Enhancing the Pharmacological Properties of Triterpenes Through Acetylation: An Anticancer and Antioxidant Perspective by Barbara Bednarczyk-Cwynar, Piotr Ruszkowski, Andrzej Günther, Szymon Sip, Katarzyna Bednarek-Rajewska, Przemysław Zalewski

“…The results suggest that acetylated triterpenes, especially <b>1b</b> and <b>4b</b>, have great potential as anticancer drug candidates, requiring further research on their cytotoxic activity and structural modifications.…”
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Coordinated control of grid-following and grid-forming energy storage for virtual inertia response considering frequency modal characteristics by Hengning Yu, Liangzhong Yao, Shuai Liang, Jian Xu, Fan Cheng, Ming Wu

“…First, the differences in virtual inertia support characteristics between GFL-ES and GFM-ES are analysed based on a unified structural model. Subsequently, a quantitative analysis is conducted to investigate the mapping relationship between the modal inertia of the GFL-ES and changes in the frequency nadir time as well as control parameters. …”
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Study on the carbonation resistance of oil well cement with LDH-whisker composites by Zhanwu Zhang, Wenzhe Li, Chengquan Li, Lang He, Wanzhong Yang, Tianan Deng, Hanyun Huang, Ming Li

“…The performance of the cement slurry system with added anti-corrosion additives was tested, and the performance and structural characterization of the hydration products after carbonation were analyzed using XRD, SEM, MIP, BSE, and TG to elucidate the action mechanism. …”
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Carbon quantum dots: Comparative analysis of synthesis strategies and their environmental application by H.M. Solayman, Kah Hon Leong, Md. Kamal Hossain, Md. Badiuzzaman Khan, Kang Kang, Jheng-Jie Jiang, Azrina Abd Aziz

“…Currently, numerous CQD synthesis techniques have been established in which there is a significant change in the formation and structure of CQDs while characterized and applied in practical applications. …”
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The impact of Alzheimer's disease on cortical complexity and its underlying biological mechanisms by Leian Chen, Xiao Zhou, Yanan Qiao, Yu Wang, Zhi Zhou, Shuhong Jia, Yu Sun, Dantao Peng

“…The genes involved in cell structure support and the immune response were the strongest contributors to cortical anatomical features in AD patients. …”
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High-sensitivity detection of copper ions in water via cellulose nanomaterial nano-antennas and DFT studies by Arwa Alharbi, Abdullah A.A. Sari, Ali H. Alessa, Razan M. Snari, Hatun H. Alsharief, Ibrahim S.S. Alatawi, E.F.M. El-Zaidia, Nashwa M. El-Metwaly

“…In this study, a fresh approach is introduced that incorporates Cellulose Nanomaterials (CNMs) with a unique rod-like structure, offering a large surface area that is perfect for adsorbing cupral, a Cu(II) ion probe. …”
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Recommendations for Perioperative Care in Liver Resection: The EUPEMEN (EUropean PErioperative MEdical Networking) Protocol by Orestis Ioannidis, Aggeliki Koltsida, Elissavet Anestiadou, Jose M. Ramirez, Nicolò Fabbri, Javier Martínez Ubieto, Carlo Vittorio Feo, Antonio Pesce, Kristyna Rosetzka, Antonio Arroyo, Petr Kocián, Luis Sánchez-Guillén, Ana Pascual Bellosta, Adam Whitley, Alejandro Bona Enguita, Marta Teresa-Fernandéz, Stefanos Bitsianis, Savvas Symeonidis

“…The EUPEMEN guidelines address inconsistencies in surgical practice across Europe and are structured for implementation in various healthcare environments. …”
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Evaluating the expected effects of disclosure of patient safety incidents using hypothetical cases in Korea. by Minsu Ock, Eun Young Choi, Min-Woo Jo, Sang-Il Lee

