The accurate determination of Perfluorooctane sulfonic acid (PFOS) removal efficiency by integrated-sonochemical system by Debabrata Panda, Maxime Cochennec, Stéfan Colombano, Benjamin Laulier, Pascal Tierce, Alexandre Baudouard, Sebastian Bristeau, Anne Togola, Julie Lions, Nicolas Devau, Eric D. van Hullebusch

“…The removal and mineralization extents (defluorination) were determined by ultra-high performance liquid chromatography–mass spectrometry (UPLC-MS/MS) and ion-chromatography (IC) analysis. Under optimum conditions, 100 % removal and 99 % mineralization were achieved. …”
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Optical time-lapsed in situ mechanochemical studies on metal halide perovskite systems by Yonghao Xiao, David G. Bradley, Wei Xin Chan, Xinwen Hu, Lian Xiao, Zhenpeng Liu, Zi Yang Tan, Xin Zhao, Chenfei Li, Mansour Sadek, Vikash Kumar Ravi, Ying Hern Tam, Xiaotao Wang, Felipe García, Handong Sun, Seow Chin Low, Poh Boon Phua, Tze Chien Sum, Xiuwen Zhou, Yee-Fun Lim, John V. Hanna, Han Sen Soo

“…Moreover, we can accelerate the evaluation and directly observe the effects of different synthetic strategies for enhancing the photoluminescence quantum yield and stability of the perovskites, providing near-infrared (NIR) emitting tin-based perovskites FASnI z Br3-z (where z = 0 to 3) with core-shell structures. Intriguingly, halide ion migration was deduced in lead-free double perovskites Cs2Na y Ag1-y BiCl6 (y = 0 to 1.0) at room temperature during aging after mechanochemical activation. …”
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Adsorption of Anionic Surfactants onto Alumina: Characteristics, Mechanisms, and Application for Heavy Metal Removal by Thi Minh Thu Nguyen, Thi Phuong Thao Do, Thi Sim Hoang, Ngoc Viet Nguyen, Huy Dong Pham, Trung Dung Nguyen, Thi Ngoc Mai Pham, Thanh Son Le, Tien Duc Pham

“…The application of surfactant adsorption onto Al2O3 to remove cadmium ion (Cd2+) was also studied. The optimum conditions for Cd2+ removal using surfactant-modified alumina (SMA) are pH 6, contact time 120 min, and ionic strength 0.1 mM NaCl. …”
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Petrology of Oligocene Lalehzar igneous rocks in the southeast of Saveh-Naein-Jiroft magmatic belt by Fatemeh Sepidbar, Bahareh Borouzi Niyat

“…Both granitoid and volcanic rocks are characterized with depletion in Nb and Ti and enrichement in large ion lithophile (LILE) and light rare earth elements (LREE). …”
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In Situ Modulation of NiFeOOH Coordination Environment for Enhanced Electrocatalytic‐Conversion of Glucose and Energy‐Efficient Hydrogen Production by Ning Wei, Sufeng Zhang, Xue Yao, Qinglu Li, Nan Li, Jinrui Li, Dingjie Pan, Qiming Liu, Shaowei Chen, Scott Renneckar

“…Herein, NiFe‐based metal‐organic framework (MOF) is used as a precursor to prepare W‐doped nickel‐iron phosphide (W‐NiFeP) nanosheet arrays by ion exchange and phosphorylation, which exhibit a high electrocatalytic activity toward the hydrogen evolution reaction (HER), featuring an overpotential of only −179 mV to achieve the current density of 100 mA cm−2 in alkaline media. …”
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Metabolomics and Transcriptomics Reveal the Effects of Different Fermentation Times on Antioxidant Activities of <i>Ophiocordyceps sinensis</i> by Min He, Tao Wang, Chuyu Tang, Mengjun Xiao, Xiaojian Pu, Jianzhao Qi, Yuling Li, Xiuzhang Li

“…The antioxidant results of <i>O. sinensis</i> indicate that the ferric ion-reducing antioxidant power (FRAP), antioxidant capacity (2.74 ± 0.12 μmol Trolox/g), 2,2-diphenyl-1-picrylhydrazyl (DPPH•) free radical scavenging rate (60.21 ± 0.51%), and the hydroxyl free radical scavenging rate (91.83 ± 0.68%) reached a maximum on day 30. …”
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Field‐Induced Antiferromagnetic Correlations in a Nanopatterned Van der Waals Ferromagnet: A Potential Artificial Spin Ice by Avia Noah, Nofar Fridman, Yishay Zur, Maya Markman, Yotam Katz King, Maya Klang, Ricardo Rama‐Eiroa, Harshvardhan Solanki, Michael L. Reichenberg Ashby, Tamar Levin, Edwin Herrera, Martin E. Huber, Snir Gazit, Elton J. G. Santos, Hermann Suderow, Hadar Steinberg, Oded Millo, Yonathan Anahory

