Efficacy of neem and basil leaf extracts in controlling whitefly (Bemisia Tabaci) infestations and enhancing yield in curly red chili peppers (Capsicum annuum L.) by Moses Graciano Diputra, Andree Wijaya Setiawan

“… Whiteflies (Bemisia tabaci) are a major pest of curly red chili peppers, acting as vectors for gemini viruses that significantly reduce crop productivity. …”
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Elemental and Proximate Compositions of Sesame Seeds and the Underlying Soil from Tsegede, Ethiopia by Fuad Seid, Bewketu Mehari

“…The ash, protein, fiber, fat, and carbohydrate contents of the sesame seeds were determined following standard methods. Essential major (Ca and Mg) and trace metals (Fe, Zn, Cu, Mn, and Ni) in the sesame seeds and the underlying soil were determined by using flame atomic absorption spectroscopy. …”
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Nonprofessional Phagocytosis Can Facilitate Herpesvirus Entry into Ocular Cells by Vaibhav Tiwari, Deepak Shukla

“…Phagocytosis is a major mechanism by which the mediators of innate immunity thwart microbial infections. …”
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Quantification of mass wasting volume associated with the giant landslide Maleh Kabood induced by the 2017 Kermanshah earthquake from InSAR by Abolghasem Goorabi

“…The spatial pattern of mass movement suggests that the giant landslide is characterized by a major sliding length of 3570 m along the NW–SE directions with an extension width of 1500-2300 m along the Maleh-Kabood and Ghoch-Bashi gully respectively, and a peak height change of 20 m in the vertical direction neat mountain ridge. …”
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The Effect of Smoking on SIRT3 and Selected Biochemical Variables in Patients with Parkinson’s Disease by Noor Abdulsatar Majeed, Mohammed Bahry Hassin

“…Background: Smoking, a prevalent and detrimental habit, has long been recognized as a major risk factor for various health conditions, including cardiovascular diseases and various cancers. …”
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SELECTING RATED CAPACITY FOR POWER TRANSFORMERS by M. I. Fursanov, I. I. Dul

“…A more precise method to determine load-carrying capability of oil-immersed power transformers, which is admissible with valid technological normative documents, is offered and reasoned. The major attention focuses on the analysis of the requirements of the technological normative documents on selecting the rated capacity of oil-immersed power transformers. …”
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Phenolic extract from Ocimum basilicum restores lipid metabolism in Triton WR-1339-induced hyperlipidemic mice and prevents lipoprotein-rich plasma oxidation by Ilham Touiss, Saloua Khatib, Oussama Bekkouch, Souliman Amrani, Hicham Harnafi

“…HPLC analysis shows that the extract contains 4 major phenolics and is especially rich in rosmarinic acid. …”
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Review on the Role of Host Immune Response in Protection and Immunopathogenesis during Cutaneous Leishmaniasis Infection by Teshager Dubie, Yasin Mohammed

“…Cutaneous leishmaniasis (CL) is a major public health problem worldwide and spreads to human via the bite of sand flies during blood meal. …”
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Disaster health literacy for diabetics: A scoping review towards a framework by Somayeh Panahi, Golrokh Atighechian, Maryam Heidarpour, Zahra Heidari, Hasan Ashrafi-rizi

“…These challenges include the difficulties encountered by diabetic patients in the early stages of disasters, the physical side effects they experience, and the major recommendations for preparedness and initial response. …”
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Isoferulic acid facilitates effective clearance of hypervirulent Klebsiella pneumoniae through targeting capsule. by Tingting Wang, Huaizhi Yang, Qiushuang Sheng, Ying Ding, Jian Zhang, Feng Chen, Jianfeng Wang, Lei Song, Xuming Deng

“…Capsule, an essential virulence determinant, is a major cause of the enhanced pathogenicity of hvKP and thus represents an attractive drug target to prevent the devastating clinical outcomes caused by hvKP infection. …”
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DESIGN ANALYSIS OF AN AUTOMATIC PHASE SELECTOR by ADEDOTUN O. OWOJORI, ABIODUN M. AKINBOLADE, KAYODE F. AKINGBADE

“…The system design is divided into two major part: the hardware which consists of the power supply, sensing circuit, controller or control logic circuit, display and the power electronics switching unit and the software instruction code on the microcontroller unit. …”
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Exploratory study on the discourse of an interdisciplinary team on workers: trajectories during a return-to-work programme by Marie-José Durand, Raymond Baril, Patrick Loisel, Julie Gervais

“…The results of this study also suggested that the absence of a single consistent message among participating health professionals could create confusion for workers and pose a major impediment to the resumption of their activities.Conclusion: The results underscore, for clinicians, the complexity in managing this type of chronic work rehabilitation population, related to both the worker and the worker’s interactions with the stakeholders. …”
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Undernutrition and Its Correlates among Children of 3–9 Years of Age Residing in Slum Areas of Bhubaneswar, India by Ansuman Panigrahi, Sai Chandan Das

“…Undernutrition among children is a major public health concern worldwide, more prevalent in Asia and Africa. …”
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Risk Factors in Start-Ups: An Evaluation by Neilan Soylu, Mustafa Halid Karaarslan

“…Employing multiple case method, the start-ups’ risk factors have been analyzed under four major dimensions (organization and human capital; technology and product; financials; marketing and implementation). …”
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A New Approach to Persian Poetry Meters from Linguistics and Rhythm Viewpoints by mohamad mirzayi, Shahram Naghshbandi, Hosein Meisami, Yadollah Shokri

“…Some patterns were found through the analysis. Then the major patterns were picked based on their frequency. …”
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Effectiveness of Artificial Intelligence Multimedia Courseware in Classroom Teaching Application by Yu Chen, Zhong Chen

“…The results show that this platform can support a large number of online users and is very good for students of different majors. Through flexible and interactive course interaction, students are more convenient and more independent to learn but also reduce the teacher’s time cost and greatly play the advantages of distance education, and the English teaching mode of artificial intelligence multimedia courseware is very popular with students. …”
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Information use and secondary school students: a model for understanding plagiarism by Kirsty Williamson, Joy McGregor

“…</b> Developing the model gave the researchers new insights at a crucial stage when they were about to embark on a major study, building on their pilot project. Although the target group for the research is secondary school students, the model is applicable to any group of information users.…”
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Deformation and Damping Characteristics of Lightweight Clay-EPS Soil under Cyclic Loading by Yundong Zhou, Mingdong Li, Qibao He, Kejun Wen

“…Meanwhile, construction castoff and industrial waste can be recycled as a major ingredient in LCES. The dynamic deformation characteristics of LCES and clay were comprehensively studied using laboratory dynamic triaxial tests. …”
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Energy Management Strategy for a Hybrid Power System for Ocean Engineering Vessels Based on an Improved Particle Swarm Optimisation Algorithm by Liu Kai, Zeng Xiangming, Yan Guohua

“…The maritime industry, a major contributor to carbon emissions, is under increasing environmental pressure due to global climate change. …”
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De Jane Eyre à Shirley : une représentation des éléments transformée par les bouleversements sociaux ? by Élise Ouvrard

“…Besides the industrial background has consequences on the water and above all on the air which is polluted by the factories and their chimneys (« Stilbro’ smoke atmosphere ») ; Robert Moore easily puts up with this tainted atmosphere, however it is quite revealing that Caroline finds it hard to breathe (« complained of want of air »). In spite of the major changes, the representation of the four elements in Shirley bears a likeness to that in Jane Eyre as can be observed with the description of some characters and of their emotions although the stress on the opposition between fire and ice is less striking. …”
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