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Preparation and characterization of white shrimp hydrolysate-xylooligosaccharides Maillard products and their in vivo promotive effects of zinc absorption in mice

Food Funct., 2024, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/D4FO03709J, Paper
Shijie Dou, Xuening Yu, Yuewen Xu, Xiaoyang Liu, Fawen Yin, Deyang Li, Da-Yong Zhou
The Maillard reaction products, as a kind of glycosylation-based reaction, possess the metal-chelating ability. In this study, the white shrimp hydrolysate (WH) and xylooligosaccharides (XOS) were used to prepare the...
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Characterisation and quantification of phenolic, anthocyanidin and terpene species in plant foods and plant food-based complementary products with antioxidant and neuroprotective properties

Food Funct., 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D4FO02942A, Paper
Naomi May, Jiahua Shi, Helen Clunas, Julianna Lys de Sousa Alves Neri, Celine Kelso, Jody Morgan, Yinghua Yu, Karen Charlton, Katrina Weston-Green
Phytochemicals, including phenolic compounds and terpenes, are of interest for the treatment and prevention of conditions with oxidative stress, inflammatory and neurodegenerative pathologies.
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Bioactive compounds regulate appetite through the melanocortin system: a review

Food Funct., 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D4FO04024D, Review Article
Yujia Niu, Wancong Yu, Xiaohong Kou, Shuqi Wu, Mengyi Liu, Chenlong Chen, Jiaxin Ji, Ying Shao, Zhaohui Xue
The melanocortin system is regulated by long-term and short-term regulatory hormones and nutrients. Bioactive compounds influence appetite through multiple pathways: central nervous system, peripheral hormones, and intestinal microbiota.
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Impact of pH on the fabrication of egg white reinforced soy protein composite microgels for gastrointestinal delivery purposes

Food Funct., 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D4FO03997A, Paper
Feng Liu, Yi Liu, Suyun Zhang, Gang Liu, Christos Ritzoulis, Yue Zhang
Protein molecules such as soy protein isolate (SPI) and egg white (EW) are highly promising materials for developing hydrogels (especially micro/nanogels) for the encapsulation, protection and controlled release of bioactive substances.
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Investigation of the hypoglycemic bioactive components of Phyllanthi Fructus through biological assessment combined with ultrafiltration affinity mass spectrometry

Food Funct., 2024, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/D4FO04198D, Paper
Yifan Zhang, Qiang Yu, Peng Tan, Shimin Tian, Jun-zhi Lin, Mengqi Li, Li Han, Haozhou Huang, Ding-kun Zhang
Phyllanthi Fructus (PF) is a tropical fruit with the potential to effectively reduce postprandial blood glucose, making it highly promising for the development of functional foods. However, the lack of...
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Galacto-oligosaccharides regulates intestinal mucosal sialylation to counteract antibiotic-induced mucin dysbiosis

Food Funct., 2024, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/D4FO04626A, Paper
Laipeng Xu, Xuan Li, Shuibing Han, Chunlong Mu, Wei-Yun Zhu
Intestinal mucin offers a physical barrier to maintain host-commensal homeostasis. Glycosylation is essential for appropriate function of mucin. Galacto-oligosaccharides (GOS) have been used as a prebiotic with proved intestinal benefits,...
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Influence of dairy matrix on the prebiotic effects of inulin related to gut metabolic activity and bone health

Food Funct., 2024, 15,11129-11140
DOI: 10.1039/D4FO01635A, Paper
Xiaorui Zhao, Weiwei He, Louise M. A. Jakobsen, Farhad M. Panah, Banny Silva Barbosa Correia, Dennis Sandris Nielsen, Axel K. Hansen, Hanne Christine Bertram
This study investigated if the prebiotic efficacy of inulin depends on the dairy matrix used as vehicle.
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Lactobacillus plantarum 69-2 combined with α-lactalbumin hydrolysate alleviates DSS-induced ulcerative colitis through the TLR4/NF-κB inflammatory pathway and the gut microbiota in mice

