Different approaches for plasma nitrocarburizing of austenitic stainless steel using a plasma-activated solid carbon precursor in a hot-wall reactor by Saeed M. Jafarpour, Anke Dalke, Horst Biermann

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Effect of Blue Light Intensity During Spreading on the Aroma of Green Tea by Youyue He, Yan Tang, Shiyue Song, Lailong Li, Shaoshuai An, Guoming Zhou, Jing Zhu, Song Li, Yue Yin, Anburaj Jeyaraj, Chunju Peng, Xinghui Li, Guanghui Zeng

“…Four tea samples treated with different light conditions (blue light intensities) were used to investigate the effect of spreading treatment on changes in the composition and content of volatile compounds. …”
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Urinary Proteome Analysis Identified Neprilysin and VCAM as Proteins Involved in Diabetic Nephropathy by Elena Guillén-Gómez, Beatriz Bardají-de-Quixano, Sílvia Ferrer, Carlos Brotons, Mark A. Knepper, Montserrat Carrascal, Joaquin Abian, José M. Mas, Francesca Calero, José A. Ballarín, Patricia Fernández-Llama

“…We included type 2 diabetic normotensive non-obese males with (n=9) and without (n=11) incipient DN (microalbuminuria). Sample collection included blood and urine at baseline (control and DN basal) and, in DN patients, after 3 months of losartan treatment (DN treated). …”
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Nutritional and biochemical insights into multiple pressure ulcer management: a case report by Alica Hokynková, Alica Hokynková, Hana Paulová, Petr Šín, Petr Šín, Marie Nováková, Petr Babula, Andrea Pokorná

“…A multidisciplinary approach was essential for the timing of the successful reconstruction process. The patient had a history of paraplegia since 1999 due to a skiing accident with fractures of thoracic vertebrae (Th6–Th9), requiring spinal surgery. …”
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Phytochemical Characterization and Assessment of the Wound Healing Properties of Three Eurasian Propolis by Elisabetta Miraldi, Alessandro Giordano, Giorgio Cappellucci, Federica Vaccaro, Marco Biagi, Giulia Baini

“…Its anti-inflammatory and immunomodulatory properties could indicate an indirect contribution in helping the process.…”
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3D Printing parameter optimisation combined with heat treatment for achieving high density and enhanced performance in refractory high-entropy alloys by Deyu Jiang, Miao Luo, Changxi Liu, Yashuo Zhang, Lai-Chang Zhang, Kuaishe Wang, Wen Wang, Lechun Xie, Liqiang Wang, Weijie Lu, Di Zhang

“…Mechanical testing showed that these heat-treated samples exhibited yield strengths over 150 MPa higher than the as-built samples, while still retaining nearly 50% ductility under short-term heat treatment. …”
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ChatGPT4’s diagnostic accuracy in inpatient neurology: A retrospective cohort study by Sebastian Cano-Besquet, Tyler Rice-Canetto, Hadi Abou-El-Hassan, Simon Alarcon, Jason Zimmerman, Leo Issagholian, Nasser Salomon, Ivan Rojas, Joseph Dhahbi, Michael M. Neeki

“…Further studies with larger sample sizes and independent third-party evaluations are recommended to confirm these findings and assess the impact of LLMs on patient health.…”
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Inhibition Effect of Phosphorus Flame Retardants on the Fire Disasters Induced by Spontaneous Combustion of Coal by Yibo Tang

“…By using six P-containing additives to process three typical coal samples, this study investigated the variations of the self-ignition characteristics of the coal samples before and after treatment. …”
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Analyzing microbiome data with taxonomic misclassification using a zero-inflated Dirichlet-multinomial model by Matthew D. Koslovsky

“…Analysis is further complicated by the steps taken to collect and process microbiome samples. For example, sequencing instruments have a fixed capacity for the total number of reads delivered. …”
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Reduction of Chromium and Manganese Heavy Metal Concentration in Leachate by Electrocoagulation  by Tricia Danica C. Calma, Micaela Angela T. Derramas, Joseph R. Ortenero, Ian A. Navarrete, Allan N. Soriano

