Degradation of Strength and Stiffness of Sandstones Caused by Wetting-Drying Cycles: The Role of Mineral Composition by Lu Chen, Yichao Rui, Yihan Zhao

“…Three kinds of sandstones with different mineral constituents are selected for testing. Artificial treatments of cyclic wetting-drying are conducted on respective specimens of the three sandstones (0, 10, 20, 30, and 40 cycles) to simulate the damage of rocks exposed to natural weathering. …”
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Un château d’or pour horizon. by Laurent Macé

“…Quand le dossier est constitué de plusieurs témoins vivant dans un intervalle chronologique resserré, certaines conclusions peuvent être déduites sur les pratiques et les usages héraldiques dans une zone donnée. …”
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A Case Series of Vaping-Induced Lung Injury in a Community Hospital Setting by Mohammed Ali, Kashmala Khan, Mihir Buch, Manuel Ramos- Ramirez, Munish Sharma, Seema Patel, Saiara Choudhury, Humayun Anjum, Alamgir Khan, Salim Surani

“…Research looking into other possible constituents in E-cigarettes that can account for the etiology of disease and effects of vaping as it relates to pulmonary physiology still remains limited and uncertain. …”
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Drosophila Cul3 contributes to Diap2-mediated innate immune signaling for antimicrobial defense by Fanrui Kong, Zixuan Wang, Chuchu Zhang, Yihua Xiao, Muhammad Abdul Rehman Saeed, Weini Li, Akira Goto, Qingshuang Cai, Shanming Ji

“…Herein, we investigate the functional role of Cullin-3 (Cul3), one critical constituent of Cullin-RING ubiquitin ligases, in the Drosophila melanogaster (fruit fly) antimicrobial immune defense. …”
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Nanogels Containing Foeniculum vulgare Mill. and Mentha piperita L. Essential Oils: Mosquitoes’ Repellent Activity and Antibacterial Effect by Alireza Sanei-Dehkordi, Abbas Abdollahi, Mojdeh Safari, Farnaz Karami, Ghazal Ghaznavi, Mahmoud Osanloo

“…Considering natural constituents, a straightforward preparation method, and high efficacy, the nanogel containing M. piperita essential oil could be introduced for further investigation against other mosquitoes and bacterial species.…”
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Effect of Localized Mechanical Indentation on Skin Water Content Evaluated Using OCT by Abhijit A. Gurjarpadhye, William C. Vogt, Yajing Liu, Christopher G. Rylander

“…We hypothesize that localized mechanical compression reduces scattering by expulsing unbound water from the dermal collagen matrix, increasing protein concentration and decreasing the number of index mismatch interfaces between tissue constituents. A swept-source optical coherence tomography (OCT) system was used to assess changes in thickness and group refractive index in ex vivo porcine skin, as well as changes in signal intensity profile when imaging in vivo human skin. …”
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Production of Pachira glabra seed cake (Kulikuli): nutrient and sensory evaluations by Muibat Bello, Mujeeb Oladepo, Rafat Arotayo, Asiata Ibrahim, Adijat Ogundola, Adebola Akintola

“…Proximate composition revealed that P. glabra seed and its seed cake contain 15.75% and 17.50% crude protein and 32.75% and 38.50% carbohydrate, respectively. Mineral constituent of the seed and its seed cake revealed potassium (K) 58.32 mg/kg and 53.01 mg/kg, calcium (Ca) 8.3 mg/kg and 16.9 mg/kg, magnesium (Mg) 10.2 mg/kg and 11.07 mg/kg, respectively. …”
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Research Progress on Nutritional Components and Functional Characteristics of Sprouted Highland Barley by Yuting FAN, Kexin WANG, Haixia ZHANG, Ping MA, Jing LI, Jing WU, Youjin TAN, Jianbin WANG, Xiaoyan HE, Shuangkui DU

“…This paper summarizes the changes in nutrition components and functional constituents after highland barley sprouted. Germination increased the content of dietary fiber, various essential amino acids, ω-6 fatty acids, ω-3 fatty acids, vitamins, γ-aminobutyric acid and other ingredients effectively, while reducing the content of starch and fat. …”
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Search for baryon junctions in e+A collisions at the electron ion collider by Niseem Magdy, Abhay Deshpande, Roy Lacey, Wenliang Li, Prithwish Tribedy, Zhangbu Xu

“…Abstract Constituent quarks in a nucleon are the essential elements in the standard “quark model” associated with the electric charge, spin, mass, and baryon number of a nucleon. …”
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Topological analysis and predictive modeling of amino acid structures with implications for bioinformatics and structural biology by Huili Li, Anisa Naeem, Shamaila Yousaf, Adnan Aslam, Fairouz Tchier, Keneni Abera Tola

