Combination of DMDD with Nanoparticles Effective Against Diabetic Kidney Disease in vitro by Huang XM, Guo YX, Pang QL, Yan XY, Yan H, Li JY, Tang GL, Jiang HX, Zhang HL

“…This study aimed to formulate DMDD-loaded nanoparticles (DMDD-NPs) using chitosan crosslinked with sodium tripolyphosphate through the ionic crosslinking method and to investigate their effect on diabetic kidney disease (DKD) treatment by inhibiting the development of the epithelial-mesenchymal transition (EMT).Methods: DMDD-NPs were prepared by ionic crosslinking with sodium tripolyphosphate, optimizing six factors that affect nanoparticle characteristics, including particle size and zeta potential. …”
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Development of chemiluminescent enzyme immunoassay for the determination of triazophos residues in rice grain, soil and paddy water by TIAN Jie, LIANG Xiao, GUI Wenjun, ZHU Guonian

“…After the condition optimization, the standard curve of CLEIA competitive reaction for triazophos was established. …”
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An optoelectrochemical synapse based on a single-component n-type mixed conductor by Yazhou Wang, Wentao Shan, Hanrui Li, Yizhou Zhong, Shofarul Wustoni, Johana Uribe, Tianrui Chang, Valentina E. Musteata, Tania Cecilia Hidalgo Castillo, Wan Yue, Haifeng Ling, Nazek El‐Atab, Sahika Inal

“…Abstract Organic mixed ionic-electronic conductors (OMIECs) are materials that can be used to build bio-inspired electronic devices as they emulate ion-based cellular communication through doping with aqueous ionic charges. …”
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Cluster and fold stability of E. coli ISC-type ferredoxin. by Robert Yan, Salvatore Adinolfi, Clara Iannuzzi, Geoff Kelly, Alain Oregioni, Stephen Martin, Annalisa Pastore

“…The cluster-loaded protein is monomeric and well structured with a flexible C-terminus but is highly oxygen sensitive so that it readily loses the cluster leading to an irreversible unfolding under aerobic conditions. This process is slowed down by reducing conditions and high ionic strengths. …”
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Poly(N-isopropylacrylamide-co-N-vinylpyrrolidone) thermoresponsive microspheres: The low drug loading ensures the pulsatile release mechanism by G. Fundueanu, M. Constantin, S. Bucatariu, P. Ascenzi

“…Poly(N-isopropylacrylamide-co-N-vinylpyrrolidone) (poly(NIPAAm-co-NVP)) with a co-monomer molar ratio in copolymer of 91.5/8.5 (NIPAAm/NVP) was synthesized as an interesting thermosensitive material possessing a sharp phase transition at 36 °C under simulated physiological conditions. The effect of the co-monomer molar ratio as well as of the ionic strength and nature of ions on the lower critical solution temperature (LCST) was investigated. …”
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The impact of organic residues on lead adsorption in two types of calcareous soils by Ayat Jasem Mohammed, Salwa Jumaa Fakher

“…The study included investigating the behavior of lead adsorption in soil samples at equilibrium conditions and factors affecting adsorption by organic residues (animal and plant) Soil samples were taken from two different locations in Basra State (Al-Zubair and Kutayban). …”
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Localization of production-destruction processes by distribution of phosphate in the estuaries of Uda and Usalgin Rivers (Okhotsk Sea) by A. S. Kurnosova, Y. I. Zuenko, M. G. Shvetsova

“…Another common feature of both estuaries was active recycling: the larger portion of organics was produced with utilizing the phosphorus mineralized within the estuaries, but not the terrestrial phosphorus provided by the rivers ionic discharge. Extremely intensive recycling was observed in the Usalgin estuary that drained swampy lands.…”
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Pausing ultrafast melting by timed multiple femtosecond-laser pulses by Tobias Zier, Eeuwe S. Zijlstra, Martin E. Garcia, David A. Strubbe

“…Abstract An intense femtosecond-laser excitation of a solid induces highly nonthermal conditions. In materials like silicon, laser-induced bond-softening leads to a highly incoherent ionic motion and eventually nonthermal melting. …”
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Preparation of Tetra Pak-Based Hydrochars for Cleaning Water Polluted by Heavy Metal Ions: Physicochemical Properties and Removal Mechanism by Evelyn Mirelle Valdés-Rodríguez, Leonardo Frias-Gasparri, Didilia Ileana Mendoza-Castillo, Verónica Janeth Landin-Sandoval, Adrián Bonilla-Petriciolet

“…The hydrochar samples were prepared under different carbonization conditions, and a detailed study of their composition, textural parameters, and surface functionalities was performed. …”
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Upgrading of Carbohydrates to the Biofuel Candidate 5-Ethoxymethylfurfural (EMF) by Xiaofang Liu, Rui Wang

