Enhancing Medium-Chain Fatty Acid Delivery Through Bigel Technology by Manuela Machado, Eduardo M. Costa, Sara Silva, Sérgio C. Sousa, Ana Maria Gomes, Manuela Pintado

“…This study presents the development and characterization of medium-chain fatty acid (MCFA)-loaded bigels, using coconut oil as the MCFA source. The bigels exhibited high oil binding capacity, ranging from 87% to 98%, effectively retaining MCFAs within the matrix, with lauric acid (C12) being the main component detected within the bigels at 178.32 ± 0.10 mg/g. …”
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In vitro fermentation of whole matrix, digested products and β-glucan enriched extract of Pleurotus eryngii mushrooms distinctively impact the fecal microbiota of healthy older adu... by Evangelia N. Kerezoudi, Marigoula Vlassopoulou, Evdokia K. Mitsou, Georgia Saxami, Georgios Koutrotsios, Ioanna Taflampa, Konstantinos C. Mountzouris, Ignacio Rangel, Robert J. Brummer, Georgios I. Zervakis, Vasiliki Pletsa, Panagiotis Georgiadis, Adamantini Kyriacou

“…The changes in bacterial communities upon fermentation at family, genera and species level were detected via 16S rRNA Next Generation Sequencing and Quantitative real-time PCR. …”
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Characterize the Complete Mitogenome of Semiaquilegia guangxiensis and Assess the Efficiency of the Mitochondrial Genes in Ranunculales Phylogeny by Zheng‐Juan Zhu, Xin‐Mei Qin, Peng‐Wei Li, Yong‐Bin Lu, Xiao‐Yuan Mo, Yuan Fang, Qiang Zhang

“…Moreover, a large number of repetitive mitogenome sequences and chloroplast‐sourced sequences transferred to the mitogenome were detected. …”
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The protoplast two-way fusions and fusant characteristics of Antrodia cinnamomea and Cordyceps militaris by Wei-Kuang Lai, Yang-Chang Wu, Tai-Sheng Yeh, Chun-Ren Hsieh, Yi-Hong Tsai, Chien-Kei Wei, Chi-Ying Li, Ying-Chen Lu, Fang-Rong Chang

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Inoculum of Endophytic <i>Bacillus</i> spp. Stimulates Growth of Ex Vitro Acclimatised Apple Plantlets by Jurgita Vinskienė, Inga Tamošiūnė, Elena Andriūnaitė, Dalia Gelvonauskienė, Rytis Rugienius, Muhammad Fahad Hakim, Vidmantas Stanys, Odeta Buzaitė, Danas Baniulis

“…In vitro shoot culture and cryopreservation (CP) are techniques essential for the ex situ preservation of genetic resources and the production of plant propagation material of clonally propagated horticultural crops. …”
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Comprehensive protein datasets and benchmarking for liquid–liquid phase separation studies by Carlos Pintado-Grima, Oriol Bárcenas, Eva Arribas-Ruiz, Valentín Iglesias, Michał Burdukiewicz, Salvador Ventura

“…Although several databases exist to catalog proteins undergoing LLPS, they often contain divergent data that impedes interoperability between these resources. Additionally, there is a lack of consensus on selecting proteins without explicit experimental association with condensates under physiological conditions (non-LLPS proteins or negative proteins). …”
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A matter of scale: Identifying the best spatial and temporal scale of environmental variables to model the distribution of a small cetacean by Tiffany Goh, Mark Jessopp, Emer Rogan, Enrico Pirotta

“…Identifying suitable spatial and temporal scale would improve the functional interpretation of the underlying relationships, particularly when studying how a small marine predator interacts with its environment and responds to climate and ecosystem changes.…”
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Co-development of an evidence-informed, theoretically driven exercise programme for people with chronic non-specific neck pain (the EPIC-Neck programme - “Exercise Prescription Imp... by Jonathan Price, Alison Rushton, Natalie Ives, Kate Jolly, Colin Greaves

“…In Step 3, change techniques for each determinant were selected using the Theory and Techniques Tool and patient workshops. …”
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A Comprehensive Study on the Nutritional Profile and Shelf Life of a Custom-Formulated Protein Bar Versus a Market-Standard Product by Corina Duda-Seiman, Liliana Mititelu-Tartau, Simona Biriescu, Alexandra-Loredana Almășan, Bianca-Oana Bitu, Adina-Ioana Bucur, Andrei Luca, Bogdan Hoinoiu, Teodora Hoinoiu

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Isolation and Characterization of Plant-Growth-Promoting Bacteria Associated with <i>Salvinia auriculata</i> Aublet by Jussara Tamires de Souza Silva Goulart, Gabriel Quintanilha-Peixoto, Bruno dos Santos Esteves, Suzane Ariadina de Souza, Pollyanna Santiago Lopes, Nathália Duarte da Silva, Julia Ribeiro Soares, Laura Mathias Barroso, Marina Satika Suzuki, Aline Chaves Intorne

