Hemosiderin-Laden Macrophages in Bronchoalveolar Lavage: Predictive Role for Acute Exacerbation of Idiopathic Interstitial Pneumonias by Toru Arai, Tomoko Kagawa, Yumiko Sasaki, Reiko Sugawara, Chikatoshi Sugimoto, Kazunobu Tachibana, Yoshiki Fujita, Seiji Hayashi, Yoshikazu Inoue

“…Giemsa stain was used to detect HLMs in BALF specimens. Prussian blue stain was used to quantify HLMs in BALF, and a hemosiderin score (HS) was given to the specimens containing HLMs. …”
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A Multispectral Automated Transfer Technique (MATT) for Machine-Driven Image Labeling Utilizing the Segment Anything Model (SAM) by James E. Gallagher, Aryav Gogia, Edward J. Oughton

“…Segment Anything Model (SAM) is drastically accelerating the speed and accuracy of automatically segmenting and labeling large Red-Green-Blue (RGB) imagery datasets. However, SAM is unable to segment and label images outside of the visible light spectrum, for example, for multispectral or hyperspectral imagery. …”
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Determination of Optimum Conditions for the Production of Activated Carbon Derived from Separate Varieties of Coconut Shells by E. S. Sanni, M. E. Emetere, J. O. Odigure, V. E. Efeovbokhan, O. Agboola, E. R. Sadiku

“…From the adsorptive tests conducted using methylene blue solution, the activated carbon produced with H3PO4 gave the best absorbance and adsorptive performance. …”
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Towards Resilient Marine Ecosystems: EcoSensitivity as an Operational Model for Strategic Oil Spill Management by Anneliis Kõivupuu, Mihhail Fetissov, Robert Aps, Helen Orav-Kotta, Valtteri Laine, Mirka Laurila-Pant, Merli Rätsep, Jonne Kotta

“…The EcoSensitivity system addresses these gaps by combining the Accidental Damage and Spill Assessment Model (ADSAM), oil drift modeling, and the PlanWise4Blue (PW4B) application, which enables high-resolution cumulative impact assessments. …”
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AgBr-Coupled TiO2: A Visible Heterostructured Photocatalyst for Degrading Dye Pollutants by Jianjun Liu, Yingchun Yu, Zhixin Liu, Shengli Zuo, Baoshan Li

“…It was found that the coupled AgBr/TiO2 was an effective photocatalyst to degrade the methylene blue under visible light irradiation, compared with the other noncoupled photocatalysts of AgBr, AgBr/P25, and P25. …”
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Synthesis, Characterization, and Photocatalytic Activity of N-Doped ZnO/ZnS Composites by Hongchao Ma, Xiaohong Cheng, Chun Ma, Xiaoli Dong, Xinxin Zhang, Mang Xue, Xiufang Zhang, Yinghuan Fu

“…Anthraquinone dye (reactive brilliant blue KNR) is employed as the model contaminants to evaluate the photocatalytic activity of as-synthesized samples under sunlight illumination. …”
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Hyperhomocysteinemia-induced VCID results in visual deficits, reduced neuroinflammation and vascular alterations in the retina by Erica M. Weekman, Colin B. Rogers, Tiffany L. Sudduth, Donna M. Wilcock

“…Ultimately, HHcy led to visual changes that specifically affected the reaction to blue and white light, slightly decreased vascular volume and significantly decreased interaction of microglia with the vasculature, as well as downregulation of inflammatory and vascular genes. …”
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Spectrophotometric Determination of the Trace Amount of Thallium in Water and Urine Samples by Novel Oxidative Coupling Reaction by P. Nagaraja, N. Ghllab Saeed Al-Tayar, A. Shivakumar, A. K. Shresta, A. K. Gowda

“…This method is based on the oxidation of MBTH (3-methyl-2-benzothiazolinone hydrazone hydrochloride) by thallium(III) to form diazonium cation, which couples with IPH (Imipramine hydrochloride) in phosphoric acid medium at room temperature giving a blue colored species having a maximum absorption at 635 nm. …”
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Self-care in nursing: A bibliometric analysis (1976–2023) by Mahsa Hosseini, Soheila Shamsikhani, Masoomeh Noruzi Zamengani, Sediqullah Ahmadi, Ali Jadidi

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Efficient piezocatalytic properties of Na0.5Bi0.5TiO3 nanoparticles for dye degradation and hydrogen peroxide production by Bocheng Liang, Xiaoting Zhu, Haimiao Yu, Yongcheng Zhang, Wanneng Ye

