Development and Characterization of Lyophilized Chondroitin Sulfate-Loaded Solid Lipid Nanoparticles: Encapsulation Efficiency and Stability by Marta E. Bustos Araya, Anna Nardi Ricart, Ana C. Calpena Campmany, Rafel Prohens, Montserrat Miñarro Carmona

“…<b>Results:</b> Morphological analyses using transmission electron microscopy (TEM) and atomic force microscopy (AFM) confirmed the dimensions of the nanoscales and their structural uniformity. Differential scanning calorimetry (DSC) and X-ray diffraction (XRD) revealed minimal excipient interaction with CHON, ensuring formulation stability. …”
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NcSWP8, a New Spore Wall Protein, Interacts with Polar Tube Proteins in the Parasitic Microsporidia <i>Vairimorpha (Nosema) ceranae</i> by Pengfei Wang, Dufu Li, Qianmin Hai, Siming Liu, Yueyue Zhang, Jun Zhang, Jinshan Xu, Zhengang Ma, Zeyang Zhou

“…The spore wall of microsporidia is the initial structure to contact the host cell directly, which may play a crucial role in the infection process. …”
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The solvent effect, preferential solvation of metformin hydrochloride in binary mixed solvents of methanol/ethanol + water mixtures from 278.15 K to 323.15 K by Adel Noubigh, Abdalazeem A. Omar, Manef Abderrabba

“…This enhanced solvation by water may be attributed to the disordered structure of the alcohol molecules surrounding the polar regions of MET-HCl. …”
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Evaluation of the quality of standing trees using an Arbotom acoustic stress tomograph by Michajlová Katarína, Gejdoš Miloš, Gergeľ Tomáš, Gretsch Dominik

“…Acoustic equipment utilizing excited stress acoustic waves has emerged as a valuable tool for evaluating the internal structure of standing trees. By measuring the propagation speed of these waves within the trunk, it becomes possible to assess the properties of wood before harvesting, aiding in management, planning, and maximizing resource value. …”
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A Multicenter Observational Prospective Cohort Study of Association of the Prehospital National Early Warning Score 2 and Hospital Triage with Early Mortality by Francisco Martín-Rodríguez, Raúl López-Izquierdo, Carlos del Pozo Vegas, Juan F. Delgado-Benito, Carmen del Pozo Pérez, Virginia Carbajosa Rodríguez, Agustín Mayo Iscar, José Luis Martín-Conty, Carlos Escudero Cuadrillero, Miguel A. Castro-Villamor

“…The Prehospital Emergency Medical Services should evaluate the implementation of the NEWS2 as a routine evaluation, which, together with the structured hospital triage system, effectively serves to predict early mortality and detect high-risk patients.…”
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Environmental DNA-based assessment of multitrophic biodiversity in a typical river located in the Loess Plateau, China: Influence of PAHs and suspended sediments by Qian Li, Yulu Tian, Yongrong Hao, Chengkai Qu, Rungnapa Tagun, Hisato Iwata, Jiahua Guo

“…This study provides valuable insights into how PAHs could reshape the structure of riverine multitrophic communities under conditions of elevated SS loads.…”
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Accurate prediction for electro-oxidation regeneration of chromium- containing waste acid based on artificial neural network by SHI Yaqi, MENG Guangyuan, CHEN Peng, ZHANG Xinwan, FU Tao, YANG Zhengwu, ZHANG Liansheng, ZHANG Lehua

“…Then, through hyperparameter optimization, the relatively optimal topology structure of the artificial neural network was obtained as follows: Neurons=35, Batch size=30, Layers=4. …”
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Urbanization enhances consumer protist-driven ARGs dissemination in riverine ecosystems by Bob Adyari, Lanping Zhang, Ana Maravić, Jiaxin Chen, Laiyi Li, Mahmoud Gad, Chang-Ping Yu, Anyi Hu

“…A higher total abundance of ARGs and a greater number of co-shared ARGs between pathogen and non-pathogen bacteria were observed in the more urbanized western tributary. Structural equation modeling revealed that consumer protist-bacteria and algae-bacteria cohesions predominantly influenced the resistome in the western and northern tributaries, respectively. …”
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Cross-cultural adaptation of the Hospital Survey on Patient Safety Culture questionnaire to the Cuban context by Rosa María Blanco Quintana, Yuliett Mora Pérez, Tania Solange Bosi de Souza Magnago, Liuva Miriela Navarro Martiatu, Yoslaidy Guerra Insua, Zenia Tamara Sánchez García

