Hardening Concrete Exposed to Realistic Curing Temperature Regimes and Restraint Conditions: Advanced Testing and Design Methodology by Anja Estensen Klausen, Terje Kanstad, Øyvind Bjøntegaard

“…The current document contains a description of the EAC design methodology that is currently being implemented in Norway. …”
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Comparison of Radiography and Ultrasonography for Diagnosis of Diaphragmatic Hernia in Bovines by Hakim Athar, Jitender Mohindroo, Kiranjeet Singh, Ashwani Kumar, Mulinti Raghunath

“…In 15 animals the sac contained metallic densities while in three cases a sac-like structure with no metallic densities was present. …”
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Quantifying Changes in the Cellular Thiol-Disulfide Status during Differentiation of B Cells into Antibody-Secreting Plasma Cells by Rosa E. Hansen, Mieko Otsu, Ineke Braakman, Jakob R. Winther

“…Plasma cells produce and secrete massive amounts of disulfide-containing antibodies. To accommodate this load on the secretory machinery, the differentiation of resting B cells into antibody-secreting plasma cells is accompanied by a preferential expansion of the secretory compartments of the cells and by an up-regulation of enzymes involved in redox regulation and protein folding. …”
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Xanthine oxidase inhibitory kinetics and mechanism of ellagic acid: In vitro, in silico and in vivo studies by Jianmin Chen, Zemin He, Sijin Yu, Xiaozhen Cai, Danhong Zhu, Yanhua Lin

“…This study elucidates the inhibition kinetics and mechanism of EA on XO, and lays a theoretical foundation for the further development of drugs and functional foods containing EA for the treatment of hyperuricemia.…”
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Recurrent Pneumonia due to Fibrosing Mediastinitis in a Teenage Girl: A Case Report with Long-Term Follow-Up by Avigdor Hevroni, Chaim Springer, Oren Wasser, Avraham Avital, Benjamin Z. Koplewitz

“…Antifungal and anti-inflammatory therapies are usually ineffective, and surgical intervention contains a high morbidity risk. Palliative surgery and stenting of the compressed airway have been suggested. …”
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FEATURES OF MORPHOLOGY AND CHEMICAL COMPOSITION OF NATIVE GOLD FROM THE MURTYKTY DEPOSIT, SOUTH URALS by N.S. Chukhareva, E.V. Belogub, Yu.A. Ryzhkova, I.A. Blinov, M.A. Rassomakhin, K.A. Novoselov

“…Native gold in sphalerite contains Cu (0.85–2.27 wt. %)., The morphological features of 264 gold grains are quantified using Image Tool software. …”
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EVALUATION OF THE THERAPEUTIC EFFECTS OF SALVIA ROSMARINUS ESSENTIAL OIL ON NERVOUS SYSTEM DISORDERS by Malina Mihaela Visternicu, Viorica Rarinca, Vasile Burlui, Alin Ciobica

“… Rosemary (Salvia rosmarinus) is an aromatic plant that has been used for centuries in traditional medicine for its remarkable therapeutic properties. Rosemary contains bioactive compounds with antioxidant, anti-inflammatory, and neuroprotective actions, and it is recognized for its beneficial effects on mental and cognitive health. …”
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Galactose-Deficient IgA1 Deposits in Clear Cell Renal Cell Carcinoma-Related Henoch–Schönlein Purpura Nephritis by Yuhong Zhao, Youngki Kim, Milind Junghare, Viral Vakil, Xuesong Su, Faqian Li, Lihong Bu

“…We demonstrate that the glomerular IgA deposition contains Gd-IgA1, detected by immunostaining of KM55, with similar distribution and intensity to IgA. …”
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Anodization Parameters Influencing the Growth of Titania Nanotubes and Their Photoelectrochemical Response by Ying-Chin Lim, Zulkarnain Zainal, Wee-Tee Tan, Mohd Zobir Hussein

“…TiO2 nanotubes (TNTs) were fabricated by electrochemical oxidation of Ti foil in a standard two-electrode cell-containing NH4F. The effects of bath temperature, voltage ramp prior to constant voltage held during anodization and present of complexing agent on the crystalline phase, nanotube growth, and dimensional change of TNT were investigated using XRD and FESEM. …”
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Effects of Multiple Treatments of Formic Acid on the Chemical Properties and Structural Features of Bamboo Powder by Hui Qiao, Yue Liu, Yongshun Feng, Xin Pan, Xiaowei Zhuang, Jia Ouyang

