Reliable methods to determine experimental energy barriers for transport in salt-rejecting membranes by Mohammad Allouzi, Mor Avidar, Liat Birnhack, Razi Epsztein, Anthony P. Straub

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Activation of cannabinoid receptor 2 by turmeric oleoresin reduces inflammation and oxidative stress in an osteoarthritis in vitro model by Federico Ghiselli, Roberta Majer, Andrea Piva, Ester Grilli, Ester Grilli

“…This study investigates the potential of turmeric oleoresin (TUR) to activate Cannabinoid Receptor 2 (CBR2) and its role in mediating anti-inflammatory and antioxidant effects in an in vitro OA model.Material and methodsMolecular docking and cAMP quantification assays were used to evaluate TUR’s agonistic activity on CBR2. …”
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Segmentation and finite element analysis in orthopaedic trauma by Kevin Y. Wang, Alexander R. Farid, Simon Comtesse, Arvind G. von Keudell

“…FEA provides valuable outcome measures such as stress distribution, strain quantification, fracture gap motion, failure prediction, and implant stability. …”
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Gamma radiolytically synthesized phosphate decorated gold nanoparticles for ultra-trace level detection of U(VI) in water by Nilanjal Misra, Swarnima Rawat, Shubhangi A. Shelkar, Ayan Ghosh, Sanjay Kumar, Virendra Kumar

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Electrochemical probe for total determination and speciation of selenium (IV& VI) species in water, drug formulations and foodstuffs using Thoron–I as selective chelating agent by H. Alwael

“…The probe was validated by analysis of selenium in certified reference material (CRM, IAEA- Soil-7) and in drug formulations. …”
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Head and Neck Squamous Cell Carcinoma: Insights from Dual-Energy Computed Tomography (DECT) by Eleonora Bicci, Antonio Di Finizio, Leonardo Calamandrei, Francesca Treballi, Francesco Mungai, Stefania Tamburrini, Giacomo Sica, Cosimo Nardi, Luigi Bonasera, Vittorio Miele

“…It also creates material decomposition images, like iodine maps, aiding in tumor characterization and therapy assessment. …”
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InSAR-constrained parallel elastic finite element models for fault coseismic dislocation inversion: a case study of the 2016 MW 5.9 Menyuan earthquake by Yuhang Chen, Caibo Hu, Mingqian Shi, Huai Zhang, Huai Zhang

“…The distinct mechanical responses of material heterogeneity and topographic effects require separate quantification, confirming our method’s viability for coseismic dislocation inversion in actual large earthquakes.…”
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Evaluation of the Biodegradation Potential of Phytopathogenic Fungi in Sugar Cane (<i>Saccharum officinarum</i>) Waste from the Rural Sector of Milagro, Ecuador by Sandra Campuzano-Rodríguez, Fabricio Guevara-Viejó, Arturo Guevara-Sandoya, Juan Diego Valenzuela-Cobos, Claudia Pozzi Jantalia

“…In Ecuador, sugarcane (<i>Saccharum officinarum</i>) is a grass of great socioeconomic impact due to the employment rate involved in its cultivation and its use as a raw material for obtaining sugar and other derivatives. …”
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Bioactive Properties of <i>Pentacalia vaccinioides</i> (Kunth) Cuatrec. (Asteraceae) Essential Oils: Evaluation of Antimicrobial and Antioxidant Activities by Luis G. Sequeda-Castañeda, María A. Castellanos-Gómez, Carlos L. A. Céspedes-Acuña

“…The identification and quantification of the compounds present in the EOs were conducted by gas chromatography coupled to mass spectrometry (GC-MS). …”
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Development of a sugar-derived silver nanoparticle-based electrochemical immunosensor for sensitive D-dimer detection by Fatma Ozturk Kirbay, İdris Yazgan, Dilek Odaci

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Simultaneous Determination of 23 <i>Trans</i> Fatty Acids in Common Edible Oils by Gas Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry by Yanping Cao, Xia Li, Kun Wang, Xianpeng Wu, Jie Zhang, Fengen Wang

