Key Drivers of Consumption, Conceptual, Sensory, and Emotional Profiling of Cheeses Based on Origin and Consumer Familiarity: A Case Study of Local and Imported Cheeses in Greece by Malamatenia Panagiotou, Efstathios Kaloudis, Danai Ioanna Koukoumaki, Vasiliki Bountziouka, Evangelia Giannakou, Margarita Pandi, Konstantinos Gkatzionis

“…Sensory and emotional attributes of local, local PDO, and imported cheeses, as well as drivers associated with consumers’ choice and acceptance above and beyond their sensory attributes, were studied using three methods: (a) flash profile to gain insight into the sensory positioning of products and description of samples; (b) qualitative analysis of focus groups to pinpoint consumer knowledge, preference, and consumption criteria; and (c) a new methodology for natural language processing and sentiment analysis of social media posts to determine consumer conceptualizations. …”
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Determination of Biological Nitrogen Fixation Induced N2O Emission from Arable Soil by Using a Closed Chamber Technique by Ambreen Shah

“…Biological nitrogen fixation is one of many natural biological approaches to minimize the use of fertilizers and to possibly reduce N2O emissions. …”
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Simultaneous Determination of Pesticides in Fruits by Using Second-Order Fluorescence Data Resolved by Unfolded Partial Least-Squares Coupled to Residual Bilinearization by Mercedes Villar Navarro, Miguel Angel Cabezón, Patricia C. Damiani

“…In the present work, a chemometric-assisted spectrofluorimetric method has been developed for the simultaneous determination of natural fluorescent pesticides, carbaryl, carbendazim, and thiabendazole, in orange and banana. …”
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Coupled Geomechanics and Flow Modeling of Fractured Reservoirs considering Matrix Permeability Anisotropy by Dawei Wu, Yuan Di, Yu-Shu Wu

“…The constitutive relations of the equivalent continuum are derived rigorously from stress-strain analysis, where the stress-dependent moduli of natural fractures are included. The coupled geomechanics and flow system is solved using the fixed-stress split iterative coupling strategy with the dynamic hydraulic parameters of matrix and fractures updated separately. …”
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Perceptions of Czech Rural Life by its Inhabitants in Connection to Tourism by Renata Klufová, Marek Šulista

“…On the other hand, rural tourism highlights, and thus preserves, the cultural, environmental, natural, traditional, and historical characteristics of a specific rural area. …”
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Thermodynamic and kinetics analysis of the sulfur-fixed roasting of antimony sulfide using ZnO as sulfur-fixing agent by Ouyang Z., Chen Y.F., Tian S.Y., Xiao L., Tang C.B., Hu Y.J., Xia Z.M., Chen Y.M., Ye L.G.

“…The conclusion is as follows: The average values of apparent activation energy (E) and natural logarithmic frequency factor (lnA) calculated by Ozawa-Flynn-Wall, Kissinger and Coats-Redfern were 189.72 kJ·mol-1 and 35.29 s-1, respectively. …”
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Analyse de l’enseignement en architecture de paysage à travers la recherche sur l’évolution de la profession d’architecte-paysagiste en Lituanie by Vaiva Deveikienė

“…At the end of the 17th century, the ancient University of Vilnius created chairs and studies in the fields of the fine arts and natural sciences and published works establishing the foundations of the profession in garden arts. …”
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Pandemic mitigation: Bringing it home by Tom Reichert

“…Specific recommendations for protection embody a bunker mentality with a time horizon of two weeks, emulating preparation for a natural disaster. The epidemiology of pandemic influenza is scarcely considered.   …”
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Pomegranate Peels and Seeds as a Source of Phenolic Compounds: Effect of Cultivar, By-Product, and Extraction Solvent by Lara Campos, Luana Seixas, Marta H. F. Henriques, António M. Peres, Ana C. A. Veloso

“…The recovery and valorization of the peel and seeds (ca. 50% of the whole fruit), besides the positive environmental impact, can be viewed as a source of natural bioactive compounds. Thus, the bioactive properties of extracts of pomegranate peel and seeds from Acco and Wonderful known cultivars, as well as of the novel Big Full cultivar, were evaluated. …”
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Health Care System in Sudan: Review and Analysis of Strength, Weakness, Opportunity, and Threats (SWOT Analysis) by Ebrahim Mohammed Abdullah Ebrahim, Luam Ghebrehiwot, Tasneem Abdalgfar, Muhammad Hanafiah Juni

“…Conclusion: The Sudan is a rich country in terms of natural resources and population. Its health service system has strengths and weaknesses. …”
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Oportunidades y limitaciones para la transición alimentaria y el desarrollo territorial en territorios rurales de baja densidad (Salamanca y Zamora) by José Luis Sánchez Hernández, Lourdes Moro Gutiérrez, Teresa Sierra Gómez

