Plasma Levels of Free Fatty Acids in Women with Gestational Diabetes and Its Intrinsic and Extrinsic Determinants: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis by Jose Rafael Villafan-Bernal, Mariana Acevedo-Alba, Rodrigo Reyes-Pavon, Guillermo Andres Diaz-Parra, Diana Lucia Lip-Sosa, Hilda Imelda Vazquez-Delfin, Martha Hernandez-Muñoz, Daniel Ely Bravo-Aguirre, Francesc Figueras, Raigam Jafet Martinez-Portilla

“…Among the 290 identified studies, twelve were selected for analysis. A total of 2426 women were included, from which 21% were diagnosed as having gestational diabetes. …”
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Exploring the bidirectional causality between neuroticism and frailty: a Mendelian randomization analysis by Yuhang Xing, Rui Pu, Mengdie Fu, Zhikang Wang, Zhen Wang, Xiaopeng Shang, Guoli Yang, Zhiwei Jiang

“…Methods The neuroticism genome-wide association study (GWAS) data from the UK Biobank contained twelve neuroticism-related traits with 489,212 participants. …”
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Implant-Supported Rehabilitation Using GBR Combined with Bone Graft on a Reconstructed Maxilla with the Fibula Free Flap by S. Di Carlo, V. Valentini, E. Grasso, F. De Angelis, L. Piccoli, A. Quarato, S. Jamshir, E. Brauner

“…In 2003, four dental implants were placed in the 1.2, 1.3, 1.5, and 1.6 areas. Twelve years later, the onset of peri-implantitis led to the failure of osseointegration with consequent thinning of the fibula flap. …”
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Evaluation of <i>Brachypodium</i> spp. System Model Against <i>Fusarium poae</i> by Florencia Arroyo, Mauro Martínez, Agustín Arata, María V. Moreno, Marie Dufresne, Sebastián A. Stenglein, María I. Dinolfo

“…Considering the advantages of using <i>B. distachyon</i> as a plant model and the importance of <i>F. poae</i> in crops, our study aimed to evaluate the potential use of <i>Brachypodium</i> as a plant model to evaluate the compatible interaction with <i>F. poae</i>. Twelve <i>Brachypodium</i> spp. accessions from different countries were inoculated with a selected <i>F. poae</i> set of isolates. …”
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Immunogenicity in humans of a transdermal multipeptide melanoma vaccine administered with or without a TLR7 agonist by Craig L Slingluff, Gina R Petroni, Walter C Olson, Kimberly A Chianese-bullock, Donna Deacon, Mark Smolkin, William W Grosh, Max O Meneveau, Kevin T Lynch, Elise P Salerno, Elizabeth Woodson, James W Patterson

“…We hypothesized that: (1) applying melanoma-derived peptides topically, in proximity to LC, could be immunogenic and safe, with low vaccine-site toxicity and (2) topical toll-like receptor 7 (TLR7) agonist would increase immunogenicity of the peptide vaccine.Methods Twelve melanoma peptides plus a tetanus helper peptide were combined with granulocyte macrophage colony stimulating factor (GM-CSF) and were administered topically on days 1, 8, and 15, to 28 patients randomized to one of four adjuvant preparations: (1) incomplete Freund’s adjuvant (IFA); (2) IFA plus a TLR7 agonist (imiquimod) administered on days 0, 7, 14; (3) dimethyl sulfoxide (DMSO) or (4) DMSO+ imiquimod administered on day 0, 7, 14. …”
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Transcriptome analysis of 3D4/21 cells expressing CSFV NS4B by Wang Dong, Huifang Lv, Yuzhen Song, Yujin Lv, Xiapeng Xu, Huiyuan Jing, Zhifeng Peng, Xinghui Song, Yongbin Guo

“…In this study, the RNA-seq was used to investigate differentially expressed genes (DEGs) in 3D4/21 cells expressing CSFV NS4B. 4397 DEGs were identified in 3D4/21 cells expressing NS4B compared to cells expressing the empty vector (NC). Twelve DEGs were selected and further verified by RT-qPCR. …”
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Adsorptive removal of phosphate and nitrate by layered double hydroxides through the memory effect and in situ synthesis by Sarah Mariska, Zhang Jin-Wei, Hoang Huu Chien, Duong Minh Ngoc, Nguyen Duy Hai, Huan-Ping Chao

