oguz Er

“…Zirconia transitions from the monoclinic to the tetragonal phase during sintering, with mixed phases observed in the pre-sintered stage. …”
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Removal Characteristics of Organic Pollutants from Eutrophic Raw Water by Biological Pretreatment Reactors by Guangcan Zhu, Zhonglian Yang, Xiwu Lu

“…In CSBR at 5.5~13°C, 57.5% of atrazine was removed at 2 h hydraulic retention time, with background concentration of 136.5 ng/L. …”
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Ropinirole and Pramipexole Promote Structural Plasticity in Human iPSC-Derived Dopaminergic Neurons via BDNF and mTOR Signaling by Ginetta Collo, Laura Cavalleri, Federica Bono, Cristina Mora, Stefania Fedele, Roberto William Invernizzi, Massimo Gennarelli, Giovanna Piovani, Tilo Kunath, Mark J. Millan, Emilio Merlo Pich, PierFranco Spano

“…Ropinirole and pramipexole produced dose-dependent increases of dendritic arborization and soma size after 3 days of culture, effects antagonized by the selective D3R antagonists SB277011-A and S33084 and by the mTOR pathway kinase inhibitors LY294002 and rapamycin. …”
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Expression and Function of the Homeostatic Molecule Del-1 in Endothelial Cells and the Periodontal Tissue by Jieun Shin, Kavita B. Hosur, Kalyani Pyaram, Ravi Jotwani, Shuang Liang, Triantafyllos Chavakis, George Hajishengallis

“…Developmental endothelial locus-1 (Del-1) is an endothelial cell-secreted protein that limits the recruitment of neutrophils by antagonizing the interaction between the LFA-1 integrin on neutrophils and the intercellular adhesion molecule (ICAM)-1 on endothelial cells. …”
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High-Fat Diet Augments VPAC1 Receptor-Mediated PACAP Action on the Liver, Inducing LAR Expression and Insulin Resistance by Masanori Nakata, Boyang Zhang, Yifei Yang, Takashi Okada, Norihito Shintani, Hitoshi Hashimoto, Toshihiko Yada

“…These data indicate that PACAP-VPAC1-R signaling induces LAR expression and insulin resistance in the liver of HFD mice. Antagonism of VPAC1-R may prevent progression of HFD-induced insulin resistance in the liver, providing a novel antidiabetic strategy.…”
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G Protein-Coupled Estrogen Receptor-Selective Ligands Modulate Endometrial Tumor Growth by Whitney K. Petrie, Megan K. Dennis, Chelin Hu, Donghai Dai, Jeffrey B. Arterburn, Harriet O. Smith, Helen J. Hathaway, Eric R. Prossnitz

“…Furthermore, xenograft tumors of Hec50 cells yield enhanced growth with G-1 and estrogen, the latter being inhibited by GPER-selective pharmacologic antagonism with G36. These results have important implications with respect to the use of putatively ER-selective ligands and particularly for the widespread long-term use of “ER-targeted” therapeutics. …”
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