High quality genome assembly of the brown hare (Lepus europaeus) with chromosome-level scaffolding by Michell, Craig, Collins, Joanna, Laine, Pia K., Fekete, Zsófia, Tapanainen, Riikka, Wood, Jonathan M. D., Goffart, Steffi, Pohjoismäki, Jaakko L. O.

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Design and simulation of a 5 KW solar-powered hybrid electric vehicle charging station with a ANN–Kalman filter MPPT and MPC-based inverter control for reduced THD by Youness Hakam, Hajar Ahessab, Ahmed Gaga, Mohamed Tabaa, Benachir El Hadadi

“…On the inverter side, an innovative Model Predictive Control (MPC) strategy, using a K+2 step approach, is implemented to efficiently regulate the inverter. …”
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A non-aseptic bioprocess for production and recovery of 2,3-butanediol via conversion of crude glycerol and corn steep liquor at pilot-scale by Dimitris Karayannis, Nikos Angelou, Gabriel Vasilakis, Ioannis Charisteidis, Alexandros Litinas, Seraphim Papanikolaou

“…The salting-out extraction (SOE), consisting of ethanol (24 %) and K2HPO4 (25 %), recovered 91.7 % of BDO from the fermentation medium and was studied for the first time in a glycerol-based medium. …”
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Enabling ultra-flexible inorganic thin-film-based thermoelectric devices by introducing nanoscale titanium layers by Ming Tan, Xiao-Lei Shi, Wei-Di Liu, Yong Jiang, Si-Qi Liu, Tianyi Cao, Wenyi Chen, Meng Li, Tong Lin, Yuan Deng, Shaomin Liu, Zhi-Gang Chen

“…This enables both exceptional flexibility and an impressive power density of 108 μW cm−2 under a temperature difference of just 5 K, with a normalized power density exceeding 4 μW cm−2 K−2. When attached to a 50 °C irregular heat source, three series-connected devices generate 1.85 V, powering a light-emitting diode without the need for an additional heat sink or booster.…”
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Enhanced Activity by NKCC1 and Slc26a6 Mediates Acidic pH and Cl− Movement after Cardioplegia-Induced Arrest of db/db Diabetic Heart by Minjeong Ji, Seok In Lee, Sang Ah Lee, Kuk Hui Son, Jeong Hee Hong

“…Enhanced expression of Na+-K+-2Cl− cotransporter 1 (NKCC1) was observed in the db/db heart compared to the wild type heart. …”
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Method for Rapid Labeling of Waste Sludge from a Food Factory with 15N-Glycine and Evaluation of N Use Using Komatsuna (Brassica rapa Var. perviridis) by Mizuho Miura-Ido, Yuzuri Iwamoto, Hiroi Kouya, Yoshihiko Takahashi, Amjad Hassan, Norikuni Ohtake, Hidetaka Hori, Takuji Ohyama

“…The surrounding unlabeled compost contained 4.0, 4.0, and 0.8% of N, P2O5, and K2O, respectively. C/N and pH were 10 and 7.4, respectively. …”
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Effectiveness of mobile health for exercise promotion on cardiorespiratory fitness after a cancer diagnosis: A systematic review and meta‐analysis by Megan E. Gregory, Weidan Cao, Saurabh Rahurkar, Fadi Haroun, James C. Stock, Sanam M. Ghazi, Daniel Addison

“…Interventions included mobile apps (k = 6), smartwatches (k = 2), or a smartwatch plus a supplemental web/mobile/tablet app (k = 1); median duration of mHealth‐use was 12 weeks. …”
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OH 89: A newly described ~1.8-million-year-old hominid clavicle from Olduvai Gorge by Taylor, Catherine E, Masao, Fidelis, Njau, Jackson K, Songita, Agustino Venance, Hlusko, Leslea J

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Establishment of reference audiometric norms for the elderly population: A community-based study on mean and median hearing thresholds by Tzong-Hann Yang, Yu-Fu Chen, Yen-Fu Cheng, Chuan-Song Wu, Yuan-Chia Chu

“…Detailed audiometric evaluations logged pure-tone thresholds across critical frequencies (0.5k, 1k, 2k, 4k Hz), in conjunction with participant ages, genders, and HHIE-S questionnaire results. …”
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Therapeutic potential of Cinnamomum burmannii bark extract in reducing Malondialdehyde (MDA) levels in MSG-induced wistar rats: a preclinical study by Dina Afrianti, Wahyudi, Ririh Jatmi Wikandari, Rodhi Hartono, Erisa Febriyani, Egy Sunanda Putra

“…The average results showed a decrease in MDA levels after 14 days of treatment, one-way ANOVA test p = 0.001 (p <0.05) showed a significant difference in MDA levels KN 2.37 mg/ml ± 0.14, K+ 2.47 mg/ml ± 0.24, P1 2.32 mg/ml ± 0.20, and P2 0.84 mg/ml ± 1.07. …”
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Characterization and genomic insights into bacteriophages Kpph1 and Kpph9 against hypervirulent carbapenem-resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae by Ye Huang, Yuan Huang, Zhiping Wu, Ziyue Fan, Fanglin Zheng, Yang Liu, Xinping Xu

“…In this study, two isolated bacteriophages, Kpph1 and Kpph9, were characterized for their specificity against the Hv-CRKp K. pneumoniae NUHL30457 strain that possesses a K2 capsule serotype. Both phages exhibit remarkable environmental tolerance, displaying stability over a range of pH values (4–11) and temperatures (up to 50°C). …”
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A preliminary study on the reference intervals of vitamin K in some areas of Beijing with normal physical examination population by Lin Chen, Meiqi Chen, Shi Cheng, Jiaxin Fei, Dan Xu, Xueyun Hou, Nannan Li, Yuliang Yuan, Guijian Liu, Cheng An

