The protective roles of eugenol on type 1 diabetes mellitus through NRF2-mediated oxidative stress pathway by Yalan Jiang, Pingping He, Ke Sheng, Yongmiao Peng, Huilan Wu, Songwei Qian, Weiping Ji, Xiaoling Guo, Xiaoou Shan

“…Type 1 diabetes mellitus (T1DM), known as insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus, is characterized by persistent hyperglycemia resulting from damage to the pancreatic β cells and an absolute deficiency of insulin, leading to multi-organ involvement and a poor prognosis. The progression of T1DM is significantly influenced by oxidative stress and apoptosis. …”
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A State-of-the-Art Fractional Order-Driven Differential Evolution for Wind Farm Layout Optimization by Sichen Tao, Sicheng Liu, Ruihan Zhao, Yifei Yang, Hiroyoshi Todo, Haichuan Yang

“…By introducing the memory and non-local properties of fractional-order differences, FODE effectively overcomes the adaptability issues of advanced DE variants in WFLOP’s discreteness while organically applying their global optimization capabilities for complex nonlinear problems to WFLOP to achieve more efficient overall optimization performance. …”
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Mosaic Structure of GaN Film Grown on Sapphire Substrate by AP-MOCVD: Impact of Thermal Annealing on the Tilt and Twist Angles by J. Laifi, M. F. Hasaneen, H. Bouazizi, Fatimah Hafiz Alsahli, T. A. Lafford, A. Bchetnia

“…A GaN layer with a thickness of 2 µm was grown on a sapphire substrate using atmospheric pressure metal–organic chemical vapor deposition (AP-MOCVD). Subsequently, the layer was annealed under a nitrogen atmosphere at temperatures ranging from 1000 °C to 1120 °C. …”
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Development and Optimization of a Nanoparticle-Based Imidacloprid Insecticide for Effective Control of Blattella germanica by Ismael Saba, Amir Amani, Mozhgan Baniardalani, Hamidreza Basseri

“…This is because the smaller particle size of nanomaterials allows for better penetration and targeted delivery to pest organisms, reducing the overall amount needed for control. …”
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Road traffic crashes trends of severity and injuries in Osun state, Nigeria by Abayomi Afolayan, Adewole Oladele, Samson Olopade, Taiwo Adeoye

“…Therefore, to decrease traffic-related deaths and injuries, the government and concerned non-governmental organizations must embark on educating drivers about defensive driving, enforcing road traffic laws, and traffic education to the populace. …”
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Infection Frequency and Allelic Variants of <em>Toxoplasma gondii</em> in Wildlife from the Panama Canal Zone by Evelyn Henríquez-Carrizo, Hector Cruz, Alessandra Jurado, Diorene Smith, Delba Villalobos-Cerrud, Lorena Fábrega, Carolina de la Guardia, Ryan Cano, Ricardo Correa, Edy Frías, Anabel Argelis García, Nivia Ríos, Nidia Sandoval, Alex O. Martínez Torres, Armando Castillo-Pimentel, Zuleima Caballero E.

“…Infection frequency was also measured in five types of organs (brain, liver, heart, lung, and skeletal muscle), which showed homogeneous frequencies. …”
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Species-specific mercury speciation in billfishes and its implications for food safety monitoring and dietary advice by Anaïs Médieu, David Point, Valérie Allain, Nathalie Bodin, Mélanie Lemire, Pierre Ayotte, Zahirah Dhurmeea, Matthieu Waeles, Laure Laffont, Antoine Le Gohalen, François Roupsard, Anne Lorrain

“…In seafood risk assessments, mercury is assumed to be mostly present as organic methylmercury in predatory fishes; yet high percentages of inorganic mercury were recently reported in marlins, suggesting markedly different methylmercury metabolism across species. …”
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Fungal Keratitis Caused by Drechslera spp. Treated with Voriconazole: A Case Report by Margarita I. Echavez, Archimedes Lee D. Agahan, Noel S. Carino

“…Corneal scraping of the ulcer showed no organisms on Gram and Giemsa stain. Cultures were positive for Drechslera spp. and patient was started on Natamycin drops every 15 minutes, Atropine drops 3× a day, and Levofloxacin was continued every 4 hours. …”
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Improving Media Literacy Among Higher Education Students Through Vitagenic Information by Darmonjon Maxmudova, Egambergan Khudoynazarov, Meruert Pazilova, Khairulla Alyaminov, Gulbahar Abilova, Zamira Sherimbetova, Sherzod Korabayev

“…Additionally, focus groups were organized to collect detailed insights into how students utilize their vitagenic knowledge when consuming media. …”
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Management of Cattle Dung and Novel Bioelectricity Generation Using Microbial Fuel Cells: An Ingenious Experimental Approach by Gagandeep Kaur, Yadwinder Singh Brar, Jaspreet Kaur, Akhil Gupta, Kamal Kant Sharma, Jasgurpreet Singh Chohan, Raman Kumar, Shubham Sharma, Somnath Chattopadhyaya, Shashi Prakash Dwivedi, Alibek Issakhov, Nima Khalilpoor

