Mining the Virgin Land of Neurotoxicology: A Novel Paradigm of Neurotoxic Peptides Action on Glycosylated Voltage-Gated Sodium Channels by Zhirui Liu, Jie Tao, Pin Ye, Yonghua Ji

“…The accumulative research suggested an interaction between the sialic acids chains and ion-permeable pores, giving rise to subtle but significant impacts on channel gating. …”
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Structural basis of phosphate export by human XPR1 by Qixian He, Ran Zhang, Sandrine Tury, Valérie Courgnaud, Fenglian Liu, Jean-luc Battini, Baobin Li, Qingfeng Chen

“…The structure consists of a scaffold domain (TM1, TM3-4) and a core domain (TM2, TM5-10) structurally related to ion-translocating rhodopsins. Bound phosphate is observed in a tunnel within the core domain at a narrow point that separates the tunnel into intracellular and extracellular vestibules. …”
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Analysis of ginseng rusty root symptoms transcriptome and its pathogenesis directed by reactive oxygen species theory by Pengcheng Yu, Xiaowen Song, Wei Zhang, Yao Yao, Junling Ren, Liyang Wang, Wenfei Liu, Zhaoping Meng, Xiangcai Meng

“…In this study, the phloem tissue of healthy Panax ginseng (AG), the nonred tissue of the phloem epidermis around the lesion (BG), and the red lesion site tissue of GRS (CG) were extracted for mRNA transcriptomic analysis; 35,958 differentially expressed genes (DEGs) were identified and were associated with multiple stress resistance pathways, reactive oxygen species (ROS), and iron ion binding. Further study showed that the contents of O2•‐, H2O2, and malondialdehyde (MDA) were significantly increased in BG and CG tissues. …”
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Resolving the Relaxation of Volatile Valence Change Memory by Johannes Hellwig, Carsten Funck, Sebastian Siegel, Alexandros Sarantopoulos, Dimitrios Spithouris, Stephan Menzel, Regina Dittmann

“…The decay is analyzed in terms of the Gibbs free energy gradient for the contribution of oxygen ion migration. A relaxation model based on drift‐diffusion dynamics is presented. …”
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Ranking Executive Actions of Technology Roadmap with the Emphasis on Resources and Technology Acquisition (A Case Study of Two International Roadmaps) by Kiarash Fartash, Mostafa Mohseni Kiasari

“…Findings: Five batteries from the family of ion-lithium batteries (with six technical characteristics) were ranked by TOPSIS and PROMETHEE. …”
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Volatile Profile Characterization of Winter Jujube from Different Regions via HS-SPME-GC/MS and GC-IMS by Yening Qiao, Jinfeng Bi, Qinqin Chen, Xinye Wu, Min Gou, Haonan Hou, Xinwen Jin, Giorgia Purcaro

“…Volatiles, including alcohols, aldehydes, acids, esters, and alkenes, were identified by gas chromatography-ion mobility spectrometry (GC-IMS). Benzyl alcohol, octanoic acid, 2-hexenal, linalool, 2-nonenal, and ethyl decanoate were the most common compounds present in all jujubes. …”
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Cystic Fibrosis Atypical Forms Presentation: Edema, Anemia and Skin Lesions by Chabelys de la Caridad Rodríguez Membrides, Carlos Enrique Cruz Carrazana, Milda Díaz Martínez

“…Cystic fibrosis or mucoviscidosis is the most common genetic disease in the Caucasian race characterized by thickening of secretions due to abnormal ion transport of epithelial cells, manifested with pancreatic insufficiency, progressive lung disease, alteration in the secretion of electrolytes in sweat, azoospermia in males and decreased fertility in females. …”
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Proton internal pressure from deeply virtual Compton scattering on collider kinematics by H. Dutrieux, T. Meisgny, C. Mezrag, H. Moutarde

“…In addition, we provide an estimate of the reduction in uncertainty that could stem from the extended kinematic range relevant for the future Electron Ion Collider. Finally, we stress the connection between the analysis of the dispersion relation in terms of generalised parton distributions and the deconvolution problem.…”
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Decoding the effects of brining time on the sensory quality, physicochemical properties and flavor characteristics of marinated grass carp meat by Lu Zhang, Yaqin Yu, Qinhui Wen, Shi Nie, Yang Hu, Chunming Tan, Zongcai Tu

“…E-nose and E-tongue could clearly distinguish different MGC samples, and gas chromatography ion mobility spectrometry (GC-IMS) identified a total of 72 VOCs. …”
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Preparation of a Counter Electrode with P-Type NiO and Its Applications in Dye-Sensitized Solar Cell by Chuen-Shii Chou, Chin-Min Hsiung, Chun-Po Wang, Ru-Yuan Yang, Ming-Geng Guo

“…The counter electrode is fabricated by depositing an NiO film on top of a Pt film, which has been deposited on a Fluorine-doped tin oxide (FTO) glass using an ion-sputtering coater (or E-beam evaporator), using a simple spin coating method. …”
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Effects of mixed fermentation on the flavor quality and in vitro antioxidant activity of Zaosu pear-Merlot grape composite alcoholic beverage by Binyan Xu, Xueshan Yang, Jie Zhao, Baihan Yu, Jiaxin Li, Xia Zhu

