Design and Fabrication of a Locally Made Plastic Shredder by Dickson David Olodu, Faith Onosetale Aluya, Salvation Walters, Blessing Aanuoluwapo Falobi

“…The methodology involved a series of steps including needs assessment, literature review, conceptual and detailed design, material selection, fabrication, assembly, testing, and optimization. …”
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Trust-based energy-efficient routing protocol for Internet of things–based sensor networks by Muhammad Ilyas, Zahid Ullah, Fakhri Alam Khan, Muhammad Hasanain Chaudary, Muhammad Sheraz Arshed Malik, Zafar Zaheer, Hamood Ur Rehman Durrani

“…It is a centred-based clustering protocol, where selection of cluster head and grid head is carried out by sink node based on the value of its cost function. …”
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Comprehensive Phenotypic Characterization and Genomic Analysis Unveil the Probiotic Potential of <i>Bacillus velezensis</i> K12 by Yingying Tang, Tian Li, Yihong Huang, Liangliang Wu, Xiaobo Liu, Ruichao Yue, Jianmin Yuan

“…The complete genome sequencing of <i>B. velezensis</i> K12 revealed a genomic length of 3,973,105 base pairs containing 4123 coding genes, among which 3973 genes were functionally annotated. The genomic analysis identified genes associated with acid and bile tolerance, adhesion, antioxidants, and secondary metabolite production, whereas no functional genes related to enterotoxins or transferable antibiotic resistance were detected, thereby confirming the probiotic properties of <i>B. velezensis</i> K12. …”
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Dynamic prostate cancer transcriptome analysis delineates the trajectory to disease progression by Marco Bolis, Daniela Bossi, Arianna Vallerga, Valentina Ceserani, Manuela Cavalli, Daniela Impellizzieri, Laura Di Rito, Eugenio Zoni, Simone Mosole, Angela Rita Elia, Andrea Rinaldi, Ricardo Pereira Mestre, Eugenia D’Antonio, Matteo Ferrari, Flavio Stoffel, Fernando Jermini, Silke Gillessen, Lukas Bubendorf, Peter Schraml, Arianna Calcinotto, Eva Corey, Holger Moch, Martin Spahn, George Thalmann, Marianna Kruithof-de Julio, Mark A. Rubin, Jean-Philippe P. Theurillat

“…Using patient-derived xenograft models, we functionally validate our observations and add single-cell resolution. …”
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Chromosome-level genome sequencing and assembly of the parasitoid wasp Leptopilina myrica by Zhi Dong, Zixuan Xu, Junwei Zhang, Yulong Guo, Qichao Zhang, Lan Pang, Ting Feng, Wenqi Shi, Yifeng Sheng, Jianhua Huang, Jiani Chen

“…Despite their ecological significance, the genomic basis of host selection and parasitism in this genus remains underexplored. …”
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Forecasting research of mixing uniformity of cerium chloride solution under microwave heating by Lv Chao, Liu Yanlong, Zhang Lu Lu

“…Cerium oxide is an important strategic resource and a key raw material for many functional materials in high-tech fields. …”
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Coupling Analysis of “Demand–Satisfaction” for Rural Public Service Facilities Based on the Kano Model with Importance–Performance Analysis: A Case Study of Gaoqing County, Zibo Ci... by Xinlei Wang, Jinwei Wen, Jing He, Mengying Wang, Keju Liu, Jinghua Dai, Dingqing Zhang, Dian Zhou, Yingtao Qi

“…However, at present, there are problems such as imbalanced resource allocation, single service functions, and low service quality in regard to rural public service facilities in general, and the contradiction between supply and demand is becoming increasingly prominent. …”
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Analysis of the impact of latitude on the structure and composition of tea leaves and associated cold resistance by Tian Lili, Li Juan, Lin Haiyan, Yao Yuantao, Huang Jian′an

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Oxidative Stress Markers and C-Reactive Protein Are Related to Severity of Heart Failure in Patients with Dilated Cardiomyopathy by Celina Wojciechowska, Ewa Romuk, Andrzej Tomasik, Bronisława Skrzep-Poloczek, Ewa Nowalany-Kozielska, Ewa Birkner, Wojciech Jacheć

