Quantifying LAGA mutated mouse IgG2a monoclonal antibody with a rapid pepsin digestion enabled immunoaffinity LC/MS/MS assay by Linlin Dong, Susan Chen, Konstantin Piatkov, Dong Wei, Mark G. Qian

“…In brief, robust and reproducible C-terminal cleavage of both leucine and phenylalanine near the double mutation site of the mutated mIgG2a was accomplished at pH ≤2 and 37°C. Combined with a commercially available rat anti-mIgG2a heavy-chain antibody, the established immunoaffinity LC/MS/MS assay achieved a limit of quantitation of 20 ng/mL in the dynamic range of interest with satisfactory assay precision and accuracy. …”
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Assisted Egg White Biogenic Synthesis for Elaboration of ZnO Nanoparticles by Elena Andreea Vijan, Ecaterina Magdalena Modan, Sorin Georgian Moga, Denis Aurelian Negrea, Adriana-Gabriela Schiopu, Mihai Oproescu, Daniela Istrate

“…The synthesis process utilized egg white from different sources (commercially raised hens, home-raised hens, and ducks) and varying zinc nitrate concentrations (1M and 2M) to evaluate their influence on nanoparticle morphology and size. …”
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Hydrothermally synthesised porous NiAl-LDH as an efficient pseudocapacitive material in asymmetric supercapacitors by Raman Duddi, Shivani, Shobhna Dhiman, Arun Kumar Singh, Navpreet Kamboj, Sanjeev Kumar

“…When the as-prepared electrode is integrated with a commercial activated carbon (AC) to form a hybrid asymmetric supercapacitor (ASC) operating in 1 M KOH electrolyte, it delivers specific capacitance of 923 F g−1. …”
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Nutritional and Sensory Properties of Formulated Biscuits Supplemented with Vernonia amygdalina Del Leaves And Heteroclarias Spp Viscera Oil by Omolola Soji-Omoniwa, Omolade Bosede Olugbenga, Phoebe Adedamola Adewuyi, Olatunji Peter Ajao, Daniel Olasunkanmi Awe, Pelumi Zecharaiah Olawale, Khadijah Adedolapo Badmos, Jubril Akinpelumi Omotosho

“…Four biscuit samples were developed: one without <em>Vernonia</em> <em>amygdalina</em> and fish oil (labeled BWVF) and three others containing increasing quantities of VA (BWVF-1 g, BWVF-2 g, and BWVF-3 g). A commercially purchased conventional biscuit (CB) was utilized as a control. …”
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Estimation of Heterosis and Inbreeding Depression for Fruit Yield Attributing Characters in Brinjal (Solanum melongena L.) by Jagruti S. Mahla, R. R. Acharya, M. M. Pandya, Sushil Kumar, D. A. Patel, D. J. Parmar

“…The family exhibiting the least inbreeding depression and high heterosis should be further explored for commercial production. …”
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Characterization of meat quality, storage stability, flavor-related compounds, and their relationship in Korean Woorimatdag No. 2 chicken breast meat during cold storage by Yousung Jung, Soomin Oh, Sangrok Lee, Hee-Jeong Lee, Hyo-Jun Choo, Cheorun Jo, Ki-Chang Nam, Jun-Heon Lee, Aera Jang

“…We evaluated the quality, storage stability, and flavor-related compounds of breast meat from a novel Korean native chicken breed (Woorimatdag No. 2; WRMD2) and commercial broiler (CB) during seven days of aerobic cold storage. …”
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Expression of MMP-2, MMP-9 and TIMP-2 in pituitary tumors and their relationship with cavernous sinus invasion by Ane Caroline Thé B Freire, Raquel S Jallad, Rafael L Batista, Andrea Glezer, Marcio C Machado, Gilberto Ochman, Valter A Cescato, Malebranche Berardo Carneiro Cunha Neto, Fernando P Frassetto, Raphael S S de Medeiros, Ericka B Trarbach

“…Protein plasma was semi-quantitatively detected using a commercial membrane antibody array. Results: Sixteen patients presented tumors invading the cavernous sinus. …”
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Efficiency of <i>in vitro</i> culture techniques applied to soybean (<i>Glycine max (L.) Merr.</i>) accessions from the VIR collection by E. S. Korshikova, K. M. Ershova, Yu. A. Moksheninova, Yu. V. Ukhatova

“…The work included evaluating the effects of different seed sterilization techniques (one-step sterilization, using a commercial bleach, and two-step one, combining the impacts of a chlorine-containing preparation and hydrogen peroxide), types of explants (epicotyls, hypocotyls, cotyledon nodes, and cotyledon leaf segments), and phytohormone composition of nutrient medium: (1) MS + 1.13 mg/L BAP + 0.5 mg/L HA, and (2) MS +1 mg/L BAP + 0.1 mg/L IAA).The assessment results showed that the option of two-step seed sterilization was the most effective for soybean at the stage of in vitro culture initiation, while hypocotyls, epicotyls, and cotyledon nodes had the highest callus formation ability in both types of nutrient media.…”
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Social Media Marketing for Small and Medium Enterprise Performance in Uganda: A Structural Equation Model by .Kikawa, Cliff R, Kiconco, Charity, Moses, Agaba, Ntirampeba, Dimas, Ssematimba, Amos, Kalema, Billy M.

