A Comparison of the Physicochemical Properties and Fatty Acid Composition of Indaiá (Attalea dubia) and Babassu (Orbignya phalerata) Oils by Bianca Silva Ferreira, Lara Pereira Faza, Mireille Le Hyaric

“…The oil was extracted in a soxhlet apparatus using petroleum ether and evaluated for iodine, acid, peroxide, ester, and saponification values. …”
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Extraction and Characterisation of African Star Apple (Chrysophyllum albidum) Seed Oil and the Adsorptive Properties of the Fruit Shell in Ghana by Michael A. Anang, Michael Oteng-Peprah, Kwasi Opoku-Boadu

“…The results showed an average oil yield obtained of 11.6%, specific gravity of 0.92kg/m3, the refractive index of 1.464 at 30°C, an acid value of 7.72 mg KOH/g, a free fatty acid value of 3.16 g/100g, saponification value of 200.56 mg KOH/g, and an iodine value of 70.64 g/100g. A Fourier Transform Infrared (FTIR) study on the oil identified some triglycerides, carbonyl, alkane, and alkene compounds. …”
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Application of Silver Conducting Glasses to Solid State Batteries and Sensors by Liu Jun, J. Portier, B. Tanguy, J. J. Videau, M. Ait Allal, J. Morcos, J. Salardenne

“…Fast silver ion conducting glasses as electrochemical devices have been tested. A silver iodine battery using a silver ionic conducting glass (AgPO3-Ag2S-AgI) has been studied. …”
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Traditional Medicinal Herbs and Food Plants Have the Potential to Inhibit Key Carbohydrate Hydrolyzing Enzymes In Vitro and Reduce Postprandial Blood Glucose Peaks In Vivo by M. Fawzi Mahomoodally, A. Hussein Subratty, A. Gurib-Fakim, M. Iqbal Choudhary, S. Nahar Khan

“…To this effect, extracts of Antidesma madagascariense (AM), Erythroxylum macrocarpum (EM), Pittosporum senacia (PS), and Faujasiopsis flexuosa (FF), Momordica charantia (MC), and Ocimum tenuiflorum (OT) were evaluated for α-amylase and α-glucosidase inhibitory effects based on starch-iodine colour changes and PNP-G as substrate, respectively. …”
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Enhanced electrochemical performance of activated carbon derived from Acacia catechu bark by KOH activation for supercapacitor application by Mishra Pawan Kumar, Aryal Sabin, Bhakta Oli Hari, Shrestha Timila, Sapkota Thakur, Shrestha Ram Lal Swagat, Prasad Bhattarai Deval

“…The prepared specimen underwent analysis using diverse methods such as iodine and methylene blue number techniques, XRD, FTIR-test, Raman test, TEM, and its potential storage capacity was appraised via CV, GCD, EIS, and CV stability tests paying a three-electrode arrangement. …”
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Metastatic Follicular Thyroid Carcinoma Secreting Thyroid Hormone and Radioiodine Avid without Stimulation: A Case Report and Literature Review by Syed A. Abid, Brendan C. Stack, Donald L. Bodenner

“…This is an extremely rare case of a patient with metastatic follicular thyroid cancer who continued to produce thyroid hormone and was iodine scan positive without stimulation after thyroidectomy and radioiodine (I-131) therapy. …”
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Aggressive Differentiated Thyroid Cancer due to EML4e13-ALKe20 Fusion: A Case Presentation and Review of the Literature by Rodhan Khthir, Zainab Shaheen, Prasanna Santhanam, Saroj Sigdel

“…He underwent bilateral lateral lymph node dissection followed by radioactive iodine treatment. Somatic mutation testing showed EML4e13-ALKe20 fusion. …”
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Axillary Lymph Node Metastasis in Papillary Thyroid Carcinoma at Early Perioperative Period: Report of a Case and Review of the Literature by Cumhur Arıcı, Hasan Çalış, Kenan Demirbakan, Zeki Demirok

“…Post-surgery, radioactive iodine treatment and a whole-body scan revealed axillary lymph node involvement, confirmed as metastasis from the thyroid cancer. …”
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Sustainable Leaching of Cu, Ni, and Au from Waste Printed Circuit Boards Using Choline Chloride-Based Deep Eutectic Solvents by Sara Saffaj, Diego Mantovani, Georgios Kolliopoulos

“…Five different DESs were tested at mild conditions, namely at a temperature of 65 °C, a stirring speed of 300 rpm, a solid/liquid ratio of 10 g/L, and in the presence of iodine (I₂) for 96 h. Among the different solvents tested, the one consisting of choline chloride (ChCl), acetic acid (AA), and I₂ emerged as the optimal solvent, leading to the selective extraction of 99% of Cu, 92% of Ni, and 90% of Au from the PCB powder.…”
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Self-Healing Photocurable Epoxy/thiol-ene Systems Using an Aromatic Epoxy Resin by Ricardo Acosta Ortiz, Omar Acosta Berlanga, Aída Esmeralda García Valdez, Rafael Aguirre Flores, José Guadalupe Télles Padilla, María Guadalupe Méndez Padilla

