An Effective Sol-Gel-Functionalized Polyurethane Foams Solid Platform Packed Minicolumns for Complete Extraction of Chromium (VI) from Water: Kinetic, Sorption Isotherms, Thermodyn... by Effat A. Bahaidarah

“…The planned protocol was based upon the complete extraction of the formed binary complex ion associates between the protonated ether and/or urethane groups of PUFs and chlorochromate anion [CrO3Cl]−aq in aqueous HCl (≥1M) medium in addition to H-bonding and the electrostatic π–π interaction that resulted between the CrO3Cl− and the silanol group (Si/ZrO2, Si–O–Zr) and siloxane (Si–O–Si) groups of the sol-gel. …”
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Characterizations of cytokines and viral genomes in serum of patients with Dabie bandavirus infection by Zefeng Dong, Man Yuan, Yueping Xing, Hongkai Zhang, Qiang Shen

“…The sequencing process was performed using a Nanopore GridION X5 instrument. Phylogenetic trees for the L, M, and S segments of Dabie bandavirus were constructed using the maximum likelihood (ML) method in MEGA 11 software, with the bootstrap value set at 1,000.ResultsAll 10 patients with Dabie bandavirus infection exhibited a severe clinical course, resulting in three fatalities. …”
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PHYTOCHEMICAL ANALYSIS OF SEVERAL CULTIVARS OF ARONIA MELANOCARPA FROM THE COLLECTION OF THE "ALEXANDRU CIUBOTARU" NATIONAL BOTANICAL GARDEN (INSTITUTE) by Ion Roșca, Aliona Glijin, Nina Ciorchină, Elisaveta Onica, Maria Tabăra, Alina Cutcovski-Muștuc, Tudor Ralea, Nina Zdioruc

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Banksia Ashbyi-engineered facile green synthesis of magnetite nanoparticles: Characterization, and determination of micro-strain, stress, and physical parameters by X-ray-based Wil... by Gérrard Eddy Jai Poinern, A F M Fahad Halim, Derek Fawcett, Peter Chapman, Rupam Sharma

“…In addition, the size and morphology of the synthesized particles were examined using both focused ion beam scanning electron microscopy (FIBSEM) and transmission electron microscopy (TEM) methods. …”
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Response in Ambient Low Temperature Plasma Ionization Compared to Electrospray and Atmospheric Pressure Chemical Ionization for Mass Spectrometry by Andreas Kiontke, Susan Billig, Claudia Birkemeyer

“…A precondition for improving the performance of such ion sources is a profound understanding how ionization works and which parameters determine signal response. …”
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Assessment of fluoride bio-accessibility in early childhood diets by Jelena Kronic, Ralph M. Duckworth, Claudio Angione, Steven M. Levy, Fatemeh Vida Zohoori

“…Fluoride concentrations before and after in vitro digestion were determined directly using a fluoride-ion-selective electrode after addition of TISAB III, or indirectly by an acid diffusion method. …”
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Cost-effective adsorption of cationic dyes using ZnO nanorods supported by orange peel-derived carbon by Eman J. E. Abdelrazek, Ahmed A. Gahlan, Gamal A. Gouda, Abdelaal S. A. Ahmed

“…The mechanism of MB and CV dyes by the ZnO-NR@PC composite is proposed to be controlled by electrostatic bonding, π-π interactions, and ion exchange. The results indicated the potential ability of OP-derived porous carbons as adsorbents for cationic dyes from aqueous media.…”
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The Relationship Between Body Composition, Physical Activity, Self-Esteem, and Body Image in Female and Male Adolescents by Ligia Rusu, Denisa Piele, Eva Ilie, Gheorghe Ionescu, Mihnea Ion Marin, Mihai Robert Rusu, Mirela Lucia Calina

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Laboratory analysis to determine the accurate characteristics of urban food waste by A. Charkhestani, D. Yousefi Kebria

“…In ultimate analysis, statistical investigation of the laboratory results showed that Walkley and black, Kjeldahl, and dry ashing/ion chromatography methods had more accuracy compared to determination by elemental analyzer which puts direct impact on extracted chemical equation. …”
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Self‐supported thin‐film electrode consisting of transition metal borides for highly efficient hydrogen evolution by Qi Miao, Lihong Bao, Yuxin Gao, Hao Wang, Yongjun Cao, Wei Li, Lei Li, Xiaowei Yang, Jijun Zhao, Ruguang Ma

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The use of whole genome amplification for genomic evaluation of bovine embryos by K. S. Pantiukh, I. V. Rukin, S. V. Portnov, A. Khatib, S. L. Panteleev, A. M. Mazur

