Bioactive Polysaccharides Targeting Gut Microbiota to Modulate Host Health: A Gear Effect Theory by Yonggan Sun, Shanshan Zhang, Junyi Yin, Shaoping Nie

“…Importantly, we propose a novel “gear effect” theory to explain how bioactive polysaccharides drive gut microbiota to modulate host health, highlighting the crucial role of primary degraders in this process. Overall, this review provides valuable insights into the relationships among bioactive polysaccharides, gut microbiota, and host health, guiding future research on precision nutrition targeting gut microbiota modulation.…”
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An Inquiry into Model Validity When Addressing Complex Sustainability Challenges by Şerban Scrieciu, Liz Varga, Nici Zimmermann, Zaid Chalabi, Rachel Freeman, Tom Dolan, Dmitry E. Borisoglebsky, Mike Davies

“…Yet, to be useful to decision-makers, models, including their outputs and the processes through which they are established must be, and must be seen to be “valid.” …”
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Microstructure and Corrosion Behavior of Laser-Cladding CeO2-Doped Ni-Based Composite Coatings on TC4 by Fangxia Ye, Wenxuan Shao, Xuchao Ye, Mingxia Liu, Yanxiang Xie, Peiying Bian, Xiaoyan Wang, Ling Liu, Hong Wu

“…Moreover, the addition of CeO2 in laser-cladding coatings effectively refined the microstructure and reduced the number of cracks generated in the laser-cladding process. When the amount of CeO2 was 2%, the number of cracks in the laser-cladding coating was significantly reduced compared with that of 0%. …”
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Endophytic Bacterial Community Structure and Function Response of BLB Rice Leaves After Foliar Application of Cu-Ag Nanoparticles by Weimin Ning, Mingxuan Li, Lei Jiang, Mei Yang, Maoyan Liu, Yong Liu

“…Furthermore, endophytic community functional prediction demonstrated that nanoparticles may regulate the physiological process associated with potential stress resistance and growth-promoting function in the endophytic communities. …”
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Strategic model for integrating biogas a framework for sustainable energy integration in agro-industries by Ahmad Nahwani, Soeprijanto Soeprijanto, Erwin Widodo

“…The novelty of this research lies in maximizing the utility of biogas plants by efficiently treating and reusing wastewater, creating a closed-loop, zero-waste process. Future research on hybrid systems integrating Biogas power plants by focusing on efficiency optimization, economic feasibility, environmental impacts, and innovative approaches like AI and blockchain could make the hybrid system a more robust, scalable, and sustainable solution. …”
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Features of Interaction Between Russian Enterprises and Research Organisations in the Field of Innovation by Stanislav Zaichenko, Tatiana Kuznetsova, Vitaliy Roud

“…One of the key findings on the demand side is significant heterogeneity of involvement by sectors in the knowledge transfer process. Specific sectors (e.g. petrochemistry, equipment manufacturing) are tightly integrated with R&D institutions, while others (e.g. consumer goods, wood processing industries) are not linked to the Russian S&T development complex. …”
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A participatory approach to determine the use of road cut slope design guidelines in Nepal to lessen landslides by E. B. Robson, B. K. Dahal, D. G. Toll

“…<p>Road cut slope failures are a type of landslide process and are extensive across the road network of Nepal. …”
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Cultural Codes of Marriage Rituals in Anatolia: From Ritual to Word in the Context of Oral Culture by Atila Kartal

“…They underscore the notion that culture is an ever-evolving process of interpretation, a characteristic that is intrinsic to its very essence. …”
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Performance of a modified screening method for polymer biodegradability testing by Julia Peters, Nikolina Avramidou, Dieter Hennecke, Markus Simon, Andreas Schäffer, Annika Jahnke, Michael Hüben

“…Sewage sludge was used to provide a microbial community for the aerobic degradation process. The test system volumes were reduced (50 instead of 800 or 162 mL) and the duration was shortened (10 instead of 28 days incubation time). …”
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Synthesis, characterization and electrochemical studies of psyllium-based conductive copolymers by Ridhima Khanna, Lalita Chopra, Akhil Saxena, Jasgurpreet Singh Chohan, Girish Chandra Sharma, Talib K. Ibrahim, Manish Gupta, M. Ijaz Khan

