Production of potassium hydroxide-activated biochar and its use as a filler in polylactic acid for food packaging by Serhat Balcı, Zeynep İrem Özyörü, Filiz Uğur Nigiz

“…Petroleum-containing packaging materials of the past and present have created serious ecological problems for the environment due to their resistance to biodegradation. …”
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Gene Editing Anxiety by Angelo Osofsky

“…Health and Genetic Risks of Germline Editing Editing the human germline to prevent psychiatric disorders poses serious health risks to individuals. Currently, scientists warn that genetically altering the human genome can result in off-target mutations that increase the risk of disease. …”
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Monkeypox virus (MPXV) isolation from longitudinal samples of 11 patients to infer risk of onwards transmission by Dr Helen Callaby, Dr Janie Olver, Ms Kirsty Emery, Dr Kevin Richards, Dr Marian Killip, Dr Natalie Groves, Dr Jake Dunning, Professor Malcolm G Semple, Professor J Kenneth Baillie, Dr Tommy Rampling, Dr Catherine F Houlihan

“…Human-to-human transmission occurs, primarily through contact with infectious lesions. The cycle threshold (Ct) value at which mpox virus can be isolated varies in the literature. …”
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Biodegradable film development by nisin Z addition into hydroxypropylmethylcellulose matrix for mozzarella cheese preservation by Pedro A. V. Freitas, Rafael R. A. Silva, Taíla V. de Oliveira, Raquel R. A. Soares, Nilda F. F. Soares

“…Currently, improvement of food preservation has been a substantial challenge for industries to increase shelf-life of products and to maintain food quality during storage. …”
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Chickengunya by Mehwash Kashif, Haya Arshad Ali

“…There are no specific drugs to treat chikungunya; doctors simply recommend rest and plenty of fluid Medication focuses on relieving the symptoms rather than the causes. 5Seeing as the major mode of chikungunya transmission is by mosquito bite, the best methods of prevention involve minimizing contact with mosquitos. Steps that can be taken to prevent chikungunya include: • Using insect repellent containing DEET (N, N-Diethyl-meta-toluamide) or picaridin on skin and clothing…”
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The effect of immersion time in a benzotriazole solution on anodic behaviour of AgCu50 alloy by Vesna Grekulović, Vujasinović Mirjana Rajčić, Zoran Stević

“…Electrochemical behavior of silver ,copper and AgCu50 alloy after their immersion in 0.01 mol/dm3 benzotriazole solution for 30, 360, 720 i 1440 minutes, was investigated in 0.1 mol/dm3 NaOH using the cyclic voltammetry method. Currents on cyclic voltammograms for both, pure silver, pure copper and AgCu50 alloy recorded after imemersion in the benzotriazole solution are lower than the corresponding currents obtained without the contact of the metals with BTA. …”
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Lysosome and plasma membrane Piezo channels of Trypanosoma cruzi are essential for proliferation, differentiation and infectivity. by Guozhong Huang, Mayara S Bertolini, Justin Wiedeman, Ronald D Etheridge, Teresa Cruz-Bustos, Roberto Docampo

“…Contact of T. cruzi infective forms with their host cells or with the extracellular matrix increases their intracellular Ca2+ concentration suggesting a mechano-transduction process. …”
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Determination of Ethanol Content in Fuels with Phononic Crystal Sensor by N. V. Mukhin, A. Oseev, M. M. Kutia, E. S. Borodacheva, P. G. Korolev

“…In-line analysis of ethanol content in gasoline blends is currently one of the urgent needs of fuel industry. …”
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Catalogue of bat viruses (2020) by M. Yu. Shchelkanov, M. N. Dunaeva, T. V. Moskvina, A. N. Voronova, Yu. V. Kononova, V. V. Vorobyeva, I. V. Galkina, V. A. Yanovich, A. A. Gadzhiev, A. M. Shestopalov

“…Aim of this the research presented in this article is to analyze the representation of bat (Chiroptera) viruses in various taxa of the Virae kingdom.Discussion. Currently, 260 viruses are associated with bats belonging to 19 orders, 28 families (9 DNA‐containing and 19 RNA‐containing) and 61 genera (18 DNA‐containing and 43 RNA‐containing). …”
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Computational fluid dynamics-multibody system dynamics bidirectional coupling calculation and flow-induced vibration evaluation of a high-speed pantograph-catenary system by Zhuojun Li, ChunJiang Chen, Huapu Song, Gang Yang, Jun Yang, Huadong Yao, Jiqiang Niu

