Species diversity of saprophagous flies (Diptera) in hospital grounds of Tehran, Iran by Abbas Ali Mirzakhanlou, Mansoureh Shayeghi, Hassan Vatandoust, Arman Izadian, Zahra Karimi, Kamran Akbarzadeh

“…Synanthropic flies are essential in transmitting various pathogens, producing myiasis, and their application in forensic entomology. The main objective of this study was to identify the medically important flies in the hospital grounds of Tehran. …”
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Microencapsulation of β-Carotene by Spray Drying: Effect of Wall Material Concentration and Drying Inlet Temperature by Luiz C. Corrêa-Filho, Maria M. Lourenço, Margarida Moldão-Martins, Vítor D. Alves

“…Carotenoids are a class of natural pigments found mainly in fruits and vegetables. Among them, β-carotene is regarded the most potent precursor of vitamin A. …”
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HARNESSING ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE FOR SUSTAINABLE AGRICULTURE: A COMPREHENSIVE REVIEW OF AFRICAN APPLICATIONS IN SPATIAL ANALYSIS AND PRECISION AGRICULTURE by Obasi S.N, Tenebe V. A, Obasi C.C, Jokthan G.E, Adjei E.A, Keyagha E.R

“…Using AI to precisely monitor crops, evaluate soil health, and improve decision-making through weather forecasting are some of the main areas of focus. The study looks at the prospects, difficulties, and socioeconomic effects of using AI in agriculture in several agro-ecological zones of Africa. …”
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Optimization of Well Patterns in Offshore Low-Permeability Thin Interbedded Reservoirs: A Numerical Simulation Study in the Bozhong Oilfield, China by Guangai Wu, Yingwen Ma, Yanfeng Cao, Anshun Zhang, Wei Liu, Jinghe Wang, Xinyi Yang

“…The results indicate that when fractures are confined to a single reservoir layer and the main reservoir layer accounts for less than 36% of the development section, fractured directional well patterns yield a higher net income. …”
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A heteropolysaccharide from Rhodiola rosea L.: preparation, purification and anti-tumor activities in H22-bearing mice by Yaru Wu, Qing Wang, Huiping Liu, Lulu Niu, Mengyu Li, Qi Jia

“…Furthermore, ion chromatography (IC), Fourier transform infrared (FT-IR) and nuclear magnetic resoance (NMR) further indicated that RLP was main composed of →2,4)-α-Rha(1→, →5)-α-L-Araf-(1→, α-D-Glu, →6)-β-D-Galp-(1→, β-D-Man and →4)-α-GalpA-(1→. …”
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Adjuvant treatments for locally advanced differentiated thyroid cancer: a nationwide survey in Japan by Terufumi Kawamoto, Koichi Yasuda, Yoshinori Ito, Sadamoto Zenda, Katsuyuki Sakanaka, Naoto Shikama, Naoki Nakamura, Takashi Mizowaki

“…Adjuvant EBRT was not routinely performed mainly because of the lack of evidence for efficacy (74%). …”
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Renal Evaluation in Common Variable Immunodeficiency by Giovany Gomes Capistrano, Gdayllon Cavalcante Meneses, Fernanda Macedo de Oliveira Neves, Renata de Almeida Leitão, Alice Maria Costa Martins, Alexandre Braga Libório

“…Patients showed a trend towards an elevated prevalence of tubular dysfunction, mainly related to urinary acidification and concentration capacities.…”
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Ellagic acid ameliorates cisplatin-induced acute kidney injury by regulating inflammation and SIRT6/TNF-α signaling by Yuqi Gao, Kezheng Peng, Yida Wang, Yannan Guo, Chenye Zeng, Rui Hua, Qingfei Liu, Xue Li, Ying Qiu, Zhao Wang

“…And SIRT6 knockdown abrogated the protective effects of ellagic acid on cisplatin-induced cell apoptosis, indicating the renal-protective effects of ellagic acid are mainly dependent on ellagic acid-mediated SIRT6 activation. …”
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Developing a Health Support System to Promote Care for the Elderly by Marcell Szántó, Lehel Dénes-Fazakas, Erick Noboa, Levente Kovács, Döníz Borsos, György Eigner, Éva-H. Dulf

“…The test results indicate that the armband functions in accordance with the desired design specifications, with performance evaluation of the main features including fall detection, where a hit rate of 100% was obtained, a fingerprint recognition test demonstrating accuracy from 88% to 100% on high-quality samples, and a GPS tracking test determining position with a difference of between 1.8 and 2.1 m. …”
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Microbial Characteristics and Functions in Coffee Fermentation: A Review by Xiaojing Shen, Qi Wang, Hongsheng Wang, Guoqing Fang, Ying Li, Jilai Zhang, Kunyi Liu

“…Brazil and China are the main study countries in coffee fermentation, which contribute a large number of technologies and methods to improve coffee flavor by fermentation. …”
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Au@Ag-labeled SERS lateral flow assay for highly sensitive detection of allergens in milk by Jing Li, Jia Xu, Yi Pan, Yongzhi Zhu, Yuanfeng Wang, Shouhui Chen, Xinlin Wei

