Investigating lightweight recycled brick aggregate concrete incorporating EPS beads: Application to masonry units by Samina Hameed, Syed Asad Ali Gillani, Muhammad Tahir, Rashid Hameed, Safeer Abbas, Moncef L. Nehdi, Muhammad Ahmad

“…Used cooking oil (UCO) was employed as a sustainable alternative to commercial superplasticizers, and its impact on mechanical and durability properties was assessed. …”
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The impact of dimethylaminohexadecyl methacrylates on the physical and antibacterial properties of endodontic sealers by Faisal Alharamlah, Fawaz AlTuwaijri, Haitham AlQuorain, Abdul Samad Khan, Faisal Alonaizan, Rashed Alsahafi, Michael D. Weir, Hockin H. K. Xu, Abdulrahman A. Balhaddad

“….% DMAHDM, while the AH Plus control sealers were covered with a thick layer of biofilms.ConclusionsThe results of this study suggest that DMAHDM, as a contact-killing agent, could be used as an approach to prevent endodontic reinfections.Clinical RelevanceIntegrating DMAHDM into commercial sealers may enhance their antibacterial properties. …”
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Multi-layered electrospun grafts for surgical repair: Biomimicking physiological ascending aortic compliance by Julia Krammer, Maximilian Pichlmaier, Jan Stana, Christian Hagl, Sven Peterss, Maximilian Grab, Linda Grefen

“…Commercially available Dacron (woven polyester) grafts are used for routine open surgical repair of thoracic aortic aneurysms. …”
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Magnetocaloric Effect in 3D Gd(III)-Oxalate Coordination Framework by Fang-Wen Lv, Mei-Xin Hong, Xue-Ting Wang, Haiquan Tian, Chun-Chang Wang, Xiu-Ying Zheng

“…The −Δ<i>S</i>_m value is 28.4 J kg⁻¹ K⁻¹ at 2 K and 3 T, which is much larger than that of commercial Gd₃Ga₅O₁₂ (GGG), indicating its potential as a low-temperature magnetic refrigerant.…”
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Evaluation of Tissue Tropism and Horizontal Transmission of a Duck Enteritis Virus Vectored Vaccine in One-Day-Old Chicken by Yassin Abdulrahim, Yingying You, Linggou Wang, Zhixiang Bi, Lihua Xie, Saisai Chen, Benedikt B. Kaufer, Armando Mario Damiani, Kehe Huang, Jichun Wang

“…As a control, birds inoculated with a commercial recombinant turkey herpesvirus expressing the VP2 protein of the infectious bursal disease virus (HVT-VP2) vector vaccine showed neither clinical signs nor mortality. …”
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Proximal tubule-on-chip as a model for predicting cation transport and drug transporter dynamics by Isy Petit, Quentin Faucher, Jean-Sébastien Bernard, Perrine Giunchi, Antoine Humeau, François-Ludovic Sauvage, Pierre Marquet, Nicolas Védrenne, Florent Di Meo

“…We have developed a proximal tubule-on-a-chip model combining commercial microfluidic and chip technologies. Using the RPTEC/TERT1 cell line, we set up a dual-flow system with antiparallel flows to mimic the dynamics of blood and urine. …”
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Control of Mould Spoilage on Apples Using Yeasts as Biological Control Agents by Zukisani Gomomo, Morris Fanadzo, Maxwell Mewa-Ngongang, Justin Hoff, Marieta Van der Rijst, Vincent Okudoh, Johan Kriel, Heinrich W. du Plessis

“…P. kluyveri Y64 showed 100%, 57% and 26% growth inhibition against A. alstroemeriae, B. cinerea and P. expansum , respectively, on apples and performed slightly better than a commercial fungicide against B. cinerea and P. expansum . …”
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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

“…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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Impact of Organic Matter, Inorganic, and Biofertilizer Combination on Soybean Yield in Entisol Soil of Indonesia by Didik Sucahyono, Yudi Widodo, Runik D. Purwaningrahayu, Henny Kuntyastuti, Herdina Pratiwi, Sri Wahyuningsih, Titik Sundari, Rudy Soehendi, I. Gusti K. D. Arsana, Made J. Mejaya

“…The subplot was inorganic N and P fertilizers and commercial biofertilizer (consisting of Rhizobium, nitrogen-fixing bacteria, and P-solubilizing bacteria) applied at planting of soybeans in the second dry season: (1) control (no inorganic and biofertilizer), (2) 50 kg urea ha−1, (3) 100 kg SP36·ha−1, (4) 50 kg urea + 100 kg SP36 ha−1, (5) biofertilizer, (6) biofertilizer + 25 kg urea ha−1, (7) biofertilizer + 75 kg SP36 ha 1, and (8) biofertilizer + 25 kg urea + 75 kg SP36 ha−1. …”
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Comprehensive Evaluation of the Nutritional Quality of Stored Watermelon Seed Oils by Marta Siol, Beata Witkowska, Diana Mańko-Jurkowska, Sina Makouie, Joanna Bryś

“…Accordingly, the present study aimed to evaluate the nutritional potential and selected quality parameters of watermelon seed oils. Four commercial oils (three unrefined cold-pressed and one refined pressed) and one self-extracted oil were considered. …”
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Cytokine and Chemokine Responses of Peripheral Blood Mononuclear Cells from Dogs Infected with <i>Mycobacterium bovis</i> by Tyler Morrison, Danielle A. Gunn-Moore, Jayne C. Hope, Conor O’Halloran

