A <i>tetra</i>-<i>ortho</i>-Chlorinated Azobenzene Molecule for Visible-Light Photon Energy Conversion and Storage by Shuxin Tang, Yating Zhang, Jun Xia, Jing Qi, Fan Tang, Fei Zhai, Liqi Dong

“…The storage energy density of the charged azobenzene photothermal molecule was determined to be 13.50 kJ/mol through differential scanning calorimetry and 28.21 kJ/mol via density functional theory theoretical calculations. This discrepancy was ascribed to the 64% Z-isomer yield harvesting during the charging process. …”
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Increased long-term central memory T cells in patients with retreatment pulmonary tuberculosis by Xin Yao, Xin Yao, Haomin Cai, Jianxia Chen, Fangyong Yu, Xiaocui Wu, Yarong Shi, Yarong Shi, Yang Hu, Yuyan Xu, Qinghua Xu, Zhonghua Liu, Zhonghua Liu

“…Nevertheless, the specific functions and changes of T lymphocyte subsets in retreatment tuberculosis remain poorly understand. …”
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Plant Probiotic Potential of Native Rhizobia to Enhance Growth and Sugar Content in <i>Agave tequilana</i> Weber var. Blue by Víctor Manuel Maranto-Gómez, Clara Ivette Rincón-Molina, Luis Alberto Manzano-Gómez, Adriana Gen-Jiménez, Julio César Maldonado-Gómez, Juan José Villalobos-Maldonado, Víctor Manuel Ruiz-Valdiviezo, Reiner Rincón-Rosales, Francisco Alexander Rincón-Molina

“…A comprehensive genomic and functional analysis was conducted for each strain to assess their plant probiotic traits. …”
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BASS - Biodiversity Assessments at Small Scales by Fernando Ascensão, Pedro Cardoso, Rui Rebelo, Mário Boieiro, Alice Nunes, Sergio Chozas, Inês do Rosário, Adriana Príncipe, Cristina Máguas, Cristina Branquinho, Paulo Borges

“…By integrating previously collected data during the last three decades with new findings, we aim to offer valuable insights into the processes underlying ecosystem functioning and change at small spatial scales. This project not only addresses fundamental ecological questions, but also contributes to sustainable landscape management and biodiversity conservation efforts.…”
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Mitigating fines migration in low salinity water flooding of clay rich sandstones using TiO2 Saponin Zr nanocomposites by Yuman Li, Farag M. A. Altalbawy, Nikunj Rachchh, T. Ramachandran, Aman Shankhyan, A. Karthikeyan, Dhirendra Nath Thatoi, Deepak Gupta, Mohammad R. K. M. Al-Badkubi, Dilsora Abduvalieva, Samim Sherzod, Mohammad Mahtab Alam

