Synthesis of Magnesia–Hercynite-Based Refractories from Mill Scale and Secondary Aluminum Dross: Implication for Recycling Metallurgical Wastes by Praphaphan Wongsawan, Nantiya Boonlom, Muenfahn Vantar, Somyote Kongkarat

“…These findings suggest that the synthesized refractories exhibit properties comparable to commercial magnesia–hercynite bricks, with potential for the further development for industrial rotary kiln applications.…”
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The prospect of antimicrobial peptides from Bacillus species with biological control potential against insect pests and diseases of economic importance in agriculture, forestry and... by Henry B. Ajuna, Hyo-In Lim, Jae-Hyun Moon, Sang-Jae Won, Vantha Choub, Su-In Choi, Ju-Yeol Yun, Young Sang Ahn

“…Bacillus species have been widely studied and commercialized as biocontrol agents, due to their ability to produce a wide range of versatile antimicrobial lipopeptides, polyketides, insecticidal toxins and the elicitation for induced systemic resistance (ISR). …”
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Quality of Pedestrian Networks Around Metro Stations: An Assessment Based on Approach Routes by Qiyao Yang, Zheng Zhang, Jun Cai, Mengzhen Ding, Lemei Li, Shaohua Zhang, Zhenang Song, Feiyang Chen, Yi Ling

“…The quality of pedestrian networks around the public-service and comprehensive stations scores higher than that around residential stations, while walking environment quality near commercial stations shows significant disparities. These findings highlight the importance of prioritizing accessibility and safety while enhancing convenience and comfort in the renewal of the pedestrian network in Tianjin. …”
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The first serological detection and risk factors analysis of Rift Valley fever virus in sheep and goats in Fars province, southern Iran by Mohsen Manavian, Majid Hashemi, Mehran Bakhshesh, Farhang Tavan, Mahnaz Samsami, Fatemeh Saemi

“…In total, 540 serum samples (391 from sheep and 149 from goats) were gathered and tested by a commercial ELISA kit. Out of 540 samples tested, 12 (2.2%) were found to be seropositive for the Rift Valley fever virus, with 10 from sheep and 2 from goats, indicating the presence of specific antibodies. …”
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Manufacturing and Shear Response Characterization of Carbon Nanofiber Modified CFRP Using the Out-of-Autoclave-Vacuum-Bag-Only Cure Process by Erin E. McDonald, Landon F. Wallace, Gregory J. S. Hickman, Kuang-Ting Hsiao

“…The interlaminar shear response is studied for carbon nanofiber (CNF) modified out-of-autoclave-vacuum-bag-only (OOA-VBO) carbon fiber reinforced plastic (CFRP). Commercial OOA-VBO prepregs were coated with a CNF modified epoxy solution and a control epoxy solution without CNF to make CNF modified samples and control samples, respectively. …”
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The Living-Related Kidney Transplant Program in Brunei Darussalam: Lessons Learnt from a Nascent National Program in a Small, Muslim, and Asian Country by Jackson Tan, Muhammad Abdul Mabood Khalil, Dalinatul Ahmed, Jayakrishnan Pisharam, Chiao Yuen Lim, Hock Beng Chua, William Chong, Kim Khee Tan

“…The preliminary outcome from the program has already begun to shape the national nephrology landscape with a 36% increment in transplant rate and mitigation of commercialized transplantations. The blueprint for the program was first laid out in 2010 and thereupon executed in four phases. …”
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Highly Efficient Process for Producing a Jet-A1 Biofuel Component Through Hydroprocessing Soybean Oil over Ni and Pt Catalysts by Marek Główka, Jan Krzysztof Wójcik, Przemysław Boberski, Piotr Józef Woszczyński, Ewa Sabura

“…The research utilized a commercial nickel catalyst for the HDO step, and a newly developed platinum catalyst supported on SAPO-11 zeolite for the hydroisomerization (HI) stage. …”
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Uncertainty Quantification of GEKO Model Coefficients on Compressible Flows by Yeong-Ki Jung, Kyoungsik Chang, Jae Hyun Bae

“…In the present work, supersonic flows over an axisymmetric base and a 24-deg compression ramp are investigated using the generalized k-ω (GEKO) model implemented in the commercial software, ANSYS FLUENT. GEKO is a two-equation model based on the k-ω formulation, and some specified model coefficients can be tuned depending on the flow characteristics. …”
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Removal of Phenol and 4-Chlorophenol from Aqueous Solutions by Olive Stone-Based Activated Carbon by Mourad Termoul, Benaouda Bestani, Nouredine Benderdouche, Mostefa Belhakem, Emmanuel Naffrechoux

“…In comparison, the Merck and Aldrich commercial-grade powdered activated carbons ranked lower with adsorption capacities of 145 mg/g and 179 mg/g for phenol and 244 mg/g and 316 mg/g for 4-chorophenol, respectively.…”
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Single-point mutated lanmodulin as a high-performance MRI contrast agent for vascular and kidney imaging by Yuxia Liu, Duyang Gao, Yuanyuan He, Jing Ma, Suet Yen Chong, Xinyi Qi, Hui Jun Ting, Zichao Luo, Zhigao Yi, Jingyu Tang, Chao Chang, Jiongwei Wang, Zonghai Sheng, Hairong Zheng, Xiaogang Liu

“…After loading with Gd3+ ions, the resulting protein complex, LanND-Gd, exhibits efficient renal clearance, high relaxivity, and prolonged renal retention compared to commercial agents. LanND-Gd enables high-performance visualization of whole-body structures and brain vasculature in male mice at a resolution finer than one hundred micrometers. …”
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Population dynamics of mushroom casing over the course of Agaricus bisporus cultivation in the presence of Bacillus velezensis QST 713 and Bacillus velezensis Kos biocontrol agents by Joy Clarke, Kevin Kavanagh, Helen Grogan, David A. Fitzpatrick