Food Funct., 2024, 15,10987-11004
DOI: 10.1039/D4FO02975E, Paper
Yue Ma, Chuanbing Hu, Jing Zhang, Cong Xu, Lizhi Ma, Yunhe Chang, Muhammad Altaf Hussain, Jiage Ma, Juncai Hou, Zhanmei Jiang
Ulcerative colitis (UC), an inflammatory bowel disease, seriously affects people's quality of life.
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Aronia melanocarpa extract extends the lifespan and health-span of Caenorhabditis elegans via mitogen-activated protein kinase 1

Food Funct., 2024, 15,11020-11035
DOI: 10.1039/D4FO02479F, Paper
Huan Zhang, Zhigang Zhu, Wenjing Wei, Zekun Liu, Huiji Zhou, Yueling Gong, Xinlei Yan, Jun Du, Houkai Li, Liang Chen, Lili Sheng
Aronia melanocarpa (AM) was shown to promote the lifespan and health-span of C. elegans via the PMK-1 pathway, highlighting the potential of AM as a dietary supplement for delaying aging.
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Lacticaseibacillus plantarum postbiotics prepared by the combined technique of pasteurization and ultrasound: effective measures to alleviate obesity based on the SCFAs-GPR41/GPR43 signaling pathway

Food Funct., 2024, 15,11005-11019
DOI: 10.1039/D4FO03591G, Paper
Chao Miao, Linge Wang, Huabing Wang, Yu Shen, Chaoxin Man, Wei Zhang, Yu Zhang, Qianyu Zhao, Yujun Jiang
Postbiotics prepared by ultrasound and pasteurization are used for the alleviation of obesity.
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Dynamic changes in the gel properties, microbial community, and volatile flavor profile of Spanish mackerel (Scomberomorus niphonius) sausages inoculated with Lactiplantibacillus plantarum CY1-2

Food Funct., 2024, 15,11060-11071
DOI: 10.1039/D4FO03841J, Paper
Xinran Lv, Wenyu Wu, Shuilin Liu, Lili Ding, Anqi Ren, Le An, Fengling Bai, Jianrong Li, Xuepeng Li, Shumin Yi
This study aimed to examine the dynamic changes in the gel properties, microbial diversity, and volatile flavor compounds (VFCs) of Spanish mackerel sausages inoculated with Lactiplantibacillus plantarum CY1-2 during fermentation.
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Cardamonin protects against diabetic cardiomyopathy by activating macrophage NRF2 signaling through molecular interaction with KEAP1

Food Funct., 2024, 15,11083-11095
DOI: 10.1039/D4FO03543G, Paper
Wenshan Nan, Jialin Yin, Wenhao Hao, Huali Meng, Junduo Wu, Xiao Yin, Hao Wu
Cardamonin inhibited macrophage M1 polarization in diabetic cardiomyopathy by binding to KEAP1, leading to the dissociation of NRF2 from KEAP1. This promoted NRF2 nuclear translocation and antioxidant gene expression in M1 polarized macrophages.
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Metagenomic and transcriptomic profiling of the hypoglycemic and hypotriglyceridemic actions of Tremella fuciformis-derived polysaccharides in high-fat-diet- and streptozotocin-treated mice

Food Funct., 2024, 15,11096-11114
DOI: 10.1039/D4FO01870B, Paper
Xiaofei Xu, Xiaofei Liu, Liyan Liu, Jin Chen, Jingjing Guan, Donghui Luo
Tremella fuciformis polysaccharides exhibit hypoglycemic and hypotriglyceridemic activities through altering the taxonomic and functional attributes of the gut microbiota and modulating gene expression in the liver.
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Solid-state fermentation of green lentils by Lactiplantibacillus plantarum leads to formation of distinct peptides that are absorbable and enhances DPP-IV inhibitory activity in an intestinal Caco-2 cell model

