A European aerosol phenomenology – 9: Light absorption properties of carbonaceous aerosol particles across surface Europe by Jordi Rovira, Marjan Savadkoohi, Gang I. Chen, Griša Močnik, Wenche Aas, Lucas Alados-Arboledas, Begoña Artiñano, Minna Aurela, John Backman, Sujai Banerji, David Beddows, Benjamin Brem, Benjamin Chazeau, Martine Collaud Coen, Cristina Colombi, Sebastien Conil, Francesca Costabile, Esther Coz, Joel F. de Brito, Kostas Eleftheriadis, Olivier Favez, Harald Flentje, Evelyn Freney, Asta Gregorič, Martin Gysel-Beer, Roy Harrison, Christoph Hueglin, Antti Hyvärinen, Matic Ivančič, Athina-Cerise Kalogridis, Hannes Keernik, Granakis Konstantinos, Paolo Laj, Eleni Liakakou, Chunshui Lin, Stefano Listrani, Krista Luoma, Marek Maasikmets, Hanna E. Manninen, Nicolas Marchand, Sebastiao Martins dos Santos, Saliou Mbengue, Nikos Mihalopoulos, Doina Nicolae, Jarkko V. Niemi, Michael Norman, Jurgita Ovadnevaite, Jean-Eudes Petit, Stephen Platt, André S.H. Prévôt, Manuel Pujadas, Jean-Philippe Putaud, Véronique Riffault, Martin Rigler, Matteo Rinaldi, Jaroslav Schwarz, Sanna Silvergren, Erik Teinemaa, Kimmo Teinilä, Hilkka Timonen, Gloria Titos, Anna Tobler, Jeni Vasilescu, Stergios Vratolis, Karl Espen Yttri, Eduardo Yubero, Naděžda Zíková, Andrés Alastuey, Tuukka Petäjä, Xavier Querol, Jesús Yus-Díez, Marco Pandolfi

“…Carbonaceous aerosols (CA), composed of black carbon (BC) and organic matter (OM), significantly impact the climate. …”
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Identification of Plasma Absorbed Components of Qingxin Zishen Prescription by UPLC-Q-TOF MS by Yu HU, Juan SHANG, Xue-jiao LI, Yun-hua FENG, Kai-cheng XIE, Wei-feng YAO, Jian-dong ZOU, Yun CHEN, Su LU, Mei-juan XU

“…Then, chromatographic separation of the plasma samples was performed on an Agilent ZORBAX SB C18 column (4.6 mm×100 mm, 1.8 µm) using a gradient elution with a mobile phase composed of 0.1% formic acid aqueous solution (A) and methanol-acetonitrile (1:1, V/V, B) prior to MS analysis. …”
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Probing the Dual Role of Ca²⁺ in the <i>Allochromatium tepidum</i> LH1–RC Complex by Constructing and Analyzing Ca²⁺-Bound and Ca²⁺-Free LH1 Comple... by Mei-Juan Zou, Shuai Sun, Guang-Lei Wang, Yi-Hao Yan, Wei Ji, Zheng-Yu Wang-Otomo, Michael T. Madigan, Long-Jiang Yu

“…Here, we use the purple bacterium <i>Rhodospirillum rubrum</i> strain H2 as a host to express Ca²⁺-bound and Ca²⁺-free <i>Alc. tepidum</i> LH1-only complexes composed of α- and β-polypeptides that either contain or lack the calcium-binding motif WxxDxI; purified preparations of each complex were then used to test how Ca²⁺ affects their thermostability and spectral features. …”
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Le port antique de Chelles (Seine-et-Marne) : une course après la rivière by Yann Le Jeune, Corinne Charamond, Christian Charamond

