Differences of active substances in different fruit phenotypes of Lycium ruthenicum Murr. by SHI Cui, KONG Dongsheng, WU Yao, BAO Jingwei

“…The correlation coefficients between phenotypic characteristics and active substances were extremely significant in 143 pairs (P <0.01) and significant in 20 pairs (P <0.05). (3) Principal component analysis showed that the characteristic vector values of red, green, blue, brightness, lightness, gray, perimeter, area, length, width, angular distance, and energy value were higher, which could be used as important reference factors for fruit quality evaluation. …”
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Periodic starvation provokes the growth performance and feed efficiency of jelawat fish (Leptobarbus hoevenii) by Abdullah Abbas Muhammadar, Hababil Misyania, Fazriansyah Putra Dedi, Abdul Wahab Gunawan, Nanda Defira Cut

“…This study showed that the optimum absolute growth values in length, absolute weight, specific growth rate, feed efficiency, and feed conversion ratio were in treatment D with absolute length growth values of 2.40 ± 0.07 cm, growth absolute weight 2.82 ± 0.13gram, specific growth rate 1.14 ± 0.04%/day, feed efficiency 99.03 ± 1.08% and feed conversion ratio 1.01 ± 0.01 respectively. …”
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Complete Whole-Genome Sequence of Streptomyces sp. MUM 178J, a Potential Anti-Vibrio Agent by Ke-Yan Loo, Loh Teng-Hern Tan, Kah-Ooi Chua, Priyia Pusparajah, Kok-Gan Chan, Learn-Han Lee, Jodi Woan-Fei Law, Vengadesh Letchumanan

“… Streptomyces sp. is a group of filamentous, Gram-positive bacteria notoriously known for their capabilities in producing bioactive compounds that have been used as novel drugs and lead in drug development. …”
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An analysis of the cultivation, consumption and composition of home-grown cannabis following decriminalisation in the Australian Capital Territory by Cilla Zhou, Isobel Lavender, Rebecca Gordon, Danielle McCartney, Richard C. Kevin, Miguel A. Bedoya-Pérez, Iain S. McGregor

“…Cannabis intake was a median of 1 gram on a typical day used and the number of plants grown per year was a median of 4. …”
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Comparative Evaluation of Agroindustrial Byproducts for the Production of Alkaline Protease by Wild and Mutant Strains of Bacillus subtilis in Submerged and Solid State Fermentatio... by Hamid Mukhtar, Ikramul Haq

“…During submerged fermentation, different agro-industrial byproducts were tested which include defatted seed meals of rape, guar, sunflower, gluten, cotton, soybean, and gram. In addition to these meals, rice bran, wheat bran, and wheat flour were also evaluated for protease production. …”
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Antimicrobial Susceptibility Patterns of Pseudomonas aeruginosa from Diabetes Patients with Foot Ulcers by Tamil Selvi Sivanmaliappan, Murugan Sevanan

“…All pus samples were subjected to gram staining; bacterial culture and subsequently the antibiotic sensitivity to 15 different antibiotics for the confirmed P. aeruginosa were performed as per the standard procedures. …”
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Improving Image Spam Detection Using a New Image Texture Features Selection by Azam Shekari Shahrak, Seyed javad Mirabedini, Nasser Mikaeilvand, Seyed Hamid Haj Seyed Javadi

“…In the proposed hybrid method, the co-occurrence matrix of the gray level and chi-square and the threshold of changes in the value of the features are used. …”
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Analgesic efficacy of hydromorphone in American alligators (Alligator mississippiensis) by Scott E. Henke, David B. Wester, Cord B. Eversole, Javier O. Huerta, Clayton D. Hilton, Kurt K. Sladky

“…While analgesic efficacy and pharmacokinetic data for several reptile species are published, data with respect to analgesic efficacy in crocodilians are clearly lacking.ObjectiveThe objective of this study was to determine the analgesic efficacy of hydromorphone in alligators.MethodsFemale American alligators (N = 9; 57 months of age) were exposed to mechanical noxious stimuli at multiple anatomic sites using von Frey filaments ranging in size from 1.65 to 6.65 grams-force, and their behavioral reactions recorded. …”
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Rapid Visualization of Human Tumor Xenografts through Optical Imaging with a Near-Infrared Fluorescent Anti–Epidermal Growth Factor Receptor Nanobody by Sabrina Oliveira, Guus A.M.S. van Dongen, Marijke Stigter-van Walsum, Rob C. Roovers, Jord C. Stam, Willem Mali, Paul J. van Diest, Paul M.P. van Bergen en Henegouwen

“…Quantification of the IR-conjugated proteins in the tumors revealed ≈ 17% of injected dose per gram 2 hours after injection of 7D12-IR, which was significantly higher than the tumor uptake obtained 24 hours after injection of cetuximab-IR. …”
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Study of a fixed-bed column in the adsorption of an azo dye from an aqueous medium using a chitosan–glutaraldehyde biosorbent by Jaime López-Cervantes, Dalia I Sánchez-Machado, Reyna G Sánchez-Duarte, Ma A Correa-Murrieta

