Studying The First Stages Of Aluminum Oxidation With Quantum Mechanical Modeling
Aluminum is an abundant metal in the Earth’s crust and has become widely used in a large diversity of applications also due to its desirable…
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A Challenge For Making Hard-to-fly Stuffs Fly: An Introduction Of Simple And Effective Methods For Protein MALDI-TOF MS
Mass spectrometry (MS) has been a powerful tool for analyzing the molecular weights of the biological components comprising our body. Biochemists routinely utilize the information…
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Ru@Pt Nanoparticle On Graphene-CNT Composite As A Porous Electrode For Flow Through Microfluidic Fuel Cell
Microfluidic fuel cells (MFC) have been studied extensively since the last decade. Compare with conventional fuel cells, particularly Proton Exchange Membrane Fuel Cells (PEMFC) and…
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Forests Need Water And We Need Forests: The Water Footprint Of Wood And Derived Products
Forests need water. Without water, there is no vegetation. When it rains over a forest, the rainwater wets the leaves and the soil surface. The…
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Tracking The Use Of Garbage In Nest-Building Among Bird Species
Nest-building behavior has fascinated scientists for ages. It is known that this behavior is not driven entirely by instinct; individual quality, experience, and ability to…
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Investigating The Link Between Alcohol Abuse And Hypertension In Black South Africans
South Africa has recently been rated as one of the countries with the highest hypertension prevalence rates, with alcohol abuse being one of the most…
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What Makes Informed Consent Informative? Patient, Caregiver, And Provider Perspectives
“Sign on the dotted line.” We practice signatures for a variety of day-to-day activities. We sign receipts to approve a transfer of funds; greeting cards…
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Contributions Of Heat Pumps To Demand Response: A Case Study Of A Plus-Energy Dwelling
Electricity markets need to keep the balance between energy generation and energy consumption. Utility companies increasingly have to deal with peak demands in constrained networks,…
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Patient Preference And Timing For Exercise In Breast Cancer Care
Treatments for cancer vary and depend on many individual factors. However, there is one universal recommendation for cancer patients: avoid inactivity (1). Several national and…
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Common Pains: Study Indicates Same Genes May Play A Role In Neuropathic And Chronic Widespread Pain
Neuropathic pain has much in common with chronic pain that may occur in several bodily areas. This may also include the responsible genes. There are…
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Powerful Dehalogenation Tool: A Simple Route To Graft Carbon Materials With Well-Defined Open Pores
Porous carbon materials (PCMs) hold great scientific and technological importance due to their ability to allow gases and liquids to penetrate their entire bulk.(1) They…
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