Topic modelling of the wetland condition assessment literature reveals trends, key gaps, and opportunities for combining different assessment techniques by Kaline de Mello, Osmar Luiz, Erica A. Garcia, Anna E. Richards

“…We identified a gap between the ‘remote sensing’ topic and most other topics, showing the importance of combining, for example, water quality and biodiversity data with remote sensing analyses for wetland condition assessment. …”
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Feasibility study of a randomised controlled trial of preoperative and postoperative nutritional supplementation in major lung surgery by Amelia Swift, Sebastian T Lugg, Babu Naidu, Nikolaos Efstathiou, Amy Kerr, Hazem Fallouh, Maninder Kalkat, Richard Steyn, Salma Kadiri, Ehab Bishay, Krishna Kholia, Venessa Rogers

“…The intervention involved preoperative carbohydrate-loading drinks (4×200 mL evening before surgery and 2×200 mL the morning of surgery) and early postoperative nutritional protein supplement drinks two times per day for 14 days compared with the control group receiving an equivalent volume of water.Setting Single adult thoracic centre in the UK.Participants All adult patients admitted for major lung surgery. …”
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Effect of exposure time of pregnant females guppies, Poecilia reticulata Peters, in 17a-methyltestosterone solution on sex ratio of their offsprings by M. Zairin Junior, A. Yunianti, R.R.S.P.S. Dewi, Kusman Sumawidjaja

“…Broodstocks were fed with frozen blood worm and water flea 2-3 tii-nes daily.  Twelve days after mating, female broodstock were treated by immersing in 2 mg/1 MT solution for 0. 6, 12, 24 and 48 hours.  …”
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Effect of K-N-Humates on Dry Matter Production and Nutrient Use Efficiency of Maize in Sarawak, Malaysia by Auldry Chaddy Petrus, Osumanu Haruna Ahmed, Ab Majid Nik Muhamad, Hassan Mohammad Nasir, Make Jiwan

“…In addition, unbalanced and excessive use of chemical fertilizers can cause soil and water pollution. Humic substances can be used as organic fertilizers, which reduce pollution. …”
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Assimilation efficiencies and elimination rates of silver, cadmium and zinc accumulated by trophic pathway in Gammarus fossarum by Gestin, Ophélia, Lopes, Christelle, Delorme, Nicolas, Garnero, Laura, Geffard, Olivier, Lacoue-Labarthe, Thomas

“…This study aims to estimate the assimilation efficiencies and elimination rates of two types of food, i.e. alder leaves and chironomid larvae, contaminated with three metals (Ag, Cd and Zn) of major concern for the Water Framework Directive (WFD). The pulse-chase-feeding method was used. …”
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Growth Performance, Serum Biochemical Profile, Oxidative Status, and Fertility Traits in Male Japanese Quail Fed on Ginger (Zingiber officinale, Roscoe) Essential Oil by Tchoffo Herve, Kana Jean Raphaël, Ngoula Ferdinand, Folack Tiwa Laurine Vitrice, Adoum Gaye, Moussa Mahamat Outman, Ngouozeu Moyo Willy Marvel

“…Quails in control group received orally 100 μl/kg bw of distilled water, while the three test groups received, respectively, by gastric intubation 50, 100, and 150 μl/kg bw of ginger essential oil. …”
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Biofloc technology on the intensive aquaculture of bronze corydoras ornamental fish Corydoras aeneus with different stocking densities by Iis Diatin, Muhammad Agus Suprayudi, Tatag Budiardi, Enang Harris, Widanarni Widanarni

“…The results showed that the daily length and weight-growth rate among treatments were not significantly different (P>0.05), while survival rate and the number of fish production on all treatments were significantly different (P<0.05). The water quality during the rearing period, such as temperature, pH, alkalinity, ammonia, nitrite, and nitrate, were in a tolerable range for corydoras culture. …”
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Precision foraging: Bats in organic desert palm plantations hunt where it is most needed by Danilo Russo, Fabiana Soprano, Luca Cistrone, Adi Einav, Jessica Schäckermann, Ioannis Ekklisiarchos, Carmi Korine

“…Management strategies should design wind-buffering plantations to protect critical bat foraging areas and provide water sources. As date palm plantations act as ''oases'' in unproductive landscapes, many bats likely travel significant distances to forage there. …”
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Ascorbate-glutathione cycle in wheat and rice seedlings under anoxia and subsequent reaeration by V. V. Yemelyanov, E. G. Prikaziuk, V. V. Lastochkin, O. M. Aresheva, T. V. Chirkova

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Comprehensive analysis of peripheral dose in electron beam therapy with a Varian TrueBeam Linac by Kapil Dev Maharaj, Mahsheed Sabet, Joshua Dass, Mounir Ibrahim, Talat Mahmood, Pejman Rowshanfarzad

“…Measurements were performed using EBT3 films in solid water phantoms. The impact of field size on the penumbra width and peripheral doses was studied using various cutouts, including 3 ​cm ​× ​3 ​cm, 6 ​cm ​× ​6 ​cm, and 10 ​cm ​× ​10 ​cm in a 10 ​cm ​× ​10 ​cm applicator with the gantry and collimator at 0°. …”
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Waste heat recovery cycles integration into a net-Zero emission solar-thermal multi-generation system; Techno-economic analysis and ANN-MOPSO optimization by Pradeep Kumar Singh, Ali Basem, Rebwar Nasir Dara, Mohamed Shaban, Sarminah Samad, Raymond Ghandour, Ahmad Almadhor, Samah G. Babiker, Iskandar Shernazarov, Ibrahim A. Alsayer

