Preparation and Photocatalytic Characterization of Modified Nano TiO2/Nd/Rice Husk Ash Material for Rifampicin Removal in Aqueous Solution by Thuy Dang Thi Ngoc, Ha Nguyen Thi, Dung Nguyen Duc, Sen Nguyen Thi, Toan Nguyen Duc, Nam Nguyen Hoang

“…The TiO2/Nd material exhibited a higher photocatalytic decomposition capacity than TiO2 and depended on the Nd content. …”
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Soil Reflectance Composite for Digital Soil Mapping in a Mediterranean Cropland District by Monica Zanini, Uta Heiden, Leonardo Pace, Raffaele Casa, Simone Priori

“…This study uses legacy soil data and digital soil mapping (DSM) to produce accurate, low-cost maps of key soil properties, namely clay, sand, total lime (CaCO₃), organic carbon (SOC), total nitrogen (TN), and the cation-exchange capacity (CEC). The DSM procedure involved multivariate stepwise regression kriging that uses the terrain attributes and bare soil reflectance composite (SRC) from Sentinel-2 multitemporal images. …”
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Dietary Effect of Withania somnifera Root Powder on Growth, Hematobiochemical Parameters, Immunity, and Disease Resistance to Aeromonas hydrophila in Cyprinus carpio by Syed Sikandar Habib, Muhammad Qamar Saeed, Samrah Masud, Osman Sabri Kesbiç, Javed Ahmed Ujan, Cristina Cravana, Salim S. Al-Rejaie, Mohamed Mohany, Francesco Fazio

“…Fish serum antioxidant status showed a significant (p <0.05) increase, as indicated by increased activities of total antioxidant capacity (TAC), superoxide dismutase (SOD), catalase (CAT), and reduced glutathione (GSH) in WSRP4. …”
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MLHI-Net: multi-level hybrid lightweight water body segmentation network for urban shoreline detection by Jianhua Ye, Pan Li, Yunda Zhang, Ze Guo, Shoujin Zeng, Youji Zhan

“…Abstract The capacity to detect shorelines is critical for the autonomous navigation of Unmanned Surface Vehicles (USVs). …”
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Effects of Curcumin on Iron Overload in Rats by Gülüzar Özbolat, Arash Alizadeh Yegani

“…., we studied the effects of curcumin on liver function enzymes (alanine aminotransferase [ALT] and aspartate aminotransferase [AST]); antioxidant enzymes (malondialdehyde [MDA], total oxidant status [TOS], total antioxidant status [TAS]); hematological parameters (hemoglobin [Hb], hematocrit [Hct], red blood cells [RBC], white blood cells [WBC], mean corpus volume [MCV], mean corpuscular hemoglobin [MCH], mean corpuscular hemoglobin concentration [MCHC]); and iron parameters (serum iron profile, transferrin, total iron-binding capacity [TIBC], ferritin, and transferrin saturation [TS%]). …”
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Long-Term Environmental Enrichment Relieves Dysfunctional Cognition and Synaptic Protein Levels Induced by Prenatal Inflammation in Older CD-1 Mice by Zhe-Zhe Zhang, Li-Ping Zeng, Jing Chen, Yong-Fang Wu, Ya-Tao Wang, Lan Xia, Qi-Gang Yang, Fang Wang, Gui-Hai Chen

“…The Morris water maze (MWM) was used to assess the spatial learning and memory capacities of experimental mice, while western blotting and RNA-scope were used to determine the expression levels of Arc and Syt1 in the hippocampus at the protein and mRNA levels, respectively. …”
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Las cataratas del Lobé, un patrimonio geocultural excepcional en la costa camerunesa, entre el turismo duradero y la conservación de las identidades culturales by Mesmin Tchindjang, Marcel Hugues Etoga

“…No obstante, la irrupción de actividades agroindustriales, extractivas y mineras, que no consideran el medio ambiente y la participación social, y el modo de implantación espacial anárquico del turismo, son factores capaces de comprometer el futuro turístico de Kribi y de su “geositio”, teniendo como corolario la desaparición de la cultura pigmea.…”
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SMAC-armed oncolytic virotherapy enhances the anticancer activity of PD1 blockade by modulating PANoptosis by Fanghui Chen, Liwei Lang, Jianqiang Yang, Fan Yang, Sijia Tang, Zhenzhen Fu, Nabil F. Saba, Ming Luo, Yong Teng

“…As a result, VSV-S-induced PANoptosis promotes CD8+ T cell tumor infiltration and enhances their cytotoxic capacity, eventually potentiating T cell-mediated antitumor immunity. …”
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Long-chain chlorinated paraffins (LCCPs) exposure induces apoptosis in primary chicken embryo hepatocytes through oxidative stress by Haochu Deng, Yezi Taishi, Guoxia Wang, Yuebing Kong, Ruoting Zhang, Xin Zheng

“…Our findings indicate that the proliferation capacity of primary chicken embryo hepatocytes exposed to LCCPs at concentrations of 1, 10, and 100 μg/L was significantly diminished, with an observed arrest in the G0/G1 phase and a notable reduction in the proportion of cells in the G2/M phase. …”
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Effects of Different Solvents on the Total Phenol Content, Total Flavonoid Content, Antioxidant, and Antifungal Activities of Micromeria graeca L. from Middle Atlas of Morocco by Fatima El Kamari, Hajar El Omari, Karima El-Mouhdi, Amina Chlouchi, Anjoud Harmouzi, Ilham Lhilali, Jihane El Amrani, Chadia Zahouani, Zouhair Hajji, Driss Ousaaid

