Significance of Persistent Inflammation in Respiratory Disorders Induced by Nanoparticles by Yasuo Morimoto, Hiroto Izumi, Etsushi Kuroda

“…These free radicals can not only damage cells but also induce signaling molecules containing immunoreaction. Nanoparticles and asbestos also induce the production of free radicals. …”
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Carboxymethyl Hyaluronan-Stabilized Nanoparticles for Anticancer Drug Delivery by Jessica L. Woodman, Min Sung Suh, Jianxing Zhang, Yuvabharath Kondaveeti, Diane J. Burgess, Bruce A. White, Glenn D. Prestwich, Liisa T. Kuhn

“…Carboxymethyl hyaluronic acid (CMHA) is a semisynthetic derivative of HA that is recognized by HA binding proteins but contains an additional carboxylic acid on some of the 6-hydroxyl groups of the N-acetyl glucosamine sugar units. …”
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Removal of Cu(II) from Aqueous Solution Using a Micaceous Mineral of Kenyan Origin by Stephen Attahiru, Paul M. Shiundu, John M. Onyari, Eliud M. Mathu

“…This study has demonstrated that locally abundant micaceous mineral can be used as an effective adsorbent for the treatment of waters containing Cu 2+ ions without any prior chemical pretreatment.…”
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Inactivation of Microbial Food Contamination of Plastic Cups Using Nonthermal Plasma and Hydrogen Peroxide by Tereza Kordová, Vladimír Scholtz, Josef Khun, Hana Soušková, Pavel Hozák, Miroslav Čeřovský

“…The inactivation effect of the combination of nonthermal plasma and hydrogen peroxide aerosol for the microbial decontamination of inner surface of cylindrical container buckets is studied on one bacterial and seven filamentous micromycete species and on airborne-contaminated cups. …”
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A first study on sperm sexing in water buffalo through magnetic nanoparticles by Syed Murtaza Hassan Andrabi, Muhammad Hammad Fayyaz, Muhammad Shafiq Haider, Ghulam Muhammad Ali

“…The fourth aliquot was incubated without MNPs (called “control group”). Each tube containing sperm-MNPs suspension was slowly shaken for 5 minutes for uniform mixing. …”
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Prioritization of potato genes involved in the formation of agronomically valuable traits using the SOLANUM TUBEROSUM knowledge base by P. S. Demenkov, O. V. Saik, T. V. Ivanisenko, N. A. Kolchanov, A. V. Kochetov, V. A. Ivanisenko

“…The well-known PubMed database contains more than 18 thousand abstracts of articles on potato. …”
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Synthesis and Thermotropic Properties of Some New Schiff Bases, N-[4-(4-n-Alkanoyloxybenzoyloxy)-2-Hydroxybenzylidene]-4-Cyano-, 4-Hydroxy-, 4-Thio- and 4-Nitroanilines by Sie-Tiong Ha, Guan-Yeow Yeap, Peng-Lim Boey

“…Whilst compounds with R = OH, SH and NO2 show nematic phases, compound containing cyano substituent are smectogenic in nature.…”
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Tracking Nonlinear Correlation for Complex Dynamic Systems Using a Windowed Error Reduction Ratio Method by Yifan Zhao, Edward Hanna, Grant R. Bigg, Yitian Zhao

“…A real application to environmental changing data demonstrates the potential of the proposed method by revealing and characterising hidden information contained within measurements, which is usually “invisible” for conventional methods.…”
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Implicit Forms of Ethnic Insult for Europeans (as Found in Rhyming Slang) by E. Y. Gorshunova, Y. V. Gorshunov

“…Since Rh.sl. is subject to a strong influence of the word play and its items are perceived as humorous and ironic nominations, they are not always discerned as offensive by the English speakers. The article contains a linguistic-and-socio-cultural analysis of some implicit forms of ethnic insult of the Germans, the French, the Italians, the Spaniards, the Portuguese and some other Europeans as well as the native inhabitants of the British Isles. …”
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Growth Performance, Antioxidants, Intestinal Microbial Composition and Histological Effect of Grass Carp (Ctenopharyngodon idella) through diets Enriched to Pomegranate Peel (Punic... by Hassan. A. Fazaa, Fatima A.M. Sultan, Raad M. Sayed-Lafi

