A Tensioned Human Skin Explant Model Used for Preliminary Assessment of Chemexfoliant-Stimulated Bioeffects by Michael J. Conneely, Jin Namkoong, Francis Allison, S. Kyoko Hirata Tsutsumi, Dominic Grussu, Ryan Willis, Kyle Henderson, Paul A. Campbell, Melissa Moy, Ewelina Lesniak, Joanna Wu, Robyn P. Hickerson

“…A tensioned ex vivo full-thickness human skin explant platform was used to assess the bioeffects arising from application of several commercial chemexfoliation agents. Although such treatments are well-established, and improved understanding of the underlying mechanistic processes continues to emerge, research into the optimum treatments for specific skin types/conditions is still needed for enhanced efficacy while minimizing recovery time. …”
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From Cure to Crisis: Understanding the Evolution of Antibiotic-Resistant Bacteria in Human Microbiota by Hamed Tahmasebi, Neda Arjmand, Marzieh Monemi, Ali Babaeizad, Farnaz Alibabaei, Negar Alibabaei, Aisa Bahar, Valentyn Oksenych, Majid Eslami

“…An integrated, multidimensional strategy is essential to tackle this escalating problem and ensure the sustainability of effective antimicrobial treatments.…”
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Oregano Extract Added into the Diet of Dairy Heifers Changes Feeding Behavior and Concentrate Intake by Giovani Jacob Kolling, Dejani Maíra Panazzolo, Alexandre Mossate Gabbi, Marcelo Tempel Stumpf, Marcel Batista dos Passos, Eduardo Augusto da Cruz, Vivian Fischer

“…Thirty-two Holstein heifers were randomly distributed into four treatments: C = control, without addition of OE; OE2.5 = 2.5 g; OE5.0 = 5.0 g and OE7.5 = 7.5 g of Oregano extract per heifer/day. …”
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Natural Enemies Acquire More Prey Aphids from Hormone-Treated Insect-Attracting Plants by Xiaosheng Jiang, Xingrui Zhang, Guodong Han, Shovon Chandra Sarkar, Feng Ge

“…</i> The fecundity rate was higher under the SA and IAA treatments than in the control, but the difference was not significant. …”
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Recent advances in the managements of type 2 diabetes mellitus and natural hypoglycemic substances by Chong Ning, Yuhan Jiao, Jiaqi Wang, Weiwei Li, Jingqiu Zhou, Yi-Chieh Lee, Dik-Lung Ma, Chung-Hang Leung, Rugang Zhu, Hui-Min David Wang

“…Natural substances have the characteristics of low toxicity and few side effects and may be key to the development of diabetic health products and preventive treatments. This paper reviews the etiology, pathogenesis, risks, treatments and diets related to T2DM to summarize the types of recently available natural products, from both local and foreign sources, for lowering blood glucose at home and their application in supplementary hypoglycemic foods. …”
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Optimizing Nitrogen Use Efficiency and Yield in Winter Barley: A Three-Year Study of Fertilization Systems in Southern Germany by Martin Mittermayer, Franz-Xaver Maidl, Joseph Donauer, Stefan Kimmelmann, Johannes Liebl, Kurt-Jürgen Hülsbergen

“…This study evaluates the effects of 28 N fertilization treatments on yield, quality, nitrogen use efficiency (NUE), N surplus, and economic optima in two winter barley (<i>Hordeum vulgare</i> L.) varieties—a multi-row and a two-row type—across a three-year field trial (2021–2023). …”
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Process-based VOCs Source Profiles and Contributions to Ozone Formation in Typical Organic Solvent-used Industries in Hangzhou by Zhinian Li, Wenjuan Li, Rong Zhou, Xiaoping Miao, Jianhai Lu, Zhongren Wang, Zhongping Yang, Jian Wu

