The Effect of Organic Acid Modification on the Pore Structure and Fractal Features of 1/3 Coking Coal by Jiafeng Fan, Feng Cai

“…Following treatment with organic acids, the coal samples exhibit an increase in surface fractal dimension, a reduction in spatial fractal dimension, a decline in micropore volume proportion, and a rise in the proportions of transitional and mesopore volumes, and the structure of the hydroxyl group and oxygen-containing functional group decreased. …”
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Enhancing CO₂ Fixation in Microalgal Systems: Mechanistic Insights and Bioreactor Strategies by Zhongliang Sun, Chenmei Bo, Shuonan Cao, Liqin Sun

“…Microalgae are small, single-celled, or simple multicellular organisms that contain Chlorophyll a, allowing them to efficiently convert CO₂ and water into organic matter through photosynthesis. …”
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A Review: Classification, Chemical Compositions and Antioxidant Properties of Red, Brown and Green Macroalgae by Ngoc Trang Thuy Nguyen, Thanh Men Tran

“…Since algal products' antioxidant properties and nutritional benefits have been increasingly recognized, their properties as antioxidants require further investigative studies. …”
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From the bakery to the brain business: developing inducible yeast models of human neurodegenerative disorders by Alejandro Ocampo, Antoni Barrientos

“…The models would increase their significance if they were based on continuous and tightly regulated gene expression systems for both activation and levels of expression. …”
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Precolumn Derivatization High-Performance Liquid Chromatography for Determination of Perfluorocarboxylic Acids in Catalytic Degradation Solutions by Liping Yang, Binbin Sun, Haochen Cui, Lingyan Zhu, Guoqiang Shan

“…There are a lot of measurement requests in currently increasing degradation studies of PFCAs, which usually rely on expensive liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry (LC-MS). …”
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Identification, Cloning, and Expression of L-Amino Acid Oxidase from Marine Pseudoalteromonas sp. B3 by Zhiliang Yu, Ning Zhou, Hua Qiao, Juanping Qiu

“…Several solutions are currently being conducted in our lab to increase its expression level.…”
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Genetic diversity of the Plasmodium falciparum GTP-cyclohydrolase 1, dihydrofolate reductase and dihydropteroate synthetase genes reveals new insights into sulfadoxine-pyrimethamin... by Anna Turkiewicz, Emilia Manko, Colin J Sutherland, Ernest Diez Benavente, Susana Campino, Taane G Clark

“…Amplifications are more likely to be present in isolates with a greater accumulation of pfdhfr and pfdhps substitutions (median of 1 additional mutations; P<0.00001), and there was evidence that the frequency of pfgch1 variants may be increasing in some African populations, presumably under the pressure of SP for chemoprophylaxis and anti-folate containing antibiotics used for the treatment of bacterial infections. …”
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Determination of Microbial Properties of Freeze Dried Traditional Cheese by Tuba Büyüksırıt Bedir, Hakan Kuleaşan

“…Various technologies are currently being used for the drying of cheese and efforts are still being made to develop new methods. …”
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Global Secular Trend of Gonadal Size in Men: Review and Analysis of Publications by A. Yu. Seroukhov, A. A. Afoko, I. E. Mamaev

“…Notwithstanding the general increase in world population, there is a steady decline in birth rate. …”
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Self-sufficiency in the healthcare workforce: a system dynamics model of the domestic and foreign educated nursing and midwifery workforce in Ireland by Terence Hynes, Paul Caulfield, Peter O’Connor, John Cullinan

“…Ireland, the context for this study, currently relies heavily on foreign educated nurses and midwives to meet its demand, with Government policy moving towards a domestic recruitment model. …”
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Graded Roll‐to‐Roll Slot Die Coating for High‐Throughput Catalyst Layer Studies by George Pätzold, Maximilian Maier, Lukas Löttert, Anna T. S. Freiberg, Prof. Dr. Simon Thiele, Dr. Dominik Dworschak

“…Many of these systems are based on substrates coated with thin layers containing catalyst, ionomer or support material like carbon. …”
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Engineered extracellular vesicles for delivering functional Cas9/gRNA to eliminate hepatitis B virus cccDNA and integration by Wanjia Zeng, Liwei Zheng, Yukun Li, Jing Yang, Tianhao Mao, Jing Zhang, Yanna Liu, Jing Ning, Ting Zhang, Hongxin Huang, Xiangmei Chen, Fengmin Lu

“…Our results demonstrated that engineered EVs containing Cas9/gRNA and VSV-G can effectively reduce viral antigens and cccDNA levels in the HBV-replicating and infected cell models. …”
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Factor-H-related protein 1 (FHR1), a promotor of para-inflammation in age-related macular degeneration by Andjela Sekulic, Sarah M. Herr, Kelly Mulfaul, Inga-Marie Pompös, Silvia Winkler, Carola Dietrich, Benedikt Obermayer, Robert F. Mullins, Thomas Conrad, Peter F. Zipfel, Florian Sennlaub, Christine Skerka, Olaf Strauß

