Hydrochemical Characteristics and Evolution Mode of Cold Seeps in the Qiongdongnan Basin, South China Sea by Zhifeng Wan, Chongmin Chen, Jinqiang Liang, Wei Zhang, Wei Huang, Pibo Su

“…The salinity and Na+ and Cl- concentrations of the cold seeps were different from those of typical seawater owing to gas hydrate formation and decomposition and fluid originating from various depths. The main ion concentrations of the bottom seawater at stations B and C were higher than those at station A, indicating the substantial effects of low-salinity cold seep fluids from gas hydrate decomposition. …”
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Hypoxia Enhances HIF1α Transcription Activity by Upregulating KDM4A and Mediating H3K9me3, Thus Inducing Ferroptosis Resistance in Cervical Cancer Cells by Jing Xiong, Meifang Nie, Chun Fu, Xiaoshan Chai, Yongjing Zhang, Ling He, Shujuan Sun

“…Cell viability was detected by MTT assay, and concentrations of iron ion, MDA and GSH were determined using corresponding kits. …”
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Out-of-field dose assessment for pencil beam scanning proton radiotherapy versus photon radiotherapy for breast cancer in pregnant women by Menke Weessies, Murillo Bellezzo, Britt J.P. Hupkens, Frank Verhaegen, Gloria Vilches-Freixas

“…Bubble detectors placed in the phantom’s abdomen assessed neutron dose from PBS-PRT, while a Farmer ion chamber was used for imaging and XRT dose. Results: At 20 weeks, PBS-PRT including imaging delivered 22.4 mSv, reducing dose 3.4-fold versus 6FF XRT and 2.5-fold versus 6FFF XRT. …”
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Advanced Copper Oxide Chemical and Green Synthesis: Characterization and Antibacterial Evaluation by Ecaterina Magdalena Modan, Adriana-Gabriela Schiopu, Sorin Georgian Moga, Denis Aurelian Negrea, Daniela Istrate, Ion Ciuca, Mihai Oproescu

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Hydrogeochemical characterization of groundwater using water quality index and multivariate statistical analysis in Binji town and environs, Sokoto basin, Northwestern Nigeria by Ibrahim Mohammed Abdullahi, Lawali Abubakar, Garba Saidu, Hassan Yusuf

“…The anions were dominated by HCO3 in the order HCO3 ˃ Cl ˃ SO4 ˃ CO3. Ca ion exceeded the Nigerian standard for drinking water quality (NSDWQ) and the World Health Organization (WHO) set limits in one sample, Mg in 14 samples while K exceeded in four samples. …”
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The antibiofilm effect and mechanism of silver nanowire-modified glass ionomer cement against multi-species oral biofilm by Tiantian Guo, Dai Wang, Sherry Shiqian Gao

“…Colour stability and fluoride release of GIC specimens were assessed by VITA Easyshade® V and ion chromatography. Cell counting kit-8 (CCK-8) was used to study cytotoxicity. …”
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Biocementation Influence on Flexural Strength and Chloride Ingress by Lysinibacillus sphaericus and Bacillus megaterium in Mortar Structures by Daniel Karanja Mutitu, Jackson Muthengia Wachira, Romano Mwirichia, Joseph Karanja Thiong’o, Onesmus Mulwa Munyao, Muriithi Genson

“…The mortars were subjected to laboratory prepared 3.5% by mass of sodium chloride solution under the accelerated ion migration test method for thirty-six hours using a 12 V Direct Current power source after their 28th day of curing. …”
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Particle-bound PAHs and Chemical Composition, Sources and Health Risk of PM2.5 in a Highly Industrialized Area by Elizabeth Vega, Diego López-Veneroni, Omar Ramírez, Judith C. Chow, John G. Watson

“…Ionic species accounted for 40–44% of PM2.5, with sulfate being the dominant ion. The sum of particle-bound PAH concentrations ranged from 14–31 ng m−3. …”
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Influence of iron ore concentrate on the characteristics of sintering and reduction of sinter by Guo H., Shen F.-M., Jiang X., Xiang D.-W., Zheng H.-Y.

“…The influence mechanism of iron ore on the fluidity was further analyzed by using SEM and ion theory of slag. With the increase SiO2 content of iron ore, the fluidity index increased, the main reason was that the amount of liquid phase increased and the melting point decreased during the sintering. …”
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Insulin Resistance and Chronic Kidney Disease in Patients with Type 1 Diabetes Mellitus by Mihaela Vladu, Diana Clenciu, Ion Cristian Efrem, Mircea-Cătalin Forțofoiu, Anca Amzolini, Simona Tudorică Micu, Maria Moţa, Maria Forțofoiu

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Reproductive Health Services and Quality of Health Status of Woman in Kyanamira Sub-County Kabale District. by Atwongyeire, Precious

“…Community sensitization on how to review some of the counseling and testing procedures so as to encourage reproductive mothers to test on before giving birth and there is need for government intervention on reproductive health care services among adolescent mothers and quality of health status with in Kyanamira sub-county Kabale district and people should join in the fight against sexual transmitted diseases by not cooperate with ignorance or primitive mothers on individuals and officials basis, Basing on study objectives, the study included that there were the importance of reproductive health services and quality of health status of Women in Kyanamira sub-county Kabale district as they included: health care quality, increased mortality rate, hospital committee, early detection, behavioral change, age of an individual, famil y influence, stigma and cervical education with, were chal enges faced by reproductive health care services by women in Kyanamira sub-county Kabale district as they included; poverty, trust, culture, care, lack of government concern, ignorance, family size and lack of access to informa t ion and possible ways in which Reproductive health services and quality of health status of women can be strengthen its services in Kyanamira sub-county Kabale district as they included; palative care, clinical care, spiritual care, social care, psychological support, government concern and community sensitization.…”
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Petrogenesis of Intrusive body in Northeast of Joveinan, North of Isfahan, Urumieh- Dokhtar magmatic zone by Shahzad Sherafat, Majid Zeidi, Mahnaz Khodami

