Acylation Modification of Antheraea pernyi Silk Fibroin Using Succinic Anhydride and Its Effects on Enzymatic Degradation Behavior by Xiufang Li, Ceng Zhang, Lingshuang Wang, Caili Ma, Weichao Yang, Mingzhong Li

“…In vitro, three-dimensional scaffolds prepared with modified silk fibroin were incubated in collagenase IA solution for 18 days to evaluate the impact of acylation on the degradation behavior. …”
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Preparation of p-type Fe2O3 nanoarray and its performance as photocathode for photoelectrochemical water splitting by Xiaoli Fan, Fei Zhu, Zeyi Wang, Xi Wang, Yi Zou, Bin Gao, Li Song, Jianping He, Tao Wang

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Knowledge and Practice of Employed Mothers towards Exclusive Breastfeeding and Its Associated Factors in Mecha District, Northwest Ethiopia by Amare Lisanu Mazengia, Hibru Demissie

“…Certain predictors such as maternity leave (AOR = 0.31, 95% CI:(0.10–0.91), p value = 0.03), mothers’ level of education (AOR = 2.97, 95% CI: (1.66–5.34), p value <0.001), support from husbands(AOR = 0.26, 95% CI (0.14–0.47), p value <0.001), and actual time to return back to their work(AOR = 0.21; 95% CI: (0.08–0.51), p value = 0.01) were statistically associated with exclusive breastfeeding. …”
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The Effect of an Aqueous Extract of Teucrium polium on Glutathione Homeostasis In Vitro: A Possible Mechanism of Its Hepatoprotectant Action by Stella Shtukmaster, Predrag Ljubuncic, Arieh Bomzon

“…The effects of increasing concentrations (0.01–1 mg/mL) of aqueous extract of T. polium were assessed in cultured HepG2 cells following 24 hours incubation on (1) cellular integrity using (a) the Trypan blue exclusion assay, (b) the [di-methylthiazol-2yl]-2,5-diphenyl-tetrazoliumbromide (MTT) assay, and (c) the lactate dehydrogenase (LDH) assay; (2) glutathione redox state; and (3) glutathione peroxidase and glutathione reductase activities using a repeated measures experimental design. …”
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A customizable multiplex protein microarray for antibody testing and its application for tick-borne and other infectious diseases by Hari Krishnan Krishnamurthy, Vasanth Jayaraman, Karthik Krishna, Tianhao Wang, Kang Bei, Chithra Changalath, Shiny Matilda, Alex J. Rai, Renata Welc-Falęciak, Agnieszka Pawełczyk, Lucas S. Blanton, Aleš Chrdle, Andrea Fořtová, Daniel Růžek, Gheyath K. Nasrallah, Laith J. Abu-Raddadi, Duaa W. Al-Sadeq, Marah Abed Alhakim Abdallah, Daniele Lilleri, Chiara Fornara, Piera D’Angelo, Milena Furione, Maria Söderlund-Venermo, Klaus Hedman, Dimosthenis Chochlakis, Eirini Makridaki, Artemis Ntoula, Anna Psaroulaki, Angélica Escárcega-Ávila, John J. Rajasekaran

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Transformations in Flow Characteristics and Fluid Force Reduction with Respect to the Vegetation Type and Its Installation Position Downstream of an Embankment by A H M Rashedunnabi, Norio Tanaka, Md Abedur Rahman

“…A single-layer emergent vegetation model was considered, and a short-layer vegetation with several values of Φ was incorporated to increase its density (decreased Φ). …”
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Neurological function is restored post-ischemic stroke in zebrafish, with aging exerting a deleterious effect on its pathology by Takamasa Mizoguchi, Ayumi Maki, Yuno Nakase, Mayu Okita, Yuina Minami, Misa Fukunaga, Motoyuki Itoh

“…Furthermore, we observed an escalation in the expression of the neural stem marker gene at 3dpi, followed by an upregulation of the differentiated neuron marker at 7 and 14dpi. …”
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Hide Tanning and Its Use in Taiga: The Case of the Orochen-Evenki Reindeer Herders and Hunters of Zabaikalye (East Siberia) by Donatas Brandišauskas

“…I suggest that hunters and herders aim to maintain their autonomy from goods and resources imported from cities, and, in spending little effort connecting with state powers in this way, securing their lives from socio-economic constraints.…”
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Identify the Message of Ursula Le Guin’s The Ones Who Walk From Omelas though Its Thematic Structure by Putri Ayu Rezkiyana

