EM Database v1.0: A benchmark informatics platform for data-driven discovery of energetic materials by Xin Huang, Wen Qian, Jian Liu, Jun-hong Zhou, Chao-yang Zhang

“…EM Database v1.0 currently contains the properties of approximately 100000 unique compounds obtained through quantum chemistry (QC) calculations and the experimental results of about 10000 unique compounds extracted from literature. …”
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Comparative analysis of wild and cultivated Lathyrus L. species to assess their content of sugars, polyols, free fatty acids, and phytosterols by A. E. Solovyeva, T. V. Shelenga, A. L. Shavarda, M. O. Burlyaeva

“…With this in view, the patterns of variability in the parameters of the carbohydrate complex (sugars, their lactone and methyl forms), polyols (including phenol-containing alcohols), phytosterols, free fatty acids (FFA) and acylglycerols were studied in the green biomass of 32 accessions representing Lathyrus sativus L., L. tuberosus L., L. sylvestris L., L. vernus (L.) …”
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Dietary Chicory Inulin-Rich Meal Exerts Greater Healing Effects than Fructooligosaccharide Preparation in Rats with Trinitrobenzenesulfonic Acid-Induced Necrotic Colitis by Bartosz Fotschki, Adam Jurgoński, Joanna Fotschki, Michał Majewski, Katarzyna Ognik, Jerzy Juśkiewicz

“…The aim of the study was to compare the effects of chicory root inulin-rich meal (containing polyphenolic fraction as well) and pure fructooligosaccharides (FOS) on necrotic colitis induced with trinitrobenzenesulfonic acid (TNBS) in Wistar rats. …”
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Evaluation of Corrosion Resistance of Corrosion Inhibitors for Concrete Structures by Electrochemical Testing in Saturated Ca(OH)2 Solutions with NaCl and Na2SO4 by Hwa Sung Ryu, Chang Gil Lim, Tae Won Kang, Seungmin Lim, Hong Tae Kim, Sang Heon Shin

“…In this study, the effects of inorganic nitrite (lithium nitrite) and amino acid corrosion inhibitors (diethanolamine, methyl diethanolamine, and 4-aminobutyric) on corrosion resistance and the pH of the solution with various concentrations of Na2SO4 (0.89, 1.77 g/L) in saturated Ca(OH)2 that contained NaCl (0.98 g/L), which simulated the concrete environment, were investigated. …”
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Spin‐coating fabrication of high‐yield and uniform organic thin‐film transistors via a primer template growth by Zhenxin Yang, Jiale Su, Junzhan Wang, Xuanhe Li, Fushun Li, Juntao Hu, Nan Chen, Zhang Tao, Delong Yang, Deng‐Ke Wang, Qiang Zhu, Yuhui Liao, Zheng‐Hong Lu

“…Using PT, we fabricated organic thin‐film transistors (OTFTs) using solutions containing various small molecules such as rubrene and 2‐decyl‐7‐phenyl‐[1]benzothieno[3,2‐b][1]benzothiophene. …”
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Impact of potassium and salicylic acid on predator performance: Life table analysis of Typhlodromips caspiansis Denmark &Daneshvar (Acari: Phytoseiidae) by Zahra Mahpoya, Jabraeil Razmjou, Sirus Aghajanzadeh, Seyed Ali Asghar Fathi, Mahdi Hassanpour

“…Two-year-old citrus seedlings were sprayed with a solution containing potassium fertilizer (0.02 g/L) plus salicylic acid (1 mM). …”
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Enhanced Ciprofloxacin Ozonation Degradation by an Aqueous Zn-Cu-Ni Composite Silicate: Degradation Performance and Surface Mechanism by Yue Liu, Rong Guo, Jie Li, Yizhen Cheng, Congmin Wang, Weiqiang Wang, Huifan Zheng

“…This study investigates the environmental significance of ciprofloxacin as an emerging contaminant and the need for effective degradation methods. …”
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Effect of Hydroxypropyl Methylcellulose-Beeswax Composite Edible Coatings Formulated with or without Antifungal Agents on Physicochemical Properties of Plums during Cold Storage by Sule Gunaydin, Hakan Karaca, Lluís Palou, Beatriz de la Fuente, María B. Pérez-Gago

“…Overall, these results demonstrated the potential of selected edible coatings containing antifungal food additives to extend the postharvest life of plums, although further studies should focus on improving some properties of the coatings to enhance gas barrier properties and further increase storability.…”
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Linking Complement C3 and B Cells in Nasal Polyposis by Ulrike Werner, Axel Künstner, Maren Drenckhan, Ralph Pries, Karl-Ludwig Bruchhage, Hauke S. Busch, Claus Bachert, Barbara Wollenberg

“…Our data suggest a prominent role for the C3-C3aR-axis in nasal polyps and, for the first time, describe a B cell population containing high levels of intracellular C3, suggesting a new role of B cells in the maintenance of the inflammation by complement.…”
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Flexible Bench-Scale Recirculating Flow CPC Photoreactor for Solar Photocatalytic Degradation of Methylene Blue Using Removable TiO2 Immobilized on PET Sheets by Doaa M. EL-Mekkawi, Norhan Nady, Nourelhoda A. Abdelwahab, Walied A. A. Mohamed, M. S. A. Abdel-Mottaleb