“…<br /><strong>Conclusions:</strong> the questionnaire has a comprehensible and relevant structure to measure the perception of the patient safety culture at the Frank País International Orthopedic Scientific Complex.…”
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Biallelic SLC13A1 loss-of-function variants result in impaired sulfate transport and skeletal phenotypes, including short stature, scoliosis, and skeletal dysplasia by Christina G. Tise, Katie Ashton, Lachlan de Hayr, Kun-Di Lee, Omkar L. Patkar, Emma Krzesinski, Jennifer A. Bassetti, Erin M. Carter, Cathleen Raggio, Andreas Zankl, Anas M. Khanshour, Kristhen N. Atala, Jonathan J. Rios, Carol A. Wise, Ying Zhu, Futao Zhang, Tony Roscioli, Michael Buckley, Robert J. Harvey, Paul A. Dawson

“…Purpose: Sulfate is vital for many physiological processes, including the structural and functional maintenance of macromolecules and formation of sulfur-containing compounds essential for cartilage and bone development. …”
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Effect of Chronic Morphine Consumption on Synaptic Plasticity of Rat’s Hippocampus: A Transmission Electron Microscopy Study by Mohammad Hassan Heidari, Abdollah Amini, Zohreh Bahrami, Ali Shahriari, Abolfazle Movafag, Reihane Heidari

“…One of the main goals of numerous researchers has been to find the reasons for these structural changes. In the present study, we investigated the effects of chronic morphine consumption on synaptic plasticity, postsynaptic density thickness, and synaptic curvatures of hippocampus CA1 area of rats. …”
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Lab Study on the Effect of Cation Exchange Capacity on Slurry Performance in Slurry Shields by By Pinghe Sun, Binkui Zhao, Han Cao, Jingyuan Wang, Dingqiang Mo, Shaohe Zhang

“…When the cation exchange capacity increases, the continuity of polymer structure in the slurry decreases first and then increases, the flow index and consistency coefficient are located within a reasonable range, and the rheological properties of the slurry meet the design requirements of the standards.…”
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Encapsulation of anthocyanins from purple corn cob via antisolvent precipitation: Effect of pH and zein/gum arabic ratio on the antioxidant activity, particle size and thermal stab... by Johan Mendoza, Omar Peñuñuri-Miranda, María d.C. Valdez-Cárdenas, Carmen O. Melendez-Pizarro, Daniel Lardizabal-Gutiérrez, Francisco Paraguay-Delgado, Armando Quintero-Ramos

“…Characterization by SEM, FTIR and TGA confirmed the morphological, structural, and thermal properties of the encapsulated particles. …”
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Comparative Transcriptome Analysis Reveals Molecular Defensive Mechanism of Arachis hypogaea in Response to Salt Stress by Hao Zhang, Xiaobo Zhao, Quanxi Sun, Caixia Yan, Juan Wang, Cuiling Yuan, Chunjuan Li, Shihua Shan, Fengzhen Liu

“…Further, GO categories of the DEGs highly related to regulation of cell growth, cell periphery, sustained external encapsulating structure, cell wall organization or biogenesis, antioxidant activity, and peroxidase activity were significantly enriched for upregulated DEGs. …”
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Possible Superconductivity Transition in Nitrogen‐Doped Lutetium Hydride Observed at Megabar Pressure by Xingbin Zhao, Yu Huang, Shuailing Ma, Hao Song, Yanwei Cao, Hao Jiang, Yanping Huang, Tian Cui

“…The composition and structural characterization are the same as the aforementioned near‐ambient superconductor. …”
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Research on Slope Stability Evaluation Based on Improved Set Pair Analysis Method: A Case of Tonglvshan Open-Pit Mine by Xiaojie Yang, Zhenli Hao, Gaotong Ma, Gan Li

“…First, an open-pit mine slope stability evaluation index system with 14 indicators in 4 categories, namely the topography and geomorphology, geological structure, hydrogeology, and other factors, have been constructed. …”
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Factors influencing livestock ownership and herd intensity among smallholder farmers in the Eastern Cape, South Africa by Jabulile Z. Manyike, Amon Taruvinga, Leocadia Zhou

“…Data were collected through a semi-structured questionnaire and analysed using a double hurdle model. …”
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POLITICAL MECHANISM IN THE REALIZATION OF SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT GOALS IN THE SYSTEM OF LOCAL GOVERNMENT by Микола БОГАЧЕНКО

“…Theoretical implications suggest that the proposed model can be applied to other regions with similar economic and governance structures. Practically, the study offers actionable insights for policymakers and local governments to design strategies for sustainable local development. …”
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Machine learning models for predicting interaction affinity energy between human serum proteins and hemodialysis membrane materials by Simin Nazari, Amira Abdelrasoul

“…This study focuses on developing machine learning algorithms that accurately and rapidly predict affinity energy between novel chemical structures of membrane materials and human serum proteins, based on a molecular docking dataset. …”
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