Optimization of Ultrasonic-Enzymatic-Assisted Extraction of Flavonoids from Sea Buckthorn (<i>Hippophae rhamnoides</i> L.) Pomace: Chemical Composition and Biological Activities by Wenyu Suo, Wenzhe Wang, Dajing Li, Haihong Wu, Haiyan Liu, Wuyang Huang, Yanhong Ma

“…Sea buckthorn pomace (SBP) is a rich source of flavonoid compounds with potential healthy properties. …”
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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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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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Inoculum of Endophytic <i>Bacillus</i> spp. Stimulates Growth of Ex Vitro Acclimatised Apple Plantlets by Jurgita Vinskienė, Inga Tamošiūnė, Elena Andriūnaitė, Dalia Gelvonauskienė, Rytis Rugienius, Muhammad Fahad Hakim, Vidmantas Stanys, Odeta Buzaitė, Danas Baniulis

“…In vitro shoot culture and cryopreservation (CP) are techniques essential for the ex situ preservation of genetic resources and the production of plant propagation material of clonally propagated horticultural crops. …”
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Comprehensive protein datasets and benchmarking for liquid–liquid phase separation studies by Carlos Pintado-Grima, Oriol Bárcenas, Eva Arribas-Ruiz, Valentín Iglesias, Michał Burdukiewicz, Salvador Ventura

“…Although several databases exist to catalog proteins undergoing LLPS, they often contain divergent data that impedes interoperability between these resources. Additionally, there is a lack of consensus on selecting proteins without explicit experimental association with condensates under physiological conditions (non-LLPS proteins or negative proteins). …”
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Worlds Next Door: A Candidate Giant Planet Imaged in the Habitable Zone of α Centauri A. II. Binary Star Modeling, Planet and Exozodi Search, and Sensitivity Analysis by Aniket Sanghi, Charles Beichman, Dimitri Mawet, William O. Balmer, Nicolas Godoy, Laurent Pueyo, Anthony Boccaletti, Max Sommer, Alexis Bidot, Elodie Choquet, Pierre Kervella, Pierre-Olivier Lagage, Jarron Leisenring, Jorge Llop-Sayson, Michael Ressler, Kevin Wagner, Mark Wyatt

“…Additionally, postprocessing with the principal-component-analysis-based Karhunen–Loéve image processing algorithm reveals a point source, called S 1, in 2024 August, detected at signal-to-noise ratio of 4–6 (3.3–4.3 σ ), a projected separation of ≈1 $\mathop{.}…”
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A matter of scale: Identifying the best spatial and temporal scale of environmental variables to model the distribution of a small cetacean by Tiffany Goh, Mark Jessopp, Emer Rogan, Enrico Pirotta

“…Identifying suitable spatial and temporal scale would improve the functional interpretation of the underlying relationships, particularly when studying how a small marine predator interacts with its environment and responds to climate and ecosystem changes.…”
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Feasibility of estimating the percentage of desert pavement using Tasseled Cap Transformation indices extracted from Landsat 8 images by farzaneh Fotouhi Firoozabad, Atefeh jebali

“…Tasseled cap transformation functions were used to present the characteristics of soil brightness, greenness, and moisture in six distinct maps. …”
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Comparative Proteomic Insights into the Immune Response of <i>Conogethes punctiferalis</i> Challenged with <i>Beauveria bassiana</i> by Shaohua Li, Zhiwei Kang, Xiangdong Li, Hailei Wei, Xiangchu Yin, Fangqiang Zheng, Fanghua Liu

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Hypersensitivity pneumonitis in a child (observational data for six years): A clinical case by V. S. Chulkov, L. V. Medvedeva, E. E. Minina, E. V. Fastakovskaya

“…Subsequently, specialists at a regional center conducted extensive work on differential diagnosis and verification of the disease through meticulous collection of anamnesis and clinical data and the use of modern laboratory and instrumental resources. Effective treatment was selected, and recommendations were given in order to correct influencing factors (change of residence and living conditions). …”
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Nanoprobe synchrotron X-ray fluorescence microscopy reveals selenium-rich spherical structure in mouse retinal pigment epithelium by Marta Ugarte, Kalotina Geraki, Elizabeth Bentley, Roger Cox

