Assessment of heavy metal contamination in the sediments of Marchica Lagoon: Sources, ecological risks, and mitigation strategies by El Mekki Ouiam, Layachi Mostafa, Baghour Mourad, Petrova Petranka, Stankov Jovanovi Vesna P., Benyaich Abdelhay, Rahhou Abderrahmane, Zidane Hakima, Akodad Mustapha, Rezzoum Noreddine, Elouamari Najib, Kaddouri Nassir, Oujidi Bouchra, Skalli Ali

“…Cr and Ni display strong correlations, suggesting a common anthropogenic origin, while localized Hg and As contamination may be linked to natural mineralization and historical mining. Zn exhibits a diffuse distribution influenced by both natural and human activities. …”
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The NaBH4 Reduction and pH Effects on the Optical Property of Bismuth Vanadate by Riapanitra Anung, Julian Haryanto Michael, Setyaningtyas Tien, Riyani Kapti, Nur Handayani Santi

“…In this study, oxygen vacancies were created on the surface of BiVO4 nanoparticles using the NaBH4 reduction technique, resulting in BiVO4−x samples that are oxygen-deficient. Optical absorption data using a UV-visible diffuse reflectance spectrophotometer showed that the reduction process increases the maximum absorption edge to 575 nm and reduces the band gap energy to 2.78 eV at high pH. …”
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Clinical confocal laser endomicroscopy for imaging of autofluorescence signals of human brain tumors and non-tumor brain by Marlen Reichenbach, Sven Richter, Roberta Galli, Matthias Meinhardt, Katrin Kirsche, Achim Temme, Dimitrios Emmanouilidis, Witold Polanski, Insa Prilop, Dietmar Krex, Stephan B. Sobottka, Tareq A. Juratli, Ilker Y. Eyüpoglu, Ortrud Uckermann

“…Autofluorescent cells were observed in higher abundancies in images of non-tumor samples. Diffuse autofluorescence, fibers and round fluorescent structures were predominantly found in tumor tissues. …”
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Elevated P-Selectin in Severe Covid-19: Considerations for therapeutic options by Chiara Agrati, Veronica Bordoni, alessandra sacchi, germana grassi, nicola petrosillo, emanuele nicastri, franca del nonno, giampiero d'offizi, fabrizio palmieri, luisa marchioni, maria rosaria capobianchi, andrea antinori, giuseppe ippolito, Michele Bibas

“…BACKGROUND: Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is mainly a respiratory tract disease and acute respiratory failure with diffuse microvascular pulmonary thrombosis are critical aspects of the morbidity and mortality of this new syndrome. …”
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Longitudinal multi-omics analysis of convalescent individuals with respiratory sequelae 6–36 months after COVID-19 by Huqin Yang, Lujia Guan, Yi Xue, Xuyan Li, Leyi Gao, Zhijin Zhang, Haifan Zhang, Haomiao Ma, Fengjiao Liu, Xuan Huang, Zhaohui Tong, Jieqiong Li

“…We explored the proteomic and metabolomic profiles of 174 plasma samples from the 70 COVID-19 convalescents and 35 CONs. …”
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Hydro-chemical profiling and contaminant source identification in agricultural canals using data driven clustering approaches by Yashaswi Songara, Anupam Singhal, Rahul Dev Garg, Srinivas Rallapalli

“…Abstract Canal networks are vital for irrigated agriculture in semi-arid regions, yet their water quality is increasingly endangered by diffuse agro-chemical runoff and unregulated effluent discharges. …”
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Preparation and enhanced photocatalytic performance of N-TiO2/g-C3N4 heterostructure for Rhodamine B degradation by Xiao-xia Lin, Jie-sheng Wu, Qi Shi, Wei-xia Gu

“…In this study, N-doped TiO2 (N-TiO2) and metal-free graphitic carbon nitride (g-C3N4) composites with various Ti/C molar ratios were prepared with the simple mixing-calcining method. The samples were characterized by X-ray diffraction, scanning electron microscopy, ultraviolet–visible diffuse reflectance spectroscopy, and photoluminescence spectroscopy. …”
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Papillomas and carcinomas of the choroid plexus: histological and immunohistochemical studies and comparison with normal fetal choroid plexus by Ana Silvia Carvalho de Menezes Barreto, José Vassallo, Luciano de Souza Queiroz

“…METHOD: Thirteen cases of choroid plexus tumors and five samples of normal fetal choroid plexus were submitted to immunohistochemical study using a panel of epithelial, neuronal and stromal markers. …”
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Endemism shapes viral ecology and evolution in globally distributed hydrothermal vent ecosystems by Marguerite V. Langwig, Faith Koester, Cody Martin, Zhichao Zhou, Samantha B. Joye, Anna-Louise Reysenbach, Karthik Anantharaman

