Slurry Synthesis and Thin-Film Fabrication Toward Production of Li₂O-B₂O₃-Al₂O₃-Based Multilayer Oxide Solid-State Batteries for Internet of Things Applications by Jihyun Park, Jongmin Choi, Jihye Seo, Wolil Nam, Soobeom Lee, Seungchan Cho, Kyungchul Park, Geonhyoung An, Beomkyeong Park, Moonhee Choi

“…Although oxide-based solid electrolytes for multilayer structures require sintering, high processing temperatures cause problems such as Li-ion volatilization and reactions with graphite anodes. …”
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Application of Wasted Oolong Tea as a Biosorbent for the Adsorption of Methylene Blue by Yunfei Hu, Yue Zhang, Yuqun Hu, Chen-Yao Chu, Jinke Lin, Shuilian Gao, Dongyi Lin, Jing Lu, Ping Xiang, Tzu-Hsing Ko

“…Adsorption capacity of MB onto wasted tea powder increased with the MB concentration and contact time, whereas the increase in pH value and ion strength appeared to have a negative effect for the adsorption process. …”
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Phenolic Content and Antioxidant and Antimicrobial Activities of Malva sylvestris L., Malva oxyloba Boiss., Malva parviflora L., and Malva aegyptia L. Leaves Extract by Khalid A. Shadid, Ashok K. Shakya, Rajashri R. Naik, Nidal Jaradat, Husni S. Farah, Naeem Shalan, Nooman A. Khalaf, Ghaleb A. Oriquat

“…The results showed that the methanolic extract of M. oxyloba has the highest contents of phenols (191.54 ± 2.84 mg of GAE/g) and has the best antioxidant capacity with an IC50 value of 1.94 ± 1.84 µg/ml, which is very close to Trolox. Regarding the ferrous ion chelating activity of the extract, the methanolic extract of M. sylvestris exhibits appreciable activity with IC50 values of 52.7 ± 1.8 µg/ml. …”
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Therapeutic Efficacy of <i>Lavandula dentata</i>’s Oil and Ethanol Extract in Regulation of the Neuroinflammation, Histopathological Alterations, Oxidative Stress, and Restoring Ba... by Aziza Antar, Eman S. Abdel-Rehiem, Areej A. Al-Khalaf, Abdelaziz S. A. Abuelsaad, Mohamed Abdel-Gabbar, Gaber M. G. Shehab, Ayman M. Abdel-Aziz

“…<b>Results</b>: The investigation revealed that the extract and essential oils obtained from <i>L. dentata</i> L. exhibited the ability to improve the modulation of electrolytes and ions across voltage- and ligand-gated ion channels. …”
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Classification of Strawberry Maturity Stages and Varieties Using Neural Networks Based on Volatile Organic Compounds by Jing Huang, Xuenan Zhang, Hang Yang, Zhenbiao Li, Zhengfang Xue, Qingqing Wang, Xinyuan Zhang, Shenghua Ding, Zisheng Luo, Yanqun Xu

“…A comprehensive VOC dataset was rapidly collected using gas chromatography-ion mobility spectrometry (GC-IMS) from five strawberry varieties at four maturity stages (n = 300) and visualized through principal component analysis (PCA). …”
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Effects of Iron and Vitamin C on Growth Performance, Iron Utilization, Antioxidant Capacity, Nonspecific Immunity, and Disease Resistance to Aeromonas hydrophila in Chinese Mitten... by Ying Song, Xinyu Cai, Xianyong Bu, Shubin Liu, Mingqi Song, Yiwen Yang, Xiaodan Wang, Qingchao Shi, Jianguang Qin, Liqiao Chen

“…Dietary 700.90 mg/kg of vitamin C significantly improved the expression levels of divalent metal ion transporter 1, ferroportin, and iron regulation protein in the intestine and hepatopancreas when supplemented with 92.25 and 143.00 mg/kg of iron (P<0.05) and enhanced the transferrin content in hemolymph and iron deposition in the hepatopancreas when supplemented with 92.25 and 143.00 mg/kg of iron (P<0.05). …”
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Nanoscale Pore Structure Characterization and Permeability of Mudrocks and Fine-Grained Sandstones in Coal Reservoirs by Scanning Electron Microscopy, Mercury Intrusion Porosimetry... by Na Zhang, Fangfang Zhao, Pingye Guo, Jiabin Li, Weili Gong, Zhibiao Guo, Xiaoming Sun

