A Comparative Study of Banking Sectors of Pakistan and India: An Application of Data Envelopment Analysis by Aamir Shahzad, Tahir Mahmood, Mehwish Shahzad

“…For this purpose, the performance analysis has been referred to, so as to verify the core-essence of the technical gains in efficiency, the role of managerial practices adopted, and the utilization of resources by the banking sectors in these two jointly bordered countries of South Asia. …”
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New insights into ovarian regression-related mitochondrial dysfunction in the late-laying period by Tiantian Gu, Jinyu Liu, Tao Zeng, Li Chen, Yong Tian, Wenwu Xu, Lizhi Lu

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The evolution and competitive strategies of Akkermansia muciniphila in gut by Ji-Sun Kim, Se Won Kang, Ju Huck Lee, Seung-Hwan Park, Jung-Sook Lee

“…Akkermansia muciniphila is a commensal bacterium using mucin as its sole carbon and nitrogen source. A. muciniphila is a promising candidate for next-generation probiotics to prevent inflammatory and metabolic disorders, including diabetes and obesity, and to increase the response to cancer immunotherapy. …”
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Asymptotic Behavior of Positive Solutions of a Competitive System Subject to Environmental Noise by Huili Xiang, Zhuang Fang, Zuxiong Li, Zhijun Liu

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Identification of a transcription factor AoMsn2 of the Hog1 signaling pathway contributes to fungal growth, development and pathogenicity in Arthrobotrys oligospora by Qianqian Liu, Kexin Jiang, Shipeng Duan, Na Zhao, Yanmei Shen, Lirong Zhu, Ke-Qin Zhang, Jinkui Yang

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Research Progress on Regulatory Effects and Mechanism of Akkermansia muciniphila on Glycolipid Metabolism and Intestinal Health by Yijia XI, Haiyu PAN, Zhenglin WU, Guihu XU, Xiaoyin LI, Yanhua GAO

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Probiotic Fermentation of Defatted Cottonseed Meal for Sustainable Foods and Non-Food Applications by Zhanqiang Yan, Tian Li, Gen Zou, Xiaoling Zhang, Lingbo Qu, Yongjun Wei

“…Cottonseed is a valuable source of high-quality proteins and oils. Defatted cottonseed meal (DCSM), a by-product of cottonseed oil extraction, holds significant potential as a sustainable protein resource. …”
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Horse chestnut starch: Structure, properties, modification and its applications-A review by Farhana Mehraj Allai, Jasia Nissar, Asima Shafi, Mehvish Bashir, Mehreen, Insha Zahoor, Tariq Ahmad Ganaie, Khalid Gul, Tehmeena Ahad

“…As the major component of horse chestnut seeds, starch is considered as a cheap and sustainable carbohydrate source in comparison to other conventional sources. …”
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Dispatching Strategy for Integrated Electric and Heating Energy System Including Renewable Energy and CAES Power Station by Funian HU, Weicheng XU, Jun CHEN

“…At the energy end and energy storage end, the CAES and S-CAES (solar and compressed air energy storage) are used to enhance the coupling between the power grid and the heating network to achieve the efficient conversion and utilization of different energy sources. At the load end, the EV load is divided into orderly and disorder EV loads according to their controllabilities, and different operating functions are given to the S-CAES according to different modes and different optimal dispatching models are provided. …”
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Epigenomic insights into the immune regulatory mechanism of GBP4L in poultry by Hao Zhang, Hongyuan Zhang, Mingyu Yang, Yujie Gong, Yanhua Zhang, Donghua Li, Fengbin Yan, Ruirui Jiang, Yadong Tian, Guoxi Li, Guirong Sun, Ruili Han, Xiangtao Kang, Yujie Guo

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Autoinducer-2 relieves soil stress-induced dormancy of Bacillus velezensis by modulating sporulation signaling by Qin Xiong, Huihui Zhang, Xia Shu, Xiting Sun, Haichao Feng, Zhihui Xu, Ákos T. Kovács, Ruifu Zhang, Yunpeng Liu

