Injectable iodine-containing peptide hydrogel for treatment of MRSA infection by Yu Zhang, Haiyan Liu, Weiqi Zhang, Yinghao Ding, Shengyi Zhang, Xiaowan Huang, Jiali Chen, Zhimou Yang, Feng Lin

“…Iodine is widely acknowledged for its potent antimicrobial properties. However, its clinical utility is often hampered by its unsatisfactory stability, uncontrolled release of active iodine and toxicity in moist environments. …”
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Implications and Mechanisms of Antiviral Effects of Lactic Acid Bacteria: A Systematic Review by Fargol Farahmandi, Parynaz Parhizgar, Parya Mozafari Komesh Tape, Fahimeh Bizhannia, Fateme Sadat Rohani, Marzieh Bizhanzadeh, Zeinab Sadat Mostafavi Alhosseini, Maede Hosseinzade, Yeganeh Farsi, Mohammad Javad Nasiri

“…The keywords of our search were lactic acid bacteria, Lactobacillales, Lactobacillus (as well as its species), probiotics, antiviral, inhibitory effect, and virus. …”
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Much more than an introduction to the language-specific lexical semantics by Igor Marko Gligorić

“…This book cannot be simply categorized as a scientific monograph or a university textbook on lexical semantics, as its scope – both in depth and broadness of the approach – surpasses such classifications, moving toward an encyclopaedic treatment of the central topic. …”
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The Impact of Long‐Term Tai Chi Practice on the Trust Behavior of Middle‐Aged People by Hao Hong, Xin Yu, Qiaoling Li, Bing Li, Panpan Zhang

“…The objective of this study is to explore the impact of Tai Chi on the trust behavior of middle‐aged people and its underlying neural mechanisms. Method This study recruited two groups of middle‐aged individuals as research participants. …”
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Amino-Functionalized Wood Aerogel for Efficient Removal of Copper Ions from Water by Junwang Meng, Hao Guan, Xinjian Dai, Xiaoqing Wang

“…The obtained amino-functionalized wood aerogel possessed a unique porous lamellar structure with a low bulk density of 77.2 mg/cm3 and high porosity of 94.9%. Benefiting from its high porosity and the introduced amino groups on the cellulose skeleton, the amino-functionalized wood aerogel exhibited a maximum Cu(II) adsorption capacity of 59.8 mg·g−1, which was significantly higher than those of the TEMPO-oxidized wood aerogel and natural balsa wood. …”
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Observation of Zenneck-Like Waves over a Metasurface Designed for Launching HF Radar Surface Wave by Florent Jangal, Nicolas Bourey, Muriel Darces, François Issac, Marc Hélier

“…Despite many works on that topic and various experiments attempted during one century, there is still an alternation of statements between its existence and its nonexistence. We report here an experiment done during the optimisation of the transmitting antennas for Surface Wave Radars. …”
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Exclusive breastfeeding practices and factors affecting them in urban areas of Uttar Pradesh by Prakhar Sharma, Neha Bansal, Abha Kaul

“…Data were collected through a 42-item questionnaire administered by trained interviewers who ensured privacy and comfort. …”
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Evaluation of the Antitumor Effects of Platinum-Based [Pt(η1-C2H4-OR)(DMSO)(phen)]+ (R = Me, Et) Cationic Organometallic Complexes on Chemoresistant Pancreatic Cancer Cell Lines... by Erika Stefàno, Luca Giulio Cossa, Federica De Castro, Erik De Luca, Viviana Vergaro, Giulia My, Gianluca Rovito, Danilo Migoni, Antonella Muscella, Santo Marsigliante, Michele Benedetti, Francesco Paolo Fanizzi

“…Pancreatic cancer is one of the most lethal malignancies with an increasing incidence and a high mortality rate, due to its rapid progression, invasiveness, and resistance to anticancer therapies. …”
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Bile duct injuries due to cholecystectomy, preventive measures and management possibilities by Jonathan Luis Gonzabay Muñoz, Mónica Gabriela Chachalo Sandoval, Santiago Xavier Peñarreta Quezada

“…Cholecystectomy is the treatment of choice and its performance can cause injury to the bile ducts. …”
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PROBLEMS OF VALUE ADDED TAX TAXATION OF DISTRIBUTION TRANSACTIONS OF SOFTWARE IN RUSSIA by S. Kravchuk

