Visible Light Photodegradation of Methyl Orange Using α-Fe2O3 Nanoparticles Synthesized via Solvothermal Method in Presence of PVP by َaliakbar Dehno Khalaji, Elham Sadat Zeinoddin, Ali Ghorbani Khorshidi, Ahmad Ghaffari

“…The iron precursors solution were prepared by dissolving Fe(NO3)3∙9H2O or Fe2(SO4)3 in an acetic acid glacial/ethanol (9:1 v/v) mixture followed by the addition of polyvinylpyrrolidone (PVP) and urea. …”
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Fermentation characteristics and probiotic activity of a purified fraction of polysaccharides from Fuzhuan brick tea by Guijie Chen, Ziqi Zeng, Minhao Xie, Yujia Peng, Wangting Zhou, Weiqi Xu, Yi Sun, Xiaoxiong Zeng, Zhonghua Liu

“…The results showed that gut microbiota could utilize FBTPS-2-1 to produce short-chain fatty acids including acetic, propionic, n-butyric and n-valeric acids. …”
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Optimization of Extraction Conditions for Determination of Tiliroside in Tilia L. Flowers Using an LC-ESI-MS/MS Method by Aleksandra Pieczykolan, Wioleta Pietrzak, Renata Nowak, Józefina Pielczyk, Karolina Łamacz

“…The LC-ESI-MS/MS analysis demonstrated the highest content of tiliroside in Tilia L. flowers obtained using accelerated solvent extraction (ASE) where 70% ethanol with addition of 1% acetic acid was used as a solvent (7.400 ± 0.019 mg of tiliroside per g dry extract).The results showed that the extracts of Tiliae inflorescentia contained large amounts of tiliroside; therefore, they are good sources of this compound. …”
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RP-HPLC Method Development and Validation for the Determination and Stability Indicative Studies of Montelukast in Bulk and its Pharmaceutical Formulations by A. Patnaik, S. S. Panda, S. Sahoo, V. J. Patro

“…The mobile phase of ACN: Acetate buffer= 6.5:3.5 of pH 3 were used in this study. …”
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Purification of Peroxidase from Rice Bran Using Expanded-Bed Ion-Exchange Chromatography by G.V. Gautério, S.S. Fernandes, F.O. Molon, F.S. Figueira, J.G. Buffon, S.J. Kalil

“…The use of 0.025 mol/l sodium acetate buffer at pH 4.5 (during equilibration and washing) and 4.7 (during elution) allowed for the purification of peroxidase from rice bran, resulting in a purification factor and enzyme recovery of 2.4-fold and 41%, respectively.…”
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Simultaneous Quantitative Determination of Polyphenolic Compounds in Blumea balsamifera (Ai-Na-Xiang, Sembung) by High-Performance Liquid Chromatography with Photodiode Array Detec... by Daopeng Tan, Zhou Yang, Qianru Zhang, Hua Ling, Yimei Du, Yanliu Lu, Tianpei Xie, Xumei Zhou, Lin Qin, Yuqi He

“…The B. balsamifera extraction was separated by a Kromasil C18 column (250 × 4.6 mm, 5 μm) with a binary gradient mobile phase consisting of acetonitrile and 0.2% aqueous acetic acid. A photodiode array detector (PDA) was used to record the signals of investigated constituents. …”
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Chemical, Microbiological, and Functional Characterization of Kefir Produced from Cow’s Milk and Soy Milk by Raúl Ricardo Gamba, Shihori Yamamoto, Mahmoud Abdel-Hamid, Tetsuya Sasaki, Toshihide Michihata, Takashi Koyanagi, Toshiki Enomoto

“…Kefir is a functional beverage that contains lactic and acetic acid bacteria (LAB, AAB) and yeasts. This work’s aim was to study the chemical, microbial, and functional characteristics of kefir produced from cow’s milk and soy milk. …”
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The alkaline treatment and its influence on the physicomechanical properties of plantain pseudostem fibers - A comparative study of treated and untreated fibers by Oswaldo Hurtado-Figueroa, Humberto Varum, María Isabel Prieto, Romel J. Gallardo Amaya, Alfonso Cobo Escamilla

“…Fibers were washed with acetic acid to remove NaOH residues and dried at room temperature. …”
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Il Moderno brasiliano di Crofton e Benjamin in Sudafrica, Las Vegas e la creazione di uno “stile” by Silvia Bodei

“… L’edificio Las Vegas (1956-57), un volume a forma curva di dieci piani più attico sormontati da una grande pensilina che ospita trentadue unità abitative di lusso, si trova sul lungomare della città portuale di Durban (Sudafrica). …”
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Effect of an inhaled glucocorticoid on reactive oxygen species production by bronchoalveolar lavage cells from smoking COPD patients by Gert T. Verhoeven, Annemarie J.M. Wijkhuijs, Herbert Hooijkaas, Henk C. Hoogsteden, Wim Sluiter