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Replacement of soybean meal with fermented rapeseed meal in broiler diets: impacts on growth performance, gut health, and nutrient digestibility by Behrouz Dastar, Amin Ashayerizadeh, Fatemeh Sharifi, Vahid Jazi

“…Although FRSM did not fully match the growth performance achieved with SBM, it improved nutrient utilization and gastrointestinal health. These findings suggest that FRSM may serve as a functional alternative protein source to SBM by promoting gut integrity and supporting physiological health in broiler chickens.…”
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Effects of antimicrobial peptides (AMPs) on egg quality, immunity, antioxidant capacity, and intestinal microbiota in late-laying hens by Yuanli Cai, Yucong Zhang, Okasha Hamada, Peng Sun, Zhigang Song

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The transcription factors ADR1 or CAT8 are required for RTG pathway activation and evasion from yeast acetic acid-induced programmed cell death in raffinose by Luna Laera, Nicoletta Guaragnella, Maša Ždralević, Domenico Marzulli, Zhengchang Liu, Sergio Giannattasio

“…Yeast single and double mutants lacking RTG2 and/or certain factors regulating carbon source utilization, including MIG1, HXK2, ADR1, CAT8, and HAP4, have been analyzed for their survival and CIT2 expression after acetic acid treatment. …”
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RpoN1 (sigma factor 54) contributes to the virulence of Paracidovorax citrulli by regulating the expression of type IV pili PilA by Minghui Sun, Yuqiang Zhao, Liuyang Zhao, Jun Wang, Yanli Tian, Baishi Hu

“…Abstract The σ54 factor (RpoN), a significant transcriptional regulatory factor, plays crucial roles in regulating virulence, motility, biofilm formation, and the utilization of carbon and nitrogen sources in pathogenic bacteria. …”
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All-optical broadband terahertz modulator based on NiO/Si heterojunction and interface photoconductivity analysis by Minjie Zhou, Ao Li, Shuhan Li, Fan Zhang, Zhiqiang Li, Bing Jin

“…Self-powered heterojunction photodetectors have the high separation and utilization of photoinduced charge carriers even without external power sources. …”
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Identification and Optimization of Urban Avian Ecological Corridors in Kunming: Framework Construction Based on Multi-Model Coupling and Multi-Scenario Simulation by Xiaoli Zhang, Zhe Zhang

“…The southern pinch points, located in wetland-forest ecotones, function as critical stopover sites for low-mobility waterbirds. …”
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Sustainable PV-hydrogen-storage microgrid energy management using a hierarchical economic model predictive control framework by Xinyu Guo, Faying Gu, Hongxu Liu, Yongcheng Yu, Runjie Li, Juan Wang

“…Abstract Hydrogen-based renewable microgrid is considered as a prospective technique in power generation to reduce the carbon footprint, combat climate change and promote renewable energy sources integration. The photovoltaic-hydrogen-storage (PHS) microgrid system cleverly integrates renewable clean energy and hydrogen storage, providing a sustainable solution that maximizes the solar energy utilization. …”
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Thermophilic microbial agents promote the fermentation progression of spent mushroom compost and pig manure by Hongbo Du, Chongchong Lu, Muhanmad Zunair Latif, Jianfeng Du, Yong Liu, Hongxin Li, Xinhua Ding

“…Livestock and poultry manure, as a significant organic resource, had an enormous annual production but a utilization rate of less than 50%. …”
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Spatial–Temporal Heterogeneity of Wetlands in the Alpine Mountains of the Shule River Basin on the Northeastern Edge of the Qinghai–Tibet Plateau by Shuya Tai, Donghui Shangguan, Jinkui Wu, Rongjun Wang, Da Li

“…Alpine wetland ecosystems, as important carbon sinks and water conservation areas, possess unique ecological functions. Driven by climate change and human activities, the spatial distribution changes in alpine wetlands directly affect the ecosystems and water resource management within a basin. …”
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