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Correction to: The Human Gut Microbiota: A Dynamic Biologic Factory
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Organic Dyes and Lake Pigments
Since prehistoric times, the natural world has been the primary source of color and humans have acquired expertise in isolating organic dyes from several plant and animal species developing over centuries incr...
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Phase-Field Fracture Modeling of Polymeric Materials Considering Thermo-Viscoelastic Constitutive Behavior at Finite Strains
Phase-field modeling has been intensively studied in the recent past and has been recognized as an established method for fracture analysis over the last decade. An increasing number of researchers has scienti...
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Pd-Catalyzed Functionalization of Heterocycles Through C–H Activation
Pd-catalyzed transformations of heterocyclic compounds is an area of rapid growth that pushes the limit of chemical reactivity and is thus involved in a broad spectrum of redox organic transformations, such as...
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Effect of Carbon Black on Heat Build-up and Energy Dissipation in Rubber Materials
The heat build-up and energy dissipation of carbon black reinforced natural rubber compounds are studied using a rebound resilience tester, Goodrich flexometer and a Coesfeld heat build-up analyser. Natural ru...
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Ru-Catalyzed meta-Selective Aryl sp2C–H Bond Alkylation of Biologically Important Heterocycles to Access C–C Bond
Transition metal-catalyzed directing group-assisted C-H functionalization has been the centerstage in synthetic organic, medicinal, and materials chemistry program in the last few decades which allows precise ...
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Disposable Bioreactors Used in Process Development and Production Processes with Plant Cell and Tissue Cultures
The bioreactor is the centerpiece of the upstream processing in any biotechnological production process. Its design, the cultivation parameters, the production cell line, and the culture medium all have a majo...
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Including Temperature Effects in the Theory and Simulation of Problems in Rubber Reinforcement
Both theory and simulation of polymer materials usually contain temperature as a variable – even though athermal models are not infrequent. Therefore, it is a futile effort to try presenting a comprehensive ov...
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Construction of Nitrogen-Containing Heterocycles via Nickel-Catalyzed C–H Bond Functionalization Processes
N-Heterocycles are common structural units in agrochemicals, pharmaceutics, and organic materials. Transition metal-catalyzed C–H functionalization represents an attractive approach for synthesizing N-heterocycle...
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Selective Transformations Mediated by Group 4 Metal Cyclopentadienyl Complexes
This chapter provides a brief overview of chemical transformations or syntheses mediated or catalysed by complexes of group 4 elements containing cyclopentadienyl and related ligands. Particular attention has ...
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Theoretical and Experimental Characterization of Heat Transfer in Polymers and Elastomers: A Review
Thermal conductivities represent one of the most important properties of polymer and elastomer materials that determine their final use in industry and research. Therefore, there exists a great interest to und...
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Applications of Graphene Field Effect Biosensors for Biological Sensing
This chapter provides a comprehensive overview of the principles, applications, and advancements in graphene field-effect transistor (gFET) biosensors for biological sensing. The unique properties of graphene ...
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Mixed Culture Cultivation in Microbial Bioprocesses
Mixed culture cultivation is well renowned for industrial applications due to its technological and economic benefits in bioprocess, food processing, and pharmaceutical industries. A mixed consortium encompass...
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Trends in Development of Aptamer-Based Biosensor Technology for Detection of Bacteria
The contamination of food by bacterial pathogens represents a substantial hazard for human and animal health. Therefore, considerable effort is focused on the development of effective methods for monitoring fo...
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Resource-Efficient Use of Residues from Medicinal and Aromatic Plants for Production of Secondary Plant Metabolites
Although people’s interest in green and healthy plant-based products and natural active ingredients in the cosmetic, pharmaceutical, and food industries is steadily increasing, medicinal and aromatic plants (M...
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Solid-State Photoluminescence in Cultural Heritage: An Exploration of Critical Issues for the Interpretation of Photoluminescence from Solid-State Samples and Painted Surfaces
In studying luminescent materials in Cultural Heritage, mainly looking at the pigments, we find several discrepancies in the scientific literature. The evolution of the techniques from 1982 to the present day,...
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Thermo-Mechanical Behavior of Tread Rubber During High-Speed Friction
During the landing process, an aircraft tire is subjected to alternating sliding friction. High-speed friction occurs between the tire and the runway, causing a rapid increase in the tire’s surface temperature...
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Deformation-Induced Structure and Temperature Evolution of Natural Rubber Vulcanizates Characterized by Advanced In Situ Experiments
Natural rubber (NR) vulcanizates show deformation-induced structure evolution, e.g., crystallization, explaining the outstanding mechanical performance compared to other elastomers. In this study, combined in ...
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Selenium Removal from Wastewater by Microbial Transformation and Volatilization
Selenium (Se) is a naturally occurring trace element that is nutritionally essential for humans and animals, but becomes toxic at high concentrations. This laboratory study explored the role of microbes in Se ...
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The Human Gut Microbiota: A Dynamic Biologic Factory
The human body constitutes a living environment for trillions of microorganisms, which establish the microbiome and, the largest population among them, reside within the gastrointestinal tract, establishing th...
