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The recorded δ15N value by GC-C-IRMS was within the error of that of the underivatized compound determined by elemental analyzer-isotope ratio mass spectrometry (EA-IRMS). The newly developed GC-C-IRMS method was applied to modern plant protein and cattle collagen, enabling their δ15NArg values to be related to AA biosynthesis. Determination of archaeological cattle collagen δ15NArg values confirmed the suitability of this method to provide further insights into past diets and ecosystems. Bulk collagen δ15N value reconstruction including δ15NArg values better reflect the measured bulk values, as the isotopic ratio of 91% of collagen N can now be determined at the compound-specific level.It is very important to control the ionizing radiation dose in radiation therapy, which depends on the accurate and rapid measurement of radiation. Herein, a novel and highly sensitive nanosensor for γ-radiation detection is constructed using single-stranded DNA sequences as radiation-sensitive material and gold nanoparticles (AuNPs) as a signal reporter. Well-dispersed AuNPs gradually aggregated at high salt concentration when the sensor was irradiated, and this change was quantified by the visible spectra and surface plasmon resonance spectra. The radiation nanosensor has excellent linearity in the dose range of 0-100 Gy under optimal conditions. This method is simple and fast, which provides a new path for the γ-radiation dosimeter and has potential applications in the assessment of radiation-induced biological effects.Tau neurofibrillary tangles are key pathological features of Alzheimer's disease and other tauopathies. Recombinant protein technology is vital for studying the structure and function of tau in physiology and aggregation in pathophysiology. However, open-source and well-characterized plasmids for efficiently expressing and purifying different tau variants are lacking. We generated 44 sequence-verified plasmids including those encoding full length (FL) tau-441, its four-repeat microtubule-binding (K18) fragment, and their respective selected familial pathological variants (N279K, V337M, P301L, C291R, and S356T). Moreover, plasmids for expressing single (C291A), double (C291A/C322A), and triple (C291A/C322A/I260C) cysteine-modified variants were generated to study alterations in cysteine content and locations. Furthermore, protocols for producing representative tau forms were developed. We produced and characterized the aggregation behavior of the triple cysteine-modified tau-K18, often used in real-time cell internalization and aggregation studies because it can be fluorescently labeled on a cysteine outside the microtubule-binding core. Similar to the wild type (WT), triple cysteine-modified tau-K18 aggregated by progressive β-sheet enrichment, albeit at a slower rate. On prolonged incubation, cysteine-modified K18 formed paired helical filaments similar to those in Alzheimer's disease, sharing morphological phenotypes with WT tau-K18 filaments. Nonetheless, cysteine-modified tau-K18 filaments were significantly shorter (p = 0.002) and mostly wider than WT filaments, explainable by their different principal filament elongation pathways vertical (end-to-end) and lateral growth for WT and cysteine-modified, respectively. Cysteine rearrangement may therefore induce filament polymorphism. Together, the plasmid library, the protein production methods, and the new insights into cysteine-dependent aggregation should facilitate further studies and the design of antiaggregation agents.The formation of uniform sheets of exfoliated MXene over a large area is important for improving their performance in practical applications. In this study, the Langmuir-Schaefer technique was employed to deposit uniform MXene sheets on a solid substrate and control the morphological structure over a large area. At the liquid-gas interface, MXene flakes were densely compressed into nanosheets with minimal gaps between them at 20 mN/m. Through further compression, the wrinkle morphologies of MXene sheets tend to be perpendicularly aligned to the compression direction. These wrinkle structures were also exhibited when MXene sheets were mixed in equal proportions with graphene oxide sheets. Owing to the close correlation of the morphologies of MXene films with the performance of MXene-based materials, the technique employed in this study can provide a route for applications requiring wrinkled MXene, ranging from nanoelectronic devices to energy storage materials, such as supercapacitors and battery electrodes.Scaling or precipitation fouling involves crystallization of hard and chalky solid salts from a solution. Scaling results in significant production and energy losses and is a major concern in many industries. Here we investigate the scale-phobicity of rare earth oxide (REO) ceramics (particularly CeO2, Gd2O3, and Er2O3) in comparison with glass and stain-less steel. We quantify the surface energy and its polar and apolar components for these materials using the Van Oss-Chaudhury-Good approach and show a direct correlation between surface energy and scale deposition. We also show that the polar component of surface energy is the main contributor to scale deposition; hence, REOs with minimal polar component represent high barrier to scale deposition. Moreover, we study the weight gain due to calcium sulfate dihydrate (gypsum) scale accumulation on these materials and show 55% and 77% reduction on REOs in comparison with bare glass and stainless-steel, respectively. We also evaluate the adhesion forces between salt and test materials using atomic force microscopy with a gypsum microparticle adhered onto a tipless cantilever. We show adhesion force between salt particles and REO surfaces is about half that of bare glass and stainless-steel because of the lower surface energy and polar component. buy Ixazomib We expect REO ceramics would find widespread applicability as robust scale-phobic surfaces in various industries.Parkinson's disease (PD) is the second most common neurodegenerative disease, frequently associated with a gastric ulcer. We aimed to investigate the adropin neuroprotective/gastroprotective potential in the indomethacin (IND)-induced gastric ulcer in a rotenone-induced PD model. Rats were randomly divided into four groups normal control group, rotenone/IND treated (PD /Ulcer) group, adropin treated PD/Ulcer group, and l-dopa/omeprazole (Om) treated PD/Ulcer group. There were ten rats selected for the normal control group. Striatal dopamine (DA), apoptosis/redox status, and motor/behavioral impairments were evaluated. Gastric oxidative stress, H+/K+-ATPase activity, prostaglandin E2, mucin content, and von Willebrand factor were measured. Gastric/striatal phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase (PI3K)/phosphorylated Akt and gastric vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF)/striatal P53 immunoreactivities were checked. Striatal P53 upregulated modulator of apoptosis (Puma)/gastric vascular endothelial growth factor receptor-2 (Vegfr-2) expressions were evaluated.