An Effective Flocculation Method to the Kaolin Wastewater Treatment by a Cationic Polyacrylamide (CPAM): Preparation, Characterization, and Flocculation Performance by Badradine Zakaria Djibrine, Huaili Zheng, Moxi Wang, Shuang Liu, Xiaomin Tang, Sarfaraz Khan, Andrea Navarro Jimenéz, Li Feng

“…The results of TGA showed that PAD was very stable at room temperature while the result of SEM revealed that PAD had a porous structure and rough surface. …”
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A Dutch Fanconi Anemia FANCC Founder Mutation in Canadian Manitoba Mennonites by Yne de Vries, Nikki Lwiwski, Marieke Levitus, Bertus Kuyt, Sara J. Israels, Fré Arwert, Michel Zwaan, Cheryl R. Greenberg, Blanche P. Alter, Hans Joenje, Hanne Meijers-Heijboer

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Payment Reforms for Prehospital Care Services in a Middle Income Country: Assessing Implementation and Patient Outcomes Using a Mixed-Methods Approach by Paibul Suriyawongpaisal, Samrit Srithamrongsawad, Pongsakorn Atiksawedparit, Khanisthar Phooseemungkun, Krongkan Bunchaiyai, Thanita Thongtan

“…Furthermore, whether the progress is meaningful in filling the gaps of financial demands of the prehospital care systems is still questionable. Room for future improvement of prehospital care systems was discussed with implications for other countries.…”
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Effect of potassium‐waterglass composition on strength development and leaching behavior of geopolymers in different curing conditions by Umberto C. C. S. Siciliano, Ana C. C. Trindade, Flávio de Andrade Silva

“…Early reaction kinetics are examined using isothermal calorimetry at room temperature (21°C), and pH measurements provide insights into alkali leaching. …”
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Finite element analysis and experimental study on the sealing performance of low-phenyl silicone rubber sealing rings by Ming Gao, Dongkai Li, Kun Liu, Shuliang Xu, Feng Zhao, Ben Guo, Anhui Pan, Xiao Xie, Huanre Han

“…According to the finite element analysis results, the finish of the flange sealing surface and groove outer edge should be ensured, and extrusion damage should be avoided. …”
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Cultures as types and the utility of viable specimens for fungal nomenclature by Andrey Yurkov, Cobus M. Visagie, Pedro W. Crous, Akira Hashimoto, Christiane Baschien, Dominik Begerow, Martin Kemler, Nathan Schoutteten, Marc Stadler, Nalin N. Wijayawardene, Kevin D. Hyde, Ning Zhang, Teun Boekhout, ICTF Yeast Working Group, Tom W. May, Marco Thines, David L. Hawksworth

“…While the preservation of metabolically inactive cultures is permitted and recommended by the ICNafp, there is room for improvement. Below, we review the history and current status of cultures as the name-bearing type material under the Code. …”
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Presidential Initiatives as a Tool to Manage U.S. Foreign Assistance Policies in the XXI Century: From George W. Bush Jr. to Joseph R. Biden by V. I. Bartenev

“…On the one hand, U.S. presidents sought to expand the room for maneuver in foreign aid programming and budgeting, which had been very limited from the very beginning due to the legal constraints and which had contracted even further because of a quick proliferation of Congressional earmarks and directives. …”
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High-entropy alloys: Electrochemical Nanoarchitectonics toward high-performance Water splitting by Christian Iffelsberger, Katarina A. Novčić, Eva Kolíbalová, Frank-Michael Matysik, Martin Pumera

“…This simple, low-voltage, room temperature process is suitable for fabrication of HEAs of various composition and has the applicability to wide spectra of catalytic reactions.…”
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Synthesis of Potato Starch-Acrylic-Acid Hydrogels by Gamma Radiation and Their Application in Dye Adsorption by Md. Murshed Bhuyan, Nirmal Chandra Dafader, Kazuhiro Hara, Hirotaka Okabe, Yoshiki Hidaka, Md. Mizanur Rahman, Mohammad Mizanur Rahman Khan, Nazia Rahman

“…Several kinds of acrylic-acid-grafted-starch (starch/AAc) hydrogels were prepared at room temperature (27°C) by applying 5, 10, 15, 20, and 25 kGy of gamma radiation to 15% AAc aqueous solutions containing 5, 7.5, and 15% of starch. …”
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Microstructure and tribological behavior of W-Mo alloy coating on powder metallurgy gears based on double glow plasma surface alloying technology by Wei D.-B., Liang H.-X., Li S.-Q., Li F.-K., Ding F., Wang S.-Y., Liu Z.-L., Zhang P.-Z.

