Densities, Apparent Molar Volume, Expansivities, Hepler’s Constant, and Isobaric Thermal Expansion Coefficients of the Binary Mixtures of Piperazine with Water, Methanol, and Aceto... by Qazi Mohammed Omar, Jean-Noël Jaubert, Javeed A. Awan

“…The properties of 3 binary mixtures containing piperazine were investigated in this work. …”
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TMEM187-IRAK1 Polymorphisms Associated with Rheumatoid Arthritis Susceptibility in Tunisian and French Female Populations: Influence of Geographic Origin by Olfa Khalifa, Nathalie Balandraud, Nathalie Lambert, Isabelle Auger, Jean Roudier, Audrey Sénéchal, David Geneviève, Christophe Picard, Gérard Lefranc, Isabelle Touitou, Bakridine M’Madi Mrenda, Cécilia Benedito, Etienne Pardoux, Anne-Laure Gagez, Yves-Marie Pers, Christian Jorgensen, Touhami Mahjoub, Florence Apparailly

“…Here, we investigated the association between three polymorphisms in the Xq28 region containing TMEM187 and IRAK1 (rs13397, rs1059703, and rs1059702) in two unstudied populations: Tunisian and French. …”
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Essential Microenvironment for Thymopoiesis is Preserved in Human Adult and Aged Thymus by J. Shiraishi, M. Utsuyama, S. Seki, H. Akamatsu, M. Sunamori, M. Kasai, K. Hirokawa

“…Lymphocytes in these follicle-like portions were mostly CD4+CD8+ double positive cells and contained many proliferating cells as well as apoptotic cells. …”
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Recognition of Staphylococcus aureus by the pattern recognition molecules langerin, mannan-binding lectin, and surfactant protein D: the influence of capsular polysaccharides and w... by Kirstine Mejlstrup Hymøller, Kirstine Mejlstrup Hymøller, Stig Hill Christiansen, Stig Hill Christiansen, Anders Grønnegaard Schlosser, Uffe B. Skov Sørensen, Jean C. Lee, Steffen Thiel, Steffen Thiel

“…We have investigated their interaction with the Gram-positive opportunistic pathogen Staphylococcus aureus, a bacterium whose cell wall contains two key glycopolymers: capsular polysaccharide (CP) and wall teichoic acid (WTA). …”
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Searching for More Effective Food Baits for Tephritid Fruit Flies (Diptera: Tephritidae): Performance of Newly Developed Vial-Lures Relative to Torula Yeast Borax by Walther Enkerlin, Emilio Arevalo, Jose Eduardo Caballero, Thomas Fezza, Esteban Garavelli, Diana Beatriz Martinez, Pedro Alexander Rodriguez, Todd Shelly, Milthon Edgardo Thomas, Antonio Villaseñor, Salvador Flores

“…Here, we present the results of field trapping in several Central and South American countries as well as Hawaii that compared captures of <i>Ceratitis capitata</i>, <i>Anastrepha</i> spp., and <i>Bactrocera dorsalis</i> in traps baited with torula yeast borax, which was replaced weekly, versus traps baited with newly developed vial-lures, which contained the same three components noted above and were not replaced over 6–10 weeks of trapping. …”
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Antioxidative Activity of Ferrocenes Bearing 2,6-Di-Tert-Butylphenol Moieties by E. R. Milaeva, S. I. Filimonova, N. N. Meleshonkova, L. G. Dubova, E. F. Shevtsova, S. O. Bachurin, N. S. Zefirov

“…These results allow us to propose the potential cytoprotective (neuroprotective) effect of ditopic compounds containing antioxidant 2,6-di-tert-butylphenol group and redox active ferrocene fragment.…”
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Feasibility and Acceptability of a Real-Time Adherence Device among HIV-Positive IDU Patients in China by Mary Bachman DeSilva, Allen L. Gifford, Xu Keyi, Zhong Li, Cheng Feng, Mohamad Brooks, Mark Harrold, Hu Yueying, Christopher J. Gill, Xie Wubin, Taryn Vian, Jessica Haberer, David Bangsberg, Lora Sabin

“…We collected data on feasibility and acceptability of a real-time web-linked adherence monitoring container among HIV-positive injection drug users (IDU) in China. …”
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Fabrication and Electrical Characterization of Low-Temperature Polysilicon Films for Sensor Applications by Filipa C. Mota, Inês S. Garcia, Aritz Retolaza, Dimitri E. Santos, Patrícia C. Sousa, Diogo E. Aguiam, Rosana A. Dias, Carlos Calaza, Alexandre F. Silva, Filipe S. Alves

“…The mechanical and electrical properties of the poly-Si were experimentally conducted using microfabricated test structures containing piezoresistors formed by poly-Si with different dimensions. …”
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Key issues and countermeasures of coal mine water treatment and recycling by XUE Gang, LIU Jianqi, QIANG Zhibin, WANG Yonggang, GUO Yao, CHEN Hong

