Removal of Contaminants from Industrial Lean Amine Solvent Using Polyacrylamide Hydrogels Optimized by Response Surface Methodology by Priyabrata Pal, Fawzi Banat

“…The polyacrylamide (PAAM) hydrogel was obtained as small beads and optimized using RSM. The hydrogel was used for the removal of total metal ions and total organic acid anions (known as heat-stable salts , HSSs) from industrial lean methyl diethanolamine solvents (MDEA, 50 wt% used by Gasco, Habshan, Abu Dhabi for natural gas sweetening). …”
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Comparative analysis of EGFR mutations in circulating tumor DNA and primary tumor tissues from lung cancer patients using BEAMing PCR by Duhita Mirikar, Nandini Banerjee, Kumar Prabhash, Rajiv Kumar Kaushal, Vanita Naronha, C. S. Pramesh, George Karimundackal, Amit Joshi, Swapnil Rane, Ranjan Basak

“…Abstract In this study, we measured human epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) mutations in both tissue and circulating tumor DNA (ctDNA) by using beads, emulsions, amplifications and magnetic polymerase chain reaction (BEAMing PCR). …”
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Whole-genome association studies of distribution of developmental abnormalities and other breeding-valuable qualitative traits in offspring of the Russian large-white boars by A. A. Traspov, O. V. Kostyunina, A. A. Belous, T. V. Karpushkina, N. A. Svejenceva, N. A. Zinovieva

“…In the current work, we have searched for these kind of target genes and genome regions with conducting the genome-wide association studies using PorcineSNP60K BeadChips (Illumina, San Diego, USA). A total of 48 boars of a large white breed of the nucleus farm “Znamenskoe” were analyzed for 21 traits of indicated shortcomings of the exterior and defects of development in 39,153 their offspring.  …”
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Altered Thyroid Function Tests Observed in Hypophosphatasia Patients Treated with Asfotase Alfa by Hajime Kato, Naoko Hidaka, Minae Koga, Yuka Kinoshita, Masaomi Nangaku, Noriko Makita, Nobuaki Ito

“…However, asfotase alfa may be absorbed on the magnetic beads used in the AIA reagent with the AIA-2000 system but not absorbed on the microparticles used in AIA-CL2400. …”
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Signal Factors Secreted by 2D and Spheroid Mesenchymal Stem Cells and by Cocultures of Mesenchymal Stem Cells Derived Microvesicles and Retinal Photoreceptor Neurons by Lili Xie, Mao Mao, Liang Zhou, Lusi Zhang, Bing Jiang

“…Levels of 51 signal factors in conditioned medium from those cultured conditions were quantified with bead-based assay. We found that IL-8, IL-6, and GROα were the top three most abundant signal factors. …”
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Genome-Wide Association Analysis of Boar Semen Traits Based on Computer-Assisted Semen Analysis and Flow Cytometry by Xiyan Yang, Jingkun Nie, Yaxuan Zhang, Suqing Wang, Xiaoping Zhu, Zhili Li, Yunxiang Zhao, Xiuguo Shang

“…A total of 1183 Duroc boars were genotyped using the GeneSeek GGP Porcine 50 K SNP BeadChip. The GWAS was performed using three different models: GLM, MLM, and FarmCPU. …”
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Scheimpflug Imaging Parameters Associated with Tear Mediators and Bronchial Asthma in Keratoconus by Dorottya Pásztor, Bence Lajos Kolozsvári, Adrienne Csutak, András Berta, Ziad Hassan, Beáta Andrea Kettesy, Péter Gogolák, Mariann Fodor

“…Concentrations of mediators—IL-6, -10; CXCL8, CCL5; MMP-9, -13; TIMP-1; t-PA, PAI-1—were measured by Cytometric Bead Array. Measured Pentacam parameters include keratometry values (K1, K2, Kmax), corneal thickness (Pachy Pupil, Apex, Min), and elevations and indices (including Belin-Ambrósio deviation (BAD-D)). …”
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Near-Infrared Optical Imaging of Ovarian Cancer Xenografts with Novel α3-Integrin Binding Peptide “OA02” by Olulanu H. Aina, Jan Marik, Regina Gandour-Edwards, Kit S. Lam

“…Through screening of random one-bead one-compound (OBOC) libraries, we previously identified cyclic peptides with the cDGXGXXc motif that bind to α3 integrin subunit on ovarian adenocarcinoma cell lines ES-2, SKOV-3, and CaOV-3. …”
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Harmful impacts of microplastic pollution on poultry and biodegradation techniques using microorganisms for consumer health protection: A review by Mohamed E. Abd El-Hack, Elwy A. Ashour, Fatemah AlMalki, Asmaa F. Khafaga, Mahmoud Moustafa, Mohammed O. Alshaharni, Islam M. Youssef, Ahmed A. Elolimy, Sylwester Świątkiewicz

“…The rates of deterioration for HDPE were 11.7 %, 3.8 %, and 13.7 %. Rates for polyester beads were 17.3 %, 9.4 %, and 5.8 %. This review focuses on the effects of microorganisms in removing microplastic pollution, the detrimental impact of microplastics on poultry production, and the connection between microplastic pollution and human health.…”
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Preparation of N-TiO2 Using a Microwave/Sol-Gel Method and Its Photocatalytic Activity for Bisphenol A under Visible-Light and Sunlight Irradiation by Chung-Hsin Wu, Chao-Yin Kuo, Chin-Jung Lin, Peng-Ke Chiu