“…Characterization through FT-IR confirmed successful functionalization, indicated by the Zr–O band at 480 cm−1 and saponin bands around 1030–1085 cm−1 and 2919–2850 cm−1. …”
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MicroRNA related polymorphisms and breast cancer risk. by Sofia Khan, Dario Greco, Kyriaki Michailidou, Roger L Milne, Taru A Muranen, Tuomas Heikkinen, Kirsimari Aaltonen, Joe Dennis, Manjeet K Bolla, Jianjun Liu, Per Hall, Astrid Irwanto, Keith Humphreys, Jingmei Li, Kamila Czene, Jenny Chang-Claude, Rebecca Hein, Anja Rudolph, Petra Seibold, Dieter Flesch-Janys, Olivia Fletcher, Julian Peto, Isabel dos Santos Silva, Nichola Johnson, Lorna Gibson, Zoe Aitken, John L Hopper, Helen Tsimiklis, Minh Bui, Enes Makalic, Daniel F Schmidt, Melissa C Southey, Carmel Apicella, Jennifer Stone, Quinten Waisfisz, Hanne Meijers-Heijboer, Muriel A Adank, Rob B van der Luijt, Alfons Meindl, Rita K Schmutzler, Bertram Müller-Myhsok, Peter Lichtner, Clare Turnbull, Nazneen Rahman, Stephen J Chanock, David J Hunter, Angela Cox, Simon S Cross, Malcolm W R Reed, Marjanka K Schmidt, Annegien Broeks, Laura J Van't Veer, Frans B Hogervorst, Peter A Fasching, Michael G Schrauder, Arif B Ekici, Matthias W Beckmann, Stig E Bojesen, Børge G Nordestgaard, Sune F Nielsen, Henrik Flyger, Javier Benitez, Pilar M Zamora, Jose I A Perez, Christopher A Haiman, Brian E Henderson, Fredrick Schumacher, Loic Le Marchand, Paul D P Pharoah, Alison M Dunning, Mitul Shah, Robert Luben, Judith Brown, Fergus J Couch, Xianshu Wang, Celine Vachon, Janet E Olson, Diether Lambrechts, Matthieu Moisse, Robert Paridaens, Marie-Rose Christiaens, Pascal Guénel, Thérèse Truong, Pierre Laurent-Puig, Claire Mulot, Frederick Marme, Barbara Burwinkel, Andreas Schneeweiss, Christof Sohn, Elinor J Sawyer, Ian Tomlinson, Michael J Kerin, Nicola Miller, Irene L Andrulis, Julia A Knight, Sandrine Tchatchou, Anna Marie Mulligan, Thilo Dörk, Natalia V Bogdanova, Natalia N Antonenkova, Hoda Anton-Culver, Hatef Darabi, Mikael Eriksson, Montserrat Garcia-Closas, Jonine Figueroa, Jolanta Lissowska, Louise Brinton, Peter Devilee, Robert A E M Tollenaar, Caroline Seynaeve, Christi J van Asperen, Vessela N Kristensen, kConFab Investigators, Australian Ovarian Cancer Study Group, Susan Slager, Amanda E Toland, Christine B Ambrosone, Drakoulis Yannoukakos, Annika Lindblom, Sara Margolin, Paolo Radice, Paolo Peterlongo, Monica Barile, Paolo Mariani, Maartje J Hooning, John W M Martens, J Margriet Collée, Agnes Jager, Anna Jakubowska, Jan Lubinski, Katarzyna Jaworska-Bieniek, Katarzyna Durda, Graham G Giles, Catriona McLean, Hiltrud Brauch, Thomas Brüning, Yon-Dschun Ko, GENICA Network, Hermann Brenner, Aida Karina Dieffenbach, Volker Arndt, Christa Stegmaier, Anthony Swerdlow, Alan Ashworth, Nick Orr, Michael Jones, Jacques Simard, Mark S Goldberg, France Labrèche, Martine Dumont, Robert Winqvist, Katri Pylkäs, Arja Jukkola-Vuorinen, Mervi Grip, Vesa Kataja, Veli-Matti Kosma, Jaana M Hartikainen, Arto Mannermaa, Ute Hamann, Georgia Chenevix-Trench, Carl Blomqvist, Kristiina Aittomäki, Douglas F Easton, Heli Nevanlinna

“…The remaining genes are involved in different molecular functions, including apoptosis and gene expression regulation. …”
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Improvement of Saline–Alkali Soil and Straw Degradation Efficiency in Cold and Arid Areas Using <i>Klebsiella</i> sp. and <i>Pseudomonas</i> sp. by Xiaoyu Zhao, Xiaofang Yu, Julin Gao, Jiawei Qu, Qinggeer Borjigin, Tiantian Meng, Dongbo Li

“…The use of beneficial microorganisms with degradation functions could solve these problems. In this study, three types of saline–alkali soil with low, medium, and high salinity levels were used in the straw-returning experiment. …”
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High-efficiency removal of phosphate ions using treated Carpobrotus edulis biomass: Optimization, mechanism study, cost analysis, and industrial wastewater application by Guellaa Mahmoudy, Abdelkader Dabagh, Mohamed El-Habacha, Salek Lagdali, Abdallah Assouani, Brahim Aasli, Soulaiman Iaich, Mohamed Chiban, Mohamed Zerbet

