Rethinking Assessment Concepts in Dental Education by Mohamed El-Kishawi, Khaled Khalaf, Dana Al-Najjar, Zahra Seraj, Sausan Al Kawas

“…Further research should aim at calibrating and integrating these systems to optimize students learning and performance.…”
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Broad substrate scope C-C oxidation in cyclodipeptides catalysed by a flavin-dependent filament by Emmajay Sutherland, Christopher J. Harding, Tancrède du Monceau de Bergendal, Gordon J. Florence, Katrin Ackermann, Bela E. Bode, Silvia Synowsky, Ramasubramanian Sundaramoorthy, Clarissa Melo Czekster

“…The enzyme exhibits promiscuity, processing various cyclic dipeptides as substrates in a distributive manner. The reaction is optimal at high pH and involves the formation of a radical intermediate. …”
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Chemical Characterization and Biological Activities of Essential Oil Obtained from Mint Timija Cultivated under Mineral and Biological Fertilizers by Ayoub Kasrati, Chaima Alaoui Jamali, Robert Spooner-Hart, Laurent Legendre, David Leach, Abdelaziz Abbad

“…Harley) constitutes a promising solution to the conservation and sustainable utilization of this Moroccan endemic and threatened species. Optimized agronomic practices require mineral and/or biological fertilizer applications. …”
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Grain sizes of sand substrates significantly influence the growth, survival, digestive enzyme profiles, and gut histology of sandfish (Holothuria scabra Jaeger 1833) juveniles duri... by Sari Budi Moria Sembiring, Rarastoeti Pratiwi, Suwarno Hadisusanto, Ketut Mahardika, Haryanti Haryanti, Jhon Harianto Hutapea

“…Small sand grain sizes as the substrate are ideal for growing juvenile sandfish by optimizing the enzyme activities and allowing villi to absorb more food.…”
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Evaluation of Fructooligosaccharides and Inulins as Potentially Health Benefiting Food Ingredients by HPAEC-PED and MALDI-TOF MS by Chiara Borromei, Maria Careri, Antonella Cavazza, Claudio Corradini, Lisa Elviri, Alessandro Mangia, Cristiana Merusi

“…The applicability of the optimized methods to the identification and determination of FOS contained in a symbiotic milk as well as a type of inulin added as functional ingredient to a cooked ham is demonstrated.…”
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Automating band selection for hyperspectral indices: bridging AVIRIS-NG and Sentinel-2 satellite data for earth science applications by Veerendra Satya Sylesh Peddinti, Venkata Ravibabu Mandla, Shashi Mesapam, Suresh Kancharla

“…This study presents an automated methodology to optimize the selection of AVIRIS spectral bands, improving the computation of indices critical to Earth science applications. …”
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Nano-selenium strengthens potato resistance to potato scab induced by Streptomyces spp., increases yield, and elevates tuber quality by influencing rhizosphere microbiomes by Haixu Liu, Yan Zhang, Lili Zhang, Yingjie Liu, Yufei Chen, Ying Shi

“…., potato yield and tuber quality.MethodsWe aimed to elucidate the impact of nano-selenium fertilizer on potato disease resistance, yield, tuber quality, antioxidant enzyme activity and rhizosphere soil bacterial communities, and to determine the optimal frequency and growth stages of nano-selenium fertilizer spraying.Results and discussionThe application of nano-selenium fertilizer twice during the seedling stage significantly reduced the disease index of potato scab, enhanced potato yield, tuber quality (dry matter, Vitamin C, crude protein, and selenium content), and antioxidant enzyme activity (glutathione peroxidase, peroxidase, polyphenol oxidase, superoxide dismutase, and phenylalanine ammonia lyase). …”
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Evaluating the Performance of Fixed 3D-Printed and Dynamic Fabric Modules in a Second-Skin Façade System: A Residential Case Study in Southern Italy at Building and District Scales... by Yorgos Spanodimitriou, Giovanni Ciampi, Luigi Tufano, Michelangelo Scorpio, Sergio Sibilio

“…This research employed TRNSYS modelling to simulate energy consumption and environmental impacts at the single-building and whole-district levels, analysing the system’s effectiveness in reducing cooling and heating demands and using different materials for optimal performance. The results show that retrofitting with the second-skin façade system significantly reduces cooling energy demand by 30.2% and thermal energy demand by 3.84%, reaching a primary energy saving of 16.4% and 285 tons of CO₂ emissions reduction for the whole district. …”
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Implementation of the seven steps of patient safety in primary healthcare by Nur Syarianingsih Syam, Linda Tri Maryuni, Siti Kurnia Widi Hastututi, Sely Aprianda Syah Putri

