Metagenomic analysis reveals methanogenic and other archaeal genes in the digestive tract of invasive Japanese beetle larvae and associated soil by Helena Avila-Arias, Michael E. Scharf, Ronald F. Turco, Diego J. Jiménez, Audrey Simard, Douglas S. Richmond

“…The presence of the same archaeal features in both soil and JB midgut suggests that the JB midgut archaeome may be environmentally sourced, with more tailored selection of the archaeome occurring in the JB hindgut. …”
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Development of Starter Cultures for Precision Fermentation of Kombucha with Enriched Gamma-Aminobutyric Acid (GABA) Content by Geun-Hyung Kim, Kwang-Rim Baek, Ga-Eun Lee, Ji-Hyun Lee, Ji-Hyun Moon, Seung-Oh Seo

“…This study focused on developing starter cultures to produce functional kombucha through precision fermentation technology using selected microbial strains newly isolated from food sources. …”
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Greenhouse gas emissions of global construction material production by Seth Kane, Josefine A Olsson, Sabbie A Miller

“…Both construction material production and emissions are primarily driven by structural materials, such as concrete and steel. Material selection can play a key role in reducing emissions in the context of the function, with variation in emissions of structural materials per unit strength between 0.001–0.1 kg CO _2 /kg/MPa and in insulation materials per R -value/thickness of 0.018–0.14 kg CO _2 /kg/(K⋅m ^2 W ^−1 ))). …”
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Application of Artificial Intelligence in Acute Ischemic Stroke: A Scoping Review by JoonNyung Heo

“…Outcome prediction, the most explored category, includes studies predicting functional outcomes, mortality, and recurrence, often achieving high accuracy and outperforming traditional methods. …”
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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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SegTrackDetect: A window-based framework for tiny object detection via semantic segmentation and tracking by Aleksandra Kos, Karol Majek, Dominik Belter

“…This work introduces SegTrackDetect, an open-source, window-based framework for small and tiny object detection. …”
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Chi-circ_0009659 modulates goat intramuscular adipocyte differentiation through miR-3431-5p/STEAP4 axis by Xin Li, Hao Zhang, Yong Wang, Yanyan Li, Youli Wang, Yan Xiong, Wei Liu, Yaqiu Lin

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Transcranial optogenetic brain modulator for precise bimodal neuromodulation in multiple brain regions by Hyogeun Shin, Min-Ho Nam, Seung Eun Lee, Soo Hyun Yang, Esther Yang, Jin Taek Jung, Hyun Kim, Jiwan Woo, Yakdol Cho, Youngsam Yoon, Il-Joo Cho

“…Abstract Transcranial brain stimulation is a promising technology for safe modulation of brain function without invasive procedures. Recent advances in transcranial optogenetic techniques with external light sources, using upconversion particles and highly sensitive opsins, have shown promise for precise neuromodulation with improved spatial resolution in deeper brain regions. …”
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High-Throughput Indirect Monitoring of TORC1 Activation Using the pTOMAN-G Plasmid in Yeast by Melissa Gómez, Guilherme Rocha, Diego Ruiz, Claudio Martínez, Francisco Salinas, Eduardo Kessi-Pérez

“…The target of rapamycin complex 1 (TORC1) is a highly conserved protein complex whose primary function is to link nutrient availability to cell growth in eukaryotes, particularly nitrogen sources. …”
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Neuropsychiatric Manifestations of Lyme Disease: A Literature Review of Psychiatric and Cognitive Impacts by Gabija Šegždaitė, Odeta Aliukonytė, Kamilė Pociūtė

“…This paper examines the connection between Lyme disease and neuropsychiatric outcomes to improve diagnosis and treatment.Materials and Methods: The PubMed database was searched for scientific literature sources. Publications published in English in 2019–2024 were selected. …”
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Thermodynamics of interaction of inulin complex with water by Yu. A. Maksimenko, O. I. Konnova, I. Yu. Aleksanian

