Risk Assessment and Prediction of Heavy Metal Pollution in Groundwater and River Sediment: A Case Study of a Typical Agricultural Irrigation Area in Northeast China by Shuang Zhong, Hui Geng, Fengjun Zhang, Zhaoying Liu, Tianye Wang, Boyu Song

“…The areas with typical municipal sewage discharge river and irrigation water function were selected as study sites in northeast China. …”
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Modular assembly of self-healing flexible thermoelectric devices with integrated cooling and heating capabilities by Xiaolong Sun, Yue Hou, Zheng Zhu, Bo Zhu, Qianfeng Ding, Wenjie Zhou, Sijia Yan, Zhanglong Xia, Yong Liu, Youmin Hou, Yuan Yu, Ziyu Wang

“…Yet, current devices lack functional module expansion, which limits the customization for diverse energy-harvesting heat sources and complicates their assembly to meet the specific power requirements of electrical appliances. …”
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Investigation of growth traits in Turkish Merino lambs using multi-locus GWAS approaches: Karacabey Merino by Yalçın Yaman, Ramazan Aymaz, Murat Keleş, Yiğit Emir Kişi, Ecem Hatipoğlu, Arzu Özdemir, Elif Çetinkaya

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DART-HRMS for the Rapid Assessment of Bioactive Compounds in Ultrasound-Processed Rapeseed Meal By-Product by Anna Lante, Andrea Massaro, Carmela Zacometti, Dasha Mihaylova, Vesela Chalova, Albert Krastanov, Hristo Kalaydzhiev, Miluska Cisneros, Greta Morbin, Giorgia Riuzzi, Severino Segato, Alessandra Tata

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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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Freshness/spoilage monitoring of protein-rich foods by betacyanin-loaded gelatin/carboxymethyl cellulose halochromic labels by Reza Abedi-Firoozjah, Shamimeh Azimi-Salim, Arvin Afrah, Reza Yekta, Elham Assadpour, Maryam Azizi-Lalabadi, Seid Mahdi Jafari

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Metallothionein (MT) Expression and SEM-EDX Mapping on <I>Cymodocea serrulata</I> Seagrass by Dwi Rosalina, Dini Sofarini, Firman Farid Muhsoni, Misbakhul Munir, Ruly Isfatul Khasanah

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Sexual dysfunction following low-dose-rate brachytherapy for prostate cancer by A. D. Anosov, M. E. Efremov, V. L. Medvedev, M. I. Kogan

“…These works were devoted to sexual dysfunction, assessment, and rehabilitation of sexual function in patients with PCa who underwent LDRT. Our review confirmed the existing necessity for a detailed study of rational methods for diagnosing sexual dysfunctions prior to selecting a treatment method, as well as the possible prevention of disorders after LDRT. …”
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Greening concept in inventory system for deteriorating items with preservation investment and price and stock dependent demand via marine predators algorithm by Hachen Ali, Gobinda Chandra Panda, Adel Fahad Alrasheedi, Ali Akbar Shaikh, Jeonghwan Gwak

“…Although the study is theoretical in nature, data assumptions are grounded in real-world parameter ranges drawn from validated case studies and academic sources. Parameters such as deterioration rates, green investment cost coefficients, and preservation effectiveness are selected to reflect practical supply chain conditions. …”
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Exploring Control Mechanism of Motoneuron Pools for the Forearm Antagonist Synergistic Muscles by Haoran Ren, Xinyu Jiang, Chenyun Dai

“…Therefore, we used a discharge coherence analysis of motor unit (MU) spike trains to investigate different sources of common and independent input between extensor and flexor muscle groups in different hand gestures. 14 gestures were selected, including the extension of individual and multi fingers, as well as pinch finger tasks. …”
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Common bean processing to obtain a protein ingredient for the plant-based market by Janice Ribeiro Lima, Tatiana de Lima Azevedo, Melicia Cintia Galdeano, Ilana Felberg, Caroline Grassi Mellinger