“…Face-to-face interviews with 700 people using structured questionnaires were conducted. Participants were asked to read each hypothetical case and give remarks on the following: their judgment of a situation as a medical error and of the requirement for an apology, the willingness to revisit or recommend physicians, the intention to file a medical lawsuit and commence criminal proceedings against physicians, the level of trust in physicians, and the expected amount of compensation. …”
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Physical activity, screen time, and sleep quality of students during remote learning by Elias dos Santos Batista, Helder Xavier Bezerra, Gabriel Pereira Maciel, Alesandra Araújo de Souza, Marcela Rodrigues de Castro, Valter Cordeiro Barbosa Filho, Rodrigo Ramalho Aniceto

“…An online questionnaire was structured, including recall information about behaviors before and during remote learning. …”
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Low electric field‐driven and fast‐moving relaxor ferroelectric soft robots by Longchao Huang, Weili Deng, Guo Tian, Yue Sun, Tao Yang, Boling Lan, Xuelan Li, Yang Liu, Tianpei Xu, Shenglong Wang, Yong Ao, Jieling Zhang, Long Jin, Weiqing Yang

“…Based on this material, we design a petal‐structured soft robot that achieves a curvature of up to 4.5 cm−1 at a DC electric field of 30 V μm−1. …”
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Knowledge and perception of a clinical trial among the participants: An experience from oral cholera vaccine study in Koshi Province, Nepal by Shipra Chaudhary, Surendra Uranw, Basant Rai, Nisha Keshary Bhatta, Gauri Shankar Shah, Prakash Poudel, Basudha Khanal, Rosan Prasad Shah Kalawar, Nikita Rai, Jenisha Shrestha, Merina Shrestha, Shalu Parajuli, Birendra Prasad Gupta, Sridhar Vemula, Katerina Rok Song, Julia Lynch, Tarun Saluja

“…Participants involved in a phase III clinical trial were enrolled, and an in-depth interview was conducted using a semi-structured questionnaire. Demographic information, knowledge and perception about CT were assessed, and a descriptive analysis was done. …”
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The Sexual Dimorphism of the Neuroimmune Response in the Brains of <i>Taenia crassiceps</i>-Infected Mice by Karen Elizabeth Nava-Castro, Diana Lizeth Ruiz-Antonio, María del Sol Ríos-Avila, Claudia Angélica Garay-Canales, Lenin Pavón, Romel Hernandez-Bello, Víctor Hugo Del Río-Araiza, Manuel Iván Girón-Pérez, Jorge Morales-Montor

“…The molecular changes in other brain structures, such as those related to reproduction, are unknown. …”
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Comparison of two-dimensional and three-dimensional culture systems and their responses to chemotherapy in cells representing disease progression of high-grade serous ovarian cance... by Naya El Mokbel, Alicia A. Goyeneche, Rewati Prakash, Benjamin N. Forgie, Farah H. Abdalbari, Xing Zeng, Basile Tessier-Cloutier, Shuk On Annie Leung, Carlos M. Telleria

“…Morphologically, cells formed flat adherent layers versus spheroidal structures with different compaction patterns in 2D and 3D respectively. …”
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Droplet epitaxy symmetric InAs/InP quantum dots for quantum emission in the third telecom window: morphology, optical and electronic properties by Holewa Paweł, Kadkhodazadeh Shima, Gawełczyk Michał, Baluta Paweł, Musiał Anna, Dubrovskii Vladimir G., Syperek Marcin, Semenova Elizaveta

“…However, fabricating versatile InAs/InP QD-based quantum emitters is challenging, especially as these QDs typically have asymmetric profiles in the growth plane, resulting in a substantial bright-exciton fine structure splitting (FSS). This hinders the generation of entangled photon pairs and thus, compromises the versatility of InAs/InP QDs. …”
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Genomic regions of Solanum tuberosum L. associated with the tuber eye depth by I. V. Totsky, I. V. Rozanova, A. D. Safonova, A. S. Batov, Yu. A. Gureeva, A. V. Kochetov, E. K. Khlestkina

