Selective suppression of influenza A/H5N1 virus replication <i>in vitro</i> using nanocomplexes consisting of siRNA and aminopropylsilanol nanoparticles by Marina N. Repkova, Asya S. Levina, Oleg Yu. Mazurkov, Elena V. Makarevich, Ekaterina I. Filippova, Natalya A. Mazurkova, Valentina F. Zarytova

“…We have shown that non-agglomerated and water-soluble aminopropylsilanol nanoparticles are low-toxic, capable of delivering siRNA into cells and protecting siRNA in the Si~NH2/siRNA nanocomplexes from hydrolysis by cellular nucleases. …”
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Evaluating the impact of roof rainwater harvesting on hydrological connectivity and urban flood mitigation by Quang-Oai Lu, Reza Bahramloo, Jesús Rodrigo-Comino, Jun Wang, Ali Talebi, Quynh Thi Phuong Tran, Afshin Ghahramani, Mehdi Sepehri

“…However, few scientific studies have attempted to model this dynamic, allowing us to increase water collection and reduce the risk of floods, especially in arid and semiarid areas. …”
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Exogenous Application of Thidiazuron, Carbaryl, Ethephon, and Lime Sulphur Promotes Flower Abscission and Suppresses Tea Pests in the Tea Plant <i>Camellia sinensis</i> (L.) O. Kun... by Meina Jin, Xiaoyue Lun, Ruirui Zhang, Yu Zhang, Xiangzhi Zhang, Feiyu Guan, Liping Wang, Yiheng Ying, Zhengqun Zhang, Xiuxiu Xu

“…Kuntze consume substantial quantities of water and nutrients during the flowering period, which can adversely affect the yield and quality of tea plants. …”
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Investigating the effects of basil (Ocimum basilicum L.)c mucilage and cellulose nanofiber-based edible films with post-probiotics on fish fillet shelf life by Leila Mokhtaran, Sahar Sabahi, Mohammad Noshad, Seyyed Mohammad Ali Noori

“…Additionally, the film with 0.5 % postbiotic showed the lowest water vapor permeability. Among the evaluated fish characteristics, control samples displayed the highest pH, moisture, total nitrogen compounds, and levels of peroxide and thiobarbituric acid. …”
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Generating and monitoring mild hyperthermia using a ring array ultrasound transducer by David Bustamante, Yan Yan, Trevor Mitcham, Rehman Ali, Brian Marples, Kimberly R. Gergelis, Peter Littrup, Nebojsa Duric, Mohammad Mehrmohammadi

“…Lastly, a ring array US transducer utilized UST to track temperature changes in a preheated water-filled inclusion while it passively cooled from 45 °C to 25 °C, with a maximum error of 0.58 °C.Conclusion A ring array US transducer can noninvasively generate and monitor MHTh, overcoming many limitations of current clinical systems. …”
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Evaluation of storage stability of refrigerated buffalo meat coated with hydrothermally treated potato starch incorporated with thyme (Thymus vulgaris) and ginger (Zingiber officin... by Sangam Dahal, Basanta Kumar Rai, Anish Dangal, Kishor Rai, Prekshya Timsina, Ramesh Koirala, Sanjay Chaudhary, Pankaj Dahal, Tanka Bhattarai, Angelo Maria Giuffrè

“…A total of five treatments (S1, S2, S3, S4, and S5) along with two controls (S6 and S7) were subjected to microbiological [total viable count (TVC), Staphylococcus aureus count, psychrotrophic bacteria count (PTC), and coliform count] and physico-chemical analyses such as thiobarbituric acid reactive substance (TBARS) value, total volatile basic nitrogen (TVBN) content, extract release volume (ERV), metmyoglobin (Met-Mb), pH, weight loss, and water activity at 0, 3, 6, 9, and 12 days of storage. …”
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Polypropylene/myristic acid assisted electrodeposition of eco-friendly micro-engineered copper superhydrophobic coating for enhancing hydrophobicity and anti-corrosion efficiency o... by Himanshu Prasad Mamgain, Krishna Kanta Samanta, Rajeev Gupta, Ranjeet Brajpuriya, Pravat Ranjan Pati, Jitendra Kumar Pandey, Abhijit Bhowmik, Abdulaziz AlHazaa