“…They are naturally rich sources of proteins, ranging from 19% to 24%. This study aimed to define conditions for obtaining protein concentrate from common beans using alkaline extraction with subsequent acid precipitation. …”
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Comprehensive analysis of complete chloroplast genome sequence of Morina L. by Peng-Hui Liu, Qing Yuan, Huan Liu, Le-Le Qin, Yao Wei, Xu-Min Li, Fei Ren, Xiao-Lei Ma, Hai-Rui Liu

“…This study is conducive to the development and utilization of the resources of Morina, and provides a theoretical basis for the further study of this species.…”
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Transcriptomic Analysis Reveals the Biosynthesis Mechanism of Coixol Under Salicylic Acid Treatment by Yao Wang, Hanli Ye, Xuqin Luo, Ziwei Li, Chuanqi Zheng, Dali Sun

“…Conclusions: These findings not only pointed the way for increasing the content of coixol in cultivation but also provided a reference for further elucidation of the gene functions involved in the bioaccumulation of coixol.…”
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METHODICAL APPROACHES FOR ASSESSING THE FINANCIAL STABILITY OF INSURANCE COMPANIES by I. Abernikhina, O. Toporkova, І. Sokyrynska, L. Shylo

“…The main purpose of the conducted study is indexes arrangement by which it is possible to assess the financial stability of an insurance company in accordance with the criteria (factors, sources) of its ensuring. Systematization of literary sources and approaches for solving the problem in managing the financial stability of an insurance company to ensure its stable development has shown that this issue remains unresolved to the full extent and requires detailing and indexes arrangement that can be used to assess the financial stability and determine its level. …”
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Resource Recovery from Abandoned Mine Drainage Galleries via Ion Exchange: A Case Study from Freiberg Mining Area, Germany by Janith Abeywickrama, Katayoun Karimi, Marlies Grimmer, Nils Hoth, Carsten Drebenstedt

“…To improve zinc recovery, selective precipitation of aluminum at pH 6.0 was introduced as a pretreatment step. …”
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Identifying potential nutrient acquisition mechanisms for long-term survival: adaptive evolution of Halomonas isolated from subseafloor crustal fluids by Hans Sebastian, Alberto Robador, Dawson Ray, Angus Angermeyer, Steven D’Hondt, Julie A. Huber, Steven E. Finkel

“…The application of an adaptive evolution platform selecting for survival and growth under one environmental condition that simultaneously selects against survival in different environments may prove to be a very useful tool for identifying genes and metabolic pathways in a wide variety of complex environments.…”
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Effect of -O- on Water Molecule Adsorption and Adsorption Mechanism of Lignite and Coke by Xue Bai, Yue Yin Song, Ying Yue Teng, Wen Lu Zhang, Yin Min Song, Yun Fei Wang

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Semantic distances of WAIS Similarities word pairs in non-demented adults: An item-level index of semantic memory granularity by Matteo De Marco, Satyam Chauhan, Martina Bocchetta, Annalena Venneri

“…LCH is a valuable construct that could help clinicians detect semantic memory decline in ageing adults with suspected neurodegeneration.…”
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Chromosome-Level Genome Assembly and Comparative Transcriptome Analyses Identified Energy Conservation as a Key Strategy for Anadromous Adaptation of the Hilsa Shad, <i>Tenualosa i... by Kishor Kumar Sarker, Liang Lu, Roland Nathan Mandal, Md Rashedur Rahman, Anirban Sarker, Mohammad Abdul Baki, Chenhong Li

“…Moreover, active gluconeogenesis and reduced insulin signaling in the liver are possibly linked to glucose homeostasis, potentially induced by prolonged starvation during migration. These genomic resources will accelerate the future evolutionary and functional genomics studies of <i>T. ilisha</i>.…”
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Health related quality of life in patients having schizophrenia negative symptoms – a systematic review by Chiraz Azaiez, Aurélie Millier, Christophe Lançon, Emilie Clay, Pascal Auquier, Pierre-Michel Llorca, Mondher Toumi

“…Background: Schizophrenia negative symptoms (SNS) contribute substantially to poor functional outcomes, loss in productivity and poor quality of life. …”
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