Functionalized Magnetite Nanoparticles Using Two New Ionic Liquids for Efficient Oil Spill Cleanup by Noorah A. Faqihi, Mahmood M. S. Abdullah, Mohd Sajid Ali, Hamad A. Al‐Lohedan, Zainab M. Almarhoon

“…Furthermore, GO-MNPs showed higher oil removal efficiency than GD-MNPs, which may be explained using GEOA-IL containing a longer alkyl chain for MNP surface modification in comparison to GEDA-IL. …”
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Association of XRCC3, XRCC4, BAX, and BCL-2 Polymorphisms with the Risk of Breast Cancer by Emre Ozoran, Fadime Didem Can Trabulus, Duygu Erhan, Bahadir Batar, Mehmet Guven

“…It was associated with 6 times more risk of having a tumor larger than 2 cm. The risk of breast cancer was 2.77 times more in individuals carrying the Met/Met genotype of XRCC3 Thr241Met (rs861539) (P=0.009). …”
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Coherent Control of Single Molecules via Phase-Shaped Two-Photon Excitation at Room Temperature by Xin-peng Xu, Tobias M. Herkenrath, Ullrich Scherf, Richard Hildner

“…Here, we demonstrate room-temperature coherent control exploiting a nonresonant 2-photon transition into a higher excited state of single conjugated polymer chains embedded in a disordered matrix, including proof-of-principle experiments on bulk films. …”
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A New Transformation Method of the T₂ Spectrum Based on Ordered Clustering—A Case Study on the Pore-Throat Utilization Rule of Supercritical CO₂ Flooding in L... by Yanchun Su, Chunhua Zhao, Xianjie Li, Xiujun Wang, Jian Zhang, Bo Huang, Xiaofeng Tian, Mingxi Liu, Kaoping Song

“…For the three kinds of cores with ordinary-low permeability (K > 1 mD), ultra-low permeability (0.1 mD < K < 1 mD), and super-low permeability (K < 0.1 mD), the pore-throat distribution curves of the cores were obtained by using the improved T₂ conversion method. Then, the oil and gas two-phase displacement experiment was carried out to investigate the degree of recovery and cumulative gas–oil ratio changes during the displacement process. …”
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Impact of non-invasive oxygen reserve index versus standard SpO2 monitoring on peripheral oxygen saturation during endotracheal intubation in the intensive care unit: Protocol for... by Hugo Hille, Aurélie Le Thuaut, Pierre Asfar, Quentin Quelven, Emmanuelle Mercier, Anthony Le Meur, Jean-Pierre Quenot, Virginie Lemiale, Grégoire Muller, Martin Cour, Alexis Ferré, Asael Berge, Anaïs Curtiaud, Maxime Touron, Gaetan Plantefeve, Jean-Charles Chakarian, Jean-Damien Ricard, Gwenhael Colin, Arthur Orieux, Patrick Girardie, Mathieu Jozwiak, Manon Rouaud, Camille Juhel, Jean Reignier, Jean-Baptiste Lascarrou, CRICS-TRIGGERSEP Network

“…Should ORI monitoring with a target of ≥0.6 be found to increase the lowest SpO2 value during ETI, then this trial may change current practice regarding preoxygenation for ETI. …”
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Inulin Reduces Kidney Damage in Type 2 Diabetic Mice by Decreasing Inflammation and Serum Metabolomics by Jiayuan He, Xiang Li, Man Yan, Xinsheng Chen, Chang Sun, Jiajun Tan, Yinsheng Song, Hong Xu, Liang Wu, Zhengnan Yang

“…Additionally, inulin treatment in mice with a T2DM model led to a significant increase in the concentrations of three primary short-chain fatty acids (SCFAs) (acetic acid, propionic acid, and butyric acid), while the concentration of advanced glycation end products (AGEs), a prominent inflammatory factor in diabetes, exhibited a significant decrease. …”
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Best Proximity Point Theorems for Cyclic Relatively ρ-Nonexpansive Mappings in Modular Spaces by Karim Chaira, Samih Lazaiz

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Structure and function of a β-1,2-galactosidase from Bacteroides xylanisolvens, an intestinal bacterium by Yutaka Nakazawa, Masumi Kageyama, Tomohiko Matsuzawa, Ziqin Liang, Kaito Kobayashi, Hisaka Shimizu, Kazuki Maeda, Miho Masuhiro, Sei Motouchi, Saika Kumano, Nobukiyo Tanaka, Kouji Kuramochi, Hiroyuki Nakai, Hayao Taguchi, Masahiro Nakajima

“…This observation is consistent with the substrate specificity of the enzyme regarding linkage position and chain length. Overall, we conclude that the enzyme is a β-galactosidase acting on β-1,2-galactooligosaccharides.…”
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Information Retrieval and Graph Analysis Approaches for Book Recommendation by Chahinez Benkoussas, Patrice Bellot

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Comparison of glimepiride and linagliptin in the treatment of non-alcoholic hepatic disease with type 2 diabetes mellitus by Feng Tian, Yali Guo, Liping Zhou, Qunying Yao, Xiaoyan Liang, Jiaxin Lu, Aiping He, Jie Shen

