All-natural charge gradient interface for sustainable seawater zinc batteries by Wenjie Fan, Chunliu Zhu, Xingjie Wang, Huanlei Wang, Yue Zhu, Jingwei Chen, Weiqian Tian, Jingyi Wu, Guihua Yu

“…The seawater-based Zn | |NaV3O8·7H2O cell delivers an initial areal discharge capacity of 5 mAh cm-2 and operates over 500 cycles at 500 mA g-1.…”
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Electrochemically synthesized H2O2 at industrial-level current densities enabled by in situ fabricated few-layer boron nanosheets by Yuhan Wu, Yuying Zhao, Qixin Yuan, Hao Sun, Ao Wang, Kang Sun, Geoffrey I. N. Waterhouse, Ziyun Wang, Jingjie Wu, Jianchun Jiang, Mengmeng Fan

“…RHE, and delivered a mass activity of 25.1 mol gcatalyst −1 h−1 in 1.0 M Na2SO4 using a flow cell. Theoretical simulations and experimental studies demonstrate that the superior catalytic performance originates from B atoms with adsorbed O atoms in the boron nanosheets. …”
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Protein Identification Improvement in Complex Samples Using Higher Frequency MS Acquisition and PEAKS Software by Arman Kulyyassov, Saya Makhsatova, Aruzhan Kurmanbay

“…Our findings indicate that increasing acquisition frequency generally improves protein identification, although the extent of improvement depends on the sample type. For CHO cell lysates, protein identifications increased by over 10%, while <i>E. coli</i> and albumin-depleted plasma samples demonstrated gains of 3.6% and 2.6%, respectively. …”
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Evaluation of 3D seed structure and cellular traits in-situ using X-ray microscopy by Marcus Griffiths, Barsanti Gautam, Clara Lebow, Keith Duncan, Xinxin Ding, Pubudu Handakumbura, John C. Sedbrook, Christopher N. Topp

“…Cellular analysis showed that cotyledon cell size was a driving factor for larger seeds. …”
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The inflammatory profiling in a cohort of older patients suffering from cognitive decline and dementia by Beatrice Arosio, Paolo Dionigi Rossi, Evelyn Ferri, Ernesto Consorti, Simona Ciccone, Tiziano Angelo Lucchi, Nicola Montano

“…Background: During aging, there is a progressive impairment of immune cell function that triggers the production of pro-inflammatory cytokines causing the so-called “inflammaging”. …”
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Characterization of the ZDSD Rat: A Translational Model for the Study of Metabolic Syndrome and Type 2 Diabetes by Richard G. Peterson, Charles V. Jackson, Karen Zimmerman, Willem de Winter, Norman Huebert, Michael K. Hansen

“…A lean ZDF rat with the propensity for beta-cell failure was crossed with a polygenetically obese Crl:CD (SD) rat. …”
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<i>Epigynum auritum</i>-Derived Near-Infrared Carbon Dots for Bioimaging and Antimicrobial Applications by Wenfeng Shi, Jiahui Li, Junmei Pu, Guiguang Cheng, Yaping Liu, Shanshan Xiao, Jianxin Cao

“…The antimicrobial effect is likely attributed to the NIR-CDs disrupting the cell membrane integrity, leading to the leakage of the intracellular contents. …”
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Simultaneous Determination of Three Active Forms of Vitamin B12 In Situ Produced During Fermentation by LC-MS/MS by Zhihao Fan, Yajie Li, Xia Fan, Pei Wang, Runqiang Yang, Chong Xie

“…At last, the developed method was applied for the determination of VB12 in fermented rice bran and the cell mass of <i>Propionibacterium freudenreichii</i>. …”
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Cardiogenic Shock due to Kounis Syndrome following Cobra Bite by W. D. D. Priyankara, E. M. Manoj, A. Gunapala, A. G. R. M. A. Ranaweera, K. S. Vithanage, M. Sivasubramanium, E. Snajeeva

“…Kounis syndrome is associated with mast cell activation resulting in acute coronary syndrome secondary to an allergic insult. …”
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Per1/Per2 double knockout transcriptome analysis reveals circadian regulation of hepatic lipid metabolism by Yiran Bu, Si Chen, Mengcheng Ruan, Libang Wu, Hualin Wang, Na Li, Xiuju Zhao, Xiaoli Yu, Zhiguo Liu

“…Hepatic transcriptome sequencing analysis showed that DKO mice exhibited multiple dysfunctions in diurnal rhythm, drug metabolism, cell cycle, cancer pathways, and lipid metabolism. …”
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Machine Learning Model for Gas–Liquid Interface Reconstruction in CFD Numerical Simulations by Tamon Nakano, Michele Alessandro Bucci, Jean-Marc Gratien, Thibault Faney

