Highly Sensitive Colorimetric Assay for Determining Fe3+ Based on Gold Nanoparticles Conjugated with Glycol Chitosan by Kyungmin Kim, Yun-Sik Nam, Yeonhee Lee, Kang-Bong Lee

“…Time-of-flight secondary ion mass spectrometry showed that the bound Fe3+ was coordinated to the oxygen atoms of the ethylene glycol in GC, which resulted in a significant color change from light red to dark midnight blue due to aggregation. Using this GC-AuNP probe, the quantitative determination of Fe3+ in biological, environmental, and pharmaceutical samples could be achieved by the naked eye and spectrophotometric methods. …”
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Antipleuritic and Vascular Permeability Inhibition of the Ethyl Acetate-Petroleum Ether Stem Bark Extract of Maerua angolensis DC (Capparaceae) in Murine by Felix Agyei Ampadu, Eric Boakye-Gyasi, Newman Osafo, Charles Kwaku Benneh, Edmund Ekuadzi, Eric Woode

“…Vascular permeability was also attenuated by the extract with marked reduction of Evans blue dye leakage in acetic acid induced permeability assay. …”
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Deciphering the dose-dependent effects of thymoquinone on cellular proliferation and transcriptomic changes in A172 glioblastoma cells. by Rachana Pandey, Purushothaman Natarajan, Umesh K Reddy, Wei Du, Cristian Sirbu, Moussa Sissoko, Gerald R Hankins

“…In this study, we assessed the impact of different TQ concentrations on the viability of A172 cells using WST-8 and Toluidine blue assays, followed by RNA sequencing (RNA-Seq) to identify differentially expressed genes (DEGs). …”
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Web-based platform to collect, share and manage technical data of historical systemic architectures: the Telegraphic Towers along the Madrid-Valencia path by Margherita Lasorella, Pasquale de-Dato, Elena Cantatore

“…Specifically, the main digital objects used for testing the applied techniques and setting up the platform are based on Red-Green-Blue (RGB) and mapped point clouds of the historical Telegraphic Towers located along the Madrid-Valencia path, resulting from the on-site investigations. …”
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Adamantinoma-Like Ewing’s Family Tumor of the Sino Nasal Region: A Case Report and a Brief Review of Literature by Pushpa Mahadevan, Subramaniam Ramkumar, V. P. Gangadharan

“…They are characterized by their monomorphic small blue round cell morphology. However rare morphologic variants of EFTs can also show overt epithelial differentiation in the form of squamoid differentiation along with strong cytokeratin expression. …”
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Unveiling the Original Polychromy of Archaic Architecture: The Gigantomachy on the West Pediment of the Temple of Apollo at Delphi (6th c. B.C.) by Giasemi G. Frantzi, Georgios P. Mastrotheodoros, Panayiotis Theoulakis, Sotiria Kogou, Athanasia Psalti, Hariclia Brecoulaki

“…Specifically, our data support the employment of pigments like Egyptian blue, cinnabar, ochre-based reds and yellows, as well as copper-based green. …”
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Evaluation of Apical Sealing Ability of Four Endodontic Sealers: An In vitro Study by Sourabh Ramesh Joshi, S. Sruthi, Viddyasagar Prabhakar Mopagar, Neeta Surendra Padmawar, Gowri Swaminatham Pendyala

“…The samples were immersed in 2% methylene blue solution for 7 days. The linear measurement of dye penetration from the root apex to the greatest coronal extent was evaluated under stereomicroscope at 20 X magnification. …”
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Comparison of Photopic Negative Response of Full-Field and Focal Electroretinograms in Detecting Glaucomatous Eyes by Shigeki Machida, Kunifusa Tamada, Taku Oikawa, Yasutaka Gotoh, Tomoharu Nishimura, Muneyoshi Kaneko, Daijiro Kurosaka

“…Full-field ERGs were elicited by red stimuli on a blue background. The focal ERGs were elicited by a 15∘ white stimulus spot centered on the macula, the superotemporal or the inferotemporal areas of the macula. …”
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BMSCs Regulate Astrocytes through TSG-6 to Protect the Blood-Brain Barrier after Subarachnoid Hemorrhage by Yilv Wan, Min Song, Xun Xie, Zhen Chen, Ziyun Gao, Xiang Wu, Rui Huang, Min Chen

“…We performed ELISA, neurological scoring, Evans blue staining, NO measurement, immunofluorescence, BBB permeability, Western blot, HE staining, Nissl staining, and immunohistochemistry to evaluate the effect of BMSCs on astrocytes and BBB. …”
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Root exudates in mangrove forests accelerate bicarbonate production in the soil environment by Norihiro Kato, Ken’ichi Osaka, Toshiyuki Ohtsuka, Yasuo Iimura

“…Abstract Mangrove forests are increasingly recognized as vital blue carbon ecosystems due to their high carbon sequestration capacity, primarily through the accumulation of soil organic carbon (SOC). …”
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Microscopic Properties of Capacitor Insulating Oil under External Electric Field Based on Density Functional Theory by Meijuan Shi, Zhiyi Pang, Yi Li, Rui Qin

