Clean Procedure and DFT Study for the Synthesis of 2-Amino-3-ethoxycarbonyl-4-(aryl)-4H-pyrano-[3,2-c]-chromene-5-ones Derivatives: A Novel Class of Potential Antimicrobial and An... by R. Medyouni, N. Hamdi, R. Ben Said, A. S. Al-Ayed, Fethi Zagrouba

“…The structures of the obtained compounds are confirmed by analytical IR, 1H, and 13C-NMR spectra to elucidate the different positions of protons and carbons and as well as theoretic studies (DFT/B3LYP). …”
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DENSE GLASS FOAM PRODUCED IN MICROWAVE FIELD by LUCIAN PAUNESCU, MARIUS FLORIN DRAGOESCU, SORIN MIRCEA AXINTE, BOGDAN VALENTIN PAUNESCU

“…The glass foam is produced from bottle glass waste, calcium carbonate as foaming agent and borax as fluxing agent. …”
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Common Green Bottle Fly or Sheep Blow Fly Lucilia sericata (Meigen) (Insecta: Diptera: Calliphoridae) by Matthew Anderson, Phillip E. Kaufman

“…The common green bottle fly is a common visitor to carrion, feces, and garbage. Like many of the other blow flies, it plays an important role in forensic, medical, and veterinary science. …”
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Cholinoceptor Activation Subserving the Effects of Interferon Gamma on the Contractility of Rat Ileum by Enri S. Borda, Leonor Sterin-Borda, Martin Rodriguez, Maria M. E. de Bracco

“…They appear to involve a G protein regulating phosphoinositide turnover and cytoskeletal structures since they could not be induced in ileum strips that were pretreated with pertussis toxin, phospholipase C inhibitors (2-nitro-carboxyphenyl, NN-diphenyl carbamate and neomycin), cytochalasine B or colchicine.…”
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Fracture Behavior of Rock with Initial Damage: Theoretical, Experimental, and Numerical Investigations by Hui Zhang, Panpan Guo, Yixian Wang, Yanlin Zhao, Hang Lin, Yan Liu, Yahui Shao

“…Geomaterials such as rock mass often have initial damage under the influence of long-term geological action and hydration corrosion environment. The initial damage affects the integrity and stability of the rock mass, resulting in a difference in the mechanical properties of jointed rock mass and intact one. …”
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‘To sin in loving virtue’: desire and possession in Measure for Measure by Ewan Fernie

“…The burden of Angelo’s tragic knowledge is that we ‘sin in loving virtue’, that we are more like the carrion than the violet in the sun, that we ‘corrupt with virtuous season’.  …”
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Application of ultra-high performance concrete in the marine environment by Zhang Jingtong

“…Ultra-high performance concrete (UHPC) has gradually been widely used in marine engineering due to its excellent durability and corrosion resistance. This paper discusses the basic concept of UHPC and its mechanism of action, evaluates its current application in marine engineering, and analyzes the challenges of its application in the marine environment. …”
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Electrospun Nanostructured Fibers of Collagen-Biomimetic Apatite on Titanium Alloy by Michele Iafisco, Ismaela Foltran, Simona Sabbatini, Giorgio Tosi, Norberto Roveri

“…Titanium and its alloys are currently the mainly used materials to manufacture orthopaedic implants due to their excellent mechanical properties and corrosion resistance. Although these materials are bioinert, the improvement of biological properties (e.g., bone implant contact) can be obtained by the application of a material that mimics the bone extracellular matrix. …”
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Magnesium Borate Synthesis by Microwave Energy: A New Method by Azmi Seyhun Kipcak, Emek Moroydor Derun, Sabriye Piskin

“…Magnesium borates are one of the major groups of boron minerals that have important properties such as high heat and corrosion resistances and high coefficients of elasticity. …”
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Numerical Contour Integral Methods for Free-Boundary Partial Differential Equations Arising in American Volatility Options Pricing by Yong Chen, Jianjun Ma

“…Firstly, the governing free-boundary PDEs are modified as a unified form of PDEs on the fixed space region; then performing Laplace-Carson transform (LCT) leads to ordinary differential equations (ODEs) which involve the unknown inverse functions of free boundaries. …”
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Synthesis of Benzofuran Derivatives and their Evaluation of Antimicrobial Activity by D. R. Harish Kumar, M. D. Karvekar