“…The tribological behavior of powder metallurgy gears before and after plasma surface alloying was evaluated on a ball-on-disc reciprocating sliding tribometer under dry sliding condition at room temperature. The results indicate that the W-Mo alloy coating is homogeneous without defects, which includes deposition layer and interdiffusion layer. …”
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Highly sensitive, responsive, and selective iodine gas sensor fabricated using AgI-functionalized graphene by Zhuo Chen, Qiong Lei, Yinchang Ma, Jinrong Wang, Yuan Yan, Jun Yin, Jiaqiang Li, Jie Shen, Guanxing Li, Tingting Pan, Xinglong Dong, Bambar Davaasuren, Yaping Zhang, Jefferson Zhe Liu, Jun Tao, Yu Han

“…This mechanism facilitates exceptional sensitivity and selectivity, ultrafast response and recovery times, and room-temperature operation. A multifunctional sensor prototype fabricated utilizing this material achieves the fastest reported response/recovery times (22/22 seconds in dynamic mode and 4.2/11 seconds in static mode) and a detection limit of 25 ppb, surpassing standards set by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) and the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH), while outperforming commercial I2 gas sensors. …”
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Air-liquid interface culture alters the characteristics and functions of monolayers generated from human iPS cell‑derived enterocyte‑like cell organoids by Tatsuya Inui, Yusei Uraya, Yukiko Ueyama-Toba, Hiroyuki Mizuguchi

“…Analysis of glycolytic capacity confirmed that ALI culture decreased glycolytic activities. Thus, there is room for some adjustment in the ALI culture model to optimize its applicability to pharmacokinetic studies using ELC-org-mono.…”
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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

“…After ceramic abrasion with silicon carbide sandpaper, a silane layer was applied for 30 s, waiting for 45 s at room temperature. Afterward, the conventional or experimental adhesive system was applied under 50 µA electrical current for 1 min. …”
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Excellent high-temperature strength of (HfZrTiTaNb)C high-entropy carbide diffusion-bonded joint via in-situ alloying of Ni/Nb/Ni composite interlayer by Ruijie Mu, Ying Wang, Shiyu Niu, Kongbo Sun, Zhenwen Yang

“…The HEC joint had a high room-temperature strength of 174 MPa because of the homogenous Nb2Ni layer, which exhibited nanohardness (15.2±1.5 GPa) and an elastic modulus of 219.9±17.5 GPa. …”
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Age-stratified trends and outcomes of inpatient cholecystectomy for acute cholecystitis in the United States by Ayesha P. Ng, Joseph E. Hadaya, Sara Sakowitz, Zihan Gao, James Wu, Peyman Benharash

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Use of Multimodal Artificial Intelligence in Surgical Instrument Recognition by Syed Ali Haider, Olivia A. Ho, Sahar Borna, Cesar A. Gomez-Cabello, Sophia M. Pressman, Dave Cole, Ajai Sehgal, Bradley C. Leibovich, Antonio Jorge Forte

“…Accurate identification of surgical instruments is crucial for efficient workflows and patient safety within the operating room, particularly in preventing complications such as retained surgical instruments. …”
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Operative Time Learning Curve for an Image-Free Robotic Arm Assisted Total Knee Arthroplasty: A Cumulative Sum Analysis by Cale A. Pagan, MD, Theofilos Karasavvidis, MD, Breana Siljander, MD, Eytan M. Debbi, MD, PhD, Charles A. DeCook, MD, Jonathan Vigdorchik, MD

“…However, the learning curve of RA-TKA can disrupt operating room efficiency, increase complications, and raise costs. …”
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Enhancing water solubility of phytosterols through Co-amorphization with food-grade coformers by Yuxin Li, Yingting Luo, Xuening Song, Yuzhuo Wang, Simiao Liu, Fazheng Ren, Lingyan Kong, Hao Zhang

“…The PS-Nic CM demonstrated up to 60% in vitro dissolution and release within 2 h and maintained stable after storage at 4 °C for 6 months and under accelerated conditions equivalent to 10 months at room temperature. In sum, the crystal structure of PS was altered, and formed a co-amorphous system by using Nic as the optimal ligand via lyophilization to increase solubility. …”
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Development of Spray-Dried Micelles, Liposomes, and Solid Lipid Nanoparticles for Enhanced Stability by Shradha Dattani, Xiaoling Li, Charina Lampa, Amanda Barriscale, Behzad Damadzadeh, David Lechuga-Ballesteros, Bhaskara R. Jasti

“…Short-term stability of all nanocarrier formulations was compared by measuring particle size, polydispersity index (PDI), and paclitaxel retention over 7 days at room temperature and at 4 °C. <b>Results:</b> Paclitaxel-loaded micelles, liposomes, and SLN formulations were successfully converted into well-dispersed spray-dried powders with acceptable yields (71.5 to 83.5%), low moisture content (<2%), and high transition temperatures (95.1 to 100.8 °C). …”
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Environmental sustainability profiles assessment of HPLC stability indicating method for quantitation of piracetam and vincamine in pharmaceutical medications by Samya Sh. Alenezi, Ayman A. Gouda, Ragaa El Sheikh, Niaf A. Badahdah, Muneer E Alzuhiri, Ali H. Magrabi, Asim L. Jilani, Ahmed S. Darwish

“…Piracetam, vincamine, and their breakdown products were successfully separated using the isocratic elution technique, and both medicinal compounds' quantification was carried out on the Kromasil C18 column at room temperature. The mobile phase consists of 0.05 M potassium dihydrogen phosphate buffer pH 3.5:ethanol absolute (60:40, by volume), at a flow rate of 1.0 ml/min. …”
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