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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Application of microscopic smartphone attachment for remote preoperative lab testing by Kefan Song, Kefan Song, Alexander T. Adams, Alexander T. Adams

“…This device is designed to assist both healthcare providers in resource-limited settings and patients by offering a low-cost, portable diagnostic tool that enables both in-clinic and at-home testing.MethodsThe system was tested for adaptability and compatibility by transitioning from its original Android platform to an iOS platform. …”
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Exploring the Medicinal Potential of <i>Taraxacum Kok-Saghyz</i> (<i>TKS</i>) Using Widely Targeted Metabolomics by Michele Tan, Jeffrey Shih-Chieh Chu, Daniel Robin Swiger

“…This study presents the first comprehensive metabolic profile of <i>TKS</i>, highlighting its potential value beyond rubber production. The detection of numerous therapeutic secondary metabolites supports its promise as a pharmaceutical and nutraceutical resource. …”
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Effects of Covid-19 Pandemic on School Dropout in Selected Primry Schools in Nyarusiza Sub-County Kisoro District. by Sibo, Dusabe Chris Jackson

“…Innovative approaches could be used such as applications of artificial intelligence in high-risk/high-traffic sites to enhance COVID-19 detection efficiency while protecting medical staff and the general public from cross-infections The government should establish a physical and automated platform for coordination and resource mobilization for support to the poor pupils and the most vulnerable groups affected by COVID-19-related lockdown.…”
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Image-based soft drink type classification and dietary assessment system using deep convolutional neural network with transfer learning by Rubaiya Hafiz, Mohammad Reduanul Haque, Aniruddha Rakshit, Mohammad Shorif Uddin

“…To perform experimentation a dataset is built containing ten most consumed soft drinks in Bangladesh using images from the ImageNet dataset, internet sources and also self-capturing. The experiment confirms that our system can detect and recognize different types of drinks with an accuracy of 98.51%.…”
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Cerebrospinal fluid CD4+ T cell infection in humans and macaques during acute HIV-1 and SHIV infection. by Vishakha Sharma, Matthew Creegan, Andrey Tokarev, Denise Hsu, Bonnie M Slike, Carlo Sacdalan, Phillip Chan, Serena Spudich, Jintanat Ananworanich, Michael A Eller, Shelly J Krebs, Sandhya Vasan, Diane L Bolton, RV254/SEARCH010 and RV304/SEARCH013 Study Teams

“…HIV-1 replication within the central nervous system (CNS) impairs neurocognitive function and has the potential to establish persistent, compartmentalized viral reservoirs. …”
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User satisfaction with train fares: A comparative analysis in five Australian cities. by Puteri Paramita, Zuduo Zheng, Md Mazharul Haque, Simon Washington, Paul Hyland

“…In particular, satisfaction with train fares is modelled as a function of socio-economic factors and train trip characteristics, using a random parameters ordered Logit model that accounts for unobserved heterogeneity in the population. …”
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Involvement of transposable elements in neurogenesis by R. N. Mustafin, E. K. Khusnutdinova

“…Significant activity of long non-coding RNA was detected in the hippocampus, which confirms the role of transposons in the regulation of brain function. …”
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Pretest probability of coronary artery disease as a factor for optimizing invasive diagnostics in routine clinical practice by M. A. Simonyan, T. Yu. Kalyuta, E. N. Genkal, O. M. Posnenkova, V. I. Gridnev

“…In 2017-2019, the number of detected CAD cases and proportion of men increased. …”
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Combined metabolome and transcriptome to analyze the regulatory network of key enzymes in the synthesis of senkirkine in Emilia sonchifolia by Jinli Yao, Yanqing Qin, Dongping Tu, Yumei Huang, Liuguan Liang, Wenhui Cai, Mingli Huang, Xiaoqi Zhu, Xinling Lao

“…This study provided references for gene functional expression analysis and laid a foundation for decoding the senkirkine biosynthesis pathway. …”
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CLSTM-MT (a Combination of 2-Conv CNN and BiLSTM Under the Mean Teacher Collaborative Learning Framework): Encryption Traffic Classification Based on CLSTM (a Combination of 2-Conv... by Xiaozong Qiu, Guohua Yan, Lihua Yin

