This study evaluated the modulation of gut microbiota, immune responses, and gut morphometry in C57BL/6 mice, upon oral administration of S. maxima-derived modified pectin (SmP, 7.5 mg/mL) and pectin nanoparticles (SmPNPs; 7.5 mg/mL). Metagenomics an...
Cement slurry segregation has a detrimental impact on the cement matrix efficiency in term of zonal isolation. In this study, synthetic modified phyllosilicate (SMP) dispersant, which is known as laponite RD is suggested to reduce the slurry segregat...
Antimicrobial peptides (AMPs) are naturally occurring compounds which possess a rapid killing mechanism and low resistance potential. Consequently, they are being viewed as potential alternatives to traditional antibiotics. One of the major factors l...
Shape-Memory Polymers (SMPs) are considered a kind of smart material able to modify size, shape, stiffness and strain in response to different external (heat, electric and magnetic field, water or light) stimuli including the physiologic ones such as...
Multifunctional polyurethane shape memory polymers (PU-SMPs) have been of increasing interest in various applications. Here we report structure characterization, detailed methodology, and obtained results on the identification of functional propertie...
Zinc oxide nanoparticles (ZnO NPs) are ones of the most commonly manufactured nanomaterials worldwide. They can be used as a zinc fertilizer in agriculture to enhance yielding and to control the occurrence of diseases thanks to its broad antifungal a...
This paper presents a new methodology to develop “thiol-epoxy” shape-memory polymers (SMPs) with enhanced mechanical properties in a simple and efficient manner via “click” chemistry by using thermal latent initiators. The shape-memory response (SMR)...
The adsorptive removal of lead (II) from aqueous medium was carried out by chemically modified silica monolith particles. Porous silica monolith particles were prepared by the sol-gel method and their surface modification was carried out using trimet...
Camelina meal (CM) and camelina expeller (CE) were compared with soybean meal (SM) and rapeseed meal (RM). Trial 1 consisted of a modified Tilley and Terry in vitro technique. Trial 2 was an in situ technique performed by incubating nylon bags within...
The objective of this study was to evaluate the influence of modified atmosphere and moisture absorbers on specific metabolites (SMs) content in packaged stinging nettle leaves (Urtica dioica L.). Hydroponically cultivated fresh nettle leaves were pa...
Enhancing the effectiveness of exercise for long-term body weight management and overall health benefits may be aided through complementary dietary strategies that help to control acute postexercise energy compensation. Inulin-type fructans (ITFs) ha...
Doce de leite (DL) is a product originating in South America, particularly in countries such as Brazil, Argentina, and Uruguay. The product is widely used for direct consumption and industrial applications and can be added with thickening agents to m...
Drilling fluid systems for deep and ultra-deep wells are hampered by both high-temperature downhole environments and lengthy cycle periods. Suppose that the gel particle-plugging agent, the primary treatment agent in the system, fails to offer durabl...
Objective: To perform a systematic review (SR) of existing literature and a patent landscape report (PLR) regarding the potential applications of shape-memory polymers (SMPs) in dentistry. Search strategy: Clinical and Biomedical online databases (Pu...
This study aimed to compare newly developed diabetes-specific complete smoothie formulas with a standard diabetes-specific nutritional formula (DSNF) regarding their effects on glucose homeostasis, insulin levels, and lipid metabolism in obese type 2...
Background: Self-medication (SM) among women during pregnancy poses a critical risk to maternal health, and SM is still commonly practiced in Saudi Arabia. Therefore, this study aims to assess the factors, attitudes, and prevalence of SM among pregna...
San Marzano (SM) is a traditional Italian landrace characterized by red elongated fruits, originating in the province of Naples (Italy) and cultivated worldwide. Three mutations, yellow flesh (r), green flesh (gf) and colorless fruit epidermis (y) we...
Flaxseed press cake, a by-product of flaxseed oil production, has attracted growing interest as a food ingredient due to its nutritional composition. This study investigated the impact of partially replacing skim milk powder (SMP) with flaxseed cake...
Data on intraoperative neurophysiological monitoring (IOM) during spinal meningioma (SM) surgery are scarce. The aim of this study was to assess the role of IOM and its impact on post-operative functional outcome. Eighty-six consecutive surgically tr...
In the study of eggplant (Solanum melongena L.), a cross between the green peel line 19143 and the white peel line 19147 produced E4957 F1 hybrids with a purple–brown peel. Self-fertilization of the F1 hybrids yielded E4957 F2 offspring with a...
We propose and demonstrate dendrimer-based coatings for a sensitive biochip surface that enhance the high-performance sorption of small molecules (i.e., biomolecules with low molecular weights) and the sensitivity of a label-free, real-time photonic...
(1) Background: With the increasing life expectancy in the Western world, an increasing number of old patients presents with spinal meningioma. Considering the benign nature of these tumors, the functional outcome remains of great importance, since m...
In ferroelectric materials, phase boundaries such as the morphotropic phase boundary (MPB) and polymorphic phase boundary (PPB) have been widely utilized to enhance the piezoelectric properties. However, for a single-ferroelectric-phase system, there...
This paper introduces a novel power supply voltage adjustment strategy that can determine the optimum voltage value based on the amount of absorbed power. The novel automatic voltage adjustment technique was called inverse maximum power point trackin...
