Liquid Chromatography/Quadrupole Time-of-Flight Mass Spectrometry for Identification of In Vitro and In Vivo Metabolites of Bornyl Gallate in Rats by Wei Lan, Liujiao Bian, Xinfeng Zhao, Pu Jia, Xue Meng, Yizhen Wu, Shixiang Wang, Sha Liao, Jie Yu, Xiaohui Zheng

“…Bornyl gallate (BG) is a potential drug candidate synthesized by the reaction of two natural products, gallic acid and borneol. Previous studies have strongly suggested that BG is worthy of further investigation due to antioxidant, antiatherosclerosis activities, and obvious activity of stimulating intersegmental vessel growth in zebrafish. …”
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Educación medioambiental a través de la LIJ: Claves para la formación del profesorado en los grados de magisterio by María del Carmen Quiles Cabrera, Remedios Sánchez García

“…Uno de ellos es el deterioro del medioambiente y la necesidad de respetar el mundo natural. Así pues, nos planteamos en este artículo la importancia de formar al profesorado en este sentido. …”
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Arsenic, Chromium, and Other Potentially Toxic Elements in the Rocks and Sediments of Oropos-Kalamos Basin, Attica, Greece by D. Alexakis, D. Gamvroula

“…The results of this study imply the natural source of Cr3+ and Cr6+ contamination of the Oropos-Kalamos groundwater, since high Cr contents were also recorded in the lignite (212.3 mg kg−1), chromiferous iron ore occurrences (256.6 mg kg−1), and alluvial deposits (212.5 mg kg−1), indicating Cr leaching and transportation to the depositional basin dating from the Upper Miocene age.…”
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Determination of Important Topographic Factors for Landslide Mapping Analysis Using MLP Network by Mutasem Sh. Alkhasawneh, Umi Kalthum Ngah, Lea Tien Tay, Nor Ashidi Mat Isa, Mohammad Subhi Al-batah

“…Landslide is one of the natural disasters that occur in Malaysia. Topographic factors such as elevation, slope angle, slope aspect, general curvature, plan curvature, and profile curvature are considered as the main causes of landslides. …”
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Extraction and Physicochemical Characterization of Mucilage from Opuntia cochenillifera (L.) Miller by Mariel Monrroy, Erick García, Katherine Ríos, José Renán García

“…The prepared mucilage exhibits properties that recommend it as a natural material that can be used as an additive in the chemical, food, pharmaceuticals and cosmetics industries, as well as in decontamination processes.…”
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A Performance and Usability Aware Secure Two-Factor User Authentication Scheme for Wireless Sensor Networks by Sang Guun Yoo, Hyukjun Lee, Juho Kim

“…., military applications, natural disaster monitoring). Due to all these reasons, this paper proposes a robust user authentication scheme which fixes the security weaknesses of previous solutions and provides wider usability considering the use case when the sensor nodes cannot communicate with the gateway node. …”
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Synthetic Gene Drives in Plants: Development Strategies, Potential Applications, and Ethical Considerations by Yawen Liu, Bingke Jiao, Wenfeng Qian

“…One innovative approach involves the use of gene drives, a technology that enables targeted genetic modifications to transmit at a super Mendelian rate (>50%) and therefore, rapidly propagate through natural populations. In this perspective, we introduce the principles underlying our development of a plant synthetic toxin‐antidote drive, CAIN (CRISPR‐Assisted Inheritance utilising NPG1). …”
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Botany at Stefan Batory University in Vilna (Wilno, Vilnius) (1919–1939) by Alicja Zemanek, Piotr Köhler

“…It comprised six departments connected with botany (General Botany, Pharmacognosy and Cultivation of Medicinal Plants, Plant Taxonomy, Botanical Garden, Garden of Medicinal Plants, and Natural History Museum). There worked such distinguished scientists, as: Jakub Mowszowicz (1901–1983), phytogeographer and phytosociologist; Jan Muszyński (1884–1957), botanist and pharmacist; Bronisław Szakien (1890–1938), cytologist and mycologist; Piotr Wiśniewski (1881––1971), physiologist; and Józef Trzebiński (1867–1941), mycologist and phytopathologist. …”
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Antibacterial Mechanisms of Constituents from Galla chinensis Revealed by Experimental and Virtual Screening-Based Studies by Meilan Liu, Tingting Lin, Liyuan Yao, Hongfeng Chen, Yu Lu, Zhengguo Tao, Haiquan Zhao, Sheng-Xiang Qiu, Liyun Zhao

“…PGG enriched in Galla chinensis is a promising natural antibiotic with the mode of action inhibiting ATase activity. …”
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The “Trojan Horse” Approach to Tumor Immunotherapy: Targeting the Tumor Microenvironment by Delia Nelson, Scott Fisher, Bruce Robinson

