Layered Double Hydroxides as Systems for Capturing Small-Molecule Air Pollutants: A Density Functional Theory Study by Elaheh Mohebbi, Cristina Minnelli, Eleonora Pavoni, Laura Sisti, Emiliano Laudadio, Pierluigi Stipa

“…Despite the efforts to stem their diffusion, many diseases are still associated with exposure to these molecules. …”
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Clinically applicable antibiotic modification of ready-to-use calcium phosphate cement pastes by Alicia Zeiner, Johannes K. Konrad, Sandra Hinderer, Andreas Hoess, Sascha Heinemann, Uwe Gbureck

“…Results Drug modification with vancomycin had no adverse effects on cement properties in terms of mechanical performance, phase composition, porosity and pore size distribution. Drug release from ready-to-use pastes exhibited a lower initial burst release of 14.5% compared to 47.9% for aqueous powder/liquid cement pastes after 24 h. …”
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Potential Activities of Centella asiatica Leaf Extract against Pathogenic Bacteria-Associated Biofilms and Its Anti-Inflammatory Effects by Piriya Chonsut, Chonticha Romyasamit, Atthaphon Konyanee, Nattisa Niyomtham, Lavanya Goodla, Auemphon Mordmuang

“…The medicinal value of Centella asiatica leaf extract was evaluated as an alternative treatment. The chemical composition of the leaf extract was analyzed, and the biological activities were determined. …”
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Quantitative and Qualitative Phytochemical Analysis of Manilkara zapota (Sapodilla) Extract and Its Antibacterial Activity on Some Gram-Positive and Gram-Negative Bacteria by Shahla Hashemi Shahraki, Fereshteh Mohamadhasani Javar, Mehdi Rahimi

“…Antibacterial effects of Manilkara zapota ethanol extract were determined by disk diffusion methods, minimum inhibitory concentration (MIC), and minimum bactericidal concentration (MBC). …”
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Inspiring effect of lignin on the properties of nanocrystalline cellulose films by Emília Csiszár, Dávid Kun, Fanni Temesváry-Kis, Erika Fekete

“…In this study, flexible cellulose nanocrystal (CNC)-lignin films were prepared in a wide composition range. CNC was obtained from bleached flax. …”
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Exchange Character of Caesium Ions onto Zirconium Tungstate by R.R. Sheha, S.H. El-Khouly

“…Various parameters such as the effective diffusion coefficient under different conditions and the activation energy were determined from the graphical representation of the linearized form of the Arrhenius equation. …”
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Phytochemical Analysis and Antibacterial Effects of Anastatica hierochuntica Extracts on Foodborne and Clinical Pathogens by Amina Omodolapo Badmos, Hanahu Onikola, Sekinat Onigbinde, Rasaq Onikola

“…This study explores the phytochemical composition and antibacterial properties of aqueous and methanolic extracts of Anastatica hierochuntica against foodborne pathogens and clinical isolates. …”
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Electrospun Polycaprolactone–Gelatin Fibrils Enabled 3D Hydrogel Microcapsules for Biomedical Applications by Felix Tettey-Engmann, Thakur Sapkota, Sita Shrestha, Narayan Bhattarai, Salil Desai

“…In this research, electrospun composite nanofibers of PCL–gelatin (PG) were first fabricated, characterized, and cryoground. …”
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Transformation model of e-service quality: theoretical substantiation by N. Sh. Vatolkina

“…The author identified and systematized factors of technology adoption in view of consumer characteristics of the service and showed the cyclic nature of model development, when from complicated composition of factors in initial models of technology diffusion and the theory of intellectual acts through simplified ideas of factors in the theory of technology adoption the shift to current complex multi-level models was accomplished. …”
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Catalytic para-xylene maximization. Part X: Toluene disproportionation on HF promoted H-ZSM-5 catalysts by Ahmed K. Aboul-Gheit, Ateyya A. Aboul-Enein, Salwa A. Ghoneim, Samia A. Hanafi, Ahmed E. Awadallah

