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- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFASs) are increasingly recognized as emerging contaminants, with some classified as persistent organic pollutants (POPs) and four recently regulated in food in the EU. However, due to the large structural diversity of PFASs, comprehensive monitoring remains essential. This study aimed to develop and apply a suspect and non-targeted screening approach to identify PFASs beyond those conventionally monitored in foodstuffs. The methodology combined optimized QuEChERS sample preparation, LC-HRMS acquisition, and prioritization of fluorinated signals, applying both suspect screening (SS) and non-targeted screening (NTS) strategies. Compared to targeted solid-phase extraction (SPE) coupled with MS/MS (QqQ) acquisition, this approach detected a broader range of PFASs in various food samples. Notably, as one of the first studies to apply NTS-a method typically used in environmental analysis-to food, it demonstrated the ability to detect both known and previously unlisted PFASs, such as PFPrA in an egg sample. This expanded approach enhances exposure assessment and supports the implementation of HRMS-based strategies for regulatory control and risk assessment.
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Prev Vet Med
September 2025
Veterinary Public Health Institute, Vetsuisse Faculty, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland. Electronic address:
Paratuberculosis (PTB), or Johne's disease, is a globally prevalent disease caused by Mycobacterium avium subsp. paratuberculosis, leading to significant economic losses in the dairy industry. This study assessed the economic viability of potential PTB surveillance strategies in Switzerland using stochastic simulation models.
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November 2025
College of Smart Agriculture (Research Institute), Xinjiang University, Urumqi 830017, China. Electronic address:
Oligosaccharides are increasingly valuable for preparing noble metal (NM) nanoparticles (NPs) due to excellent biocompatibility and abundant reducing functional groups (e.g., hydroxyl, amino, and aldehyde groups).
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October 2025
Center of Laboratory Medicine, Beijing, Key Laboratory for Molecular Diagnostics of Cardiovascular Diseases, State Key Laboratory of Cardiovascular Disease, National Center for Cardiovascular Diseases & Fuwai Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, 1000
Background: The treatment and prognosis of cardiac amyloidosis (CA) depend heavily on the accurate identification of amyloid protein types. Histopathological methods are the most commonly used approach, but often produce inconclusive results. The application of mass spectrometry with laser microdissection mass spectrometry based on non-targeted proteomics in CA diagnosis is gradually being recognized, but it is expensive, time-consuming, and still in the early stages of scientific research applications.
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September 2025
Environmental Forensics and Metabolomics Laboratory, Department of Environmental and Resource Engineering, Technical University of Denmark, Bygningstorvet, Building 115, Kongens Lyngby, 2800, Hovedstaden, Denmark.
In this study, we develop and present an open-access LC-electrospray-HRMS/MS forward in silico fragmentation spectral library, based on the NORMAN Suspect List Exchange containing 120,514 chemicals, that can be used for level 3 annotations to support elucidation of the dark molecular features detected in environmental, exposomic, food safety, and forensic investigations. Using these forward generated in silico spectral libraries, several pollutants previously unreported in non-targeted workflows were discovered in groundwater for the first time through retrospective non-targeted screening analysis. Among these are xenobiotics such as hexafluoroacetone, hexazinone metabolites A, B, and C, and transformation products of triflusulfuron, fluazifop-butyl, triallate, and propiconazole.
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September 2025
Department of Gastroenterology, People's Hospital of Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, Urumqi, China.
Background And Aims: Genes and gluten intake are necessary but not sufficient to cause celiac disease (CeD), and altered intestinal flora is an additional risk factor for the development of CeD. The present study was conducted to investigate the intestinal flora and metabolic characteristics of CeD among the Chinese population, with the use of CeD patients from Xinjiang, China.
Methods: Macrogenomic sequencing was performed to analyze the composition and differences of the intestinal flora of 40 CeD patients and 40 healthy subjects.