February 21st marked the beginning of Oregon’s “School Exclusion Day” as the state begins its efforts to ensure that as much of its youth are…
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Cellulose, a component of the plant cell wall, is the most abundant renewable organic resource on Earth. Cellulose is insoluble and highly resistant to degradation…
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The Mars rover Opportunity has reached a milestone. February 15, 2018, marked 5,000 sols (Martian days) that Opportunity has been on Mars when its original mission…
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The function of lysosomes is to remove waste as well as destroying a cell after it has died, called autolysis. A lysosome is an organelle…
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Pinocembrin, which is also known as 5,7-dihydroxyflavone (C15H12O4), has been obtained from plants such as Eucalyptus and Pinus heartwood. Pinocembrin is found in propolis, which…
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The human body is composed of mostly water, which supports various metabolic processes, but we often forget how essential water truly is. Recent evidence suggests…
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Patients with cancer have increased risks for several preventable infections due to underlying disease and toxicities of treatment. Compared with other chronic diseases, infections in…
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The quality and authenticity of vegetable oils are of importance not only for their nutritional value but also for their miscellaneous biomedical and industrial applications….
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Schools are usually placed in very noisy environments, where traffic noise is an important issue. This study has investigated the influence of noise coming from…
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Astronomers have been able to calculate accurately the movement of certain space objects (planets, stars), to tell when and where they will be with high…
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Solar jets are small-scale eruptions of hot plasma flowing along vertical or slightly oblique magnetic field lines. They are ubiquitous in the solar atmosphere from…
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