Overcoming barriers for investigating nickel-pincer nucleotide cofactor-related enzymes by Jorge L. Nevarez, Aiko Turmo, Santhosh Gatreddi, Swati Gupta, Jian Hu, Robert P. Hausinger

“…In addition to applying the Duet expression system for synthesis of active, NPN cofactor-containing enzymes in E. coli, we demonstrate that circular dichroism spectroscopy provides a broadly applicable means of assaying these enzymes. …”
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Industrial Potential of Two Varieties of Cocoyam in Bread Making by Nnabuk O. Eddy, Emmanuel Essien, Eno E. Ebenso, Richard A. Ukpe

“…This was closely followed by sample A with specific volume of 3.25 cm3/g containing 20% substitution level of CE. Sample H containing 50% substitution level of XS with specific volume of 2.58 cm3/g gave the poorest performance. …”
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Effect of Selected Nanospheres on the Mechanical Strength of Lime-Stabilized High-Plasticity Clay Soils by Ali Ghorbani, Hadi Hasanzadehshooiili, Mostafa Mohammadi, Fariborz Sianati, Mahdi Salimi, Lukasz Sadowski, Jacek Szymanowski

“…The UCS value of samples containing 6% lime and 1.5% nano-ZnO after 28 days of treatment increased by 5-fold compared to the UCS of untreated samples. …”
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Investigation of Shock Initiation in Covered Charges under Shock Wave and Fragment Impacts by Xingwang Chen, Jinxiang Wang, Kui Tang, Hongfei Wang, Yuanbo Li

“…According to the results, increase in the diameter of covered plates containing a cylindrical notch increased pressed TNT critical detonation distance. …”
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Evaluation of the quality characteristics of fermented sausages and sausage-like products sold in kars by Çiğdem Sezer, Aksem Aksoy, Özgür Çelebi, Turgay Deprem, Metin Öğün, Nebahat Bilge Oral, Leyla Vatansever, Abamüslüm Güven

“…Thirteen (32.5%) of the sausage samples that were examined contained epithelial tissue, 27.5% (11 samples) contained glandular epithelial tissue, which was mostly seromucous in nature, and five (12.5%) contained cartilage and bone tissue with smooth muscle tissue.…”
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Optical properties of polyvinyl alcohol-glass waste powder composites by Hani M. Hussien

“…At visible region, the transmittance is stable with increasing wavelength for samples containing 20, 30 and 40%. Glass waste, while the pure sample and the sample containing 10% glass waste, the transmittance increases with the wavelength. …”
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Agro‐waste areca nut husk and bagasse fiber reinforced epoxy‐based hybrid composite for thermal insulated false ceiling application by Rois Uddin Mahmud, Mir Shahidul Islam, Shahin Hossain, Jannatul Nasrin, Ayub Nabi Khan

“…The hybrid composite containing 23.06% fiber showed the lowest thermal conductivity and best insulation, ideal for ceilings. …”
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Effects of butyric acid and Protoxin probiotic in the feeding of Siberian sturgeon (Acipenser baerii) by Rasool Zare, Abdolmohammad Abedian Kenari

“…The fish were fed with four diets as follows: control diet (C1, without supplementation), diet containing 2% butyric acid (T2), diet containing a combination of 2% butyric acid and 0.01% protoxin (T3) and diet containing 0.01% protoxin (T4). …”
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The antibacterial activity of clove Syzygium aromaticum extract and its effects on the survival rate of hybrid grouper Epinephelus fuscoguttatus ♀ × E. lanceolatus ♂ infected with... by Inem Ode, Sukenda, Widanarni, Dinamella Wahjuningrum, Munti Yuhana, Mia Setiawati

“…The control treatments without clove powder supplementation contained positive control (CP) and negative control treatment (CN). …”
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Release of tumour necrosis factor alpha into bronchial alveolar lavage fluid following antigen challenge in passively sensitized guinea-pigs by D. E. Kelly, M. Denis, D. F. Biggs

“…BAL fluid from OA-sensitized and control animals that had inhaled LPS contained high levels of TNF-α that peaked at 90 min. …”
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Investigation on the Photoelectrocatalytic Activity of Well-Aligned TiO2 Nanotube Arrays by Xiaomeng Wu, Zhaohui Huang, Yangai Liu, Minghao Fang

