Adsorption Behaviour of Pymetrozine by Four Kinds of Biochar from Aqueous Solution by Liqiang Cui, Jinlong Yan, Guixiang Quan, Cheng Ding, Tianming Chen, Qaiser Hussain

“…The study results indicate that plant residue- or agricultural waste-derived BC can act as an effective surface sorbent, but their ability to treat mixed waste streams needs to be carefully evaluated on an individual basis.…”
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Health risks evaluation of mycotoxins in plant-based supplements marketed in Malaysia by Rozaini Abdullah, Nur Syazwin Kamarozaman, Siti Soleha Ab Dullah, Mohd Yusmaidie Aziz, Hussein Bakheit Adam Aziza

“…All samples tested positive for AFB2, while 28.57% and 42.86% tested positive for AFB1 and OTA, respectively with some levels exceeding the regulatory limits set by the Malaysian Food Act 1983 and European regulations. The estimated daily intake of these mycotoxins was calculated based on the recommended daily intake of each supplement. …”
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Laser scribed proton exchange membranes for enhanced fuel cell performance and stability by Jianuo Chen, Xuekun Lu, Lingtao Wang, Wenjia Du, Hengyi Guo, Max Rimmer, Heng Zhai, Yuhan Liu, Paul R. Shearing, Sarah J. Haigh, Stuart M. Holmes, Thomas S. Miller

“…Hence, this work provides both a scalable methodology to stabilise an important future membrane technology, and a clear mechanistic understanding of how this targeted laser modification acts to optimise the three-phase interface of HT-PEMFCs, which can have impact across a wide array of applications.…”
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Cuckoo Hosts Fine‐Tune Their Egg Rejection After Experiencing a Parasitism Event by Bin Li, Longwu Wang, Jianping Liu, Wei Liang

“…When recognised, the presence of a non‐mimetic foreign egg in the nest may then act as a cue indicating high parasitism risk for the host. …”
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Dichlormid protect wheat from fomesafen residual injury by increasing PPO expression and the photosynthesis characterize by Dongzhi Li, Yilin Liu, Li Xu, Hao Yu, Yunchao Kan, Runqiang Liu, Guangling Li

“…These results suggested that dichlormid acted by increasing the expression of fomesafen target and photosynthesis related genes to alleviate fomesafen injury to wheat, but not accelerating fomesafen metabolism.…”
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Antiviral activity of natural compounds extracted from Mediterranean medicinal plants against SARS-CoV-2 by Stephanie Ghio, Jean-Pierre Brincat, Yuksel Cetin, Frederick Lia

“…The outbreak of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) led to a pandemic with devastating outcomes, and hence, there is a global need to search for small-molecule inhibitors that can act against this viral pathogen. This review highlights studies that have investigated the antiviral activities of spices and Mediterranean herbs, as well as their mechanism of action against SARS-CoV-2. …”
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Induction of Mast Cell Accumulation by Tryptase via a Protease Activated Receptor-2 and ICAM-1 Dependent Mechanism by Xin Liu, Junling Wang, Huiyun Zhang, Mengmeng Zhan, Hanqiu Chen, Zeman Fang, Chiyan Xu, Huifang Chen, Shaoheng He

“…Moreover, induction of trans-endothelium migration of mast cells in vitro indicates that tryptase acts as a chemoattractant. In conclusion, provocation of mast cell accumulation by mast cell tryptase suggests a novel self-amplification mechanism of mast cell accumulation. …”
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Predictors of HBsAg seroclearance in HBeAg-negative chronic hepatitis B patients treated with nucleotide analogs plus polyethylene glycol interferon by Yan Peng, Mingzhe Ma, Ting Liu, Wenmin He, Shutao Lin, Wa Zhong, Xiaohui Min

“…Moreover, for the first time, we found ALT change values from baseline to week 24 (dALT2) could act as a novel independent clinical efficacy predictors in the forementioned population.…”
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Multiple Immunosuppressive Effects of CpG-c41 on Intracellular TLR-Mediated Inflammation by Wancheng Liu, Xuejiao Yang, Ning Wang, Shijun Fan, Yuanfeng Zhu, Xinchuan Zheng, Yan Li

“…These results suggest that CpG-c41 acts as an upstream of signaling cascades, perhaps on the processes of ligand internalization and transfer. …”
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Two Cysteines in Raf Kinase Inhibitor Protein Make Differential Contributions to Structural Dynamics In Vitro by Hyun Sang Cho, Mohammad Faysal Al Mazid, Eun-Young Lee, Md Abu Rayhan, Hyoun Sook Kim, Byung Il Lee, Hye Jin You

“…As a scaffolding protein, Raf kinase binding protein (RKIP) is involved in a variety of cellular pathways, including the Raf–MEK–ERK-cascade. It acts as a negative regulator by binding to its partners, making it an attractive target in the development of therapeutic strategies for cancer. …”
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Spatial mapping of the localized corrosion behavior of a magnesium alloy AZ31B tungsten inert gas weld by Leslie G. (Bland) Miller, Corey M. Efaw, Rebecca F. Schaller, Kari Higginbotham, Steve D. Johns, Paul H. Davis, Elton Graugnard, John R. Scully, Michael F. Hurley

