Antimicrobial Activities of Polysaccharide-Rich Extracts from the Irish Seaweed <i>Alaria esculenta</i>, Generated Using Green and Conventional Extraction Technologies, Against Foo... by Ailbhe McGurrin, Rahel Suchintita Das, Arturo B. Soro, Julie Maguire, Noelia Flórez Fernández, Herminia Dominguez, Maria Dolores Torres, Brijesh K. Tiwari, Marco Garcia-Vaquero

“…A rise in antimicrobial resistance coupled with consumer preferences towards natural preservatives has resulted in increased research towards investigating antimicrobial compounds from natural sources such as macroalgae (seaweeds), which contain antioxidant, antimicrobial, and anticancer compounds. …”
Get full text

Anti-Inflammatory, Antithrombotic, and Antioxidant Properties of Amphiphilic Lipid Bioactives from Shrimp by Alexandros Tsoupras, Paschalis Cholidis, Dimitrios Kranas, Evangelia Aikaterini Galouni, Anna Ofrydopoulou, Pavlos Efthymiopoulos, Katie Shiels, Sushanta Kumar Saha, George Z. Kyzas, Chryssa Anastasiadou

“…<b>Background/Objectives:</b> Marine organisms, including shrimps, have gained research interest due to containing an abundance of bioactive lipid molecules.This study evaluated the composition and the in vitro biological activities of amphiphilic bioactive compounds from four different wild shrimp species: <i>Litopenaeus vannamei</i>, <i>Penaeus kerathurus</i>, <i>Aristaeomorpha foliacea</i>, and <i>Parapenaeus longirostris</i>. …”
Get full text

Surface functionalization of titanium implants with controlled-release glutathione conjugate for antioxidant and osteogenesis by Huichuan Xu, Kosuke Nozaki, Ziniu Yu, Nobuyuki Kawashima, Takeshi Ueno, Huaze Wu, Hao Wu, Noriyuki Wakabayashi

“…Treating Ti surfaces with improved hydrophilicity containing diverse functional groups effectively enhanced MC3T3-E1 cell attachment. …”
Get full text

Kinetic Analysis of the Reduction Processes of a Cisplatin Pt(IV) Prodrug by Mesna, Thioglycolic Acid, and Thiolactic Acid by Yanqing Xia, Hongwu Tian, Yanlei Li, Xinru Yang, Jinming Liu, Chunli Liu, Li Zhou, Lincai Zhang, Tiejian Li, Tiesheng Shi

“…A kinetic analysis of the reduction processes of cis-diamminetetrachloroplatinum(IV) (cis-[Pt(NH3)2Cl4], a cisplatin Pt(IV) prodrug) by thiol-containing compounds Mesna, thioglycolic acid (TGA), and DL-thiolactic acid (TLA) was carried out in this work at 25.0°C and 1.0 M ionic strength. …”
Get full text

Effects of Environmental Factors on Carbon Stocks of Dry Evergreen Afromontane Forests of the Choke Mountain Ecosystem, Northwestern Ethiopia by Fikirte Asrat, Teshome Soromessa, Tesefaye Bekele, Rama Mohan Kurakalva, Sravya Sai Guddeti, David Russel Smart, Kristine Steger

“…In each forest, eight distinct aspect facings were observed, with the western (W) aspect containing the highest value of total carbon stock in both forests. …”
Get full text

Effect of Planting Systems on the Physicochemical Properties and Bioactivities of Strawberry Polysaccharides by Qiuqiu Zhang, Renshuai Huang, Guangjing Chen, Fen Guo, Yan Hu

“…Monosaccharide composition analysis revealed that EP-SP contained higher levels of rhamnose (12.33%) and glucose (49.29%), whereas GP-SP was richer in galactose (11.06%) and galacturonic acid (19.12%). …”
Get full text

Expression and delivery of HA1-M2e antigen using an innovative attenuated Salmonella–mediated delivery system confers promising protection against H9N2 avian influenza challenge by Ram Prasad Aganja, In-Shik Kim, Hyun-Jin Tae, John Hwa Lee

“…Birds immunized with attenuated SG harboring pJHL270 (JOL3025) or pJHL305 (JOL3027) containing HA-M2e showed significant increases in serum IgY and mucosal IgA antibodies, indicating strong humoral and mucosal immune responses, comparable with inactivated commercial vaccine. …”
Get full text

Green synthesis of titanium dioxide photocatalyst using Lactobacillus bulgaricus for processing palm oil mill effluent by L. Agustina, M. Romli, P. Suryadarma, S. Suprihatin

“…This study aims to develop a green synthesis process of nano- titanium dioxide photocatalysts for the advanced treatment of palm oil mill effluent.METHODS: The green synthesis of titanium dioxide nanoparticles used de Man-Rogosa-Sharpe broth media containing Lactobacillus bulgaricus culture and titanium oxyhydroxide metal oxide. …”
Get full text

Effect of periodontal therapy on endothelial function and serum biomarkers in patients with periodontitis and established cardiovascular disease: a pilot study by Ana Molina, Nagore Ambrosio, María Molina, Eduardo Montero, Leire Virto, David Herrera, Elena Figuero, Mariano Sanz