“…-Phase 1, around 35 BC: a riverbank fastening set-up, composed of branches and logging waste, several wooden posts, and possibly included a light, make-shift wharf structure, was installed in the hopes of stabilizing the bank. …”
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Effect of different diets on the fatty acid compo- sition of buffalo bulk milk by Sebastiana Failla, Giuliano Palocci, Michela Contò, Gianluca Renzi, Chiara Evangelista, Loredana Basiricò, Umberto Bernabucci

“…They were provided as a total mixed ratio where different components (about 3% in dry matter of total ration) were added to the essential diet for each group: basic diet (B) was composed of maize silages, alfalfa hay, corn grain, and soybean as concentrates, the second diet contained linseed as an additional constituent to B (L), another brewer’s spent grain (T), additional alfalfa and mixed hay (H), additional corn grain (M), grass (G); other farms included in B diet both grass and cottonseed (CG), grass and linseed (GL) or grass and brewer’s spent grain (TG) and at last grass linseed and brewer’s spent grain (LTG). …”
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A relay race of ESCRT-III paralogs drives cell division in a hyperthermophilic archaeon by Junfeng Liu, Mickaël Lelek, Yunfeng Yang, Audrey Salles, Christophe Zimmer, Yulong Shen, Mart Krupovic

“…Archaea of the order Sulfolobales divide using a simpler version of the eukaryotic endosomal sorting complexes required for transport (ESCRT) machinery, composed of three ESCRT-III homologs (ESCRT-III, -III-1, and -III-2), AAA+ ATPase Vps4 and an archaea-specific component CdvA. …”
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Feminization of Maroon Clownfish (<I>Amphiprion biaculeatus<I/>, Bloch 1790) with 17β-Estradiol Hormonal Induction by Helena Sahusilawane, Agus Oman Sudrajat, Muhmmad Agus Suprayudi, Dinar Tri Soelistyowati, Ligaya I. T. A. Tumbelaka, Irzal Effendi

“…These treatments were applied with three replications. Five fish composed of α-fish, β-fish, and three γ-fish were reared in each aquarium for 90 days with a flowing water system. …”
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Perception des asymétries oro-faciales par jugement humain de visages chimériques de babouin lors d'expression d'émotion by Catherine Wallez, Jacques Vauclair

“…Un visage chimérique correspond à un visage expressif composé de deux mêmes hémi-visages accolés en miroir. …”
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A broad assessment of forty-one skin phenotypes reveals complex dimensions of skin ageing by Jun Yan Ng, Qi Yi Ambrose Wong, Jun Jie Lim, Dingyu Cen, Jia Yi Karen Wong, Yi Ying Eliza Lim, Yang Yie Sio, Kavita Reginald, Yee-How Say, Fook Tim Chew

“…Results We analysed our study population, which is composed of 3281 ethnic Chinese participants from the Singapore/Malaysia Cross-sectional Genetics Epidemiology Study (SMCGES). …”
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Real-World Life Analysis of a Continuous Glucose Monitoring and Smart Insulin Pen System in Type 1 Diabetes: A Cohort Study by Paola Pantanetti, Giovanni Cangelosi, Sara Morales Palomares, Gaetano Ferrara, Federico Biondini, Stefano Mancin, Gabriele Caggianelli, Mauro Parozzi, Marco Sguanci, Fabio Petrelli

“…Aim: This study aims to evaluate the baseline characteristics of patients switching from MDI therapy to the Medtronic Smart MDI system [composed of a smart insulin pen (InPenTM) and a connected CGM Medtronic SimpleraTM sensor] and to assess its impact on glycemic outcomes over different time periods (14, 30, and 90 days). …”
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Anatomy, histology, and morphology of fish gills in relation to feeding habits: a comparative review of marine and freshwater species by Mohamed A. M. Alsafy, Hanan H. Abd-Elhafeez, Ahmed M. Rashwan, Atef Erasha, Safwat Ali, Samir A. A. El-Gendy

