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Ana P.R. Santana; Patricia de Andrade Nascimento; Taciana G.S. Guimarães; Iohanna M.N. Ribeiro Menezes; Daniel F. Andrade; Andrea Oliveira; Mario H. Gonzalez
... Currently, there is a huge demand for the development of analytical methods for chemical analysis. Sustainable methods have aroused the interest of researchers in the last years. This paper reviews important technologies for digestion and solid-liquid extraction approaches, with emphasis in emerging greener methods for the elemental analysis of different samples. Analytical technologies such as Mi ...
... One of the most abundant flavonoids present in cacao is (−)-epicatechin (Epi) and this flavanol has been linked to the cardiovascular health promoting actions of cocoa products. We previously demonstrated that Epi reduces infarct size in rodent models of ischemia/reperfusion and permanent coronary occlusion. Reduced infarct size was associated with decreased left ventricular (LV) oxidative stress ...
... 4-acyl-1,2,3-triazoles are an important and versatile chemical scaffold widely applied in medicinal chemists due to their interesting pharmacological properties. Acknowledging the constant need for a greener, simple and scalable methodology in medicinal chemistry, herein we report the synthesis of new 4-acyl-1,2,3-triazoles through the metal-free and solvent-free cycloaddition reactions between en ...
agricultural land; biodiversity; cesium radioisotopes; climate; freeze-thaw cycles; grasslands; gully erosion; humans; inventories; research; soil; soil organic carbon; temperature; terracing; tillage erosion; total nitrogen; water conservation; wind erosion; China
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... The southeastern Tibetan Plateau, which profoundly affects East Asia by helping to maintain the stability of climate systems, biological diversity and clean water, is one of the regions most vulnerable to water erosion, wind erosion, tillage erosion, freeze–thaw erosion and overgrazing under global climate changes and intensive human activities. Spatial variations in soil erosion in terraced farml ...
energy metabolism; glutaminase; hypoxia; metabolic flux analysis; models; neoplasm cells; neoplasm progression; neoplasms; principal component analysis; protein synthesis; pyruvate carboxylase
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... Cancer cells adapt their intracellular energy metabolism to the oxygen-deprived tumor microenvironment (TME) to ensure tumor progression. This adaptive mechanism has focused attention on the metabolic phenotypes of tumor cells under hypoxic TME for developing novel cancer therapies. Although widely used monolayer (2D) culture does not fully reflect in vivo hypoxic TME, spheroid (3D) culture can pr ...
... Eolian activity determines the magnitude of dust emission. However, geological records of eolian activity are scarce due to strong wind erosion in the dust source areas. Northern Xinjiang is recognized as a major dust source region in arid central Asia. Here we present a lacustrine record of eolian activity over the past 1600 years from Jili Lake, in northern Xinjiang, which acts a natural trap fo ...
... Pathological vascular remodeling and cell proliferation play vital roles in many proliferative vascular diseases. Estrogen can protect the cardiovascular system, but its exact molecular mechanism is unknown. Here we report that 17β-estradiol (E2) suppressed vascular smooth muscle cells (VSMCs) proliferation and inflammation. qRT-PCR and western blot demonstrated that E2 decreased NF-κB p50 express ...
... Various front-of-pack food labels (FoPLs) are being introduced across the world, and discussion continues about the most effective label formats to improve consumers’ (i) understanding of the relative healthiness of alternative products and (ii) product choices. Of increasing interest is the relative ability of different types of labels to steer consumers away from unhealthy options (aversion) ver ...
... PRRSV and CSFV are both the main pathogens of pigs and pose great threats to the pig industry. Previous studies have shown that PRRSV infection or attenuated virus vaccination can reduce the antibody level of attenuated CSFV vaccine and even cause immune failure. The higher pro-inflammatory cytokines induced by PRRSV might play a significant role in inhibiting the proliferation of CSFV-C. However, ...
... Compared with the use of monocultures in the field, cultivation of medicinal herbs in forests is an effective strategy to alleviate disease. Chemical interactions between herbs and trees play an important role in disease suppression in forests. We evaluated the ability of leachates from needles of Pinus armandii to induce resistance in Panax notoginseng leaves, identified the components via gas ch ...
