Study of the corrosion behavior of cast Ti2AlNb alloy in HF–HNO3 solution by Yunyun Liu, Xianfei Ding, Lihong Wu, Xin Feng, Jiabin Zuo, Yunan Zhang, Lei Wen

“…Scanning Kelvin probe atomic force microscopy (SKPFM) combined with microstructural analysis revealed that the electrochemical system consisting of matrix B2 phase and secondary phase governs the high localized dissolution rate of Ti2AlNb alloy. …”
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<i>Naegleria fowleri:</i> Portrait of a Cerebral Killer by Nguyen The Nguyen Phung, Huong Thien Pham, Thuc Thanh Tran, Vu Hoang Dinh, Nhut Minh Tran, Nuong Ai Nguyen Tran, Minh Quang Ngoc Ngo, Huong Thanh Thi Nguyen, Duy Khanh Tran, Thao Kieu Thi Le, Camelia Quek, Van Hung Pham, Son Truong Pham

“…The diagnosis was confirmed through multiplex real-time PCR (MPL-rPCR), microscopy, and sequencing. Clinical data were gathered retrospectively from medical records, and additional details were provided by the patient’s family. …”
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Morphometric parameters of pelvic lymph nodes in experimental metastatic prostate cancer by V. V. Astashov, N. G. Kulchenko

“…After the end of the experiment, morphological analysis of the prostate gland and regional (pelvic) lymph nodes in mice of both groups was performed using light microscopy. Statistical processing of the results was carried out using the Statistica 8.0 software package. …”
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Fabrication of Axial and Radial Heterostructures for Semiconductor Nanowires by Using Selective-Area Metal-Organic Vapor-Phase Epitaxy by K. Hiruma, K. Tomioka, P. Mohan, L. Yang, J. Noborisaka, B. Hua, A. Hayashida, S. Fujisawa, S. Hara, J. Motohisa, T. Fukui

“…Transmission electron microscopy combined with energy dispersive X-ray spectroscopy measurements have been used to analyze the crystal structure and the atomic composition profile for the nanowires. …”
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Direct observation of chiral edge current at zero magnetic field in a magnetic topological insulator by Jinjiang Zhu, Yang Feng, Xiaodong Zhou, Yongchao Wang, Hongxu Yao, Zichen Lian, Weiyan Lin, Qiushi He, Yishi Lin, Youfang Wang, Yongqian Wang, Shuai Yang, Hao Li, Yang Wu, Chang Liu, Jing Wang, Jian Shen, Jinsong Zhang, Yayu Wang, Yihua Wang

“…Here, we perform scanning superconducting quantum interference device (sSQUID) microscopy on these seemingly failed QAH insulators to image their current distribution. …”
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Transcriptome Analysis of Effect of Cordyceps militaris Aqueous Extract in Human Gastric Cancer Cell BGC-823 on Different RCD Pathways by Mingqi CUI, Kaiwen YU, Yang SONG, Fangxu XU, Shenghou WANG, Ze WANG

“…Transcriptome analysis revealed significant differentially expressed genes (DEGs) and their Kyoto Encyclopedia of Genes and Genomes (KEGG) enrichment, resulting in the identification of 10 hub genes involved in the apoptosis, autophagy, necroptosis, and ferroptosis signaling pathways. Laser confocal microscopy, flow cytometry, and quantitative real time polymerase chain reaction (qRT-PCR) were employed to further validate the induction of apoptosis in gastric cancer cells by the XG aqueous extract. …”
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Prevalence of Hyper virulence and Multidrug resistance Klebsiella pneumoniae isolates from UTI patients by Manar Abdul karim, Zainab Mohammed Alzubaidy, Khazal Dabua Wadi

“…Capsule production was also investigated using nigrosin stain followed by direct microscopy examination and it was found that 28 (93.3%) from K. pneumoniae isolates were surrounded by a capsule as well as (100%) biofilm formers. 86.6%, 77% and 70% of the isolates were siderophore, protease and coagulase were giving positive results respectively. …”
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Molecular mobility and dielectric properties of dendronized side chain liquid crystalline polyamines with benzoate groups as lateral spacers by Xavier Montané, Robert Graf, Borja Pascual-José, Roberto Teruel-Juanes, Jordi Guardià, Marta Giamberini, José Antonio Reina, Amparo Ribes-Greus

