Injectable Polyhydroxyalkanoate-Nano-Clay Microcarriers Loaded with r-BMSCs Enhance the Repair of Cranial Defects in Rats by Ci H, Jie J, Zhang G, Wu L, Wang Z, Sun J

“…Hai Ci,1– 3,* Junjin Jie,1,2,* Guo Zhang,1,2 Linping Wu,4 Zhenxing Wang,1,2 Jiaming Sun1,2 1Department of Plastic Surgery, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, 430022, People’s Republic of China; 2Wuhan Clinical Research Center for Superficial Organ Reconstruction, Wuhan, 430022, People’s Republic of China; 3Department of Burn and Plastic Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of Shihezi University, Shihezi, 8320082, People’s Republic of China; 4Key Laboratory of Immune Response and Immunotherapy, China-New Zealand Joint Laboratory of Biomedicine and Health, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Biocomputing, Guangzhou Institutes of Biomedicine and Health, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Guangzhou, 510530, People’s Republic of China*These authors contributed equally to this workCorrespondence: Zhenxing Wang; Jiaming Sun, Email benjamin.wzx@163.com; Sunjm1592@sina.comPurpose: Successful regeneration of cranial defects necessitates the use of porous bone fillers to facilitate cell proliferation and nutrient diffusion. Open porous microspheres, characterized by their high specific surface area and osteo-inductive properties, offer an optimal microenvironment for cell ingrowth and efficient ossification, potentially accelerating bone regeneration.Materials and Methods: An in vitro investigation was conducted to assess the physicochemical properties, porosity, and biocompatibility of PHA-nano-clay open porous microspheres. …”
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Antimicrobial Activity of Piper marginatum Jacq and Ilex guayusa Loes on Microorganisms Associated with Periodontal Disease by Fredy Gamboa, Camila-Cristina Muñoz, Gloria Numpaque, Luis Gonzalo Sequeda-Castañeda, Sandra Janeth Gutierrez, Nohemi Tellez

“…Piper marginatum Jacq total ethanol extract presented antimicrobial activity against all three bacteria, whereas Ilex guayusa Loes was only efficient against P. gingivalis ATCC 33277 and P. intermedia ATCC 25611, with inhibition halos from 9.3 to 30 mm. …”
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Assessment of the effects of different extraction methods on the phytochemicals, antimicrobial and anticancer activities of Eruca sativa extracts by Abeer F. Ahmad, Heba A. Shehta

“…On the contrary, the ultrasonic extraction of leaves was more efficient than maceration. Results of 2,2-diphenyl-1-picrylhydrazyl (DPPH) radical scavenging capacity showed that ultrasonic treated leaves, sprouts (10 min.), and macerated sprouts (72 h), recorded the lowest effective concentrations (EC50) of; 2.77, 3.846, and 3.676 mg/100 ml, respectively. …”
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Prevalence of Virulence Genes and Antibiotic Resistance in Clinical Isolates of Proteus mirabilis by Marwa Shaker Mahmood, Mustafa S. AL-Salmani, Shahad Basil Ismael, Ahmed Sami AL-Salmany, Aws Akram Jumaah, Hasan A. Aal Owaif

“…An antibiotic susceptibility test was performed using the disc diffusion technique. The zapA, ureC, mrpA, and rsbA genes were detected by PCR. …”
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An Epidemiological and Multidrug Resistance Study for E. coli Isolated from Urinary Tract Infection (Three Years of Study) by Mahde S. Assafi, Fawwaz F. Ali, Reem Fouad Polis, Nisreen Jawad Sabaly, Sozan Muhsin Qarani

“…The investigation, surveillance system, and efficient strategy will facilitate selecting an appropriate treatment that could control the bacterial distribution. …”
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D³-YOLOv10: Improved YOLOv10-Based Lightweight Tomato Detection Algorithm Under Facility Scenario by Ao Li, Chunrui Wang, Tongtong Ji, Qiyang Wang, Tianxue Zhang

