Significant role of anionic behavior of cocoyl glutamate on lead(II) ion adsorption towards activated carbon adsorbent from cigarette butts by Moh Zeinur Ridho, Retno Pertiwi, Eldo Delta Bagaskara, Raya Rambu Rambani, Chika Synthia Pitaloka, Fanta Mei Wahyuni, Istiqomah Rahmawati, Muhammad Reza

“…Infrared spectroscopy revealed that the structure of both CA and CA-DCG mainly consists of aromatic rings functionalized by several oxygen functional groups, such as carbonyl and hydroxyl groups. …”
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Effects of straw amendment on the bioavailability of selenite in soil and its mechanisms by Mingxing Qi, Dan Wang, Hui Zhai, Fei Zhou, Hao Wu, Wanchen Zhao, Rongxin Ren, Jingyi Shi, Dongli Liang

“…Selenite predominantly incorporated with phenolic and etheric C–O functional groups of DOM in soil, which mainly existed in aromatic DOM such as humic acid (HA). Consequently, HA–Se was more likely to form in krasnozems enriched with HA. 2D-COS evidenced that HA mineralization promoted Se bioavailability in krasnozems with high-Se treatment. …”
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Organic molecules are deterministically assembled in variably inundated river sediments, but drivers remain unclear by James C. Stegen, Vanessa A. Garayburu-Caruso, Robert E. Danczak, Rosalie K. Chu, Amy E. Goldman, Sophia McKever, Lupita Renteria, Jason Toyoda, WHONDRS Consortium

“…Previous research on stochastic and deterministic influences over DOM chemistry applied null models to aquatic environments and subsurface pore water. Our study extends this to variably inundated riverbed sediments, which are widespread globally. …”
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Investigation of local corrosion behavior and mechanism for TA2/HAl77-2/316L SS coupling systems under seawater liquid film by Hong Ju, Hanzhi Li, Lu Fang, Haitong Lu, Yifan Wei

“…The behavior and mechanism of local corrosion for a TA2/HAl77-2/316L SS coupling system was investigated under a seawater liquid film using coupled multielectrode arrays (CMEAs) and Electrochemical Impedance Spectroscopy (EIS) technology. …”
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Air pollution exposures in early life and brain development in children (ABC): protocol for a pregnancy cohort study by John Kinuthia, R Scott McClelland, Barbra A Richardson, Elizabeth Maleche-Obimbo, Brent R Collett, Sarah Benki-Nugent, Faridah H Were, Anne M Riederer, Michael Gatari, CJ Karr, Edmund YW Seto, Beatrice C Mutai, Susan Wamithi, Priscilla Wanini Edemba, Timothy V Larson, Julian D Marshall

“…At entry, mothers (n=400) are administered surveys to characterise air pollution exposures reflecting household features and occupational activities and provide blood (for lead analysis) and urine specimens (for polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon (PAH) metabolites). Mothers attend up to two additional antenatal study visits, with urine collection, and infants are followed through age 36 months for annual neurodevelopment and caregiving behaviour assessment, and child urine and blood collection. …”
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Obstetric Characteristics in Women with Congenital Uterine Anomalies who Gave a Live Birth by Duygu Altın Başkak, Mert Turğal, Sinan Beksaç

“…Among these; 14 (42,4%) were identified as septate; 6 (%18,2) as bicornuate, 7 (%21,2) as arcuate, 4 (%12,1) as didelphic, and 2 (%6,1) as unicornuate uterus. …”
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The Cytotoxicity Assessment of Grapefruit Peel Essential Oil and Its Effect on Frying Stability of Sunflower Oil by Ghania Kaanin-Boudraa, Fatiha Brahmi, Linda Grimaud, Mohamed Lamine Freidja, Ourdia-Nouara Kernou, Daniel Henrion, Samir Hadjal, Khodir Madani, Lila Boulekbache-Makhlouf

“…Background: Frying oil lipids are prone to oxidation, so aromatic plants and their essential oils (EOs) have been applied to prevent this process. …”
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Dye adsorption on fish scale biosorbent from tannery wastewater by Md. Abul Hashem, Forhad Ahammad, Bishwajit Chandra Das, Eshtiyaq Tauhid Enan, Modinatul Maoya, Mohammad Jakir Hossain Khan, Md. Mukimujjaman Miem

“…Dyes in wastewater have an adverse influence on the aquatic ecosystem. This research concerns the suitability of fish biowaste adsorbent for dye removal from tannery wastewater. …”
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GWSF-EuSWAP70 gene expression to enhance gray mold resistance in Arabidopsis thaliana by Zhenchi Huang, Xiaoming Li, Fenglian Cai, Lichun Li, Zhihua Wu

“…Abstract Background Eucalyptus, a widely cultivated woody plant, is susceptible to a diverse array of pests and diseases, leading to reduced yields and economic losses. …”
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Submicron quantum dot light-emitting diodes enabled by pixelated topological meta-mirror by Ye Taikang, Tian Dadi, Wu Dan, Sun Xiao Wei, Wang Kai

