Effect of Co-fermentation with Streptococcus salivarius subsp. thermophilus and Bifidobacterium animalis subsp. lactis on Improving the Quality of Fermented Milk by LIU Zhizhong, LIU Liwei, LIU Zhigang, CHEN Haili, CUI Hong, YANG Bo, ZHANG Jiaqi, WU Rigeng, YAO Kai

“…Compared with the single-strain fermented milk, the co-fermented milk was more capable of forming a stable gel structure. These findings provide a solid scientific basis for the development of probiotic fermented milk products and the enhancement of their health benefits and also offer innovative perspectives and strategies for the production and storage characteristics evaluation of fermented milk.…”
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Role of diffusion weighted imaging in assessment of anterior cruciate ligament pathology by Hossam Gamal Sharkas, Mena Elerian Youssef Ekladious, Lobna Abdelmoneim Habib, Hossam Moussa Sakr

“…The anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) is a structure that is vital to preserving the knee's normal stability. …”
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The design and rationale of the cardiac REHABilitation to improve metabolic health in Hypertrophic CardioMyopathy (REHAB-HCM) Study by Matthew Cheung, Nathaniel Moulson, Jinelle C. Gelinas, Ali Daraei, Sarah M. Bradwell, Carolyn Taylor, Neil D. Eves, Graeme J. Koelwyn, Thomas M. Roston

“…Participants: Patients aged 18–80 years old diagnosed with HCM and metabolic syndrome, defined by the American Heart Association and American College of Cardiology guidelines, and the National Cholesterol Education Adult Treatment Panel III (NCEP-ATP III) criteria. Intervention: A structured 3-month CR program with 6 months extended follow-up of physical activity levels. …”
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Dental pulp stem cell-derived intracellular vesicles prevent orthodontic relapse by inhibiting PI3K/Akt/NF-κB-mediated osteoclast activity by Boyuan Peng, Ziwei Li, Yong Cheng, Henghua Jiang, Qingsong Ye, Guangli Han

“…Application of DPSC-IV during retention resulted in a significant reduction in both relapse distance and relapse rate, with improved periodontal structure and decreased osteoclast activity. This effect was mediated by the PI3K/Akt/NF-κB signaling pathway and could be reversed by the PI3K activator insulin-like growth factor-1 (IGF-1). …”
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Study on Sound Wave Scattering Effects of Different Markers Placed on Dam Face in Deepwater Reservoir by Yan Xiang, GuangZe Shen, ZhengFei Cheng, Kai Zhang

“…The water surface of the river valley is narrow and the geometric features of hydraulic structures are complex, which result in different absorption, reflection, and diffraction effects on sound waves for various propagation media. …”
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Effects of 6 Months of Active Commuting and Leisure-Time Exercise on Fibrin Turnover in Sedentary Individuals with Overweight and Obesity: A Randomised Controlled Trial by Anne Sofie Gram, Martin Bæk Petersen, Jonas Salling Quist, Mads Rosenkilde, Bente Stallknecht, Else-Marie Bladbjerg

“…Our findings suggest that thrombin generation capacity, coagulation activation, fibrin clot structure, and lysability are unaffected by long-term active commuting and leisure-time exercise in women and men who are overweight and obese.…”
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Fish gut microbiome and its application in aquaculture and biological conservation by Nusrat Hasan Kanika, Nusrat Hasan Kanika, Nusrat Hasan Kanika, Nusrat Liaqat, Nusrat Liaqat, Nusrat Liaqat, Huifan Chen, Huifan Chen, Huifan Chen, Jing Ke, Jing Ke, Jing Ke, Guoqing Lu, Jun Wang, Jun Wang, Jun Wang, Chenghui Wang, Chenghui Wang, Chenghui Wang

“…The findings highlight environmental habitats and host species as primary determinants of gut microbiome structure, offering a global perspective on these microbial communities. …”
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Manufacturers’ adoption of circularity science in supply chains and its perceived viability to promote sustainable performance: Qualitative-empirical evidence from Kenya by Mary Aming’a, Jonathan Annan, Reuben Marwanga

“…Methods/Analysis: Using constant comparison analysis, multiple case-qualitative pursuits utilizing semi-structured interviews from nine manufacturing organizations in Kenya were used to make sense of this through purposive sampling. …”
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Bridging the gap in sustainability measurement and reporting for agroecosystems: Overview and development of an adaptive sustainability assessment and monitoring framework by Mohammed Ibrahim, Bahadur KC Krishna, Evan D.G. Fraser

“…This paper explores the conceptual foundations of sustainability and engages with existing measurement approaches, presenting the structure of the Adaptive Sustainability Assessment and Monitoring Framework. …”
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Dummy Template Molecularly Imprinted Polymers for Electrochemical Detection of Cardiac Troponin I: A Combined Computational and Experimental Approach by Mohammad Sadegh Sadeghi Googheri, Davide Campagnol, Paolo Ugo, Samira Hozhabr Araghi, Najmeh Karimian