“…Following these premises, in this work we report on the characterization of side chain liquid crystalline polyamines synthesized by chemical modification of poly[2-(aziridin-1-yl)ethanol] (PAZE) with lateral benzoate groups and the dendron 3,4,5-tris[4-(n-dodecan-1-yloxy)benzyloxy]benzoate (TAP) by using the following techniques: liquid and solid-state Nuclear Magnetic Resonance (NMR), Differential Scanning Calorimetry (DSC), Polarized Optical Microscopy (POM) and Dielectric Thermal Analysis (DETA). …”
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V-ATPase in glioma stem cells: a novel metabolic vulnerability by Alessandra Maria Storaci, Irene Bertolini, Cristina Martelli, Giorgia De Turris, Nadia Mansour, Mariacristina Crosti, Maria Rosaria De Filippo, Luisa Ottobrini, Luca Valenti, Elisa Polledri, Silvia Fustinoni, Manuela Caroli, Claudia Fanizzi, Silvano Bosari, Stefano Ferrero, Giorgia Zadra, Valentina Vaira

“…Cell extracts, proximity-ligation assay and advanced microscopy was used to analyze subcellular presence of proteins. …”
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Slurry Synthesis and Thin-Film Fabrication Toward Production of Li₂O-B₂O₃-Al₂O₃-Based Multilayer Oxide Solid-State Batteries for Internet of Things Applications by Jihyun Park, Jongmin Choi, Jihye Seo, Wolil Nam, Soobeom Lee, Seungchan Cho, Kyungchul Park, Geonhyoung An, Beomkyeong Park, Moonhee Choi

“…A comprehensive analysis of the fabricated thin films included X-ray diffraction (XRD) to confirm their amorphous structure, scanning electron microscopy (SEM) for particle morphology, and contact angle measurements to verify surface hydrophilicity. …”
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Risedronate Attenuates Podocyte Injury in Phosphate Transporter-Overexpressing Rats by Yohei Asada, Takeshi Takayanagi, Tsukasa Kawakami, Eisuke Tomatsu, Atsushi Masuda, Yasumasa Yoshino, Sahoko Sekiguchi-Ueda, Megumi Shibata, Tomihiko Ide, Hajime Niimi, Eishin Yaoita, Yusuke Seino, Yoshihisa Sugimura, Atsushi Suzuki

“…Risedronate did not alter serum creatinine levels at 5, 8, and 12 weeks of age. However, electron microscopy images showed that thickening of the glomerular basement membrane was improved in the risedronate treatment group. …”
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A Nanoparticle Comprising the Receptor-Binding Domains of Norovirus and <i>Plasmodium</i> as a Combination Vaccine Candidate by Ming Xia, Pengwei Huang, Frank S. Vago, Wen Jiang, Xi Jiang, Ming Tan

“…Results: The formation of the P₂₄-αTSR NP was demonstrated through gel filtration, electron microscopy, and dynamic light scattering. A 3D structural model of the P₂₄-αTSR NP was constructed, using the known cryo-EM structure of the previously developed P₂₄ NP and P₂₄-VP8* NP as templates. …”
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Downregulation of the immunoproteasome subunit PSMB8 attenuates sepsis-associated acute kidney injury through the NF-κB pathway by Min Li, Wenjia Tong, Chao Dai, Guoping Lu, Danqun Jin, Fang Deng

“…Finally, western blot was performed to assess the NF-κB signaling pathway related proteins, and the nuclear translocation of NF-kB P65 was detected by immunofluorescence microscopy. PSMB8 knockdown substantially protected against renal injury by reducing blood urea nitrogen and creatinine levels and ameliorating inflammation. …”
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Incomplete remyelination via therapeutically enhanced oligodendrogenesis is sufficient to recover visual cortical function by Gustavo Della-Flora Nunes, Lindsay A. Osso, Johana A. Haynes, Lauren Conant, Michael A. Thornton, Michael E. Stockton, Katherine A. Brassell, Amanda Morris, Yessenia I. Mancha Corchado, John A. Gaynes, Anthony R. Chavez, Michaelanne B. Woerner, Deidre A. MacKenna, Aryan Alavi, Anne Danks, Alon Poleg-Polsky, Rohan Gandhi, Jeffrey A. Vivian, Daniel J. Denman, Ethan G. Hughes

