Boron-doped diamond MOSFETs operating at temperatures up to 400°C by Jiangwei Liu, Tokuyuki Teraji, Bo Da, Yasuo Koide

“…The boron-doped diamond (B-diamond) metal-oxide–semiconductor field–effect transistors (MOSFETs) are fabricated and characterized at operating temperatures up to 400°C. …”
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Chemical profiling, antioxidant, and antimicrobial activities of the essential oil of Matricaria recutita (Chamomile) by Ram Prasad Baral, Rameshwar Adhikari, Achyut Adhikari

“…The major constituents, with respective area percentages at retention times 37.16, 11.79, and 7.88 in the GC chromatogram, were -farnesene (46.56%), -bisabolol oxide-A (11.79%), and menthol (7.88%). Limonene, methyl salicylate, and -bisabolol oxide-B also constituted the lowest area percentages at 1.36%, 1.59%, and 1.62%, respectively. …”
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Periradicular Tissue Responses to Biologically Active Molecules or MTA When Applied in Furcal Perforation of Dogs' Teeth by Anna Zairi, Theodoros Lambrianidis, Ourania Pantelidou, Serafim Papadimitriou, Dimitrios Tziafas

“…The aim of this study was the comparative evaluation of inflammatory reactions and tissue responses to four growth factors, or mineral trioxide aggregate (MTA), or a zinc-oxide-eugenol-based cement (IRM) as controls, when used for the repair of furcal perforations in dogs’ teeth. …”
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INCREASE OF EFFICIENCY OF MODIFIERS FOR GRAY CAST-IRON by O. S. Komarov, N. I. Urbanovich, V. I. Volosatikov, T. D. Komarova

“…It is established that for the purpose of increase of modifying efficiency of the melt from gray cast iron it is possible to use mechanically alloyed aluminum powder with superdispersed particles of aluminum and graphite oxide.…”
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Spectroscopic Analysis of Heterogeneous Biocatalysts for Biodiesel Production from Expired Sunflower Cooking Oil by Enoch Wembabazi, Patrick Joram Mugisha, Asumani Ratibu, Deborah Wendiro, Joseph Kyambadde, Peter California Vuzi

“…The spectra for calcinated egg shells also showed that the most active form of calcium oxide was produced at calcination temperature of 1000°C. …”
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Tuning of Water Vapor Permeability in 2D Nanocarbon-Based Polypropylene Composite Membranes by Glykeria A. Visvini, Georgios N. Mathioudakis, Amaia Soto Beobide, George A. Voyiatzis

“…This work focuses on the incorporation of 2D carbon nanomaterials, such as graphene oxide (GO), reduced graphene oxide (rGO) and graphene nanoplatelets (GNPs), into polypropylene (PP) via melt mixing. …”
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Addressing the Scientific Gaps Between Life Cycle Thinking and Multi-Criteria Decision Analysis for the Sustainability Assessment of Electric Vehicles’ Lithium-Ion Batteries by Maria Tournaviti, Christos Vlachokostas, Alexandra V. Michailidou, Christodoulos Savva, Charisios Achillas

“…Although certain alternatives, like lithium nickel cobalt manganese oxide (NCM) and lithium nickel cobalt aluminum oxide (NCA), outweigh others in specific energy, they lack in terms of safety, material preservation, and environmental impact. …”
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The Effect of Race and Shear Stress on CRP-Induced Responses in Endothelial Cells by Chenyi Ling, Marc D. Cook, Heather Grimm, Maitha Aldokhayyil, Dulce Gomez, Michael Brown

“…More than just a pure bystander, CRP directly interacts with endothelial cells to decrease endothelial nitric oxide synthase (eNOS) expression and bioactivity, decrease nitric oxide (NO) production, and increase the release of vasoconstrictors and adhesion molecules. …”
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Influence of Tool Pin Profiles on Aluminium Alloy A356 and Ceramic-Based Nanocomposites for Light Weight Structures by Friction Stir Processing by L. Karthick, Mruthunjaya M., Srinivas. S., Prasanna Venkatesh R., Naveen Kumar Gurajala, Meghavath Mothilal, Hari Banda

“…Therefore, this study investigates the dispersion of ceramic-based strengthening particles of chromium oxide (Cr2O3) in the aluminium base matrix of A356 alloy. …”
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The mechanism of sulfidation roasting pretreatment of cerussite for enhanced flotation behavior by Yu Miao, Wanting Yang, Xuemin Ding, Jiarui Min, Bao Guo, Xiangxiang Chen, Chun Yu

