Halimeda gracilis as a bioactive resource: exploring its antioxidant, antibiofilm, anti-inflammatory, and antibacterial potential for dental applications by Dileepkumar Hemamalini, S. Shantha Sundari, K.M. Shahul Hameed Faizee, Sivakamavalli Jeyachandran

“…In terms of antioxidant activity, the H. gracilis metholic extract gradually increased from 10 µg/mL to a higher activity at 40 µg/mL in comparison to the control and blank, and then decreased at a dose of 50 µg/mL. At different doses, the anti-inflammatory action of H. gracilis extracts successfully inhibited BSA denaturation, which causes inflammation; the maximum activity has been observed. …”
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Aerosol forces mesoscale secondary circulations occurrence: evidence of emission reduction by Jixiang Li, Haipeng Yu, Markku Kulmala, Tom V. Kokkonen, Kai Tang, Jianmin Ma, Zeyong Hu, Siyu Chen, Yuling Hu, Rong Dai, Bofei Zhang, Hongyu Luo, Shu Tao

“…During the 2014 Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) with extraordinary emission reduction, the time levels of SCs significantly decreases to ~37.3% of the periods without emission reduction before and after APEC period. …”
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The role of doxorubicin in the formation of cardiotoxicity is a consensus statement. Part II. Cardiotoxicity of doxorubicin unrelated to myocytes and cardioprotection strategy (rev... by D. A. Andreev, E. I. Balakin, A. S. Samoilov, V. I. Pustovoit

“…A dangerous adverse reaction of doxorubicin is cardiomyopathy, leading to congestive heart failure. …”
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DEANOL ACEGLUMATE IN NEURASTHENIA TREATMENT IN ADOLESCENTS WITH SCHOOL DISADAPTATION by A. V. Chutko, S. Yu. Surushkina, I. S. Nikishena, E. A. Yakovenko, T. I. Anisimova

“…Results: vegetative dysfunction, decrease of attention level and reaction speed, as well as increased level of reactive anxiety (reliably higher than in control group of healthy participants) was revealed. …”
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Phenotypic Detection of Carbapenemase Production Among Enterobacteriaceae Using a Modified Carbapenem Inactivation Method by Asiye Karakullukçu, Gökhan Aygün

“…While the original CIM provides a cost-effective approach for phenotypic detection, its modifications could potentially increase diagnostic accuracy and speed. METHODS: We analyzed 122 rectal swab samples from hospitalized patients using both the original and modified CIM (mCIM). …”
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Effects of tea polyphenols on anti-inflammation and promotion of wound healing and its mechanisms by ZHAO Hangye, XIA Chen, HE Puming, TU Youying

“…The results showed that 0.5% TPPs could accelerate the wounded mice healing and the healing speed of this treatment was faster than the positive control. …”
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Study on mechanical properties of large deformation segmental cement-based honeycomb structure by Gang Song, Ao Wang, Chengjun Hu, Chengjun Hu, Baofu Zhao, Hongwen Jing, Bo Meng, Zixuan Yu

“…This led to the collapse of the whole layer of the honeycomb structure and a significant decrease in the bearing capacity, which confirmed the layer-by-layer damage characteristics of segmental cementitious honeycomb structures. …”
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Preparation of Double-Networked Slow-Expanding Nanomicrospheres and Evaluation of Drive Modulation Performance by Qiaolin Zuo, Zhenzhong Fan, Qingwang Liu, Yuanfeng Fu, Luoqi Cui, Junfeng Yang

“…The results showed that the optimal conditions for the preparation of microspheres were m(oil phase):m(water phase) = 3:2, stirring speed of 550 r/min, total crosslinking agent dosage of 0.6% (based on the total mass of monomers, hereinafter the same), initiator dosage of 0.30%, reaction temperature of 45 °C, and reaction time of 4 h. …”
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Ozonation of 4-aminotoluene as a new method of synthesis of 4-aminobenzaldehyde – an intermediate for the production of anti-tuberculosis drugs by A. H. Halstian, A. S. Вushuiev, Ye. Yu. Vasylenko

“…It is shown that the developed catalytic system Mn(II)-KBr-H2SO4-Ac2O significantly increases the depth, rate, and selectivity of oxidation of 4-aminotoluene and the main reaction product is 4-aminobenzaldehyde in the form of the corresponding benzylidenediacetate with a yield of 69.5 %. …”
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Postural sway serves as a predictive biomarker in balance and gait assessments for diabetic peripheral neuropathy screening: a community-based study by Yun-Ru Lai, Wen-Chan Chiu, Chi-Ping Ting, Yi-Fang Chiang, Ting-Yin Lin, Hui-Ching Chiang, Chih-Cheng Huang, Cheng-Hsien Lu

