Effects of Nitrogen Fertilization and Nitrogen Fixing Endophytic Bacteria Supplementation on Soil Fertility, N Uptake, Growth, and Yield of Sesame (Sesamum indicum L.) Cultivated o... by Le Vinh Thuc, Tran Ngoc Huu, Trinh Minh Ngoc, Nguyen Hong Hue, Le Thanh Quang, Do Thi Xuan, Tran Chi Nhan, Ly Ngoc Thanh Xuan, Le Thi My Thu, Isao Akagi, Jun-Ichi Sakagami, Nguyen Quoc Khuong

“…The results revealed that fertilizing with 100% N of RFF led to an enhancement of the plant height (16.8 cm), the chlorophyll a and b and their total content (6.45, 1.86, and 8.30 μg mL−1), the number of capsules per plant (7.22 capsules plant−1), the total N uptake (126.5 mg N pot−1), and the grain yield (9.08 g pot−1), in comparison to no N fertilizer applied. …”
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In-depth proteomic profiling identifies potentiation of the LPS response by 7-ketocholesterol by Iain R. Phair, Magdalena Sovakova, Noor Alqurashi, Raid B. Nisr, Alison D. McNeilly, Douglas Lamont, Graham Rena

“…Here we used quantitative mass spectrometry to establish the effect of 7-KC on the mouse macrophage proteome. 7-KC independently mediated dynamic changes, including on atherogenic/M1 markers, cholesterol metabolism, biosynthesis and transport, as well as nutrient transport more broadly. …”
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Co-occurrence of behavioural risk factors for non-communicable diseases and mortality risk in Spain: a population-based cohort study by Iñaki Galán, Cristina Ortiz, Carmen Rodriguez-Blazquez, Teresa López-Cuadrado, Ana Ayuso-Álvarez

“…Risk factors included tobacco use, high-risk alcohol consumption, low adherence to the Mediterranean diet, leisure time sedentary lifestyle and body mass index outside the 18.5–24.9 kg/m2 range. Deaths from any cause (n=2784), from diseases of the circulatory system (n=678) and from tumours (n=869) were identified. …”
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Marker-assisted breeding of hybrid lines of <i>Triticum dicoccon</i> (Schrank) Schuebl. × <i>Triticum aethiopicum</i> Jakubz. with purple grain by P. I. Stepochkin, E. I. Gordeeva, Е. K. Khlestkina

“…Line No. 9 of the 27-1 hybrid showed the best index of grain productivity (389 ± 25 g/m2).   Conclusion. Marker-assisted selection made it possible to identify homozygous dominant alleles of the two complementary interacting genes, Pp3 and Pp-B1, which cause the purple color of the grain pericarp. …”
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Limited data based kinetic modeling and optimization of propionic acid synthesis over supported Rh/C catalyst by László Balogh, Jenő Bódis, Botond Szilágyi, Ágnes Bárkányi, Attila Egedy

“…The optimized turnover frequency happened to be is 3.974 mol/m3catalyst/s, reached at 264 °C, 12 bar and ethylene:CO:H2O:EtI = 0.379:0.098:0.506:0.016 starting material ratio.…”
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Comparative analysis of bioaccessibility tests for metals and metalloids: Methodological advancements and implications for consumer product safety by Buyun Jeong, Dong-Jun Baek, Haeun Kim, Seon-Woo Kwon, Jung-Hwan Kwon, Jinsung An

“…Adding a filtration step after centrifugation with a 0.45 μm filter reduced the error in the results from 66.7 % to 19.9 % by removing small particles that were not separated during centrifugation. …”
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The Effects of Extra Virgin Olive Oil on Alanine Aminotransferase, Aspartate Aminotransferase, and Ultrasonographic Indices of Hepatic Steatosis in Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease... by Farzad Shidfar, Samaneh Sadat Bahrololumi, Saeid Doaei, Assieh Mohammadzadeh, Maryam Gholamalizadeh, Ali Mohammadimanesh

“…This clinical trial was carried out on 50 patients with nonalcoholic fatty liver (mean age of 45.91 ± 9.61 years, mean BMI of 29.7 ± 0.58 Kg/m2) and the subjects were randomly assigned to the olive oil group (receiving the equivalent of 20% of their total daily energy requirement from olive oil) or the control group (with normal consumption of oil) for 12 weeks. …”
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Curcumin Improves Epithelial Barrier Integrity of Caco-2 Monolayers by Inhibiting Endoplasmic Reticulum Stress and Subsequent Apoptosis by Xinxin Zhou, Mengting Ren, Jinpu Yang, Hanghai Pan, Mosang Yu, Feng Ji

“…After administration of curcumin (10 μM), Western blot analysis was performed to evaluate the protein levels of tight junction (TJ) proteins zonula occludens- (ZO-) 1 and claudin-1. …”
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Simultaneous Determination of 34 Amino Acids in Tumor Tissues from Colorectal Cancer Patients Based on the Targeted UHPLC-MS/MS Method by Yang Yang, Feng Zhang, Shouhong Gao, Zhipeng Wang, Mingming Li, Hua Wei, Renqian Zhong, Wansheng Chen

“…The chromatographic separation was achieved on an Agilent ZORBAX SB-C18 column (3.0 × 150 mm, 5 μm) with a binary gradient elution system (A, 0.02% heptafluorobutyric acid and 0.2% formic acid in water, v/v; B, methanol). …”
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Design and Test of a Cone Dielectric Elastomer Actuator Driving Hopping Robot by Yunguang Luan, Huaming Wang, Ling Zhou, Haichao Song

