Effects of hydrodynamic cavitation combined with snail enzyme treatment on the structure and functional properties of water-soluble dietary fiber in rice husks by Zhigang Quan, Mingming Chen, Dongjie Zhang

“…The absolute value of the zeta potential significantly increased to −36.39 ± 0.12 mV, indicating an excellent solution stability and gel-forming ability. At the same time, the water-holding, oil-holding, and swelling capacities were significantly enhanced, reaching 8.52 ± 0.09 g/g, 4.85 ± 0.29 g/g, and 7.29 ± 0.25 mL/g, respectively. …”
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MASSIVE OPEN ONLINE COURSES FOR PEDAGOGICAL STAFF TRAINING by O. M. Gyshchina, O. P. Mikheeva

“…Introduction. At the present time much attention of the society is fixed more and more to the problem of qualification improvement of pedagogical staff on account of total informatization of society, cardinal technological changes, becoming stronger interrelation of education, science and production, and active introduction in practice of professional standards. …”
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Ultrasensitive turn-off fluorescent sensor for estimation of the new influenza antiviral prodrug baloxavir marboxil in its pharmaceutical formulation by Amira S. Gouda, Mamdouh R. Rezk, Ahmed M. Abdel-Megied, Hoda M. Marzouk

“…These N,S-CQDs were applied as fluorescent nanosensors for the ultrasensitive spectrofluorimetric determination of baloxavir marboxil (BXM) directly without pre-derivatization for the first time. BXM effectively quenches the native fluorescence of N,S-CQDs. …”
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Insights into treatment of patients with mycosis fungoides or Sézary syndrome using mogamulizumab by Francine Foss, Youn H. Kim, Julia Scarisbrick, Oleg Akilov, Robert Ristuccia, Karen Dwyer, Wende Wu, Martine Bagot

“…Purpose Mogamulizumab demonstrated improved outcomes vs. vorinostat across a range of disease and patient characteristics in patients with mycosis fungoides or Sézary syndrome in the MAVORIC trial.Materials and methods This post-hoc analysis further examined MAVORIC data to assess factors associated with long-term response (ORR >12 months), time to next treatment (TTNT), and impact of concomitant steroid use, lymphopenia, and mogamulizumab-associated rash (MAR) on patient response.Results A higher proportion of patients achieved ORR lasting ≥4, 6, 8, or 12 months in the mogamulizumab vs. vorinostat arm. …”
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Variation-Difference Method of Calculation of Layered Rubber-Metal Vibration Isolators Used for Protection of Reinforced Concrete Buildings from Anthropogenic Vibration by D. K. Sizov

“…However, for the most popular software packages that implement FEM, the problem of optimizing the structural shape of the vibration isolator still requires significant time expenditures for multiple changes of the finite element mesh, repeated setting of boundary conditions and implementation of a series of calculations. …”
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Regional processes in Hungary - From PHARE to Smart specialisation by Viktória Józsa

“…Europeanisation and regionalization, European convergence versus local divergence are important and timely questions as regards the future of EU cohesion policy, that originally aimed to reduce economic, social and territorial inequalities. …”
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The Millenium of Lithuania: Two Eliminated Alternatives by Alfredas Bumblauskas

“…Hence, a typological, and partly genetic, connection between 1791, 1921, and the modern anti-May and anti-humanistic tendencies both in political and historical culture is discovered. At the same time, attention is drawn to the fact that rejection of both the Constitution of Third May and Paul Hymans' second project had a tragic outcome - the historical alternatives that triumphed led to the destruction of both the Grand Duchy of Lithuania in 1795 and the Republic of Lithuania in 1940.   …”
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Reducing children’s anxiety and pain in dental environment using an eye massage device combined with natural sounds—a randomized controlled trial by Dajma Abed, Jamila Bchara, Dani Abed, Jina Alfeel, Nada Bshara

“…Abstract This study evaluated the efficacy of an eye massage device that uses acupressure points combined with natural sounds to reduce anxiety and pain in children receiving dental anesthesia for the first time. A total of 105 children aged between 8 and 10 years whose dental treatment required inferior alveolar nerve block (IANB) injection participated in this randomized controlled clinical trial. …”
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Olfaction-based learned preference assessment without the use of motivational fear or motivational weight loss by Sara E. Moss, Ekaterina S. McCurdy, Natalya N. Thomas, Danielle Gulick, Angela M. Poff, Dominic P. D'Agostino