“…For the treatment of mine water containing suspended matter, iron and manganese, high salinity and acid, the development of low-carbon and cost technologies were expounded, such as suspended matter removal by enhanced coagulation and sedimentation, untrafiltration and microfiltration, biological iron and manganese removal, and nanofiltration membrane desalination. …”
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Higher-dimensional Willmore energy as holographic entanglement entropy by Giorgos Anastasiou, Ignacio J. Araya, Pablo Bueno, Javier Moreno, Rodrigo Olea, Alejandro Vilar Lopez

“…Abstract The vacuum entanglement entropy of a general conformal field theory (CFT) in d = 5 spacetime dimensions contains a universal term, F(A), which has a complicated and non-local dependence on the geometric details of the region A and the theory. …”
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Role of estuarine natural processes in removal of trace metals under emergency situations by A.R. Karbassi, S. Tajziehchi, N. Farhang Adib

“…For this purpose artificial river water containing high concentration of Mn, Cu, Zn, Ni and Pb were mixed with sea water at different salinity regimes. …”
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Numerical Simulation of Thermo-Hydro-Mechanical Coupling of Model Test for Nuclear Waste Disposal by Yu-Ping Wang, Zhe Wang, Fa-Cheng Yi, Lei Fu, Ying Luo

“…The evolution of the horizontal displacement of the heater used to simulate a container with radioactive waste was validated. This paper provides technical reference for the design and safety evaluation of underground laboratory barrier engineering in China.…”
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Enhanced stability and oxidation resistance of Acer truncatum Bunge seed oil Pickering emulsion using rice bran protein modified by phytic acid by Jianjun Huang, Ruyi Sha, Jing Dai, Zhenzhen Wang, Min Cai, Xianxiu Li, Jianwei Mao

“…The Acer truncatum Bunge seed oil Pickering emulsion, containing 0.01 % PA, exhibits favourable static stability and lipid oxidative stability, allowing for storage at room temperature for a period exceeding 50 days.…”
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Nuciferine relieves type 2 diabetes mellitus via enhancing GLUT4 expression and translocation by Tongxi Zhou, Guanjun Song, Di Tian, Qinghua Liu, Jinhua Shen, Xinzhou Yang, Ping Zhao

“…Nuciferine contained in lotus leaves have been confirmed to have the effect of ameliorating hyperlipemia and hyperglycemia. …”
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Monosomy 21 Seen in Live Born Is Unlikely to Represent True Monosomy 21: A Case Report and Review of the Literature by Trent Burgess, Lilian Downie, Mark D. Pertile, David Francis, Melissa Glass, Sara Nouri, Rosalynn Pszczola

“…Further investigation on fibroblast cells using conventional chromosome and FISH analysis revealed two additional mosaic cell lines; one is containing a ring chromosome 21 and the other a double ring chromosome 21. …”
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Processing and Validation of Whey-Protein-Coated Films and Laminates at Semi-Industrial Scale as Novel Recyclable Food Packaging Materials with Excellent Barrier Properties by E. Bugnicourt, M. Schmid, O. Mc. Nerney, J. Wildner, L. Smykala, A. Lazzeri, P. Cinelli

“…A life cycle assessment was performed showing a significant reduction in the environmental impact of the packaging thanks in particular to the possibility of recycling materials as opposed to incinerating those containing EVOH or polyamide (PA), but due to the use of biosourced raw materials.…”
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Outcomes after reversed corneal graft rejection: a report from the European VISICORT project by W John Armitage, Uwe Pleyer, Conor C Murphy, Derek Tole, Matthew D Griffin, Jesper Hjortdal, Katja C Iselin, Bertrand Vabres

“…Objective This study aims to describe the outcome of corneal grafts, both low risk and high risk, after successfully reversed immunological rejection.Methods Datasets on reversed rejection episodes in penetrating and endothelial keratoplasties between 2014 and 2019 (n=876) were extracted from the Adverse Immune Signatures and their Prevention in Corneal Transplantation database, which contains the prospectively and consecutively collected corneal transplants from five European centres. …”
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Household Salt consumption and urinary iodine levels in Schoolchildren aged 8–10 in Darab City, Iran: 2022 by Sakineh Hooshmand, Fatemeh Yousefian, Habibollah Rahimi, Mahdiyeh Mohammadzadeh, Rouhullah Dehghani

“…A significant majority of participants properly stored their salt in containers with lids. Nearly half of the students in Darab have insufficient iodine intake. …”
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Chromosome-level genome assembly of the sweet potato rot nematode Ditylenchus destructor by Yiwei Yang, Ruirui Feng, Bo Hong, Yuchuan Fang, Chen Liu, Kui Wang, Deliang Peng, Yingmei Li, Huan Peng, Qing Chang

“…The assembled genome contains 28.14% repeat sequences and identifies 19,165 protein-coding genes, of which 18,444 (96.24%) are functionally annotated. …”
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Hybrid Effect of Wollastonite Fiber and Carbon Fiber on the Mechanical Properties of Oil Well Cement Pastes by Jianglin Zhu, Jiangxiong Wei, Qijun Yu, Mingbiao Xu, Yuwei Luo

“…The compressive strength, flexural strength, and impact strength of cement stone containing only carbon fiber or wollastonite fiber are higher than those of the pure cement, but too many fibers are not conducive to the development of mechanical properties. …”
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