Harnessing silica nanoparticles grafted with ascorbic acid to alleviate oxidative stress and impaired brain activity in rats by Essia Hamdi, Slah Hidouri, Ana-Belén Muniz-Gonzalez, Marwa Kechnebbou, Salem Amara

“…The brain has natural antioxidant defense systems, functioning through enzymes such as superoxide dismutase (SOD), catalase (CAT) and glutathione peroxidase, which neutralize reactive oxygen species (ROS). Once these defense systems are overwhelmed by poisoning, oxidative damage can occur in the brain. …”
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Silver-blend hydroxyapatite bio-ceramics for enhanced photocatalytic degradation of methylene blue by Manoj V. Junnarkar, Prateek V. Sawant, Mahadev A. Parekar, Avadhut V. Kardile, Ashish B. Thorat, Ramakant P. Joshi, Ravindra U. Mene

“…FTIR spectra validate the characteristic bands of hydroxyl and phosphate species of HAp. The degradation of organic dyes through photocatalysis was carried out using pure and Ag-doped HAp samples as the catalysts under solar irradiation. …”
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Assessment of selected indicators of physicochemical conditions in the Rega River from 2018 to 2022 in accordance with EU regulations by Bonisławska Małgorzata, Nędzarek Arkadiusz, Tański Adam, Tórz Agnieszka, Formicki Krzysztof, Krzystolik Jan

“…The findings underscore the need for continuous monitoring of Rega River waters to safeguard the habitat conditions required by environmentally sensitive fish species.…”
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Transcriptomic analysis of Medicago truncatula calli with MtWOX9-1 overexpression by V. E. Tvorogova, E. Y. Krasnoperova, A. A. Kudriashov, K. A. Kuznetsova, E. A. Potsenkovskaya, Y. A. Fedorova, L. A. Lutova

“…This process rarely can be observed in nature, but for many plant species, in vitro protocols are developed, which allow to obtain somatic embryos formation directly from tissues of plant explant or from the embryogenic callus. …”
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Review: Feed efficiency and metabolic flexibility in livestock by W.M. Rauw, L.H. Baumgard, J.C.M. Dekkers

“…Improving the conversion of feed into product has been a key focus of genetic improvement in all livestock species. Livestock feed efficiency is the amount of product produced per unit of feed intake. …”
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Establishing baselines for prebiotic production in controlled environments for applications in space and vertical farming by Alberto Battistelli, Simona Proietti, Gabriele Paglialunga, Michele Mattioni, Filomena Nazzaro, Florinda Fratianni, Giuseppe Colla, Mariateresa Cardarelli, Marta Del Bianco, Stefano Moscatello

“…Here, chicory (Cichorium intybus L.) exhibited the most appropriate characteristics among seven candidate species as the ideal crop for space prebiotic production systems. …”
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Short-term growth, movement and response of European eel Anguilla anguilla to re-meandering of a small English chalk stream by Champkin James D., Bašić Tea, Haubrock Phillip J., Balzani Paride, Sayer Carl D., George Laura K., Godard Michael J., Vilizzi Lorenzo, Copp Gordon H.

“…Freshwater habitat degradation has been cited as a key causal factor in the European eel decline, but there are limited studies assessing the responses of this species to river habitat restoration efforts. This study utilized mark-and-recapture data from annual electrofishing surveys conducted between 2009 and 2014 to describe European eel population density and size structure (length, weight) in the River Glaven − a chalk stream in eastern England. …”
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ρ-Coumaric acid-zinc oxide nanoparticles improve post-thaw quality of goat spermatozoa and developmental competence of fertilized oocytes in vitro by Bahareh Akhtarshenas, Rasoul Kowsar, Mehdi Hajian, Nima Tanhaei Vash, Leila Soltani, Amir Hossein Mahdavi, Mohammad Hossein Nasr Esfahani

“…Abstract Excessive production of reactive oxygen species (ROS) during cryopreservation and post-thawing affects sperm quality and subsequent fertilizing capacity. …”
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Coexistence of blaMIR-1 and blaNDM-1 resistance genes with a novel ST type in Enterobacter roggenkampii from a stool sample: A genome sequencing study by Qin Wang, Sayyed Salman, Ye Luo, XiaoMei Tong

“…Individual colonies were isolated, and bacterial species were identified using matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionisation time-of-flight mass spectrometry and 16S rRNA gene sequencing. …”
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Zoonotic Parasites and Their Association With Human Activities in Northern Tanzania: An Integrated Ecosystem Approach for One Health by Barakaeli Abdieli Ndossi, Eblate Ernest Mjingo, Hansol Park, Dongmin Lee, Mohammed Mebarek Bia, Heejae Yang, Sungbo Seo, Keeseon S. Eom

“…Taeniids and Spirometra species were predominantly found in villages near protected areas such as Arash Sokoni, Oloipiri, Sukenya, Wasso, Orkuyiene, Haytemba, and Loliondo. …”
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Intelligent Pyroptosis Inducer for Precise and Augmented Tumor Therapy Through Specific Activation Pyroptosis in Tumor by Linlin Huo, Shiqi Zhu, Muyao Li, Mingya Tan, Mengke Fan, Jiayi Zhao, Jie Zeng, Meiling Liu, Kunyan Liu, Chao Tong, Zhenghuan Zhao

