Experimental Investigation on the Effect of Rubber Powder on Mechanical Properties of PVA Fiber Concrete by Linling Ma, Bin Wang, Lei Zeng, Yunfeng Xiao, Heng Zhang, Zhen Li

“…To verify the damping improvement by replacing partial sand with rubber powder in the concrete process, this study investigated the effects of the rubber powder (5%, 10%, 15%, and 20%) on the mechanical properties and micromechanism of polyvinyl alcohol (PVA) fiber-reinforced concrete. In addition, in order to discuss its damping performance, free vibration test was conducted. …”
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Effects of X-ray and electron beam irradiation on wine quality: Emphasizing phenolic compounds and aroma profiles by Weikang Ding, Qian Tu, Xuexue Xi, Xiaojie Wu, Junqing Bai, Shuang Liu, Junjun Li, Chunlong Yuan

“…Wines treated with 0.5 kGy electron beams exhibited the highest levels of esters and higher alcohols, enhancing fruity aromas. Irradiation reduced C6 compound content, decreasing green notes and improving color and complexity scores. …”
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Onicocriptosis unilateral asociada a granuloma piógeno. Presentación de un caso by Rigoberto Menes de Armas, Lenia Marín Medina, Silvia Georgina de la Torre Castellón

“…Se determinó aplicar la técnica de cirugía menor fenol/alcohol, con resultados positivos.…”
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Purslane Herb (Portulaca grandiflora) Ointment Antibacterial Potency against Staphylococcus aureus by Agus Purwanto, Antonius Budiawan, Christianto Adhy Nugroho, Christina Indriasari

“…Ointment base formulation contained of vaseline album, cera alba, adeps lanae, paraffin liquidum, cetyl alcohol, nipagin, and nipasol. Extract ointment was prepared by mixing the extract with 10, 20, and 30% concentrations into the ointment base. …”
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Alanine with the Precipitate of Tomato Juice Administered to Rats Enhances the Reduction in Blood Ethanol Levels by Shunji Oshima, Sachie Shiiya, Yoshimi Tokumaru, Tomomasa Kanda

“…Delay in gastric emptying (GE) lowers the blood ethanol concentration (BEC) after alcohol administration. We previously demonstrated that water-insoluble fractions, mainly comprising dietary fiber derived from many types of botanical foods, possessed the ability to absorb ethanol-containing aqueous solutions. …”
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Exploring the causal relationship between chronic periodontitis and oral cancer: An insight by Shaswata Karmakar, Baishakhi Modak, Monica Charlotte Solomon

“…Oral carcinoma is a major public health concern worldwide due to its increasing mortality. Apart from alcohol consumption, tobacco and areca nut chewing, other risk factors for oral cancer include chronic infection and inflammation, poor nutritional status, chronic trauma to the oral soft tissues etc. …”
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Opening a Window on Attention: Adjuvant Therapies for Inflammatory Bowel Disease by Qiyue Wang, Shuyi Mi, Zixuan Yu, Qiyi Li, Jiacai Lei

“…Adjuvant therapies have been widely concerned as an effective treatment in alleviating IBD symptoms, including dietary intervention, traditional Chinese medicine, smoking, alcohol, and physical activities. This review focuses on different ancillary therapies for IBD treatments, in particular the mechanism of reducing inflammation based on the actual data from research studies. …”
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Unexplained Findings of Kayser-Fleischer-Like Rings in a Patient with Cryptogenic Cirrhosis by Mahreema Jawairia, Miral Subhani, Ghulam Siddiqui, Apsara Prasad, Ghulamullah Shahzad, Kaleem Rizvon, Paul Mustacchia

“…Cryptogenic cirrhosis (CC) is defined as cirrhosis occurring in an individual without an identifiable cause of liver disease, such as excessive alcohol consumption, viral hepatitis infection, hemochromatosis, autoimmune hepatitis, primary biliary cirrhosis, primary sclerosing cholangitis, chronic intake of medications that could induce cirrhosis, alpha-1-antitrypsin deficiency, Wilson’s disease, or any other rare cause of cirrhosis according to the clinical context. …”
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An Experimental Study of Photocatalytic Degradation of Congo Red Using Polymer Nanocomposite Films by Mashael Nasser Alshabanat, Murefah M. AL-Anazy

“…Eco-friendly polymer nanocomposite films were synthesized using biodegradable polymers of chitosan and polyvinyl alcohol as polymeric matrices and carbon black nanoparticles as the reinforcement. …”
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Naturally occurring volatile organic compounds in deep bedrock groundwater by Riikka Kietäväinen, Mari Nyyssönen, Maija Nuppunen-Puputti, Malin Bomberg