“…Meanwhile, pore types, pore morphologies, and pore size distributions (PSD) were determined by focused ion beam scanning electron microscopy (FIB-SEM), mercury intrusion porosimetry (MIP), and low-field nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR). …”
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Muscle metabolism in response to oxidized fish oil feed in juvenile Nile tilapia by Xinyuan Li, Lili Chen, Hua Wen, Xuan Wang, Di Peng, Jianmin Zhang, Yangyang Liu, Ming Jiang, Lixue Dong, Feng Huang, Juan Tian

“…Additionally, under the positive ion mode, the levels of DHA deposition in phosphatidylcholine and phosphatidyl ethanolamine were reduced in the muscle of the OFO group compared to the FFO group. …”
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TRPV1 and PLC Participate in Histamine H4 Receptor-Induced Itch by Tunyu Jian, Niuniu Yang, Yan Yang, Chan Zhu, Xiaolin Yuan, Guang Yu, Changming Wang, Zhongli Wang, Hao Shi, Min Tang, Qian He, Lei Lan, Guanyi Wu, Zongxiang Tang

“…These results indicate that TRPV1 but not TRPA1 is the important ion channel to induce the DRG neurons’ responses in the downstream signaling pathway of histamine H4 receptor and suggest that TRPV1 may be involved in the mechanism of histamine-induced itch response by H4 receptor activation.…”
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Phenolic Acid and Flavonoid Content Analysis with Antioxidant Activity Assessment in Chinese <i>C. pi. Shen</i> Honey by Ningxin Qi, Wen Zhao, Chenghua Xue, Lin Zhang, Han Hu, Yue Jin, Xiaofeng Xue, Rui Chen, Jinzhen Zhang

“…Shen</i> honey by colorimetric, UPLC-MS/MS, Ferric ion Reducing Antioxidant Power (FRAP), 2,2-bisazo-bis (3-ethyl-benzothiazole-6-sulfonic acid) (ABTS) free radical capacity, and 1,1-diphenyl-2-trinitrophenylhydrazine (DPPH) scavenging ability methods. …”
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The rapid detection of a neonatal unit outbreak of a wild-type Klebsiella variicola using decentralized Oxford Nanopore sequencing by Rhys T. White, Michelle Balm, Megan Burton, Samantha Hutton, Jamaal Jeram, Matthew Kelly, Donia Macartney-Coxson, Tanya Sinha, Henrietta Sushames, David J. Winter, Maxim G. Bloomfield

“…Methods Since early 2022, the hospital laboratory at Wellington Regional Hospital has been performing dWGS using the Oxford Nanopore MinION device. This allows for prospective genomic surveillance of certain hospital-associated organisms, but also rapid reactive investigation of possible outbreaks. …”
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Towards more efficient, more specific, and safer MRI contrast agents: a Portuguese–French collaborative journey by Pinto, Sara Martinho Almeida, Lacerda, Sara, Morfin, Jean-François, Aroso, Rafael Tiago,  Teixeira, Daniela Sofia de Sousa, Garda, Zoltán, Pereira, Maria Miguens,  Geraldes, Carlos Frederico Gusmão Campos, Tóth, Éva

“…Although complexes of the paramagnetic Gd(III) ion have been used with great success for the past 40 years to enhance image contrast in magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), important challenges such as improving the relaxation efficacy, the specificity, the safety, and the environmental impact of these agents remain in this field. …”
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Iron(III)&ndash;Quercetin Complex: In Vivo Acute Toxicity and Biodistribution of Novel MRI Agent by Innuan P, Kongkarnka S, Thongtharb A, Kantapan J, Dechsupa N

“…Phattarawadee Innuan,1,2 Sarawut Kongkarnka,3 Atigan Thongtharb,4 Jiraporn Kantapan,1,2 Nathupakorn Dechsupa1,2 1Molecular Imaging and Therapy Research Unit, Department of Radiologic Technology, Faculty of Associated Medical Sciences, Chiang Mai University, Chiang Mai, 50200, Thailand; 2Department of Radiologic Technology, Faculty of Associated Medical Sciences, Chiang Mai University, Chiang Mai, 50200, Thailand; 3Department of Pathology, Faculty of Medicine, Chiang Mai University, Chiang Mai, 50200, Thailand; 4Department of Companion Animal and Wildlife Clinic, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Chiang Mai University, Chiang Mai, 50100, ThailandCorrespondence: Nathupakorn Dechsupa; Jiraporn Kantapan, Molecular Imaging and Therapy Research Unit, Department of Radiologic Technology, Faculty of Associated Medical Sciences, Chiang Mai University, Chiang Mai, 50200, Thailand, Email nathupakorn.d@cmu.ac.th; Jiraporn.kan@cmu.ac.thBackground: The iron(III)–quercetin complex, known as “IronQ”, is an innovative MRI contrast agent composed of one Fe(III) ion and two quercetin molecules. IronQ is efficiently internalized by cells, enabling T1-weighted MRI tracking. …”
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Mass Fragmentation Characteristics of t-Boc Substituted Drug Precursors by Cui-mei LIU, Xue-yan LIU, Zhen-dong HUA, Hao TANG, Yu DU, Wei JIA

