Biocompatible and Biodegradable Ultrafine Nanoparticles of Poly(Methyl Methacrylate-co-Methacrylic Acid) Prepared via Semicontinuous Heterophase Polymerization: Kinetics and Produc... by Henned Saade, María de Lourdes Guillén, Judith Cabello Romero, Jesús Cepeda, Anna Ilyna, Salvador Fernández, Francisco Javier Enríquez-Medrano, Raúl Guillermo López

“…The method used for the preparation of these particles stabilized in a latex containing around 11% solids includes the dosing of the monomers mixture on a micellar solution preserving monomer starved conditions. …”
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Delta Flower Beetle Trigonopeltastes delta (Forster 1771) (Insecta: Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae : Cetoniinae : Tribe, Trichiini) by Brandon Jones, Andrea Lucky

“…Trigonopeltastes delta belongs to the tribe Trichiini, which contains mostly flower-frequenting species. Although this species is commonly encountered where it occurs, many details of its life cycle and its potential economic importance remain poorly studied. …”
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A Time Efficient Adaptive Gridding Approach and Improved Calibrations in Five-Hole Probe Measurements by Jason Town, Cengiz Camci

“…The cold flow HP turbine stage contains 29 vanes and 36 blades. A fast and computer controllable traversing system is implemented using an adaptive grid method for the refinement of measurements in regions such as vane wake, secondary flows, and boundary layers. …”
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Coagulants for water based on activated aluminum alloys by R.G. Sarmurzina, G.I. Boiko, B.K. Kenzhaliyev, U.S. Karabalin, N.P. Lyubchenko, P.V. Kenyaikin, Zh.B. Ilmaliyev

“…The work is aimed at theoretical justification and experimental proof of a principally new approach to the development of aluminum polyoxychloride production technology based on activated aluminum alloys containing metal activators, such as gallium, indium , and tin from 0.5 to 5 percent weight. …”
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Decomposition and nutrient release pattern of wheat (Triticum aestivum) residues under different treatments in desert field conditions of Sudan by Fatoma A. M. Rezig, Elsadig A. Elhadi, Mubarak R. Abdalla

“…Decomposition and nutrient release pattern from wheat residue were investigated in a 12 week litter bag experiment under field condition. Litter bags contain 50 g wheat residue were buried in plots cultivated with guar and treated with following treatments: crop residue (CR), recommended fertilizer ? …”
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Different approaches for plasma nitrocarburizing of austenitic stainless steel using a plasma-activated solid carbon precursor in a hot-wall reactor by Saeed M. Jafarpour, Anke Dalke, Horst Biermann

“…This paper highlights the effects of plasma-assisted nitrocarburizing using graphite as an alternative solid carbon precursor in comparison to the state-of-the-art using methane as a gaseous carbon-containing precursor in an industrial-scale hot-wall reactor. …”
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Cancer patients’ sense of coherence – psycho-oncological consultations and therapeutic alliance as salutogenic factors by Natalia Cecon-Stabel, Ibrahim Demirer, Holger Pfaff, Antje Dresen

“…Survey data were matched to care documentation data, which contain consultation dates and sociodemo-graphics. …”
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Evaluating Medicinal Plants for Anticancer Activity by Elisha Solowey, Michal Lichtenstein, Sarah Sallon, Helena Paavilainen, Elaine Solowey, Haya Lorberboum-Galski

“…Our hypothesis was that whole plant extracts selected according to ethnobotanical sources of historical use might contain multiple molecules with antitumor activities that could be very effective in killing human cancer cells. …”
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The digestibility of biofloc meal from African catfish culture medium as a feed raw material for Pacific white shrimp by Julie Ekasari, Muhammad Agus Suprayudi, Putri Elas, Reza Karunia Senja

“…However, protein and fat digestibility of feed containing biofloc meal were considerably higher than those of the reference diet. …”
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PENGARUH BOKHASI ECENG GONDOK PADA TANAMAN SELADA ( Lactuca sativa L.) by Seprita Lidar, R. Kalista R. Kalista

