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Impact of Treatment with Central Nervous System Stimulant and Risk of Substance Use Disorder in Adults with Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder
Diagnoses of adult ADHD and substance use disorder (SUD) have been increased recently, but no treatment guideline is available in the U.S. This study aims to (a) assess the association between central nervous ...
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A Unique Oligonucleotide Probe Hybrid on Graphene Decorated Gold Nanoparticles Modified Screen-Printed Carbon Electrode for Pork Meat Adulteration
A new oligonucleotide-based electrochemical biosensor was developed to detect the Sus scrofa mitochondrial cytochrome b (cytb) gene based on an in silico designed probe using bioinformatics tools and validated in...
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The Impact of Textile Dyes on the Environment
Textile industries use large amounts of natural and synthetic dyes for fabric processing. These dyes have been used to brighten clothes for more than 4000 years, from ancient Egypt to the present day. The appl...
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Ru(bpy)32+-sensitized {001} facets LiCoO2 nanosheets catalyzed CO2 reduction reaction with 100% carbonaceous products
Photosensitized heterogeneous CO2 reduction (PHCR) has emerged as a promising means to convert CO2 into valuable chemicals, however, challenged by the relatively low carbonaceous product selectivity caused by the...
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Application of Microbial Fuel Cells as Biosensors
The Microbial Fuel Cell (MFC) is a contemporary technology that employs electrogenic microorganisms as a catalyst to convert chemical energy contained in the bonds of organic matter found in waste materials di...
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Converting Co2+-impregnated g-C3N4 into N-doped CNTs-confined Co nanoparticles for efficient hydrogenation rearrangement reactions of furanic aldehydes
The cyclopentanone and derivatives are a class of crucial fine chemicals for various industries and currently produced by conventional petrochemical synthetic routes. Here, we demonstrated a new synthetic appr...
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Open AccessElectron tunneling between vibrating atoms in a copper nano-filament
Nanowires, atomic point contacts, and chains of atoms are one-dimensional nanostructures, which display size-dependent quantum effects in electrical and thermal conductivity. In this work a Cu nanofilament of ...
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Open AccessIsolation and molecular characterization of multidrug-resistant Escherichia coli from chicken meat
Antibiotic-resistant Escherichia coli (E. coli) are common in retail poultry products. In this study, we aimed to isolate and characterize multidrug resistant (MDR) E. coli in raw chicken meat samples collected f...
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Open AccessApproaching the activity limit of CoSe2 for oxygen evolution via Fe do** and Co vacancy
Electronic structure engineering lies at the heart of efficient catalyst design. Most previous studies, however, utilize only one technique to modulate the electronic structure, and therefore optimal electroni...
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Bank Vault Security System Based on Infrared Radiation and GSM Technology
Banking security systems are emerging as a matter of great importance nowadays. We are presenting here a smart security system, which has been designed to protect the bank vault from being theft or unauthorize...
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Photoluminescence and enhanced visible light driven photocatalysis studies of MoO3·CuO·ZnO nanocomposite
A trimetallic, MoO3·CuO·ZnO nanocomposite was synthesized by co-precipitation method. The nanocomposite was characterized by X-ray diffraction (XRD), scanning electron microscopy–energy dispersive X-ray spectrosc...
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Remarkably enhanced water splitting activity of nickel foam due to simple immersion in a ferric nitrate solution
The development of a facile method to construct a high-performance electrode is of paramount importance to the application of alkaline water electrolysis. Here, we report that the activity of nickel foam (NF) ...
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Notable hydrogen production on LaxCa1−xCoO3 perovskites via two-step thermochemical water splitting
High-performance thermochemical water splitting catalyst is the key in solar-driven H2 production for the development of sustainable and clean energy technology. Perovskite oxides have been considered promising r...
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Enhanced Thermochemical H2 Production on Ca-Doped Lanthanum Manganite Perovskites Through Optimizing the Dopant Level and Re-oxidation Temperature
Perovskite material is one of the promising classes of redox catalysts for hydrogen production through two-step thermochemical H2O splitting. Herein, an analogue of La1−xCa x ...
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Carbon-encapsulated heazlewoodite nanoparticles as highly efficient and durable electrocatalysts for oxygen evolution reactions
The activity and durability of electrocatalysts are important factors in their practical applications, such as electrocatalytic oxygen evolution reactions (OERs) used in water splitting cells and metal–air bat...
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Social Networking Sites for Peer-Driven Health Communication: Diabetes-Related Communities in Google+
Google+ is one of the most actively used Social Networking Sites in the world. The aim of our study is to characterize the Google+ communities related to diabetes and identify the factors associated with the ...
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Open AccessEffect of feeding garlic leaves on rumen fermentation, methane emission, plasma glucose kinetics, and nitrogen utilization in sheep
Garlic and its constituents are reported to have been effective in reducing methane emission and also influence glucose metabolism in body; however, studies in ruminants using garlic leaves are scarce. Garlic ...
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Renal function trajectory over time and adverse clinical outcomes
The growing burden of chronic kidney disease (CKD), with its associated morbidity and mortality, is recognized as a major public health problem globally and causing substantial load on health care systems. The...
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Open AccessThe search for efficient electrocatalysts as counter electrode materials for dye-sensitized solar cells: mechanistic study, material screening and experimental validation
In recent years, there has been a significant increase in the studies on effective energy-conversion devices, including photovoltaics and fuel cells, which aim to alleviate the enormous energy demand, as well ...
