Comparative Analysis of Chemical Composition and Antibacterial Activity of Essential Oils from Five Varieties of <i>Lavender</i> Extracted via Supercritical Fluid Extraction by Lijing Lin, Zhencheng Lv, Meiyu Wang, Ankang Kan, Songling Zou, Bin Wu, Limin Guo, Salamet Edirs, Jiameng Liu, Lin Zhu

“…Different varieties of LEOs possessed unique components besides common components, and the percentage of each one was different, which led to different fragrance loads. …”
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MXene combined with β-cyclodextrin stabilized cottonseed oil Pickering emulsions for the preparation of nano-cutting fluids by Wei Wang, Mingan Zhou, Haijiang Xie, Bin Dai, Hualin Lin, Sheng Han

“…Among them, β-cyclodextrin, a cyclic oligosaccharide, can be employed as Pickering particles to improve the antioxidant and emulsion stability of cottonseed oil; MXene, an emerging class of 2D nanomaterials possessing excellent lubricating properties, mechanical properties, and thermal stability, is an ideal material for the preparation of high-performance nano-cutting fluids. …”
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Enhanced oracle bone corrosion detection using attention-guided YOLO with ghost convolution by Feng Gao, Ziheng Yang, Qiyu Liu, Zhan Zhang, Bang Li, Han Zhang

“…Abstract Oracle bone inscriptions (OBIs), as the important records of early Chinese characters, possess profound cultural and historical significance. …”
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Complexed Crystal Structure of Saccharomyces cerevisiae Dihydroorotase with Inhibitor 5-Fluoroorotate Reveals a New Binding Mode by Hong-Hsiang Guan, Yen-Hua Huang, En-Shyh Lin, Chun-Jung Chen, Cheng-Yang Huang

“…Dihydroorotase (DHOase) possesses a binuclear metal center in which two Zn ions are bridged by a posttranslationally carbamylated lysine. …”
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Anti-Inflammatory Effects of Protein Kinase Inhibitor Pyrrol Derivate by Halyna M. Kuznietsova, Maryna S. Yena, Iryna P. Kotlyar, Olexandr V. Ogloblya, Volodymyr K. Rybalchenko

“…MI-1 restored colon mucosa integrity and decreased mucosa inflammation down to GTI = 0.5 and leveled PCG and SOD. Thus, MI-1 possessed anti-inflammatory properties, which were more expressed that Prednisolone ones, as well as normalized mucosa redox balance, and so has a prospect for correction of inflammatory processes.…”
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Facile construction of polyoxometalate-modified polyaryletherketone-based hybrid membranes with enhanced proton conductivity by Bo Hu, Qiuchen Du, Yang Yang, Dengdeng Li, Jiawang Fu, Bailing Liu, Hong-Ying Zang, Yangguang Li, Haiming Xie, Zhongmin Su

“…Polyoxometalates (POMs), a type of solid-state nanoclusters, possess high proton conductivity and good structural stability, making them suitable functional inorganic fillers to improve the performance of PEMs. …”
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PHENOTYPIC CHARACTERISATION OF F1 HYBRIDS DERIVED FROM CROSS-BREEDING DOUBLE AND SINGLE PETUNIAS (PETUNIA HYBRIDA) by A. A. Sharef, J. M. Faraj, H. A. Mustafa, H. S. Othman, N. H. Abdul, N. H. Samsulrizal

“…Part of the Solanaceae family, petunias possess a wide range of flower colors and patterns. …”
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Interactive effects of temperature, cadmium, and hypoxia on rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss) liver mitochondrial bioenergetics by John O. Onukwufor, Collins Kamunde

“…Fish in their natural environments possess elaborate mechanisms that regulate physiological function to mitigate the adverse effects of multiple environmental stressors such as temperature, metals, and hypoxia. …”
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Intrinsically anisotropic 1D NbTe4 for self-powered polarization-sensitive photodetection by Huahu Luo, Fafa Wu, Chaowei He, Wanfu Shen, Chunguang Hu, Weina Zhao, Peng Yu, Guowei Yang

“…This study demonstrates that NbTe4 inherently possesses in-plane anisotropy, making it a promising candidate for polarization-sensitive photodetection applications.…”
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Giant Hall Waves Launched by Superconducting Phase Transition in Pulsars by Ashley Bransgrove, Yuri Levin, Andrei M. Beloborodov

“…The transition to type-II superconductivity is associated with the bunching of magnetic field lines into discrete superconducting flux tubes which possess enormous tension. The coupling of the crust to the flux tubes implies the existence of huge tangential magnetic fields at the crust–core interface. …”
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Dual-energy CT-derived virtual noncalcium imaging to assess bone marrow lesions in patients with knee osteoarthritis by Wei Chen, Limin Liu, Heng Zhao, Hui Li, Jing Luo, Yao-lin Qu, Dan Zhang, Ya-han He, Yi-sha Pan, Fang Gao, Hua-zhi Liao, Xiao-long Chen, Hao Lei, De-qiu Tang, Fei Peng

“…A stronger correlation was observed between the WOMAC and total BML score compared to the KOOS. DECT possessed excellent diagnostic performance in the detection of BMLs in knee osteoarthritis. …”
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Cell therapy for scleroderma: progress in mesenchymal stem cells and CAR-T treatment by Liting Chen, Rongshan Huang, Chaoshuo Huang, Guiming Nong, Yuanyuan Mo, Lvyin Ye, Kunhong Lin, Anping Chen, Anping Chen