“…Abstract Amino acids, as the fundamental constituents of proteins and enzymes, play a vital role in various biological processes. …”
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The Isosteroid Alkaloid Imperialine from Bulbs of Fritillaria cirrhosa Mitigates Pulmonary Functional and Structural Impairment and Suppresses Inflammatory Response in a COPD-Like... by Dongdong Wang, Qingdan Du, Houcong Li, Shu Wang

“…Steroidal alkaloids are the major biological active constituents in BFC, whereby imperialine is one of the important steroidal alkaloids. …”
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Biomolecules of the Horseshoe Crab’s Hemolymph: Components of an Ancient Defensive Mechanism and Its Impact on the Pharmaceutical and Biomedical Industry by Md. Ashrafuzzaman, Mamudul Hasan Razu, Nazmir-Nur Showva, Tohmina Afroze Bondhon, Md. Moniruzzaman, Sad Al Rezwan Rahman, Md. Raisul Islam Rabby, Fatema Akter, Mala Khan

“…Recent data in biochemistry and immunology on the granular constituents of granule-specific proteins are stored in large and small granules which are involved in the cell-mediated immune response. …”
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The long non-coding RNA Cerox1 is a post transcriptional regulator of mitochondrial complex I catalytic activity by Tamara M Sirey, Kenny Roberts, Wilfried Haerty, Oscar Bedoya-Reina, Sebastian Rogatti-Granados, Jennifer Y Tan, Nick Li, Lisa C Heather, Roderick N Carter, Sarah Cooper, Andrew J Finch, Jimi Wills, Nicholas M Morton, Ana Claudia Marques, Chris P Ponting

“…How an effective stoichiometry of this many constituent subunits is co-ordinated post-transcriptionally remains poorly understood. …”
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Multi-level encoding of reward, effort, and choice across the frontal cortex and basal ganglia during cost-benefit decision-making by Oliver Härmson, Isaac Grennan, Brook Perry, Robert Toth, Colin G. McNamara, Timothy Denison, Hayriye Cagnan, Sanjay G. Manohar, Mark E. Walton, Andrew Sharott

“…Together, these findings demonstrate a multi-level encoding structure for cost-benefit computations where individual neurons are coordinated into larger assemblies that can represent task variables independently of their constituent components.…”
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Laser cutting study of zirconium alloys for nuclear decommissioning by Jae Sung Shin, Joonsoo Ock, Sungyeol Choi

“…We conducted laser cutting studies on zirconium alloys, specifically Zircaloy-2 and Zr-2.5%Nb alloy, which are used as constituent materials in the nuclear fuel channel of a pressurized heavy water reactor. …”
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Assessing the Proteomic Activity of the Venom of the Ant Ectatomma tuberculatum (Hymenoptera: Formicidae: Ectatomminae) by Juliana Rocha da Silva, Aline Zanotelli de Souza, Carlos Priminho Pirovani, Helena Costa, Aline Silva, João Carlos Teixeira Dias, Jacques Hubert Charles Delabie, Renato Fontana

“…Nine proteins are related to the attack/defense or maintenance process of the colony (colony asepsis, conservation of venom constituents, venom diffusion on prey, paralysis of prey, alteration of homeostasis, and cellular toxicity). …”
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Application of Check-All-That-Apply (CATA) for formulating and characterizing sargassum seaweed-based kombucha drink: Effects of different sugar types and fermentation times by Isnaini Cahyuning, Nurdiana Risma Safita, Hardiningtyas Safrina Dyah, Kunicki Anya, Corcoran Ashley, Ramadhan Wahyu

“…The optimal Seaweed Kombucha sample exhibited a volatile compound profile comprising acids, alcohols, ketones, heterocyclic compounds, and other constituents.…”
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Stereospecific Assay of (R)- and (S)-Goitrin in Commercial Formulation of Radix Isatidis by Reversed Phase High-Performance Liquid Chromatography by Lixing Nie, Zhong Dai, Shuangcheng Ma

“…Pharmacological studies have indicated that (R)-goitrin (epigoitrin) is one of the main constituents accounting for its antiviral activity, while (S)-goitrin (goitrin) is known as an antithyroid factor. …”
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The Richness, Similarity, and Conservation Status of the Herpetofauna of the Balsas Basin Biogeographic Province of Mexico by Julio A. Lemos-Espinal, Geoffrey R. Smith

“…We provide a list of the amphibian and reptile species of the BB based on a detailed review and update of recent species lists of its constituent states. The BB is home to 51 native amphibian and 155 native reptile species, which represent 14.7% of the herpetofauna of Mexico. …”
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Rational choice of eradication therapy of <i>Helicobacter pylori</i> infection by T. L. Lapina, E. R. Mutigulina, V. T. Ivashkin

“…Following modes of H. pylori eradication therapy have the greatest practical value: standard triple therapy with clarithromycin, including proton pump inhibitor (PPI) + clarithromycin + amoxicillin (or metronidazole); sequential two-stage mode; four constituent component mode without bismuth drug; four-component mode including bismuth agent; triple therapy with PPI and levofloxacin. …”
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