Leverage of lysozyme dietary supplementation on gut health, hematological, antioxidant, and immune parameters in different plumage-colors Japanese quails by Ibrahim A. Elkhaiat, Seham El-Kassas, Safaa E Abdo, Karima El-Naggar, Haitham K. Shalaby, Reyad Y. Nofal, Mayada R. Farag, Mahmoud M. Azzam, Antonia Lestingi

“…Two forms of LZ; extracted from egg white (natural LZ (NLZ)), and the commercial LZ (CLZ) were included in this experiment. …”
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Enhanced Optical and Thermal Stability of Blue Pyrrole Derivatives for Color Filter in Image Sensors by Sunwoo Park, Sangwook Park, Saeyoung Oh, Hyukmin Kwon, Hayoon Lee, Kiho Lee, Chun Yoon, Jongwook Park

“…The molar extinction coefficient of HAPCP was 4.5 times higher than that of the commercially used Disperse Blue 359. The synthesized compounds exhibited transmittance values that meet commercial requirements, with 88.6% at 450 nm and 0.73% at 530 nm. …”
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Exploring the potential impact of the proposed UK TV and online food advertising regulations: a concept mapping study by Jean Adams, Martin White, Peter Scarborough, Richard Smith, Emma J Boyland, Hannah Forde

“…To guide the regulations’ implementation and evaluation, we aimed to develop a concept map to hypothesise their potential consequences for the commercial food system, health and society.Methods We used adapted group concept mapping in four virtual workshops with food marketing and regulation experts across academia, civil society, government organisations, and industry (n=14), supported by Miro software. …”
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Sun-Drying and Melatonin Treatment Effects on Apricot Color, Phytochemical, and Antioxidant Properties by Rukiye Zengin, Yılmaz Uğur, Yasemin Levent, Selim Erdoğan, Harlene Hatterman-Valenti, Ozkan Kaya

“…These findings suggest promising applications for commercial-scale implementation through either dipping or spraying methods. …”
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Assessment of the Photosynthetic Response of Potato Plants Inoculated with <i>Rhizoctonia solani</i> and Treated with Flesh-Colored Potato Extracts Nanoencapsulated with Solid Lipi... by Sheina Rivas, Paola Fincheira, Felipe González, Christian Santander, Sebastián Meier, Cledir Santos, Boris Contreras, Antonieta Ruiz

“…These findings suggest an improved response from SLN + FCP to commercial fungicides, particularly with respect to photosynthetic pigments. …”
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Triple pillars of sustainable finance: The role of green finance, CSR, and digitalization on bank performance in Bangladesh by Shaikh Masrick Hasan, K. M. Anwarul Islam, Tawfiq Taleb Tawfiq, Priya Saha

“…It utilizes annual data from 24 listed commercial banks in Bangladesh from 2016 to 2022. It focuses on three sustainable finance factors: green finance, corporate social responsibility (CSR), and digitalization. …”
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Effect of cardanol on the physical and chemical properties of sodium caseinate-coated papers for packaging applications by Jihyeon Hwang, Yeon-Ji Jo, Dowan Kim

“…Notably, the taste and flavor of coffee packaged with commercial and CasNa/CL (100 %)-coated coffee drip bags are similar, possibly owing to the good gas barrier properties of the CasNa/CL-coated papers. …”
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Effects of temperature and live prey concentration on Colossoma macropomum larviculture by Fabio Aremil Costa dos Santos, Gustavo Soares da Costa Julio, André de Sena Souza, Pedro Paulo Cortezzi Pedras, Ronald Kennedy-Luz

“…During feeding with a commercial diet (days 16-30 of cultivation), survival was higher for T32 (94.38±6.12%) (p<0.05), with no difference for initial prey concentration. …”
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Solar energy driven photocatalytic membrane modules for water reuse in agricultural and food industries. Pre-industrial experience using s-triazines as model molecules by Ignazio Renato Bellobono, Franca Morazzoni, Riccardo Bianchi, Emilia Simona Mangone, Rodica Stanescu, Cristina Costache, Paola Maria Tozzi

“…Finally, in order to compare effectiveness of composite photocatalytic membranes, described above, prepared by photografting, either in the presence or in the absence of an added photopromoter, as well as that of metallic membranes, onto which the semiconductor without any photopromoter was present as a 3–4 μm thick surface layer, directly produced on the nanotechnologically treated surface, with those of other commercial materials, parallel experiments were carried out, by using commercial sheets in which the semiconductor was immobilised, by a method based substantially on glueing by colloidal silica. …”
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Protective Efficacy of Decreasing Antigen Doses of a <i>Chlamydia abortus</i> Subcellular Vaccine Against Ovine Enzootic Abortion in a Pregnant Sheep Challenge Model by Morag Livingstone, Kevin Aitchison, Javier Palarea-Albaladejo, Francesco Ciampi, Clare Underwood, Antonia Paladino, Francesca Chianini, Gary Entrican, Sean Ranjan Wattegedera, David Longbottom

“…Although the disease can be controlled using commercial inactivated and live whole-organism vaccines, there are issues with both, particularly concerning efficacy and safety. …”
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Feasibility of engaging parents attending an adult weight management programme with child weight management support: a mixed methods study by Russell Jago, Julian PH Shield, Aidan Searle, Ruth Mears, Deborah Sharp

“…Objective To explore whether parents’ attendance at a commercial adult weight management programme (WMP) offers an opportunity to identify and signpost families to child weight management support, if appropriate to a child’s weight status.Design Mixed methods study including a cross-sectional online survey and semistructured telephone interviews.Setting and participants Parents attending Slimming World (UK-based adult commercial WMP), with one or more children aged 5–11 years, were invited to take part. …”
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A new approach for detecting HPV DNA in cervical swabs: comparison of nucleic acid extraction with direct PCR by Fatih Çubuk, Muhammet Çağrı Yıldız, Fikrican Balcı, Ahmet İrgin, Savaş Aşkın, Ekrem Sağtaş, Sedat kaygusuz