“…The relative volume fraction in each cell is used to recover the interface properties (i.e., normal, location, and curvature). …”
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Cross-species single-nucleus analysis reveals the potential role of whole-genome duplication in the evolution of maize flower development by Huawei Feng, Wenjuan Fan, Min Liu, Jiaqian Huang, Bosheng Li, Qing Sang, Baoxing Song

“…This ability provides great power to annotate the single nucleus clusters. Combining the cell cluster resolved transcriptome comparison with genome alignment, our analysis suggested that maize ear and tassel inflorescence diversity is associated with the maize-specific whole genome duplication. …”
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Metabolic rate and insulin-independent glucose uptake increase in a TDP-43Q331K mouse model of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis by Tanya S. McDonald, Cedric S. Cui, Titaya Lerskiatiphanich, Jianina Marallag, John D. Lee

“…We also examined plasma hormone levels and quantified α- and β-cell areas in pancreatic islets. Throughout disease progression, TDP-43Q331K mice exhibited elevated metabolic rates, with a transient increase in food intake at the early stages. …”
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Matrix-free human 2D organoids recapitulate duodenal barrier and transport properties by Kopano Valerie Masete, Dorothee Günzel, Jörg-Dieter Schulzke, Hans-Jörg Epple, Nina A. Hering

“…Abstract Background Traditionally, transformed cell line monolayers have been the standard model for studying epithelial barrier and transport function. …”
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Chlorfenapyr-related delayed rhabdomyolysis: a case series by Lina Xu, Qian Zhou, Yan Li, Sisi Ren, Yubin Hu, Jieru Wang

“…IntroductionChlorfenapyr, a broad-spectrum insecticide and acaricide of the pyrrole-class pesticides, can induce dizziness, fatigue, profuse sweating, and altered consciousness by interfering with cell energy metabolism. However, chlorfenapyr-related rhabdomyolysis has rarely been reported.Case presentationsPatient 1 was a healthy 26-year-old man who ingested approximately 30 mL of chlorfenapyr. …”
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Manganese Inhalation as a Parkinson Disease Model by José Luis Ordoñez-Librado, Verónica Anaya-Martínez, Ana Luisa Gutierrez-Valdez, Laura Colín-Barenque, Enrique Montiel-Flores, Maria Rosa Avila-Costa

“…The present study examines the effects of divalent and trivalent Manganese (Mn2+/Mn3+) mixture inhalation on mice to obtain a novel animal model of Parkinson disease (PD) inducing bilateral and progressive dopaminergic cell death, correlate those alterations with motor disturbances, and determine whether L-DOPA treatment improves the behavior, to ensure that the alterations are of dopaminergic origin. …”
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PRKD2 as a novel target for targeting the diabetes–osteoporosis nexus by Rongjin Chen, Chenhui Yang, Hefang Xiao, Ao Yang, Changshun Chen, Fei Yang, Bo Peng, Bin Geng, Yayi Xia

“…These findings were further validated using external datasets, and a series of functional enrichment analyses, gene set enrichment analyses, and immune cell infiltration studies were conducted. Our analyses revealed a distinct progression pattern from a normal state through DM to DMOP, characterized by dynamic gene expression changes. …”
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Study of the effect of the introduction of mitochondrial import determinants into the gRNA structure on the activity of the gRNA/SpCas9 complex in vitro by E. G. Zakirova, Y. V. Vyatkin, N. A. Verechshagina, V. V. Muzyka, I. O. Mazunin, K. E. Orishchenko

“…The clinical symptoms of mitochondrial diseases and the degree of their manifestation directly depend on the number of mutant mtDNA molecules in the cell. The possible way to reduce adverse effects of the mutation is by shifting the level of heteroplasmy towards the wild-type mtDNA molecules. …”
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L-Lactic Acid Production by Lactobacillus rhamnosus ATCC 10863 by Ana Lívia Chemeli Senedese, Rubens Maciel Filho, Maria Regina Wolf Maciel

“…Considering that lactic acid was produced due to the low concentration of the well consumed sugars, the final amount was considerable. The cell growth was checked and no substrate inhibition was observed. …”
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Effects of Microbes on Insect Host Physiology and Behavior Mediated by the Host Immune System by Shan Zhang, Zhengyan Wang, Qiong Luo, Lizhen Zhou, Xin Du, Yonglin Ren

“…Therefore, this paper first briefly reviews the main innate immune signaling and insulin signaling of insects, then summarizes the relationship between immune signaling activated by microbes and insect growth and development, reproduction, pesticide resistance, chemical communication, cell turnover, lifespan, sleep, energy generation pathways and their possible underlying mechanisms. …”
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