Food Funct., 2024, 15,11220-11235
DOI: 10.1039/D4FO03326D, Paper
Elisa Di Stefano, Nico Hüttmann, Pieter Dekker, Monic M. M. Tomassen, Teresa Oliviero, Vincenzo Fogliano, Chibuike C. Udenigwe
In vitro gastrointestinal digestion, brush border enzyme activity, and microbial fermentation with Lactiplantibacillus plantarum influenced the peptidome of green lentils and peptide transport across the intestinal Caco-2 cell monolayer.
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Exosome-like nanoparticles from Arbutus unedo L. mitigate LPS-induced inflammation via JAK-STAT inactivation

Food Funct., 2024, 15,11280-11290
DOI: 10.1039/D4FO03646H, Paper
Cristian Martínez Fajardo, Lucía Morote, Elena Moreno-Giménez, Susana López-López, Ángela Rubio-Moraga, María José M. Díaz-Guerra, Gianfranco Diretto, Alberto J. López Jiménez, Oussama Ahrazem, Lourdes Gómez-Gómez
Exosomes have garnered attention as a potential cell-free therapy for inflammatory diseases due to their immunomodulatory and anti-inflammatory properties.
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Human milk oligosaccharides and milk fat globule membrane reduce allergic reactions in mice through the modulation of gut microbiota and metabolic functions

Food Funct., 2024, 15,11252-11265
DOI: 10.1039/D4FO03851G, Paper
Xinzhang Chen, Shengjun Yang, Zhengtao Guo, Bailiang Li, Zhongjiang Wang, Lianzhou Jiang
Human milk oligosaccharides (HMOs) and the milk fat globule membrane (MFGM) represent novel treatments for cow's milk allergy (CMA).
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Techno-functional, antioxidant, and amino acid characterization of hydrolyzed bioactive peptides from coconut (Cocos nucifera L.) meal protein

Food Funct., 2024, 15,11266-11279
DOI: 10.1039/D4FO02741H, Paper
Roshanak Zolqadri, Zahra Akbarbaglu, Khashayar Sarabandi, Seyed Hadi Peighambardoust, Seid Mahdi Jafari, Amin Mousavi Khaneghah
In this study, the techno-functional characteristics and nutritional value of coconut meal protein (CMP) and the obtained polypeptides by alcalase (H-Alc), trypsin (H-Try), pancreatin (H-Pan), and pepsin (H-pep) were investigated.
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Development of Pickering water-in-oil emulsions using a dual stabilization of candelilla wax and acylated EGCG derivatives to enhance the survival of probiotics (Lactobacillus plantarum) powder

Food Funct., 2024, 15,11141-11157
DOI: 10.1039/D4FO01342E, Paper
Zhaojuan Shi, Jun Wu, Xingting Wang, Tongqiao Nie, Qingmei Zeng, Chuanxun Yuan, Risheng Jin
Candelilla wax reinforced the stability of Pickering W/O emulsions with a three-dimensional crystal network. The oil phase volume fraction of the emulsions showed dramatic differences in protecting probiotic viability from environmental stresses.
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Maternal n-3 fatty acid supplementation has an immediate impact on the human milk fatty acid composition

Food Funct., 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D4FO02548B, Paper
Yannan He, Lin Chen, Miao Miao, Yongmei Dai, Li Qin, Jing Lin, Yumei Qi, Huijuan Xiao, Yajun Qiu, Xiaohong Zhang, Hailan Sun, Jianing Wang, Meng-yan Xu, Ping Tan, Bo Yang, Guiju Sun, Feng Zhao, Duo Li
Fatty acids are essential components in breast milk with mutable characteristics.
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Lacticaseibacillus paracasei JM053 alleviates osteoporosis in rats by increasing the content of soy isoflavone aglycones in fermented soymilk

Food Funct., 2024, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/D4FO04381B, Paper
Yaping Zheng, Shasha Cheng, Hongxuan Li, Yilin Sun, Ling Guo, Chaoxin Man, Yu Zhang, Wei Zhang, Yujun Jiang
Lacticaseibacillus paracasei JM053 has a high ability to convert soy isoflavones and can be used as a fermentation strain to ferment soymilk, thereby increasing the content of free aglycones in...
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Ergothioneine improves cognitive function by ameliorating mitochondrial damage and decreasing neuroinflammation in a D-galactose-induced aging model

