Particle Filtration Efficiency, Breathability, and Reusability of Common Masks by Heikki Junninen, Nieves Maria Flores March, Marko Vana, Kalju Tamme, Helina Lipp, Sander Mirme, Siim Pikker, Tareq Hussein, Markku Kulmala

“…An additional layer in a commercial mask enhanced FE0.3µm from 35% to 84% and FE3µm from 69% to 94%. …”
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Indoor Black Carbon Concentrations and their Sources in Residential Environments: Validation of an Input-adaptive Proxy Model by Jiangyue Zhao, Pak Lun Fung, Martha Arbayani Zaidan, Birgit Wehner, Kay Weinhold, Alfred Wiedensohler, Tareq Hussein

“…Indoor pollutant measurements are often performed with only a limited number of instruments and pollutant data. …”
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Analysis of Air Quality and Health Co-Benefits under Low Carbon Pathway in Taiwan by Hsin-Chih Lai, Shih-Ming Chung, Li-Ling Li, Wen-Yinn Lin, Min-Chuan Hsiao

“…Besides greenhouse gas emissions and air pollution also have a mutual relationship. The PM2.5 concentration has been decreasing year by year, but the ozone concentration has been slowly increasing, indicating that ozone issues will be a focus of concern in Taiwan in the future. …”
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Zinc levels in severe eating disorders by Kara Leach, Dan V. Blalock, Judy Oakes, Melanie Hebert, Marina Foster, Philip S. Mehler

“…The observed decrease in zinc, which was larger in cases than controls, during refeeding suggests the possibility of a “refeeding hypozincemia” which may present a new therapeutic target. …”
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Experimental study on the collapse behavior of cavitation bubbles under low ambient pressure conditions by Tong Qu, Jing Luo, Weilin Xu, Jie Li, Guihua Fu, Yueqing Ma, Zhuoqi Zhao

“…Consequently, the bubbles exhibit a gradual increase in maximum radius and an extended evolution period within an unbounded environment. …”
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An impermeable copper surface monolayer with high-temperature oxidation resistance by Su Jae Kim, Young-Hoon Kim, Bipin Lamichhane, Binod Regmi, Yousil Lee, Sang-Hyeok Yang, Seon Je Kim, Min-Hyoung Jung, Jae Hyuck Jang, Hu Young Jeong, Miaofang Chi, Maeng-Je Seong, Hak Soo Choi, Seong-Gon Kim, Young-Min Kim, Se-Young Jeong

“…Abstract Despite numerous efforts involving surface coating, doping, and alloying, maintaining surface stability of metal at high temperatures without compromising intrinsic properties has remained challenging. Here, we present a pragmatic method to address the accelerated oxidation of Cu, Ni, and Fe at temperatures exceeding 200 °C. …”
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Variaciones anuales y estacionales en el contenido polinico de la miel de un colmenar by Alicia M. Basilio, E. J. Romero

“…Se analizó la relación entre los granos de polen presentes en la miel, algunos parámetros meteorológicos y dos cambios en el entorno debido a condiciones del manejo del campo. Se comparó el polen contenido en muestras de miel inmadura con la miel cosechada a lo largo de cada temporada de producción y durante tres temporadas. …”
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Tensión entre la democracia inclusiva y la mayoría: el matrimonio igualitario en el Congreso colombiano by Rocío del Pilar Peña Huertas, María Mónica Parada Hernández

“…Este artículo parte de la presunción de que corresponde al legislador hacer la inclusión de los derechos de las comunidades; para este caso en particular, el derecho de las parejas LGBTI a unirse en matrimonio y conformar una familia. …”
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Soluble fibres modulate dough rheology and gluten structure via hydrogen bond density and Flory-Huggins water interaction parameter by Stefano Renzetti, Lisa Lambertini, Helene C.M. Mocking-Bode, Ruud G.M. van der Sman

“…The enhanced G′ corresponded to a reduction in tan(δ), indicating an increased elastic behaviour. …”
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Diagnóstico de Entamoeba polecki y su potencial impacto en las condiciones sanitarias de la producción porcina by L.S. LÓPEZ ARIAS, Eliana GUILLEMI, N. BORDONI, M. FARBER, G. GARBOSSA

“…Los fragmentos amplificados y secuenciados del gen ARN ribosomal 18S confirmaron la presencia de E. polecki en las muestras.Además, el análisis filogenético permitió establecer los subtipos circulantes en los cerdos, los cuales correspondieron a ST1 y ST3. A nuestro entender, este es el primer reporte de diagnóstico y caracterización de E. polecki en Argentina, asociado a la producción porcina.…”
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Differential expression and localization of expansins in Arabidopsis shoots: implications for cell wall dynamics and drought tolerance by Darina Balkova, Katerina Mala, Jan Hejatko, Jan Hejatko, Klara Panzarova, Lamis Abdelhakim, Barbora Pleskacova, Marketa Samalova, Marketa Samalova

