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Giuseppe Acri, Carlo Sansotta, Francesca Maria Salmeri, Marco Romeo, Elisa V. Ruello, Lucia Denaro and Barbara Testagrossa
Purple urine bag syndrome (PUBS) is a rare condition characterized by purple discoloration of urine and urine bags. Although it is benign, it represents an alarming symptom to the patients and their relatives because of purple discoloration. We have phys...
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Truc Thi Hoang Nguyen, Mi Young Eo, Buyanbileg Sodnom-Ish, Hoon Myoung and Soung Min Kim
The failed dental implant associated with maxillary sinusitis is a multifactorial phenomenon and should be investigated thoroughly. The inflammatory process induced by accumulated biofilm and wear debris may increase mucous secretion and mucous thickenin...
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Sebastian Mas, Jesús Egido, Alberto Ortiz and Emilio Gonzalez-Parra
Product water that was used to prepare hemodialysis fluids from concentrate is purified to eliminate contaminants and to ensure treatment efficacy and patient safety. Thus, the dialysis fluid should be free of solid particles. Ultrafilters are used to re...
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In-Kyu Choi, Soo-Ho Cho, Sung-Joon Kim, Yoo-Shin Jo and Sang-Ho Kim
The corrosion resistance of homogenized Al-Mg (6.5%) alloy?adding Si, Zn, Mn, and Fe (0.2%) to improve various properties?was observed. Differential scanning calorimetry (DSC) and a JMatPro simulation revealed that the optimal homogenization temperature ...
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Alba Arenas-Hernandez, Carlos Zuñiga Islas, Mario Moreno, Wilfrido Calleja Arriaga, Julio César Mendoza-Cervantes, Netzahualcoyotl Carlos, Carlos Roberto Ascencio-Hurtado and Aurelio Heredia Jiménez
In this research work, we present the synthesis and characterization of four different TiO2 structures, such as nanotubes, nanocavities, nanosheets assembled on nanocavities and nanobowls assembled on nanocavities, prepared by electrochemical anodization...
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Behnam Khanizadeh, Morteza Khosravi, Mohammad A. Behnajady, Ali Shamel, Behrouz Vahid
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In this study, La and Mg doped, and co-doped ZnO nanoparticles were prepared using the sol-gel method. The prepared samples were characterized by X-ray diffraction (XRD), field emission scanning electron microscopy (FESEM), energy dispersive X-ray spectr...
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Matja? Fin?gar and Klodian Xhanari
The electroanalytical and surface characterization of copper immersed in 3 wt.% NaCl solution containing 1 mM of 2-phenylimidazole (2PhI) is presented. It was proven that 2PhI can be employed as corrosion inhibitor for copper using various electrochemica...
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Kuo-Yung Hung, Hong-Chen Lai and Hui-Ping Feng
Hydroxyapatite (HA) coatings on titanium have been investigated for many years, and have demonstrated advantageous biocompatibility in dental implants. Animal experiments have demonstrated that the biological response to plasma-sprayed HA-coated implants...
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J. L. RAMÍREZ-REYES,J. URUCHURTU-CHAVARÍN,J. GENESCÁ,R. LONGORIA-RAMÍREZ
This study evaluated the atmospheric aggressiveness in the city of Orizaba, Veracruz, Mexico, as part of the ?Atmospheric corrosiveness map of the state of Veracruz? project, developed by Universidad Veracruzana from 2007 to 2008. The corrosiveness in ma...
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Sana Jebali, Mahdi Meftah, Chadha Mejri, Abdesslem Ben Haj Amara and Walid Oueslati
The photocatalytic degradation process and absorption kinetics of the aqueous solution of the Cibacron Brilliant Yellow 3G-P dye (Y) were investigated under UV-Vis light. Pure barium titanate BaTiO3 (BT) and cobalt ion-substituted barium Ba1-xCoxTiO3 (x ...
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Giannis Saitis, Anna Karkani, Eleni Koutsopoulou, Konstantinos Tsanakas, Satoru Kawasaki and Niki Evelpidou
Beachrocks are a window to the past environmental, geological, sedimentological and morphological conditions that were dominant in the coastal zone during their formation. Furthermore, beachrocks have the ability to reduce coastal erosion impact on sandy...
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Yufan Ding, Catia Sofia Clemente Salvador, Ana Teresa Caldeira, Emma Angelini and Nick Schiavon
An experimental study was conducted to assess the nature and extent of the biodeterioration of the limestone in the Batalha Monastery in Portugal. Stone fragments covered with microbial biofilms and lichenous crusts were investigated using Optical Micros...
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Marwa El-Azazy, Ahmed S. El-Shafie, Aya Ashraf and Ahmed A. Issa
Biosorptive removal of basic fuchsin (BF) from wastewater samples was achieved using the recycled agro-wastes of pistachio nut shells (PNS). Seven adsorbents were developed; raw shells (RPNS) and the thermally activated biomasses at six different tempera...
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Atsushi Suzuki, Hiroshi Okada and Takeo Oku
Fabrication and characterization of CH3NH3PbI3-x-yBrxCly perovskite solar cells using mesoporous TiO2 as electron transporting layer and 2,2',7,7'-tetrakis-(...
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Nicolò Riboni, Erika Ribezzi, Lucia Nasi, Monica Mattarozzi, Maurizio Piergiovanni, Matteo Masino, Federica Bianchi and Maria Careri
The impact of the anthropic activities in Antarctica is a concerning issue. According to the Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research, attention has to be paid to the next-generation contaminants deriving from both long-range atmospheric transport and ...
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Nandipha L. Botha, Karen J. Cloete, Nolubabalo Matinise, Oladipupo M. David, Admire Dube and Malik Maaza
The application of nanotechnology in antimicrobial and cytotoxicity studies has recently been receiving increased interest. This paper report on the use of Persea americana Mill. (avocado) seed husk to synthesize hydronium jarosite nanoparticles in a fac...
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Roya Malekkhouyan, Yoann Paint, Loïc Prince, Maurice Gonon and Marie-Georges Olivier
In the present study, Mg-Al layered double hydroxide (Mg-Al/LDH) was synthesized on the surface of AZ31 Mg alloy substrate via in-situ hydrothermal treatment. Synthesis parameters were changed to determine their effect on the lateral size of LDH. For thi...
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Saleh Ahmed, Yang Hou, Katerina Lepkova and Thunyaluk Pojtanabuntoeng
This paper investigated carbon steel corrosion in an enclosed environment, where one set of steel was immersed in 3.5 wt.% NaCl solution and another exposed to humid (condensation) conditions. The study employed electrochemical noise and electrochemical ...
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Dong-Heon Kim, Jong-Geum Lee, Jin-Hong Kwon, Sang-Woo Kim and Hang-Bae Jun
In this study, we aimed to develop a novel method to quantify residual colorants in the water supply using a spectrocolorimeter. Cross-tests of color and turbidity showed that standard color solutions of 1?50 color units had a turbidity of ?0.094 nephelo...
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Gabriela Toader, Daniela Pulpea, Aurel Diacon, Edina Rusen, Raluca Elena Ginghina, Traian Rotariu, Alice Ionela Podaru, Andreea Elena Moldovan, Maria Gavrilescu, Ana-Mihaela Gavrila and Bogdan Trica
This study presents the formulation and application of strippable coatings for the entrapment and removal of heavy metals (HMs) and radio nuclides (RNs). The ?green? formulations involve the use of a water-based solution consisting of a synthetic biodegr...
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