Biomarker‐induced gold aggregates enable activatable near‐infrared‐II photoacoustic image‐guided radiosensitization by Qinrui Fu, Chuang Wei, Xiao Yang, Mengzhen Wang, Jibin Song

“…In this study, we developed a nanodrug (AuNR@Peptide) composed of furin‐responsive RVRR peptide‐conjugated AuNRs, which integrates an activatable probe and a radiosensitizer into a single system for accurate tumor localization, enabling image‐guided precision RT. …”
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Design of 3D Hybrid Plant Extract/Marine and Bovine Collagen Matrixes as Potential Dermal Scaffolds for Skin Wound Healing by Aida Lahmar, Maroua Rjab, Fairouz Sioud, Mouna Selmi, Abir Salek, Soumaya Kilani-Jaziri, Leila Chekir Ghedira

“…Our results confirmed that the extracted collagens were mainly composed of collagen type I with slight molecular structure differences. …”
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Nature-derived microneedles with metal-polyphenolic networks encapsulation for chronic soft tissue defects repair: Responding and remodeling the regenerative microenvironment by Chengyang Zhu, Zun Fan, Zhijie Cheng, Jun Yin, Lei Qin, Xin Zhao

“…To tackle this deficiency, nature-derived microneedles (NMs) composed of silk methacrylate and snail mucus are developed in this study. …”
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Thermal behavior of silica aerogel-paraffin nanocomposites in a nanochannel under varying magnetic fields: A molecular dynamics study by Yi Ru, Ali B.M. Ali, Shahram Babadoust, Rasha Abed Hussein, Mohammed Al-Bahrani, Barno Abdullaeva, Soheil Salahshour, S. Mohammad Sajadi, Sh Esmaeili

“…This study presented a novel analysis of how various magnetic field strengths (ranging from 0 to 0.5 T) affected the thermal behavior of a nanostructure composed of silica aerogel, paraffin, and CuO nanoparticles in a cylindrical tube. …”
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Evaluation of Regulatory Immune Response in Skin Lesions of Patients Affected by Nonulcerated or Atypical Cutaneous Leishmaniasis in Honduras, Central America by Gabriela Venicia Araujo Flores, Carmen Maria Sandoval Pacheco, Thaise Yumie Tomokane, Wilfredo Sosa Ochoa, Concepción Zúniga Valeriano, Claudia Maria Castro Gomes, Carlos Eduardo Pereira Corbett, Marcia Dalastra Laurenti

“…NUCL is characterized by mononuclear inflammatory infiltration of the dermis, composed mainly of lymphocytes followed by macrophages with discrete parasitism. …”
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Impact of a Supervised Twelve-Week Combined Physical Training Program in Heart Failure Patients: A Randomized Trial by Tainá Fabri, Aparecida Maria Catai, Fábio H. O. Ribeiro, Jonas A. Araújo Junior, Juliana Milan-Mattos, Danielle A. A. Rossi, Regina C. Coneglian, Ricardo C. Borra, Silmeia Garcia Zanati Bazan, João Carlos Hueb, Beatriz Bojikian Matsubara, Meliza Goi Roscani

“…This is a longitudinal prospective study composed of 28 consecutive heart failure with reduced ejection fraction patients randomly divided into two age- and gender-matched groups: trained group (n = 17) and nontrained group (n = 11). …”
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GAIT VELOCITY AND STEP LENGTH MAY DISCRIMINATE ACTIVE FROM SEDENTARY ELDERLY WOMEN by Bruno de Souza Moreira, Renata Noce Kirkwood, Andréa de Jesus Lopes, Rosângela Corrêa Dias, Rosana Ferreira Sampaio

“…Factorial analysisresulted in 4 factors which explained 98.7% of the data variability. Factor 3 (composed of steplength and velocity) explained 11.8% of the data variability and was the only factor to discriminatethe groups. …”
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Petrological implications of melanite in the rocks of the Morro de São João Alkaline Complex, Casimiro de Abreu, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil by Mariana Bessa Fagundes, Anderson Santos, Mauro Geraldes, Sérgio de Castro Valente, Eliane Guedes, Theresa Rocco Pereira Barbosa, Júlio Lopes

“…The garnet-bearing rocks are composed of a mineralogical assemblage rich in Ti and Ca, consisting mainly of alkali-feldspar, nepheline, clinopyroxene and amphiboles rich in calcium, and accessory phases containing titanite, titanite-rich magnetite, apatite, annite, and melanite. …”
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Analysis of Spatial Distribution Pattern and Driving Factors of Nature Reserves in Xinjiang by Yue Yang, Zhaoping Yang, Fang Han

“…This study shows that the number, area, and types of nature reserves in Xinjiang have rapidly increased, forming an integrated system predominantly composed of nature reserves. Their spatial distribution exhibits a northeast–southwest orientation and a ring-centered clustering pattern. …”
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A compliant metastructure design with reconfigurability up to six degrees of freedom by Humphrey Yang, Dinesh K. Patel, Tate Johnson, Ke Zhong, Gina Olson, Carmel Majidi, Mohammad F. Islam, Teng Zhang, Lining Yao

“…Our demonstrative application examples include a wrist device that has an effective stiffness of 0.370 Nm/deg (unlocked state, 5% displacement) to 2.278 Nm/deg (locked state, 1% displacement) to enable dynamic joint mobility control, a haptic thimble device (2.27-52.815 Nmm−1 at 1% displacement) that mimics the sensation of touching physical materials ranging from soft gel to metal surfaces, and a wearable device composed of multiple joints tailored for the arm and hand to augment haptic experiences or facilitate muscle training. …”
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Graphene/TiO₂ Heterostructure Integrated with a Micro-Lightplate for Low-Power NO₂ Gas Detection by Paniz Vafaei, Margus Kodu, Harry Alles, Valter Kiisk, Olga Casals, Joan Daniel Prades, Raivo Jaaniso

