Liquefaction structures induced by the M5.7 earthquake on May 28, 2018 in Songyuan, Jilin Province, NE China and research implication by Zhu-Fu Shao, Jian-Hua Zhong, John Howell, Bing Hao, Xi-Wu Luan, Ze-Xuan Liu, Wei-Min Ran, Yun-Feng Zhang, Hong-Qi Yuan, Jing-Jing Liu, Liang-Tian Ni, Guan-Xian Song, Jin-Lin Liu, Wen-Xin Zhang, Bing Zhao

“…Other soft-sediment deformation structures (SSDS) induced by the earthquake include deformation lamination, load and flame structures, deformation folds, dish structures, convolute bedding and water-escape structures. …”
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Volatile Composition, Antimicrobial Activity, and In Vitro Innate Immunomodulatory Activity of <i>Echinacea purpurea</i> (L.) Moench Essential Oils by Noura S. Dosoky, Liliya N. Kirpotina, Igor A. Schepetkin, Andrei I. Khlebnikov, Brent L. Lisonbee, Jeffrey L. Black, Hillary Woolf, Trever L. Thurgood, Brittany L. Graf, Prabodh Satyal, Mark T. Quinn

“…In this work, EOs from the flowers of <i>E. purpurea</i> were steam-distilled and analyzed by gas chromatography–mass spectrometry (GC–MS), GC with flame-ionization detection (GC–FID), and chiral GC–MS. …”
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Numerical model of a pulsed subcritical streamer microwave discharge for problems of plasma ignition of fuel mixtures in the gas phase by Pavel V. Bulat, Konstantin N. Volkov, Anzhelika I. Melnikova, Maksim E. Renev

“…The temperature fields and composition of the medium are compared with photographs of the flame from the experiment. The numerical study shows that under all the conditions considered the model gives results close to the experiment, but there is an overestimation of the power required for ignition by up to two times. …”
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Sustained bloodstream release of persistent organic pollutants induced by extensive weight loss after bariatric surgery: Implications for women of childbearing age by Patrick Fénichel, Patrick Coquillard, Françoise Brucker-Davis, Philippe Marchand, German Cano-Sancho, Mireille Boda, Jean-Philippe Antignac, Antonio Iannelli, Jean Gugenheim, Bruno Le Bizec, Nicolas Chevalier

“…Methods: 100 morbidly obese patients (73 women including 53 of childbearing age and 27 men) were screened before and 3, 6 and 12 months after bariatric surgery for serum concentrations of 67 congeners or metabolites of banned or not yet banned organohalogenated persistent pollutants, including highly lipophilic polychlorobiphenyls (PCBs), organochlorine pesticides (OCPs), brominated flame retardants (BFRs), and less lipophilic perfluorinated alkylated substances (PFASs). …”
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Analysis of non-retinopathy of prematurity (ROP)–related fundus hemorrhage in preterm infants in China by Sun Yaoyao, Sun Yaoyao, Sun Yaoyao, Sun Yaoyao, Deng Kaixin, Deng Kaixin, Deng Kaixin, Deng Kaixin, Deng Kaixin, Li Xiaoxin, Li Xiaoxin, Li Xiaoxin, Li Xiaoxin, Zhao Min, Zhao Min, Zhao Min, Zhao Min, Jiang Yanrong, Jiang Yanrong, Jiang Yanrong, Jiang Yanrong, Yin Hong, Yin Hong, Yin Hong, Yin Hong, Qi Huijun, Qi Huijun, Qi Huijun, Qi Huijun, Qian Tong, Qian Tong, Qian Tong, Qian Tong, Linghu Dandan, Linghu Dandan, Linghu Dandan, Linghu Dandan, Yu Wenzhen, Yu Wenzhen, Yu Wenzhen, Yu Wenzhen, Zhao Mingwei, Zhao Mingwei, Zhao Mingwei, Zhao Mingwei, Liang Jianhong, Liang Jianhong, Liang Jianhong, Liang Jianhong

“…There were 82 (1.13%) newborns and 104 (0.72) eyes with FH, including VH or RH.Twelve (14.63%) newborns (16 eyes, 15.38%) had VH; 56 (68.29%) (74 eyes, 71.15%) had flame-shaped, superficial hemorrhages; six (7.31%) (6 eyes, 5.77%) had small, round, deep hemorrhages (&lt;2 disk diameters in size); and eight (9.76%) (8 eyes, 7.69%) had large, round hemorrhages (&gt;2 disk diameters). …”
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Thyroid function and decabromodiphenyl ethane (DBDPE) exposure in Chinese adults from a DBDPE manufacturing area by Tian Chen, Dong Yu, Luping Yang, Shaofeng Sui, Shibo Lv, Yi Bai, Wen Sun, Yuwei Wang, Li Chen, Zhiwei Sun, Lin Tian, Dejun Wang, Piye Niu, Zhixiong Shi

