Multisite Kinetic Modeling of 13C Metabolic MR Using [1-13C]Pyruvate by Pedro A. Gómez Damián, Jonathan I. Sperl, Martin A. Janich, Oleksandr Khegai, Florian Wiesinger, Steffen J. Glaser, Axel Haase, Markus Schwaiger, Rolf F. Schulte, Marion I. Menzel

“…The results for different pyruvate doses were compared with those of different two-site models to evaluate the hypothesis that for identical data the uncertainty of a model and the signal-to-noise ratio determine the sensitivity in detecting small physiological differences in the target metabolism. …”
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Cytotoxicity of Ethyl Acetate Extract of Avocado Seeds (Persea americana Mill.) on Mouse Melanoma B16F10 Cell Line by Shalina Sebayang, Silmi Mariya, Raendi Rayendra, Ietje Wientarsih, Bambang Pontjo Priosoeryanto

“…The DPPH assay yielded an IC50 value of 89.47±0.73 ppm, indicating an intense antioxidant activity, and HPLC detected 0.09% catechin. The MTT test results yielded cell viability percentages ranging from 80-100% at test concentrations of 0.75-25 ppm, with an IC50 value of 61.7 ppm. …”
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The occurrence and safety evaluation of phthalic acid esters in Oasis agricultural soils of Xinjiang, China by Hejiang Liu, Xiuting Liu, Kai Wang, Xingwang Ma, Haihe Gao, Xuejun Liu, Changrong Yan

“…The most abundant PAEs detected were Di (2-ethylhexyl) phthalate (DEHP), diisobutyl phthalate (DIBP), and diethyl phthalate (DEP), which accounted for 49.82 %, 23.74 %, and 20.96 % of the total, respectively. …”
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Thermally radiative water-based hybrid nanofluid with nanoparticles and gyrotactic microorganisms past a stretching surface with convective conditions and porous media by Humaira Yasmin, Rawan Bossly, Fuad S. Alduais, Afrah Al-Bossly, Anwar Saeed

“…From the results obtained, we observed that greater magnetic fields and porous media decreased both primary and secondary velocities. It is detected that the greater ratio factor has a direct relation with the secondary velocity distribution while it has an indirect relation with the primary velocity distribution. …”
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A Solution-Based Approach for Mo-99 Production: Considerations for Nitrate versus Sulfate Media by Amanda J. Youker, Sergey D. Chemerisov, Michael Kalensky, Peter Tkac, Delbert L. Bowers, George F. Vandegrift

“…Uranyl nitrate solutions are easier to prepare and do not generate detectable amounts of peroxide upon irradiation, but a high radiation field can lead to a large increase in pH, which can lead to the precipitation of fission products and uranyl hydroxides. …”
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Study of Frequency and Characteristics of Red Blood Cell Alloimmunization in Thalassemic Patients: Multicenter Study from Palestine by Adham Abu Taha, Ahmad Yaseen, Sa’d Suleiman, Omar Abu Zenah, Hammam Ali, Rania Abu Seir, Khaled Younis

“…Alloantibodies were detected in 12.6% of patients. Anti-D (33.3%), anti-K (25.9%) and anti-E (14.8%) were the most commonly isolated antibodies. …”
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A Multiplex High-Resolution Melting (HRM) assay to differentiate Fusarium graminearum chemotypes by Lovepreet Singh, Milton T. Drott, Hye-Seon Kim, Robert H. Proctor, Susan P. McCormick, J. Mitch Elmore

“…The assay is sensitive, with a limit of detection below 0.02 ng of fungal DNA. The HRM analysis also differentiated chemotypes from a small sample of F. gerlachii, F. asiaticum, and F. vorosii isolates. …”
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Effects of milling temperature and time on phase evolution of Ti-based alloy by Kristaly F., Sveda M., Sycheva A., Miko T., Racz A., Karacs G., Janovszky D.

“…The transformation of the crystalline structure into an amorphous structure and then the transformation into a nanocrystalline structure during further milling was detected. The stress-induced martensitic transformation occurred after 30 min milling time at both temperatures, the cubic Cu(Ni,Cu)Ti2 phase transformed into the orthogonal structure. …”
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Rev1, Rev3, or Rev7 siRNA Abolishes Ultraviolet Light-Induced Translesion Replication in HeLa Cells: A Comprehensive Study Using Alkaline Sucrose Density Gradient Sedimentation by Jun Takezawa, Yukio Ishimi, Naomi Aiba, Kouichi Yamada

“…Forth, although siRNA to Polι had no detectable effect, that to Polκ delayed UV-TLS. To our knowledge, this is the first study reporting apparent evidence for the participation of Polκ in UV-TLS.…”
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RNA-binding protein DAZAP1 accelerates the advancement of pancreatic cancer by inhibiting ferroptosis by Xinqing Wang, Hao Fan, Xiaoping Ye, Yu Hu, Yan Xiao, Ming Zhang, Yonghui Xu, Jianjun Song, Yongyun Luo