“…Patients in the control group received only step 1, with the adjunctive use of a fluoride-containing mouth rinse. Endothelial function (flow-mediated dilation [FMD]) and carotid intima-media thickness (cIMT) at baseline, 3 and 6 months, and serum markers of inflammation and cell adhesion at 3 days, 10 days, 3 and 6 months after therapy, were evaluated. …”
Get full text

Prevalence of AZFс Y chromosome microdeletions and association with spermatogenesis in Russian men from the general population by L. V. Osadchuk, G. V. Vasiliev, M. K. Ivanov, M. A. Prasolova, M. A. Kleshchev, A. V. Osadchuk

“…The Y chromosome contains a set of genes with testis-specific expression that are responsible for the development of testes and spermatogenesis, and it is the most important target in the search for genetic causes of male infertility. …”
Get full text

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). …”
Get full text

Evaluation of health status and meat quality of dumbo catfish Clarias gariepinus maintained using the biofloc system by Anang Fajrin, Nurbambang Priyo Utomo, Julie Ekasari, Sri Nuryati

“…Feeding was done by using a commercial feed containing 29.76% protein content. The results showed that fish survival in treatments BF500 and BF700 were significantly different (P<0.05) from the control. …”
Get full text

Climate change risks illustrated by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) “burning embers” by P. Marbaix, P. Marbaix, P. Marbaix, A. K. Magnan, A. K. Magnan, A. K. Magnan, V. Muccione, V. Muccione, P. W. Thorne, Z. Zommers

“…This paper overcomes this limitation by developing a database containing all embers from AR3 to AR6 and an associated online “Climate Risks Embers Explorer” (CREE) to facilitate the exploration of the assessed risks. …”
Get full text

The effect of different energy sources on growth performance, abdominal fat deposition and fatty liver syndrome in broilers, i. the effect on growth performance and abdominal fat d... by Şakir Doğan TUNCER, Reşat AŞTI, Behiç COŞKUN, Mehmet Ali TEKEŞ, Hüdaverdi ERER

“…Four hundred male and 400 female day- old Arbro -7 chicks were randomly distributed by sex into sixteen pens, each pen containing 50 chicks.<p> In eght experimental rations, 1. …”
Get full text

‘Queer Reverence’: Aubrey Beardsley’s Venus and Tannhäuser by Nicole Fluhr

“…The text thus excludes sin by drastically truncating the familiar narrative promised by its title, which engages to ‘set forth an exact account of the manner of state held by Madam Venus, Goddess and Meretrix, under the famous Hörselberg, and containing the Adventures of Tannhäuser in that Place, his Repentance, his Journeying to Rome and Return to the Loving Mountain.’ …”
Get full text

2-Heptanone Produces Sensorial-Emotional Changes, Depending on Length of Exposure / La 2-heptanona produce cambios sensorio-emocionales, dependiendo del tiempo de exposición by Ana Gloria Gutiérrez-García, Carlos M. Contreras, María Remedios Mendoza-López

“… Abstract: 2-Heptanone is an alarm pheromone contained in some human fluids, but its role is unknown in chemical communication. …”
Get full text

Perbedaan Rasio Kolesterol Total/ HDL Kelompok Kontrol dan Kelompok Diet Tinggi Minyak Sawit pada Tikus Wistar by Yelsa Yulanda Putri, Ellyza Nasrul, Susila Sastri

“…The increased risk of cardiovascular disease can be caused by high levels of cholesterol exciting. Palm oil contains 50% saturated fatty acids and 50% unsaturated fatty acids. …”
Get full text

Application of dynamic systems modeling approach to rank optimal urban waste management strategies using SWOT method by Hamid Shahbandarzadeh, Mohammad Hossein Kabgani

“…Among ST strategies, culturing for recyclable containers weighing 0.51 is in the first place. Employing knowledgeable people for proper waste segregation and disposal among WT strategies, with a weight of 0.57, was ranked first, and finally, the strategy of encouraging the private sector to invest, with a weight equivalent to 0.43 among WO strategies, Ranked first. …”
Get full text

Fabrication and Characterization of Chitosan-Polyethylene Glycol (Ch-Peg) Based Hydrogels and Evaluation of Their Potency in Rat Skin Wound Model by Md Mahmudul Hasan, Md Forhad Uddin, Nayera Zabin, Md Salman Shakil, Morshed Alam, Fahima Jahan Achal, Most. Hosney Ara Begum, Md Sakib Hossen, Md Ashraful Hasan, Md Mahbubul Morshed

“…Swelling ability, biodegradability, rheological properties, and porosity were all demonstrated in composite hydrogels that contained over 90% water. Hydrogels with good polymeric networks and porosity were observed using SEM. …”
Get full text

Predicting ixodid tick distribution in Tamil Nadu domestic mammals using ensemble species distribution models by Ayyanar Elango, Hari Kishan Raju, Ananganallur Nagarajan Shriram, Ashwani Kumar, Manju Rahi

“…The present study adopts the package ‘SSDM’ (stacked species distribution models) with R software containing ensemble species distribution models to predict the distribution of tick species using different available environmental and climatic data. …”
Get full text