“…The association between DBDPE exposure and thyroid homeostasis requires further investigation because increasing DBDPE exposure has emerged in recent years. Keywords: Brominated flame retardants, Decabromodiphenyl ethane, Thyroid hormones, Occupational workers, Serum, Chinese adults…”
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Fatty acid patterns of the kelps Saccharina latissima, Saccorhiza polyschides and Laminaria ochroleuca: Influence of changing environmental conditions by Mariana Barbosa, Fátima Fernandes, David M. Pereira, Isabel C. Azevedo, Isabel Sousa-Pinto, Paula B. Andrade, Patrícia Valentão

“…Keywords: Fatty acids, Gas chromatography/ion trap-mass spectrometry, Gas chromatography-flame ionization detector, Integrated multi-trophic aquaculture, Kelps, Marine environment…”
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Cadmium and Cadmium/BDE (47 or 209) Exposure Affect Mitochondrial Function, DNA Damage/Repair Mechanisms and Barrier Integrity in Airway Epithelial Cells by Giusy Daniela Albano, Anna Bonanno, Angela Marina Montalbano, Caterina Di Sano, Giulia Anzalone, Rosalia Gagliardo, Silvia Ruggieri, Mirella Profita

“…Heavy metals and Brominated diphenyl ether flame-retardants (BDEs) often coexist in the environment and are capable of inducing injury, cytotoxicity or genotoxicity in human epithelial cells of the lung. …”
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Exposure Assessment of Essential and Potentially Toxic Metals in Wheat-Based Sweets for Human Consumption: Multivariate Analysis and Risk Evaluation Studies by Mahmood Ahmed, Syed Salman Shafqat, Amna Javed, Mudassar Sanaullah, Abdul Shakoor, Muhammad Imtiaz Shafiq, Syeda Kiran Shahzadi, Tanveer A. Wani, Seema Zargar

“…One hundred samples were collected and analysed via flame atomic absorption spectrometry (FAAS) and inductively coupled plasma–optical emission spectrometry (ICP-OES). …”
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Effects of pre and postnatal exposure to low levels of polybromodiphenyl ethers on neurodevelopment and thyroid hormone levels at 4 years of age by Mireia Gascon, Martine Vrijheid, David Martínez, Joan Forns, Joan O. Grimalt, Maties Torrent, Jordi Sunyer

“…There are at present very few studies of the effects of polybromodiphenyl ethers (PBDEs), used as flame retardants in consumer products, on neurodevelopment or thyroid hormone levels in humans. …”
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Chemical Composition, Enantiomeric Distribution, and Sensory Evaluation of the Essential Oils Distilled from the Ecuadorian Species <i>Myrcianthes myrsinoides</i> (Kunth) Grifo and... by Mayra Montalván, Manuel Alejandro Peñafiel, Jorge Ramírez, Nixon Cumbicus, Nicole Bec, Christian Larroque, Carlo Bicchi, Gianluca Gilardoni

“…They were analyzed by gas chromatography-mass spectrometry (GC-MS), gas chromatography-flame ionization detector (GC-FID), enantioselective gas chromatography, and gas chromatography-olfactometry (GC-O). …”
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Smallholder cropping systems contribute limited greenhouse gas fluxes in upper Eastern Kenya by Shaankua E. Lemarpe, Collins M. Musafiri, Milka N. Kiboi, Onesmus K. Ng'etich, Joseph M. Macharia, Chris A. Shisanya, Esphorn Kibet, Abdirahman Zeila, Paul Mutuo, Felix K. Ngetich

“…The gas samples were analysed using gas chromatography (GC) fitted with a 63Ni-electron capture detector (ECD) for N2O and flame ionisation detector (FID) for CH4 and CO2 using N as carrier gas. …”
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Oleate Hydratase in Lactobacillus delbrueckii subsp. bulgaricus LBP UFSC 2230 Catalyzes the Reversible Conversion between Linoleic Acid and Ricinoleic Acid by Gabriela Christina Kuhl, Ricardo Ruiz Mazzon, Brenda Lee Simas Porto, Tâmela Zamboni Madaloz, Guilherme Razzera, Daniel De Oliveira Patricio, Kevin Linehan, Grace Ahern, Harsh Mathur, Paul Ross, Catherine Stanton, Juliano De Dea Lindner

