AgBr-Coupled TiO2: A Visible Heterostructured Photocatalyst for Degrading Dye Pollutants by Jianjun Liu, Yingchun Yu, Zhixin Liu, Shengli Zuo, Baoshan Li

“…It was found that the coupled AgBr/TiO2 was an effective photocatalyst to degrade the methylene blue under visible light irradiation, compared with the other noncoupled photocatalysts of AgBr, AgBr/P25, and P25. …”
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Spectrophotometric Determination of the Trace Amount of Thallium in Water and Urine Samples by Novel Oxidative Coupling Reaction by P. Nagaraja, N. Ghllab Saeed Al-Tayar, A. Shivakumar, A. K. Shresta, A. K. Gowda

“…This method is based on the oxidation of MBTH (3-methyl-2-benzothiazolinone hydrazone hydrochloride) by thallium(III) to form diazonium cation, which couples with IPH (Imipramine hydrochloride) in phosphoric acid medium at room temperature giving a blue colored species having a maximum absorption at 635 nm. …”
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KIT D816V Positive Acute Mast Cell Leukemia Associated with Normal Karyotype Acute Myeloid Leukemia by Marta Lopes, Maria dos Anjos Teixeira, Cláudia Casais, Vanessa Mesquita, Patrícia Seabra, Renata Cabral, José Palla-García, Catarina Lau, João Rodrigues, Maria Jara-Acevedo, Inês Freitas, Jose Ramón Vizcaíno, Jorge Coutinho, Luis Escribano, Alberto Orfao, Margarida Lima

“…The bone marrow (BM) smears showed 24% myeloblasts, 17% promyelocytes, and 16% abnormal toluidine blue positive MC, and flow cytometry revealed 12% myeloid BC, 34% aberrant promyelocytes, a maturation blockage at the myeloblast/promyelocyte level, and 16% abnormal CD2−CD25+ MC. …”
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Riboflavin- and Hypericin-Mediated Antimicrobial Photodynamic Therapy as Alternative Treatments for Oral Candidiasis: A Systematic Review by Maciej Łopaciński, Jakub Fiegler-Rudol, Wojciech Niemczyk, Dariusz Skaba, Rafał Wiench

“…Riboflavin activated by blue light and hypericin activated by yellow or orange light effectively targeted fluconazole-resistant Candida strains with minimal cytotoxicity to host tissues. …”
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Enhanced Visible Light Photocatalytic Activity for TiO2 Nanotube Array Films by Codoping with Tungsten and Nitrogen by Min Zhang, Juan Wu, DanDan Lu, Jianjun Yang

“…Moreover, the photocatalytic activity of W and N codoped TiO2 nanotube arrays was evaluated by degradation of methylene blue under visible light irradiation. It was found that N in codoped TNAs exists in the forms of Ti-N-O, while W exists as W6+ by substituting Ti in the lattice of TiO2. …”
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The Shared and Specific Genes and a Comparative Genomics Analysis within Three Hanseniaspora Strains by Kai Chen, Zhonghuan Tian, Fatang Jiang, Yunjiang Cheng, Chao-an Long

“…Kloeckera apiculata plays an important role in the inhibition of citrus postharvest blue and green mould diseases. This study was based on the previous genome sequencing of K. apiculata strain 34-9. …”
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Comparative Hypothesis Testing of Auroral Ionospheric Layer Causing Global Navigation Satellite System Scintillation by G. Blinstrubas, A. English, D. J. Stuart, D. L. Hampton, L. Lamarche, Y. Nishimura, S. Datta‐Barua

“…The second technique consists of using the ratio of the 630 (red) to the 428 nm (blue) intensity in optical all‐sky images (ASIs) to hypothesize the scattering layer with ASI. …”
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Characterization and Comparison of Structure and Physicochemical Properties of Highland Barley Starch of Different Colors by Mengru Han, Xiongying Zhang, Honglu Wang, Jiayue Zhou, Meijin Liu, Xirong Zhou, Aliaksandr Ivanistau, Qinghua Yang, Baili Feng

“…In this study, black, purple, blue, and yellow highland barley varieties were planted under the same cultivation conditions, and their starch distribution, structural characteristics, and physicochemical properties were analyzed. …”
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Interrelationship of the Kinin System, Nitric Oxide and Eicosanoids in the Antigen-Induced Arthritis in Rabbits by Fernando Alfonso Salamea Palácios, Gilberto Santos Novaes, Maria Luiza Guzzo, Ieda Maria Magalhães Laurindo, Suzana Beatriz Verissimo de Mello

“…The arthritis was induced in immunized rabbits and the following parameters were evaluated 24 hours later: leukocyte influx (total and differential white cell count), vascular permeability (Evans's blue method), and synovial PMN cell infiltrate. PGE2 and LTB4 (radioimmunoassay) levels were quantified in the synovial fluid. …”
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A Microfluidic Paper-Based Device for Monitoring Urease Activity in Saliva by Francisca T. S. M. Ferreira, António O. S. S. Rangel, Raquel B. R. Mesquita

