Inhibitory effects of oxyresveratrol on ERK and Smad1/2 phosphorylation and HSC activation in preventing carbon tetrachloride-induced rat liver fibrosis by Guliang Yang, Jianfeng Zhan, Yiwen Yang, Li Yuan, Peilei Wang, Chi-Tang Ho, Shiming Li

“…Therefore, dietary consumption of mulberry and other fruits containing ORes may be beneficial in the prevention of liver fibrosis.…”
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Seroprevalence of IgM/IgG and Neutralizing Antibodies against SARS-CoV-2 in Unvaccinated Young Adults from Mexico Who Reported Not Having Had a Previous COVID-19 Infection by Diana Lourdes Padilla-Bórquez, Mónica Guadalupe Matuz-Flores, Jorge Hernández-Bello, Gabriela Athziri Sánchez-Zuno, Samuel García-Arellano, Edith Oregon-Romero, Melva Guadalupe Herrera-Godina, Guillermo González-Estevez, Norma Patricia Adan-Bante, Jesús Alfredo Rosas-Rodríguez, José Francisco Muñoz-Valle

“…These results suggest that in young adults, SARS-CoV-2 infections could be asymptomatic in a high percentage of individuals, which could contribute in part to the slow control of the current pandemic due to the large number of asymptomatic cases that are contagious and that could be a silent spread of the virus.…”
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Amino acid composition, antioxidant activity and mineral content of Achatina fulica snail slimes and edible bird’s nest by Dang Tin Tin, Ong Mei Kying, Wong Seng Mei, Ong Ching Ang

“…The four major elements identified in snail slimes and EBN were sodium, calcium, potassium and magnesium. Snail slimes contained higher levels of minerals compared to EBN. …”
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A lead-free KNN-based, co-fired multilayered piezoceramic energy harvester with a high output current and power by Qiong Wu, Faqiang Zhang, Bing Wang, Zhi Cheng, Song Liu, Ronglei Zhu, Yuheng Huang, Jianglei Chang, Zhifu Liu, Shuxiang Dong

“…First, high-quality KNN-based MLPCs are prepared by tape-casting process. Each MLPC contains 11 piezoceramic layers, and the cross-section SEM image of the MLPC indicates that the ceramic layers are well connected with the Ag/Pd inner electrode layers. …”
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n-3 Polyunsaturated Fatty Acid Supplementation Has No Effect on Postprandial Triglyceride-Rich Lipoprotein Kinetics in Men with Type 2 Diabetes by André J. Tremblay, Benoît Lamarche, Jean-Charles Hogue, Patrick Couture

“…The present double-blind, randomized, placebo-controlled, crossover study investigated the effects of n-3 PUFA supplementation at 3 g/d for 8 weeks on the intravascular kinetics of intestinally derived apolipoprotein (apo) B-48-containing lipoproteins in 10 men with type 2 diabetes. …”
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Phytochemical study and evaluation of the antidiabetic and antihyperglycemic activities of the fruit extracts of Physalis peruviana L. (Solanaceae) by Damien S.T. Tshibangu, Fortune S. Kavugho, Carlos N. Kabengele, Adrien T. Masunda, Gédéon N. Bongo, Giresse N. Kasiama, Domaine T. Mwanangombo, Clément L. Inkoto, Clément M. Mbadiko, Benjamin Z. Gbolo, Désiré M. Musuyu, Dorothée D. Tshilanda, Jean Paul K.N. Ngbolua, Pius T. Mpiana

“…Mineralogical analysis showed that the species contains minerals, essential for the organism and for the survival of the plant at significant concentrations (K, P, Ca, Mg, Na, Zn, etc.). …”
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Optimization of liquid fuel production from co-pyrolysis of oil palm fronds and expanded polystyrene using response surface methodology by Alisyah Putri Desvi Takahasi, Dieni Mansur, Wegik Dwi Prasetyo, Sabar Pangihutan Simanungkalit, Wido Lesar Ignasius Purba, Wahyu Anggo Rizal, Ariyanti Sarwono, Yelita Anggiane Iskandar

“…The pyrolysis oil also contained benzene with a concentration below the established standards. …”
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Classification of disinformation in hybrid warfare: an application of XLNet during the Russia’s war against Ukraine by Halyna Padalko, Vasyl Chomko, Sergiy Yakovlev, Plinio Pelegrini Morita

“…The study used datasets containing pro-Russian and neutral/pro-Ukrainian tweets, and the XLNet model demonstrated strong performance metrics, including high precision, recall, and F1-scores across different dataset sizes. …”
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Non-pharmacological therapies in the treatment of chemotherapy-induced alopecia – a literature review by Izabela Ochonska, Karolina Jaglarz, Maciej Kuca, Marcin Cholewa, Maria Jasiewicz

“…Other potential methods include scalp injections of autologous platelet-rich plasma, which contains growth factors and anti-inflammatory cytokines, and microneedling, an invasive procedure with uncertain effectiveness, especially as a standalone treatment, that aims to stimulate angiogenesis. …”
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Prevalence, Dispersion and Nature of Bioaerosols over a Solid Landfill Site in Central India by Priyanka D. Bhoyar, Pooja Kamdi, Amit Bafana, Panuganti C. S. Devara, Saravanadevi Sivanesan, Amrit Kumar, Kannan Krishnamurthi

“…In summary, the results indicate abundance of PM2.5, containing both bacterial and fungal bioaerosols, which can pose human health hazards over the study region. …”
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Effect of Gold Dispersion on the Photocatalytic Activity of Mesoporous Titania for the Vapor-Phase Oxidation of Acetone by S. V. Awate, A. A. Belhekar, S. V. Bhagwat, R. Kumar, N. M. Gupta