“…To address these production improvements, this review pays attention to evaluate the activity of various catalysts (e.g., mineral salts, zeolites, heteropolyacid-based hybrids, sulfonic acid-functionalized materials, and ionic liquids), providing potential research directions for the design of novel catalysts for the achievement of further improved EMF yields.…”
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Multi-Analytical Approach for the Acid-Base, Thermal and Surface Properties Assessment of Waste Biomasses by Salvatore Giovanni Michele Raccuia, Emanuele Zanda, Clemente Bretti, Mauro Formica, Eleonora Macedi, Andrea Melchior, Marilena Tolazzi, Martina Sanadar, Davide Lascari, Giovanna De Luca, Anna Irto, Concetta De Stefano, Paola Cardiano, Gabriele Lando

“…These biomasses, often underutilised and inadequately studied in terms of their physicochemical properties, were investigated under varying ionic strength conditions at <i>t</i> = 25 °C. This investigation uniquely integrates multiple advanced techniques: Brunauer–Emmett–Teller porosimetry, Scanning Electron Microscopy, Thermogravimetric Analysis coupled with Fourier Transform Infrared Spectroscopy, Differential Scanning Calorimetry, Attenuated Total Reflectance Fourier-Transform Infrared, and potentiometry to provide a holistic understanding of these biomasses potential for environmental remediation. …”
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Controlled Depolymerization of Cellulose Fibres Isolated from Lignocellulosic Biomass Wastes by Suh Cem Pang, Lee Ken Voon, Suk Fun Chin

“…Cellulose fibres isolated from LBW samples were dissolved with room temperature ionic liquid (RTIL) in the presence of an acid catalyst, Amberlyst 15 DRY. …”
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Turawa Reservoir in southern Poland – An example of the threat to dammed reservoir ecosystems by Andrzej Kłos, Mirosław Wiatkowski, Witold Skorulski, Maria Strzelczyk, Ryszard Polechoński, Barbara Wróbel, Jakub Dobrzyński, Czesława Rosik-Dulewska, Aleksandra Steinhoff-Wrześniewska, Agnieszka Dołhańczuk-Śródka, Zbigniew Ziembik, Łukasz Gruss, Tomasz Kabat, Sławomir Wierzba, Magdalena Piechaczek-Wereszczyńska, Agnieszka Cygan, Marek Helis, Piotr Wieczorek

“…Using ion chromatography, the ionic composition and heavy metal concentrations. …”
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Features of Electronic Emission from Surface of Dielectric Thin-film Materials with Ion-beam Etching by A. Kurochka, A. Sergienko, S. Kurochka, V. Kolybelkin

“…This work presents a series of experimental studies aimed at validating the main theoretical aspects of the ion-electron emission in conditions of ion-beam etching and lookup the possibility of practical realization of the method of operative control processes ion-beam etching different dielectric thin film materials of electronic technics. …”
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Electrical characteristics of the extracellular fluid in the body segments of Apis mellifera bees by Juan Hernandez, Fredy Mesa, Anderson Dussan, Andre Riveros

“…By characterizing resistance, capacitance, and electrical impedance, aspects such as ionic composition, molecular polarization, and the differential response of live bees to electrical stimuli were evaluated. …”
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Research of influence the parameters of a dispersive environment on stability of the colloidal silver stabilized by quarternary ammonium compounds by Andrei Vladimirovich Blinov, Alexander Vladimirovich Serov, Anastasia Alexandrovna Blinova, Arina Sergeevna Nadeina, Alexander Aleksandrovich Kravtsov

“…The most important factors which have a influence on stability of colloidal system are: hold time, temperature of solution, ionic force of solution and active acidity. These factors allow to determine conditions where the preparation on a basis of colloidal silver can successfully be applied and not aggregate. …”
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Investigation of Adsorption Studies of Different Arsenic Species Using the Diffusive Gradients in Thin Film (DGT) Technique by Türkan Börklü Budak

“…Different parameters were evaluated in terms of different pH values, ionic strength effects, gel layer thickness and the effects of the eluent materials and the most suitable working conditions were determined.…”
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Kinetics of marine surfactant adsorption at an air water interface. Baltic Sea studies by Stanis³aw J. Pogorzelski, Anna D. Kogut

“…Values of the effective relative diffusion coefficient <i>D</i>_eff / <i> D</i> (= 0.008-0.607) and energy barrier for adsorption <i>E</i>_a /<i> RT</i> (= 0.49-7.10) agree well with the data reported for model non-ionic surfactant solutions of pre-cmc concentrations. …”
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Anodic dissolution of gallium in alkali metal chloride melts by Oleg V. Tokarev, Vladimir A. Volkovich

“…The method of processing the experimental data and the calculated values of the ratio of gallium ionic forms in the system under various conditions are presented.…”
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Copper Nanoparticles in Liquid by a Non-capacitive Wire Explosion Technique by Andrea P. Reverberi, Virginia Bazzurro, Anna Maria Cardinale, Marco Vocciante, Omar Soda, Bruno Fabiano

“…The as-obtained NPs have been characterized in size by dynamic light scattering (DLS) and in morphology by transmission electron microscopy (TEM). Two non-ionic polymeric capping agents having the same monomeric structure, but differing from one another in molecular weight, have been dissolved in the liquid holdup and the average diameter of the as-obtained Cu NPs is 63 and 72 nm. …”
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