Midinfrared FT-IR as a Tool for Monitoring Herbaceous Biomass Composition and Its Conversion to Furfural by Anna Maria Raspolli Galletti, Aldo D’Alessio, Domenico Licursi, Claudia Antonetti, Giorgio Valentini, Alessandro Galia, Nicoletta Nassi o Di Nasso

“…Average contents of 40–45% of cellulose, 20–25% of hemicellulose, and 20–25% of lignin were obtained for different samples of giant reed species. In the case of switchgrass, a content of 36% of cellulose, 28% of hemicellulose, and 26% of lignin was achieved. …”
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Time-resolved spectroscopy uncovers deprotonation-induced reconstruction in oxygen-evolution NiFe-based (oxy)hydroxides by Dan Wu, Longfei Hu, Xiaokang Liu, Tong Liu, Xiangyu Zhu, Qiquan Luo, Huijuan Zhang, Linlin Cao, Jinlong Yang, Zheng Jiang, Tao Yao

“…This deprotonation behavior drives the formation of high-valence Ni3+δ species (0 <δ < 1), which subsequently serve as the active sites, thereby ensuring efficient oxygen evolution activity. …”
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Peculiarities of the examination of citrus fruits (mandarins) during the forensic examination by M. V. Harbuz, L. Yu. Ulybina

“…The main identification tasks of the commodity examination of citrus fruits, in particular mandarins, are: determination of the variety or species of mandarins, detection of certain quality markers, determination of origin, assessment of the degree of freshness and maturity, detection of deviations from standards. …”
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Coccoloba uvifera (L.) (Polygonaceae) Fruit: Phytochemical Screening and Potential Antioxidant Activity by Maira Rubi Segura Campos, Jorge Ruiz Ruiz, Luis Chel-Guerrero, David Betancur Ancona

“…In this work, the fruit of Coccoloba uvifera (L.) was investigated for their in vitro antioxidant capacity using two assays based on reactions with a relatively stable single reagent radical (Trolox equivalent antioxidant capacity, TEAC; and DPPH free radical scavenging assay, DPPH), two assays based on chelating of metallic cations, and one based on the reduction of oxidized species. The TEAC value on ABTS radical, DPPH scavenging activity, ion chelation, and reducing power were found to be 897.6 μM of Trolox/100 g of sample, 22.8% of DPPH free radical scavenging, 11.3% of Cu2+-chelating activity, 23.9% of Fe2+-chelating activity, and a Fe2+-reducing power of 0.76 mg/mL, respectively. …”
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Quantification of 3‑chloro-7‑hydroxy-4-methylcoumarin (CHMC) in urine as a biomarker of coumaphos exposure by high-performance liquid chromatography-fluorescence detection (HPLC-FL... by Zachary G. Robbins, Cynthia A. Striley, Lee Wugofski

“…The organophosphate pesticide coumaphos is used to control Cattle Tick Fever carried by multiple species of ticks and is a known hazard for workers treating livestock. …”
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Diabetic Polyneuropathy in Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus: Inflammation, Oxidative Stress, and Mitochondrial Function by Luis Miguel Román-Pintos, Geannyne Villegas-Rivera, Adolfo Daniel Rodríguez-Carrizalez, Alejandra Guillermina Miranda-Díaz, Ernesto Germán Cardona-Muñoz

“…In addition, mitochondrial dysfunction accounts for most of the production of reactive oxygen and nitrosative species. These free radicals cause lipid peroxidation, protein modification, and nucleic acid damage, to finally induce axonal degeneration and segmental demyelination. …”
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Structural, Optical, Antibacterial, and Anticancer Properties of Cerium Oxide Nanoparticles Prepared by Green Synthesis Using Morinda citrifolia Leaves Extract by Abozer Y. Elderdery, Badr Alzahrani, Abdulrahim A. Alabdulsalam, Siddiqa M. A. Hamza, Ahmed M. E. Elkhalifa, Abdulaziz H. Alhamidi, Fehaid Alanazi, A. Mohamedain, Suresh Kumar Subbiah, Pooi Ling Mok

“…The anticancer properties of the green synthesized CeO2 NPs against human acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) MOLT-4 cells were further explored by the meticulous study of their ability to diminish cancer cell viability (cytotoxicity), accelerate apoptosis, escalate intracellular reactive oxygen species (ROS) accumulation, decline the mitochondria membrane potential (MMP) level, modify the cell adhesion, and shoot up the activation of proapoptotic markers, caspase−3, −8, and −9, in the tumor cells. …”
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Market-based or policy strategies to increase the cultivation of legumes for livestock? Effects on the cropping pattern and economic performance by Efstratios Michalis, Athanasios Ragkos, Chrysovalantis Malesios

“…Abstract Legume crops, the production of which is related to their use in animal nutrition (referred to in this study as “legumes for livestock—LL” and include species such as bean, lupin, pea, vetch and clover), have positive effects on the economic performance of farms and environmental outcomes, although their relation to sustainable weed management practices (SWMP) has received limited attention. …”
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Gastric Microbiota in Patients with Dyspepsia: Metatranscriptomic Analysis by Е. А. Kupriyanova, М. I. Markelova, Е. А. Ziyatdinova, D. D. Safina, A. G. Safin, I. М. Alieva, R. К. Zalyalov, R. А. Abdulkhakov, Т. V. Grigoryeva, S. R. Abdulkhakov

