Photochemical corneal cross-linking: Evaluating the potential of a hand-held biopen by Nadina Usseglio, Julia López de Andrés, Juan Antonio Marchal, Lorenzo Moroni, Daniel Nieto

“…The generation of organized 3D tissue constructs that combines cells and photo-crosslinkable biomaterials has been demonstrated using a variety of 3D bioprinting technologies. …”
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Nutritional value and chemical composition of quinoa leaves (Chenopodium quinoa Wild.) at different phenological stages by Edwin O. Baldeón, Augusto Sánchez-Pizarro, Ritva Repo-Carrasco-Valencia, José M. Barat, Raúl Grau, Attilio Israel Cadenillas-Martínez, Raúl Comettant-Rabanal

“…The researchers analyzed the chemical composition, total phenolic compounds (TPC), and antioxidant capacity (AC) of quinoa leaves at various stages of growth. …”
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Hydromethanolic extracts of Morus alba L. (Mulberry) young and ripe fruit induces apoptosis in lung carcinoma cells (A549) by Payal Sargara, M. Nataraj, Ramalingam B. Subramanian, Anjali B. Thakkar

“…Results revealed presence of various secondary metabolites, particularly high phenolic content and antioxidant properties in MAF-R. …”
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Synthesis of Phthalimide Imine Derivatives as a Potential Anticancer Agent by Hayman Sardar Abdulrahman, Mohamed Hassan Mohammed, Lina A. Al-Ani, Mohd Hafiz Ahmad, Najihah M. Hashim, Wageeh A. Yehye

“…Among the sixteen tested compounds, the H7 compound with hydroxyl phenolic group has shown an eminent antioxidant activity with a 19.52% decrease to the IC50 value compared to that of the control standard BHT antioxidant. …”
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Comparative Evaluation of the Antioxidant Capacities, Organic Acids, and Volatiles of Papaya Juices Fermented by Lactobacillus acidophilus and Lactobacillus plantarum by Ronghao Chen, Wenxue Chen, Haiming Chen, Guanfei Zhang, Weijun Chen

“…Changes in pH, reducing sugar, organic acids, and volatile compounds were determined, and the vitamin C, total phenolic content, and flavonoid and antioxidant capacities during the fermentation process were investigated. …”
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The Role of Museums in the Process of Creating a Brand City: The Case of Ankara by Burcu Zeybek, İlknur Doğu Öztürk

“…We found that the posts shared were mainly photos. Museums were the greatest data source for the corporate Instagram accounts according to sharing frequency and they were all foundation and private museums. …”
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Dwarf Galaxies in Voids: Dark Matter Halos and Gas Cooling by Matthias Hoeft, Stefan Gottlöber

“…The suppressed baryon accretion is caused by the photo-heating due to the UV background. We set up a spherical halo model and show that the effective equation of the state of the gas in the periphery of dwarf galaxies determines the characteristic mass. …”
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A Critical Review on Tropical Fruits Seeds as Prospective Sources of Nutritional and Bioactive Compounds for Functional Foods Development: A Case of Indonesian Exotic Fruits by Andri Cahyo Kumoro, Misbahudin Alhanif, Dyah Hesti Wardhani

“…The seeds contain essential bioactive components, such as polyphenols, flavonoids, phenolic acid, and carotenoids, that exhibit excellent antioxidant activity, fats that have remarkable physicohemical properties (free of trans-fatty acids), and a high protein content. …”
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Quality Characteristics of Purslane (Portulaca oleracea L.) Leaf and Stem Powder-Supplemented Cupcakes by Muhammad Younis, Khurram Afzal, Muhammad Tauseef Sultan, Roshina Rabail, Saeed Akhtar, Tariq Ismail, Muhammad Usman Khalid, Muhammad Asim Shabbir, Rana Muhammad Aadil

“…The powder retained a significant quantity of phenolic compounds and antioxidant potential after sun-drying. …”
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Enhanced Bioactivity of Pomegranate Peel Extract following Controlled Release from CaCO3 Nanocrystals by Francesca Baldassarre, Viviana Vergaro, Federica De Castro, Francesca Biondo, Gian Paolo Suranna, Paride Papadia, Francesco P. Fanizzi, Domenico Rongai, Giuseppe Ciccarella

