DNA and RNA are polymers of nucleotides, each containing a phosphate group.
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Nucleotides are the monomers of DNA and RNA and each nucleotide includes a phosphate group.
NOT BS
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Essential oil refractive index is driven mainly by molecular structure, polarizability, and molecular weight.
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Essential oils with higher oxygen content have a higher refractive index than essential oils with lower oxygen content.
MOSTLY BS
Fiber hemp is typically grown at about 150–300 plants per square meter.
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A planting density of 300 industrial hemp plants per hectare is an appropriate agronomic recommendation for industrial hemp grown for fiber production.
TOTAL BS
Research generally finds higher neuroticism predicts more avoidant or withdrawal conflict handling.
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In conflict resolution research, the Big Five personality trait neuroticism is positively associated with an avoiding conflict style.
HARDLY BS
Phase (weight-volume) relationships are a foundational framework for quantifying soil composition.
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Phase relations (weight-volume relationships) are a fundamental framework in soil mechanics and geotechnical engineering for quantifying soil composition.
NOT BS
Diclofenac’s free-acid chemical name is 2-[(2,6-dichlorophenyl)amino]phenylacetic acid.
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The chemical name of diclofenac is 2-[(2,6-dichlorophenyl)amino]phenylacetic acid.
NOT BS
Dishwashing detergents remove grease mainly via surfactants that emulsify oils.
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Dishwashing detergent dissolves grease better than plain water because dishwashing detergent can be mildly alkaline, which helps break down and remove greasy dirt.
HARDLY BS
Current studies do not show linalyl acetate or α-bisabolol acetate destabilize Xanthomonas citri’s outer membrane.
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Linalyl acetate and alpha-bisabolol acetate can destabilize the outer membrane of Xanthomonas citri subsp. citri.
MOSTLY BS
Human evolution was gradual across populations, so no single first woman existed.
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Humans evolved gradually, so there was no first woman.
HARDLY BS
Current AI systems lack any established way to confirm their own consciousness.
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An AI does not know whether it is conscious.
HARDLY BS
Red shoes can influence perceived status and competence in some contexts.
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Red shoes do not have any particular effect.
TOTAL BS
Stepping into a lit fireplace causes burns and injury, not teleportation.
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Stepping into a lit fireplace and stating a location will instantly travel you to that location.
TOTAL BS
Most of the human brain shows ongoing activity even at rest.
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The majority of a human's brain is almost always active.
HARDLY BS
Tiger sharks are slightly negatively buoyant but can rest motionless on seafloor.
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Tiger sharks will sink if they stop swimming.
SOME BS
Bears typically sit on the ground or natural surfaces, not chairs.
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Bears usually sit on chairs.
TOTAL BS
Cement paste hardens as hydration forms solid hydrates like C-S-H.
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In cement paste, cement and water chemically react in a process called hydration to form the binding material that holds the mixture together.
NOT BS
The MCU complex drives rapid Ca²⁺ uptake into mitochondria using inner membrane potential.
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The mitochondrial calcium uniporter complex mediates rapid Ca²⁺ uptake into mitochondria driven by the large negative inner mitochondrial membrane potential.
NOT BS
Gastrodiscoides hominis diagnosis relies on microscopy, with only conventional PCR reported.
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A quantitative PCR (qPCR) assay has been developed and validated to detect Gastrodiscoides hominis DNA in clinical or environmental samples.
TOTAL BS
Flatworms lack a specialized circulatory system, relying on diffusion and a gastrovascular cavity.
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Members of the phylum Platyhelminthes (flatworms) lack a specialized circulatory system.
NOT BS
Odors of many traditional Chinese medicinal materials mainly arise from volatile and semi-volatile organic compounds.
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The odor of traditional Chinese medicinal materials primarily comes from volatile and semi-volatile organic compounds, including terpenes, alcohols, esters, aldehydes and ketones, aromatic compounds, and small amounts of sulfur-containing…
HARDLY BS
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