“…In this study, we explored the differential localization of expansins in Arabidopsis thaliana shoots, with a focus on EXPA1, EXPA10, EXPA14, and EXPA15 utilizing pEXPA::EXPA translational fusion lines. …”
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Promising LOX proteins for cartilage-targeting osteoarthritis therapy by Luca Morici, Eric Allémann, Olivier Jordan, Ines Nikolić

“…Osteoarthritis (OA) is the most affected joint disease worldwide, touching millions of people every year. It is caused by a progressive degeneration of articular cartilage, causing pain and limited mobility. …”
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Gut microbiota dysfunction in Crohn’s disease by Sylvie Buffet-Bataillon, Sylvie Buffet-Bataillon, Gabriela Durão, Isabelle Le Huërou-Luron, Olivier Rué, Olivier Rué, Yann Le Cunff, Vincent Cattoir, Guillaume Bouguen

“…Here, we investigated metagenomic functions using PICRUSt2 during the course of CD to better understand microbiota-related disease mechanisms and provide new insights for novel therapeutic strategies.MethodsWe performed 16S rRNA-based microbial profiling of 567 faecal samples collected from a cohort of 383 CD patients, including 291 remissions (CR), 177 mild-moderate (CM) and 99 severe (CS) disease states. …”
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Research progress and application prospects of flexible wearable sensor in spacesuit by Aiming Bu, Wanxin Zhang, Qian Ran, Dongyue Liu, Jialu Ma, Rongqing Wang, Kun Shang, Hongrui Yang, Zhiqiang Mei

“…Astronauts in extravehicular operations need spacesuit for pressure to form a vacuum protection. However the suit pressure caused greater joint activity resistance impact on the operation of astronauts. …”
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Dynamic recrystallization and mechanical behavior of Mg alloy AZ31: Constraints from tensile tests with in-situ EBSD analysis by Boissonneau, Gaëtan, Tommasi, Andréa, Barou, Fabrice, Lopez-Sanchez, Marco Antonio, Montagnat, Maurine

“…The microstructural evolution contrasts with the bulk mechanical behavior, which displays a linear decrease in the hardening rate between 15 and 60% strain. …”
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Anxiety disorder, depression and coronary artery disease: associations and modification by genetic susceptibility by Shinya Nakada, Joey Ward, Rona J. Strawbridge, Paul Welsh, Carlos Celis-Morales, Frederick K. Ho, Jill P. Pell

“…Conclusions CAD genetic susceptibility might partly contribute to the clustering of depression and CAD but does not provide a full explanation, nor does it explain the association between anxiety disorder and CAD. …”
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Effect of Pollution Level on Size Distributions and Mixing State of Ambient Black Carbon Particles in an Urban Area during Wintertime by Kangning Li, XiaoFei Wang, Xiaohui Lu, Hong Chen, Xin Yang

“…However, we observed a large number of particles with large cores (150–200 nm) but a relatively thin coating (40–80 nm) on clean days. …”
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Exploration of analgesic and anthelmintic activities of Artocarpus chaplasha ROXB. leaves supported by in silico molecular docking by S M Sohag, Sharmin Nur Toma, Md. Niaj Morshed, Md. Al Imran Imon, Md. Monirul Islam, Md. Ibnul Piash, Naznin Shahria, Imran Mahmud

“…Aartocarpus chaplasha is a medicinal tree native to tropical regions, valued for its diverse therapeutic properties and bioactive compounds found in its leaves, bark, and fruit. …”
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On Chinese Translations of Colloquial Russian Pragmatic Approximator Markers: Analyzing Speech Patterns from Literary Fiction by Xiang Yanan, Natalia V. Bogdanova-Beglarian

“…Our analysis shows the most successful method — although a very rare one — is omission of an approximator marker and articulation of its message with other words (4.3 %). …”
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Cumbre de Sistemas Alimentarios de la ONU 2021: Desmantelando la democracia y restableciendo el control corporativo de los sistemas alimentarios by Matthew Canfield, Molly D Anderson, Philip McMichael

“… Este artículo analiza el desarrollo y la organización de la Cumbre de Sistemas Alimentarios de las Naciones Unidas (UNFSS), que está siendo convocada por el Secretario General de la ONU, António Guterres, a finales de 2021. Aunque pocas personas discutirán que los sistemas alimentarios globales necesitan transformación, ha quedado claro que la Cumbre es, en cambio, un esfuerzo de una poderosa alianza de corporaciones multinacionales, organizaciones filantrópicas y países orientados a la exportación para subvertir las instituciones multilaterales de gobernanza alimentaria y capturar la narrativa global de la “transformación de los sistemas alimentarios”. …”
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