Influence of Polyphenol Extract from Evening Primrose (Oenothera Paradoxa) Seeds on Proliferation of Caco-2 Cells and on Expression, Synthesis and Activity of Matrix Metalloprotein... by Szewczyk Karolina, Lewandowska Urszula, Owczarek Katarzyna, Sosnowska Dorota, Gorlach Sylwia, Koziołkiewicz Maria, Hrabec Zbigniew, Hrabec Elżbieta

“…Evening primrose (Oenothera paradoxa Hudziok) seeds are a rich source of not only a valuable oil containing an essential fatty acid - ᵧ-linolenic acid (GLA) - but also polyphenols which can be obtained from the biomass remaining after oil pressing. …”
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CBRN-p Hazards and Risks Triggered by Natural Events; Turkey Example by Ayşe Handan Dökmeci, Öznur Akduman

“…In our study, the concept of sequential disaster and CBRN-p hazards and risks that may arise from sequential disasters are discussed. In addition, maps containing industries and energy facilities in provinces where CBRN-p events are likely to occur, T.C. …”
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Diseases of Bitter Melon in South Florida by Shouan Zhang, Mary Lamberts, Gene McAvoy

“…Rich in vitamins A and C, iron, and phosphorus, it contains a compound (charantin) that has been used to lower blood sugar levels to treat diabetes. …”
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Goji Berry (Lycium barbarum): Composition and Health Effects – a Review by Kulczyński Bartosz, Gramza-Michałowska Anna

“…Goji berries contain many nutrients and bioactive compounds which allowed to classify them as superfruits. …”
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Synthesis, crystal structure and Hirshfeld surface analysis of 5-oxo-N-phenyl-3-(thiophen-2-yl)-2,3,4,5-tetrahydro-[1,1′-biphenyl]-4-carboxamide by Khatira N. Aliyeva, Tuncer Hökelek, Victor N. Khrustalev, Rovnag M. Rzayev, Ajaya Bhattarai, Abel M. Maharramov, Namig G. Shikhaliyev

“…The asymmetric unit of the title compound, C23H19NO2S, contains two molecules that differ in the conformation of the two carboxamide moieties. …”
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Tendencies of development of youth extremism in the conditions of progress of information and computer technologies by E. O. Kubyakin

“…Effektvnoye counteraction to this phenomenon, in the near future, will consist in improvement of software of the Internet monitoring allowing in real time to carry out the computer content analysis, the linguistic analysis of text streams containing various materials of a global network, including the extremist.…”
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Studying formation of <I>Pseudomonas aeruginosa</I> biofilms grown under different cultivation conditions by T. E. Mironova, V. S. Сherepushkina, V. N. Afonyushkin, N. V. Davydova, V. Yu. Koptev, A. S. Dimova

“…At the same time, when inoculating P. aeruginosa both at log and stationary growth phases, biofilm formation is more pronounced in wells containing more cultivation volume.…”
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DNA Extraction from Bronchial Aspirates for Molecular Cytology: Which Method to Take? by Hans Jürgen Grote, Viola Schmiemann, Mario Sarbia, Alfred Böcking

“…Conclusions: A fixative containing 50% ethanol/2% carbowax preserves high quality DNA which is well suited for PCR‐based assays regardless of the extraction protocol used. …”
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Procoagulant Phospholipids and Tissue Factor Activity in Cerebrospinal Fluid from Patients with Intracerebral Haemorrhage by Patrick Van Dreden, Guy Hue, Jean-François Dreyfus, Barry Woodhams, Marc Vasse

“…Brain contains large amounts of tissue factor, the major initiator of the coagulation cascade. …”
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Ferromagnetic Resonance Characterization of Nano-FePt by Electron Spin Resonance by S. S. Nkosi, H. M. Gavi, D. E. Motaung, J. Keartland, E. Sideras-Haddad, A. Forbes, B. W. Mwakikunga