Food Funct., 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D4FO02321H, Paper
Fangyang Chen, Botao Wang, Xin Sun, Yage Wang, Ruiyan Wang, Kaikai Li
EGT intervention significantly improved D-galactose induced oxidative stress, neuroinflammation, and mitochondrial function, resulting in the alleviation of memory injury.
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A novel method for exploration and prediction of the bioactive target of rice bran-derived peptide (KF-8) by integrating computational methods and experiments

Food Funct., 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D4FO02493A, Paper
Rui Liang, Fangliang Song, Ying Liang, Yanpeng Fang, Jianqiang Wang, Yajuan Chen, Zhongxu Chen, Xiaorong Tan, Jie Dong
The diagram of the strategy to explore peptide targets based on model predictions and experiments.
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Editorial. Trump factor adds to monetary policy uncertainty

While the monetary policy normalisation is proceeding on expected lines, the change in regime in the US, following the Presidential elections is likely to pose currency related issues in particular for global central banks




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First Act Review

The lives of the kids Deepa Bhatia portrays in the series are bleak, with small periods of sunshine when they get picked for an ad or serial, punctuating the longer periods of struggle, observes Deepa Gahlot.




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Kota Factory 3 Review

The new season takes the students out of their preoccupation with studies to other problems -- jealousy of another's easy success, a blip in a romance, financial crunch, meltdowns, discovers Deepa Gahlot.




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Taliban appoint ‘Acting Consul’ at the Afghan Consulate General in Mumbai

Ikramuddin Kamil has been appointed as the ‘Acting Consul’ at the Afghan mission in Mumbai, Bakhtar News Agency said.




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Assistant Commissioner is empowered to seek bank guarantee for release of vehicles seized in cow slaughter Act case, says court




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Study reveals how 3D environments affect bacterial growth and survival

For over 300 years, scientists have primarily studied bacteria using liquid cultures or flat 2D plates in laboratory settings




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Hail the actors in Pataal Lok!

Paatal Lok is definitely a must watch show.The credit for its success goes to the writers who enthralled us with their unique characters, but also to the wonderful band of actors who grabbed the opportunity to showcase their frightening raw talent, notes Aseem Chhabra.





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Is Jaideep Ahlawat India's Finest Actor?

If Irrfan could have been our finest professor of empirical philosophy, and Nawaz is our foremost poet of that space halfway between the gutter and the stars, then Jaideep Ahlawat has to be our greatest artist-scientist, asserts Sreehari Nair.




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Keeravaani's Gracious Act At Globes

The composer thanked other artists for the making of the song.




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Why Shah Rukh Needed Action To...

Shah Rukh had outgrown the roles that made him a star -- the menacing, obsessive lover in Darr, the regular guy in Kabhi Haan Kabhi Na or the new age boyfriend in Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge.By the time he entered his 50s, he was struggling to find his feet, explains Vanita Kohli-Khandekar.




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Aavesham: What A Film! What An Actor!

Watching Aavesham is like sprinting through the whole history of our mass-masala movies and seeing it in a new light, notes Sreehari Nair.And this, incidentally, is the story of Fahadh Faasil's career too.




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Environmental innovation [electronic resource] : an action plan for saving the economy and the planet by 2050 / Jack Buffington.

Lanham : Rowman & Littlefield, [2024]




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Inactivated COVID-19 vaccine CoronaVac associated with TTP




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Team at Kolkata institute engineers bacteria to solve maths problems

In a groundbreaking experiment, Saha Institute scientists have built bacterial computers that behave like artificial neural networks




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Panel on education policy wants UGC Act to lapse

The committee's report, submitted recently to the HRD Ministry, says the UGC has been unable to effectively implement its regulations.




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Tangled in a web of distractions?

The power to enter and exit lies in your hands.