“…The 24 significant markers associated with the “eye depth” trait were identified using 15,214 SNP markers genotyped with the Illumina 22K SNP potato array chip and the general linear model (GLM) taking into account the population structure. …”
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Highly carbapenem-resistant Achromobacter xylosoxidans harboring blaNDM-1 in Myanmar by Maiko Kirikae, Satoshi Oshiro, Satomi Takei, Naeko Mizutani, Atsuo Itakura, Pan Ei Soe, Thi Thi Htoon, Swe Setk, Htay Htay Tin, Teruo Kirikae, Tatsuya Tada

“…Resistance genes and their surrounding structures were identified and compared. All five isolates were resistant to amikacin and aztreonam. …”
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SPRING, an effective and reliable framework for image reconstruction in single-particle Coherent Diffraction Imaging by Alessandro Colombo, Mario Sauppe, Andre Al Haddad, Kartik Ayyer, Morsal Babayan, Rebecca Boll, Ritika Dagar, Simon Dold, Thomas Fennel, Linos Hecht, Gregor Knopp, Katharina Kolatzki, Bruno Langbehn, Filipe R. N. C. Maia, Abhishek Mall, Parichita Mazumder, Tommaso Mazza, Yevheniy Ovcharenko, Ihsan Caner Polat, Dirk Raiser, Julian C. Schäfer-Zimmermann, Kirsten Schnorr, Marie Louise Schubert, Arezu Sehati, Jonas A. Sellberg, Björn Senfftleben, Zhou Shen, Zhibin Sun, Pamela H. W. Svensson, Paul Tümmler, Sergey Usenko, Carl Frederic Ussling, Onni Veteläinen, Simon Wächter, Noelle Walsh, Alex V. Weitnauer, Tong You, Maha Zuod, Michael Meyer, Christoph Bostedt, Davide E. Galli, Minna Patanen, Daniela Rupp

“…Abstract Coherent Diffraction Imaging (CDI) is an experimental technique to image isolated structures by recording the scattered light. The sample density can be recovered from the scattered field through a Fourier Transform operation. …”
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Estimation of Longitudinal and Transverse Elastic Moduli of Native Brazilian Woods by Static Bending Tests by Fabricio da Silva Aguiar, Guilherme dos Santos Silva, Herisson Ferreira dos Santos, Elvys Dias Reis, Francisco Antonio Rocco Lahr, André Luis Christoforo

“…Wood plays an essential role in civil construction due to its structural and sustainable properties. The longitudinal (E) and the transverse (G) modulus of elasticity are crucial for designing beams under bending, where combined deformations occur due to normal and shear stresses. …”
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Influence of Growth Location and Extraction Method on the Properties of Cameroonian Musa acuminata Leaf Vein Fibers by Maurane Gaëlle Fokam Fokam, Christian Bopda Fokam, Anatole Mbouyap Chengoué, Valentin Rougier, Nour Halawani, Bienvenu Kenmeugne, Véronique Michaud

“…Whereas the trunk and pseudo-stem are currently exploited, leaf ribs, which are several meters long, could form a valuable source of fibers for use in structural composite materials, if their properties, reproducibility across locations, and extraction methods are well adapted. …”
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Autoantibodies Affect Brain Density Reduction in Nonneuropsychiatric Systemic Lupus Erythematosus Patients by Jian Xu, Yuqi Cheng, Aiyun Lai, Zhaoping Lv, Robert A. A. Campbell, Hongjun Yu, Chunrong Luo, Baoci Shan, Lin Xu, Xiufeng Xu

“…Ninety-five NPSLE patients without obvious cerebral deficits, as determined by conventional MRI, as well as 89 control subjects, underwent high-resolution structural MRI. Whole-brain density of grey matter (GMD) and white matter (WMD) were calculated for each individual, and correlations between the brain density, symptom severity, immunosuppressive agent (ISA), and autoantibody levels were assessed. …”
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