Diffuse Correlation Spectroscopy (DCS) and Diffuse Optical Spectroscopy (DOS) for photodynamic therapy monitoring. by Siti Raudhah Matyasir.

“…Ce6 (Chlorin-6 trisodium salt) is the photosensitizer used in this experiment. …”
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Peroxytungstate anions in asymmetric ion pair catalyzed oxidations by Ye, Xinyi

“…The first two chapters introduced the background from two aspects, which included the history of ion pair catalysis (Chapter 1) and application of tungstate salts in oxidation (Chapter 2). The following two chapters presented two projects utilizing the designed strategy. …”
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I. Discovery and development of nickel-catalyzed 1,2-dicarbofunctionalization reactions of alkenes II. Synthesis and reactivity of nucleophilic calcium fluoride complexes with oxyg... by Apolinar, O

“…</p></em> <p>The inorganic salt CaF2 is insoluble in water and in organic solvents making it difficult to study in situ. …”

Management of adult sepsis in resource-limited settings: global expert consensus statements using a Delphi method by Thwaites, L, Nasa, P, Abbenbroek, B, Dat, VQ, Finfer, S, Kwizera, A, Ling, L, Lobo, SM, Sinto, R, Aditianingsih, D, Antonelli, M, Arabi, YM, Argent, A, Azevedo, L, Bennett, E, Chakrabarti, A, De Asis, K, De Waele, J, Divatia, JV, Estenssoro, E, Evans, L, Faiz, A, Hammond, NE, Hashmi, M

“…The experts agreed on the following: in the absence of serum lactate, clinical parameters such as altered mental status, capillary refill time and urine output may be used to guide resuscitation; special considerations regarding the volume of fluid used for resuscitation, especially in tropical infections, including the use of simple tests to assess fluid responsiveness when facilities for advanced hemodynamic monitoring are limited; use of Ringer’s lactate or Hartmann’s solution as balanced salt solutions; epinephrine when norepinephrine or vasopressin are unavailable; and the administration of vasopressors via a peripheral vein if central venous access is unavailable or not feasible. …”

Processes of Stratification Breakdown and Restratification in Antarctic Coastal Polynyas by Xu, Yilang

“…The surface runoff from the ice shelf surface melt could potentially contribute significantly to the near-surface restratification, but its magnitude is less constrained with high uncertainty. …”
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Effect of microwave sintering on density, microstructural and magnetic properties of pure strontium hexaferrite at low temperatures and heating rate by Matran, Wail M., Mustapha, Mazli, Nor, Mohd Faizairi, Mustapha, Faizal, Alakbari, Fahd Saeed, Al-shawesh, Gamal, Bawahab, Mohammed

“…Grain growth and crystallization observed to increase at higher sintering temperature with agglomeration while denser and melted boundaries at lower temperatures. Magnetic properties especially remanence magnetization Mr and saturation magnetization Ms fluctuated with sintering temperature achieving optimum values of 28.188 emu/g and 55.622 emu/g at 1000 °C respectively. …”
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Investigating the influence of CaO/CaF2 ratios on the synthesis of calcium-alumino-silicate-fluoride-based glass ceramics utilizing recyclable materials by Roslan, Zuraidah, Amin, Khamirul Matori, Mohd Zaid, Mohd Hafiz, Yaakob, Yazid, Kul, Esra, Loh, Zhi Wei, Zarzali Shah, Aishah, Ahmad Zahudi, Afrina Zulaikha

“…Using recyclable materials such as waste soda-lime-silicate (SLS) glass and clam shells (CS) as primary precursors, a controlled melt-quenching process was employed to investigate how varying the CaO/CaF2 ratios influences the physical and structural properties of CASF glass ceramics. …”

Mixed polyamide-based composite nanofiltration hollow fiber membranes with improved low-pressure water softening capability by Fang, Wangxi, Shi, Lei, Wang, Rong

“…The water permeability and salt rejection of the resultant membrane were both enhanced with a small amount of PIP added into the PEI aqueous phase, but dropped quickly with a higher PIP to PEI ratio. …”
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Alkali additives enable efficient large area (>55 cm²) slot-die coated perovskite solar modules by Rana, Prem Jyoti Singh, Febriansyah, Benny, Koh, Teck Min, Bening Tirta Muhammad, Salim, Teddy, Hooper, Thomas J. N., Kanwat, Anil, Ghosh, Biplab, Kajal, Priyanka, Lew, Jia Haur, Aw, Yeow Chong, Yantara, Natalia, Bruno, Annalisa, Pullarkat, Sumod A., Ager, Joel W., Leong, Wei Lin, Mhaisalkar, Subodh Gautam, Mathews, Nripan

“…Here, a seed-assisted crystallization approach is demonstrated through addition of alkali salts, CsPbBr3 and KPb2Br5, to the perovskite precursor ink for enabling homogeneous and highly crystalline large-area Cs0.15FA0.85Pb(I0.83Br0.17)3 (CsFA) perovskite films via scalable slot-die coating technique. …”
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Dual Origin of Viscoelasticity in Polymer-Carbon Black Hydrogels: A Rheometry and Electrical Spectroscopy Study by Legrand, Gauthier, Manneville, Sébastien, McKinley, Gareth H., Divoux, Thibaut

