Are horned cows in loose housing more stressed than hornless cows? a cross-sectional study in organic dairy farms by A. Ebinghaus, G. Thiessen, S. Ivemeyer, U. Knierim

“…In commercial dairy farming, the majority of cows are dehorned or genetically hornless. …”
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Genotypic and Environmental Variations in Kernel Color Indices in the Main Almond (Prunus dulcis (Mill.) D.A. Webb) Cultivars Grown in North-Eastern Morocco by El Hassan Sakar, Mohamed El Yamani, Abdelali Boussakouran, Yahia Rharrabti

“…Little is known regarding these properties in the commercial almond cultivars grown in Morocco. This work aimed at investigating kernel color indices in five cultivars, namely, “Fournat de Brézenaud,” “Tuono,” “Ferragnès,” “Ferraduel,” and “Marcona.” …”
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Online sales funnel as an analytical tool for business efficiency management by E. Vasilieva, V. Loseva

“…The peculiarities of settings of problems on monitoring the process of attracting customers to the electronic resource of a company, and their support up to conclusion of commercial transaction (product sale) have been revealed. …”
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Ordos Mausoleum of Genghis Khan: History and Modernity by Nomin D. Tsyrenova, Chingis Ts. Tsyrenov

“…Thanks to a creative approach to the practical implementation of the course of reforms and openness in the field of culture of small peoples, the central and regional Chinese authorities were able to create a completely harmonious synthesis of Chinese and Mongolian cultural traditions, commercialize and synthesize the cultural and aesthetic-symbolic potential of the memory of the Mongol Empire and modern Chinese statehood represented by Genghis Khan and the memorial complex in his honor in Ordos, relying on regional public-private partnerships. …”
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Leveraging Mobile Augmented Reality Devices for Enabling Specific Human Behaviors in Design and Constructability Review by Suleiman Alsafouri, Steven K. Ayer

“…This study tasked users with completing the same design review task, using the same technical AR environment but viewed through different commercially available mobile AR devices. Specifically, 32 participants were tasked with collaboratively laying out and reviewing a simple office design using the randomly assigned AR device. …”
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Physical, Mechanical, and Thermal Properties and Characterization of Natural Fiber Composites Reinforced Poly(Lactic Acid): Miswak (Salvadora Persica L.) Fibers by A. F. Nur Diyana, A. Khalina, M. S. Sapuan, C. H. Lee, H. A. Aisyah, M. N. Nurazzi, R. S. Ayu

“…The mechanical results show the proposed material is comparable to the materials used in commercial applications. As for the thermal result, the TGA test melting point of the proposed composite material was comparable to the pure PLA, which means the proposed material can use similar processing temperature as PLA. …”
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Enhancing misogyny detection in bilingual texts using explainable AI and multilingual fine-tuned transformers by Ehtesham Hashmi, Sule Yildirim Yayilgan, Muhammad Mudassar Yamin, Mohib Ullah

“…Despite the severity of this issue, efforts to persuade digital platforms to strengthen their protections against gendered disinformation are frequently ignored, highlighting the difficult task of countering online misogyny in the face of commercial interests. This growing concern underscores the need for effective measures to create safer online spaces, where respect and equality prevail, ensuring that women can participate fully and freely without the fear of harassment or discrimination. …”
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Lightweight photovoltaic modules technologies: reliability evaluation and market opportunity by Dupuis Julien, Abdel Nour Christine, Oliveira Santos João Victor, Lefillastre Paul

“…Even if this PV technology has higher costs than classical modules due to lower capacity production and often specific module material like transparent composite instead of glass, it represents an efficient technical and commercial solution for specific applications with lower transportation, installation, and maintenance costs. …”
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Performance Evaluation of Common Bean (Phaseolus vulgaris L.) Genotypes for Yield and Related Traits at Areka, Southern Ethiopia by Simon Yohannes, Gobeze Loha, Mesfin Kebede Gessese

“…Hence, development of commercial varieties is one of the major tasks to meet increasing demand of the stake holders. …”
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Panelist Acceptance, Proximate Characteristics of Amino Acids and Volatile Compounds, and Color Profile of Fermented Cempedak (Artocarpus champeden) and Oyster Mushroom (Pleurotus... by Miftakhur Rohmah, Bernatal Saragih, Nur Amaliah, Rimbawan Apriadi, Anton Rahmadi

