Supramolecular ethanol-water clusters in alcoholic beverages: Review on 2D correlation fluorescence and NMR spectral characterizations by Hui-Shuang Li, Hao-jie Bai, Yi Li, Yuqing Wu

“…With the help of carving important supramolecular E-Wc, it is hoped that the prospects and challenges in this field will be clearer and that such kinds of condensed liquid phases can possess the potential as supramolecular material additives to modulate the products with various tastes and quality in the alcoholic industry.…”
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Antibacterial and Pharmacological Evaluation of Fluoroquinolones: A Chemoinformatics Approach by Damini Sood, Neeraj Kumar, Aarushi Singh, Meena Kishore Sakharkar, Vartika Tomar, Ramesh Chandra

“…Notably, ofloxacin was found to possess an IGC50 (concentration needed to inhibit 50% growth) value of 0.286 μg/L against the Tetrahymena pyriformis protozoa. …”
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Ultra-low power-consumption OLEDs via phosphor-assisted thermally-activated-delayed-fluorescence-sensitized narrowband emission by Chen Yin, Yangyang Xin, Tianyu Huang, Qisheng Zhang, Lian Duan, Dongdong Zhang

“…On the basis of a TADF sensitizing-host possessing a fast reverse intersystem crossing, an anti-aggregation-caused-quenching character and a good bipolar charge-transporting ability, this design achieves not only a 100% exciton radiative consumption with decay times mainly in the sub-microsecond regime to mitigate exciton annihilations for nearly roll-off-free external quantum efficiency, but also narrowband emission with both small energetic loss during energy transfer and resistive loss with increasing luminance. …”
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Superior ablation resistance of C/C–HfCSiC composite sharp leading edges above 2500 °C prepared by precursor infiltration and pyrolysis by Wei Li, Junshuai Lv, Jingtong Li, Lingxiang Guo, Yutai Zhang, Xiaohong Shi, Hejun Li

“…The preferred sample with a volume ratio of HfC to SiC of 0.74 possessed almost zero degradation (linear recession rate 0.6 μm/s) up to a temperature of 2371 °C. …”
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Hydrothermal Synthesis and Tunable Multicolor Upconversion Emission of Cubic Phase Y2O3 Nanoparticles by Haibo Wang, Chao Qian, Zhigao Yi, Ling Rao, Hongrong Liu, Songjun Zeng

“…The results reveal that the Y2O3 nanoparticles possess cubic phase and form the quasispherical structure. …”
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CFD-based study of flow field characteristics and clogging in horizontal flow constructed wetlands by Wen Liu, Shitao Li, Kai Yang, Xianqiu Zeng, Xianqiu Zeng, Yiyong Li, Mengyao Zou, Yili Deng, Wei Qian

“…Furthermore, the ceramsite system exhibits enhanced utilization of the primary bed area, the underlying drainage layer, and the catchment zone. (2) The blast furnace slag system possesses a smaller porosity and particle size distribution, which results in non-uniform flow rates and pressure distributions. …”
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Molecular Programming Design of Glyconucleic Acid Aptamer with High Stability by Yongqi Han, Rongjun Zhang, Hong‐Liang Bao, Mei Yang, Yuan Gao, Xiaobo Gao, Ruowen Wang, Weihong Tan, Ding‐Kun Ji

“…Abstract Functional nucleic acids (FNAs), possessing specific biological functions beyond their informational roles, have gained widespread attention in disease therapeutics. …”
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Lawsonia intracellularis T3SS effector LI0758, an Rce1 ortholog, activates MAPK and NF-κB signaling in mammalian cells by Yuanxiu Zhong, Yiyun Duan, Fenju Lai, Jinhua Zhang, Yimin Dai

“…Abstract Lawsonia intracellularis, a Gram-negative obligate intracellular bacterium causing porcine proliferative enteropathy, possesses a type III secretion system (T3SS), yet only a handful of its substrates have been experimentally characterized. …”
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Substantiation of application and estimation of efficacy of probiotics at inflammatory bowel diseases by Ye. A. Poluektova, Yu. O. Sidorina, S. Yu. Kuchumova, A. V. Korolev, O. S. Shifrin

“…The highest efficacy the Bifidum and Lactobacilli-containing probiotics, possess at advance and maintenance of remission of reservoir ileitis (pouchitis). …”
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Metallic perforated plate lattices with superior buckling strength by Lei Zhang, Mingpei Cang, Junhao Ding, Winston Wai Shing Ma, Xiangyang Zhu, Yang Lu, Xu Song, Huachen Cui, Michael Yu Wang

