Cryptic patterning of avian skin confers a developmental facility for loss of neck feathering. by Chunyan Mou, Frederique Pitel, David Gourichon, Florence Vignoles, Athanasia Tzika, Patricia Tato, Le Yu, Dave W Burt, Bertrand Bed'hom, Michele Tixier-Boichard, Kevin J Painter, Denis J Headon

“…In chicken, a mutation called Naked neck is characterized by a reduction of body feathering and completely bare neck. …”
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Controlled Synthesis of TiB2-TiC Composite: Substantiation of the Homogenizing Joule Thermostatting Efficiency and Improvement of SHS-Compaction Technology in a Vacuum by Gigo Jandieri, David Sakhvadze

“…Such consolidation leads to a significant increase in the quality of structural packaging and a reduction in the number and volume of micropores, as a result of which the performance properties of the composite improve on average by 10–15 %.…”
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Mitochondrial respiratory function induces endogenous hypoxia. by Sara Prior, Ara Kim, Toshitada Yoshihara, Seiji Tobita, Toshiyuki Takeuchi, Masahiro Higuchi

“…This may be caused by high oxygen consumption, low oxygen diffusion in water, and low oxygen incorporation to the cells. …”
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Fabrication of High-Quality Er³⁺-Yb³⁺ Co-Doped Phosphate Glasses with Low Residual Hydroxyl Group Content by Yonglong Liu, Siyu Zhu, Jianan Huang, Xinyu Ye, Chunxiao Liu, Liaolin Zhang

“…The dehydroxylation mechanism was governed by the physical diffusion of hydroxyl groups within the glass matrix.…”
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Antifungal Activity of Selected Medicinal Plants Against Grey Mold Disease and Extension of Strawberry Shelf Life by Tavga Sulaiman Rashid, Brwa Azad Aziz

“…Amethyst garlic and pelargonium exhibited a considerable reduction in grey mold incidence and disease severity. …”
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Analysis of emission and combustion behaviors of water-emulsified diesel with various water contents and droplet diameters by Ghazian Amin Bin MUKHTAR, Takeshi NAGATA, Jun HAYASHI, Naoto HORIBE, Hiroshi KAWANABE, Manabu FUCHIHATA

“…This study concludes that emulsified fuels with larger water droplets and 20 vol% water content offer the best balance between thermal efficiency and emission reduction.…”
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Exploiting galvanic effect in Ag–Al alloy ion reservoir of resistive switching device for high-density cross-point array memory system by Seokjae Lim, Jiyong Woo

“…Conversely, the outward diffusion of Ag+ ions, caused by the oxidation of neutral Ag within the filament, leads to the dissolution of the filament and a high-resistance state. …”
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Unveiling Mounier–Kuhn syndrome: clinical phenotypes, imaging challenges, AI applications, and review of literature by Adriano Costigliola, Antonio Sorrentino, Marta Iavarone, Antonio Ricci, Roberta Lieto, Gaetano Rea

“…The diagnosis of MKS is made through a combination of patient history, respiratory function tests (possible obstructive or mixed obstructive-restrictive ventilatory defect with diffusion capacity (DLCO) reduction or normal), radiological imaging demonstrating tracheal and bronchial dilatation (≥ 30 mm for the trachea, ≥ 20 mm for the right main bronchus, and ≥ 18 mm for the left main bronchus), bronchoscopy, and the exclusion of conditions associated with tracheomalacia, both autoimmune and syndromic in origin including Ehlers–Danlos syndrome, Marfan syndrome, cystic fibrosis, and cutis laxa. …”
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Alkali Halide Aqueous Solutions Under Pressure: A Non-Equilibrium Molecular Dynamics Investigation of Thermal Transport and Thermodiffusion by Guansen Zhao, Fernando Bresme

“…Here, we investigate the thermal conductivity and thermal diffusion of NaCl and LiCl solutions in the GPa pressure regime, targeting temperatures between 300 K and 1000 K at 1 molal concentration. …”
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Study on main controlling factors of CO2 huff-n-puff for enhanced oil recovery and storage in shale oil reservoirs by CHEN Jun, WANG Haimei, CHEN Xi, TANG Yong, TANG Liangrui, SI Rong, WANG Huijun, HUANG Xianzhu, LENG Bing

“…The results showed that CO2 huff-n-puff restored production capacity in shale oil wells by replenishing formation energy, extracting light and intermediate components from shale oil, and leveraging CO2 diffusion, oil viscosity reduction, and expansion effects. …”
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Development and Evaluation of Anti-Pollution Film-Forming Facial Spray Containing Coffee Cherry Pulp Extract by Weeraya Preedalikit, Chuda Chittasupho, Pimporn Leelapornpisid, Sheng Qi, Kanokwan Kiattisin