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A novel multi-timescale comprehensive drought index for drought monitoring in the Xijiang River Basin by Liping Wang, Shufang Wang, Jing Li, Xingnan Zhang

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Multi task detection method for operating status of belt conveyor based on DR-YOLOM by Yongan LI, Tengjie CHEN, Hongwei WANG, Zhihao ZHANG

“…Faster RCNN and Yolov8 were used to compare the performance of object detection, and the loss function and accuracy curve before and after model improvement were compared. …”
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Fate and risks of potentially toxic elements associated with lacustrine groundwater discharge: quantification, modeling, and biogeochemistry by Shen Qu, Juliang Wang, Keyi Zhang, Mengyu Fan, Yuanzhen Zhao, Xu Yang, Zhongli Wang, Helena I. Gomes, Rachel L. Gomes, Limin Duan, Shaogang Dong, Ruihong Yu

“…Thus, self-organizing maps (SOM) and positive matrix factorization (PMF) were employed in present work to decipher source of selected PTE (Li, V, Mn, Cr, Co, Ni, Cu, Zn, Ba, Pb, U, Sr) in Ulansuhai Lake basin (Inner Mongolia, China). …”
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Designing the outsourcing model in central government organizations by Mahnaz Moradi, Morteza Ghasemi, Maryam Majidi, Gholamreza Amjadi

“…Outsourcing is related to the transfer of a complete functional department of the business or some activities of a functional department and keeping the rest of the activities of that department internally. …”
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Hypersensitivity pneumonitis in a child (observational data for six years): A clinical case by V. S. Chulkov, L. V. Medvedeva, E. E. Minina, E. V. Fastakovskaya

“…Subsequently, specialists at a regional center conducted extensive work on differential diagnosis and verification of the disease through meticulous collection of anamnesis and clinical data and the use of modern laboratory and instrumental resources. Effective treatment was selected, and recommendations were given in order to correct influencing factors (change of residence and living conditions). …”
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Re-composing Physical Form with Energy-Based Resilience Approach to Improve Thermal Comfort (Case Study: Sadra New Town) by Sahar Akbari, Mahsa Sholeh, Sahand Lotfi

“…The proposed criteria will encourage the process of becoming more energy resilient by planning a holistic approach to various and complex aspects of cities and looking at cities as dynamic complex systems in each urban functional area. Urban resilience refers to the ability of an urban system and all the social, environmental, and technical networks that make it up, in time and space scales, to maintain or quickly return to the intended function in the face of disruption, to adapt to rapid change and transformation of systems that limit current or future adaptive capacity. …”
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Sigesbeckia pubescens makino alleviates ulcerative colitis in mice by modulating the Nrf2/Keap1 pathway by Qiu-Shuo Ma, Qi-Ling Chen, Guo-Ping Wu, Ya-Wen Yao, Yu-Xin Fan, Ke-Gang Linghu, Jun-Ming Chen, Wei Xiong, Hua Yu, Hua Yu

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Lessons learnt in the response to COVID-19 in Mozambique: enabling readiness for the next pandemic by Mariana E. Posse, Grace Njeri Muriithi, Daniel Malik Achala, Elizabeth Naa Adukwei Adote, Chinyere Ojiugo Mbachu, Senait Alemayehu Beshah, Senait Alemayehu Beshah, Chijioke Osinachi Nwosu, John Ele-Ojo Ataguba, John Ele-Ojo Ataguba, John Ele-Ojo Ataguba, John Ele-Ojo Ataguba, John Ele-Ojo Ataguba

“…We used purposive sampling by selecting institutions with relevant experience and knowledge to inform the study objectives. …”
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Assessment of the Balance of Aspects of the Socio-Ecological and Economic Efficiency of the Organization Activity Based on the Dynamic Standard Method by K. S. Hruznevich

“…As a result of writing the paper, the author’s definitions of the studied categories were developed, a system of indicators for certain aspects of the effectiveness of the organization activity was formed, priorities in growth rates were determined and the normative ranks of the selected indicators were established. Based on the data of a specific organization, a comparison was made between the normative and actual modes of functioning based on the calculation of the Spearman’s rank correlation coefficient and Kendall’s rank correlation coefficient. …”
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Insights into the antiviral mechanisms of β-caryophyllene: inhibiting viral spread and its synergy with acyclovir by Mohammad Yasaghi, Sahar Beryani Dolatabadi, Ahad Yamchi, Alijan Tabarraei, Abdolvahab Moradi, Seyedeh Delafruz Hosseini

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