Bacterial Infections across the Ants: Frequency and Prevalence of Wolbachia, Spiroplasma, and Asaia by Stefanie Kautz, Benjamin E. R. Rubin, Corrie S. Moreau

“…While Wolbachia and Spiroplasma have been surveyed in ants before, Asaia, an acetic acid bacterium capable of fixing atmospheric nitrogen, has received much less attention. …”
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Synthesis, Novel Crystal Structure, and β-Amyloid Binding Property of Re(I) (tricarbonyl)+ EHIDA Analogue by Yang Yang, Jia Xin Zhang, Lin Zhu, Huabei Zhang

“…A neutral compound Re(CO)3(L) (L: 2-((2-(2,6-diethylphenylamino)-2-oxoethyl)(2-ethoxy-2-oxoethyl)amino)acetic acid, an IDA analogue) has been synthesized and evaluated for in vitro imaging probes of β-amyloid (Aβ) aggregates. …”
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Properties of Laminated Board Made from Kapok Wood at Different Sawing Pattern of Lamina and Core Layer Orientation by Muhammad Navis Rofii, Vendy Eko Prasetyo, Tomy Listyanto, Annisa Primaningtyas, Yustinus Suranto, Tibertius Agus Prayitno, Ragil Widyorini

“…This study used kapok wood produced from community forests and PVAc (Polyvinyl Acetate) resin as the binder to produce laminated timber. …”
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Influence of Binasal and Uninasal Inhalations of Essential Oil of Abies koreana Twigs on Electroencephalographic Activity of Human by Min Seo, Kandhasamy Sowndhararajan, Songmun Kim

“…D-Limonene (25.29%), bornyl acetate (19.31%), camphene (12.48%), α-pinene (11.88%), β-pinene (6.45%), and eudesm-7(11)-en-ol (5.38%) were the major components in the essential oil. …”
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The Frequency and the Significance of TNF-α+CD19+ B-cell Population in Lymph Nodes of Patients with Squamous Cell Carcinoma of Head and Neck by Marzieh Norouzian, Fereshteh Mehdipour, Mohammad Javad Ashraf, Bijan Khademi, Abbas Ghaderi

“…Materials and Methods: Thirty-six draining lymph nodes from untreated patients with tongue and larynx SCC were stimulated with CpG, recombinant CD40L and phorbol-12-myristate-13-acetate/ionomycin and analyzed by flow cytometry for the frequency of B-cell subsets based on interleukin (IL)-10 and tumor necrosis factor-alpha (TNF-α) cytokine production. …”
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Microwave Assisted Synthesis of N-Substituted-7-hydroxy-4-methyl-2-oxoquinolines as Anticonvulsant Agents by P. Y. Pawar, P. M. Gaikwad, P. H. Balani

“…The reaction of resorcinol with ethylacetoacetate yielded the 7-hydroxy-4-methyl coumarin (1), which on treatment with benzidine gives 1-(4ʹ-amino-biphenyl-4-yl)-7-hydroxy-4-methyl-1H-quinolin-2-one (2). 1-{4ʹ-[(Substituted benzylidene)-amino]-biphenyl-4-yl}-7-hydroxy-4-methyl-1H-quinolin-2-one (3a-j) were obtained by reacting 1-(4ʹ-amino-biphenyl-4-yl)-7-hydroxy-4-methyl-1H-quinolin-2-one (2) with different substituted aromatic aldehydes in presence of glacial acetic acid by microwave irradiation. The compound 1-{4ɴ-[(substituted benzylidene)-amino]-biphenyl-4-yl}-7-hydroxy-4-methyl-1H-quinolin-2-one (3a-j) on cyclization with chloro acetyl chloride in presence of triethylamine as catalyst under microwave irradiation furnished 1-{4ʹ-[3-chloro-2-(substituted phenyl)-4-oxo-azetidin-1-yl]-biphenyl-4-yl}-7-hydroxy-4-methyl-1H-quinolin-2-one (4a-j). …”
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Facile heterocyclic synthesis and antimicrobial activity of polysubstituted and condensed pyrazolopyranopyrimidine and pyrazolopyranotriazine derivatives by Hafez Hend N., Alshammari Abdulrahman G., El-Gazzar Abdel-Rhman B. A.

“…Reaction of 6-amino-3-methyl-4-(substituted phenyl)-1,4- dihydropyrano[2,3-c]pyrazole-5-carbonitrile (1) with triethylorthoformate followed by treatment with hydrazine hydrate, formic acid, acetic acid, phenylisocyanate, ammonium thiocyanate and formamide afforded the corresponding pyranopyrimidine derivatives 2-6. …”
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Simultaneous Preconcentration of Fast Green FCF and Rhodamine B Using Deep Eutectic Solvent and Determination via High-Performance Thin Layer Chromatography by Forough Karami, Ardeshir Shokrollahi

“…Methanol-ammonia and ethyl acetate were selected as the mobile phase. Scanning of the plates was accomplished by scanner 3. …”
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Comparison of intra articular autologous platelet-rich plasma with steroids in osteoarthritis knee: Experience from a North Indian tertiary care center by M N Arjun, Vivek Vasdev, Kunal Kishore, Arun Hegde, Krishnan Shanmuganandan, Abhishek Kumar, Uday Bhanu Kovilapu, Roopa Shivashankar