“…Skin penetration was assessed using Franz diffusion cells with Strat-M^® membranes to simulate human skin. …”
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Microstructure and bonding properties of hot-rolled 7075/AZ31B clad sheets by Zong-he WU, Zi-chen QI, Peng-peng XU, Yun-peng ZHAO, Hong XIAO

“…At the same rolling temperature, the bonding strength of the Al/Mg composite plates first increased and then decreased with the increase in the reduction ratio. The bonding strength increased because of the increase in the element diffusion width across the interface and the grain refinement near the Mg interface. …”
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Influence of gas carburization on the microstructure, mechanical properties, and alloying elements behaviour in plain and alloyed low carbon steels by Krishnamurthy D Ambiger, Murthy B R N, Pavan Hiremath, Shivamurthy R C, Suhas Kowshik, Nithesh Naik, Prateek Jain, H S Arunkumar

“…Carburization, performed through boosting, diffusion, and equalization phases, significantly increased surface carbon content, forming a hardened case layer while retaining a softer core. …”
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Preparation and First-principles Study of New Thorium-based MOX Fuel by ZHAO Shi1, 2, , WEI Qianglin1, 2, 3, , LIU Yibao1, 2, LIU Haojie2, LI Kaixuan2

“…Nevertheless, the grain size demonstrates a trend of initial enlargement followed by reduction as the sintering temperature increases, indicative of a migration-driven process. …”
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From Flower to Medicine: Green-Synthesized Silver Nanoparticles as Promising Antibacterial Agents by Mohd Saeed, Reem Binsuwaidan, Nawaf Alshammari, Ahmed M. Alharbi, Nadiyah M. Alabdallahd, Nawaf A. Alotaibi, Samra Siddiqui, Safia Obaidur

“…Antibacterial and antibiofilm properties were evaluated against gram-positive (<i>Staphylococcus aureus</i> and <i>Enterococcus faecalis</i>) and gram-negative (<i>Escherichia coli</i> and <i>Pseudomonas aeruginosa</i>) bacteria using agar well diffusion and XTT reduction assays. The cytotoxic effects on MDMB-231 breast cancer cells and normal splenocytes were measured using the MTT assay, whereas fluorescence microscopy was used to observe reactive oxygen species (ROS) production, changes in mitochondrial membrane potential, and caspase-3 activation. …”
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Study on the effect of high energy ultrasonic wave on MIG welding deformation and welding joint performance of LC52 aluminum alloy plate by Cong Jin, Chunguang Xu, Peilu Li, Peng Yin, Yunxi Gao, Yongqiang Wang

“…The average welding residual stress reduction rate and the stress homogenization rate of the plate under each detection depth reached more than 70.0% and 50.0%, respectively. …”
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Eco-benign synthesis of multifunctional silver nanoparticles using leptochloa fusca for enhanced biomedical and catalytic applications by Riaz Ahmad Khan, Hidayat Ullah Khan, Shahnaz, Kamran Tahir, Moamen S Refat, Abdel Majid A Adam, Amnah Mohammed Alsuhaibani

“…LF-AgNPs efficiently catalysed the reduction of methylene blue in less than 9 min, using NaBH _4 as a reducing agent. …”
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Green synthesis of AgNPs using Forsskaolea tenacissima: sustainable nanotechnology for antimicrobial, antioxidant, and catalytic activities by Hajer S. Alorfi, Maha S. Alomari, Nahed O. Bawakid, Hanan I. Althagbi, Naha M. Alsebaii, M. Aslam, S. Chandrasekaran, M. Tahir Soomro, Amna N. Khan

“…FTIR and HPLC analysis identified 4-hydroxybenzoic acid and salicylic acid in the plant extract, which played a key role in the reduction of Ag+ ions and stabilization of Ft-AgNPs. …”
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Effects of Cu Substituting Mo in Sr₂Fe_1.5Mo_0.5O_6−δ Symmetrical Electrodes for CO₂ Electrolysis in Solid Oxide Electrolysis Ce... by Wanting Tan, Pengzhan Hu, Tianxiang Feng, Siliang Zhao, Shuai Wang, Hui Song, Zhaoyu Qi, Wenjie Li

“…Moreover, Cu doping increased the concentration of oxygen vacancies, creating abundant electrochemical active sites, and led to a reduction in the oxidation states of Fe and Mo ions. …”
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Exploring corrosion behavior, antimicrobial evaluation, molecular docking and DFT calculation of thiosemicarbazone ligand and its metal complexes by Howida S. Mandour, Lobna A. Khorshed, Amr M. Abdou, Basma Ghazal

“…The results deducted from cyclic voltammetry technique showed that, the oxidation–reduction process of the ligand (HL) and its metal complexes Ni (II), Co (II) and Cd (II) under quasi-reversible system and the reaction occurred on the metal surface under diffusion control. …”
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