“…DAZAP1 knockdown was achieved through plasmid transfection, and its effects on ferroptosis and PC progression were evaluated using RT–qPCR, western blotting, CCK-8 assays, EdU staining, Fe2+ content measurement, reactive oxygen species (ROS) detection, wound healing and Transwell migration assays. …”
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Tongue squamous cell carcinoma-targeting Au-HN-1 nanosystem for CT imaging and photothermal therapy by Ming Hao, Xingchen Li, Xinxin Zhang, Boqiang Tao, He Shi, Jianing Wu, Yuyang Li, Xiang Li, Shuangji Li, Han Wu, Jingcheng Xiang, Dongxu Wang, Weiwei Liu, Guoqing Wang

“…Moreover, owing to its stable long-term fluorescence and high X-ray attenuation coefficient, the Au-HN-1 nanosystem can be used for fluorescence and computed tomography imaging of TSCC, rendering it useful for early tumor detection and accurate delineation of surgical margins. …”
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An application of natural language processing for hypoglycemic event identification in patients with diabetes mellitus by J.E. Camacho-Cogollo, Cristhian Felipe Patiño Zambrano, Christian Lochmuller, Claudia C. Colmenares-Mejia, Nicolas Rozo, Mario A. Isaza-Ruget, Paul Rodriguez, Andrés García

“…We show that the NLP approach can effectively identify and automate the text-based detection process of potential hypoglycemic events, and can subsequently be used to make informed decisions about potential patient risks.…”
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Antihuman Immunodeficiency Virus Type 1 (HIV-1) Activity of Rare Earth Metal Complexes of 4-Hydroxycoumarins in Cell Culture by Ilia Manolov, Sevda Raleva, Petya Genova, Alexey Savov, Liliana Froloshka, Daniela Dundarova, Radka Argirova

“…Anti-HIV effect of the complexes/ligands was measured in MT-2 cells by microtiter infection assay. Detection of endogenous reverse transcriptase (RT) activity and RT processivity by PCR indicative for proviral DNA synthesis demonstrated that anti-HIV activity has not been linked to early stages of viral replication. …”
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Discovery of MicroRNAs and Their Target Genes Related to Drought in Paulownia “Yuza 1” by High-Throughput Sequencing by Minjie Deng, Yabing Cao, Zhenli Zhao, Lu Yang, Yanfang Zhang, Yanpeng Dong, Guoqiang Fan

“…Two small RNA libraries and two degradome libraries were, respectively, constructed and sequenced in order to detect miRNAs and their target genes associated with drought stress. …”
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Validation of a Spanish Version of the Lille Apathy Rating Scale for Parkinson’s Disease by Rocio García-Ramos, Clara Villanueva Iza, María José Catalán, Abilio Reig-Ferrer, Jorge Matías-Guíu

“…To date, no rating scales for detecting apathy in Parkinson’s disease (PD) patients have been validated in Spanish. …”
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Evaluation of the EndoPAT as a Tool to Assess Endothelial Function by M. Moerland, A. J. Kales, L. Schrier, M. G. J. van Dongen, D. Bradnock, J. Burggraaf

“…., versus 1.8±0.5, P>0.05). The EndoPAT did not detect an effect of robust interventions on endothelial function in healthy volunteers (glucose load: change from baseline 0.08±0.50, 95% confidence interval −0.44 to 0.60; smoking: change from baseline 0.49±0.92, 95% confidence interval −0.47 to 1.46). …”
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Ocular Surface Temperature in Age-Related Macular Degeneration by Andrea Sodi, Sara Matteoli, Giovanni Giacomelli, Lucia Finocchio, Andrea Corvi, Ugo Menchini

“…The aim of this study is to investigate the ocular thermographic profiles in age-related macular degeneration (AMD) eyes and age-matched controls to detect possible hemodynamic abnormalities, which could be involved in the pathogenesis of the disease. …”
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Electrochemical Glucose Sensor Based on Dual Redox Mediators by Changyun Quan, Yue Zhang, Yuanyuan Liu, Liping Wen, Haixia Yang, Xueqin Huang, Minghui Yang, Binjie Xu

“…The sensor exhibits a linear glucose response range from 0.01 to 38.6 mmol/L, with a limit of detection (LOD) as low as 7.0 µmol/L and a sensitivity of 38 µA·L/(mmol·cm²). …”
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Electrochemical modification and analytical exploration of resazurin as a redox-active probe for electrochemical biosensors by Balamurugan Thangavel, Won Han, Joong Ho Shin

“…The experimental results revealed the direct detection of high concentrations of H2O2 at the electrified interface before the oxygen reduction potential. …”
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Enhancing Road Scene Segmentation With an Optimized DeepLabV3+ by Zhe Ren, Libao Wang, Tianming Song, Yihang Li, Jian Zhang, Fengfeng Zhao

“…These experimental results demonstrate a significant improvement in balancing detection capabilities with real-time performance.…”
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