Increasing food sustainability by utilization of biowaste to grow mealworms and their nutrient profile as human food by Nariman Ktil, Ida Holásková, Yong-Lak Park, Cangliang Shen, Kristen E. Matak, Jacek Jaczynski

“…Yellow mealworm is explored globally as sustainable food, creating a need to optimize its nutritional composition. …”
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Exploring the Determinants of Antenatal Care Services Uptake: A Qualitative Study among Women in a Rural Community in Northern Ghana by Gilbert Ti-enkawol Nachinab, Charles Ampong Adjei, Florence Assibi Ziba, Richard Asamoah, Priscilla Adumoah Attafuah

“…Background. Global evidence has shown significant contribution of Antenatal care (ANC) in the detection and treatment of pregnancy related complications. …”
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An experimental analysis of air flow-induced piezoelectric energy harvesting using flexible poly (vinylidene fluoride) nanocomposite films by D. M. Nivedhitha, S. Jeyanthi, B. Rithish, B. G. Sai Charan, S. Ravi, G. Vinayagamurthy, Senthil Muthu Kumar Thiagamani

“…Abstract Globally, it has been witnessed that the demand for energy has been increasing daily due to the rapid expansion of industries. …”
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Potentially commercializable nerve guidance conduits for peripheral nerve injury: Past, present, and future by Chundi Liu, Mouyuan Sun, Lining Lin, Yaxian Luo, Lianjie Peng, Jingyu Zhang, Tao Qiu, Zhichao Liu, Jun Yin, Mengfei Yu

“…Peripheral nerve injuries are a prevalent global issue that has garnered great concern. Although autografts remain the preferred clinical approach to repair, their efficacy is hampered by factors like donor scarcity. …”
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The Comparison of Clinical Epidemiology of Hospitalized Patients with COVID-19 during the Third and Fourth Waves of the Pandemic in Gorgan by Samira Eshghinia, Rahmat Allah Sharifi Far, Naghimeh Hajimoradloo, Ali Sinesepehr, Ahmad Sohrsbi, Mousa Imeri, Amir Reza Khodanazar Kalti, Erfan Rezaie Shirazi, Roghieh Golsha

“…COVID-19 has turned into a global public health crisis. This study intended to compare demographic characteristics, disease severity, treatment methods, and clinical outcomes in hospitalized patients with COVID-19 during the third and fourth waves of the pandemic in Golestan Province, Iran. …”
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Burden of disease attributable to high body mass index in Belgium: a comparative risk assessment analysis by Stefanie Vandevijvere, Delphine De Smedt, Brecht Devleesschauwer, Robby De Pauw, Johan Van der Heyden, Sarah Nayani, Vanessa Gorasso, Wilma Johanna Nusselder, Henk Hilderink

“…We followed the general framework established in the Global Burden of Diseases, Injuries and Risk Factors study. …”
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Sugemule-7 alleviates oxidative stress, neuroinflammation, and cell death, promoting synaptic plasticity recovery in mice with postpartum depression by Qiang Fu, Rui Qiu, Jiaquan Liang, Shuai Wu, Dezhi Huang, Yuxiang Qin, Qiaosheng Li, Xiaojie Shi, Xiyue Xiong, Zhongyong Jiang, Yuewen Chen, Yong Cheng

“…Abstract Postpartum depression (PPD) profoundly impacts the mental and physical health of women globally and is an incurable psychological disorder. …”
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Positive and negative aspects of remote learning during the COVID-19 pandemic in the view of Brazilian university students who received university assistance by Vera Lucia Messias Fialho Capellini, Jie Zhang, Luciana Marolla Garcia, Marcelo Setsuo Hashimoto, Eduardo Pimentel da Rocha

“…IntroductionThe COVID-19 pandemic generated concerns about people’s life and future globally. Regarding education, students worldwide faced problems (personal, social and/or economic) to continue studying. …”
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The Trends of Staphylococcus aureus Antibiotics Resistance in Iraq: A Narrative Review by Nawfal R. Hussein, Masood Ahmed Hameed, Qusay Nawaf Resho

“…Vancomycin resistance, mediated by vanA and vanB genes, has been reported globally. In Iraq, an 8% prevalence of VRSA was observed. …”
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The Role of Nature Reserves in Ecosystem Services and Urban Ecological Sustainable Development by Haoyu Wu, Fei Song, Haifu Li, Junbo Bai, Lijuan Cui, Fangli Su, Zahra Kalantari, Carla Sofia Ferreira

“…With the acceleration of global urbanization, the ecosystem services (ES) and ecological balance of nature reserves have been significantly impacted. …”
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Impact of the Ottawa model on opiate screening and smoking cessation in methadone-treated patients with opioid use disorder: A retrospective cohort analysis by Shu-Wua Lee, Po-Chung Yu, Ting-Ting Yen, Chiann-Yi Hsu, Li-Jou Lai, I-Chun Chen, Ting-Gang Chang

