Quality analysis of Idesia polycarpa fruit oil samples from cultivars with different phenotypes by Tianting Luo, Jiaqi Xu, Zhouqin Zhen, Xue Pan, Lang Feng, Likang Qin, Tingyuan Ren

“…The fatty acid composition was dominated by linoleic acid (LA), palmitic acid and oleic acid, and the LA content was highest in large red fruits (RID-B) (1633.25–1807.21 μg/mL), whereas the palmitic acid and oleic acid contents were highest in YID (863.72–976.70 μg/mL and 505.96–604.04 μg/mL, respectively). …”
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Crystal plasticity modeling for grain size and texture effects on laser shock clinching of ultra-thin foils by Yaxuan Hou, Zhong Ji, Haiming Zhang

“…Notably, joints with fully random crystal orientations exhibit greater thinning rates near the bottom corner and greater neck thicknesses for grain sizes of 75 μm and 30 μm. In contrast, the 10 μm grain size joint exhibits the most uniform deformation with the lowest thinning rate and neck thickness. …”
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Impact of partially treated sewage effluent on the water quality of recipient Epie Creek Niger Delta, Nigeria using Malaysian Water Quality Index (WQI) by A Rim-Rukeh, LE Agbozu

“…Impact of partially treated sewage effluent on the water quality of recipient Epie Creek in the Niger Delta area of Nigeria was investigated  experimentally by analysing the physico-chemical and biological characteristics of the surface water samples collected at four (4) sampling stations: at the effluent discharge point (fall out) (SS2), 500 m upstream (SS1), 500m downstream (SS3) and 1000m (SS4) downstream respectively from the point of discharge. …”
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Geographical Diversity in the Age Specific Anti Müllerian Hormone Levels in Infertile Women: A Hospital Based Cohort Study by Mir Jaffar, Syed Nawaz Ahmad, Monica, Mohammed Ashraf, Sabiha Anjum Shaik, Muhammed Asif

“…Results: AMH levels remarkably decreased with increasing age in the North Indian population, but in the South Indian population, they did not decline beyond 1.5 ng/mL. Further, in the North Indian population, AMH levels were significantly higher in the age group of 22–30 years (4.4 ng/mL) than in the South Indian population (2.04 ng/mL). …”
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Synergistic Effects of Nano-Silicon and IQ Combi on Yield Traits of Wheat under Saline Irrigation by Raghad S. Abbas, Ayyad W. Al-Shahwany, Leila Z. Miandoab, Nader Chaparzadeh

“…The plants were irrigated every 18 days from planting with three NaCl irrigation levels: 0 (distilled water), 50, and 75 mM. A foliar application of nano fertilizer was sprayed after the third leaf appeared every 15 days, three times in total. …”
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Efficient voltammetric platform combining a molecularly imprinted polymer and silver-nanoparticle-decorated black phosphorus nanosheets for selective determination of Gatifloxacin by Jingtao Wu, Yonghui Xia, Tianyu Wang, Yafeng Zhang, Guangli Li

“…The MIP/BPNS-AgNP/GCE exhibited admirable GAT determination performance, with two linear responses (0.001–1 and 1–50 μM), high sensitivity (9.965 and 0.5378 μA μM−1), and a low detection limit of 0.2 nM. …”
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Diagnostic value of cerebrospinal fluid levels of D-lactate, tumour necrosis factor-alpha and interleukin-6, -8, and -17 in suspected nosocomial meningitis by Sibel Yorulmaz Goktas, Arzu Yılmaztepe Oral, Emel Yılmaz, Emin Halis Akalın, Furkan Guvenc, Guven Ozkaya, Hasan Kocaeli, Seref Dogan, Selcuk Yılmazlar, Haluk Barbaros Oral

“…For IL-6 levels (threshold: >440 pg/mL), the sensitivity and specificity were 55.17% and 94.74%, respectively. …”
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The Dependence of Water and Gas Breakthrough on the Choice of Model Parameters in Naturally Fractured Reservoirs Using Sector and Full Reservoir Models by Barham Sabir Mahmood, Mohammed Jamal Awl, Farhad Abdulrahman Khoshnaw

“…The study area has four natural fracture compartments, with an average reservoir height of 95m and WOC and GOC depths of 685 m and 590 m, respectively. …”
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Mobile-Commerce Usage Challenges among University Students in Uganda: A Case of Kabale University. by Phelix, Businge Mbabazi, Micheal, Tamale, Patricia, Kyomugisha

“…Mobile commerce (m-commerce) is a new trend in e-commerce that covers a number of services that are conducted online with the help of various computing devices. …”
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Green Strategy–Based Synthesis of Silver Nanoparticles for Antibacterial Applications by Keneth Iceland, Kasozi

“…A dynamic light-scattering analysis registered the mean zeta potential of +6.3mV and +0.9 mV for PAE and CSE biosynthesized nanoparticles, respectively. …”
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Immediate Results of Colonic Flat Epithelial Neoplasms Removal Using Diathermic Snare Endoscopic Mucosal Resection and Mucosectomy Combined with Dissection in the Submucosal Layer:... by A. A. Fedorenko, P. V. Pavlov, A. P. Kiryukhin, A. S. Tertychnyy

