Pharmacokinetic Comparisons of Mangiferin and Mangiferin Monosodium Salt in Rat Plasma by UPLC-MS/MS by Hongbin Guo, Mengqiao Chen, Mengran Li, Mingye Hu, Baohua Chen, Chengyan Zhou

“…Mangiferin (MG) is an active component in natural medicines, and various studies have been reported on pharmacological effects, but the low solubility and bioavailability of MG limit its wide application. …”
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Toward the Development of the Trojan Female Technique in Pest Insects: Male‐Specific Influence of Mitochondrial Haplotype on Reproductive Output in the Seed Beetle Acanthoscelides... by Lea Vlajnić, Uroš Savković, Jelena Jović, Sanja Budečević, Biljana Stojković, Mirko Đorđević

“…Here, we examined the sex‐specific effects of three distinct and naturally occurring mitochondrial haplotypes (MG1a, MG1d, and MG3b) on several reproductive and life history traits in the seed beetle Acanthoscelides obtectus. …”
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The Antimicrobial Effect of Thymol and Carvacrol in Combination with Organic Acids Against Foodborne Pathogens in Chicken and Beef Meat Fillets by Ioanna Mantzourani, Maria Daoutidou, Athanasios Alexopoulos

“…Consequently, these marinades, even at low concentrations, could be used as natural preservatives in meat products.…”
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Study of Nitrogen and Phosphorus Inflow Fluxes into Qingliangshan Reservoir Base on SWAT Model by ZHANG Di

“…Specifically,the TN load is concentrated in areas with a high proportion of agricultural land,while the TP load is concentrated in areas with a high proportion of Ferric Acrisols (ACf).The nitrogen in the watershed primarily comes from agricultural fertilization,whereas the phosphorus possibly comes from natural sources.The results provide a scientific basis for the management of the water environment in the watershed.…”
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Etude de l’alimentation du magot Macaca sylvanus dans le site touristique des cascades d’Ouzoud (Maroc) by Abderrazak El Alami, Abderrahman Chait

“…These abilities allow them to adapt to a wide range of habitats. The natural food of this primate include leaves, fruits, roots, bark, seeds, acorns, herbs, animal prey, bryophytes and lichen. …”
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Effect of N-Feruloylserotonin and Methotrexate on Severity of Experimental Arthritis and on Messenger RNA Expression of Key Proinflammatory Markers in Liver by Ľudmila Pašková, Viera Kuncírová, Silvester Poništ, Danica Mihálová, Radomír Nosáľ, Juraj Harmatha, Iveta Hrádková, Tomáš Čavojský, František Bilka, Katarína Šišková, Ingrid Paulíková, Lýdia Bezáková, Katarína Bauerová

“…The purpose of this study was to compare the effects of a potential immunomodulator, natural polyphenol N-feruloylserotonin (N-f-5HT), with methotrexate (MTX), the standard in RA therapy, in the chronic phase of adjuvant-induced arthritis (AA) in male Lewis rats. …”
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Neolitization of the Forest Steppe and Forest Middle Volga Region: different expressions of the same process by Konstantin M. Andreev, Alexander S. Kudashov

“…The characteristics of natural and climatic conditions and flint complexes of the Mesolithic and Early Neolithic periods are given. …”
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Study of the flood in Golestan province from a statistical and synoptics point of view (Case study: March 2019) by Akram Hedayati Dezfuli, Zahra Ghassabi

“…Flood is one of the most destructive natural phenomena. Every year it brings extensive losses to the country’s financial and human resources. …”
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Formulation, Characterization, Antibacterial Activity, Antioxidant Activity, and Safety Evaluation of <i>Camphora longepaniculata</i> Essential Oil Nanoemulsions Through High-Press... by Yue Yan, Changhe Wei, Xin Liu, Xin Zhao, Shanmei Zhao, Shuai Tong, Guoyou Ren, Qin Wei

“…The results demonstrated that nanoemulsification improved the stability, solubility in aqueous media, and bioavailability of CLEO, thereby broadening its potential industrial applications as a natural antibacterial and antioxidant agent.…”
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“Dissociating Form and Meaning in Bilingual Creative Writing and Creative Translation Workshops” by Sara GREAVES, Marie-Laure SCHULTZE

“…The study of New Englishes is also revealing in this light, with creativity often being looked upon as error. Naturally some self-reflexive dislocating of form and meaning has to be undertaken by the teachers, who may wonder “who” they should be – teachers or readers of creative fiction – when faced with their students’ productions. …”
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Phytochemical Analysis and Cholinesterase Inhibitory and Antioxidant Activities of Enhydra fluctuans Relevant in the Management of Alzheimer’s Disease by Simin Shabnam Lopa, Md. Yusuf Al-Amin, Md. Kamrul Hasan, Md. Salim Ahammed, KM Monirul Islam, A. H. M. Khurshid Alam, Toshihisa Tanaka, Md. Golam Sadik

“…These findings suggest that E. fluctuans is a natural source of cholinesterase inhibitors and antioxidants, which could be utilized as functional foods for Alzheimer’s disease management.…”
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Fractional Factorial Design and Desirability Function-Based Approach in Spice Paprika Processing Technology to Improve Extractable Colour Stability by Arnold Koncsek, Lajos Szokol, Vivien Krizsa, Hussein G. Daood, Lajos Helyes, Antal Véha, Balázs Szabó P.

