Immobilization of purified pectinase from Aspergillus nidulans on chitosan and alginate beads for biotechnological applications by Hamed M. El-Shora, Sabah A. Abo-Elmaaty, Gharieb S. El-Sayyad, Widad M. Al-Bishri, Ahmed I. El-Batal, Mervat G. Hassan

“…Using SDS-PAGE to validate the purification of the pectinase, a single band showing the homogeneity of the purified pectinase with a molecular weight of 50 kD was found. …”
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Facile Synthesis of Novel Conducting Copolymers Based on N-Furfuryl Pyrrole and 3,4-Ethylenedioxythiophene with Enhanced Optoelectrochemical Performances Towards Electrochromic App... by Huixian Li, Xiaomeng Sun, Datai Liu, Xinchang Liu, Xianchao Du, Shuai Li, Xiaojing Xing, Xinfeng Cheng, Dongqin Bi, Dongfang Qiu

“…The results demonstrate that the prepared P(FuPy-<i>co</i>-EDOT) copolymers with a higher proportion of EDOT units (FuPy/EDOT: 2/8~1/9) possess good redox activity, tunable optical absorption performances, and low band gaps (1.75~1.86 eV). Spectroelectrochemistry studies indicate that the resulting copolymers with increased EDOT units show strengthened electrochromic characteristics, exhibiting a red-to-green-to-blue multicolor reversible transition, especially for the P(FuPy₁-<i>co</i>-EDOT₉) copolymer films. …”
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Anti-VEGF-therapy for pseudoxanthoma elasticum (case reports) by A.D. Chuprov, S.M. Kim, E.A. Pidodniy, A.M. Iserkepova

“…The disease is caused by a defect in ABCC 6 (adenosine triphosphate-binding cassette, subfamily C, member 6) transporter involved in the homeostasis of serum pyrophosphate, the key inhibitor of ectopic calcification. …”
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Improvement of Citrus Yield Prediction Using UAV Multispectral Images and the CPSO Algorithm by Wenhao Xu, Xiaogang Liu, Jianhua Dong, Jiaqiao Tan, Xulei Wang, Xinle Wang, Lifeng Wu

“…Achieving timely and non-destructive assessments of crop yields is a key challenge in the agricultural field, as it is important for optimizing field management measures and improving crop productivity. …”
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TALome and phenotypic analysis of Pakistani Xanthomonas oryzae pv. oryzae population revealed novel virulent TALEs contributing to bacterial blight of rice by Syed Mashab Ali Shah, Rafia Ahsan, Linlin Liu, Ying Li, Qi Wang, Yong Wang, Jiali Yan, Moein Khojasteh, Xiameng Xu, Zhengyin Xu, Awais Rasheed, Muhammad Zakria, Gongyou Chen

“…These strains were further classified into 11 genotypes based on the number and size of the hybridizing bands. Genotypes 1, 2, 3, and 4 represented 24, 2, 51, and 17 strains, respectively. …”
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Establishment of an Experimental Procedure for Preparing Trial Serum Samples for the Specific Serodiagnosis of Toxocara canis for External Quality Assessment Schemes by Quang Huy Vu, Diep Tuan Tran, Phu Manh Sieu Tran, Van Chuong Le, Thi Diem Phuc Huynh, Quang Sang Bui

“…Among eleven samples positive by ELISA, ten of them were confirmed via Western blotting by positive reaction with 5 specific Toxocara canis bands. Two lots of trial standard sera containing specific anti-Toxocara canis antibodies were successfully produced. …”
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Ecofriendly remediation of cadmium, lead, and zinc using dead cells of Microcystis aeruginosa by Mohamad S. Abdelkarim, Mohamed H. H. Ali, Doaa A. Kassem

“…Thermodynamic analysis indicated that the adsorption process is spontaneous and endothermic. The findings highlight the potential of M. aeruginosa dead cells as a low-cost, sustainable biosorbent for the removal of heavy metal in wastewater treatment applications.…”
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Do Upper and Lower Camptocormias Affect Gait and Postural Control in Patients with Parkinson’s Disease? An Observational Cross-Sectional Study by Christian Geroin, Marialuisa Gandolfi, Isacco Maddalena, Nicola Smania, Michele Tinazzi

“…Categorizing CC based on the bending fulcrum is compulsory to identify patients with the worst performance and to implement specific rehabilitation programs.…”
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Escherichia coli in septic arthritis: prevalence and antibiotics susceptibility patterns by Masroora Ali Khan, Muhammad Kamran Taj, Zahid Khan, Imran Taj, Muhammad Naeem, Saima Azam

“…Conclusion: Antibiotic resistance in E. coli from SA patients suggests the need for accurate antibiotic selection to ensure prompt treatment. …”
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Monitoring Cortical and Neuromuscular Activity: Six-month Insights into Knee Joint Position Sense Following ACL Reconstruction by Aglaja Busch, Lorena R. R. Gianotti, Frank Mayer, Heiner Baur

“…Spectral power for theta, alpha-2, beta-1 and beta-2 frequency bands were determined from electroencephalographic recordings. …”
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Quantitative error analysis of polarimetric phased-array radar weather measurements to reveal radar performance and configuration potential by J. Ho, J. Ho, Z. Li, G. Zhang, G. Zhang