“…We sought to further define the cellular response of peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMCs) from dogs infected with <i>Mycobacterium bovis</i>, as determined using a commercial interferon-gamma response assay (IGRA). To this end, PBMCs from healthy or infected dogs were collected. …”
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Nutritional Quality and Safety of Complementary Foods Developed from Blends of Staple Grains and Honey Bee Larvae (Apis mellifera) by Shewangzaw Addisu Mekuria, John N. Kinyuru, Beatrice Kiage Mokua, Mesfin Wogayehu Tenagashaw

“…The proximate composition of moisture, fat, fiber, carbohydrate, and energy was significantly different between the developed and commercial wean-mix foods. ComF02 recorded the highest fat content (14.3 g/100 g), energy (427.18 kcal/100 g), and vitamins A (706 μg/100 g), B3 (8.2 mg/100 g), and B9 (86.7 mg/100 g) while ComF01 had the highest protein content (12.56 g/100 g). …”
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p54-Fc-Labeled Gold Nanoparticle-Based Lateral Flow Strip-Assisted Portable Devices for Rapid and Quantitative Point-of-Care Detection of ASFV Antibodies by Yang Yang, Yuhao Li, Ziyang Wang, Minglong Tong, Pengcheng Zhu, Juanxian Deng, Zongjie Li, Ke Liu, Beibei Li, Donghua Shao, Zhongren Zhou, Yafeng Qiu, Zhiyong Ma, Jianchao Wei

“…Our method can detect ASFV antibodies in field serum samples in about 15 min using a portable colloidal gold detector, demonstrating high specificity and sensitivity (1:320), and the coincidence rate was 98% using a commercial ELISA kit. The dilution of the serum sample can be determined by substituting the absorbance (T-line) interpreted by portable devices into the calibration curve function formula of an African swine fever virus standard serum. …”
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Choosing the most suitable NGS technology to combine with a standardized viral enrichment protocol for obtaining complete avian orthoreovirus genomes from metagenomic samples by Sonsiray Álvarez-Narváez, Sonsiray Álvarez-Narváez, Telvin L. Harrell, Islam Nour, Sujit K. Mohanty, Steven J. Conrad

“…Currently available commercial vaccines are ineffective against new ARV variants and ARV outbreaks are increasing worldwide, requiring whole genome sequencing (WGS) to characterize strains that evade vaccines. …”
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Food preferences of fish in integrated multi-trophic aquaculture freshwater ponds based on fatty acids and stable isotopes by Nahon Sarah, Jaeger Christophe, Menniti Christophe, Roucaute Marc, Kerhervé Philippe, Mortillaro Jean-Michel, Aubin Joël

“…In the SI and SIC ponds, the distribution of commercial pellets drove the trophic interactions among fish. …”
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Identification of the sex determination region and the development of a marker to distinguish males and females in megai abalone (Haliotis gigantea) by Taito Kina, Motoyuki Hara, Shotaro Hirase, Kiyoshi Kikuchi

“…For these reasons, extensive investigations of the mechanisms of sex determination have been conducted in commercially important finfish species, resulting in the development of sex identification markers for many of these. …”
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Chitosan-Based Semen Extenders: An Approach to Antibiotic-Free Artificial Insemination in Rabbit by Francisco Marco-Jiménez, Celia Ferriz-Nuñez, Maria Pilar Viudes-de-Castro, José Salvador Vicente, Laura Lorenzo-Rebenaque

“…Seminal doses stored for 24 h were used for insemination under commercial conditions, and fertility rate and total kits born were evaluated. …”
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Chitosan oligosaccharides maintained postharvest quality and increased shelf life of mango by Nishat Nitu, Md. Sefat Ullah, Prianka Howlader, Md. Nazmul Mehedi, Habiba Meem, Santosh Bose

“…Originality/Value: COS 100mg/L have great potentiality to maintain postharvest quality and increase shelf life of mango which could be applied commercially for preservation of mango in an ecofriendly manner.…”
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CGH, cDNA and Tissue Microarray Analyses Implicate FGFR2 Amplification in a Small Subset of Breast Tumors by Mervi Heiskanen, Juha Kononen, Maarit Bärlund, Joachim Torhorst, Guido Sauter, Anne Kallioniemi, Olli Kallioniemi

“…Here, we indicate how small‐scale commercially available cDNA and CGH microarray formats combined with the tissue microarray technology enable rapid identification of putative amplification target genes as well as analysis of their clinical significance. …”
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Level of fecal neopterin and calprotectin in asymptomatic and symptomatic norovirus-infected children with malnutrition in Indonesia by Anisa Lailatul Fitria, Zayyin Dinana, Aussie Tahta Maharani, Alinda Syifa Fumizuki, Faiz Nabila Mumtazya, Dominikus Raditya Atmaka, Laura Navika Yamani, Juniastuti, Maria Inge Lusida, Soetjipto, Septa Indra Puspikawati

“…We assessed the fecal neopterin and calprotectin from the stools samples collected during viral diarrhea surveillance in Surabaya, East Java, Indonesia, using commercially ELISA kit from BT Lab (Zhejiang, China) for human neopterin and calprotectin. …”
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