Optimization of Spectrophotometric and Fluorometric Assays Using Alternative Substrates for the High-Throughput Screening of Lipase Activity by Jun-Young Park, Jisu Ha, Yoonseok Choi, Pahn-Shick Chang, Kyung-Min Park

“…To validate the optimized conditions, the high-throughput screening of lipase activity was conducted using 17 domestic agricultural products. …”
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Assessing long term impact of regional climate and human activities on vegetation greenness dynamics in Sundarbans by Muhammad Sadiq Khan, Ayesha Akter, Ismail Khan, Luis Carlos Ramos Aguila, Lina Akter, Mengmeng Yang, Xu Li, Yuelin Li

“…Global climate change and human activities significantly influence mangrove greenness dynamics. …”
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Acute Toxicity and Antioxidant and Antibacterial Activities of Kyllinga polyphylla Willd. ex Kunth, Cyperaceae Family by Van-Ay Nguyen, Thi-Hang Phung, Thi-Diem-Trang Kieu, Trong-Hong-Phuc Nguyen

“…This study was carried out to evaluate the antibacterial and antioxidant activities and acute toxicity of KP before conducting studies at the in vivo level. …”
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Synthesis and Biological Activity of 2-Arylidene-N-(quinolin-6-yl)hydrazine-1-carboxamides by Shengxian Zhao, Yin Cao, Zhenzhen Cui, Jiayun Zhang, Zhixiang Pan, Hongyu Hu

“…According to MTT results, compounds 5k and 5l showed better antiproliferative activities over MCF-7 cell lines with IC50 values of 8.50 and 12.51 μM. …”
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Human Liver Stem Cells Suppress T-Cell Proliferation, NK Activity, and Dendritic Cell Differentiation by Stefania Bruno, Cristina Grange, Marta Tapparo, Chiara Pasquino, Renato Romagnoli, Ennia Dametto, Antonio Amoroso, Ciro Tetta, Giovanni Camussi

“…We found that HLSCs inhibited T-cell proliferation by a mechanism independent of cell contact and dependent on the release of prostaglandin E2 (PGE2) and on indoleamine 2,3-dioxygenase activity. When compared with mesenchymal stromal cells (MSCs), HLSCs were more efficient in inhibiting T-cell proliferation. …”
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Physicochemical properties, structure, growth-promoting and antioxidant activities of Glycyrrhiza leaf polysaccharides modified by fermentation by Juan Du, Yuan Wang, Xia Li, Zhalaga, Na Liu, Wenwen Wang, Jingwei Qi, Xiaoli Fan, Xiaoping An

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Instantaneous Power Theory with Fourier and Optimal Predictive Controller Design for Shunt Active Power Filter by Suksan Tiyarachakun, Kongpol Areerak, Kongpan Areerak

“…This paper presents a novel harmonic identification algorithm of shunt active power filter for balanced and unbalanced three-phase systems based on the instantaneous power theory called instantaneous power theory with Fourier. …”
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Physical Activity May Be Associated with Conditioned Pain Modulation in Women but Not Men among Healthy Individuals by Yukiko Shiro, Tatsunori Ikemoto, Yuta Terasawa, Young-Chang P. Arai, Kazuhiro Hayashi, Takahiro Ushida, Takako Matsubara

“…Conditioned pain modulation (CPM), a phenomenon also known as diffuse noxious inhibitory control, is thought to be affected by various factors, including sex and level of physical activity. However, the involvement of these factors in CPM remains unclear. …”
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A Comparative Study of Antibacterial Activity of CuO/Ag and ZnO/Ag Nanocomposites by R. B. Asamoah, E. Annan, B. Mensah, P. Nbelayim, V. Apalangya, B. Onwona-Agyeman, A. Yaya

“…This study compares the antibacterial activity of two separate nanocomposites, which are copper oxide with silver (CuO/Ag) and zinc oxide with silver (ZnO/Ag). …”
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Distribution and Identification of Sources of Heavy Metals in the Voghji River Basin Impacted by Mining Activities (Armenia) by A. V. Gabrielyan, G. A. Shahnazaryan, S. H. Minasyan

