Bolsonaro’s ‘Anti-Diplomacy' by J. A. Timofeeva

“…Before changes in the US administration in 2021, Bolsonaro, as well as many of his predecessors, bet on the USA to solve national problems. Unilateral concessions to Washington predictably gave no results and lowered Brazilian independence in decision making. …”
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Ethyl Caffeate Ameliorates Collagen-Induced Arthritis by Suppressing Th1 Immune Response by Shikui Xu, Aixue Zuo, Zengjun Guo, Chunping Wan

“…Furthermore, ECF intensely blocked the transcriptional expression in interferon-γ-related signaling, including IFN-γ, T-bet, STAT1, and STAT4. Conclusion. Our results indicated that ECF exerted antiarthritic potential in collagen-induced arthritis by suppressing Th1 immune response and interferon-γ-related signaling.…”
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Selective adsorptive removal and separation of harmful anionic dyes using mesoporous magnesium oxide-chitosan composite by Mudita Nagpal, Nidhi Sharma, Ankit Mittal

“…Characterization techniques such as XRD, SEM and FTIR validated the presence of chitosan and MgO in MCC. BET surface area of MCC has been evaluated as 35.6 m2 g−1, using N2 adsorption-desorption isotherms. …”
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The Forerunner of the Government Reform of Peter the Great by N. V. Shevtsov

“…However, as it often happens with the prominent reformists he became a victim of the in-house political tussle; he placed the wrong bet on Sophia instead of Peter the Great and his court. …”
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Research on adsorptive desulfurization of HS from natural gas over MnO-CoO supported on activated carbon by Jiao J Zhang, Li P Shen, Hua Song, Lu Wang, Xue Q Wang, Ling Dong

“…Mn x O y , Co x O y , and Mn x O y -Co x O y supported on activated carbon (AC) adsorbents have been successfully prepared and characterized by specific surface area (BET), X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy, X-ray diffraction analysis, and Fourier-transform infrared spectroscopy. …”
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Enhanced Removal of Lead by Chemically and Biologically Treated Carbonaceous Materials by Mohamed E. Mahmoud, Maher M. Osman, Somia B. Ahmed, Tarek M. Abdel-Fattah

“…Lead(II) sorption mechanisms were found to obey the Langmuir and BET isotherm models. The potential applications of chemically and biologically modified-active carbonaceous materials for removal and extraction of lead from real water matrices were also studied via a double-stage microcolumn technique. …”
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Statistical Modeling and Kinetic Studies on the Adsorption of Reactive Red 2 by a Low-Cost Adsorbent: Grape Waste-Based Activated Carbon Using Sulfuric Acid Activator-Assisted Ther... by Seyyed Alireza Mousavi, Davood Shahbazi, Arezoo Mahmoudi, Parviz Mohammadi, Tooraj Massahi

“…The prepared activated carbon has been characterized by FTIR, SEM, and BET. The results of characterization indicate the successful conversion of grape waste into mesoporous AC with desirable surface area consist of different functional groups. …”
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Nitrogen Sorptiometric Study of Phosphation and Dispersion of Lanthanum(III) Oxide on Alumina Catalysts by Gamal A.H. Mekhemer, Ali F. Bukhzam, Amal S. El-Towaty, Mohamed I. Zaki

“…The adsorption data were analyzed by the BET method and the t-method. The results suggested that lanthanum(III) oxide loadings up to 30 wt% exist as high-dispersion two- and three-dimensional structures on the surface of alumina that are not XRD-detectable (particle size < 2 nm). …”
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Photocatalytical Properties and Theoretical Analysis of N, Cd-Codoped TiO2 Synthesized by Thermal Decomposition Method by Hongtao Gao, Bing Lu, Fangfang Liu, Yuanyuan Liu, Xian Zhao

“…The products were characterized by X-ray diffraction (XRD), scanning electron microscope (SEM), UV-visible diffuse reflectance spectra (DRS), X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS), and Brunauer-Emmett-Teller (BET) specific surface area analysis, respectively. …”
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Selective Oxidation of Styrene to Benzaldehyde by Co-Ag Codoped ZnO Catalyst and H2O2 as Oxidant by Abderrazak Aberkouks, Ayoub Abdelkader Mekkaoui, Brahim Boualy, Soufiane El Houssame, Mustapha Ait Ali, Larbi El Firdoussi

“…The catalysts were prepared by a sol-gel process and were characterized using XRD, FT-IR, TG-DTG, BET, and SEM/EDX. The performance of the prepared catalyst was investigated under different parameters such as solvent, temperature, substrate/oxidant molar ratios, reaction time, and doping percent. …”
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Lithocholic acid controls adaptive immune responses by inhibition of Th1 activation through the Vitamin D receptor. by Thijs W H Pols, Teresa Puchner, H Inci Korkmaz, Mariska Vos, Maarten R Soeters, Carlie J M de Vries