“…The enrichment of large ion lithophile elements (LILEs) and the negative anomaly of Ta, Nb, and Ti elements in the primary mantle normalized diagram demonstrate subduction-related magmatism in the continental arc setting. …”
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Candidate SNP markers of changes in the expression levels of the human <i>SCN9A</i> gene as a hub gene for pain generation, perception, response and anesthesia by P. A. Dotsenko, K. A. Zolotareva, R. A. Ivanov, I. V. Chadaeva, N. L. Podkolodnyy, V. A. Ivanisenko, P. S. Demenkov, S. A. Lashin, M. P. Ponomarenko

“…Next, with our tool called ANDSystem, we found that phosphorylation of ion channels is a centerpiece in pain generation, perception, response and anesthesia, on which the efficiency of signal transduction from the peripheral to the central system depends. …”
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A Series of Novel Alleles of <i>Ehd2</i> Modulating Heading and Salt Tolerance in Rice by Peng Xu, Shulei Hao, Xiaoxia Wen, Guifang Ma, Qinqin Yang, Ling Liu, Galal Bakr Anis, Yingxin Zhang, Lianping Sun, Xihong Shen, Qunen Liu, Daibo Chen, Yongbo Hong, Yuyu Chen, Xiaodeng Zhan, Shihua Cheng, Liyong Cao, Weixun Wu

“…<i>Ehd2</i> was revealed as a modulator of salt tolerance, likely through the regulation of ion transport, enzyme activity, and antioxidant systems. …”
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Ionospheric Response to the 24–27 February 2023 Solar Flare and Geomagnetic Storms Over the European Region Using a Machine Learning–Based Tomographic Technique by Ting Li, Dunyong Zheng, Changyong He, Fei Ye, Pengfei Yuan, Yibin Yao, Mengguang Liao, Jian Xie

“…To investigate the mechanisms of these results, we conducted a term analysis of the ion continuity equation using the Thermosphere Ionosphere Electrodynamics General Circulation Model (TIEGCM). …”
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Toxicity Assessment of the Xanthid Crab Demania cultripes from Cebu Island, Philippines by Manabu Asakawa, Gloria Gomez-Delan, Shintaro Tsuruda, Michitaka Shimomura, Yasuo Shida, Shigeto Taniyama, Mercy Barte-Quilantang, Jo Shindo

“…Furthermore, gas chromatography-mass spectrometry (GC-MS) analysis revealed mass fragment ion peaks at m/z 376, 392 and 407, which were characteristic of the quinazoline skeleton (C9-base) specific to TTX. …”
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ApWD40a, a Member of the WD40-Repeat Protein Family, Is Crucial for Fungal Development, Toxin Synthesis, and Pathogenicity in the Ginseng Alternaria Leaf Blight Fungus <i>Alternari... by Jinling Lan, Shengjie Mei, Yingxue Du, Meili Chi, Jiayi Yang, Shuliu Guo, Mingliang Chu, Ronglin He, Jie Gao

“…The Δ<i>Apwd40a</i> mutant showed increased sensitivity to osmotic stress and metal ion stress induced by sorbitol, NaCl, and KCl, but decreased the sensitivity to a cell wall stress factor (SDS) and oxidative stress factors (paraquat and H₂O₂). …”
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Effects of Different Cooking Methods on Nutritional Properties and Non-volatile Flavor Substances of Lyophyllum decastes by Xiaolong LI, Yan YANG, Wen LI, Yanfang LIU, Di WU, Huanling YANG, Wanchao CHEN, Jingjun LI

“…The contents of polysaccharide, total phenol, protein and total dietary nutrients, as well as non-volatile flavor substances such as soluble sugar, free amino acid and 5'-nucleotide and equivalent umami concentration (EUC) in L. decastes treated by different cooking methods were analyzed by ion chromatography, high performance liquid chromatography and electronic tongue technology. …”
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Establishment and evaluation of a UPLC-MS/MS method for simultaneous determination of bongkrekic acid and dehydroacetic acid in rice noodles by Lingguo Zhao, Ronggui Lv, Ronggui Lv, Jiang Song, Xi Chen, Lei Lei, Weixian Zeng, Miaowen She, Miaowen She, Dabing Li, Xiaxia Yu, Zhanguo Liu, Xiao Wang, Yong Liu

“…Electrospray ionization negative ion mode (ESI-) was used for multiple reaction detection and external standard method was used for quantitative determination. …”
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Assessment of Plasma Sodium to Potassium Ratio, Renal Function, Markers of Oxidative Stress, Inflammation, and Endothelial Dysfunction in Nigerian Hypertensive Patients by Oloruntoba A. Ekun, Folasade Daniel, Philip Adebola, Adeola Ajibare, Oyeronke O. Ekun, Oluwafunso O Omogoroye, Oluwafemi S. Ilori, Bankole J. Oluwasayo, Mary F. Oshundun, Sade R. Oyegbami

“…Blood samples were collected from the participants and were analyzed for electrolytes, markers of oxidative stress, endothelial dysfunction, renal function, and inflammation, using ion-selective electrodes, spectrophotometric, and enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay methods, respectively. …”
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