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Development and investigations of kapok fiber based needle punched nonwoven as eco-friendly oil sorbent

Journal of Natural Fibers, 2020
In this work an attempt has been made to produce kapok/polypropylene (80/20) needle punched nonwoven for oil spill clean-up process. The difficulties involved in structuring kapok fiber through needle punching process and hence to develop a nonwoven are ...
Govindarajan Thilagavathi, Chinnathambi Praba Karan, Ramamoorthi Thenmozhi   +2 more
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Raman‐based label‐free microscopic analysis of the pancreas in living zebrafish larvae

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Forward stimulated Raman scattering (F‐SRS) and epi coherent anti‐Stokes Raman scattering (E‐CARS) allow label‐free discrimination of distinct subcellular structures in the pancreas of living zebrafish larvae. Given the straightforward applicability, we anticipate broad implementation of Raman microscopy in other organs and across various biomedical ...
Noura Faraj, Eline M. F. de Lange, Klaas A. Sjollema, Ben N. G. Giepmans   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Directed evolution of enzymes at the crossroads of tradition and innovation

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An iterative cycle of data‐driven enzyme optimization comprising four stages: genetic diversification of a template enzyme, expression of protein variants, high‐throughput evaluation, and machine‐learning‐guided redesign of the next variant library.
Maria Tomkova, Andrej Mirossay, Erik Sedlak   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Structural Integrity of an Aged Oil Tanker Converted Into the Port Oil Storage

Transactions of FAMENA, 2019
A procedure for strength assessment of a ship structure partially grounded in mud is developed. The paper deals with a practical engineering problem of evaluating the structural integrity of a single bottom tanker which, after its regular service, was grounded in mud and continued to be used as oil storage in order to increase the storage capacity of ...
Vladimir, Nikola, Senjanović, Ivo, Alujević, Neven, Cho, Dae-Seung, Mantari Laureano, Jose Luis   +4 more
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Hyperactive ice‐binding proteins stabilize cell membranes and improve resistance to dehydration stress in Caenorhabditis elegans

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TisIBP8, a fungal‐derived hyperactive ice‐binding protein, helps Caenorhabditis elegans survive dehydration. It localizes near cell membranes, reduces cell damage, and helps maintain membrane structure during drying. These results suggest that ice‐binding proteins can protect cells from dehydration stress as well as freezing stress.
Daiki Shimose, Kotaro Ozaki, Ryohei Kuriyama, Yuka Ikemoto, Kazuhiro Mio, Yuji C. Sasaki, Tatsuya Arai, Sakae Tsuda, Yoichi Shinkai, Masahiro Kuramochi   +9 more
wiley   +1 more source

Structure and functions of oleosomes (oil bodies)

Advances in Colloid and Interface Science, 2019
Oleosomes are natural oil droplets, abundant in plants and more specifically in seeds, composing 20-50 wt% of their mass. The structure of oleosomes is the mechanism that seeds developed to safely store energy in the form of triacylglycerols and use it during germination.
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Hyperosmotic stress‐induced redistribution of pre‐mRNA cleavage factor I subunits is associated with shifts in alternative polyadenylation

FEBS Open Bio, EarlyView.
Hyperosmotic stress triggers the relocation of the CFIm complex from the nucleus to the cytoplasm. This shift creates a nuclear ‘stoichiometric bottleneck’, limiting CFIm availability for mRNA processing. Consequently, specific mRNAs like NUDT21 and DICER1 undergo targeted 3′UTR shortening, demonstrating how spatial protein dynamics drive rapid ...
Hitomi Soumiya, Masatake Osawa, Hidefumi Fukumitsu   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

The Viscoelastic Behavior of Legume Protein Emulsion Gels—The Effect of Heating Temperature and Oil Content on Viscoelasticity, the Degree of Networking, and the Microstructure

Foods
Legume proteins are increasingly used in structuring various foods under the influence of heating and stirring energy. Based on available studies, this structuring potential is not yet fully understood.
Lena Johanna Langendörfer, Elizaveta Guseva, Peter Bauermann, Andreas Schubert, Oliver Hensel, Mamadou Diakité   +5 more
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Treatment with KCL‐286, a first‐in‐class retinoic acid receptor‐β (RARβ) agonist, ameliorates neuronal DNA damage and inflammation in a mouse model of Alzheimer's disease

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Repair of neuronal DNA damage in Alzheimer's disease by KCL‐286. (A) Amyloid‐β oligomers and plaques impair neuronal DNA repair pathways, leading to DNA double‐strand breaks and glial activation. (B) KCL‐286 activates RARβ/RXR signalling via retinoic acid response elements (RAREs), associated with increased BRCA1 expression, enhanced DNA repair and ...
Natasha Hill, Hassan Yousef Othman AlMuallim, Elouisa Maddock, Carl Hobbs, Earl Clarke, Maria B. Goncalves, Jonathan P. T. Corcoran   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Importin 7 mediates the nuclear import of HIV‐1 integrase via a specific interacting interface

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HIV‐1 integrase enables viral DNA integration into the host genome. By binding to the core domain of the host protein Importin 7 via its C‐terminal domain, the integrase is transported across the nuclear membrane into the nucleus, where integration of the viral genome into host DNA takes place. This translocation is a critical step for subsequent viral
Juana Bana, Avigail Yariv, Tal Oppenheim, Hadar Amartely, Dana Reichmann, Oded Livnah   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source