“…The supplementation with cold-pressed spice paprika seed oil was demonstrated as a natural way of colour stabilization. At the highest desirability value (0.986) the rate constant of accelerated colour stability test (k) and shelf-life time (θS[100ASTA]) were −0.494 ASTA units/day and 2326 days, respectively. …”
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A Study of Human-Motifs of Ajā'ib al-Makhlūqāt wa Gharā'ib al-Mawjūdāt Manuscript (A Case Study of Ajā'ib al-Makhlūqāt wa Gharā'ib al-Mawjūdāt of Astan Quds Razavi Central Library... by Sara Sadeghinia

“…The first category consists of male or female constellations that appear in the period and have a natural structure, and the second category is imaginary creatures derived from myths and folk tales in the form of a combination of human-animal is depicted. …”
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Metal–Salen‐Incorporated conjugated microporous polymers as robust artificial leaves for solar‐driven reduction of atmospheric CO2 with H2O by Wei Wu, Zhaocen Dong, Mantao Chen, Waner Li, An Liao, Qing Liu, Yachao Zhang, Zhixin Zhou, Chao Zeng, Xuezhong Gong, Chunhui Dai

“…Abstract Exploration of efficient and stable photocatalysts to mimic natural leaves for the conversion of atmospheric CO2 into hydrocarbons utilizing solar light is very important but remains a major challenge. …”
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Contribution des organisations non gouvernementales écologistes à l’aménagement des forêts sacrées en Côte d’Ivoire : l’expérience de la Croix Verte by Jonas Ibo

“…The worldwide failures observed in recent policies in environmental protection and their adverse effects on development in African countries, have raised new interest for local knowledge and natural practices. As a matter of fact, although long neglected, even sometimes mistreated, the sacred forests and rituals that take place within them, are considered, since the signing of the Convention on biological diversity in 1992, as a real sanctuary for animal as well as plant diversity. …”
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Fine-Tuning BERT Models for Multiclass Amharic News Document Categorization by Demeke Endalie

“…Bidirectional encoder representation from transformer (BERT) models are increasingly being employed in the development of natural language processing (NLP) systems, predominantly for English and other European languages. …”
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The impact of environmental fees to taxes on total factor productivity of manufacturing enterprises: empirical evidence from China by Jing Huang, Zhaoyang Zhao, Xinjing Yang, Yuhang Tian

“…This paper examines the transition from environmental protection fees to tax (TEPFT) as a quasi-natural experiment. Utilizing microdata from A-share listed companies between 2013 and 2022, it focuses on manufacturing enterprises-characterized by high inputs, consumption, and pollution-as the experimental group. …”
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Quantifying the human wellbeing of the national wetland park: gross ecosystem product accounting of Shandong Mata Lake National Wetland Park by Jian Liu, Meng Xu, Ailing Wang, Tianxu Sun, Chuntao Zhang, Xue Chen, Peng Zhang

“…National wetland parks, characterized by robust ecological functions, distinctive natural landscapes, and abundant cultural resources significantly enhance human wellbeing, serve as crucial providers of ecosystem products, and exert substantial influence on local socioeconomic development and ecological conservation. …”
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ECONOMÍA, CREMATÍSTICAY ECOSOFÍA by Gabriel Restrepo

“…Para realizar este tránsito es indispensable, como lo ha propuesto Paulo Henrique Martins, socavar los fundamentos utilitaristas de la dogmática del egoísmo y los axiomas de un estado de naturaleza eterno e inmutable regido por la equivalencia de la moral, la economía y la política de una felicidad fundada en una supuesta identidade natural de intereses egoístas. Dicho tránsito ha de operar desde un mundo de la vida enriquecido por la estética, la fiesta, la poesía y la dissidência que, por su potencia, altere los puntos cardinales y el deseo de individuas, lugares, naciones y mundo. …”
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2,4-Dichlorophenoxyacetic Acid in the Gas and Crystal Phases and Its Intercalation in Montmorillonite—An Experimental and Theoretical Study by Claro Ignacio Sainz-Díaz, Nelly L. Jorge, Jorge M. Romero, André Grand, Alfonso Hernández-Laguna

“…These findings predicted that these natural clay minerals, which are found in the environment, can be excellent adsorbents for the 2,4-D pollutant.…”
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