“…Se concluye que el capital social que subyace en estas redes alimentarias es el recurso fundamental que sostiene su capacidad para aprovechar el capital natural del territorio, a pesar de las limitadas capacidades económicas y del desigual apoyo que reciben por parte de las Administraciones Públicas. …”
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Preparation and in vitro biological evaluation of strontium doped β-tricalcium phosphate scaffolds for alveolar bone tissue regeneration by Congrui Liu, Guiyong Xiao, Zichen Wang, Mengchen Xu, Yinchuan Wang, Nan Wang, Zhenlong Sun, Xiaoyan Li, Yixin Yin

“…. % Sr (designated as Sr0-TCP, Sr4-TCP, and Sr8-TCP respectively), utilizing a modified negative pressure injection molding process, given the chemical similarity between β-TCP and natural bone. Extensive research was conducted on the impact of Sr doping on the composition, microstructure, mechanical behavior, degradation, and biological activity of β-TCP. …”
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Retos actuales de la profesión de enfermería: un enfoque ético y bioético by Narciso Águila Rodríguez, Eneida Bravo Polanco, Tamara Montenegro Calderón, Lázaro Roberto Herrera Fragoso, Lourdes Elena Duany Badell, Yesenia Rodríguez Cardoso

“…La enfermería moderna tiene la obligación de mantener los cuidados que han acompañado a la humanidad desde sus albores, pero hoy, constituida en una profesión con basamento científico, posee las suficientes potencialidades para brindar cuidados de más calidad y eficiencia al individuo sano o enfermo, a la comunidad y al entorno medio ambiental natural.…”
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Energy and CO2 fluxes in the early stage development of reclaimed and unreclaimed post-mining areas by Aysan Badraghi, Ondřej Mudrák, Jiří Kučera, Leonardo Montagnani, Jan Frouz

“…Our findings suggest that natural succession can lead to CO2 sinks comparable to alder plantations, offering a practical alternative for post-mining land restoration in Central Europe.…”
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Indirect and direct interactions between grain aphid and parasitoid in the presence of symbiont Regiella insecticola by Yue Man, Delu Li, Minghui Wang, Zuqing Hu, Jean-Luc Gatti, Nicolas Desneux, Peng Han, Chen Luo

“…Then, the indirect odor effect of female parasitoid wasp Aphidius gifuensis (Ashmaed), one of its major natural enemies in the fields, was examined on the aphid lines fitness using different parasitoid densities. …”
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SIRENA, une plateforme participative au service de la gouvernance du delta transfrontalier du fleuve Sénégal by Marie-Christine Cormier-Salem, Labaly Toure, Mathilde Fabre, Yasmin Bouaita, Boubacar Ba Mamadou El Abass, Élisabeth Habert

“…In a context of rapid environmental and socio-economic change, this is the case for the Senegal River Delta, which became a Biosphere Reserve in 2005.Within the framework of the LMI PATEO (IRD/UGB), an Information System for the management of natural resources in the Senegal River Delta was created in order to represent the complex and dynamic issues affecting it. …”
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Antioxidative Effects of Phenolic Compounds of Mushroom Mycelia in Simulated Regions of the Human Colon, In Vitro Study by Vamanu Emanuel, Pelinescu Diana, Avram Ionela

“…An in vitro system, GIS1, was used to simulate the fermentation action of microbiota in each colon region. We used MycoPo, a natural product obtained from the lyophilized mycelia of different Pleurotus ostreatus species to determine the biological effects in human-colon regions. …”
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Striving for consistency in a national lake assessment: Defining reference status and littoral macroinvertebrate condition in lakes across the conterminous United States by Richard M. Mitchell, Alan T. Herlihy, Robert M. Hughes

“…As part of that process, we identified least-disturbed ecoregional reference lakes by filtering all sampled lakes by using specific physical, chemical, and disturbance variables to remove disturbed lakes. To account for natural variability, different criteria values were used for each of the nine national ecoregions. …”
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Production of ACE inhibitory peptides via ultrasonic-assisted enzymatic hydrolysis of microalgal Chlorella protein: Process improvement, fractionation, identification, and in silic... by Jeeraporn Pekkoh, Apiwit Kamngoen, Antira Wichaphian, May Thu Zin, Supakit Chaipoot, Kamon Yakul, Wasu Pathom-aree, Wageeporn Maneechote, Benjamas Cheirsilp, Kuan Shiong Khoo, Sirasit Srinuanpan

“…These findings highlight the promise of microalgae from the UAEH as a source of natural ACE inhibitors or preventative nutritional supplements.…”
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The Aqueous Extract of Dacryodes edulis (Burseraceae) Leaves Inhibits Cell Proliferation Induced by Estradiol on the Uterus and Vagina of Ovariectomized Female Wistar Rats by Marius Trésor Wego Kamgaing, Marie Alfrede Mvondo, Sylviane Laure Poualeu Kamani, Stéphane Minko Essono, Sylvie Lea Wansi Ngnokam

“…Proliferation is a cellular process strongly linked to the genesis of cancer. Natural substances with antiproliferative activities are currently potential alternatives in the treatment of cancers. …”
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