“…Mice developed an appetitive olfactory preference for sucrose as a reward, in the absence of motivational weight loss, as measured by time spent exploring a three-chamber association box with access to both scents. …”
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UNDERSTANDING THE DRIVERS FOR COMMUNITY-BASED PREVENTION OF AFRICAN SWINE FEVER SPREAD: A CASE STUDY OF KASAWO AND KATOSI SUB COUNTIES, MUKONO DISTRICT, UGANDA by Savino Biryomumaisho, Geofrey Otuba, John Okongo, Frank Mwiine

“…The FGD revealed that animal health workers, who were on daily calls, carried disinfectants to sanitize their personal protective equipment (PPE) every time they left a farm. The lack of centralized slaughter facilities was identified as a key factor contributing to the spread of the ASF virus, as well as the panic selling of pigs during suspected ASF outbreaks. …”
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Antimicrobial Susceptibility Profiles of Commensal <i>Staphylococcus</i> spp. Isolates from Chickens in Hungarian Poultry Farms Between 2022 and 2023 by Ábel Szabó, Ákos Jerzsele, László Kovács, Ádám Kerek

“…Background: Antimicrobial resistance is one of the greatest challenges of our time, urging researchers in both veterinary and public health to engage in collaborative efforts, thereby fostering the One Health approach. …”
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The die is cast: Sweden and Finland’s long road to NATO by E. V. Korunova

“…The formal accession of both to NATO thus became only the end point of these processes and the result of the conscious refusal of these countries’ leadership from the original and time-tested non-alignment policy. The consequences of this decision have yet to be assessed by politicians and experts, but one its immediate effect is clear — the emergence of a new security dilemma for the countries of the region.…”
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Comparative analysis of the effectiveness of caudal epidural blocks and combined pharmacological therapy in the treatment of patients with discogenic low back pain by M.S. Chervatiuk, І.V. Fishchenko

“…Assessment of the functional state after treatment showed that at the time of the final survey, after 6 months, positive changes with the absence of functio­nal limitations were no­ted by 30 (83.3 %) patients with chronic nonspecific pain in the lumbar spine in the EB group and 8 (32 %) patients in the FT group. …”
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The role of pharmacists in mitigating medication errors in the perioperative setting: a systematic review by Lina Naseralallah, Somaya Koraysh, May Alasmar, Bodoor Aboujabal

“…The perioperative environment introduces challenges in identifying medication errors due to the frequent use of time-sensitive, high-alert medications in a dynamic and intricate setting. …”
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Effects of Copper on Euglena sp. Local Strains and Remediation Capabilities by Witia Ardipeni, Eko Agus Suyono, Nugroho Dewayanto, Na’imatul Mufida, Tia Erfianti, Ria Amelia, Dedy Kurnianto

“…The copper content in the liquid waste of electroplating Kotagede silver crafts is 4.628 mg/L. At the same time, Indonesian Government Regulation No. 22 (2021) stipulates a critical limit of Copper (Cu) content in river and lake water, which is 0.2 mg/L. …”
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Governing of Melt Pool Solidification Parameters and Microstructure Evolution Indicator During SLM‐Ti6Al4V Alloy Through Parametric Sweep Optimization by Kidu Gebrecherkos Weldeanenia, Samuel Kinde Kassegne, Perumalla Janaki Ramulu

“…The optimization of process parameters through experiment is expensive and time‐consuming. On the other hand, computational approaches offer a fast and economical way to predict the contributions of process parameters. …”
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ReLTER: An R interface for environmental observation in long term ecological research by Alessandro Oggioni, Micha Silver, Paolo Tagliolato, Arnon Karnieli

“…Ecological datasets are inherently complex, heterogeneous, and often span different time series. The links between spatial and temporal data and ecological/environmental science are framed in the discipline of ecoinformatics. …”
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Cessation of Exclusive Breastfeeding and Determining Factors at the University of Gondar Comprehensive Specialized Hospital, Northwest Ethiopia by Bayew Kelkay, Eshetie Kindalem, Animut Tagele, Yohannes Moges

“…Our study provides further impetus for empowering young and primi-para with breastfeeding knowledge, an extension of maternity leave time, and support for breastfeeding at the workplace.…”
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Rapid Landslide Detection Following an Extreme Rainfall Event Using Remote Sensing Indices, Synthetic Aperture Radar Imagery, and Probabilistic Methods by Aikaterini-Alexandra Chrysafi, Paraskevas Tsangaratos, Ioanna Ilia, Wei Chen

“…The rapid detection of landslide phenomena that may be triggered by extreme rainfall events is a critical point concerning timely response and the implementation of mitigation measures. …”
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2S2P1D Model Calibration Error from User Panel for One Bitumen and One Bituminous Mixture by S. Mangiafico, C. Sauzéat, H. Di Benedetto

“…All users worked independently and for the same time duration of one hour to fit the 2S2P1D model on both sets of data. …”
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