Peroxisome Proliferator-Activated Receptors and Acute Lung Injury by Rosanna Di Paola, Salvatore Cuzzocrea

“…Several studies have demonstrated that PPAR ligands possess anti-inflammatory properties and that these properties may prove helpful in the treatment of inflammatory diseases of the lung. …”
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Law Books in the Hispanic Atlantic World: Spaces, Agents and the Consumption of Texts in the Early Modern Period by Pedro Rueda Ramírez

“…It has also been possible to demonstrate the presence of pragmatic texts intended for a variety of audiences and to trace consignments bound for judicial officials and notaries, who needed compendiums of the laws and rules in effect in Spain’s overseas possessions. …”
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Synthesis and Optimization of MWCNTs on Co-Ni/MgO by Thermal CVD by H. Ryu, B. K. Singh, K. S. Bartwal

“…The prepared CNTs were found to possess different shapes, morphologies, and sizes. …”
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Accurate Reconstruction of Gas Turbine Blade Geometry Using 3D/2D Rigid-Registration and CT View Optimization by Hristo Valtchanov, Nicolas Piché, Vladimir Brailovski, Justin Byers, Catherine Desrosiers, François Guibault

“… Complex parts created through casting or 3D printing processes often possess intricate internal cavities that serve performance-critical functions. …”
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Reversible Electrochemical Insertion of Lithium in Fine Grained Polycrystalline Powders of SnO2 by S. D. Han, S. Y. Huang, G. Campet, S. H. Pulcinnelli, C. V. Santilli

“…With this method, SnO2 powders, which are free from water and hydroxyl group contaminations and possess small crystallite size (≈50 A∘), are obtained by appropriate pyrolysis of the polymer. …”
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Metal-Free Counter Electrode for Efficient Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells through High Surface Area and Large Porous Carbon by Pavuluri Srinivasu, Surya Prakash Singh, Ashraful Islam, Liyuan Han

“…The nitrogen adsorption data reveals that the material possesses BET specific surface area ca.1300 m2/g and pore diameter 4.4 nm. …”
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Simplified Material Solution for Orthotropic Symmetrical GFRP Laminates for Structural Facades by Yuchao Zhao, Xu Jiang, Qilin Zhang, Xuhong Qiang

“…GFRP (glass-fiber-reinforced polymer), as a composite material, possesses many favorable properties including high strength and low weight and is amenable to unique processing methods; therefore, it is a potential free-form surface material. …”
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A Composite Matching Layer with Anti-Reflection Characteristics for Broadband Acoustic Scattering Reduction by Shande Li, Xiaoxun Wu, Jinxiu Duan, Shuai Yuan, Cun Wang, Yane Ma, Zhifu Zhang

“…The superior acoustic scattering reduction performance suggests that the matching layer possesses potential for acoustic imaging equipment and acoustic stealth.…”
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Characterization of Novel Edible Films and Coatings for Food Preservation Based on Gum Cordia by Hadi Hashemi Gahruie, Reza Safdarianghomsheh, Parisa Zamanifar, Shahriyar Salehi, Mehrdad Niakousari, Seyed Mohammad Hashem Hosseini

“…A large amount of gum appears around the fruit after soaking in an aqueous system. The mucilage possesses outstanding technofunctional properties as an emulsifier, thickening agent, and binding and stabilizing component in food and drug industries. …”
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Apoptosis-inducing proteins with reduced expression in breast cancer: A review article by Mohammad Mehdi Khaleghi, Faezeh Rouhi, Kourosh Eslami, Fatemeh Shafiee

“…Traditional cancer treatments possess various weaknesses, including a lack of specificity and numerous side effects. …”
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Therapeutic Effects of PPARα on Neuronal Death and Microvascular Impairment by Elizabeth P. Moran, Jian-xing Ma

“…Peroxisome-proliferator activated receptor-alpha (PPARα) is a broadly expressed nuclear hormone receptor and is a transcription factor for diverse target genes possessing a PPAR response element (PPRE) in the promoter region. …”
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Exploring the Enigma of Particle Dynamics and Plasma Lensing Using Einstein–Euler–Heisenberg Black Hole Geometry by Allah Ditta, Raja Sikander Mehmood, Muhammad Fiaz, Bismillah Bibi, Sana Deen, Rimsha Jaffar, Asif Mahmood

“…This black hole solution is developed using spherically symmetric possessing electric and magnetic charges. Quantum electrodynamics corrections reveal a screening effect for BH electric charges and paramagnetic impacts on magnetic charges. …”
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Mixed Rational Lump-Solitary Wave Solutions to an Extended (2+1)-Dimensional KdV Equation by Zhigang Yao, Huayong Xie, Hui Jie

“…It is found that the rational lump decays algebraically in all directions in the space plane and its amplitude possesses one maximum and two minima. One kind of the mixed solution describes the interaction between one lump and one line solitary wave, which exhibits fission and fusion phenomena under the different parameters. …”
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PURSUING THE IDEAL OF INTEGRATION IN PENTECOSTAL THEOLOGICAL EDUCATION: by D. Quampah, M. Naidoo

“… Theological colleges aim at training well-formed, well-resourced Christian leaders who possess a compelling personality and moral authority for impactful and transformational leadership. …”
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Incorporation of Polymers into Calcined Clays as Improved Thermal Insulating Materials for Construction by Serina Ng, Bjørn Petter Jelle

“…Calcined clay is a Type Q supplementary cementing material according to EN197-1:2000. It possesses lower thermal conductivity than cement. To further improve its thermal insulation property, polymer-calcined clay complexes (PCCs) were produced in a one-pot synthesis. …”
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Catalytic Combustion of Low Concentration Methane over Catalysts Prepared from Co/Mg-Mn Layered Double Hydroxides by Hongfeng Liu, Xingrui Fu, Xiaole Weng, Yue Liu, Haiqiang Wang, Zhongbiao Wu

“…Experimental results revealed that the Co4.5Mg1.5Mn2LDO catalyst possessed the best performance with the T90=485°C. …”
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Novel Strategy to Improve the Performance of Localization in WSN by M. Vasim Babu, A. V. Ramprasad

“…The simulation and experiment result shows that our proposed methods are better in terms of localization accuracy and possess minimum computational time over existing localization method.…”
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Fractal Tilings Based on Successive Adjacent Substitution Rule by Peichang Ouyang, Xiaosong Tang, Kwokwai Chung, Tao Yu

“…A fractal tiling or f-tiling is a tiling which possesses self-similarity and the boundary of which is a fractal. f-tilings have complicated structures and strong visual appeal. …”
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Nitrogen Fertilizer Recommendations for Sugarcane Production for Sugar on Florida Sand Soils by J. Mabry McCray, Kelly T. Morgan, Les Baucum

“… Sands used in sugarcane production in Florida have low levels of organic matter, silt, and clay, and they provide little nitrogen (N) through mineralization of organic matter and possess a low capacity for N retention as a result. …”
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Analgesia in the Emergency Department for Lower Leg and Knee Injuries: A Case Report by Michael Shalaby, Yonhoon Lee, Joseph McShannic, Michael Rosselli

“…Conclusion: Emergency physicians possess the skill set required to effectively perform a saphenous and popliteal sciatic nerve block and should consider adding this procedure to their armamentarium of pain management techniques in treating injuries distal to the knee.…”
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