Photochemistry Aspects of the Laser Pyrolysis Addressing the Preparation of Oxide Semiconductor Photocatalysts by R. Alexandrescu, I. Morjan, F. Dumitrache, M. Scarisoreanu, I. Soare, C. Fleaca, R. Birjega, E. Popovici, L. Gavrila, G. Prodan, V. Ciupina, G. Filoti, V. Kuncser, L. Vekas

“…Nanosized iron oxide particles (4 to 9 nm diameter values) have been directly synthesized by the laser-induced pyrolysis of a mixture containing iron pentacarbonyl/air (as oxidizer)/ethylene (as sensitizer). …”
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Source and Ecological Risk Assessment of Potentially Toxic Metals in Urban Riverine Sediments Using Multivariate Analytical and Statistical Tools by Xiaojun Zheng, Abdul Rehman, Shan Zhong, Shah Faisal, Muhammad Mahroz Hussain, Syeda Urooj Fatima, Daolin Du

“…SEM-EDS illustrated the small extent of anthropogenic particles having predominant concentrations of Zn, Fe, Pb, and Sr. …”
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Extraordinary ductility enhancement of Mg-Nd-Zn-Zr alloy achieved by electropulsing treatment by Xiang Wang, Baoxue Zhou, Hua Huang, Jialin Niu, Shaokang Guan, Guangyin Yuan

“…After the electropulsing treatment, the average grain size was refined due to recrystallization, micron-scale Mg12Nd secondary phases precipitated slightly, while the morphology of nanoscale Zr particles changed from rodlike to ellipsoidal shape. …”
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Hierarchical structure Fe@CNFs@Co/C elastic aerogels with intelligent electromagnetic wave absorption by Hongwei Zhou, Ying Lin, Yongzhen Ma, Luyao Han, Zhixin Cai, Yan Cheng, Qibin Yuan, Wenhuan Huang, Haibo Yang, Renchao Che

“…The uniform distribution of metal particles and appropriate layer spacing can effectively optimize the impedance matching to achieve the best EMW absorption performance. …”
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A comprehensive review of probiotics and human health-current prospective and applications by Bhutada Sarita, Dahikar Samadhan, Md Zakir Hassan, Md Zakir Hassan, Elena G. Kovaleva

“…However, several methods including, spray drying where liquid is atomized within a heated air chamber to evaporate moisture and produce dry particles that improves the efficacy and stability of probiotics. …”
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Development of bone-mimicking resin for 3D printing with enhanced mechanical properties using ceramic filler by Wei-Chun Lin, Chia-Cheng Cheng, Jui-Fu Tang, Kuan-Chung Huang, Kevin Chiou, Ying-Ruei Liu, Yu-An Chen, Zhi-Xian Wu, Yu-Hsien Chu, Yu-Chun Huang, Wei-Chih Chen

“…The aims of this study are to enhance the mechanical properties of photocured resins with different ceramic powders and to mimic the complexity of the bone structure. Two ceramic particles—aluminum oxide and calcium carbonate—are mixed with the photosensitive resin before polymerization. …”
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Christian vs liberal conceptions of human rights by Piotr Mazurkiewicz

“…Liberal individualism views people as a collection of elementary particles that collide with one another but never connect. …”
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Effects of Ginseng Peptides on Laxative in Mice by Qiannan WANG, Wen YANG, Tingfang XUE, Jiaqi ZOU, Tao FENG, Lei YU, Yunfeng BI, Lina WANG

“…Compared with the model group, the high-dose GPs group significantly shortened the first black stool excretion time (P<0.01), increased the number of fecal particles (P<0.05), and significantly increased fecal weight within 5 hours (P<0.01) in mice. …”
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T7 DNA polymerase treatment improves quantitative sequencing of both double-stranded and single-stranded DNA viruses by Billaud, Maud, Theodorou, Ilias, Lamy-Besnier, Quentin, Shah, Shiraz A., Lecointe, François, De Sordi, Luisa, De Paepe, Marianne, Petit, Marie-Agnès

“…Using a synthetic mix of viral particles, we made use of the T7 DNA polymerase (T7pol) to convert viral circular ssDNA molecules to dsDNA, while preventing over-replication of such molecules, as is the case with the Phi29 DNA polymerase. …”
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Adsorption and Chromatographic Separation of Mo(VI) and Zr(IV) Ions from a High-Concentration Oxalic Acid Solution by a Macroporous Silica-Based -Tetraoctyl-3-Oxapentane-1,5-Diamid... by Anyun Zhang, Yuezhou Wei, Harutaka Hoshi, Mikio Kumagai

“…To separate Mo(VI) and Zr(IV) ions from a 0.5 M oxalic acid solution and from each other, a novel macroporous silica-based N,N,N′,N′- tetraoctyl-3-oxapentane-1,5-diamide (TODGA) chelating polymeric adsorbent (TODGA/SiO 2 -P) was synthesized by introducing the TODGA molecule into ca. 50-μm diameter SiO 2 -P particles by impregnation. The adsorption of Mo(VI) and Zr(IV) ions onto TODGA/SiO 2 -P was investigated by examining the influence of nitric acid and oxalic acid concentrations. …”
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Experimental Study on Characteristics of Seismic Damage and Damping Technology of Absorbing Joint of Tunnel Crossing Interface of Soft and Hard Rock by Dao-yuan Wang, Jin-xiu Yuan, Guang-yao Cui, Jia Liu, Hong-fan Wang