“…The electrocoagulation process is an electrochemical method that treats wastewater, which can potentially remove heavy metal pollutants from the leachate. …”
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An investigation on shelf life and sorbate residues of salt and potassium sorbate by Ayşe Gürel İnanlı, Bahri Patır

“…For this purpose; %10 and %15 ratios NaCI and %1, %5 and %10 ratios potassium sorbate were treated to the fillets. The processed fillet samples were vacuum-packaged in polyethylene bags and storaged at 4 CB. …”
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Effect of Heat Treatment on the Corrosion Behavior of Selective Laser Melted CX Stainless Steel by Shaoqian Wu, Shuo Wu, Shilong Xing, Tianshu Wang, Jiabin Hou, Yuantao Zhao, Zongan Li, Yanbo Liu

“…The results demonstrated that the SLM-processed CX sample initially consisted of martensite and retained austenite. …”
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Contact potential difference of alloy steel after heat treatment by L. P. Aref`eva, A. G. Sukiyazov, Yu. V. Dolgachev, L. S. Shakhova

“…To carry out the statistical processing, there were three samples in three series. …”
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THE EFFECT OF TRANSGLUTAMINASE ON THE RHEOLOGICAL PROPERTIES OF YOGURT by Iuliana Aprodu, Gabriela Gurau, Aurelia Ionescu, Iuliana Banu

“…The cross-linking of milk proteins influenced the post-acidification process as well as the stability of the yogurt samples. …”
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Identification of microbial groups in the aeration tanks of secondary wastewater treatment stage by Al Ajeel F., Kishk M., Ibrahim E.

“…In recent years, wastewater treatment plants have been used to process treated water for domestic purposes, sustaining groundwater resources for the future. …”
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The impact of heat treatment on microstructure, residual stress, and mechanical behavior of laser powder bed fusion additively manufactured Ti–6Al–2Sn–4Zr–2Mo alloy by Matin Vafaei, Reza Ghanavati, Abdollah Saboori, Luca Iuliano

“…Additionally, it is revealed that the microstructural changes and relieved stresses from the heat treatment process caused a lower microhardness and a higher ductility under compressive loading, as the elongation and toughness reached 20.5% and 23.255 kJ/mm3 in the heat-treated samples, respectively. …”
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Formulation and evaluation of probiotic starter culture: impact on Ethiopian cottage cheese “Ayib” safety, stability, sensory acceptability and antioxidant potential by Zerihun Asefa, Anteneh Tesfaye, Asnake Desalegn, Tadesse Daba, Tsion Haile

“…Remarkably, the storage stability of the treated Ayib was enhanced by 2–9 times compared to the control sample. …”
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Fluoride Release of Fresh and Aged Glass Ionomer Cements after Recharging with High-Fluoride Dentifrice by Fabiana Gouveia Rolim, Allan David de Araújo Lima, Islany Cardoso Lima Campos, Robson de Sousa Ferreira, Carlos da Cunha Oliveira-Júnior, Vera Lúcia Gomes Prado, Glauber Campos Vale

“…A second experiment was performed, using the same specimens of the previous study that were submitted to an aging process (specimens were kept in 2 ml of DW, remaining at 37°C for 36 weeks). …”
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ANTIFUNGAL THERAPY AND PESTICIDES: IS THERE A CONNECTION? by Anastasiia A. Hrynzovska, Vitaly V. Bobir, Volodymyr P. Shirobokov, Irina M. Vovk, Vadym A. Poniatovsky, Oleksandr A. Nazarchuk

“…At the same time, it was established that, in some cases, the process of adaptation of this group of microorganisms to fungicides was accompanied by an increase in their sensitivity to antimycotics, which are used to treat fungal infections. …”
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Optimizing imputation strategies for mass spectrometry-based proteomics considering intensity and missing value rates by Yuming Shi, Huan Zhong, Jason C. Rogalski, Leonard J. Foster

“…In mass spectrometry (MS)-based proteomics, MVs can arise due to several reasons: peptides could be below instrumental detection limits, peptides or proteins might be absent or depleted from the sample for biological or technical reasons, or data processing could fail to detect a real signal. …”
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