“…Interactions and binding energies were examined using all-atom molecular dynamics (MDs) simulations and structural interaction fingerprint (SIFt) calculations. …”
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Innovation in entrepreneurship during the time of COVID-19: a scoping review of the scientific evidence from Peru [version 1; peer review: 1 approved, 2 approved with reservations] by Sofía Almendra Alvarado-Suyo, Giovanni Di Deus Ocupa-Meneses, Johanna de Jesús Stephanie Gago-Chávez, Hitler Giovanni Ocupa-Cabrera, Josefina Amanda Suyo-Vega, Rosario Violeta Grijalva-Salazar, Víctor Hugo Fernández-Bedoya, Monica Elisa Meneses-La-Riva

“…Background: Entrepreneurship involves the actions of designing, launching and managing a business that initially starts small and grows along with the human structure that integrates it.  The health crisis caused by coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) had negative effects on health, but also on business; many ventures had to innovate in order to survive in this uncertain environment. …”
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Development and validation of a food and nutrition literacy questionnaire for Chinese parents of children with functional constipation (FNLQ-p) by Jie Yang, Hui Wang, Yanchi Shen, Hui Yang, Yan Huang, Jinjin Cao

“…Confirmatory factor analysis supported the four-factor structure derived from exploratory analysis, with all relevant fit indices meeting standard criteria.ConclusionsThe food and nutrition literacy questionnaire developed in our study had good validity and reliability, making it a useful tool for assessing the food and nutrition literacy among parents of school-aged children diagnosed with functional constipation.…”
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Development of an educational and monitoring mobile application for pregnant women in Nigeria by Abdulhammed Opeyemi Babatunde, Abdulhammed Opeyemi Babatunde, Adejumoke Idowu Ayede, Amalia Colangelo, Tuan Dung Nguyen, Abdullahi Tunde Aborode, Charles Umeh, Maria Paula Hernandez, Oluwaseyi Iyanuoluwa Ayede, Oluwatobiloba Oluwadunni Ayede

“…This study describes the process of design, development, and testing of an educational and monitoring mobile application for pregnant women in Nigeria.MethodUsing a user-centered design, we conducted semi-structured interviews at each stage of mobile application development with pregnant women attending antenatal clinics in Oyo State, Nigeria. …”
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Comparative analysis of the DCNN and HFCNN Based Computerized detection of liver cancer by Sandeep Dwarkanth Pande, Pala Kalyani, S Nagendram, Ala Saleh Alluhaidan, G Harish Babu, Sk Hasane Ahammad, Vivek Kumar Pandey, G Sridevi, Abhinav Kumar, Ebenezer Bonyah

“…However, certain difficulties arise during the detection process in CT images due to overlapping structures, such as bile ducts, blood vessels, image noise, textural changes, size and location variations, and inherent heterogeneity. …”
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Study on the Fractal Characteristics of Coal Body Fissure Development and the Law of Coalbed Methane Migration of around the Stope by He Yang, Zhen Liu, Danliang Zhu, Wenzhi Yang, Dawei Zhao, Wendi Wang

“…Due to the complicated coalbed methane (CBM) occurrence conditions and the diverse geological structures in China, the promotion and application of the coal and gas simultaneous extraction technology have been seriously restricted. …”
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SynC2S: An Efficient Method for Synthesizing Tabular Data With a Learnable Pre-Processing by Jiwoo Kim, Seri Park, Junsung Koh, Dongha Kim

“…We then develop a conditional generative model with a hierarchical structure and its corresponding learning framework, called HCIWAE, to successfully capture imbalanced categorical distributions. …”
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Micro-Mechanosensory insights from Nature’s Mimosa leaves to shape memory adaptive robotics by Lihua Lou, Kazue Orikasa Lopez, Arya B. Nair, William Desueza, Arvind Agarwal

“…Here, we use both hand touch and nanoindentation to analyze the micro-mechanosensory properties of the smaller leaf structures, pinnule and pulvinule. We found that pulvinules respond 1.5 times faster than pinnules when touched by hand due to faster osmotic processes. …”
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Biomorphic design in landscape architecture: An overview and application via experimental design inspired by species Carica papaya l. by Jović Biljana, Zdimalova Maria, Chemarum Benjamin, Stanojević Anđela

“…By drawing inspiration from the beauty of nature, created structures that are not only aesthetically pleasing but also sustaina­ble, and harmonious with their surroundings.…”
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Model-Oriented Training of Coordinators of the Decentralized Control System of Technological Facilities With Resource Interaction by Volodymyr M. Dubovoi, Maria S. Yukhimchuk, Viacheslav V. Kovtun, Krzysztof R. Grochla

“…In decentralized control systems, the problem is complicated by the need to train all coordinators, with the outcome depending on the coordinator’s position within the structure of the distributed control system. This article explores the prospects of model-based learning for solving the problem of missing datasets used for coordinators’ training. …”
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Solar Wind Prediction Using Deep Learning by Vishal Upendran, Mark C. M. Cheung, Shravan Hanasoge, Ganapathy Krishnamurthi

“…This suggests that our model was able to learn some of the salient associations between coronal and solar wind structure without built‐in physics knowledge. Such an approach may help us discover hitherto unknown relationships in heliophysics data sets.…”
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