Characterization, Distribution, and Risk Assessment of Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons (PAHs) in the Workplaces of an Electric Arc Furnace (EAF) Steelmaking Factory by Ying-Fang Wang, Riza P. Gumaling, Mei-Ru Chen, Yu-Chieh Kuo, Lin-Chi Wang

“…Compared to maintenance period, particle PAHs increased more in melting area, gas PAHs increased more in ladling and casting areas, indicating that melting emissions were mainly particles, but gas PAHs traveled farther and raised gas levels in adjacent areas. …”
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Police/Militia in (Post-)Soviet Popular Culture (Towards a Historical Iconography of Power) by D. V. Popov

“…This constructivist cinema involved the viewer in the cinematic reality by likening them to the main character, a militiaman who acts as a moral guide. …”
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The use of wild-growing Prunus L. species in breeding adaptive dwarf rootstocks of peach by V. G. Eremin

“…All modern technologies of peach cultivation are focused on the use of clonal, mainly dwarf, rootstocks. Technical efficiency and resistance to pathogens are also important. …”
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Present and future of cancer nano-immunotherapy: opportunities, obstacles and challenges by Man Wang, Fei Yu, Yuan Zhang

“…Strategies to remove these hindrances mainly focus on the development of combinatorial therapies or the exploitation of novel immunotherapeutic mediations. …”
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Study on Impression Techniques and Materials for Implant among Dentists in Erbil city: A Survey study. by Shahla Hama Rasheed Omer, Shang Hussein Muhammed, Shayma Abdulamir Mamandi, Zina Zakaria Rashid

“… Background and Objectives:  The Success and longevity of implant prosthesis is affected by an accurate fit which can be achieved through a proper impression technique and material, the techniques of impression taking can be made by either a closed or open tray impression procedures or by implant level impression technique. The main objective of the presented research was to investigate the most preferable impression material and technique for dental implant placement. …”
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The Impact of Critical Listening and Critical Reading on Critical Thinking by Yasemin Baki

“…As a result of the research, it can be said that the main predictor of critical thinking is critical listening, and that critical reading and critical thinking develop depending on the development of critical listening.…”
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Balancing Explainability and Privacy in Bank Failure Prediction: A Differentially Private Glass-Box Approach by Junyoung Byun, Jaewook Lee, Hyeongyeong Lee, Bumho Son

“…By applying Differential Privacy (DP) to these models, we aimed to protect sensitive financial data while evaluating the trade-offs between privacy, accuracy, and explainability. Our main findings are as follows: 1) In the absence of privacy constraints, the models consistently identified Asset Turnover, Total Debt / Invested Capital, and ROE ratios as the most influential factors in predicting bank failure, in that order; 2) When the privacy budget <inline-formula> <tex-math notation="LaTeX">$\epsilon \leq 1$ </tex-math></inline-formula>, only EBM maintained significant performance; 3) The reduction in explainability due to privacy protection was more pronounced for variables with initially lower explanatory power, while Asset Turnover retained its explanatory power even at <inline-formula> <tex-math notation="LaTeX">$\epsilon = 0.01$ </tex-math></inline-formula>. …”
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Simultaneous Determination of Six Components in Beagle Dog Plasma by UPLC-MS/MS and Its Application to a Comparative Pharmacokinetic Study of Three Different Yuanhu Zhitong Prepara... by Yang Wang, Zhaorui Yin, Kai Zhang, Qingfen Meng, Jianli Guan, Guanwei Fan

“…Moreover, the area under the plasma drug concentration-time curve and the maximum plasma concentration of tetrahydropalmatine (the main analgesic component of YHZT prescription) in the oral liquid group were higher than those in the other two groups. …”
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MILK FATTY ACID COMPOSITION IN HOLSTEIN COWS UNDER CHRONIC HEAT STRESS CONDITIONS by V. Danchuk, S. Midyk, V. Korniyenko, O. Izhboldina, N. Cherniy, А. Sydelnykov, V. Postoi, R. Mylostyvyi

“…The increase in the relative content of milk fatty acids in Holstein cows at THI of 74 occurs mainly due to fatty acids with 18 carbon atoms in the chain. …”
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Comprehensive grain production capacity in major grain producing areas of China under the “Grain Storage in Land and Technology” strategy by WANG Yunlu, WANG Ping, ZHAI Tengteng, KOU Wenhong

“…The comprehensive grain production capacity in China’s main grain producing areas is expected to reach 766 million tons in 2035, 1.45 times the current capacity. (2) The ranking of grain production capacity of provinces from highest to lowest is as follows: Heilongjiang &gt; Henan &gt; Shandong &gt; Hebei &gt; Jilin &gt; Inner Mongolia &gt; Anhui &gt; Jiangsu &gt; Sichuan&gt; Hunan &gt; Liaoning &gt; Hubei &gt; Jiangxi. (3) The contributions of factors to the increasing production potential are as follows: cultivated land area (0.96%), multiple cropping index (0.45%), fertilizer application (0.66%), agricultural mechanization (2.58%), breeding techniques (28.17%), rural labor aging (1.32%), and natural disasters (-2.90%). …”
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Influences of a Quasi-stationary Front on Particulate Matter in the Low-latitude Plateau Region in China by Wenxuan Fan, Jian Wu, Xiaopeng Li, Fangyuan Yang, Bing Chen, Jun Guo