“…This study focuses on the effects of alkaline treatment on the capacity of a Mediterranean plant called Carpobrotus edulis to absorb phosphate ions. …”
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Vitamin D3 formation in milk by ultraviolet treatment—Novel insights into a rediscovered process by Jaayke L. Fiege, Alexandra Ohrt, Stefan Hebig, Katrin Schrader, Volker Gräf, Dierk Martin, Ronald Maul, Mario Stahl

“…ABSTRACT: Vitamin D3 is essential for several functions in the human body and the demand is usually covered by natural reactions in skin with UV radiation delivered by the sun. …”
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Synthesis, crystal structure, DFT calculations, in-vitro and in-silico studies of novel chromone-isoxazoline conjugates as antibacterial and anti-inflammatory agents by Rachid Bouzammit, Naoufal El Hachlafi, Mohamed El fadili, Mouna El Khabchi, Youssra Kanzouai, Rachid Salghi, Mohammed M. Alanazi, Mohammed Chalkha, Alexandra M. Pop, Emese Gal, Luiza Ioana Gaina, Ghali Al Houari

“…Additionally, the studied compounds showed good anti-inflammatory potential by effectively inhibiting 5-LOX enzyme, with compound 5e was the most active, presenting an IC50 value of 0.951 ± 0.02 mg/mL. …”
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Luminal epithelial cells integrate variable responses to aging into stereotypical changes that underlie breast cancer susceptibility by Rosalyn W Sayaman, Masaru Miyano, Eric G Carlson, Parijat Senapati, Arrianna Zirbes, Sundus F Shalabi, Michael E Todhunter, Victoria E Seewaldt, Susan L Neuhausen, Martha R Stampfer, Dustin E Schones, Mark A LaBarge

“…Effects from aging in single cells are heterogenous, whereas at the organ- and tissue-levels aging phenotypes tend to appear as stereotypical changes. …”
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Targeting Siglec-E facilitates tumor vaccine-induced antitumor immunity in renal carcinoma by Yuchen Zhang, Junnian Zheng, Li Sun, Guangya Zhao, Yingxiang Shao, Bowen Lu, Jiage Ding, Yanyan Zheng, Renjin Chen, Dafei Chai, Jiawei Wang, Zichun Zhang, Xiaohui Xie

“…Importantly, the deletion of CD8+ T cells in vivo abolished the antitumor effect of the Ad-Siglec-E/CAIX vaccine, highlighting the essential role of functional CD8+ T cell responses. …”
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Temporal dynamics of medium and micronutrient requirements in Epimedium pubescens: key elements regulating growth and Icariin-Flavonoids biosynthesis by Xiaojing An, Yanting Wang, Shangnian Liu, Ying Wang, Xianen Li, Baolin Guo, Haiying Wang, Caixia Chen

“…Nutrient deficiency experiments confirmed Mg, Fe, and Zn functioned as core elements governing growth, with deficiency causing chlorophyll loss and biomass reduction. …”
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Deep-Learning-Based Land Cover Mapping in Franciacorta Wine Growing Area by Girma Tariku, Isabella Ghiglieno, Andres Sanchez Morchio, Luca Facciano, Celine Birolleau, Anna Simonetto, Ivan Serina, Gianni Gilioli

“…Land cover mapping is essential to understanding global land-use patterns and studying biodiversity composition and the functioning of eco-systems. The introduction of remote sensing technologies and artificial intelligence models made it possible to base land cover mapping on satellite imagery in order to monitor changes, assess ecosystem health, support conservation efforts, and reduce monitoring time. …”
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Lotus seed (Nelumbo nucifera Gaertn.) extract at low dose ameliorates reproductive dysfunction in l-NAME-induced hypertension and oxidative stress in male rats by Anjaree Inchan, Krongkarn Chootip, Kitiya Kongthong, Tippaporn Bualeong, Wiriyaporn Sumsakul, Phapada Apaikawee, Pakaporn Sa-Nguanpong, Sinlapachai Senarat, Jutamas Wongphoom, Natthawut Charoenphon

