Quality Evaluation of Wushan Codonopsis pilosula with Different Growth Years by Meiling GUO, Wenpin WANG, Luhan HUANG, Lili YANG, Yusen YUE, Sibo QIU, Jianquan KAN, Muying DU

“…High performance liquid chromatography and gas chromatography-mass spectrometry (GC-MS) were used to analyse for differences in nutrients, organic acids, hydrolysed amino acids, active ingredients and volatile components. …”
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A novel approach for unveiling co-occurrence patterns of UV filter mixtures in sunscreens: Prioritization for hazard and risk assessment by Ah-Reum Jo, Ba Reum Kwon, Inae Lee, Jieun Min, Sohyeon Choi, Na-Youn Park, Younglim Kho, Jeongim Park, Ho Kim, Kyungho Choi

“…In recent years, concerns regarding the toxicity of organic UV filters in sunscreen products have increased. …”
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Ophiostomatoid fungi associated with mites phoretic on bark beetles in Qinghai, China by Runlei Chang, Tuan A. Duong, Stephen J. Taerum, Michael J. Wingfield, XuDong Zhou, Z. Wilhelm de Beer

“…Although we could not elucidate the exact nature of interactions between mites and their fungi, our results re-enforce that these organisms should not be ignored in pest risk assessments of bark beetles, that often focus only on the beetles and their fungi. …”
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Accounting for retarded weathering products in comparing methods for quantifying carbon dioxide removal in a short-term enhanced weathering study by Emily E. E. M. te Pas, Elliot Chang, Elliot Chang, Alison R. Marklein, Rob N. J. Comans, Mathilde Hagens

“…Further investigation of the fate of retarded weathering products showed that small portions precipitated as carbonate minerals (up to 34.0%) or adsorbed to reactive surfaces, such as soil organic matter and clay minerals (up to 32.5%). Hence, a large portion of weathering products may be retained in the soil due to strong adsorption and/or further mineral precipitation reactions (31.6–92.7%), with potentially important implications for the quantification of CDR across time. …”
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Qualitative comparison of decalcifiers for mouse bone cryosections for subsequent biophotonic analysis by Shibarjun Mandal, Ramya Motganhalli Ravikumar, Astrid Tannert, Annett Urbanek, Rustam R. Guliev, Max Naumann, Sina M. Coldewey, Uta Dahmen, Lina Carvalho, Luís Bastião Silva, Ute Neugebauer

“…In this study, we systematically assessed five standard bone decalcification protocols, encompassing strong mineralic acids (3% and 5% nitric acid), a commercially available formulation of hydrochloric and formic acid), as well as weak organic acids (5% trichloroacetic acid and 8% formic acid), and a chelating agent (25% ethylenediamine-tetraacetic acid) with varying decalcification durations, using mouse long bones as our experimental model. …”
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Interfacial friction enabling ≤ 20 μm thin free-standing lithium strips for lithium metal batteries by Shaozhen Huang, Zhibin Wu, Bernt Johannessen, Kecheng Long, Piao Qing, Pan He, Xiaobo Ji, Weifeng Wei, Yuejiao Chen, Libao Chen

“…In this paper, thin (5 to 50 μm) and free-standing lithium strips were achieved by mechanical rolling, which is determined by the in situ tribochemical reaction between lithium and zinc dialkyldithiophosphate (ZDDP). A friction-induced organic/inorganic hybrid interface (~450 nm) was formed on Li with an ultra-high hardness (0.84 GPa) and Young’s modulus (25.90 GPa), which not only enables the scalable process mechanics of thin lithium strips but also facilitates dendrite-free lithium metal anodes by inhibiting dendrite growth. …”
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Evaluation of Nurses’ Performance Regarding Personal Protective Equipment at Rania Teaching Hospital by Bayan Omar Sharif, Frishta M. Khdir, Padasht M. Khdir, Sarezh A. Rasul

“…Reliability of the instrument was determined through the use of Equivalence (inter-rator or inter-observer), the data were collected through the use of evaluation technique then organized and coded into computer files. Statistical approaches were uses for data analyzed, also data analysis by (SPSS version 25). …”
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Nanoparticles as catalysts of agricultural revolution: enhancing crop tolerance to abiotic stress: a review by Yahan Cao, Khalid Turk, Nabila Bibi, Abdul Ghafoor, Nazeer Ahmed, Muhammad Azmat, Roshaan Ahmed, Muhammad Imran Ghani, Muhammad Abass Ahanger

“…However, applying NPs must consider regulatory and environmental concerns, including soil accumulation, toxicity to non-target organisms, and consumer perceptions of NP-enhanced products. …”
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Bio-concentration of hazardous metals in migrant shorebirds in a key conservation reserve and adjoining areas on the west coast of India by K.M. Aarif, K.A. Rubeena, Aymen Nefla, Zuzana Musilova, Petr Musil, Sabir Bin Muzaffar

“…Heavy metal pollution is a growing environmental concern as it causes the degradation of wetlands by affecting the organisms at different trophic levels. Shorebirds typically feed on benthic invertebrates including polychaete worms, crustaceans and molluscs. …”
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Impact of Different Extraction Solvents on Bioactive Compounds and Antioxidant Capacity from the Root of Salacia chinensis L. by Thanh Van Ngo, Christopher James Scarlett, Michael Christian Bowyer, Phuong Duc Ngo, Quan Van Vuong