“…Currently, there is a lack of reference intervals for VK levels in healthy individuals, The aim of this study is to establish and validate the reference intervals of serum vitamin K1 (VK1) and vitamin K2 (VK2, specifically including menaquinone-4 (MK4) and menaquinone-7 (MK7)) levels in some healthy populations in Beijing. …”
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Nanopore sequencing as a novel method of characterising anorexia nervosa risk loci by Natasha Berthold, Silvana Gaudieri, Sean Hood, Monika Tschochner, Allison L. Miller, Jennifer Jordan, Laura M. Thornton, Cynthia M. Bulik, Patrick Anthony Akkari, Martin A. Kennedy

“…Notably, we identified a polymorphic SINE-VNTR-Alu like sub-family D element (SVA-D), intergenic with IP6K2 and PRKAR2A, and a poly-T short tandem repeat (STR) in the 3ʹUTR of FOXP1. …”
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Density functional theory calculation for understanding the roles of biochar in immobilizing exchangeable Al3 + and enhancing soil quality in acidic soils by Debo He, Xinyi Liu, Dongni Hu, Ping Lei, Jinbo Zhang, Zhixin Dong, Bo Zhu

“…Similarly, soils developed from the Cretaceous Jiaguan Formation (K2j) purplish red sandstone with 1 % and 3 % biochar addition showed a 38.75 % and 64.30 % increase in soil organic carbon compared to soils treated with 0.2 % lime. …”
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Effects of vitamin K supplementation on bone mineral density at different sites and bone metabolism in the middle-aged and elderly population: a meta-analysis and systematic review... by Chenqi Xie, Jianbao Gong, Chenglong Zheng, Junwei Zhang, Jie Gao, Chunyan Tian, Xiaofei Guo, Shiyou Dai, Tianlin Gao

“…Vitamin K, especially vitamin K2, exhibited effects on maintaining or increasing lumbar spine BMD, and influencing the balance of cOC and ucOC. …”
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Development and validation of soil test crop response model for beetroot (Beta vulgaris) grown in ultisols of India by Ramasamy Arulmani, Ramasamy Arulmani, Kuppayevalasu Malayappagounder Sellamuthu, Kuppayevalasu Malayappagounder Sellamuthu, Subramaniam Maragatham, Subramaniam Maragatham, Alargarsamy Senthil, Alargarsamy Senthil, Seenapuram Palaniswami Thamaraiselvi, Seenapuram Palaniswami Thamaraiselvi, Palaniappan Malathi, Palaniappan Malathi, Govindaraja Sridevi, Govindaraja Sridevi

“…We found that 0.38, 0.29, and 0.46 kg of N, P2O5, and K2O, respectively, were required for producing one quintal of beetroot tuber under the integrated approach. …”
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Structural Properties, Cytotoxicity, and Anti-Inflammatory Activity of Silver(I) Complexes with tris(p-tolyl)Phosphine and 5-Chloro-2-Mercaptobenzothiazole by L. Kyros, N. Kourkoumelis, M. Kubicki, L. Male, M. B. Hursthouse, I. I. Verginadis, E. Gouma, S. Karkabounas, K. Charalabopoulos, S. K. Hadjikakou

“…The compounds 1–4 were characterized by X-ray crystallography at r.t (1) and 120 K (2–4). All these complexes and {[(Et3NH)+]2⋅[Ag6(μ3-Hmna)4(μ3-mna)2]2−⋅(DMSO)2⋅(H2O)} (5) (Hmna = 2-mercaptonicotinic acid) were evaluated for cytotoxic and anti-inflammatory activity. …”
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Effects of cassava pellets and enzymes addition on growth performance, meat quality, serum biochemical indices and cecum microbiota of broilers by Dan Yue, Ying Lu, Jin Zhao, Xiaoming He, Junhong Zhu, Jiawei Liang, Weidong Deng

“…A total of 144 healthy 1-day-old AA broilers were randomly assigned to six dietary groups: basal diet (K1), basal diet + 5 % cassava pellets (K2), basal diet + 10 % cassava pellets (K3), basal diet + 20 % cassava pellets (K4), basal diet + 20 % cassava pellets + 0.3 % tannase (K5), and basal diet + 20 % cassava pellets + 0.3 % tannase + 2500 U/kg α-amylase (K6). …”
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GAJARDOITE-(NH4), (NH4)As3+ 4O6Cl2[(Ca0.5□0.5)(H2O)5], A NEW MINERAL FROM THE KHOVU-AKSY DEPOSIT, EASTERN SIBERIA, RUSSIA by A.V. Kasatkin, V.V. Gurzhiy, N.V. Chukanov, A.A. Agakhanov, R. Škoda, D.I. Belakovskiy

“…. %, H2O content calculated by stoichiometry) is as follows: (NH4)2O 3.17, Na2O 0.40, K2O 1.07, CaO 5.28, As2O3 67.25, Cl 12.21, H2O 15.30, O=Cl –2.76, total 101.92. …”
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Mapping the Gaps: A Scoping Review of Virtual Care Solutions for Caregivers of Children with Chronic Illnesses by Nicole Pope, Kathyrn A. Birnie, Melanie Noel, Justine Dol, Danyu Li, Megan Macneil, Darrel Zientek, Victoria Surry, Jennifer N. Stinson

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