“…Here, we use in vivo two-photon microscopy and electrophysiology to study the dynamics of endogenous and therapeutic-induced cortical remyelination and functional recovery after cuprizone-mediated demyelination in mice. …”
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A Broad‐High Temperature Ceramic Capacitor with Local Polymorphic Heterogeneous Structures by Binglong Zheng, Ying Lin, Haibo Yang, Hongmei Jing, Hu Nan, Yifei Wang, Fang‐Zhou Yao, Minquan Wang, Qibin Yuan

“…This addition also stimulates the creation of polymorphic heterostructures, where tetragonal and rhombohedral nanodomains coexist, as validated by aberration‐corrected transmission electron microscopy. Notably, the BT‐SMT‐0.2NBT ceramics have demonstrated outstanding high‐temperature energy storage capabilities, with a Wrec of 7.2 J·cm−3 and an η of 92.2% at 150 °C, along with remarkable broad‐temperature stability (ΔWrec, Δη ≤ 4.0%, ≈20–150 °C). …”
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Direct‐Print 3D Electrodes for Large‐Scale, High‐Density, and Customizable Neural Interfaces by Pingyu Wang, Eric G. Wu, Hasan Uluşan, Eric Tianjiao Zhao, A.J. Phillips, Alexandra Kling, Madeline Rose Hays, Praful Krishna Vasireddy, Sasidhar Madugula, Ramandeep Vilkhu, Andreas Hierlemann, Guosong Hong, E.J. Chichilnisky, Nicholas A. Melosh

“…The effectiveness of this approach is demonstrated in tackling the critical challenge of interfacing with the retina—specifically, selectively targeting retinal ganglion cell (RGC) somas while avoiding the axon bundle layer. 6,600‐microelectrode, 35 µm pitch, tissue‐penetrating arrays are fabricated to obtain high‐fidelity, high‐resolution, and large‐scale retinal recording that reveals little axonal interference, a capability previously undemonstrated. Confocal microscopy further confirms the precise placement of the microelectrodes. …”
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Phage vB_Kpn_HF0522: Isolation, Characterization, and Therapeutic Potential in Combatting K1 Klebsiella pneumoniae Infections by Yan T, Wang Q, Ma C, Teng X, Gong Z, Chu W, Zhou Q, Liu Z

“…This study aimed to evaluate the efficacy of phage therapy in treating bacterial infections.Methods: Isolated phage vB_Kpn_HF0522 and phage morphology were observed using transmission electron microscopy. Analysis of vB_Kpn_HF0522 characteristics, including optimal multiplicity of infection (MOI), one-step growth curve, host range, stability in different environments, and adsorption capacity. …”
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In-situ formation mechanism of endogenous fluorescent carbon dots during the roasting process of small yellow croaker (Larimichthys polyactis) by Yutong Qu, Shuyi Zhao, Jilong Ni, Long Jiao, Xiaoye Zhang, Soottawat Benjakul, Zhiyu Liu, Xiang Chen, Bin Zhang

“…The fluorescence spectrum of FCDs underwent a blue-shift with an increase in the roasting temperature. Scanning electron microscopy/energy dispersive spectrometry (SEM/EDS) analysis revealed that FCDs primarily consisted of C and O, exhibiting significant variations across different roasting temperatures (180 °C, 200 °C, and 220 °C). …”
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Construction of fluorescent transgenic zebrafish Tg(amh:mCherry) and tracer analysis of its gonadal development by WU Jing, XU Yue, LING Shiying, SONG Huaidong, QIAO Jie, DONG Mei

“…The red fluorescence of transgenic zebrafish from generation F3 was observed by fluorescence microscopy, and the process of gonadal development was tracked and analyzed.Results·The recombinant transgenic expression vector pTol2-amh-mCherry was successfully constructed, and a stable inherited F3 generation transgenic zebrafish line Tg(amh:mCherry) was successfully established. …”
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Synergistic design of CuO/CoFe₂O₄/MWCNTs ternary nanocomposite for enhanced photocatalytic degradation of tetracycline under visible light by Davis Varghese, Niranjana S. R, Joselene Suzan Jennifer P, Muthupandi S, Madhavan J, Victor Antony Raj M

“…The synthesized CoFe₂O₄ and CuO nanoparticles exhibited crystallite sizes of 46.8 nm and 37.5 nm, respectively, while the CCT nanocomposite had a crystallite size of 53 nm. Microscopy confirmed a particle size of 49.2 nm for the nanocomposite, with MWCNTs measuring 15.65 nm in diameter. …”
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