Atractylenolide I prevents acute liver failure in mouse by regulating M1 macrophage polarization by Hui Zhang, Min Gao, Haiyan Wang, Junfeng Zhang, Lin Wang, Guanjun Dong, Qun Ma, Chunxia Li, Jun Dai, Zhihua Li, Fenglian Yan, Huabao Xiong

“…Atractylenolide I (ATR-I) is an active component of the Atractylodes macrocephala rhizome and possesses various pharmacological activities, including anti-tumor, anti-inflammatory, and anti-oxidant properties. …”
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Tailoring graphite fiber addition to improve high-temperature wear resistance graphite fiber/ Fe composite by Boer Cao, Qinyuan Huang, Yuhao Wu, Hongli Cao, Shangyang Zou, Quan Shan

“…Oxidation tests defined the temperature range for wear tests, revealing that the Gf/Fe composites possess a wear temperature range from room temperature to 900 °C. …”
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Data‐Driven Kinematic Modeling of Physical Origami Robots by Mustafa Mete, Alexander Schüßler, Yves Martin des Taillades, Bruno Trivelli, Jamie Paik

“…However, physical origami robots possess inherent material compliance and mechanical imperfections, presenting challenges in modeling and redundant actuation for accurate control of all degree of freedom (DoF). …”
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Assessment of in ovo soursop (Annona muricata L.) leaf extract injection on intestinal microbes in Noiler chicks by Timothy T. Kuka, Simplice D. Karou, Anani Kokou, Batomayena Bakoma

“…Soursop leaves possess valuable phytochemicals that can improve the health performance of chickens leading to production efficiency. …”
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Learning with semantic ambiguity for unbiased scene graph generation by Shanjin Zhong, Yang Cao, Qiaosen Chen, Jie Gong

“…Secondly, some subject-object pairs may have multiple reasonable relations, which often possess a certain degree of semantic similarity. However, the use of one-hot ground-truth relation labels does not effectively represent the semantic similarities and distinctions among relations. …”
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Pectin‐decorated selenium nanoparticles as a nanocarrier of curcumin to achieve enhanced physicochemical and biological properties by Yan Wu, Hong Liu, Zhihua Li, Dongye Huang, Lizheng Nong, Zhengxing Ning, Zhizhong Hu, Chunping Xu, Jing‐Kun Yan

“…Moreover, pectin‐SeNPs@Cur possessed significant free radical scavenging ability and antioxidant capacity in vitro, which were stronger than those of pectin‐SeNPs. …”
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Discovery of novel biphenyl compounds bearing hydroxamic acid moiety as the first PD-L1/class I HDACs dual inhibitors by Dandan Yuan, Yali Gao, Lin Xia, Han Liu, Xingye Wu, Xueyan Ding, Yudan Huang, Changchun Deng, Jin Li, Wenqi Dai, Jieqing Liu, Junjie Ma

“…Besides, we identified another compound, 22, which possessed the strongest inhibitory activity against PD-1/PD-L1 interaction with an IC50 value of 12.47 nM, and effectively inhibited the proliferation of three cancer cell lines. …”
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Regional Groundwater Quality Management through Hydrogeological Modeling in LCC, West Faisalabad, Pakistan by Aamir Shakoor, Zahid Mahmood Khan, Muhammad Arshad, Hafiz Umar Farid, Muhammad Sultan, Muhammad Azmat, Muhammad Adnan Shahid, Zafar Hussain

“…Under Scenario II, the good quality groundwater area increased to 6.32% and 12.48% area possesses less hazardous quality of groundwater. It was concluded that the canal water supply should shift from good quality aquifer zone to poor quality aquifer zone for proficient management of groundwater at the study area.…”
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Sequential Multimodal Underwater Single-Photon Lidar Adaptive Target Reconstruction Algorithm Based on Spatiotemporal Sequence Fusion by Tian Rong, Yuhang Wang, Qiguang Zhu, Chenxu Wang, Yanchao Zhang, Jianfeng Li, Zhiquan Zhou, Qinghua Luo

“…This indicates that the method has a great advantage in sparse photon counting imaging and possesses the capability of underwater target imaging under the background of strong light noise. …”
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Greening up the City with Native Species: Challenges and Solutions by Amy Hardberger, Danielle Craig, Catherine Simpson, Robert D. Cox, Gad Perry

“…However, much of that outlay supports non-native plants that may be less adapted to local conditions such as rainfall patterns and temperature ranges, thus having greater resource requirements, as well as being less supportive of native wildlife and possessing a greater potential of becoming invasive. …”
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Muscle Relaxant and Sedative-Hypnotic Activities of Extract of Viola betonicifolia in Animal Models Supported by Its Isolated Compound, 4-Hydroxy Coumarin by Naveed Muhammad, Mohammad Saeed, Haroon Khan, Achyut Adhikari, Khalid Mohammed Khan

