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J Phys Chem B
January 2025
Department of Computational Sciences, School of Basic Sciences, Central University of Punjab, Bathinda 151401, India.
The effect of confinement on the tetrahedral ordering of liquid water plays a vital role in controlling their microscopic structure and dynamics as well as their spectroscopic properties. In this article, we have performed the classical molecular dynamics simulations of four different CTAB/water/chloroform reverse micelles with varied water content to study how the tetrahedral ordering of nanoscale water inside reverse micellar confinement influences the microscopic dynamics and the structural relaxation of water···water hydrogen bonds and its impact on the low-frequency intermolecular vibrational bands. We have noticed from the results obtained from simulated trajectories the lowering trends of tetrahedral ordering of water pools in reverse micellar confinements as we move from bulk to confined and strictly confined environments.
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December 2024
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.
Rheumatic heart disease (RHD) is an important public health problem in Africa. Mapping the epidemiology of RHD involves elucidating its geographic distribution, temporal trends, and demographic characteristics. The prevalence of RHD in Africa varies widely, with estimates ranging from 2.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFJ Spine Surg
December 2024
Orthopedic Associates of Hartford, Hartford Hospital Bone and Joint Institute, Hartford, CT, USA.
Background And Objective: As the global population ages, degenerative spinal disorders are on the rise, leading to an increased focus on optimizing spinal fusion therapies. Despite the high success rate of iliac crest bone autografts, their usage is hampered by donor site morbidity and limited supply. The objective of this review is to assess the viability of ceramic-based synthetic materials as alternatives in spinal fusion surgeries.
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January 2025
Bordeaux University, Laboratoire de Chimie des Polymères Organiques - INPB/ENSCBP, 16 Avenue Pey Berland, 33607, Pessac Cedex, FRANCE.
This short review explores the enzymatic treatment of lignin in alkaline homogeneous systems, focusing on alkaliphilic laccases. In acidic conditions, native laccases are known to promote lignin polymerization, while the addition of mediators enables depolymerization into valuable small molecules. Alkaliphilic laccases, which remain active in basic pH where the vast majority of industrial lignins are soluble, present an interesting alternative.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFJ Extracell Vesicles
January 2025
National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland, USA.
The discovery that extracellular RNAs (exRNA) can act as endocrine signalling molecules established a novel paradigm in intercellular communication. ExRNAs can be transported, both locally and systemically in virtually all body fluids. In association with an array of carrier vehicles of varying complexity, exRNA can alter target cell phenotype.
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