“…In this work, the bismuth sodium titanate (Na[Formula: see text]Bi[Formula: see text]TiO3 (NBT)) exhibited efficient piezocatalytic activity toward typical organic pollutants degradation, including acid orange 7, methylene blue, rhodamine B and methyl orange. Notably, rhodamine B was degraded by 98.1% within 30[Formula: see text]min with a reaction rate constant of 0.130[Formula: see text]min[Formula: see text]. …”
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Synthesis of Specific ZnF Based Nanoparticles (ZnFe2O4): Antimicrobial Properties, Surface Characteristics, and Adsorption Activity for AB 29 Textile Dye by Ferda Gönen, Gökhan Tekinerdoğan

“…In this investigation, the color removal from synthetic wastewaters containing Acid Blue 29 (AB 29) dye was investigated by ZnF-based nanomaterials (ZnFe2O4) synthesized by the coprecipitation method in a batch system. …”
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Potential of Cyanobacteria as biological agents to improve sweet corn (Zea mays saccharate) germination and growth by Sulistyowati Dwiwanti, Hartono Rudi, Tasrif Arifin, Purwani Jati, Wati Cheppy, Kasno Antonius

“…Climate change can reduce crop yields. Cyanobacteria (blue-green algae), play an important role in sustainable agriculture by increasing plant resistance to drought. …”
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Identification and Validation of a Potential Stemness-Associated Biomarker in Hepatocellular Carcinoma by Yangyang Zhang, Ruike Zhang, Lingxiu Zeng, Haizhou Wang, Ruyi Peng, Meng Zhang, Hailin Zhang, Zhenwei Yang, Liping Gao, Meng Wang, Jing Liu

“…The positive stemness-associated (blue) module with 737 genes were screened based on WGCNA, and Budding uninhibited by benzimidazoles 1 (BUB1) was identified as the hub gene highly related to stemness in HCC. …”
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Enhanced Visible Light Photocatalytic Activity for TiO2 Nanotube Array Films by Codoping with Tungsten and Nitrogen by Min Zhang, Juan Wu, DanDan Lu, Jianjun Yang

“…Moreover, the photocatalytic activity of W and N codoped TiO2 nanotube arrays was evaluated by degradation of methylene blue under visible light irradiation. It was found that N in codoped TNAs exists in the forms of Ti-N-O, while W exists as W6+ by substituting Ti in the lattice of TiO2. …”
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Colorimetric Detection of Dopamine Based on Peroxidase-like Activity of β-CD Functionalized AuNPs by Sara Anderson, Hamish Shepherd, Kiran Boggavarapu, Janak Paudyal

“…As a result, the presence of dopamine can be detected even through the naked eye (up to the concentration of 3.75 µM) and using a spectrophotometer (up to the concentration of 1.0 µM) by monitoring the disappearance of the blue color of the oxidized form of TMB in the presence of dopamine. …”
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UJI SITOTOKSITAS DAN ANTIPROLIFERATIF SEL KANKER PAYUDARA T47D DAN SEL VERO BIJI Nigella sativa, L. by Laela Hayu Nurani

“…Observations on the nature of the growth inhibition were done by observing kinetics of cell proliferation with the addition of trypan blue at-24, 48 and 72 to determine its doubling time. …”
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The Shared and Specific Genes and a Comparative Genomics Analysis within Three Hanseniaspora Strains by Kai Chen, Zhonghuan Tian, Fatang Jiang, Yunjiang Cheng, Chao-an Long

“…Kloeckera apiculata plays an important role in the inhibition of citrus postharvest blue and green mould diseases. This study was based on the previous genome sequencing of K. apiculata strain 34-9. …”
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Structural, Optical and Electrochromic Properties of Nanocrystalline TiO2 Thin Films Prepared by Spin Coating by R. Jourdani, A. Outzourhit, A. Oueriagli, D. Aitelhabti, E. L. Ameziane, S. Barazzouk, S. Hotchandani

“…The transmission of the blue colored films decreased and their absorption edge was less sharp and shifted to higher wavelengths as a result of the intercalation of Li+ ions.…”
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Preparation of the Binder from Banana Pseudostem Waste and Its Application in Pigment Dyeing by Abdul Fatah Larik, Najma Memon, Rashid Hussain Memon, null Sirajuddin, Farhana Khanam Ferdousi, Ahsan Habib

“…Both binders demonstrated excellent light fastness, with a rating of 8 on the blue wool scale for both cotton and cotton-polyester fabrics. …”
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Synthesis, characterization, and application of novel reusable clay-based magnetic nanocomposite for the removal of organic dyes from water by Abdelfattah Amari, Norah Salem Alsaiari, Naim Ben Ali, Mohamed A Ismail, Mohamed A Tahoon

“…In this study, a new synthesized magnetic nanocomposite was used as an adsorbent for the removal of toxic cationic dye methylene blue (MB). The adsorbent incorporated three components to produce a nanocomposite named Fe 3 O 4 /GO/natural clay. …”
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