“…Well-aligned TiO2 nanotube arrays were fabricated by anodizing Ti foil in viscous F− containing organic electrolytes, and the crystal structure and morphology of the TiO2 nanotube array were characterized and analyzed by XRD, SEM, and TEM, respectively. …”
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Simulated deep space exposure on seeds utilizing the MISSE flight facility by Jeffrey T. Richards, Todd E. Mortenson, Cory J. Spern, Timothy A. Mousseau, Jennifer L. Gooden, Lashelle E. Spencer, Christina L. Khodadad, Jason A. Fischer, Alexander D. Meyers, Chad K. Papenfuhs, Jeffrey G. Buell, Howard G. Levine, Dinah I. Dimapilis, Ye Zhang

“…Furthermore, it evaluated the capability of a newly designed passive sample containment canister as a suitable exposure unit for biological samples for preserving their vigor while exposing to the space environment to study multi-stressor effects. …”
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Binary Effect of Fly Ash and Palm Oil Fuel Ash on Heat of Hydration Aerated Concrete by Taha Mehmannavaz, Mohammad Ismail, Salihuddin Radin Sumadi, Muhammad Aamer Rafique Bhutta, Mostafa Samadi, Seyed Mahdi Sajjadi

“…Three aerated concrete mixes were prepared, namely, concrete containing 100% ordinary Portland cement (control sample or Type I), binary concrete made from 50% POFA (Type II), and ternary concrete containing 30% POFA and 20% PFA (Type III). …”
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Synthesis of Poly(styrene-acrylates-acrylic acid) Microspheres and Their Chemical Composition towards Colloidal Crystal Films by Luis A. Ríos-Osuna, Angel Licea-Claverie, F. Paraguay-Delgado, Norma A. Cortez-Lemus

“…The films prepared from microspheres containing hexyl, ethylhexyl, and isooctyl acrylate as comonomers are firmly attached to the substrate due to their adhesive properties. …”
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Realization of Intermolecular Interactions as a Basis for Controlling Pervaporation Properties of Membranes Made of Aromatic Polyamide-Imides by Svetlana V. Kononova, Galina N. Gubanova, Galina K. Lebedeva, Elena V. Kruchinina, Elena N. Vlasova, Elena N. Popova, Natalya V. Zakharova, Milana E. Vylegzhanina, Elena A. Novozhilova, Ksenia V. Danilova

“…New aromatic co-polyamide-imides (coPAIs) containing both carboxyl and hydroxyl groups in the repeating units were synthesized for the first time. …”
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Client-oriented approach for assessing the quality of website of freight forwarding company when servicing private clients by O. A. Yusupova

“…The first part of the article contains the rationale for the methodology. The second part of the article contains its approbation on the example of the company JSC RZD-Logistics. …”
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Development and optimization of the activated charcoal suspension composition based on a mixture design approach by Ronowicz Joanna, Kupcewicz Bogumiła, Pałkowski Łukasz, Krysiński Jerzy

“…In this study, a new drug product containing activated charcoal was designed and developed. …”
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Influence of the Flexible Liposomes on the Skin Deposition of a Hydrophilic Model Drug, Carboxyfluorescein: Dependency on Their Composition by Mohamed Badran, Khaled Shalaby, Abdullah Al-Omrani

“…This study focuses on the effect of different flexible liposomes containing sodium cholate, Tween 80, or cineol on skin deposition of carboxyfluorescein (CF). …”
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Development of a novelly selective HPLC-chemiluminescence method by targeting degradation intermediates of nitroimidazoles and its application in animal food products by Mengdie Cai, Xinyu Wang, Kun Lu, Bixiao Zhou, Lijun Wei, Xianglei Cheng

“…This study presents a unique approach for the detection of nitro-containing contaminants and provides new insights into monitoring advanced oxidation processes.…”
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Synthesis and Electrochemical Characterization of Palladium Crystals Enclosed by (100) Facets by Seed-Mediated Fabrication by Eiji Higuchi, Masashi Kawai, Masanobu Chiku, Hiroshi Inoue

“…Pd crystals enclosed by (100) facets were prepared in an aqueous solution containing cetyltrimethylammonium bromide (CTAB) as the capping agent and ascorbic acid as the reducing agent at 30, 40, and 50°C by a modified seed-mediated fabrication technique. …”
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