Testing the Performance of Various Polymeric Antiscalants for Mitigation of Sb-Rich Precipitates Mimicking Stibnite-Based Geothermal Deposits by Celal Çiftçi, Emre Karaburun, Serhat Tonkul, Alper Baba, Mustafa M. Demir, Mehmet İrfan Yeşilnacar

“…Recently, Sb-rich deposits have developed in many fields around the world. Various polymeric macromolecules have been used as antiscalants to mitigate the formation of scale. …”
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Performance Evaluation of Monolith Based Immobilized Acetylcholinesterase Flow-Through Reactor for Copper(II) Determination with Spectrophotometric Detection by Parawee Rattanakit, Saisunee Liawruangrath

“…A monolith based immobilized acetylcholinesterase (AChE) flow-through reactor has been developed for the determination of copper(II) using flow injection spectrophotometric system. …”
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A Solid Binding Matrix/Mimic Receptor-Based Sensor System for Trace Level Determination of Iron Using Potential Measurements by Ayman H. Kamel, Felismina T. C. Moreira, Tamara I. Silva, M. Goreti F. Sales

“…Potentiometric chemical sensors were designed by dispersing the iron(II)-imprinted polymer particles in 2-nitrophenyloctyl ether (o-NPOE) plasticizer and then embedded in poly vinyl chloride (PVC) matrix. The sensors showed a Nernstian response for [Fe(phen)3]2+ with limit of detection 3.15 ng mL−1 and a Nernstian slope of 35.7 mV per decade.…”
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Facile Synthesis of Magnetic Copolymer Microspheres Based on Poly(glycidyl methacrylate-co-N-isopropylacrylamide)/Fe3O4 by Suspension Photopolymerization by Siti Zulaikha Mazlan, Faszly Rahim, Sharina Abu Hanifah

“…Magnetic copolymer based on poly(glycidyl methacrylate-co-N-isopropylacrylamide) microspheres was prepared by 2,2-dimethoxy-2-phenylacetophenone- (DMPP-) photo initiated and poly(vinyl alcohol)- (PVA-) stabilized single step suspension photopolymerization. …”
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Peripheral Arteriovenous Malformation Embolization Using Squid by Saima Ahmad, Moeez Uddin

“…Squid, an ethylene-vinyl alcohol copolymer-based liquid embolic agent, was developed primarily for neuroradiologic interventions with limited applicability being described in the management of peripheral arteriovenous malformations. …”
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Trans Europe Express, study and restoration of a major artwork by Dorothée Selz by Marie Courseaux

“…It is a preparation develop from egg whites, sugar icing, Flashe® paint and vinyl glue that, over time, has come to show considerable browning. …”
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Trans Europe Express, étude et restauration d’une œuvre de Dorothée Selz by Marie Courseaux

“…It is a preparation develop from egg whites, sugar icing, Flashe® paint and vinyl glue that, over time, has come to show considerable browning. …”
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Etude, consolidation et protection de caoutchouc naturel by François Duboisset

“…A MAA chair of George Nelson dating of 1958 was restored in the workshop of furniture in the department of restoration at the National institute of heritage. …”
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Investigation of the Acoustic Properties of Chemically Impregnated Kayu Malam Wood Used for Musical Instrument by Md. Faruk Hossen, Sinin Hamdan, Md. Rezaur Rahman

“…The reverse trend was observed in the case of Q−1. On the other hand, chemical impregnation has a minor effect on ACE of wood for musical instruments. …”
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Jack London and White Fang: a lost struggle by Zilberstein, Gleb, Zilberstein, Svetlana, Rocco, Richard M., Righetti, Pier Giorgio

“…The California State Parks curators granted access to artifacts owned by Jack London that are in storage in their Sonoma Barracks in Sonoma, CA. A medicine case, drug vials, and various paper documents that covered the period of his life from 1906 to 1915 were examined for drug residues left on their surface. …”
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Comparison of fit of poly (etheretherketone) and cobalt-chromium removable partial denture frames: an in-vitro study. by Ary Yaqoub Putros, Jawad Mohammed Mikaeel

“…This study aims to compare the fit of Poly(etheretherketone)(PEEK) and cobalt-chromium (Co-Cr) frames through the rest seat adaptation Methods: Ideal typodont model of the maxillary partially edentulous case (Kennedy Class III), four rest seats were prepared on abutment teeth afterwards, and the cast was turned into a metal master cast to serve as a reference cast. …”
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Investigation of Mechanical, Tribological, and Electrical Properties of Silk Reinforced Polymeric Composite by Chikesh Ranjan, Gautam Sarkhel, Kaushik Kumar

“…In the impedance test, almost for all samples, the trend of change in conductivity with applied frequency is the same. From the economic perspective, the proposed composite is suitable for a wide range of applications in industries as well as this can be utilized as an alternate source of traditionally used floor tiles currently using ceramic materials. …”
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Preoperative Portal Vein Embolization in Hepatic Surgery: A Review about the Embolic Materials and Their Effects on Liver Regeneration and Outcome by Jose Hugo M. Luz, Filipe V. Gomes, Elia Coimbra, Nuno V. Costa, Tiago Bilhim

“…Different embolic materials have been used for portal vein embolization including gelfoam, ethanol, polyvinyl-alcohol particles, calibrated microspheres, central vascular plugs, coils, n-butyl-cyanoacrylate glue, fibrin glue, polidocanol-foam, alcoholic prolamin solution, and ethylene vinyl alcohol copolymer, as sole occluders or in varied combinations. …”
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Law of conservation-guided neural network with gradient aggregation for improved energy efficiency optimization in industrial processes by Santi Bardeeniz, Chanin Panjapornpon, Moonyong Lee

“…Through evaluation of two large-scale case studies—vinyl chloride monomer and detergent powder production—the proposed model produced substantial improvements in prediction accuracy and model reliability, with a test prediction improvement of 12.2 % and 5.87 % over published methods. …”
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Properties of Whey-Protein-Coated Films and Laminates as Novel Recyclable Food Packaging Materials with Excellent Barrier Properties by Markus Schmid, Kerstin Dallmann, Elodie Bugnicourt, Dario Cordoni, Florian Wild, Andrea Lazzeri, Klaus Noller

“…Further requirements of the barrier layer are good adhesion to the substrate and sufficient flexibility to withstand mechanical load while preventing delamination and/or brittle fracture. Whey-protein-based coatings have successfully met these functional and mechanical requirements.…”
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