“…We found that unconjugated lithocholic acid (LCA) impedes Th1 activation as measured by i) decreased production of the Th1 cytokines IFNγ and TNFαα, ii) decreased expression of the Th1 genes T-box protein expressed in T cells (T-bet), Stat-1 and Stat4, and iii) decreased STAT1α/β phosphorylation. …”
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Application of Attapulgite Clay-Based Fe-Zeolite 5A in UV-Assisted Catalytic Ozonation for the Removal of Ciprofloxacin by Amir Ikhlaq, Rahat Javaid, Asia Akram, Umair Yaqub Qazi, Javeria Erfan, Metwally Madkour, Mohamed Elnaiem M. Abdelbagi, Sami M. Ibn Shamsah, Fei Qi

“…For the first time, Fe-zeolite 5A (Fe-Z5A) efficacy in the UV-assisted ozonation process to remove ciprofloxacin (CF) in wastewater is investigated. FTIR, SEM, EDX, BET, and the mass transfer process for point of zero charge are used to characterize the catalyst. …”
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Photocatalytic Properties of Nanotubular-Shaped TiO2 Powders with Anatase Phase Obtained from Titanate Nanotube Powder through Various Thermal Treatments by Nam-Hee Lee, Hyo-Jin Oh, Sang-Chul Jung, Won-Jae Lee, Dong-Hyun Kim, Sun-Jae Kim

“…Their photocatalytic properties were measured with checking decomposition of 4-chlorophenol under UV-A irradiation, together with physical characterizations using SEM, TEM, XRD, BET, and Raman spectroscopy. With increasing calcination temperature and time, nanotubular-shaped titanate particles became short, rod-like, or irregular by oversintering, and their crystalline structure was changed into anatase phase. …”
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KATEGORINIŲ SAKINIŲ SEMANTIKA PORT ROYALIO LOGIKOJE by Laisvūnas Šopauskas

“…Argumentuojama, kad jos suderinamos, bet vienpusiškos. Prasminiai žodžiai: tradicinė logika, tapatybinė sakinio teorija, inherentinė sakinio teorija, ekstensija, intensija, terminų suskirstymas. …”
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DISKURSO SĄVOKA SOCIOLOGINIAME-ISTORINIAME AKADEMINĖS DISCIPLINOS TYRIME (metodologinės pastabos) by Liutauras Kraniauskas

“…Trumpai pristatoma sociologinė diskurso samprata, sutelkianti tyrinėtojo dėmesį ne tik į vidinius teksto struktūrinių komponentų ryšius, bet ir į akademinės disciplinos tekstų klasės susiformavimo socialinių sąlygų tyrimą. …”
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Adsorptive removal of phosphate and nitrate by layered double hydroxides through the memory effect and in situ synthesis by Sarah Mariska, Zhang Jin-Wei, Hoang Huu Chien, Duong Minh Ngoc, Nguyen Duy Hai, Huan-Ping Chao

“…The synthesized LDHs were thoroughly characterized using scanning electron microscopy (SEM), Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR), Brunauer–Emmett–Teller (BET) surface area analysis, and X-ray diffraction (XRD). …”
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Equilibrium, Kinetic, and Thermodynamic Studies on the Adsorption of Cadmium from Aqueous Solution by Modified Biomass Ash by Lei Xu, Xuebo Zheng, Hongbiao Cui, Zhenqiu Zhu, Jiani Liang, Jing Zhou

“…The physicochemical and morphological properties of the biomass ash were analyzed by ICP-OES, SEM, TEM-EDS, FTIR, and BET analysis. The adsorption behavior of the modified product for Cd2+ in aqueous solution was studied as a function of pH, initial metal concentration, equilibrium time, and temperature. …”
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Production of Biologically Activated Carbon from Orange Peel and Landfill Leachate Subsequent Treatment Technology by Zhigang Xie, Wei Guan, Fangying Ji, Zhongrong Song, Yanling Zhao

“…In this experiment, biophile mesopore active carbon is produced in one-step activation with orange peel as raw material, and zinc chloride as activator, and the adsorption characteristics of orange peel active carbon is studied by static adsorption method. BET specific surface area and pore volume reached 1477 m2/g and 2.090 m3/g, respectively. …”
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Pb (II) Recovery by Modified Tuffite: Adsorption, Desorption, and Kinetic Study by Beyhan Kocadagistan, Kubra Oksuz

“…In this study, Pb (II) removal from wastewater was investigated using a modified vitric crystal tuffite with a BET surface area of 11.7 m2/g. For this purpose, tuffite was used in its natural and modified form with ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid (EDTA). …”
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Free and Forced Vibrations of an Axially-Loaded Timoshenko Multi-Span Beam Carrying a Number of Various Concentrated Elements by Yusuf Yesilce

“…In the existing reports regarding free and forced vibrations of the beams, most of them studied a uniform beam carrying various concentrated elements using Bernoulli-Euler Beam Theory (BET) but without axial force. The purpose of this paper is to utilize the numerical assembly technique to determine the exact frequency-response amplitudes of the axially-loaded Timoshenko multi-span beam carrying a number of various concentrated elements (including point masses, rotary inertias, linear springs and rotational springs) and subjected to a harmonic concentrated force and the exact natural frequencies and mode shapes of the beam for the free vibration analysis. …”
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