A hammerhead ribozyme selects mechanically stable conformations for catalysis against viral RNA by Man Lu, Zhiqiang Cao, Luoan Xiong, Hongying Deng, Kangkang Ma, Ning Liu, Yanding Qin, Shen-Bo Chen, Jun-Hu Chen, Yao Li, Yijin Liu, Zhongbo Yu

“…We identify a conformational set containing five mechanical conformers of the mini ribozyme, where magnesium ions select the active one. …”
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Effects of interactions between microorganisms and lipids on inferior volatile compound production during cold storage of grouper (Epinephelus coioides) by Yuanming Chu, Jinfeng Wang, Jing Xie

“…Correlation network analysis revealed potential microbial and lipid contributions to VOC categories, including alcohols, aldehydes, ketones, and nitrogen- and sulfur-containing compounds. This study provides new insights into the roles of microorganisms and lipids in flavor formation, offering valuable knowledge for improving seafood quality control.…”
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Effects of different white nanomaterials on pH response ability and physicochemical performance of anthocyanin-loaded carboxymethyl cellulose-polyvinyl alcohol films by Yuqian Li, Xue Yang, Yunfei Zou, Huixuan Zhang, Ying Zhou, Qiujin Zhu, Yuanyuan Liu, Zhengcong Wang

“…However, nanomaterials containing Zn was not suitable for anthocyanin-loaded film modification, because it could destroy the pH responsiveness of anthocyanin. …”
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A qualitative analysis of the psychedelic mushroom come-up and come-down by Ari Brouwer, Joshua K. Brown, Earth Erowid, Fire Erowid, Sylvia Thyssen, Charles L. Raison, Robin L. Carhart-Harris

“…Focusing on psilocybin or psilocybin-containing mushroom experience reports submitted to Erowid.org, we use phenomenological, thematic content and word frequency analysis to show that the come-up is more often characterized by negatively valenced feeling states that resemble an acute stress reaction, while the come-down phase is more often characterized by positively valenced feeling states of the sort often observed following recovery from illness or resolution of stress. …”
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Isothermal Evaporation Rate of Deposited Liquid Aerosols and the SARS-CoV-2 Coronavirus Survival by Pavel S. Grinchuk, Katya I. Fisenko, Sergey P. Fisenko, Svetlana M. Danilova-Tretiak

“…Abstract It is shown that the evaporation rate of a liquid sample with the height is about several millimeters containing the culture of coronavirus affects its survival on a substrate. …”
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Protocol-based set-membership state estimation for linear repetitive processes with uniform quantization: a zonotope-based approach by Minghao Gao, Pengfei Yang, Hailong Tan, Qi Li

“…By using the zonotope properties, a zonotope containing all possible states is first constructed whose size is then minimized by designing an appropriate correlation matrix. …”
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The impact of action descriptions on attribution of moral responsibility towards robots by Ziggy O’Reilly, Serena Marchesi, Agnieszka Wykowska

“…For the robot, when the vignettes contained mentalistic descriptions, moral responsibility ratings were higher for negative actions consequences than positive action consequences, however, there was no difference in intentionality ratings. …”
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Preparation of flavonoids from Amomum tsaoko and evaluation of their antioxidant and α-glucosidase inhibitory activities by Zelin Huang, Yan Zhao, Weixing Yang, Lu Lang, Jun Sheng, Yang Tian, Xiaoyu Gao

“…A widely targeted metabolomics assay revealed that the relative abundance of flavonoids in a mixture of 20 % and 30 % ethanol eluates was greater than 73 %, which mainly contained (+)-epicatechin, isoquercitrin, astragalin kaempferol-3-O-rutinoside, and procyanidin B2. …”
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Follistatin like-1 aggravates silica-induced mouse lung injury by Yinshan Fang, Si Zhang, Xiaohe Li, Fangxin Jiang, Qiao Ye, Wen Ning

“…The induced Fstl1 regulated inflammation response via activation of nod-like receptor family, pyrin domain containing 3v (NLRP3) inflammasome-mediated IL-1β production from macrophages. …”
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Coalescence of carbon nanotubes while preserving the chiral angles by Akira Takakura, Taishi Nishihara, Koji Harano, Ovidiu Cretu, Takeshi Tanaka, Hiromichi Kataura, Yuhei Miyauchi

“…Furthermore, the reaction occurs efficiently even at 600 °C in an atmosphere containing trace amounts of oxygen. These findings offer routes for the structure-selective synthesis of large-diameter nanotubes and modification of the properties of nanotube assemblies via postprocessing.…”
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Disease Control for Snap Beans in Florida by Shouan Zhang, Nicholas Dufault, Mathews Paret, Pamela Roberts, Guodong Liu, Qingren Wang