“…Land in the city of Pekanbaru classified as land Podsolid Red Yellow (FMD) is organic matter content and nutrient relatively low, then one attempt to overcome this problem is by fertilizing safe for plants and soil is fertilizer bokhasi hyacinth that contains nutrients N , P and K, also take advantage of in the environment that would otherwise be used will cause pollution in the waters. …”
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Cytomegalovirus Colitis with Common Variable Immunodeficiency and Crohn’s Disease by Betül Ünal, Cumhur İbrahim Başsorgun, Sinem Çil Gönülcü, Aslı Uçar, Fatih Çelik, Gülsüm Özlem Elpek

“…Laboratory analysis was seronegative. CMV inclusion containing cells were detected in postmortem biopsies taken from liver, lungs, and lymph nodes.…”
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Parameter Sensitivity and Inversion Analysis for a Concrete Face Rockfill Dam Based on CS-BPNN by Yue Chen, Chongshi Gu, Chenfei Shao, Xiangnan Qin

“…The coupled E-ν and Burgers model contains numerous parameters with complex relationship, and an efficient and accurate inversion analysis is in demand. …”
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A Two-Pathway Mathematical Model of the LH Response to GnRH that Predicts Self-Priming by J. J. Evans, T. M. Wilkinson, D. J. N. Wall

“…Pathway I is able to be conceptualised as the basic Ca2+-mediated pathway. Pathway II contains features characteristic of the cAMP-mediated pathway. …”
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Reflections on the Importance of the Leonhardi Euleri Opera Omnia, Volume IV A (2016) and Volume VIII (2018) by Stanisław Domoradzki, Mykhailo Zarichnyi

“…The second of these two volumes contains Euler’s correspondence with scholars associated with the University of Halle. …”
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De Novo Sequencing of a Sparassis latifolia Genome and Its Associated Comparative Analyses by Donglai Xiao, Lu Ma, Chi Yang, Zhenghe Ying, Xiaoling Jiang, Yan-quan Lin

“…To provide a better understanding of this fungus, we sequenced its whole genome, which has a total size of 48.13 megabases (Mb) and contains 12,471 predicted gene models. We then performed comparative and phylogenetic analyses, which indicate that S. latifolia is closely related to a few species in the antrodia clade including Fomitopsis pinicola, Wolfiporia cocos, Postia placenta, and Antrodia sinuosa. …”
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The Influence of Form and Rate on the Efficacy of Matrix-Based Fertilizers to Reduce Nutrient Leaching by James A. Entry, R. E. Sojka

“…When N and P are released, the chemicals containing these nutrients in the MBF bind N and P to an Al2(SO4)3⋅18H2O and/or Fe2(SO4)3⋅3H2O starch- chitosan- lignin matrix. …”
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Applications of Amniotic Membrane in Ophthalmology – New Perspectives in the Treatment of Eye Diseases by Larysa Krajewska-Węglewicz

“…Amniotic membrane, a natural protective barrier surrounding the fetus, possesses unique biological properties, making it a promising tool in regenerative medicine. It contains pluripotent cells, collagen, anti-inflammatory cytokines, and growth factors. …”
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Preparation and transfer of Burkholderia mallei production strain 5584 in accordance with the biosafety requirements by E. A. Artemeva, L. A. Melnikova, A. P. Rodionov

“…The Veterinary Service of the Russian Federation takes measures to ensure regular control of livestock health status, to prevent infectious diseases and their introduction into the country; and if such diseases are diagnosed, it takes measures to prevent their spread and contain outbreaks as soon as possible. Success of the taken measures depends on the use of various diagnostic, preventive and therapeutic drugs. …”
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Practical data connection between MATLAB and microcontrollers using virtual serial port and MicroPython Pyboard: A survey by Ashkan Safari, Mehran Sabahi

“…One is made in MicroPython to perform analog to digital task and the second contains VSP source code to have a virtual connection with the proposed board and calculating codes to plot graphics. …”
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LINKS. A System for Historical Family Reconstruction in the Netherlands by Kees Mandemakers, Gerrit Bloothooft, Fons Laan, Joe Raad, Rick J. Mourits, Richard L. Zijdeman

“…For more than 20 years, thousands of volunteers have been working to build this index, which contains not only the names of newborn, married and deceased persons, but also the names of their parents, places of birth, ages and sometimes their occupational titles. …”
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