“…A centrifugal pump was used to circulate water containing methylene blue (MB) dye inside the glass tubes. …”
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Functional Characterization of Sesquiterpene Synthase from Polygonum minus by Su-Fang Ee, Zeti-Azura Mohamed-Hussein, Roohaida Othman, Noor Azmi Shaharuddin, Ismanizan Ismail, Zamri Zainal

“…Polygonum minus is an aromatic plant, which contains high abundance of terpenoids, especially the sesquiterpenes C15H24. …”
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A Novel Audio Copy Move Forgery Detection Method With Classification of Graph-Based Representations by Beste Ustubioglu, Gul Tahaoglu, Arda Ustubioglu, Guzin Ulutas, Muhammed Kilic

“…In the first stage, the frequency range containing the forged segments is identified by extracting high-resolution spectrograms from the audio and matching keypoints within the spectrogram images to detect duplicated segments. …”
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Antifibrotic Effect of Combination of Nilotinib and Stem Cell-Conditioned Media on CCl4-Induced Liver Fibrosis by Gamal Shiha, Ahmed Nabil, Ahmed Lotfy, Reham Soliman, Ayman A. Hassan, Islam S. Ali, Doaa F. Gad, Faten Zahran

“…Thus, stem cell-conditioned medium (SC-CM), which contains the secretory proteins of stem cells, may have an antifibrotic role. …”
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Enhanced CATBraTS for Brain Tumour Semantic Segmentation by Rim El Badaoui, Ester Bonmati Coll, Alexandra Psarrou, Hykoush A. Asaturyan, Barbara Villarini

“…The model was evaluated on four datasets containing 3137 brain MRI scans. Through the adoption of E-CATBraTS, the accuracy of the results improved significantly on two datasets, outperforming the current state-of-the-art models by a mean DSC of 2.6% while maintaining a high accuracy that is comparable to the top-performing models on the other datasets. …”
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The effect of sulfadiazine in manure on accumulation of sulfonamide resistance genes in freshly consumable plants by Leo van Overbeek, Björn Berendsen, Stefan Aanstoot, Alex Bossers, Els Nijhuis, Lina Russ, Beatriz Andreo Jimenez

“…Methods Sulfadiazine-containing manure was administered via soil to lettuce and leek plants. …”
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Prevalence, Diagnostics and Treatment of Small Intestinal Bacterial Overgrowth in the Clinical Practice in Southern Federal District of the Russian Federation by N. V. Korochanskaya, I. L. Kliaritskaya, S. N. Serikova, A. V. Tkachev, M. V. Koroleva, M. A. Basenko

“…We analysed the questionnaires sent to the main gastroenterologists of the federal subjects included in the Southern Federal District, which contained questions in epidemiology, diagnostics and treatment SIBO in different districts.Results. …”
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β-Nicotinamide Mononucleotide Reduces Oxidative Stress and Improves Steroidogenesis in Granulosa Cells Associated with Sheep Prolificacy via Activating AMPK Pathway by Yu Cai, Hua Yang, Hui Xu, Shanglai Li, Bingru Zhao, Zhibo Wang, Xiaolei Yao, Feng Wang, Yanli Zhang

“…Oxidative stress is a significant factor in the death of granulosa cells (GCs), leading to follicular atresia and consequently limiting the number of dominant follicles that can mature and ovulate within each follicular wave. Follicular fluid contains a diverse array of metabolites that play crucial roles in regulating GCs’ proliferation and oocyte maturation, which are essential for follicle development and female fertility. …”
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MAEMC-NET: a hybrid self-supervised learning method for predicting the malignancy of solitary pulmonary nodules from CT images by Tianhu Zhao, Tianhu Zhao, Yong Yue, Hang Sun, Jingxu Li, Yanhua Wen, Yudong Yao, Wei Qian, Yubao Guan, Shouliang Qi, Shouliang Qi

“…A generative self-supervised task of reconstructing masked axial CT patches containing lesions was designed to learn intra- and inter-slice image representations. …”
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Selective Laser Sintering 3D Printing of Carvedilol Tablets: Enhancing Dissolution Through Amorphization by Nikola Pešić, Branka Ivković, Tanja Barudžija, Branka Grujić, Svetlana Ibrić, Djordje Medarević

“…This study investigates the potential application of SLS 3D printing for the fabrication of tablets containing the poorly soluble drug carvedilol with the aim of improving the dissolution rate of the drug by forming an amorphous form through the printing process. …”
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Clinical evidence based review and recommendations of aerosol generating medical procedures in otolaryngology – head and neck surgery during the COVID-19 pandemic by Andrew Thamboo, Jane Lea, Doron D. Sommer, Leigh Sowerby, Arman Abdalkhani, Christopher Diamond, Jennifer Ham, Austin Heffernan, M. Cai Long, Jobanjit Phulka, Yu Qi Wu, Phillip Yeung, Marc Lammers

“…Tracheal procedures like tracheostomy and endotracheal suctioning can also result in airborne transmission via small virus containing aerosols.…”
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