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Tennessee high school football season begins in August. Here are 50 questions we're asking ahead of the TSSAA season for Nashville teams.

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Further research is also necessary to establish human health impacts associated with MNP exposures, but a precautionary approach aimed at limiting human exposure to MNPs, including from food contact ...

This study explores the development and analysis of an eco-friendly one-step process for attaching iron oxide magnetic nanoparticles (MNPs) to a type of hyperbranched polyester commercially known as ...