“…This article analyses questions business face during its activity and with support of court cases and calculations argues for the need of changes.…”
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Odpowiedzialność człowieka za przyrodę w perspektywie kryzysu ekologicznego by Aleksandra Kuzior

“…In discussed declarations they point out the individual, collective and institutional responsibility. It’s set up that the basis of the responsibility figured out like that - for the other human, for present and future generations, for the nature, for the global human’s society, for other communities of alive creatures, for the planet - should be ecophilosophy and systematic sozology. …”
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Actinorhodopsin: an efficient and robust light-driven proton pump for bionanotechnological applications by Nooraldeen Ayoub, Nadia Djabeur, Daniel Harder, Jean-Marc Jeckelmann, Zöhre Ucurum, Stephan Hirschi, Dimitrios Fotiadis

“…The purified RlActR absorbed green light and its primary proton acceptor exhibited a mildly acidic apparent pK a . …”
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Phytochemical Profile Screening and Selected Bioactivity of <i>Myrtus communis</i> Berries Extracts Obtained from Ultrasound-Assisted and Supercritical Fluid Extraction by Ilir Mërtiri, Gigi Coman, Mihaela Cotârlet, Mihaela Turturică, Nicoleta Balan, Gabriela Râpeanu, Nicoleta Stănciuc, Liliana Mihalcea

“…The results highlighted the ability of myrtle berry extracts to inhibit <i>α</i>-amylase enzymatic activity, suggesting its potential as an alternative for controlling postprandial hyperglycemia. …”
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Research of defects of hot-rolled steel having rolling nature of formation of the rolling shop no. 1 of rolling mill 850 at OJSC «BSW – Management Company of Holding «BMC» by I. A. Kovaleva, Yu. A. Potapenko

“…Rolling is the final stage of the metallurgical cycle and has a great influence on the quantity and quality of products, as well as on various technological and economic indicators of the plant.The OJSC « BSW – Management Company of Holding «BMC» is working on the development and supply of hot-rolled round products for the automotive industry in Western Europe.The increasing requirements for the quality of the surface of hot-rolled steel are a powerful incentive to improve the technology of its production, which is impossible without the use of modern methods of control and proper identification of detected defects.The article presents the results of the study of defects of hot-rolled products of rolling mill № 1 850, having the rolling nature of formation.Metallographic study was conducted on the basis of: visual inspection of defects, in some cases with the preparation of a template for the study of macrostructure and location of defects; analysis of images of the microstructure of the cross section of the sample in the area of defects. …”
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Implication of Cytotoxic Helicobacter pylori Infection in Autoimmune Diabetes by Alessandro P. Delitala, Giovanni M. Pes, Hoda M. Malaty, Gavino Pisanu, Giuseppe Delitala, Maria P. Dore

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Research status quo of Traditional Chinese Medicine hot ironing therapy in the treatment of spleen and stomach diseases (中医热熨疗法治疗脾胃疾病的研究现状分析) by TIAN Xiaodong (田小冬), HUANG Yanping (黄砚萍), WANG Wenqing (王文清), WANG Ting (王婷)

“…By searching ancient books and literature, this paper summarized the development history of Traditional Chinese Medicine hot ironing therapy and its treatment methods, therapeutic effects and application progress in spleen and stomach diseases, and to understand the research status of Traditional Chinese Medicine hot ironing therapy in the treatment of spleen and stomach diseases. …”
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Deep neural networks and humans both benefit from compositional language structure by Lukas Galke, Yoav Ram, Limor Raviv

“…A fundamental property of language is its compositional structure, allowing humans to systematically produce forms for new meanings. …”
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Validation of System Dynamics Models – a Case Study by Justyna Lemke, Małgorzata Łatuszyńska

“…The authors focus their particular attention on that part of the model which deals with a storehouse, one of the company production units. They conduct tests of its structure and behavior. When validating the structure the authors make use of the information obtained in a series of interviews with the company staff. …”
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Poglądy bioetyczne i ekofilozoficzne w społecznym nauczaniu Jana Pawła II (na przykładzie wybranych encyklik) by Mariusz Ciszek

“…John Paul II has left behind a huge legacy of social teaching which retain its value till the present days therefore it is worth to remind the readers his significant ideas. …”
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Pollution Abatement of Heavy Metals in Different Conditions by Water Kefir Grains as a Protective Tool against Toxicity by Giorgio Volpi, Marco Ginepro, Janeth Tafur-Marinos, Vincenzo Zelano

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