Research Progress on Selective Depolymerization of Waste Plastics to High-Quality Liquid Fuels by Xinze LI, Zhicheng LUO, Rui XIAO

“…This study evaluates catalytic pyrolysis, microwave pyrolysis, and photocatalytic depolymerization for converting waste plastics into liquid fuels, with an emphasis on the efficiency, selectivity, and scalability. …”
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Expression of Astragalus membranaceus phenylalanine ammonia-lyase gene in Pichia pastoris by Zhang Jianhui, Wang Shoufeng

“…Finally, protein concentration was measured with Bradford method and enzyme activity was analysed by measuring the absorption of resultant transcinnamic acid at 290 nm.After PAL was subcloned into pUCm-T, the result of sequencing indicated that about 2 200 bp ORF sequence of PAL gene was cloned from A. membranaceus. …”
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The Effect of Foliar Applications of Fe and Salicylic Acid on Sesame (Sesamum indicum L.). under Water Deficit Conditions by M. B Amiri, M Sepehri Bimorghi, A Mirzaeian

“…Cut-off irrigation at the podding and flowering stages led to a reduction in seed yield by 39% and 55%, respectively, compared to full irrigation. Foliar application of iron increased seed yield by 18% compared to the non-application of Fe. …”
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Bio-remediation of lead polluted soil by Pseudomonas aeruginosa strain M2 combined with pakchoi by CHEN Bao, XU Xiao-meng, QU Juan-juan, DONG Lei, YAN Li-long, SUN Xing-bin

“…In many researches, it is a promising way to enhance heavy metal absorption from soil through increasing plants biomass, improving plants resistant to heavy metal and raising the concentration of heavy metal in plants. …”
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Multi-omics insights into functional alterations of the liver in growth-retarded offspring: transcriptomic, epigenetic and metabolomic profiles by Qun Lan, Sui Liufu, Xin Xu, Bohe Chen, Wenwu Chen, Kaiming Wang, Caihong Liu, Lanlin Xiao, Xiaolin Liu, Lei Yi, Jingwen Liu, Qiuchun Deng, Haiming Ma, Meng Kang

“…Transcriptomic analysis of the liver indicated that differentially expressed genes (DEGs) linked to amino acid metabolism (IDO1, DAO, and UROC1) and innate immune (ISG15, RSAD2, and IFIT1) showed significant upregulation in the high birth weight (HBW) piglets when compared to the low birth weight (LBW) piglets. Furthermore, DEGs identified at the weaning stage are primarily enriched in PPAR signaling pathway, protein digestion and absorption, glutathione metabolism, tryptophan metabolism, and ferroptosis. …”
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The effects of competition and excessive copper concentration on seedling dry matter and copper, phosphorus, potassium, and magnesium contents in common bean (Phaseolus vulgaris) a... by Somayeh Bayat, Goudarz Ahmadvand, Ali Sepehri

“…The root system of crops in contact with the roots of neighbor plants (crop or weed) has different characteristics in terms of heavy metals adsorption compared to the pure stand of crops. The position of the roots of heavy metal accumulator weeds may affect the absorption of such metals by adjacent crops in infected conditions. …”
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Barium Abundances of Common Stars in the Gaia-ESO Survey and the LAMOST Medium-resolution Survey by Tian-Yi Chen, Jian-Rong Shi, Hong-Liang Yan, Shuai Liu, Chun-Qian Li, Xiao-Jin Xie, Ze-Ming Zhou, Yao-Jia Tang, Ming-Yi Ding

“…Compared to the GES catalog, the LTE Ba abundances obtained by us from the Ba ii λ 5853 line are the closest to the GES LTE results. …”
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High Reflectivity YDH/SiO2 Distributed Bragg Reflector for UV-C Wavelength Regime by Mohd Sharizal Alias, Abdullah A. Alatawi, Wong Kim Chong, Malleswararao Tangi, Jorge A. Holguin-Lerma, Edgars Stegenburgs, Mohammad Khaled Shakfa, Tien Khee Ng, Abdulrahman M. Albadri, Ahmed Y. Alyamani, Boon S. Ooi

“…Due to larger optical bandgap, the YDH thin films demonstrated higher transparency, lower extinction coefficient, and lower absorption coefficient in the UV-C regime (especially for wavelengths below 250 nm) compared to the HfO₂ thin films. …”
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Towards a New MAX-DOAS Measurement Site in the Po Valley: Aerosol Optical Depth and NO₂ Tropospheric VCDs by Elisa Castelli, Paolo Pettinari, Enzo Papandrea, Margherita Premuda, Andrè Achilli, Andreas Richter, Tim Bösch, Francois Hendrick, Caroline Fayt, Steffen Beirle, Martina M. Friedrich, Michel Van Roozendael, Thomas Wagner, Massimo Valeri

“…For this purpose, DEAP results are compared with the ones obtained with three state-of-the-art retrieval codes. …”
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Transcriptome Profiling Reveals the Effects of Rootstocks on Scion Architecture in <i>Malus domestica</i> Borkh Var. ‘Harlikar’ by Bin Xie, Junhao Li, Jiangtao Zhou, Guodong Kang, Zhongwen Tang, Xiaojian Ma, Xin Li, Jing Wang, Yanzhen Zhang, Yanhui Chen, Sumiao Yang, Cungang Cheng

