Stimulators and Activators of Soluble Guanylate Cyclase: Review and Potential Therapeutic Indications by Bobby Nossaman, Edward Pankey, Philip Kadowitz

“…The heme-protein soluble guanylyl cyclase (sGC) is the intracellular receptor for nitric oxide (NO). sGC is a heterodimeric enzyme with α and β subunits and contains a heme moiety essential for binding of NO and activation of the enzyme. …”
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Study of Oxygen Desorption from SnO: New Possibilities through Fast Intermittent Temperature-Programmed Desorption by F. Gaillard, J.-P. Joly, A. Perrard

“…The corresponding amount of adsorbed oxygen was less than 10% of that necessary for the formation of a compact monolayer of oxide ions. These two states exhibited apparent activation energies of desorption, E app , equal to 285 ± 10 kJ/mol and 334 ± 8 kJ/mol, respectively. …”
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Cellular MR Imaging by Michel Modo, Mathias Hoehn, Jeff W.M. Bulte

“…Either (ultrasmall) superparamagnetic iron oxide [(U)SPIO] particles or (polymeric) paramagnetic chelates can be used for this purpose. …”
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Versatile Bottom-Up Approach to Nanostructured Functional Materials for Optoelectronic Applications by Giorgio Macchi, Francesco Meinardi, Patrizia Valsesia, Riccardo Tubino

“…A micro-photoluminescence investigation of the obtained material gave strong evidence that both surfactant micelles and the porous oxide matrix preserve the spectral features of the included molecular species in a nonconventional chemical environment.…”
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The Effect of Surface Functionalization on the Immobilization of Gold Nanoparticles on Graphene Sheets by Min Song, Juan Xu, Changzi Wu

“…In our study, graphene oxide is synthesized by Hummers method. And then, carboxylic acid functionalized graphene (graphene-COOH), thiol-functionalized graphene (graphene-SH), and highly dispersive graphene are prepared by chemical modification of respective groups on the graphene surface. …”
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Application of a Neural Network Model for Prediction of Wear Properties of Ultrahigh Molecular Weight Polyethylene Composites by Halil Ibrahim Kurt, Murat Oduncuoglu

“…The carbon nanotube (CNT), carbon fiber (CF), graphene oxide (GO), and wollastonite additives are the main input parameters and the volume loss is the output parameter for the developed NN. …”
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To Use or Not to Use Metformin in Cerebral Ischemia: A Review of the Application of Metformin in Stroke Rodents by Isaac Arbeláez-Quintero, Mauricio Palacios

“…Most experiments done in the cerebral ischemia model, via middle cerebral artery occlusion in rodents (MCAO), had positive results favoring metformin’s neuroprotective role and involve several cellular pathways like oxidative stress, endothelial nitric oxide synthase activation, activation of angiogenesis and neurogenesis, autophagia, and apoptosis. …”
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Analysis of Metallic Nanoparticles (Cu, Al2O3, and SWCNTs) on Magnetohydrodynamics Water-Based Nanofluid through a Porous Medium by P. K. Pattnaik, S. K. Parida, S. R. Mishra, M. Ali Abbas, M. M. Bhatti

“…In this communication, the effect of the addition of the copper (Cu), aluminum oxide (Al2O3), and single-wall carbon nanotubes (SWCNTs) metallic nanoparticles on the magnetohydrodynamics (MHD) water-based flow over a porous elastic surface is explored. …”
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Synthesis and Ultraviolet Visible Spectroscopy Studies of Chitosan Capped Gold Nanoparticles and Their Reactions with Analytes by Norfazila Mohd Sultan, Mohd Rafie Johan

“…The ability of chitosan capped AuNPs to uptake analyte was studied by employing amorphous carbon nanotubes (α-CNT), copper oxide (Cu2O), and zinc sulphate (ZnSO4) as the target material. …”
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Modeling of partial reduction of hematite with carbon-monoxide in tunnel furnace by Salimibani S., Jafari-Ramiani A., Firoozi S.

