Optimisation of Ultrasound-Assisted Extraction Conditions Using Response Surface Methodology and Identification of Thymoquinone from Black Cumin (Nigella sativa L.) Seed Extract§ by Nita Kaushik, Aradhita Barmanray

“…The presence of thymoquinone was further confirmed by the functional groups detected in FTIR analysis. Under the specified extraction conditions, total phenolic content (TPC, expressed as gallic acid equivalents), yield (in %) and DPPH radical scavenging activity increased by approx. 271.03 mg/g, and 4.5 and 83.06 %, respectively. …”
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Toward global rooftop PV detection with Deep Active Learning by Matthias Zech, Hendrik-Pieter Tetens, Joseph Ranalli

“…In the simulations, the entropy-based acquisition function shows the highest performance with only 3% of the data needed in case-imbalanced data, while remaining simple to implement. …”
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Characterization and expression analysis of transcription factors in Spartina alterniflora unveil their critical roles in salt stress resistance by Yuanyuan Jiang, Yuanyuan Jiang, Yuanyuan Jiang, Shoukun Chen, Shoukun Chen, Shoukun Chen, Shuqiang Gao, Shuqiang Gao, Shuqiang Gao, Jiahui Geng, Jiahui Geng, Qin Shu, Qin Shu, Shang Gao, Shang Gao, Huihui Li, Huihui Li

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Nitrate-Nitrogen Leaching and Modeling in Intensive Agriculture Farmland in China by Ligang Xu, Hailin Niu, Jin Xu, Xiaolong Wang

“…Protecting water resources from nitrate-nitrogen (NO3-N) contamination is an important public health concern and a major national environmental issue in China. …”
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Research on underwater disease target detection method of inland waterway based on deep learning by Tao Yu, Yu Xie, Jinsong Luo, Wei Zhu, Jie Liu

“…Then, EIoU is used as the frame loss function to speed up the network convergence rate and solve the problem of difficult and easy sample imbalance. …”
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The Soviet Military Microbiologists’ Contribution to the Victory in the Great Patriotic War by A. S. Tumanov, I. V. Darmov, M. K. Bakulin, A. A. Leshchenko, D. A. Sharov, S. V. Bagin, I. V. Kosenkov

“…The purpose of the study is to inform about the contribution of the Soviet military microbiologists to the Victory in the Great Patriotic War. Study base sources. The authors have analyzed the documents of the Central State Archive of the Kirov region, disclosed archive records of the 48 Central Research Institute (Kirov) of the Ministry of Defence of the Russian Federation, as well as publications, available in Russian e-library database. …”
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Whole blood RNA-seq analysis reveals the immunomodulatory effects of a supplemental multi-strain direct-fed microbial in the diet of newly weaned beef steers1 by Adekunle Ajiboye, Samanthia Johnson, Modoluwamu Idowu, Yarahy Leal, Taylor Sidney, Godstime Taiwo, Ibukun M. Ogunade, Christopher Ashwell

“…Forty newly weaned Angus crossbred steers (12-h postweaning; 217 ± 4.6 kg of body weight [BW]; 202 ± 4 d of age) from three different sources were stratified by BW and randomly assigned to one of the two treatments: 1) basal diet with no additive (CON; n = 20), and 2) the basal diet supplemented with 9 g/steer/d of a multi-strain microbial additive (PRO; n = 20). …”
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THE USE OF CRYOCONSERVATED PLACENTA FOR PREVENTION OF PATHOLOGIC SCAR FORMATION OF THE HEAD AND NECK AT THE INTRA- AND POSTOPERATIVE STAGE IN PLANNED SURGERY by O.A. Toropov, D.S. Avetikov, K.P. Lokes, D.V. Steblovskyi, V.M. Skrypnyk, R.A. Prykhidko

“…With the development of technology, it became possible to detect the phenotypic and functional heterogeneity of cell types. …”
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Characterization of hydrogeological units and hydrodynamics of a section of the aquifer system in the city of Cartago, Costa Rica by Ramírez-Granados Pablo Ignacio

“…The study focuses on the hydrogeological characterization of the aquifer system in the central sector of Cartago, Costa Rica. This area was selected due to its significant urbanization and agricultural activities, both of which heavily depend on groundwater resources. …”
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Nuclear structure study of even-even 24-42Si isotopes using Skyrme - Hartree - Fock and Hartree - Fock - Bogolyubov methods by Ali A. Abdul Hasan, Ehsan M. Raheem, Saad S. Dawood, Aqeel M. Jary, Rasha Z. Ahmed

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Allocating the Sample Size in Phase II and III Trials to Optimize Success Probability by Daniele De Martini