Perovskite-type ABO3 oxides show a number of cation-ordered structures, which have significant effects on their properties. The rock-salt-type order is dominant for B cations, and the layered order for A cations. In this work, we prepared a new perov...
There is interest in novel blood markers to improve risk stratification in patients presenting with cardiac arrest. We assessed associations of different plasma sphingomyelin concentrations and neurological outcome in patients with cardiac arrest. In...
Rich biological information in sweat provides great potential for health monitoring and management. However, due to the complexity of sweat, the development of environmentally friendly green electronic products is of great significance to the constru...
Background: Radiological parameters predicting the postoperative neurological outcome after resection of a spinal meningioma (SM) are poorly studied, with controversial results. Methods: Observational multicenter cohort (2011–2018) of adult patients...
The soil water availability of six vegetable crop cycles, irrigated with water of 0.4 dS m−1 electrical conductivity, was modified by varying the irrigation frequency in typical Mediterranean greenhouses at SE Spain. The soil matric water poten...
The demand for sustainable, low-trans specialty confectionery fats drives the search for novel lipid sources. This study optimizes a ternary lipid matrix utilizing fully hydrogenated rapeseed oil (FHRSO), sea buckthorn oil (SBO), and native rapeseed...
Background: Extracellular volume fraction (ECV), measured with contrast-enhanced magnetic resonance imaging (CE-MRI), has been utilized to study myocardial fibrosis, but its role in peripheral artery disease (PAD) remains unknown. We hypothesized tha...
Valorization of agro-food waste through anaerobic digestion (AD) is gaining prominence as alternative method of waste minimization and renewable energy production. The aim of this study was to identify the key parameters for digester performance subj...
Hazelnut oil cake, a by-product in the cold-pressing of hazelnut oil, is a rich in valuable nutrients, which makes it a promising option for supplementation or as a raw material in the development of functional products. The aim of this work was to s...
Pinus oocarpa Schiede ex Schltdl. is the most important resin-producing conifer in Mexico, yet its morphological variation and seed transfer guidelines remain poorly defined for the Sierra Madre del Sur (SMS). This study evaluated variation in cone,...
Lithium–oxygen batteries (LOBs) offer the highest theoretical specific energy among metal–air chemistries, but their practical deployment is limited by the sluggish reversibility of Li2O2 formation/decomposition on the cathode, which requ...
The biotechnological production of carotenoids offers a promising alternative to their chemical synthesis or extraction from plants. Mycolicibacterium species have shown potential as pigment-producing microorganisms. However, bacterial strains typica...
The effluent discharged from wastewater treatment facilities frequently enters the ocean, posing a considerable threat to the health of marine life and humans. In this paper, an alkali lignin-based biochar-loaded modified Fe–Cu catalyst (FeCu@B...
The emergence of COVID-19 has spurred demand for facemasks and prompted many studies aiming to develop masks that provide maximum protection. Filtration capacity and fit define the level of protection a mask can provide, and the fit is in large part...
This study was conducted on different models of biodegradable SMP (shape-memory polymer) scaffolds. A comparison was conducted utilizing a basic FDM (fused deposition modeling)/MEX (material extrusion) printer with a standard printing technique and a...
In order to consider the effect of fabric anisotropy in the analysis of geotechnical boundary value problems, this study proposes a modified model based on a fabric-based modified Cam-clay model, which can account for the anisotropic response of soil...
Heavy metal pollution in water resources, particularly cadmium and lead, poses a significant environmental and public health challenge, requiring the development of sustainable, efficient, and cost-effective water treatment methods. Therefore, this s...
Vegetable intake among military Service Members (SMs) is well below public health guidelines, with only 12.9% meeting the Dietary Guidelines for Americans (DGAs). Low vegetable consumption negatively impacts diet quality as measured by the Healthy Ea...
A dead-end filtration model that includes the three main fouling mechanisms mentioned in Hermia (i.e., cake build-up, complete pore blocking, and pore constriction) and that was based on a constant trans-membrane pressure (TMP) operation was extensiv...
The mechanisms by which hyperuricemia induces vascular dysfunction and contributes to cardiovascular disease are still debated. Phenotypic transition is a property of vascular smooth muscle cells (VSMCs) involved in organ damage. The aim of this stud...
Considering the variety of complications that arise after aneurysmal subarachnoid haemorrhage (aSAH) and the complex pathomechanism of delayed cerebral ischaemia (DCI), the task of predicting the outcome assumes a profound complexity. Therefore, ther...
Shape memory and self-healing polymer nanocomposites have attracted considerable attention due to their modifiable properties and promising applications. The incorporation of nanomaterials (polypyrrole, carboxyl methyl cellulose, carbon nanotubes, ti...
Patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and congestive heart failure (CHF) often have dyspnea. Despite differences in primary organ derangement and similarities in secondary skeletal muscle changes, both patient groups have promine...
This study investigates the synthesis of SMS-Ti-Mn (SMS-Ti-Mn stands for spent mushroom substrate activated carbon-Ti-Mn) nanocomposites and their application in removing the heavy metal antimony from water. In the process of antimony mining and smel...
Developing an ultrasensitive electrochemiluminescence (ECL) detection platform remains challenging due to the limited enrichment efficiency of ECL emitters and co-reactants at the electrode interface, as well as the insufficient catalytic enhancement...
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