“…Both the cylindrical PPAR (CPPAR) and the planar PPAR (PPPAR) Horus are S-band two-dimensional (2D) electronic scan PPARs. …”
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Separation and purification of chicken IgY with its field efficacy in controlling avian influenza in Muscovy ducks by F. M. Radwan, A. A. El-Shemy, N. I. Toaleb, M. A. Bastamy, M. M. Amer

“…The IgY was prepared using the polymer precipitation method and was found to have high hemagglutination inhibition (HI) mean titres against H5, H9, and ND by the 5th and 8th week post-vaccination (wpv). …”

Biotemplated Synthesis of Titanium Oxide Nanoparticles in the Presence of Root Extract of Kniphofia schemperi and Its Application for Dye Sensitized Solar Cells by Eneyew Tilahun Bekele, Enyew Amare Zereffa, Noto Susanto Gultom, Dong-Hau Kuo, Bedasa Abdisa Gonfa, Fedlu Kedir Sabir

“…The analysis result revealed that the synthesized TiO2 NPs were thermally stable above 500°C and have spherical morphology, with the average crystalline size of 11.7, 8.3, and 8.6 nm, and band gap energy of 3.35 eV, 3.33 eV, and 3.36 eV, respectively, for the TiO2 NPs prepared at the volume ratios of 2 : 3, 1 : 1, and 3 : 2. …”
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Analysis of Radio Science Data from the KaT Instrument of the 3GM Experiment During JUICE’s Early Cruise Phase by Paolo Cappuccio, Andrea Sesta, Mauro Di Benedetto, Daniele Durante, Umberto De Filippis, Ivan di Stefano, Luciano Iess, Ruaraidh Mackenzie, Bernard Godard

“…The 3GM experiment employs a Ka-band Transponder (KaT) to enable two-way coherent range and Doppler measurements used for the gravity experiment and an Ultra Stable Oscillator (USO) for one-way downlink occultation experiments. …”
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Research on Formation Mechanism and Evolution Pattern of Bed Separation Zone during Repeated Mining in Multiple Coal Seams by Jianshuai Ji, Zhihua Li, Ke Yang, Guanghua Zhou, Guojun Ma, Cheng Liu, Peng Zhou

“…Because the high-level key stratum bends and sinks after being affected by the mining of coal 1, the clearance of bed separation during mining coal 2 is slightly less than that during mining coal 1, which is contrary to the pattern that the greater the bed separation clearance increases with the increase of mining height.…”
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Shaking Table Test on the Seismic Response of Buried Oil and Gas Pipelines under the Bidirectional Nonuniform Seismic Excitation by Jianbo Dai, Chengtao Hu, Li Wang, Guidi Zhang

“…The peak strains of the pipeline in axial and bending caused by nonuniform excitation are larger than those of the pipeline under uniform excitation, the degree of unevenness in the distribution along the axial direction is greater, and the strain curves are large in the middle and small at both ends along the axial direction of the pipe. …”
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Influence of Different Fibers on Performance of Bitumen Binders and Thin-Overlay Bitumen Mixtures by Jianguo Wei, Jing Mao, Yanlong Han, Ping Li, Wenjie Wu, Chengxi Yi

“…Ultimately, through indirect tensile testing and semi-circular bending tests, and the introduction of the toughness index and fracture toughness, a comprehensive evaluation was conducted on how varying fiber types and content affect the crack resistance and toughness of bitumen mixtures. …”
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Positron Emission Tomography (PET) with 18F-FGA for Diagnosis of Myocardial Infarction in a Coronary Artery Ligation Model by Vibhudutta Awasthi, Hariprasad Gali, Andria F. Hedrick, Huining Da, Venkateswararao Eeda, Diwakar Jain

“…Streptavidin-reactive protein bands were identified by LC-MS/MS. Results. We obtained a quantitative yield of FGA from FDG within 7 min (radiochemical purity>99%). …”
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Defluoridation of Aqueous Solution Using Thermally Activated Biosorbents Prepared from Adansonia digitata Fruit Pericarp by David Mihayo, Maheswara Rao Vegi, Said Ali Hamad Vuai

“…FT-IR spectra indicated the oxidation of alcoholic –OH to carboxylic –OH during the activation process, which is proved by the shifting of the peak at 3500-3000 cm-1 from raw biosorbent to a very broad and strong band at 3500-2000 cm-1 from the activated biosorbent. …”
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Silver Molybdate and Silver Tungstate Nanocomposites with Enhanced Photoluminescence by Yuri V. B. De Santana, José Ernane Cardoso Gomes, Leandro Matos, Guilherme Henrique Cruvinel, André Perrin, Christiane Perrin, Juan Andrès, José A. Varela, Elson Longo

“…In contrast to β-Ag2MoO4/β-Ag2WO4, the α- Ag2WO4/β-Ag2MoO4 exhibited strongly-enhanced photoluminescence in the low-energy band (650 nm), tentatively explained by the creation of a large density of local defects (distortions) at the core-shell interface, due to the presence of two different types of MOx polyhedra in the two structures.…”
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