“…Casein and α-lactalbumin (α-LA) are the main allergens in cow's milk, which can affect the skin, respiratory system, and gastrointestinal tract, even cause anaphylactic shock. …”
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Comparison of different pain management strategies during the perioperative period of esophageal squamous cell carcinoma: a retrospective cohort study by Yan Ma, Haiyan Wu, Xinqi Wei, Ying Yang, Zhiyun Xu, Yunyun Chen

“…Of these, 127 received conventional nursing decisions for postoperative pain management, and 147 received the “5 + nursing” postoperative pain management strategy. The main observation indicators of both groups included postoperative pain score, analgesic dosage, postoperative analgesic side effects, and length of hospital stays. …”
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Phenolic Compounds from Apples: Reviewing their Occurrence, Absorption, Bioavailability, Processing, and Antioxidant Activity – a Review by Małgorzata Starowicz, Bohdan Achrem–Achremowicz, Mariusz K. Piskuła, Henryk Zieliński

“…Moreover, several methods have been screened to monitor the phenolic content and antioxidant activity of apple samples, based on spectrophotometry, HPLC, LC-MS, and LC-MS/MS techniques for chemical compound separation and identification. The main assumptions of these techniques and results obtained are described in this review.…”
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Beneficial Effects of Poplar Buds on Hyperglycemia, Dyslipidemia, Oxidative Stress, and Inflammation in Streptozotocin-Induced Type-2 Diabetes by Shiqin Peng, Ping Wei, Qun Lu, Rui Liu, Yue Ding, Jiuliang Zhang

“…The effects of propolis on blood glucose regulation and the alleviation of various complications caused by diabetes have been widely studied. The main source of propolis in the northern temperate zone is poplar buds. …”
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The Rapid Formation of the Metal-poor Milky Way by Turner Woody, Charlie Conroy, Phillip Cargile, Ana Bonaca, Vedant Chandra, Jiwon Jesse Han, Benjamin D. Johnson, Rohan P. Naidu, Yuan-Sen Ting

“…To investigate the timeline of these mergers, we select main-sequence turnoff and subgiant stars (MSTOs) from the H3 survey, finding members in seven metal-poor components of the halo: Gaia-Sausage/Enceladus (GSE), the Helmi Streams, Thamnos, Sequoia, Wukong/LMS-1, Arjuna, and I’itoi. …”
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Simultaneous Quantification of Aspirin, Its Metabolite Salicylic Acid, and Salvianolic Acid B in Human Plasma Using UPLC-MS/MS by Weiyi Cao, Hezhi Yao, Zhenzhen Qian, Yi Wu, Shuge Wang, Rui Li, Rui Gao

“…Salvianolic acid B is the main active ingredient in salvianolate injection, which is produced by extracting danshen, the most commonly used Chinese herbal medicine for cardiovascular treatment. …”
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Detailed Histologic Evaluation of Eosinophilic Esophagitis in Pediatric Patients Presenting with Dysphagia or Abdominal Pain and Comparison of the Histology between the Two Groups by Thirumazhisai S. Gunasekaran, Christopher Chu, Nemencio Ronquillo, Rohini Chennuri, Brian Adley, Kristina Borgen, Alan Schwartz, Robert Newberry, James Berman

“…EoE in children presents with four main symptoms. Most common symptoms exhibited by our clinic population are dysphagia (D) and abdominal pain (AP). …”
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Measurement of the temperature-dependent cross-plane thermal conductivity of the Li-ion battery pouch cell by Minjoo Kim, Dong-min Kim, Young-Beom Kim, Bong Jae Lee

“…We minimized edge effects and promoted one-dimensional heat flow by strategically determining the size of the main and guide plates of the GHP device. Calibration experiments resulted in a measurement uncertainty of about 2%. …”
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Spatial mismatch and congruence in the taxonomic, functional, and phylogenetic diversities of fish assemblages in China's water diversion lakes by Zhice Liang, Rodolphe Elie Gozlan, Chenyi Kuang, Jiashou Liu, Chuanbo Guo

“…Our results revealed that: 1) fish diversity and community assembly showed no longitudinal gradient, with spatial mismatches across diversity dimensions; 2) functional diversity was negatively correlated with both taxonomic and phylogenetic diversities, while the latter two showed no correlation; and 3) the SNWDP primarily affected taxonomic and functional diversities by altering water depth, nutrient status and promoting non-native species invasion, while phylogenetic diversity was mainly influenced by changes in water temperature and dissolved oxygen. …”
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Współzależność cech budowy ciała i dynamiki ich zmian w okresie pokwitania (raport 3 z dwuletnich comiesięcznych badań na Jukatanie w Meksyku) by Napoleon Wolański, Armando Rojas, Ligia Uc, Anna Siniarska

“…In the present, the third publication included in this volume, the main topic considers the explanation of the existence of any relations between studied variables of body builds during the period of 22 months, e.g. from the beginning till the end of investigations. …”
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