“…Herein, VOCs samples collected before and after treatments from the painting industry, printing industry and printing & dyeing industry in Hangzhou were measured. …”
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Short-term effects of olive-mill-wastes-derived biochars amendment and arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi inoculation on growth of maize (Zea mays) and mycorrhizal colonization by Minkosse, Christiane, Langenfeld, Aude, Azzaz, Ahmed Amine, Jeguirim, Mejdi, El-Bassi, Leila, Akrout, Hanene, Jellali, Salah, Ghimbeu, Camélia Matei, Nassr, Najat

“…Both the AMF and biochars treatments did not significantly enhance the growth of maize plants, biomass production, and leaf chlorophyll contents. …”
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Preliminary study of utilizing a patient derived tumor spheroid model to augment precision therapy in metastatic brain tumors by Chun-Jen Chang, Kai-Wen Kan, Yu-Yin Shih, Yu-Han Nan, Yu-Chung Juan, Chih-Hsiu Tu, Chen-Ting Yang, Wei-Lin Hsu, Der-Yang Cho, Ming-You Shie, Yi-Wen Chen, Chun-Chung Chen

“…These spheroids were subsequently used to test anticancer drugs, with results compared to the clinical outcomes observed after administering these treatments to patients. To assess the validity of the data, the correlation between the drug responses observed in the PDTS model and actual patient outcomes was analyzed. …”
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Water Use Efficiency and Physiological Response of Rice Cultivars under Alternate Wetting and Drying Conditions by Yunbo Zhang, Qiyuan Tang, Shaobing Peng, Danying Xing, Jianquan Qin, Rebecca C. Laza, Bermenito R. Punzalan

“…The high yield was attributed to the significantly higher grain weight, which in turn was due to slower grain filling and high leaf N at the later stage of grain filling of CF. AWD treatments accelerated the grain filling rate, shortened grain filling period, and enhanced whole plant senescence. …”
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Molecular mechanisms and therapeutic strategies in overcoming chemotherapy resistance in cancer by Yixiang Gu, Ruifeng Yang, Yang Zhang, Miaomiao Guo, Kyle Takehiro, Ming Zhan, Linhua Yang, Hui Wang

“…Abstract Cancer remains a leading cause of mortality globally and a major health burden, with chemotherapy often serving as the primary therapeutic option for patients with advanced-stage disease, partially compensating for the limitations of non-curative treatments. However, the emergence of chemotherapy resistance significantly limits its efficacy, posing a major clinical challenge. …”
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Response of Soil CO2 Emission and Summer Maize Yield to Plant Density and Straw Mulching in the North China Plain by Quanru Liu, Xinhui Liu, Chengyue Bian, Changjian Ma, Kun Lang, Huifang Han, Quanqi Li

“…In addition, soil microbial biomass and microbial activity were significantly higher in mulching treatments than in nonmulching treatments. Consequently, summer maize with straw mulching at 75 000 plants ha−1 is an environmentally friendly option in the North China Plain.…”
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Bound lipase: an important form of lipase in rice bran (Oryza sativa) by Chengwei Yu, Bin Peng, Ting Luo, Zeyuan Deng

“…Therefore, the aim of this research was to explore whether there exist any bound lipases in rice bran (Oryza sativa). Three physical treatments (grinding, homogenizing and ultrasound crush) and 6 enzymatic treatments (cellulase, hemicellulase, pectinase, complex cellulase, glucoamylase and α-amylase) were applied to rice bran in order to investigate this bound lipase. …”
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Laboratory and field efficacy of natural products against the invasive pest Halyomorpha halys and side effects on the biocontrol agent Trissolcus japonicus by Elena Chierici, Elisa Marchetti, Adriana Poccia, Antonio Russo, Vito Antonio Giannuzzi, Lorenzo Governatori, Luca Zucchi, Gabriele Rondoni, Eric Conti