“…Currently, commercial high-speed trains operate at speeds exceeding 350 km/h, with line test speeds exceeding 450 km/h, making the impact of airflow on pantograph dynamics increasingly significant. …”
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The role of barrier function of mucous membranes in allergic diseases and sublingual allergen-specific immunotherapy by Oksana M. Kurbacheva, Miramgul E. Amanturlieva

“…Currently one of the factors of allergy predisposition is the increase in barrier permeability of the mucous membranes of the respiratory system and the gastrointestinal tract (GIT). …”
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SIGNIFICANCE OF THE PORT OF SINGAPORE AGAINST THE COUNTRY’S ECONOMIC GROWTH by Maciej MINDUR

“…This research covers the port’s ownership and organisational structure, and its terminals have been reviewed in terms of their location, infrastructure and functions by taking into account the new generation terminal of the port of Tuas, currently under development. Over the years, the port has seen a steady increase in revenue from transhipment, which is confirmed by the dynamics of the container volume growth over the years 1972–2017, the transhipment volume over the years 2007–2018 and the number of container ships calling at the port along with their total capacity over the years 2007–2017, as elaborated in the article.…”
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Analyzing the effects of a Maxwell nanofluid with graphene oxide on rectangular, triangular, and chamfered baffles on the surface of a stretched surface by Mohammed Ali, Rassol Hamed Rasheed, Hasan A. Al-Asadi, Saif Ali Kadhim, Dhuha Radhi Nayyef, Farhan Lafta Rashid, Karrar A. Hammoodi, Pooya Pasha

“…As the temperature difference within the fluid increases, energy is transferred between the nanofluid particles in contact with the surface. …”
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THE THERMAL STABILITY OF POLYMER CABLE COMPOUNDS WITH A FLAME-RETARDING FILLER by A. Yu. Svatikov, I. D. Simonov-Emelyanov

“…Currently, halogen-free cable compositions are becoming increasingly common in the manufacture of cable compositions. …”
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Antimicrobial resistance: Past, present, and way forward by Ramashankar Rath, Pradip Kharya, Aroop Mohanty, Anil R. Koparkar, Anand M. Dixit, Hari Shanker Joshi, Vivek Hada

“…A containment plan is currently being executed but yet to achieve the full extent as intended. …”
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Рreventive efficacy of interferon -2b in the COVID-19 pandemic by Zh. B. Ponezheva, A. A. Grishaeva, I. V. Mannanova, A. N. Kupchenko, S. B. Yatsyshina, S. V. Krasnova, V. V. Malynovskaya, V. G. Akimkin

“…The amount of infected people has already exceeded 48 million, and more than 1 million deaths have been registered. A steady increase of new cases of COVID-19 is currently observed on the territory of the Russian Federation. …”
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Development of standard samples-simulators of weight fraction of acetone insoluble substances in rapeseed lecithins by O. S. Agafonov, E. V. Lisovaya, S. M. Prudnikov, E. P. Victorova

“…Currently, there is an increase in the volume of rapeseed processing, which leads to a natural increase in the production of by-products such as rapeseed lecithin. …”
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Percutaneous Spinal Needle–Assisted Suture Passing in Medial Meniscal Posterior Root Tear Repair by Ahmet Emin Okutan, Ph.D., Serkan Surucu, Ph.D., Kerim Öner, Ph.D., Lokman Kehribar, Ph.D.

“…MMPR tears lead to significant alterations in knee joint kinematics, increasing tibiofemoral contact pressure and accelerating knee osteoarthritis. …”
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The Immune Microenvironment: New Therapeutic Implications in Organ Fibrosis by Xiangqi Chen, Chuan Wu, Fei Tang, Jingyue Zhou, Li Mo, Yanping Li, Jinhan He

“…Immune cells are increasingly recognized as crucial regulators in the pathological process of fibrosis by releasing effector molecules, such as cytokines, chemokines, extracellular vesicles, metabolites, proteases, or intercellular contact. …”
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Continuation of education after marriage and its relationship with professional maternal healthcare utilization among young adult women in Bangladesh. by Sihab Howlader, Md Aminur Rahman, Md Mosfequr Rahman

“…This study aims to examine the association between the continuation of education after marriage and the utilization of antenatal care (ANC) (≥ 4 ANC, a four-contact model; and ≥ 8 ANC, an eight-contact model) and delivery assistance received from skilled professionals among currently married young adult women in Bangladesh. …”
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