Combined efficiency of tree and shrub vegetation barriers in mitigating PM, TEs, and PAHs along urban roadways.

Urbanization and increasing vehicular traffic have intensified air pollution, particularly the accumulation of particulate matter (PM), trace elements (TEs), and polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) in urban environments. These pollutants pose significant risks to human health, urban ecosystems, and biodiversity. This study evaluates the efficacy of mixed-species vegetation barriers, comprising , , , and , in mitigating air pollution along three road types (highway, urban, and suburban).

Local photocrosslinking of native tissue matrix regulates lung epithelial cell mechanosensing and function.

Within most tissues, the extracellular microenvironment provides mechanical cues that guide cell fate and function. Changes in the extracellular matrix such as aberrant deposition, densification and increased crosslinking are hallmarks of late-stage fibrotic diseases that often lead to organ dysfunction. Biomaterials have been widely used to mimic the mechanical properties of the fibrotic matrix and study pathophysiologic cell function.

Circulating SLC17A5 as a Diagnostic Biomarker of Early Endothelial Dysfunction in Young Dyslipidemic Individuals.

Diagnostic potential of sialin in identifying endothelial dysfunction is explored. 50 CAD patients, 50 young (20-35 years) dyslipidemic individuals (DLP), and 50 healthy controls (HC) were included in the study. HUVECs were stimulated with either TNFα or AT-2.

A fast and streamlined method for the measurement of absolute photodetachment and photodissociation cross sections.

The absolute photodetachment cross section characterizes the photostability of atomic and molecular anions against photodestruction by neutralization. The measurement of this quantity has been reported only for atomic and simple molecular ions. In 2006, Wester's group introduced a novel ion-trap-based technique to measure the absolute photodetachment cross section [Trippel et al.