“…Participants with DPN demonstrate increased postural sway velocity and total path length, along with reduced gait speed, shorter stride length, and decreased range of motion in hip flexion and extension. …”
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RETRACTED: Identification of novel candidate targets for suppressing ovarian cancer progression through IL-33/ST2 axis components using the system biology approach by Geovanny Genaro Reivan Ortiz, Carmen Iulia Ciongradi, M. V. N. L. Chaitanya, Jayasankar Narayanan, Mohamed Mohany, Salim S. Al-Rejaie, José Luis Arias-Gonzáles, Ioan Sârbu, Marjan Assefi, Shaik Vaseem Akram, Yusuf Döğüş, Abolfazl Bahrami, Reza Akhavan-Sigari, Reza Akhavan-Sigari

“…By promoting angiogenesis, immunological suppression, and invasion, CAFs speed up the growth of tumors by changing the extracellular matrix’s structure and composition and/or initiating the epithelial cells (EPT). …”
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Assessment of groundnut mutants for drought tolerance during germination and early seedling development by Imane SAIBARI, Saïd BARRIJAL, Mohammed TAOUSSI, Najlae BELKADI, Rachid LAHLALI, Ahlam HAMIM

“…The criteria under study were germination percentage (GP), germination speed (GS), mean germination time (MGT), as well as the lengths and dry weights of roots, hypocotyls, and epicotyls. …”
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Aluminum doped zinc oxide nanoplatelets based sensor with enhanced hydrogen sulfide detection by Brahim Ydir, Amine Ajdour, Iulia Antohe, Gabriel Socol, Marcela Socol, Luiza-Izabela Toderascu, Driss Saadaoui, Imade Choulli, Radouane Leghrib, Houda Lahlou

“…The AZO thin films exhibited a polycrystalline wurtzite structure and an increase in crystallite size with increasing Al concentrations. …”
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Impact of chevrons on driver behaviour in rural road curves at night-time by Ivana Kučina, Bernard Kosovec, Magdalena Čavka, Dario Babić

“…Due to their characteristics, rural roads have increased risk of fatal crashes. Particularly risky locations on rural roads are horizontal curves, especially during night-time when, due to the lack of available visual information, driver’s perception-reaction time is prolonged. …”
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Rates of gyrase supercoiling and transcription elongation control supercoil density in a bacterial chromosome. by Nikolay Rovinskiy, Andrews Akwasi Agbleke, Olga Chesnokova, Zhenhua Pang, N Patrick Higgins

“…Gyrase catalyzes negative supercoiling of DNA in an ATP-dependent reaction that helps condense bacterial chromosomes into a compact interwound "nucleoid." …”
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Optimization and Experimental Testing of the Drag Torque Model Based on the Cavitation Effect by Li Jie, Lian Hailong, Lan Hai, Wang Zhiyong

“…With the increased rotation speed, the cavitation effect volume fraction increases first and then decreases. …”
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ENSURING COMPETITIVE ADVANTAGE THROUGH AGILE MARKETING by Mirela-Cristina VOICU

“…The success of these companies was determined, among other things, by the speed of reaction to change. The rapid changes in the market impose an increasingly acute need for a marketing activity that is more agile by the day, translated into a reaction to change at least as fast by marketers. …”
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Mobile App–Induced Mental Fatigue Affects Strength Asymmetry and Neuromuscular Performance Across Upper and Lower Limbs by Andreas Stafylidis, Walter Staiano, Athanasios Mandroukas, Yiannis Michailidis, Lluis Raimon Salazar Bonet, Marco Romagnoli, Thomas I. Metaxas

“…These findings demonstrate that mental fatigue selectively impairs fine motor strength and cognitive processing speed, particularly reaction time, while gross motor power remains resilient. …”
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Optimization and Comparison of Ni and Cd Removal Using Zinc Powder with the Response Surface Methodology by P. Abbasi, k. Shayesteh, v. vahidfard, M. Hosseini

“…The interplay of parameters showed that increasing the concentration of zinc powder can reduce the time and temperature of the entire reaction. …”
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Performance with an additional load: formula-based predictions for controlling the load intensity when carrying backpacks by Saskia Klughardt, Bettina Schaar

“…Both tests were conducted at 4 km/h and an incline of 1%, with the speed increasing by 1 km/h each minute until the subject reported feeling exhausted. …”
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