“…Introduction Approximately 60 million individuals worldwide used opioids in 2021, constituting 1.2% of the global adult population. This study aimed to evaluate the effectiveness of integrated treatment strategies for opioid use disorder and nicotine use disorder by assessing the impact of smoking cessation within a methadone treatment framework. …”
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Magnetically separable silica-chitosan hybrids for efficient phosphate adsorption in aqueous solution by Nuryono Nuryono, Sukamto Sukamto, Eko Sri Kunarti, Philip Anggo Krisbiantoro, Wan Nazwanie Wan Abdullah, Yuichi Kamiya

“…Overall, this innovative material represents a significant advancement in phosphate removal, offering a sustainable and effective solution to address the global challenge of water pollution and protect aquatic ecosystems.…”
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Symptoms affecting patient’s intake of food with lymphoma in outpatient chemotherapy by Andressa Madalozo Laffitte, Carolina Lane Alves Farias, Jessica Wszolek

“…The objective of the study was evaluate the pos- sible gastrointestinal symptoms presented by the patient during treatment and relates them to food intake and nutritional status. The subjective global assessment was performed; body mass index, arm muscle area and assessed food intake, as well as presence of gastrointestinal symptoms in patients with lymphoma undergoing outpatient chemotherapy. …”
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Toward More Accurate GIC Estimations in the Portuguese Power Network by Joana Alves Ribeiro, Fernando J. G. Pinheiro, Maria Alexandra Pais, Rute Santos, João Cardoso, Pedro Baltazar‐Soares, Fernando A. Monteiro Santos

“…Geomagnetic field variations are taken from Coimbra or San Fernando magnetic observatories, according to the Nearest Neighbor method, and used together with surface impedance values predicted from the new conductivity model to calculate the induced electric field on a regular grid. The global distribution of GICs over the power network is characterized based on results derived for the eight most significant storms registered in the Iberia during solar cycle 24. …”
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Pear Juice Clarification Using Polygalacturonase from Beauveria bassiana : Effects on Rheological, Antioxidant and Quality Properties by Ayodeji Emmanuel Amobonye, Prashant Bhagwat, Faith Matiza Ruzengwe, Suren Singh, Santhosh Pillai

“…Although pear is one of the most preferred fruits globally due to its high nutrient content, its juice products have not received equal consumer acceptability due to their undesirable haziness and turbidity. …”
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MoE-NuSeg: Enhancing nuclei segmentation in histology images with a two-stage Mixture of Experts network by Xuening Wu, Yiqing Shen, Qing Zhao, Yanlan Kang, Wenqiang Zhang

“…However, precise segmentation is challenging due to the presence of clustered nuclei, varied morphologies, and the need to capture global spatial correlations. While state-of-the-art Transformer-based models employ tri-decoder architectures to decouple the segmentation task into nuclei, edges, and cluster edges segmentation, their complexity and long inference times hinder clinical integration. …”
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Acupuncture for psoriasis: protocol for a systematic review by Lei Wang, Weiming Wang, Haoyu Yang, Nuo Li, Yanping Bai

“…Changes in disease status as evaluated by clinical signs or any available tool will be measured as the primary outcome. Global changes as well as changes in participant status (as evaluated by quality of life), safety (as measured by the prevalence and severity of adverse effects or adverse events) and costs (if available) will be measured as secondary outcomes. …”
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Interactions between and Shared Molecular Mechanisms of Diabetic Peripheral Neuropathy and Obstructive Sleep Apnea in Type 2 Diabetes Patients by Hong Shen, Junrong Zhao, Ying Liu, Guangdong Sun

“…Type 2 diabetes (T2D) accounts for about 90% of all diabetes patients and incurs a heavy global public health burden. Up to 50% of T2D patients will eventually develop neuropathy as T2D progresses. …”
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Epidemiology and transmission patterns of Cryptosporidium spp., and Giardia duodenalis within a One Health framework in rural areas of Eastern Algeria by Sadiya Maxamhud, Nassiba Reghaissia, AbdElKarim Laatamna, Eleni Gentekaki, Anastasios D. Tsaousis

“…Gastrointestinal infections constitute a significant global health concern, particularly in tropical and subtropical regions, caused by various pathogens. …”
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Transformation of University Models: Analysis of the Development Strategies of Universities in the World by D. A. Shtykhno, L. V. Konstantinova, N. N. Gagiev, E. A. Smirnova, O. D. Nikonova

“…As a result, there were revealed the features of the strategic priorities for the development of Russian and foreign universities, as well as universities aimed at global and regional influence. A set of basic characteristics of typological models of universities 1.0-4.0 has been developed. …”
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