Cookware as source of toxic metals: An overview by Okunola Alabi, Amos Tomiwa Afolabi

“…This review investigates importance of cookware as a source of exposure to toxic metals, with a focus on the health consequences of lead, cadmium and aluminum contamination. …”
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Functional Fruit Snacks Enriched with Natural Sources of Fructooligosaccharides: Composition, Bioactive Compounds, Biological Activity, and Consumer Acceptance by Paulina Nowicka, Michalina Marcińczak, Martyna Szydłowska, Aneta Wojdyło

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Testing source elevation versus genotype as predictors of sugar pine performance in a post‐fire restoration planting by Emily V. Moran, Rainbow DeSilva, Courtney Canning, Jessica W. Wright

“…Seed sources from 500 to 1800 ft (152.4–548.6 m) lower in elevation, and one seed zone further south generally performed as well or better than local seed sources. …”
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Sources of Life Strengths Appraisal Scale: A Multidimensional Approach to Assessing Older Adults’ Perceived Sources of Life Strengths by Prem S. Fry, Dominique L. Debats

“…A 24-month followup of a randomly selected sample confirmed that the nine-scale appraisal measure (SLSAS) is a promising instrument for appraising older adults’ sources of life strengths in dealing with stresses of daily life’s functioning and also a robust measure for predicting outcomes of resilience, autonomy, and well-being for this age group. …”
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A statistical approach to assess interspecific consumptive competition and functional redundancy in ephemeral resource uses using camera traps by Yoshihiro Nakashima, Akane Hashizume, Akane Kanda

“…We extended time‐to‐detection occupancy modeling to quantify interspecific consumptive competition and redundancy of ecosystem functions through consumption between two species, while accounting for observation censoring. …”
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Investigating the impact of the regularization parameter on EEG resting-state source reconstruction and functional connectivity using real and simulated data by F. Leone, A. Caporali, A. Pascarella, C. Perciballi, O. Maddaluno, A. Basti, P. Belardinelli, L. Marzetti, G. Di Lorenzo, V. Betti

“…Accurate EEG source localization is crucial for mapping resting-state network dynamics and it plays a key role in estimating source-level functional connectivity. …”
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Evaluating and Diagnosing Urban Function and Perceived Quality Based on Multi-Source Data and Deep Learning Using Dalian as an Example by Yumeng Meng, Mei Lyu, Dong Sun, Jiaxuan Shi, Hiroatsu Fukuda

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Functional products fortified with probiotic LAB isolated from Egyptian dairy sources showed hypolipidemic effects in Albino rats. by Amira M G Darwish, Marwa G Allam, Enaam S Shokery, Eman H E Ayad

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<i>In Vitro</i> Assessment of Biological and Functional Properties of Potential Probiotic Strains Isolated from Commercial and Dairy Sources by Elmira Kelidkazeran, Meriam Bouri Yildiz, Fikrettin Sahin

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A near-optimal resource allocation strategy for minimizing the worse-case impact of malicious attacks on cloud networks by Yu-Fang Chen, Frank Yeong-Sung Lin, Kuang-Yen Tai, Chiu-Han Hsiao, Wei-Hsin Wang, Ming-Chi Tsai, Tzu-Lung Sun

“…The proposed model integrates Virtual Machine (VM) initiation decisions and employs the Contest Success Function (CSF) within a two-player max–min game framework to dynamically allocate resources. …”
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A Survey on the Functionalities of Data Catalog Tools by Jasmin Kropshofer, Johannes Schrott, Wolfram WoB, Lisa Ehrlinger

“…Currently, there is no generally accepted definition or interpretation regarding the required functionality of data catalog tools. This has not only led to a wide range of so-called data catalog tools but has also made it difficult for practitioners to gain an overview in order to make a targeted selection of a tool. …”
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Comparative analysis and selection of the geometry of the microphone array based on MEMS microphones for sound localisation by Andrii Riabko, Tetiana Vakaliuk, Oksana Zaika, Roman Kukharchuk, Yuriy Smorzhevsky

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Nanotechnologies associated to floral resources in agri-food sector by Ahmad S Ammar

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Forms of financing the cultural sector in Poland against the background of solutions from selected European countries by Joanna Posłuszna, Stella Kaczmarek

“…Although the cultural sector is very important, state budgets contribute only a little to the financing of culture and its functioning depends on various sources of financing. …”
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Fermented, Freeze-Dried Snacks from <i>Lactarius deliciosus</i> as a Source of Functional Compounds and Lactic Acid Bacteria by Kavya Venugopal, Paweł Satora, Katarzyna Kała, Katarzyna Sułkowska-Ziaja, Agnieszka Szewczyk, Beata Ostachowicz, Bożena Muszyńska, Emilia Bernaś

“…After 6 months of storage, mushroom products were a good source of functional compounds, especially LAB, minerals, indoles, lovastatin, antioxidants (phenolic compounds), and dietary fibre. …”
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Acoustic modelling of surface sources. Part II. Piston model, asymmetrical function of vibration velocity, discretizing error, axisymmetrical problem by A. BRAŃSKI

“…Then the model of the source consists of an array of driving pistons. In order to select the optimal position of the boundary between the pistons, the measure of the divergence/convergence between directivity function of the model and exact was analysed. …”
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The Microbiome of Continuous Wheat Rotations: Minor Shifts in Bacterial and Archaeal Communities but a Source for Functionally Active Plant-Beneficial Bacteria by Andrea Braun-Kiewnick, Adriana Giongo, Priscilla Mena Zamberlan, Patrick Pluta, Heinz-Josef Koch, Henning Kage, Kornelia Smalla, Doreen Babin

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SELECTION OF CRITERIA FOR ASSESSING THE EFFECTIVENESS OF RENEWABLE ENERGY SUPPORT POLICIES by N.А. Riazanova

“…The purpose of the article is to research and develop scientific and economic decisions on the assessment of the efficiency of the use of renewable energy sources, and to justify the selection of criteria for assessing renewable energy support policies. …”
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Physiological and biochemical aspects of using black lion fly larvae as a source of biologically active and nutrient substances by M. S. Talan, I. S. Dokuchaeva, M. A. Mukhamed'yarov

“…Introduction. Functional foods are products that, in addition to taste and nutritional value, have a physiological effect on the human body. ω-6 and ω-3 fatty acids, when consumed in the form of triglycerides from various food sources, undergo digestion in the small intestine, allowing absorption and transport into the blood and subsequent assimilation into the body, including the brain, retina, heart and other tissues. …”
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New source of cellulase production using a metagenomic technique by Safaa M. Ali, Nadia A. Soliman

“…In the outlook, the metagenomic guide approachs may be functional to the elevated selection of novel cellulase from the environment.…”
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