“…Here, an intelligent inducer is reported that acts as a reactive oxygen species (ROS) scavenger in normal cells to keep pyroptosis silence, while serving as ROS generator to induce obvious pyroptotic tumor cells death dependent on high hydrogen peroxide levels and near‐infrared laser irradiation. …”
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The alkaline treatment and its influence on the physicomechanical properties of plantain pseudostem fibers - A comparative study of treated and untreated fibers by Oswaldo Hurtado-Figueroa, Humberto Varum, María Isabel Prieto, Romel J. Gallardo Amaya, Alfonso Cobo Escamilla

“…Fibers were extracted from the pseudostem of the plantain of the variety Hartón, belonging to the order Zingiberales, family Musaceae, genus Musa, species Musa paradisiaca. The fibers were exposed to alkaline treatment to improve their physicomechanical properties for use as reinforcement in green composites. …”
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Clinical Efficacy of Subhypothermia in the Treatment of Neonatal Hypoxic-Ischemic Encephalopathy Combined with Myocardial Damage by XiaoPing Dang, XiaoJian Hu, Xun Jiang, WeiGuo Chen, YuanCui Meng, Qi Pan, Fen Yang

“…The serum levels of S-100β protein, Tau protein, neuron-specific enolase (NSE), creatine kinase (CK), creatine kinase isoenzyme MB (CK-MB), lactate dehydrogenase (LDH), alpha-hydroxybutyrate dehydrogenase (ɑ-HBDH), myoglobin (Myo), cardiac trophic factor-1 (CT-1), cardiac troponin I (cTnI), superoxide dismutase (SOD), reactive oxygen species (ROS), glutathione peroxidase (GSH-Px), interleukin-1β (IL-1β), interleukin-8 (IL-8), and tumor necrosis factor-ɑ (TNF-ɑ) were measured in both groups before and after treatment, respectively. …”
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Pretreatment of Ascorbic Acid Inhibits MPTP-Induced Astrocytic Oxidative Stress through Suppressing NF-κB Signaling by Xiaokang Zeng, Kai Xu, Ji Wang, Yunqi Xu, Shaogang Qu

“…Maintaining production of antioxidant and detoxification of reactive oxygen and nitrogen species (ROS/RNS) in astrocytes is critical to prevent PD. …”
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Seven-Year Analysis of Microbial Keratitis Tendency at an Ophthalmology Department in Poland: A Single-Center Study by Klaudia Ulfik, Sławomir Teper, Michał Dembski, Anna Nowińska, Ewa Wróblewska-Czajka, Edward Wylęgała

“…A significant increase in the number of Gram-positive methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus and a partial increase in the number of Gram-negative beta-lactams-resistant bacteria were observed. All fungal species were sensitive to amphotericin B, 82.81% were sensitive to voriconazole, and 56.25% were sensitive to fluconazole. …”
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Quantification of modal mineralogy in molybdenite-bearing drill-core samples by laser-induced breakdown spectroscopy by Jonnathan Álvarez, Germán Velásquez, Iván Arévalo, Jorge Yáñez, Claudio Sandoval-Muñoz, Benjamín Sepúlveda

“…The novelty of our methodology lies in the simultaneous selection of spectral signals corresponding to a group of elements that are interrelated within a mineral species. The resulting signal combination is strongly correlated with a mineral found in the sample. …”
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Community Perception on Trypanosomosis, Parasitological, and Entomological Studies in Two Selected Districts of South Omo Zone, Ethiopia by Solomon Mekuria, Tesfu K. Mekonnen, Nigatu Kebede

“…The overall apparent density of Glossina was 3.79 Flies/Trap/Day. Three species of Glossina, namely G. pallidipes, G. tachinoides, and G. fuscipes, were distributed in the study areas. …”
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Epidemiological and sociodemographic description of snakebite envenoming cases in Paraguay reported between 2015 and 2021 by Guillermo Sequera, Sofia Ardiles-Ruesjas, Edgar Sanabria, Victor Hugo Segovia Portillo, Lorena Jara Oroa, Viviana de Egea, Julio Alonso-Padilla, Irene Losada, María Jesús Pinazo

“…Introduction Snakebite envenoming (SBE) is a public health problem in Paraguay where the presence of 15 medically important snake species has been reported. Blessed with large forested areas, its economy largely relies on agricultural production which increases the exposure of outdoor workers to the morbidity and mortality of SBE. …”
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Reexamination In Vitro and In Situ of an Antibacterially Modified Experimental Dental Resin Composite with Molecular Methods: A Pilot Study by Birgit Henrich, Ilka Hermann, Mara Di Giulio, Karl Köhrer, René Deenen, Sugi Sivalingam, Ulrike Peters, Thomas Beikler, Ralf Janda, Stefan Rüttermann

“…NGS revealed that S. sanguinis, S. parasanguinis, and Gemella sanguinis were the mainly attached species with S. sanguinis dominant on ST and S. parasanguinis and G. sanguinis dominant on B. …”
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Characterization of a Novel Male Pheromone Compound in <i>Leucoptera sinuella</i> (Lepidoptera: Lyonetiidae) and Its Role in Courtship Behavior by Laura Sánchez-Aros, Abel F. O. Queiroz, Jorge Guajardo, Wilson Barros-Parada, Glenn P. Svensson, Jan Bergmann

“…To our knowledge, (<i>Z</i>)-3-decenyl hexanoate has not been previously reported as a sex pheromone component in any insect species, making this discovery an intriguing addition to the diversity of chemical communication in insects.…”
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