Baicalin Liposome Alleviates Lipopolysaccharide-Induced Acute Lung Injury in Mice via Inhibiting TLR4/JNK/ERK/NF-κB Pathway by Yu Long, Yan Xiang, Songyu Liu, Yulu Zhang, Jinyan Wan, Qiyue Yang, Mingquan Cui, Zhimin Ci, Nan Li, Wei Peng

“…Baicalin (BA) is the main effective constituent isolated from the Chinese medical herb Scutellaria baicalensis Georgi, and studies have proved that it has a protective effect on ALI induced by lipopolysaccharide (LPS) due to the anti-inflammatory efficacy. …”
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Extreme drought-heatwave exacerbates water quality deterioration in China by Jie Jiang, Zhaoli Wang, Zhenxing Zhang, Xushu Wu, Chengguang Lai, Zhaoyang Zeng, Xiaohong Chen

“…The spatiotemporal development was characterized by using meteorological drought index and drought centroid tracking, and the responses of nine water quality constituents to this event were quantified. Results revealed that the drought-heatwave was jointly driven by a significant decrease in precipitation (up to ∼50 % less than usual) and sustained high temperatures (∼2 °C above normal). …”
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Farinelli and the English: “One God” or the Devil? by Thomas McGeary

“…En recherchant la gratification érotique sans recours à l’homme normalement constitué, elle pervertit donc le système patriarcal dominant. …”
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Technical review of radiative-property modeling approaches for gray and nongray radiation, and a recommended optimized WSGGM for CO2/H2O-enriched gases by Osama A. Marzouk

“…., the absorption of electromagnetic radiative energy) of constituent species in gaseous media. Oxy-fuel combustion (OFC) is an example where thermal radiation becomes important due to both the high temperature, and the presence of a high concentration of the radiatively-active gaseous species carbon dioxide (CO2) and water vapor (H2O) during this oxygen-enriched combustion. …”
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To Link Life Histories to Historical Narratives by Irène Dos Santos

“…Cet article éclaire dans une première partie le tournant sociétal et académique que constitue l’émergence de contre-récits mémoriels. Il s’agit d’éclairer les acteurs de ces processus et de montrer comment peuvent s’imbriquent, dans ce nouveau rapport politique au passé, mémoire de la dictature et mémoire de la décolonisation. …”
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La Chine et l’environnement : pièce en quatre actes (tragédie ou comédie ?) by Marc Lucotte

“…Par opposition à la classe moyenne, une majorité de chinois constitue maintenant une classe sociale pauvre, profondément animée par une quête à l’accession à la nouvelle prospérité économique. …”
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Financial security as a factor of military security by O. P. Getmanets, D. V. Korobtsova

“…It has been noted that different academic opinions on the constituent elements of financial security depend on the object of consideration. …”
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Investigation of Hydro-Geochemical Characteristics of Groundwater In Port Harcourt City, Nigeria: Implication for Use and Vulnerability by HO Nwankwoala, GJ Udom

“…Iron and Manganese concentrations are above the World Health Organization guide value in majority of the boreholes studied, with maximum value up to 1.60mg/l in Abuloma area. Constituents of the heavy metals as shown in this study reveal that, in some locations, values are slightly higher than the permissible levels. …”
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Zinc oxide seed priming enhances drought tolerance in wheat seedlings by improving antioxidant activity and osmoprotection by Rasha M. El-Shazoly, A. A. Othman, Muhammad Saqlain Zaheer, Ahmed F. Al-Hossainy, Dalia A. Abdel-Wahab

“…In conclusion, the application of ZnO NPs or bulk ZnO was found to create effective mechanical and physiological barriers, as confirmed by the analysis of antioxidant enzyme activities, nonenzymatic components, free radical scavenging, and osmoprotectant constituents.…”
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Cannabis in cosmetics: regulatory and scientific insights into hemp seed extracts for skincare by Abhilash Aditya, Too Jae Min, Sornkanok Vimolmangkang, Namsoo P. Kim

“…The study seeks to provide scientifically regulated, stable cosmetic ingredients by analyzing cannabis constituents. Methods: Traditional methods were used to extract hemp seed oil, ensuring that sixteen cannabinoids, particularly THC, remained within safe limits as analyzed by high-performance liquid chromatography with photodiode array detection under the PK-16 (Perkin Elmer protocol). …”
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Digestive Fermentation, Antioxidant Status, and Haemato-Biochemical Indices of Growing Rabbits Fed on Diets Supplemented with Ziziphus spina-christi Leaf by Suha Hashim Abduljawad

