HPLC-MS/MS-Mediated Analysis of the Pharmacokinetics, Bioavailability, and Tissue Distribution of Schisandrol B in Rats by Dahu Liang, Zijing Wu, Yanhao Liu, Chao Li, Xianghong Li, Bin Yang, Haitang Xie, Hua Sun

“…A liquid-liquid extraction (LLE) approach was employed for the preparation of samples that were subsequently separated with an Agilent ZORBAX Eclipse XDB-C18 (4.6 × 150 mm, 5 μm) column with an isocratic mobile phase consisting of methanol and water containing 5 mM ammonium acetate and 0.1% formic acid (90 : 10, v/v). …”
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Aptamer-Conjugated Multi-Quantum Dot-Embedded Silica Nanoparticles for Lateral Flow Immunoassay by Kwanghee Yoo, Hye-Seong Cho, Jaehi Kim, Minsup Shin, Jun-Sik Chu, Sohyeon Jang, Han-Joo Bae, Heung Su Jung, Homan Kang, Bong-Hyun Jun

“…For LFIA optimization, we determined the optimal conditions as a 1.0:2.0 × 10⁻² ratio of polyethylene glycol (PEG) to aptamer by adjusting the amounts of PEG and aptamer, phosphate-buffered saline containing 0.5% Tween^® 20 as a developing solution, and 0.15 μg NPs by setting the NP weight during development. …”
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In Vitro Susceptibility and Florfenicol Resistance in Citrobacter Isolates and Whole-Genome Analysis of Multidrug-Resistant Citrobacter freundii by Wangxiao Zhou, Qianqian Chen, Changrui Qian, Kai Shen, Xinyi Zhu, Danying Zhou, Wei Lu, Zhewei Sun, Hongmao Liu, Kewei Li, Teng Xu, Qiyu Bao, Junwan Lu

“…Sequencing and comparative analysis of the plasmids from a multidrug-resistant C. freundii isolate named R47 showed that the floR-containing region in the plasmid pR47-54 was a truncated transposon-like structure and could be found on both plasmids and chromosomes of bacteria of either animal or human origin. …”
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Magnesium extraction of ferronickel slag processed by alkali fusion and hydrochloric acid leaching by Prasetyo A.B., Khaerul A., Mayangsari W., Febriana E., Maksum A., Andinie J., Firdiyono F., Soedarsono J.W.

“…Moreover, the accumulation due to increasing ferronickel demand as well as the environmental contamination due to various potentially toxic elements contained in the ferronickel slag could be prevented. …”
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Characterization of the Phosphotransferase from <i>Bacillus subtilis</i> 1101 That Is Responsible for the Biotransformation of Zearalenone by Yuzhuo Wu, Qiuyu Zhou, Junqiang Hu, Yunfan Shan, Jinyue Liu, Gang Wang, Yin-Won Lee, Jianrong Shi, Jianhong Xu

“…Furthermore, adding 1 mmol/L Fe²⁺ or Fe³⁺ to the reaction system increased the efficiency of ZPH1101 in converting ZEA by 100% relative to the system containing solely 1 mmol/L ATP and 1 mmol/L Mg²⁺, suggesting that low concentrations of Fe²⁺ or Fe³⁺ can improve the ZPH1101-mediated transformation of ZEA. …”
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Hydrate-Based Methane Storage in Biodegradable Hydrogels Absorbing Dilute Sodium P-Styrenesulfonate Solution by Fangzheng Hua, Kang Tan, Jingyu Lv, Fei Wang, Mengting Sun

“…In hydrogel-SS hybrid media containing 1, 2, 3 and 4 mmol L⁻¹ of SS solutions, the storage capacity reached 121.2 ± 1.6, 121.5 ± 3.1, 122.6 ± 1.9 and 120.6 ± 1.6 <i>v</i>/<i>v</i>, respectively. …”
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Inhibition of Endothelial–Mesenchymal Transition Mediated by Activin Receptor Type IIA Attenuates Valvular Injury Induced by Group A Streptococcus in Lewis Rats by Zirong Lu, Yuan Li, Chuanghong Lu, Zhongyuan Meng, Ling Bai, Feng Huang, Zhiyu Zeng

