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Sirtuins (SIRTs) are NAD+-dependent deacetylases that play various roles in numerous pathophysiological processes, holding promise as therapeutic targets worthy of further investigation. Among them, the SIRT2 sub...
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Crystallization kinetics of a commercial poly(lactic acid) based on characteristic crystallization time and optimal crystallization temperature
A model is proposed to fit differential scanning calorimetry (DSC) isothermal crystallization curves obtained from the molten state at different temperatures. A commercial 3D printing polylactic acid (PLA) sam...
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Phenanthroline Derivative Fluorescent Probe for Rapid and Sensitive Detection of Silver(I)
In the present work, a phenanthroline derivative (2-(2-methoxyphenyl)-4-phenyl-1,10-phenanthroline, MPP), as a fluorescent probe, was synthesized to realize a rapid, simple and sensitive detection of silver(I)...
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Boron/potassium nitrate microspheres fabricated by electrostatic spraying and their combustion characteristic as pyrotechnic ignitor
Boron/potassium nitrate (B/KNO3) microspheres are fabricated by electrostatic spraying to enhance their combustion efficiency and capability of igniting target materials. Varying composition’s effect on reactivit...
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Thermal analysis and decomposition kinetics of the dehydration of copper sulfate pentahydrate
The thermal decomposition kinetics of individual stages of copper sulfate pentahydrate (CuSO4·5H2O) was investigated by TG–DSC, and the kinetic parameters were calculated by Ozawa method and multivariate nonlinea...
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Thermal analysis and crystallization kinetics of polyurethane
Non-isothermal crystallization kinetics of polyurethane was investigated by differential scanning calorimetry at different cooling rates. Various macro-kinetic models, including Ozawa, Jeziorny, and Mo models,...
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Cloning and Expression of H. influenzae 49247 IgA Protease in E. coli
IgA protease is secreted by various mucosal pathogenic bacteria which can cleave human immunoglobulin A1 (IgA1) in its hinge region. In addition to be considered as a virulence factor, it's reported that IgA p...
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Electrospun nanofiber-based nanoboron/nitrocellulose composite and their reactive properties
Nanometal fuels have a great potential in energetic field for their high reactivity and their low ignition temperature. However, their high surface energy makes them aggregate. In this work, the electrospinnin...
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Nitroglycerine migration to polyurethane used for inhibition of double-base propellants through thermal analysis techniques
Nitroglycerine (NG) migration in polyurethane (PU) inhibitor, which leads to ballistic malfunctions or tearing-down of the rockets for double-base rocket propellants, is investigated by thermal analysis–thermo...
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Thermal reaction properties of aluminum/copper (II) oxide/poly(vinylidene fluoride) nanocomposite
The thermal reaction properties of the aluminum nanoparticles/copper (II) oxide nanoparticles/poly(vinylidene fluoride) (Al-NPs/CuO-NPs/PVDF) nanocomposite (mass ratio of Al-NPs/CuO-NPs/PVDF = 20/60/20) were i...
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Design and study of ADC/BCN/metal oxide gas-generating agents
Characterized with low burning temperature and low concentration of toxic gases, the azodicarbonamide (ADC), basic cupric nitrate (BCN) and 10 % metal oxide (CuO, ZnO, MnO2, Fe2O3) gas-generating agents have been...
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Desulfurization of coke oven gas using char-supported Fe-Zn-Mo catalysts: Mechanisms and thermodynamics
Sulfidation properties of char-supported Fe-Zn-Mo sorbents prepared by ultrasonic impregnation method were investigated during simultaneous removal of H2S and COS from coke oven gas (COG) using a fixed-bed quartz...
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Coil to globule transition of homo- and block-copolymer with different topological constraint and chain stiffness
In this paper, we present the coil-to-globule (CG) transitions of homopolymers and multiblock copolymers with different topology and stiffness by using molecular dynamics with integrated tempering sampling met...
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The effect of 5-amino-1H-tetrazole on the combustion performance and ignition capability of boron/potassium nitrate igniter
The performance of boron/potassium nitrate/5-amino-1H-tetrazole-based pyrotechnic igniter, used as an initiator in airbag gas generators, was investigated. It was found that 5-amino-1H-tetrazole could signific...
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SO3H-functionalized hollow mesoporous carbon sphere prepared by simultaneously achieving sulfonation and hollow structure
SO3H-functionalized hollow mesoporous carbon sphere (HMCS–SO3H) was successfully synthesized via a facile strategy using inexpensive resins as precursor in combination with metal oxide template. By the one-step t...
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Effect of the antioxidants on the stability of poly(vinyl butyral) and kinetic analysis
The effect of several kinds of antioxidants on the stability of poly(vinyl butyral) (PVB) under air atmosphere is studied by thermogravimetry–differential scanning calorimetry method and kinetic analysis. Afte...
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A model-free method for evaluating theoretical error of Kissinger equation
Kissinger equation is widely used to calculate the activation energy. However, since a number of assumptions and approximations are introduced in the derivation, the activation energy resolved by this method w...
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Evaporation-induced morphology pattern of triblock copolymer A5B10C5 in thin film: A multibody DPD simulation study
We used multibody dissipative particle dynamics method, by which the attractive and repulsive interactions can be effectively considered, to investigate the evaporation-induced morphology patterns of triblock ...
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Thermal decomposition properties of double-base propellant and ammonium perchlorate
The thermal decomposition properties and the heat of combustion (ΔH) of samples with different ammonium perchlorate (AP)/double base propellant (DB) mass ratios under argon atmosphere were studied by the thermogr...
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Thermal decomposition properties of guanidine nitrate and basic cupric nitrate
Characterized with a large gas production and low combustion temperature, the guanidine nitrate (GN) gas-generating agents are studied and applied widely. The determination factors of thermal decomposition pro...