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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Application of evolutionary algorithm in estimation of environmental performance in farm systems by Srđan Jović, Dalibor Radovanović, Dušan Marković

“…Evolutionary algorithm (EA) can be employed in these problems because they can simultaneously focus on two or more objective functions. Multi-objective genetic algorithm (MOGA) as one of the EAs was selected and wheat as one of the most important strategic crops was chosen in order to test the application of these algorithms in farm systems. …”
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Preparing and Analyzing Expressed Sequence Tags (ESTs) Library for the Mammary Tissue of Local Turkish Kivircik Sheep by Nehir Ozdemir Ozgenturk, Zehra Omeroglu Ulu, Salih Ulu, Cemal Un, Kemal Ozdem Oztabak, Kemal Altunatmaz

“…EST data in this study have provided a new source of information to functional genome studies of sheep.…”
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Fine‐Tuning Porous Structure of Zirconium‐Based Metal–Organic Frameworks for Efficient Separation and Purification of Astaxanthin by Defect Engineering by Xin Na, Shanghua Xing, Mingqian Tan, Wentao Su

“…Abstract Efficient separation of bioactive compounds from nature source, particularly that of astaxanthin (AXT), remains challenging due to their low content in complicated matrix and readily degradable structure. …”
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Targeted and Biomimetic Nanoparticles for Atherosclerosis Therapy: A Review of Emerging Strategies by Dorota Bartusik-Aebisher, Rafał Podgórski, Iga Serafin, David Aebisher

“…This approach leverages the natural biological functions of the source cells to achieve enhanced immune evasion, prolonged circulation, and precise targeting of atherosclerotic lesions. …”
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Use of artificial water sources by tapirs in the Maya Forest, Mexico by Fernando M. Contreras-Moreno, Khiavett Sánchez-Pinzón, Daniel Jesús-Espinosa, Jose Mauricio Méndez-Tun, Jesus Lizardo Cruz-Romo, Pedro Bautista-Ramírez

“…The PIV, occupancy, and detectability obtained in the present study were similar to those reported in natural water bodies in the Maya Forest, which supports the idea that the water troughs could temporarily supply maintenance functions for tapirs during the dry season or in periods when water is scarce in the landscape, being this the only source of water available to satisfy their requirements for this resource in the CBR. …”
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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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Nano selenium in broiler feeding: physiological roles and nutritional effects by Babak Hosseintabar-Ghasemabad, Olga Vilorievna Kvan, Elena Vladimirovna Sheida, Artem Vladimirovich Bykov, František Zigo, Alireza Seidavi, Mona Mohamed Mohamed Yasseen Elghandour, Moises Cipriano-Salazar, Maximilian Lackner, Abdelfattah Zeidan Mohamed Salem

“…Nutrition of permitted and optimal levels is very important in the consumption of nano selenium form and as it can have significant beneficial functional and health effects, in case of errors in the selected levels and doses, irreparable side effects and adverse results can occur. …”
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Evaluation of engineering, physiochemical and nutritional properties of three different varieties of pomelo fruit by Simple Sharma, Barinderjit Singh, Yashi Srivastava

“…Purpose: The aim of this study was to identify the engineering, physiochemical, and nutritional properties of selected varieties of pomelo fruit. Research method: The study was carried out using a one-way analysis of variance with three replications on selected varieties of pomelo fruit. …”
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From ancient practices to contemporary green building: Analyzing organic additives in Pitalkhora earthen plasters for sustainable construction by Bhushan Dighe, Manager Rajdeo Singh

“…Further research is necessary to explore their functional properties and assess their viability in contemporary applications.…”
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REGULATORY INTEGRATION IN THE HEALTHCARE SECTOR OF UKRAINE by Mykhailo D. Diachuk

“…Materials and methods. 20 regulatory and legal documents and 16 scientific literary sources on the topic of the research materials were selected. …”
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Fate and risks of potentially toxic elements associated with lacustrine groundwater discharge: quantification, modeling, and biogeochemistry by Shen Qu, Juliang Wang, Keyi Zhang, Mengyu Fan, Yuanzhen Zhao, Xu Yang, Zhongli Wang, Helena I. Gomes, Rachel L. Gomes, Limin Duan, Shaogang Dong, Ruihong Yu