“…Polymorphisms in complement factor-H increase, while absence of factor-H-related protein-1 (FHR1) decreases the AMD risk, currently explained by their opposing relationship. …”
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Soil Decomposer Can Regulate the Legacy Effect of Photodegradation on Forest Marcescent Litter Decomposition, but Emerging Microplastics Disrupt This by Kai Tian, Xin Wang, Rumeng Ye, Yingqi Wang, Zhicheng Chen, Xiaojing Liu, Wenxia Wang, Lunguang Yao

“…ABSTRACT Photodegradation—photochemical mineralization of standing litters—often exerts a legacy effect aiding biodegradation in soil (PLE), which is overlooked in deciduous forests containing marcescent leaves. Meanwhile, increasing anthropogenic microplastics have deposited in forests, how they would affect the PLE on subsequent litter bio‐decomposition is currently unknown. …”
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Cytomegalovirus-Specific T Cells from Third-Party Donors Successfully Treated Refractory Cytomegalovirus Retinitis after Unrelated Umbilical Cord Blood Transplantation by Na Li, Guangyu Sun, Lihua Zhu, Kang Ding, Huilan Liu, Xiaoyu Zhu, Baolin Tang, Wen Yao, Xiang Wan, Liangquan Geng, Ping Qiang, Kaidi Song, Changcheng Zheng, Zimin Sun, Juan Tong

“…Umbilical cord blood (UCB) transplants (UCBTs) are becoming increasingly common in the treatment of a variety of hematologic and nonhematologic conditions. …”
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Demographic responses of hybridizing cinquefoils to changing climate in the Colorado Rocky Mountains by Kelly A. Carscadden, Daniel F. Doak, Meagan F. Oldfather, Nancy C. Emery

“…Our findings demonstrate that hybrids in this system are neither intrinsically unfit nor universally more vigorous than parents, suggesting that the demographic consequences of hybridization are context‐dependent. Our results also imply that shifts to warmer and drier conditions could have particularly negative repercussions for P. pulcherrima, which is currently the most abundant taxon in the study area, possibly as a legacy of more favorable historical climates. …”
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Is South Africa ready for point-of-care, non-sputum tests for TB diagnosis? An assessment of end-user perceptions on a novel urine test and tongue swab for TB testing by Nasiphi Mqedlana-Ntombela, Vanessa Fargnoli, Salome Charalambous, Kavindhran Velen, Sonjelle Shilton, Violet Chihota

“…Novel non-sputum sample types currently under development can increase TB testing, however there is limited knowledge on end-user perceptions on these tests. …”
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Evolution of taxis responses in virtual bacteria: non-adaptive dynamics. by Richard A Goldstein, Orkun S Soyer

“…We currently lack a full understanding of the different pathway structures and dynamics and how this integration is achieved. …”
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Spaciotemporal distribution characteristics of glacial lakes and the factors influencing the Southeast Tibetan Plateau from 1993 to 2023 by Yu Mingwei, Guo Yonggang, Zhang Jian, Li Feng, Su Libin, Qin Deshun

“…However, given the backdrop of a slight increase in precipitation and a gradual increase in temperature, the proliferation of glacial lakes is projected to accelerate predominantly in Nyingchi City’s eastern and western regions.…”
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Safety of a change of specifications of phytosterols/phytostanols as a novel food pursuant to Regulation (EU) 2015/2283 by EFSA Panel on Nutrition, Novel Foods and Food Allergens (NDA), Dominique Turck, Torsten Bohn, Montaña Cámara, Jacqueline Castenmiller, Stefaan De Henauw, Karen Ildico Hirsch‐Ernst, Ángeles Jos, Alexandre Maciuk, Inge Mangelsdorf, Breige McNulty, Androniki Naska, Kristina Pentieva, Alfonso Siani, Frank Thies, Margarita Aguilera‐Gómez, Francesco Cubadda, Thomas Frenzel, Marina Heinonen, Monika Neuhäuser‐Berthold, Helle Katrine Knutsen, Morten Poulsen, Miguel Prieto Maradona, Josef Rudolf Schlatter, Alexandros Siskos, Henk vanLoveren, Wolfgang Gelbmann, Harry J. McArdle

“…Regarding the maximum limit of the specification parameter ‘other sterols/stanols’, the applicant asks for an increase from currently less than 3% to less than 7% to better reflect and cover the natural composition and proportions of sunflower‐based phytosterols/phytostanols, noting that the existing specifications have been established largely based on the NF when sourced from soy. …”
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