Feasibility of Reduced Lap-Spliced Length in Polyethylene Fiber-Reinforced Strain-Hardening Cementitious Composite by Wonchang Choi, Seok-Joon Jang, Hyun-Do Yun

“…The PE-SHCC mixture contains polyethylene fiber to enhance the tensile strength, control the widths of the cracks, and increase the bond strength of the lap splice reinforcement and the calcium sulfo-aluminate- (CSA-) based expansive admixture to improve the tension-related performance in the lap splice zone. …”
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Development and evaluation of a novel E7 multi-epitopic vaccine for human papillomavirus type 16: design, expression, purification, and immunological characterization by Bahareh Bahmani, Zahra Amini-bayat, Mohammad Mehdi Ranjbar, Masoud Hassanzadeh Makoui, Amir-Hassan Zarnani

“…Among the tested solubilization buffers, the buffer with a pH of 12 and containing 2 M urea showed the highest solubilization effect. …”
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Research progress on the role of extracellular vesicles in the pathogenesis of diabetic kidney disease by Jiangyuan Jin, Mianzhi Zhang

“…Extracellular vesicles (EVs) contain cell-derived membrane proteins, nucleic acids (such as DNA and RNA) and other important cellular components and are involved in intercellular information and substance transmission. …”
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Caladium Cultivars Developed at the University of Florida/IFAS by Zhanao Deng, Brent K. Harbaugh

“…Additional goals of this program included the following: 1) to improve the aesthetic values and performance of caladium plants in containers and landscapes; 2) to eliminate the costly labor associated with tuber de-eyeing; and 3) to improve tuber and plant productivity and profitability. …”
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Recycling of Oily Sludge as a Roadbed Material Utilizing Phosphogypsum-Based Cementitious Materials by Wei Xiao, Xiao Yao, Fuyang Zhang

“…Oily sludge is a hazardous waste containing emulsified petroleum hydrocarbons, water, heavy metals, and solid particles. …”
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Facile synthesis of mesoporous alumina using hexadecyltrimethylammonium bromide (HTAB) as template: simplified sol‐gel approach by Sameer H. Lakade, Minal T. Harde, Varsha Chattichalwadi, Pravin S. Uttekar

“…Alumina supported mesoporous material containing drug was characterised using instrumental technique namely Brunauer–Emmett–Teller surface area, Fourier transform‐infrared, differential scanning calorimetry, transmission electron microscopy, X‐ray diffraction, and field emission scanning electron microscopy. …”
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Identification of Sources of Resistance for Peanut Aspergillus flavus Colonization and Aflatoxin Contamination by Richard Moise Alansou Dieme, Issa Faye, Yedomon Ange Bovys Zoclanclounon, Daniel Fonceka, Ousmane Ndoye, Papa Madiallacke Diedhiou

“…Out of three clusters revealed by hierarchical classification based on disease incidence and severity, the cluster 1 contained 33 genotypes characterised by low incidence and severity values. …”
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Multidimensional Plasma Lipids Affect Preeclampsia/Eclampsia: A Mendelian Randomization Study by Shaole Shi, Fangyuan Wu, Shanshan Zhao, Zilian Wang, Yongqiang Fan

“…Conversely, seven species, including five phosphatidylcholines (PCs) (16:1_20:4, O‐18:1_20:4, 18:1_20:4, 16:0_20:4, 17:0_20:4) and two phosphatidylethanolamines (PEAs) (18:0_20:4, 16:0_20:4), all containing arachidonic acid (ARA) in the sn‐2 position, were associated with a reduced risk of preeclampsia/eclampsia (all p < 0.05). …”
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Species and Termite Attack Intensity on Pine Trees in Nagari Talang Babungo, Solok District, West Sumatra Province by Desyanti Desyanti, Fauzan Fauzan, Zulhilda Yenti

“… Termites are classified as insects that destroy trees and other organic materials containing cellulose, including pine trees. The species and attack intensity of termites on pine trees in the protected forest of Nagari Talang Babungo, Solok District, West Sumatra Province, is unknown. …”
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An Endometrioid Ovary Cyst and Fallopian Tube in the Inguinal Canal: Conservative or Surgical Management? by Sema Ovalı, Ahmet Yılmaz, Gürkan Zorlu

“…Most of the cases of hernia containing ovary and other genital organs are found in children, but they may be seen in premenaposal or menaposal women also. …”
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On the Biosynthesis of Bioactive Tryptamines in Black Cohosh (<i>Actaea racemosa</i> L.) by Martin J. Spiering, James F. Parsons, Edward Eisenstein

