Methods for Extracting Immune-Response Modulating Agents of Plant Origin by Oksana V. Kozlova, Natalia S. Velichkovich, Elizaveta R. Faskhutdinova, Olga A. Neverova, Andrey N. Petrov

“…Maceration with methanol was applied to meadowsweet (Filipendula ulmaria) while Soxhlet extraction proved especially effective with smoke tree (Cotinus coggygria), moorland spotted orchid (Dactylorhiza maculata), and greater butterfly-orchid (Platanthera chlorantha). Both traditional and novel extraction methods find their application in medicine and food science, where they yield plant extracts of biologically active immune-response modulating agents.…”
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Enhancement of Single‐Molecule Magnet Properties by Manipulating Intramolecular Dipolar Interactions by Jia‐Qi Huang, Qi‐Wei Chen, You‐Song Ding, Xiao‐Fei Zhu, Bing‐Wu Wang, Feng Pan, Zhiping Zheng

“…More importantly, the blocking temperature increased from lower than 2 K for Er2Cl2 to 8 K for Er2Cl3, and the magnetic hysteresis loops at 2 K changed from butterfly‐shaped for Er2Cl2 to open hysteresis loop with coercive force of 7 kOe for Er2Cl3. …”
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An Empirical Model of the Equatorial Electron Pitch Angle Distributions in Earth's Outer Radiation Belt by Artem Smirnov, Yuri Y. Shprits, Hayley Allison, Nikita Aseev, Alexander Drozdov, Peter Kollmann, Dedong Wang, Anthony Saikin

“…The resulting equation resolves all PAD types found in the outer radiation belt (pancake, flat‐top, butterfly and cap PADs) and can be analytically integrated to derive omnidirectional flux. …”
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In Silico and In Vitro Inhibitory Activity of Indonesian Herbal Compound Extracts against SARS-COV-2 Recombinant Papain-Like Protease by Fairuz Andini Fatiningtyas, Riswanto Napitupulu, Amarila Malik, Is Helianti

“…This study explored the inhibitory potential of compounds from Indonesia herbals Butterfly pea flower (Clitoria ternatea L), Star fruit leaves (Averrhoa carambola L.), and Java plum leaves (Syzygium cumini (L.) …”
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Using causal diagrams and superpopulation models to correct geographic biases in biodiversity monitoring data by Robin J. Boyd, Marc Botham, Emily Dennis, Richard Fox, Collin Harrower, Ian Middlebrook, David B. Roy, Oliver L. Pescott

“…We test the approach using simulated data then apply it to real data from the UK Butterfly Monitoring Scheme (UKBMS). If the variables that explain the geographic bias are known and measured without error, our method is unbiased. …”
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Perspectives towards training approaches to skill achievement in swimming athletes: mixed methods by Ari Tri Fitrianto, Hegen Dadang Prayoga, Oddie Barnanda Rizky, Nina Sutresna, Albadi Sinulingga, Syahruddin Syahruddin, Trisnar Adi Prabowo

“…The analysis revealed that training initially focuses on freestyle, backstroke, breaststroke, and butterfly strokes, with attention to technique evaluation. …”
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Evaluating the Impact of Climate Change on the Asia Habitat Suitability of <i>Troides helena</i> Using the MaxEnt Model by Fengrong Yang, Quanwei Liu, Junyi Yang, Biyu Liu, Xinqi Deng, Tingjiang Gan, Xue Liao, Xiushan Li, Danping Xu, Zhihang Zhuo

“…Butterflies are highly sensitive to climate change, and <i>Troides helena</i>, as an endangered butterfly species, is also affected by these changes. …”
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Study on seismic performance of high-strength steel earthquake-resilient beam-column joint with double damage elements by Hongchao Guo, Dongdong Zheng, Jing Lu, Xudong Zhou, Wenqi Wang, Yunhe Liu

“…The influence of the length lb of the energy dissipation section in the middle of the flange cover plate, the height hs of the stiffening rib, the length lc of the cantilever beam, and the cutting angle αa of the butterfly damper on the joint performance was studied. …”

Wood-Inhabiting Nematode, <i>Bursaphelenchus ussuriensis</i> sp. n. (Nematoda: Aphelenchoididae) from David Elm, with Molecular Phylogeny of the Genus Based on Partial Mitochondria... by Alexander Yu. Ryss, Sergio Álvarez-Ortega, Boris D. Efeykin, Ivan A. Kerchev, Kristina S. Polyanina, Anna I. Solovyeva, Sergei A. Subbotin