“…We constructed a small interfering RNA (ACVR2A-siRNA) by silencing activin receptor type IIA (ACVR2A) and an adeno-associated virus (AAV-ACVR2A) containing a sequence that silenced ACVR2A. The EndMT cell model was established via human umbilical vein endothelial cells (HUVECs), and the RHD animal model was established via female Lewis rats. …”
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Milk fat globule membrane supplementation protects against β-lactoglobulin-induced food allergy in mice via upregulation of regulatory T cells and enhancement of intestinal barrier... by Han Gong, Tiange Li, Dong Liang, Jingxin Gao, Xiaohan Liu, Xueying Mao

“…Milk fat globule membrane (MFGM), which contains abundant glycoproteins and phospholipids, exerts beneficial effects on intestinal health and immunomodulation. …”
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Electroacupuncture Involved in Motor Cortex and Hypoglossal Neural Control to Improve Voluntary Swallowing of Poststroke Dysphagia Mice by Shuai Cui, Shuqi Yao, Chunxiao Wu, Lulu Yao, Peidong Huang, Yongjun Chen, Chunzhi Tang, Nenggui Xu

“…In previous work, we have demonstrated that electroacupuncture (EA) could regulate swallowing-related motor neurons and promote swallowing activity in the essential part of central pattern generator (CPG), containing nucleus ambiguus (NA), nucleus of the solitary tract (NTS), and ventrolateral medulla (VLM) under the physiological condition. …”
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Physicochemical and functional properties of cassava flour produced by controlled fermentation using mixed culture from various bacteria and yeast by Sri Widowati, Misgiyarta, Nurdi Setyawan, Heny Herawati, Widaningrum, Sintha Suhirman, Kartika Noerwijati, Rohmad Budiono, Santi Dwi Astuti, Rudy Tjahjohutomo, Astu Unadi, Uning Budiharti

“…The results showed that cassava flour contained 7–8 % moisture content, 1.39–2.22 % ash, 0.82–1.65 % fat, 0.81–2.17 % protein, 86.9–89.3 % carbohydrates, 54–76 % starch, 21–24 % amylose, and 1.0–1.9 % crude fiber. …”
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Multi-omics analysis of hexaploid triticale that show molecular responses to salt stress during seed germination by Dongxia Wang, Jiedong Li, Shiming Li, Jiongjie Fu, Baolong Liu, Baolong Liu, Baolong Liu, Dong Cao, Dong Cao, Dong Cao

“…After integrating GWAS-target genes with transcriptomics and proteomics approaches that the candidate gene late embryogenesis abundant protein 14 (LEA14) was up-regulated at the transcriptomic and proteomic levels. LEA14 contained important stress-responsive cis-acting regulatory elements that could be dynamically regulated by the binding of transcription factors (TFs). …”
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Sulfur/reduced graphite oxide and dual-anion solid polymer‒electrolyte integrated structure for high-loading practical all-solid-state lithium–sulfur batteries by Eun Mi Kim, Jinseok Han, Guk-Tae Kim, Huan Li, Meng Yang Cui, Ganghwan Park, Dong-Ho Baek, Bo Jin, Sang Mun Jeong, Jae-Kwang Kim

“…In detail, S particles dispersed in a functionalized reduced graphite oxide (rGO) cathode with a binder-less polymer electrolyte (PE) and a dual-anion ionic liquid-containing cross-linked poly(ethylene oxide)–Li bis(fluoromethanesulfonyl)imide–N-butyl-N-methylpyrrolidinium bis(trifluoromethanesulfonyl) imide-based solid polymer electrolyte (SPE, PEO–LiFSI0.1(Pyr14TFSI)0.4) were hot-pressed into an integrated electrode, which serves as both the cathode and electrolyte. …”
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Responses of grapevine genotypes to abiotic stress by N. G. Nilov, I. I. Ryff, S. P. Berezovskaya, V. Yu. Stamatidi, M. S. Popova, V. A. Volynkin, V. V. Llikhovskoi

