Thermophilic Hadarchaeota grow on long-chain alkanes in syntrophy with methanogens by Tiantian Yu, Lin Fu, Yinzhao Wang, Yijing Dong, Yifan Chen, Gunter Wegener, Lei Cheng, Fengping Wang

“…However, metagenomic analyses of methanogenic environments have revealed other archaea with potential for alkane degradation but apparent inability to form methane, suggesting the existence of other modes of syntrophic hydrocarbon degradation. …”
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The Development and Application of Novel IR and NMR-Based Model for the Evaluation of Carminative Effect of Artemisia judaica L. Essential Oil by Muhammed Alzweiri, Ibrahim M. Alrawashdeh, Sanaa K. Bardaweel

“…Additionally, 1H-NMR spectroscopy was utilized to assess surface activity of A. judaica crude oil through the reduction of interfacial tension in a D2O/CDCl3 system. Apparently, 10 mg of the oil was able to solubilize water in a chloroform layer up to 4.3% (w/w). …”
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Examining the Colonial Legacies of the Hunterian’s Mineralogical and Petrological Collection: New Perspectives on Geoscience Collections by Erika Anderson

“…These initial measures can change the power imbalances apparent in the Hunterian collection and the geosciences more broadly. …”
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Partial Purification of Integral Membrane Antigenic Proteins from Trypanosoma evansi That Display Immunological Cross-Reactivity with Trypanosoma vivax by Norma P. Velásquez, Rocío E. Camargo, Graciela L. Uzcanga, José Bubis

“…We obtained enriched pools containing polypeptide bands with apparent molecular masses of 27 kDa, 31 kDa, and 53 kDa, which were recognized by anti-T. vivax antibodies from experimentally and naturally infected bovines.…”
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Domestication and varietal diversification of Old World cultivated cottons (Gossypium sp.) in the Antiquity by Christopher Viot

“…Many traditional varieties have been described for each of these two species; an evolution is apparent from perennial, rather primitive forms through to annual varieties and modern phenotypes, with adaptations to cultivation in diverse conditions, including cold climates and short summers. …”
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Enhancing Photocatalytic Performance through Tuning the Interfacial Process between -Assembled and Pt-Loaded Microspheres by Jun Zhang, Liping Li, Guangshe Li

“…As a consequence, the best photocatalytic activity on TiO2 was obtained at 0.85 wt% Pt loading, above or below which photocatalytic activity was apparently decreased.…”
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Artery of Percheron Infarction as an Unusual Cause of Korsakoff’s Syndrome by Yongxing Zhou, Derrick Fox, Abhishek Anand, Amal Elhaj, Arushi Kapoor, Faranak Najibi, Han Kim, Roger Weir, Annapurni Jayam-Trouth

“…The neuropsychological dysfunctions included prominent Korsakoff’s syndrome, which became apparent when the altered mental status resolved. Amnesia was accompanied by prominent confabulation, disorientation, and lack of insight into his own disability. …”
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Air Oxidation of Carbon Spheres. I. Master Curves of Pore Parameters by Tetsuo Nishikawa, Michio Inagaki

“…The temperature dependence of the different parameters corresponded to an apparent activation energy of ca. 150 kJ/mol. Pore development was assumed to proceed principally via the enlargement and collapse of micropores through mesopores to macropores.…”
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Physicochemical Characterization of Thermally Treated Chitosans and Chitosans Obtained by Alkaline Deacetylation by Ana Maria de Oliveira, Telma Teixeira Franco, Enio Nazaré de Oliveira Junior

“…The depolymerization rates (DR) measured by kinematic viscosity (KV), apparent viscosity (AV), and GPC (Mw) until 4 h of treatment were DRKV=21.9, DRAV=25.5, and DRMw=23.3% h-1 and for 5 to 10 h of treatment they decreased slowly to produce of DRKV=0.545, DRAV=0.248, and DRMw=1.11% h-1. …”
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Effect of Raphia vinifera Fibre Size and Reinforcement Ratio on the Physical and Mechanical Properties of an Epoxy Matrix Composite: Micromechanical Modelling and Weibull Analysis by Syrille Brice Tchinwoussi Youbi, Omar Harzallah, Nicodème Rodrigue Sikame Tagne, Paul William Mejouyo Huisken, Tido Tiwa Stanislas, Jean-Yves Drean, Sophie Bistac, Ebenezer Njeugna