“…The objective of this research is to assess the distribution of heavy metals in the waters and sediments of the Voghji River and its tributaries impacted by mining activity and to reveal the real source of each of the heavy metals in the environment for assessing the pollution level of heavy metals. …”
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The Bioactive Compounds and Antioxidant Activity of Food Products of Rhizophora stylosa Fruit (Coffee and Tea Mangrove) by Dewi Indah Miranti, Hideaki Ichiura, Yoshito Ohtani

“…The results show that the extract of tea mangrove has the strongest activity; then, it was successfully fractionated using different polarity of solvents and yielded acetone and methanol fractions that had high antioxidant activity. …”
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Anti-TNF-α Therapy Suppresses Proinflammatory Activities of Mucosal Neutrophils in Inflammatory Bowel Disease by Cui Zhang, Weigang Shu, Guangxi Zhou, Jian Lin, Feifei Chu, Huili Wu, Zhanju Liu

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Exploring the Therapeutic Role of Physical Activity in Psychotic Disorders: Cognitive, Somatic, and Mental Health Impacts by Klaudia Fikas, Kamil Chwaliszewski, Dorota Waz, Michał Mazur, Jakub Szarłowicz, Zofia Goliszek, Karolina Łucja Sobek, Wiktoria Tabin-Barczak, Aldona Sokołowska, Sebastian Samuła

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A New Cardiovascular Mock Loop Driven by Novel Active Capacitance in Normal and Abnormal Conditions by Mehmet Iscan, Aydin Yesildirek

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Economic Activities of German Local Authorities – Critical Notes from a Public Finance Perspective by Thomas Döring, Birgit Aigner-Walder

“…Although the results vary somewhat depending on the angle taken, on balance the new economic activities by local government in Germany must be assessed negatively.…”
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Effect of Interleukin-17 in the Activation of Monocyte Subsets in Patients with ST-Segment Elevation Myocardial Infarction by Montserrat Guadalupe Garza-Reyes, Mónica Daniela Mora-Ruíz, Luis Chávez-Sánchez, Alejandra Madrid-Miller, Alberto Jose Cabrera-Quintero, José Luis Maravillas-Montero, Alejandro Zentella-Dehesa, Luis Moreno-Ruíz, Selene Pastor-Salgado, Erick Ramírez-Arias, Nataly Pérez-Velázquez, Adriana Karina Chávez-Rueda, Francisco Blanco-Favela, Wendy Guadalupe Vazquez-Gonzalez, Alicia Contreras-Rodríguez

“…Interleukin- (IL-) 17 is increased in acute myocardial infarction (AMI) and plays a key role in inflammatory diseases through its involvement in the activation of leukocytes. Here, we describe for the first time the effect of IL-17 in the migration and activation of monocyte subsets in patients during ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) and post-STEMI. …”
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Quantitation of Phenolic Compounds Related to Antioxidant and Antiosteoporosis Activities in Ripe and Unripe Maesil (Prunus mume) by Chong Woon Cho, Young Sik Park, Xi-Tao Yan, Hyun June Kim, Young Ho Kim, Kyung Tae Kim, Chu Van Men, Jong Seong Kang

“…Specially, phenolic compounds of main compounds in maesil were reported to have various activities. This study aims to develop the simultaneous analytical method of nine phenolic compounds in maesil and to evaluate these compound contents in samples during the ripeness. …”
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Developing the Many-Sided Background of the Preschool Children Learning Activities by means of Algorismic Skills Development by L. V. Voronina, Y. A. Utyumova

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Ecofriendly Synthesis of Silver Nanoparticles Using Ananas comosus Fruit Peels: Anticancer and Antimicrobial Activities by Ayşe Baran, Cumali Keskin, Mehmet Fırat Baran, Irada Huseynova, Rovshan Khalilov, Aziz Eftekhari, Sevgi Irtegun-Kandemir, Deniz Evrim Kavak

“…The nanoparticles showed maximum absorbance at 463 nm, measuring 11.61 in crystal nanosize, and presented spherical in appearance. An antimicrobial activity test was determined with the minimum inhibition concentration (MIC) method. …”
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Activation and Genetic Modification of Human Monocyte-Derived Dendritic Cells using Attenuated Salmonella typhimurium by Agnieszka Michael, Justin John, Brendan Meyer, Hardev Pandha

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