“…The highest bed capacity of 343.59 mg Direct Blue 71 per gram of chitosan–glutaraldehyde adsorbent was obtained using 1 ml min −1 flow rate, 50 mg l −1 inlet Direct Blue 71 concentration, and 3 cm bed height. …”
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Enhanced Temporal Coupling between Thalamus and Dorsolateral Prefrontal Cortex Mediates Chronic Low Back Pain and Depression by Hong Li, Qiaoyan Song, Ruya Zhang, Youlong Zhou, Yazhuo Kong

“…., depression and anxiety), and depression (Beck-Depression Inventory, BDI) was found to be an outstanding significant factor to predict chronic pain (short form of the McGill Pain Questionnaire, SF-MPQ); (2) the LDH group showed significantly smaller fractional anisotropy values in the region of posterior corona radiate while gray matter volumes were comparable in both groups; (3) resting state functional connectivity analysis revealed that LDH patients exhibited increased temporal coupling between the thalamus and dorsolateral prefrontal cortex (DLPFC), which further mediate the relationship from chronic pain to depression. …”
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Association of Social Engagement with Brain Volumes Assessed by Structural MRI by Bryan D. James, Thomas A. Glass, Brian Caffo, Jennifer F. Bobb, Christos Davatzikos, David Yousem, Brian S. Schwartz

“…The volumes of 20 regions of interest (ROIs), including total brain, total gray matter (GM), total white matter (WM), each of the four lobar GM and WM, and 9 smaller structures were derived from T1-weighted structural magnetic resonance images. …”
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Analysis and Application of Vibration Damping Hole in Tunnel Working Face Based on Grey Correlation Analysis by Baofu Duan, Zhang Zhengxin, Zhang Chunwu, Zongjun Sun

“…Combined with field measurement and numerical calculation, the law of vibration reduction effect of vibration reduction holes in the blasting construction of subway tunnels is analyzed. The gray correlation theory is used to determine the influence degree of vibration reduction hole parameters on the vibration reduction effect; each parameter is clarified, and the primary and secondary relationship of each parameter in the vibration reduction effect is clarified. …”
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Linezolid and serotonin syndrome by Haytham A. Wali

“…Linezolid, a synthetic oxazolidinone antibiotic, is used to treat gram-positive bacterial infections, including methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus . …”
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A Dietary Treatment Improves Cerebral Blood Flow and Brain Connectivity in Aging apoE4 Mice by Maximilian Wiesmann, Valerio Zerbi, Diane Jansen, Roy Haast, Dieter Lütjohann, Laus M. Broersen, Arend Heerschap, Amanda J. Kiliaan

“…Moreover, we evaluated the diet effect on cerebral blood flow (CBF), functional connectivity (FC), gray/white matter integrity, and postsynaptic density in aging apoE4 mice. …”
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A Novel Approach to Evaluate Robotic in Vitro Chewing Effect on Food Bolus Formation Using the GLCM Image Analysis Technique by Isurie Akarawita, Bangxiang Chen, Jaspreet Singh Dhupia, Martin Stommel, Weiliang Xu

“…This article presents a pioneering approach to assess the in vitro chewing impact on food bolus formation using the gray level co-occurrence matrix (GLCM) image analysis technique. …”
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Nutritional contents and antimicrobial activity of the culinary-medicinal mushroom Leccinum scabrum by M.L. Gargano, G. Balenzano, G. Venturella, M.M. Cavalluzzi, N.P. Rotondo, G. Lentini, F. Cirlincione, G. Mirabile, E. Zapora, M. Wołkowycki, L. Pecoraro, V. Ferraro

“…Leccinum scabrum (Bull.) Gray (Boletaceae) is an edible mycorrhizal species with potential application interest due to its food and medicinal properties. …”
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Predicting Radiative Heat Transfer in Oxy-Methane Flame Simulations: An Examination of Its Sensitivities to Chemistry and Radiative Property Models by Hassan Abdul-Sater, Gautham Krishnamoorthy, Mario Ditaranto

“…Radiative properties were estimated employing four weighted-sum-of-gray-gases (WSGG) models formulated from different spectroscopic/model databases. …”
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Calorie Labeling in a Rural Middle School Influences Food Selection: Findings from Community-Based Participatory Research by Monica Hunsberger, Paul McGinnis, Jamie Smith, Beth Ann Beamer, Jean O’Malley

“…Calorie consumption decreased by an average of 47 calories/day; fat intake reduced by 2.1 grams/day. Five main themes were consistent throughout the interviews. …”
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Isolated Infra-Orbital Nerve Schwannoma by Debjyoti Mallick, Saumitra Kumar, Rojan Ravi, Ankita Atin Mukherjee

“…Histopathological examination of the excised lesion showed grossly firm and gray mass. Microscopically the lesion showed admixture of dense and loose areas referred to as Antoni A and Antoni B areas respectively. …”
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