Ion channel traffic jams: the significance of trafficking deficiency in long QT syndrome by Gema Mondéjar-Parreño, Ana I. Moreno-Manuel, Juan Manuel Ruiz-Robles, José Jalife

“…We also comment on how mapping the interactomes of the different cardiac ion channels may help advance research into LQTS and other cardiac diseases. …”
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Notch2 Deletion Compromises Epithelial Integrity and Enamel Formation in Rodent Incisors by Argyro Lamprou, Cristina Porcheri, Thimios A. Mitsiadis

“…The evolutionarily conserved Notch signalling pathway regulates the fate, proliferation and differentiation of cells in most developing organs, thus affecting their morphogenesis and function. Here, we investigated the role of the Notch2 receptor in the generation and function of epithelial cells of the continuously erupting rodent incisors. …”
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Natural Gas Condensate Desulfurization via Polyacrylonitrile/Ag Nanocomposite Nanofibers: Optimization and Kinetics/isotherms Studies by Reza Dadashvand-nigjeh, Afsaneh Mollahosseini, Mohammad Alimoradi, Majid Ramezani

“…The synthesized material was characterized by SEM, EDAX, and XRD. The presence of C, N, O, and Ag proved that the composite was synthesized successfully. …”
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Adsorption of COD in Coking Wastewater on Nitric Acid-Modified Blue Coke Activated Carbon by Xu Jiang, Xinzhe Lan, Yonghui Song, Xiangdong Xing

“…The blue coke activated carbon (BAC) modified by nitric acid at different concentrations was used as an adsorbent to remove COD from coking wastewater. …”
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Impact of person-centred care training and person-centred activities on quality of life, agitation, and antipsychotic use in people with dementia living in nursing homes: A cluster... by Clive Ballard, Anne Corbett, Martin Orrell, Gareth Williams, Esme Moniz-Cook, Renee Romeo, Bob Woods, Lucy Garrod, Ingelin Testad, Barbara Woodward-Carlton, Jennifer Wenborn, Martin Knapp, Jane Fossey

“…There were also statistically significant benefits in agitation (CMAI Z score 2.68, p = 0.0076; mean difference 4.27, SEM 1.59; 95% CI -7.39, -1.15; Cohen's D 0.23) and overall neuropsychiatric symptoms (NPI-NH Z score 3.52, p < 0.001; mean difference 4.55, SEM 1.28; 95% CI -7.07,-2.02; Cohen's D 0.30). …”
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Mediation and moderation analysis of the association between physical capability and quality of life among stroke patients. by Xue Yang, Hongmei Zhang, Qian Liu, Yihuan Lu, Liqing Yao

“…The structural equation model (SEM) was used to test the moderated mediation model in Mplus 8.0 software. …”
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Sorption of Uranium(VI) and Thorium(IV) by Jordanian Bentonite by Fawwaz I. Khalili, Najla'a H. Salameh, Mona M. Shaybe

“…This includes mixing the raw bentonite with water and then centrifuge it at 750 rpm; this process is repeated until white purified bentonite is obtained. XRD, XRF, FTIR, and SEM techniques will be used for the characterization of purified bentonite. …”
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Correction to: Utilization of waste lignin to prepare controlled-slow release urea by Maryam Hosseini, Nader Sadeghi, Jamshid Behin

“…Results The analysis of FTIR spectra indicated the changes in the functional groups of acetylated lignin. Petrographic photography and scanning electron microscopy (SEM) analyses demonstrated a uniform and homogeneous cov- ering of the urea surface. …”
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Study the Structural and Optical Properties (Energy Gap) of Polythiophene/MWCNT/SnO2 Nanocomposite as an NO2 Gas Sensor by Faten Adnan Jasim, Thamir A.A.Hassan

“…The FE-SEM images of the pure PTh and the nanocomposite showed an apparent change in the morphological composition of the surface. …”
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Novel Facile Technique for Synthesis of Stable Cuprous Oxide (Cu2O) Nanoparticles – an Ageing Effect by Sachin S. Sawant, Ashok D. Bhagwat, Chandrashekhar M. Mahajan

“…The Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM) measurements also ascertain the cubical morphology. …”
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Statistical Modeling and Kinetic Studies on the Adsorption of Reactive Red 2 by a Low-Cost Adsorbent: Grape Waste-Based Activated Carbon Using Sulfuric Acid Activator-Assisted Ther... by Seyyed Alireza Mousavi, Davood Shahbazi, Arezoo Mahmoudi, Parviz Mohammadi, Tooraj Massahi

