Elevation of High-Mobility Group Protein Box-1 in Serum Correlates with Severity of Acute Intracerebral Hemorrhage by Yu Zhou, Kun-Lin Xiong, Sen Lin, Qi Zhong, Feng-Lin Lu, Hong Liang, Jing-Cheng Li, Jing-Zhou Wang, Qing-Wu Yang

“…Meanwhile, heme could stimulate cultured microglia to release large amounts of HMGB1 whereas Fe2+/3+ ions failed to stimulate HMGB1 production from microglia. …”
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Activity of Phosvitin in Hydroxyapatite Acid-Damage Immersion and Antimicrobial Assays by Richard D. Shipman, Sean D. Doering, Jack R. Hemsath, Eun Joo Lee, Jennifer E. Grant

“…Phosvitin, the most highly phosphorylated metal-binding protein found in nature, binds more than 100 calcium ions, and has been identified as an agent that could be used to generate biomineralization scaffolds. …”
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Effect of Isopropanol on Microstructure and Activity of TiO2 Films with Dominant {001} Facets for Photocatalytic Degradation of Bezafibrate by Murtaza Sayed, Fu Pingfeng, Hasan M. Khan, Pengyi Zhang

“…In addition, the photocatalytic activity of as-synthesized TiO2 films was greatly enhanced after calcination treatment at 600°C, which can be attributed to removal of fluoride ions and organic residuals adsorbed on the surface of the catalyst. …”
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Three-dimensional mapping of the altermagnetic spin splitting in CrSb by Guowei Yang, Zhanghuan Li, Sai Yang, Jiyuan Li, Hao Zheng, Weifan Zhu, Ze Pan, Yifu Xu, Saizheng Cao, Wenxuan Zhao, Anupam Jana, Jiawen Zhang, Mao Ye, Yu Song, Lun-Hui Hu, Lexian Yang, Jun Fujii, Ivana Vobornik, Ming Shi, Huiqiu Yuan, Yongjun Zhang, Yuanfeng Xu, Yang Liu

“…Tight-binding model analysis indicates that the large altermagnetic splitting arises from strong third-nearest-neighbor hopping mediated by Sb ions. The large band/spin splitting near Fermi level in metallic CrSb, together with its high T N (up to 705 K) and simple spin configuration, paves the way for exploring emergent phenomena and spintronic applications based on altermagnets.…”
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Engineered biomimetic cisplatin-polyphenol nanocomplex for chemo-immunotherapy of glioblastoma by inducing pyroptosis by Xinyan Hao, Yucheng Tang, Wenjie Xu, Ming Wang, Jiayi Liu, Yongjiang Li, Jun He, Yanjin Peng, Pengcheng Sun, Dehua Liao, Xiongbin Hu, Tiantian Tang, Min Zhou, Ruyue Han, Jiemin Wang, João Conde, Daxiong Xiang, Junyong Wu

“…For the effective delivery of CDDP, the CDDP-polyphenol nanocomplexes were prepared, and catalase and copper ions were incorporated to fortify structural integrity, enhance glutathione (GSH) responsiveness, and ameliorate tumor hypoxia. …”
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Heteronuclear Fe-Mn Cyclopentadienyl Complexes Supported on Boehmite. Thermochemistry and Thermodynamics of their Decomposition by A.I. Rustamova, R.M. Muradxanov, S.N. Osmanova, F.K. Pashayeva, A.N. Mammadov, D.B. Tagiyev, E.H. Ismailov

“…However, the electron paramagnetic resonance (EPR) spectra of these samples clearly show intense signals characteristic of superpara/ferromagnetic particles of iron and manganese oxides, as well as EPR signals from isolated Fe3+ substituting Al3+ ions in the aluminum oxide structure. EPR spectra most of the iron and manganese is stabilized on the surface of poorly crystallized aluminum oxide in the form of nanostructured iron and manganese oxides. …”
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Formation of a zirconium oxide crystal nucleus in the initial nucleation stage in aluminosilicate glass investigated by X-ray multiscale analysis by Yohei Onodera, Yasuyuki Takimoto, Hiroyuki Hijiya, Qing Li, Hiroo Tajiri, Toshiaki Ina, Shinji Kohara

“…Furthermore, the local structure of the Zr4+ ions resembled a cubic or tetragonal ZrO2 crystalline phase and formed after 2 h of annealing the pristine glass. …”
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Exploring Structural, Magnetic, and Electric Transport Properties of Sol–Gel Derived Nd0.65Ca0.35MnO3 by Bhupendra Singh, Gaurav Joshi, Sudha Tomar, D. S. Raghav, Raj Kumar, Upendra Kumar, Lalit Kumar

“…Mn2p and Mn2s core-level X-ray photoemission spectroscopy confirms that Mn has +3, +4 ions coexist in the intended ratio. The transition from paramagnetic (PM) to ferromagnetic (FM) states is shown by magnetization measurements performed at H = 100 Oe. …”
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An Inhibitive Enzyme Assay to Detect Mercury and Zinc Using Protease from Coriandrum sativum by Gunasekaran Baskaran, Noor Azlina Masdor, Mohd Arif Syed, Mohd Yunus Shukor

“…In the absence of inhibitors, casein was hydrolysed and the solution became brown, while in the presence of metal ions such as Hg2+ and Zn2+, the hydrolysis of casein was inhibited and the solution remained blue. …”
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Anti-melanogenic effects of hydroxyethyl chrysin through the inhibition of tyrosinase activity: In vitro and in silico approaches by Yuna Lee, Ha-Yeon Song, Eui-Baek Byun