“…In this study, we aimed to compare the performance of a commercial pre-denaturation solution with nucleic acid extraction in HPV DNA detection by PCR in cervical swab samples. …”
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Maternal Diet Supplementation with n-6/n-3 Essential Fatty Acids in a 1.2 : 1.0 Ratio Attenuates Metabolic Dysfunction in MSG-Induced Obese Mice by Josiane Morais Martin, Rosiane Aparecida Miranda, Luiz Felipe Barella, Kesia Palma-Rigo, Vander Silva Alves, Gabriel Sergio Fabricio, Audrei Pavanello, Claudinéia Conationi da Silva Franco, Tatiane Aparecida Ribeiro, Jesuí Vergílio Visentainer, Elton Guntendeorfer Banafé, Clayton Antunes Martin, Paulo Cezar de Freitas Mathias, Júlio Cezar de Oliveira

“…A batch of weaned pups was sacrificed to quantify the brain and pancreas total lipids; another batch were fed a commercial diet until 90 days of age, where glucose homeostasis and glucose-induced insulin secretion (GIIS) as well as retroperitoneal fat and Lee index were assessed. …”
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Design and development of a portable resistive sensor based on α‐MnO2/GQD nanocomposites for trace quantification of Pb(II) in water by Amit K. Gupta, Mansi Khanna, Souradeep Roy, Pankaj, Shalini Nagabooshanam, Ranjit Kumar, Shikha Wadhwa, Ashish Mathur

“…The proposed sensor exhibited a tremendous potential to be integrated with conventional water purification appliances (household and commercial) to give an indication of safety index for the drinking water. …”
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Cryopreservation of epididymal semen of domestic cat by S. Ya. Amstislavsky, E. Yu. Brusentsev, V. I. Mokrousova, E. A. Kizilova, V. V. Kozhevnikova, V. A. Naprimerov, I. N. Rozhkova

“…The present study represents a comparison of domestic cat semen cryopreservation with two commercially available cryoprotectant agents (CPAs): CaniPlus Freeze (CPF) and SpermFreeze (SF). …”
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Working memory and the need for explainable AI – Scenarios from healthcare, social media and insurance by M. Liebherr, E. Gößwein, C. Kannen, A. Babiker, S. Al-Shakhsi, V. Staab, B.J. Li, R. Ali, C. Montag

“…Explainable AI (XAI) is discussed as an important feature of AI systems that is required for professional, ethical and commercial reasons. XAI is particularly needed in AI systems that remain relatively closed, i.e. black box, on how to make decisions whether for complexity or commercial sensitivity. …”
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Are Bentong ginger (Zingiber officinale) biosynthesized silver nanoparticles safe and effective? An optimization, characterization, and toxicity evaluation study by Nor-Azmiraah Abd Jabar, Mahmud Ab Rashid Nor-Khaizura, Siti Izera Ismail, Yuet Ying Loo, Kah Hui Chong, Kousalya Padmanabhan, Shan Jiang

“…The study aims to optimize, characterize, and evaluate the toxicity value of the biosynthesized silver nanoparticles using Bentong ginger (Zingiber officinale) rhizome extract and commercialized ginger powder extract as reducing and capping agents. …”
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Enhanced green density of binder jetted tungsten heavy alloys with an inorganic metal salt binder by Yuhua Heng, Yiwei Mao, Kunhao Feng, Jianan Zheng, Yingmi Xie, Qingsong Wei

“…The pretreated density binder jetted with the novel binder increased by 7.76% compared to that with the commercial binder. Furthermore, surface quality and compressive strength were also improved. …”
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Study on the Role and Pathological and Immune Responses of Silver Nanoparticles Against Two <i>Aeromonas salmonicida</i> subsp. <i>salmonicida</i> Strains at Different Virulence Le... by Yunqiang Guo, Chaoli Zheng, Yingfei Wang, Yongji Dang, Ruiyuan Li, Ye Tao, Yucheng Yang, Xiaofeng Sun, Zekun Song, Pengcheng Sun, Qian Zhang, Dandan Qian, Wenhao Ren, Xiyu Cao, Bowen Wang, Mengxi Xu, Bingyang Jiang, Yujing Li, Qing Sun, Jinye Wang, Lei Zheng, Yanling Sun

“…However, the application of commercialized AgNPs has not fully been clarified. Thus, the objective of this study was to evaluate the antibacterial activities of commercialized AgNPs (range of sizes 10–12 nm) on two contrasting <i>A</i>. …”
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Magnetic hybrid Pd/Fe-oxide nanoparticles meet the demands for ablative thermo-brachytherapy by Rogier van Oossanen, Alexandra Maier, Jérémy Godart, Jean-Philippe Pignol, Antonia G. Denkova, Gerard C. van Rhoon, Kristina Djanashvili

“…Objective To investigate the potential of hybrid Pd/Fe-oxide magnetic nanoparticles designed for thermo-brachytherapy of breast cancer, considering their specific loss power (SLP) and clinical constraints in the applied magnetic field.Methods Hybrid nanoparticles consisting of palladium-core and iron oxide shell of increasing thickness, were suspended in water and their SLPs were measured at varying magnetic fields (12–26 mT peak) and frequencies (50–730 kHz) with a commercial alternating magnetic field generator (magneTherm™ Digital, nanoTherics Ltd.).Results Validation of the heating device used in this study with commercial HyperMag-C nanoparticles showed a small deviation (±4%) over a period of 1 year, confirming the reliability of the method. …”
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