“…A model is required to tackle heterogeneous reaction rates, crucible heat transfer, and oxide morphology. Herein, a three-phase model is proposed based on the heat and mass conservation and reaction kinetics, to describe the reduction of hematite to magnetite in the crucibles. …”
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Pickling Behaviour of 2205 Duplex Stainless Steel Hot-Rolled Strips in Sulfuric Acid Electrolytes by Jianguo Peng, Moucheng Li

“…Pickling behaviour of the oxide layer on hot-rolled 2205 duplex stainless steel (DSS) was studied in H2SO4 solutions with electrolytic workstation. …”
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The refractory form of gastroesophageal reflux disease: clinical and endoscopical, functional and morphofunctional criteria by M. A. Osadchuk, A. M. Osadchuk, D. V. Balashov, I. M. Kvetnoy

“…Contents of nephro-endocrine cells in mucosa of the esophagus, producing nitric oxide synthase, endothelin-1, melatonin, neurotensin and р53 was determined by immunehistochemical method.Results. …”
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Free Radical Scavenging Capacities and Alleviating Actions of Polysaccharides Extract of Termitomyces le-testui on Methylprednisolone-Induced Immunodepression in Rats by Foncham Evans Ngwenah, Kada Sanda Antoine, Salah Martin, Tume Christopher, Oumar Mahamat

“…The result of the study showed that the polysaccharide T. le-testui increases the phagocytic index, energy metabolism of macrophages, spleen index, and nitric oxide in a concentration-dependent manner in immunosuppressed animals. …”
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Simulation of Ionizing/Displacement Synergistic Effects on NPN Bipolar Transistors Irradiated by Mixed Neutrons and Gamma Rays by Yuhao Shan, Yanfei Liu, Hao Zheng, Zheng Peng

“…The mechanism of this phenomenon is that positive charges from the oxide layer and interface enhance the recombination of carriers in bulk, and the reduced carrier lifetime caused by defects from bulk makes carriers more likely to be trapped by the interface traps. …”
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Effect of Al~2~O~3~ Passivation on Structured Si/PEDOT:PSS Hybrid Solar Cell by Sameer Alghanmi, Khalid Alshammari

“…The deposited Al~2~O~3~ thin layer provides better wettability of PEDOT:PSS compared to native oxide, which minimizes pores, and pin-hole density usually occurs in spin-coating process. …”
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ENHANCED SENSITIVITY OF SURFACE PLASMON RESONANCE SENSOR BASED ON COMBINATION OF Au/PEDOT:PSS NANOLAYERS by Nguyen Van Sau, Ma Thai Hoa, Nguyen Xuan Thi Diem Trinh, Nguyen Tan Tai

“…The simulations combine a layer of Au and an additional layer of different materials: aluminum arsenide (AlAs), poly(3,4-ethylenedioxythiophene) polystyrene sulfonate (PEDOT:PSS), zinc oxide (ZnO), and polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS) for SPR excitation. …”
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Fabrication of Cu–Zn–Sn–S–O Thin Films by the Electrochemical Deposition Method and Application to Heterojunction Cells by Kai Yang, Masaya Ichimura

“…CZTSO thin films were deposited onto indium tin oxide (ITO-) coated glass substrates by DC and two-step pulsed ECD from aqueous solutions containing CuSO4, ZnSO4, SnSO4, and Na2S2O3. …”
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Young's Modulus and Coefficient of Linear Thermal Expansion of ZnO Conductive and Transparent Ultra-Thin Films by Naoki Yamamoto, Hisao Makino, Tetsuya Yamamoto

“…The new technique was applied to analyze the mechanical properties of Ga-doped ZnO (GZO) films, that have become the focus of significant attention as a substitute material for indium-tin-oxide transparent electrodes. Young's modulus of the as-deposited GZO films decreased with thickness; the values for 30 nm and 500 nm thick films were 205 GPa and 117 GPa, respectively. …”
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Digital Simulation of Superconductive Memory System Based on Hardware Description Language Modeling by S. Narendran, J. Selvakumar

“…We have modeled a memory system using Josephson Junction to attain low power consumption using low input voltage compared to conventional Complementary Metal Oxide Semiconductor-Static Random Access Memory (CMOS-SRAM). …”
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Low-temperature pulsed-light assembly of nanoparticle silver ink by Atef Abu-Ageel, Virginia Ayres, Abigail Vanderberg, John Albrecht

“…Experimentally determined conductivities are correlated with measured grain sizes, compositions and stoichiometries, and candidate oxide coverages. The impact of dense, uniform, and aligned grains on the observed conductivities is explored.…”
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