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View article: Entropy-Based Solubility Parameter-Translated Peng–Robinson Equation of State (eSPT-PR EoS)
Entropy-Based Solubility Parameter-Translated Peng–Robinson Equation of State (eSPT-PR EoS) Open
Peng–Robinson equation of state (PR EoS) has good prediction accuracy for phase diagrams of pure substances or mixtures, but liquid density, especially for high polar substances, is known to be ~20% lower value compared with experimental d…
View article: Investigating the association between late spring Gulf of Mexico sea surface temperatures and U.S. Gulf Coast precipitation extremes with focus on Hurricane Harvey
Investigating the association between late spring Gulf of Mexico sea surface temperatures and U.S. Gulf Coast precipitation extremes with focus on Hurricane Harvey Open
Hurricane Harvey brought extreme levels of rainfall to the Houston, Texas, area over a 7‐day period in August 2017, resulting in catastrophic flooding that caused loss of human life and damage to personal property and public infrastructure…
View article: Experimental Liquid Densities of Red Palm Oil at Pressures up to 150 MPa from (312 to 352) K and Dynamic Viscosities at 0.1 MPa from (293 to 353) K
Experimental Liquid Densities of Red Palm Oil at Pressures up to 150 MPa from (312 to 352) K and Dynamic Viscosities at 0.1 MPa from (293 to 353) K Open
Density and viscosity are fundamental properties necessary for processing of red palm oil (RPO). The main fatty acid constituents of RPO were determined to be palmitic acid (C16:0), oleic acid (C18:1), and linoleic acid (C18:2). Rheology m…
View article: Insights into the mechanism of mechanically treated Fe/Mn-N doped seed meal hydrochar for efficient adsorption and degradation of tetracycline
Insights into the mechanism of mechanically treated Fe/Mn-N doped seed meal hydrochar for efficient adsorption and degradation of tetracycline Open
Tetracycline (TC), which is widely employed in agriculture, constitutes a serious source of environmental pollution. In this study, mechanical ball-milling (B) treated iron/manganese-nitrogen (Fe/Mn-N) doped hydrochars (Fe/Mn-BNHT) synthes…
View article: Radon Exposure and Incident Stroke Risk in the Women's Health Initiative.
Radon Exposure and Incident Stroke Risk in the Women's Health Initiative. Open
BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: Little is known about the role of radon in the epidemiology of stroke among women. We therefore examined the association between home radon exposure and risk of stroke among middle-aged and older women in the Uni…
View article: Electro‐Reconstructed Transition Metal Electrodes for Coupled‐Upgrading of Nitrate Pollution and Waste Poly(Ethylene Terephthalate) Plastics
Electro‐Reconstructed Transition Metal Electrodes for Coupled‐Upgrading of Nitrate Pollution and Waste Poly(Ethylene Terephthalate) Plastics Open
Two unrelated forms of pollution, nitrate‐containing wastewater and waste poly(ethylene terephthalate) (PET) plastics, can be converted into high‐value chemicals by electrochemical reduction and oxidation reactions. Herein, coupled electro…
View article: NiFeCo wrinkled nanosheet electrode for selective oxidation of 5-hydroxymethylfurfural to 2,5-furandicarboxylic acid
NiFeCo wrinkled nanosheet electrode for selective oxidation of 5-hydroxymethylfurfural to 2,5-furandicarboxylic acid Open
FeCo-modified β-Ni(OH) 2 wrinkled nanosheets were prepared by a hydrothermal method for efficient electrocatalytic oxidation of HMF to FDCA.
View article: Small Group Learning Communities as a Prototype for Intersectional Black Feminist Praxis in Higher Education
Small Group Learning Communities as a Prototype for Intersectional Black Feminist Praxis in Higher Education Open
Through the creation and analysis of Small Group Learning Communities (SGLC) at a predominantly White university in the U.S. South, this study investigated how SGLCs operationalize intersectional Black feminist praxis via dialogue, liberat…
View article: Sustainable catalytic pathways for biofuel precursors: quantitative conversion of glucose to gluconic acid using Pt-Zn biochar catalyst
Sustainable catalytic pathways for biofuel precursors: quantitative conversion of glucose to gluconic acid using Pt-Zn biochar catalyst Open
Achieving quantitative conversion of biomass-derived feedstocks under ambient environmental conditions (20°C, atmospheric air, 0.1 MPa) is a critical milestone for sustainability in chemical processes. Herein, the quantitative conversion o…
View article: National kriging exposure estimation: Liao et al. respond
National kriging exposure estimation: Liao et al. respond Open
Szpiro et al. suggest that our findings Liao et al. (2006) do not adequately support using national-scale, log-normal ordinary kriging to estimate daily mean concentrations of PM10 (particulate matter with aerodynamic diameter ≤ 10 µm) at …
View article: The Associations of Dietary Copper With Cognitive Outcomes
The Associations of Dietary Copper With Cognitive Outcomes Open
Dietary copper intake may be associated with cognitive decline and dementia. We used data from 10,269 participants of the Atherosclerosis Risks in Communities Study to study the associations of dietary copper intake with 20-year cognitive …
View article: Solvent Replacement Strategies for Processing Pharmaceuticals and Bio-Related Compounds—A Review
Solvent Replacement Strategies for Processing Pharmaceuticals and Bio-Related Compounds—A Review Open
An overview of solvent replacement strategies shows that there is great progress in green chemistry for replacing hazardous di-polar aprotic solvents, such as N,N-dimethylformamide (DMF), 1-methyl-2-pyrrolidinone (NMP), and 1,4-dioxane (DI…
View article: Metabolite profiling of foslevodopa/foscarbidopa in plasma of healthy human participants by <scp>LC‐HRMS</scp> indicates no major differences compared to administration of levodopa/carbidopa intestinal gel
Metabolite profiling of foslevodopa/foscarbidopa in plasma of healthy human participants by <span>LC‐HRMS</span> indicates no major differences compared to administration of levodopa/carbidopa intestinal gel Open
Analysis was conducted to compare levodopa/carbidopa pharmacokinetics and drug‐related material in plasma of healthy participants after receiving a continuous infusion of Levodopa/Carbidopa Intestinal Gel (LCIG) to a continuous subcutaneou…
View article: <i>In situ</i> transformation of Co-MOF nanorods into Co<sub>3</sub>S<sub>4</sub>/Ni<sub>3</sub>S<sub>2</sub> nanotube arrays for electrochemical biomass upgrading
<i>In situ</i> transformation of Co-MOF nanorods into Co<sub>3</sub>S<sub>4</sub>/Ni<sub>3</sub>S<sub>2</sub> nanotube arrays for electrochemical biomass upgrading Open
The in situ transformation of one-dimensional (1D) Co-based metal–organic framework (Co-MOF) precursors into Co 3 S 4 /Ni 3 S 2 nanotube arrays on nickel foam (NF) was realized by ion exchange and synchronous etching via solvothermal sulfu…
View article: Upcycling of spent functional biocarbon adsorbents to catalysts for the conversion of C5/C6 carbohydrates into platform chemicals
Upcycling of spent functional biocarbon adsorbents to catalysts for the conversion of C5/C6 carbohydrates into platform chemicals Open
Effective amino-functional carbon adsorbents for heavy metals are upcycled to catalysts for converting C5/C6 carbohydrates into food additives and biochemicals.
