Enhancement of Congo Red-Neomycin Resonance Rayleigh Scattering by Dodecyl Trimethyl Ammonium Bromide and its Application by Fanfan Zhang, Yangyang Chen, Dan Zhang, Yang Jia, Junsheng Meng, Lirong Jiang, Shengke Yang

“…In Britton–Robinson buffer solution, neomycin could react with Congo red to form an ionic association, which in turn reacted with dodecyl trimethyl ammonium bromide to form a ternary ionic association. …”
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Mapping Ammonium Flux Across Bacterial Porins: A Novel Electrophysiological Assay with Antimicrobial Relevance by Ishan Ghai

“…Under matched ionic conditions, Omp-Pst2 exhibited significantly higher ammonium flux—approximately 6000 ions per second per monomer at a 1 µM gradient—compared to ~4000 ions per second for OmpF. …”
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Synthesis and characterization of novel water-soluble polyamide based on spermine and aspartic acid as a potential gene delivery vehicle

“…The copolymer ASSP was prepared by direct polycondensation in the ionic liquid, butylmethylimidazolium hexafluorophosphate, using triphenyl phosphite as the condensing agent under mild reaction conditions. …”
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Optimisation of operating parameters for enhanced CO2 electrochemical reduction to ethylene in flow cell configuration: A study on catalytic performance by Nor Hafizah Yasin, Shya Athiera Ilma Mohamad Sopi, Wan Zaireen Nisa Yahya, Mohamad Azmi Bustam

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Study of Ionanofluids Behavior in PVT Solar Collectors: Determination of Thermal Fields and Characteristic Length by Means of HEATT^® Platform by Mariano Alarcón, Juan-Pedro Luna-Abad, Manuel Seco-Nicolás, Imane Moulefera, Gloria Víllora

“…In the present work, a study of the characteristic length of tubes, or most efficient distance at which heat transfer occurs, in flat photovoltaic-thermal (PVT) hybrid solar devices has been carried out using three heat transfer fluids: water, [Emim]Ac ionic liquid and ionanofluid of graphene nanoparticles suspended in the former ionic liquid. …”
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Adsorption of Atenolol on Talc: An Indication of Drug Interference with an Excipient by Zhaohui Li, Nicole M. Fitzgerald, Guocheng Lv, Wei-Teh Jiang, Limei Wu

“…In this study, the adsorption of atenolol (AT), a β-blocker, on talc, a clay mineral of pH-dependent surface charge, was evaluated under different physicochemical conditions such as the initial AT concentration, equilibrium time, solution pH, ionic strength and temperature. …”
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Egg Yolk, a Multifunctional Emulsifier: New Insights on Factors Influencing and Mechanistic Pathways in Egg Yolk Emulsification by Rajat Suhag

“…Food products involve different ingredients leading to varying pH values and ionic strength, which affect egg yolk protein adsorption and emulsion stability. …”
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Glaciochemistry and environmental interpretation of a snow core from West Antarctica by REGINA S. FERREIRA, JEFFERSON C. SIMÕES, ISAÍAS U. THOEN, RONALDO T. BERNARDO

“…Stable isotope ratios (δD and δ18O) and ionic content, determined at the Centro Polar e Climático of the Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul (CPC/UFRGS), were used to date the core and reconstruct the climatic conditions at the site. …”
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Screening for severe coronary stenosis in patients with apparently normal electrocardiograms based on deep learning by Zhengkai Xue, Shijia Geng, Shaohua Guo, Guanyu Mu, Bo Yu, Peng Wang, Sutao Hu, Deyun Zhang, Weilun Xu, Yanhong Liu, Lei Yang, Huayue Tao, Shenda Hong, Kangyin Chen

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Design and Application of a Radiofrequency Spectrophotometry Sensor for Measuring Esophageal Liquid Flow to Detect Gastroesophageal Reflux by Pedro J. Fito, Ricardo J. Colom, Rafael Gadea-Girones, Jose M. Monzo, Angel Tebar-Ruiz, F. Javier Puertas, Marta Castro-Giraldez

“…Gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) is a widespread condition that requires reliable and non-invasive diagnostic methods to minimize patient discomfort. …”
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Expression profiles of SGK-1 and α-ENaC in minor salivary glands of subjects with xerostomia by Mahmood S. Mozaffari, Rafik Abdelsayed