“…Initially, three extractor solvents (methanol, ethyl acetate, and water) were used to prepare the Soxhlet extracts, which were then examined for their polyphenolic content, flavonoid content, and antioxidant potential using three complementary assays (DPPH, FRAP, and TAC). The antifungal capacity against the two fungal strains (Candida albicans and Aspergillus niger) was performed using the method of diffusion on disc. …”
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Il modello della fessura coesiva in trazione e compressione per la valutazione della duttilità degli elementi strutturali in calcestruzzo armato by Marco Paggi, Giuseppe Mancini, Mauro Corrado, Alberto Carpinteri

“…Nel presente lavoro, si propone un nuovo modello basato sul concetto della localizzazione delle deformazioni, capace di descrivere la propagazione della fessura e l’avanzamento del crushing durante il processo di carico. …”
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Genome-wide analysis in northern Chinese twins identifies twelve new susceptibility loci for pulmonary function by Tong Wang, Weijing Wang, Chunsheng Xu, Xiaocao Tian, Dongfeng Zhang

“…Pulmonary function was assessed using three parameters: forced expiratory volume the first second (FEV1), forced vital capacity (FVC), and FEV1/FVC ratio. GWAS was performed using GEMMA, Gene-based analysis was conducted by VEGAS2. …”
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Exploring a Chemotactic Role for EVs from Progenitor Cell Populations of Human Exfoliated Deciduous Teeth for Promoting Migration of Naïve BMSCs in Bone Repair Process by Lin Luo, Steven J. Avery, Rachel J. Waddington

“…Afterwards, the Boyden chamber assay was performed to compare their capacity for mobilizing naïve BMSCs. One-way analysis of variance (ANOVA) with a post hoc Turkey test was performed for statistical analysis. …”
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Forming a national community of practice of food system planning initiatives aligned with the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals by Konstantinos Zougris, Albie F. Miles, Rose Benjamin, Ella Geismar

“…The findings further indicate that in the process of developing a national community of practice, the principles and functions of shared governance, mutual trust and collective fundraising are essential to supporting credible and coordinated activities that promote equity, reinforce capacity building, promote research on food system measurements, and strengthen advocacy for systemic transformation aligned with the UN Sustainable Development Goals. …”
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Unveiling the Phytochemical Diversity and Bioactivity of <i>Astragalus melanophrurius</i>: A First Report Integrating Experimental and In Silico Approaches by Gulcan Gencer, Cengiz Sarikurkcu, Bektas Tepe

“…This study aimed to investigate the chemical profile, antioxidant capacity, and enzyme inhibitory activities of methanol extracts from various plant parts of <i>A. melanophrurius</i>. …”
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Understanding the Process and Challenges for Return-to-Work Post-Hematopoietic Cell Transplantation from a Musculoskeletal Perspective: A Narrative Review by Jaleel Mohammed, Anne Gonzales, Hadeel R. Bakhsh, Volkova Alisa Georgievna, Jayanti Rai, Bindu Kancharla, Shahrukh K. Hashmi

“…The authors have managed to outline and propose a structured RTW assessment and monitoring program which can aid in getting patients back to employment by utilizing the functional capacity and job evaluation to help hematopoietic cell transplantation patients reintegrate socially. …”
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Lebanese Cannabis sativa L. extract protects from cisplatin-induced nephrotoxicity in mice by inhibiting podocytes apoptosis by Alia Khalil, Sahar Al Toufaily, Wassim Shebaby, Marissa El Hage, Dima Mroue, Wissam Faour, Mohamad Mroueh

“…In addition, in vitro scratch assay demonstrated the ability of COE to promote and restore the migratory capacity of podocytes in cisplatin-treated cells. Interestingly, COE treatment improved urinary and serum parameters characterized by a significant decrease in serum creatinine, urea, and proteinuria at various COE doses. …”
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Engaging health system, service and consumer representatives in the co-design of a multi-criteria decision-making framework for commissioning overweight and obesity programs and se... by Laura Thomas, Suzanne Robinson, Sharyn Burns, Helen Mitchell, Andrea Begley

“…A total of 4 themes arose from the co-design process: (1) reduce duplication, (2) demote criteria, (3) re-organize criteria and (4) simplify language, and 10 criteria were established: safety, collaboration and consultation, appropriateness, effectiveness, efficiency, equity, evidence-based, health service delivery model, sustainability and workforce capacity and competence. The criteria were underpinned by indicators highlighting relevant sub-themes. …”
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Hemoglobin-Derived Antioxidant Peptides from Beef Cattle in Ningxia: Identification Based on Computerized Screening and Molecular Docking by XU Feiran, WANG Yu, WANG Xiaojing, CUI Wei, WANG Yongkun, ZHOU Hui, WANG Zhaoming, CAI Kezhou, ZHANG Bao, XU Baocai

“…Among them, VFYPW showed the highest DPPH radical and ABTS cationic radical scavenging capacity with IC50 of (0.350 ± 0.013) mg/mL and (9.482 ± 0.122) µg/mL, followed by DWGHSW. …”
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Enhanced STag Marker System: Materials and Methods for Flexible Robot Localisation by James R. Heselden, Dimitris Paparas, Robert L. Stevenson, Gautham P. Das

“…The hue/greyscale STag marker set addresses constraints in customisability, the high-capacity STag marker set addresses limitations in library size, and the high-occlusion STag marker set improves resilience to occlusions. …”
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