“…Meanwhile, with the rise of near eye display, a submicron pixel size is required for a high-resolution display within a small area less than 1 inch. However, the realization of submicron full color quantum dot pixels by direct patterning is still a big challenge. …”
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Endoplasmic reticulum stress-related super enhancer promotes epithelial-mesenchymal transformation in hepatocellular carcinoma through CREB5 mediated activation of TNC by Anqi Wang, Sitong Yan, Jiatao Liu, Xiang Chen, Mengyao Hu, Xiao Du, Weijia Jiang, Zhipeng Pan, Lulu Fan, Guoping Sun

“…Analyses of TCGA datasets and tissue arrays showed that CREB5 mRNA and protein expression levels were higher in liver cancer tissues than in paired normal tissues. …”
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Tire rubber-derived contaminants 6PPD and 6PPD-quinone reduce attachment and outgrowth of trophoblast spheroids onto endometrial epithelial cells by Jong Geol Lee, Seon Min Lee, Moonjung Hyun, Jeong Doo Heo

“…N-(1,3-Dimethylbutyl)-N′-phenyl-p-phenylenediamine (6PPD), a synthetic additive widely used in the rubber industry, and its oxidized product 6PPD-quinone (6PPDQ), have garnered widespread attention as an emerging hazardous chemicals owing to their potential detrimental effects on aquatic ecosystem and human health. The effects of 6PPD and 6PPDq on the female reproductive tract, especially embryo implantation, remain unknown and were investigated in this study. …”
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Study protocol of the METAPANC trial - intensified treatment in patients with local operable but oligometastatic pancreatic cancer - multimodal surgical treatment versus chemothera... by Michael Ghadimi, Uwe Pelzer, Marc G. Besselink, Jens Siveke, Ralph Telgmann, Rickmer Braren, Hanneke Wilmink, Marie Crede, Alexander Koenig, Ute Koenig, Sven Thorsten Liffers, Kai Antweiler, Bas Uijterwijk, Hanna Seppanen, Arno Nordin, Pauli Puolakkainen, Olav F. Dajani, Knut Jørgen Labori, Mia Johansson, Svein Olav Bratlie, Tim Friede, Peter Jo

“…Methods After an induction therapy with eight cyles of mFOLFIRINOX and a response assessment after four and eight cycles, patients will be randomized to either Arm 1 (perioperative mFOFIRINOX plus resection of the primary tumor with resection or ablation of all hepatic metastases) or Arm 2 (continuation of 4 cycles of the standard-of-care mFOLFIRINOX chemotherapy). …”
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Impact of copper stress in the intestinal barriers and gut microbiota of Chinese stripe-necked turtle (Mauremys sinensis) by Zeeshan Ali, Ijaz Khan, Muhammad Shahid Iqbal, Haitao Shi, Li Ding, Meiling Hong

“…Copper is used to treat algal blooms, macrophyte infestations and other environmental issues, but its rising ambient levels harm aquatic animals, especially their intestines. …”
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Infrared dim tiny-sized target detection based on feature fusion by Peng Zhang, Yaman Jing, Guodong Liu, Ziyang Chen, Xiaoyan Wu, Osami Sasaki, Jixiong Pu

“…The quantitative evaluation metrics, including IOUs and F1 scores, validate the outperformance of the proposed network. Furthermore, ablation experiments demonstrate that the proposed two modules can effectively tackle the tiny-size, low contrast and dark intensity issues, providing a solution for detecting dim and small-size infrared targets.…”
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Promotion of healthy eating patterns among employees of a primary health care unit by Paula Martins Horta, Luana Caroline dos Santos, Roseli Gomes de Andrade

“…Six weekly activities relating to food and nutrition education were carried out and their themes were: food groups and healthy eating; physical activity practice and adequate water ingestion; milk and dairy and the importance of calcium; fruits and the importance of using whole foods; nutritional labeling, whole grains and diet vs. light; sodium consumption and aromatic herbs. Posters and murals were presented, food degustation was promoted, folders were given and giveaways promoted. …”
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Preparation and Characterization of Rosa roxburghii Tratt Polyphenol-Sodium Alginate-Soy Protein Isolate Nanocomposites and Their Antioxidant Activity by Han LIU, Xiaoyan LIU, Yinping GUO, Xingyan MU, Zihui SHI

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Hourly Ozone and PM2.5 Prediction Using Meteorological Data – Alternatives for Cities with Limited Pollutant Information by Felipe Cifuentes, Angel Gálvez, Carlos M. González, Mauricio Orozco-Alzate, Beatriz H. Aristizábal

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Deep learning powered single-cell clustering framework with enhanced accuracy and stability by Yi Zhang, Xi Feng, Yin Wang, Kai Shi

“…Ablation studies are also conducted to validate the significant contributions of both the residual connections and the attention mechanism to the overall performance of the model. …”
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Assessing the Effects of Solid Waste Dump Sites on the Quality of Water Resources: A Case Study of Kabale Municipality Dumpsite by Mutaawe, Bob Wamala

“…This therefore makes the leachate easily carried away by the runoff from the rainwater and the water from the roof of the dump site structures and these get deposited in the stream of water and this is likely to the aquatic life in the stream as well as the other users such as the livestock farms in very close proximity as well as irrigation schemes. …”
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