Efficacy of Multiple Micronutrients Fortified Milk Consumption on Iron Nutritional Status in Moroccan Schoolchildren by Imane El Menchawy, Asmaa El Hamdouchi, Khalid El Kari, Naima Saeid, Fatima Ezzahra Zahrou, Nada Benajiba, Imane El Harchaoui, Mohamed El Mzibri, Noureddine El Haloui, Hassan Aguenaou

“…Iron deficiency constitutes a major public health problem in Morocco, mainly among women and children. The aim of our paper is to assess the efficacy of consumption of multiple micronutrients (MMN) fortified milk on iron status of Moroccan schoolchildren living in rural region. …”
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Calorimetric and Spectroscopic Studies of Water Adsorption onto Alkaline Earth Fluorides by Toshinori Mori, Yasushige Kuroda, Ryotaro Kumashiro, Koji Hirata, Hidehiro Toyota, Mahiko Nagao

“…The exposed surfaces of the alkaline earth fluoride samples, with which the (100) crystalline plane is mainly associated, were found to be fully covered with strongly adsorbed water molecules, resulting in characteristic IR bands at 3684, 2561, 1947 and 1000 cm −1 , respectively. …”
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Blocking TNF-α Reduces <i>Leishmania major</i>-Induced Hyperalgesia and Changes the Cytokine Profile in the Paw Skin of BALB/c Mice with a Potential Positive Effect on Parasite Cle... by Muriel Tahtouh Zaatar, Sara Salman, Reem Hoblos, Rabih Roufayel, Ziad Fajloun, Jean-Marc Sabatier, Marc Karam

“…The course and outcome of infection with the parasitic protozoa <i>Leishmania major</i> depends on the host immune response which, itself, depends mainly on the cytokine milieu, especially early in the infection. …”
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Mannogalactoglucan from mushrooms protects pancreatic islets via restoring UPR and promotes insulin secretion in T1DM mice by Ting Liu, Si Chen, Yunhe Qu, Lujuan Zheng, Xiaoxuan Yang, Shuhan Men, Yuanning Wang, Hanrui Ma, Yifa Zhou, Yuying Fan

“…Mannogalactoglucan is the main type of polysaccharide from natural mushroom, which has potential medicinal prospects. …”
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Feeding of dried sweet orange (Citrus sinensis) peel on humoral immune response of broiler chickens by Z. Pourhossein, A. Qotbi, A. Seidavi, V. Laudadio, D. Mazzei, V. Tufarelli

“…Conclusion The findings suggested that the dietary inclusion of dried Citrus sinensis promoted some effects on the immune humoral response of chickens; however, these effects were not completely effective to protect birds from the main diseases.…”
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Human development I: Twenty Fundamental Problems of Biology, Medicine, and Neuro-Psychology Related to Biological Information by Tyge Dahl Hermansen, Søren Ventegodt, Erik Rald, Birgitte Clausen, Maj Lyck Nielsen, Joav Merrick

“…The first is a new evolutionary theory involving metamorphosis as a main concept of evolution. The last is tightly linked to the evolutionary principle and explains how human self-recovery is governed. …”
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Altered Intracellular ATP Production by Activated CD4+ T-Cells in Very Preterm Infants by Giulia Aquilano, Maria Grazia Capretti, Francesca Nanni, Luigi Corvaglia, Arianna Aceti, Liliana Gabrielli, Angela Chiereghin, Giacomo Faldella, Tiziana Lazzarotto

“…To assess the activity of T-cells and the influence of the main perinatal factors in very preterm infants (birth weight < 1500 g). …”
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Turn TRAIL Into Better Anticancer Therapeutic Through TRAIL Fusion Proteins by Yan Wang, Xin Qian, Yubo Wang, Caiyuan Yu, Li Feng, Xiaoyan Zheng, Yaya Wang, Qiuhong Gong

“…These various TRAIL fusion strategies were categorized based on their effects achieved. Results The main fusion strategies for TRAIL include: 1. Construction of stable TRAIL trimers; 2. …”
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Exploring the VAK model to predict student learning styles based on learning activity by Ahmed Rashad Sayed, Mohamed Helmy Khafagy, Mostafa Ali, Marwa Hussien Mohamed

“…Multiple tests were performed by different machine learning classifiers, mainly in predicting learning style and recommending an assessment methodology. …”
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The relationship between body appreciation and weight-related health behaviors among Chinese adolescents by Yuyuan Zhong, Ying Chen, Ying Chen, Meng Wang, Bian Lu, Ting Shen, Jing Hu, Fengyang Jiang, Hongmei Wang

“…College students and adults, rather than adolescents have been mainly focused in China. Therefore, this study aims to investigate the current status of body appreciation and weight-related health behaviors among Chinese adolescents, and elucidate their multifaceted relationships.MethodsA total of 487 students from two junior high schools were selected through stratified cluster sampling for this cross-sectional study conducted in Hangzhou city, China. …”
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Asymmetric Ionospheric Fluctuations Over the Circum‐Pacific Regions Following the January 2022 Tonga Volcanic Eruption by Wang Li, Haoze Zhu, Jiandi Feng, Xuequn Wu, Jun Tang, Zhen Zhang, Junyu Chen

