Análise de qualidade de água no município de São João da Barra-RJ by João Victor França de Abreu Terra, Vicente de Paulo Santos de Oliveira, Carolina Ramos de Oliveira Nunes, Thiago Moreira de Rezende Araújo

“…Em contraste, a Lagoa de Iquipari teve a melhor qualidade, com algumas análises mostrando a ausência desses contaminantes; os resultados obtidos foram comparados com a resolução CONAMA N° 357/2005.…”
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Integrated Proteomic and Metabolomic Analysis of Muscle Atrophy Induced by Hindlimb Unloading by Yuan Wang, Xi Li, Na Li, Jiawei Du, Xiaodong Qin, Xiqing Sun, Yongchun Wang, Chengfei Li

“…The study found 1052 proteins and 377 metabolites (with the MS2 name) that were differentially expressed between the hindlimb unloading group and the control group. …”
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Environmental Facility of Food Products as a Factor of Market Positioning by Liudmyla Kozak, Iryna Kostetska, Ivanna Bereziak

“…The authors describe the reactions of consumers to the qualitative characteristics of food products based on the results of a sociological study. 1269 people participated in the study, including 539 (42.5%) men and 730 (57.5%) women. The distribution of respondents by age is as follows: from 18 to 20 years old - 68 people or 5.4%; from 21 to 30 years old - 367 people or 28.9%; from 31 to 40 years old - 705 people or 55.5%; over 40 years old – 129 people or 10.2%. …”
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Harnessing the Potential of Local Snacks Produced from African Yam Beans and Local Rice for Improved and Sustainable Livelihoods in Nigeria by Chidiebere I. Nwakanma, Ezinne P. Obinwa, Salomi O. Onoriode, Clara N. Okoroafor, Chima, Ejeabukwa

“…Proximate results showed significant (P< 0.05) increase in protein (9.50 – 11.52%), Fiber (0.88 – 1.75%), ash (1.94 – 5.00%) and Carbohydrate (73.71 – 79.08%) and significantly decrease (P<0.05) in fat ((8.00 – 2.19%), and moisture (7.40 – 3.97%) for biscuits. While an increase in protein (12.63 – 9.75%), fiber (0.48 – 2.10%) and carbohydrate (73.41 – 60.82%) but decrease in moisture (12.80 – 6.59%) ash (3.00 – 1.48%) and fat (12.00 – 8.02%) was observed in doughnut samples. …”
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Modulation of Physical and Thermal Properties in Wild Banana (Musa balbisiana Colla) Seed Powder by Moisture Variations by Murlidhar Meghwal, Chitra Lekhwar, Yogesh Kumar, Vivek Kumar, Rajat Suhag, Pramod K. Prabhakar

“…The bulk density, tapped density, and porosity increased from 377.37 to 427.36 kg m-3, 622.08 to 746.33 kg m-3, and 38.99-43.74%, respectively, within the increasing moisture content range. …”
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Histological and immune response in the fish Centropomus viridis elicited by the parasite Rhabdosynochus viridisi by Dania López-Moreno, Zeinab Yazdi, Francisco N. Morales-Serna, Juan M. Martínez-Brown, Leonardo Ibarra-Castro, Alejandra García-Gasca, Selene M. Abad-Rosales, Rodolfo Lozano-Olvera, Emma J. Fajer-Ávila, Esteban Soto

“…RT-qPCR assays were developed to investigate the expression of il1B, il8, il10, il12, il17, igM, igT, ifnγ, tnfα, tbet, hsp70, foxp3a, stat4, and cmip in gills and head kidney. …”
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Soil Phosphorus Dynamics of Wheat-Based Cropping Systems in the Semiarid Region of Argentina by Liliana Suñer, Juan Galantini, Gabriela Minoldo

“…In WW, P level increased with time, while in WL systems a significant decrease in P from 33.7 to 10.4 µg P g−1 was found during the legume period. …”
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Between likes and lows: Exploring how social networking, privacy, and loneliness shape college students’ satisfaction by Tarik N. MOHAMED, Rania A. MOURAD, Muhammad AZZEDIN

“…Methods: This study analyzed A sample of 778 college students 39.7% are females participated in this study. A conceptual model was tested to examine the effects of social networking use on privacy concerns, loneliness, and life satisfaction. …”
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Awareness of prostate cancer and its screening tests in men in the Middle East: A systematic review and meta-analysis by Nawaf S.A. Mohamed, Joud M.O. Asfari, Samar M.A. Sambawa, Rima M.D. Aljurf, Kholoud A.A. Alsaygh, Assad M. Arafah

“…The rate of favorable attitude towards PCa screening was reported at 50.0% (95% CI: 36.7%–63.3%). The Middle East has some understanding of PCa but there is little knowledge of screening techniques, symptoms, risk factors, and treatments. …”
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Microwave-Assisted Extraction and Phytochemical Profile of Nonea pulmonarioides and Its Antifungal, Antibacterial, and Antioxidant Activities by Haval H. Mohammed, Fuad O. Abdullah

“…The quantitative gas chromatography-mass spectrophotometry (GC-MS) analysis of the extracts confirmed that the most abundant compound in the methanol extract was ethyl tridecanoate (45.94%), while nonadecane was the predominant compound in the acetone (35.7%) and the petroleum ether (18.34%) extracts.…”
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Hubungan Frekuensi Kekambuhan Dermatitis Seboroik dengan Kualitas Hidup pada Pasien di Poliklinik Kulit dan Kelamin RSUP Dr. M. Djamil Padang by Ririn Lausarina, Satya Wydya Yenny, Ennesta Asri

