Investigation of the suspended solids removal from mine water by the rock accumulation effect in the underground reservoir of coal mines by Binbin JIANG, Jingfeng LI, Liqiang MA, Min WU, Chen SU, Jihui LI

“…Post-sedimentation, the average diameter of suspended particles decreases from 14.99 µm to 2.02 µm, while the specific surface area increases from 12.30 m2/g to 15.75 m2/g. …”
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The Effect of Post-Deposition Heat Treatment on the Microstructure, Texture, and Mechanical Properties of Inconel 718 Produced by Hybrid Wire-Arc Additive Manufacturing with Inter-... by Dmitrii Panov, Gleb Permyakov, Stanislav Naumov, Vladimir Mirontsov, Egor Kudryavtsev, Liying Sun, Alexander Aksenov, Nikita Stepanov, Dmitriy Trushnikov, Gennady Salishchev

“…In the as-printed material, particles of (Nb,Ti)C and TiN, and precipitates of a Nb-rich Laves phase that caused premature cracking and failure during mechanical testing, were detected. …”
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Effect of aging temperatures on the microstructural stability and mechanical properties of Super304H steel by You Li, Xue Wang

“…The stress field around the primary Nb(C,N) particles facilitated the precipitation and growth of the M23C6 shells. …”
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Elucidating the causal relationship between gut microbiota, metabolites, and diabetic nephropathy in European patients: Revelations from genome-wide bidirectional mendelian randomi... by Siyuan Song, Li Ning, Jiangyi Yu

“…In contrast, Methionine, Glycodeoxycholate, X-06351, 1-stearoylglycerol (1-monostearin), 5-dodecenoate (12:1n7), X-13859, 2-hydroxyglutarate, Glycoproteins, Phospholipids in IDL, and the concentration of small HDL particles demonstrated protective causal effects. Notably, sensitivity analyses did not detect any heterogeneity or horizontal pleiotropy, ensuring the robustness of the findings.ConclusionModulating gut microbiota diversity and composition offers a promising strategy for improving the incidence and prognosis of diabetic nephropathy. …”
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Study on the drying characteristics of green pellets of ultrafine iron ore concentrate by Wen B.-L., Zhang X.-P., Liu D.-L., Li J.-X., Sun X.-D., Yang J.-L.

“…Notably, increasing the drying temperature increased the strength of the dried particles due to their more compact and dense internal structure. …”
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Deformed wing virus coopts the host arginine kinase to enhance its fitness in honey bees (Apis mellifera) by Andrea Becchimanzi, Giovanna De Leva, Rosanna Mattossovich, Serena Camerini, Marialuisa Casella, Giovanni Jesu, Ilaria Di Lelio, Sabrina Di Giorgi, Joachim R. de Miranda, Anna Valenti, Silvia Gigliotti, Francesco Pennacchio

“…Here, we report on a group of honey bee proteins, identified by mass spectrometry, that specifically co-immunoprecipitate with DWV virus particles. Results Most of the proteins identified are involved in fundamental metabolic pathways. …”
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RNA-Seq Based Transcriptome Analysis of the Type I Interferon Host Response upon Vaccinia Virus Infection of Mouse Cells by Bruno Hernáez, Graciela Alonso, Juan Manuel Alonso-Lobo, Alberto Rastrojo, Cornelius Fischer, Sascha Sauer, Begoña Aguado, Antonio Alcamí

“…Addition of UV-inactivated virus particles to cell cultures altered the expression of a set of 53 cellular genes, including genes involved in innate immunity. …”
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Efficient and Rapid Microfluidics Production of Bio-Inspired Nanoparticles Derived from <i>Bombyx mori</i> Silkworm for Enhanced Breast Cancer Treatment by Muhamad Hawari Mansor, Zijian Gao, Faith Howard, Jordan MacInnes, Xiubo Zhao, Munitta Muthana

“…This study aimed to fabricate silk fibroin particles (SFPs) using a novel swirl mixer previously presented by our group, evaluating their characteristics and suitability for drug delivery applications, including magnetic nanoparticles and dual-drug encapsulation with curcumin (CUR) and 5-fluorouracil (5-FU). …”
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Effect of low aluminum additions in the microstructure and mechanical properties of hot forged high-manganese steels by Morales-Cruz E.U., Vargas-Ramírez M., Lobo-Guerrero A., Cruz-Ramírez A., Colin-García E., Sánchez-Alvarado R.G., Gutiérrez-Pérez V.H., Martínez-Vázquez J.M.

