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Microwave-Assisted Extraction of Curcuma longa L. Oil: Optimization, Chemical Structure and Composition, Antioxidant Activity and Comparison with Conventional Soxhlet Extraction
(MDPI, 2021-03-10)
Curcuma root (Curcuma longa L.) is a very important plant in gastronomy and medicine for its unique antiseptic, anti-inflammatory, antimicrobial and antioxidant properties. Conventional methods for the extraction of curcuma ...
The HIF1α/JMY pathway promotes glioblastoma stem-like cell invasiveness after irradiation
(Springer Nature, 2020-10-30)
Human glioblastoma (GBM) is the most common primary malignant brain tumor. A minor subpopulation of cancer cells, known as glioma stem-like cells (GSCs), are thought to play a major role in tumor relapse due to their stem ...
The Daredevil Reporter (Der Teufelsreporter) (1929): Billy/Billie Wilder
(Bright Lights Film Journal, 2020-08-12)
Before Wilder considered his own career as a filmmaker as having begun, and then reached movie fame on the other side of the Atlantic, he left behind a stumbling career as a reporter and a small action movie. Although The ...
Reuse of cardiac implantable electronic devices in developing countries perspectives: A literature review
(Wiley, 2021-12-04)
Introduction and objectives: Access to cardiac implantable electronic devices (CIEDs) is limited in developing countries. Postmortem CIED donation from developed countries to developing countries could be an important ...
Rational Design and Experimental Analysis of Short-Oligonucleotide Substrate Specificity for Targeting Bacterial Nucleases
(American Chemical Society, 2021-09-09)
An undecamer oligonucleotide probe based on a pair of deoxythymidines flanked by several modified nucleotides is a specific and highly efficient biosensor for micrococcal nuclease (MNase), an endonuclease produced by ...
Assessing anthropogenic vulnerability of coastal regions: DEA-based index and rankings for the European Atlantic Area Author links open overlay panel
(Elsevier, 2020-09)
his paper aims to assess the vulnerability of coastal areas to sectoral pressures from maritime-related socioeconomic activities. To do this, a DEA-based method is proposed to construct a synthetic index of anthropogenic ...
Gut Microbiota Induced by Pterostilbene and Resveratrol in High-Fat-High-Fructose Fed Rats: Putative Role in Steatohepatitis Onset
(MDPI, 2021-05-20)
Resveratrol and its 2-methoxy derivative pterostilbene are two phenolic compounds that occur in foodstuffs and feature hepato-protective effects. This study is devoted to analysing and comparing the metabolic effects of ...
Environmental Impacts of Graphite Recycling from Spent Lithium-Ion Batteries Based on Life Cycle Assessment
(American Chemical Society, 2021-10-22)
[EN]With the emergence of portable electronics and electric vehicle adoption, the last decade has witnessed an increasing fabrication of lithium-ion batteries (LIBs). The future development of LIBs is threatened by the ...
Lactic Acid Bacteria Isolated from Fermented Doughs in Spain Produce Dextrans and Riboflavin
(MDPI, 2021-08-26)
Many lactic acid bacteria (LAB) produce metabolites with applications in the food industry, such as dextran-type exopolysaccharides (EPS) and riboflavin (vitamin B2). Here, 72 bacteria were isolated from sourdoughs made ...
Different promoting roles of ruthenium for the oxidation of primary and secondary alcohols on PtRu electrocatalysts
(Elsevier, 2021-06-17)
This study shows remarkably different features between the oxidation of secondary and primary C3-C5 alcohols. The oxidation of primary alcohols is controlled by the oxidative removal of blocking adsorbates, such as CO, ...