Comparison of In Vitro Endocrine Activity of Phthalates and Alternative Plasticizers by Hélène Moche, Aouatif Chentouf, Sergio Neves, Jean-Marc Corpart, Fabrice Nesslany

“…In this study, we compared the in vitro endocrine activity of several already used potential alternative plasticizers (DEHT, DINCH, and TOTM) or new substitutes (POLYSORB® isosorbide and POLYSORB® ID 46) to one of 2 phthalates, DEHP and DINP. Effects of these chemicals on 3 common mechanisms of endocrine disruption, i.e., interaction with estrogen receptors (ER), androgen receptors (AR), or steroidogenesis, were studied using extensively used in vitro methods. …”
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Test of Some Aspects of Modelling the Sorption of Hydrophobic Compounds in Soils by Bogusław Buszewski, Radosław Zbytniewski

“…Modelling sorption phenomena involving the interactions of chemicals and particularly herbicides is very difficult because of the strong heterogeneity of the soil matrix. …”
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Therapeutics of bitter plants from Northeast region of India and their pharmacological and phytochemical perspectives by Bhaskar Das, Bharat Gopalrao Somkuwar, Sushil Kumar Chaudhary, Evanylla Kharlyngdoh, Careen Liza Pakyntein, Kishor Basor, Jitendra Kumar Shukla, Pardeep Kumar Bhardwaj, Pulok Kumar Mukherjee

“…These medicinal plants are an excellent source of chemically diverse biologically active phytometabolites. …”
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Effects of POPs-induced SIRT6 alteration on intestinal mucosal barrier function: A comprehensive review by Guangcan Chen, Tengyang Huang, Yifeng Dai, Xia Huo, Xijin Xu

“…Persistent organic pollutants (POPs) are pervasive organic chemicals with significant environmental and ecological ramifications, extending to adverse human health effects due to their toxicity and persistence. …”
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The Role of Oxidative Stress in the Aging Process by Barbara F. Oliveira, José Augusto Nogueira-Machado, Míriam M. Chaves

“…ROS include a number of chemically reactive molecules derived from oxygen. Not only oxygen, but also nitrogen can be deleterious species. …”
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Aptamers: A Feasible Technology in Cancer Immunotherapy by M. M. Soldevilla, H. Villanueva, F. Pastor

“…Aptamers normally show affinities comparable to or higher than that of antibodies. They are chemically synthesized and therefore less expensive to manufacture and produce. …”
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Current Overview of Allergens of Plant Pathogenesis Related Protein Families by Mau Sinha, Rashmi Prabha Singh, Gajraj Singh Kushwaha, Naseer Iqbal, Avinash Singh, Sanket Kaushik, Punit Kaur, Sujata Sharma, Tej P. Singh

“…These proteins are induced by the plants as a defense response system in stress conditions like microbial and insect infections, wounding, exposure to harsh chemicals, and atmospheric conditions. However, some plant tissues that are more exposed to environmental conditions like UV irradiation and insect or fungal attacks express these proteins constitutively. …”
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Dendrimer functionalized folate-targeted gold nanoparticles for luciferase gene silencing in vitro: A proof of principle study by Mbatha Londiwe Simphiwe, Maiyo Fiona Chepkoech, Singh Moganavelli

“…All formulations were physico--chemically characterized and nanocomplexes were evaluated using the band shift, dye displacement, nuclease protection, MTT cell viability, and luciferase reporter gene assays. …”
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A Review of Biomass Energy: Comparison of Utilization Methods and Future Prospects by Zhang Kai

“…Thermochemical conversion methods like pyrolysis, gasification, and torrefaction transform biomass into fuels and chemicals, offering solutions for waste management and renewable energy. …”
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Induced Ripening Agents and Their Effect on Fruit Quality of Banana by S. D. T. Maduwanthi, R. A. U. J. Marapana

“…Most studies suggest that there is no difference in biochemical composition and sensory quality in bananas treated with chemicals that induce ripening from naturally ripened bananas. …”
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Quality analysis of Idesia polycarpa fruit oil samples from cultivars with different phenotypes by Tianting Luo, Jiaqi Xu, Zhouqin Zhen, Xue Pan, Lang Feng, Likang Qin, Tingyuan Ren

