Chemical Characterization and Antimicrobial Activity of Essential Oils and Nanoemulsions of <i>Eugenia uniflora</i> and <i>Psidium guajava</i> by Rebeca Dias dos Santos, Breno Noronha Matos, Daniel Oliveira Freire, Franklyn Santos da Silva, Bruno Alcântara do Prado, Karolina Oliveira Gomes, Marta Oliveira de Araújo, Carla Azevedo Bilac, Letícia Fernandes Silva Rodrigues, Izabel Cristina Rodrigues da Silva, Lívia Cristina Lira de Sá Barreto, Claudio Augusto Gomes da Camara, Marcilio Martins de Moraes, Guilherme Martins Gelfuso, Daniela Castilho Orsi

“…<b>Results/Conclusions</b>: The main chemical compounds of <i>E. uniflora</i> EO were curzerene (34.80%) and germacrene B (11.92%), while those of <i>P. guajava</i> EO were β-caryophyllene (25.92%), β-selinene (22.64%), and γ-selinene (19.13%). …”
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Cross-code comparison of the edge codes SOLPS-ITER, SOLEDGE2D and UEDGE in modelling a high-power neon-seeded scenario in the DTT by M. Moscheni, M. Wigram, H. Wu, C. Meineri, C. Carati, E. De Marchi, M. Greenwald, P. Innocente, B. LaBombard, F. Subba, R. Zanino

“…The strong link between Z _eff , main ion density and unified ion temperature emphasises the need of proper assessments of impurity cross-field transport, with its implications on core contamination and wall erosion. …”
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Companion animal and equine clinical research: a Nordic perspective by Bodil Ström Holst, Alejandro Engelmann, Gittan Gröndahl, Lotta Gunnarsson, Anita Haug Haaland, Anna Hielm-Björkman, Lars Moe, Marie Rhodin, Henrik Rönnberg, Marie Stråhle, Ylva Toljander, Annemarie Thuri Kristensen, Malin Hagberg Gustavsson

“…A large proportion of grants were received from small- to medium-sized funding bodies, mainly funding running costs and only to a limited degree salaries. …”
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The Identification and synthesis of metabolites of 4-(5-methyl-1,3,4-oxadiazole-2-yl)-benzenesulfonamide by Alexander L. Khokhlov, Ilya I. Yaichkov, Anton A. Shetnev, Valeria A. Panova, Julia A. Efimova, Sergey A. Ivanovskiy, Mikhail K. Korsakov, Nikita N. Volkhin, Sergey S. Petukhov

“…The complete coincidence of the structure of metabolites and the synthesized substances was established as a result of their comparison in retention time, the ratio of the areas of chromatographic peaks at the main MRM transitions, as well as mass spectra.Conclusion: N-hydroxy-4-(5-methyl-1,3,4-oxadiazole-2-yl)-benzenesulfonamide and 4-(5-(hydroxymethyl)-1,3,4-oxadiazole-2-yl)-benzenesulfonamide are products of biotransformation of the studied drug. …”
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A new pathogen pattern of acute respiratory tract infections in primary care after COVID-19 pandemic: a multi-center study in southern China by Heng Zhang, Deqi Meng, Hao Huang, Longhao Feng, Yushao Li, Yong Jiang, Ling Wang, Ruoyu Deng, Yuchun Sun, Binqin Chen, Fuzhao Liao, Yumei Wu, Huancai Zheng, Junling Ding, Maokun Chen, Cui Zeng, Wanting Zhao, Meng Hou, Yinyan Li, Zhishen Li, Haibo Xia, Kai Yang, Lingwei Wang

“…Conclusions After the COVID-19 pandemic, the main viral pathogens of ARTIs were unevenly distributed, and less bacterial and atypical pathogens were detected in primary care. …”
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Genome-wide identification and expression analysis of phytochrome gene family in Aikang58 wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) by Zhu Yang, Zhu Yang, Wenjie Kan, Wenjie Kan, Ziqi Wang, Caiguo Tang, Yuan Cheng, Yuan Cheng, Dacheng Wang, Dacheng Wang, Yameng Gao, Lifang Wu, Lifang Wu