“…The gill arch carries additional structures, such as the air-breathing dendritic organ of the catfish, located in the suprabranchial chamber caudodorsal to the gills and composed of two main parts: small and large ones originated by main stems from the second and fourth-gill arches, respectively. …”
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The Interpretation is the Message. Komposition als angewandte Interpretation bei György Kurtág by Tom Rojo Poller

“…Taking its cue from Kurtág’s remark that his composing is essentially motivated by his notion of interpretation, the present text assumes that the category of interpretation could be a key to open up new analytical perspectives on Kurtág’s compositions. …”
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Antibacterial and Antifungal Activities of Linear and Cyclic Peptides Containing Arginine, Tryptophan, and Diphenylalanine by David Salehi, Eman H. M. Mohammed, Naiera M. Helmy, Keykavous Parang

“…</b> We have previously reported peptides composed of sequential arginine (R) residues paired with tryptophan (W) or 3,3-diphenyl-L-alanine residues (Dip), such as cyclic peptides [R₄W₄] and [R₄(Dip)₃], as antibacterial agents. …”
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Sposobin Remains. A Soviet Harmony Textbook’s Twisted Fate in China by Wai Ling Cheong, Ding Hong

“…This article investigates how the Chinese reception of Uchebnik garmonii diverges from the sources that had inspired Sposobin and his colleagues to compose it in the first place, and throws light on the far-reaching impacts and ramifications of Uchebnik garmonii in China. // 1937–38 publizierte Igor V. …”
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Modelling the air quality impacts of a zero emission zone scenario in the city of Milan by Andrea Piccoli, Valentina Agresti, Marco Bedogni, Giovanni Lonati, Guido Pirovano

“…The assessment of the environmental and health effects is done thanks to a modelling suite composed of a road traffic, an emission, a hybrid air quality models, plus a fourth module for human health impacts. …”
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Combined characterization of pore structurein deep medium-rank coal using mercury intrusion and liquid nitrogen adsorption methods and its pore fractal characteristics by Qi LI, Yong WU, Lei QIAO

“…The specific surface area was mainly composed of transition pores, micropores, and mesopores, with no macropores. …”
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Comparative analysis of inflammatory biomarkers for the diagnosis of neonatal sepsis: IL-6, IL-8, SAA, CRP, and PCT by Chen Ying, Yan Aixia, Zhang Li, Hu Xiaoming, Chen Liang, Cui Jun, Fan Zichuan, Li Ying

“…Sixty noninfected premature infants and 60 noninfected term infants composed the control group. Receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curves were used to determine the sensitivity and specificity of IL-6, IL-8, and SAA alone and in combination with CRP and PCT. …”
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Study on the value of gastrin 17 and aldehyde dehydrogenase 1 in gastric juice for early diagnosis in gastric cancer by Yanfang Wang, Yanfang Wang, Hui Liu, Hui Liu, Xiang Li, Juan Jin, Bo Yan, Bo Yan

“…Thirty patients with chronic nonatrophic gastritis were chosen from the physical examination center, and thirty-two patients with chronic atrophic gastritis (CAG) composed the gastritis group. As the control group, they were chosen at the physical testing center. …”
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Im Niemandsland zwischen strengem Satz und Historismus. Zur Krise der Kontrapunktlehre im mittleren 19. Jahrhundert by Florian Edler

“…The use of the term provoked debate and controversy among critics, composers and performers alike. This stance was particularly prevalent in northern and central Germany as well as in France. …”
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Evaluation of pitomba extract as a natural antioxidant in fresh sausages: Effects on physicochemical properties and lipid oxidation by Taline Fiorucci da Silva, Flávia Aparecida Reitz Cardoso, Nathália Leticia Hernandez Brito, Sahra Gadia Trelha, Stefanie Calisto Casarin, Leila Larisa Medeiros Marques, Adriana Aparecida Droval

“…Pitomba extract was obtained using a natural solvent composed of L-proline and levulinic acid, which effectively extracted phenolic compounds from the seeds. …”
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