Phacochoerus; Tragelaphus; fauna; land use; lizards; occupations; paleoclimatology; Somalia
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... Archaeologists relate increasing forager reliance on small animals and broad-spectrum resource use to environmental and demographic changes in temperate regions during Marine Isotope Stage (MIS) 2, 29-14.7 thousand years ago (ka), and MIS 1, after 14.7 ka. However, little research has examined the factors that influenced small game hunting in the arid and semi-arid tropics of eastern Africa during ...
adsorption; desalination; graphene; hybridization; photocatalysis; photocatalysts; remediation; solar energy; surface area
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... In recent years, the process of photocatalytic degradation is considered as one of the outstanding strategies for removing pollutants from aqueous solutions than traditional adsorption. The wide-ranging band structures, sufficient active sites, and significant specific surface area of 2D materials offer them a significant amount of potential as an effective photocatalyst in the degradation of cont ...
basins; equations; finite element analysis; geophysics; models; soil
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... Based on an equivalent-linearized dynamic constitutive model of the soil, the coupled finite element method - indirect boundary integral equation method (FEM-IBIEM) is developed to carry out the non-linear seismic response of a three-dimensional (3-D) sedimentary basin. The indirect boundary integral equation method (IBIEM), which can significantly reduce the solution dimension, is employed to sol ...
... Accumulating evidence suggests that the serotonergic (5-HT) system in the amygdala has significant effects on affective states. Dysregulation of the 5-HT system in the basolateral amygdaloid complex causes affective disorders. To search for therapeutic targets, subtype specification of 5-HT receptors is crucial. The present study was undertaken to identify the 5-HT receptor subtype responsible for ...
Aulacoseira; Bacillariophyceae; Cannabis sativa; Cyanobacteria; Stephanodiscus; eutrophication; hemp; humans; lakes; land use; landscapes; livestock; plankton; pollen; tourism; water quality; watersheds; France
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... Nowadays Lake Aydat is an important site for tourism activities but blooms of cyanobacteria induced some restriction for aquatic activities by humans and their livestock. Thus, it was important to understand the lake's history as it should help in the development of restoration strategies to improve water quality in the future. Lake Aydat had a complex history affected by climatic changes and huma ...
... Hepatic steatosis is one of the most important causes of liver disease worldwide. Heat shock protein 90 (HSP90) is essential for numerous client proteins. Recently, more attention was focused on increased HSP90 levels in hepatic steatosis, especially HSP90β. Thus, great efforts have been made to develop HSP90β inhibitors, and most natural inhibitors are derived from microorganisms. In this study, ...
... Research suggests that the COVID-19 pandemic is negatively impacting mental health, with rates of eating disorder referrals in particular rising steeply during the pandemic. This study aimed to examine 8-month changes in body image and disordered eating during the COVID-19 pandemic, and explore whether any changes were moderated by gender, age, or eating disorder history. This study used a longitu ...
coasts; earthquakes; liquefaction; sea level; subsoil; India
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... The Shore Temple in Mahabalipuram (Tamil Nadu, Southern India) exists since the late 7th century. Historical sources suggest that it was built on an island in honour of the gods Vishnu and Shiva. A former bridge over the canal, which separated the island from the mainland, and a seawall, which protected the shore from the waves are dysfunctional now, as they are located too high above the present ...
... ABCG2/BCRP is an ABC transporter that plays an important role in tissue protection by exporting endogenous substrates and xenobiotics. ABCG2 is of major interest due to its involvement in multidrug resistance (MDR), and understanding its complex efflux mechanism is essential to preventing MDR and drug-drug interactions (DDI). ABCG2 export is characterized by two major conformational transitions be ...
cooling; electricity; feasibility studies; geographic information systems; hybridization; issues and policy; prices; risk; solar energy; solar farms; thermal energy; Morocco
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... Greater integration of solar energy into the worldwide energy mix is increasingly ineluctable and implies a proper site selection. Photovoltaic (PV) is economically more considerable due to its falling price, but storage issues arise with large-scale integration and might be tackled with Concentrated Solar Power (CSP) considering its thermal energy storage (TES) system. CSP + PV hybridization may ...