“…Being $r$ the rate of resources allocated to phase II, $OSP(r)$ is a concave function and there exists an optimal allocation $r_{opt}$ giving $\max\{OSP\}$. …”
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Multi-Locus GWAS Mapping and Candidate Gene Analysis of Anticancer Peptide Lunasin in Soybean (<i>Glycine max</i> L. Merr.) by Rikki Locklear, Jennifer Kusumah, Layla Rashad, Felecia Lugaro, Sonia Viera, Nathan Kipyego, Faith Kipkosgei, Daisy Jerop, Shirley Jacquet, My Abdelmajid Kassem, Jiazheng Yuan, Elvira de Mejia, Rouf Mian

“…The mapping panel of 144 accessions was gathered from the USDA Soybean Germplasm Collection, encompassing diverse geographical origins and genetic backgrounds, and was genotyped using SoySNP50K iSelect Beadchips. The lunasin content in soybean seeds was measured using the enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) method, with lipid-adjusted soybean flour prepared from seeds obtained from the Germplasm Resource Information Network (GRIN) of USDA-ARS in 2003 and from North Carolina in 2021, respectively. …”
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Much More Than the Malady: The Promise of a Web-Based Digital Platform Incorporating Self-Report for Research and Clinical Care in Mild Cognitive Impairment by Andrew McGarry, MD, Oliver Roesler, PhD, Jackson Liscombe, PhD, Michael Neumann, PhD, Hardik Kothare, PhD, Abhishek Hosamath, MBM, Lakshmi Arbatti, MS, Anusha Badathala, MD, Stephen Ruhmel, BS, MPH, Bryan J. Hansen, PhD, Madeline Quall, BA, Sandrine Istas, MBio, Arthur Wallace, MD, PhD, David Suendermann-Oeft, PhD, Vikram Ramanarayanan, PhD, Ira Shoulson, MD

“…A complementary approach using digital biomarkers to surpass exam-based limitations for detecting physical change coupled with a direct report from participants on what their sources of suffering are could be a useful advance in reporting beneficial effects of interventions, particularly if changes track together. …”
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A Data-Driven Front Tracking Algorithm for Autonomous Undersea Vehicles by Jieyang LU, Yongpeng WEN, Qian GUO, Xinke ZHU, Junsheng JIAO

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Empirical Analysis of Productivity among Broiler Farmers by Godfrey Onuwa

“…Profitability and productivity and analysis are important considerations in measuring efficiency or performance of a farm business; hence, improved output and income are not only a function of increase in the scale of production, but also how efficiently the resources are being utilized. …”
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Challenges and opportunities in adolescent intellectual disability care and rehabilitation by Rakgadi G. Malapela

“…Care and rehabilitation services are needed to improve this population’s normal functioning but have been scarce or non-existent in most communities. …”
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In vitro fermentation of whole matrix, digested products and β-glucan enriched extract of Pleurotus eryngii mushrooms distinctively impact the fecal microbiota of healthy older adu... by Evangelia N. Kerezoudi, Marigoula Vlassopoulou, Evdokia K. Mitsou, Georgia Saxami, Georgios Koutrotsios, Ioanna Taflampa, Konstantinos C. Mountzouris, Ignacio Rangel, Robert J. Brummer, Georgios I. Zervakis, Vasiliki Pletsa, Panagiotis Georgiadis, Adamantini Kyriacou

“…The changes in bacterial communities upon fermentation at family, genera and species level were detected via 16S rRNA Next Generation Sequencing and Quantitative real-time PCR. …”
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Differential involvement of neurotransmitter pathways in AD, bvFTD and MCI: Whole-brain MRI analysis by Ricardo Félix Morais, José Maria Sousa, Cemal Koba, Leon Andres, Tiago Jesus, Inês Baldeiras, Tiago Gil Oliveira, Isabel Santana

“…Neurotransmitter maps were sourced from JuSpace. We performed volumetric and whole-brain correlation analyses to evaluate relationships between brain regional volumes (BRVs) and neurotransmitter pathways. …”
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Genome-wide identification and characterization of the Brassinazole-resistant gene family and associated responses to osmotic stress in Avena sativa by Shirui Xu, Shirui Xu, Shirui Xu, Zihao Wei, Zihao Wei, Mingchuan Ma, Mingchuan Ma, Mingchuan Ma, Lijun Zhang, Lijun Zhang, Lijun Zhang, Zhang Liu, Zhang Liu, Zhang Liu, Longlong Liu, Longlong Liu, Longlong Liu, Longlong Liu

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Effects of Different Cryoprotectants on Cryopreservation of Sperm from Noble Scallop <i>Mimachlamys nobilis</i> by Minghao Li, Zhengyi Fu, Gang Yu, Zhenhua Ma

“…Morphological observations indicated that freezing caused varying degrees of structural damage to sperm, with flagellar integrity being crucial for motility. Overall, selecting an appropriate cryoprotectant and concentration is essential for the efficient cryopreservation of <i>M. nobilis</i> sperm, providing a valuable reference for conserving germplasm resources of marine species.…”
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