“…BAL cells were stimulated with phorbol myristrate acetate (PMA) alone, and together with superoxide dismutase (SOD). …”
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Optimized recovery of phenolic and flavonoid compounds from medicinal plant extracts for enhanced antioxidant activity: A mixture design approach by Faiza Imtiaz, Dildar Ahmed, Osama A. Mohammed, Umer Younas, Munawar Iqbal

“…Chloroform and ethyl acetate fractions obtained from QI, ER, AN, PC, and TO were found to have the highest phenolic/flavonoid content and antioxidant index values. …”
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Doubled haploid production in Brassica L. by N. A. Shmykova, D. V. Shumilina, T. P. Suprunova

“…Plant regeneration from microspores can be improved by proper application of different growth regulators (ethylene, abscisic acid, and indole acetic acid). Optimal combinations of these factors are mandatory for efficient androgenesis. …”
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Antioxidant Activity of Methanol Extracts from Mangifera indica L., Mangifera foetida Lour, and Mangifera odorata Griff.Woods by Ganis Lukmandaru, Kristian Vembrianto, Anisa Alfiana Gazidy

“….), pakel (Mangifera foetida Lour), and kweni (Mangifera odorata Griff.) were examined for its antioxidant activity (AOA). Each stem part was extracted with methanol (MeOH) and the crude extract was then sequentially partitioned with n-hexane, ethyl acetate (EtOAc) and n-butanol to obtain four different fractions. …”
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A aliança indissociável entre o turismo cultural e o turismo em espaço rural na Madeira by Elisabete Rodrigues

“…O turismo e a cultura são aceites como áreas estratégicas na esfera do crescimento económico e social de muitas regiões e sendo o património cultural da Madeira um fator de forte atratividade turística no contexto do turismo em espaço rural (TER) na Ilha, pretendeu-se neste artigo demonstrar a necessidade de valorização da dimensão cultural como recurso turístico fundamental na oferta turística futura das «Casas de Campo» na Ilha da Madeira. …”
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Fe3O4@HA-Cu(OAc)2 nanocomposite as a nanomagnetic water-compatible catalyst for efficient synthesis of 1,2,3-triazoles in water by Beheshteh Arjmandzadeh, Abbas Ali Jafari

“…A simple magnetic copper acetate composite, Fe3O4@HA-Cu(OAc)2, was prepared using humic acid and characterized by SEM, TEM, XRD, EDX, EDS-mapping, VSM, TGA, AAS, and FT-IR. …”
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Characterisation of plastic-based sanitary personal protective equipment following supercritical CO₂ sterilisation: A reuse strategy by Helga K. Ruiz, José M. Gómez-Salazar, Lourdes Calvo, Albertina Cabañas

“…Specifically, sterilisation was achieved using as additives mixtures of water, H2O2 and acetic anhydride, or peracetic acid. The materials were characterized before and after treatment using FTIR, DSC, and SEM-EDX to assess whether the sterilization process affected the physical and chemical properties of the PPE components. …”
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Methylobacterium populi VP2: Plant Growth-Promoting Bacterium Isolated from a Highly Polluted Environment for Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbon (PAH) Biodegradation by Valeria Ventorino, Filomena Sannino, Alessandro Piccolo, Valeria Cafaro, Rita Carotenuto, Olimpia Pepe

“…Moreover, this strain also showed multiple plant growth promotion activities: it was able to produce indole-3-acetic acid (IAA) and siderophores, solubilise phosphate, and produce a biofilm in the presence of phenanthrene and alleviate phenanthrene stress in tomato seeds. …”
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Cervical Cancer Screening Program by Visual Inspection: Acceptability and Feasibility in Health Insurance Companies by Apollinaire G. Horo, Judith Didi-Kouko Coulibaly, Abdoul Koffi, Boris Tchounga, Konan Seni, Kacou Edèle Aka, Mamourou Kone

“…The screening method was visual inspection with acetic acid (VIA) or Lugol’s iodine (VILI). Results. …”
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Determination of Volatile Compounds in Foxtail Millet Sake Using Headspace Solid-Phase Microextraction and Gas Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry by Jingke Liu, Wei Zhao, Shaohui Li, Aixia Zhang, Yuzong Zhang, Songyan Liu

“…The main volatile compounds were ethyl acetate, phenylethyl alcohol, butanedioic acid diethyl ester, and hexadecane. …”
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Origin of the MRI Contrast in Natural and Hydrogel Formulation of Pineapple Juice by Domenico Rizzo, Enrico Ravera, Marco Fragai, Giacomo Parigi, Claudio Luchinat

“…Finally, the fit of the transverse relaxivity shows that the increased viscosity in the hydrogel formulations can improve significantly the negative contrast of pineapple juice at the magnetic fields relevant for clinical MRI.…”
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