Cytoprotective Effect of Morchella esculenta Protein Hydrolysate and Its Derivative Against H2O2-Induced Oxidative Stress by Qiang Zhang, Caie Wu, Yujun Sun, Tingting Li, Gongjian Fan

“…Morchella protein hydrolysate (MPH) and its glycosylated derivative (G-MPH) may possess the potential as natural antioxidants. However, knowledge about the protective effects of MPH and G-MPH on cellular oxidative damage is limited. …”
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USE OF ALLELE-SPECIFIC MARKERS OF THE PPD AND VRN GENES FOR PREDICTING GROWING SEASON DURATION IN BARLEY CULTIVARS by M. M. Zlotina, O. N. Kovaleva, I. G. Loskutov, E. K. Potokina

“…Among studied cultivars, grown in Russia, only 9 % possessed the dominant Ppd-H1 allele. A significant association was also found between the allele combination of Vrn genes and heading date of barley cultivars. …”
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Synthesis and Evaluation of In Vitro Antibacterial and Antitumor Activities of Novel N,N-Disubstituted Schiff Bases by Heng Luo, Yu-fen Xia, Bao-fei Sun, Li-rong Huang, Xing-hui Wang, Hua-yong Lou, Xu-hui Zhu, Wei-dong Pan, Xiao-dong Zhang

“…Overall, our novel N,N-disubstituted Schiff bases possess unique antibacterial or antitumor activities that exhibit the potent application prospect in prophylactic or therapeutic interventions, providing new insights for developing new antibacterial and anticancer chemical agents.…”
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Enabling mothers through improving mental health literacy and parenting skills by Haleh Heizomi, Mohammad Asgharijafarabadi, Hamid Allahverdipour

“…Introduction: Mothers often lack insight into their influence on the mental health of their children and may not possess adequate mental health literacy and parenting skills. …”
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A novel configuration for single-crystal superalloy hollow blade manufacturing based on shell/core integral mold by Binqiang Wang, Zhexu Li, Kun Bu, Zhongliang Lu, Jiawei Zhang, Sheng Mou, Shengjie Ren, Haoyu Zhao

“…Shell/core integral mold fabricated by additive manufacturing possess high shell/core bonding strength, which is promising to improve the dimensional accuracy and integrity of single-crystal (SX) hollow blade while improving the manufacturing efficiency. …”
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Periodic Distribution of a Putative Nucleosome Positioning Motif in Human, Nonhuman Primates, and Archaea: Mutual Information Analysis by Daniela Sosa, Pedro Miramontes, Wentian Li, Víctor Mireles, Juan R. Bobadilla, Marco V. José

“…To test whether this generic decamer represents a biological meaningful signal, we compare the distribution of this motif in primates and Archaea, which are known to contain nucleosomes, and in Eubacteria, which do not possess nucleosomes. The distribution of the motif is analyzed by the mutual information function (MIF) with a shifted version of itself (MIF profile). …”
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A comparison study on structure-function relationship of polysaccharides obtained from sea buckthorn berries using different methods: antioxidant and bile acid-binding capacity by Qiaoyun Li, Zuman Dou, Qingfei Duan, Chun Chen, Ruihai Liu, Yueming Jiang, Bao Yang, Xiong Fu

“…The HRP-A with the lowest molecular weight and highest arabinose content possessed the best antioxidant activities. Moreover, the rheological analysis indicated that HRPs with higher galacturonic acid content and molecular weight showed higher viscosity and stronger crosslinking network (HRP-C, HRP-W and HRP-U), which exhibited stronger bile acid binding capacity. …”
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Herbal Mouthwash Containing Extracts of Baccharis dracunculifolia as Agent for the Control of Biofilm: Clinical Evaluation in Humans by Vinícius Pedrazzi, Mateus Freire Leite, Reisla Cristina Tavares, Sandra Sato, Glauce Crivelaro do Nascimento, João Paulo Mardegan Issa

“…Several essential oils obtained from Baccharis species possess biological activities, such as antimicrobial and antivirus activities. …”
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Suppression of Complex Hysteretic Resonances in Varying Compliance Vibration of a Ball Bearing by Zhiyong Zhang, Thomas Sattel, Aditya Suryadi Tan, Xiaoting Rui, Shaopu Yang, Rui Yang, Yongheng Ying, Xuan Li

“…Our analysis indicates that the system possesses many types of VC resonances such as the primary, internal, superharmonic, and even combination resonances, and the evolutions of these resonances are presented. …”
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Impact of cholesterol in encapsulated vitamin E acetate within cocoliposomes by Hudiyanti Dwi, Hidayati Salma Nur, Siahaan Parsaoran, Ngadiwiyana Ngadiwiyana, Nur Abidin, Sari Ratna Indria, Amalia Indrian Rizka, Christa Sherllyn Meida, Patrechia Amanda Chindy, Maharani Adinda Eka