“…Here, we identify 49,962 viruses from 52 globally distributed hydrothermal vent samples (10 plume, 40 deposit, and 2 diffuse flow metagenomes), and reconstruct 5708 viral metagenome-assembled genomes, the majority of which were bacteriophages. …”
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Artificial Neural Network Modeling of Drying Kinetics and Color Changes of Ginkgo Biloba Seeds during Microwave Drying Process by Jun-Wen Bai, Hong-Wei Xiao, Hai-Le Ma, Cun-Shan Zhou

“…Drying curves of all samples showed a long constant rate period and falling rate period along with a short heating period. …”
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Immunohistochemical Expression of Adult Stem Markers in Salivary Mucoepidermoid Carcinoma with Relevance to Molecular Profiling: Any Prognostic Implications and Oncogenic Mechanism... by Ebtissam Alerraqi, Wafaey Badawy

“…In contrast, MENA showed a diffuse positive expression in all cases. Furthermore, the POU5F1 FISH probe revealed no alterations in the forty samples analyzed.Conclusion These findings suggested the noninvolvement of cancer stem cells in the pathogenesis of salivary MEC. …”
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Evaluation of the Hepatotoxicity Induced by Captopril and Enalapril in Rat Liver: A Comparative Study by Mohammed Ibrahim, Waseem Hassan Hassan, Mohammed Saeed

“…The dose is taken orally once every three days for four weeks. After one week, samples were collected, and then again four weeks later. …”
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Insights into the strategy of micro-environmental adaptation: Transcriptomic analysis of two alvinocaridid shrimps at a hydrothermal vent. by Fang-Chao Zhu, Jin Sun, Guo-Yong Yan, Jiao-Mei Huang, Chong Chen, Li-Sheng He

“…Diffusing fluid at a deep-sea hydrothermal vent creates rapid, acute physico-chemical gradients that correlate strongly with the distribution of the vent fauna. …”
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Immunohistochemical expression of E-Cadherin in gastric carcinoma in Erbil city, Kurdistan Region by Ara Azad Mustafa, Jalal Ali Jalal

“…A total of 75 formalin fixed, paraffin embedded archival tissue blocks of total or partial gastrectomy samples for gastric carcinoma cases were collected, then E-cadherin immunohistochemistry was tested. …”
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Key Variables Screening of Near-Infrared Models for Simultaneous Determination of Quality Parameters in Traditional Chinese Food “Fuzhu” by Jiahua Wang, Jun Wang, Xiaowei Zhang, Jingjing Cheng, Qingyu Li

“…This study investigates whether a simple and accurate model can nondestructively determine the quality parameters of intact Fuzhu. The diffused reflectance spectra (1000–2499 nm) of intact Fuzhu were collected by a commercial near-infrared (NIR) spectrometer. …”
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Au-TiO2 Nanocomposites and Efficient Photocatalytic Hydrogen Production under UV-Visible and Visible Light Illuminations: A Comparison of Different Crystalline Forms of TiO2 by Deepa Jose, Christopher M. Sorensen, Sadhana S. Rayalu, Khadga M. Shrestha, Kenneth J. Klabunde

“…nanocomposites were prepared by the solvated metal atom dispersion (SMAD) method, and the as-prepared samples were characterized by diffuse reflectance UV-visible spectroscopy, powder XRD, BET surface analysis measurements, and transmission electron microscopy bright field imaging. …”
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Synthesis and Characterization of Fe-N-S-tri-Doped TiO2 Photocatalyst and Its Enhanced Visible Light Photocatalytic Activity by Biying Li, Xiuwen Cheng, Xiujuan Yu, Lei Yan, Zipeng Xing

“…Further, the photocatalytic activity of the as-synthesized samples was evaluated by the degradation of phenol under visible light irradiation. …”
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Fabrication and Photocatalytic Property of One-Dimensional SrTiO3/TiO2-xNx Nanostructures by Huarong Zhang, Miao Guashuai, Ma Xingping, Wang Bei

“…The photocatalytic activities of the prepared samples were evaluated by photodegrading the methylene blue (MB) solution. …”
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Mathematical modelling and morphological properties of thin layer oven drying of Vernonia amygdalina leaves by O.R. Alara, N.H. Abdurahman, O.A. Olalere

“…During the drying processes, the air flow rate was held at 1 m/s2 and the samples spread on the drying trays were placed parallel to the direction of air flow. …”
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THE INFLUENCE OF IONIZING RADIATION ON THE THERMOPHYSICAL PROPERTIES OF MEAT FROM THE BROILER CHICKENS WITH DIFFERENT STRESS RESISTANCE by Roza T. Timakova, Sergey L. Tikhonov, Natal’ya V. Tikhonova, Sergey V. Shikhalev, Leonid S. Kudryashov

“…An increase in thermal diffusivity of meat from the stress-resistant poultry by 24.7 % and 54.7 % after radiation treatment of carcasses with ionizing radiation doses of 9 kGy and 12 kGy, respectively, was established. …”
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