More Incentives — Less Sanctions: a Proposal for a Reform of the Welfare System by Friedrich Breyer

“…Abstract The German federal government is planning a radical reform of the basic income scheme for the long-term unemployed. …”
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Autonomy in the Dock: Oscar Wilde’s First Trial by Bénédicte Coste

“…However I wish to discuss Wilde’s own words during his trial against the Marquess of Queensberry and envisage them as part of a Wildean discourse advocating personal radical autonomy, which had already appeared in ‘The Soul of Man under Socialism’ (1891). …”
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Nouveau métier : enseignant dans le second degré. Récits de changements professionnels by Sylvie Dozolme, Luc Ria

“…Coming from a wide range of different professions (warehouseman, secretary, nurse, engineer, salesman…), they undergo a fairly radical adjustment period. The research protocol was developed to analyze the impact of their previous professional experience on their approach to teaching and to document the steps they take and their feelings as they live a process of acculturation. …”
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Le cas du metal symphonique, entre dégénérescence d’un art de l’extrême et exaltation du culte de la puissance by Jason Julliot

“…After sketching a definition of symphonic metal, this article considers the sound radicality issues in the heavy metal : by reversing the balance in favour of classical instruments and by integrating female singers (potentially lyrical), symphonic metal appears to be a non-violent genre, incompatible with what is the essence of heavy metal music. …”
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Régulation, verrous technologiques et transition écologique : le cas des formaldéhydes by Nicolas Béfort

“…It brings to highlight historical dynamics, which does not radically change the products, even with new inputs.…”
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Physicochemical Properties of Soluble Dietary Fiber from Passion Fruit Peel Based on Various Extraction Methods by Ya Song, Yunxin Shi, Yuting Liu, Yue Ma, Chenwenyi Lin, Ninglang Nie, Xuqin Song, Jian Yang

“…The SDF extracted by enzyme-assisted extraction method (EAE) showed the highest DPPH free radical scavenging capacity (66.67%), reducing sugar content (5.71%), oil-holding capacity (5.86 g/g), and glucose content (55.9662 µg/mg). …”
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Hybrid Carbohydrate–Lipid Nanocarriers: In Vitro Efficacy Gene-Rated by Association of UV-Absorbers and Raspberry Polyphenols Rich-Fraction by Nicoleta Badea, Diego Samayoa, Alina Moroşan, Cristina Ott, Ioana Lacatusu

“…NLC-UV Abs-RPRF-HA assured 72.83% radical scavenging activity. The IC₅₀ for HA-NLC-UV Abs-RPRF was 6.25-fold lower than NLC-UV Abs-HA, which reflects the greater free radical scavenging action. …”
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Characterization of physical, structural and antioxidant properties of hemp seed and seed meal protein-gallic acid conjugates by Wannawarang Tanbamrung, Suphat Phongthai, Pornchai rachtanapun, Kongsak Boonyapranai, Prem Thongchai, Liang Zhang, Kanyasiri Rakariyatham

“…This subsequently improved antioxidant capacities by increasing DPPH radical scavenging (1.94 – 4.65-fold) and ABTS radical scavenging (8.65 – 9.64-fold) to be as high as 421.69 and 2560.26 μg TE/mg protein, respectively in sHPI-GA1000 and 719.31 and 2332.39 μg TE/mg protein, respectively in smHPI-GA1000. …”
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Optimization of the Fermentation Process for Pine-needle Sweet-potato Glutinous Rice Wine and Analysis of Its Antioxidant Activity by Jie YOU, Rusheng XIE, Weibin WU

“…In terms of antioxidant capacity, the scavenging rates of the DPPH and ABTS+ free radicals of the pine-needle sweet-potato glutinous rice wine were as high as 87.2% and 90.3%, respectively, which were significantly higher than those of traditional sweet-potato glutinous rice wine (P<0.05). …”
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Fusarium oxysporum assisted green synthesis of small-sized silver nanoparticles for high antibacterial, and photocatalytic decolorization performances by Reyad M. El-Sharkawy, Inas A. Ahmed, Taghrid G. Kharboush

“…The results marked the potent antioxidant activity of SNPs against DPPH, O2 •−, H2O2, and OH-radicals with IC50 values of 74.3, 96.7, 116.6, and 167.9 µg/ml, respectively. …”
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Synthesis and Characterization of Copper Ferrite Nanoparticles for Efficient Photocatalytic Degradation of Organic Dyes by Julia Mazurenko, A. K. Sijo, Larysa Kaykan, Volodymyr Kotsyubynsky, Łukasz Gondek, Antoni Zywczak, Mateusz Marzec, Oleksii Vyshnevskyi

“…The study identified that hydroxyl radicals (·OH), generated from H2O2 decomposition under visible light irradiation, played a critical role in enhancing the efficiency of the photo-Fenton reaction. …”
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Preparation, structural property, and antioxidant activities of a novel pectin polysaccharide from the flowers of Hibiscus syriacus Linn. by Jialong Chen, Chaojun Ye, Lu Zhang, Zhiliang Xie, Jianjun Zhu, Zhi Zhang

