Unlocking the potential of collagen: A comprehensive review on its dermocosmetic benefits and applications by Felicia Andrei, Ana Toma, Ștefania Avram, Valentin Popa, Ioana Gencia, Patricia Cristodor

“…It has been concluded that topical collagen, similarly to nutraceutical supplements with collagen peptides, can slow down and reduce the signs of skin ageing and can increase skin elasticity, density, and moisture in equal measure. Studies have confirmed the harmlessness of collagen beyond doubt, but further investigation is necessary to determine the effectiveness of using different types of collagen.…”
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Optimizing the thermostability of triketone dioxygenase for engineering tolerance to mesotrione herbicide in soybean and cotton by Stephen M. G. Duff, Stephen M. G. Duff, Lei Shi, Danqi Chen, Xiaoran Fu, Mingsheng Peng, Clayton T. Larue, Janice Weihe, Jessica Koczan, Brian Krebel, Qungang Qi

“…Multiple variants were found that had better heat stability in vitro and efficacies against mesotrione equaling the wild-type (WT) TDO in greenhouse and field tests.…”
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Development and Implementation of a Comprehensive Quality Assurance Program at a Community Endoscopy Facility by Robert J Hilsden, Alaa Rostom, Catherine Dubé, Darlene Pontifex, S Elizabeth McGregor, Ronald J Bridges

“…However, it should play an equally important role in opportunistic screening. …”
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Experimental and CFD Investigation of a Modified Uneven-Span Greenhouse Solar Dryer in No-Load Conditions under Natural Convection Mode by Abderrahman Mellalou, Walid Riad, Salma Kaotar Hnawi, Abdelaziz Tchenka, Abdelaziz Bacaoui, Abdelkader Outzourhit

“…This latter is found to be equal to 46% and 48% for the two days, respectively.…”
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The mediating effects of self-concept on the relationship between parenting styles and young children’s social problem-solving in Türkiye by Ahmet Ayık, Türker Sezer, Sinan Koçyiğit

“…The aim of this study was to investigate the associations between parenting styles, young children’s social problem-solving skills, and the mediating role of self-concept in a sample of 200 Turkish preschoolers aged 48–72 months, with an equal distribution of male and female participants. …”
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Dilemmas in solving one type of exponential equations in mathematics teaching by Marković Olivera R., Zubac Marina A.

“…Namely, in some collections of math problems the starting point is the fact that the real solutions to an equation are all real numbers for which the given equation becomes an exact equality, including those real numbers for which the base f(x) is a negative number, while in others the possibility of a negative base is excluded due to the area of definition of the function y = f ( x ) a(x). …”
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Reliability Assessment of an Improved Single‐Input Switched‐Capacitor Boost 7/9‐Level Inverter Suitable for Renewable Energies by Armin Ghelichi, Kazem Varesi, Milad Khoubrooy Eslamloo

“…In 7‐level (7 L) operation mode, both the capacitors are charged to identical voltage value (equal to the source voltage), but in 9‐level (9 L) mode, the capacitors are charged to different voltages. …”
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Accurate recognition of micromorphology images of epoxy coatings for deep-sea environments based on a deep learning super-resolution method by JiaQi Pan, Furou Liu, Jia Feng, Fandi Meng, Yufan Chen, Jianning Chi, Zelan Li, Jie Li, Li Liu

“…However, when extracting detailed crack information from SEM images of epoxy mica coatings at different time periods in a simulated deep-sea fluid-hydraulic environment, uninteresting background regions are treated equally, resulting in unnecessary computational redundancy. …”
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Supplementation with Alpha-Tocopherol and Ascorbic Acid to Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease’s Statin Therapy in Men by Nikola Hadzi-Petrushev, Katerina Dimovska, Nikola Jankulovski, Dine Mitrov, Mitko Mladenov

“…The obtained results favor the notion that therapy with atorvastatin alone is equally efficient during the early stages of NAFLD, regardless of the addition of antioxidant vitamins. …”
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Study of Single Nucleotide Polymorphisms Associated with Breast Cancer Patients among Arab Ancestries by Yasser Osman, Tarek Elsharkawy, Tariq Mohammad Hashim, Jumana Abdulwahab Alratroot, Fatima Aljindan, Liqa Almulla, Hind Saleh Alsuwat, Waad Mohammed Al Otaibi, Fatma Mohammed Hegazi, Abdallah M. Ibrahim, J. Francis Borgio, Sayed AbdulAzeez