“…Thus, self-organizing maps (SOM) and positive matrix factorization (PMF) were employed in present work to decipher source of selected PTE (Li, V, Mn, Cr, Co, Ni, Cu, Zn, Ba, Pb, U, Sr) in Ulansuhai Lake basin (Inner Mongolia, China). …”
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Hybridization in Metal Wire Additive Manufacturing: A Case Study of an Impeller by Shahu R. Karade, Siddhartha Siddhartha, Neel Kamal Gupta, Ganesan G, K. P. Karunakaran, Henning Zeidler

“…Additive manufacturing (AM) has evolved to enable the direct production of functional components through the hybridization of additive and subtractive processes. …”
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Perovskite spin light-emitting diodes with simultaneously high electroluminescence dissymmetry and high external quantum efficiency by Shuai He, Weixi Lin, De Yu, Junwei Shi, Zhen Yin, Changjiu Sun, Haoliang Liu, Chen Zhang, Jianyu Yuan, Sai Bai, Shumin Xiao, Guankui Long, Mingjian Yuan, Yuanzhi Jiang, Yimu Chen, Qinghai Song

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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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Modular assembly of self-healing flexible thermoelectric devices with integrated cooling and heating capabilities by Xiaolong Sun, Yue Hou, Zheng Zhu, Bo Zhu, Qianfeng Ding, Wenjie Zhou, Sijia Yan, Zhanglong Xia, Yong Liu, Youmin Hou, Yuan Yu, Ziyu Wang

“…Yet, current devices lack functional module expansion, which limits the customization for diverse energy-harvesting heat sources and complicates their assembly to meet the specific power requirements of electrical appliances. …”
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Analytical Approach to Circulating Current Mitigation in Hexagram Converter-Based Grid-Connected Photovoltaic Systems Using Multiwinding Coupled Inductors by Abdullrahman A. Al-Shamma’a, Abdullah M. Noman, Khaled E. Addoweesh, Ayman A. Alabduljabbar, A. I. Alolah

“…The hexagram multilevel converter (HMC) is composed of six conventional two-level voltage source converters (VSCs), where each VSC module is connected to a string of PV arrays. …”
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RETRACTED ARTICLE: Thermal cooling efficacy of a solar water pump using Oldroyd-B (aluminum alloy-titanium alloy/engine oil) hybrid nanofluid by applying new version for the model... by Faisal Shahzad, Wasim Jamshed, Mohamed R. Eid, Rabia Safdar, Siti Suzilliana Putri Mohamed Isa, Sayed M. El Din, Nor Ain Azeany Mohd Nasir, Amjad Iqbal

“…Unlike basic nano-fluids, hybrid nano-fluids are an excellent source of heat transfer. Additionally, with at least 22.56% and 35.01% magnitude, the thermal efficiency of AA7075–Ti–6Al–4 V/EO is higher than AA7075–EO.…”
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IGFBP7 promotes the proliferation and differentiation of primary myoblasts and intramuscular preadipocytes in chicken by Wanzhuo Geng, Yulong Guo, Botong Chen, Xi Cheng, Shuohan Li, Mohammed Kamal Challioui, Weihua Tian, Hong Li, Yanhua Zhang, Zhuanjian Li, Ruirui Jiang, Yadong Tian, Xiangtao Kang, Xiaojun Liu

“…We then examined the expression patterns of IGFBP7 across different stages of proliferation and differentiation in CPMs and intramuscular preadipocytes via qPCR, and explored the biological functions of IGFBP7 through gain- and loss-of-function experiments and a range of techniques including qPCR, CCK-8, EdU, flow cytometry, Western blot, immunofluorescence, and Oil Red O staining to detect the proliferation, differentiation, and lipid deposition in CPMs and intramuscular preadipocytes. …”
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Genetic and biotechnological characterization of folate-producing probiotics isolated from local dairy products by Rahma Ali Hassan Abubakr, Mohammed Hassan Abdel A’al, Gihan Mohamed El Moghazy, Ashraf Bakry Abd Elrazik, Samir Abdel Aziz Ibrahim

“…The findings support strain selection for folate-enriched functional foods.…”
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