Bioassay Guided Fractionation Protocol for Determining Novel Active Compounds in Selected Australian Flora by Janice Mani, Joel Johnson, Holly Hosking, Beatriz E. Hoyos, Kerry B. Walsh, Paul Neilsen, Mani Naiker

“…The methanolic extracts of the plants samples were analysed for Total phenolic content (TPC) and antioxidant capacity measure by FRAP. …”
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A Comparative Study of the Efficiency of Using Non-Selective Nonsteroidal Anti-Inflammatory Drugs in Patients with Endoprosthetic Total Knee and Hip Arthroplasty by V. V. Logvinenko, N. P. Shen, D. Yu. Kolosov

“…Objective: to compare the postoperative efficacy and safety of non-selective nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs in patients undergoing endoprosthetic total knee and hip arthroplasty (ETKAP and ETHAP). …”
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Evolution of the activities of states as reflected in legal and political Teachings by A. A. Klishin

“…The return of the law to its traditional, system-level basics that are clear to everyone taking part in the social relations is often facilitated by crises, such as the one in place today when the existing challenges and problems are complemented by the objective force majeure events like the virus attack in 2020 which the amorphous “network-based” instruments or not entirely just and efficient elements of the “international legal order” cannot cope with, as opposed to the active governmental and legal mechanisms of sovereign states capable of ensuring the balance of legal instruments and administrative levers of management in crisis situations.MATERIALS AND METHODS. …”
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Impact of the increased active surface of the platinum catalyst on the total ammonia recovery coefficient by Trumić B., Stanković D., Trujić V.

“…All advantages of catalysts with increased active surfaces were confirmed and a new method of their manufacturing process was selected.…”
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Selection of spermatozoa by magnetic activation in domestic felines by Teresinha Inês Assumpção, Maria Isabel Mello Martins, Caroline Silva Vieira, Mauricio Foschini

“…Background: This study aimed to select high-quality spermatozoa by fresh domestic feline semen using sperm separation by magnetic activation (MASS), compared to density gradient centrifugation (DGC), and to evaluate cell quality after selection. …”
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Activity evaluation and reaction mechanisms of highly efficient dual-atom transition metal catalysts in Li-CO2 batteries by Jinhui Zhang, Yao Liu, Tengwen Yan, Guanghui Jin, Yajing Shen, Jing Xu, Dashuai Wang

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SELECTION OF INVESTMENT PROJECTS IMPLEMENTATION OPTIONS by A. V. Kozlovsky, N. A. Moiseenko, O. E. Astafieva

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An efficient binary salp swarm algorithm for user selection in multiuser MIMO antenna systems by A. Sasikumar, Logesh Ravi, Malathi Devarajan, Abdulaziz S. Almazyad, Shuvodeep De, Guojiang Xiong, Seyed Jalaleddin Mousavirad, Ali Wagdy Mohamed

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Tetraethylammonium Cation Activates Fe for Selective Electroreduction of CO2 to Oxalate by Rohan Sartape, Rohit Chauhan, Venkata S. R. P. Yadavalli, Ishita Goyal, Ishaku Amos, Yancun Qi, Vamsi V. Gande, Abdul M. Sarkar, Ksenija D. Glusac, Meenesh R. Singh

“…At optimal cation concentrations, the developed eCO2R system achieves 25 mA cm−2 of current density and Faradaic Efficiencies up to 75% toward oxalate. Furthermore, in situ attenuated total reflectance Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy indicates the presence of surface‐adsorbed TEA cations and other species on the Fe surfaces, leading to the well‐known outer‐sphere mechanism of electron transfer during eCO2R. …”
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Spectral Tuning and Angular–Gap Interrogation of Terahertz Spoof Surface Plasmon Resonances Excited on Rectangular Subwavelength Grating Using Attenuated Total Reflection in Otto C... by Oleg Kameshkov, Vasily Gerasimov, Boris Goldenberg, Vladimir Nazmov

“…In this paper, we experimentally investigated the excitation of spoof surface plasmon polaritons (SSPPs) supported by a 1D subwavelength grating with a rectangular profile in the terahertz (THz) frequency range. Using the attenuated total reflection technique and the THz radiation of the Novosibirsk free electron laser, we carried out detailed studies of both angular and gap spectra at several wavelengths. …”
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Insights into catalytic activity and selectivity of 5-Hydroxymethylfurfural oxidation on gold single-crystal electrodes by Lorena Chico-Mesa, Antonio Rodes, Rosa M. Arán-Ais, Enrique Herrero

“…In situ infrared reflection absorption spectroscopy (IRRAS) and attenuated total reflectance (ATR) spectroscopy provide direct molecular insights, identifying distinct vibrational signatures of intermediates and products. …”
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A COMPARATIVE STUDY ON THE CLEANING EFFICIENCY OF CONVENTIONAL AND ULTRASONICALLY ACTIVATED ENDODONTIC IRRIGANTS by Aureliana Caraiane, Gheorghe Raftu, Cristina Gabriela Pușcașu, Steliana Gabriela Buștiuc, Cristina Bartok-Nicolae, Claudia Elena Sion, Erdogan Elvis Șachir