“…Material and methods A total of 86 patients with NAFLD with T2DM were randomly categorized into two groups and treated with either linagliptin (5 mg/daily) or glimepiride (2 mg/daily) for 6 months. …”
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Biochar effects on durum wheat (Triticum durum) under ambient and elevated atmospheric CO2 by Lorenzo Brilli, Franz-Werner Badeck, Lorenzo Genesio, Silvia Baronti, Fulvia Rizza, Clara Fares, Luigi Cattivelli, Franco Miglietta, Anita Maienza, Alessandro Zaldei, Federica Camin, Rosella Motzo, Piero Toscano

“…Wheat has a pivotal role in food chains and human diet, and the understanding of its productive and qualitative performance under elevated CO2 (e[CO2]) is therefore a primary research target. …”
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Cooling and Sterile Inflammation in an Oxygen-Glucose-Deprivation/Reperfusion Injury Model in BV-2 Microglia by Jana Lücht, Nele Rolfs, Sylvia J. Wowro, Felix Berger, Katharina R. L. Schmitt, Giang Tong

“…Therefore, we investigated the effects of cooling, specifically viability, activation, and release of damage associated molecular patterns (DAMPs) on oxygen glucose deprivation/reperfusion- (OGD/R-) induced injury in murine BV-2 microglial cells. Methods. Murine BV-2 microglial cells were exposed to 2 to 6 h OGD (0.2% O2 in glucose- and serum-free medium) followed by up to 19 h of reperfusion, simulated by restoration of oxygen (21% O2) and nutrients. …”
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Di (2-ethylhexyl) phthalate reduces sperm motility by decreasing sperm tail energy supply by Xiao-lu Li, Qi-meng Li, Yuan-zhuo Zheng, Die Hu, Xiao-yue Cai, Ke Yin, Yin-yin Qi, Zi yu Cheng, Xia Ning, Yang Cai, Wei Wu, Ting-yuan Lin, Tao Xu, Ling-li Zhao

“…However, DEHP causes a decrease in complex II activity of mitochondrial respiratory chain by interfering with the synthesis of the cofactor FAD (Flavin adenine dinucleotide), which leads to a decrease in ATP concentration. …”
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Mechanical Activation of cPLA2 Impedes Fatty Acid β‐Oxidation in Vein Grafts by Linwei Fan, Yuanjun Tang, Jian Liu, Yueqi Liu, Yiwei Xu, Jiayu Liu, Han Liu, Wei Pang, Yuxuan Guo, Weijuan Yao, Tao Zhang, Qin Peng, Jing Zhou

“…Metabolomic analysis showed that a 15%–1 Hz arterial cyclic stretch, compared to a 5%–1 Hz venous stretch, increased long‐chain fatty acids in VSMCs. cPLA2, identified as a mechanoresponsive molecule, produces excessive arachidonic acid (ArAc) under the 15%–1 Hz stretch, inhibiting CPT1B expression, a key enzyme in fatty acid β‐oxidation. …”
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Effects of ruminal short-chain fatty acid concentration and pH on histology, hematology, and inflammation in cannulated Holstein dairy calves by A.R. Wolfe, M.H.P.M. Narciso, R.R.E. Uwiera, A.H. Laarman

“…Holstein calves (n = 32) had the rumen cannulated within the first week of life and at wk 2 were blocked by BW and randomly assigned in a 2 × 2 factorial arrangement of treatments. …”
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Trichosanthes kirilowii Maxim. Polysaccharide attenuates diabetes through the synergistic impact of lipid metabolism and modulating gut microbiota by Qiaoying Song, Kunpeng Zhang, Shuyan Li, Shaoting Weng

“…Polysaccharide, a chain of sugars bound by glycosidic bonds, have a wide range of physiological activities, including hypoglycemic activity. …”
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Dose-dependent effects of apple pectin on alleviating high fat-induced obesity modulated by gut microbiota and SCFAs by Yuanyuan Zhao, Jinfeng Bi, Jianyong Yi, Jian Peng, Qiancheng Ma

“…Results showed that body weight gain (R2 = –0.990), subcutaneous adipose accumulation (R2 = –0.930), serum triglyceride elevation (R2 = –0.879), acetate (R2 = 0.955) and propionate concentration reduction (R2 = 0.985) were suppressed by pectin from 1% to 12%, indicating dose response to pectin consumption. …”
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PM10 AIR POLLUTION IN MASHAD CITY USING ARTIFICIAL NEURAL NETWORK AND MAKOV CHAIN MODEL

“…We applied hourly data of CO, SO2, PM2.5 and temperature in late March and April 2015. …”
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NEW MECHANISMS FOR THE POWER SWITCHER WITH V EXTINGUISHING CHAMBERS by OVIDIU ANTONESCU, NATAȘA NEDELA, PĂUN ANTONESCU

“…In the second section of the paper, an optimum kinematic scheme of the V power switcher with triadic chain type 4R+2T has been presented. …”
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Fibrolytic efficiency of the large intestine microbiota may benefit running speed in French trotters: A pilot study by Maximilien Vasseur, Romuald Lepers, Nicolas Langevin, Samy Julliand, Pauline Grimm

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