“…The five seasoning formulas combine 30–70% flavored mushroom powder and 30–70% mandai cempedak powder with control of commercial mushroom powder and pure mandai powder. Hedonic quality assessment on seasoning samples of flavored mushroom powder and mandai cempedak powder played a more critical role in the acceptance of the final product, with a slightly reddish yellow color tendency with a paleness level of around 66–67%. …”
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DESIGN OF THE CONTACT POTENTIALS DIFFERENCE PROBES by K. U. Pantsialeyeu, U. A. Mikitsevich, A. L. Zharin

“…As a rule, they consist of commercially available instrumentation, and have a number of disadvantages: large dimensions, complexity and high cost, small sensitivity, operating speed, noiseproof, etc. …”
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The Effect of Stocking Density on Nitrification Rate in a Closed Recirculating Culture System by A.S. Sidik, , Sarwono, , Agustina

“…Fish were cultivated  in rounded tanks with four level of stocking densities i.e. 10, 20, 30 and 40 fish/100 l in a closed recirculting water system, and fed on a commercial pellet given thrice a day at a quantity of 5% from the total body weight of fish per day.  …”
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Risk and protective factors for ASF in domestic pigs and wild boar in the EU, and mitigation measures for managing the disease in wild boar by European Food Safety Authority (EFSA), Anette Ella Boklund, Karl Ståhl, Miguel Ángel Miranda Chueca, Tomasz Podgórski, Timothée Vergne, José Cortiñas Abrahantes, Eleonora Cattaneo, Sofie Dhollander, Alexandra Papanikolaou, Stefania Tampach, Lina Mur

“…First, a literature review and a case–control study in commercial pig farms emphasised the importance of biosecurity and farming practices, including the spread of manure around farms and the use of bedding material as risk factors, while the use of insect nets was a protective factor. …”
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Pesticidal plant extract effect against major lepidopteran insect pests and their natural enemies in rice Oryza sativa L by Atanu Seni, Rini Pal, Sanjukta Mohapatra, Dipankar Mandal, Sushil Kumar Bansude, Pinki Seth, Sarita Barla, Jubuli Sahu

“…An adjuvant, Tween 20 at 1%, was added with all the botanical extracts except the commercial formulation. Plant damage, insect population numbers, and yield were monitored during two consecutive wet seasons from 2022 to 2023. …”
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Typology of Results of Cooperation Between Russian Universities and Business by A. V. Melikyan

“…Universities in the first two clusters are focused on commercializing income from R&D. Universities of cluster 1 are distinguished by a high share of extra-budgetary income from R&D, and from cluster 2 are distinguished by high extra-budgetary income from R&D based on the number of academic staff members. …”
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Data Security in Autonomous Driving: Multifaceted Challenges of Technology, Law, and Social Ethics by Yao Xu, Jixin Wei, Ting Mi, Zhihua Chen

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Agricultural waste as growing media component for the growth and flowering of Gerbera jamesonii cv. hybrid mix by Atif Riaz, Adnan Younis, Imran Ghani, Usman Tariq, Muhammad Ahsan

“…., garden soil, sand, and silt in equal proportion was studied for commercial production of gerbera. All the treatment combinations were arranged into completely randomized design with three replicates. …”
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Adsorption of TDS and chloride ions from partially treated tannery wastewater using activated coffee husk by Nazrawit Debebe Tadess, Getasew Yehuala Gezahegn, Yosef Hagos Abrha

“…The removal efficiency of 77.88% for chloride ions and 72.73% for TDS indicates a higher efficacy compared to traditional methods using commercial activated carbon. The Langmuir isothermal model of R2 value for both TDS and chloride ions were 0.9969 and 0.9504 respectively. …”
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Effortless alkalinity analysis using AI and smartphone technology, no equipment needed, from freshwater to saltwater by Zachary Y. Han, Zihan Zheng, Alan Y. Han, Huichun Zhang

“…Specifically, we employed low-cost commercial reagents to generate color changes in response to alkalinity levels in various freshwater and saltwater samples. …”
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Physicochemical and Sensory Properties of Wine Produced from Blended Cactus Pear (Opuntia ficus-indica) and Lantana camara (L. camara) Fruits by Zenebe Tadesse Tsegay, Kidu Mezgebe Gebremedhin

“…Titratable acidity and methanol and sulfite contents of the final wine are in an acceptable limit compared to standards for commercial wines. Utilizing cactus pear fruit by incorporating Lantana camara fruit for health-enhancing functional food development such as fruit wines could solve the current postharvest loss of both fruits and be a means of alternative beverage.…”
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