“…The synthesized LDHs were thoroughly characterized using scanning electron microscopy (SEM), Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR), Brunauer–Emmett–Teller (BET) surface area analysis, and X-ray diffraction (XRD). …”
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Comparative In Vitro Study of Sol–Gel-Derived Bioactive Glasses Incorporated into Dentin Adhesives: Effects on Remineralization and Mechanical Properties of Dentin by In-Seong Park, Hyun-Jung Kim, Jiyoung Kwon, Duck-Su Kim

“…The surface area was measured by the Brunauer–Emmett–Teller method. X-ray diffraction (XRD) analysis was performed to determine the crystalline structure of the BAGs. …”
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Adsorption Characteristics of Chitosan-Modified Bamboo Biochar in Cd(II) Contaminated Water by Anxiang Huang, Wenlian Bai, Shoulu Yang, Zhongwei Wang, Nengying Wu, Yanxiong Zhang, Ning Ji, Dan Li

“…The purpose of this study was to fabricate a low-cost and eco-friendly adsorbent using bamboo biochar (BB), a kind of charcoal composed of high Brunauer–Emmett–Teller surface area and variety of functional groups, and chitosan as substrates for remediation of Cd(II) in Cd(II) contaminated water and characterized the functional group characteristics, surface morphology, and Cd(II) adsorption effect using the Fourier transform infrared (FT-IR), scanning electron microscope (SEM), and energy-dispersive X-ray spectrometer (EDS). …”
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Fast and Selective Adsorption of Au (III) from the Waste Printed Circuit Boards Using a Low-Cost Adsorbent: Optimization by Central Composite Design Based on Response Surface Metho... by Farideh Zandi-Darehgharibi, Hedayat Haddadi, Arash Asfaram

“…It was characterized by Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FT-IR), Brunauer–Emmett–Teller (BET), elemental analysis (CHN), field emission scanning electron microscopy (FE-SEM), and energy-dispersive X-ray spectroscopy (EDS) (FE-SEM-EDS-mapping). …”
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The Synergistic Effect of Nitrogen Dopant and Calcination Temperature on the Visible-Light-Induced Photoactivity of N-Doped TiO2 by Yao-Tung Lin, Chih-Huang Weng, Hui-Jan Hsu, Yu-Hao Lin, Ching-Chang Shiesh

“…The phase and structure, chemical state, optical properties, and surface area/pore distribution of N-doped TiO2 were characterized using X-ray diffraction spectrometer, high-resolution transmission electron microscope, X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy, UV-vis diffusion reflectance spectroscopy, and Brunauer-Emmett-Teller specific surface area. Finding showed that the photocatalytic activity of N-doped TiO2 was greatly enhanced compared to pure TiO2 under visible irradiation. …”
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PYROSEQUENCING: ITS POTENTIAL AND LIMITATIONS IN DIAGNOSIS OF INHERITED DISEASES IN CATTLE by Н. A. Kirsanova, A. V. Sukhoedova, M. A. Pleskacheva, I. V. Soltynskaya, I. A. Timofeeva, О. V. Prasolova, E. V. Krylova

“…Such mutations are associated with leukocyte adhesion defi ciency, complex vertebral malformation, uridine monophosphate synthetase defi ciency, citrullinemia, spinal muscular atrophy, spinal cord demyelination, Brown Swiss haplotype 2, Weaver syndrome, developmental duplications, α-mannosidosis, dwarfi sm, bovine male subfertility, trombocytopathya, arachnomelia syndrome, hypozincemia-like syndrome. …”
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Conventional steam activation for conversion of oil palm kernel shell biomass into activated carbon via biochar product by A.C. Affam

“…However, when time was extended to 120 min, chemical oxygen demand (48.2%) and colour (94.19%) removal were achieved. The Brunauer–Emmett–Teller surface area and micropore area of the oil palm kernel shell based activated carbon was 620.45 m²/g and 550.4 m²/g, respectively. …”
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Effects of Synthesis Conditions on Rare Earth Doped Iron Oxide Catalyst for Selective Catalytic Reduction of NOx with NH3 by Ying Wei, Bingquan Wang, Ruiyi Ren, Rui Wang