View article: Weak-acid biochar catalyst prepared from mechanochemically-activated biomass and humic acid for production of 5-hydroxymethylfurfural
Weak-acid biochar catalyst prepared from mechanochemically-activated biomass and humic acid for production of 5-hydroxymethylfurfural Open
Many types of sustainably-prepared functional biochar catalysts are needed to transform biomass substrates into platform chemicals. In this work, weak-acid biochar catalysts were prepared by mix ball-milled (10 min, isothermal, room temper…
View article: Mechanism of selective hydrolysis of alginates under hydrothermal conditions
Mechanism of selective hydrolysis of alginates under hydrothermal conditions Open
Mechanisms of selective hydrolysis of alginates under hydrothermal conditions were investigated by comparing reactivities of sodium alginate (Na-ALG, 960 ku) solutions and calcium alginate (Ca-ALG) gels as substrates. Under hydrothermal co…
View article: Selective hydrogenation of glucose to sorbitol with tannic acid-based porous carbon sphere supported Ni–Ru bimetallic catalysts
Selective hydrogenation of glucose to sorbitol with tannic acid-based porous carbon sphere supported Ni–Ru bimetallic catalysts Open
Ni–Ru bimetallic porous carbon sphere (Ni–Ru@PCS) catalysts were synthesized via formaldehyde-assisted, metal-coordinated crosslinking sol–gel chemistry, in which biomass-derived tannic acid and F127 surfactant were used as carbon precurso…
View article: Effective conversion of fructose to 5-ethoxymethylfurfural with brønsted acid site (S/Cl)-functional carbon catalysts
Effective conversion of fructose to 5-ethoxymethylfurfural with brønsted acid site (S/Cl)-functional carbon catalysts Open
Brønsted acid site (S/Cl)-functional carbon materials were prepared by ball-milling (bm) L-cysteine and ammonium chloride to form chemical complex solids, by post-heat treatment (Q) of the solids at 500 °C under a nitrogen gas atmosphere t…
View article: A Bivariate Time Series Approach to Anthropogenic Trend Detection in Hemispheric Mean Temperatures
A Bivariate Time Series Approach to Anthropogenic Trend Detection in Hemispheric Mean Temperatures Open
A bivariate time series regression approach is used to model observed variations in hemispheric mean temperature over the period 1900-96. The regression equations include deterministic predictor variables and lagged values of the two predi…
View article: A statistical assessment of Buchanan's vote in Palm Beach County
A statistical assessment of Buchanan's vote in Palm Beach County Open
This article presents a statistical analysis of the results of the 2000 U.S. presidential election in the 67 counties of Florida, with particular attention to the result in Palm Beach county, where the Reform party candidate Pat Buchanan r…
View article: Quantifying Uncertainty in Projections of Regional Climate Change: A Bayesian Approach to the Analysis of Multimodel Ensembles
Quantifying Uncertainty in Projections of Regional Climate Change: A Bayesian Approach to the Analysis of Multimodel Ensembles Open
A Bayesian statistical model is proposed that combines information from a multimodel ensemble of atmosphere-ocean general circulation models (AOGCMs) and observations to determine probability distributions of future temperature change on a…
View article: Warm streaks in the U.S. temperature record: What are the chances?
Warm streaks in the U.S. temperature record: What are the chances? Open
A recent observation in NOAA's National Climatic Data Center's monthly assessment of the state of the climate was that contiguous U.S. average monthly temperatures were in the top third of monthly ranked historical temperatures for 13 stra…
View article: Asymptotic properties of computationally efficient alternative estimators for a class of multivariate normal models
Asymptotic properties of computationally efficient alternative estimators for a class of multivariate normal models Open
Parameters of Gaussian multivariate models are often estimated using the maximum likelihood approach. In spite of its merits, this methodology is not practical when the sample size is very large, as, for example, in the case of massive geo…
View article: Multivariate extremes and max-stable processes: discussion of the paper by Zhengjun Zhang
Multivariate extremes and max-stable processes: discussion of the paper by Zhengjun Zhang Open
This discussion reviews the paper by Zhengjun Zhang in the context of broader research on multivariate extreme value theory and max-stable processes.