Effect of some local plant extracts on lipid stability, organoleptic properties and nutritional value of fish (Alestes baremoze) during sun and smoke drying in Far-North Cameroon by Goldefroy Tabanty Zambou, Noël Tenyang, Roger Ponka

“…The nutritive value of the most preferred smoked and sun-dried treated fish was determined by standard Association of Official Analytical Chemists (AOAC) methods. Results showed that compared to the control, the plant extracts significantly (P < 0.05) protect fish lipid against oxidative and are reflected by: limiting the increase of the acid, peroxide, p-anisidine, TOTOX, TBA values maintaining the high level of the iodine value. …”
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Nutritional Value of Banded Cricket and Mealworm Larvae by Jagoda Kępińska-Pacelik, Wioletta Biel, Cezary Podsiadło, Grzegorz Tokarczyk, Patrycja Biernacka, Grzegorz Bienkiewicz

“…The proximate composition was determined according to Association of Official Analytical Chemists. The mineral content was determined by colorimetry and mass spectrometry. …”
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Optimization of a Digestion Method to Determine Total Mercury in Fish Tissue by Cold Vapor Atomic Fluorescence Spectrophotometry by Gabriela S. Yánez-Jácome, David Romero-Estévez, Hugo Navarrete, Karina Simbaña-Farinango, Pamela Y Vélez-Terreros

“…This is better than the Association of Official Analytical Chemists 2015.01 method, which has a reported accuracy of 81%. …”
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Efficient Electrocatalytic Approach to Spiro[Furo[3,2-<i>b</i>]pyran-2,5′-pyrimidine] Scaffold as Inhibitor of Aldose Reductase by Michail N. Elinson, Anatoly N. Vereshchagin, Yuliya E. Ryzhkova, Fedor V. Ryzhkov, Artem N. Fakhrutdinov, Mikhail P. Egorov

“…A continuously growing interest in convenient and ‘green’ reaction techniques encourages organic chemists to elaborate on new synthetic methodologies. …”
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Effect of feeding common carp (Cyprinus carpio (Linnaeus, 1758)) with water fern (Azolla filiculoides (Lam.)) on its fillet quality by K. Namiq, Sh. S. Mahmood, N. M. Abdulrahman, B. R. Hassan, A. A. Sadraddin, R. M. Rashed

“…The proximate composition of the samples of fish fillets was done: protein content through Kjeldahl method, lipid content was determined according to AOAC (Association of Official Analytical Chemists) official method.Sensory evaluations were done by panelists. …”
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Reduction of carcinogens in fermented fish (pla-ra and pla-som) by heating by Atchara Artchayasawat, Pranee Sriraj, Thidarut Boonmars, Ratchadawan Aukkanimart, Ampas Wisetmora, Glenn N. Borlace, Parichart Boueroy, Benjamabhorn Pumhirunroj, Porntip Laummaunwai, Panaratana Rattanasuwan, Sirintip Boonjaraspinyo, Nattapon Ekobol, Opal Pitaksakulrat, Wu Zhiliang

“…Materials and Methods: We used Association of Official Analytical Chemists method 973.31 to measure the nitrate and nitrite concentrations in both fermented fish (pla-ra [PR]) and pickled fish (pla-som [PS]) before and after boiling for 5 and 30 min, respectively. …”
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Edible indigenous fruit trees and shrubs in Tigray, Ethiopia by Abadi Tesfay, Sarah Tewolde-Berhan, Emiru Birhane, Meley Mekonen Rannestad, Anbesa Gebretsadik, Gebrehiwot Hailemichael, Mebrahtu Haile, Aster Gebrekirstos

“…Nutrient analyses were conducted using triplicate samples following the basic procedures of the Association of Official Analytical Chemists. This study has identified and documented 44 IFTS species. …”
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Effect of Gold Nanoparticles and Silicon on the Bioactivity and Antibacterial Properties of Hydroxyapatite/Chitosan/Tricalcium Phosphate-Based Biomicroconcretes by Joanna Czechowska, Ewelina Cichoń, Anna Belcarz, Anna Ślósarczyk, Aneta Zima

“…Furthermore, on the basis of the American Association of Textile Chemists and Colorists test (AATCC 100), adapted for chemically bonded materials, the antibacterial activity of the biomicroconcretes against <i>S. epidermidis</i>, <i>E. coli</i>, and <i>S. aureus</i> was evaluated. …”
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A Simple Computational Tool for Accurate, Quantitative Prediction of One–Electron Reduction Potentials of Hypoxia–Activated Tirapazamine Analogues by Hassan RH Elsaidi, Leonard I Wiebe, Piyush Kumar

“…More recently, computational chemists have described redox properties in terms of a molecule’s highest occupied molecular orbital (HOMO) and lowest unoccupied molecular orbital (LUMO), in electron volts (eV).  …”
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The Potential of Usnic-Acid-Based Thiazolo-Thiophenes as Inhibitors of the Main Protease of SARS-CoV-2 Viruses by Olga I. Yarovaya, Aleksandr S. Filimonov, Dmitriy S. Baev, Sophia S. Borisevich, Anna V. Zaykovskaya, Varvara Yu. Chirkova, Mariya K. Marenina, Yulia V. Meshkova, Svetlana V. Belenkaya, Dmitriy N. Shcherbakov, Maxim A. Gureev, Olga A. Luzina, Oleg V. Pyankov, Nariman F. Salakhutdinov, Mikhail V. Khvostov