“…The catalysts have been characterized by X-ray diffraction (XRD), The X-ray photoelectron spectra (XPS), scanning electron microscopy (SEM) and Brunner Emmet Teller (BET). The results showed that the doping of Sm significantly improves the removal efficiency of Fe-based oxides. …”
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Citric Acid Catalyst-Assisted Bioactive Glass with Hydrogen Peroxide for In Vitro Bioactivity and Biodegradability Using Sol-Gel Method by Tsion Chuni Aklilu, Bethelhem Gashaw Ewnete, Kena Dachasa, Kanate Sanbaba, Demeke Tesfaye, Tadele Hunde Wondimu, Jung Yong Kim, Ketema Tafess Tulu, Shimelis Lemma, Balisa Mosisa Ejeta, Fetene Fufa Bakare

“…X-ray diffraction (XRD), scanning electron microscopy (SEM), Fourier-transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR), energy-dispersive spectroscopy (EDS), and nitrogen adsorption/desorption isotherm with the Brunauer–Emmett–Teller (BET) method were used for analyzing the samples’ phase, surface morphology, chemical composition, constituent composition, pore size, and specific surface area respectively. …”
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Effective adsorbent for the removal of methylene blue using natural serpentine/magnetite nanocomposites: Isotherm and kinetic study by Amtul Basit, Zahida Yaqoob, Aliya Zahid, Shaista Ali, Beenish Shoukat, Abdul Khaliq, Muhammad Tajammal Chughtai, Rahila Batul, Muhammad Atiq Ur Rehman, Syed Wilayat Husain

“…Various techniques such as Field Emission Scanning Electron Microscopy (FESEM), Energy Dispersive X-ray spectroscopy (EDX), Fourier Transform Infrared spectroscopy (FTIR), Brunauer-Emmett-Teller (BET), and Vibrating Sample Magnetometer (VSM) have been employed for the characterization. …”
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A Comprehensive Study on Hydroxyl Multiwalled Carbon Nanotubes Used as Catalysts for VO2+/VO2+ Reaction in Vanadium Redox Flow Battery by Qiang Li, Anyu Bai, Zeqiang Qu, Tianyu Zhang, Jie Li, Xiaochen Zhang, Mingfu Yu, Zhichao Xue, Hong Sun

“…The physicochemical properties of the hydroxyl MWCNT-modified electrode were characterized by using a scanning electron microscope (SEM), conductivity measurement, Brunner–Emmet–Teller (BET) measurement, X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) analysis, cyclic voltammetry (CV) tests, electrochemical impedance spectroscopy (EIS) analysis, and charge-discharge tests. …”
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CTAB-Assisted Hydrothermal Synthesis of Bi2Sn2O7 Photocatalyst and Its Highly Efficient Degradation of Organic Dye under Visible-Light Irradiation by Weicheng Xu, Zhang Liu, Jianzhang Fang, Guangyin Zhou, Xiaoting Hong, Shuxing Wu, Ximiao Zhu, YunFang Chen, Chaoping Cen

“…These BSO products were characterized by powder X-ray diffraction (XRD), infrared spectroscopy (IR), scanning electron microscopy (SEM), transmission electron microscopy (TEM), Brunauer-Emmett-Teller (BET), and UV-visible diffuse reflectance spectroscopy (DRS). …”
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Adsorption removing various basic nitrogen compounds from model diesel over allochroic silica gel by Xin Hong, Yunhe Li, Chang Gao, Yonghua Zhao, Ke Tang

“…The average pore diameters of silica gel and allochroic silica gel were 18.46 and 1.80 nm, the Brunauer–Emmett–Teller surface areas were 437.86 and 623.39 m 2 /g, and the pore volumes were 0.9724 and 0.3442 cm 3 /g, respectively. …”
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COPPER HEXACYANOFERRATE (II): SYNTHESIS, CHARACTERIZATION, AND CESIUM, STRONTIUM ADSORBENT APPLICATION by Dinh Trung Nguyen, Vu Tram Anh Le, Dong Phuong Truong, Thi Dan Thy Kieu, Tran Thuy Hong Nguyen, Ping Ning, Thi Huong Giang Duong, Kim Dan Ho

“…Copper hexacyanoferrate, Cu13[Fe(CN)6]14.(2K).10H2O, has a cubic structure (space group F-43m) in the range of 10-30 nm and a Brunauer-Emmett-Teller (BET) surface area of 462.42 m2/g. The removal of Cs+ and Sr2+ is dependent on pH; the maximum adsorption capacity (qmax) of CuHF is achieved at a pH = 6. …”
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