“…The equatorial electric field, vertical E × B drifts and thermospheric O/N2 density ratio also fluctuated significantly following the eruption, indicating the redistribution of charged particles due to the magnetic field mapping effect, which was the main contributor to the asymmetries observed.…”
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Effects of Purple Rice and Morchella esculenta Powder Substitution on the Quality of Dough and Bread by Yuyue QIN, Hongda YU, Kejun CHEN, Guiguang CHENG, Jiliang ZHANG, Thanapop SOTEYOME

“…The electronic nose test revealed that the flavor substances were mainly alcohols, aromatics, aliphatic hydrocarbons, and esters, and the bread was rich in flavor. …”
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Decision Support Systems adoption in pesticide management [version 2; peer review: 1 approved, 2 approved with reservations] by Efi Vasileiou, Aurora García-Gallego, Jotham Jea Akaka, Mark Ramsden, Jean-Christian Tisserand, Nikolaos Georgantzis

“…To promote adoption, it is important to adapt promotion strategies, with a focus on productivity benefits for large-scale farms and addressing price barriers for smaller ones. Additionally, the main crop type grown impacts WTP and adoption, with arable crop farmers exhibit a lower WTP but more likely to adopt, especially in large-scale operations. …”
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The effects of processing steps on avenanthramides, avenacosides and β-glucan content during the production of oat-based milk alternatives by Roisin McCarron, Lisa Methven, Sameer Khalil Ghawi, Stephanie Grahl, Ruan Elliott, Stella Lignou

“…Avenanthramides and avenacosides were measured using liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry, with β-glucan determined spectrophotometrically using a modified enzymatic assay.An overall reduction of 42 % was observed in measured β-glucan, with a decanting stage a main contributing factor. Measured β-glucan was negatively impacted by glucoamylase treatment, yet increased upon α-amylase, 90 °C and high shear treatments. …”
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Characterization of NGF, trkANGFR, and p75NTR in Retina of Mice Lacking Reelin Glycoprotein by Bijorn Omar Balzamino, Filippo Biamonte, Graziana Esposito, Ramona Marino, Francesca Fanelli, Flavio Keller, Alessandra Micera

“…These data indicate that NGF-trkANGFR/ p75NTR is affected in E-reeler retina and that p75NTR might represent the main NGF receptor involved in the process. This first NGF-trkANGFR/ p75NTR characterization suggests that E-reeler might be suitable for exploring Reelin-NGF cross-talk, representing an additional information source in those pathologies characterized by retinal degeneration.…”
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Legislative framework of career guidance and counselling in Serbia by Miljković Jovan, Čairović-Pavlović Neda, Robertson Kristina

“…Using a qualitative research approach, we conducted our research with the aim of discovering how the phenomenon of career guidance and counselling is perceived in the legislative documents of the Republic of Serbia. We decomposed the main research question into seven CGC elements to be observed: understanding of the concept, objectives, programmes, carriers of activity, career practitioners, target groups, and effects. …”
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Online risks and parental mediation in social media usage among kids: a quantitative study in Rawalpindi City by Enaam Youssef, Enaam Youssef, Enaam Youssef, Sana Ali, Sana Ali, Mahra Al Malek, Saqib Riaz

“…Data gathered from 346 respondents revealed that the respondents indicated high-level engagement in online media, mainly for surfing and instant messaging, with daily usage varying from 1 to 3 h and some exceeding five hours. …”
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An efficient Cucconi based feature extraction with random decision forest classification for improved sentiment analysis by Anuradha K., Mallik Banitamani, Krishna Vamsi M.

“…To deal with these issues, this paper proposed the Cucconi Feature Extracted Random Decision Forest Classification (CFDFC) Approach. The main objective of the CFDFC approach is to provide effective sentiment analysis with improved accuracy and reduced time complexity. …”
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Microstructures and tensile properties of Mg-2Zn-0.8Sr-0.2Ca alloy extruded at relatively slow speed and low temperature by Yang A., Nie K.-B., Deng K.-K., Han J.-G., Xiao T., Han X.-Z.

“…High performance with yield strength of 393.1 MPa, ultimate tensile strength of 418.4 MPa and the elongation of 5.7% was obtained in the Mg-2Zn-0.8Sr-0.2Ca alloy extruded at 200°C & 0.1 mm/s. The main strengthening mechanisms could be attributed to grain-boundary strengthening, dislocation strengthening, precipitation strengthening, which were related to the change in grain size, second phases and basal texture intensity for the extruded Mg-2Zn-0.8Sr-0.2Ca alloy.…”
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Molecular markers in the genetic diversity studies of representatives of the genus <i>Rubus</i> L. and prospects of their application in breeding by A. M. Kamnev, O. Yu. Antonova, S. E. Dunaeva, T. A. Gavrilenko, I. G. Chukhina

“…The review describes the main types of molecular markers (RFLP, RAPD, SCoT, SSR, ISSR, AFLP, SCAR, SSCP) and their application for studying the species of the genus Rubus. …”
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