The Surface Properties of Calcite: An Adsorption Model with Orbital Control by Nikolai V. Nikolenko

“…The energies of unoccupied and occupied orbitals were used as the correlation parameters between the electronic and adsorptive properties of organic molecules. A model describing the chemisorption of organic compounds on CaCO 3 involving two types of interaction, i.e. two-electron, donor–acceptor interaction HOMO(adsorbent) → LUMO(adsorbate) and four-electron, three-orbital interaction HOMO(adsorbent) → {LUMO(adsorbate) + HOMO(adsorbate)}, was proposed. …”
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Putative Key Role of Inositol Messengers in Endothelial Cells in Preeclampsia by Sirilaksana Kunjara, Patricia McLean, Laurens Rademacher, Thomas W. Rademacher, Fabiana Fascilla, Stefano Bettocchi, Marco Scioscia

“…Intracellular action of these molecules is deeply affected by zinc, manganese, and calcium. …”
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Characterization and modification mechanism of recycled silty clay slurry as a shield slag conditioner: Macroscopic, mesoscopic, and microscopic multiscale analysis by Keqi Liu, Pengxi Lu, Wen Zhao, Shuhong Wang

“…This allows the particles to bind more water molecules, therefore improving slurry-making capacity of the silty clay. …”
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Cryopreserved Umbilical Cord Mesenchymal Stem Cells Show Comparable Effects to Un-Cryopreserved Cells in Treating Osteoarthritis by Bo Yan, Huixin Chen, Li Yan, Qiang Yuan, Le Guo

“…In vitro, C-CFM and UC-CM promoted the proliferation of chondrocytes, improved the expression of anabolism-related molecules ( Col2 , COL2, and SOX9), and decreased the expression of catabolism-related molecules ( Adamts5 , Mmp13 , Il6 , COL10, and MMP13). …”
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Syntheses, crystal structures, Hirshfeld surface analyses and crystal voids of 1-(4-bromophenyl)-2,2-dichloroethan-1-one and 2,2-dibromo-1-(p-tolyl)ethan-1-one by Atash V. Gurbanov, Firudin I. Guseinov, Aida I. Samigullina, Tuncer Hökelek, Khudayar I. Hasanov, Tahir A. Javadzade, Alebel N. Belay

“…In crystals of both compounds, intermolecular C—H...O hydrogen bonds link the molecules into infinite chains along the b-axis direction. …”
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A new potential of sodium anthraquinone-2-sulfonate as a corrosion inhibitor for carbon steel in 0.5 M H2SO4 by Nikolay Akatyev, Roza Kenzhegalieva, Meruyet Khapiyeva, Gauhar Uzakbay, Aruzhan Talapova, Ruben Vardanyan

“…The spontaneous physisorption (ΔG0ads ˃ -20 kJ mol-1) of the inhibitor molecules led to high efficiency. Analysis of dynamic polarization curves showed that AQ2SNa acts as an inhibitor of a mixed nature. …”
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The Expression of Thymic AQP7 and Perilipin 1 (PLIN1) in Rats Fed a High-Fructose Diet is Modified by Voluntary Physical Activity by Jülide Tozkır, Nihayet Fırat, Ebru Göncü, Onur Ersoy, Pınar Tayfur, Orkide Palabıyık

“…Objective: Aquaporins (AQPs) are a large family of proteins that help transport water and small molecules. AQP7 is an AQP responsible for the extracellular transport of glycerol produced by lipolysis in adipocytes. …”
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Engineered Porous Carbon for High Volumetric Methane Storage by J. Romanos, S. Sweany, T. Rash, L. Firlej, B. Kuchta, J.C. Idrobo, P. Pfeifer

“…Nanospace engineering of KOH activated carbon generates an ideal structure for methane storage in which gas molecules are adsorbed as a high-density fluid by strong van der Waals forces into pores that are a few molecules in diameter. …”
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Extent, causes, and consequences of small RNA expression variation in human adipose tissue. by Leopold Parts, Åsa K Hedman, Sarah Keildson, Andrew J Knights, Cei Abreu-Goodger, Martijn van de Bunt, José Afonso Guerra-Assunção, Nenad Bartonicek, Stijn van Dongen, Reedik Mägi, James Nisbet, Amy Barrett, Mattias Rantalainen, Alexandra C Nica, Michael A Quail, Kerrin S Small, Daniel Glass, Anton J Enright, John Winn, MuTHER Consortium, Panos Deloukas, Emmanouil T Dermitzakis, Mark I McCarthy, Timothy D Spector, Richard Durbin, Cecilia M Lindgren

“…Small RNAs are functional molecules that modulate mRNA transcripts and have been implicated in the aetiology of several common diseases. …”
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Overexpression of HIF-2α, TWIST, and CXCR4 Is Associated with Lymph Node Metastasis in Papillary Thyroid Carcinoma by Ni Wang, Hao-Jun Luo, Guo-Bing Yin, Chao-Ran Dong, Man Xu, George G. Chen, Zhi-Min Liu