“…Plate lattices possess promising stiffness and yielding strength; however, their closed-cell topology dramatically increases the manufacturing difficulty. …”
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Semi-interpenetrating Network Membrane from Polyethyleneimine-Epoxy Resin and Polybenzimidazole for HT-PEM Fuel Cells by Chao Meng, Sheng Huang, Dongmei Han, Shan Ren, Shuanjin Wang, Min Xiao

“…The results indicate that the as-prepared PEI-ER/PBI semi-IPN membranes possess excellent thermal stability and mechanical strength. …”
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Cytoprotective Effect of Morchella esculenta Protein Hydrolysate and Its Derivative Against H2O2-Induced Oxidative Stress by Qiang Zhang, Caie Wu, Yujun Sun, Tingting Li, Gongjian Fan

“…Morchella protein hydrolysate (MPH) and its glycosylated derivative (G-MPH) may possess the potential as natural antioxidants. However, knowledge about the protective effects of MPH and G-MPH on cellular oxidative damage is limited. …”
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USE OF ALLELE-SPECIFIC MARKERS OF THE PPD AND VRN GENES FOR PREDICTING GROWING SEASON DURATION IN BARLEY CULTIVARS by M. M. Zlotina, O. N. Kovaleva, I. G. Loskutov, E. K. Potokina

“…Among studied cultivars, grown in Russia, only 9 % possessed the dominant Ppd-H1 allele. A significant association was also found between the allele combination of Vrn genes and heading date of barley cultivars. …”
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Synthesis and Evaluation of In Vitro Antibacterial and Antitumor Activities of Novel N,N-Disubstituted Schiff Bases by Heng Luo, Yu-fen Xia, Bao-fei Sun, Li-rong Huang, Xing-hui Wang, Hua-yong Lou, Xu-hui Zhu, Wei-dong Pan, Xiao-dong Zhang

“…Overall, our novel N,N-disubstituted Schiff bases possess unique antibacterial or antitumor activities that exhibit the potent application prospect in prophylactic or therapeutic interventions, providing new insights for developing new antibacterial and anticancer chemical agents.…”
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Enabling mothers through improving mental health literacy and parenting skills by Haleh Heizomi, Mohammad Asgharijafarabadi, Hamid Allahverdipour

“…Introduction: Mothers often lack insight into their influence on the mental health of their children and may not possess adequate mental health literacy and parenting skills. …”
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A novel configuration for single-crystal superalloy hollow blade manufacturing based on shell/core integral mold by Binqiang Wang, Zhexu Li, Kun Bu, Zhongliang Lu, Jiawei Zhang, Sheng Mou, Shengjie Ren, Haoyu Zhao

“…Shell/core integral mold fabricated by additive manufacturing possess high shell/core bonding strength, which is promising to improve the dimensional accuracy and integrity of single-crystal (SX) hollow blade while improving the manufacturing efficiency. …”
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Periodic Distribution of a Putative Nucleosome Positioning Motif in Human, Nonhuman Primates, and Archaea: Mutual Information Analysis by Daniela Sosa, Pedro Miramontes, Wentian Li, Víctor Mireles, Juan R. Bobadilla, Marco V. José

“…To test whether this generic decamer represents a biological meaningful signal, we compare the distribution of this motif in primates and Archaea, which are known to contain nucleosomes, and in Eubacteria, which do not possess nucleosomes. The distribution of the motif is analyzed by the mutual information function (MIF) with a shifted version of itself (MIF profile). …”
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A comparison study on structure-function relationship of polysaccharides obtained from sea buckthorn berries using different methods: antioxidant and bile acid-binding capacity by Qiaoyun Li, Zuman Dou, Qingfei Duan, Chun Chen, Ruihai Liu, Yueming Jiang, Bao Yang, Xiong Fu

“…The HRP-A with the lowest molecular weight and highest arabinose content possessed the best antioxidant activities. Moreover, the rheological analysis indicated that HRPs with higher galacturonic acid content and molecular weight showed higher viscosity and stronger crosslinking network (HRP-C, HRP-W and HRP-U), which exhibited stronger bile acid binding capacity. …”
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Effect of simulated gastrointestinal digestion on antioxidant, and anti-inflammatory activities of bioactive peptides generated in sausages fermented with Staphylococcus simulans Q... by Hongying Li, Hongbing Fan, Zihan Wang, Qiujin Zhu, Jianping Wu

“…Finally, 18 peptides were discovered to possess either antioxidant or anti-inflammatory capacities.…”
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Herbal Mouthwash Containing Extracts of Baccharis dracunculifolia as Agent for the Control of Biofilm: Clinical Evaluation in Humans by Vinícius Pedrazzi, Mateus Freire Leite, Reisla Cristina Tavares, Sandra Sato, Glauce Crivelaro do Nascimento, João Paulo Mardegan Issa

“…Several essential oils obtained from Baccharis species possess biological activities, such as antimicrobial and antivirus activities. …”
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