Shelf-Life Evaluation of a Novel Functional Product from a Blend of Powdered Vegetables by Aisha Idris Ali, Virginia Paul, Munir Abba Dandago, Fatima Idris Ali, Daniel Amiteye

“… Perishable fresh vegetables that do not meet cosmetic standards and other crop waste rich resources are presently wasted. Mangifera indica leaves, Psidium guajava leaves, Petroselinum crispum leaves and Daucus carota were selected as model vegetables to show that they can be converted into a shelf-stable novel functional powdered product. …”
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Exploring the impact of GeoGebra on preservice teachers’ proficiency in teaching grade 10 parabola functions by Abongile Ngwabe, Marc Schafer

“…This paper investigates the development of teaching proficiency among preservice teachers in Grade 10 parabola functions through the use of GeoGebra. A significant number of preservice teachers encounter challenges in effectively teaching parabola functions due to limited resources for illustrating complex mathematical relationships, which can impede both their teaching proficiency and the students' conceptual understanding. …”
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Proteolysis and volatile compounds in Mediterranean buffalo milk blue cheese: Quality determinants and functional peptides by Federica Della Cerra, Giuseppina Garro, Rosaria Cozzolino, Sabrina De Pascale, Mariapia Esposito, Gianluca Picariello, Simonetta Caira, Andrea Scaloni, Francesca Marino, Francesco Addeo

“…This study explores the proteolytic changes and volatile organic compound (VOC) profiles occurring during the ripening of Mediterranean buffalo milk blue cheese.The main objective was to characterize bioactive peptides, casein phosphopeptides, and volatile compounds and to assess their potential implications for functional food development.Peptide profiling was conducted using nanoLC-ESI-MS/MS and MALDI-TOF-MS, while VOCs were analyzed via headspace solid-phase microextraction coupled with gas chromatography-mass spectrometry (HS-SPME)-GC-MS.β-casein emerged as the predominant source of bioactive peptides, including sequences with predicted ACE-inhibitory, antimicrobial, and antioxidant activities. …”
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Functional Tests\' Sensitivity and Specificity for Return to Sport After ACL Reconstruction: A Scoping Review by Parisa Sedaghati, Mohammad Ghafoori, Ali Parvaneh Sarand

“…By understanding this injury through implementing functional tests, the potential for reinjury can be reduced. …”
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Effects of Nitrogen Addition on Leaf Functional Traits of Dominant Species in Bayanbulak Grassland, Xinjiang, China by Xiaoyu Ding, Junjie Liu, Yao Wang, Juan Wang, Chao Liu, Mengtian Qin, Yujiao Xu, Yonggang Ma, Jianjun Yang, Zhonglin Xu

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Multimorbidity patterns and function among adults in low- and middle-income countries: a scoping review by Karina Berner, Quinette A Louw, Eugene Nizeyimana, Diribsa Tsegaye Bedada

“…Objectives To map the scope of available evidence on relationships between multimorbidity patterns and functioning among adults in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs), and describe methods used.Design Scoping review guided by a five-step methodological framework and Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses extension for Scoping Reviews reporting guidelines.Data sources PubMed/MEDLINE, Scopus, EBSCOhost (CINAHL) and Cochrane databases were searched from January 1976 to March 2023, plus reference lists of included studies.Eligibility criteria for selecting studies Peer-reviewed full-text articles or conference proceedings of any design, published in English or Afrikaans, involving adults (>18 years) with multimorbidity living in LMICs. …”
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Engineered Magnetic-Functionalized Carbon Xerogels for Sustainable Arsenic Removal: Bridging Adsorption Efficiency with Regenerability by Sasirot Khamkure, Prócoro Gamero-Melo, Audberto Reyes-Rosas, Alejandro Zermeño-González, José Luis Álvarez-Cruz, Elim Albiter Escobar, Gabriela Eleonora Moeller-Chávez, Victoria Bustos-Terrones

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The NLRP3 inflammasome in microglia regulates repetitive behavior by modulating NMDA glutamate receptor functions by Hyeji Jung, Byeongchan Kim, Gyubin Jang, Hyeonho Kim, Ae-Ree Lee, Sung-Hyun Yoon, Kyung-Seo Lee, Gaeun Hyun, Younghye Kim, Jaewon Ko, Je-Wook Yu, Ji Won Um

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The availability and functionality of medical equipment and the barriers to their use at comprehensive specialized hospitals in the Amhara region, Ethiopia by Alem Endeshaw Woldeyohanins, Nigatu Mihretu Molla, Abibo Wondie Mekonen, Abrham Wondimu