“…We investigated 26 breast cancer patients and an equal number of healthy age- and sex-matched control volunteers. …”
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Power Allocation in the TV White Space under Constraint on Secondary System Self-Interference by Byungjin Cho, Konstantinos Koufos, Kalle Ruttik, Riku Jäntti

“…However, the transmission power should not be set equal to 4 W but according to the allowable generated interference at the borders of the TV and secondary cells.…”
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Low-Power Ultrasounds as a Tool to Culture Human Osteoblasts inside Cancellous Hydroxyapatite by Lorenzo Fassina, Enrica Saino, Maria Gabriella Cusella De Angelis, Giovanni Magenes, Francesco Benazzo, Livia Visai

“…The ultrasonic stimulus had the following parameters: average power equal to 149 mW and frequency of 1.5 MHz. In comparison with control conditions, the ultrasonic stimulus increased the cell proliferation and the surface coating with bone proteins (decorin, osteocalcin, osteopontin, type-I collagen, and type-III collagen). …”
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The Influence of the Instantaneous Collapse of Tailings Pond on Downstream Facilities by Sha Wang, Guodong Mei, Xuyang Xie, Lijie Guo

“…Based on the results, the construction of a sand-prevent dam with a crest elevation equal to that of the starter dam was recommended.…”
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CHURCH SLAVONIC VERSION OF CAESAR BARONIUS ANNALES ECCLESIASTICI AND CHUDOV TRANSLATIONS FROM THE 17TH CENTURY: COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS OF VOCABULARY by Maria O. Novak

“…The common features are as follows: the widespread use of composita (compounds) not supported by the Polish text; equally widespread use of verbs with the -stvo- formant; the choice of words of Greek origin as equivalents for lexical units of Slavic and German origin; elimination of Latin borrowings, familiarized in the Polish text, and their translation through Slavic derivatives. …”
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Chicken collagen hydrolysates differentially mediate anti-inflammatory activity and type I collagen synthesis on human dermal fibroblasts by Marina Offengenden, Subhadeep Chakrabarti, Jianping Wu

“…However, all hydrolysates are not equally effective in exerting the beneficial effects; hence, further research is needed to determine the factors that improve the therapeutic applicability of such preparations. …”
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Test Study on Airtight Capability of Filter Cakes for Slurry Shield and Its Application in a Case by Fanlu Min, Wei Zhu, Shengquan Xia, Rui Wang, Daiwei Wei, Teng Jiang

“…The air pressure used as opening chamber should be equal to the summation of water pressure in sand and airproofing value of filter cake. …”
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Ultrasound Guided Intravenous Access by Nursing versus Resident Staff in a Community Based Teaching Hospital: A “Noninferiority” Trial by Thomas Carter, Chris Conrad, J. Link Wilson, Godwin Dogbey

“…Properly trained nursing staff can be as equally successful as EM residents in placing US guided intravenous lines.…”
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Origanum majorana Essential Oil Lacks Mutagenic Activity in the Salmonella/Microsome and Micronucleus Assays by Andrea dos Santos Dantas, Luiz Carlos Klein-Júnior, Miriana S. Machado, Temenouga N. Guecheva, Luciana D. dos Santos, Régis A. Zanette, Fernanda B. de Mello, João Antonio Pêgas Henriques, João Roberto Braga de Mello

“…Cytotoxicity was only observed at concentrations higher than or equal to 0.05 μg/mL. Moreover, when tested in noncytotoxic concentrations, O. majorana essential oil was not able to induce chromosome mutation. …”
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Utilization of fishery wastewater as a fertilizer and its impact on the growth performance of Spinacia oleracea (Spinach) by Makwana Hina, Soni Mital R., Sharma Archana, Mwape Joseph, Pipaliya Mayurkumar B.

“…Some of the techniques used in water treatment, mainly the elimination of contaminants includes the use of screening, equalization tanks, aeration tanks, and sludge settling tanks before the treated water is released back to the environment or to be reused as a fertilizer. …”
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Ethanol extract of Bruguiera gymnorrhiza mangrove leaves and propolis activity on macroscopic healing of cuts in vivo by Evi Kurniawaty, Shina Megaputri, Syazili Mustofa, Soraya Rahmanisa, Kholis Abdurachim Audah, Silvia Andriani

“…Conclusions: Topical administration of Bruguiera gymnorrhiza mangrove leaves ethanol extract and propolis had equal effects on the healing of wounds. Both are more effective than conventional wound ointments at healing cuts. …”
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