“…By doing a thematic analysis, the writer in this study is going to convey the message brought by the story writer. …”
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Ultrasound Findings in Hand Joints Involvement in Patients with Psoriatic Arthritis and Its Correlation with Clinical DAS28 Score by Priyanka Naranje, Mahesh Prakash, Aman Sharma, Sunil Dogra, Niranjan Khandelwal

“…Ultrasound detected more abnormalities in the hand joints than did clinical examination. The frequency of various ultrasound abnormalities was as follows: Synovial hypertrophy was seen in 100%, Power Doppler abnormality suggesting hypervascularity was seen in 36.7%, soft tissue thickening was seen in 66.7%, periosteal reaction was seen in 33.3%, erosions were seen in 30% (mostly in DIP and PIP joints), and flexor tendonitis was seen in 6.7% of patients. …”
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Changes in Corneal Volume at Different Areas and Its Correlation with Corneal Biomechanics after SMILE and FS-LASIK Surgery by Pinghui Wei, George PM Cheng, Jiamei Zhang, Alex LK Ng, Tommy CY Chan, Vishal Jhanji, Yan Wang

“…The increase in CV5 after SMILE was 0.11 ± 0.16 mm3，which was significantly different from FS-LASIK (0.20 ± 0.13 mm3, P=0.004). …”
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Islamic religiosity and its impact on Muslim men's share of housework and childcare time in Malaysia: A proxy investigation by Harn Shian Boo

“…By using quantitative research methods, five hundred seventy-six participants (female participants) took part in the online survey. …”
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Changes in sediment connectivity and its impact on sediment transport in a typical watershed of Southern Jiangxi Province, China by Fei Sheng, Tingxin Yi, Yanyan Wang, Haijin Zheng, Shiyu Liu, Xiaofei Nie, Longsong Hu, Haifeng Li

“…The hotspot area of the index of sediment connectivity (IC) showed significant spatial expansion. The annual sediment yield (S), sediment yield modulus (SSY), sediment yield coefficient (Cs), 3-year and 5-year moving average sediment yield (S3a, S5a) all increased significantly from 1992 to 2023. …”
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A Novel Discrete DGM (2, 1, t2) Model Based on Stochastic Oscillation Sequence and Its Application by Jun-Lin Xu, You-Jun Chen

“…Secondly, the quadratic time power term is introduced to establish a novel discrete DGM (2, 1, t2) model, then derive a novel simulation prediction formula, and analyze properties of this novel model; it was concluded that its application scope is expanded. …”
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Characterization of eDNA from the Clinical Strain Acinetobacter baumannii AIIMS 7 and Its Role in Biofilm Formation by Praveen K. Sahu, Pavithra S. Iyer, Amrita M. Oak, Karishma R. Pardesi, Balu A. Chopade

“…Biofilm augmentation was seen up to 224.64%, whereas biofilm inhibition was 59.41% after DNase I treatment: confirming that eDNA facilitates biofilm formation in A. baumannii. …”
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Screening hepatoprotective effective components of Lonicerae japonica Flos based on the spectrum-effect relationship and its mechanism exploring by Song Wang, Lin Yang, Ajiao Hou, Songtao Liu, Liu Yang, Haixue Kuang, Hai Jiang

“…The inhibitory levels of AST and ALT were used as pharmacological indexes, and secoxyloganin, isochlorogenic acid A and isochlorogenic acid C were screened as hepatoprotective active compounds by grey relational analysis (GRA) and partial least squares regression analysis (PLSR). …”
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Resilience and its relationship with quality of life and comorbid substance use disorder in patients with type I bipolar disorder by Shady Mohamed Moustafa, Magda Taha Kamal Aldin, Haydy Hassan Sayed, Ahmed Elarabi Hendi

“…Sixty six type I bipolar disorder patients—currently in remission—were categorized into two groups: a group including 33 patients were compared to a sociodemographically matched group of 33 patients of similar disease related clinical variables with comorbid substance use disorder. …”
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The Role of Morphological Information in Processing Pseudo-words in Italian L2 Learners: It’s a Matter of Experience by Simona Amenta, Francesca Foppolo, Linda Badan

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The stabilization mechanism of the pea protein and rutin complex at the gas/liquid interface and its application in low-fat cream by Chunyang Xia, Fangxiao Lou, Shuo Zhang, Tianfu Cheng, Zhaodong Hu, Zengwang Guo, Ping Ma

“…Food Chemistry: X…”
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Polymorphism of ITS sequences in 35S rRNA genes in Elymus dahuricus aggregate species: two cryptic species? by A. V. Rodionov, K. S. Dobryakova, N. N. Nosov, A. A. Gnutikov, E. O. Punina, A. A. Kriukov, V. S. Shneyer

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