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Nguyen Thi Kim Phuong
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Application of Box–Behnken Design to Optimize Visible-Light Degradation of 2,4-Dichlorophenoxyacetic Acid Using Hybrid CNQDs/CuBi2O4 Catalyst
The narrow band gap and rapid recombination rate of photogenerated carriers in CuBi2O4 limits the photocatalytic performance. Because it possesses unique properties such as up-conversion photoluminescence (PL) an...
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Box–Behnken Design to Optimize Herbicide Decomposition Using an Eco-Friendly Photocatalyst Based on Carbon Dots from Coffee Waste Combined with ZnBi2O4 and Its Antibacterial Application
A Box–Behnken design (BBD) for a response surface methodology with five factors and three levels was applied to design 2,4-D degradation experiments under visible light. To optimize the experimental conditions...
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Drug-Intercalated Zn–Al-Layered Double Hydroxides as Antibacterial and Anti-inflammatory Delivery Systems for Wound Healing Applications
Recently, the development of advanced materials that can respond to the wound environment has attracted great interest in the field of controlled-release formulations. The most important aspect of these advanc...
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Design of novel p–n heterojunction ZnBi2O4-ZnS photocatalysts with impressive photocatalytic and antibacterial activities under visible light
Heterojunction structures have attracted considerable attention for enhancing electron migration across interfaces. In this report, ZnBi2O4–ZnS(12%) heterojunction photocatalysts was found to be capable of degrad...
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Effects of Cadmium and Lead on Muscle and Liver Glycogen Levels of Climbing Perch (Anabas testudineus)
The aim of this study was to assess the glycogen content in the muscle and liver tissues of the climbing perch (Anabas testudineus) exposed to sublethal concentrations of Cd and Pb over 28 days of exposure and 1...
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Potential health risks of toxic heavy metals and nitrate via commonly consumed bivalve and vegetable species in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
This study aimed to evaluate the health risks of cadmium (Cd), lead (Pb), inorganic arsenic (As), and nitrate exposure through the consumption of bivalves and vegetables collected from local markets in Ho Chi ...
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Open AccessMolecular detection of blaCTX-M gene to predict phenotypic cephalosporin resistance and clinical outcome of Escherichia coli bloodstream infections in Vietnam
Blood stream infections (BSI) caused by Extended Spectrum Beta-Lactamases (ESBLs) producing Enterobacteriaceae is a clinical challenge leading to high mortality, especially in develo** countries. In this study,...
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Visible-Light Degradation of Organic Dye Based on a Heterostructure Photocatalyst
Novel highly visible-light active 1.0rGO–ZnBi2O4–Bi2S3 heterostructure photocatalysts with various weight percentages of Bi2S3 were successfully synthesized. First, the 1.0rGO–ZnBi2O4 catalyst was synthesized by ...
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Novel reduced graphene oxide/ZnBi2O4 hybrid photocatalyst for visible light degradation of 2,4-dichlorophenoxyacetic acid
A new highly efficient rGO/ZnBi2O4 hybrid catalyst has been successfully synthesized through oxidation-reduction and co-precipitation methods, followed by heating at 450 °C. The obtained rGO/ZnBi2O4 catalyst was ...
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Enhanced performance in the photocatalytic degradation of 2,4,5-Trichlorophenoxyacetic acid over Eu-doped Bi2WO6 under visible light irradiation
In order to make long-lived photoexcited charges for efficient catalytic photodegradation, rare earth elements are often incorporated into semiconductors. We studied the do** effect on photodegradation effic...
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Facile synthesis of ZnBi2O4-graphite composites as highly active visible-light photocatalyst for the mineralization of rhodamine B
Novel highly active visible-light photocatalysts in the form of zinc bismuth oxide (ZnBi2O4) and graphite hybrid composites were prepared by coupling via a co-precipitation method followed by calcination at 450 °...
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Herbicide/Zn-Al-layered double hydroxide hybrid composite: synthesis and slow/controlled release properties
The herbicide glyphosate (GLY) or 2,4-dichlorophenoxyacetic acids (2,4D) was intercalated in the interlayer region of a Zn-Al-layered double hydroxide (LDH) to obtain LDH-GLY or the LDH-2,4D hybrid composite b...
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Lead and Arsenic Accumulation and Its Effects on Plasma Cortisol Levels in Oreochromis sp.
The accumulation, elimination and effect of heavy metals on plasma cortisol levels in Oreochromis sp. were studied in the exposure and recovery phases. In the exposure phase, the mean rate of accumulation in the ...
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Open AccessEnrichment of bacterial DNA for the diagnosis of blood stream infections
Blood cultures are commonly employed to identify bacterial pathogens causing sepsis. PCR assays to diagnose septicemia require extraction of bacterial DNA from blood samples and thus, delay the initiation of a...
