Expression analyses of chemosensory genes provide insights into evolution of gustatory receptor genes in the bumble bee Bombus impatiens by Kaleigh Fisher, Blanca M. Guillén, Anupama Dahanukar, Naoki Yamanaka, S. Hollis Woodard

“…Chemoreception mediates fundamental behaviors in bumble bees like finding mates, selecting suitable nest sites, and foraging resources. …”
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Efficiency of the Integrated Nitrogen Removal Device to Remove Ammonia in a Hog House by Chen Lyu, Na Li, Ming Li, Yiyan Lyu, Zhaoying Liu, Shuang Zhong

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Unveiling the complex double-edged sword role of exosomes in nasopharyngeal carcinoma by Xueyan Huang, Yuedi Tang

“…Exosomes are small membrane vesicles at the nanoscale that transport physiologically active compounds from their source cell and have a crucial function in signal transmission and intercellular message exchange. …”
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Face Recognition Door Security System and Contactless Bell by Rini Irnayanti, Elfizon Elfizon

“…Face recognition uses OpenCV based on an open source library to recognize faces in realtime using the Python programming language.  …”
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Habitat Distributions and Abundance of Four Wild Herbivores on the Qinghai–Tibetan Plateau: A Review by Tian Qiao, Chiwei Xiao, Zhiming Feng, Junzhi Ye

“…However, in recent years, the primary challenge has shifted from wildlife protection to balancing the human and wildlife interests within the constraints of limited resources. In the future, we should focus on enhancing the ecological functions of habitats to achieve harmonious coexistence between humans and nature, as well as establishing a scientific compensation mechanism to mitigate human–wildlife conflicts. …”
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Recapitulating the bone extracellular matrix through 3D bioprinting using various crosslinking chemistries by Laurens Parmentier, Edward Vermeersch, Sandra Van Vlierberghe

“…Bioprinting allows to spatially organize cellular niches influencing mechanobiology into tissue engineered constructs thereby aiming to achieve a similar functional complexity as the various tissues present within bone. …”
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Role of Rail in Passenger Border Traffic between Poland and Ukraine — a Dynamic Approach by Tomasz Komornicki, Karol Kowalczyk

“…They provided the basis for the determination of changes in the position of rail towards other modes of cross-border transport. The second source is Network Train Timetable (in Polish: Sieciowy Rozkład Jazdy Pociągów), used for the preparation of maps of connections functioning in selected time intervals. …”
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Antioxidant activities and inhibitory effects of free and bound polyphenols from date (Phoenix dactylifera L.) seeds on starch digestive enzymes by Sameera Sirisena, Ken Ng, Said Ajlouni

“…Bound polyphenol fraction, with strong α-glucosidase inhibition and weak α-amylase inhibition, was suggested as a significant source of functional food ingredients with anti-hyperglycaemic properties.…”
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Comparison of Gut Microbiota in Overwintering Bees: <i>Apis cerana</i> vs. <i>Apis mellifera</i> by Heng Chen, Lijiao Gao, Jialin Liu, Conghui Ji, Xiaoqun Dang, Zeyang Zhou, Wenhua Luo

“…However, during the cold season, resources become limited, leading to significant losses in bee colonies. …”
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Extraction, Isolation, and TEMPO-NaBr-NaClO Oxidation Modification of Cellulose from Coffee Grounds by Mourad Ouhammou, Abdellah Mourak, Aziz Ait-Karra, Jaouad Abderrahim, Najat Elhadiri, Mostafa Mahrouz

“…These chemical modifications improve the cellulose’s reactivity, broadening its potential applications in various fields, including biocomposites, sustainable packaging materials, and functional films. This work demonstrates the feasibility of utilizing coffee ground residues as a renewable, eco-friendly source of modified cellulose for high-value applications.…”
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Evaluation of Health and Wellness Centers in Nagpur District of Maharashtra, Central India by Priti N. Tiwari, Sagar M. Pandey, Hitesh C. Tayade, Arvind S. Kushwaha, Sushma S. Thakre, Subhash B. Thakre