“…Here we focus on aqueous dispersions of hydrophobic colloidal soot particles, namely carbon black (CB) dispersed with a sodium salt of carboxymethylcellulose (CMC), a food additive known as cellulose gum that bears hydrophobic groups, which are liable to bind physically to CB particles. …”
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Ceramicized NASICON-based solid-state electrolytes for lithium metal batteries by Tsai, Yung-Chun, Ku, Meng-Chiao, Hsieh, Chien-Te, Sung, Po-Yu, Chen, Pin-Shuan, Mohanty, Debabrata, Gandomi, Yasser Ashraf, Hung, I-Ming, Patra, Jagabandhu, Chang, Jeng-Kuei

“…In this work, we have developed ceramicized hybrid solid state electrolytes (SSEs), which consisted of poly (vinylidene fluoride-hexafluoro propylene) (PVDF-HFP), lithium bis (trifluoromethanesulfonyl)imide (LiTFSI) salt, and sodium superionic conductor (NASICON)-type Li1+xAlxTi2‒x(PO4)3 (LATP) powders for lithium-ion batteries (LIBs) utilizing lithium metal anode. …”
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Compact Capabilities: Developing and Evaluating a Field-Portable Neutron Resonance Capture Analysis System by Rahon, Jill M.

“…The NRCA technique is evaluated in this novel, portable configuration first using nonradioactive samples for optimization and then progressing to depleted uranium and thorium salt samples. Through a research partnership with Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, the technique was tested using highly enriched uranium, 233U and high-assay, low-enrichment uranium (HALEU) samples. …”
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Mesoporous Co3O4 and CoO@C topotactically transformed from chrysanthemum-like Co(CO3)0.5(OH)·0.11H2O and their lithium-storage properties by Xiong, Shenglin, Chen, Jun Song, Lou, David Xiong Wen, Zeng, Hua Chun

“…In this method, sodium chloride salt is utilized to organize single-crystalline nanowires into a chrysanthemum-like hierarchical assembly. …”
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Mesoionic carbenes in low- to high-valent vanadium chemistry by Neururer, Florian R., Lyu, Shenyu, Leitner, Daniel, Baltrun, Marc, Fisher, Katherine R., Kopacka, Holger, Wurst, Klaus, Daumann, Lena J., Munz, Dominik, Hohloch, Stephan

“…Complex 1 was found to be a moderate precursor for salt metathesis reactions, showing selective reactivity toward phenolates or secondary amides, but not toward primary amides and phosphides, thiophenols, or aryls/alkyls donors. …”
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Isolation and identification of tannin-degrading bacteria from goat feces, ruminal fluid, and rumen gut by Muhammad Syafiq Suhaimi, Fayyadhah Asyiqin Zailani, Nur Farah Syuhada Mohd Zaki, Farizan Aris, Mohd Taufiq Mat Jalil, Nurul Aili Zakaria

“…The TDBs were isolated based on their tannin hydrolyzing ability on a minimal salt medium (MSM) agar complemented with 0.2% tannic acid as the sole source of carbon and energy. …”
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Studies of seed-borne fungi of tropical pasture legume species by Nik, WZ, Parbery, DG

“…In order to isolate storage fungi, seeds were incubated on salt-malt agar. This medium was also effective in isolating pathogens which survived for long periods in seed, which suggests that such pathogens may share with storage fungi physiological characteristics which aid survival in seed. …”

Synthesized tin-activated carbon adsorbent for purer and cheaper hydrogen by Iyuke, S.E.

“…Consequently, 34.57% SnCl2.2H2O salt as a tin ion precursor, was impregnated onto activated carbon to improve its adsorptive interaction with CO. …”
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Anti-ageing properties of edible bird's nest ascertained by in vitro and in vivo studies in animal model by Hou, Zhiping

“…Edible bird’s nest (EBN) from the saliva of swiftlet has been esteemed as a precious food tonic by Chinese people since the Tang dynasty (618AD) because it contains rich amount of bioactive compounds such as water - soluble proteins, carbohydrate, iron, inorganic salt, and fiber, and is reported to traditionally possess anti-ageing, anti - cancer, and immunity - enhancing properties. …”
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Elongated magma plumbing system beneath the Coso volcanic field, California, constrained by seismic reflection tomography by Wang, Dongdong, Wu, Shucheng, Li, Tianjue, Tong, Ping, Gao, Yongxin

“…We ascribe the lower crustal low-velocity body (more than 4% Vp reduction) to a basaltic magma reservoir that connects the melts in the uppermost mantle with the eruptible rhyolitic reservoir at shallower depths. …”
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Rapid characterization of graded alloys fabricated by 3D printing by Bella Lee Hoondal

“…However, Cu is highly reflective to the laser commonly used in 3D printing, which makes it challenging to be fully melted and then fabricated without evident defects. …”
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