Inactivation of antibiotic resistant bacteria by nitrogen-doped carbon quantum dots through spontaneous generation of intracellular and extracellular reactive oxygen species by Weibo Xia, Zixia Wu, Bingying Hou, Zhang Cheng, Dechuang Bi, Luya Chen, Wei Chen, Heyang Yuan, Leo H. Koole, Lei Qi

“…The widespread antibiotic resistance has called for alternative antimicrobial agents. Carbon nanomaterials, especially carbon quantum dots (CQDs), may be promising alternatives due to their desirable physicochemical properties and potential antimicrobial activity, but their antimicrobial mechanism remains to be investigated. …”
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O processo dialógico e a mediação da leitura na formação do sujeito leitor by Acrisonélia Medeiros de Sousa Rocha, Raquel do Rosário Santos, Ana Claudia Medeiros de Sousa

“…Considerações: o processo dialógico é essencial para a realização das atividades de mediação da leitura, devendo os agentes mediadores considerar as mais variadas formas de linguagens, que proporcionem maior conforto no compartilhamento de saberes por parte dos leitores.…”
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New Players for Advanced Prostate Cancer and the Rationalisation of Insulin-Sensitising Medication by Jennifer H. Gunter, Phoebe L. Sarkar, Amy A. Lubik, Colleen C. Nelson

“…We provide an update on current treatments for advanced prostate cancer and discuss whether metabolic dysfunction, developed during ADT, provides a unique therapeutic window for rapid translation of insulin-sensitising medication as combination therapy with antiandrogen targeting agents for the management of advanced prostate cancer.…”
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Goat-derived cell line (<i>Capra hircus</i>) TCh generated by karyological and morphological transformation of YаDK-04 CCL during subcultivation with lanthanide-treated bovine seru... by E. A. Trofimova, S. V. Kononova, I. N. Shumilova, B. L. Manin

“…The novel continuous cell line proved to be suitable for effective reproduction of such disease pathogens as lumpy skin disease, sheep pox, peste des petits ruminants agents. These are mainly viruses of dermatotropic origin.…”
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Dual functional hydrogel of osteoclastic-inhibition and osteogenic-stimulation for osteoporotic bone defect regeneration by Lei Yu, Wentao Wang, Chang Lv, Qian Chen, Peng Yang, Zhenrong Qi, Haomiao Yu, Ruiqi Cao, Wenhao Li, Yi Qin, Gaoran Ge, Peilai Liu, Lixin Zhu, Houyi Sun, Dechun Geng, Liang Zhang

“…The MBG@D5-Gel complex enables the controlled spatiotemporal release of these agents, markedly enhancing bone regeneration in osteoporotic conditions within ovariectomized rats by inhibiting osteoclastogenesis and bone resorption while promoting osteogenic differentiation and mineralization. …”
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Relationship between Serum 25-Hydroxyvitamin D and Lower Extremity Arterial Disease in Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus Patients and the Analysis of the Intervention of Vitamin D by Wan Zhou, Shan-Dong Ye

“…The aim of this study was to explore the relationship between serum 25-hydroxyvitamin D [25(OH)D] concentrations and lower extremity arterial disease (LEAD) in type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) patients and to investigate the intervention effect of vitamin D. 145 subjects were assigned to a control group (Group NC), T2DM group (Group DM1), and T2DM complicated with LEAD group (Group DM2); then Group DM2 were randomly divided into Group DM3 who received oral hypoglycemic agents and Group DM4 who received oral hypoglycemic drugs and vitamin D3 therapy. …”
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National Trends of Antiparkinsonism Treatment in Taiwan: 2004–2011 by Weng-Ming Liu, Ruey-Meei Wu, Chia-Hsuin Chang, Jou-Wei Lin, Ying-Chun Liu, Chin-Hsien Lin

“…There was a steeply increased trend of DA use, especially in younger-aged patients. Nonergot agents comprised the major DA group after 2005.…”
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The Interplay of Aging and PANoptosis in Osteoarthritis Pathogenesis: Implications for Novel Therapeutic Strategies by Liu S, Zhang G, Li N, Wang Z, Lu L

“…Current therapeutic strategies primarily focus on anti-inflammatory agents such as non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) and corticosteroids, with growing interest in anti-senescence drugs targeting cellular senescence and SASP. …”
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Is neutropenic fever an obstacle to effective stem cell harvesting? by Semih Başcı, Ersin Bozan, Samet Yaman, Bahar Uncu Ulu, Mehmet Bakırtaş, Tuğçe Nur Yiğenoğlu, Ali Kılınç, Nurgül Özcan, Mehmet Sinan Dal, Merih Kızıl Çakar, Fevzi Altuntaş

