Dye sensitized photocatalytic degradation of congo red and rhodamine B by 1,3,5-Benzenetricarboxylic acid based metal organic frameworks Ni3(BTC)2.12H2O, (Ni0.8Co0.2)3(BTC)2.12H2O... by Kavitha Karuppiah, Anushree Raju, Anuradha Natarajan, Swedha Mohan, Dhinakaran Subramani, Kumaran Rajendran, Vanjinathan Mahalingam, Gopalakrishnan Arumugam, Samikannu Prabu, Kung-Yuh Chiang, Vasanthi Rajaraman

“…The exceptional performance of Cu₃(BTC)₂ is attributed to its large surface area (1064 m2g−1). The incorporation of cobalt into the (Ni₀.₈Co₀.₂)₃(BTC)₂ framework enhanced the degradation rates compared to pure Ni₃(BTC)₂. …”
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P-glycoprotein-independent cytotoxic effects of 5-aminopyrazole in L1210 leukemia cells by Lucia Sofrankova, Jana Spaldova, Pavol Stefik, Branislav Pavilek, Dusan Bortnak, Lucia Pavlikova, Ivana Zidekova, Daniel Vegh, Viktor Milata, Albert Breier, Zdena Sulova

“…All derivatives, except A5, suppressed P-gp activity, though they did not alter P-gp expression at the mRNA or protein level. Cell cycle analysis showed changes in the G0/G1 and S phases. …”
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Probiotic potential and safety properties of Limosilactobacillus fermentum A51 with high exopolysaccharide production by Guangqiang Wei, Daodian Wang, Daodian Wang, Teng Wang, Gao Wang, Yunmei Chai, Yufang Li, Minhui Mei, Hao Wang, Aixiang Huang

“…In vitro assays confirmed that L. fermentum A51 showed good tolerance to simulated gastrointestinal tract (8.49 log CFU/mL), 0.3% bile salt (39.06%), and possessed adhesion (86.92%), antioxidant (70.60–89.71%), and antimicrobial activities, as well as EPS and signaling molecule AI-2 synthesis capacities.ConclusionCollectively, our findings have confirmed that L. fermentum A51 is safe and exhibits good probiotic properties, thus recommending its potential application in the production of value-added fermented dairy products.…”
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Fabrication of tin nanoparticles with functionalized platinum nanodendrites on ITO electrode for simultaneous detection of Cd2+, Pb2+, and Cu2+ ions by Nurul Hidayah Ramli, Noorhashimah Mohamad Nor, Zainovia Lockman, Khairunisak Abdul Razak

“…The produced electrode was subjected to cyclic voltammetry (CV) in 5.0 × 10−3 mol/L potassium ferrocyanide, [Fe (CN)6]3−, in a 0.1 mol/L KCl solution (pH 7.0) and square wave anodic stripping voltammetry (SWASV) in 0.2 M acetate buffer solution (pH 4.5). The optimized electrode, namely, Nafion/7 µL PtND-CA-SnNP/ITO, demonstrated high sensitivity and selectivity and successfully detected Cd(II), Pb(II), and Cu(II) ions during simultaneous detection with linear ranges of 1–5 ppb for low concentration and 10–100 ppb for high concentration. …”
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Survival and Effect of Exopolysaccharide-Producing Lactobacillus plantarum YW11 on the Physicochemical Properties of Ice Cream by Zhang Jian, Zhao Wen, Guo Xialei, Guo Ting, Zheng Yi, Wang Yuetong, Hao Yijiang, Yang Zhennai

“…Formation of the EPS together with changes in the pH of the ice cream mix caused increased viscosity (up to 131.0 mPa·s), overrun and meltdown, decreased destabilization of fat, and firmness of ice cream. …”
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Fatty acid synthase inhibition improves hypertension-induced erectile dysfunction by suppressing oxidative stress and NLRP3 inflammasome-dependent pyroptosis through activating the... by Jiaochen Luan, Mengchi Yu, Qi Gu, Xuan Zhou, Yunqiang Shao, Tong Chen, Jiayi Zhang, Zheng Zhu, Ninghong Song, Jie Yang

“…In vitro, a concentration of 10-6 M angiotensin II (Ang II) was applied to rat aortic endothelial cells (RAOECs) to establish a model of hypertension. …”
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Investigation of 23 Bile Acids in Liver Bile in Benign and Malignant Biliary Stenosis: A Pilot Study by Stanislav Rejchrt, Milos Hroch, Rudolf Repak, Tomas Fejfar, Tomas Douda, Darina Kohoutova, Eva Peterova, Jan Bures

