Effects of dietary supplementation with fish-derived Bacillus amyloliquefaciens AV5 on growth status, immune response, microbiota, and intestinal health of Nile tilapia (Oreochromi... by Vicent Michael Shija, Huapu Chen, Yi Li, Lishuko Ng’onga, Kwaku Amoah, Zhong Yong, Junxi Chen, Yu Dapeng, Robert Mkuye, Jia Cai

“…In this study, the effects of the probiotic Bacillus amyloliquefaciens AV5 on Nile tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus) at three different concentrations (GC: 0 cfu/g feed, G1: 1 ×106 cfu/g feed, and G2:1 ×108 cfu/g feed) on growth conditions, antioxidant responses, microbiota, and intestinal structure were assessed. Nile Tilapia fingerlings (23.5 g ± 0.2 g) were provided with commercial feed containing different doses of B. amyloliquefaciens AV5 over 42 days. …”
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Study on Strength Variation of Permeable Concrete Based on Differential Calorimetry Method and Multi-Index Test by Sanqiang Yang, Meng Guo, Shichao Duan, Na Liu, Haonan Wu, Erxia Du, Meichen Liang

“…The test of water-cement ratio, porosity, and gradation structure on the strength and permeability coefficient is emphasized, and the strength change rule of porous permeable concrete is obtained. …”
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Predictors, patterns, and correlates of moderate-severe psychological distress among New York City College Students during Waves 2–4 of COVID-19 by Craig J. Heck, Deborah A. Theodore, April Autry, Brit Sovic, Cynthia Yang, Sarah Ann Anderson-Burnett, Caroline Ray, Eloise Austin, Joshua Rotbert, Jason Zucker, Marina Catallozzi, Magdalena E. Sobieszczyk, Delivette Castor

“…In this sample, MS-PD prevalence was high, persistent, and associated with financial, behavioral, structural, experiential, and intra- and inter-personal factors. …”
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Effect of Extraction Methods on Physicochemical and Functional Properties of Nannochloropsis Proteins by Suyan HUANG, Rong CAO, Nan LIU, Yong SUN, Deqing ZHOU, Shanshan WANG

“…Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR) showed that all three proteins displayed typical protein absorption peaks, however, the secondary structure changed. After alkaline extraction treatment, the proportions of β-turn in NAP decreased to 19.62%±1.48%, respectively, whereas the β-sheet content increased to 32.90%±1.55%. …”
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Design and numerical simulation of CuBi2O4 solar cells with graphene quantum dots as hole transport layer under ideal and non-ideal conditions by Muhammad Panachikkool, E. T. Aparna, Perumal Asaithambi, T. Pandiyarajan

“…Abstract The simulation of ideal and non-ideal conditions using the SCAPS-1D simulator for novel structure Ag/FTO/CuBi2O4/GQD/Au was done for the first time. …”
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A qualitative study of psychological status among nurses during the closed-off management for prevention and control of COVID-19 (疫情防控闭环管理期间血透室护理人员心理状态的质性研究)... by GE Yan (葛颜), WANG Aili (王爱丽), LYU Xiujuan (吕秀娟), ZHAO Wen (赵雯), GE Xiaojun (葛晓君)

“…Objective To understand the psychological status among nurses during the closed-off management for prevention and control of COVID-19, and provide references for improving quality of management in hemodialysis center during the period of closed-off management. Methods Semi-structure interview were carried out among nurses from a certain hospital of Shanghai which conducted the closed-off management for prevention and control of COVID-19. …”
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Polymer-Free Electrospinning of β-Cyclodextrin–Oligolactide for Magnolol and Honokiol Pharmaceutical Formulations by Diana-Andreea Blaj, Catalina A. Peptu, Mihaela Balan-Porcarasu, Cristian Peptu, Cristina Gabriela Tuchilus, Lacramioara Ochiuz

“…MALDI MS and NMR were employed for the structural assessment of the β-CDLA derivatives. This polymer-free electrospinning technique utilizes the high solubility of β-CDLA to incorporate MG and HK into fibrous webs. …”
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Open Data Release and Privacy Concerns: Complexity in Mitigating Vulnerability with Controlled Perturbation by Shah Imran Alam, Ihtiram Raza Khan, Syed Imtiyaz Hassan, Farheen Siddiqui, M. Afshar Alam, Anil Kumar Mahto