“…As primary galena(PbS) resources are being exhausted, the utilization of lead oxide ore resources have become increasingly important. …”
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Anti-Inflammatory Strategy for M2 Microglial Polarization Using Retinoic Acid-Loaded Nanoparticles by Marta Machado-Pereira, Tiago Santos, Lino Ferreira, Liliana Bernardino, Raquel Ferreira

“…Our results show that RA-NP inhibited LPS-induced release of nitric oxide and the expression of inducible nitric oxide synthase and promoted arginase-1 and interleukin-4 production. …”
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Enhancement of Methane Concentration by Removing Contaminants from Biogas Mixtures Using Combined Method of Absorption and Adsorption by Muhammad Rashed Al Mamun, Shuichi Torii

“…Silica gel, sodium sulfate (Na2SO4), and calcium oxide (CaO) reduce the water vapour (H2O) and carbon dioxide (CO2). …”
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Removal of Organic Dye Using Graphene-based Composite: Isotherm and Kinetic Studies by Preeti ., Meena Bhandari, Neeraj Kumari

“…In the present study, Graphene oxide (GO) and Graphene oxide-montmorillonite (GO-based Montmorillonite composites) composite was fabricated successfully and used further for the extraction of cationic pollutant, Malachite green (MG) oxalate. …”
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Investigation on Processing Maps of Diffusion Bonding Process Parameters for Ti-6Al-4 V/AISI304 Dissimilar Joints by A. Arun Negemiya, A. N. Shankar, B. Guruprasad, B. Prakash, S. Dineshkumar, Areda Batu, S. Rajakumar

“…The existence of difficult-to-remove oxide coatings on the titanium surfaces, as well as the arrangement of breakable metallic interlayers and oxide enclosures inside the bond region, provides the most significant challenges during the transition from AISI304 to Ti-6Al-4V alloying. …”
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Assessment of the performance of Ni carbon nanotube nano composite coatings and activated carbon for diesel exhaust treatment by Gamal E. M. Nasr, Magdy A. Baiomy, A. Z. Taieb, Mayada E. Abdel Razek, Mohamed Refai

“…Combining activated carbon with magnesium oxide (AC: MgO) enhanced these efficiencies to 76.92% for CO2, 86.84% for CO, and 73.28% for HC. …”
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Potential antidiabetic and antioxidant activities of a heliangolide sesquiterpene lactone isolated from Helianthus annuus L. leaves by Onoja Samuel O., Nnadi Charles O., Udem Samuel C., Anaga Aruh O.

“…The antioxidant activity of the compound was evaluated using 2,2-diphenyl-1-picrylhydrazyl (DPPH) and nitric oxide radical scavenging assays while the antidiabetic effects were investigated in alloxan-induced diabetic rats. …”
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Ultrasound-assisted extraction of peanut shell by-product: Chemical properties, antioxidant, and anti-inflammatory effects by Kang Jung Wook, Lee In Chul

“…The anti-inflammatory effects of UPE were assessed using the nitric oxide (NO) Griess assay, prostaglandin E2 (PGE2), and interleukin-6 (IL-6) enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA). …”
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In Vitro Sustained Release Study of Gallic Acid Coated with Magnetite-PEG and Magnetite-PVA for Drug Delivery System by Dena Dorniani, Aminu Umar Kura, Samer Hasan Hussein-Al-Ali, Mohd Zobir Bin Hussein, Sharida Fakurazi, Abdul Halim Shaari, Zalinah Ahmad

“…Magnetic measurements and Fourier transform infrared (FTIR) revealed that superparamagnetic iron oxide nanoparticles could be successfully coated with two polymers (PEG and PVA) and gallic acid as an active drug. …”
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Anti-Inflammatory and Antimicrobial Effects of Herbal Formulation Called Apo-Taat Using Extended-Spectrum ß-Lactamase-Producing Escherichia coli Isolates by Thanakan Kitnithiprapha, Sumalee Panthong, Intouch Sakpakdeejaroen, Sumalee Kondo

“…Effects of herbal extracts on nitric oxide, IL-6, and TNF-α were investigated in RAW 264.7 cells. …”
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Why Does Pnemococcus Kill? by Yves Bergeron, Michel G Bergeron

“…Nitric oxide release is biphasic and corresponds mostly to monocyte recruitment in BAL fluid and concomitant serious tissue injury. …”
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