Impact on Structural and Optical Properties of CZTS Thin Films with Solvents and Ge Incorporation by Abhay Kumar Singh, Tanka R. Rana, JunHo Kim, M. Shkir, Tien-Chien Jen

“…This report demonstrates nontoxic colloidal nitrate route CZTS (Cu2ZnSnS4) synthesis at room temperature, along with their band grading due to incorporation of Ge as cost of Sn (3%). …”
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Preparation and Stability of Monascus Pigment Microcapsules by Complex Coacervation by CHEN Shiyun, SONG Chang, CHEN Yiling, HOU Siwen, LIANG Zihua, LI Wenlong, LÜ Xucong, NI Li

“…The results showed that the microcapsules significantly improved the water solubility and storage stability of MPs and were the most stable under low temperature and room temperature conditions. The photodegradation processes of free and microencapsulated Monascus red and orange pigments followed the first-order kinetic model, while the photodegradation process of free and microencapsulated Monascus yellow pigments obeyed the zero-level kinetic model. …”
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Parents/Guardians’ Gender Preferences, Confidence, and Empathy for their Children’s Dentist by Gabrielle Carvalho, Ivana Meyer Prado, Larissa Kelen Moura, Yanna Cardoso-Santos, Talyta Couto Freitas, Raquel Fabiane Nogueira, Iga Carnevalli, Junia Maria Serra-Negra

“…Material and Methods: A total of 104 parents/guardians of patients from the pediatric dental clinic of a Brazilian University participated in this cross-sectional study. …”
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A Case of Thyroid Storm Associated with Cardiomyopathy and Poststreptococcal Glomerulonephritis by Lisa J. Underland, Gerson A. Vallencia Villeda, Abhijeet Pal, Leslie Lam

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Analysis of Titania Nanosheet Adsorption Behavior Using a Quartz Crystal Microbalance Sensor by Yuichiro Tashiro, Satoshi Komasa, Akiko Miyake, Hiroshi Nishizaki, Joji Okazaki

“…This sensor was then alkali-modified by treatment with NaOH at room temperature to fabricate the titania nanosheets. …”
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Punchdrunk’s Immersive Theatre: From the End to the Edge by Deborah Prudhon

“…and ‘what’s in the next room?’” (Gareth White). The end of the game, therefore, is not to passively wait for the narrative to unfold to its end, but to actively explore this terra incognita in an attempt to reach its edges. …”
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Single Step In Situ Synthesis and Optical Properties of Polyaniline/ZnO Nanocomposites by Deepali Sharma, B. S. Kaith, Jaspreet Rajput

“…The optical energy band gap of the nanocomposites was calculated from absorption spectra and ranged between 1.5 and 3.21 eV. …”
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CHURCH RESPONSE TO SECURITY CHALLENGES IN THE 21ST CENTURY: THE NIGERIAN EXPERIENCE by Oyebode Paul Jegede, Abare Yunuwa Kallah

“…This is because without security, there can hardly be any room for meaningful development and national integration. …”
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Control of atropoisomerism: an access to valuable compounds by Choppin, Sabine, Wencel-Delord, Joanna, Colobert, Françoise

“…Many natural, biologically active compounds are stereogenic with a unique tridimensional structure that is on the origin of the specific interactions with the active binding site.This concept of chirality goes beyond chiral stereocenters, englobing also atropoisomerism related to a hindered rotation around an axis with the isolation of atropostable conformers at room temperature. Atropoisomerism is well-known in biaryls, however this phenomenon is encountered in many pharmaceutically relevant compounds such as heterobiaryl, diarylamines, benzamides and anilides.Currently four FDA-approved drugs are atropostable and many others are in clinical trials. …”
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Development of a Predictive Model of Tuberculosis Transmission among Household Contacts by Saibin Wang

“…Ten variables (gender, age, TB history, diabetes, HIV, index patient’s drug resistance, socioeconomic status, spoligotypes, and the index-contact share sleeping room status) filtered through the LASSO regression technique were finally included in the predictive model. …”
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Demystifying authenticity: Behavioral and neurophysiological signatures of self-positivity for authentic and presented selves by Chengli Huang, Constantine Sedikides, Douglas J. Angus, William E. Davis, James W. Butterworth, Alexiss Jeffers, Rebecca Schlegel, Nicholas J. Kelley