“…The objective of this investigation was to ascertain the impact of pomegranate peel (Punica granatum) extract (PPE) on growth performance, the intestinal bacteria count, the total number of fungi and the histological analysis of the grass carp. 105 fingerlings (11.04±0.22g) were distributed among 21 aquariums (60-L) in a completely randomised design (triplicated) and fed diets containing 0, 0.5, and 1% PPE for 70 days at a feeding rate of 3% body weight. …”
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Modeling a Mechanical Molecular Spring Isolator with High-Static-Low-Dynamic-Stiffness Properties by Zhanyong Li, Qian Chen, Fengshou Gu, Andrew Ball

“…An MMSI consists of a piston-cylinder container filled with the liquid and some hydraulic spring accumulators. …”
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Biology and Management of Common Chickweed (Stellaria media) in Ornamental Crop Production by Yuvraj Christopher Khamare, Chris Marble, Nathan Boyd, Shawn Steed

“… Chickweed is a common cool-season annual weed in Florida landscapes, container nurseries, home gardens, and other agricultural production systems. …”
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Characterization of demethylating DNA glycosylase ROS1 from Nicotiana tabacum L. by D. V. Petrova, N. V. Permyakova, I. R. Grin, D. O. Zharkov

“…Here we report the properties of a recombinant fragment of the ROS1 protein from Nicotiana tabacum (NtROS1), which contains all main structural domains required for catalytic activity. …”
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Evaluation of the Phytochemical Content of Some Edible Grains Marketed in Nigeria by S. A. Odoemelam, C. I. Osu

“…The results revealed that the grains contained 0.60-1.24% alkaloid, 0.82-2.27% flavonoid, 0.03-0.05% saponin, 0.50-0.60% tannins, 2.40-2.80% phenols and 0.17-0.30% phytic acid. …”
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Root cap border cells as regulators of rhizosphere microbiota by N. A. Omelyanchuk, V. A. Cherenko, E. V. Zemlyanskaya

“…After separation of border cells from the root tip, transcription of primary metabolism genes decreases, whereas transcription of secondary metabolism genes as well as the synthesis and secretion of mucilage containing these metabolites along with extracellular DNA, proteoglycans and other substances increase. …”
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Malva neglecta essential oil: A promising approach for bio-preserving mayonnaise and assessing variable correlations through principal component analysis and heat map by Amin Abbasi, Hedayat Hosseini, Hadi Pourjafar, Samaneh Moradi, Saeedeh Shojaee-Aliabadi

“…Based on the determined MIC/MBC, various concentrations of MNEO have been utilized in the preparation of mayonnaise and evaluated for microbial, chemical, and sensorial characteristics for 40 days at 4 °C. MNEO contains podocarpa-8,11,13-trien-3-one, 12-hydroxy-13-isopropyl, δ-elemene, γ-elemene, bicyclogermacrene, β-ylangene, viridiflorol, spathulenol, 6,10,14-trimethyl-2-pentadecanone, L-linalool, γ-curcumene, germacrene D, n-tetradecane, β-elemene, β-damascenone, δ-cadinene, α-muurolol, cis-muurola-3,5-diene, and α-cadinol with substantial antibacterial and antioxidant properties. …”
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Document publication. Survey of 1545 Livonia and the Great Duchy of Lithuania borderline audit (Livonian officers report) by Tomas Čelkis, Darius Antanavičius

“…Such verification documents containing an explicit borderline description are infrequent. …”
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The impact of dimethylaminohexadecyl methacrylates on the physical and antibacterial properties of endodontic sealers by Faisal Alharamlah, Fawaz AlTuwaijri, Haitham AlQuorain, Abdul Samad Khan, Faisal Alonaizan, Rashed Alsahafi, Michael D. Weir, Hockin H. K. Xu, Abdulrahman A. Balhaddad

“…The SEM images revealed no E. faecalis colonies over the AH Plus sealers containing 5 wt.% DMAHDM, while the AH Plus control sealers were covered with a thick layer of biofilms.ConclusionsThe results of this study suggest that DMAHDM, as a contact-killing agent, could be used as an approach to prevent endodontic reinfections.Clinical RelevanceIntegrating DMAHDM into commercial sealers may enhance their antibacterial properties. …”
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The role of strategic management in the success of projects in educational institutions by Savićević Sara

“…Data were collected using the Strategic Management Importance Scale, which contains 20 statements rated on a Likert scale from 1 to 5. …”
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Enabling the Encoding of Manuscripts within the DTABf: Extension and Modularization of the Format by Susanne Haaf, Christian Thomas

“…The latest addition, the DTABf-M, contains elements, attributes, and values necessary for the annotation of (historical) handwritten documents. …”
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