Investigating the inflammatory effect of microplastics in cigarette butts on peripheral blood mononuclear cells by Monire Soltani, Abbas Shahsavani, Philip K. Hopke, Nadali Alavi Bakhtiarvand, Mehrnoosh Abtahi, Masoumeh Rahmatinia, Majid Kermani

“…These microplastics are readily dispersed and can be found abundantly in water, soil, and air. These fibers possess high absorption capabilities, allowing them to collect and retain pollutants such as toxic elements. …”
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The effectiveness of the use of filter on the tilapia growth performance, number of Nitrosomonas sp., and water quality in aquaponics systems by Yuli Andriani, , Zahidah, Yayat Dhahiyat, Ujang Subhan, Irfan Zidni, Rusky Intan Pratama, Nadia Purnamasari Gumay

“…The treatments were: A (without addition of filter media), B (addition of palm fibers, silica sand, and activated carbon), C (addition of palm fibers, silica sand, gravel, and activated carbon), D (addition of palm fibers, silica sand, rocks, and activated carbon), and E (addition of palm fibers, silica sand, bioball, and activated carbon). …”
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Impact of different dehydration methods on physicochemical and functional properties of guava (Psidium guajava L.) powder prepared from white and pink pomaces by Kanyasiri Rakariyatham, Kongsak Boonyapranai, Thunnop Laokuldilok, Niramon Utama-ang, Atitiya Nutprem, Kalyanee Kaewprasit, Kessinee Tatongjai

“…In addition, when comparing between cultivars, the dried pomace of pink guava contained higher dietary fibers, lycopene and total phenolic content than those of the white guava. …”
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Essential Oils-Loaded Electrospun Biopolymers: A Future Perspective for Active Food Packaging by Shahla Ataei, Pedram Azari, Aziz Hassan, Belinda Pingguan-Murphy, Rosiyah Yahya, Farina Muhamad

“…This paper presents a comprehensive review of the essential oil-loaded electrospun fibers that have been applied as active food packaging material.…”
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Controllable Strategy of Metal–Organic Framework Structural Stability: Regulation of Ligand Electronegativity by Esterification by Guanjie Huang, Jianzhong Ma, Jie Chen, Wenbo Zhang, Qianqian Fan, Buxing Han

“…In this work, this strategy is used to greatly improving the binding ability of MOF and collagen fibers, the hydrothermal stability of crosslinked collagen fibers is enhanced by 82.6%. …”
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Burst plasma preparation of metallic nanoparticles on carbon fabrics for antibacterial and electrocatalytic applications by Guiyin Xu, Zheyi Meng, Yunteng Cao, Zixu Tao, Qing-Jie Li, Myles Stapelberg, Bing Han, Rui Gao, Qipeng Yu, Meng Gu, Benedetto Marelli, Hailiang Wang, Meifang Zhu, Ju Li

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Electroacupuncture Zusanli (ST36) Relieves Somatic Pain in Colitis Rats by Inhibiting Dorsal Root Ganglion Sympathetic-Sensory Coupling and Neurogenic Inflammation by Yi-li Wang, Hai-yan Zhu, Xi-qian Lv, Xing-ying Ren, Ying-chun Peng, Jin-yu Qu, Xue-fang Shen, Ran Sun, Meng-lu Xiao, Hong Zhang, Zhao-hui Chen, Peng Cong

“…It was reported that sprouting of sympathetic nerve fibers into the dorsal root ganglion (DGR) and neurogenic inflammation were related to neuropathic pain, the excitability of neurons, and afferents. …”
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Behavior Changes in Quinpirole Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder Rats Treated with 6-Hydroxydopamine and the Corresponding Dopaminergic Compulsive Loop Mechanism by Haowen Zheng, Rui He, Yang Ming, Haiping He, Wei Wang, Ligang Chen, Feilong Gong

“…Conclusions: 6-OHDA selectively damages the targets of dopaminergic neurons or nerve fibers within the OCD loop, which somewhat alleviates compulsive behaviours. …”
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Characteristics of collagen from swim bladder of catfish (Pangasius sp.) under different ultrasound exposure times by Alfhitrah Gustami Viskha, Nurilmala Mala, Mardiono Jacoeb Agoes