“…The cis-acting element analysis indicates that the promoter regions of TaAkPHY genes contain a large number of CAT-box, CGTCA-motif, GC-motif, etc., which are mainly involved in plant development, hormone response, and stress response. …”
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Research on the Seismic Response Law of Complete Morphology of Butted Well Salt Cavern for Large-Scale Underground Energy Storage by Haitao Li, Dewen Zheng, Kang Li, Qiqi Wanyan, Lina Ran, Yanxia Kou, Song Bai, Jianan Wu, Jianchao Jia, Yunfei Wen, Yuanqing Wang, Hongyan Xing, Kuoyuan Zhu, Jingen Deng

“…The brine cavern, residue, and bottom of the salt cavern mainly exhibit chaotic reflections. There are distinct identification characteristics on the cavity top, residue top, and connecting channel top in forward simulation. …”
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Phase Transitions and Structural Evolution of Manganese Ores During High-Temperature Treatment by Ruslan Z. Safarov, Yerlan A. Baikenov, Assemgul K. Zhandildenova, Eldar E. Kopishev, Ruslan M. Kamatov, Jumat B. Kargin, H. Sanchez Cornejo, Crispin H. W. Barnes, Luis De Los Santos Valladares

“….%), and iron (6.14 wt.%) as its main components. In the Bogach ore samples, manganese content increased from 60.77% to 65.7% as the sintering temperature rose to 1100 °C, while the hausmannite phase (Mn₃O₄) emerged as the dominant phase, comprising 95.77% of the crystalline component at 1200 °C. …”
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Real-Life State of Anti-Hepatitis B Virus Drug Choice in Child-Bearing Age Male Patients and Effect on Fertility and Fetal Safety by Zhao X. Hu, Yi N. Ye, Wei G. Wu, Xu J. Liang, Qi W. Wu, Ao Zhang, Xing R. Zheng, Zhi L. Gao, Liang Peng, Chan Xie

“…In the child-bearing age group, 88.33% (106/120) of patients received telbivudine (LDT), whereas the other group mainly received entecavir (ETV) (87.20%, 586/672). …”
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Current data on the circulation of the Q fever pathogen in the Republic of Guinea by Ekaterina V. Naidenova, Kirill S. Zakharov, Dmitry A. Agafonov, Mikhail Yu. Kartashov, Aislu M. Senichkina, Erik S. Khalilov, Abdoul B. Ibrahim, Mamadou B. Bah, Ibrahim Nourdine, Nikolai K. Tokarevich, Sanaba Boumbaly, Yusuf Sidime, Svetlana A. Shcherbakova, Vladimir V. Kutyrev

“…It has been shown that the main vectors in Guinea are ixodid ticks of the Amblyomma variegatum, Hyalomma truncatum and Rhipicephalus decoloratus species. …”
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Associations of Retinal Microvascular Density and Fractal Dimension with Glaucoma: A Prospective Study from UK Biobank by Qi Chen, MD, Suyu Miao, MD, Yuzhe Jiang, MD, Danli Shi, MD, PhD, Weiyun You, MD, Lin Liu, MD, PhD, Mayinuer Yusufu, MTI, Yufan Chen, MD, Ruobing Wang, MD, PhD

“…We conducted univariable Cox regression analyses to study the association between retinal microvascular parameters and incident glaucoma, in both continuous and quartile forms. Main Outcome Measure: Vascular skeleton density, FD, and glaucoma. …”
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Investigating the contribution of understory to radiative transfer simulations through reconstructing 3-D realistic temperate broadleaf forest scenes based on multi-platform laser... by Xiaohan Lin, Ainong Li, Jinhu Bian, Zhengjian Zhang, Xi Nan, Limin Chen, Yi Bai, Yi Deng, Siyuan Li