“…By using a combination of SQUID‐on‐tip microscopy, focused ion beam lithography, and atomistic spin dynamic simulations, it is shown that a square array of CGT island as small as 150 × 150 × 60 nm3 have tunable dipole–dipole interactions, which can be precisely controlled by their lateral spacing. …”
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Genome-Wide Comprehensive Identification and In Silico Characterization of Lectin Receptor-Like Kinase Gene Family in Barley (Hordeum vulgare L.) by Fee Faysal Ahmed, Farah Sumaiya Dola, Md Shohel Ul Islam, Fatema Tuz Zohra, Nasrin Akter, Shaikh Mizanur Rahman, Md. Abdur Rauf Sarkar

“…Exploration of gene ontology (GO) enrichment indicated that the identified HvlecRLK genes are associated with various cellular processes, metabolic pathways, defense mechanisms, kinase activity, catalytic activity, ion binding, and other essential pathways. The regulatory network analysis identified 29 transcription factor families (TFFs), with seven major TFFs including bZIP, C2H2, ERF, MIKC_MADS, MYB, NAC, and WRKY participating in the regulation of HvlecRLK gene functions. …”
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Targeted detection of endogenous LINE-1 proteins and ORF2p interactions by Mathias I. Nielsen, Justina C. Wolters, Omar G. Rosas Bringas, Hua Jiang, Luciano H. Di Stefano, Mehrnoosh Oghbaie, Samira Hozeifi, Mats J. Nitert, Alienke van Pijkeren, Marieke Smit, Lars ter Morsche, Apostolos Mourtzinos, Vikram Deshpande, Martin S. Taylor, Brian T. Chait, John LaCava

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Molecular insight into reproductive toxicity and transgenerational effects of Cadmium exposure on Drosophila melanogaster by Yi Pan, Ke Fan, Linhao Zong, Yantao Luo, Xin Ni, Dong Chen, Jinjun Qian, Fei Ma, Jie Cheng, Miao Guan

“…Transcriptome analysis revealed that, Cd-induced oxidative stress and ion transport disruption in the F0 generation could underlie synaptic dysfunction and impaired follicle cell development, impacting reproductive behavior and oocyte fertility. …”
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Effects of Different Cooking Methods on Nutritional Properties and Non-volatile Flavor Substances of Lyophyllum decastes by Xiaolong LI, Yan YANG, Wen LI, Yanfang LIU, Di WU, Huanling YANG, Wanchao CHEN, Jingjun LI

“…The contents of polysaccharide, total phenol, protein and total dietary nutrients, as well as non-volatile flavor substances such as soluble sugar, free amino acid and 5'-nucleotide and equivalent umami concentration (EUC) in L. decastes treated by different cooking methods were analyzed by ion chromatography, high performance liquid chromatography and electronic tongue technology. …”
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Cerium-based nanoplatform for severe acute pancreatitis: Achieving enhanced anti-inflammatory effects through calcium homeostasis restoration and oxidative stress mitigation by Tingyi Luo, Yujing Tang, Wangcheng Xie, Zhilong Ma, Jian Gong, Yonggui Zhang, Tingsong Yang, Xuyang Jia, Jia Zhou, Zhengyu Hu, Lin Han, Qigang Wang, Zhenshun Song

“…This nanoplatform provides a new strategy for SAP treatment, with clinical translation prospects, through ion homeostasis regulation and pancreatic oxidative stress inhibition.…”
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Establishment and evaluation of a UPLC-MS/MS method for simultaneous determination of bongkrekic acid and dehydroacetic acid in rice noodles by Lingguo Zhao, Ronggui Lv, Ronggui Lv, Jiang Song, Xi Chen, Lei Lei, Weixian Zeng, Miaowen She, Miaowen She, Dabing Li, Xiaxia Yu, Zhanguo Liu, Xiao Wang, Yong Liu

“…Electrospray ionization negative ion mode (ESI-) was used for multiple reaction detection and external standard method was used for quantitative determination. …”
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Comprehensive Structural, Chemical, and Optical Characterization of Cu₂ZnSnS₄ Films on Kapton Using the Automated Successive Ionic Layer Adsorption and Reacti... by Perla J. Vázquez-González, Martha L. Paniagua-Chávez, Lizette A. Zebadua-Chavarria, Rafael Mota-Grajales, C. A. Meza-Avendaño, Enrique Campos-González, A. Escobosa-Echavarría, Yaoqiao Hu, Aldo E. Pérez-Ramos, Manuel-Matuz, Carlos A. Hernández-Gutiérrez