“…No. 8-08-8-4 on the 45th day of irrigation with water containing different NaCl concentrations. The root length of the more salt-tolerant cultivar reduced in vitro to a greater extent.   …”
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Effect of Dietary Supplementation of <i>Durvillaea Antarctica</i> Meal on Production and Meat Quality Traits of Lambs by John Quiñones, Rodrigo Huaquipán, Rommy Díaz, Isabela Pérez Núñez, Matías Cortes, Ailín Martínez, Gastón Sepúlveda, Lidiana Velaszquez, David Cancino, Erwin Paz, Néstor Sepulveda

“…One pen served as a control, while the remaining two were supplemented with diets containing 5% and 10% <i>Durvillaea antarctica</i> meal. …”
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Pan-Cancer Analysis of Disulfidptosis-Related Genes Affecting Prognosis and Tumor Microenvironment by Jingyang SUN, Rongxuan JIANG, Liren HOU, Huanhuan DONG, Yihan LIN, Niuniu DONG, Guangjian ZHANG, Yanpeng ZHANG

“…MethodsPan-cancer RNA-seq data, mutation profiles, clinical information, TMB, MSI, stemness scores, and tumor and immune microenvironment data contained in TCGA and various open-source online databases, and multi-group R-language algorithms were used for comprehensive analysis. …”
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A Comparative Study of the Effect of Including Full-Fat <i>Tenebrio molitor</i> for Replacing Conventional Ingredients in Practical Diets for <i>Dicentrarchus labrax</i> Juveniles by Sara Flores-Moreno, Francisco Javier Alarcón-López, Antonio J. Coronel-Domínguez, Eugenia Zuasti, Ismael Hachero-Cruzado

“…In general, the diets containing TM modulated the lipid profile in fish tissues by reducing the liver lipid content and muscle triglycerides and increasing the n-3/n-6 ratio compared to the CT diet. …”
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Development and validation of a prediction model for all-cause mortality in maintenance dialysis patients: a multicenter retrospective cohort study by Jingcan Wu, Xuehong Li, Hong Zhang, Lin Lin, Man Li, Gangyi Chen, Cheng Wang

“…The discrimination and accuracy of the prediction model were assessed using C-indexes and calibration curves, while the clinical value was assessed by decision curve analysis (DCA).Results The best predictors of 1-, 3-, and 5-year all-cause mortality contained nine independent factors, including age, body mass index (BMI), diabetes mellitus (DM), cardiovascular disease (CVD), cancer, urine volume, hemoglobin (HGB), albumin (ALB), and pleural effusion (PE). …”
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The dynamics of lowland river sections of Danube and Tisza in the Carpathian basin by Imre M. Jánosi, Imre M. Jánosi, István Zsuffa, István Zsuffa, Tibor Bíró, Boglárka O. Lakatos, Boglárka O. Lakatos, András Szöllősi-Nagy, Zsolt Hetesi, Zsolt Hetesi

“…The empirical histograms for half-daily water level changes can be well-fitted by piecewise-exponential functions containing four or three sections, consistent with the understanding that level changes are deterministic rather than stochastic processes, as is well known in hydrology. …”
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Serum-Free Culture System for Spontaneous Human Mesenchymal Stem Cell Spheroid Formation by Guoyi Dong, Shengpeng Wang, Yuping Ge, Qiuting Deng, Qi Cao, Quanlei Wang, Zhouchun Shang, Wenjie OuYang, Jing Li, Chao Liu, Jie Tang, Weihua Zhao, Ying Gu

“…To date, various 3D culture methods have been developed to form hMSC spheroids but most of them used culture medium containing fetal bovine serum (FBS), which is not suitable for further clinical use. …”
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H3K4 methylation regulates development, DNA repair, and virulence in Mucorales by Macario Osorio-Concepción, Carlos Lax, Damaris Lorenzo-Gutiérrez, José Tomás Cánovas-Márquez, Ghizlane Tahiri, Eusebio Navarro, Ulrike Binder, Francisco Esteban Nicolás, Victoriano Garre

“…A comparative analysis of the Mucor lusitanicus genome (previously known as Mucor circinelloides f. lusitanicus) identified only one homolog of Set1 from Candida albicans and Saccharomyces cerevisiae that contains the typical SET domain. Knockout strains in the gene set1 lacked H3K4 monomethylation, dimethylation, and trimethylation enzymatic activities. …”
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