“…Saliva production and secretion are complex processes, with ENaC regulation of the ionic composition of saliva being an essential event prior to the ultimate secretion of hypotonic saliva into the oral cavity. …”
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Prerequisites to Use Preservative-Free Drugs in Medication Therapy of Glaucoma by D. A. Dorofeev, A. Yu. Brezhnev, I. R. Gazizova, M. A. Glasunova, E. V. Kirilik, A. V. Kuroedov, A. V. Seleznev, A. G. Shukurov

“…Inclusion criteria: studies that examined the effect of local antihypertensive therapy on the condition of the ocular surface in comparison with preservative-free drugs.Discussion. …”
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Hydrochemical Characteristics and Evolution Laws of Drinking Groundwater in Pengyang County, Ningxia, Northwest China by Li Peiyue, Qian Hui, Wu Jianhua

“…Hydrochemical type varied from HCO3•SO4-Na•Ca•Mg type and HCO3•SO4-Ca•Mg type at the upper reaches towards gradually to HCO3-Na type at the lower reaches. Ionic ratio coefficient analysis showed that the hydrodynamic conditions of the pore water in loose rocks were better than that of pore-fissure water in clastic rocks and groundwater was non-marine deposited water. …”
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Heteroatom-embedded Mellitic Triimido COFs for efficient proton conduction by Keiichiro Maegawa, Mateusz Wlazło, Vellaichamy Joseph, Krzysztof Łyczko, Yaroslav Korol, Marek J. Potrzebowski, Atsunori Matsuda, Atsushi Nagai

“…Abstract Ionic covalent organic frameworks (iCOFs) are promising materials for energy storage devices due to their ionic functional groups, which facilitate ion transport, and their highly ordered pores of their frameworks, which provide ideal pathways for long-term ion transport under harsh electrochemical conditions. …”
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Yield of Protein Crystallization from Metastable Liquid–Liquid Phase Separation by Shamberia Thomas, Joel A. Dougay, Onofrio Annunziata

“…We found that this combination of additives leads to crystallization yields of higher than 90% under LLPS conditions at a lysozyme concentration of 5% by weight and a fairly low ionic strength (0.2 M) within an operational time of the order of one hour. …”
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Quantitative Investigation of the Size-dependent Aggregation of Nanoplastics by Tingting HU, Zhixiong LI, Jiawei CHEN

“…Therefore, the effects of pH, ionic strength and NPs sizes should be considered comprehensively in predicting and evaluating the geochemical behavior of NPs in the natural environment. …”
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Study of emitter clogging by means of different irrigation quality indexes using reclaimed water by Rafael Reyes Requena, José Roldán Cañas, Rafael J. Baeza Cano, Juana Isabel Contreras Paris, José Gabriel López Segura, María Fátima Moreno Pérez

“…There were three irrigation treatments: AR (regenerated water), AR-FR (regenerated water + fertilization with standard ionic solution) and AR-FR-M (regenerated water + standard ionic fertilization + maintenance). …”
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Adsorption of Atenolol on Kaolinite by Yingmo Hu, Nicole M. Fitzgerald, Guocheng Lv, Xuebing Xing, Wei-Teh Jiang, Zhaohui Li

“…In this study the adsorption of atenolol (AT), a β-blocker, on kaolinite, a clay mineral of low surface charge, was investigated under varying initial AT concentration, equilibrium time, solution pH, ionic strength, and temperature conditions. The results showed that the amounts of AT uptake by kaolinite were close to its cation exchange capacity value and the AT adsorption was almost instantaneous, suggesting a surface adsorption. …”
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Adsorption of Heavy Metals from Low Concentration Solutions onto Dried <i>Chlamydomonas reinhardtii</i> by Maria Giuseppina Genduso, Marianna Guagliano, Elisabetta Finocchio, Cinzia Cristiani, Giovanni Dotelli, Giulia Santomauro

“…The capture capability of active and dried <i>Chlamydomonas reinhardtii</i> towards both mono-ionic and multi-ionic solutions is evaluated to study the bioremediation in low-polluted wastewaters. …”
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Freshwater-Derived Streptomyces: Prospective Polyvinyl Chloride (PVC) Biodegraders by Maria Fernanda Rodríguez-Fonseca, Sonia Ruiz-Balaguera, Manuel Fernando Valero, Jeysson Sánchez-Suárez, Ericsson Coy-Barrera, Luis Eduardo Díaz

“…Additionally, GC-MS analysis revealed the presence of aromatic compounds in the inoculated culture media, and ionic exchange chromatography showed chloride release in the supernatant. …”
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