Optimization of Lactic Acid Production from Pineapple By-Products and an Inexpensive Nitrogen Source Using Lactiplantibacillus plantarum strain 4O8 by Joel Romial Ngouénam, Pierre Marie Kaktcham, Chancel Hector Momo Kenfack, Edith Marius Foko Kouam, François Zambou Ngoufack

“…Lactic acid (LA) is used in food, cosmetic, chemical, and pharmaceutical industries and has recently attracted much attention in the production of biodegradable polymers. …”
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Optimization of Preparation Process and Antioxidant Activity of Kidney Bean-Haskap Composite Fermentation Liquid by Jia WANG, Fangli DING, Yu AN, Xueying ZENG, Zhihui ZHANG, Sinan LI, Kaiyuan XU, Fang ZHOU, Ying WANG, Lu ZHANG, Bingzheng XU, Zekun SUN

“…After screening the compound lactic acid bacteria based on the number of live bacterial count as the index, the process parameters of the composite fermentation liquid were determined using single factor test and response surface optimization test, as well as its physical and chemical properties, biological activity and antioxidant capacity were evaluated. …”
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Toxic Effects of Hydroxyl- and Amine-functionalized Silica Nanoparticles (SiO2 and NH2-SiO2 NPs) on Caenorhabditis elegans by Danielle E. Que, Wen-Che Hou, Micah Belle Marie Yap Ang, Chih-Chung Lin

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Growth response of <i>Emiliania huxleyi</i> to ocean alkalinity enhancement by G. Faucher, M. Haunost, A. J. Paul, A. U. C. Tietz, U. Riebesell

“…One proposed CDR method, ocean alkalinity enhancement (OAE), mimics natural rock weathering processes by introducing suitable minerals into the ocean, thereby increasing ocean alkalinity and promoting CO<span class="inline-formula">₂</span> chemical absorption. While theoretical studies hold promise for OAE as a climate mitigation strategy, careful consideration of its ecological implications is essential. …”
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Structure and metabolic function of spatiotemporal pit mud microbiome by Zhihua Li, Chi Zhao, Zhenyu Mao, Fengju Zhang, Ling Dong, Chuan Song, Yao Chen, Xin Fu, Zonghua Ao, Yanfei Xiong, Qin Hui, Weizhi Song, Petri Penttinen, Suyi Zhang

“…In this study, we used a combination of metagenomic analysis and chemical derivatization LC–MS analysis to provide a comprehensive overview of microbial community structure, metabolic function, phylogeny, horizontal gene transfer, and the relationship with carboxyl compounds in spatiotemporal PM samples. …”
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Microscopic and Spectroscopic Investigation of (AlxGa1–X)2O3 Films: Unraveling the Impact of Growth Orientation and Aluminum Content by Jith Sarker, Prachi Garg, Abrar Rauf, Ahsiur Rahman Nirjhar, Hsien‐Lien Huang, Menglin Zhu, A. F. M. Anhar Uddin Bhuiyan, Lingyu Meng, Hongping Zhao, Jinwoo Hwang, Eric Osei‐Agyemang, Saquib Ahmed, Baishakhi Mazumder

“…The findings reveal consistent in‐plane chemical homogeneity in lower aluminum content (x = 0.2) films. …”
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Adhesion-induced MoS2 layer transfer via in-situ TEM-nanoindentation: Effects of curvature and substrate mediated residual stress by Jhih H. Liang, Mehdi Rouhani, J. David Schall, Takaaki Sato, Christopher Muratore, Nicholas R. Glavin, Robert W. Carpick, Yeau-Ren Jeng

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Laboratory-scale biogas production from vegetable juice waste using an IC reactor by Boualy Vongvisith, Chengyue Liang, Changmei Wang, Fang Yin, Kai Wu, Bin Yang, Jing Liu, Hong Yang, Wudi Zhang

“…The efficiency of the IC reactor was reflected in the effluent chemical oxygen demand (COD) concentration reduction and the percentage of COD removal efficiency. …”
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Molecular simulations reveal intricate coupling between agonist-bound β-adrenergic receptors and G protein by Yanxiao Han, John R.D. Dawson, Kevin R. DeMarco, Kyle C. Rouen, Khoa Ngo, Slava Bekker, Vladimir Yarov-Yarovoy, Colleen E. Clancy, Yang K. Xiang, Surl-Hee Ahn, Igor Vorobyov

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Recent advances in self-targeting natural product-based nanomedicines by Haifan Liu, Xingyue Jin, Suyi Liu, Xinyue Liu, Xiao Pei, Kunhui Sun, Meifang Li, Ping Wang, Yanxu Chang, Tiejie Wang, Bing Wang, Xie-an Yu

“…Natural products derived from traditional Chinese medicine have their own targeting effect and remarkable therapeutic effect on many diseases, but there are some shortcomings such as poor physical and chemical properties. The construction of nanomedicines using the active ingredients of natural products has become a key step in the modernization research process, which could be used to make up for the defects of natural products such as low solubility, large dosage, poor bioavailability and poor targeting. …”
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A sedimentological oxymoron: highly evolved glauconite of earliest diagenetic origin by Tribovillard, Nicolas, Bout-Roumazeilles, Viviane, Guillot, François, Baudin, François, Deconinck, Jean-François, Abraham, Romain, Ventalon, Sandra

