Novel Fusidic Acid Cream Containing Metal Ions and Natural Products against Multidrug-Resistant Bacteria by Hani Naseef, Yousef Sahoury, Mohammad Farraj, Moammal Qurt, Abdallah D. Abukhalil, Nidal Jaradat, Israr Sabri, Abdullah K. Rabba, Mahmmoud Sbeih

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An International Consensus on Actions to Improve Lung Cancer Survival: A Modified Delphi Method Among Clinical Experts in the International Cancer Benchmarking Partnership by Charlotte Lynch BSc, MSc, Samantha Harrison BSc, MSc, John Butler MRCOG, MBBS, BSc, David R. Baldwin MA, DM, FRCPsych, FRSA, FHEA, Paul Dawkins MB ChB, MRCP, CCT Resp Med and Gen (Int) Med, FRCP 2012, FRACP, Joris van der Horst MD, FRCP, Erik Jakobsen MD, MPM, Jonathan McAleese MD, Annette McWilliams MBBS, Karen Redmond MB BCh NUI, Anand Swaminath MD, MSc, FRCPC, Christian J. Finley MD, MPH

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Assessment of Total Antioxidant Capacity in Serum of Heathy and Stressed Hens by Stefano Cecchini, Francesco Fazio

“…At the end of the experimental period, TAC assessed by ABTS and FRSA assays showed a complete recovery in the stressed group, whereas TAC assessed by FRAP and TTL assays still showed significant persistent differences when compared to the control group. …”
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Enhancing phytochemical parameters in broccoli through vacuum impregnation and their prediction with comparative ANN and RSM models by Aseeya Wahid, Saroj Kumar Giri, Adinath Kate, Manoj Kumar Tripathi, Manoj Kumar

“…The results showed enhancement in the TPC, TFC, AAC, TCC, FRSA, and CC values of broccoli florets with impregnation. …”
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A Reliability Scheduling Algorithm for the Static Segment of FlexRay on Vehicle Networks by Trong-Yen Lee, I-An Lin, Jun-Jie Wang, Ju-Tse Tsai

“…If a transient fault occurs during driving, this would be very dangerous; therefore, we propose a fast reliability scheduling algorithm (FRSA) to improve the communication reliability of FlexRay. …”
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The Impact of Different Withering Process Conditions on the Bioactivity and Quality of Black Tea from Azorean <i>Camellia sinensis</i> by Lisete Sousa Paiva, Ana Paula Dias, Massimo Francesco Marcone, José António Bettencourt Baptista

“…The FRSA shows similar results for the withering range of 6 to 16 h (hours). …”
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Distal end of flexible bronchoscope using fiber reinforced soft actuator by Surakusumah, Rino Ferdian

“…On the other side, research on fiber reinforced soft actuator (FRSA) becomes a prospective opportunity for development in medical devices and soft robotics. …”
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PEG 6000-Stimulated Drought Stress Improves the Attributes of In Vitro Growth, Steviol Glycosides Production, and Antioxidant Activities in <i>Stevia rebaudiana</i> Bertoni by Muhammad Arslan Ahmad, Rabia Javed, Muhammad Adeel, Muhammad Rizwan, Yuesuo Yang

“…Various concentrations, i.e., 0, 0.5, 1, 2, and 4% of PEG 6000 were applied to the nodal shoot explants for four weeks, and the influence produced on shoots growth parameters, bioactive steviol glycosides (rebaudioside A and stevioside), and nonenzymatic antioxidant activities (total phenolic content (TPC), total flavonoid content (TFC), total antioxidant capacity (TAC), total reducing power (TRP) and 1,1-diphenyl-2-picrylhydrazyl(DPPH)-free radical scavenging activity (FRSA)) was elucidated. The significantly highest yield (92.4% direct shoot organogenesis) and secondary metabolites (2.94% Reb A, 2.52% ST, 95.3% DPPH-FRSA, 15.0% TPC, 13.0 µg/mg TFC, 22.3 µg/mg TAC, and 19.8 µg/mg TRP) production in response to abiotic stress elicitors was obtained in Murashige and Skoog (MS) medium treatment provided with 4% of PEG 6000. …”
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Genotype Variation of Polyphenol Content and Antioxidant Activity of Artemisia balchanorum Krasch. × Artemisia taurica Willd by Vergun Olena, Svydenko Liudmyla, Grygorieva Olga, Hauptvogel Pavol, Brindza Ján

“…It was found a weak correlation between FRSA and TPC (r = 0.189), TFC (r = 0.211), and TPAC (r = 0.111) for genotypes. …”
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First Study of Improved Nutritional Properties and Anti-Oxidant Activity in Novel Sesame Mutant Lines as Compared to Their Wild-Types by Mohamed Kouighat, Abdelghani Nabloussi, Atman Adiba, Mohamed El Fechtali, Hafida Hanine

“…The measurements included ash, proteins, crude fibers, sugars, total phenolic content (TPC), total flavonoid content (TFC), total anthocyanin content (TAC), lignans and free radical scavenging activity (FRSA). The results show higher FRSA, TPC, TAC and lignans in the mutant “US2-6”, compared to the wild type “US06”. …”
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Forty-One Plant Extracts Screened for Dual Antidiabetic and Antioxidant Functions: Evaluating the Types of Correlation between α-Amylase Inhibition and Free Radical Scavenging by Amir Bashkin, Manar Ghanim, Basheer Abu-Farich, Mahmoud Rayan, Reem Miari, Samer Srouji, Anwar Rayan, Mizied Falah