“…Results: All eight HWCs were functioning in government buildings. Half of the HWCs had electricity and functional power backup. …”
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Efficient Electrochemical CO2 Reduction Using AgN3 Single‐Atom Sites Embedded in Free‐Standing Electrodes for Flow Cell Applications by M. Nur Hossain, Ali Malek, Zhangsen Chen, Lei Zhang, Shuhui Sun, Hanshuo Liu, Roberto Neagu, Jigang Zhou, Hui Yuan, Christopher S. Allen, Gianluigi Botton

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Leveraging artificial intelligence for photo identification to aid CITES enforcement in combating illegal trade of the endangered humphead wrasse (Cheilinus undulatus) by C. Y. Hau, W. K. Ngan, Y. Sadovy de Mitcheson, Y. Sadovy de Mitcheson, Y. Sadovy de Mitcheson

“…The application compares and detects changes in fish individuals at each location. …”
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Harnessing the microbial interactions from Apocynum venetum phyllosphere for natural product discovery by Wei Huang, Xingzhi Jiao, Lingqi Hua, Qianjin Kang, Lili Zhang, Xiaoxia Luo, Linquan Bai

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The Policy-Making Model Based on Conflict of Interest Management in Crisis Conditions in the Country\'s Health System (Case of Study: The Experience of COVID-19) by Mahnaz sabzi, abbas Monavarian, Tayebeh Abbasi

“…Results: The findings showed that the policy-making model based on conflict of interest management includes 74 sub-categories in the form of 18 main categories of causal, contextual, intervening conditions, central phenomenon, consequences, and strategies. It indicates that selecting policy-maker, the personality characteristics of the policy-maker, the principles of health system policy-making, and medical resources and equipment are causal factors affecting policy-making based on conflict of interest management, which predicts consequences at the micro and macro levels. …”
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Comparing soil microbial diversity in smallholder plantain backyard gardens and main farms in Western and Central Africa by Manoj Kaushal, Yao Adjiguita Kolombia, Amos Emitati Alakonya, Cargele Masso

“…Beneficial genera such as Bacillus, Streptomyces, Bradyrhizobium, and Paenibacillus were also detected. Functional predictions based on COG and KEGG databases indicated notable differences in microbial functional potential between the two settings. …”
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THE SOLUTION TO THE EQUATION OF THE SHOCK WAVE BURGERS IN THE PTC MATHCAD ENVIRONMENT by R. E. Oleynikova

“…However, this error is detected through the values of the nonlinear term included in the differential equation, which is determined according to the binomial representation through the quadratic forms of the matrix of the trial function. …”
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Interconnected Operation and Economic Feasibility-Based Sustainable Planning of Virtual Power Plant in Multi-Area Context by Anubhav Kumar Pandey, Vinay Kumar Jadoun, Jayalakshmi N. Sabhahit, Sachin Sharma

“…The target objective functions for the selected problem were two-fold, i.e., net profit and emission, for which maximization was performed for the former and reduction for the later, respectively. …”
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Potentials of Natural Preservatives to Enhance Food Safety and Shelf Life: A Review by Ejigayehu Teshome, Sirawdink Fikreyesus Forsido, H. P. Vasantha Rupasinghe, Ebisa Olika Keyata

“…The extraction condition and purification of natural preservatives may change their structure and affect their functionality. Selecting the best extraction method coupled with minimal processing such as direct mechanical extraction seems to preserve active ingredients. …”
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Sorting algorithm acceleration based on CPU-FPGA heterogeneous system by Kou Yuanbo, Qiu Zeyu, Wang Liang, Huang Jianqiang

“…Traditional sorting methods are mainly implemented in software serial mode, including bubble sorting, selective sorting and so on. These algorithms often use sequential comparison, and the operation time complexity is relatively high. …”
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