“…Authenticity, albeit mostly positive, allows room for negativity.…”
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Early and Ultraearly Administration of Tranexamic Acid in Traumatic Brain Injury: Our 8-Year-Long Clinical Experience by Nurdan Acar, Mustafa Emin Canakci, Ugur Bilge

“…Patients with trauma in the emergency room between January 2012 and January 2020 were screened in this retrospective study. …”
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A review on current and future advancements for commercialized microalgae species by Jia Fei Wong, Hui Jing Hong, Su Chern Foo, Michelle Khai Khun Yap, Ji Wei Tan

“…Although studies have proved the therapeutic potentials of high-value bioproducts in microalgae, however, there is still room to understand their potential therapeutic properties on humans’ health, discovering novel microalgae-derived bioactive compounds, as well as translating the lab-based evidence to clinical trial studies. …”
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Clinical Scoring for Diagnosis of Acute Lower Abdominal Pain in Female of Reproductive Age by Kijja Jearwattanakanok, Sirikan Yamada, Watcharin Suntornlimsiri, Waratsuda Smuthtai, Jayanton Patumanond

“…Obstetrics and gynecological conditions (OB-GYNc) are difficult to be differentiated from appendicitis in young adult females presenting with acute lower abdominal pain. …”
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Photocatalytic Activity of Ti-SBA-15/C3N4 for Degradation of 2,4-Dichlorophenoxyacetic Acid in Water under Visible Light by Hoa T. T. Duong, Mai T. P. Duong, Oanh K. Nguyen, Son T. Le, Long V. Dang, Binh T. Nguyen, Dang V. Do

“…The decomposition of 2,4-D reached 60% under 180 minutes of visible light irradiation at room temperature on 2.5Ti-SBA-15/C3N4. Moreover, the degradation of 2,4-D on Ti-SBA-15/C3N4 was pseudo-first-order kinetics with the highest rate constant (0.00484 min−1), which was much higher than that obtained for other photocatalysts reported recently. …”
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Mechanical Degradation of Q345 Weathering Steel and Q345 Carbon Steel under Acid Corrosion by Fan Yang, Miao M. Yuan, Wen J. Qiao, Na N. Li, Bin Du

“…Twenty-seven specimens of Q345 weathering steel plates and Q345 carbon steel plates were immersed in a 36% hydrochloric acid solution at room temperature, with the corrosion time being 0 h, 1 h, 2 h, 4 h, 8 h, 12 h, 24 h, 48 h, and 72 h, respectively. …”
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Effect of Alternating Magnetic Field Treatment on the Friction/Wear Resistance of 20Cr2Ni4A Under Lubricated Conditions by Sufyan Akram, Mose Bevilacqua, Anatolii Babutskyi, Andreas Chrysanthou

“…The volume expansion by the formation of martensite was achieved at near room temperature and led to a further increase in compressive residual stresses. …”
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The Impact of Autophagy on Cell Death Modalities by Stefan W. Ryter, Kenji Mizumura, Augustine M. K. Choi

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Sol-Gel Preparation of Highly Water-Dispersible Silsesquioxane/Zirconium Oxide Hybrid Nanoparticles by Yoshiro Kaneko, Tomoyuki Arake

“…First, a mixture of 3-aminopropyltrimethoxysilane (APTMOS) and zirconium tetra-n-butoxide (ZTB) was stirred in a mixed solvent of 0.1 mol/L methanolic hydrochloric acid and n-butanol at room temperature, followed by heating in an open system until the solvent was completely evaporated. …”
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Procedural features of interrogating a juvenile suspected of murder by О. Р. Zavorina

“…Attention is drawn to the lack of a legally regulated procedure for interrogation of juveniles by the Green Room method and the inconsistency of national legislation of Ukraine with the requirements of the Convention on the Rights of the Child (1991) for interrogators of juveniles. …”
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