“…Due to the accumulation of flavonoid, anthocyanin, and phenol, the optimized alcoholic beverage exhibited the highest DPPH (97.6 %) and OH (93.3 %) radical scavenging rate as well as iron ion reducing power (3.25), which is conducive to extending the shelf life of beverages.…”
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Modeling Ring Current Proton Fluxes Using Artificial Neural Network and Van Allen Probe Measurements by Jinxing Li, Jacob Bortnik, Xiangning Chu, Donglai Ma, Sheng Tian, Chih‐Ping Wang, Jerry W. Manweiler, Louis J. Lanzerotti

“…We train an artificial neural network (ANN) model to reproduce proton fluxes measured by the Radiation Belt Storm Probes Ion Composition Experiment instrument onboard Van Allen Probes. …”
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Analysis of coupled acoustic and drift modes leading to modons in Maxwellian and non-Maxwellian dusty plasma by Zahida Ehsan, Nazia Batool, V. M. Lashkin

“…Accordingly, we distinguish between the coupled dust-modified ion-acoustic and drift waves and coupled ultra-low-frequency dust acoustic and dust drift waves. …”
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Substorm Induced Nighttime Plasma Flow Pulsations Observed by ROCSAT‐1 at Topside Ionosphere by S.‐Y. Su, Y.‐Y. Sun, C.‐K. Chao, L.‐C. Tsai, C. H. Liu

“…The field‐aligned flow as well as the ion density indicates almost no variation. This implies that the pulsation events are of Alfven wave in nature. …”
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Intercropping wheat and rapeseed in Cd-polluted weakly alkaline soil: Crop productivity, Cd enrichment capacity, and rhizosphere soil characteristics by Xu Li, Hanying Kong, Junchuan Huang, Jiaoyuan Yan, Wei He, Hui Wang, Hong Pan, Quangang Yang, Yuping Zhuge, Yanhong Lou

“…However, single-species phytoremediation can be challenged by both its limited metal ion extraction efficiency and crop yield. In this study, we investigated the beneficial effects of intercropping rapeseed (Brassica napus) and wheat (Triticum spp.) varieties (Jimai and Zhengyu) with different Cd accumulation potentials on several agronomic traits. …”
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A novel lectin from mushroom Phellodon melaleucus displays hemagglutination activity, and antitumor activity in a B16 melanoma mouse model by Yuanhui Li, Peng Wang, Zejun Zhang, Qinghong Liu

“…A novel lectin (termed PML) was purified from fruiting bodies of the edible mushroom Phellodon melaleucus (division Basidiomycota) by ion exchange, hydrophobic interaction, and gel filtration chromatographies, with overall titer recovery ~60 % and 20-fold purification. …”
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Comprehensive analysis of ionomic profiling in Chlorella exposed to chlorpyrifos by Qing-Qing Yu, Yulong Zhang, Shiyuan Zhao, Min Pang, Pei Jiang, Pei Qu

“…However, little is known about the toxicological mechanism of CPF on marine microalgae, which is the main primary producer in the marine ecosystem.MethodsThis study explored the ion changes of microalgae Chlorella vulgaris under the stress of CPF through Inductively Coupled Plasma Mass Spectrometry (ICP-MS).ResultsSignificant disparities in ionomics among control and treatment group were observed through pattern recognition analysis (principal component analysis, PCA; orthogonal partial least squares discriminant analysis, OPLS-DA), indicating that CPF may impede their growth by disrupting the homeostasis of crucial elements within algal cells.DiscussionThis study elucidated the inhibitory impact of CPF on green algae growth and its potential mechanism of toxicity through ICP-MS, providing crucial insights for a comprehensive understanding of the influence of organophosphorus pesticides on aquatic ecosystems.…”
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Optimizing MoS2 Electrolyte‐Gated Transistors: Stability, Performance, and Sensitivity Enhancements by Steffen Rühl, Giovanni Ligorio, Max Heyl, Emil J. W. List‐Kratochvil

“…Postmortem analysis identified key areas for improvement leadinf to three major modifications: 1) a double‐junction Ag/AgCl electrode to prevent ion leakage, 2) a protective resist layer to shields the monolayer, and 3) precise etching to confine the semiconductor material, reducing parasitic currents. …”
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Microbial-induced mineral carbonation: A promising approach for improving Carbon sequestration and performance of steel slag for its engineering utilization by Jue Li, Qingmeng Hou, Xinqiang Zhang, Xiaobin Zhang

“…Steel slag, a by-product of steel production, accumulates in large quantities and poses significant environmental risks due to heavy metal ion content. Therefore, using pre-treated steel slag in construction offers a sustainable solution. …”
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High temperature corrosion of commercial FeCrAl alloys (Kanthal AF) in nitrogen gas by Veskovič-Bukudura S., Kovač J., Karpe B., Umek P., Nagode A., Cerc-Korošec R., Bizjak M.

“…The microstructure is characterized by scanning electron microscopy (SEM-EDX), Auger electron spectroscopy (AES), and focused ion beam (FIB-EDX) analysis. The results show that the progression of corrosion takes place through the formation of localized subsurface nitridation regions, composed of AlN phase particles, which reduces the aluminum activity and causes embrittlement and spallation. …”
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