“…Three volume fractions (20%, 30%, and 40%) and three lengths (5, 10, and 15 mm) of fibres were used to produce the composite, and the samples were subjected to the absolute and apparent density, porosity, water absorption rate, and tensile and flexural strength. …”
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The time variable in the Territorial Digital Twin: The case of Guadalajara (Spain) by Juan Luis Bermúdez González, Enrique Castaño Perea, Enrique José Fernández Tapia

“…The growing importance of Territorial Digital Twins (TDT) in the built environment is becoming increasingly apparent. The TDT can play a crucial role in helping governments make informed decisions based on a thorough understanding and interpretation of the evolution of both the physical territory and its urban, social, and economic development. …”
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Adhesion of underwater repair concrete to vertical surfaces by Elżbieta Horszczaruk, Piotr Brzozowski

“…The location of the tested samples in the repaired element (the distance of the sample to the upper edge of the element) has been considered. An apparent influence of the hydrostatic pressure on the concrete’s adhesion has been found in the case of the sand-blasted substrate. …”
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L’ombre de la merveille. Le merveilleux scientifique au second degré de Maurice Renard by Emilie Pézard

“…Based on a study of Les Mains d’Orlac and many short-stories, many of them unknown, this paper aims at showing that these apparently contradictory approaches are in fact complementary. …”
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Brassinosteroids Render Cell Walls Softer but Less Extensible in Growing Arabidopsis Hypocotyls by Dmitry V. Suslov, Alexandra N. Ivanova, Daria Balcerowicz, Mariia S. Tarasova, Nuria K. Koteyeva, Kris Vissenberg

“…At the same time, EBL made the walls less extensible, which was detected with native walls under conditions optimized for activities of endogenous cell-wall-loosening proteins. These apparently conflicting changes in the wall mechanics can be an adaptation by which EBL enables plant cells to grow under stress conditions.…”
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Print media discursive practices and the socio-contextual representation of single-use plastics ban in Malawi by Victor Chikaipa

“…Given this, the article argues that though the single-use plastic ban is a rational idea, apparent alternatives that resonate with the general public directly dependent on single-use plastics should be provided for effective implementation and enforcement. …”
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“But lo the thing’s inside and can you guess his shape?”: the semiotic elaboration of Cormac McCarthy’s autotextual creature in his early novels and No Country for Old Men by Yvonne-Marie Rogez

“…This paper explores the signifying resurgence of apparently “empty” signifiers and their correlative signified in Cormac McCarthy’s first five novels and later works such as No Country for Old Men and The Road. …”
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Genetic Factors in Animal Models of Intestinal Inflammation by R Balfour Sartor

“…Similar differential patterns of intestinal inflammation are apparent in inbred mouse strains challenged with trinitrobenzene-sulphonic acid, Citrobacter freundii or backcrossed with T cell receptor deficient (knockout) mice. …”
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Light-Induced Tyrosine Radical Formation from Ruthenium-Tyrosine Complex Anchored to SnO2 Semiconductor by Raed Ghanem

“…A ruthenium(II)-tris(bipyridyl) complex covalently linked to an L-tyrosine ethyl ester through an amide bond was anchored to the surface of nanocrystalline SnO2 via four carboxylic acid groups linked to the bpy ligands. The apparent association constant for the association between ruthenium(II)-tris(bipyridyl) complex and SnO2 is 3.2×106M−1 and a degree of association up to 99% was determined. 450 nm excitation of the complex promotes an electron to a metal-to-ligand charge transfer (MLCT) excited state, from which the electron is injected into SnO2. …”
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Impact of alkali-silica reaction and delayed ettringite formation-induced cracking on air permeability and water diffusivity in concrete by Joe Maalouf, Hugo Cagnon, Jérôme Verdier, Stéphane Multon, Jacques Jabbour, David Bouhjiti

“…To address these gaps, a comprehensive and complete characterization of mass transport properties evaluating water porosity, pore distribution, diffusivity, and apparent air permeability in concrete affected by ASR and DEF is conducted hereafter. …”
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Evaluation of Early Markers of Nephropathy in Patients with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus by Pierina De Muro, Antonio Junior Lepedda, Gabriele Nieddu, Michela Idini, Hai Quy Tram Nguyen, Omar Lobina, Pietro Fresu, Marilena Formato

“…We evaluated parameters such as GAGs/PGs, NAG, and NGAL in urine samples from 43 normoalbuminuric T2DM patients and 31 apparently healthy control subjects. Results. The total urinary GAG excretion showed no significant differences between patients and controls. …”
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