Rational Design, Chemical Syntheses, and Biological Evaluations of Peripherally Selective Mu Opioid Receptor Ligands as Potential Opioid Induced Constipation Treatment by Boshi Huang (3080169)

“…NAP, a 6β-N-4-pyridyl-substituted naltrexamine derivative, was previously identified as a potent and selective MOR antagonist mainly acting peripherally but with some CNS effects. Herein, we introduced a highly polar aromatic moiety, for example, a pyrazolyl or imidazolyl ring to decrease CNS MPO scores in order to reduce passive BBB permeability. …”

Curcumin Improves the Tumoricidal Effect of Mitomycin C by Suppressing ABCG2 Expression in Stem Cell-Like Breast Cancer Cells by Qianmei Zhou (787066)

“…In addition, curcumin sensitized the BCSCs of MCF-7 and MDA-MB-231 to MMC by 5- and 15-fold, respectively. The BCSCs could not grow to the fifth generation in the presence of curcumin and MMC. …”

Facile Fabrication of Superhydrophobic and Magnetic Poly(lactic acid) Nonwoven Fabric for Oil–Water Separation by Qingtao Zeng (6270308)

“…The fabrication of an eco-friendly superhydrophobic material for oil–water separation is of important theoretical and practical significance. Herein, we proposed a facile method to fabricate a superhydrophobic and magnetic poly­(lactic acid) (SMPLA) nonwoven fabric. …”

Facile Fabrication of Superhydrophobic and Magnetic Poly(lactic acid) Nonwoven Fabric for Oil–Water Separation by Qingtao Zeng (6270308)

“…The fabrication of an eco-friendly superhydrophobic material for oil–water separation is of important theoretical and practical significance. Herein, we proposed a facile method to fabricate a superhydrophobic and magnetic poly­(lactic acid) (SMPLA) nonwoven fabric. …”

Coacervation of Elastin-Like Polypeptides: A Coarse-Grained Perspective by Piyali Mukherjee (372956)

Acute Colitis Induces Neurokinin 1 Receptor Internalization in the Rat Lumbosacral Spinal Cord by Ming-Ming Zhang (393105)

“…It reached a peak (75.3%) at 30 min, began to decrease at 90 min (58.1%) and finally reached the minimum (19.7%) at 3 h after instillation. …”

Stability of Monodisperse Phospholipid-Coated Microbubbles Formed by Flow-Focusing at High Production Rates by Tim Segers (2608927)

“…Acoustic characterization of the stabilized microbubbles revealed that their shell stiffness gradually increased from 0.8 to 2.5 N/m with increasing number of insonations through the selective loss of the more soluble lipopolymer molecules. …”

Progressive Dystrophic Pathology in Diaphragm and Impairment of Cardiac Function in <i>FKRP</i> P448L Mutant Mice by Anthony Blaeser (3202620)

“…Despite a less severe morphology with only patches of mononuclear cell infiltration and fibrosis of ~5% by 12 months of age in the heart, cardiac function is clearly affected. …”

Mechanical Properties of Water-Assembled Graphene Oxide Langmuir Monolayers: Guiding Controlled Transfer by Katharine L. Harrison (1532038)

Efficacy of a computer-based cognitive training program in older people with subjective memory complaints: a randomized study by Angela J. Pereira-Morales (3618488)

“…</p> <p><b>Methods:</b> Forty older adults, mean age (standard deviation) = 66.4 (5.6) with subjective memory complaints, were included in this study. …”

Self-Powered Acceleration Sensor Based on Liquid Metal Triboelectric Nanogenerator for Vibration Monitoring by Binbin Zhang (2087053)

“…Due to the ultrahigh surface-to-volume ratio of nn-PVDF film and high surface tension, high mass density, high elastic as well as mechanical robustness of LMMD, the open-circuit voltage and short-circuit current reach up to 15.5 V and 300 nA at the acceleration of 60 m/s², respectively. …”

Table 2_Cost-effectiveness of the 3E model in diabetes management: a machine learning approach to assess long-term economic impact.docx by Supriya Raghav (21412907)

“…Background<p>This study investigated the cost-effectiveness and clinical impact of the 3E model (education, empowerment, and economy) in diabetes management using advanced machine learning techniques.</p>Methods<p>We conducted an observational longitudinal descriptive analysis involving 320 patients, who were grouped into intervention and control groups over a 24-month period.…”

Toward Tetraradicaloid: The Effect of Fusion Mode on Radical Character and Chemical Reactivity by Pan Hu (204409)

“…Upon the introduction of more five-membered rings, the diradical characters greatly decrease. …”

Table1_Retrospective analysis of pediatric sepsis and the burden of antimicrobial resistance in Duhok, Kurdistan Region of Iraq.docx by Delveen R. Ibrahim (18023530)

“…</p><p>Results: A total of 520 out of 1,098 (47.35%) blood samples showed positive microbial growth. A decrease in sepsis rate was observed during the COVID-19 pandemic. …”

Evaluation of kinetic parameters for methane generation in a solid waste test cell by Giovano Candiani (5608748)

“…The values obtained for L and k considering fast and slow biodegradation were 3,835 mol t-1 MSW and 0.069±0.002 year-1 and 5,027 mol t-1 RSU and 0.052±0.002 year-1, respectively, depending on the methodology used for determining L. …”

Subthreshold responses are preserved by low-level illumination. by Sarah Jarvis (4925683)

“…Grey background indicates the time during which we wish to increase or decrease the firing rate; (B) Voltage traces <i>V</i>_soma when driven by high-level illumination (irr = 2mW/mm²) for ChR2 (blue) or NpHR (orange) show clear increase or ablation of the firing rate. …”

Scaling of Soaring Seabirds and Implications for Flight Abilities of Giant Pterosaurs by Katsufumi Sato (115898)

“…Here, using animal-borne accelerometers, we show that soaring seabirds have two modes of flapping frequencies under natural conditions: vigorous flapping during takeoff and sporadic flapping during cruising flight. …”

<i>fstr-1/2</i> RNAi inhibits expression of <i>clk-1</i> retrograde-response genes. by David Cristina (265223)

“…<p>The graph shows the effect of <i>fstr-1/2</i> RNAi on the degree of up-regulation of the five individual <i>clk-1</i> retrograde-response genes we examined, as determined by quantitative RT-PCR. (**) represents a significance of <i>p</i><0.01, (*) represents a significance of <i>p</i><0.05, in comparing mRNA levels from <i>clk-1(−)</i>; <i>fstr-1/2(RNAi)</i> animals vs. …”

Robust and Porous β‑Diketiminate-Functionalized Metal–Organic Frameworks for Earth-Abundant-Metal-Catalyzed C–H Amination and Hydrogenation by Nathan C. Thacker (1522195)

Self-Powered Acceleration Sensor Based on Liquid Metal Triboelectric Nanogenerator for Vibration Monitoring by Binbin Zhang (2087053)

“…Due to the ultrahigh surface-to-volume ratio of nn-PVDF film and high surface tension, high mass density, high elastic as well as mechanical robustness of LMMD, the open-circuit voltage and short-circuit current reach up to 15.5 V and 300 nA at the acceleration of 60 m/s², respectively. …”