“…This review systematically summarizes the research progress of mesenchymal stem cell (MSC) and chimeric antigen receptor T cell (CAR-T) therapies in scleroderma and discusses the challenges and future directions for development. MSCs possess multiple functions, including immunomodulation, anti-fibrosis, and promotion of vascular regeneration, all of which can improve multiple pathological processes associated with scleroderma. …”
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High-entropy alloys catalyzing polymeric transformation of water pollutants with remarkably improved electron utilization efficiency by Ziwei Yao, Yidi Chen, Xiaodan Wang, Kunsheng Hu, Shiying Ren, Jinqiang Zhang, Zhao Song, Nanqi Ren, Xiaoguang Duan

“…The resulting PMS* complexes on HEAs possess a high redox potential, which drives spatially separated phenol oxidation on nitrogen-doped graphene support to form phenoxyl radicals, subsequently triggering the formation of high-molecule polymeric products via polymerization reactions. …”
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β-Glucosidase VmGlu1 is required for toxin production and pathogenicity of Valsa mali by Xinyue Cui, Dewan Zhang, Liyong Gao, Na Liu, Sen Lian, Weichao Ren, Baohua Li, Caixia Wang

“…In this study, we found that the expression level of the β-glucosidase gene VmGlu1 was induced by 9.42-fold following rutin treatment, and VmGlu1 possessed the capability to degrade both rutin and phloridzin, but under the same conditions, VmGlu1 showed a distinct preference for rutin degradation, with an initial degradation rate 8.66 times higher than that of VmGlu2. …”
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Angiogenic Potential of Human Neonatal Foreskin Stromal Cells in the Chick Embryo Chorioallantoic Membrane Model by Radhakrishnan Vishnubalaji, Muhammad Atteya, May Al-Nbaheen, Richard O. C. Oreffo, Abdullah Aldahmash, Nehad M. Alajez

“…Recently, we demonstrated that hNSSCs play a role during in vitro angiogenesis and appear to possess a capacity to differentiate into endothelial-like cells; however, their angiogenic potential within an ex vivo environment remains unclear. …”
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Induced Pluripotent Stem Cells: Generation Strategy and Epigenetic Mystery behind Reprogramming by Pengfei Ji, Sasicha Manupipatpong, Nina Xie, Yujing Li

“…Possessing the ability of self-renewal with immortalization and potential for differentiation into different cell types, stem cells, particularly embryonic stem cells (ESC), have attracted significant attention since their discovery. …”
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Saliva-acquired pellicle inspired multifunctional gargle with wet adhesion, photodynamic antimicrobial, and In situ remineralization properties for dental caries prevention by Jiayi Shi, Xuekai Qi, Ying Ran, Qiang Zhou, Yiqin Ding, Lujian Li, Youyun Zeng, Dongchao Qiu, Zhibin Cai, Xiaojun Cai, Yihuai Pan

“…According to the Interrupting Dental Caries (IDC) theory, ideal caries-preventive materials should possess both antibacterial and remineralizing properties. …”
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Targeting natural antioxidant polyphenols to protect neuroinflammation and neurodegenerative diseases: a comprehensive review by Maroua Jalouli, Md Ataur Rahman, Partha Biswas, Hasanur Rahman, Abdel Halim Harrath, In-Seon Lee, In-Seon Lee, Sojin Kang, Jinwon Choi, Moon Nyeo Park, Bonglee Kim, Bonglee Kim

“…Polyphenols, naturally occurring phytonutrients found in plant-based foods, have attracted significant attention for their potential therapeutic effects in neurological diseases and neuroinflammation. These compounds possess diverse neuroprotective capabilities, including antioxidant, anti-inflammatory, and anti-amyloid properties, which contribute to mitigating the progression of neurodegenerative conditions such as Alzheimer’s Disease (AD), Parkinson’s Disease (PD), Dementia, Multiple Sclerosis (MS), Stroke, and Huntington’s Disease (HD). …”
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Predicting Traffic Accident Risk in Seoul Metropolitan City: A Dataset Construction Approach by Ji-Woong Yang, Hyeon-Jin Jung, Tae-Wook Kim, Han-Jin Lee, Ellen J. Hong

“…Since weather and POI data possess a wide range of features, a Pearson correlation analysis is conducted to extract features relevant to traffic accidents. …”
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Production of all-triploid derived from gynogenetic homologous diploid crucian carp (♀) × diploid red crucian carp (♂) by Chongqing Wang, Yan Tang, Xiang Luo, Yuxin Zhang, Yue Zhou, Qingwen Xiao, Zhengkun Liu, Xinyi Deng, Xu Huang, Xidan Xu, Xiaowei Xu, Kun Zhang, Qinbo Qin, Shaojun Liu

“…Here, based on the formation of all-female gynogenetic homologous diploid crucian carp (G, 2 n = 100) derived from gynogenesis of the autotetraploid crucian carp (4nRR, 4 n = 200) eggs and without chromosome duplication treatment, a novel triploid fish (3nRR, 3 n = 150) were produced by crossing G and males of red crucian carp (RCC, 2 n = 100). All 3nRR possessed 150 chromosomes and were triploid hybrids. …”
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