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Aircraft Measurements of Physicochemical Evolution of Atmospheric Aerosols in Air Pollution Plumes over a Megacity and Suburban Areas by Taehyun Park, Yongjoo Choi, Jinsoo Choi, Junyoung Ahn, Jinsoo Park, Yonghwan Lee, Jihee Ban, Gyutae Park, Seokwon Kang, Kyunghoon Kim, Beom-Keun Seo, Jongho Kim, Soobog Park, Hyunjae Kim, HaEun Jeon, Taehyoung Lee

“…One vertical profile displayed transitions in concentration and changes in the dominant components, suggesting that the particle sources and/or processing differed above ~1000 m; below 1000 m, where the total mass and OA concentrations were high, sulfate and likely transport sources predominated. …”
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Provocative tests of anal sphincter function correlate with symptoms and subtypes of faecal incontinence by John McLaughlin, Dipesh H Vasant, Asbjørn Mohr Drewes, Abhiram Sharma, Matthew Davenport, Edward Kiff, Karen Telford, Alexander O'Connor, Donghua Liao, Niels Klarskov

“…FLIP squeeze measurements correlated with the Vaizey score, including incremental squeeze pressure at 40 mL (rs=−0.412; p=0.008) and 50 mL (rs=−0.414; p=0.009) and the pressure-diameter volume loop at 50 mL (rs=−0.402; p=0.011). …”
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Immunotherapy in metastatic renal cell carcinoma: Insights from a Dutch nationwide cohort by Hilin Yildirim, Anke Richters, Adriaan D. Bins, Arnoud W. Postema, Maureen J.B. Aarts, Martijn G.H. van Oijen, Patricia J. Zondervan, Katja K.H. Aben

“…Targeted therapy with tyrosine kinase inhibitors (TKIs) was the standard of care for metastatic renal cell carcinoma (mRCC) until recently, when new first-line combinations with immuno-oncology (IO) agents were approved. …”
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Response of Microbial Community Structure and Diversity to Nitrogen Deposition in Soils of Pinus yunnanensis Forest of the Central Yunnan Plateau by SONG Chenggong, WANG Keqin, SONG Yali, LI Xiaodong, ZHANG Jiguo, LI Yun, DENG Qiujiang

“…[Method] The soil of P. yunnanensis forests on the Central Yunnan Plateau was selected as the research object, CO(NH2)2 was used as the N source, and four different gradients were set up for simulated N deposition experiments, including control CK [N 0 g/(m2·a)], low nitrogen LN [N 10 g/(m2·a)], medium nitrogen MN [N 20 g/(m2·a)], and high nitrogen HN [N 25 g/(m2·a)], the structure and diversity of soil bacterial and fungal community were analyzed, and the characteristics of the changes of soil pH, TOC, TN, TP, NH+4-N and NO-3-N were determined. …”
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Characteristics and Source-specific Health Risks of Ambient PM2.5-bound PAHs in an Urban City of Northern Taiwan by Yu-Chieh Ting, Chun-Hung Ku, Yu-Xuan Zou, Kai-Hsien Chi, Jhy-Charm Soo, Chin-Yu Hsu, Yu-Cheng Chen

“…The annual concentration of total PAHs (TPAH) was 0.79 ± 0.67 ng m−3 (range = 0.11–3.27 ng m−3). The highest and lowest values of TPAH appeared in winter and autumn with a mean of 1.36 ng m−3 and 0.43 ng m−3, respectively. …”
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LDHA-mediated glycolysis in stria vascularis endothelial cells regulates macrophages function through CX3CL1-CX3CR1 pathway in noise-induced oxidative stress by Ying Yi, Min-Yu Wu, Kai-Tian Chen, An-Hai Chen, Lin-Qiu Li, Qin Xiong, Xian-Ren Wang, Wen-Bin Lei, Guan-Xia Xiong, Shu-Bin Fang

“…We found that the gene and protein expression levels of glycolytic-related enzyme LDHA significantly decreased at early phase after oxidative stress injury both in vitro and in vivo, and exhibited anti-inflammatory effects on macrophages (Mφ). Moreover, we analyzed the differential secretomes of SV-ECs with and without inhibition of LDHA using LC-MS/MS technology, identifying CX3CL1 as a candidate mediator for cellular communication between SV-ECs and Mφ. …”
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Spatiotemporal Variations of Particulate Matter and their Association with Criteria Pollutants and Meteorology in Malaysia by Anis Asma Ahmad Mohtar, Mohd Talib Latif, Doreena Dominick, Maggie Chel Gee Ooi, Azliyana Azhari, Nor Hafizah Baharudin, Norfazrin Mohd Hanif, Jing Xiang Chung, Liew Juneng

“…Higher mean concentrations of PM2.5 (23 ± 8 µg m–3, range = 4.6–158 µg m–3) and PM10 (32 ± 10 µg m–3, range = 6.0–181 µg m–3) were observed in the central region of the Malaysian Peninsula. …”
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