“…Most anticancer therapies including immunotherapies are given systemically; yet therapies given directly into tumors may be more effective, particularly those that overcome natural suppressive factors in the tumor microenvironment. …”
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Immunoglobulin Gamma-Like Therapeutic Bispecific Antibody Formats for Tumor Therapy by Shixue Chen, Lingling Li, Fan Zhang, Yu Wang, Yi Hu, Lei Zhao

“…BsAbs with IgG-like architecture exhibit superior advantages in structure (similar to natural antibodies), pharmacokinetics, half-life, FcR-mediated function, and biological activity. …”
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Study on Plastic Coated Overburnt Brick Aggregate as an Alternative Material for Bituminous Road Construction by Dipankar Sarkar, Manish Pal, Ashoke K. Sarkar

“…There are different places in India where natural stone aggregates are not available for constructional work. …”
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Effect of Lauric Acid on the Thermal and Mechanical Properties of Polyhydroxybutyrate (PHB)/Starch Composite Biofilms by Joemer A. Adorna, Camelle Kaye A. Aleman, Ian Lorenzo E. Gonzaga, Jamela N. Pangasinan, Kim Marie D. Sisican, Van Dien Dang, Ruey-An Doong, Ruby Lynn G. Ventura, Jey-R S. Ventura

“…Polyhydroxybutyrate (PHB) is a biopolymer of natural origin, one of the suitable alternatives for synthetic plastics. …”
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Demystifying E407 and E407a Additives (Carrageenans) Through Their Gastronomic Alchemy: A Contribution to Increase Consumer Sovereignty by Carla Matos, Manuela M. Moreira, Hélio Loureiro, Lígia Rebelo Gomes

“…The use of additives can help to prevent food waste if they can overcome the problem of the limited supply of natural ingredients, increase the shelf life of food, and simplify cooking procedures. …”
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A Water Management Model for Toshka Depression by K. M. Fassieh, M. A. Zaki

“…Toshka Depression (TD), located about 250 km south west of the High Aswan Dam (HAD), consists of four deep-cut basins connected by natural sills. It is required to assess the contribution of TD as a spillway, in enhancing the effectiveness of Lake Nasser in flood control and water availability. …”
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Combination of ERG9 Repression and Enzyme Fusion Technology for Improved Production of Amorphadiene in Saccharomyces cerevisiae by Rama Raju Baadhe, Naveen Kumar Mekala, Sreenivasa Rao Parcha, Yalavarthy Prameela Devi

“…Our main objective was to overproduce amorpha 4-11-diene, which is a key precursor molecule of artemisinin (antimalarial drug) produced naturally in plant Artemisia annua through mevalonate pathway. …”
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Split-Framework in Mandibular Implant-Supported Prosthesis by Danny Omar Mendoza Marin, Kássia de Carvalho Dias, André Gustavo Paleari, Ana Carolina Pero, João Neudenir Arioli Filho, Marco Antonio Compagnoni

“…The use of a split-framework could decrease the stress with a precise and passive fit on the implants and restore a more natural functional condition of the mandible, helping in the longevity of the prosthesis. …”
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Hepatic Cholesterol-25-Hydroxylase Overexpression Improves Systemic Insulin Sensitivity in Mice by Britta Noebauer, Alexander Jais, Jelena Todoric, Klaus Gossens, Hedwig Sutterlüty-Fall, Elisa Einwallner

“…All the more surprising, a substantial percentage of obese patients are metabolically healthy when classified based on insulin resistance and systemic inflammation. Oxysterols are naturally occurring molecules that play important role in various metabolic and inflammatory processes and their levels are elevated in patients suffering from obesity and diabetes. 25-Hydroxycholesterol (25-OHC) is produced in cells from cholesterol by the enzyme cholesterol 25-hydroxylase (Ch25h) and is involved in lipid metabolism, inflammatory processes, and cell proliferation. …”
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Rheological Characterization of Warm-Modified Asphalt Mastics Containing Electric Arc Furnace Steel Slags by M. Pasetto, A. Baliello, G. Giacomello, E. Pasquini

“…The environmental sustainability of WMA can be further enhanced with the inclusion of steel slag in partial substitution of natural aggregates. Nevertheless, such innovative material applied at lower temperatures containing warm additives and steel slag should be able to guarantee at least the same performance of traditional hot mix asphalts, thus assuring acceptable mechanical properties and durability. …”
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Prebiotic ability of musa balbisiana colla stems on the growth of Pediococcus acidilactici in vitro and probiotic encapsulation by Singapurwa Ni Made Ayu Suardani, Candra I Putu, Semariyani A.A. Made, Nursini Ni Wayan, Kusumaningsih Purwaningtyas, Jiwantara Gusti Ngurah Oka, Djelantik Sang Ayu Made Agung Prasetiawati

“…The presence of fructan compounds makes Musa paradisiaca stem flour function as an effective source of natural prebiotics. The test results showed that the biocapsulation contained 2.7 x 103 cfu/gram of lactic acid bacteria. …”
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