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B'hive of activity

Coimbatore's Bobby Balachandran does not just have out-of-the-box ideas. The entrepreneur is also keen on mentoring youngsters and giving them a chance to hone their business skills




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Indian Space Startup Pixxel Bags NASA Contract To Support Earth Science Research

The satellites can help detect, monitor, and predict critical global phenomena across agriculture, oil and gas, mining, environment, and other sectors in up to 50 times richer detail. 




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Veteran Marathi actor Nandu Pol passes away

He was extremely prolific, with a substantial body of work in television and appearing in popular advertisements as well.




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Art of acting

Swiss film maker and theatre director Heinz Gubler talks about his love for theatrical innovations




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Covid impact: Syngene profits down 19.44 per cent in Q1

Hit by temporary suspension of operations during lockdown




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Shining a light on methane dry reforming – exploring the impact of visible light on carbon formation over Co/xCeO2–Al2O3

Catal. Sci. Technol., 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D4CY00925H, Paper
George E. P. O'Connell, Richard F. Webster, Elise Elkington, Rose Amal, Jason Scott, Emma C. Lovell
Introducing light to thermal DRM may be an effective strategy to improve catalyst stability, but light's role in the stability mechanism is not well understood.
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Exploring anodic oxidation reactions in hybrid water electrolysis: special emphasis on substrate choice

Catal. Sci. Technol., 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D4CY00907J, Review Article
Baghendra Singh, Neetu Verma
Anodic oxidation reactions have been assessed focusing on essential parameters for the substrate choice.
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Ultrasmall RuO2/CoFe2O4 nanoparticles with robust interfacial interactions for the enhanced acidic oxygen evolution reaction

Catal. Sci. Technol., 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D4CY00719K, Paper
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Ming Wei, Liuhua Mu, Zhiwei Liu, Feng Gao, Guangjian Song, Qiankang Si, Mao Zhang, Fangfang Dai, Min Zhang, Rui Ding, Li Yang, Zhonggui Gao, Sanzhao Song
Ultrasmall RuO2/CoFe2O4 nanoparticles with strong interfacial interactions exhibit enhanced oxygen evolution reaction (OER) performance, driven by efficient charge transfer between RuO2 and CoFe2O4.
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Exploration of the synergistic regulatory mechanism of hydroxide and fluoride modification on the photocatalytic activity of 2D g-C3N4

Catal. Sci. Technol., 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D4CY00971A, Paper
Qianqian Shang, Hongbing Wang, Changjie Kan, Rui Ding, Yankai Li, Shiva Pandeya, Ziliang Li, Mahesh Kumar Joshi
Exfoliation and hetero-element doping are common procedures for band gap engineering and enhancing the photocatalytic properties of g-C3N4.
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DFT calculation-aided optimisation of a chiral phosphoric acid catalyst: case study of kinetic resolution of racemic secondary alcohols through lactonisation

Catal. Sci. Technol., 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D4CY01029A, Paper
Haiting Ye, Takuma Sato, Taishi Nakanishi, Shigetomo Ito, Shigenobu Umemiya, Masahiro Terada
Chiral phosphoric acid catalysts were screened rationally and efficiently through the theoretical prediction model of the kinetic resolution of racemic γ-hydroxybutyrate without performing an exhaustive search for plausible lactonisation pathways.
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Solar-Driven Tripus Photocatalytic Action of Defective S-doped g-C3N4 for 1,4 NADH Regeneration and Simultaneous Benzylamine Conversion along with CO2 Fixation into HCOOH

Catal. Sci. Technol., 2024, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/D4CY00825A, Paper
Kanchan Sharma, Rajesh K. Yadav, Rajesh Kumar Verma, Satyam Singh, Shaifali Mishra, Rehana Shahin, Atul Pratap Singh, Chandani Singh, Navneet Kumar Gupta, Jin-Ook Baeg, Hwanhui Yun, Hyeongjoong Kim
Incorporating defects through intrinsic defect engineering has emerged as a versatile strategy for finely tuning key properties of materials, particularly the redox capacity. Defects are fundamentally important in enhancement of...
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