Enumeration, isolation, identification and probiotic characterisation of lactic acid bacteria from Nigerian human breast milk by Abdullahi, Binta Sambo

“…The ability of the eleven selected LAB to produce exopolysaccharide, deconjugate bile salt and reduce cholesterol was investigated. The entire eleven LAB produced exopolysaccharide, deconjugate bile salt and reduce cholesterol. …”
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Sol–gel transitions of comb-like polymethacrylate copolymers by mechano-thermal stimuli in water by Jonnalagadda, Umesh Sai, Nguyen, Tuan Minh, Li, Feifei, Lee, Jim H. C., Liu, Xu, Goto, Atsushi, Kwan, James J.

“…Upon addition of zinc perchlorate salt, this copolymer rapidly forms a hydrogel after exposure to either mechanical (i.e., ultrasound) or thermal stimuli. …”
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A newborn with ambiguous genitalia and persistent hypoglycemia by Salleh, Muhammad Farhan, Lai, Yin Ye, Mohamed Mokhtar, Normaizuwana, Thambiah, Subashini C., Samsudin, Intan Nureslyna

“…Infants with simple virilizing congenital adrenal hyperplasia do not produce cortisol efficiently; however, they can synthesize adequate aldosterone to maintain salt-water balance.…”

Exploratory studies on aerogel composites for marine applications by Wong, Wai Kuan.

“…This project aims to look into combining aerogel with different materials forming composites to suit deep sea applications, thus combining advantages from both components: ability to withstand high pressures, salt water attack, and thermal variations, to name a few.…”
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Effects of osmotic dehydration on drying kinetics and bioactive properties of Jaboticaba berries by Chua, Lee Suan, Abd. Wahab, Nurul Syafiqah, Soo, John, Lv, Zhencheng

“…Prior to drying, the berries underwent osmotic dehydration using 70% sugar and 10% salt solutions separately. The drying behavior of the osmotically treated berries differed at higher temperatures (60-70 °C). …”

Ubin or, life in the woods. by Tan, Katrina Liyi.

“…Experimenting with the early photographic salt print process using local seawater, the work speaks of the organic beauty of the island and its ephemeral state.…”
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Correlative light and electron microscopy of telomeric repeat-binding factor 1 in mammalian cells by von Otter, Eric

“…The comparison shows that telomeric chromatin fibers more closely resemble heterochromatin regions, whereas telomeric chromatin in low salt conditions more closely resembles euchromatin chromatin in MEFs. …”
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Strained single-layer C2N membrane for efficient seawater desalination via forward osmosis : a molecular dynamics study. by Liu, Bo, Law, Adrian Wing-Keung, Zhou, Kun

“…The results show that with a biaxial tensile strain larger than 4%, the C2N membrane becomes permeable to the water molecules but completely impermeable to the salt ions. At the strain of 12%, a water flux as high as 14.36 L cm−2 h−1 can be obtained at the moderate temperature of 338 K. …”
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Catalytic asymmetric synthesis of Pt- and Pd-PCP pincer complexes bearing a para-N pyridinyl backbone by Wong, Esther Hui Yen, Jia, Yu-Xiang, Li, Yongxin, Pullarkat, Sumod Appukuttan, Leung, Pak-Hing

“…Subsequent facile metalation of the chiral ligand with Pt and Pd metal salts yielded the desired pincer complexes. The protonated form of these pincer complexes was also synthesised, and their structures were confirmed through the use of X-ray crystal diffraction and NMR spectroscopy analyses.…”
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Membranes with ZIF-8 regulated MXene nanosheet stacks for efficient molecular sieving by Li, Jian, Li, Lei, Li, Xin, Dong, Liangliang, Wang, Zhenyu, Shen, Jiangnan, Van der Bruggen, Bart

“…Furthermore, the membranes preserved low salt rejections for Na2SO4, NaCl, MgSO4 and MgCl2. …”
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Green amorphous nanoplex as a new supersaturating drug delivery system by Cheow, Wean Sin, Hadinoto, Kunn

“…The roles of salt, drug, and PE in nanoplex formation are examined from ternary phase diagrams of the drug–PE complex, from which the importance of the drug’s charge density and hydrophobicity, as well as the PE ionization at different pH values, is recognized. …”
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Heavy metals distribution in mangrove leaves in various sudanese coastal zones at the red sea by Mohammad Khalil, Rabha Khalil, Solangi, Kashif Ali, Alhassan, Abdullahi Bala, Khan, Waseem Razzaq, Aljahdali, Mohammed Othman

