Enhancing the durability of Ti–Al–C coatings: The role of powder composition and processing variables by Huanhuan Hong, Panpan Yang, Xiang Gui, Yang Yang, Xia Liu, Jianxiang Ding, Gobinda Gyawali, Kang Yang, Shihong Zhang

“…The formation of a protective oxide layer, consisting of TixAly and Ti2AlC phases, during frictional sintering oxidation led to enhanced wear resistance at elevated temperatures. …”
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Sub-nanometer depth resolution and single dopant visualization achieved by tilt-coupled multislice electron ptychography by Zehao Dong, Yang Zhang, Chun-Chien Chiu, Sicheng Lu, Jianbing Zhang, Yu-Chen Liu, Suya Liu, Jan-Chi Yang, Pu Yu, Yayu Wang, Zhen Chen

“…We experimentally demonstrate three-dimensional visualization of dilute praseodymium dopants in a brownmillerite oxide, Ca2Co2O5, along with the accompanying lattice distortions. …”
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Effects of Prosopis farcta Root Extract in the Vascular Reactivity of Isolated Goat Coronary Artery by Rezhna Adil Rasheed, Ismail Salih Ibrahim Kakey

“…The mechanical recording of the CA ring activities, revealed different potassium (K+) channels including selective calcium-activated potassium channel, ATP-sensitive potassium channel, and different endothelium-derived relaxing factors (EDRF) including nitric oxide and Prostacyclin (PGI2 ) seems to have no role in the relaxation effects of the extract, while the endothelium derived-hyperpolarizing factor (EDHF); epoxy eicosatrienoic acid (EET) showed significant participation in the vasodilation effects of the extract. …”
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Therapeutic effects of chlorogenic acid on allergic rhinitis through TLR4/MAPK/NF-κB pathway modulation by Xiaoyan Xu, Lei Wang, Guangyao Wu, Xixia Li

“…Cell viability was assessed using the CCK8 assay, while levels of nitric oxide (NO), TNF-α, and IL-6 were measured by Griess colorimetry, immunofluorescence, and ELISA. …”
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6-Gingerol Normalizes the Expression of Biomarkers Related to Hypertension via PPARδ in HUVECs, HEK293, and Differentiated 3T3-L1 Cells by Yong-Jik Lee, Yoo-Na Jang, Yoon-Mi Han, Hyun-Min Kim, Hong Seog Seo

“…The lipid accumulation in differentiated 3T3-L1 cells was evaluated by using Oil Red O staining. 6- Gingerol increased the level of phosphorylated endothelial nitric oxide synthase (eNOS) protein but decreased that of vascular cell adhesion protein 1 (VCAM1) and tumor necrosis factor alpha (TNFα) in HUVECs. …”
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Omega-3 Status and the Relationship between Plasma Asymmetric Dimethylarginine and Risk of Myocardial Infarction in Patients with Suspected Coronary Artery Disease by Heidi Borgeraas, Elin Strand, Eva Ringdal Pedersen, Jutta Dierkes, Per Magne Ueland, Reinhard Seifert, Eirik Rebnord Wilberg, Pavol Bohov, Rolf K. Berge, Dennis W. T. Nilsen, Ottar Nygård

“…Asymmetric dimethylarginine (ADMA) is an endogenous inhibitor of nitric oxide synthase. A previous rat study revealed an ADMA lowering effect following treatment with omega-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids (n-3 PUFAs). …”
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In Situ g-C3N4@Zno Nanocomposite: One-Pot Hydrothermal Synthesis and Photocatalytic Performance under Visible Light Irradiation by Lan Anh Luu Thi, Mateus Manuel Neto, Thang Pham Van, Trung Nguyen Ngoc, Tuyet Mai Nguyen Thi, Xuan Sang Nguyen, Cong Tu Nguyen

“…This work implies a simple method to in situ prepare the nanocomposite material of g-C3N4 and semiconductors oxide for photocatalyst applications with high efficiency and good recyclability.…”
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Hepatic and immune modulatory effectiveness of lactoferrin loaded Selenium nanoparticles on bleomycin induced hepatic injury by Khaled G. Abdel-Wahhab, Mahmoud Ashry, Laila K. Hassan, Marwa H. El-Azma, Ghada M. Elqattan, Mohamed H. A. Gadelmawla, Fathia A. Mannaa

“…The results revealed that BLM caused a significant increase in hepatic lipid peroxidation and nitric oxide, as well as serum markers of liver functions (AST, ALT and GGT activities), and levels of GM-CSF, CD4, TNF-α, IL-1β, TGF-β1, fibronectin, triglycerides, cholesterol and LDL-C. …”
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Homoarginine concentrations correlate with early depressive symptoms and the reduction in physical functioning within the first days after myocardial infarction by Andreas Baranyi, Andreas Meinitzer, Dirk von Lewinski, Jolana Wagner-Skacel, Sabrina Leal Garcia, Hans-Bernd Rothenhäusler, Omid Amouzadeh-Ghadikolai, Leonhard Harpf, Melanie Schweinzer, Dietmar Enko

“…Homoarginine (hArg), a non-proteinogenic amino acid, might increase the availability of nitric oxide (NO). NO controls vasodilatation, blood flow, mitochondrial respiration and improves performance. …”
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Carbonatation and Decarbonatation Kinetics in the La2O3-La2O2CO3 System under CO2 Gas Flows by Bahcine Bakiz, Frédéric Guinneton, Madjid Arab, Abdeljalil Benlhachemi, Sylvie Villain, Pierre Satre, Jean-Raymond Gavarri