“…The proposed MGS efficiently utilizes waste heat recovery cycles to simultaneously produce electricity, fresh water, cooling, and heating. The system consists of parabolic trough solar collectors, a steam Rankine cycle, an organic Rankine cycle, an absorption chiller, a reverse osmosis desalination unit, and a fuel cell coupled with an organic Rankine cycle-thermoelectric generator. …”
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Activation of ClO₂ by Nanoscale Zero-Valent Iron for Efficient Soil Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbon Degradation: New Insight into the Relative Contribution of Fe(IV) and... by Xiaojun Hu, Xiaorong Xing, Fan Zhang, Bingzhi Li, Senlin Chen, Bo Wang, Jiaolong Qin, Jie Miao

“…With an optimized ClO₂/nFe⁰ molar ratio of 15:1 and a soil/water ratio of 3:1, the degradation efficiency of phenanthrene improved 12% in comparison with that of a ClO₂-alone system. …”
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Taenia solium taeniosis and cysticercosis literature in Tanzania provides research evidence justification for control: A systematic scoping review. by Helena Aminiel Ngowi, Andrea Sylvia Winkler, Uffe Christian Braae, Robinson Hammerthon Mdegela, Ernatus Martin Mkupasi, Mwemezi Lutakyawa Kabululu, Faustin Peter Lekule, Maria Vang Johansen

“…Slaughter-slab prevalence were 0% - 18.2% (routine meat inspection). Lacking latrines, watering pigs with river or pond water, and feeding pigs with potato peels were associated with porcine cysticercosis prevalence. …”
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Characteristics of Soil Active Carbon Fractions and Carbon Pool Stability in Major Forest Types in Northern Daxing’an Mountains by LIU Beibei, CAI Tijiu

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De novo transcriptome assembly of Aureobasidium melanogenum CGMCC18996 to analyze the β-poly(L-malic acid) biosynthesis pathway under the CaCO3 addition by Genan Wang, Haisong Yin, Tingbin Zhao, Donglin Yang, Shiru Jia, Changsheng Qiao

“…β-Poly(L-malic acid) (PMLA) is a water-soluble biopolymer used in food, medicine and other industries. …”
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Exploring the Role of Salt Supplementation on Milk Composition, Fatty Acids, and Insulin Response in Lactating Camels by Riyadh S. Aljumaah, Ahmed A. K. Salama, Mutassim M. Abdelrahman, Moez Ayadi, Gerardo Caja, Mohammed A. Alshaikh, Mohammed A. Al-Badwi, Abdulkareem M. Matar

“…The SAL group exhibited higher (<i>p</i> < 0.01) water consumption. Nevertheless, milk yield and composition (fat, protein, lactose) remained unaffected. …”
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Apoptosis induction and tumor growth suppression by hydroxyapatite nanoparticles–cisplatin combined treatment in Ehrlich solid carcinoma-bearing mice by Shaymaa M. Eissa, Asmaa M. Mahfouz, Saad M. El-Gendy, Al-shimaa Zakaria, Heba Effat, Hanan R. H. Mohamed

“…ESC group was administrated distilled water, the HAP-NPs group was treated orally with 100 mg/kg of hydroxyapatite nanoparticles, the CDDP group was administrated intraperitoneally with 5 mg/kg of Cisplatin, the HAP-NPs + CDDP group was treated with both doses of hydroxyapatite and cisplatin, the animal treatment was conducted for 20 days. …”
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Comparative Analysis of Meat Quality and Hindgut Microbiota of Cultured and Wild Bighead Carp (<i>Hypophthalmichthys nobilis</i>, Richardson 1845) from the Yangtze River Area by Abdullateef Mukhtar Muhammad, Chang Yang, Bo Liu, Cunxin Sun, Linghong Miao, Xiaochuan Zheng, Liangkun Pan, Dong Xia, Qun-Lan Zhou

“…The results showed that wild bighead carp muscle had significantly higher total saturated fatty acid (∑SFA) and total ω − 3 polyunsaturated fatty acid (∑n − 3 PUFA) content and water-holding capacity and lower lipid, histidine, and total ω − 6 polyunsaturated fatty acid (∑n − 6 PUFA) content than cultured bighead carp, while the muscle texture was not significantly different between the two groups, with the exception of the resilience. …”
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Evaluating the performance of snow depth reanalysis products in the arid region of Central Asia by Liancheng Zhang, Guli∙Jiapaer, Tao Yu, Hongwu Liang, Kaixiong Lin, Tongwei Ju, Philippe De Maeyer, Tim Van de Voorde

“…Central Asia (CA) faces water scarcity issues and heavily relies on snowmelt; however, the limited number of monitoring stations cannot meet snow monitoring needs. …”
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Analysis of the spatiotemporal dynamics of grassland carbon sinks in Xinjiang via the improved CASA model by Xuewei Liu, Renping Zhang, Jing Guo, Haoen Xu, Yuhao Miao, Feifei Niu, Zhengjie Gao, Xiaming Yang, Fengqin Xiong, Jianli Zhang

“…This study optimized LUEmax (maximum light use efficiency) and Wε (water stress coefficient) in the CASA (Carnegie–Ames–Stanford Approach) model and developed eight improved CASA model configurations. …”
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