“…Bush snap beans dominate commercial plantings, but pole beans are also produced, primarily in Miami-Dade County. Midwinter bean production, the most profitable for Florida, is centered in the Homestead, southwest Florida, and Belle Glade areas. …”
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Sensitive ratiometric detection of Fumonisin B1 using a reusable Ag-pSi SERS platform by Narsingh R. Nirala, Sudharsan Sadhasivam, Rohit Kumar Singh, Edward Sionov, Giorgi Shtenberg

“…Food and agricultural commodities endure consistent contamination by mycotoxins, low molecular weight fungal metabolites, which pose severe health implications to humans together with staggering economic losses. …”
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Mitigation PFHxA-induced neurotoxicity in Carassius auratus brain cells by selenium-enriched Bacillus subtilis via the BDNF/PI3K/AKT/GSK-3β pathway by Yu-ting Lu, Zheng-yao Guo, Lei Guo, Yu-hua He, Li-ming Liu, Xue Jiao, Yue-hong Li

“…As emerging contaminants growing threat to aquatic organisms, explore effective mitigation strategies is particularly important. …”
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Freshwater fungi in the karst plateau wetlands from Guizhou Province, China: taxonomic novelties in Melanommataceae (Pleosporales) by Ling-Ling Liu, Yong-Xiang Liu, Ya-Ya Chen, Jiu-Lan Gou, Feng Chi, Yi Liu, Xiao-Feng Gu, Quan-Quan Wei, Meng Zhang, Zuo-Yi Liu, Si Zhou

“…Morphologically, C. aquaticum resembles C. guizhouense in its conidial shape but differs in conidial size. Additionally, PHI analysis is performed to further reveal that C. aquaticum and C. guizhouense have no significant recombination with related taxa. …”
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CONTRIBUTION OF THE CARAVASILE FAMILY TO THE DEVELOPMENT OF CAHUL: A HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVE by Oleg M. Danilceac

“…Starting with 1857, Cahul’s evolution is experiencing difficult moments, the danger of suspending its role as county administrative country center could fundamentally change its fate further. …”
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Ghost Ant, Tapinoma melanocephalum (Fabricius) (Insecta: Hymenoptera: Formicidae) by J. C. Nickerson, C. L. Bloomcamp, Thomas R. Fasulo

“…Field populations were confined to South Florida although active colonies had been reported as far north as Gainesville, in Alachua County (Bloomcamp and Bieman, personal communication) and Duval County, (Mattis et al. 2004). …”
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Carbon emission effects of land use change in Nanchang, West of Central China Region by Shuai Fu, Bingxian Xu, Yuxin Peng, Ciyi Huangxiong, Xiuxiang Li

“…Comparing the carbon emissions of various districts and counties, the central city is higher than the surrounding districts and counties. …”
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Protecting Water Resources from Agricultural Pesticides by O. Norman Nesheim, Frederick M. Fishel

“…Fishel, describes practices that help protect groundwater and surface water from pesticide contamination. Includes references. Published by the UF Department of Agronomy, April 2009.   …”
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Relationship between four healthy lifestyle factors and all-cause and cardiovascular disease mortality among residents aged 35 – 75 years in Hebei province by Yuhuan LIU, Lijuan TANG, Xiaoying LU, Jingjing ZHAO, Yajing CAO, Xiaoli LIU, Dongsheng JIANG

“…MethodsData were collected from 48 377 residents aged 35 – 75 years in 11 districts and counties of Hebei province (Daming county, Handan city; Qinghe county, Xingtai city; Xuanhua district, Zhangjiakou city; Yuhua district, Shijiazhuang city; Chengde county, Chengde city; Sanhe city, Langfang city; Quyang county, Baoding city; Huanghua city, Cangzhou city; Shenzhou city, Hengshui city; Zunhua city, Tangshan city; and Funing district, Qinhuangdao city) who participated in the National Early Screening and Comprehensive Intervention Program for High-Risk Populations of CVD from September 2016 to December 2022. …”
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South Florida ornamental plant grower perspectives: water conservation management practices by Kati W. Migliaccio, Edward Evans, Jonathan H. Crane, Bruce Schaffer, Yuncong Li, Rafael Muñoz-Carpena

“…Crane, Bruce Schaffer, Yuncong Li, and Rafael Muñoz -Carpena, presents the results of a survey designed to assess changing views of ornamental plant producers in Miami-Dade County regarding water quantity and quality management practices. …”
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