“…The seven patient safety steps have been implemented, but the incident reporting culture is still less than optimal. …”
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Learning-based DoS attack game strategy over multi-process systems by Zhiqiang Hang, Xiaolin Wang, Fangfei Li, Yi-ang Ren, Haitao Li

“…First, they only study the optimal strategy from the perspective of one side (either the attacker or defender). …”
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Impact of Water-Cement Ratio and Desert Sand Powder on the Mechanical Properties of Eco-Self-Compacting Concrete by Said Zaouai, Farid Benmerioul, Abdelkadir Makkani, Ahmed Tafraoui, Rachid Rabehi

“…Through experimental analysis and response surface methodology (RSM), the study demonstrates that lower w/c ratios significantly enhance compressive strength, with optimal performance achieved at a 0.40 w/c ratio reaching 55 MPa. …”
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Enhanced As (V) Removal from Aqueous Solution by Biochar Prepared from Iron-Impregnated Corn Straw by Jiaming Fan, Xin Xu, Qunli Ni, Qi Lin, Jing Fang, Qian Chen, Xiaodong Shen, Liping Lou

“…The pH range of 2.0–8.0 was optimal for arsenate removal and the adsorption process followed the Langmuir isotherms closely. …”
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Prediction Model of Soybean Meal Protein Content Based on Low-field Nuclear Magnetic Resonance and Near-infrared Data Fusion by REN Guo-wei, ZHENG Sheng-guo, LU Bing, LU Dao-li, CHEN Bin

“…The partial least squares method, BP (Back Propagation) neural network and Sparrow Search Algorithm (SSA) were employed to optimize the BP neural network (SSA-BP). The selected characteristic variables were fused to establish a prediction model for soybean meal protein content. …”
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Surface Electromyographic Responses During Rest on Mattresses with Different Firmness Levels in Adults with Normal BMI by Xiaohong Hu, Yuhong Gao, Keyang Liu, Luyao Xiang, Bin Luo, Li Li

“…These findings provide a foundation for designing ergonomically optimized, personalized mattresses to improve sleep quality across diverse populations.…”
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Influence of multi-point laser shock peening process on surficial mechanical properties in gear steels by XUE Cheng, LEI Duncai, YAN Xueyuan, ZANG Shunlai, DONG Hongtao, YOU Zhiwei

“…Thus，it is an important topic to investigate how to obtain a uniform residual stress field and hardness distribution by optimizing the technical parameters of laser shock peening. …”
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High Velocity Impact Response and Damage Analysis of Hybrid Aluminum/Carbon Fiber/Pineapple Leaf Fiber Laminates for Automotive Structure Using TOPSIS Method by Hanyue Xiao, Mohamed Thariq Hameed Sultan, Farah Syazwani Shahar, Suhas Yeshwant Nayak, Muhammad Imran Najeeb, Siti Madiha Muhammad Amir, Sapizah Rahim

“…Using the Technique for Order Preference by Similarity to the Ideal Solution (TOPSIS), we identified the optimal FMLs from four layer sequences (APPPA, ACPCA, APCPA, and CPAPC). …”
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Sulfasalazine as a Corrosion Inhibitor on Carbon Steel Metal Surfaces in Acidic Media Using the Hydrogen Evolution Method: Experimental and Theoretical Studies by Hadi Thamer Obaid, Muthanna Mahmood Mutar, Safaa Hussein Ali

“…In addition, full geometry optimizations were performed using DFT with B3LYP. The correlation between the theoretical and experimental results is discussed. …”
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Application of DEA technique in SWOT analysis of oily sludge management using fuzzy data by H. Borgheipour, Z. Moghaddas, M. Abbassi, N. Abbaszadeh Tehrani

“…Using experts' opinions, strategies can be ranked and prioritized by solving the data envelopment analysis model according to the acquired optimal solutions. An important point in this method is that experts' opinions are also incorporated into the analysis. …”
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Antimicrobial peptide AP2 ameliorates Salmonella Typhimurium infection by modulating gut microbiota by Lianglan Li, Qiufen Mo, Yi Wan, Yuanhao Zhou, Weiqin Li, Weifen Li

“…Results This study demonstrated that oral administration of the antimicrobial peptide AP2 (2 µg /mouse), an optimized version of native apidaecin IB (AP IB), provided protective effects against ST infection in mice. …”
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Achieving agricultural sustainability: analyzing the impact of digital financial inclusion on agricultural green total factor productivity by Ming Xu, Ming Xu, Lidong Shi, Jiahui Zhao, Yili Zhang, Ting Lei, Yang Shen

“…Thirdly, DFl has a higher impact on AGTFP in main grain-producing areas and the production-marketing balanced areas.DiscussionThis research provides not only theoretical and empirical support for optimizing China’s digital inclusive financial service system and promoting the green development of agriculture but also an important reference for the agricultural development of developing countries.…”
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