“…The heavy metal accumulation typical of a mangrove species, Avicenna marina L.,(A. marina) leaves and soluble salts in sediments have not been studied on the Red Sea coast of Sudan. …”
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Mixed-sandwich Cp*Cr complexes containing poly(methimazolyl)borates (Cp* = C5Me5) : syntheses and structural and electrochemical studies by Kuan, Seah Ling, Leong, Weng Kee, Webster, Richard David, Goh, Lai Yoong

“…Reaction of the scorpionate salts K[HB(mt)3], Na[H2B(mt)2], and Li[HB(mt)2(pz)] with [Cp*CrBr2]2 (1) gave the 15-electron Cr(III) complexes [Cp*Cr{κ3-S,S′,S″-HB(mt)3}]Br (2), [Cp*Cr{κ2-S,S′-H2B(mt)2}Br] (3), and [Cp*Cr{κ2-S,S′-HB(mt)2(pz)}Br] (4) in moderate to high yields. …”
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Ortho-allylation of 1-arylpyrazoles with allyl phenyl ether via iron-catalyzed C-H bond activation under mild conditions by Asako, Sobi, Norinder, Jakob, Llies, Laurean, Yoshikai, Naohiko, Nakamura, Eiichi

“…An iron salt and a bipyridine-type ligand catalyze the ortho-allylation of 1-arylpyrazoles and congeners with allyl phenyl ether under mild conditions (0 °C). …”
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Cobalt-Catalyzed, Imine-Directed Olefin Hydroarylation under Grignard-Free Conditions by Xu, Wengang, Pek, Jie Hui, Yoshikai, Naohiko

“…We report here that a cobalt catalyst generated from a cobalt(II) salt and a ligand using magnesium metal is capable of promoting hydroarylation reactions through chelation-assisted C−H activation. …”
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Basic studies of polymeric gels with specific applications to drug delivery applications by Li, Lin

“…The effects of polymer concentration, blending composition, temperature, salts, surfactants, magnetic field, etc are examined.…”
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In-situ rapid construction of aliphatic amine combined polyamide seawater reverse osmosis membrane for efficient boron removal by Li, Can, Lai, Gwo Sung, Zhao, Yali, Wang, Rong

“…Polyamide (PA) reverse osmosis membranes are commonly employed in seawater desalination owing to their effective salt rejection and water permeability; however, the elimination of small and neutral boron molecules from seawater remains a significant hurdle in energy-efficient and cost-effective desalination processes. …”
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Abnormal N-heterocyclic carbene gold(I) complexes : synthesis, structure, and catalysis in hydration of alkynes by Xu, Xiangya, Kim, Seung Hyo, Zhang, Xi, Das, Atanu Kumar, Hirao, Hajime, Hong, Soon Hyeok

“…Two abnormal N-heterocyclic carbene (aNHC) gold(I) complexes, [(aNHC)AuCl], were prepared from C2-protected imidazolium salts. The air-stable complexes chloro(1-isopropyl-3-methyl-2,4-diphenylimidazol-5-ylidene)gold(I) (5) and chloro(1,4-diisopropyl-3-methyl-2-phenylimidazol-5-ylidene)gold(I) (6) were synthesized via transmetalation using (SMe2)AuCl and the corresponding silver salt such as [(aNHC)AgI] or [(aNHC)2Ag][I] and were fully characterized by NMR and mass spectroscopy and by X-ray crystallography. …”
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Electrophilic C(sp²)–H Cyanation with Inorganic Cyanate (OCN⁻) by Pᴵᴵᴵ/Pⱽ=O-Catalyzed Phase Transfer Activation by Hu, Shicheng

“…These results demonstrate the feasibility of deoxyfunctionalization of insoluble inorganic salts by Pᴵᴵᴵ/Pⱽ=O catalyzed phase transfer activation, as exemplified by C(sp²)–H cyanation with NaOCN as the “CN⁺” source.…”
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Global competition for upstream investment: key test for Latin America’s policymakers by Conway, T

“…Brazil has proved up its massive pre-salt trend boasting tens of billions of barrels of potential. …”