“…The N-TiO2 was immobilized in glass balls to form N-TiO2/glass beads and applied to degrade Bisphenol A (BPA) under visible-light and sunlight irradiation. …”
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Encapsulation of bioactive compounds from Sargassum ilicifolium: Influence of wall material type and loading content on the physicochemical and structural properties of micropartic... by Seyed Saeed Sekhavatizadeh, Mohammad Ganje, Seyedeh Sedigheh Hashemi, Mohammad Reza Mozafarian

“…X-ray diffraction (XRD), Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR), and Scanning electron microscopy (SEM) confirmed the entrapment of the SIE in the beads. Finally, the improved stability and solubility characteristics of the SIE powder, which is based on WPI and maltodextin, indicate its potential for use as a potent functional food additive.…”
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Emulsion electrospinning of lemongrass essential Oil-Loaded Ferula haussknechtii gum/ Polyethylene oxide as bioactive coating by Saeedeh Jafari, Abdollah Hematian Sourki, Safoora Pashangeh

“…SEM analysis confirmed the formation of uniform, bead-free electrospun fibers across all LGEO concentrations. …”
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A cross-sectional pilot study to estimate the frequency of minor blood group alleles and phenotypes in RhD-negative North Indian blood donors by DNA microarray analysis by Gita Negi, Sheetal Malhotra, Bela Goyal, Praveen Kumar Singh, Anissa Atif Mirza

“…Genotyping for the most relevant red blood cell antigens (Rh, Kell, Duffy, Kidd, MNS, Lutheran, and Dombrock) was done using Bioarray Precise TypeHM Human Erythrocyte Antigen BeadChip kit containing probes directed to polymorphic sites. …”
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Effect of metformin on the level of aqueous humor inflammatory cytokines in patients with cataract by Jiaxi Li, Jiarui Yang, Ziyuan Liu, Xuemin Li

“…Levels of cytokines were measured by Cytometric Bead Assay (CBA) Flex Set. Differences in level of AH cytokines were compared between patients using metformin and non-metformin medicine as blood sugar control drug for T2DM and age-related cataract patients without T2DM. …”
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Morphine in Combination with Ketamine Improves Cervical Cancer Pain and Suppresses Immune Function via the JAK3/STAT5 Pathway by Yurong Jiang, Tong Li, Yi Qian, Xiaoming Zuo, Jinmei Liu

“…T cells were isolated from peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMC) of CC patients by positive selection using anti-CD3 beads. The isolated T cells were assigned into three groups: the control group, the morphine group, and the morphine + ketamine (Mor + Ket) group. …”
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Synergistic toughening of welds through adding SiC nanoparticles and modulating oscillating laser by Mingjun Zhang, Rui Wang, Xiaobing Pang, Jian Zhang, Cong Mao, Bo Cheng, Longzhou Dai, Heqing Li, Jing Guo, Zhuming Bi

“…The experiments showed that an oscillating laser with the modulated power has not only reduced various defects including spatters, weld beads, and humping significantly; but also decreased gas porosities in welds and eliminated an agglomeration of nanoparticles. …”
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Identification of as a Susceptibility Locus for Kawasaki Disease in Patients Younger than 6 Months of Age by Hea-Ji Kim, Sin Weon Yun, Jeong Jin Yu, Kyung Lim Yoon, Kyung-Yil Lee, Hong-Ryang Kil, Gi Beom Kim, Myung-Ki Han, Min Seob Song, Hyoung Doo Lee, Kee Soo Ha, Sejung Sohn, Ryota Ebata, Hiromichi Hamada, Hiroyuki Suzuki, Yoichiro Kamatani, Michiaki Kubo, Kaoru Ito, Yoshihiro Onouchi, Young Mi Hong, Gi Young Jang, Jong-Keuk Lee

“…We performed an age-stratified genome-wide association study using the Illumina HumanOmni1-Quad BeadChip data (296 cases vs. 1,000 controls) and a replication study (1,360 cases vs. 3,553 controls) in the Korean population. …”
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Legal incentives in the contractual regulation of marital relations by O. H. Bortnik, T. V. Stepanenko

“…It is through legal incentives that are reflected in the mechanism of legal regulation through subjective rights, and the right to behave in individual ways, which are determined by the person, must be influenced. …”
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Environmental effect of the Coronavirus-19 determinants and lockdown on carbon emissions by R. Parvin, F.T. Johora, M.A. Alim

“…During a lockdown, there is a connection between the atmosphere's changes and how natural organisms behave. Importantly, there is a room for investigation into how communities of organisms and the atmosphere would function without humans. …”
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Successful External Cephalic Version: Factors Predicting Vaginal Birth by Pei Shan Lim, Beng Kwang Ng, Anizah Ali, Mohamad Nasir Shafiee, Nirmala Chandralega Kampan, Nor Azlin Mohamed Ismail, Mohd Hashim Omar, Zaleha Abdullah Mahdy

“…This additional information may be useful to caution a patient with breech that ECV does not bring them to behave exactly like a normal cephalic, so that they have more realistic expectations. …”
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