“…Eight (n = 8) comprehensive specialized hospitals in the Amhara region were selected purposefully and included in this study. The data used to assess the availability and functionality of medical equipment items (n = 78) listed by the Ethiopian Ministry of Health that are supposed to be available in all of the comprehensive specialized hospitals were collected from 29 May to 18 June 2023. …”
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IS THE PERFORMANCE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM OF READYMADE GARMENTS FACTORIES EFFECTIVE IN ACHIEVING THE PROJECTED OUTCOME, STRATEGIC ALIGNMENT AND OPERATIONAL EFFICIENCY? A STUDY ON BANGLA... by Kazi NAZMUL HUDA

“…Performance management of employees is a significant function of modern human resource management practices. …”

Impact assessment of uterine artery embolization on reproductive by N. A. Kalinina, A. N. Sulima, Z. S. Rumyantseva, P. N. Baskakov, V. D. Kalinin

“…We selected articles for the years 1995–2023 devoted to assessing UAE influence on reproductive function. …”
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Identification and characterization of Sr59-mediated stem rust resistance in a novel wheat-rye translocation T2BL·2BS-2RL by Mahboobeh Yazdani, Matthew N. Rouse, Prabin Bajgain, Tatiana V. Danilova, Ivan Motsnyi, Brian J. Steffenson, Mehran Patpour, Mahbubjon Rahmatov

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Ecological processes influencing bacterial community assembly across plant niche compartments by Nazish Roy, Seongeun Yang, Dongmin Lee, Kihyuck Choi

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New groups of highly divergent proteins in families as old as cellular life with important biological functions in the ocean by Duncan Sussfeld, Romain Lannes, Eduardo Corel, Guillaume Bernard, Pierre Martin, Eric Bapteste, Eric Pelletier, Philippe Lopez

“…However, despite significant progresses, a large portion of proteins predicted from metagenomes remain today unannotated, both taxonomically and functionally, across many biomes and in particular in oceanic waters. …”
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ZnCl2-activated S/N-doped biochar for low-temperature NH3-SCR of NOx: Performance and pathway analysis by Shuangshuang Yan, Dongmei Bi, Chengxizi Zhang, Zhisen He, Yu Ni, Kang Yue, Shanjian Liu

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Structure and Functional Properties of Proteins from Different Soybean Varieties as Affected by the 11S/7S Globulin Ratio by Yichen Hou, Lu Huang, Guangliang Xing, Xiaotian Yuan, Xiaoyan Zhang, Dongqing Dai, Xingxing Yuan, Xin Chen, Chenchen Xue

“…This study investigated the protein content, protein composition, and 11S/7S globulin ratios of 411 soybean samples, and then selected six varieties (S1, S2, S3, S4, S5, and S6) for the analysis of the protein structures and functional properties. …”
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Correlation between D-dimer and size of middle cerebral artery infarction and its relation to functional outcome by Ramy Taha Alloush, Mohamed Hamdy Ibrahim, Shahinaz Mohamed Helmy, Aya Ebrahim Marwan, Mona Ali Eissa, Adel T. Alloush, Mohamed Khaled Elewa

“…Furthermore, data from neuroimaging, clinical, laboratory, and demographic sources were examined. Additionally, the modified Rankin Scale (mRS) score was used to evaluate the predictive usefulness of plasma D-dimer on a patient's functional outcome after three months. …”
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Identification and functional analyses of drought stress resistance genes by transcriptomics of the Mongolian grassland plant Chloris virgata by Ganbayar Namuunaa, Baldorj Bujin, Ayumi Yamagami, Byambajav Bolortuya, Shintaro Kawabata, Hirotaka Ogawa, Asaka Kanatani, Minami Shimizu, Anzu Minami, Keiichi Mochida, Takuya Miyakawa, Bekh-Ochir Davaapurev, Tadao Asami, Javzan Batkhuu, Takeshi Nakano

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Bearing-Only Multi-Target Localization Incorporating Waveguide Characteristics for Low Detection Rate Scenarios in Shallow Water by Xiaohan Mei, Bo Zhang, Duo Zhai, Zhaohui Peng

“…A <i>β</i>-S-dimensional assignment (<i>β</i>-SDA) method incorporating waveguide characteristics is proposed to address the BOMTL problem in shallow water with low detection rates. The estimated distance for the warping transformation is derived from the intersection points of the bearing lines, then the autocorrelation function of the broadband beamforming output is transformed using a warping operator to obtain the corresponding characteristic spectrum. …”
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Genome-Wide Analysis Reveals Expansion and Positive Selection of Monocarboxylate Transporter Genes Linked to Enhanced Salinity and Ammonia Tolerance in <i>Sinonovacula constricta</... by Yiping Meng, Liyuan Lv, Hanhan Yao, Zhihua Lin, Yinghui Dong

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