“…The prepared activated carbon has been characterized by FTIR, SEM, and BET. The results of characterization indicate the successful conversion of grape waste into mesoporous AC with desirable surface area consist of different functional groups. …”
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Porous Silicon & Titanium Dioxide Coatings Prepared by Atmospheric Pressure Plasma Jet Chemical Vapour Deposition Technique-A Novel Coating Technology for Photovoltaic Modules by S. Bhatt, J. Pulpytel, F. Krcma, V. Mazankova, F. Arefi-Khonsari

“…Thin films with good uniformity on the substrate were obtained at high deposition rate, between 800 -1000 nm.s-1, and AFM results revealed that coatings are relatively smooth (Ra ~ 2 nm). The FTIR and SEM analyses were better used to monitor the chemical composition and the morphology of the films in function of the different experimental conditions.…”
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Crossing the Valley of Death in Spinal Cord Injury: Learning from Successful Translators by Vieri Failli, Stephen M. Strittmatter, Martin E. Schwab, Aileen J. Anderson, Angela Ruban, Hassan Al-Ali, Armin Curt, Adrien Cohen, Jane T.C. Hsieh

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Impact of continuous cropping on tobacco growth, stress resistance, and soil microecological structure by Shikang Yu, Huizhan Gu, Jixian He, Fucheng Li, Weijie Liu, Qi Chen, Yu Lai, Bo Zhu

“…Prediction of the potential functions of soil samples with different continuous cropping years revealed that the Z-scores of each pathway in noncontinuous cropping soil samples ranged from 1.12 to 0.078, while those in 33-year continuous cropping samples decreased from −0.10 to −1.41. …”
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Elucidating metabolite and pH variations in stroke through guanidino, amine and amide CEST MRI: A comparative multi-field study at 9.4T and 3T by Kexin Wang, Licheng Ju, Guanda Qiao, Yajie Liang, Yihan Wu, Chengyan Chu, Joshua Rogers, Yuguo Li, Suyi Cao, Valina L. Dawson, Ted M Dawson, Piotr Walczak, Jiadi Xu

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The role of non-coding RNAs in the regulation of cell death pathways in melanoma by Yekta Metanat, Maria Sviridova, Bareq N. Al-Nuaimi, Fateme Janbazi, Mahtab Jalali, Nogol Ghalamkarpour, Elnaz Khodabandehloo, Ehsan Ahmadi

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Antimicrobial Properties of Chitosan-Alumina/f-MWCNT Nanocomposites by Monaheng Masheane, Lebea Nthunya, Soraya Malinga, Edward Nxumalo, Tobias Barnard, Sabelo Mhlanga

“…Antimicrobial chitosan-alumina/functionalized-multiwalled carbon nanotube (f-MWCNT) nanocomposites were prepared by a simple phase inversion method. …”
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Comparative Analysis of Ratoon-Competent and Ratoon-Deficient Sugarcane by Hormonal and Transcriptome Profiling by Liping Zhao, Maoyong Ran, Jing Zhang, Peifang Zhao, Fenggang Zan, Jun Zhao, Wei Qin, Qibin Wu, Jiayong Liu, Xinlong Liu

“…This study elucidates the physiological and molecular mechanisms underlying the sugarcane ratooning ability observed in ratoon-competent GuiTang 29 (GT29) and ratoon-deficient Badila cultivars following stem excision. Through integrated hormonal profiling and transcriptome analysis, we identified significant differences in hormone levels and gene expression patterns. …”
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Plant-derived hydrogel and photosynthetic nano-units for myocardial infarction therapy by YongBo Lv, Dashuai Zhu, Junlang Li, Yuan Li, Chao Lu, Jianing Bi, Ke Huang, Shiqi Hu, Shuo Liu, Na Yan, Ke Cheng, Juan Wang

“…In this study, we develop a two-component therapeutic system from different parts of Glycyrrhiza: a functional hydrogel made from glycyrrhizic acid extracted from the stem and root, and nanosized chloroplast units (NCUs) derived from leaves. …”
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Extracellular vesicles: innovative cell-free solutions for wound repair by Hanne Eerdekens, Elke Pirlet, Sarah Willems, Annelies Bronckaers, Paula M. Pincela Lins, Paula M. Pincela Lins

“…This review comprehensively summarizes the latest research on the function of EVs from endogenous cell types during the different phases of wound healing, thereby presenting interesting therapeutic targets. …”
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