“…In conclusion, VBME had strong muscle relaxant and sedative-hypnotic properties, while its isolated compound, 4HC, possessed a significant muscle relaxant action with substantial safety profile without sedative-hypnotic effects.…”
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Investigation of the Protective Effects of Taurine against Alloxan-Induced Diabetic Retinal Changes via Electroretinogram and Retinal Histology with New Zealand White Rabbits by Samuel Tung-Hsing Chiang, Shang-Min Yeh, Yi-Chen Chen, Shiun-Long Lin, Jung-Kai Tseng

“…Our study provides solid evidences that taurine possesses an antidiabetic activity, reduced loss of body weight, and less electrophysiological changes of the diabetic retina.…”
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Comparison between the WNBA and WEL: differences and key performance indicators in top women basketball leagues by Jorge Lorenzo Calvo, Rafael Manuel Navarro Barragán, Carlos Serrano Luengo, Guillermo Muñoz Andradas

“…The results showed differences between the number of possessions per team, blocks and points between the leagues. …”
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Modeling the adoption of urban air mobility based on technology acceptance and risk perception theories: A case study on flying cars by Sangen Hu, Zikang Huang, Ke Wang, Haiyuan Lin, Mingyang Pei

“…Heterogeneity analysis further uncovered how demographic factors (such as age, gender, education, and possession of a driver's license) impacted perceptions and acceptance. …”
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Composites of Heavy Rain Producing Elevated Thunderstorms in the Central United States by Laurel P. McCoy, Patrick S. Market, Chad M. Gravelle, Charles E. Graves, Neil I. Fox, Scott M. Rochette, Joshua Kastman, Bohumil Svoma

“…What is offered here that is unique is (1) a measure of the interquartile range within the composite mean fields, allowing for discrimination between variable fields that provided a strong reliable signal, from those that may appear strong but possess large variability, and (2) composite soundings of two subclasses of elevated thunderstorms. …”
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Microstructured Liquid Metal‐Based Embedded‐Type Sensor Array for Curved Pressure Mapping by Haoyu Li, Chengjun Zhang, Hongyu Xu, Qing Yang, Zexiang Luo, Cheng Li, Lin Kai, Yizhao Meng, Jialiang Zhang, Jie Liang, Feng Chen

“…The stretchable and mechanically stable sensor arrays possess shape‐adaptability that enables pressure mapping on non‐flat surfaces, which has great potential for object recognition in robotic skins and human‐computer interaction.…”
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Activation of Human Neutrophils by the Anti-Inflammatory Mediator Esenbeckia leiocarpa Leads to Atypical Apoptosis by Rafael de Liz, Heros Horst, Moacir Geraldo Pizzolatti, Tânia Silvia Fröde, Denis Girard

“…Despite the fact that Esenbeckia leiocarpa, a Brazilian plant, possesses potential anti-inflammatory properties, its effect in neutrophils, key players in inflammation, has never been investigated. …”
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Exploring the Pharmacological Potential of Carrageenan Disaccharides as Antitumor Agents: An In Silico Approach by Ohana Leticia Tavares Silva, Monique Gabriela das Chagas Faustino Alves, Hugo Alexandre Oliveira Rocha

“…Analyses of pharmacological properties predicted by the pkCSM and SwissADME servers indicated that the disaccharides possess a favorable pharmacokinetic profile, although they encounter permeability challenges primarily due to their high polarity and low lipophilicity. …”
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Design and Theoretical Study of D–A–π–A Organic Sensitizers with [1,2,5]Thiadiazolo[3,4-c]pyridine, [1,2,5]Selenadiazolo[3,4-c]pyridine, and [1,2,5]Oxadiazolo[3,4-c]pyridine π Comp... by O. I. Bolshakov, M. A. Grishina, A. Galushko, V. A. Potemkin, O. A. Rakitin

“…Therefore, the conditions for design of compounds possessing the maximal wavelengths and oscillator strengths are different: the latter presupposes the planar structure of DA-block while the first presupposes an existence of nonplanar aliphatic/alicyclic fragments. …”
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Pueraria tuberosa DC Extract Improves Androgenesis and Sexual Behavior via FSH LH Cascade by Nagendra Singh Chauhan, Vikas Sharma, Mayank Thakur, Alexandra Christine Helena Frankland Sawaya, V. K. Dixit

“…It concluded that PT extract possesses androgenic effect and it significantly increased the sexual behaviour and hormones level.…”
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