Influence of Physicochemical Properties of Oil Sludge on Syngas Production for Energy Applications by Hiago Oliveira, Isabela Pinheiro, Ana Ramos, Osvaldo Venturini, Adriano Mariano, York Santiago

“…The viscosity was approximately 34,793 cP, with 36.41% carbon and 56.80% oxygen. The ash content was 43.218% (<i>w</i>/<i>w</i>), and the lower and upper heating values were 17.496 and 19.044 MJ/kg, respectively. …”
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Isolated FeN3 sites anchored hierarchical porous carbon nanoboxes for hydrazine‐assisted rechargeable Zn‐CO2 batteries with ultralow charge voltage by Sanshuang Gao, Hongyi Li, Zhansheng Lu, Songjie Meng, Xue Zhao, Xinzhong Wang, Xijun Liu, Guangzhi Hu

“…However, the ZCBs couple the electrochemical CO2 reduction (ECO2R) with the oxygen evolution reaction and competitive hydrogen evolution reaction, which normally causes ultrahigh charge voltage and CO2 conversion efficiency attenuation, thereby resulting in ~90% total power consumption. …”
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Features and predictive value of 6-min walk test outcomes in interstitial lung disease: an observation study using wearable monitors by Jiaying Li, Xiaobing Wu, Xiaoyan Li, Miaozhen Deng, Xinyin Liang, Huiqun Wei

“…We found significant differences in 6MWD (F=2.44, p=0.033), SpO2 change (F=2.58, p=0.025), HR at 0 min (F=2.87, p=0.014), HR at end of 6 min (F=2.58, p=0.025) and HR zenith (F=2.64, p=0.022) between the subtypes of ILD.Conclusion This observation provided an important evidence regarding oxygen titration. It is better to maintain SpO2 above 88% for 4 min instead of 3 min. …”
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Unlocking melanoma Suppression: Insights from Plasma-Induced potent miRNAs through PI3K-AKT-ZEB1 axis by Pradeep Bhartiya, Apurva Jaiswal, Manorma Negi, Neha Kaushik, Eun Ha Choi, Nagendra Kumar Kaushik

“…Although several studies have reported the apoptotic and inhibitory effects of reactive oxygen species produced by NTP in the context of melanoma, the intricate molecular network that determines the role of microRNAs (miRNAs) in regulating NTP-mediated cell death remains unexplored. …”
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Bioactive Compounds from Propolis on Bone Homeostasis: A Narrative Review by Vanessa Bertolucci, André Felipe Ninomiya, Giovanna Barbarini Longato, Luisa Oliveira Kaneko, Nilson Nonose, Pedro Paulo Menezes Scariot, Leonardo Henrique Dalcheco Messias

“…In summary, these compounds modulate signaling pathways, including nuclear factor kappa beta, wingless-related integration site, mitogen-activated protein kinase, vascular endothelial growth factor, and reactive oxygen species. These pathways influence the receptor activator of nuclear factor kappa-β/receptor activator of nuclear factor kappa-β ligand/osteoprotegerin system, fostering bone cell differentiation. …”
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Calcium hydroxide nanoparticles induce cell death, genomic instability, oxidative stress and apoptotic gene dysregulation on human HepG2 cells by Hanan R. H. Mohamed, Esraa H. Ibrahim, Shahd E. E. Shaheen, Nesma O. E. Hussein, Ayman Diab, Gehan Safwat

“…Cell viability and genomic DNA stability were assessed using the Sulforhodamine B (SRB) assay and alkaline comet assay, respectively. Reactive oxygen species (ROS) levels were measured using 2,7-dichlorofluorescein diacetate, while the expression level of apoptosis-related genes (p53, Bax, and Bcl-2) were quantified using real-time PCR (qRT-PCR). …”
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Enhanced breast cancer cell targeting: RGD integrin ligand potentiates RWQWRWQWR’s cytotoxicity and inhibits migration by Andrea Barragán-Cárdenas, Daniel Castellar-Almonacid, Yerly Vargas-Casanova, Claudia Parra-Giraldo, Adriana Umaña-Pérez, Joel López-Meza, Zuly Rivera-Monroy, Javier García-Castañeda