“…The non-metallic inclusions were identified as Al2O3 and MnS particles. Thermomechanical treatment allows the formation of an austenitic microstructure characterized by twins in steels with high manganese content, while an austenitic-martensitic duplex microstructure was obtained in HMnS, which contained the lowest manganese contents. …”
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Thermal properties and non-bonded interactions in human PMP2 variants: A molecular dynamics study by Prabin Aryal, Jhulan Powrel

“…The work was further extended to verify the Maxwell-Boltzmann distribution law which confirmed the proper distribution of kinetic energy among particles, and the temperature fluctuation was found to follow a Gaussian distribution during the NVE simulation, which was as expected. …”
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Syndecan-1: A Review on Its Role in Heart Failure and Chronic Liver Disease Patients’ Assessment by Radu-Stefan Miftode, Ionela-Lăcrămioara Şerban, Amalia-Stefana Timpau, Ionela-Larisa Miftode, Adriana Ion, Ana-Maria Buburuz, Alexandru-Dan Costache, Irina-Iuliana Costache

“…This complex molecule is also involved in the lipid metabolism, by altering the clearance of cholesterol particles, and in chronic hepatitis, by enhancing the viral invasion of hepatocytes. …”
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Microstructural characteristics, electrical conductivity and mechanical properties of Cu matrix composites reinforced with dual-phase borides by Bo Li, Yimin Gao, Cong Li, Zhen Cao, Xingjuan Yao, Da Wu, Pucun Bai, Zhong Chen

“…The wear resistance of the composites was significantly enhanced due to the synergistic effect of the dual-phase boride particles. The wear resistance of the Cu composite with 5 wt% TiB2 and 15 wt% ZrB2 was 4.12 times higher than that of the Cu-20 wt% TiB2 composite standard sample when tested under an applied load of 10 N. …”
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Manganese ferrite-graphite oxide-chitosan nanocomposite for efficient dye removal from aqueous and textile wastewater under UV and sunlight irradiation by Nazila Mohammad Hosseini, Shabnam Sheshmani, Ashraf S. Shahvelayati

“…SEM imaging showed polyhedral MnFe2O4 particles (11–33 nm) deposited on a wrinkled graphite oxide matrix. …”
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Effect of the adhesive added of copper applied with electric current on the ceramic/resin cement bond by Gabriel Augusto Silveira Sousa, Marcos Henrique Ramos da Silva, Lourenço Correr-Sobrinho, Rafael Pino Vitti, Evandro Piva, Rafael Leonardo Xediek Consani

“…In conclusion, the experimental adhesive added of copper particles promoted a positive effect on adhesive strength only for RX + EA. …”
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Heavy Metals Pollution and Pb Isotopic Signatures in Surface Sediments Collected from Bohai Bay, North China by Bo Gao, Jin Lu, Hong Hao, Shuhua Yin, Xiao Yu, Qiwen Wang, Ke Sun

“…Compared with Pb isotopic radios in other sources, Pb contaminations in the surface sediments of Bohai Bay may be controlled by the mix process of coal combustion, aerosol particles deposition, and natural sources.…”
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The Growth and Yield of Shallots and Melons Based on the Interseasonal Windbreaks Cropping System in Anticipation of Climate Change by Saparso, Sudarmaji Arief, Bachtiar Musthafa Muhammad, Tamad

“…Plastic windbreakers are the highest windbreakers and can reduce wind speed which carries salt particles on salinity-sensitive melon plants and salinity-resistant shallot plants.…”
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Extracellular vesicles in sputum of children with cystic fibrosis pulmonary exacerbations by Elad Ben-Meir, Lina Antounians, Shafinaz Eisha, Felix Ratjen, Augusto Zani, Hartmut Grasemann

“…NTA showed high concentrations of particles at the size of small EVs (50–200 nm), and typical EV morphology was confirmed by TEM. …”
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Neuromorphic-enabled video-activated cell sorting by Weihua He, Junwen Zhu, Yongxiang Feng, Fei Liang, Kaichao You, Huichao Chai, Zhipeng Sui, Haiqing Hao, Guoqi Li, Jingjing Zhao, Lei Deng, Rong Zhao, Wenhui Wang

“…Herein, we establish a neuromorphic-enabled video-activated cell sorter (NEVACS) framework, designed to achieve high-dimensional spatiotemporal characterization content alongside high-throughput sorting of particles in wide field of view. NEVACS adopts event camera, CPU, spiking neural networks deployed on a neuromorphic chip, and achieves sorting throughput of 1000 cells/s with relatively economic hybrid hardware solution (~$10 K for control) and simple-to-make-and-use microfluidic infrastructures. …”
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Soft Metalens for Broadband Ultrasonic Focusing through Aberration Layers by Erqian Dong, Tianye Zhang, Jinhu Zhang, Xiaochun Su, Sichao Qu, Xin Ye, Zhanyuan Gao, Chengtian Gao, Jiangang Hui, Zhanxiang Wang, Nicholas X. Fang, Yu Zhang

“…Through the application of effective-medium theory, we determined the refractive index of micro-tungsten particles in silicone elastomer, closely aligning with experimental findings. …”
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An ultrasound-driven PLGA/Zn-KNN hybrid piezoelectric scaffold with direct and immunoregulatory antibacterial activity for bone infection by Yuhao Zheng, Shu Wang, Wenhe Jin, Zhuoxuan Li, Guoju Yang, Xiaoxu Li, Ning Li, Yue Wang, Fan Sheng, Zhiming Song

“…The piezoelectric properties of the PLGA/Zn-KNN scaffold were enhanced by embedding ZnO particles into the KNN solid solution matrix. Furthermore, the piezoelectric scaffold released zinc ions, and electrical stimulation driven by ultrasound resulted in significant antibacterial effects through direct and immunoregulatory antibacterial pathways. …”
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