“…In pursuit of this goal, this study screened 41 plant extracts for their antidiabetic and antioxidant activities by employing assays to test for α-amylase inhibition and free radical scavenging activity (FRSA) and by measuring glucose uptake in L6-GLUT4myc cells. …”
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Comparative Analysis of the Polyphenols, Caffeine, and Antioxidant Activities of Green Tea, White Tea, and Flowers from Azorean <i>Camellia sinensis</i> Varieties Affected by Diffe... by Lisete Paiva, Clara Rego, Elisabete Lima, Massimo Marcone, José Baptista

“…Concerning the antioxidant patterns, the free radical scavenging activity (FRSA) and ferric reducing antioxidant power (FRAP) presented EC₅₀ values ranges from 3.6 to 17.3 µg/mL and 4.8 to 16.5 µg/mL, respectively, and ferrous ion-chelating (FIC) activity ranged from 47.1 to 82.8%, highlighting that FRSA was better than butylated hydroxytoluene (BHT). …”
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Bioactive Compounds Assessment in Six Moroccan Rapeseed (<i>Brassica napus</i> L.) Varieties Grown in Two Contrasting Environments by Ibtissame Guirrou, Abdelhay El Harrak, Abderraouf El Antari, Lahcen Hssaini, Hafida Hanine, Mohamed El Fechtali, Abdelghani Nabloussi

“…Over both environments, the varietal effect generated variations in yield of 10.9 to 17.1 q/ha, Oil C of 36.7 to 39.9%, PC of 21.3 to 25.9%, IO of 94.1 to 100 g I2/100 g, FRSA of 22.7 to 42.9%, and an omega6/omega3 ratio of 1.8 to 2.3%. …”
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Impact of Nitrite Supplementation on Bioactive Peptides during Sausage Processing by Rongyu Zang, Qunli Yu, Zonglin Guo

“…Moreover, nitrite supplementation in fermented sausages markedly enhanced the DPPH, as well as the ABTS, hydroxyl radical, and superoxide anion free radical scavenging abilities (FRSA) of polypeptides (<i>p</i> < 0.05). The ferrous ion chelating ability was also significantly enhanced (<i>p</i> < 0.05). …”
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Reconfigurable antenna: narrowband frequency reconfigurable antenna by Rahim, M. K. A., Majid, H. A. A., Hamid, M. R.

“…First, frequency reconfigurable narrowband microstrip slot antenna (FRSA) is presented. The proposed antenna is designed to operate at six reconfigurable frequency bands from 2 GHz to 5 GHz with bidirectional radiation pattern. …”

Bridging the Gap: Micro-credentials for Development by Rory McGreal, Wayne Mackintosh, Glenda Cox, Don Olcott, Jr.

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Angiotensin I-converting enzyme (ACE) inhibition and biological activities of green and black tea samples from Azorean Camellia sinensis by Lisete Paiva, Elisabete Lima, Massimo Marcone, José Baptista

“…The results clearly highlighted differences in ACE-inhibition, FRSA, FRAP, FIC activity, TPC and epicatechin content among samples and the best results were observed in green tea collected in the summer. …”
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Phytochemical Analysis and Characterization of Corn Silk (<i>Zea mays</i>, G5417) by Jyoti Singh, Baskaran Stephen Inbaraj, Sawinder Kaur, Prasad Rasane, Vikas Nanda

“…The corn silk powder showed 45.40 ± 0.92% FRSA, 75.25 ± 0.59 TEAC mg/gdw of ABTS, and 86.77 ± 0.88% of FRAP. …”
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Design, synthesis and screening of indole acetic acid-based tri-azo moieties as antioxidants, anti-microbial and cytotoxic agents by Maryam Javaid, Ihsan-Ul Haq, Humaira Nadeem, Humaira Fatima, Arif-Ullah Khan, Nadeem Irshad

“…Schiff bases express drug-like nature as they follow Lipinski’s rule of five. 5b showed good antioxidant potential in total antioxidant capacity (TAC) and total reducing power (TRP) assays and was most active in the library in % free radical scavenging assay (%FRSA), showing 32% inhibition at 50 μg/mL concentration. …”
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Effects of Chitosan Coating with Green Tea Aqueous Extract on Lipid Oxidation and Microbial Growth in Pork Chops during Chilled Storage by Eduardo Montaño-Sánchez, Brisa del Mar Torres-Martínez, Rey David Vargas-Sánchez, Nelson Huerta-Leidenz, Armida Sánchez-Escalante, María J. Beriain, Gastón R. Torrescano-Urrutia

“…GTWE presented high total phenolic content (> 500 mg gallic acid equivalents/g); the incorporation of chitosan coatings increased (<i>p</i> < 0.05) free radical scavenging activity (FRSA, >90% of inhibition) and microbial growth inhibition (>50% for all tested pathogens), depending on the concentration. …”
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