“…An approximation on mechanisms associated to this effect was evaluated on MCF-7 cells, it shows that the peptide induced apoptosis by activating intrinsic and extrinsic pathway, which correlates with the possibility of a specific interaction, and induces mitochondrial depolarization with release of oxygen reactive species. Also, this peptide induces a reduction in migration and invasion associated with a diminish in metalloprotease 9 activity and a lesser release of IL-6, IL-10 and arginase cytokines. …”
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Development and validation of a novel risk-predicted model for early sepsis-associated acute kidney injury in critically ill patients: a retrospective cohort study by Bo Li, Kun Zhang, Cong-Cong Zhao, Zi-Han Nan, Yan-Ling Yin, Li-Xia Liu, Zhen-Jie Hu

“…The external validation cohort was generated from a single-centre ICU database from China.Participants A total of 7179 critically ill patients with sepsis were included in the development cohort and 269 patients with sepsis were included in the external validation cohort.Results A total of 12 risk factors (age, weight, atrial fibrillation, chronic coronary syndrome, central venous pressure, urine output, temperature, lactate, pH, difference in alveolar-arterial oxygen pressure, prothrombin time and mechanical ventilation) were included in the final prediction model. …”
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Optimizing longifolene production in Yarrowia lipolytica via metabolic and protein engineering by Yi-Tong Yao, Xiao Zhang, Chen-Yu Wang, Yu-He Zhang, Da-Wei Li, Wei-Dong Yang, Hong-Ye Li, Li-Gong Zou

“…By optimizing the culture conditions, including a reduction in culture temperature, the efflux of longifolene was increased, and the dissolved oxygen levels were enhanced to promote the growth of the strain. …”
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Effect of irrigation with magnetized and ionized water on yield, nutrient uptake and water-use efficiency of winter wheat in Xinjiang, China by Xinyue Chen, Kai Zhang, Xiaopeng Gao, Xin Ai, Guoyue Chen, Xiaomeng Guo, Chengcheng Wu, Lu Zhang

“…Our results showed that magnetization and ionization significantly increased water-dissolved oxygen and reduced water surface tension. Irrigation with MI water significantly increased soil available nitrogen and phosphorus concentrations at the heading and ripening stages. …”
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Benzo-pyrrolidinyl substituted silicon phthalocyanines: A novel two-photon lysosomal nanoprobe for in vitro photodynamic therapy by Xiuqin Chen, Guizhi Chen, Sitong Cao, Ruoxin Ye, Ruoyi Qiu, Xiangyu Yang, Yiru Peng, Hong Sun

“…Upon exposure to laser irradiation, DSPE@Py-SiPc efficiently induces the production of reactive oxygen species, impairing lysosomal function and triggering lysosomal-mediated cell death. …”
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TRPV1 Activation Attenuates High-Salt Diet-Induced Cardiac Hypertrophy and Fibrosis through PPAR-δ Upregulation by Feng Gao, Yi Liang, Xiang Wang, Zongshi Lu, Li Li, Shanjun Zhu, Daoyan Liu, Zhencheng Yan, Zhiming Zhu

“…High-salt diet-induced cardiac hypertrophy and fibrosis are associated with increased reactive oxygen species production. Transient receptor potential vanilloid type 1 (TRPV1), a specific receptor for capsaicin, exerts a protective role in cardiac remodeling that resulted from myocardial infarction, and peroxisome proliferation-activated receptors δ (PPAR-δ) play an important role in metabolic myocardium remodeling. …”
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Carnitine palmitoyltransferase 1C promotes EMT-associated cisplatin resistance in non-small cell lung cancer cells by Renjie Chen, Jiahui Wang, Shuoyu Huang, Xuefeng Hu, Xinran He, Tiange Zhang, Yunhan Hu, Huijun Wei, Sihui Nian, Yushu Huang, Zhihao Wu

“…Immunofluorescence staining was used to determine reactive oxygen species levels. The expression patterns of EMT markers and carnitine palmitoyltransferase 1C (CPT1C) were determined by Western blot analysis. …”
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Aggregation control of anionic pentamethine cyanine enabling excitation wavelength selective NIR-II fluorescence imaging-guided photodynamic therapy by Yibin Li, Fei Qu, Fang Wan, Cheng Zhong, Jingyi Rao, Yijing Liu, Zhen Li, Jintao Zhu, Zhong’an Li