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Analysis of a Family with Brugada Syndrome and Sudden Cardiac Death Caused by a Novel Mutation of SCN5A by Yao-Bin Zhu, Jian-Hui Zhang, Yuan-Yuan Ji, Ya-Nan Hu, Han-Lu Wang, Dan-Dan Ruan, Xiao-Rong Meng, Xin-Fu Lin, Jie-Wei Luo, Wei Chen

“…Brugada syndrome is a hereditary cardiac disease associated with mutations in ion channel genes. The clinical features include ventricular fibrillation, syncope, and sudden cardiac death. …”
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De Novo Genome Assembly for an Endangered Lemur Using Portable Nanopore Sequencing in Rural Madagascar by Lindsey Hauff, Noa Elosmie Rasoanaivo, Andriamahery Razafindrakoto, Hajanirina Ravelonjanahary, Patricia C. Wright, Rindra Rakotoarivony, Christina M. Bergey

“…Using an archived E. rufifrons specimen, we conducted long‐read, nanopore sequencing at the Centre ValBio Research Station near Ranomafana National Park, in rural Madagascar, generating over 750 Gb of sequencing data from 10 MinION flow cells. Exclusively using this long‐read data, we assembled 2.157 gigabase, 2980‐contig nuclear assembly with an N50 of 101.6 Mb and a 17,108 bp mitogenome. …”
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Accelerating AI-Based Battery Management System’s SOC and SOH on FPGA by Satyashil D. Nagarale, B. P. Patil

“…We developed an LSTM and BiLSTM model with four hidden layers with 128 LSTM or BiLSTM units per hidden layer that use Panasonic 18650PF Li-ion dataset released by NASA to predict SOC and SOH. …”
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Precipitation Chemistry and Occurrence of Acid Rain over the Oil-Producing Niger Delta Region of Nigeria by John Kanayo Chukwu Nduka, Orish Ebere Orisakwe

“…Crude oil exploration and gas flaring in the Niger Delta, and multiplicity of cottage industries in Awka, impacted on the inorganic ion pollution of the rainwater. This may have public health implications in the region.…”
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Evaluation of the Zirconium Hydride Morphology at the Flaws in the CANDU Pressure Tube Using a Novel Metric by Alexandra Ion Jinga, Mărioara Abrudeanu, Vasile Radu, Alexandru Niţu, Livia Stoica, Denisa Toma, Mircea Ionuţ Petrescu

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LCZ696 Therapy Reduces Ventricular Tachyarrhythmia Inducibility in a Myocardial Infarction-Induced Heart Failure Rat Model by Po-Cheng Chang, Shien-Fong Lin, Yen Chu, Hung-Ta Wo, Hui-Ling Lee, Yu-Chang Huang, Ming-Shien Wen, Chung-Chuan Chou

“…Western blot analyses were conducted to quantify ion channel proteins. Results. The HF-vehicle group did not show significant changes in LVEF. …”
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Impact of geographical variation on nutritional and antioxidant properties of Basella alba L. from Sri Lanka by Lakshanee Weerasinghe Dahanayaka, Mapa Mudiyanselage Sumudu Tharangani Mapa, Chamila Chathuranga Kadigamuwa, Dhanushka Udayanga

“…Furthermore, phytochemical content and antioxidant potential varied showing a significant difference between locations in total chlorophyll (27.53 to 6.69 µg/g dry weight), carotene (4.54 to 1.15 µg/g dry weight), total flavonoid content (10.54 to 3.94 mg/g dry weight in Quercetin equivalents), total phenolic content (8.33 to 0.46 mg/g dry weight in gallic acid equivalents), 1,1-diphenyl-2-picrylhydrazyl radical scavenging activity (38.03–11.4% inhibition), and ferric ion-reducing antioxidant power (1.23 to 3.76 mg/g dry weight in ascorbic acid equivalents) (p < 0.05). …”
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Resetting the Hsc70-mediated lysosomal degradation of PD-L1 via a supramolecular meso peptide for the restoration of acquired anti-tumor T cell immunity by Yujia Zhao, Dan Liu, Wenguang Yang, Wangxiao He, Jin Yan, Leiqing Yao

“…In order to enable internalization into tumor cells, supramolecular engineering techniques were employed through terminal modification involving sulfydryl and monovalent gold ion (Au(I)), both facilitating self-assembly of modified PEPPDL1 into supramolecular nanospheres termed CTAC-PDL1 driven by aurophilic interaction. …”
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The development of a kinetic biotic ligand model to predict acute toxicity of Gadolinium for Daphnia magna by Marion Revel, Qiao-Guo Tan, Andrew Hursthouse, Susanne Heise

“…Its acute toxicity depends on its free ion concentrations (Gd3 +), which is directly related to chemical speciation. …”
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