“…Therefore, we aimed to evaluate lotus seed extract (LSE) on reproductive functions in Nω-nitro-l-arginine methyl ester hydrochloride (l-NAME) induced hypertension and oxidative stress in rats. …”
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Arginine-Mediated Liver Immune Regulation and Antioxidant Defense in Largemouth Bass (<i>Micropterus salmoides</i>): Multi-Omics Insights into Metabolic Remodeling During <i>Nocard... by Yu-Long Sun, Shuai-Liang Zhang, Feng-Feng Zhou, Yuan-Xin Qian, Yang He, Run-Zhe Zhang, Fen Dong, Qiang Chen, Han-Ying Xu, Ji-Teng Wang, Yu-Ting Deng, Tao Han

“…To further elucidate the regulatory effects of arginine on the immune and antioxidant processes in the liver, primary hepatocytes were isolated and cultured. …”
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High-throughput method for improving rice AGB estimation based on UAV multi-source remote sensing image feature fusion and ensemble learning by Jinpeng Li, Jinpeng Li, Jinxuan Li, Jinxuan Li, Dongxue Zhao, Dongxue Zhao, Qiang Cao, Qiang Cao, Fenghua Yu, Fenghua Yu, Fenghua Yu, Yingli Cao, Yingli Cao, Yingli Cao, Shuai Feng, Shuai Feng, Shuai Feng, Tongyu Xu, Tongyu Xu, Tongyu Xu

“…The relationships between AGB and the selected features were then analyzed using multiple fitting functions. Both single-type and multi-type features were used to develop individual and ensemble machine learning (ML) models for rice AGB estimation.ResultsThe findings indicate that: (i) Single-type features result in significant errors and low accuracy within the same sensor, but multi-feature fusion improves performance. …”
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TIMM8B promotes oxidative phosphorylation and glycolysis by inhibiting the mtROS/ASK1/JNK signaling pathway in ovarian cancer by Yue Jia, Jiaqian Liao, Xiangqun Yang, Hongyan Hu, Wentao Zhao, Liufang Zhao, Conghui Ai, Yuanbo Xue, Shufen Tan, Yi Zhang

“…In this study, we investigated the functional significance of the gene TIMM8B, which is differentially expressed in ovarian cancer to better understand the molecular processes involved in the development of this disease. …”
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Protocol for a Series of Systematic Reviews and Network Meta-analyses of Randomized Controlled Trials of Medications for Patients with Overactive Bladder Symptoms by Henk van der Worp, Angie K. Puerto Nino, Marco H. Blanker, Romina Brignardello-Petersen, Gordon H. Guyatt, Kari A.O. Tikkinen, Arnav Agarwal, Yoshitaka Aoki, Scott R. Bauer, Neera Bhatnagar, Kostiantyn Bolsunovskyi, Gerhard H. te Brummelstroete, Jovita L. Cárdenas, Rufus Cartwright, Dean Elterman, Leyla Eryuzlu, Pramila Gaudel, Rachel E. Gutschon, Tomas L. Griebling, Sanna K. Hallamies, Katriina Heikkilä, Zain Izhar, Tuomas P. Kilpeläinen, Saqib Khurshid, Sanna M. Laakkonen, Yung Lee, Luciane C. Lopes, Anne Loohuis, Alexander Mendieta, Henri Mynttinen, Hanieh Salehi-Pourmehr, Alexey Pryalukhin, Mikolaj Przydacz, Fahad J. Siddiqui, Riikka Tähtinen, Robin W.M. Vernooij, Philippe D. Violette, Lambertus P.W. Witte, Koji Yoshimura

“…Our study results may guide health policy decisions, such as reimbursement policies, and future studies in functional urology.The protocol for the review series is registered on PROSPERO as CRD42023266915.…”
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Home-based self-administered transcranial direct current stimulation for women affected by primary dysmenorrhoea in Northeastern Brazil: a protocol study by Thiago Anderson Brito De Araújo, Edson Silva-Filho, Rodrigo Pegado, Tatiana Camila de Lima Alves da Silva, Yvinna Tamiris Rodrigues, Paloma Cristina Alves de Oliveira, Ervinas Bernatavicius, Alexander Anthony Cook, Emilè Radytè, Maria Thereza Micussi

“…In this sense, strategies focused on the central nervous system are important to re-establish normal functioning. Home-based self-administered transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) emerges as a strategy to modulate dysfunctional brain areas and improve the symptoms. …”
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