“…Abstract Near-infrared (NIR)-II fluorescence imaging-guided photodynamic therapy (PDT) has shown great potential for precise diagnosis and treatment of tumors in deep tissues; however, its performance is severely limited by the undesired aggregation of photosensitizers and the competitive relationship between fluorescence emission and reactive oxygen species (ROS) generation. Herein, we report an example of an anionic pentamethine cyanine (C5T) photosensitizer for high-performance NIR-II fluorescence imaging-guided PDT. …”
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Nicotinamide Mononucleotide Restores NAD⁺ Levels to Alleviate LPS-Induced Inflammation via the TLR4/NF-κB/MAPK Signaling Pathway in Mice Granulosa Cells by Mehboob Ahmed, Umair Riaz, Haimiao Lv, Muhammad Amjad, Sohail Ahmed, Shaokat Ali, Muhammad Usman Ghani, Guohua Hua, Liguo Yang

“…NMN supplementation significantly reduced reactive oxygen species ROS and improved steroidogenesis activity by restoring the estradiol (E2) and progesterone (P4) levels in LPS-treated GCs. …”
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Beeswax Alcohol (BWA, Raydel^®) Improved Blood Oxidative Variables and Ameliorated Severe Damage of Zebrafish Kidneys, Testes, and Ovaries Impaired by 24-Week Consumption... by Kyung-Hyun Cho, Ashutosh Bahuguna, Ji-Eun Kim, Yunki Lee, Sang Hyuk Lee, Cheolmin Jeon, Cheol-Hee Kim

“…Also, the intake of BWA affected the morphology of HC+Gal-compromised kidney and induced histological changes by mitigating reactive oxygen species (ROS) production and cellular senescence, which was markedly more effective than the results seen in the CoQ₁₀ group. …”
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A non-aseptic bioprocess for production and recovery of 2,3-butanediol via conversion of crude glycerol and corn steep liquor at pilot-scale by Dimitris Karayannis, Nikos Angelou, Gabriel Vasilakis, Ioannis Charisteidis, Alexandros Litinas, Seraphim Papanikolaou

“…The biochemical pathway of glycerol catabolism was examined under varying concentrations of dissolved oxygen and BDO production was optimized in a fully aerobic environment (volumetric mass transfer coefficient; kLa = 70.5 1/h.) …”
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River water quality monitoring using machine learning with multiple possible in-situ scenarios by Dani Irwan, Saerahany Legori Ibrahim, Sarmad Dashti Latif, Chris Aaron Winston, Ali Najah Ahmed, Mohsen Sherif, Amr H. El-Shafie, Ahmed El-Shafie

“…The study looks into the possibility of estimating WQI solely using dissolved oxygen (DO) and pH as predictors because the chemical parameters in the current Malaysian WQI calculation method takes some time to compute. …”
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Studies on the Effect of Laser Shock Peening Intensity on the Mechanical Properties of Wire Arc Additive Manufactured SS316L by Geethapriyan Thangamani, Santosh Kumar Tamang, Md Saad Patel, Jinoop Arackal Narayanan, Muthuramalingam Thangaraj, Jufan Zhang, Pardeep Kumar Gianchandani, Palani Iyamperumal Anand

“…Energy dispersive spectroscopy (EDS) analysis confirmed the formation of an oxide layer post-LSP, with an increase in carbon (C) and oxygen (O) elements and a decrease in chromium (Cr) and nickel (Ni) elements on the surface, attributed to localized pressure and heat impacts. …”
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A Circulating Subpopulation of Monocytic Myeloid-Derived Suppressor Cells as an Independent Prognostic/Predictive Factor in Untreated Non-Small Lung Cancer Patients by Eleni-Kyriaki Vetsika, Filippos Koinis, Marianthi Gioulbasani, Despoina Aggouraki, Anna Koutoulaki, Eirini Skalidaki, Dimitris Mavroudis, Vassilis Georgoulias, Athanasios Kotsakis

“…Two monocytic [CD14+CD15−CD11b+CD33+HLA-DR−Lin− and CD14+CD15+CD11b+CD33+HLA-DR−Lin−] and a granulocytic [CD14−CD15+CD11b+CD33+HLA-DR−Lin−] subpopulations of MDSCs were identified, expressing inducible nitric oxide synthase, and reactive oxygen species, respectively. Increased percentages of both monocytic-MDSCs’ subpopulations were inversely correlated to dendritic/monocyte levels (P≤0.04), while granulocytic-MDSCs were inversely correlated to CD4+ T cells (P=0.006). …”
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