“…To study the quality characteristics of Idesia polycarpa fruit oil (IPFO) samples under varying phenotypic traits and their differences, three typical phenotypic fruits of the same cultivar were compared, both morphologically and chemically. The results revealed that the highest water content (51.90 %) occurred in small red fruits (RID-S), and the highest oil content (20.63 %) was obtained in large yellow fruits (YID). …”
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Material Cost and Benefit Analysis for Dust Injection Technology in EAF Steelmaking Process and EAF Dust Treatment with CaO Addition by Shunsuke Koide, Akira Tsubone, Shusei Kubota, Kazuyoshi Yamaguchi, Tetsuya Nagasaka

“…By introducing the lime addition method, Zn and Fe can be recovered as resources, and the total income from these sales outweighs the cost of the chemicals used for recovery. This indicates that the treatment costs paid by EAF companies can be significantly low. …”
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Defect Study of MgO-CaO Material Doped with CeO2 by Han Zhang, Huizhong Zhao, Jinfeng Chen, Jingjie Li, Jun Yu, Jianhua Nie

“…MgO-CaO refractories were prepared using analytical reagent chemicals of Ca(OH)2 and Mg(OH)2 as starting materials and CeO2 as dopant, then sintered at 1650°C for 3 h. …”
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Cryopreservation Techniques for Ram Sperm by Amit Saha, Mohammad Asaduzzaman, Farida Yeasmin Bari

“…Sperms are destroyed during cryopreservation of semen due to varying concentrations of cryoprotective chemicals and if semen is not cooled at optimal cooling rates. …”
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How competent are cat owners in caring for their cats? by İbrahim ŞEKER, Ömer ERTEN, Abdurrahman KÖSEMAN, Şenol KOŞAN

“…Among cat owners, 98.6% kept cat food in closed boxes and 93.5% took precautions to prevent their cats from accessing household chemicals. In this study, according to the answers given by the participants to the questionnaire questions, statistically significant differences were found between the options in terms of their answers to all other questions, except for the answers given by the cat owners to the questions of whether they use nets for their cats on the windows and/or balconies of their houses and the frequency of changing the litter of their cats (p<0.01). …”
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South African strides towards attaining green analytical methods and a green environment for environmental analysis of pharmaceuticals by Lawrence Mzukisi Madikizela, Vusumzi Emmanuel Pakade

“…However, the metabolites of these chemicals were only established in South African waters after two decades of pharmaceutical analysis in water. …”
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Stability of a Cosmetic Multiple Emulsion Loaded with Green Tea Extract by Tariq Mahmood, Naveed Akhtar

“…The developed physically and chemically stable system is an effective system for targeting skin layers; however, long-term stability at elevated temperatures may be needed with suitable modifications, if required.…”
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Bioaccessibility In Vitro of Nutraceuticals from Bark of Selected Salix Species by Urszula Gawlik-Dziki, Danuta Sugier, Dariusz Dziki, Piotr Sugier

“…Regardless of Salix genotypes, the lowest chelating power was found for chemically-extractable compounds. Bark of all Salix species contained ethanol-extractable compounds with reducing ability. …”
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Starches Modified by Combination of Phosphorylation and High-Voltage Electrical Discharge (HVED) Treatment by Ivanka Grgić, Marijana Grec, Artur Gryszkin, Tomasz Zięba, Mirela Kopjar, Đurđica Ačkar, Antun Jozinović, Borislav Miličević, Sandra Zavadlav, Jurislav Babić

“…The effect of the HVED treatment on starch properties depended on starch type and combinations with chemicals. HVED could act as an aid in the starch phosphorylation process since the properties analysed were more effectively improved when HVED was combined with phosphorylation than by phosphorylation alone.…”
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Optimizing Pretrained Convolutional Neural Networks for Tomato Leaf Disease Detection by Iftikhar Ahmad, Muhammad Hamid, Suhail Yousaf, Syed Tanveer Shah, Muhammad Ovais Ahmad

“…The rapid increase in the use of chemicals such as fungicides and bactericides to curtail plant diseases is causing negative effects on the agro-ecosystem. …”
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