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Protein kinase CK2 is involved in regulating cellular processes, such as cell cycle, proliferation, migration, and apoptosis, making it an attractive anticancer target. We previously described a prenyloxy-substituted indeno[1,2-b]indole (5-isopropyl-4-(3-
Ehab El-Awaad +7 more
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In this work, the consolidation efficiency of SiO2 nanoparticles (synthesized in the Chemistry laboratories at the Tor Vergata University of Roma) was tested on Pietraforte sandstone surfaces belonging to the bell tower of San Lorenzo (Florence, Italy ...
Federica Valentini +9 more
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Supersaturation with water explains the unusual adhesion of aggregate glue in the webs of the moth-specialist spider, Cyrtarachne akirai [PDF]
Orb webs produced by araneoid spiders depend upon aggregate glue-coated capture threads to retain their prey. Moths are challenging prey for most spiders because their scales detach and contaminate the glue droplets, significantly decreasing adhesion ...
Candido Diaz +6 more
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"Team chemistry" through chemistry lenses: Interdisciplinary science or a metaphorical conundrum? [PDF]
A Google search on “team chemistry” returns over 443,000 entries (October 2014) usually denoting some sort of team process, such as cohesion, shared mental models, and collective efficacy.
Filho, Edson
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The watering of tall trees - Embolization and recovery [PDF]
We can propound a thermo-mechanical understanding of the ascent of sap to the top of tall trees thanks to a comparison between experiments associated with the cohesion-tension theory and the disjoining pressure concept for liquid thin-films.
Gouin, Henri
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As the worldwide demand for fuels and materials increases, fossil resources are decreasing and global warming is a concern, and thus the need for alternative solutions is high.
Thibaud Pintiaux +4 more
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Surface paste tailings’ disposal has emerged recently as an optimal and efficient method to favor tailings’ self-containment after being deposited into dams.
Eduardo Leiva +4 more
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Development of nickel phosphorus coatings containing micro particles of talc phyllosilicates [PDF]
The present work aims to characterized nickel phosphorus coatings co-deposited with talc particles on steel. The NiP-talc composite deposits were developed to serve as hard coatings with a lubricating effect at 600 C.
Alexis, Joël +3 more
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In the last decades, the environmental sector has occupied an essential place in the world. The main objective of this concern is to preserve the environment and to reduce the use of non-renewable raw materials as much as possible. Thus, the construction
Houssam Affan, Wahib Arairo, Jack Arayro
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Similarities, challenges and opportunities of wikipedia content and open source projects [PDF]
Copyright @ 2012 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.Several years of research and evidence have demonstrated that Open Source Software (OSS) portals often contain a large amount of software projects that simply do not evolve, developed by relatively small ...
Capiluppi, A
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