“…Its chemical composition, monosaccharide profile, molecular weight distribution, and structural properties were elucidated through various analytical techniques.ResultsHFPS exhibited a predominant acidic monosaccharide composition, with galacturonic acid as the major constituent, indicating its pectin nature. The free radical scavenging activity of HFPS against ABTS·, DPPḤ, and ·OH radicals was evaluated, demonstrating a positive correlation between its antioxidant capacity and concentration. …”
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Green synthesis and enhanced photocatalytic performance of Co-Doped CuO nanoparticles for efficient degradation of synthetic dyes and water splitting by Daniel Masekela, Lovedonia K. Kganyakgo, Kwena D. Modibane, Tunde L. Yusuf, Sheriff A. Balogun, Wilson M. Seleka, Edwin Makhado

“…Moreover, the scavenger experiment showed that the primary active species responsible for the photocatalytic decomposition of MB were hydroxyl radicals (•OH) and holes (h+), followed by electrons (e-) and superoxide radicals (•O2–). …”
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Integrating in vitro and in silico techniques for evaluating the antioxidant activity of Chrysanthemum indicum L by Fatimawali, Billy J. Kepel, Linda W. A. Rotty, Trina E. Tallei, Fahrul Nurkolis

“…The findings revealed that the ethanolic extract in chrysanthemum flowers displayed inhibitory activity against 2,2-dyphenyl-1-picrylhydrazyl (DPPH) radicals at a concentration of 1.35 µg/mL, which is comparable to that of vitamin C (0.7 µg/mL). …”
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Phytochemical Analysis, Antioxidant Potential and Antibacterial Activities of Different Anatomical Parts of Hypericum cordifolium Choisy by Sujana Sapkota, Alishma Maharjan, Sanjeeta Tiwari, Meena Rajbhandari

“…In the TLC-DPPH. assay, almost all of the flower extracts and 5 compounds of the leaf extract showed radical scavenging potential. Estimation of phenolics and flavonoids showed that all the leaf extracts showed higher amounts of phenolics and flavonoids than stem extracts. …”
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Therapeutic effects of Pueraria lobata (Willd.) Ohwi root and Hovenia dulcis Thunb. extracts on alcoholic liver disease: Network pharmacology and experimental validation by Zhendong Chen, Yu Yue, Hongyan An, Haisu Yan, Hyeok-Joo Park, Pei Lin

“…Results: Treatment with the extract contributed to a significant reduction in the release of nitric oxide and reactive oxygen species in the ethanol-treated HepG2 cells; promoted the elevated expression of superoxide dismutase, catalase, and glutathione, indicating enhanced antioxidant defenses; and showed strong free radical-scavenging activity against 1,1-diphenyl-2-picrylhydrazyl radicals. …”
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Antioxidant and anti-inflammatory function of walnut green husk aqueous extract (WNGH-AE) on human hepatocellular carcinoma cells (HepG2) treated with t-BHP. by Zheng-Qiang Li, Yu-Ting Gao, Chen-Fa Zhao, Rui An, Yan-Lv Wu, Zhi-Pang Huang, Ping Ma, Xu Yang, Rong She, Xiao-Yan Yang

“…We also determined the free radical scavenging capacity of various extracts of WNGH using DPPH and ·OH methods. …”
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Unveiling the biological activities of Heliotropium indicum L. plant extracts: anti-inflammatory activities, GC–MS analysis, and in-silico molecular docking by Mst. Sadia Afroz Shoily, Md. Ekramul Islam, Nur Mohammad Rasel, Shahnaz Parvin, Jaytirmoy Barmon, Aqibul Hasan Aqib, Debendra Nath Roy, Mst. Shahnaj Parvin

“…All fractions were evaluated for radical scavenging and anti-inflammatory properties in vitro. …”
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Investigation on the Effect of Atmosphere on the Pyrolysis Behavior and Oil Quality of Jimusar Oil Shale by Zhiqin Kang, Zhijing Wang, Yang Lu, Ran Cao, Dongwei Huang, Qiaorong Meng

“…The existence of CO2 prevented methyl radicals from accepting hydrogen radicals during pyrolysis and reduced the alkane yield, while CO2 participated in the addition reaction of alkane, which increased the alkene yield. …”
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NIR-triggered programmable nanomotor with H2S and NO generation for cascading oncotherapy by three-pronged reinforcing ICD by Jinlong Zhang, Quan Jing, Longlong Yuan, Xianhui Zhou, Duolong Di, Jinyao Li, Dong Pei, Zhongxiong Fan, Jun Hai

“…One by one, a large number of peroxynitrite anion (ONOO−) radicals are generated by the interactions of ROS from mPTT and NO from NOSH. …”
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