The flame retardant DE-71 (a mixture of polybrominated diphenyl ethers) inhibits human differentiated thyroid cell function in vitro. by Thit Mynster Kronborg, Juliana Frohnert Hansen, Åse Krogh Rasmussen, Katrin Vorkamp, Claus Henrik Nielsen, Marie Frederiksen, Jacob Hofman-Bang, Christoffer Holst Hahn, Louise Ramhøj, Ulla Feldt-Rasmussen

“…<h4>Background</h4>Normal thyroid function is essential for general growth and metabolism, but can be affected by endocrine disrupting chemicals (EDCs). …”
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A Detailed Thermodynamic Description of Ion Pair Binding by a Calix[4]arene Derivative Containing Urea and Amide Functionalities by Marija Cvetnić, Tamara Rinkovec, Robert Vianello, Gordan Horvat, Nikola Bregović, Vladislav Tomišić

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Electron/ion-conductive and flexible dual-functional copolymer enabled by EDOT and h2PDMS for optimized Li-ion batteries by Jingwei Wang, Zhaowen Bai, Zejia Zhao, Guangping Zheng, Junye Cheng, Guohua Chen

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Surface Functionalization of Cellulose-Based Packaging with a New Antimicrobial Decapeptide: A Sustainable Solution to Improve the Quality of Meat Products by Bruna Agrillo, Rosa Luisa Ambrosio, Valeria Vuoso, Emanuela Galatola, Marta Gogliettino, Monica Ambrosio, Rosarita Tatè, Aniello Anastasio, Gianna Palmieri

“…Therefore, in the present study, a strategy to obtain cellulose-based materials with antimicrobial properties was explored by using a selected antimicrobial peptide named RKT1, which was stably and efficiently tethered to cellulose films via physical adsorption, harnessing the high number of functional groups on the polymeric surface. …”
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Functional traits as indicators of maize (Zea mays L.) strategies to cope with Zn, Pb and Cr heavy metal-induced stress by Lina Fusaro, Francesca Lanni, Laura Varone, Giuseppina Falasca, Silvia Serranti, Riccardo Gasbarrone, Davide Gattabria, Vincenza Cozzolino, Alessandro Piccolo, Fausto Manes

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Functional Bacterial Cellulose-Based MXene (Ti3C2Tx) Electronic-Skin Patch for Accelerated Healing and Monitoring by Saliha Nur lIhan, Bahar Akyuz Yilmaz, Fatih Ciftci

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Highly stable perovskite solar cells with 0.30 voltage deficit enabled by a multi-functional asynchronous cross-linking by Qiong Liang, Kuan Liu, Yu Han, Hao Xia, Zhiwei Ren, Dongyang Li, Tao Zhu, Lei Cheng, Zhenrong Wang, Cheng Zhu, Patrick W. K. Fong, Jiaming Huang, Qi Chen, Yang Yang, Gang Li

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Cu⁰-Functionalized, ZIF-8-Derived, Nitrogen-Doped Carbon Composites for Efficient Iodine Elimination in Solution by Jiuyu Chen, Chensheng Gao, Jingwen Chen, Fei Liu, Zhiwen Liu

“…The development of copper-based materials with a high efficiency and low cost is desirable for use in iodine (I₂) remediation. …”
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Review on atomistic and quantum mechanical simulation approaches in chemical mechanical planarization by Seokgyu Ryu, Murali Ramu, Patrick Joohyun Kim, Junghyun Choi, Kangchun Lee, Jihoon Seo

“…Significant progress has been achieved using Fukui function analysis for additive screening, density functional theory (DFT) for surface passivation mechanisms, and molecular dynamics (MD) simulations for CMP processes. …”
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Hydrogen spillover on Ni, Pd and Pt doped ZnO ultra-thin films: A density functional theory study by Ho Viet Thang

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Hydrogen spillover on Ni, Pd and Pt doped ZnO ultra-thin films: A density functional theory study by Ho Viet Thang

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A New Sinusoidal Shear Deformation Theory for Static Bending Analysis of Functionally Graded Plates Resting on Winkler–Pasternak Foundations by Pham Minh Phuc, Vu Nguyen Thanh

“…In this article, a new sinusoidal shear deformation theory was developed for static bending analysis of functionally graded plates resting on elastic foundations. …”
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ENGINEERING METHOD OF MODELING AND OPTIMIZATION OF CHEMICAL-TECHNOLOGICAL PROCESSES by I. V. Veselov, Y. A. Gamlitskiy

“…A new kind of objective function is proposed that allows to determine almost completely optimal technological process parameters (including properties of raw materials and raw materials) taking into account the robustness. …”
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Recent Advances in Functionalized Carbon Quantum Dots Integrated with Metal–Organic Frameworks: Emerging Platforms for Sensing and Food Safety Applications by Arul Murugesan, Huanhuan Li, Muhammad Shoaib

“…Meanwhile, metal–organic frameworks (MOFs) possess exceptionally porous architectures and extensive surface areas, and tunable functionalities ideal for molecular recognition and analyte enrichment. …”
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Global Evaluation and Optimization for a Directionally Illuminated Autostereoscopy by Xuehao Chen, Yong He, Zhongpeng Huang, Xingbin Liu, Jianying Zhou

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Effectiveness of Manual Soft Tissue Mobilization vs Mechanical Therapy on Postpartum Knee Joint Pain and Function: A Randomized Trial by Sharma Mohini, Chauhan Neha, Kumari Mangalam, Verma Pankaj, Pradhan Deepak Kumar

“…Soft tissue mobilization therapy and mechanical or electrotherapy both have proven to be beneficial in improving pain and function. Objective: Hence the study aimed to compare the effect of soft tissue mobilization and mechanical therapy on postpartum knee pain and function. …”
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Development of a numerical method for solving optimization problems approximation of the function given approximately and its derivatives based on the variational approach by Igor Naats, Victoria Igorevna Naats, Elena Yartseva

“…Materials and methods of research: the paper studies the methods of representation of functions given approximately by their singular integrals in relation to the approximation problems, both the functions themselves and their derivatives. …”
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Investigation on Parameters Affecting the Effectiveness of Photocatalytic Functional Coatings to Degrade NO: TiO2 Amount on Surface, Illumination, and Substrate Roughness by J. Hot, J. Topalov, E. Ringot, A. Bertron

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4D printing of electro-activated thermochromic composites for dynamic 3D displays by S. Siddharth Kumar, Wudith W. Niyagama, Jan S. Akmal, Mika Salmi

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Microstructure and resultant properties of ex-situ Alloy 625+TiB2 nanocomposites processed via suction casting as filler material for Ni-based superalloys repair applications by Łukasz Rakoczy, Małgorzata Grudzień-Rakoczy, Grzegorz Cempura, Tomasz Kargul, Ewa Rząd, Marcin Madej, Tomasz Dudziak, Dawid Kozień, Rafał Cygan, Adrian Graboś, Dušan Galusek

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