“…The device uses the urease in the sample to convert urea into ammonia, causing a colorimetric change in the bromothymol blue. The accuracy of the developed device was evaluated by comparing the measurements of several saliva samples (#13) obtained with the μPAD and with a commercially available kit. …”
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Advanced Driver-Assistance System (ADAS) for Intelligent Transportation Based on the Recognition of Traffic Cones by Liyong Wang, Peng Sun, Min Xie, Shaobo Ma, Boxiong Li, Yuchen Shi, Qinghua Su

“…The result indicates that this novel method could recognize the red, blue, and yellow traffic cones with 85%, 100%, and 100% success rate, respectively, while maintaining 90% accuracy in traffic-cone distance sensing. …”
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The Effect of an Aqueous Extract of Teucrium polium on Glutathione Homeostasis In Vitro: A Possible Mechanism of Its Hepatoprotectant Action by Stella Shtukmaster, Predrag Ljubuncic, Arieh Bomzon

“…The effects of increasing concentrations (0.01–1 mg/mL) of aqueous extract of T. polium were assessed in cultured HepG2 cells following 24 hours incubation on (1) cellular integrity using (a) the Trypan blue exclusion assay, (b) the [di-methylthiazol-2yl]-2,5-diphenyl-tetrazoliumbromide (MTT) assay, and (c) the lactate dehydrogenase (LDH) assay; (2) glutathione redox state; and (3) glutathione peroxidase and glutathione reductase activities using a repeated measures experimental design. …”
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Separation and Determination of Paraquat and Diquat in Human Plasma and Urine by Magnetic Dispersive Solid Phase Extraction Coupled with High-Performance Liquid Chromatography by Ou Sha, Bowen Cui, Xiaobing Chen, Hua Liu, Jiawei Yao, Yuqing Zhu

“…Based on the reduction of PQ and DQ to a blue radical and yellow-green radical by sodium dithionite in an alkaline medium, a fast colorimetric method was also developed for the fast detection of PQ or DQ. …”
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A combined recombinase polymerase amplification CRISPR/Cas12a assay for detection of Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. cubense tropical race 4 by Megan Ceris Matthews, Jos van der Linden, Isabelle Robène, Samuel Rozsasi, Beatrix Coetzee, Manuela Campa, Johan Burger, Uzoma Nobel Akwuruoha, Ndubuisi Johnkennedy Madufor, Willem Perold, Umezuruike Linus Opara, Altus Viljoen, Diane Mostert

“…The RPA-Cas12a assay detected Foc TR4 from naturally infected banana samples collected in the field and visualization was possible with the naked eye under LED blue light transillumination. The method can be integrated with inexpensive fluorescent or electronic detection devices to accelerate Foc TR4 in-field detection and, thereby, fast-track disease containment strategies.…”
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Adrenomedullin 2 attenuates anxiety-like behaviors by increasing IGF-II in amygdala and re-establishing blood–brain barrier by Denian Wang, Zhi Yang, Pengfei Wu, Qingyan Li, Chunyan Yu, Ying Yang, Yuefan Du, Mengwei Jiang, Junpeng Ma

“…Furthermore, as evidenced by increased Evans blue staining and decreased VE-cadherin levels, the BBB exhibited dysfunction in ADM2 knockout mice with anxiety-like behaviors. …”
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Improving ICP-Based Scanning Sonar Image Matching Performance Through Height Estimation of Feature Point Using Shaded Area by Gwonsoo Lee, Sukmin Yoon, Yeongjun Lee, Jihong Lee

“…Unlike other sensors, such as forward looking sonar (FLS) or BlueView, scanning sonar has an extended data acquisition period, complicating data collection while in motion. …”
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Optimizing Growth Conditions and Biochemical Properties of <i>Chondracanthus acicularis</i> (Rhodophyta) in Laboratory Settings by Teresa Mouga, Andreia Sousa, Marta V. Freitas, Clélia Afonso

“…Negative growth was observed in treatments with Nutribloom plus^®, and blue LED light. The proximate composition analysis revealed a high moisture content across all treatments, with significant differences in ash and organic matter content between the treatments. …”
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Acute Exposure to Microcystin-Producing Cyanobacterium Microcystis aeruginosa Alters Adult Zebrafish (Danio rerio) Swimming Performance Parameters by Luiza Wilges Kist, Angelo Luis Piato, João Gabriel Santos da Rosa, Gessi Koakoski, Leonardo José Gil Barcellos, João Sarkis Yunes, Carla Denise Bonan, Maurício Reis Bogo

“…Microcystins (MCs) are toxins produced by cyanobacteria (blue-green algae), primarily Microcystis aeruginosa, forming water blooms worldwide. …”
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Jingui Shenqi Wan alleviates bone loss induced by primary osteoporosis by inhibiting osteoblast pyroptosis by Yuwangxuan Qian, Yihe Yu, Fan Yang, Qixing Liang, Dan Xu, Jiaxiang Chen, Xueqin Hu

“…Initially, micro-CT imaging and Alcian blue hematoxylin/orange G (ABH/OG) staining were employed to assess the effects of JGSQW on bone microarchitecture and bone mass preservation. …”
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Effect of Enhanced Antimicrobial Fish Gelatin and Lactic Acid Coating on the Shelf Life of Fresh and Previously Frozen Shrimp by Hunter Songy, Katheryn Parraga, Wenqing Xu, Evelyn Watts

“…Treatments with lactic acid were more blue than yellow. Treated samples developed less oxidation than the control. …”
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