“…Currently, the key trends in the global food market include the rapidly developing functional nutrition industry, which is of great interest to consumers. …”
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Degradation of extracellular polymeric substances shapes microbial community diversity. by Sammy Pontrelli, Kian Bigovic Villi, Andreas Sichert, Julian Trouillon, Adriano Rutz, Zachary C Landry, Simon H Rüdisser, Roman Stocker, Uwe Sauer

“…EPS was produced at similar levels across marine chitin-degrading isolates and seawater communities, underscoring its importance relative to small metabolites. Notably, different sources of EPS were found to select for distinct and diverse microbial communities. …”
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Antimicrobial Potential of Extract from a Pseudomonas aeruginosa Isolate by Francis Kwaku Dzideh Amankwah, Stephen Yao Gbedema, Yaw Duah Boakye, Marcel Tunkumgmen Bayor, Vivian Etsiapah Boamah

“…Microorganisms are one of the main sources of antimicrobial agents and over 50% of antibiotics currently used in hospitals are metabolites from microbes. …”
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KAJIAN PENGETAHUAN LOKAL MASYARAKAT PETANI DALAM PENGELOLAAN DAERAH ALIRAN SUNGAI (DAS) KETAHUN DI KABUPATEN LEBONG by Agus Purwoko, Ketut Sukiyono, Indra Cahyadinata

“…An analytical descriptive method is used analyze data gathered from interview to 80 farmers selected by purposive sampling. The reserach indicates that sources of farmers’ local knowledge on natural resources management come from internal and external social system. …”
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Design and Application of Mesoporous Catalysts for Liquid-Phase Furfural Hydrogenation by Hyeongeon Lee, Shinjae Lee, Kwangjin An

“…Finally, key challenges that require further investigation are discussed, including catalyst stability, deactivation mechanisms, strategies to reduce reliance on external hydrogen sources, and the impact of solvent effects on product selectivity. …”
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Deep Reinforcement Learning-Based Distribution Network Planning Method Considering Renewable Energy by Liang Ma, Chenyi Si, Ke Wang, Jinshan Luo, Shigong Jiang, Yi Song

“…Against the background of building new power systems, the rapid growth of distributed renewable energy sources, such as photovoltaic and wind power, has introduced many challenges for distribution network planning (DNP), including different source-load compositions, complex network topologies, and varied application scenarios. …”
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Wheat crop producers’ technical efficiency and its determinants in Oromia region of Ethiopia: evidence from West Shewa zone by Melkamu Girma, Abule Mehare, Mengistu Ketema

“…The stochastic Cobb-Douglas production function was estimated to measure the level of technical efficiency. …”
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Conceptualization of Temporal Relationships Structuring the Emotional World of a Person in the Poem “No – leave my heart to rest” by T. Moore by A. V. Diehl

“…Moore from the point of view of their linguopragmatic function model and structure the world of emotional experiences of the lyrical hero and serve the purpose of realizing the time continuum within the event space of the analyzed poem.…”
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COMPLEX FOR MONITORING OF SEWAGE OPTICAL DENSITY CHANGES by V. A. Alekseev, V. P. Usoltcev, S. I. Yuran, D. N. Shulmin

“…For carrying out an experiment water pollution is selected by vegetable oil. The analysis of absorption spectra of water and vegetable oil showed that as a source of radiation it is expedient to use lasers with lengths of waves in the range of 0,4–0,5 μm which have the minimum absorption of radiation in the water environment and the considerable absorption in the environment of impurity, for example, the violet STLL-MM-405-200-52-A laser with wavelength of 0,405 μm and 200 mW. …”
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Targeting GJB4 to inhibit tumor growth and induce ferroptosis in pancreatic cancer by Xiangru Zheng, Wenjun Li, Xiaoli Li, Qianyi Yao, Luquan Zheng, Rongrong Fan, Ping Bie

“…Bioinformatics analysis was conducted to explore the function of GJB4 in PC cells. Changes in ferroptosis in PC cells following GJB4 downregulation were detected by immunofluorescence staining, transmission electron microscopy, and western blotting.ResultsGJB4 expression was found to be upregulated in PC tissues and positively correlated with patient survival. …”
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