“…In this paper, we attempted to study the applied solutions and to the best of our knowledge, we found that anonymity-preserving algorithms did a substantial job to protect privacy in the release of the structured microdata. Such anonymity-preserving algorithms argue and compete in objectivethat not only could the released anonymized data preserve privacy but also the anonymized data preserve the required level of quality. …”
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Study protocol for an observational cohort study of heat stress impacts in pregnancy in The Gambia, West Africa [version 2; peer review: 1 approved, 2 approved with reservations] by Jane E Hirst, Ana Bonell, Abdul Sesay, Leonidas G. Ioannou, Bubacarr Bah, Kris A. Murray, Andy Haines, Sophie E. Moore, David Jeffries, Neil S Maxwell, Ana Vicero-Cabrera, Apolline Saucy, Cally Tan, Emmanuel Okoh, Dorothy Watters, Bakary Sonko, Williams Oluwatosin Adefila, Yahaya Idris, Mam Leigh-Nabou, Jarra Manneh, Andreas Flouris, Sainabou Bojang, Amanda N Sferruzzi-Perri, Andrew Prentice

“…The key objectives of the study are to 1) map exposure to heat stress in the cohort and understand what environmental, social and community factors increase the risk of extreme heat exposure; 2) assess the impact of heat stress on maternal health, e.g. heat strain, subjective psychological well-being, sleep and activity level; 3) evaluate how heat stress impacts placenta structure and function; 4) determine how chronic heat exposure impacts birth outcomes; and 5) explore the epigenetic changes in the placenta and infant by heat stress exposure per trimester. …”
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Binding of Cd(II) by Amorphous Aluminum Hydroxide-Organophosphorus Coprecipitates: From Macroscopic to Microscopic Investigation by Lei Lu, Feng Xu, Wenkai Rao, Ning Nie, Huihui Du

“…ATR-FTIR results confirm the possible formation of three structurally distinct ternary complexes, i.e., the AAH-IHP-Cd, AAH-Cd-IHP, and AAH-Cd-IHP-Cd. …”
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Metformin reverts aortic calcifications and elastin loss induced by an experimental metabolic syndrome by Lucas Streckwall, Nancy Martini, Claudia Sedlinsky, León Schurman, María Virginia Gangoiti, Antonio Desmond McCarthy

“…Aortic tunica media from F showed decreased elastic-to-muscular layer ratio, increased collagen content and increased levels of the AGEs structure carboxymethyl-lysine. Aortic arches from F presented a tendency for higher ex vivo calcification. …”
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Generation of Chicken IgY against SARS-COV-2 Spike Protein and Epitope Mapping by Yan Lu, Yajun Wang, Zhen Zhang, Jingliang Huang, Meicun Yao, Guobin Huang, Yuanyuan Ge, Peichun Zhang, Huaxin Huang, Yong Wang, Huiliang Li, Wen Wang

“…Notably, epitope SIIAYTMSL, one of the identified epitopes, partially overlaps the S1/S2 cleavage region in SARS-CoV-2 S and is located on the surface of S trimer in 3D structure, close to the S1/S2 cleavage site. Thus, antibody binding at this location could physically block the access of proteolytic enzymes to S1/S2 cleavage site and thereby impede S1/S2 proteolytic cleavage, which is crucial to subsequent virus-cell membrane fusion and viral cell entry. …”
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Development and Evaluation of selective nitroxanthone Derivatives: A promising compound for Targeting MCF-7 breast cancer cells by Pavithren Devakrishnan, Nadiah Mad Nasir, Johnson Stanslas, Muhammad Alif M. Latif, Ahmad Zaidi Ismail, Fatin Farhana Baharuddin