“…Analisis data menggunakan analisis univariat dan bivariat dengan uji Kruskal-Wallis Test (α=0,05). Hasil penelitian menunjukkan 38,7% pasien mengalami frekuensi kekambuhan dermatitis seboroik yang dikategorikan sering. …”
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Observation of a rare beta decay of the charmed baryon with a Graph Neural Network by The BESIII Collaboration

“…The absolute branching fraction is measured to be (3.57 ± 0.34stat. ± 0.14syst.) × 10−3. For the first time, the CKM matrix element $$\left\vert {V}_{cd}\right\vert$$ V c d is extracted via a charmed baryon decay as $$0.208\pm 0.01{1}_{{{{\rm{exp.}}}}}…”
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Risk of Hepatocellular Carcinoma Remains High in Patients with HBV-Related Decompensated Cirrhosis and Long-Term Antiviral Therapy by Dong-Mei Zhu, Jing Xie, Chun-Yan Ye, Mei-Yun Qian, Yuan Xue

“…Multivariate Cox regression analysis demonstrated that male gender and age ≥50 years are independent risk factors of HCC development (OR = 2.987 and 2.408; 95% CI (1.301–6.858) and (1.126–5.149); P = 0.01 and 0.02, respectively). …”
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Coloration and functionalization of organic cotton fabric using Chinese fringe leaf extraction: A greener approach by Md Shazzat Hossain, Mohammad Ullah, Rony Mia, Mohammed A. Assiri, Yahui Zhou, Haroon A.M. Saeed, Sakil Mahmud

“…Thermal analyses indicated that the OCF retained acceptable properties of DTG at 357 °C after−dyeing. The dyed OCF also demonstrated superior UV protection, with an Ultraviolet Protection Factor (UPF) value of 59.19 ± 1.82, and minimal UV transmission in the UV−A and UV−B regions. …”
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Continuous and Long-Term Measurement of Reticuloruminal pH in Grazing Dairy Cows by an Indwelling and Wireless Data Transmitting Unit by J. Gasteiner, T. Guggenberger, J. Häusler, A. Steinwidder

“…The time pH was below 6.3, 6.0, 5.8, and 5.5, for G it was 583, 91, 26, and 3 min/d, for GH it was 97, 12, 0, and 0 min/d and for GC it was 1126, 621, 347, and 101 min/d, respectively. …”
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Effect of Non-Fumigant Nematicides on Reproduction of Recently Detected <i>Meloidogyne</i> Species in Georgia Under Greenhouse Conditions in Tomato by Nabin Poudel, Luis Torres, Richard F. Davis, Ganpati B. Jagdale, Theodore McAvoy, Intiaz A. Chowdhury

“…Oxamyl suppressed egg counts in <i>M. floridensis</i> and <i>M. incognita</i> by more than 50.0%, but reductions in <i>M. enterolobii</i> and <i>M. haplanaria</i> were lower at 23.2% and 38.7%, respectively. These results highlight species-specific differences in nematicide efficacy and provide a crucial baseline for future research for the management of specific RKN species.…”
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Evaluation of the extraction of antioxidant compounds from buriti pulp (Mauritia flexuosa L.) by response surface methodology by Gabriela Mota Nogueira, Flávia Aparecida Reitz Cardoso, Márcia Regina Ferreira Geraldo Perdoncini, Marcos Vieira da Silva, Eliane Sloboda Rigobello

“…The antioxidant capacity of the extracts, evaluated by DPPH, ABTS, and FRAP methods, ranged from 1.23 to 3.47 μmol ET g−1, 6.34–15.86 μmol ET g−1, and 4.74–11.95 μmol ET g−1, respectively, highlighting the broad diversity of antioxidant activities present in the extracts. …”
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Effects of the interface structure on the mechanical and tribological properties of the MoS2/CuCr composites by Chao Guo, Hongqu Jiang, Yuan Luo, Haijun Wu, Qi Zhao, Xingxia Yang, Caiju Li, Jianhong Yi, Yichun Liu

“…Under the normal load of 20 N, compared with the CuCr composite, the friction coefficient of the composite with 7.5 wt % MoS2 content is 0.281, which is significantly reduced by 37.7 %, and the wear rate is 0.1471( × 10−3 mm3/N.m), which is reduced by 50.9 %. …”
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Predicting the Health‐Promoting Lifestyle Profile of Pregnant Women Based on Their Health Literacy Levels: A Cross‐Sectional Study by Nastaran Rafat, Fatemeh Bakouei, Hajar Adib‐Rad, Hossein‐Ali Nikbakht, Sareh Bakouei

“…Results The mean scores for women's health literacy and health‐promoting behaviours were 70.31 ± 13.56 and 135.56 ± 17.38, respectively. The lowest score in the health literacy subscales was related to the appraisal (66.07 ± 17.81) and in the health‐promoting lifestyle dimensions was associated with the physical activity dimension (13.87 ± 3.87). …”
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Can We Reduce Postoperative Airway Symptoms Related To Endotracheal Intubation In Elective General Anesthesia? by Sehrish Asad, Muhammad Ali, Saleem Ahmed, Faheem Feroze, Sadia Chaudhry, Nighat Qamar

“…Results: Post-operative sore throat was present in 25 (34.7%) patients in group X and 29 (40.3%) patients in group Y. …”
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