“…Laboratory markers (serum bilirubin>75 μmol/L, carbohydrate antigen 19-9>400 U/mL) and the length of stenosis (>15 mm) can be helpful but are not specific enough. …”
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Comparison of Ultrasound Energy Delivered to the Anterior Segment Across Different Phacoemulsification Surgical Platforms by Nelson TK, Ricks RG, Cardenas IA, Whitaker T, Jensen JL, Olson RJ, Pettey JH

“…The following conditions remained constant across trials and platforms: continuous longitudinal ultrasound, flow rate 12mL/min, vacuum 0mmHg, and clamped inflow and outflow tubing. …”
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Growth of microbes in competitive lifestyles promotes increased ARGs in soil microbiota: insights based on genetic traits by Zishu Liu, Xiangwu Yao, Chengyi Chen, Yuxiang Zhao, Chifei Dong, Lingtao Sun, Junxian Zhao, Baofeng Zhang, Zhendi Yu, Dongqing Cheng, Lizhong Zhu, Baolan Hu

“…It has chromosomally carried kinds of multidrug resistance genes such as mexAB-oprM and mexCD-oprJ could mediate the intrinsic resistance to OTC. …”
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Identification of a 5-Gene-Based Scoring System by WGCNA and LASSO to Predict Prognosis for Rectal Cancer Patients by He Huang, Shilei Xu, Aidong Chen, Fen Li, Jiezhong Wu, Xusheng Tu, Kunpeng Hu

“…Receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curve analysis demonstrated that this risk score had high predictive accuracy for unfavorable prognosis, with the area under the ROC curve of 0.915 and 0.827 for TCGA and GSE56699 datasets, respectively. This five-mRNA classifier was an independent prognostic factor. …”
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2-Aminothiophene Derivatives—New Drug Candidates Against Leishmaniasis: Drug Design, Synthesis, Pharmacomodulation, and Antileishmanial Activity by Rodrigo Santos Aquino de Araújo, Vitória Gaspar Bernardo, Robert da Silva Tibúrcio, Danilo Cesar Galindo Bedor, Michel Leandro de Campos, Roberto Pontarolo, Julyanne Maria Saraiva de Sousa, Klinger Antonio da Franca Rodrigues, Marcus Tullius Scotti, Anuraj Nayarisseri, Pascal Marchand, Francisco Jaime Bezerra Mendonça-Junior

“…<b>Results</b>: Several series of compounds were synthesized, and it was possible to identify some substitution patterns favorable to the activity generating compounds with IC₅₀ values below 10 µM, such as the non-essentiality of the presence of a carbonitrile group at C-3; the importance of the presence and size of cycloalkyl/piperidinyl chains at C-4 and C-5 in modulating the activity; and the increase in activity without affecting the safety of the S/Se bioisosteric substitution. …”
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Effect of the CO2/SiH4 Ratio in the p-μc-SiO:H Emitter Layer on the Performance of Crystalline Silicon Heterojunction Solar Cells by Jaran Sritharathikhun, Taweewat Krajangsang, Apichan Moollakorn, Sorapong Inthisang, Amornrat Limmanee, Aswin Hongsingtong, Nattaphong Boriraksantikul, Tianchai Taratiwat, Nirod Akarapanjavit, Kobsak Sriprapha

“…We have achieved the highest efficiency of 18.3% with an open-circuit voltage (Voc) of 692 mV from the cell using the p-μc-SiO:H layer. The enhancement in the Voc and the efficiency of the solar cells verified the potential of the p-μc-SiO:H films for use as the emitter layer in c-Si-HJ solar cells.…”
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Micro-encapsulation of Si-Fe ultra-high temperature phase change material: Fabrication and basic energy storage properties by Wojciech Polkowski, Paolo Lai Zhong Lo Biundo, Jianmeng Jiao, Maria Wallin, Bartosz Kalicki, Jakub Ciftci, Łukasz Żrodowski, Adelajda Polkowska, Aleksandra Bętkowska, Filip Kateusz, Merete Tangstad

“…It was documented that the newly developed Si-Fe microcapsules exhibit high thermal energy storage density of ∼1 MWh/m3, strongly exceeding capabilities of lead-acid and Li-ion batteries, as well as these of the current state of the art latent heat thermal energy storage systems utilized in concentrated solar power applications.…”
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Efficient Therapeutic Function and Mechanisms of Human Polyclonal CD8+CD103+Foxp3+ Regulatory T Cells on Collagen-Induced Arthritis in Mice by Juan Sun, Yiming Yang, Xiaona Huo, Beibei Zhu, Zhenhua Li, Xueyu Jiang, Rufeng Xie, Li Gao, Ying Sun, Huahua Fan, Yongming Zhu, Jie Yang