“…The identification and classification of network traffic are crucial for maintaining network security, optimizing network management, and ensuring reliable service quality. These functions help prevent malicious activities, such as network attacks and illegal intrusions, while supporting the efficient allocation of network resources and enhancing user experience. …”
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Long-term dynamics of forage base and food supply for nekton in the upper epipelagic layer of the western Bering Sea. Part 2. Food supply for nekton by S. V. Naydenko, A. A. Somov

“…Weak correlation was detected both between the salmon feeding and abundance of their prey and between the salmon feeding and abundance of salmons. …”
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Peculiarities of the morphology of the fish stomach by T. Kot, O. Pysanko

“…Histochemical characteristics of the stomach of fish can serve as a theoretical basis for the development of a normal stomach test system for detecting functional changes under the influence of environmental factors.…”
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Influence of Solvent Concentration on the Amount of Individual Phenolic Compounds in Apple and Sour Cherry Pomace by Maria Bianca Mandache, Ana-Maria Stoenescu, Sina Cosmulescu

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Research note: Harnessing the potential of chicken blastodermal cells as a new frontier in poultry science and biotechnology – Establishment of embryonic stem cells and their diffe... by Małgorzata Duda, Patrycja Maciak, Grzegorz Tylko, Kamil Wartalski, Monika Trzcińska, Marek Romek, Marcin Samiec

“…Further research exploring the functional attributes of B-ESC-derived SC-LCs is required to elucidate their therapeutic potential in nerve reconstruction/repair.…”
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Targeted proteomics for absolute quantification of glucose transporter 1 in mammalian brain cells using liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry by Yash Mehta, Dhavalkumar Patel, Iqra Pervaiz, Ulrich Bickel, Abraham Jacob Al-Ahmad

“…Glucose represents a major source of energy for mammalian brains. Its uptake is tributary to a functional glucose transporter (GLUT1) expression at the blood-brain barrier (BBB). …”
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A Novel Landfill Liner Material for Solidified Lake Sediment Based on Industrial By-Product and Construction Waste: Engineering Behavior and Cr(VI) Breakdown Characteristics by Wencheng Meng, Lin Guo, Jiayue Yuan, Shiyu Chen, Guanghua Cai, Haijun Lu

“…Engineering sludge, industrial waste, and construction waste are marked by high production volumes, substantial accumulation, and significant pollution. The resource utilization of these solid wastes is low, and the co-disposal of multiple solid wastes remains unfeasible. …”
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Understanding Mantle Edge Pigmentation Through Comprehensive Transcriptomic Profiling of the Chilean Oyster (<i>Ostrea chilensis</i>) by Camila Godoy-Diaz, Katalina Llanos-Azócar, Gonzalo J. Ruiz-Tagle, Jorge E. Toro, Pablo A. Oyarzún, Juan A. Valdés

“…A total of 935,620,583 paired-end reads were de novo assembled, 50,908 transcripts produced, and a reference transcriptome created with 37.92% GC content and an N50 of 1929 bp. Functional annotation showed a total of 51,315 GO terms, with 21,322 annotations on Biological Process, 14,578 annotations on Molecular Functions, and 15,415 annotations on Cellular Component. …”
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AN INFLUENCE OF SPONTANEOUS MICROFLORA OF FERMENTED HORSEMEAT PRODUCTS ON THE FORMATION OF BIOLOGICALLY ACTIVE PEPTIDES by I. M. Chernukha, I. N. Nikonov, N. G. Mashentseva, D. L. Klabukova, D. A. Afanasev, L. I. Kovalyov, L. А. Ilina

“…Therefore, in the studied product, good preservation of the main spectra of muscle proteins was observed, and the identified fractions, apparently, can be sources of new functional peptides. Not only quantitative but also qualitative changes were observed in the studied samples. …”
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Leaf water uptake strategy of plants in the arid and semi-arid region of Ningxia by CHEN Lin, YANG Xinguo, SONG Naiping, YANG Mingxiu, XIAO Xupei, WANG Xing

“…Our objective was to investigate whether the plant leaf can uptake the rainfall that can not be absorbed by plant roots, and to understand leaf water uptake strategy, the relationship between leaf water uptake capability and plant ecological functional types in the arid and semi-arid region of Ningxia.The leaf water uptake content (LWUC), percentage increase in leaf water content (RW), chlorophyll content (ChlC), leaf water saturation deficit (WSD), specific leaf area (SLA) and leaf dry matter content (LDMC) of 50 plants were measured, and patterns of leaf traits were investigated to detect their difference among functional groups and relationships between each trait. …”
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