“…The main product ions of t-Boc substituted drug precursors are tert butyl ion (C4H9+), and product ions of [M−C4H8]+, [M−C4H9O•]+, and [M−C5H8O2]+ under EI mode. …”
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Transcriptomic, histological and biochemical analyses of Macrobrachium nipponense response to acute heat stress by Xiao Wu, Yaoran Fan, Jianbin Feng, Keyi Ma, Jiale Li

“…These DEGs were significantly involved in the regulation of transcription, proteolysis, nucleus, cytoplasm, metal ion binding, and ATP binding by Gene ontology (GO) enrichment analysis. …”
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Mechanism of Mongolian Medicine Batri-7 on Salmonella Enteritis by Yang D, Chen S, Borijihan H, Aoqier A, Sarula S, Siqin S, Manda M, Temuqile T, Baigude H

“…Simultaneously, the Minimum Inhibitory Concentration of BT-7 was evaluated against bacterial by microbroth dilution method, BT-7 regulation of Salmonella typhimurium gene was performed by RNA-Seq methods and verified by qRT-PCR.Results: In the LC-MS/MS assay, negative and positive-ion modes are identified for 511 and 699 compounds from BT-7, respectively. …”
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Measuring. Monitoring. Management. Control by S.V. Logunov, E.V. Blagodyrenko, I.S. Gerasimenko, N.A. Kupriyanov

“…The task of preventing orbital incidents requires monitoring the occupancy of the working and intermediate orbits of multi-satellite space systems with high-precision determination of the current navigation parameters of each observed satellite, both taking into account the movement of objects in circular orbits and maneuvering with ion engines turned on. The various types of means used for satellite observation (optical and radar) have complementary characteristics, the generalization of which would allow for daily all-weather measurements of the current navigation parameters of maneuvering satellites and to maintain their catalog with accuracy corresponding to the coordinate spread within tens of centimeters. …”

Telomerase inhibiting phytochemicals derived from Blumea eriantha for cancer treatment: A comprehensive computational analysis by Rahil Ummar Faruk Abbu, Shaik Mohammad Abdul Fayaz, Divyashree M S, Raghu Chandrashekhar H, Prasanna Kumar Reddy Gayam, Archana Mahadev Rao

“…The phytochemical also exhibited a robust binding affinity mediated by consistent magnesium metal ion interactions involving key residues such as Asp251, Asp252, Ile252, and Asp343, along with additional hydrogen bonding and water-mediated contacts that enhance its stability and selectivity. …”
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Optimization of the Process for Defatting Sea Cucumber Powder by Supercritical CO2 Extraction and Its Effect on Volatile Flavor Compounds by Gongming WANG, Hui HUANG, Yuzhu DING, Jinglin XUE, Zhiqiang SHU, Yuexin JING, Chunna JIAO, Jian ZHANG

“…The fatty acid composition of the sea cucumber powder before and after extraction as well as that in the supercritical CO2 extract were detected using gas chromatography, and supercritical CO2 extraction of volatile flavor substances was investigated using headspace-gas chromatography-ion migration spectroscopy (HS-GC-IMS). The results showed that the optimal conditions for supercritical CO2 extraction was optimized using single factor and orthogonal experiment, with an extraction temperature of 60 ℃, extraction pressure of 40 MPa, extraction time of 2 h, and a degreasing rate of 57.6%±3.89%. …”
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Accumulation and distribution of cadmium at organic-mineral micro-interfaces across soil aggregates by Qi Li, Linfeng Li, Bohao Yin, Xiaoyang Lin, Anwen Xiao, Weijie Xue, Hengjie Liu, Yichun Li

“…Pot experiments were conducted to assess the impacts of mineral, organic, and microbial amendments on the Cd distribution in soil aggregates using synchrotron radiation-based Fourier transform infrared (SR-FTIR) spectroscopy and nano-scale secondary ion mass spectrometry (NanoSIMS). Our results revealed that different soil amendments exerted varying effects on Cd accumulation in soil aggregates. …”
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