“…The system revealed a range of indigenous volatile organic compounds, including alcohols, ketones, aldehydes, alkanes, aromatics, and sulfur-compounds. …”
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Ligation of Left Renal Vein for Spontaneous Splenorenal Shunt to Prevent Portal Hypoperfusion after Orthotopic Liver Transplantation by Lampros Kousoulas, Kristina Imeen Ringe, Michael Winkler, Frank Lehner, Nicolas Richter, Juergen Klempnauer, Fabian Helfritz

“…We report a case of recovered portal flow by ligation of the left renal vein on the first postoperative day after orthotopic liver transplantation of a 54-year-old female with alcoholic liver cirrhosis, chronic kidney failure, and spontaneous splenorenal shunt. …”
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Carbene-catalyzed chirality-controlled site-selective acylation of saccharides by Ying-Guo Liu, Zetao Zhong, Yuyang Tang, Hongling Wang, Sai Vikrama Chaitanya Vummaleti, Xi Peng, Peng Peng, Xinglong Zhang, Yonggui Robin Chi

“…A longstanding objective in organic synthesis has been the site-selective acylation of saccharides without extensive pre-protection of alcohol units. In this study, we demonstrate that by simply altering the chirality of N-heterocyclic carbene (NHC) organic catalysts, the site-selectivity of saccharide acylation reactions can be effectively modulated. …”
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Facteurs alimentaires et environnementaux de risque du cancer du rhino-pharynx dans la région de Marrakech by Soumia Ammor, Abdellatif Baali, Annie Hubert, Mohamed Cherkaoui

“…Women are affected earlier than men: a peak has been observed between the ages of 20 and 30 in women and another between the ages of 40 and 50 in men.The analysis of a questionnaire submitted to 32 individuals affected by the NPC and to a check sample of 48 showed a statistically significant relationship between the NPC and some nutritional and environmental factors: consumption of smen (fermented butter), khlii (dried, salted spicy baked meat preserved in a mixt of smelted beef grease) and alcohol; practising of agriculture and cattle breeding; contact with toxic substances.…”
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Feasting on fish. Specialized function of pre-colonial pottery of the Cerritos mound builders of southern Brazil. by Marjolein Admiraal, André C Colonese, Rafael Guedes Milheira, Alice Di Muro, Helen Marie Talbot, Alexandre Lucquin, Oliver E Craig

“…Microbial-derived lipids were predominantly associated with the latter, suggesting that plants were fermented, presumably to make alcoholic beverages. We suggest that dispersed communities were drawn to the mounds seasonally to exploit and celebrate the return of migrating fish. …”
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Castle Lite by Ron Irwin

“…SABMiller’s approach to bolster sales was to build a narrative around the brand that moved away from the concept of ‘light’, or ‘low calorie’, or even ‘low alcohol’ and reframe the consumer perception of this beer around the symbolic value of ‘Extra Cold Refreshment’. …”
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Verrucous Carcinoma of Buccal Mucosa in Female: A Rare Case Report of Traumatic Tooth Origin by V. Keerthi Narayan

“…Tobacco in both smoking and smokeless form, alcohol, and opportunist viral infections are the most associated etiologies in most of the reported literature cases. …”
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Inequalities in health behaviours during the COVID-19 pandemic – a commentary by Aleksandra Herbeć

“…Health behaviours and health behaviour change (such as changes in physical activity, diet and alcohol consumption) have been socio-demographically- patterned already before the COVID-19 pandemic. …”
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Identification and Quality Assessment of Chrysanthemum Buds by CE Fingerprinting by Xiaoping Xing, Dan Li

“…Chrysanthemum bud samples were successively extracted by water and alcohol. The fingerprints of the chrysanthemum buds samples were obtained using capillary electrophoresis and electrochemical detection (CE-ED) employing copper and carbon working electrodes to capture all of the chemical information. 10 batches of chrysanthemum buds were collected from different regions and various factories to establish the baseline fingerprint. …”
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KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDE AND PRACTICES OF CONSUMPTION OFCARBONATED BEVERAGES: A CROSS SECTIONAL STUDY by Talha Mufeed Siddiqui et al

“… A soft drink or a carbonated drink is a non-alcoholic drink that commonly contains water, a sweetener, carbon dioxide, acidulants, colorings, preservatives, antioxidants, and/or foaming agents, and a flavoring agent. …”
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Adecuado lavado de manos para Manipuladores de Alimentos by Amy Simonne, Victor Blanco

“…La suciedad, los alimentos o cualquier otra cosa en las manos hacen menos eficaz el efecto del alcohol. ¡No use desinfectante para manos en lugar de lavarse las manos! …”
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