“…In recent years, superhydrophobic coatings have emerged as promising solutions for corrosion protection due to their exceptional water-repellent properties. This research investigates hydrophobicity and corrosion resistance enhancement in eco-friendly copper-coated aluminium through further modification with polypropylene/myristic acid (PP/MA). …”
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Research on the Temperature Field and Frost Heaving Law of Massive Freezing Engineering in Coastal Strata by Chaochao Zhang, Dongwei Li, Junhao Chen, Guanren Chen, Chang Yuan, Zecheng Wang, Guosheng Ding, Xin Chen, Minghai Xia, Shengfu Wang, Bo Zhang, Ru He, Xin Yi

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The relationship between thiamin, folic acid and cognitive function in a rat model of uremia by Yifei Lu, Chenqi Xu, Kewei Xie, Bingru Zhao, Minzhou Wang, Cheng Qian, Xuemei Chen, Leyi Gu, Wangshu Wu, Renhua Lu

“…Therefore, 24 Sprague-Dawley rats were randomly divided into two groups: a 5/6 nephrectomy group (n = 12) and a sham-operated group (n = 12). The Morris water maze was used to assess the cognitive function eight weeks post-surgery, and serum levels of thiamin, folic acid and homocysteine were detected subsequently. …”
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Mapping Biodiversity Coast‐to‐Coast‐to‐Coast Across Canada's Three Oceans Using eDNA Metabarcoding by Loïc Jacquemot, Brian P. V. Hunt, Shaorong Li, Angela D. Schulze, Christoph M. Deeg, Ben J. G. Sutherland, Amy Tabata, Connie Lovejoy, Kristina M. Miller

“…Using 86 coastal surface water samples collected during the Canada C3 expedition in the summer of 2017, we investigated metazoan biodiversity across Canada's three oceans—North Pacific, Arctic and North Atlantic—using multi‐marker eDNA metabarcoding. …”
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Impact of rock mineralogy on reactive transport of CO2 during carbon sequestration in a saline aquifer by Mohamed Gamal Rezk, Ahmed Farid Ibrahim

“…Various parameters, including CO2 plume migration, changes in pH, water density variations, mineral dissolution and precipitation, and porosity changes in the reservoir rock, are examined to understand the complex CO2–brine–rock interactions. …”
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Relationship between cognitive impairment and hippocampal iron overload: A quantitative susceptibility mapping study of a rat model by Xi Deng, Meiru Bu, Jiali Liang, Yihao Sun, Liyan Li, Heishu Zheng, Zisan Zeng, Muliang Jiang, Bihong T. Chen

“…Methods: Two groups of iron overloaded rats and one group of control rats were used for this study. The Morris water maze (MWM) was used to test spatial reference memory indicated by escape latency time and number of MWM platform crossings. …”
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New Evidence for <i>Cotinus coggygria</i> Scop. Extracts Application in Gastrointestinal Ailments by Dejan Stojković, Nina Dragičević, Marija Ivanov, Nevena Gajović, Milena Jurišević, Ivan Jovanović, Marina Tomović, Jelena Živković

“…The antimicrobial activity of water and methanolic extracts of <i>C. coggygria</i> leaves, bark and flowers towards various oral fungal and bacterial strains of clinical origin was tested by use of a microdilution assay. …”
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The Link between Type III Reg and STAT3-Associated Cytokines in Inflamed Colonic Tissues by Xin Xu, Hirokazu Fukui, Ying Ran, Xuan Wang, Yoshihito Inoue, Nobuhiko Ebisudani, Heihachiro Nishimura, Toshihiko Tomita, Tadayuki Oshima, Jiro Watari, Hiroshi Kiyama, Hiroto Miwa