“…<i>A. racemosa</i> tissues contain the bioactive serotonin analog <i>N</i>-methylserotonin, which is thought to contribute to the serotonergic activities of black cohosh–containing preparations. …”
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Histopathological, Histomorphometrical, and Radiographical Evaluation of Injectable Glass-Ceramic-Chitosan Nanocomposite in Bone Reconstruction of Rat by Maryam Seyedmajidi, Seyedmahmood Rabiee, Sina Haghanifar, Seyedkamal Seyedmajidi, Seyed Gholam ali Jorsaraei, Homayoun Alaghehmand, Naghmeh Jamaatlu, Ali Bijani

“…Gass-ceramic-chitosan nanocomposite contains chitosan, a derivative of crustaceans’ exoskeleton. …”
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Upregulation of TCPTP in Macrophages Is Involved in IL-35 Mediated Attenuation of Experimental Colitis by Baoren Zhang, Chenglu Sun, Yanglin Zhu, Hong Qin, Dejun Kong, Jingyi Zhang, Bo Shao, Xiang Li, Shaohua Ren, Hongda Wang, Jingpeng Hao, Hao Wang

“…After the successful construction of engineered bacteria expressing IL-35, a colitis model was successfully induced by giving BALB/c mice a solution containing 3% dextran sulfate sodium (DSS). Mice were treated with Pichia/IL-35, empty plasmid-transformed Pichia (Pichia/0), or PBS by gavage, respectively. …”
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Effectiveness of NSP enzyme and organic chromium supplementation in low-protein feed on carbohydrate utilization in Pomfret Colossoma macropomum by Maihardiyanti Faiqotul Himmah, Ichsan Achmad Fauzi, Julie Ekasari, Muhammad Raditya Gumelar, Muhammad Agus Suprayudi

“…Fish are reared in an aquarium measuring 80 x 50 x 35 cm3 and containing 75 L of water and stock at the density of 15 fish and reared for 60 days. …”
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Transfer of Organochlorine Pesticide Residues during Household and Industrial Processing of Ginseng by Peiling Wu, Mengying Gu, Yujie Wang, Jian Xue, Xiaoli Wu

“…Ginseng is an important traditional herbal medicine; however, ginseng root may contain pesticide residues that may cause adverse health effects to consumers. …”
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Seasonal and Geographical Variation of Dengue Vectors in Narathiwat, South Thailand by Ornanong Boonklong, Adisak Bhumiratana

“…The distribution of Aedes vectors was influenced seasonally by breeding outdoors rather than indoors in all 4 containers. Accordingly, both urban and rural settings elicited significantly seasonal (wet versus dry) distributions of Ae. aegypti larvae observed in water storage containers (P=0.001 and P=0.002) and natural containers (P=0.016 and P=0.015), whereas, in rural setting, the significant difference was observed in discarded receptacles (P=0.028) and miscellaneous containers (P<0.001). …”
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The Effect of Irisin as a Metabolic Regulator and Its Therapeutic Potential for Obesity by Hui Li, Fang Wang, Mu Yang, Jiao Sun, Yi Zhao, Dongqi Tang

“…Irisin, a newly identified exercise-responsive myokine, which is produced by the proteolytic cleavage of fibronectin type III domain-containing protein 5 (FNDC5), has emerged as a promising therapeutic strategy to combat obesity and obesity-related complications. …”
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Extracellular vesicles (EVs) in seminal plasma of buffalo bulls possess spermatozoa specific fertility associated proteins and enzymes by Rakesh Kumar, Mir Ahmad, Bala Subramaniam, Ankit Pal, Aditya Patel, Shiva Shiva, Vitika Chauhan, Seema Karanwal, Mukesh Bhakat, Tirtha K. Datta

“…However, disintegrin and metalloproteinase domain-containing protein 7 (ADAM-7) and acrosomal protein SP-10 were not significantly different in seminal EVs of HF and LF bulls. …”
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Development and Characterization of Norite-Based Cementitious Binder from an Ilmenite Mine Waste Stream by Mahmoud Khalifeh, Arild Saasen, Helge B. Larsen, Helge Hodne

“…Norite was ground and mixed with sodium hydroxide and potassium hydroxide solutions to produce a binder. Potassium-containing systems were more effective compared to sodium-containing systems with respect to strength development. …”
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Identification of Functional Domain(s) of Fibrillarin Interacted with p2 of Rice stripe virus by Luping Zheng, Jie He, Zuomei Ding, Chenlong Zhang, Ruoxue Meng

“…p2 of Rice stripe virus may promote virus systemic infection by interacting with the full length of fibrillarin from Nicotiana benthamiana (NbFib2) in the nucleolus and cajal body (CB). NbFib2 contains three functional domains. We used yeast two-hybrid, colocalization, and bimolecular fluorescence complementation (BiFC) assays to study the interactions between p2 and the three domains of NbFib2, namely, the N-terminal fragment containing a glycine and arginine-rich (GAR) domain, the central RNA-binding domain, and the C-terminal fragment containing an α-helical domain. …”
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