Rapid discrimination of powder adulterated with various root plants by FT-IR spectroscopy coupled with multivariate analysis.

powder adulterated with other root plants (arrowroot, bellflower, and lance asiabell) was discriminated using Fourier transform infrared (FT-IR) spectroscopy, combined with multivariate analysis. Principal component analysis visually diagnosed the adulteration by showing two distinct clusters based on presence of adulteration. Wavenumber regions (1000 cm and 3300 cm) selected from the loading plot associated with the vibration of OH and CH bond in ginsenoside and aromatic compounds.

Demonstration of Two-Dimensional Exciton Complex Palette.

Exciton complexes in two-dimensional semiconductors, encompassing bright and dark excitons, biexcitons, and defect-bound excitons, have shown significant potential across a wide range of research areas. These applications range from exploring quantum many-body phenomena to developing nonclassical light sources and quantum transport devices. To fully leverage their dynamic and interactive properties and extend the capabilities of excitonic devices, realizing systematic engineering and mixing of the exciton complexes are crucial.

Customizing Radiative Decay Dynamics of Two-Dimensional Excitons via Position- and Polarization-Dependent Vacuum-Field Interference.

Embodying bosonic and interactive characteristics in two-dimensional space, excitons in transition metal dichalcogenides (TMDCs) have garnered considerable attention. The utilization of the strong-correlation effects, long-range transport, and valley-dependent properties requires customizing exciton decay dynamics. Vacuum-field manipulation allows radiative decay engineering without disturbing intrinsic material properties.

Prophylactic efficacy of Lactobacillus curvatus B67-derived postbiotic and quercetin, separately and combined, against Listeria monocytogenes and Salmonella enterica ser. Typhimurium on processed meat sausage.

This study investigated the antimicrobial and antibiofilm efficacy of separate and combined treatments of Lactobacillus curvatus B67-produced postbiotic and the polyphenolic flavanol quercetin against Listeria monocytogenes and Salmonella enterica ser. Typhimurium. The antimicrobial potentiality of the postbiotic was chiefly associated with organic acids (e.

A Rare Case of Metastatic Brain Tumor From Classic Biphasic Pulmonary Blastoma Presented as Intracerebral Hemorrhage.

Pulmonary blastoma is a rare type of primary lung cancer that accounts for only 0.25%-0.5% of all lung malignancies.

Ciclopirox inhibits Hepatitis B Virus secretion by blocking capsid assembly.

Chronic hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection can cause cirrhosis and hepatocellular carcinoma and is therefore a serious public health problem. Infected patients are currently treated with nucleoside/nucleotide analogs and interferon α, but this approach is not curative. Here, we screen 978 FDA-approved compounds for their ability to inhibit HBV replication in HBV-expressing HepG2.

Intra-nanogap controllable Au plates as efficient, robust, and reproducible surface-enhanced Raman scattering-active platforms.

Practical application of surface-enhanced Raman scattering (SERS)-active platforms requires that they provide highly uniform and reproducible SERS signals. Moreover, to achieve highly stable and consistent SERS signals, it is important to control the nanostructured gaps of SERS-active platforms precisely. Herein, we report the synthesis of gap-controllable nanoporous plates and their application to efficient, robust, uniform, and reproducible SERS-active platforms.

Mesenchymal Stem Cell Therapy Alleviates Interstitial Cystitis by Activating Wnt Signaling Pathway.

Interstitial cystitis (IC) is a syndrome characterized by urinary urgency, frequency, pelvic pain, and nocturia in the absence of bacterial infection or identifiable pathology. IC is a devastating disease that certainly decreases quality of life. However, the causes of IC remain unknown and no effective treatments or cures have been developed.