“…The results revealed that the FePt system contains hyperfine coupling with sextet I=5/2 exhibiting a phase reversal behaviour compared to FMR line. …”
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A NOVEL DATASET FOR VIETNAMESE NEW YEAR FOOD CLASSIFICATION by Duy Nguyen Vo, Van Tan Luu Ngo, Thi Phuong Vy Le, Nguyen Ngoc Huyen Van, Duc Anh Phuc Nguyen, Van Tuan Kiet Ngo, Thanh Thang Truong, Tan Tai Pham, Nhat Minh Dinh, Thai Ngoc Ho, Tan Tran Minh Khang Nguyen

“…We present the dataset UIT-TASTET21, which contains over 77,000 color images of 18 traditional Vietnamese Lunar New Year dishes. …”
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Potential pathogenic and protective genotypes and phenotypes of vitamin D binding protein in multiple sclerosis by Suhail Al-Shammri, Suhail Al-Shammri, Arpita Chattopadhyay, Abu Salim Mustafa

“…Moreover, frequencies of GC1F genotype (control: 27.17%; patients: 5.30%) and Gc1F-containing phenotypic groups (Gc1F/Gc1F + Gc1S/Gc1F + Gc2/Gc1F) were higher in controls. …”
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Anatomy of Complex System Research by Yang Wang, Xinyue Wang

“…In this work, we present an anatomy of complex system research by leveraging a large-scale dataset that contains more than 100 million digitalized publications. …”
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Forest defoliation scenarios by Glenn Ledder

“…With biologically plausible parameter values, the dimensionless version of the model contains small parameters derived from the time scales of the state variables and smaller parameters derived from the relative importance of different population change mechanisms. …”
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Dietary Cocoa Powder Improves Hyperlipidemia and Reduces Atherosclerosis in apoE Deficient Mice through the Inhibition of Hepatic Endoplasmic Reticulum Stress by Hua Guan, Yan Lin, Liang Bai, Yingfeng An, Jianan Shang, Zhao Wang, Sihai Zhao, Jianglin Fan, Enqi Liu

“…RT-PCR analysis along with Western blotting revealed that a diet containing cocoa powder inhibited the expression of hepatic endoplasmic reticulum stress. …”
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Emerging biofilm formation and disinfectant susceptibility of ESBL-producing Klebsiella pneumoniae by Hanan S. Khalefa, Amany A. Arafa, Dalia Hamza, Khaled A. Abd El-Razik, Zeinab Ahmed

“…The study demonstrated that disinfectants containing peracetic acid and hydrogen peroxide are highly effective against ESBL-producing K. pneumoniae. …”
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Low Temperature Expansion in the Lifshitz Formula by M. Bordag

“…The paper includes the derivations and should provide a self-contained representation.…”
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Anticonvulsant Potential of Certain New (2E)-2-[1-Aryl-3-(1H-imidazol-1-yl)propylidene]-N-(aryl/H)hydrazinecarboxamides by Mohamed I. Attia, Mohamed N. Aboul-Enein, Aida A. El-Azzouny, Yousreya A. Maklad, Hazem A. Ghabbour

“…Anticonvulsant potential and neurotoxicity of certain new imidazole-containing arylsemicarbazones 6a–p are reported. The test compounds 6a–p exhibited anticonvulsant activity mainly in the scPTZ screen. …”
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Iron deficiency, supplementation, and sports performance in female athletes: A systematic review by Michael Pengelly, Kate Pumpa, David Bruce Pyne, Naroa Etxebarria

“…Moststudies (n = 18) contained group sizes ≤ 20 athletes, thus limiting the likelihood of detecting significant effects (statistical power > 0.80). …”
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Phytochemical analysis and anti-aging efficacy of two Egyptian sweet potato cultivars in a d-galactose-induced skin aging model by Rehab M. Elgabry, Ghada A. Fawzy, Khaled M. Meselhy, Nehal M. Ramadan, Nihal Farid Younes, Areej M. Al-Taweel, Shagufta Perveen, Mohamed S. Sedeek

“…Results Abees exhibited higher total phenolic and flavonoid contents than A195, while A195 contained a higher concentration of chlorogenic acid. …”
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