Influence of the use of gum Arabic or OSA starch and the drying process on the quality of the fava bean (Vicia faba) pod flour by María del Mar Camacho, Narcisa Fernández-Vargas, Eva García-Martínez, Nuria Martínez-Navarrete

“…FD keeps the product at a lower temperature during drying and involves obtaining a more porous structure that AD. However, the high phenol content of the bean pod, much higher than that of vitamin C and chlorophyll (mean values 40.8, 1.8 and 0.7 mg/g db, respectively), and the significant interaction between the hydrocolloids and drying process allows us to recommend the use of GA and AD to obtain a more economical powdered ingredient, healthier, and of the highest quality. …”
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Experimental inconsistencies undermine accurate characterization of microplastics and identification of environmental drivers:a metadata analysis in Chinese aquatic environment by Qinwei Chen, Peng Wang, Ru Liu, Mingjun Ding, Hua Zhang, Gaoxiang Huang, Minghua Nie

“…Geographical detectors, correlation analysis, analysis of variance, correspondence analysis, and structural equation modeling were used to examine both the effects of human activities and natural processes on microplastic characteristics and the potential influence of experimental methods on these characteristics. …”
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Design, theoretical approaches and new framework of pyrazolo[3,4-d]pyrimidine as potent anticancer agents: Efficient synthesis, ADME-T and molecular docking by Peduri Suresh Reddy, Thuraka Sekhar, Pinnu Thriveni, Gandla Mahesh Kumar, Allaka Tejeswara Rao, Mohammad Raish, Tota Giridhar, Gudipati Srinivasulu

“…Novel 1,3,4-thiadiazole-based pyrazolo[3,4-d]pyrimidine derivatives (7a–7 l) were synthesised in this study, and their structures were ascertained utilizing a range of spectroscopic methods, including HREI-MS, IR, and NMR (1H/13C). …”
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Design for Manufacturing and Assembly: A BIM-Enabled Generative Framework for Building Panelization Design by Hexu Liu, Yuxuan Zhang, Zhen Lei, Hong Xian Li, SangHyeok Han

“…The generative design algorithm is then developed to formulate panelization design alternatives in consideration of the structural, production, and logistics constraints. On this basis, the generated panelization designs are quantitatively assessed by a simulation-based evaluation model in terms of productivity. …”
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Regional Boundary Control of Traffic Network Based on MFD and FR-PID by Xin Yang, Juncheng Chen, Mantun Yan, Zhao He, Ziyan Qin, Jiandong Zhao

“…Then, in view of the problem of poor adaptive ability of traditional PID control, the FR-PID control structure is designed. Finally, an example is verified by VISSIM software. …”
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Adjuvant postbiotic administration improves dental caries prognosis by restoring the oral microbiota by Qing Liu, Teng Ma, Cuijiao Feng, Yalin Li, Hao Jin, Xuan Shi, Lai-Yu Kwok, Yan Shi, Tingtao Chen, Heping Zhang

“…Co-occurrence network analysis showed that a more stable oral microbiota structure after postbiotics intervention. Taxonomic and functional annotation of the microbiota revealed that postbiotics co-treatment significantly: increased the relative abundance of Pseudomonas and P. reactans, decreased the relative abundance of Prevotella shahii, and enriched the energy metabolism-related pathways. …”
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Nonlinear Buckling Analysis and Optimization Design of the Y-Type Composite Insulator String by Hua Bao, Lingzhi Xia, Shengcong Chai, Yang Cheng, Songyuan Cao, Zhiwen Lan

“…Compared with the calculation results of the V-type insulator string, the stability of the Y-type insulator string in the structure is better than that of the V-type insulator string, and the Y-type insulator string can make full use of the distance between layers and the gap margin of the tower head, reduce the length of the cross arm, and reduce the weight of the tower, which has obvious advantages. …”
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A General Review on Longwall Mining-Induced Fractures in Near-Face Regions by Qingsheng Bai, Shihao Tu

“…Therefore, mining-induced fractures are significant for the safety evaluation of underground structures and finding feasible solutions. On the other hand, the fractures are also beneficial for methane collection and coal fragmentation, which are essential for the successful operation of longwall top coal caving mining. …”
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Geometric morphometric analysis of the condylus occipitalis and foramen magnum in sheep and goat by Ismail Demircioglu, Yasin Demiraslan, Funda Aksunger Karaavci, Iftar Gurbuz, Ozcan Ozgel

“…<b>Aim:</b> The aim of this study was to reveal the dimorphic structures of the foramen magnum and condyle occipitalis through an interspecies shape analysis and to determine the variability between sheep and goats.…”
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Multi-objective optimization of kitchen comfort based on arithmetic superposition index P by Shunyu Zhang, Xiangrui Zhao, Liangguo Cheng, Zhihang Shen, Zhenlei Chen