“…In an in vitro cell coculture assay, hCD8+Tregs significantly inhibited mouse CD4+ effector T cell proliferation, induced mouse CD4+Foxp3+Treg and CD4+IFN-γ+Th1 cell production, reduced Th17 cell development, and downregulated CD80/86 expression on mature DCs (mDCs). Conclusion. TGF-β1/RAPA can induce hCD8+Tregs with stable suppressive characteristics, which could significantly alleviate the severity of CIA based on their stable suppressive ability in an inflammatory microenvironment and further influence the function of other downstream cell subtypes. …”
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The clinical features and risk factors of coagulopathy associated with cefoperazone/sulbactam: a nomogram prediction model by Changjing Xu, Junlong Zhu, Kun Tu, Hui Tang, Xinxin Zhou, Qiuyu Li, Kun Chen, Xuping Yang, Yilan Huang

“…The performance of the nomogram was estimated using the concordance index (C-index) and calibration curve.ResultsThe multivariate logistic regression analysis resulted in the following independent risk factors for CD: baseline INR level (OR: 5.768, 95% CI: 0.484∼11.372, p = 0.036), nutritional risk (OR:2.711, 95%CI: 1.495∼4.125, p &lt; 0.001), comorbidity of digestive system (OR:1.287, 95%CI: 0.434∼2.215, p = 0.004), poor food intake (OR:1.261, 95%CI: 0.145∼2.473, p = 0.032), ALB level (OR: −0.132, 95%CI: −0.229∼-0.044, p = 0.005) and GFR&lt; 30 mL/min (OR: 1.925, 95%CI: 0.704∼3.337, p = 0.004). …”
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Repeatability and reproducibility of a new spectral-domain optical coherence tomography biometer and agreement with swept-source optical coherence tomography based biometer by Xin Li, Chak Seng Lei, Rui Ning, Luze Liu, Aodong Chen, Xinning Yang, Giacomo Savini, Domenico Schiano-Lomoriello, Xingtao Zhou, Jinhai Huang

“…Comparing Colombo IOL and IOLMaster 700, the 95% LoA of AL, CCT, AQD, ACD, LT, Kf, Ks, Km, AST, J0, J45, WTW and PD ranged from − 0.08 to 0.03 mm, − 21.58 to 5.09 μm, 0.01 to 0.15 mm, − 0.01 to 0.14 mm, − 0.05 to 0.10 mm, − 0.14 to 0.59 D, − 0.31 to 0.40 D, − 0.13 to 0.40 D, − 0.68 to 0.32 D, − 0.09 to 0.34 D, − 0.07 to 0.25 D, 0.11 to 1.47 mm, and − 0.97 to 2.31 mm, respectively. …”
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Clinical characteristics and frailty status in heart failure with preserved vs. reduced ejection fraction by Tomoyuki Hamada, Toru Kubo, Kazuya Kawai, Yoko Nakaoka, Toshikazu Yabe, Takashi Furuno, Eisuke Yamada, Hiroaki Kitaoka, Kochi YOSACOI study

“…Handgrip strength was significantly lower in HFpEF patients than in HFrEF patients for both men (P < 0.001) and women (P = 0.041). Comfortable 5 m walking speed was significantly slower in HFpEF patients than in HFrEF patients (P < 0.001). …”
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The Potency of Essential Oils in Combating Stored-Product Pests: From Nature to Nemesis by Nickolas G. Kavallieratos, Nikoleta Eleftheriadou, Constantin S. Filintas, Maria C. Boukouvala, Demeter Lorentha S. Gidari, Anna Skourti, Dionysios Ntinokas, Marta Ferrati, Eleonora Spinozzi, Riccardo Petrelli, Filippo Maggi

“…The findings demonstrated that <i>C. reticulata</i> and <i>I. verum</i> EOs had elevated insecticidal effects, especially against larval stages, resulting in 100% mortality in several species. On the contrary, <i>M. myristica</i> and <i>X. aethiopica</i> EOs showed less overall efficacy despite their potency against some pests. …”
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A Case of Undiagnosed HIV Infection in a 57-Year-Old Woman with Multiple Myeloma: Consequences on Chemotherapy Efficiency and Safety by I. Poizot-Martin, S. Brégigeon, C. Tamalet, R. Bouabdallah, O. Zaegel-Faucher, V. Obry-Roguet, A. Ivanova, C.E. Cano, C. Solas

“…Allogenic stem cell transplantation was proposed leading to HIV testing, which revealed seropositivity, with an HIV viral load of 5.5 Log10/mL and severe CD4 T cell depletion (24 cells/mm3). …”
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The impact of drought on forest spring phenology in northern China by Haowen Hu, Pengcheng Xue, Shaodong Huang, Zong Wang, Nina Xiong, Liang Shi, Boyi Liang, Jia Wang

“…We utilized a remote sensing dataset with a spatial resolution of 250 m, integrated with meteorological station data, to examine the response mechanisms of SOS to pre-seasonal drought. …”
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