“…Forests are complex, multi-layered ecosystems mainly comprising an overstory, understory, and soil. …”
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Genome assembly of an endemic butterfly (Minois aurata) shed light on the genetic mechanisms underlying ecological adaptation to arid valley habitat by Wenqian Hu, Yi Wang, Xiaoxiao Chen, Jialong Huang, Jingge Kuang, Lei Wang, Kangshan Mao, Liang Dou

“…Functional enrichment analysis indicated that these gene families were mainly associated with ultraviolet radiation, heat and hypoxia responses. …”
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Difference Analysis of Organic Matter Enrichment Mechanisms in Upper Ordovician-Lower Silurian Shale from the Yangtze Region of Southern China and Its Geological Significance in Sh... by Ming Wen, Zhenxue Jiang, Kun Zhang, Yan Song, Shu Jiang, Chengzao Jia, Weiwei Liu, Yizhou Huang, Tianlin Liu, Xuelian Xie, Yue Sun, Shichao Fan, Xiangni Cao, Lin Zhu, Chuanxun Zhou

“…The upper Ordovician-lower Silurian shale has always been the main target of marine shale gas exploration in southern China. …”
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Cell culture expansion media choice affects secretory, protective and immuno-modulatory features of adipose mesenchymal stromal cell-derived secretomes for orthopaedic applications by Enrico Ragni, Andrea Papait, Michela Maria Taiana, Paola De Luca, Giulio Grieco, Elsa Vertua, Pietro Romele, Cecilia Colombo, Antonietta Rosa Silini, Ornella Parolini, Laura de Girolamo

“…Alongside cells, their released factors and extracellular vesicles (EVs), overall termed “secretome”, are actively sifted being envisioned as the main therapeutic actors. In addition to standard supplementation given by foetal bovine serum (FBS) or human platelet lysate (hPL), new good manufacturing practice (GMP)-compliant serum/xeno (S/X)-free media formulations have been proposed, although their influence on MSCs phenotype and potential is scarcely described. …”
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Higher frequency of interstate over international transmission chains of SARS-CoV-2 virus at the Rio Grande do Sul - Brazil state borders by Filipe Zimmer Dezordi, José Valter Joaquim Silva Júnior, Terimar Facin Ruoso, Angela Giovana Batista, Pedro Mesquita Fonseca, Larissa Paim Bernardo, Richard Steiner Salvato, Tatiana Schäffer Gregianini, Thaísa Regina Rocha Lopes, Eduardo Furtado Flores, Rudi Weiblen, Patrícia Chaves Brites, Mônica de Medeiros Silva, João Batista Teixeira da Rocha, Gustavo de Lima Barbosa, Lais Ceschini Machado, Alexandre Freitas da Silva, Marcelo Henrique Santos Paiva, Matheus Filgueira Bezerra, Tulio de Lima Campos, Tiago Gräf, Daniel Angelo Sganzerla Graichen, Elgion Lucio da Silva Loreto, Gabriel da Luz Wallau

“…The identification of source and sink transmission chains at national and international scales can identify main hubs and pathways to target future interventions. …”
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High concentrations of polyethylene microplastics restrain the growth of Cinnamomum camphora seedling by reducing soil water holding capacity by Run Yang, Jinping Wang, Huanying Fang, Jinwen Xia, Guomin Huang, Rongzhen Huang, Hong Zhang, Liqin Zhu, Lichao Zhang, Jihong Yuan