“…Calcium polysulfide, azadirachtin and sulphur achieved more than 50% mortality. All treatments except azadirachtin and kaolin had negative effects on T. japonicus, with mortality exceeding 80% for calcium polysulfide and sulphur. …”
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The influence of Hermetia illucens L. frass on the health, stress, and development of barley by Monika Grzanka, Łukasz Sobiech, Dominika Radzikowska-Kujawska, Zuzanna Sawinska, Przemysław Łukasz Kowalczewski, Stanisław Świtek, Grzegorz Skrzypczak, Przemysław Kardasz

“…The experiment, conducted in a controlled greenhouse environment, employed various fertilization treatments, including cattle manure and two doses of H. illucens L. frass-based fertilizer. …”
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Petroselinum crispum extract ameliorates scopolamine-induced cognitive dysfunction: role on apoptosis, inflammation and oxidative stress by Göksel Şener, Gözde Karakadıoglu, Dilek Ozbeyli, Seren Ede, Refiye Yanardag, Ozlem Sacan, Asli Aykac

“…On the other hand, PC and galantamine treatments reversed these changes. In conclusion, PC extract has shown an ameliorative effect on the spatial and recognition memory, M1 receptor expression, apoptosis, oxidative stress, and increased AChE activity. …”
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Inflammatory Pain and Corticosterone Response in Infant Rats: Effect of 5-HT1A Agonist Buspirone Prior to Gestational Stress by Irina P. Butkevich, Viktor A. Mikhailenko, Tat'yana R. Bagaeva, Elena A. Vershinina, Anna Maria Aloisi, Vladimir A. Otellin

“…The present research demonstrates that formalin-induced pain causes a gradual and prolonged increase in plasma corticosterone level in 7-day-old male rats; twenty-four hours after injection of formalin, the basal corticosterone level still exceeds the initial basal corticosterone value. Chronic treatments of rat dams with buspirone before restraint stress during gestation normalize in the offspring pain-like behavior and induce during the acute phase in the formalin test the stronger corticosterone increase as compared to the stress hormonal elevation in animals with other prenatal treatments. …”
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Antihyperlipidemic and Antiinflammatory Activity of Crude Oil Anguilla Marmorata [Q.] Gaimard in White Rats (Rattus Norvegicus) by Jamaluddin Jamaluddin, Khildah Khaerati, Ihwan Ihwan, Yusriadi Yusriadi, Andi Ratihsekarningrum Siradje, Apriyana Soputra, Novita Christiana Ponganan, Klerensia Defneir Titing, Novianti Batti, Andi Mustika, Andi Alfianto, Moh. Rifki, Janes Krisly, Finta Amalinda

“…To test hyperlipidemia, 25 rats were divided into 5 groups and treated with; 1.5 % PEG 400 (negative control), 20 mg simvastatin (positive control), test doses of 18, 36, and 72 mg/kg. The treatments were carried out for 39 days. In investigating the anti-inflammatory activity, 25 white rats were divided into 5 groups; negative control, positive control, three-dose treatments of 22, 44, and 88 mg/200 g. …”
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Potential Use of Organic- and Hard-Rock Mine Wastes on Aided Phytostabilization of Large-Scale Mine Tailings under Semiarid Mediterranean Climatic Conditions: Short-Term Field Stud... by Claudia Santibañez, Luz María de la Fuente, Elena Bustamante, Sergio Silva, Pedro León-Lobos, Rosanna Ginocchio

“…A field trial with 13 treatments was established on a TSF to test the efficacy of six waste-type locally available amendments (grape and olive residues, biosolids, goat manure, sediments from irrigation canals, and rubble from Cu-oxide lixiviation piles) during early phases of site rehabilitation. …”
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Evaluation of health status and meat quality of dumbo catfish Clarias gariepinus maintained using the biofloc system by Anang Fajrin, Nurbambang Priyo Utomo, Julie Ekasari, Sri Nuryati

“…The results showed that fish survival in treatments BF500 and BF700 were significantly different (P<0.05) from the control. …”
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