“…The aim of this study was to compare the efficacy of IA PRP versus IA methylprednisolone acetate (MPA) in patients with knee OA. Methods: Open labeled prospective observational study was conducted on 60 patients with Kellgren-Lawrence Grade 2 and 3 OA knee, who fulfilled the ACR classification criteria for knee OA. …”
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Evaluación del desempeño financiero de la pyme colombiana cultivadora de palma africana by Jorge Alberto Rivera Godoy

“…Se analizó un promedio de 153 pymes que forman parte de una cadena agroindustrial que ha posicionado a Colombia como el cuarto país con mayor producción de aceite de palma africana en el mundo. Se encontró que la pyme destruye valor económico agregado (EVA); sin embargo, el pequeño cultivador destruye menos valor por cada unidad monetaria invertida. …”
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Rapid Screening of Volatile Organic Compounds from Aframomum danielli Seeds Using Headspace Solid Phase Microextraction Coupled to Gas Chromatography Mass Spectrometry by Mosotho J. George, Patrick B. Njobeh, Sefater Gbashi, Gabriel O. Adegoke, Ian A. Dubery, Ntakadzeni E. Madala

“…Portions of 0.25, 0.35, and 0.50 g of ground sample were weighed and extraction of volatile organic compounds (VOCs) was achieved using a 100 μm polydimethylsiloxane solid phase microextraction (PDMS SPME) fibre, with the equilibrium time of 40 minutes and extraction temperature of 50°C; the following compounds with their respective relative abundances were obtained as the top ten most abundant and annotated ones using NIST, Wiley, and Fragrances Libraries: eucalyptol (58%); β-pinene (22%); α-pinene (7.5%); α-terpineol (4%), α-terpinyl acetate (2%); α-bergamotene (1%); pinocarveol (0.39%); α-copaene (0.35%); caryophyllene (0.34); and β-bisabolene (0.31%). …”
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Stiff Substrates Enhance Endothelial Oxidative Stress in Response to Protein Kinase C Activation by Rebecca Lownes Urbano, Swathi Swaminathan, Alisa Morss Clyne

“…Porcine aortic endothelial cells were cultured on varied stiffness polyacrylamide gels and treated with phorbol 12-myristate 13-acetate (PMA), which stimulates PKC and ROS without increasing actinomyosin contractility. …”
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Micropropagation of Bioencapsulation and Ultrastructural Features of Sainfoin (Onobrychis viciifolia) Grown In Vivo and In Vitro by Sadegh Mohajer, Rosna Mat Taha, Minoo Mohajer, Arash Khorasani Esmaeili

“…Callus derived from different concentrations of Kinetin (0–2.0 mg L−1) and Indole-3-acetic acid (0–2.0 mg L−1) was coated with sodium alginate and subsequently cultured either in Murashige and Skoog (MS) medium or in soil substrate. …”
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Urine metabolomic profiles of autism and autistic traits-A twin study. by Abishek Arora, Francesca Mastropasqua, Sven Bölte, Kristiina Tammimies

“…A significant positive association between indole-3-acetate and autistic traits was observed within the twin pairs (adjusted p = 0.031). …”
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Avaliação da produção de acetais e levulinatos: das possibilidades de síntese à separação by Willian Melgaço Vasconcelos, Lucas Martins Inez, Rejane de Castro Santana, Fabio de Ávila Rodrigues

“…Os levulinatos (LEV) derivados da celulose, e os acetais (ACET) derivados da hemicelulose, são incorporados a combustíveis, devido a suas propriedades físico-químicas. …”
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Hot melt extrusion assisted additive manufacturing of mixed polymeric 3D printed metoprolol succinate extended-release tablets for controlled oral drug delivery by Shubham Ghatole, Jannu Dilip, Makka Krupali Ashokbhai, Himanshu Vishwakarma, Subham Banerjee, Santanu Kaity

“…At the same time, micro-computed tomography (µCT) provided detailed analysis of the 3D-printed tablets. …”
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Application of Liquid Chromatography-Tandem Mass Spectrometry for the Detection of Paralytic Shellfish Poison in Bivalve Shellfish and Its Influencing Factors by DENG Yuxiang, WU Haiyan, XU Xizhen, ZHAO Huihui, TAN Zhijun, ZHENG Guanchao

“…Comparative analysis reveals that 1% acetic acid is the most commonly used extraction solvent in LC-MS/MS analysis of PSP. …”
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UJI ZPT HANTU TERHADAP PERTUMBUHAN DAN PRODUKSI SELADA MERAH (Lactuca sativa) by Seprita Lidar, Enny Mutryarny

“…Hantu PGR containing gibberellic acid, Indol Acetic Acid, Kinetin and Zeatin. The research objective was to determine the effect and get the best Hantu PGR concentration on the growth and production of red lettuce. …”
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Influence of Hydrodistillation Conditions on Yield and Composition of Coriander (Coriandrum sativum L.) Essential Oil by Huzar Elżbieta, Dzięcioł Małgorzata, Wodnicka Alicja, Örün Harun, İçöz Arda, Çiçek Erkan

“…Replacing conventional heating with microwaves during 15-min experiments enhanced the yield of essential oil from 1.20 to 1.35% and had a slightly greater influence on its composition, increasing the contents of some less volatile components: linalool, camphor, geraniol, p-cymene and D-limonene. …”
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Age-Related Changes in Gut Health and Behavioral Biomarkers in a Beagle Dog Population by Anna Fernández-Pinteño, Rachel Pilla, Jan Suchodolski, Emmanuelle Apper, Celina Torre, Anna Salas-Mani, Xavier Manteca

“…Fecal short-chain fatty acid concentration, especially acetate, increased with age, while propionate was higher in junior dogs. …”
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