“…The new species differs from all species of the <i>Hofmanni</i> group in the closely situated P3 and P4 male caudal papillae and the GP5 small ‘glandpapillae’ pair on the butterfly-like papillae plate, in the set of P1, P2, P3, P4, GP5; vs. in all other species, the P4 papillae pair is absent in the pattern of P1, P2, P3, GP5. …”
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Equalizer Design: HBOA-DE-trained radial basis function neural networks by Santosh Kumar Das, Satya Ranjan Pattanaik, Pradyumna Kumar Mohapatra, Saroja Kumar Rout, Abdulaziz S. Almazyad, Muhammed Basheer Jasser, Guojiang Xiong, Ali Wagdy Mohamed

“…As an optimization algorithm, a nature-inspired hybrid algorithm is applied, namely BOA/DE, which is a combination of the Butterfly optimization algorithm (BOA) and differential evolution (DE). …”
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Intelligent fault diagnosis method for rolling bearings based on flexible residual neural network by Chuang CHEN, Xianfeng LI, Jiantao SHI, Dongdong YUE

“…This performance surpasses that of models using grey wolf optimizer (GWO), butterfly optimization algorithm (BOA), and whale optimization algorithm (WOA), indicating the excellent search capabilities of the DSABO proposed in this paper. …”
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Using photovoice to define “community” in substance use disorder research engaging service users, providers, and policymakers by McGladrey Margaret L, Marisa Booty, Ramona Olvera, Peter Balvanz, Hilary L. Surratt, Shannon Matthews, Susannah Stitzer, Owusua Yamoah, Sylvia Ellison, Kevin Campbell, Amy Farmer, Bethany Gealy, Mike Greenwell, Felicia Harris, Amy Kuntz, Sara Szelagowski, Alexandrea Shouse, Carrie B. Oser

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Balancing selection at a wing pattern locus is associated with major shifts in genome-wide patterns of diversity and gene flow by Rodríguez de Cara, María Ángeles, Jay, Paul, Rougemont, Quentin, Chouteau, Mathieu, Whibley, Annabel, Huber, Barbara, Piron-Prunier, Florence, Ramos, Renato Rogner, Freitas, André V. L., Salazar, Camilo, Silva-Brandão, Karina Lucas, Torres, Tatiana Teixeira, Joron, Mathieu

“…Here we study the patterns of genetic variation and geographic structure in a neotropical butterfly, Heliconius numata, and its closely related allies in the so-called melpomene-silvaniform clade. …”
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Le mobilier en cuir antique et médiéval du boulevard Dr Henri-Henrot à Reims/Durocortorum by Martine Leguilloux

“…These were made from the skin of a small ruminant and presented a characteristic butterfly wing cut-out. A vamp fragment has, on one of its intact edges, marks of nail insertion intended to fix it to the edge of the sole, a configuration indicating the use of wooden or cork soles. …”
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Seaside Goldenrod, Solidago sempervirens by Debbie Miller, Mack Thetford, Chris Verlinde, Gabriel Campbell, Ashlynn Smith

“…It attracts many pollinators, including birds, native bees, honey bees, butterflies (especially Monarch butterflies), and beneficial insects. …”
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Seaside Goldenrod, Solidago sempervirens by Debbie Miller, Mack Thetford, Chris Verlinde, Gabriel Campbell, Ashlynn Smith

“…It attracts many pollinators, including birds, native bees, honey bees, butterflies (especially Monarch butterflies), and beneficial insects. …”
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Inhibition of Return in Fear of Spiders: Discrepant Eye Movement and Reaction Time Data by Elisa Berdica, Antje B. M. Gerdes, Andre Pittig, Georg W. Alpers

“…A sample of 50 students (25 high, 25 low in spider fear) completed an IOR task including schematic representations of spiders or butterflies as targets. Eye movements were recorded and to assess discrimination among targets, participants indicated with button presses if targets were spiders or butterflies. …”
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The study and conservation of the 20th century wooden chest and its Lepidoptera collection by Júlia Tauber

“…The chest holds four drawers with a Lepidoptera (Butterflies and Moths) collection badly damaged by pests. …”
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On the Life Cycle and Natural History of Hymenitis Nero (Lepidoptera: Ithomiinae) in Costa Rica by Allen M. Young

“…This is surprising in light of the considerable interest in these butterflies as members of mimicry complexes. In this spirit, this paper summarizes life cycle and natural history data on a clear wing ithoreiine Hymenitis nero (Hewitson) (Nymphalidae: Ithomiinae) in Costa Rica. …”
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Owady (mrówki, chrząszcze, motyle) jako biowskaźniki by Marta Marcjanek, Patrycja Słodownik, Krassimira Ilieva-Makulec

“…On the basis of available literature, some examples using selected groups of insects (ants, beetles, and butterflies) as bioindicators are discussed.…”
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