“…The IMPs and Al-Zn solidification network act as strong cathodes and govern the corrosion processes. …”
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Variation characteristics and influencing mechanisms of CO2 flux from grassland ecosystem in the Central Tianshan Mountains, China by Kun Zhang, Yu Wang, Ali Mamtimin, Yongqiang Liu

“…The results indicate that the Central Tianshan Mountain grassland ecosystem acts as a net carbon sink with an annual carbon sequestration capacity of 1.134 × 107 ton. …”
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Arctiin alleviates the progression of osteoarthritis by regulating the cholesterol metabolic pathway by Jiale Mai, Jiacong Xiao, Yanhuai Ma, Dawei Gong, Jianliang Li

“…ARC inhibits IL-1β-induced inflammatory responses and ECM degradation, suggesting its potential as a therapeutic agent for OA. It acts partly by modulating cholesterol metabolism and suppressing the CH25H/CYP7B1/RORα axis in chondrocytes.…”
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Two Birds With One Stone: A Novel Nanocomposite Combining Silicon Nanoparticles and Carbon‐Doped Titania as the Fluorescence Probe and Visible Light Photocatalyst for Simultaneous... by Liyun Ma, Zhi Li, Yiyi Shi, Yuchen Xie, Ming Jiang, Xu Yu, Li Xu

“…Thus, C‐TiO2/SiNPs successfully act as a fluorescence colorimetric probe for quantitation and semi‐quantitation of OTC. …”
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Assessment of the essential oil extracted from Citrus aurantifolia leaves using solvent-free microwave extraction technique by G.M. Masud Rana, Md. Jasim Uddin, Jaytirmoy Barmon, Bijoy Chandra Ghos, Tahmina Akter Chowdhury, Amit Kumar Dey, Bijoy Maitra, Ismat Moin Tamanna, AHM Mahbubur Rahman, Barun Kanti Saha, Mst. Sarmina Yeasmin

“…Essential oil (EO) extracted from Bangladeshi C. aurantifolia leaves was evaluated for its potential to act as a bioactive, antioxidant, and antibacterial agent. …”
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Cities as parasitic amplifiers? Malaria prevalence and diversity in great tits along an urbanization gradient by Caizergues, Aude E., Robira, Benjamin, Perrier, Charles, Jeanneau, Mélanie, Berthomieu, Arnaud, Perret, Samuel, Gandon, Sylvain, Charmantier, Anne

“…By affecting the reservoirs of pathogens and the body and immune conditions of hosts, urbanization alters the epidemiological dynamics and diversity of diseases. Cities could act as areas of pathogen dilution or amplification, depending on whether urban features have positive or negative effects on vectors and hosts. …”
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Mixing-enthalpy modulation on phase transformation in the gradient chemical core/shell high-entropy shape-memory alloys by E-Wen Huang, Tu-Ngoc Lam, Zachary H. Aitken, Mao-Yuan Luo, Nien-En Chiang, Yuh Sun, Jo-Chi Tseng, Ching-Yu Chiang, Wan-Zhen Hsieh, Wen-Jay Lee, Yong-Wei Zhang, Peter K. Liaw, Che-Wei Tsai

“…The dendritic microstructure in Cu15Ni35Ti20(HfZr)30 exhibits the mixing enthalpy-driven pronounced composition inhomogeneity of an Ni-Hf-rich core and Cu-Zr-Ti-rich shell, demonstrated by thermodynamics calculations and second nearest-neighbor modified embedded atom method (2NN MEAM) formalism. The shell acts as an interfacial energy barrier for the stable martensitic transformation that occurred primarily in the effective Ni-Hf-rich core of the Cu15Ni35Ti20(HfZr)30. …”
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The role of the interleukin family in liver fibrosis by Zixin Zhang, Zixin Zhang, Jiahui Wang, Hui Li, Qun Niu, Qun Niu, Yujing Tao, Yujing Tao, Xin Zhao, Xin Zhao, Zijian Zeng, Zijian Zeng, Haijian Dong, Haijian Dong

“…The liver, with its unique anatomical and immunological structure, is the largest immune organ and produces a large number of cytokines in response to external stimuli, which are crucial for the progression of liver fibrosis. cytokines can act either by directly affecting hepatic stellate cells (HSCs) or by indirectly regulating immune target cells. …”
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Synergistic effects of PS-NPs and Cd on ovarian toxicity in adolescent rats: Ferroptosis by induction of mitochondrial redox imbalance via the SIRT3-SOD2/Gpx4 pathway by Hua Wu, Lihua Feng, Huang Wu, Lihong Wang, Hengyi Xu, Fen Fu

“…Nanoplastics (NPs) are an emerging class of pollutants. They can act as a“Trojan horse” to change the bioavailability and toxicity of heavy metals in the environment. …”
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Downregulation of Thromboxane A2 Receptor Occurs Mainly via Nuclear Factor-KappaB Signaling Pathway in Rat Renal Artery by Yaping Zhang, Man Mi, Yan-Hua Xie, Si-Wang Wang, Lars Edvinsson, Cang-Bao Xu

“…Thromboxane A2 (TXA2) acts on TXA2 receptors (TP) to regulate renal artery blood flow and subsequently contributes to the pathogenesis of renal ischemia. …”
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