“…The globally cultivated white button mushroom (Agaricus bisporus) is grown commercially at an industrial scale. Numerous pathogens pose a significant economic threat to its cultivation. …”
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Annotated interictal discharges in intracranial EEG sleep data and related machine learning detection scheme by Rotem Falach, Maya Geva-Sagiv, Dawn Eliashiv, Lilach Goldstein, Ofer Budin, Guy Gurevitch, Genela Morris, Ido Strauss, Amir Globerson, Firas Fahoum, Itzhak Fried, Yuval Nir

“…Utilizing these annotations to train machine learning models via a gradient-boosting algorithm, we demonstrate automated IED detection with high precision (94.4%) and sensitivity (94.3%) that can generalize across individuals and surpass performance of a leading commercial software. The dataset featuring multi-channel annotations with sub-second resolution including hippocampus and medial temporal lobe (MTL) regions is made publicly available, together with the detection algorithm, to advance research on detection methodology, epilepsy, sleep, and cognition.…”
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Development and Integration of a CO Detection System Based on Wavelength Modulation Spectroscopy Using Near-Infrared DFB Laser by Bin Li, Shuo-Cheng Zhang, Yao-Dan Chi

“…The CO absorption line at 1563.06 nm was scanned with a tunable distributed feedback (DFB) laser, and two InGaAs photodiodes were applied to perform optic-electric conversion. Without using commercial instruments, essential electrical circuits were self-developed and integrated, including laser temperature controller, laser current driver, signal generator, and digital lock-in amplifier. …”
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Simultaneous nitric oxide and toluene reduction over Pt-based catalyst by Cheonwoo Jeong, Dongcheol Lee, Sungjoong Kim, Joon Hyun Baik, Joonwoo Kim

“…The findings suggest the catalyst's potential for NOx reduction in industrial settings, utilizing toluene present in flue gas without the need for additional commercial reducing agents.…”
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Volatile metabolomics and metagenomics reveal the effects of lactic acid bacteria on alfalfa silage quality, microbial communities, and volatile organic compounds by Yichao Liu, Shuai Du, Lin Sun, Yuyu Li, Mingjian Liu, Pengbo Sun, Baochao Bai, Gentu Ge, Yushan Jia, Zhijun Wang

“…The aim of this study was to reveal the effects of commercial Lactobacillus plantarum (CL), screened Lactobacillus plantarum (LP), and screened Pediococcus pentosaceus (PP) on quality, microbial community, and VOCs of alfalfa silage based on volatile metabolomics and metagenomics. …”
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Research on a public-private partnership scheme for space industry creation by Shinichi TAKATA, Kazuyoshi HIDAKA

“…The purpose of this paper is to present a new open innovation type public-private partnership scheme in the space sector, which is suitable for the space industrial complex in Japan, to promote R&D and to realize national projects by public R&D agencies, and to create commercial business by private companies simultaneously. …”
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Improved Photocatalytic Performance of a Novel Fe3O4@SiO2/Bi2SiO5 Hierarchical Nanostructure with Magnetic Recoverability by Xinxin Zhang, Xiaoli Dong, Baiyu Leng, Hongchao Ma, Xiufang Zhang

“…The Fe3O4@SiO2/Bi2SiO5 composite showed enhanced photodegradation efficiency for the degradation of reactive brilliant red dye (X-3B) in aqueous solution under simulated sunlight irradiation, as compared with that of commercial P25. In addition, the Fe3O4@SiO2/Bi2SiO5 composite exhibited good magnetic recoverability and excellent photocatalytic stability (no obvious activity loss after recycling tests).…”
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Impact of Polyvinyl Chloride (PVC) powder ingestion on growth rate and length of Oreochromis niloticus - A Preliminary Study by Sadîca Isabela, Matei Monica, Boboc Mădălina, Jawdhari Abdulhusein, Cucu George, Stegărescu Sorin, Holban E.

“…This study investigates the impact of ingested PVC powder particles on the body weight and length of O. niloticus (Nile tilapia), a commercially important fish species and a common inhabitant of freshwater systems worldwide. …”
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Primary murine high-grade glioma cells derived from RCAS/tv-a diffuse glioma model reprogram naive T cells into immunosuppressive regulatory T lymphocytes by Alessandro Canella, Mykyta Artomov, Aleksandr Ukhatov, Sakthi Rajendran, Phillip Perez, Uksha Saini, Jack Hedberg, Kevin Cassady, Prajwal Rajappa

“…In vitro models are essential for investigating glioma biology and testing novel therapeutic approaches. While using commercially available and patient-derived glioma cell lines for in vitro studies is common practice, they exhibit several limitations, including failing to maintain the genetic and phenotypic diversity of primary tumors, undergo genetic drift over time, and often lacking the invasive and stem-like characteristics of patient tumors. …”
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Radiation-Enhancement Properties of an X-Band Woodpile EBG and Its Application to a Planar Antenna by Fabrizio Frezza, Lara Pajewski, Emanuele Piuzzi, Cristina Ponti, Giuseppe Schettini

“…An application of the EBG resonator has been considered, for gain enhancement of a microstrip antenna: an increase of about 10 dB in the broadside gain has been measured; experimental data and numerical results obtained with the commercial software HFSS show a good agreement. A comparison is presented between EBG resonator antennas and two-dimensional uniform arrays. …”
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