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A Quantitative Study of Microsegregation in Aluminum–Copper Alloys
This study quantitatively investigated the effects of a wide variety of solidification process conditions on the microsegregation behavior of Al–Cu binary and multi-component alloys. Quantitative measurements ...
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Deciphering the influence of multiple anthropogenic inputs on taxonomic and functional profiles of the microbial communities in Yitong River, Northeast China
We conducted the analysis of physicochemical parameters, 16S rRNA amplicon sequencing and real-time quantitative polymerase chain reaction to explore the impact of human inputs on the bacterioplankton communit...
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The Oxidation of the HiSiMo Cast Irons Alloyed with Cr/Al at 800 °C
To improve the oxidation resistance of cast iron containing Si and Mo (HiSiMo), 1wt.% Cr and 3wt.% Al were added into the base alloy to improve high temperature oxidation resistance for exhaust manifold applic...
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Tracking Cryptosporidium in urban wastewater treatment plants in a cold region: Occurrence, species and infectivity
This study investigated the occurrence, species, infectivity and removal efficiency of Cryptosporidium spp. across typical wastewater treatment train. Samples from different process units were collected seasonall...
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Open AccessA facile calcination conversion of groundwater treatment sludge (GTS) as magnetic adsorbent for oxytetracycline adsorption
In this paper, groundwater treatment sludge (GTS) was recycled as a magnetic adsorbent via a facile calcination process without adding any reductant. The prepared magnetic adsorbents (MAs) were characterized b...
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Open AccessHigh-purity recycling of hematite and Zn/Cu mixture from waste smelting slag
In this study, Zn/Cu-bearing smelting slag was recycled via an integrated acid dissolution and hematite precipitation method. The slag was dissolved in nitric acid to generate an acid solution containing 23.5 ...
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Translocation and accumulation of cadmium and lead in the tissues of 39 rape cultivars grown in a polluted farmland
To investigate the differences in cadmium (Cd) and lead (Pb) uptake and translocation among rape cultivars and genotypes and select suitable rape cultivars for both safe production and soil remediation, a fiel...
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Open AccessAddition of MnO2 in synthesis of nano-rod erdite promoted tetracycline adsorption
Erdite is a rare sulphide mineral found in mafic and alkaline rocks. Only weakly crystallised fibrous erdite has been artificially synthesised via evaporation or the hydrothermal method, and the process genera...
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PMTDS: a computational method based on genetic interaction networks for Precision Medicine Target-Drug Selection in cancer
Precision medicine attempts to tailor the right therapy for the right patient. Recent progress in large-scale collection of patents’ tumor molecular profiles in The Cancer Genome Atlas (TCGA) provides a founda...
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Influence of microbial community diversity and function on pollutant removal in ecological wastewater treatment
Traditional wastewater treatments based on activated sludge often encounter the problems of bulking and foaming, as well as malodor. To solve these problems, new treatment technologies have emerged in recent d...
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Unravelling riverine microbial communities under wastewater treatment plant effluent discharge in large urban areas
In many highly urbanized areas, effluent from wastewater treatment plants (WWTPs) represents a significant proportion of the water source for receiving rivers. Microbial communities are major components of riv...
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Open AccessA Computerized Cognitive behavioral therapy Randomized, Controlled, pilot trial for insomnia in Parkinson Disease (ACCORD-PD)
Parkinson disease (PD) is associated with a high prevalence of insomnia, affecting up to 88% of patients. Pharmacotherapy studies in the literature addressing insomnia in PD reveal disappointing and inconsiste...