“…The protein expression levels of these three molecules were upregulated in PTCs. High protein expression of HIF-2α, TWIST, and CXCR4 was significantly correlated with lymph node metastasis (LNM) (P<0.001). …”
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Multifunctional Proteins Bridge Mitosis with Motility and Cancer with Inflammation and Arthritis by Jihong Jiang, Rosaely Casalegno-Garduno, Helen Chen, Anita Schmitt, Michael Schmitt, Christopher A. Maxwell

“…In particular, the multifunctional nature of HMMR/RHAMM and survivin will be highlighted and compared, as these molecules are the subject of extensive biological and therapeutic investigations within hematology and oncology fields. …”
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Effect of ozonation on the phytochemicals of black seed oil and its anti-microbial, anti-oxidant, anti-inflammatory, and anti-neoplastic activities in vitro by Aisha M. H. Al-Rajhi, Tarek M. Abdelghany, Mohammed S. Almuhayawi, Mohammed H. Alruhaili, Amna A. Saddiq, Afra M. Baghdadi, Soad K. Al Jaouni, Hibah M. Albasri, Moayad S. Waznah, Faisal A. Alraddadi, Samy Selim

“…The chemical profile of ozonized black seed oil showed elevation of essential molecules of oil as well as presence of some characteristic molecules to both forms of oil. …”
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Exploring the Molecular Composition of Dissolved Organic Matter and Its Connection to Microbial Communities in Industrial-Scale Anaerobic Digestion of Chicken Manure by Juan Hu, Yurui Zeng, Aibin Hu, Xiaofeng Wang

“…Lignin/carboxylate-rich alicyclic molecules were linked to microorganisms possessing hydrolysis reactions and, indirectly, CH₄ production. …”
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Integrating Analytical Procedures in Routine Practices of Centralized Antiblastic Compounding Units for Valorization of Residual Compounded Drugs by Rita Patrizia Aquino, Giovanni Falcone, Paola Russo, Fabrizio Dal Piaz, Giulia Auriemma, Ferdinando Maria de Francesco, Stefania Cascone, Eduardo Nava, Pasquale Del Gaudio

“…., medicines containing small molecules and medicines containing monoclonal antibodies. …”
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Influence of the Methane–Zeolite a Interaction Potential on the Concentration Dependence of Self-Diffusivity by Chaitanya A. Krishna, Subramanian Yashonath, Andreas Schüring, Siegfried Fritzsche, Jörg Kärger

“…We conclude that beside the cage-to-cage jumps, which are essential for the migration of the guest molecules, at high concentrations migration within the cage and guest–guest interactions with other molecules become increasingly dominant influences on the diffusion coefficient and make the guest–zeolite interaction less important for both model A and model B.…”
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Antitumor effects of natural killer cells derived from gene-engineered human-induced pluripotent stem cells on hepatocellular carcinoma by Mayuna Nakamura, Yuka Tanaka, Keishi Hakoda, Masahiro Ohira, Tsuyoshi Kobayashi, Kenji Kurachi, Kouichi Tamura, Hideki Ohdan

“…The analysis of eNK cells for cell surface and intracellular molecules revealed that antitumor-related surface molecules (TRAIL, CD226, and CD16) and intracellular cytotoxic factors (perforin, granzyme B, TNFα, and IFNγ) were highly expressed. …”
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Molecular Distributions and Abundances in the Binary-shaped Outflow of V Hya by Mark A. Siebert, Raghvendra Sahai, Samantha Scibelli, Anthony J. Remijan

“…We detect emission from over 15 molecules and isotopologues toward this source, and present resolved maps for the brightest tracers of carbonaceous chemistry (e.g., CCH, C _4 H, HC _5 N, HNC, and ${\mathrm{CH}}_{3}\mathrm{CN}$ ). …”
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Accurate measurements of the bond dissociation energies of 14N2, 14N15N and 15N2 by Liya Lu, Pan Jiang, Hong Gao

“…The experimental scheme demonstrated in this study should be generally applicable for precisely determining the BDEs of many other diatomic molecules.…”
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Salivary metabolomics in oral cancer: A systematic review by Rita Antonelli, Giacomo Setti, Nathaniel S. Treister, Thelma A. Pertinhez, Elena Ferrari, Mariana Gallo, Ronell Bologna-Molina, Paolo Vescovi, Marco Meleti

“…., genomic, transcriptomic, proteomic), metabolomics appears promising in identifying the presence of small, specific molecules directly released from malignant cells that could potentially serve as diagnostic biomarkers.This systematic review evaluates the scientific evidence that supports the role of salivary metabolites in the early diagnosis of OSCC.Medline, Scopus and Web of Science databases were searched until February 2024. …”
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Curcumin Improves Epithelial Barrier Integrity of Caco-2 Monolayers by Inhibiting Endoplasmic Reticulum Stress and Subsequent Apoptosis by Xinxin Zhou, Mengting Ren, Jinpu Yang, Hanghai Pan, Mosang Yu, Feng Ji

“…The expression levels of oxidative stress and endoplasmic reticulum stress- (ERS-) related molecules were determined by Western blot analysis. …”
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