“…C57BL/6 mice were administered 2% dextran sulfate sodium (DSS) in drinking water for five days, and their colonic tissues were investigated histopathologically at interval for up to 12 weeks. …”
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Valorisation of plastic waste from the beverage industry through its transformation into adsorbent and solid fuel materials by Nouira, Asma, Bekri-Abbes, Imene, Srasra, Ezzeddine, Cansado, Isabel P. P., Mourão, Paulo A. M.

“…In the present study, char and activated carbon (AC) materials were prepared from water bottles, recuperated from the waste collection point in Mourouj, Ben Arous, Tunisia, by using a rotative horizontal tubular furnace, on a lab/pilot scale and through chemical and physical activation. …”
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Thyroid Hormone-Induced Cytosol-to-Nuclear Translocation of Rat Liver Nrf2 Is Dependent on Kupffer Cell Functioning by Luis A. Videla, Pamela Cornejo, Pamela Romanque, Catherine Santibáñez, Iván Castillo, Romina Vargas

“…In this work, we studied the role of Kupffer cell respiratory burst activity, a process related to reactive oxygen species generation and liver homeostasis, in Nrf2 activation using the macrophage inactivator gadolinium chloride (GdCl3; 10 mg/kg i.v. 72 h before T3 [0.1 mg/kg i.p.]) or NADPH oxidase inhibitor apocynin (1.5 mmol/L added to the drinking water for 7 days before T3), and determinations were performed 2 h after T3. …”
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The total extract of Abelmoschus manihot (L.) medic flowers (TEA) mediated Nrf2-TFAM signalling to regulate mitochondrial antioxidant mechanism by Ying Song, Xinyi Zhu, Beibei Wang, Qisong Li, Biwei Song

“…Abelmoschus manihot (L.) medic flower (TEA) is a traditional Chinese medicine widely used to treat injuries to the skin such as water and fire scalds. It has been reported that TEA has excellent antioxidant effects. …”
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Method for Rapid Labeling of Waste Sludge from a Food Factory with 15N-Glycine and Evaluation of N Use Using Komatsuna (Brassica rapa Var. perviridis) by Mizuho Miura-Ido, Yuzuri Iwamoto, Hiroi Kouya, Yoshihiko Takahashi, Amjad Hassan, Norikuni Ohtake, Hidetaka Hori, Takuji Ohyama

“…The waste sludge from food factories has rich nutrients and useful material for fertilizer or animal feed, but quick treatments and recycling of the waste sludge are difficult due to its higher water content. We have developed a rapid composting system to make sludge fertilizer using mix of waste sludge and shredded newspaper (Sludge Fertilizer Made by Paper Mixing Method, SF-PMM). …”
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Sources of PM2.5 Oxidative Potential during Haze and Non-haze Seasons in Chiang Mai, Thailand by Pitakchon Ponsawansong, Tippawan Prapamontol, Kittipan Rerkasem, Somporn Chantara, Kraichat Tantrakarnapa, Sawaeng Kawichai, Guoxing Li, Cao Fang, Xiaochuan Pan, Yanlin Zhang

“…EPA), and 10 species of water-soluble inorganic ions bound on PM2.5 and their OP were investigated using DTT assay. …”
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Evaluation of vegetable pigeonpea [Cajanus cajan (L.) Millsp] genotypes for yield stability by J. D. Ojwang, R. Nyankanga, N. V. P. R. G. Ganga Rao, J. Imungi

“…Rainfall at Kiboko and Kabete were supplemented with irrigation, using sprinklers, for a total of 38 times, providing 832 mm of water. The crop was protected from pests by the application of broad-spectrum, non-systemic, pyrethroid alpha-cypermethrin and dimethoate, after field scouting. …”
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