“…It is thus important to reveal the mechanisms behind the rootstocks influence on the tree architecture of scions in apple trees. This study analyzed the grafting survival rate, the physiological parameters including plant growth, photosynthesis and nutrient accumulation in the apple variety ‘Harlikar’ with eight apple rootstocks. …”
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Transfer coefficients of heavy metals and fatty acid content of total lipids in freshly built beehives in different territories of the Carpathian region by Y. F. Rivis, V. O. Postoienko, B. V. Gutyj, O. I. Stadnytska, I. I. Saranchuk, O. Ya. Klym, A. V. Shelevach, O. B. Diachenko, O. O. Hopanenko, O. O. Bezaltychna, V. M. Yasko

“…The content of heavy metals in bee pollen, abdominal tissues of honey bees, and freshly built bee combs were studied to determine the transition coefficients. …”
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Intestinal microbiota in obese children with non-alcoholic fatty liver disease depending on the gallbladder function by Yu. M. Stepanov, N. Yu. Zavhorodnia, O. M. Tatarchuk, I. A. Klenina, O. I. Hrabovska, E. V. Zyhalo, O. P. Petishko, N. S. Vishnarevska, V. V. Dolhopolova

“…Small intestinal bacterial overgrowth (SIBO) and lactose absorption were assessed with the hydrogen breath test (HBT) with lactose loading using a Gastrolyzer (Bedfont Scientific Ltd, UK). …”
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The Effect of Wet and Dry Heating Process and Wheat Flour Particle Sizes on Dough Rheology and Staling of Bread by Mohammad Fazli Rad, Jafar Milani, Sepide Haghighat

“…Particle size distribution is the most widely used technique for classifying solid particles, which is effective in improving rheological properties by affecting the physicochemical properties of flour during hydration, such as water absorption, solvent retention, sedimentation, and adhesion properties. …”
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Regulatory effects of laser irradiation on greenhouse-grown strawberry productivity by LEI Kangqi, YANG Han, CHENG Feng, LEI Yumeng, LI Jianwei, QI Yetong, LI Zhitao, QI Xingjiang

“…[Methods] In this study, the facility cultivated Hongyan strawberries served as materials and soil cultivation experiments were carried out in plastic greenhouses. …”
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Bacterial cellulose-based scaffold with in-situ cationic micelle modification for urethral stricture disease: Sustained drug components release, cytokines recruitment, and bacteria... by Zhenpeng Zhu, Jianming Zhao, Xing Ji, Weimin Hu, Wenyuan Leng, Chunru Xu, Xiaoyu Li, Kunlin Yang, Xuesong Li, Yudong Zheng, Jian Lin

“…This scaffold also enables long-term sustained release of loaded drug components. Animal model studies have confirmed that this scaffold can achieve urethral repair outcomes comparable to those of normal urethral tissue. …”
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Estimating canopy nitrogen content by coupling PROSAIL-PRO with a nitrogen allocation model by Dong Li, Yapeng Wu, Katja Berger, Qianliang Kuang, Wei Feng, Jing M. Chen, Wenhui Wang, Hengbiao Zheng, Xia Yao, Yan Zhu, Weixing Cao, Tao Cheng

“…However, the subtle absorption features of nitrogen and protein in fresh leaves hinder the accurate estimation of CNC. …”
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Retrieval of NO₂ profiles from 3 years of Pandora MAX-DOAS measurements in Toronto, Canada by R. Alwarda, R. Alwarda, K. Bognar, X. Zhao, V. Fioletov, J. Davies, S. C. Lee, D. Griffin, A. Lupu, U. Frieß, A. Cede, A. Cede, Y. Su, K. Strong

“…Possible applications of the NO<span class="inline-formula">₂</span> vertical profile dataset include air quality monitoring and satellite validation studies. We explore the application of the optimal estimation method to Pandora multi-axis differential optical absorption spectroscopy (MAX-DOAS) measurements to retrieve vertical profile information for NO<span class="inline-formula">₂</span>. …”
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In-vivo high-resolution χ-separation at 7T by Jiye Kim, Minjun Kim, Sooyeon Ji, Kyeongseon Min, Hwihun Jeong, Hyeong-Geol Shin, Chungseok Oh, Robert J. Fox, Ken E. Sakaie, Mark J. Lowe, Se-Hong Oh, Sina Straub, Seong-Gi Kim, Jongho Lee

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Single‐microbe RNA sequencing uncovers unexplored specialized metabolic functions of keystone species in the human gut by Yifei Shen, Wenxin Qu, Mengdi Song, Tianyu Zhang, Chang Liu, Xiaofeng Shi, Xinxin Xu, Jingjing Jiang, Liguo Ding, Fangyu Mo, Zheying Mao, Mingzhu Huang, Ziye Xu, Jiaye Chen, Enhui Shen, Jian Ruan, Jiong Liu, Michael P. Timko, Yu Chen, Longjiang Fan, Shufa Zheng, Yongcheng Wang

“…We investigated the functional redundancy and complementarity involved in short‐chain fatty acids related central carbon metabolism and studied the heterogeneity and covariation of single‐microbe metabolic capacity. …”
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Long-term oyster shell powder applications increase crop yields and control soil acidity and cadmium in red soil drylands by Hao Li, Yan Wu, Jiwen Li, Tianfu Han, Kailou Liu, Shangshu Huang

“…Compared to L0, the yields of L750, L1500, and L2250 treatments increased by 5.55%-19.42%, 8.64%-28.74%, and 15.43%-37.01%, respectively. …”
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