“…Although the hydrophilicity of the powder rose as the number of treatments increased and the number of β-O-4 links in the lignin decreased, it was found that the bamboo powder still contained 5.4% lignin and 2.5% hemicellulose. The 48 h enzymatic yield increased with the number of treatments, with a 59.3% yield obtained at the fifth cycle. …”
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Extension of Weighted Sum of Gray Gas Data to Mathematical Simulation of Radiative Heat Transfer in a Boiler with Gas-Soot Media by Samira Gharehkhani, Ali Nouri-Borujerdi, Salim Newaz Kazi, Hooman Yarmand

“…In this study an expression for soot absorption coefficient is introduced to extend the weighted-sum-of-gray gases data to the furnace medium containing gas-soot mixture in a utility boiler 150 MWe. …”
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Preparation and Properties of Agricultural Residuals-Iron Concentrate Pellets by Zhulin Liu, Xuegong Bi, Zeping Gao, Yayu Wang

“…In this paper, carbon-containing pellets were prepared by using crop-derived charcoal made from agricultural residuals and iron ore concentrates, and their pelletizing performance and properties were studied. …”
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Melatonin and its therapeutic prospects in gastroenterology by A. A. Svistunov, Mikhail A. Osadchuk, A. M. Osadchuk

“…Results and perspectives melatonin containing drugs at functional and organic digestive diseases are discussed. …”
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An FPGA-Integrated Time-to-Digital Converter Based on a Ring Oscillator for Programmable Delay Line Resolution Measurement by Chao Chen, Shengwei Meng, Zhenghuan Xia, Guangyou Fang, Hejun Yin

“…The ring oscillator realized in loop containing a PDL and a look-up table (LUT) generates periodic oscillatory pulses. …”
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Monitoring the Effectiveness of Master’s Programs Implementation by V. P. Ignatiev, L. F. Varlamova

“…Five main blocks are considered as the monitoring criteria reflecting the effectiveness of educational programs implementation, such as: 1) demand, 2) resource provision, 3) quality control, 4) contingent of students, and 5) employment of educational program graduates. Each criterion contains three main indicators for which points are calculated. …”
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An Effective GTO Algorithm-Based Cost-Benefit Analysis of DISCOs by Optimal Allocation of DG and DSTATCOM in a Radial Distribution Network by RAM PRASAD KANNEMADUGU, V. Adhimoorthy, A. Lakshmi Devi

“…In the DICOs, the transmission lines are redial in nature; all buses are containing the load and no generating buses. Therefore, voltage at each bus is minimized, loss of the network and voltage deviation is increased, and cost and benefit of the DISCOs and consumers are minimized. …”
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Functionalized Multiwalled Carbon Nanotube-Reinforced Polyimide Composite Films with Enhanced Mechanical and Thermal Properties by Min Chao, Yanming Li, Guanglei Wu, Zhenjun Zhou, Luke Yan

“…Polyimide- (PI-) based nanocomposites containing the 4,4′-diaminodiphenyl ether- (ODA-) modified multiwalled carbon nanotube (MWCNT) filler were successfully prepared. …”
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Polyoxometallates as effective photocatalysts in water purification from pesticides by E. Gkika, P. Kormali, S. Antonaraki, D. Dimoticali, E. Papaconstantinou, A. Hiskia

“…The results show that aqueous solutions containing the above pesticides, upon photolysis in the presence of polyoxotungstates undergo effective degradation to CO2, H2O and the corresponding inorganic anions. …”
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Crosstalk between Inflammation and ROCK/MLCK Signaling Pathways in Gastrointestinal Disorders with Intestinal Hyperpermeability by Lijun Du, John J. Kim, Jinhua Shen, Ning Dai

“…Emerging studies exploring in vitro and in vivo model system demonstrate that Rho-associated coiled-coil containing protein kinase- (ROCK-) and myosin light chain kinase- (MLCK-) mediated pathways are involved in the regulation of intestinal permeability. …”
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Nucleophilicity at copper(-I) in a compound with a Cu–Mg bond by Ross A. Jackson, Nicholas J. Evans, Dawid J. Babula, Thomas M. Horsley Downie, Rex S. C. Charman, Samuel E. Neale, Mary F. Mahon, David J. Liptrot

“…The Cu-Mg bond acts as a source of the cupride anion, transferring the NHC-copper fragment to electrophilic s-, p-, and d-block atoms to make known and new copper-containing compounds.…”
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