“…Vitamin E acetate (VEA) is commonly used in manufacturing pharmaceuticals, food additives, and animal feeds. However, VEA possesses disadvantages, including low water solubility, low bioavailability, and susceptibility to degradation and oxidation. …”
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Effects of Weather Conditions on Phenolic Content and Antioxidant Capacity in Juice of Chokeberries (Aronia melanocarpa L.) by Tolić Mandica-Tamara, Krbavčić Ines Panjkota, Vujević Predrag, Milinović Bernardica, Jurčević Irena Landeka, Vahčić Nada

“…All chokeberry juices possess high antioxidant activity (12.9–14.6 mmol/L; 128–167 mmol/L). …”
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Semisynthesis of Derivatives of Oleanolic Acid from Syzygium aromaticum and Their Antinociceptive and Anti-Inflammatory Properties by Sibusiso Rali, Opeoluwa O. Oyedeji, Olukayode O. Aremu, Adebola O. Oyedeji, Benedicta N. Nkeh-Chungag

“…Acute inflammatory tests showed that acetyl derivatives possessed better anti-inflammatory activity compared to the other compounds. …”
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Ultrastructural Changes in Clinical and Microbiota Isolates of Klebsiella pneumoniae Carriers of Genes blaSHV, blaTEM, blaCTX-M, or blaKPC When Subject to β-Lactam Antibiotics by Dyana Leal Veras, Ana Catarina de Souza Lopes, Grasielle Vaz da Silva, Gabriel Gazzoni Araújo Gonçalves, Catarina Fernandes de Freitas, Fernanda Cristina Gomes de Lima, Maria Amélia Vieira Maciel, Ana Paula Sampaio Feitosa, Luiz Carlos Alves, Fábio André Brayner

“…Our results demonstrate that K. pneumoniae isolates harboring different genes that encode for β-lactamases show cell alterations when subjected to different β-lactam antibiotics, thus suggesting that they possess residual activity in vitro, despite the phenotypic resistance presented in the isolates analyzed.…”
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Graph attention convolution network for power flow calculation considering grid uncertainty by Haochen Li, Liqun Liu, Shaojuan Yu, Qiusheng He, Qingfeng Wu, Jianfeng Zhang, Qinxiong Lu

“…In this context, probabilistic power flow models based on artificial intelligence need to possess stronger learning capabilities and robustness to handle the dynamic changes in the grid. …”
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Efficient voltammetric platform combining a molecularly imprinted polymer and silver-nanoparticle-decorated black phosphorus nanosheets for selective determination of Gatifloxacin by Jingtao Wu, Yonghui Xia, Tianyu Wang, Yafeng Zhang, Guangli Li

“…BPNS-AgNPs improved the ambient stability and electrochemical activity of the BPNS and possessed a large surface area for accommodating abundant templates to produce specific imprinted sites. …”
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Emerging Marine Nematodes as Model Organisms: Which Species for Which Question? by Federica Semprucci, Eleonora Grassi, Adele Cocozza di Montanara, Roberto Sandulli, Elisa Baldrighi

“…Marine nematodes possess all the prerequisites to serve as “simpler models” for investigating biological phenomena and are gaining attention as emerging model organisms. …”
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Structural, Morphological, Optical, and Antibacterial Activities of Zinc Oxide Nanopowders: A Comparative Study of Green and Soft Chemical Synthesis by K. Catherine Siriya Pushpa, P. Sakthivel, K. Saravanakumar, N. Anuradha, R. K. Sankaranarayanan, Mosae Selvakumar Paulraj

“…According to XRD investigations, the synthesized ZnO nanopowders possess a hexagonal structure. The particle size of G-ZnO is smaller than that of C-ZnO nanoparticles. …”
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Design and Simulation of a Damper with Negative Stiffness for Vibration Mitigation from Drilling Equipment to a Semi-Submersible Platform by Yuan Zhang, Shuqing Wang, Hui Fang, Huawei Han, Yihua Xu

“…With the assistance of high-stiffness springs, the damper possesses a hysteresis loop that can dissipate vibration energy and mitigate responses. …”
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A Novel Gel Polymer Electrolyte by Thiol-Ene Click Reaction Derived from CO2-Based Polycarbonate for Lithium-Ion Batteries by Wenhan Luo, Kuirong Deng, Shuanjin Wang, Shan Ren, Dongmei Han, Yufei Wang, Min Xiao, Yuezhong Meng

“…To the best of our knowledge, this gel polymer electrolyte possesses the highest conductivity in all relevant literatures. …”
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A Data-Driven Method for Predicting the Cutterhead Torque of EPB Shield Machine by Kairong Hong, Fengyuan Li, Zhenjian Zhou, Feng Li, Xunlin Zhu

“…Through the test experiments of construction data in Zhengzhou, Luoyang, and Dalian shield projects, the results show that the proposed segmented modeling method possesses good adaptability and the cutterhead torque prediction model has high prediction accuracy.…”
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