“…This method is based on the use of a thiol-disulfide oligomer obtained by partial oxidation of a multifunctional thiol using a hypervalent iodine (III) compound as oxidant. The oligomer was characterized by Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR), Raman and nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopies, and gel permeation chromatography (GPC). …”
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Chelate compounds and their use for correction of trace element deficiencies in livestock (review) by A. G. Koshchaev, N. E. Gorkovenko, A. V. Kosykh, D. V. Antipova

“…Due to the immunostimulatory activity resulting from increase in the content of sialic acids, properdin, ceruloplasmin, gamma globulin protein fraction, the metal chelates (copper, cobalt, iodine) can be used as immune response modulators. …”
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Studies on Modeling and Physicochemical Properties of Oil Extracted from Moringa stenopetala Seed by Lema Deme Shumi, Ebise Getacho Bacha

“…The oil from Moringa stenopetala seed exhibits physiochemical characteristics of refractive index (40°C), 1.4625; viscosity 49.4 Cp; density at 25 °C, 0.9317 g/cm−3; saponification value, 191.4; peroxide value, 11.52 millieq O2/kg; iodine value of 89.21; and Acid Value (AV) 2.21 mg KOH/g. …”
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Proximate, Mineral Contents and Physicochemical Properties of <i>Chrysophyllum Albidum</i> (African Star Apple) Kernel Flour and Oil by S.S. Audu, C.I. Beetseh, D.U. Edward-Ekpu, A.A. Ewuga

“…The Physicochemical analysis showed the oil has an Acid Value of 33.12±0.25 mgKOH/g, a Saponification Value of 184.90±0.29 mgKOH/g, an Iodine Value of 60.05±0.02 mgKOH/g, a Free Fatty Acid Value of 16.05±0.14 mgKOH/g, Peroxide Value of 2.10±0.10 m Eq/kg, Moisture of 3.36±0.08 %, Unsaponifiable Matter of 5.26±0.05 g/kg and an Ester Value of 151.78±0.15 mgKOH/g. …”
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Two Rare Cases of Feline Toxic Epidermal Necrolysis: A Novel Therapeutic Approach With Medical-Grade Honey by Alexandra Peteoacă, Niels A. J. Cremers, Linsey J. F. Peters

“…The suspected cause of TEN in both cases was the iodine present in the surgical scrub. Tongue lesions were addressed with a liquid diet, and all xenobiotics were immediately withdrawn as a precaution. …”
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Pattern of Thyroid Disorders in a Tertiary Care Centre of a High-Altitude Region of Nepal: A hospital-based retrospective study by Tirtha Narayan Sah, Anuraj Anu, Binamra Bista

“…Jumla, a high-altitude Himalayan region in Nepal, includes iodine-deficient areas, making it prone to thyroid disorders. …”
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Effect of some Cultivation Factors and Extraction Methods on Terminalia Catappa L. Seed Oil by Le Hong Nguy, Ly Thi Minh Hien, Dong Thi Anh Dao

“…The saponification values fluctuated between 196 to 197 mg KOH/g oil, while the iodine values were in the range of 77.00 and 79.89 g I2/kg oil.…”
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Nutritional enrichment of traditional complementary foods using underutilized nutritious plant foods in sub-Saharan Africa: their nutritional potential and health benefits: A scopi... by Diriba Chewaka Tura, Tefera Belachew, Dessalegn Tamiru, Kalkidan Hassen Abate

“…The review revealed that maize; apredominant stable crop used for the formulation of complementary food was enriched with amaranth, moringa and baobab that resulted in the enhancement of protein, iron, calcium, zinc, phosphorus, magnesium, copper, iodine, manganese and potassium. Enrichment of sorghum with amaranth, spinach and pigeon pea reported to enhance protein, energy, fats, calcium, iron, potassium and zinc of the resultant complement products. …”
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Adsorption of Indigo Carmine onto Chemically Activated Carbons Derived from the Cameroonian Agricultural Waste Garcinia cola Nut Shells and Desorption Studies by Idris-Hermann Tiotsop Kuete, Raoul Donald Tchuifon Tchuifon, Aurelien Bopda, Christian Sadeu Ngakou, George Ndifor-Angwafor Nche, Solomon Gabche Anagho

“…The prepared activated carbons were characterized using iodine number, elemental analysis, scanning electron microscopy (SEM), FTIR spectroscopy, powder X-ray diffraction (XRD), TGA/DTA, Boehm titration, and pH at point of zero charge. …”
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Zinc-Based Semiconductors/Polymer Thin Films Junction for Photovoltaic Application by Souad Al-bat’hi, K. A. Buhari, M. I. Latiff

“…To provide redox couple (I−/I3−), the polymer was complexed with ammonium iodide NH4I with addition of few crystals of iodine I2. Ammonium iodide NH4I was added to the solution in different amounts (wt%) weight ratios to supply the charge carriers for the polymer electrolytes. …”
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Cervical Cancer Visual Screening Experience in the Republic of Tajikistan by Nilufar Muhsinzoda, Alex Bingjie Yuan, Rustam Tursunov

“…The total study population was 72,574 out of which 68,391 (94.3%) visited primary healthcare facilities for visual inspection with Lugol’s Iodine (VILI). A total of 2958 women with suspicious tests for cervical intraepithelial neoplasia (CIN) were identified (4.3%) and sent to the reproductive health care centers for further diagnostics. …”
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