“…We fabricated a monolithic chemiresistive gas sensor by integrating a micro-lightplate with a 2D sensing material composed of single-layer graphene and monolayer-thick TiO₂. …”
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Expression of cell-wall related genes is highly variable and correlates with sepal morphology by Hartasánchez, Diego A., Kiss, Annamaria, Battu, Virginie, Soraru, Charline, Delgado-Vaquera, Abigail, Massinon, Florian, Brasó-Vives, Marina, Mollier, Corentin, Martin-Magniette, Marie-Laure, Boudaoud, Arezki, Monéger, Françoise

“…We produced a dataset composed of morphological parameters and genome-wide transcriptome obtained from 27 individual sepals from wild-type plants with nearly identical genetic backgrounds, environment, and developmental stage. …”
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Carbonyl-nitrogen multi-resonance emitters for efficient OLEDs with high color purity by Zhiwei Wu, Peng Zou, Jingwen Xu, Xiaobin Dong, Ben Zhong Tang, Zujin Zhao

“…However, the majority of MR materials are composed by a boron-nitrogen skeleton, which is unfavorable for expanding the scope of luminescent materials with narrow emission spectra to meet various application demands. …”
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Bioactive Characteristics and Storage of Salt Mixtures Seasoned with Powdered Cereal Sprouts by Vesna Tumbas Šaponjac, Gordana Ćetković, Jasna Čanadanović-Brunet, Anamarija Mandić, Vanja Šeregelj, Jelena Vulić, Sladjana Stajčić

“…The sprouts mixture with optimal features (OSM), composed of 92.9% BS, 0% OS, and 7.1% WS, had 482.82 mg GAE/100 g of polyphenols and 797.97 µmol TE/100 g antioxidant capacity. …”
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Single-cell sequencing provides clues about the developmental genetic basis of evolutionary adaptations in syngnathid fishes by Hope M Healey, Hayden B Penn, Clayton M Small, Susan Bassham, Vithika Goyal, Micah A Woods, William A Cresko

“…The examined pipefish evolutionary innovations are composed of recognizable cell types, suggesting that derived features originate from changes within existing gene networks. …”
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Injectable Chitosan Hydrogel Particles as Nasal Packing Materials After Endoscopic Sinus Surgery for Treatment of Chronic Sinusitis by Yusuke Yamashita, Kei Hosoya, Yukio Fujiwara, Yoichi Saito, Masahiro Yoshida, Shoji Matsune, Kimihiro Okubo, Takayuki Takei

“…In this study, we show in animal experiments that the chitosan hydrogel (hydrogel particles) had higher wound healing properties than a commercially available solid wound dressing (dry state) composed of the same polymer. Additionally, we applied the injectable chitosan hydrogel particles as nasal packing materials to patients with bilateral chronic sinusitis undergoing ESS in a pilot clinical study. …”
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Hand hygiene for prevention and control of viral infections: the role of Amuchina Gel Xgerm [Accepted for publication] by Claudio Cermelli, Elisabetta Blasi, Alessandra Capezzone de Joannon, Maria Ilaria Roselli, Daniele Frollano, Michela Procaccini

“…Methods: In this study, viral suspensions composed by the test virus, an interfering substance, and the test product, were exposed to Amuchina Gel Xgerm (100 g of the product contains 74 g of ethanol 96%; Angelini Pharma S.p.A) at 80% dilution in water, according to the European Standard EN14476:2013+A2:2019 –quantitative suspension test for the evaluation of virucidal activity in the medical area– for chemical disinfectants and antiseptics, in the presence of bovine serum albumin 0.3 g/L. …”
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Modeling and Identification of Electromagnetic Actuator for the Control of Rotating Machinery by T.S. Morais, J. Der Hagopian, V. Steffen Jr., J. Mahfoud

“…The system studied has a hybrid bearing that exhibits nonlinear behavior. The system is composed of a horizontal flexible shaft supported by two ball bearings at one end and a roller bearing that is located in a squirrel cage at the other end. …”
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Essential oils used in the poultry industry: Would it be an effective green alternative against Salmonella spp. dissemination and antimicrobial resistance? by Heitor Leocádio de Souza Rodrigues, Isis Mari Miyashiro Kolososki, Valdinete Pereira Benevides, Mauro M.S. Saraiva, Angelo Berchieri Junior

“…Thus, investigations related to the pharmacokinetics, mechanisms of action, and adverse effects of EOs in the poultry's body are important to elucidate the treatment with these alternative antimicrobials, as well as to understand their interactions with both pathogenic bacteria and the bacteria that naturally compose the poultry's microbiota.…”
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Comparative Analyses of Response Surface Methodology and Artificial Neural Network on Medium Optimization for Tetraselmis sp. FTC209 Grown under Mixotrophic Condition by Mohd Shamzi Mohamed, Joo Shun Tan, Rosfarizan Mohamad, Mohd Noriznan Mokhtar, Arbakariya B. Ariff

“…A quadratic regression from RSM and a Levenberg-Marquardt trained ANN network composed of 10 hidden neurons eventually produced comparable results, albeit ANN formulation was observed to yield higher values of response outputs. …”
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