“…Compared to the impregnation-prepared samples, the samples synthesized hydrothermally contained smaller-size (≤1 nm) gold clusters occluded in the pores of the host matrix. …”
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Characterization of Natural Killer Cells and Cytokines in Maternal Placenta and Fetus of Diabetic Mothers by Cristiane de Castro Pernet Hara, Eduardo Luzía França, Danny Laura Gomes Fagundes, Adriele Ataides de Queiroz, Marilza Vieira Cunha Rudge, Adenilda Cristina Honorio-França, Iracema de Mattos Paranhos Calderon

“…The placental extravillous layer of the MGH showed high levels of IL-4, IL-6, IL-10, IL-17, and IFN-γ and low levels of IL-1β and IL-8, whereas the placental villous layer contained high levels of IL-17 and IFN-γ. The GDM group, irrespective of region, showed higher levels of IL-8. …”
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High‐Performance MXene Hydrogel for Self‐Propelled Marangoni Swimmers and Water‐Enabled Electricity Generator by Jiayi Zhou, Yan Zhang, Ming Zhang, Dongye Yang, Wenwei Huang, Ao Zheng, Lingyan Cao

“…As a result, the CM‐WEG achieves a stable open‐circuit voltage of up to 0.83 V and a short‐circuit current of 0.107 mA on seawater, with further improvements in K2CO3‐containing water, reaching 1.26 V and 0.922 mA. Leveraging its unique combination of self‐propulsion and WEG functionalities, the CM hydrogel is successfully used for cargo delivery while simultaneously powering electronic devices. …”
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Biopreservation of Shrimps Using Composed Edible Coatings from Chitosan Nanoparticles and Cloves Extract by Ahmed A. Tayel, Aml F. Elzahy, Shaaban H. Moussa, Mohammed S. Al-Saggaf, Amany M. Diab

“…The most effective EC blend contained 1.5% from Cht/NPs and 1.0% from CLE. The CLE/Cht-NPs could be impressively recommended as effectual natural composites for shrimps’ biopreservation during cold storage.…”
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The Ginkgo biloba Extract Reverses the Renal Effects of Titanium Dioxide Nanoparticles in Adult Male Rats by Carlos Enrique Escárcega-González, Irma Guadalupe Reynoso-Andeola, Fernando Jaramillo-Juárez, Haydée Martínez-Ruvalcaba, Francisco A. Posadas del Rio

“…The Ginkgo biloba extract (GbE) is a commercial product used as a nutraceutic herbal remedy in Europe and US. It contains 27% of the polyphenols isorhamnetin, kaempferol, and quercetin, as antioxidants. …”
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Antibacterial activity, quality and stability study of creams with new potential silver(I) complexes and in vivo case report by Sovová Simona, Megyesi Štefánia Laca, Mudroňová Dagmar, Mudroň Pavol, Harvanová Jarmila, Rendošová Michaela, Goga Michal, Tkáčiková Ľudmila, Vargová Zuzana

“…No visible changes were observed in the case of commercially used AgSD cream during one month testing period at conditions –16 ± 1 °C; 6 ± 1 °C and 56 % relative humidity; 20 ± 1 °C and 58 % relative humidity and 40 ± 1 °C and 75 % relative humidity. However, creams containing AgGly and AgNam changed their colour depending on the tested conditions.…”
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Ammonia electrosynthesis from nitrate using a stable amorphous/crystalline dual-phase Cu catalyst by Yi Wang, Shuo Wang, Yunfan Fu, Jiaqi Sang, Pengfei Wei, Rongtan Li, Dunfeng Gao, Guoxiong Wang, Xinhe Bao

“…The impressive electrocatalytic performance is ascribed to the presence of stable amorphous Cu domains which promote the adsorption and hydrogenation of nitrogen-containing intermediates, thus improving reaction kinetics for ammonia formation. …”
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Alternative splicing in the DBD linker region of p63 modulates binding to DNA and iASPP in vitro by Rebecca Lotz, Christian Osterburg, Apirat Chaikuad, Sabrina Weber, Masato Akutsu, Anne Christin Machel, Ulrike Beyer, Jakob Gebel, Frank Löhr, Stefan Knapp, Matthias Dobbelstein, Xin Lu, Volker Dötsch

“…We further demonstrate that this binding site is removed in a splice variant of p63 where a stretch of five amino acids is replaced with a single alanine residue. This stretch contains a degenerate class II SH3 domain binding motif that is responsible for interaction with iASPP, as well as two positively charged amino acids. …”
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Topological transformation of microbial proteins into iron single-atom sites for selective hydrogen peroxide electrosynthesis by Xiaofeng Xiao, Zechao Zhuang, Shuhu Yin, Jiexin Zhu, Tao Gan, Ruohan Yu, Jinsong Wu, Xiaochun Tian, Yanxia Jiang, Dingsheng Wang, Feng Zhao

“…Here we show trace Fe, up to 278 mg/kg and derived from microbial protein, serve as precursors to synthesize a variety of Fe single-atom catalysts containing FeN5−x O x (1 ≤ x ≤ 4) moieties through controlled pyrolysis. …”
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Purification of amorphous boron powder by using the soluble transformation of acid-insoluble boron magnesium compounds by Lv S.-X., Cao Z., Wu J.-J.

“…Amorphous boron powder produced by magnesium thermal reduction contains many impurities that are insoluble in acids as well as defects such as low purity, excessive particle size, and poor chemical activity, which seriously hinder its large-scale application in the military and aerospace fields. …”
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