Examining the Influence of the Shadow Economy on the Performance of Financial Markets and the Banking Sector in BRICS Countries: A Panel SUR Approach by Jaber Hasan Mhejir, Samad Hekmati Farid, Ali Reza Zadeh, Yousef Mohammad Zadeh

“…The impact on financial markets is notably stronger than its influence on banking sector performance. In resource-rich nations, however, these resources have not enhanced financial and banking efficiencies; instead, they have generated economic rents, fostered corruption, and weakened government functions. …”
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Definition of halal analysis of formulation of kombucha drink from simplicia of malay apple fruit (Syzygium malaccense) by Novriyanti Lubis, Anwar Mubarok, Effan Cahyati Junaedi, Dang Soni

“…The wealth of biodiversity and the abundance of native Indonesian germplasm resources have not been optimally utilized domestically. …”
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EasyMetagenome: A user‐friendly and flexible pipeline for shotgun metagenomic analysis in microbiome research by Defeng Bai, Tong Chen, Jiani Xun, Chuang Ma, Hao Luo, Haifei Yang, Chen Cao, Xiaofeng Cao, Jianzhou Cui, Yuan‐Ping Deng, Zhaochao Deng, Wenxin Dong, Wenxue Dong, Juan Du, Qunkai Fang, Wei Fang, Yue Fang, Fangtian Fu, Min Fu, Yi‐Tian Fu, He Gao, Jingping Ge, Qinglong Gong, Lunda Gu, Peng Guo, Yuhao Guo, Tang Hai, Hao Liu, Jieqiang He, Zi‐Yang He, Huiyu Hou, Can Huang, Shuai Ji, ChangHai Jiang, Gui‐Lai Jiang, Lingjuan Jiang, Ling N. Jin, Yuhe Kan, Da Kang, Jin Kou, Ka‐Lung Lam, Changchao Li, Chong Li, Fuyi Li, Liwei Li, Miao Li, Xin Li, Ye Li, Zheng‐Tao Li, Jing Liang, Yongxin Lin, Changzhen Liu, Danni Liu, Fengqin Liu, Jia Liu, Tianrui Liu, Tingting Liu, Xinyuan Liu, Yaqun Liu, Bangyan Liu, Minghao Liu, Wenbo Lou, Yaning Luan, Yuanyuan Luo, Hujie Lv, Tengfei Ma, Zongjiong Mai, Jiayuan Mo, Dongze Niu, Zhuo Pan, Heyuan Qi, Zhanyao Shi, Chunjiao Song, Fuxiang Sun, Yan Sun, Sihui Tian, Xiulin Wan, Guoliang Wang, Hongyang Wang, Hongyu Wang, Huanhuan Wang, Jing Wang, Jun Wang, Kang Wang, Leli Wang, Shao‐kun Wang, Xinlong Wang, Yao Wang, Zufei Xiao, Huichun Xing, Yifan Xu, Shu‐yan Yan, Li Yang, Song Yang, Yuanming Yang, Xiaofang Yao, Salsabeel Yousuf, Hao Yu, Yu Lei, Zhengrong Yuan, Meiyin Zeng, Chunfang Zhang, Chunge Zhang, Huimin Zhang, Jing Zhang, Na Zhang, Tianyuan Zhang, Yi‐Bo Zhang, Yupeng Zhang, Zheng Zhang, Mingda Zhou, Yuanping Zhou, Chengshuai Zhu, Lin Zhu, Yue Zhu, Zhihao Zhu, Hongqin Zou, Anna Zuo, Wenxuan Dong, Tao Wen, Shifu Chen, Guoliang Li, Yunyun Gao, Yong‐Xin Liu

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Diversified Cropping of Grains and <i>Atractylodes lancea</i> (Thunb.) DC. Enhances Ecological Benefits of Agroecosystems by Enze Wang, Yu Sun, Ming Li, Libo Ye, Xinyi Yu, Zongmu Yao, Chunjie Tian

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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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Investigation, Optimization of Energy Consumption and Yield Modeling of Two Paddy Cultivars with Genetic-Artificial Bee Colony Algorithm by S. Sharifi, N. Hafezi, M. H. Aghkhani

“…An artificial bee colony (ABC) algorithm with a novel and straightforward elitism structure was utilized to enhance the fitness function of the genetic algorithm (GA). …”
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Stage-specific metabolic allocation: nutrient investment strategies during Lysiphlebia japonica Ashmead development by Tingting Zhou, Ningbo Huangfu, Li Wang, Junyu Luo, Jinjie Cui, Xiangzhen Zhu, Sumei Wan, Xueke Gao

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Bayesian fine-mapping and Mendelian randomization leveraging expression quantitative trait loci reveal novel candidate causal genes for body conformation traits in cattle by Jun Teng, Chongwei Duan, Xinyi Zhang, Zhujun Chen, Chao Ning, Rongling Li, Yundong Gao, Hongding Gao, Huiming Liu, Jianbin Li, Xiao Wang, Qin Zhang