“…The filling materials in second lining absorbing joint can be shared with the rubber waterstop set in construction joint, and the primary support absorbing joint can be realized by injecting mixtures of rubber particles and shotcrete.…”
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Preparation, characterization, and antibacterial application of cross-linked nanoparticles composite films by Yuxin Zhao, Guanglong Yao, Kaimian Li, Jianqiu Ye, Jian Chen, Jie Zhang

“…The Young's modulus and tensile strength values of the CLTS/SA/AgNP/ZnO film increased from 351.64 MPa to 1879 MPa and from 13.77 MPa to 53.76 MPa, respectively, with increasing concentration of nano-ZnO particles. The decrease in elongation at break from 48.15 % to 24.60 % indicated a certain increase in rigidity and a decrease in flexibility. …”
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The curcumin-loaded zein-shellac nanoparticles using pH-driven method: Fabrication, characterization, and anti-inflammatory effect by Xinyi Lv, Zijian Wu, Limin Wang, Peibo Guo, Ao Qu, Wenjing Liang, Pengbo Zheng, Yuan Li, Wen Zhang

“…The results confirmed that the hydrophobic center of zein-shellac nanoparticles (Zein-SHNPs) effectively encapsulated curcumin, leading to the formation of spherical particles that exhibited an impressive encapsulation efficiency of 96.96 % and a loading capacity of 4.65 %. …”
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Dynamics of spatial phase coherence in a dissipative Bose–Hubbard atomic system by Vatré, Rémy, Bouganne, Raphaël, Bosch Aguilera, Manel, Ghermaoui, Alexis, Beugnon, Jérôme, Lopes, Raphael, Gerbier, Fabrice

“…For strongly interacting lattice gases, we find that the n-n correlator $C_1$ decays as a power-law at long times, $C_1\propto 1/t^{\alpha }$, in stark contrast with the exponential decay expected for independent particles. The power-law decay reflects a non-trivial dissipative many-body dynamics, where interactions change drastically the interplay between fluorescence destroying spatial coherence, and coherent tunnelling between neighboring sites restoring spatial coherence at short distances. …”
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Performance of Banana Peelings Extract as A Natural Coagulant in the Treatment of Surface Water Case Study: River Rwizi, Mbarara. by Asingya, Derrick

“…The use of banana peelings extract helped in the removal of turbidity from the water by providing a protein content pectin and other mineral components like potassium which helped in neutralizing the negatively charged suspended solids in water by reducing the zeta potential of the river water thus making the particles to come together forming flocs to settle at the bottom. …”
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Usability Evaluation of Foods with Function Claims Labelling as Health Information in Japan: A User-Testing Study by Yamamoto M, Yamamoto K, Takano-Ohmuro H, Yamamoto R, Saruwatari J

“…After the user testing, we qualitatively analyzed the participants’ feedback. Furthermore, we created a revised version of labels, which participants then evaluated against the current version using a 5-point scale.Results: Only one FFC label met the acceptance criteria within 2 min, while none did so within 1 min. …”
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Integration and acceptability of cervical cancer screening as part of postnatal care among women attending postnatal clinics in the Accra Metropolis, Greater Accra Region, Ghana. by Lawrence Oppong Buadi, Raphael Odame, Ali Samba, Mumuni Kareem, Angela Amoanimaa Boateng, Claudette Ahliba Diogo, Rebecca Tricia Morrision, George Kumi Kwakye, Cecilia Smith-Togobo

“…A Pap smear test was performed on each consenting study participant. Only conventional cervical smears were performed. …”
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Evidence-informed language: interpretation and impact on intentions to treat – results of an online survey of medical students and specialists in German-speaking countries by Sven Benson, Reinhard Griebenow, Justine Schmidt, Henrik Herrmann

“…To this end, participants were asked to grade the relative weight of the expression for the results of a randomised trial versus two proposals for how to express the results of non-randomised studies. (2) Next, strong positive, weak positive, weak negative and strong negative clinical recommendations were presented, and participants were asked to answer in a forced-choice format if they would treat all/no patients, selected patients or only consider treatment. …”
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Cultural and urban city living expectations of knee motion in a Southeast Asian city: implications on total knee arthroplasty outcomes by Yong Yao Tan, Ke Xin Magneline Ang, Ching Yi Aliza Wong, Kinjal Vidyut Mehta, Sir Young James Loh

“…The overall characteristics of participants were summarised using descriptive statistics. …”
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Women Empowered to Connect With Addiction Resources and Engage in Evidence-Based Treatment (WE-CARE)—an mHealth Application for the Universal Screening of Alcohol, Substance Use, D... by Krystyna Isaacs, Autumn Shifflett, Kajal Patel, Lacey Karpisek, Yi Cui, Maayan Lawental, Golfo Tzilos Wernette, Brian Borsari, Katie Chang, Tony Ma

“…Participants reported that WE-CARE was easy to navigate and use but they would have liked to see more screening questions and more educational content. …”
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