Phase change materials based on high-density polyethylene filled with microencapsulated paraffin wax by Krupa, Igor

“…The enthalpies of melting and crystallization are proportional to the amount of individual components in the material. The capsules have a strong plasticizing effect on the high density polyethylene, resulting in a significant decrease in the melting and crystallization temperatures. …”
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Adrenoceptor Desensitization: Current Understanding of Mechanisms by Maaliki, Dina

“…On the other hand, long-term desensitization occurs over hours to days and involves receptor downregulation or a decrease in cell surface receptor protein level. …”
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Modeling the influence of daily temperature and precipitation extreme indices on vegetation dynamics in Katsina State using statistical downscaling model (SDM) by Mohammad, Hadi Ahmad

“…All the scenarios present increasing minimum and maximum temperatures and decreasing precipitation, except for RCP8.5, which predicted a more adverse trend. …”
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Effect of Verbal Encouragement on Performance and Affective Responses in Male Sport Science Students during Sprint Modalities by Sahli, Faten

“…The assessed parameters comprised physical performance, rating of perceived exertion (RPE), and a feeling scale. Post hoc test analysis indicates a significant increase in physical performance during VETS and VESS conditions compared to the control condition due to a decrease in sprint in line 20 m (VETS: p < 0.001, d = 0.55; VESS: p = 0.016, d = 0.41), sprint 10*2 (VETS: p < 0.001, d = 0.64; VESS: p = 0.05, d = 0.36), and sprint L (VETS: p = 0.001, d = 1.19) times compared to the control condition. …”
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Strategic approaches in oral squamous cell carcinoma diagnostics using liquid biopsy by Kinane, Denis F.

“…Liquid biopsy is a noninvasive diagnostic technique used for monitoring cancer utilizing specific genetic biomarkers present in bodily fluids, such as blood, saliva, or urine. …”
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Production of phycocyanin by Leptolyngbya sp. in desert environments by Schipper, Kira

“…The optimum biomass productivity was found at a light intensity of 300 μmol·m−2·s−1, with higher light intensities causing a decrease of 15%. …”
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Synthesis and properties of HA/ZnO/CNT nanocomposite by Ding M.

“…The goal of this study was to examine the tribomechanical properties of hydroxyapatite (HA)/ZnO and HA/ZnO/CNT composite ceramics (carbon nanotubes; with different ratios 0.5 wt%, 1.0 wt%, and 1.5 wt%). The composites were synthesized using the hydrothermal method in an autoclave. …”
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Effect of graphene loading on thermomechanical properties of poly(vinyl alcohol)/starch blend by Jose, J.

“…Polymer nanocomposites based on poly(vinyl alcohol) (PVA)/starch blend and graphene were prepared by solution mixing and casting. Glycerol was used as a plasticizer and added in the starch dispersion. …”
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An Exploration of Smoking Patterns Among People with Serious Mental Illness Attending an Outpatient Clinic in Qatar by Zolezzi, Monica

“…Many countries worldwide have observed a decrease in the prevalence of tobacco smoking; however, the smoking rates among people with SMI have declined much less than in those without mental illness. …”
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Elaeagnus angustifolia Plant Extract Inhibits Epithelial-Mesenchymal Transition and Induces Apoptosis via HER2 Inactivation and JNK Pathway in HER2-Positive Breast Cancer Cells by Jabeen, Ayesha

“…Our data revealed that extract inhibits cell proliferation and deregulates cell-cycle progression of these two cancer cell lines. extract also prevents the progression of epithelial-mesenchymal transition (EMT), an important event for cancer invasion and metastasis; this is accompanied by upregulations of E-cadherin and β-catenin, in addition to downregulations of vimentin and fascin, which are major markers of EMT. Thus, extract causes a drastic decrease in cell invasion ability of SKBR3 and ZR75-1 cancer cells. …”
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Agricultural applications by Sarra, Hechmi

“…The agro-industrial activities related to the three most cultivated palm tree species worldwide namely, oil palm, date palm, and coconut palm generate a large amount of residues during pre- and post-harvest processes. …”
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Impact On Local Pearl Oyster Pinctada Radiata Exposed To Chronic Levels Of Chlorine by Alfaqih, Arwa Shaif

“…This will lead to both, decrease in feeding and prevention from toxicity, resulting in a reduced growth and lower susceptibility, respectively.…”
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Centrifugal Compressor Spiral Dry Gas Seal Simulation Working at Reverse Rotation by Ibrahim, Shahin

“…Unidirectional dry gas seal may experiences reverse rotation when equipped in a centrifugal compressor. This paper describes how the reverse rotation effects on the spiral unidirectional dry gas seal performance and pressure distribution inside the gas film, also an investigation of using a different herringbone shape grooves configurations has been done using ANSYS FLUENT 14.5 CFD simulation. …”
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CD44 mediates stem cell mobilization to damaged lung via its novel transcriptional targets, Cortactin and Survivin by Ouhtit, Allal

“…Our results show that CSC decreased the expression of both CD44 and its downstream targets CTTN and BIRC5 in MSCs, and that HA reversed these effects. …”
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Role of TiO2 and carbon nanotubes on polyethylene, and effect of accelerated weathering on photo oxidation and mechanical properties by Zagho M.M.

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Caffeine use or napping to enhance repeated sprint performance after partial sleep deprivation: Why not both? by Romdhani, Mohamed

“…Purpose: To compare the effect of a 20-minute nap opportunity (N20), a moderate dose of caffeine (CAF; 5 mg·kg-1), or a moderate dose of caffeine before N20 (CAF+N) as possible countermeasures to the decreased performance and the partial sleep deprivation-induced muscle damage. …”
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Are submarine groundwater discharges affecting the structure and physiological status of rocky intertidal communities? by Piló, D.

“…Epibenthic community structure differed between sites, with an increase in Chthamalus spp. and a decrease in macroalgae coverage at the SGD site. …”
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Bond durability of sand coated and ribbed basalt FRP bars embedded in high-strength concrete by Al-Hamrani, Abathar

“…However, specimens with high-strength concrete achieved most of or above their maximum bond strength after the descending stage, while those with normal-strength concrete showed a decrease in bond strength to an approximately constant value with continuous slip. …”
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Life cycle sustainability assessment of autonomous heavy-duty trucks by Sen, Burak

“…An input–output (IO) model is developed based on the Eora database—a detailed IO database that consists of national IO tables, covering almost the entire global economy. …”
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Battery-Induced Load Hiding and Its Utility Consequences by Aly, Hussein

“…Our findings reveal that the inclusion of battery users in datasets can diminish the quality of conclusions drawn from these data. This can result in a decrease in the Area Under the Curve (AUC) by more than 10% when attempting to profile users within single-occupant and multiple-occupant households. …”
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