“…Abstract By utilizing observation and reanalysis data and statistical methods to comprehensively assess the main characteristics of particulate matter (PM) on the low-latitude plateau (LoLaP) of southwestern China, this study analyzed the influence of the Kunming quasi-stationary front (KMQSF) on the PM concentration during winter in this region. …”
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Microbiological Profile and Hygienic Quality of Foodstuffs Marketed in Collective Catering in Central Morocco by Rachid Amaiach, Sanae Lairini, Mouhcine Fadil, Moussa Benboubker, Rabia Bouslamti, Soukaina El Amrani, Abdelhakim El Ouali Lalami

“…Juices/drinks and meat products are the most contaminated with 71.7% and 58.1%, respectively, followed by milk and derivatives with 43.2%, seasoning sauces with 28.6%, pastries and pastry creams with 21.4%, and 14.4% for ready meals. The main causes of food non-conformity were fecal contamination germs with 67% positive fecal coliforms and 15% of total coliforms followed by total germs (7%), Staphylococcus aureus (5%), yeasts and molds (3%), sulfite-reducing anaerobes (2%), and Salmonella (1%). …”
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The effect of breeder body mass on laying performance, egg quality, and hatching traits of Japanese quail. by Busra Ozkan, Nasir Abdallah, Yunus E. Boga, Kadriye Kursun, Mikail Baylan

“…Internal and external egg quality traits, hatching traits, and egg-laying performance were examined. Main results: Egg production was statistically highest in the MBM group and the lowest in the HBM group (p≤0.05). …”
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The effect of COVID-19 lockdown on the air environment in India by N. Gupta, A. Tomar, V. Kumar

“…It has been observed that with the above adopted measures temperature has been reduced to near about 15 degree Celsius, there is also reduction in humidity i.e. it is reduced to 40%,  particulate matter (PM2.5)  reaches near about normal i.e. 40 g/m³ and carbon monoxide levels has also been  reduced to 10 ppm. The main idea is to emphasize the fact that how the environment is self-healing during the lockdown. …”
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Analysis of Phenolic and Flavonoid Content, α-Amylase Inhibitory and Free Radical Scavenging Activities of Some Medicinal Plants by Lalit Kala Pandey, Khaga Raj Sharma

“…However, many of them have not been studied yet for their scientific evidence. The main aim of this study is the quantitative analysis of flavonoids and phenolic content, antioxidant, and antidiabetic activities of the extracts of four different medicinal plants, namely, Pogostemon benghalensis, Aleuritopteris bicolor, Crateva unilocularis, and Rungia pectinata growing in Nepal. …”
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Comparative Chemical Profiling and Biological Potential of Essential Oils of Petal, Choke, and Heart Parts of Cynara scolymus L. Head by Sana Razhan M. Alsubaiei, Hanan A. Alfawaz, Musarat Amina, Nawal M. Al Musayeib, Afaf El-Ansary, Syed Rizwan Ahamad, Omar M. Noman, Jaber A. Maini

“…Linoleic acid methyl ester, palmitic acid methyl ester, and 2-methyl-1-hexadecanol were the main components. However, the edible heart oil contains twenty compounds, comprising 86.84% of the total oil. …”
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Application of ursodeoxycholic acid at non-alcoholic and alcohol-induced steatohepatitis by Ye. A. Fedos’ina, M. V. Mayevskaya

“…At assessment of management approach of steatohepatitis patients main etiological factors and background diseases are taken into account. …”
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Diabetes self-management education interventions in the WHO African Region: A scoping review. by Emmanuel Kumah, Godfred Otchere, Samuel Egyakwa Ankomah, Adam Fusheini, Collins Kokuro, Kofi Aduo-Adjei, Joseph A Amankwah

“…That notwithstanding, the majority of the interventions demonstrated statistically significant positive effects on HbA1c, the main outcome measure in most DSME intervention studies.…”
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Compatibility of Environmentally Friendly Insulating Gases CF3I and c-C4F8 with Cu Contacts by Can Ding, Zhenjiang Gao, Xing Hu, Zhao Yuan

“…The absolute values are all less than 0.8 eV, and the van der Waals force is the main force. The adsorption energies of C2F4 and C3F6 in the five decomposed gases are −1.315 eV and −1.204 eV, respectively. …”
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Tracing the Origin of Groundwater Nitrate in an Area Affected by Acid Rain Using Dual Isotopic Composition of Nitrate by Tianming Huang, Zhenbin Li, Baoqiang Ma, Yin Long

“…The dual isotopic composition of nitrate shows that baseline groundwater NO3- is derived mainly from nitrification of soil nitrogen. The denitrification process is limited in the groundwater system. …”
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