“…The structural equation model clearly indicated that the inhibitory effect of soil PE-MPs with high concentrations on seedling growth was mainly derived from the decrement of soil water holding capacity. …”
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Hydroxychloroquine plus personal protective equipment versus personal protective equipment alone for the prevention of laboratory-confirmed COVID-19 infections among healthcare wor... by Rohina Joshi, Sudha Vidyasagar, Niveditha Devasenapathy, Rinaldo Bellomo, Vivekanand Jha, Chirag Patel, Vijay Kumar, Lachlan Donaldson, Oommen John, Balasubramanian Venkatesh, Michael John, Naomi Hammond, Jeyaraj Pandian, Ashwani Kumar, Arpita Ghosh, S Radhakrishnan, Rajib Paul, Bharath Kumar Tirupakuzhi Vijayaraghavan, Dorrilyn Rajbhandari, Sheila Nainan Myatra, Amritendu Bhattacharya, Sumaiya Arfin, Abhinav Bassi, Lachlan Hugh Donaldson, Naomi E Hammond, Mallikarjuna Kunigari, Cynthia Amrutha, Syed Haider Mehdi Husaini, Subir Ghosh, Santosh Kumar Nag, Hari Krishnan Selvaraj, Viny Kantroo, Kamal D Shah, Sheila Myatra, Amritendu Battacharya, Pavan Kumar Vecham, Evangeline Elvira, Gomathi Parthasarathy, Archana Ragunathan, Gnanavel Rajendra Kunjurao, Pavithra Sampath Kumar, Hilda Nirmala Kumari, Jayanthi Swaminathan, Murshid Cheriyeri Peediyekkal, Arun Chander Yadav, Aarthi Venkatramanan, Cynthia Amrutha Sukumar, Dharini Prasad, Krishnanda Nayak, Ravindra Prabhu, Rohini Bilagi, Akash Bhange, Bhumika Patel, Ekta Ramchandani, Jinesh Patel, Krupa Gandhi, N Prathyusha, Rayshma Rao Bonshlay Lakshmanan, S Hari Krishnan, Abhishek George Mehta, Mousumi Pradhan, Syed Haider Mehdi Husaini, Shahid Ali Siddique, Naved-ur Rahman, Mohammad Jamalludeen, Mounika Amarneni, Suresh Sankar, Vidya Rajesh Joshi, Alka Yadav, Nikhil Modi, Rinku Dahiya, Serena Knowles, Nikita Bathla, Fatima Butt

“…In the control arm, participants continued to use personal protective equipment alone.Main outcome Proportion of laboratory-confirmed COVID-19 in the 6 months after randomisation.Results Participants were young (mean age 32.1 years, SD 9.1 years) with low-comorbid burden. 47.4% were female. …”
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Why do patients with isolated PCL rupture experience no subjective knee joint instability during walking? An in vivo biomechanical study by Mingfeng Lu, Mingfeng Lu, Wei Chen, Jinpeng Lin, Jinpeng Lin, Wenhan Huang, Junqing Gao, Junqing Gao, Lilian Zhao, Shilin Li, Lilei He, Yu Zhang

“…Statistical Parametric Mapping (SPM) was employed, using independent and paired t-tests to evaluate differences between the healthy control group and the PCLD group, as well as between the involved and uninvolved sides, respectively.ResultsCompared with the healthy control group, posterior tibial displacement (the main indicator for anterior-posterior instability) of the involved limb was significantly decreased during 79%–94%. additionally, knee flexion angles of the involved limb were significantly increased compared with healthy control group during 0%–5% and 95%–99% of the gait cycle and significantly decreased during 66%–87%; In the uninvolved side, adaptive gait changes were observed, with knee flexion angles significantly reduced during 20%–50% and 64%–89% of the gait cycle and posterior tibial displacement significantly reduced during 60%–94% compared with the healthy control group; Compared to the uninvolved limb, the involved limb showed increased internal rotation during 62%–71% of the gait cycle and increased knee flexion during 8%–53%, with no significant differences in other dimensions.ConclusionFrom a biomechanical perspective, patients with PCL rupture exhibit no joint instability during walking. …”
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Research Progress on Animal Models of Sepsis-Related Organ Injury by YANG Jiahao, DING Chunlei, QIAN Fenghua, SUN Qi, JIANG Xusheng, CHEN Wen, SHEN Mengwen

“…This article first summarizes classic modeling methods for sepsis related organ injury, including the destruction of intestinal barrier tissue integrity and the implantation of pathogens or toxic drugs. The former mainly includes cecal ligation and puncture, ascending colon stent implantation, and cecal ligation incision. …”
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