“…A subset of patients’ adequate stem cell harvest is not achievable with a solitary use of granulocyte colony-stimulating agents (G-CSF). Generally, chemomobilization is employed for patients failing G-CSF and its most feared complication febrile neutropenia (FN). …”
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Geomorphological study of chamical region (la rioja, argentina) as the basis for the analysis of natural hazards by Carina Seitz, Facundo Scordo, Paula Andrea Zapperi

“…On the other hand the topographical and seismotectonic characteristics of the region lead to azonal modelers agents, such as gravity and seismic events, which do not depend on climate conditions. …”
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Identifying factors for pembrolizumab eligibility in head and neck cancer by Satoru Miyamaru, Daizo Murakami, Kohei Nishimoto, Yorihisa Orita

“…We investigated the relationship between survival rates and various factors such as the combined positive score (CPS), histological subtypes, recurrent lesions, details of administered agents, sequence of administration, history of cetuximab use, and presence of immune-related adverse events (irAEs). …”
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Pengaruh aplikasi edible coating gel lidah buaya (Aloe Vera L.) dengan penambahan carboxymethyl cellulose terhadap mutu buah melon (Cucumis Melo L.) potong by Rohula Utami, Alifa Sekar Jannah, Asri Nursiwi

“…Aloe vera is an alternative edible coating material that contains polysaccharides and antimicrobial agents to inhibit fruit quality degradation. However, aloe vera edible coating is weak in its gel consistency, so a stabilizer needs to be added, one of which is carboxymethylcellulose (CMC). …”
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Plant Growth Promoting Rhizobacteria for Biocontrol of Tomato Bacterial Wilt Caused by Ralstonia solanacearum by Habtamu Mekonnen, Mulugeta Kibret, Fassil Assefa

“…Besides, BDUA1 and BDUA2 showed phosphate solubilization and production of indole-3-acetic acid, HCN, and siderophore, while BDUA3 solubilized phosphate and produced HCN and siderophore. …”
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Amelioration of Nephrotoxicity in Mice Induced by Antituberculosis Drugs Using Ensete ventricosum (Welw.) Cheesman Corm Extract by Abebe Dukessa Dubiwak, Urge Gerema, Daba Abdisa, Ebsa Tofik, Wondu Reta

“…Antituberculosis drugs are antimicrobial agents important for treating a communicable disease called tuberculosis. …”
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Isotretinoin &ndash; Induced AGEP: A Case Report by Alotaibi HM, AlNasser S, Aldossari A, Alluhaybi A, Alsergani R, Alrajban W

Subjects: “…acute generalized exanthematous pustulosis – isotretinoin – pustular psoriasis – drug reactions…”
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Mesenchymal Stem Cell–Sourced Exosomes as Potentially Novel Remedies for Severe Dry Eye Disease by Carl Randall Harrell, Valentin Djonov, Ana Volarevic, Aleksandar Arsenijevic, Vladislav Volarevic

“…Since detrimental immune response is crucially responsible for the development and aggravation of DED, therapeutic agents which modulate phenotype and function of eye-infiltrated inflammatory immune cells could be used for the treatment of severe DED. …”
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Altering the redox status of Chlamydia trachomatis directly impacts its developmental cycle progression by Vandana Singh, Scot P Ouellette

“…In contrast, overexpression of AhpC created a resistant phenotype against oxidizing agents and delayed secondary differentiation. Together, these results indicate that redox potential is a critical factor in developmental cycle progression. …”
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Zoning and assessing the potential for landslide in the Shidri Chach basin using the ANP model by aghail madadi, ebrahim beheshti javid, nazfar aghazadeh

“…Moreover, petrology, slope, and, sluice slide were identified as the most effective agents in occurring land_slides. One models, Network Analysis Process (ANP) were utilized through this project…”
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The Non-Linear Dynamics of Virginia Woolf's London: from Elation to Street Haunting by Catherine Lanone

“…Le "Kew Gardens" de Virginia Woolf appréhende donc le parc au cœur de la ville comme un tissu de sons épars qui s'égaillent, bribes de conversations croisées au gré des visiteurs qui viennent s'arrêter devant un seul massif, bouquet de touches de couleurs impressionnistes et non taxonomie d'espèces; parallèlement, l'escargot à fleur de terre impose son parcours délibérément décalé, où la linéarité, si elle existe, ne peut qu'être parodique. …”
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A comparative analysis of collagen based dressings and polysaccharide microspheres for hemostasis management in hepatic stab wounds by Francisco José Sánchez del Valle, María Isabel Sánchez-Seco, Juan Garófano

“…Hemostatic surgical treatment was conducted for 12 min using two hemostatic agents. In the first 3 min after injury, the Hemopatch group lost less blood than the Perclot group, with 300 cc (222.5–415.0) compared to 555.0 cc (480.0–632.5) (p = 0.001). …”
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