Applications of Lignin‐Dervied Carbon Quantum Dots: Current Status and Challenges by Xiuxin Yin, Zhili Zhang, Fengfeng Li, Maoqing Fu, Tianci Qin, Xingxiang Ji, Yuanyuan Wang, Zhiwen Wang, Shaolong Sun

“…ABSTRACT In recent years, lignin has attracted substantial attention from researchers because of its diverse sources, low cost, and renewability. The effective functionalization and enhanced value‐added utilization of lignin have successfully addressed the challenges associated with biomass resource waste, low utilization rate, high material cost, and underwhelming performance in energy, environmental protection, and medical applications. …”
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Effects of Three Different Bee Pollen on Digestion, Immunity, Antioxidant Capacity, and Gut Microbes in <i>Apis mellifera</i> by Xin-Meng Li, Ying Wang, Li Lei, Ge Zhang, Bao-Hua Xu

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Development of a 1.0 KVA Fuelless Generator by Blessing Ngozi Goodluck Aliemeke, Munirat Abdullawal Momoh, Mercy Onoshioze Asekhome, Christian Azuka Anani, Afoke Chief Vincent

“…One such technology is the development of fuelless generators, which harness renewable energy sources or utilize unconventional mechanisms to generate electricity. …”
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Identification and characterization of the powdery mildew resistance in cultivated emmer wheat accession Lxd-682 via bulked segregant RNA sequencing by Jiatong Li, Ningning Yu, Nina Sun, Lige Geng, Yanmin Qie, Dongfeng Zhai, Yuxiang Wang, Linzhi Li, Xueqing Liu, Xusheng Sun, Jiangchun Wang, Ruishan Liu, Guantong Pan, Shengmao Zou, Guohao Han, Yuli Jin, Pengtao Ma

“…Abstract Background Common wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) is a vital source of nutrition for human consumption. However, wheat production is significantly threatened by various diseases, such as powdery mildew, a widespread fungal disease caused by Blumeria graminis f. sp. tritici (Bgt). …”
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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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Irrigation Water Salinity Affects Solute Transport and Its Potential Factors Influencing Salt Distribution in Unsaturated Homogenous Red Soil by Zhuoqi Zhang, Wangxing Yao, Yukun Huang, Xi Jiang, Zhentao Gao, Shaomin Chen, Shuai Tan

“…As a promising alternative water source to alleviate irrigation water scarcity in red soil regions in southern China, low-quality water could enhance regional water resource utilization and promote sustainable agriculture. …”
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Revealing the dynamic changes of metabolites and molecular mechanisms of chlorogenic acid accumulation during the leaf development of Vaccinium dunalianum based on multi-omic analy... by Anmian Zhang, Jiaxin Liu, Weicheng Li, Lihong Yang, Wenjin Duan, Ping Zhao, Zhiyu Pu, Yong Ding

“…Additionally, this study also reveals V. dunalianum holds promise as a natural antioxidant source for functional foods, providing data support for network pharmacology.…”
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Carotenoids from Halophilic Archaea: A Novel Approach to Improve Egg Quality and Cecal Microbiota in Laying Hens by Xufeng Dou, Guodong Zhang, Hao Tang, Xiaoxue Chen, Beibei Chen, Yuxia Mei, Haihong Jiao, Min Ren

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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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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

“…Strategies for enhancing the utilization of DCSM as a protein source are systematically evaluated, including physical, chemical, and biological methods used to eliminate or reduce antinutritional components. …”
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From Nutrition to Energy: Evaluating the Role of Rye (<i>Secale cereale</i> L.) Grain in Sustainable Food Systems and Biofuel Applications by Adam Kleofas Berbeć, Marta Wyzińska

“…This review emphasizes its diverse potential utilization routes, and the importance of bioactive compounds, dietary fibers, phenolic acids, phytoestrogens, and benzoxazinoids that enhance its value as a functional food. …”
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Comprehensive review on the potential of ultrasound for blue food protein extraction, modification and impact on bioactive properties by Ghumika Pandita, Savvy Sharma, Irin Elsa Oommen, Nishchhal Madaan, Yuvraj Bhosale, Vivien Nagy, Ayaz Mukarram Shaikh, Béla Kovács

“…Blue proteins, the new approach of utilizing the proteins from aquatic sources could be a possible solution as it contains all the essential amino acids. …”
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Mitigating spatial hallucination in large language models for path planning via prompt engineering by Hongjie Zhang, Hourui Deng, Jie Ou, Chaosheng Feng

“…Our comprehensive experimental evaluation, conducted using closed-source LLMs ChatGPT 3.5, ERNIE-Bot 4.0 and open-source LLM ChatGLM-6B, demonstrates that S2ERS significantly mitigates the spatial hallucination issues in LLMs, and improves the success rate and optimal rate by approximately 29% and 19%, respectively, in comparison to the SOTA CoT methods.…”
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Rock Fracture Monitoring Based on High-Precision Microseismic Event Location Using 3D Multiscale Waveform Inversion by Yi Wang, Xueyi Shang, Kang Peng, Rui Gao

“…On this basis, the wavefields were modeled by utilizing a high-resolution 3D velocity model, a fractional-order Gaussian wavelet source-time function, and spectral element method (SEM) wavefield modeling. …”
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B7-H3 in glioblastoma and beyond: significance and therapeutic strategies by Davor Babič, Ivana Jovčevska, Alja Zottel

“…Lastly, we examine its role in immunotherapy and the utilization of nanobodies in this domain.…”
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