“…The carbonatation of La2O3 oxide and the decarbonatation of lanthanum carbonate phase La2O2CO3 are investigated using thermal and thermogravimetry analyses under CO2 gas flow. …”
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Producing Effective and Clean Coke for Household Combustion Activities to Reduce Gaseous Pollutant Emissions by Shoujun Liu, Ju Shangguan, Song Yang, Wenguang Du, Xudong Yan, Kaixia Zhang

“…Nowadays, the gaseous pollutant emissions, including particulate matter (PM), sulfur dioxide (SO2), and nitrogen oxide (NOx) from household coal combustion, cause great threat to environment and public health by contributing to severe haze in China. …”
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Dual Effect of Serum Amyloid A on the Invasiveness of Glioma Cells by Franciele Hinterholz Knebel, Renata Chaves Albuquerque, Renato Ramos Massaro, Silvya Stuchi Maria-Engler, Ana Campa

“…These findings agree with the effect triggered by rSAA on matrix metalloproteinases (MMPs) activities measured in a gelatinolytic assay. rSAA inhibited activity of both MMPs in A172 cells while increasing them in T98G cells. rSAA also affected the production of compounds present in the tumor microenvironment that orchestrate tumor progression, such as IL-8, the production of reactive oxygen species (ROS) and nitric oxide (NO). We also observed that both lines expressed all three of the isoforms of SAA: SAA1, SAA2, and SAA4. …”
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Ni12P5 and Ni12P5-rGO for multifunctional electrocatalyst and supercapacitor application by Anil M. Palve, Omkar V. Vani, Rishabh Srivastava, Wang Lin, Ram K. Gupta

“…Additionally, the synergistic effect of reduced graphene oxide (rGO) contributes to improved charge storage capabilities. …”
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Optimizing charge transport in hybrid GaN-PEDOT:PSS/PMMADevice for advanced application by Makram A. Fakhri, Evan T. Salim, Marwah R. Ketab, Haneen D. Jabbar, Omar A. Ibrahim, Ahmad S. Azzahrani, Mohammed Jalal AbdulRazzaq, Raid A. Ismail, Ali Basem, Forat H. Alsultany, Subash C. B. Gopinath

“…The procedure entailed utilizing a spin-coating technique to apply a layer of either poly(methyl methacrylate) (PMMA) or a mixture of PMMA and poly(3,4ethylenedioxythiophene)-poly(styrene sulfonate) (PEDOT: PSS) onto an indium tin oxide (ITO) substrate. Subsequently, different Nd:YAG laser pulses (200, 250, and 300 pulses) were used to administer a GaN inorganic layer onto the prepared organic layer using a pulsed laser deposition approach. …”
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Synthesis and Thermomechanical Characterization of Nylon 6/Cu Nanocomposites Produced by an Ultrasound-Assisted Extrusion Method by Rubén Sierra-Ávila, Marissa Pérez-Alvarez, Janett Valdez-Garza, Carlos Alberto Avila-Orta, Enrique Javier Jiménez-Regalado, José M. Mata-Padilla, Enrique Soto-Castruita, Gregorio Cadenas-Pliego

“…Furthermore, it was determined that the chemical composition of the nanoparticles is a blend of metallic copper and cupric oxide. The formation of copper nanowires was observed by scanning electron microscopy, and the concentration of 0.10% exhibited the best dispersion in comparison with the other concentrations. …”
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Synthesis of submicronic α-alumina from local aluminum slags by Benkhelif A., Kolli M., Hamidouche M.

“…The coarser aluminum-rich fractions of the slags were used in this study instead of the finer oxide-rich fractions that were commonly used in previous studies. …”
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Dual-functional silver nanoparticle-enhanced ZnO nanorods for improved reactive oxygen species generation and cancer treatment by Yichao Tao, Wenbin Zhuang, Wensi Fan, Longxiang Zhou, Lihong Fan, Huanlong Qin, Yefei Zhu

“…This study introduces zinc oxide (ZnO) nanorods (NRs) in situ loaded with silver nanoparticles (ZnO@Ag NRs), designed to optimize ROS production under ultrasound irradiation and offer significant advantages in tumor specificity and biosafety. …”
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Oxygen effect on the performance of β-Ga2O3 enhancement mode MOSFETs heteroepitaxially grown on a sapphire by Yueh-Han Chuang, Fu-Gow Tarntair, Tzu-Wei Wang, Anoop Kumar Singh, Po-Liang Liu, Dong-Sing Wuu, Hao-Chung Kuo, Xiuling Li, Ray-Hua Horng

“…Enhancement-mode β-Ga2O3 metal-oxide-semiconductor field-effect transistors (MOSFETs) were then fabricated with a gate-recessed process, incorporating a 5 µm gate field plate structure. …”
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Urine metabolic profile in rats with arterial hypertension of different genesis by A. A. Sorokoumova, A. A. Seryapina, Yu. K. Polityko, L. V. Yanshole, Yu. P. Tsentalovich, М. А. Gilinsky, А. L. Markel

“…Analysis of the data obtained showed that hereditary stress-induced arterial hypertension in ISIAH rats was characterized by a decrease in the following urine metabolites: nicotinamide and 1-methylnicotinamide (markers of inflammatory processes), N- ace tyl glutamate (nitric oxide cycle), isobutyrate and methyl acetoacetate (gut microbiota). …”
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Synthesis and characterization of S-Scheme NiMn2O4/g-C3N4 nanocomposites heterojunction photocatalyst for effective degradation of organic pollutants under visible light by Masoumeh Yaqoubi, Mojgan Ghanbari, Rana Warid Maya, Hassan Abdulhadi Jasim, Masoud Salavati-Niasari

“…This work reports the first steps in the preparation of nickel manganese oxide (NiMn2O4) using an inexpensive and straightforward co-precipitation approach. …”
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