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Clean-DM1, a Korean Polyherbal Formula, Improves High Fat Diet-Induced Diabetic Symptoms in Mice by Regulating IRS/PI3K/AKT and AMPK Expressions in Pancreas and Liver Tissues
To investigate the effects of Clean-DM1 (C-DM1), a polyherbal formulation of Radix Scrophulariae, Radix Astragali, Rhizoma Atractylodis, and Radix Salviae Miltiorrhizae, on high-fat diet (HFD)-induced diabetes mi...
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Reaction mechanism and kinetic modeling of olefin conversion over phosphorus modified ZSM-5 catalyst
Reaction pathways and kinetics of C2-C6 olefins cracking over ZSM-5 catalyst were investigated based on product distribution to develop a model. Experimental tests of the catalytic cracking of olefins were perfor...
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Effect of slurry phase catalyst and H2 pressure on hydrocracking of SDA (solvent de-asphalting) pitch
Hydrocracking of solvent deasphalted (SDA) pitch was performed in batch and semi-batch systems, at different reaction temperatures (380–430 °C) with varying amounts of Mo-octoate precursor (0–1,000 ppm Mo) und...
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Kinetic modeling of methanol to olefins over phosphorus modified HZSM-5 zeolite catalyst
A lumped kinetic model has been developed for the methanol to olefins (MTO) reaction over phosphorus modified HZSM-5 catalyst. In consideration of mixed feed cracking, a higher reaction temperature than the co...
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Open AccessSha** and silane coating of a diamine-grafted metal-organic framework for improved CO2 capture
Although metal-organic framework (MOF) powders can be successfully shaped by conventional methods, postsynthetic functionalization of the shaped MOFs remains almost unexplored, yet is required to overcome intr...
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Open AccessJowiseungki decoction affects diabetic nephropathy in mice through renal injury inhibition as evidenced by network pharmacology and gut microbiota analyses
Jowiseungki decoction (JSD) is a prescription commonly used for the treatment of diabetic complications or diabetic nephropathy (DN) in traditional medicine clinics. However, the underlying therapeutic mechani...
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Effects of Flower Buds Extract of Tussilago farfara on Focal Cerebral Ischemia in Rats and Inflammatory Response in BV2 Microglia
To investigate the effects of the flower buds extract of Tussilago farfara Linné (Farfarae Flos; FF) on focal cerebral ischemia through regulation of inflammatory responses in activated microglia.
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Open AccessMOK, a pharmacopuncture medicine, regulates thyroid dysfunction in L-thyroxin-induced hyperthyroidism in rats through the regulation of oxidation and the TRPV1 ion channel
In this study, we evaluated the therapeutic effect of MOK, a pharmacopuncture medicine, on thyroid dysfunction in L-thyroxin (LT4)-induced hyperthyroidism rats.
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Heat transfer and gas-solid behaviors in pneumatic transport reactor used of carbon capture system
A pneumatic transport reactor can be used for continuous carbon capture processes using a dry sorbent because it can handle large quantities of flue gas. To design efficient reactors, it is necessary to unders...
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Inhibitory effect of the extract of Phellodendron amurense ruprecht root on collagen-induced arthritis in mice
To investigate whether the dried root of Phellodendron amurense Ruprecht (Phellodendri cortex; PC) extract improves arthritic symptoms through anti-inflammatory and immune-modulatory effects in collagen-induced a...
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Plasma-Assisted Non-Oxidative Conversion of Methane over Mo/HZSM-5 Catalyst in DBD Reactor
Methane utilization has been recognized as a challenging research topic because methane is very stable with strong C–H bond. Many efforts have been devoted to find an effective method for the methane activatio...
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Effects of alkali-metal carbonates and nitrates on the CO2 sorption and regeneration of MgO-based sorbents at intermediate temperatures
The effects of alkali-metal carbonates and nitrates on the CO2 sorption and regeneration of MgO-based sorbents were investigated in the presence of 10 vol% CO2 and 10 vol% H2O in an intermediate temperature range...
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Open AccessEpoxide-functionalization of polyethyleneimine for synthesis of stable carbon dioxide adsorbent in temperature swing adsorption
Amine-containing adsorbents have been extensively investigated for post-combustion carbon dioxide capture due to their ability to chemisorb low-concentration carbon dioxide from a wet flue gas. However, earlie...
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Effect of a diffuser on gas-solid behavior in CFB riser for CO2 capture
Gas-solid fluidized beds have been used in CO2 capture processes because of their high mixing characteristic and heat and mass transfer. Sufficient residence time of solid particles in a reactor is required to ca...
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Anti-Inflammatory Effects of Ginsenoside-Rh2 Inhibits LPS-Induced Activation of Microglia and Overproduction of Inflammatory Mediators Via Modulation of TGF-β1/Smad Pathway
Microglia activation plays an important role in neuroinflammation and contributes to several neurological disorders. Hence, inhibition of both microglia activation and pro-inflammatory cytokines may lead to th...
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Preparation of ZnO/Al2O3 catalysts by using atomic layer deposition for plasma-assisted non-oxidative methane coupling
We prepared a ZnO/mesoporous Al2O3-shell/core structure by using atomic layer deposition (ALD) of ZnO on commercially-available mesoporous Al2O3. We used various analysis techniques such as scanning and transmiss...
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Enhanced hydrothermal stability of ZSM-5 formed from nanocrystalline seeds for naphtha catalytic cracking
We successfully synthesized hydrothermally stable ZSM-5 with crystalline nano seeds. We employed a template-free method using ZSM-5 crystalline nano seeds and sodium silicate as a silica source. The prepared ...
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Open AccessNeuroprotective effect of the hairy root extract of Angelica gigas NAKAI on transient focal cerebral ischemia in rats through the regulation of angiogenesis
In this study, we investigated the neuroprotective effect of the hairy root extract of Angelica gigas NAKAI (Angelica Gigantis Radix) on transient focal cerebral ischemia in rats through the regulation of angioge...
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Development of the Al2O3-supported NaNO3-Na2Mg(CO3)2 sorbent for CO2 capture with facilitated sorption kinetics at intermediate temperatures
For the development of a dry solid sorbent having quite fast CO2 sorption kinetics in an intermediate temperature range of 245–300 °C to be applicable to a riser-type fluidized bed carbonator, samples of Al2O3-su...
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Plasma-Enhanced Methane Direct Conversion over Particle-Size Adjusted MOx/Al2O3 (M = Ti and Mg) Catalysts
Non-oxidative methane activation over particle-size adjusted alumina catalysts loaded with metal oxide (Al2O3, MgO/Al2O3, and TiO2/Al2O3) was investigated with a dielectric barrier discharge reactor using 10 % C...