“…The bacterial diversity decreases with the predominance of Helicobacter pylori species in H. pylori-positive patients. These results were confirmed by the Shannon index, the average value of which was 3.6 in the H. pylori-positive group and 5.4 in the H. pylori-negative group. …”
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Organic Glass-Forming Liquids and the Concept of Fragility by Alba-Simionesco, Christiane

“…We observe that all data can be placed on master-curves that depend only on a single density- and species-dependent and T-independent effective interaction energy, $E_{\infty }(\rho )$. …”
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Source material for naked barley breeding in the Northwest of the Russian Federation by K. A. Lukina, I. G. Loskutov, V. I. Khoreva, O. N. Kovaleva

“…There are the groups of covered and naked varieties within the cultivated barley species. The interest in naked barley has currently re-emerged due to easy separation of floral glumes from the kernel during threshing and increased content of biochemical components. …”
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An antifouling polydopamine-based fluorescent aptasensor for determination of arginine kinase by Yanbo Wang, Huan Li, Jinru Zhou, Fangting Wang, Yifan Qian, Linglin Fu

“…The proposed aptasensor was further proved to be feasible for quantitative analysis of AK in nine species of shrimps and five commercial processed products, which indicated its high potential in tracing the presence of AK in complex aquatic products.…”
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The study of genetic factors that determine the awned glume trait in bread wheat by O. B. Dobrovolskaya, A. E. Dresvyannikova, E. D. Badaeva, K. I. Popova, M. Trávníčková, P. Martinek

“…Awns are bristle‐like structures, typically extending from the tip end of the lemmas in the florets of cereal species, including such economically important crops as wheat (Triticum aestivum L., T. durum Desf.), barley (Hordeum vulgare L.), rice (Oryza sativa L.), and rye (Secale cereale L.). …”
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Prosthetic Joint Infection Trends at a Dedicated Orthopaedics Specialty Hospital by Robert P. Runner, Amanda Mener, James R. Roberson, Thomas L. Bradbury, George N. Guild, Scott D. Boden, Greg A. Erens

“…The general university hospital PJI incidence rate was 1.43%, with 5.3% of infections from Gram-negative species. In comparison, at the dedicated orthopaedic hospital, the overall PJI incidence rate was substantially reduced to 0.75% over the 8-year timeframe. …”
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Haploid biotechnology as a tool for creating a selection material for sugar beets by E. O. Kolesnikova, E. I. Donskikh, R. V. Berdnikov

“…Since the discovery of the phenomenon of haploidy, biotechnology has become an integral part in the successful creation of new varieties and hybrids of various plant species. In particular, these technologies are actively used in agriculture, which is concerned with increasing the volume and improving the quality of products. …”
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Antimicrobial Evaluation of Bacterial Isolates from Urine Specimen of Patients with Complaints of Urinary Tract Infections in Awka, Nigeria by Perpetua A. Ekwealor, Malachy C. Ugwu, Ifeanyi Ezeobi, George Amalukwe, Belinda C. Ugwu, Ugochukwu Okezie, Catherine Stanley, Charles Esimone

“…It was also observed that all the bacterial species except Streptococcus spp. have a Multiple Antibiotic Resistance Index (MARI) greater than 0.2. …”
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Transcriptome of the Deep-Sea Black Scabbardfish, Aphanopus carbo (Perciformes: Trichiuridae): Tissue-Specific Expression Patterns and Candidate Genes Associated to Depth Adaptatio... by Sergio Stefanni, Raul Bettencourt, Miguel Pinheiro, Gianluca De Moro, Lucia Bongiorni, Alberto Pallavicini

“…The characterization of the deep-sea fish A. carbo first transcriptome is expected to provide abundant resources for genetic, evolutionary, and ecological studies of this species and the basis for further investigation of depth-related adaptation processes in fishes.…”
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Interaction of genes determining the spike shape of wheat and located in 5AL chromosome by A. V. Simonov, T. A. Pshenichnikova, I. F. Lapochkina, N. Watanabe

“…The gene Q is situated in 5AL chromosome and determines the formation of elongated lax spike in the species T. spelta L. The homoeoallelic gene QS introgressed into bread wheat from Aegilops speltoides Tausch. and causing the formation of speltoid spike also situated in 5AL chromosome of the line 84/98w. …”
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Chemical Constituents of the Bark of Zanthoxylum gilletii (Rutaceae) and Their In Vitro Antiplasmodial and Molecular Docking Studies by Liliane Clotilde Dzouemo, Gervais Mouthé Happi, Sikiru Akinyeye Ahmed, Willifred Dongmo Tekapi Tsopgni, Michael Nde Akuma, Shina Salau, Emmanuel Ngeufa Happi, Jean Duplex Wansi

“…Except for compounds 9 and 11–13, all the other isolated compounds are reported for the first time from Z. gilletii but have been already obtained from other Zanthoxylum species and in the Rutaceae family. Compounds 1, 3–5, and 9 were tested in vitro for their antiplasmodial potencies against Plasmodium falciparum 3D7, and the results revealed that all the tested compounds displayed an inhibition between 51.89% and 54.69% while only the mixture of 3 + 4 gave an IC50 lower than 10 000 nM (IC50 = 1333 nM). …”
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Comparative Assessment on Selected Physicochemical Parameters and Antioxidant and Antimicrobial Activities of Honey Samples from Selected Districts of the Amhara and Tigray Regions... by Mekuanint Lewoyehu, Meareg Amare

“…The composition and properties of natural honeys differ with plant species on which the bees forage and the climatic conditions of the production areas. …”
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