“…Increased MnSOD activity indicates the mitochondrial source of ROS in patients with advanced heart failure.…”
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Enhancing Medium-Chain Fatty Acid Delivery Through Bigel Technology by Manuela Machado, Eduardo M. Costa, Sara Silva, Sérgio C. Sousa, Ana Maria Gomes, Manuela Pintado

“…This study presents the development and characterization of medium-chain fatty acid (MCFA)-loaded bigels, using coconut oil as the MCFA source. The bigels exhibited high oil binding capacity, ranging from 87% to 98%, effectively retaining MCFAs within the matrix, with lauric acid (C12) being the main component detected within the bigels at 178.32 ± 0.10 mg/g. …”
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Preparation of Straw Biochar by Solid Phase Activation and Its Deodorization Performance Ｒesearch by LI You-jing, LI Fen, YANG Ying, GE Bao-cai, MENG Fan-zhu

“…To solve the waste of biomass resources and the accumulation of by-product charcoal in the process of biomass pyrolysis. …”
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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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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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Research note: Harnessing the potential of chicken blastodermal cells as a new frontier in poultry science and biotechnology – Establishment of embryonic stem cells and their diffe... by Małgorzata Duda, Patrycja Maciak, Grzegorz Tylko, Kamil Wartalski, Monika Trzcińska, Marek Romek, Marcin Samiec

“…These findings highlight the potential of B-ESCs as a valuable source for propagating SC-LCs, with implications for regenerative medicine and neural/glial tissue engineering applications. …”
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Targeted proteomics for absolute quantification of glucose transporter 1 in mammalian brain cells using liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry by Yash Mehta, Dhavalkumar Patel, Iqra Pervaiz, Ulrich Bickel, Abraham Jacob Al-Ahmad

“…Glucose represents a major source of energy for mammalian brains. Its uptake is tributary to a functional glucose transporter (GLUT1) expression at the blood-brain barrier (BBB). …”
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Comparative Evaluation of Clear Twin Block and Conventional Twin Block in the Correction of Skeletal Class II Malocclusion: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis by Shubhangi Amit Mani, Vinaya Kumar Kulkarni, Dhananjay Gandage, Vikranth Omprakash Shetty, Sourabh Ramesh Joshi, Vandana Tripathi

“…The study followed Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses guidelines, and it was registered under PROSPERO. Studies were selected using Population, Intervention, Comparison, Outcomes, and Study (PICOS) criteria and electronic data resources such as Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials, MEDLINE, Directory of Open Access Journals (DOAJ), and PubMed. …”
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Analysis of value-based healthcare (VBHC) framework by incremental cost-effectiveness of surgical and therapeutic interventions: a retrospective study at tertiary private health gr... by Mona Khamis, Zainab Almoosa, Marie Santos, Engineer Diaa Kamal, Suhail Yaghmor, Muhammad Daniyal, Abbas Al Mutair

“…Knee and ACL therapies were the most cost-effective, while lower cost-effectiveness in CP and LBP treatments may stem from the chronic nature, variable patient responses, and high resource use. Improving patient selection, standardizing treatment protocols, and enhancing early intervention and care coordination can boost efficiency and outcomes. …”
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Mechanism analysis of mechanical extraction of Pleioblastus amarus fibers by saturated steam pretreatment by Xiaofeng Xu, Weipeng Yu, Xingduo Fan, Zhenhong Gong, Wei Zhang

“…Infrared spectroscopy (IR) was performed on the functional groups of bamboo after alkali boiling and saturated steam softening to investigate changes in cellulose, hemicellulose, and lignin. …”
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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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A complete telomere-to-telomere chromosome-level genome assembly of X-ray tetra (Pristella maxillaris) by Chao Bian, Changxing Hu, Zhe He, Zigang Li, Qiong Shi

“…This high-quality T2T genome assembly provides a valuable genetic resource for investigating the molecular mechanisms underlying transparency, and supporting in-depth studies on functional genomics, genetic diversity, and selective breeding for this economically important species.…”
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