“…This study adopts a combination of orthogonal experiments and computational fluid dynamics (CFD) simulations to study the exhaust characteristics of range hoods under different structural parameters and compares and analyzes the rationality and effectiveness of different auxiliary ventilation methods in kitchen ventilation systems to propose the optimal solution. …”
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Impacts of Soil and Water Management Measures on Crop Production and Farm Income of Rural Households in the Damota Area Districts, Southern Ethiopia by Mamush Masha, Teshome Yirgu, Mulugeta Debele

“…This suggests that all rural households need to focus on the large-scale adoption, integration, and maintenances of damaged structures for better agricultural outcomes.…”
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Canadian Thoracic Society Recommendations for Management of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease – 2003 by Denis E O’donnell, Shawn Aaron, Jean Bourbeau, Paul Hernandez, Darcy D Marciniuk, Meyer Balter, Gordon Ford, Andre Gervais, Roger Goldstein, Rick Hodder, Francois Maltais, Jeremy Road

“…Patients with advanced COPD and respiratory failure require a comprehensive management plan that incorporates structured end-of-life care.…”
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Design and development of a low-cost, eco-friendly forklift for sustainable logistics management by Asif Jalal, Muhammad Farooq, Izza Anwer, Nasir Hayat, Adeel Munir, Imran Zahid, Noreen Sher Akbar, M. Hamza, M. Nouman, Fahid Riaz

“…This study evaluates the performance of the robotic forklift prototype, cost-effectiveness, with loading and unloading capabilities as effective solutions to the challenges faced by workers. Additionally, structural analysis using Ansys confirmed that the design can safely withstand forces 60% greater than the intended design load of 50 N. …”
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Psychometric assessment of the Beck anxiety inventory and key anxiety determinants among Ukrainian female refugees in the Czech Republic by Iryna Mazhak, Iryna Mazhak, Danylo Sudyn

“…External consistency was confirmed through: structural validity via CFA, indicating that a four-factor model, including cognitive, autonomic, neuromotor, and panic factors, were the most appropriate for the Ukrainian version of BAI; and convergent validity, shown by significant correlations between the total scores of the BAI and coping strategies, perceived stress, depression as well as self-reported physical and mental health. …”
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Improving Indonesian students' mathematical literacy with brain-based learning: a comparative study of pisa scores by Thesa Kandaga, Elang Krisnadi, Suci Nurhayati, Valeria Yekti Kwasaning Gusti

“…This research is driven by Indonesia's comparatively low performance in the 2023 PISA assessment, which indicates a significant deficiency in students' capacity to solve literacy-based mathematical problems, largely attributable to the absence of comprehensive, structured guidance. This consequently gives rise to low levels of mathematical literacy, thereby underscoring the necessity for enhanced learning methodologies. …”
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Treatment of patients with tumor/treatment-related hypothalamic obesity in the first two years following surgical treatment or radiotherapy by Hermann L. Müller, Julian Witte, Bastian Surmann, Manuel Batram, Kylie Braegelmann, Mathias Flume, Julia Beckhaus, Nicolas Touchot, Carsten Friedrich

“…Abstract Survivors of sellar/suprasellar tumors involving hypothalamic structures face a risk of impaired quality of life, including tumor- and/or treatment-related hypothalamic obesity (TTR-HO) defined as abnormal weight gain resulting in severe persistent obesity due to physical, tumor- and/or treatment related damage of the hypothalamus. …”
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Pregnancy-Specific Concerns and Psychological Impact of COVID-19 on Antenatal Women by Sanjay Singh, Vinod G Nair, Virendra Vikram Singh, Shyamji Tiwari, Devendra Arora, Madhusudan Dey, Ravindu Tiwari, Sreeni V Nair

“…Prevalidated questionnaires, Personal Health Questionnaire-9 & Generalized Anxiety Disorder questionnaire-7 were used for data collection. A semi-structured questionnaire was used to evaluate pregnancy-specific concerns of the patients with respect to the COVID-19 pandemic. …”
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DVGEDR: a drug repositioning method based on dual-view fusion and graph enhancement mechanism in heterogeneous networks by Dongjiang Niu, Lianwei Zhang, Beiyi Zhang, Qiang Zhang, Shanyang Ding, Hai Wei, Zhen Li

“…Finally, a graph enhancement mechanism is devised to improve the perception of critical information of model, enabling the model to flexibly process different graph structures. Performance comparisons with baseline models on three public datasets validate the state-of-the-art performance of DVGEDR in the field of drug repositioning. …”
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Synthesis and Characterisation of Copper(II) Complexes with Tridentate NNO Functionalized Ligand: Density Function Theory Study, DNA Binding Mechanism, Optical Properties, and Biol... by Madhumita Hazra, Tanushree Dolai, Akhil Pandey, Subrata Kumar Dey, Animesh Patra

“…The density function theory calculations are used to investigate the electronic structures and the electronic properties of ligand and complex. …”
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Simulating responses of riparian ecosystem network complexity to flow regime shifts in arid regions by Mengmeng Zhang, Chengyi Zhao, Jianting Zhu, Wangya Han, Wenqi Jiang

“…Notably, the keystone status of species within the flow regime influences the network structure. With reduced flooding and more homogeneous flow, the keystone roles shift from trees and shrubs to herbs. …”
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