“…Accurate and efficient tomato detection is one of the key techniques for intelligent automatic picking in the area of precision agriculture. …”
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Improved photocatalytic performance of Ce substituted lanthanum ferrite nanoparticles for the degradation of harmful antibiotic tetracycline from water by S. Adline Benila, V. Anslin Ferby, P. Sakthivel

“…Reusability studies confirmed the structural chemical stability of the samples over multiple degradation cycles, rendering its usage as efficient photocatalyst in wastewater treatment systems for the degradation of tetracycline.…”
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Green Electrospinning of Highly Concentrated Polyurethane Suspensions in Water: From the Rheology to the Fiber Morphology by Bryan Gross, Guy Schlatter, Pascal Hébraud, Flavien Mouillard, Lotfi Chehma, Anne Hébraud, Emeline Lobry

“…Thanks to a deep rheological investigation and the study of interactions and suspension morphology by zeta potential and diffusing wave spectroscopy, it is shown that regular fibers are efficiently produced when small particles are electrospun under favorable particle‐template polymer interactions and without screening the electrostatic repulsion between particles. …”
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Sodium-Ion Battery at Low Temperature: Challenges and Strategies by Yan Zhao, Zhen Zhang, Yalong Zheng, Yichao Luo, Xinyu Jiang, Yaru Wang, Zhoulu Wang, Yutong Wu, Yi Zhang, Xiang Liu, Baizeng Fang

“…The critical role of electrolyte formulation in maintaining battery efficiency and stability under extreme cold is highlighted, alongside strategies to mitigate capacity loss and cycle degradation. …”
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Control of water for high-yield and low-cost sustainable electrochemical synthesis of uniform monolayer graphene oxide by Jiaqi Guo, Songfeng Pei, Kun Huang, Qing Zhang, Xizhong Zhou, Jinmeng Tong, Zhibo Liu, Hui-Ming Cheng, Wencai Ren

“…Compared to the conventional chemical oxidation methods, water electrolytic oxidation of graphite-intercalation-compound (GIC) shows significant advantages in environmental-friendliness, safety and efficiency, but suffers from non-uniform oxidation, typically ~50 wt.% yield with ~50% monolayers. …”
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Development and characterization of antifungal niosomal gel of luliconazole: In vitro and ex vivo approaches by Vibhavari M. Chatur, Shashikant N. Dhole, Nilesh S. Kulkarni, Mithun Rudrapal

“…Niosomes are multilamellar vesicles that efficiently transfer active substances to epidermal layers or circulation. …”
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Optimal Placement of Leakage Sensors in Urban Gas Networks Based on an Ant Colony Algorithm and System Clustering by Zhewen Sui, Xiaobing Yuan, Baoping Cai, Fangqi Ye, Qingqing Duan, Zhiqiang Zhao, Xiaoyan Shao, Xin Zhou, Zhiming Hu

“…By finely tuning these parameters, the method achieves a significant reduction in the number of sensors required while ensuring comprehensive network coverage, thereby improving economic and operational efficiency. The optimized sensor layout not only accelerates the response to gas leaks but also enhances the system’s adaptability to complex urban environments. …”
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The operational medium-range deterministic weather forecasting can be extended beyond a 10-day lead time by Kang Chen, Tao Han, Fenghua Ling, Junchao Gong, Lei Bai, Xinyu Wang, Jing-Jia Luo, Ben Fei, Wenlong Zhang, Xi Chen, Leiming Ma, Tianning Zhang, Rui Su, Yuanzheng Ci, Bin Li, Xiaokang Yang, Wanli Ouyang

“…To decrease the error accumulation problem, a replay buffer mechanism has been implemented with high computational efficiency. These enhancements allow FengWu to outperform deterministic forecasts produced by European Centre for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts High-Resolution Model, Pangu-Weather, and GraphCast. …”
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Unveiling the effect of molybdenum and titanium co-doping on degradation and electrochemical performance in Ni-rich cathodes by Imesha Rambukwella, Konstantin L. Firestein, Yanan Xu, Ziqi Sun, Shanqing Zhang, Cheng Yan