“…Microbial fuel cells (MFCs) are the rising modern equipment for the generation of bioelectricity from organic matters. In this study, MFCs in two formats are assembled and concurrently operated for a 30-day period in a batch mode manner. …”
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Quality Evaluation of Traditional Chinese Medicine Prescription in Naolingsu Capsule Based on Combinative Method of Fingerprint, Quantitative Determination, and Chemometrics by Lili Xu, Yang Jiao, Weiliang Cui, Bing Wang, Dongxiao Guo, Fei Xue, Xiangrong Mu, Huifen Li, Yongqiang Lin, Huibin Lin

“…In total, 37 flavonoids, 21 organic acids, 22 lignans, 13 saponins, and 20 other compounds were recognized in NLSC by the UHPLC-Q/TOF-MS/MS method. …”
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Adoption of Electric Vehicles and Forecasting Air Emissions in the Metropolitan Area of Mexico City by 2050 by Rodolfo Sosa Echeverría, Graciela Velasco Herrera, Pablo Sánchez Álvarez, Elías Granados Hernández, Gilberto Fuentes García, Victor Manuel Velasco Herrera, Rogelio González Oropeza, William Vicente Rodríguez, Jaime Gandarilla Ibarra, Rodrigo Rivera Rivera

“…We found that the most significant reductions in transportation emissions are observed in <inline-formula><math xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" display="inline"><semantics><mrow><mi>C</mi><msub><mi>O</mi><mn>2</mn></msub></mrow></semantics></math></inline-formula>, followed by <inline-formula><math xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" display="inline"><semantics><mrow><mi>N</mi><msub><mi>O</mi><mi>x</mi></msub></mrow></semantics></math></inline-formula>, volatile organic compound (VOC), and particulate matter, with light and heavy vehicles being the primary contributors to total emissions. …”
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Use of climate smart agriculture technologies in West Africa peri-urban Sahel in Niger by Tinawaen Tambol, Emmanuel K. Derbile, Moussa Soulé

“…The other technologies included fertilizer micro-dose, organic manure and compost application, flood-tolerant improved varieties, irrigation based on green energy, tele-irrigation, early maturing varieties and planting pits. …”
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Green and Innovative Extraction: Phenolic Profiles and Biological Activities of Underutilized Plant Extracts Using Pulsed Electric Fields and Maceration by Noelia Pallarés, Houda Berrada, Emilia Ferrer, Wahiba Rached, José Pinela, Filipa Mandim, Tania C. S. P. Pires, Tiane C. Finimundy, Francisco J. Barba, Lillian Barros

“…While MAC generally yielded superior results, PEF extraction showed great promise as an environmentally sustainable alternative, eliminating the need for organic solvents and aligning with green extraction principles.…”
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Impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on supervised consumption service delivery in Vancouver and Surrey, Canada from the perspective of service providers by Tyson Singh Kelsall, Michelle Olding, Tara Myketiak, Nitasha Puri, Kanna Hayashi, Thomas Kerr, Mary Clare Kennedy

“…Emergent staff responses to these challenges included: collective staff organizing for changes to policy; individual frontline staff non-compliance with emerging policies; and staff experiencing burnout in their roles. …”
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AN ASSESSMENT OF BUILDING ELEMENTS’ PRONENESS TO VARIATION IN NIGERIA by Babatunde Solomon Olusola, Babalola Olubola, Godwin Onajite Jagboro, Akintayo Opawole

“…Systematic sampling technique was employed in the administration of the questionnaire to consulting firms, contracting firms and client organizations within the built environment in the study area. …”
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Development of Fuzzy Level of Service Criteria for Bus Rapid Transit considering User Heterogeneities in China by Yueying Huo, Jianrong Liu, Jian Zhang, Xiaojuan Li

“…Using a smartphone-based transit travel survey system, we organized BRT passenger travel surveys on three BRT systems in China to collect data. …”
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Feldspar Dissolution and Its Influence on Reservoirs: A Case Study of the Lower Triassic Baikouquan Formation in the Northwest Margin of the Junggar Basin, China by Meng Xiao, Xuanjun Yuan, Dawei Cheng, Songtao Wu, Zhenglin Cao, Yong Tang, Zongrui Xie

“…The acidic fluids needed for feldspar dissolution are mostly derived from organic acids associated with the source rocks and migrate to the good-permeability area of the reservoir; (2) the by-products of feldspar dissolution, such as authigenic clay minerals and authigenic quartz, are transported by pore water in a relatively open diagenetic system and then precipitated in a relatively closed diagenetic system; and (3) the clay minerals produced by feldspar dissolution in different diagenetic environments and diagenetic stages have different effects on the reservoir. …”
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Relationships between the allozyme and phenotypic diversities of Picea ajanensis populations by V. P. Vetrova, A. K. Ekart, A. N. Kravchenko, A. Ya. Larionova

“…The structures of Picea ajanensis populations were compared based on allozyme analysis of vegetative buds and morphometric analysis of generative organs. Six cenopopulations of P. ajanensis were investigated in areas with various levels of volcanic impact in the Kamchatka Peninsula. …”
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Natural factors outweigh anthropogenic impact on aquatic phoD-harboring communities along Yangtze River basin by Lin Xu, Qian Mao, Chaonan Li, Bo Tu, Xiangzhen Li

“…The bacterial communities encoding alkaline phosphatase (phoD) gene (phoD-harboring communities hereafter), play essential roles in regulating organic phosphorus (P) mineralization in aquatic ecosystems. …”
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