“…This study aimed to study the impact of selected common organic solvents on extractable solids, phytochemical composition, and antioxidant capacity of S. chinensis. …”
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The third dimension of alpine plant leaf traits is related to cold-tolerance by Yuan Wang, Ji Suonan, Kun Liu, Yanni Gao, Sihao Zhu, Qian Liu, Ning Zhao

“…Whether leaf trait relationships of alpine plants can be captured by the two trait dimensions of organ size and resource economics is unknown. We hypothesized that, beyond the trait dimensions of leaf size and resource economics, non-structured carbohydrates (NSC) would reflect a dimension of cold-tolerance in alpine plants. …”
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Study of Lophomonas blattarum Infection in Kidney Transplant Patients in Mashhad City, Iran by Zahra Gheisari, Fariba Berenji, Fatemeh Nazemian, Seyed Ali Akbar Shamsian, Lida Jarahi, Mahmoud Parian, Bibi Razieh Hosseini Farash, Ghodratollah Salehi Sangani

“…Lophomonas blattarum is a flagellate protozoan which is known as an emerging parasite in the human respiratory system. Organ transplant recipients are considered as immunocompromised patients due to prescription of immunosuppressive drugs. …”
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Impact of variations in airborne microbiota on pneumonia infection: An exploratory study by Li Zhou, Chenchen Song, Lianlian Zhao, Zhi Guo, Yuhan Lei, Yunlin Han, Kai Gao, Yanfeng Xu, Zhiguang Xiang, Baicun Li, Jianguo Guo

“…Metabolomic analysis showed that microbial exposure affected both bronchoalveolar lavage fluid and plasma metabolomes, suggesting systemic effects of microbial exposure on the organism. Differences in the structure of artificial microbiota had inconsistent effects on both the baseline state and the post-infection state, hinting at crosstalk between microbial exposure and Klebsiella pneumoniae infection. …”
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Neurovascular bundle sparing in hypofractionated radiotherapy maintained with realistic treatment uncertainties by Roel C. Kwakernaak, Victor J. Brand, Jesús Rojo-Santiago, Femke E. Froklage, Mischa S. Hoogeman, Steven J.M. Habraken, Maaike T.W. Milder

“…Population dose histograms showed that, while sparing does impact dose volume histogram parameters of organs at risk (OARs), the probability of a scenario exceeding planning constraints was limited. …”
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Recent Developments in Heavy Metals Detection: Modified Electrodes, Pretreatment Methods, Prediction Models and Algorithms by Yujie Shi, Shijie Zhang, Hang Zhou, Yue Dong, Gang Liu, Wenshuai Ye, Renjie He, Guo Zhao

“…However, challenges such as interference from non-target heavy metal ions and the formation of organometallic complexes with organic compounds can complicate the detection process. …”
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G-UNETR++: A Gradient-Enhanced Network for Accurate and Robust Liver Segmentation from Computed Tomography Images by Seungyoo Lee, Kyujin Han, Hangyeul Shin, Harin Park, Seunghyon Kim, Jeonghun Kim, Xiaopeng Yang, Jae Do Yang, Hee Chul Yu, Heecheon You

“…Two gradient-based encoders that take the second-order partial derivatives (the first two elements from the last column of the Hessian matrix of a CT scan) as inputs are proposed to learn the 3D geometric features such as the boundaries between different organs and tissues. In addition, a hybrid loss function that combines dice loss, cross-entropy loss, and Hausdorff distance loss is designed to address class imbalance and improve segmentation performance in challenging cases. …”
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Surface functionalization of microscaffolds produced by high-resolution 3D printing: A new layer of freedom by Oliver Kopinski-Grünwald, Stephan Schandl, Jegor Gusev, Ourania Evangelia Chamalaki, Aleksandr Ovsianikov

“…An aminolysis step in an organic solvent made it possible to generate a hydrophilic and charged surface. …”
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Mid-term fertilisers and lime effect on grassland in the hilly-mountain region in Balkan by Vladimir Zornić, Vesna Đurović, Mirjana Petrović, Snežana Babić, Dalibor Tomić, Nedeljko Racić, Jasmina Milenković

“…Based on Brown-Blanquet cover abundance, we calculated Shannon-Wiener evenness and abundance of plant functional groups (based on height, canopy structure, storage organs presence and flowering duration). We also researched Landolt's ecological indicator values for nutrients, moisture, reaction, light, and temperature. …”
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Development of a Daily Databank of Solar Radiation Components for Moroccan Territory by Mohammed Benchrifa, Hajar Essalhi, Rachid Tadili, Mohammed N. Bargach, Abdellah Mechaqrane

“…Consequently, the obtained database will be the fundamental support for engineers, designers, and all organizations interested in developing solar systems, in different regions throughout Morocco. …”
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Spatiotemporal Expression and Molecular Characterization of miR-344b and miR-344c in the Developing Mouse Brain by Jia-Wen Leong, Syahril Abdullah, King-Hwa Ling, Pike-See Cheah

“…Further investigation showed that these miRNAs were expressed in adult organs, where miR-344b and miR-344c were highly expressed in pancreas and brain, respectively. …”
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