“…Molecular docking analysis showed that compound 1 binds more efficiently to the target enzyme aromatase compared to other derivatives, likely due to its optimal number of nitro groups, orientations, and polarizabilities. Crystal structure analysis revealed that compound 1 crystallizes in the monoclinic system with the C2/c space group. …”
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Image-based anomaly detection in low-light industrial environments with feature enhancement by Dinh-Cuong Hoang, Phan Xuan Tan, Anh-Nhat Nguyen, Son-Anh Bui, Ta Huu Anh Duong, Tuan-Minh Huynh, Duc-Manh Nguyen, Viet-Anh Trinh, Quang-Huy Ha, Nguyen Dinh Bao Long, Duc-Thanh Tran, Xuan-Tung Dinh, Van-Hiep Duong, Tran Thi Thuy Trang

“…The FFE module suppresses high-frequency noise and amplifies structural details, while the IFE module adaptively boosts features from both well-lit and dimly illuminated regions, allowing the model to focus on critical areas without relying on computationally expensive image enhancement techniques. …”
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CGV-Net: Tunnel Lining Crack Segmentation Method Based on Graph Convolution Guided Transformer by Kai Liu, Tao Ren, Zhangli Lan, Yang Yang, Rong Liu, Yuantong Xu

“…By fostering information exchange among local features, the model enhances comprehension of the global structural patterns of cracks and improves inference capabilities in recognizing intricate crack configurations. …”
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ASSESSING THE RESULTS OF TRAINING IN DIGITAL ENTREPRENEURSHIP IN THE AGE OF HIGH AND DEEP TECH by Oleg Kaminsky, Julia Yereshko, Sergii Kyrychenko, Maryna Duchenko

“…It was concluded that in the framework of modern technical evolution, in the conditions of high-tech, and especially deep tech structures, competencies in digital entrepreneurship are, if not key, then very important. …”
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Customization of an efficient and cost-effective optical biosensor for trace cadmium detection in milk samples by Varsha S. Pawar, Shivaji D. Pawar, Harish Mudila, Arif D. Sheikh, Ajeet Kaushik, Anil Kumar

“…FESEM and FTIR spectroscopy were used to examine the morphological and structural properties of the immobilized enzyme. The findings imply that the intended optical biosensor can be employed for on-field detection.…”
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Bacteria Assemble: Investigating Soil Bacterial Diversity and Interactions in a Sarawakian Oil Palm Plantation for Climate-Resilient Soil Management by Zahidah Ayob, Nor Azizah Kusai, Han Ming Gan, Wan Nurul‘Ain Wan Mohd Nor, Hasimah Mos, Vijaya Subramaniam, Meilina Ong Abdullah

“…Redundancy Analysis (RDA) revealed that pH, moisture content, and bulk density were significant factors that influence the microbial community structure. At the phylum level, Acidobacteriota showed a close association with pH, while Proteobacteria was associated with higher moisture content. …”
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Using AI chatbots (e.g., CHATGPT) in seeking health-related information online: The case of a common ailment by Pouyan Esmaeilzadeh, Mahed Maddah, Tala Mirzaei

“…., CHATGPT) to find health-related information online under non-emergency conditions related to a common ailment. Using structural equation modeling on survey data collected from 231 respondents in the US, our study examines the hypotheses linking hedonic and utilitarian values, user satisfaction, willingness to reuse conversational AI, and intentions to take recommended actions. …”
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On the Fractional Dynamics of Kinks in Sine-Gordon Models by Tassos Bountis, Julia Cantisán, Jesús Cuevas-Maraver, Jorge Eduardo Macías-Díaz, Panayotis G. Kevrekidis

“…In particular, we modified the order <inline-formula><math xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" display="inline"><semantics><mi>β</mi></semantics></math></inline-formula> of the temporal derivative to that of a Caputo fractional type and found that, for <inline-formula><math xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" display="inline"><semantics><mrow><mn>1</mn><mo><</mo><mi>β</mi><mo><</mo><mn>2</mn></mrow></semantics></math></inline-formula>, this imposes a dissipative dynamical behavior on the coherent structures. We also examined the variation of a fractional Riesz order <inline-formula><math xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" display="inline"><semantics><mi>α</mi></semantics></math></inline-formula> on the spatial derivative. …”
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