“…Therefore, in-situ glauconite formation preceded carbonate authigenesis. Yet, the chemical composition of grains (Fe and K) typifies glauconite as highly evolved, meaning that its formation must have lasted over times, according to conventional views. …”
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Impacts of Land Use on Soil Erosion: RUSLE Analysis in a Sub-Basin of the Peruvian Amazon (2016–2022) by Moises Ascencio-Sanchez, Cesar Padilla-Castro, Christian Riveros-Lizana, Rosa María Hermoza-Espezúa, Dayan Atalluz-Ganoza, Richard Solórzano-Acosta

“…Unsustainable soil management practices can be the underlying explanation of changes in soil chemical and physical properties. Also, social dynamic changes and differences in landscape patterns play a role.…”
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Life cycle assessment of cocoa farming sustainability by implementing compound fertilizer by I. Idawati, N.A. Sasongko, A.D. Santoso, A.W. Sani, H. Apriyanto, A. Boceng

“…This was conducted based on the International Standard Organization of life cycle assessment 14040 and 14044 with a function unit of 1 kilogram chocodate cashew production.FINDINGS: The results showed that reducing chemical fertilizer was environmentally preferable to decreasing all the impact categories assessed since the total potential global warming impact from chocodate cashew production was 2.092 kilogram carbon dioxide equivalent. …”
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The Development of DNA Based Methods for the Reliable and Efficient Identification of Nicotiana tabacum in Tobacco and Its Derived Products by Sukumar Biswas, Wei Fan, Rong Li, Sifan Li, Wenli Ping, Shujun Li, Alexandra Naumova, Tamara Peelen, Esther Kok, Zheng Yuan, Dabing Zhang, Jianxin Shi

“…Both qPCR and LAMP methods were reliable and accurate in the rapid detection of tobacco components in various practical samples, including customs samples, reconstituted tobacco samples, and locally purchased cigarettes, showing high potential for their application in tobacco identification, particularly in the special cases where the morphology or chemical compositions of tobacco have been disrupted. …”
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Degenerated vision, altered lipid metabolism, and expanded chemoreceptor repertoires enable Lindaspio polybranchiata to thrive in deep-sea cold seeps by Yujie Yan, Inge Seim, Yang Guo, Xupeng Chi, Zhaoshan Zhong, Dantong Wang, Mengna Li, Haining Wang, Huan Zhang, Minxiao Wang, Chaolun Li

“…These proteins, characterized by their conserved 3D structures, may enhance the organism’s ability to detect chemical cues in chemosynthetic ecosystems, facilitating rapid settlement in suitable environments. …”
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Preparation, Characterization, and Biotoxicity of Nanosized Doped ZnO Photocatalyst by Lingling Liu, XiangRui Wang, Xiuping Yang, Wenhong Fan, Xiaolong Wang, Ning Wang, Xiaomin Li, Feng Xue

“…In this study, five types of nZnO (nondoped nZnO, iron- (Fe-) doped nZnO, cobalt- (Co-) doped nZnO, nickel- (Ni-) doped nZnO, and manganese- (Mn-) doped nZnO) materials were prepared through a wet chemical method and then exposed to Daphnia magna (D. magna) at low and high concentrations (50 and 250 μg L−1). …”
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Combined multi-scale characterization of pores in ultra-thick coal seams of Jurassic Xishanyao Formation, Tiaohu-Malang sags, Santanghu Basin by Yue CHEN, Qiqi LEI, Dongmin MA, Xin WANG, Xinggang WANG, Diefang HUANG, Gaoxiang RONG

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Breeding results for Echinacea purpurea (L.) Moench in Moscow Province by I. N. Korotkikh, E. Yu. Babaeva, A. E. Burova

“…The yield of crude herbal materials (above-ground part) was registered at the beginning of the flowering phase (the first 10 days of August), and fresh and dry mass of the accessions were measured (after 48-hour ventilated drying at 45°C). Chemical analysis of crude herbal materials was made to find the sum of the derivatives of oxycinnamic acids calculated as chicoric acid using chromatic spectrophotometric techniques according to Temporary Pharmacopoeial Article 42-2371-94 and Private Pharmacopoeial Article in State Pharmacopoeia XIII. …”
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A Pilot Study on the Age-Dependent, Biomechanical Properties of Longitudinal Ligaments in the Human Cervical Spine by Narendra Singh, Ana Trajkovski, Jovan Trajkovski, Robert Kunc, Jose Felix Rodriguez Matas

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Assessment of synergistic efficacy of carbaryl in combination with Cinnamomum cassia and Origanum vulgare essential oils against Dermanyssus gallinae by Zhonghao Wang, Kai Xu, Shuo Yin, Jing Liu, Jianhua Qin, Dehe Wang, Lijun Xu, Chuanwen Wang

“…However, the escalating drug resistance due to sustained reliance on chemical acaricides highlights the urgent need for new mite management strategies. …”
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