“…The swim bladder is composed of wavy fibers, branches and spaces between fibers. The best treatment for catfish swim bladder collagen was determined using ANOVA and Duncan's test. …”
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Investigation of Microstructural Damage in Ultrahigh-Performance Concrete under Freezing-Thawing Action by Chunping Gu, Wei Sun, Liping Guo, Qiannan Wang, Jintao Liu, Yang Yang, Tao Shi

“…Freezing-thawing tests were carried out on UHPCs with and without steel fibers. Mercury intrusion porosimetry (MIP), scanning electron microscopy (SEM), and X-ray computed tomography (X-ray CT) were applied to detect the microstructure of the UHPC matrix before and after the freezing-thawing tests. …”
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Silver Orthophosphate Immobilized on Flaky Layered Double Hydroxides as the Visible-Light-Driven Photocatalysts by Xianlu Cui, Yaogang Li, Qinghong Zhang, Hongzhi Wang

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The Effects of Different Materials and Geosynthetics on Embankment Safety and Behavior by Elif Çiçek

“…Thus, the effects of different materials, fibers and geosynthetics on the number of safety of the road model created were examined. …”
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Transformation of sperm structure in Octopus vulgaris: From spermatogenesis to spermatophoric release. by Hyeon Jin Kim, Jung Jun Park, Jung Sick Lee

“…The principal-piece is composed of an axoneme, outer dense fibers, and fibrous sheath, while the end piece lacks outer dense fibers or fibrous sheath. …”
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Activity-Dependent Plasticity of Spinal Circuits in the Developing and Mature Spinal Cord by Behdad Tahayori, David M. Koceja

“…The Ia fibers transmit sensory information generated by muscle activity and movement. …”
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Role Of Cgrp In Sensitization Of Dura Mater by K. Messlinger

“…The mammalian dura mater encephali is richly supplied by trigeminal nerve fibers, a considerable proportion of which contains calcitonin gene-related peptide (CGRP). …”
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A large elevation in 15N/14N of collagenous amino acids: an insight from starvation experiments of marine organisms by Hyuntae Choi, Yuko Takizawa, Nayeon Park, Yoshito Chikaraishi

“…Based on these results, we predict that the difference in the δ15NAA value between collagen and muscle fibers can be useful for evaluating the nutritional stress of fishes. …”
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Beneficial Effects of Long-Term Administration of an Oral Formulation of Angiotensin-(1–7) in Infarcted Rats by Fúlvia D. Marques, Marcos B. Melo, Leandro E. Souza, Maria Claúdia C. Irigoyen, Rúben D. Sinisterra, Frederico B. de Sousa, Sílvia Q. Savergnini, Vinícius B. A. Braga, Anderson J. Ferreira, Robson A. S. Santos

“…Echocardiography was utilized to evaluate usual cardiac parameters, and radial strain method was used to analyze the velocity and displacement of myocardial fibers at initial time and 15, 30, and 50 days after surgery. …”
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The Effect of Reagents Mimicking Oxidative Stress on Fibrinogen Function by Jana Štikarová, Roman Kotlín, Tomáš Riedel, Jiří Suttnar, Kristýna Pimková, Leona Chrastinová, Jan E. Dyr

“…The fastest modification of fibrinogen was caused by hypochlorite. Fibers from fibrinogen modified with either reagent were thinner in comparison with control fibers. …”
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Novel delivery systems for phages and lysins in the topical management of wound infections: a narrative review by Pan Yang, Jing Li, Xiumei Ma, Nan Hu, Zhangyong Song, Bin Chen, Shizhu Li

“…., hydrogel, liposomes, electrospun fibers, nanoparticles and nanoemulsion) for phages and their encoded lysins in WI management has become a hot topic. …”
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Fatigue and Exercise Intolerance as Initial Manifestations of a Nonsyndromic Mitochondrial Disorder Due to the Variant m.3243A>G by Josef Finsterer, Sinda Zarrouk

“…Workup for suspected MID revealed ragged-red fibers and NADH-deficient muscle fibers, and biochemical investigations revealed a mild complex-I defect. mtDNA sequencing revealed the variant m.3243A>G with a heteroplasmy rate of 70% in the muscle. …”
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