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UFLPlus: An Underwater Fish Lamp Technology as an Innovation of Fish-Luring Aids on Boat Lift Net by Fajriah Fajriah, Ahmad Mustafa, Muhammad Rais, La Anadi, Kobajashi Togo Isamu, Marsuki Iswandi, Idrus Salam, Sampunur Sampunur

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Introduction to ORC–VCC Systems: A Review by Tomasz Suchocki

“…The key innovation lies in the development of an advanced coupling mechanism that seamlessly connects the ORC and VCC, enabling more efficient utilization of low-grade heat sources. By optimizing working fluid selection and implementing a shared shaft connection between the ORC turbine and VCC compressor, the system achieves dual functionality—simultaneous electricity generation and cooling—with higher efficiency than conventional methods. …”
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Marine octopus: global distribution, extraction methods, bioactive biomaterials, and biomedical applications by Mengfei Li, Mengfei Li, Mengfei Li, Zhihong Deng, Kun Cheng, Kun Cheng, Kun Cheng, Xianjun Fu, Xianjun Fu, Xianjun Fu, Xiuxue Li

“…Therefore, this review systematically summarizes the research progress on octopus resource distribution, extraction methods, nutrients, bioactive compounds substances and research on regeneration material, aiming to promote the development and utilization of octopus resources. …”
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The development of medical networks through ICT in Japan by Tsutomu Nakamura

“…ICT applied to two cases (the Wakashio Medical Network in Chiba Prefecture and the Haniwa Health and Welfare Network in Miyazaki Prefecture) has promoted functional division and cooperation among medical institutions as well as the efficient use of resources on medical networks. …”
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The role of fracture in dynamic tensile responses of fractured rock mass: Insight from a particle-based model by Changtai Zhou, Yichao Rui, Jiadong Qiu, Zhihe Wang, Tao Zhou, Xiting Long, Ke Shan

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Strengthening Farmer Institutions in Rice Farming: An Interpretive Structural Modeling Approach by Sri Wahyuni Kamaruddin, Zulkifli Zulkifli, Akbar Akbar

“…This study emphasizes the relevance of farmer institutions in ensuring access to resources and financial support to improve rice yield, efficiency, and competitiveness while also supporting farmers' well-being. …”
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Assessing the impact of diet formulation and age on targeted bacterial establishment in laboratory and mass-reared Mediterranean fruit fly using full-length 16S rRNA sequencing by Charles J. Mason, Rosalie C. Nelson, Mikinley Weaver, Tyler J. Simmonds, Scott M. Geib, Ikkei Shikano

“…In laboratory and mass-reared insects, gut microbiomes can differ in composition and function compared to wild conspecifics. For fruit flies, such as the Mediterranean fruit fly (medfly; Ceratitis capitata), these changes can influence male performance and behavior. …”
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Comparative analysis of mitochondrial genomes in lycoperdaceae fungi reveals intron dynamics and phylogenetic relationships by Xianyi Wang, Guoyu Wang, Jiawei Tao, Zhongyao Guo, Guangyin Xu, Jiayu Li, Jichuan Kang, Qin Zuo, Hongmei Liu, Qirui Li

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Uncertainty-Aware Active Meta-Learning for Few-Shot Text Classification by Sanghyun Seo, Hiskias Dingeto, Juntae Kim

“…Our findings suggest that this methodology can be effectively utilized in a wider range of application areas, opening new avenues for future research in low-resource natural language understanding.…”
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A semi-analytical model for flow regime diagnosis in multi-fractured horizontal wells within deep coalbed methane reservoirs by Chang-qing Liu, Zhao-biao Yang, He-qing Chen, Guo-xiao Zhou, Yu-hui Liang, Jun-yu Gu, Yu-qiang Wang, Cun-lei Li, Ben-ju Lu, Shuai-long Feng, Jia-nan Wang

“…In this study, a “dual-porosity and dual-phase” model, which incorporates free and adsorptive gas, coal quality and excess adsorption, has been proposed to better understand gas flow dynamics during extraction from deep coal seams with multi-fractured horizontal wells. Utilizing Laplace transformation and the Gaver-Stehfest numerical inversion method, combined with boundary elements and point-source functions, a semi-analytical solution is derived. …”
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Extraction and characterization of passion fruit seed oil and investigation of its hypolipidemic activity by Peihang Chen, Xiaoying Zhang, Qiubian Yang, Liang Li, Yong Cao, Ruimin Zhong, Jianyin Miao

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Identification of EXPA4 as a key gene in cotton salt stress adaptation through transcriptomic and coexpression network analysis of root tip protoplasts by Qiankun Liu, Pengtao Li, Muhammad Jawad Umer, Mubashir Abbas, Yongqing Zhao, Yu Chen, Yanfang Li, Aiming Zhang, Yuling Liu, Yangyang Wei, Quanwei Lu, Mengying Yang, Yiman Liu, Xiaoyan Cai, Zhongli Zhou, Shuxun Yu, Fang Liu, Renhai Peng

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