“…In the present work, superior, bio-based polymers derived by graft copolymerization and crosslinking of polyaniline (PANI) on psyllium husk (PSH) were reported. Optimum process conditions were evaluated to obtain high-yield polymers by employing a reaction scheme of one variable at a time. …”
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Electrodeposition of Au Nanoparticles on 2D Layered Materials and Their Applications in Electrocatalysis of Nitrite by Oana Elena Carp, Mirela-Fernanda Zaltariov, Mariana Pinteala, Adina Arvinte

“…The morphological and electrochemical data demonstrate the efficiency of the electrodeposition process and the preferability of gold nanoparticles for certain attachment sites depending on the nature of the material used as a substrate and the deposition method used. …”
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Stability analysis of unsteady ternary nanofluid flow past a stretching/shrinking wedge by Ouyang Yun, Md Basir Md Faisal, Naganthran Kohilavani, Pop Ioan

“…This research aims to enhance product quality in extrusion processes by deriving a mathematical model from the extrusion process, ensuring practical relevance to industrial applications. …”
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INFLUENCE OF EDM WORN SURFACE OF THE WORKING PART OF STEEL BORON TOOTH TO RESTORE ITS CUTTING ABILITY by M. G. KiselevG., P. S. Bohdan, M. M. Kryshnev, V. P. Semenkovich

“…It was established experimentally that the resulting EDM modifying worn working surface boron therein forming wells having on the edges of the metal beading beyond the original contour of the surface, the height of which increases as the process of modifying U voltages on the storage capacitor, which leads to an increase in surface finish diameter boron. …”
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Indicators System Improvement to Assess the Innovative Activity of Economic Entities, Taking into Account the Compliance with the Strategic Goals of Socio-Economic Developmen by T. V. Pogodina, N. M. Abdikeev, Yu. S. Bogachev

“…In the society today, as well as in public administration and economic entities of the Russian Federation there is an awareness of the need to activate the innovation process and assess its quality. In addition, global challenges require the implementation of foresight management mechanisms aimed at forecasting technological development in the conditions of Russian reality. …”
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Quantifying the Impact of Dysmenorrhea Symptoms on Quality-of-Life and Access to Oral Contraceptives by Income by Rhea Choksey, Rohan K. Mangal, Thor S. Stead, Terrika Jones, Rosa Flores, Latha Ganti

“…Most reports of uterine contractions range between moderate to severe pain, and patients often elect to cope with their discomfort without assistance from a physician. In the process, women experiencing dysmenorrhea are more likely to report absenteeism from work and school…”
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Spectral and Spatial Attention Fusion for Building Segmentation in Remote Sensing Imagery by M. Chendeb El Rai, M. Darweesh, A. Beya Far, A. Gawanmeh

“…The proposed framework can extract buildings in different environment since it can process multispectral data. The experiments have been performed on GaoFen-7 and WHU-Satellite II datasets. …”
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Prometheus and Zarathustra: Camus’ Revolt and Nietzsche’s Nihilism by Ludmila E. Kryshtop, Danila A. Kalashnikov

“…In the third transformation of spirit named “child” the spirit moves from negation all previous values to the creation of the new ones. This process can be characterized as active nihilism and implies uncompromising rejection and destruction of old values, which becomes the basis for the formation of new ones. …”
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What to expect in the interrogation room? by Klaudia Lohner, Zsóka Mária Bellavics

“…Value: That is a widely accepted fact by forensic experts that confession is crucial during the investigative process, its significance therefore is unquestionable also during the criminal proceedings. …”
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Gellable silk fibroin-polyethylene sponge for hemostasis by Wei Wei, Jian Liu, ZhiBin Peng, Min Liang, YanSong Wang, XiaoQin Wang

“…Therefore, except for the physical blocking of bleeding port due to PEG-induced SF fast gelation, SF might also have an impact on blood coagulation process, a phenomenon that has not been reported before. …”
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Cardiovascular diseases in patients with psoriasis in clinical practice: case report. Eurasian heart journal by O. A. Kuzmina, O. Iu. Mironova, V. V. Fomin

“…As part of the hospitalization in the skin clinic, the patient underwent topical ointment therapy with the use of glucocorticoid ointments, ointments containing salicylic acid, PUVA therapy, as a result of which the skin process showed positive dynamics with regression of lesions by 90-100% with an outcome in residual hyperpigmentation, no new lesions were noted. …”
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