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Selection of reliable reference genes in Colletotrichum scovillei during different growth stages, host interactions, and plant extract treatment for qRT-PCR by Guo Geng Jia, Sun Ha Kim, Jiyoung Min, Nelson Villalobos Zamora, Silvia Soto Montero, Dong-Keun Yi, Soo-Yong Kim, Sang-Keun Oh

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Engineering-Driven Approach for the Structural Design of Geometrically Complex Modular Artificial Reefs by Fábio Cruz, Isabel B. Valente, Dmytro Maslov, Tiago Miranda, Eduardo B. Pereira

“…This study establishes the premises for the structural design, followed by the quantification of actions based on standards and recommendations for marine structures. …”
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Multi-scale fatigue damage analysis in filament-wound carbon fiber reinforced epoxy composites for hydrogen storage tanks by Imen Feki, Mohammadali Shirinbayan, Samia Nouira, Robert Tie Bi, Jean-Baptiste Maeso, Cedric Thomas, Joseph Fitoussi

“…The research employs a combination of tension-tension load-controlled fatigue tests and high-resolution physical-chemical characterization and porosity quantification to assess the impact of porosity on mechanical performance. …”
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QuEChERS-超高效液相色谱-串联质谱法 测定酥油中17种真菌毒素Determination of 17 mycotoxins in ghee by QuEChERS-ultra-high performance liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry... by 严晓贤1,2，吴兴强1，夏寒1,2，仝凯旋1，常巧英1，范春林1，朱浙辉3，陈辉1 YAN Xiaoxian1,2, WU Xingqiang1, XIA Han1,2, TONG Kaixuan1, CHANG Qiaoying1, FAN Chunlin1, ZHU Zhehui3, CHEN Hui1

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Observational study of intracranial pressure instability in patients with pseudotumour cerebri syndrome by Afroditi D. Lalou, Zofia H. Czosnyka, Marek Czosnyka

“…Full understanding of each element of its pathophysiology and their interaction would be essential and include quantification of the CSF pressure not only as a number, but also with consideration of its dynamic contents. …”
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Evaluating UAV LiDAR and Field Spectroscopy for Estimating Residual Dry Matter Across Conservation Grazing Lands by Bruce Markman, H. Scott Butterfield, Janet Franklin, Lloyd Coulter, Moses Katkowski, Daniel Sousa

“…Residual dry matter (RDM) is a term used in rangeland management to describe the non-photosynthetic plant material left on the soil surface at the end of the growing season. …”
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Heat stress stimulates colon cancer cells to secret specific population of extracellular nanovesicles enriched by HSP70 and microRNAs by I. V. Nazarova, L. M. Zabegina, N. S. Nikiforova, M. A. Slusarenko, E. I. Sidina, A. V. Zhakhov, A. M. Ishchenko, B. A. Margulis, I. V. Guzhova, A. V. Malek

“…Super-paramagnetic particles (SPMP ) covered by antibodies to the membrane form of Hsp70 were used for isolation and quantification of Hsp70(+) ENVs. Vesicular microRNA was assayed by RT-qPC R.Results. …”
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In-Vitro Bioactivity Evaluation of Hydrangenol Extracted from Hydrangea macrophylla (Thunb.) Ser. Leaves by Barbara Schmitt, Angelika Malarski, Ahlam Al-yafeai, Volker Böhm

“…In this investigation, dry Hydrangea leaves were utilized as the source material. Subsequent to comminution and thermal treatment at 70 °C for an 18-hour duration, followed by a 30-minute ultrasonic bath extraction and a 5-minute centrifugation at 5000 rpm, hydrangenol was isolated through preparative HPLC. …”
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Hybrid method for automatic initialization and segmentation of ventricular on large-scale cardiovascular magnetic resonance images by Ning Pan, Zhi Li, Cailu Xu, Junfeng Gao, Huaifei Hu

“…Conclusions Our experimental results show that the proposed schema can automatically analyze large-scale quantification from population cardiac images with robustness and accuracy.…”
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