“…Although the COVID-19 pandemic caused by SARS-CoV-2 viruses is officially over, the search for new effective agents with activity against a wide range of coronaviruses is still an important task for medical chemists and virologists. We synthesized a series of thiazolo-thiophenes based on (+)- and (−)-usnic acid and studied their ability to inhibit the main protease of SARS-CoV-2. …”
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Synthesis of a Heterometallic [Zn₂Ca] Pinwheel Array Stabilized by Amide-Amide Synthons by Daniel Ejarque, Teresa Calvet, Mercè Font-Bardia, Josefina Pons

“…The rational design of heterometallic compounds bearing s-block metal ions have been a difficult task for chemists owing to their lack of preferential geometries. …”
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Quantifying structure and performance diversity for sets of small molecules comprising small-molecule screening collections by Wilson, J. A., Dancik, V., Muller, S., Wagner, B. K., Schreiber, S. L., Clemons, Paul A, Carrinski, Hyman, Koehler, Angela Nicole

“…These results lend insight into structural features that synthetic chemists might target when synthesizing screening collections for biological discovery. …”
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Generation high by Chong, Elgin Shao Wei, Phua, Emmanuel, Loh, Matthew Yi Liang, Chia, Osmond Quan En

“…The surging numbers are partially driven by the recent onset of a new class of drugs, dubbed new psychoactive substances, which are easily modifiable; hence allowing chemists to create new variants once authorities catch wind of them. …”
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Blockchain Technology and Artificial Intelligence Based Decentralized Access Control Model to Enable Secure Interoperability for Healthcare by Sumit Kumar Rana, Sanjeev Kumar Rana, Kashif Nisar, Ag. Asri Ag. Ibrahim, Arun Kumar Rana, Nitin Goyal, Paras Chawla

“…This model interfaces patients, doctors, chemists, and insurance companies, empowering the consistent and secure exchange of data. …”
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Verification and evaluation of monochloropropanediol (MCPD) esters and glycidyl esters in palm oil products o different regions in Malaysia by Abd Razak, Raznim Arni, Ahmad Tarmizi, Azmil Haizam, Abdul Hammid, Abdul Niefaizal, Kuntom, Ainie, Ismail, Intan Safinar, Sanny, Maimunah

“…This study was conducted to investigate on the effect of different sampling regions of palm-refined oils and fats on the 2- and 3-monochloropropanediol fatty acid esters (MCPDE) and glycidol fatty acid esters (GE) levels. The American Oil Chemists’ Society (AOCS) Official Method Cd 29a-13 on the determination of MCPDE and GE in edible oils and fats by acid transesterification was successfully verified and optimised, with slight modification using 7890A Agilent GC system equipped with 5975C quadrupole detector. …”

Verification and evaluation of monochloropropanediol (MCPD) esters and glycidyl esters in palm oil products of different regions in Malaysia by Abd. Razak, Raznim Arni, Ahmad Tarmizi, Azmil Haizam, Abdul Hammid, Abdul Niefaizal, Kuntom, Ainie, Ismail, Intan Safinar, Sanny, Maimunah

“…This study was conducted to investigate on the effect of different sampling regions of palm-refined oils and fats on the 2- and 3-monochloropropanediol fatty acid esters (MCPDE) and glycidol fatty acid esters (GE) levels. The American Oil Chemists’ Society (AOCS) Official Method Cd 29a-13 on the determination of MCPDE and GE in edible oils and fats by acid transesterification was successfully verified and optimised, with slight modification using 7890A Agilent GC system equipped with 5975C quadrupole detector. …”
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Insights into electrochemical dealloying of Cu out of Au-doped Pt-alloy nanoparticles at the sub-nano-scale by Matija Gatalo, Primož Jovanovič, Francisco Ruiz-Zepeda, Andraž Pavlišič, Ana Robba, Marjan Bale, Goran Dražić, Miran Gaberšček, Nejc Hodnik

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Discovery and basic characteristics of high-quality source rocks found in the Yuertusi Formation of the Cambrian in Tarim Basin, China by Guangyou Zhu, Feiran Chen, Zhiyong Chen, Ying Zhang, Xiang Xing, Xiaowan Tao, Debo Ma

“…The belief that the only main hydrocarbon source rocks are of the Cambrian or Ordovician is still controversial. Chemists have made significant progress and have effectively lead the oil and gas exploration in Tarim Basin. …”
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Automated Recognition of Chemical Molecule Images Based on an Improved TNT Model by Yanchi Li, Guanyu Chen, Xiang Li

“…To solve this downside, we need a dependable algorithmic program to help chemists to further expand their research. This paper reports the results of research conducted for the Bristol-Myers Squibb-Molecular Translation competition, which was held on Kaggle and which invited participants to convert old chemical images to their underlying chemical structures, annotated as InChI text; we define this work as molecular translation. …”
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Knowledge, beliefs, and practices of Malaria preventive measures amongst pregnant women in Enugu by P N Aniebue, C O Akpala, C N Onwasigwe, U U Aniebue

“…In the event of an attack of malaria 160 (64.3%) of the pregnant women would visit a doctor, 44.7 (17.7%) would engage in home treatment with drugs mainly analgesics and antimalarials, while the rest would resort to either treatment with herbs, visit to chemists or resorted to prayers. Conclusion: The study has demonstrated a fair knowledge of causes of malaria and its preventive measures. …”
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