“…Pomegranate peel extract is rich of interesting bioactive chemicals, principally phenolic compounds, which have shown antimicrobial, anticancer, and antioxidative properties. …”
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Design of a release-free piezo-optomechanical quantum transducer by Paul Burger, Joey Frey, Johan Kolvik, David Hambraeus, Raphaël Van Laer

“…Despite departing from the traditional suspended transducer paradigm, our release-free design achieves coupling rates sufficient for quantum-level interactions between microwave photons, phonons, and optical photons. Unconventionally, it utilizes high-wavevector mechanical modes tightly confined to the chip surface. …”
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Text to Realistic Image Generation with Attentional Concatenation Generative Adversarial Networks by Linyan Li, Yu Sun, Fuyuan Hu, Tao Zhou, Xuefeng Xi, Jinchang Ren

“…During training progress, we gradually add new layers and, at the same time, use the results and word vectors from the previous layer as inputs to the next layer to generate high-resolution images with photo-realistic details. Second, the deep attentional multimodal similarity model is introduced into the network, and we match word vectors with images in a common semantic space to compute a fine-grained matching loss for training the generator. …”
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Writing and Multimedia. Redesigning the Futuristic Experience by Vincenzo Cirillo

“…The relationship between graphic design (writing) and movement (animation) has been addressed in the digital environment through the design of video-graphic products analyzed on the basis of: visual theories of typographic composition; the figurative-generative languages of graphic signs, relational contexts (chromatic, dimensional, formal) along with the integration between image and photo-cinematography (where present); the duration of the audiovisual spot; of the sound component as a key to emotional reading functional to the visual narrative; of communication strategies. …”
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Structural, Electronic, Lattice Dynamic, and Elastic Properties of SnTiO3 and PbTiO3 Using Density Functional Theory by Shiferaw Kuma, Menberu Mengesha Woldemariam

“…Born effective charge (BEC), phonon dispersion curve, and density of states are computed from functional perturbation theory (DFPT). …”
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Cold Storage of Two Selections of Soursop (Annona muricata L.) in Nayarit, Mexico by José Orlando Jiménez-Zurita, Rosendo Balois-Morales, Irán Alia-Tejacal, Leticia Mónica Sánchez Herrera, Edgar Iván Jiménez-Ruiz, Juan Esteban Bello-Lara, Juan Diego García-Paredes, Porfirio Juárez-López

“…The highest concentration of phenols was recorded on the fourth day of storage at 22°C. …”
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Antioxidant and anti-inflammatory roles of tea polyphenols in inflammatory bowel diseases by Van-Long Truong, Woo-Sik Jeong

“…Polyphenols, including phenolic acids, flavonoids, and procyanidins, are abundant in food and beverage derived from plants. …”
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The Profile Improvement of Vocational School Teachers’ Competencies by B. M. Triyono, N. Mohib, G. K. Kassymova, G. N. I. P. Pratama, D. Adinda, M. R. Arpentieva

“…The obtained data in the form of interview tapescripts, photos, and documents were triangulated to ensure data validity. …”
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Effect of Ginger Essential Oil Emulsion Coating on the Preservation of Tender Ginger by LÜ Hanjia, LI Yuncheng, LI Qingzhou, CHEN Chuan, LIU Dayu, ZHANG Fei, MENG Fanbing

“…During storage, the levels of total phenols, total flavonoids, and 6-gingerol were increased, which inhibited the activities of peroxidase, catalase, polyphenol oxidase, and phenylalanine ammonia-lyase in tender ginger. …”
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Exploring the relationship between smartphone use and ocular health in young adults: A cross-sectional study of chronic smartphone users in Salem, Tamil Nadu by Senthil Kumar Babu, Durga Murugan, Ezhil Vendhan Kalaimamani

“…Aim and Objectives: To investigate the ocular impact and SmartPhone Vision Syndrome (SPVS) among chronic smartphone users. …”
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FINANCIAL LITERACY, INFRASTRUCTURAL FACILITY AND FINANCIAL INCLUSION OF MICRO, SMALL AND MEDIUM ENTERPRISE OWNERS IN NIGERIA by Abdullahi Adio Babatunde

“…Furthermore, the study recommends infrastructural facilities such as mobile phones and mobile internet access to address specific financial inclusion challenges. …”
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