“…This study’s objective is to identify the factors that significantly help Ugandan SMEs implement SMM techniques to enhance their commercial performance. Here, statistical models are utilized to analyze how the age and gender of SMEs owners as moderating variables affect the adoption and performance of SMEs in Uganda. …”
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Presenting the evaluation model of financial technology policies in National Bank of Iran by Vahid moradi, changiz mohammadi zadeh, ali farhadi mahali

“…This policy enables commercial banks to have more customers in a larger area (Sarraf & Rahimi, 2022). …”
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Enhanced Immunogenicity of Foot-and-Mouth Disease Virus-like Particles Using a Water-in-Oil-in-Water Adjuvant by Yujie Zhou, Wenzhu Yin, Zhidong Teng, Yanyan Zhao, Yu Lu, Yingjuan Qian, Bihua Deng

“…Compared to the VLPs group, the VLPs+WT group induced significantly higher levels of specific antibodies that persisted for 12 weeks, similar to the commercial VLPs+ISA201 vaccine. The VLPs+WT vaccine also enhanced the secretion of Th1-related (IgG2a, IFN-γ) and Th2-related (IgG1, IL-4) molecules. …”
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Synergetic effects of nano-boehmite and Y nano-zeolite on catalytic cracking of residue oil by Ehsan Amini, Kamran Ahmadi, Alimorad Rashidi, Amir Ali Youzbashi, Mehran Rezaei, Sakineh Mesgar

“…The catalytic performance test results showed that in equal MAT conversion (almost 64 wt%), the synthesized NC30B20 catalyst had higher catalytic performance than the commercial catalyst.…”
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Active case detection and treatment of malaria in pregnancy using LAMP technology (LAMPREG): a pragmatic randomised diagnostic outcomes trial—study protocol by Mekonnen Teferi, Claire Kamaliddin, Hiwot Tilahun, Rediet Fikru Gebresenbet, Zelalem Mekonnen Bekele, Banchamlak Tegegne, Delenasaw Yewhalaw, Abebe Genetu Bayih, Dylan R Pillai, Filmona Mekuria, Getaneh Alemu, Beka Raya, Omar Abdullah, Taye Teka, James Cheaveau, Ruth Legese, Hiwot Asmerom, Ermias Hundito, Ebrahim Nursefa, Samuel Ayele

“…In contrast, in the intervention arm, mothers will be tested by a commercially available Conformité Européene (CE)-approved LAMP malaria test, microscopy and rapid diagnostic test for malaria regardless of their symptoms at each antenatal care visit. …”
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PICT: A low‐cost, modular, open‐source camera trap system to study plant–insect interactions by Vincent Droissart, Laura Azandi, Eric Rostand Onguene, Marie Savignac, Thomas B. Smith, Vincent Deblauwe

“…Abstract Commercial camera traps (CTs) commonly used in wildlife studies have several technical limitations that restrict their scope of application. …”
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MythicVision: a deep learning powered mobile application for understanding Indian mythological deities using weight centric decision approach by Tauseef Khan, Aditya Nitin Patil, Aviral Singh, Gitesh Prashant Bhavsar, Kanakagiri Sujay Ashrith, Sachi Nandan Mohanty

“…The developed web application along with source code and user guidelines have been publicly released in https://github.com/Adinp1213/MythicVision for academic, research and other non-commercial purposes.…”
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LC-MS/MS-based metabolomic study provides insights into altitude-dependent variations in flavonoid profiles of strawberries by Muhammad Junaid Rao, Muhammad Junaid Rao, Huaizheng Wang, Huaming Lei, Hongcha Zhang, Xiande Duan, Liuyuan Bao, Chengcui Yang, Duo Han, Yongzhi Zhang, Shunqiang Yang, Mingzheng Duan

“…This research provides valuable insights for optimizing strawberry cultivation conditions to maximize nutritional and commercial value.…”
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Automated Measurement of Coronary Artery Calcifications and Routine Perioperative Blood Tests Predict Survival in Resected Stage I Lung Cancer by Federica Sabia, MSc, Camilla Valsecchi, MSc, Roberta Eufrasia Ledda, MD, Giorgio Bogani, MD, Riccardo Orlandi, MD, Luigi Rolli, MD, Michele Ferrari, MD, Maurizio Balbi, MD, Alfonso Marchianò, MD, Ugo Pastorino, MD

“…The CAC score was measured by commercially available, fully automated artificial intelligence software. …”
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Surface Modification of TFC-PA RO Membrane by Grafting Hydrophilic pH Switchable Poly(Acrylic Acid) Brushes by Muhammad Asad Abbas, Shehla Mushtaq, Waqas A. Cheema, Hazim Qiblawey, Shenmin Zhu, Yao Li, Runnan Zhang, Hong Wu, Zhongyi Jiang, Rehan Sadiq, Nasir M. Ahmad

“…The grafting of pH-responsive poly(acrylic acid) (PAA) brushes was carried out on the surface of a commercial TFC-PA membrane using surface-initiated atom transfer radical polymerization (SI-ATRP). …”
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Quality Characteristics of Wheat Malts with Different Country of Origin and Their Effect on Beer Brewing by Yang Soo Byeon, Seung-Taik Lim, Hyun-Jin Kim, Han Sub Kwak, Sang Sook Kim

“…The characteristics of wheat malt, wort, and beer from two Korean wheat varieties (Keumkang and Anzunbaengi; KM and AM, respectively) were compared to those of two commercial wheat malt controls from the USA and Germany (UM and GM), to examine the feasibility of Korean wheat for brewing. …”
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Cytotoxicity and genotoxicity of orthodontic bands after aging: an in-vitro study by Maryam Karandish, Bahar Khademi, Golnaz Ziaei, Nasrollah Erfani, Leila Moezi, Zahra Faghih

“…Abstract Background This investigation sought to evaluate cytotoxic and genotoxic effects of two different types of orthodontic bands after aging in acidic and neutral artificial saliva using human gingival fibroblast-like (HGF1-PI 1) cell lines. Methods Two commercial brands of orthodontic molar bands (American orthodontic (AO) and 3 S-dental bands), commonly used by orthodontists, were tested. …”
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