“…Chemical uniformity was confirmed through Secondary Ion Mass Spectrometry (SIMS), Energy-Dispersive Spectroscopy (EDS), and X-ray Photoelectron Spectroscopy (XPS). …”
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Endothelial cell Piezo1 promotes vascular smooth muscle cell differentiation on large arteries by Javier Abello, Ying Yin, Yonghui Zhao, Josh Maurer, Jihui Lee, Cherokee Bodell, Jahmiera Richee, Abigail J. Clevenger, Zarek Burton, Megan E. Goeckel, Michelle Lin, Stephanie Grainger, Carmen M. Halabi, Shreya A. Raghavan, Rajan Sah, Amber N. Stratman

“…Here, we demonstrate the involvement of the mechanosensitive ion channel, Piezo1, in promoting arterial accumulation of vascular smooth muscle cells (vSMCs) during zebrafish development. …”
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Evaluation of the cardiotoxicity of Echinochrome A using human induced pluripotent stem cell-derived cardiac organoids by Su-Jin Lee, Eunji Kim, Yeeun Jeong, Jae Boum Youm, Hyoung Kyu Kim, Jin Han, Elena A. Vasileva, Natalia P. Mishchenko, Sergey A. Fedoreyev, Valentin A. Stonik, Sung Joon Kim, Hyang-Ae Lee

“…The hCOs, characterized by expression of key cardiac markers (cTnT) and functional ion channels (Cav1.2, Nav1.5, hERG), exhibited structural and electrophysiological properties reflective of human cardiac physiology. …”
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The interaction of tPA with NMDAR1 drives neuroinflammation and neurodegeneration in α-synuclein-mediated neurotoxicity by Daniel Torrente, Enming J. Su, Alí Francisco Citalán-Madrid, Gerald P. Schielke, Daniel Magaoay, Mark Warnock, Tamara Stevenson, Kris Mann, Flavie Lesept, Nathalie Delétage, Manuel Blanc, Erin H. Norris, Denis Vivien, Daniel A. Lawrence

“…Finally, treatment of mice with glunomab, a neutralizing antibody that selectively blocks tPA binding to the N-methyl-D-aspartate receptor-1 (NMDAR1) without affecting NMDAR1 ion channel function, identifies the tPA interaction with NMDAR1 as necessary for tPA-mediated neuroinflammation and neurodegeneration in response to α-synuclein-mediated neurotoxicity. …”
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Investigating the influence of divertor baffles on nitrogen-seeded detachment in TCV with SOLPS-ITER simulations and TCV experiments by G. Sun, H. Reimerdes, C. Theiler, B.P. Duval, M. Carpita, C. Colandrea, R. Ducker, O. Février, S. Gorno, L. Simons, E. Tonello, the EUROfusion Tokamak Exploitation Team, the TCV Team

“…At the same outboard mid-plane separatrix plasma density, the nitrogen retention with baffles is lower than the unbaffled retention at low seeding levels and is higher at high seeding levels, which is explained by the changes of nitrogen ion and neutral transport with baffles and seeding. …”
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Technological dental sealants: in vitro evaluation of material properties and antibiofilm potential by Witalo Pereira de Jesus, Luiza de Almeida Queiroz Ferreira, Washington Henrique Themoteo da Silva, Fernanda Vieira Belém, Ana Paula Turrioni, Cláudia Silami de Magalhães, Mila Fernandes Moreira Madeira, Ivana Márcia Alves Diniz, Marco Aurelio Benini Paschoal

“…Abstract Background Due to the launch of new self-etching and self-adhesive sealing materials combined with the release of bioactive ions in the dental market, this in vitro study aimed to compare physical values of surface roughness (RS), vickers microhardness (VM), compositional energy dispersive spectroscopy (EDS), scanning electron microscopy (SEM), microbiological tests (inhibition halo-HI and surface microbial adhesion-MAS) and mechanical microshear bond strength (MBS). …”
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Implementing regional blue economy research and innovation strategies: a case study for the Black Sea by Baris Salihoglu, Baris Salihoglu, Mustafa Yücel, Pinar Uygurer, Ezgi Şahin Yücel, Evangelos Papathanassiou, Devrim Tezcan, Adrian Stanica, Irina Stanciu, Snejana Petrova Moncheva, Nina Dzhembekova, Kremena Blagovestova Stefanova, Viktor Komorin, Tudor Castravet, Kakhaber Bilashvili, Valerian Melikidze, Mamuka Gvilava, Salome Kobaidze

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