Modelling chemistry and biology after implantation of a drug-eluting stent. Part Ⅰ: Drug transport by Tuoi Vo, William Lee, Adam Peddle, Martin Meere

“…Drug-eluting stents have been used widely to prevent restenosis of arteries following percutaneous balloon angioplasty. …”
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UV Activation of Persulfate for Removal of Penicillin G Antibiotics in Aqueous Solution by Samira Norzaee, Edris Bazrafshan, Babak Djahed, Ferdos Kord Mostafapour, Razieh Khaksefidi

“…Penicillin G (PG) is one of the most widely consumed antibiotics around the world. Release of PG in environment may lead to contamination of water resources. …”
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Structure-Processing-Property Relationship of Poly(Glycolic Acid) for Drug Delivery Systems 1: Synthesis and Catalysis by Vineet Singh, Meena Tiwari

“…The common problems arose with these polymers are entrapment inefficiency, inability to degrade and release drugs with required profile, and drug instability in the microenvironment of the polymers. …”
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Fractal Characteristics of the Spatial Distribution of Mine Earthquake Sources in the Vicinity of a Fault: A Case Study in the Ashele Copper Mine by Congcong Zhao, Shigen Fu, Yinghua Huang

“…The failure mechanism of faults has been widely studied. However, due to the spatiotemporal specificity of fault occurrence, there are few theoretical and mathematical methods suitable for effective analysis in mine safety risk management. …”
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Experimental Investigation on Flow Characteristics of a Reverse-Flow Combustor by Ge Hu, Jianzhong Li, Wu Jin, Jingzhou Zhang, Li Yuan, Weikuo Zhai

“…Reverse-flow combustor is widely used for small engines to overcome high speed shaft whirling problem and to provide a low frontal area. …”
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A Semen Extender for the Short-Term Storage of Fish Sperm by Frank A. Chapman

“… Aquaculturists worldwide use artificial or induced spawning of fish to maximize egg and larval production from fish that cannot normally be bred in captivity. Despite the wide global use of this technique, and much literature published, the success rates of induced spawning are consistently variable. …”
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Searching for a common host: parasitoids of Lema daturaphila on Datura stramonium in Central Mexico by Carol Estefanía Villanueva-Hernández, Juan Núñez-Farfán

“…As an apparent defense strategy against parasitoid flies, larvae of L. daturaphila release their oral secretions, which contain alkaloids from D. stramonium. …”
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An Empirical Study of Bugs in Eclipse Stable Internal Interfaces. by Simon, Kawuma, Nabaasa, Evarist, Bamutura, David Sabiiti, Mabirizi, Vicent

“…The Eclipse framework is a popular and widely used framework that has been evolving for over a decade. …”
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Comparative Analysis of Performance of Lemon Peel Powder and its Ash as Natural Coagulants in the Treatment of Surface Water. by Nuwaribagye, Isaiah

“…Coagulation and flocculation processes are the most widely used processes to separate suspended solid portions from water(P.N.Bllie, 2014). …”
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Genipin Cross-Linked Polymeric Alginate-Chitosan Microcapsules for Oral Delivery: In-Vitro Analysis by Hongmei Chen, Wei Ouyang, Christopher Martoni, Satya Prakash

“…The release features and the tolerance of the GCAC microcapsules in the stimulated gastrointestinal environment were also investigated. …”
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Culture and Use of Mesenchymal Stromal Cells in Phase I and II Clinical Trials by Bourin Philippe, Sensebé Luc, Planat-Bénard Valérie, Roncalli Jérôme, Bura-Rivière Alessandra, Casteilla Louis

“…All these features lead to an increasing range of possible applications of MSCs, from treating immunological diseases to tissue and organ repair, that should be tested in phase I and II clinical trials. The most widely used MSCs are cultured from bone marrow or adipose tissue. …”
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Severe Diltiazem Poisoning Treated with Hyperinsulinaemia-Euglycaemia and Lipid Emulsion by Nadine Monteiro, Joana Silvestre, João Gonçalves-Pereira, Camila Tapadinhas, Vitor Mendes, Pedro Póvoa

“…Calcium channel blockers (CCBs) drugs are widely used in the treatment of cardiovascular diseases. …”
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Polymers for the treatment of Alzheimer’s disease by Yunfeng Zhu, Haibin Xu, Chaoyan Yu, Wenting Jiang, Xiaowen Hou, Mingyue Ma, Ji Wu

“…Due to their excellent biocompatibility and biodegradability, polymers have been widely used as drug delivery carriers in various fields including cancer therapy and wound healing. …”
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International Standard Problems and Small Break Loss-of-Coolant Accident (SBLOCA) by N. Aksan

“…Best-estimate thermal-hydraulic system codes are widely used to perform safety and licensing analyses of nuclear power plants and also used in the design of advance reactors. …”
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Inheritance of ornamental traits in bird cherry families with the cultivar ‘Nezhnost’ in their pedigree by A. V. Lokteva, V. S. Simagin

“…At present, they are widely used for landscaping parks and public gardens. …”
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A Semen Extender for the Short-Term Storage of Fish Sperm by Frank A. Chapman

“… Aquaculturists worldwide use artificial or induced spawning of fish to maximize egg and larval production from fish that cannot normally be bred in captivity. Despite the wide global use of this technique, and much literature published, the success rates of induced spawning are consistently variable. …”
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Ingestion of melamine cleaning sponges-derived microplastic fibers affects the survival and reproduction of Daphnia magna by Huimin Li, Wenwen Song, Songfeng Wang, Yanhua Wang, Yunfeng Ma, Yu Su, Rong Ji

“…This new type of MPFs displayed different morphology (a combination of linear and branched fibers with a length ranging from 10 to 157 μm) from the widely-studied MPFs released from textiles (longer and thicker linear fibers but no branched fibers). …”
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Veronicastrum axillare Alleviates Lipopolysaccharide-Induced Acute Lung Injury via Suppression of Proinflammatory Mediators and Downregulation of the NF-κB Signaling Pathway by Quanxin Ma, Kai Wang, Qinqin Yang, Shun Ping, Weichun Zhao, Qiyang Shou, Weimin Zhou, Minli Chen

“…Veronicastrum axillare is a traditional medical plant in China which is widely used in folk medicine due to its versatile biological activities, especially for its anti-inflammatory effects. …”
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Microstructure and macro-mechanical properties of residual soil subjected to repeated hygroscopic cycles by Xu-tang Xu, Xiang-long Chen, Ye-qing Cai, Xiang Xu

“…Residual soil widely distributed in Fujian region has the characteristics of strong structure and easy softening in contact with water, which limits the possibility of its beneficial utilization. …”
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Apoptosis-Inducing Factor, Protein Expression, and Apoptosis Changes with Glutamine in Podocytes Cells Exposed with Cisplatin by Imam Susilo, Himmayatussorofil Maulida, Lindawati Alimsardjono, Dyah Fauziah, Herinda Pertiwi

“…It is one of the most effective anticancer agents and is widely used for the treatment of several types of tumors. …”
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