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Sigesbeckia pubescens makino alleviates ulcerative colitis in mice by modulating the Nrf2/Keap1 pathway by Qiu-Shuo Ma, Qi-Ling Chen, Guo-Ping Wu, Ya-Wen Yao, Yu-Xin Fan, Ke-Gang Linghu, Jun-Ming Chen, Wei Xiong, Hua Yu, Hua Yu

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Lessons learnt in the response to COVID-19 in Mozambique: enabling readiness for the next pandemic by Mariana E. Posse, Grace Njeri Muriithi, Daniel Malik Achala, Elizabeth Naa Adukwei Adote, Chinyere Ojiugo Mbachu, Senait Alemayehu Beshah, Senait Alemayehu Beshah, Chijioke Osinachi Nwosu, John Ele-Ojo Ataguba, John Ele-Ojo Ataguba, John Ele-Ojo Ataguba, John Ele-Ojo Ataguba, John Ele-Ojo Ataguba

“…We used purposive sampling by selecting institutions with relevant experience and knowledge to inform the study objectives. …”
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Assessment of the Balance of Aspects of the Socio-Ecological and Economic Efficiency of the Organization Activity Based on the Dynamic Standard Method by K. S. Hruznevich

“…As a result of writing the paper, the author’s definitions of the studied categories were developed, a system of indicators for certain aspects of the effectiveness of the organization activity was formed, priorities in growth rates were determined and the normative ranks of the selected indicators were established. Based on the data of a specific organization, a comparison was made between the normative and actual modes of functioning based on the calculation of the Spearman’s rank correlation coefficient and Kendall’s rank correlation coefficient. …”
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A comprehensive crop suitability assessment under modern irrigation system in arid croplands. by Ahmed S Abuzaid, Hassan H Abbas, Mostafa A Mostafa, Yousif K El Ghonamy, Nazih Y Rebouh, Mohamed S Shokr

“…Accordingly, the land resources in the studied region were suitable (S1, S2, and S3) for the selected crops; nevertheless, 193 and 275 ha were currently not suitable (N1) for broad bean and maize, respectively. …”
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Mortalin overexpression predicts poor prognosis in early stage of non–small cell lung cancer by Jie Sun, Shuan-Long Che, Jun-Jie Piao, Ming Xu, Li-Yan Chen, Zhen-Hua Lin

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A Survey on Blockchain-driven Music Industry: Trends, Gaps, and Future Directions by Patikiri Arachchige Don Shehan Nilmantha Wijesekara

“…We lumped a precursory sample of 89 resources by selecting the reports for filtering benchmarks looked up from E-libraries by applying a descriptive and persistent narrative synthesis-driven quality analysis methodology to identify trends, gaps, strengths, and weaknesses. …”
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The Effect of Hearing Aid Amplification on Gait Parameters: A Pilot Study Using Ear-Worn Motion Sensors by Ann-Kristin Seifer, Arne Küderle, Kaja Strobel, Ronny Hannemann, Björn M. Eskofier

“…Additionally, we showed the potential of ear-worn sensors for detecting relevant gait changes. To achieve this, we used a hearing-aid-integrated accelerometer and our open-source EarGait framework comprising gait-related algorithms specifically developed for ear-worn sensors. …”
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Interrelation of indicators of oxygen metabolism of neutrophils and antiendotoxin immune as a marker of the postoperative period in patients with acute colonic obstruction by A. V. Pikuza, A. M. Zakirov

“…The focus of purulent inflammation in the abdominal cavity serves as a source of concentration of antimicrobial mechanisms, among which the central role is played by neutrophilic granulocytes and factors cooperating with them. …”
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Genetic and Plasma Proteomic Approaches to Identify Therapeutic Targets for Graves&rsquo; Disease and Graves&rsquo; Ophthalmopathy by Ke C, Yu Y, Li J, Yu Y, Sun Y, Wang Y, Wang B, Lu Y, Tang M, Wang N, Chen Y

“…Then, downstream analyses were performed to detect protein interactions, gene function, cell type-specific expression and druggable information.Results: This study genetically predicted levels of 62 plasma proteins were associated with GD risk. …”
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