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The role of serotonergic signaling on phototactic and locomotor behavior in Daphnia magna
(Science of The Total Environment 2023, 856 (Part 2), 159042, 2023-01-15)The role of serotonin in Daphnia magna phototactic and locomotor behavior was assessed using reverse genetics and pharmacological treatments with serotonin and fluoxetine. The study was conducted with ... -
Improving Glass Transition Temperature and Toughness of Epoxy Adhesives by a Complex Room-Temperature Curing System by Changing the Stoichiometry
(Polymers 2023, 15(2), 252, 2023-01)The glass transition temperature (Tg) of room-temperature curing epoxy adhesives is limited by the temperature used during curing. It is already known that the excess of epoxy groups can undergo a ... -
Effect of surface functionalization and loading on the mechanical properties of soft polymeric nanoparticles prepared by nano-emulsion templating
(Colloids and Surfaces B: Biointerfaces 2023, 222, 113019, 2023-02)Drug and gene delivery systems based on polymeric nanoparticles offer a greater efficacy and a reduced toxicity compared to traditional formulations. Recent studies have evidenced that their internalization, ... -
PET Imaging of Self-Assembled 18F-Labelled Pd2L4 Metallacages for Anticancer Drug Delivery
(Chemistry – A European Journal 2023, 29(3), e202202604, 2023-01-12)To advance the design of self-assembled metallosupramolecular architectures as new generation theranostic agents, the synthesis of 18F-labelled [Pd2L4]4+ metallacages is reported. Different spectroscopic ... -
Empirical analysis of factors influencing delay in article acceptance in accounting journals
(Learned Publishing 2023, 36 (4), 2023-10)Using a sample of articles published in top accounting journals, we estimate a multivariate model and find empirical evidence of factors influencing delay in article acceptance. Acceptance delay is ... -
SAF: Stakeholders’ Agreement on Fairness in the Practice of Machine Learning Development
(Science and Engineering Ethics 2023, 29, 2023)This paper clarifies why bias cannot be completely mitigated in Machine Learning (ML) and proposes an end-to-end methodology to translate the ethical principle of justice and fairness into the practice ... -
Numerical and experimental study to predict the forming process conditions of non‑axisymmetric glass perfume bottles
(The International Journal of Advanced Manufacturing Technology 2023, 126, 735-748, 2023-05)Blow and blow forming process for glass bottle is already validated for 2D axisymmetrical bottles. Current research evaluates the capabilities of the 3D simulations with more complex geometries. This ... -
A tailored decomposition approach for optimization under uncertainty of carbon removal technologies in the EU power system
(Computers & Chemical Engineering. 2024;187, August :108691, 2024-05-22)The broad portfolio of negative emissions technologies calls for integrated analyses to explore the synergies between them and the power sector, with which they display strong links. These analyses ... -
Expanding the chitin oligosaccharide portfolio by engineering NodC chitin synthases in Escherichia coli
(Current Research in Biotechnology. 2024;8:100255, 2024-09-17)Synthetic biology greatly accelerated the building process of potential microbial cell factories for the production of industrially relevant compounds, e.g., chitooligosaccharides (COS) which have an ... -
Unravelling the role of individual components in pBAE/polynucleotide polyplexes in the synthesis of tailored carriers for specific applications: on the road to rational formulations
(Nanoscale Advances 2023, 7 (6), 2023-03)Oligopeptide end–modified poly(β-amino ester)s (OM-pBAEs) offer a means for the effective implementation of gene therapeutics in the near future. A fine-tuning of OM-pBAEs to meet application requirements ... -
Thermodynamic Characterization of Gas Mixtures for Non-Thermal Plasma CO2 Conversion Applications with Soft-SAFT
(Journal of Chemical & Engineering Data 2023, 68, 1376-1387, 2023-06-08)Carbon dioxide (CO2) transformation into added-value products through non-thermal plasma (NTP) represents a novel technology of interest. The process involves, apart from CO2, mixtures of different gases ... -
Neuronal Prosurvival Role of Ceramide Synthase 2 by Olidogendrocyte-to-Neuron Extracellular Vesicle Transfer
(International Journal of Molecular Sciences 2023, 24(6), 5986, 2023-03)Ageing is associated with notorious alterations in neurons, i.e., in gene expression, mitochondrial function, membrane degradation or intercellular communication. However, neurons live for the entire ... -
In Vitro Antibacterial Activity of Silver Nanoparticles Conjugated with Amikacin and Combined with Hyperthermia against Drug-Resistant and Biofilm-Producing Strains
(Microbiology Spectrum 2023, 11 (3), 2023-06)In view of the current increase and spread of antimicrobial resistance (AMR), there is an urgent need to find new strategies to combat it. This study had two aims. First, we synthesized highly monodispersed ... -
Mitochondria-Targeted COUPY Photocages: Synthesis and Visible-Light Photoactivation in Living Cells
(The Journal of Organic Chemistry 2023, 88, 7128-7140, 2023-06-02)Releasing bioactive molecules in specific subcellular locations from the corresponding caged precursors offers great potential in photopharmacology, especially when using biologically compatible visible ... -
NanoFN10: A High-Contrast Turn-On Fluorescence Nanoprobe for Multiphoton Singlet Oxygen Imaging
(Sensors 2023, 23(10), 4603, 2023-05)An “off-on” fluorescent nanoprobe for near-infrared multiphoton imaging of singlet oxygen has been developed. The nanoprobe comprises a naphthoxazole fluorescent unit and a singlet-oxygen-sensitive furan ... -
De-Novo Design of pre-miR-21 Maturation Inhibitors: Synthesis and Activity Assessment
(Chemistry - A European Journal 2023, 29(40),e202300825, 2023-07-14)Targeting RNA with small molecules is a major challenge of current medicinal chemistry, and the identification and design of original scaffolds able to selectively interact with an RNA target remains ... -
Biomineralization in Three-Dimensional Scaffolds Based on Bacterial Nanocellulose for Bone Tissue Engineering: Feature Characterization and Stem Cell Differentiation
(Polymers 2023, 15(9), 2012, 2023-05)Bacterial nanocellulose (BNC) has a negative surface charge in physiological environments, which allows the adsorption of calcium ions to initiate the nucleation of different calcium phosphate phases. ... -
Poly(β-amino ester)s-Based Delivery Systems for Targeted Transdermal Vaccination
(Pharmaceutics 2023, 15(4), 1262, 2023-04)Nucleic acid vaccines have become a transformative technology to fight emerging infectious diseases and cancer. Delivery of such via the transdermal route could boost their efficacy given the complex ... -
Cognitive decline in diabetic mice predisposed to Alzheimer’s disease is greater than in wild type
(Life Science Alliance 2023, 6 (6), e202201789, 2023-06)In this work, we tested the hypothesis that the development of dementia in individuals with type 2 diabetes (T2DM) requires a genetic background of predisposition to neurodegenerative disease. As a proof ... -
Optimization of 3D autologous chondrocyte-seeded polyglycolic acid scaffolds to mimic human ear cartilage
(Biomaterials Science 2023, 13 (10), 2023-05)Auricular reconstruction in children with microtia is one of the more complex procedures in plastic surgery. Obtaining sufficient native material to build an ear requires harvesting large fragments of ...