“…Fatty acid measurements were made by an internal standard method using a gas chromatography-coupled flame ionization detector (GC-FID) system. It was found that the enzyme is a hydratase/dehydratase, leading to a reversible transformation between LA and RA. …”
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Antioxidant and Antimicrobial Activities of Chemically-Characterized Essential Oil from <i>Artemisia aragonensis</i> Lam. against Drug-Resistant Microbes by Khalid Chebbac, Hazem K. Ghneim, Abdelfattah El Moussaoui, Mohammed Bourhia, Azeddin El Barnossi, Zineb Benziane Ouaritini, Ahmad Mohammad Salamatullah, Abdulhakeem Alzahrani, Mourad A. M. Aboul-Soud, John P. Giesy, Raja Guemmouh

“…Gas chromatography with flame ionization detection (GC-FID) and gas chromatography-mass spectrometry analyses (GC-MS) were used to determine the phytochemical composition of EOA. …”
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UV-C Seed Surface Sterilization and Fe, Zn, Mg, Cr Biofortification of Wheat Sprouts as an Effective Strategy of Bioelement Supplementation by Katarzyna Czarnek, Małgorzata Tatarczak-Michalewska, Piotr Dreher, Vishnu D. Rajput, Grzegorz Wójcik, Anna Gierut-Kot, Agnieszka Szopa, Eliza Blicharska

“…The results of the quantitative ion assays performed with atomic absorption spectrometry (AAS) using the flame atomization method were correlated with the morphological evaluation of sprouts in order to determine the optimum concentration of individual elements in the hydroponic solution. …”
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Hyperspectral Non-Imaging Measurements and Perceptron Neural Network for Pre-Harvesting Assessment of Damage Degree Caused by Septoria/Stagonospora Blotch Diseases of Wheat by Sofia V. Zhelezova, Elena V. Pakholkova, Vladislav E. Veller, Mikhail A. Voronov, Eugenia V. Stepanova, Alena D. Zhelezova, Anton V. Sonyushkin, Timur S. Zhuk, Alexey P. Glinushkin

“…Hyperspectral reflections and brightness measurements were collected in the field on wheat leaves and ears on the 37th day after STB and the 30th day after SNB pathogen inoculation using an Ocean Insight “Flame” VIS-NIR hyperspectrometer. Obtained non-imaging data were pre-treated, and the perceptron model neural network (PNN) was created and trained based on a pairwise comparison of datasets for healthy and diseased plants. …”
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Field study of PAHs with their derivatives emitted from e-waste dismantling processes and their comprehensive human exposure implications by Ranran Liu, Shengtao Ma, Yangyi Yu, Guiying Li, Yingxin Yu, Taicheng An

“…In addition to direct chlorination of parent PAHs, thermal degradation of halogenated flame retardants incorporated into plastic materials might dominate the generation of Cl/BrPAHs from e-waste dismantling activities. …”
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A Technology for Isolation and Analysis of Lipophilic and Hydrophilic Biologically Active Components from <i>N. sativa</i> L. Seeds. by S. V. Goryainov, C. Esparza, V. A. Ivlev, D. I. Pisarev, G. Bacorese, R. A. Abramovich, O. O. Novikov, O. G. Potanina, S. Lazar, A. V. Khromov, N. N. Boyko

“…The following methods were used as analytical methods: gas-liquid chromatography with a flame ionization detector - for the analysis of sterols and triterpenes; chromatography-mass spectrometry (gas-liquid chromatography with mass spectrometric detection) - for the study of essential oil; chromatography-mass spectrometry (high performance liquid chromatography with mass spectrometric detection) - to study flavonoids. …”
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Advancing the science on chemical classes by Maricel V. Maffini, Swati D. G. Rayasam, Daniel A. Axelrad, Linda S. Birnbaum, Courtney Cooper, Shari Franjevic, Patrick M. MacRoy, Keeve E. Nachman, Heather B. Patisaul, Kathryn M. Rodgers, Mark S. Rossi, Ted Schettler, Gina M. Solomon, Tracey J. Woodruff

“…We concluded that, in the absence of a prescribed method, a decision tree approach could facilitate the selection of chemicals belonging to a pre-defined class (e.g., chemicals with endocrine-disrupting activity; organohalogen flame retardants [OFR]) based on the decision-making context (e.g., regulatory risk management).…”
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DeGarmo's Materials and Processes in Manufacturing / by DeGarmo, E. Paul, (Ernest Paul), 1907-2000, author 266252, Black, J. Temple, author 460491, Kohser, Ronald A., author 460497