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Use of Multiple Irradiations and Reference Materials as Comparators in Quality Control of Neutron Activation Analysis Data of Biological Samples
We propose that several different reactor irradiation times followed by assaying of activity for differential counting periods may be employed for...
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Determination of Multi Elements in Tobacco Plant of Northeast India by Neutron Activation Analysis and Atomic Absorption Spectrometry
Even when cultivated in uncontaminated soils, tobacco plant has higher propensity to extract and accumulate trace elements. The concentrations (mass...
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Microgravity crystallization of perdeuterated tryptophan synthase for neutron diffraction
Biologically active vitamin B 6 -derivative pyridoxal 5′-phosphate (PLP) is an essential cofactor in amino acid metabolic pathways. PLP-dependent...
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Thermal neutron as a potential mutagen for induced plant mutation breeding: radiosensitivity response on wheat and rice
Induced plant mutation breeding plays a pivotal role in crop improvement for several plant species. Induced mutagenesis using physical mutagens is...
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Effective Parameters Controlling Sterol Transfer: A Time-Resolved Small-Angle Neutron Scattering Study
Though cholesterol is the most prevalent and essential sterol in mammalian cellular membranes, its precursors, post-synthesis cholesterol products,...
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Statistical Approach and Neutron Activation Analysis for Determining Essential and Toxic Elements in Two Kinds of Algerian Artemisia Plant
In this study, two kinds of Artemisia plant, Artemisia campestris L. and Artemisia herba-alba Asso . , collected from different locations in Djelfa...
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Increasing the Radiosensitivity of MCF-7 Cancer Stem Cells Cultivated as Mammospheres to γ- and γ-Neutron Irradiation with Metformin
AbstractCancer stem cells (CSCs) are highly resistant to chemo- and radiotherapy. The aim of this work was to study the effect of metformin on the...
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Neutron reflectometry and NMR spectroscopy of full-length Bcl-2 protein reveal its membrane localization and conformation
B-cell lymphoma 2 (Bcl-2) proteins are the main regulators of mitochondrial apoptosis. Anti-apoptotic Bcl-2 proteins possess a hydrophobic...
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Relationship Between Arsenic in Biological Media and Breast Cancer: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis
Arsenic (As) is an environmental pollutant with carcinogenic effects and breast cancer (BC) is a prevalent malignant tumor in women. The goal of this...
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A novel approach using ATR-FTIR spectroscopy and chemometric analysis to distinguish male and female human hair samples
This article presents an attempt to discriminate between human male and female hair samples using a single strand of scalp hair. The methodology...
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Serum Trace Element Levels in Cancer Patients Undergoing Chemotherapy: a Before-After Analysis
Trace elements (TEs) play a crucial role in metabolism through their biochemical and catalytic effects, and alterations in their levels have been...
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Combined analysis of microstructures within an annual ring of Douglas fir (Pseudotsuga menziesii) by dynamic mechanical analysis and small angle X-ray scattering
Dynamic mechanical analysis (DMA) and small angle X-ray scattering (SAXS) measurements of water-saturated wood of Douglas fir ( Pseudotsuga menziesii )...
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Elemental Analysis of Medicinal Plants Used for the Treatment of Some Gastrointestinal Diseases in Ethiopia Using INAA Technique
The aim of the study is to carry out elemental analysis of traditional herbs used as medicinal plants for the treatment of diseases in southern...
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Caught red handed: modeling and confirmation of the myeloperoxidase ceruloplasmin alpha-thrombin complex
The work is devoted to the study of the structural characteristics of the myeloperoxidase–ceruloplasmin–thrombin complex using small-angle neutron...
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Green Materials for Radiation Shielding: An Overview
Green materials can be described as materials developed to minimize human beings’ harmful effects on nature and eliminate many negative situations...
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Element-Specific Distribution in a Plant
For the first stage of the study of the elements, the distribution of the element within the plant tissue was presented employing neutron activation...
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Lipid bilayer properties potentially contributed to the evolutionary disappearance of betaine lipids in seed plants
BackgroundMany organisms rely on mineral nutrients taken directly from the soil or aquatic environment, and therefore, developed mechanisms to cope...
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Relationship Between Selenium in Human Tissues and Breast Cancer: a Meta-analysis Based on Case-Control Studies
Breast cancer is a common malignant tumor in women, and the anti-cancer effect of selenium (Se) is recognized. This meta-analysis was designed to...
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α-Synuclein fibril and synaptic vesicle interactions lead to vesicle destruction and increased lipid-associated fibril uptake into iPSC-derived neurons
Monomeric alpha-synuclein (aSyn) is a well characterised protein that importantly binds to lipids. aSyn monomers assemble into amyloid fibrils which...
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Use of Microscopic Characteristics and Multielemental Fingerprinting Analysis to Trace Three Different Cultivation Modes of Medicinal and Edible Dendrobium officinale in China
The traceability of different cultivation modes is critical for ensuring the commercial viability of high-value Dendrobium officinale . In this study,...