“…Dried ZL supplementation up to 20 g/Kg diet might improve the bacterial community, antioxidants, biochemical parameters and blood constituents of rabbits, and digestibility.…”
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Estimation of Non-Marine Fractions of Ions in Rainwater at Three Sites of Different Characteristics in Haryana State (India) by Yogender Singh, Ankita Katoch, Sudesh Yadav, Saurabh Dhakad, Umesh Chandra Kulshrestha

“…The sites Hisar (urban), Bahadurgarh (industrial), and Meham (semi-urban) had an average pH of rainwater of 5.94, 6.32, and 6.38, respectively. The sum of ionic constituents (i.e., Na+, NH4 +, K+, Ca2+, Mg2+, F−, Cl−, NO3 −, and SO4 2−) was found higher at the industrial site (309.9 µeq L–1) as compared to the urban (225.6 µeq L–1) and semi-urban (255.7 µeq L–1) sites with dominant contribution of NH4+ ions. …”
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Interaction Study of Oxygen and Iron-Sulfur Clusters Based on the Density Functional Theory by Jiancun Gao, Hongbin Sui, Siyuan Wu, Renyou Zhang, Mengxin Zhang, Bolun Cui, Huilin Chu

“…In this study, XRD characterization of samples of iron sulfide compounds with spontaneous combustion tendency revealed that amorphous FeS was the primary constituent of the samples. A molecular simulation was used to build an amorphous FeS cluster model, and the density functional theory was used to examine the adsorption and reactivity characteristics of Fe4S4 clusters with O2. …”
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Mechanisms of breast cancer treatment using Gentiana robusta: evidence from comprehensive bioinformatics investigation by Bo Xiong, Xinxin Zhang, Dongzhi Sangji, Lianghong Ni, Mingjie Fan, Beibei Fan

“…Building upon prior research on QJ’s chemical constituents, we conducted Gene Ontology (GO) and Kyoto Encyclopedia of Genes and Genomes (KEGG) pathway analysis using the DAVID database. …”
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Phenols from Vaccinium dunalianum Wight: Secondary Mass Spectrometry Fragmentation and Neuroprotective Effect by ZHOU Tang, WANG Ji, QIAO Wenhao, LIN Zhiqi, ZHU Hongbo, CHANG Yue, HU Weiyan, ZHANG Rongping, CHEN Xinglong

“…In order to elucidate the health efficacy of Vaccinium dunalianum buds as a tea substitute and to reveal the material basis for its functionality, we studied the chemical constituents of V. dunalianum buds by using separation materials such as silica gel, MICHP-20p gel, Sephadex LH-20, and RP-18 combined with preparative and semi-preparative high performance liquid chromatography (HPLC), high-resolution mass spectrometry and nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) spectroscopy. …”
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La bibliothèque dans Buffy contre les vampires : grimoires et merveilles by Vanessa Bertho

“…Elle s’inscrit ainsi dans l’orientation scénaristique de la série, qui réactive des éléments ancrés dans l’imaginaire collectif pour les moderniser en fonction de son public et de ses attentes. Elle constitue une encyclopédie vivante du monstrueux.…”
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Investigation of Hydro-Geochemical Characteristics of Groundwater In Port Harcourt City, Nigeria: Implication for Use and Vulnerability by HO Nwankwoala, GJ Udom

“…Iron and Manganese concentrations are above the World Health Organization guide value in majority of the boreholes studied, with maximum value up to 1.60mg/l in Abuloma area. Constituents of the heavy metals as shown in this study reveal that, in some locations, values are slightly higher than the permissible levels. …”
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Phytochemistry and pharmacological advances of Ascophyllum nodosum in the management of human diseases: A comprehensive review by Brijesh Singh Chauhan, Yash Pal Singh

“…Methods: To ensure a comprehensive search, we reviewed peer-reviewed articles on Ascophyllum nodosum extract (ANE) and its active constituents using several online databases, including Google Scholar, PubMed, ResearchGate, and Web of Science. …”
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Liquid chromatography/tandem mass spectrometric characterization of Rhodotorula mucilaginosa GMM natural pigment and its synergistic antitumor effect with γ-radiation: in-vitro and... by Ghada S. Ibrahim, Amal I. Hassan, Manal G. Mahmoud, Mohsen M.S. Asker, Mohamed Marzouk

“…Results The maximum production of total carotenoids was 2.99 g/l. Pigment extract constituents exhibited 12 major compounds during its identification. …”
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Bio-preservation Potential of Leaf Extracts of <i>Ocimum gratissimum L.</i> on Fresh-Cut Fruits of <i>Citrullus lanatus</i> (Thunb) by A.M. Ebabhi, O.O. Adeogun, A.A. Adekunle, A.O, Onafeko

“…The quantitative estimations of the phytochemicals in the extracts were determined and the constituents in the essential oil of the hexane extracts were established with the use of GC-MS system, and the data generated from the study were analysed with SPSS 20.0. …”
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