“…Furthermore, molecular docking showed that HE-chrysin inhibited TYR activity by interacting with key residues (Glu256 and Asn260) and chelating Cu+ ions at the active site, with a binding free energy of −7.00 kcal/mol compared with arbutin (−5.12 kcal/mol). …”
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The impact of Ca2+ on the protective mechanisms of the photosystem under drought stress by Yanli Wei, Tongen Zhang, Tongtong Yao, Zihan Wang, Yanhui Che, Huihui Zhang

“…External calcium ions (Ca2+) play a crucial role in mitigating drought stress in plants, as revealed through physiological and transcriptomic analyses using tobacco (Nicotiana tabacum L) as a model system. …”
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Influence of Relative Humidity and Aging on Morphology and Chemical Composition on Biomass Burning Particle by Titinan Utavong, Thunyapat Thongyen, Surat Bualert, Parkpoom Choomanee, Saranarat Kongkeaw, Tanawan Rattanapotanan, Jitlada Phupijit, Suteekan Maneejantra, Nitchakarn Changplaiy

“…The FPM was measured using a scanning mobility particle sizer and the particle mass was collected for morphological (transmission electron microscopy) and chemical (organic and elemental carbon, and water-soluble ions) analyses during 3, 6, and 9 h of aging. The geometric mean diameter (GMDN) of FPM from biomass burning were 95 ± 4 nm (Aitken mode) and 133 ± 40 nm (accumulation mode). …”
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Distinct ecological processes shape micro-eukaryotic generalists and specialists in a canal-disturbed wetland, Lake Weishan, China by Xinghao Li, Yunfeng Wang, Micah Dunthorn, Chengzhi Mao, Qiaoyi Kong, Saleh A. Al-Farraj, Weibo Song, Jie Huang

“…Our findings revealed substantial temporal variation in microbial diversity and community composition, likely driven by water temperature, dissolved oxygen, and the concentrations of several ions (e.g., Ca2+ and F−). Notably, community assembly in this canal-disturbed lake was predominantly influenced by stochastic processes (58.18%) rather than deterministic processes (20.46%). …”
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Novel Bioceramic Urethral Bulking Agents Elicit Improved Host Tissue Responses in a Rat Model by Travis K. Mann-Gow, Benjamin J. King, Ahmed El-Ghannam, Christine Knabe-Ducheyne, Masatoshi Kida, Ole M. Dall, Jan Krhut, Peter Zvara

“…Concentrations of Ca, Na, Si, and P ions in the experimental groups were comparable to control animals. …”
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Low Temperature Synthesis of Hexagonal Bi2Te3 Nanoplates Using an Open Reactor and Its Effect on Their Physicochemical Properties by Laura A. Reyes-Verdugo, Maria de J. Martinez-Carreon, C. D. Gutierrez-Lazos, Francisco J. Solis-Pomar, Jose G. Quiñones-Galvan, Eduardo Perez-Tijerina

“…XPS results showed that despite the strong reactivity of Te2− ions with ambient oxygen, the crystallization of Bi2Te3 hexagonal nanoplates is feasible without controlled vapor pressure and at a lower temperature than reported in other works. …”
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Mg-Al Mixed Oxide Adsorbent Synthesized Using FCT Template for Fluoride Removal from Drinking Water by Jifa Liu, Ping Zhao, Yue Xu, Xibin Jia

“…The fluoride adsorption capacity of the optimized Mg-Al mixed oxide adsorbent is only slightly affected by ions such as Cl−, NO3−, SO42−, Na+, and K+ and is excellent for use in recycling and real water. …”
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Electronic Structure and Magnetic Coupling of Pure and Mg-Doped KCuF3 by Fausto Cargnoni, Simone Cenedese, Paolo Ghigna, Mario Italo Trioni, Marco Scavini

“…We considered four possible magnetic ordering of the unpaired electrons on copper ions. Both materials are correctly predicted as being 1D antiferromagnetic insulators, and the superexchange parameters in the crystallographic ab planes and along the c direction measure +10 and -600 K, respectively. …”
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Evaluación de la Durabilidad en Hormigones Elaborados con Escoria Negra de Horno de Arco Eléctrico by Joel Bayle Yong, Giovany Alemán Carmenate, René Antonio Puig Martínez

“…Se midieron algunas propiedades de durabilidad del hormigón: resistividad, velocidad del pulso ultrasónico, penetración de iones cloruro y profundidad de penetración de agua a presión, empleando como metodología sustituir el 100% del árido grueso natural por escoria negra triturada, y comparando con un hormigón de control. …”
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Synthesis, Characterization, Antimicrobial, DNA Cleavage, and Antioxidant Studies of Some Metal Complexes Derived from Schiff Base Containing Indole and Quinoline Moieties by Mahendra Raj Karekal, Vivekanand Biradar, Mruthyunjayaswamy Bennikallu Hire Mathada

“…In order to evaluate the effect of metal ions upon chelation, both the ligand and its metal complexes were screened for their antibacterial and antifungal activities by minimum inhibitory concentration (MIC) method. …”
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Analysis of Treated Wastewater Produced from Al-Lajoun Wastewater Treatment Plant, Jordan by Waleed Manasreh, Atef S. Alzaydien, Malahmeh .M

“…The study showed that the treated wastewater was low in its heavy metals contents during both winter and summer seasons, which was attributed to high pH value enhancing their precipitations. Some of the major ions such as Cl-, Na+, HCO33-, Mg2+ in addition to biological oxygen demand and chemical oxygen demand were higher than the recommended Jordanian guidelines for drained water in valleys. …”
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