“…We believe this work points out a way to improve the cycling performance, Coulombic efficiency and capacity retention in Ni-rich cathodes.…”
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Green synthesis of silver nanoparticles using Trema Orientalis (L.) extract and evaluation of their antibacterial activity by Richa Das, Pradeep Kumar, Amit Kumar Singh, Shreni Agrawal, Salim Albukhaty, Indrani Bhattacharya, Kavindra Nath Tiwari, Sunil Kumar Mishra, Amit Kumar Tripathi, Faizah A. AlMalki, Azalldeen Kazal Alzubaidi, Wasan J. Al-Kaabi, Vishnu D. Rajput, Zaidon T. Al-aqbi

“…This work provides a more sustainable and efficient method of bacterial treatment.…”
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Boosted high-throughput D⁺ transfer from D₂O to unsaturated bonds via Pdδ+ cathode for solvent-free deuteration by Xiu-Feng Zhang, Shi-Nan Zhang, Zhao Zhang, Bing-Liang Leng, Kai-Yuan Lu, Jie-Sheng Chen, Xin-Hao Li

“…Electrochemical deuteration using D₂O is promising, but existing methods still suffer from low Faradaic efficiency (FE) and high separation costs. Herein, we report a deuterium ion diffusion-based all-solid electrolyser, featuring a RuO₂ anode for D+ generation from pure D2O and a Pd/nitrogen-doped carbon-based liquid diffusion cathode (Pdδ+/NC LDC) with tunable electron deficiencies Pdδ+/NC to enhance selective deuteration. …”
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CFD-Guided Design of Non-Uniform Flow Channels in PEMFCs for Waste Heat Utilization in District Heating Networks by Dai Cui, Dong Liu, Peng Yu, Jiayi Li, Zhi Zhou, Meishan Zhang, Qun Chen, Fang Yuan

“…Proton exchange membrane fuel cells (PEMFCs), recognized as promising sources of waste heat for space heating, domestic hot water supply, and industrial thermal applications, have garnered substantial interest owing to their environmentally benign operation and high energy conversion efficiency. Since the uniformity of oxygen diffusion toward catalytic layers critically governs electrochemical performance, this study establishes a three-dimensional, non-isothermal computational fluid dynamics (CFD) model to systematically optimize the cathode flow channel width distribution, targeting the maximization of power output through enhanced reactant homogeneity. …”
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Utilization of bacteriocin-producing bacteria in dairy products by Matěj Patrovský, Lenka Kouřimská, Šárka Havlíková, Jaroslava Marková, Radko Pechar, Vojtěch Rada

“…Pediocin also demonstrated a distinct inhibitory effect, but enterocin appeared to be heat labile and its efficiency was also suppressed under cold storage conditions. …”
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Updating technological modes for concentrated sugar-containing solutions purification by N. M. Daisheva, S. O. Semenikhin, I. N. Lyciy, M. M. Usmanov

“…Improving cleaning methods aimed at increasing its efficiency is an urgent task. Lime-carbon dioxide purification of the concentrated sugar-containing solution before boiling allows to improve the quality of sugar, reducing the syrup color and increasing its natural alkalinity. …”
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The Adsorption Potential of Cr from Water by ZnO Nanoparticles Synthesized by Azolla pinnata by Ou Wenjie, Waqas Ahmed, Fu Xiuxian, Wang Lu, Li Jiannan, Yang Jie, Rana Muhammad Ammar Asghar, Mohsin Mahmood, Juha M. Alatalo, Muhammad Imtiaz, Weidong Li, Sajid Mehmood

“…A number of adsorption parameters were studied, including pH, dose, concentration of metal ions, and contact time. The removal efficiency of PF-ZnONPs for Cr (VI) has been found to be 96% at a time (60 min), 69.02% at pH 4, and 70.43% at a dose (10 mg·L−1). …”
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