“…2-Acetyl benzofuran (1) was synthesized by refluxing salicylaldehyde and dry chloroacetone in presence of potassium carbonate. The product formed was reacted with 2-aminobenzothiazole with catalyst p-toluene sulphonic acid to form N-[(1Z)-1-(benzofuran-2-yl)ethylidene]1,3-benzothiazol-2-amine (2). …”
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Method of providing wear-resistance of the blades of paddle mixers. by G. V. Petrishin, V. M. Bystrenkov, V. I. Odarchenko

“…The results of operational tests of experimental products under conditions of corrosion and abrasive wear during the operation of a paddle mixer are given. …”
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Synthesis of micropaleontological age constraints for the reconstruction of the Tethyan realm in the Lesser Caucasus (Armenia, Karabagh) by Danelian, Taniel, Triantaphyllou, Maria, Seyler, Monique, Galoyan, Ghazar, Grigoryan, Arayik, Sosson, Marc

“…The radiolarian results also indicate that blocks of shallow-water carbonates slid into the basin during this time interval. …”
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Autogenous Deformation of Alkali-Activated Blast Furnace Slag Concrete Subjected to Variable Curing Temperatures by Katalin Orosz, Abeer Humad, Hans Hedlund, Andrzej Cwirzen

“…Sodium silicate and sodium carbonate were used as alkali activators. The obtained results showed development of deformations consisting of both shrinkage and expansion. …”
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Common Green Bottle Fly or Sheep Blow Fly Lucilia sericata (Meigen) (Insecta: Diptera: Calliphoridae) by Matthew Anderson, Phillip E. Kaufman

“…The common green bottle fly is a common visitor to carrion, feces, and garbage. Like many of the other blow flies, it plays an important role in forensic, medical, and veterinary science. …”
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Naphthenic Acids: Formation, Role in Emulsion Stability, and Recent Advances in Mass Spectrometry-Based Analytical Methods by Roselaine Facanali, Nathália de A. Porto, Juliana Crucello, Rogerio M. Carvalho, Boniek G. Vaz, Leandro W. Hantao

“…Their occurrence in crude oil can cause severe corrosion problems and catalysts deactivation, decreasing oil quality and consequently impacting its productivity and economic value. …”
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Rentabilidad económica y financiera de la pequeña minería en el cantón Camilo Ponce Enríquez – Ecuador, período 2022-2023 by Stalin Fabián Carpio Cueva, José Iván Loayza Baquerizo, Bernard César Macías Sares

“…En contraste, Montañita Dorada y Gaona Carrión enfrentan desafíos significativos, reflejados en pérdidas evidentes que afectan tanto a la rentabilidad sobre el patrimonio como a la eficiencia en el uso de activos. …”
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Eco-Friendly Hydrogels Loading Polyphenols-Composed Biomimetic Micelles for Topical Administration of Resveratrol and Rutin by Beatriz N. Guedes, Tatiana Andreani, M. Beatriz P. P. Oliveira, Faezeh Fathi, Eliana B. Souto

“…All developed micelles were dispersed in a carbomer 940-based hydrogel to obtain three distinct semi-solid formulations, which were then characterised by analysing the thermal, rheological and textural properties. …”
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Fractionation of Rare Earth Elements in Greisen and Hydrothermal Veins Related to A-Type Magmatism by Mikael Tillberg, Olga M. Maskenskaya, Henrik Drake, Johan K. Hogmalm, Curt Broman, Anthony E. Fallick, Mats E. Åström

“…Fluid-inclusion microthermometry reveals that multiple pulses of moderately to highly saline aqueous to carbonic solutions caused greisenization and vein formation at temperatures above 200–250°C and up to 430°C at the early hydrothermal stage in the veins. …”
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Application of Electrical Resistivity Tomography Technique for Characterizing Leakage Problem in Abu Baara Earth Dam, Syria by Walid Al-Fares

“…Electrical Resistivity Tomography (ERT) survey was carried out at Abu Baara earth dam in northwestern Syria, in order to delineate potential pathways of leakage occurring through the subsurface structure close to the dam body. …”
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