“…The absorption peak in the high frequency region of the molecular infrared spectrum exhibits a noticeable redshift, while the absorption peak in the low frequency region experiences a blue shift. The research findings can establish a theoretical framework for the micromorphology analysis of electric aging insulation oil in power capacitors, thereby offering a reference point for determining the breakdown voltage value in macroscopic electrical breakdown experiments. …”
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Evaluation of microleakage of three different types of pit and fissure sealants using invasive and non-invasive techniques (An in-vitro study) by Hiwa S. Khidir, Hemn M. Suleman

“…The teeth thermocycled between 5±2°C and 55±2°C for 500 cycles with a dwell time of 30 seconds; All teeth sealed apically and coated within 1.5 mm of the sealant margin with two layers of nail varnish, then immersed in 1% Methylene blue solution. Subsequently, two buccolingual sections were made parallel to the long axis of tooth yielding 3 sections and 4 surfaces per tooth for microleakage analysis. …”
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Towards The Future of Crab Farming: The Application Of AI with Yolox And Yolov9 To Detect Crab Larvae by Furqan Zakiyabarsi, Rezty Amalia Aras, Yabes Dwi Nugroho H, Muhammad Muhaimin Nur, Dimas Aditya Alfarizi, Muhammad Ulil Amri

“…The findings of this research have significant implications for supporting Indonesia's blue economy and aligning with Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), particularly in sustainable fisheries and aquaculture. …”
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Redshifting the Study of Cold Brown Dwarfs and Exoplanets: The Mid-infrared Wavelength Region as an Indicator of Surface Gravity and Mass by S. K. Leggett, Pascal Tremblin

“…The unusual Y dwarf WISEPA J182831.08+265037.8 is blue in W2−W3, and we find that the 4–18 μ m JWST spectrum is well reproduced if the system is a pair of high-gravity 400 K dwarfs. …”
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A Stereomicroscopic Evaluation of Dentinal Cracks at Different Instrumentation Lengths by Using Different Rotary Files (ProTaper Universal, ProTaper Next, and HyFlex CM): An Ex Viv... by Fauzia Ashraf, Pushpa Shankarappa, Abhinav Misra, Asheesh Sawhney, Nandamuri Sridevi, Anu Singh

“…The root apex was stained with 1% methylene blue dye and digital images of apical surface of every tooth were taken and development of dentinal defects was determined by using stereomicroscope. …”
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Hepatocyte Growth Factor Effects on Mesenchymal Stem Cells Derived from Human Arteries: A Novel Strategy to Accelerate Vascular Ulcer Wound Healing by Sabrina Valente, Carmen Ciavarella, Emanuela Pasanisi, Francesca Ricci, Andrea Stella, Gianandrea Pasquinelli

“…HGF and c-MET mRNA and protein expression, cell proliferation (Alamar Blue and Ki–67 assay), migration (scratch and transwell assays), and angiogenesis (Matrigel) were investigated. hVW-MSCs displayed stemness features and expressed HGF and c-MET. …”
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New TiO2/DSAT Immobilization System for Photodegradation of Anionic and Cationic Dyes by Wan Izhan Nawawi Wan Ismail, S. K. Ain, R. Zaharudin, Ali H. Jawad, M. A. M. Ishak, Khudzir Ismail, Sudirman Sahid

“…Two different charges of dyes were applied, namely, anionic reactive red 4 (RR4) and cationic methylene blue (MB) dyes. Photocatalytic degradation of RR4 and MB dyes was observed under immobilized TiO2/DSAT with the degradation rate slightly lower and higher, respectively, compared with TiO2 in suspension mode. …”
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Catalytic Activity of a Composition Based on Strontium Bismuthate and Bismuth Carbonate at the Exposure to the Light of the Visible Range by K. S. Makarevich, A. V. Zaitsev, O. I. Kaminsky, E. A. Kirichenko, I. A. Astapov

“…Catalytic particles that are synthesised at a temperature of 500°C containing 27 mass% (BiO)2CO3 (corresponding to SrBi2.9O5.35/(BiO)2CO3 = 1/0.56) have the greatest activity with respect to the photodecomposition of methylene blue (MB). The possibility of controlling the optical properties and photocatalytic activity of the composition is depicted due to the joint formation of the strontium bismuthate phase and the bismuth carbonate phase.…”
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Co(II) Coordination in Prokaryotic Zinc Finger Domains as Revealed by UV-Vis Spectroscopy by Valeria Sivo, Gianluca D’Abrosca, Luigi Russo, Rosa Iacovino, Paolo Vincenzo Pedone, Roberto Fattorusso, Carla Isernia, Gaetano Malgieri

“…We show for the CysAspHis2 coordination an intense d-d transition band, blue-shifted with respect to the Cys2His2 sphere. …”
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Women's perception of risks of adverse fetal pregnancy outcomes: a large-scale multinational survey by Irene Petersen, Hedvig Nordeng, Angela Lupattelli, Rachel L McCrea

“…Objective To determine pregnant women and new mothers’ perception of risks in pregnancy.Design, settings and participants This was a large-scale multinational survey including 9113 pregnant women and new mothers from 18 countries in Europe, North America and Australia.Main outcomes Risk perception scores (0–10) for harmful effects to the fetus were derived for: (1) medicines (over-the-counter medicine and prescribed medicine), (2) food substances (eggs and blue veined cheese), (3) herbal substances (ginger and cranberries) (4) alcohol and tobacco, and (5) thalidomide.Results Overall, 80% (6453/8131) of women perceived the risk of giving birth to a child with a birth defect to be ≤5 of 100 births. …”
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