“…According to the experiments, the DEA can provide 3.62 mW power and its mass is only about 17.5 g. In order to drive hopping robots based on a cone DEA, this research introduces an energy accumulation mechanism coupled with a constant-torque cam for a hopping robot. …”
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Study on the Mechanism of Black Phosphorus Nanosheets Loading Sr2+ Used in Photothermal Antibacterial Treatment by Ma G, Li B, Diao J, Zhang Y, Zhang B, Wu D, Gui H, Zhong J, Zhu H, Zhang D

“…The cytocompatibility of BP-Sr was evaluated by CCK8 assay and live/dead staining which showed no significant cytotoxicity with a concentration not exceed 50 μg/mL. Meanwhile, the antibacterial effects showed 99% of bacteria died after 10 min under the action of a 2 W/cm2 laser and the structure of bacteria was destroyed. …”
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Tetracyclines in Rheumatoid Arthritis: Dual Anti-Inflammatory and Immunomodulatory Roles, Effectiveness, and Safety Insights by Mislav Radić, Andrej Belančić, Hana Đogaš, Marijana Vučković, Andrea Gelemanović, Andrea Faour, Ivan Vlak, Josipa Radić

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Design and Preparation of Activated Carbon with High Specific Surface Area and Porosity Through an Organic Activator Coupled with CO2 Activation by Yizhong Li, Xiaoqing Yan, Zhi Cui, Jingkang Yuan, Baorong Xu, Guidong Yang

“…The production of activated carbon via this novel organic activator is at a temperature of 850 °C under CO2 atmosphere for an activation time of 90 min, showing a specific surface area (SBET) of 1354 m2 g−1, an adsorption capacity of iodine (QI) of 1195 mg g−1, and a total pore volume (Vtot) of 0.855 cm3 g−1. …”
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Evaluation of the effect of temperature on cyclic fatigue resistance of three types of Nickel-Titanium rotary files with various alloy properties: An in vitro study by Dara H. Saeed, Fadi A. Rafea

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Dynamic Expression of HDAC3 in db/db Mouse RGCs and Its Relationship with Apoptosis and Autophagy by Yuhong Fu, Ying Wang, Xinyuan Gao, Huiyao Li, Yue Yuan

“…To investigate the chronological sequence of the abnormalities of retinal ganglion cells in diabetic retinopathy, we choose 15 male db/db mice (aged 8 weeks, 12 weeks, 16 weeks, 18 weeks, and 25 weeks; each group had 3 mice) as diabetic groups and 3 male db/m mice (aged 8 weeks) as the control group. In this study, we examined the morphological and immunohistochemical changes of HDAC3, Caspase3, and LC3B in a sequential manner by characterizing the process of retinal ganglion cell variation. …”
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تأثیر زمان آسیاکاری بر ریزساختار و خواص مکانیکی HfB2-ZrB2-TiB2 تف‌جوشی شده به روش پلاسمای جرقه‌ای by اردلان مصدر, زهره بلک

“…حداکثر مقادیر چگالی نسبی، سختی و چقرمگی شکست در نمونه آسیاکاری شده به مدت 45 ساعت به‌ترتیب با مقادیر 99/8 درصد، 27/3 گیگاپاسکال، MPa.m0.5 5/5 به‌دست آمد.…”
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Risk Factors of Lymph Edema in Breast Cancer Patients by Haghighat Shahpar, Akbari Atieh, Ansari Maryam, Homaei Shandiz Fatemeh, Najafi Massoome, Ebrahimi Mandana, Yunesian Masud, Mirzaei Hamid Reza, Akbari Mohammad Esmaeil

“…In logistic regression analysis, increase of 1 kg/m2 in BMI (OR = 1.09; 95%  CI 1.05–1.15), each number increase in lymph node involvement (OR = 1.15; 95%  CI 1.08–1.21) and the increase of every 1 month after surgery (OR = 1.01; 95%  CI 1.01–1.02) significantly increased the risk of lymphedema. …”
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Development of Isocratic RP-HPLC Method for Separation and Quantification of L-Citrulline and L-Arginine in Watermelons by Rasdin Ridwan, Hairil Rashmizal Abdul Razak, Mohd Ilham Adenan, Wan Mazlina Md Saad

“…Three different mobile phases, 0.7% H3P04, 0.1% H3P04, and 0.7% H3P04 : ACN (90 : 10), were tested on two different columns using Zorbax Eclipse XDB-C18 and Gemini C18 with a flow rate of 0.5 mL/min and a detection wavelength at 195 nm. Efficient separation with reproducible resolution of L-citrulline and L-arginine was achieved using 0.1% H3P04 on the Gemini C18 column. …”
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Phenology analysis for detection of vegetation changes based on Landsat 8 images in Nature Park Kopački rit, Croatia by Radočaj Dorijan, Plaščak Ivan, Jurišić Mladen, Majić Ivana, Ozimec Siniša, Sarajlić Ankica, Rožac Vlatko

“…The reference monthly NDVI values (2013-2019) with three test years (2020-2022) strongly indicated very high heterogeneity in vegetation activity. A 100 m spatial resolution and a monthly temporal resolution were used. …”
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Impact of high pressure impregnation and air drying on the quality of Dosidicus gigas slices by Liliana Zura-Bravo, Roberto Lemus-Mondaca, Jaime Ortiz, Marcos Flores, Gipsy Tabilo-Munizaga, Mario Pérez-Won, Klaudia Masztalerz

“…Diffusion coefficient values varied from 3.82 to 6.59 × 10−9 m2/s for all drying conditions. Moreover, the color, texture, and water-holding capacity were determined. …”
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