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Open AccessAtmospheric emissions of hexachlorobutadiene in fine particulate matter from industrial sources
Hexachlorobutadiene (HCBD) is a concerning chemical that is included in the United States Toxic Substances Control Act, and the Stockholm Convention. Knowledge of the sources of HCBD is insufficient and is piv...
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Synthesis, Antibacterial, Antioxidant and DFT Computational Studies of Acetophenone-Based Chalcone Derivatives
Six B-ring substituted chalcone derivatives were synthesized by aldol condensation reactions of acetophenone with ortho-, meta- and para-hydroxy and their corresponding nitro group-functionalized benzaldehydes. T...
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Open AccessOccurrence of ochratoxin A in breast milk and urine samples of nursing mothers in Bangladesh
The mycotoxin ochratoxin A (OTA) is a potent nephrotoxin with carcinogenic properties and, thus, of concern as a food contaminant. Since food contaminant data are scarce in Bangladesh, we applied human biomoni...
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Waste-derived stable carbon electrodes for capacitive deionization using poly (vinyl alcohol)-glutaraldehyde as binder
Capacitive deionization (CDI), an emerging and promising new method, is being utilized to remove ionic and polarizable species from water. The development of effective electrode materials has been the main dri...
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Open AccessCost stickiness and firm value
In this paper we explore the association between cost stickiness and firm value. Using a large sample of U.S. data, we find a robust negative relationship between cost stickiness and firm value. We then explor...
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Open AccessAssessment of the relationship between serum xanthine oxidase levels and type 2 diabetes: a cross-sectional study
Xanthine oxidase (XO) is an enzyme associated with purine metabolism. The relationship between XO levels and type 2 diabetes (T2D) is not clear yet or little is known so far. Therefore, we conducted a cross-se...
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Open AccessIdentification and validation of a major QTL for kernel length in bread wheat based on two F3 biparental populations
High yield and quality are essential goals of wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) breeding. Kernel length (KL), as a main component of kernel size, can indirectly change kernel weight and then affects yield. Identificat...
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Open AccessThe association between elevated lipid profile and liver enzymes: a study on Bangladeshi adults
Dyslipidemia, a major contributor to cardiovascular diseases, is rapidly increasing in Asian countries including Bangladesh. In addition to the cardiovascular system, abnormal lipid levels are also known to ca...
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Chapter and Conference Paper
Identification of Data Breaches from Public Forums
Adversaries initiate their cyberattacks towards different entities such as healthcare or business institutes, and a successful attack causes data breaches. They publish their success stories in public forums f...
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Fire Safety and Supervision System: Fire Hazard Monitoring Based on IoT
Fire safety is the most significant thing in this era and the people of the twenty-first century. The fire occurred everywhere, basically homes, industries, buildings and lost more property and lives. So we de...
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Open AccessRetraction Note to: LISPRO mitigates β-amyloid and associated pathologies in Alzheimer’s mice
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Open AccessGenetic identification and characterization of chromosomal regions for kernel length and width increase from tetraploid wheat
Improvement of wheat gercTriticum aestivum L.) yield could relieve global food shortages. Kernel size, as an important component of 1000-kernel weight (TKW), is always a significant consideration to improve yield...
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Kinetics and mechanism of formation of nickel(II)porphyrin and its interaction with DNA in aqueous medium
Kinetics between 5,10,15,20-tetrakis(N-methylpyridium-4-yl)porphyrin and Ni2+ species were investigated in aqueous solution at 25 ±1 °C in I = 0.10 M (NaNO3). Speciation of Ni2+ was done in I = 0.10 M (NaNO3) for...
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Financial constraints and asymmetric cost behavior
This study investigates the association between financial constraints and cost asymmetry. Using a large U.S. sample of firms from 1976 to 2016, we find that financially constrained firms exhibit less cost asym...
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A novel, major, and validated QTL for the effective tiller number located on chromosome arm 1BL in bread wheat
A novel and major QTL for the effective tiller number was identified on chromosomal arm 1BL and validated in two genetic backgrounds
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A dictionary-based text compression technique using quaternary code
Improving encoding and decoding time in compression technique is a great demand to modern users. In bit level compression technique, it requires more time to encode or decode every single bit when a binary cod...
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Effects of the 1BL/1RS translocation on 24 traits in a recombinant inbred line population
The 1BL/1RS translocation is widespread in a large number of wheat varieties. In this study, we comprehensively evaluated the effects of the 1BL/1RS translocation on 24 traits in a recombinant inbred line popu...
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Correction to: Identification and validation of a major and stably expressed QTL for spikelet number per spike in bread wheat
Unfortunately, the author contribution statement was missed out in the original publication. The complete statement is given below.
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A Faster Decoding Technique for Huffman Codes Using Adjacent Distance Array
The evaluation of Huffman-based algorithm can be measured in two ways: one in terms of space and another is decoding speed. As memory requirement is going to be reasonable, the time effectiveness of Huffman de...
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Flag leaf size and posture of bread wheat: genetic dissection, QTL validation and their relationships with yield-related traits
Major and environmentally stable QTL for flag leaf-related traits in wheat were identified and validated across ten environments using six populations with different genetic backgrounds.