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Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitors: Antimicrobial Activity Against ESKAPEE Bacteria and Mechanisms of Action by Thiago Hideo Endo, Mariana Homem de Mello Santos, Sara Scandorieiro, Bruna Carolina Gonçalves, Eliana Carolina Vespero, Márcia Regina Eches Perugini, Wander Rogério Pavanelli, Gerson Nakazato, Renata Katsuko Takayama Kobayashi

“…Regarding their mechanisms of action as antibacterials, for the first time, increased membrane permeability was detected, as evidenced by heightened dye absorption, along with the increased presence of total proteins and dsDNA in the extracellular medium of <i>Escherichia coli</i> ATCC2 25922 and <i>Staphylococcus aureus</i> ATCC 25923, and oxidative stress was also detected in bacteria treated with sertraline and paroxetine, with reduced efficiency observed in the presence of antioxidants and higher levels of oxygen-reactive species evidenced by their reaction with 6-carboxy-2′,7′-dichlorodihydrofluorescein diacetate. …”
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Efficiency simulation and coincidence-summing correction for HPGe detector by ZHANG Ruiqin, LI Qi, FAN Yuanqing, ZHAO Yungang, ZHANG Xinjun, JIA Huaimao, NIU Yazhou, LI Ruiying, WANG Shilian

“…BackgroundIn order to enhance the detection sensitivity of HPGe detectors for measuring the low-level activity of radionuclides, samples are usually measured as close to the detector as possible to improve the detection efficiency, which inevitably leads to serious coincidence-summing effects in return and affects the accuracy of measured activity.PurposeThis study aims to conduct efficiency simulation and coincidence-summing correction for HPGe detectors.MethodsFirst of all, the peak efficiency of the HPGe detector was simulated by Geant4 and the internal geometry of the HPGe detector was optimized by comparing the simulated results with the experimental results of the mixed standard calibration source. …”
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Solution of methodological problems in selection of methods of euthrophic water bodies’ rehabilitation by Aleksandr N. Popov, Valery F. Mukhutdinov

Detection of proximate, phytochemical compositions, phycocyanin and antioxidant activity of Arthrospira platensis (Spirulina) by Marzieh Babashpour-Asl, Ghasem Eghlima

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Energy-efficiency priority based beamforming design and optimization in IRS-assisted SWIPT system by Xiaorong XU, Weiwei ZHU, Jianrong BAO, Weiping ZHU, Wei FENG, Yingbiao YAO

“…Intelligent reflecting surface (IRS)-assisted simultaneous wireless information and power transfer (SWIPT) system is set as research background.Joint design and optimization of energy-efficiency priority based active beamforming at multi-antenna transmitter and passive beamforming at IRS were investigated.The optimization objective was to maximize minimum energy-efficiency, which was subject to transmitter power control, energy constraint at energy harvesting (EH) receiver and IRS phase shift constraint.Alternating direction method of multipliers (ADMM) was implemented to solve this non-linear non-convex optimization problem.Firstly, the fraction objective function was transformed via Dinkelbach’s approach.Singular value decomposition (SVD) andsemi-definite relaxation (SDR) were applied to obtain active beam forming vector at transmitter.Simulation results indicate that, IRS assisted SWIPT could significantly reduce energy threshold at EH receiver.The achievable energy-efficiency of the proposed strategy is 300 KB/J when total circuit power consumption is -15 dBm.Maximum energy-efficiency can be achieved with the maximum numbers of passive reflecting elements and transmitter antennas.…”
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Impact of selected non-steroidal anti-inflammatory pharmaceuticals on microbial community assembly and activity in sequencing batch reactors. by Cong Jiang, Jinju Geng, Haidong Hu, Haijun Ma, Xingsheng Gao, Hongqiang Ren

“…Removals of COD and NH4+-N were not affected but total nitrogen (TN) removal decreased. IBP and NPX had the high removal efficiencies (79.96% to 85.64%), whereas DCF was more persistent (57.24% to 64.12%). …”
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Optimization of Vertical Ultrasonic Attenuator Parameters for Reducing Exhaust Gas Smoke of Compression–Ignition Engines: Efficient Selection of Emitter Power, Number, and Spacing... by Adil Kadyrov, Łukasz Warguła, Aliya Kukesheva, Yermek Dyssenbaev, Piotr Kaczmarzyk, Wojciech Klapsa, Bartosz Wieczorek

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Combination of Individual Tests to Improve Diagnostic Accuracy in <i>Chlamydia trachomatis</i> Detection by Jelena Tošić-Pajić, Predrag Sazdanović, Aleksandar Nikolov, Dragan R. Milovanović, Violeta Ninković, Jelena Čukić, Slobodan Subotić, Marija Šorak, Dejan Baskić

“…We have tried to summarize the best diagnostic tools for its detection. <i>Materials and Methods</i>: In the study, 225 sexually active patients who were tested for chlamydial infection at the Institute of Public Health Kragujevac participated. …”
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