“…The ratio of produced para-xylene relative to its thermodynamic composition reached as high as 3.29 at 300 °C on the 4%HF doped H-ZSM-5 catalyst although this catalyst possessed the lowest amount of the largest pores (3.0–5.7 nm) and the smallest pores (0.4–1.7 nm). …”
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Investigation of new exopolysaccharides produced by strains of donkey milk by Arevik Israyelyan, Tsovinar Balabekyan, Lara Aleksanyan, Inesa Sahakyan, Anna Gasparyan, Flora Тkhruni

“…The quantitative synthesis of polysaccharides (8-15%) depends on the composition of the nutrient medium, temperature and growing time. …”
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Research Progress on the Application and Migration Characteristics of Plant Essential Oils in Antibacterial Active Packaging：A Review by Jiaxin LI, Qiancheng ZHAO, Guanliang SONG, Xinrui SU, Shengcong LIU, Yongsheng MA

“…Essential oils in antibacterial packaging migrate to packaged food through diffusion, and the migration rate and amount are affected by the type and composition of essential oils, packaging materials, packaging environment relative humidity and temperature and other factors. …”
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A Comparative Study on the Phytochemical Profile, Antimicrobial Activity and Antioxidant Capacity of Flowers and Leaves from Selected Medicinal Plants by Anisha Bhandari, Kanti Shrestha, Pramila Parajuli

“…Standard procedures were employed to assess the phytochemical composition of these extracts. Antimicrobial activity was evaluated using the agar well diffusion method, while antioxidant capacity was determined using the DPPH (1,1-diphenyl-2-picrylhyrazyl) assay. …”
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Cytocompatibility and Antibacterial Properties of Capping Materials by Claudio Poggio, Carla Renata Arciola, Riccardo Beltrami, Annachiara Monaco, Alberto Dagna, Marco Lombardini, Livia Visai

“…To evaluate antimicrobial activity, materials were challenged in vitro with Streptococcus mutans, Streptococcus salivarius, and Streptococcus sanguis in the agar disc diffusion test. Cytocompatibility of the assayed materials towards rat MDPC-23 cells was evaluated at different times by both MTT and apoptosis assays. …”
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Matrix-free human 2D organoids recapitulate duodenal barrier and transport properties by Kopano Valerie Masete, Dorothee Günzel, Jörg-Dieter Schulzke, Hans-Jörg Epple, Nina A. Hering

“…Results We characterized these monolayers phenotypically regarding polarization, tight junction formation and cellular composition, and functionally regarding uptake of nutrients, ion transport and cytokine-induced barrier dysfunction. …”
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LoRA Fusion: Enhancing Image Generation by Dooho Choi, Jeonghyeon Im, Yunsick Sung

“…Recent advancements in low-rank adaptation (LoRA) have shown its effectiveness in fine-tuning diffusion models for generating images tailored to new downstream tasks. …”
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Investigation of Bioactive Compounds on Relict Endemic Ajuga relicta P. H. Davis (Lamiaceae) from Turkey by Nazan Çömlekcioğlu, Yusuf Ziya Kocabaş, Ashabil Aygan

“…Antimicrobial activities of plant extracts were determined by the well-diffusion method against seven bacteria and four yeasts. …”
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Experimental demonstration of electric power generation from Earth's rotation through its own magnetic field by Christopher F. Chyba, Kevin P. Hand, Thomas H. Chyba

“…This requires using a soft magnetic material with a topology satisfying a particular mathematical condition and a composition and scale favoring magnetic diffusion, i.e., having a low magnetic Reynolds number R_{m} [Chyba and Hand, Phys. …”
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Nanotechnology Foresight: How Can We Explore Employment and Skills Implications? by Ian Miles

“…Nanotechnology, the paper shows, due to its relative infancy, its composition of numerous lines of knowledge development, and the many contested claims about the scope and speed of its evolution, poses particular challenges. …”
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STUDY OF THE PHYSICAL, CHEMICAL, AND SENSORY PROPERTIES OF THE COOKIE PRODUCT RESULTING FROM REPLACING DIFFERENT PROPORTIONS OF BANANA PEEL POWDER by Mohanad Jumaa Jandal

“…The analysis of the chemical composition of banana peels showed that the percentage of moisture, fat, protein, ash, and carbohydrates reached 3.97, 2.90, 7.23, 9.07, and 76.83%, respectively. …”
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