Asymmetric connectedness among BSE SENSEX, INR–USD exchange rate, gold price and crude oil price: fresh evidence from nonlinear ARDL by Animesh Bhattacharjee

“…Design/methodology/approach – We construct a nonlinear autoregressive distributed lag model that contains the four aforementioned variables. We further used the pairwise Granger causality test to identify the direction of causality. …”
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The Global World Order in the Mirror of the International Likhachev Scientific Readings. Book Review of ‘The Growth of a Global Culture and the Clash of Civilizations’ by A.S. Zape... by V. V. Kochetkov

“…The book under review also contains proceedings of several round-tables, held during the Likhachev Readings, which addressed the issues of nations and nationalism, conflict of cultures and international terrorism. …”
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Improvement of Post‐Thaw Quality and In Vivo Fertility of Simmental Bull Spermatozoa Using Ferulic Acid by Mobin Afsar, Ali Soleimanzadeh, Amir Khaki, Esmail Ayen

“…Pooled Simmental semen (n = 34 ejaculations) were diluted with a Tris‐base extender containing varying FA concentrations (0.1, 0.15, 0.25, 0.35, and 0.45 mM). …”
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Assessment of the quality of water resources for drinking, agriculture and industry in karstic aquifer of Roein Esfarayen basin of North khorasan province by Mohammad Motamedi Rad, Leila Goli Mokhtari, Shahram Bahrami, Mohammad ali zanganeh asadi

“…The water quality table of the region's springs in terms of industrial use also showed that all of the water samples of the region except the Springs of Sangvah, which contains sediment-bearing water, have corrosive properties. …”
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BananaImageBD: A comprehensive banana image dataset for classification of banana varieties and detection of ripeness stages in BangladeshMendeley Data by Md Hasanul Ferdaus, Rizvee Hassan Prito, Ahmed Abdal Shafi Rasel, Masud Ahmed, Md. Jahid Hassan Saykot, Shanjida Sultan Shanta, Sonali Akter, Ankan Chandra Das, Mohammad Manzurul Islam, Mahamudul Hasan, Md Sawkat Ali

“…The augmented version of the banana variety classification dataset contains 7413 images and the augmented banana ripeness stages dataset contains 2457 images. …”
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Ilex pedunculosa Longstalk Holly by Edward Gilman

“…Additionally, it highlights the plant’s potential uses in landscaping, such as hedges, screens, and container plantings. Original publication date October 1999. …”
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NMDA Reduces Tau Phosphorylation in Rat Hippocampal Slices by Targeting NR2A Receptors, GSK3β, and PKC Activities by Audrée De Montigny, Ismaël Elhiri, Julie Allyson, Michel Cyr, Guy Massicotte

“…NMDA-induced reduction of Tau phosphorylation at Ser199-202 was further promoted when NR2A-containing receptors were pharmacologically isolated and were completely abrogated by the NR2A receptor antagonist NVP-AAM077. …”
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Ultrabroadband near-infrared emission profiling in multicore optical fibers doped with Er3+ and Yb3+/Tm3+/Ho3+ ions by Jakub Markiewicz, Marcin Kochanowicz, Tomasz Ragiń, Piotr Miluski, Wojciech A. Pisarski, Joanna Pisarska, Marta Kuwik, Dominik Dorosz, Martin Leich, Matthias Jäger

“…Based on our previous work with barium gallo-germanate glasses and fibers, the 4 and 11-core fiber structures, each containing core glasses doped with Er3+ and Yb3+/Tm3+/Ho3+, were developed. …”
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THEOLOGY, INSECURITY AND NATIONAL INTEGRATION IN NIGERIA: CHALLENGES AND THE WAY FORWARD by U.N DURUJI

“…It is indeed very sad to note that insecurity has brazenly defied almost all the containment strategies and approaches put up by the government and well-meaning citizens of Nigeria in the recent times. …”
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A Wearable Iron-Based Implant as an Intramedullary Nail in Tibial Shaft Fracture of Sheep by Sitaria F. Siallagan, Marzuki Silalahi, Arief Boediono, Sri Estuningsih, Deni Noviana

“…Based on the analysis carried out, the samples contained 90,02% and 60,81% Fe for iron-based implant and stainless implant, respectively. …”
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PENGARUH PEMBERIAN SARI KULIT NANAS (Ananas comosus (L) Merr) TERHADAP JUMLAH KOLONI BAKTERI PADA IKAN BANDENG (Chanos chanos F.) by Zainal Berlian, Fitratul Aini, Melda Yunita

“…Rind the  pineapple contains bromelain enzymes, citric acid and phenols, to inhibit bacterial growth. …”
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Leishmania mexicana: Novel Insights of Immune Modulation through Amastigote Exosomes by Laura Enedina Soto-Serna, Mariana Diupotex, Jaime Zamora-Chimal, Adriana Ruiz-Remigio, José Delgado-Domínguez, Rocely Buenaventura Cervantes-Sarabia, Adriana Méndez-Bernal, Alma Reyna Escalona-Montaño, María Magdalena Aguirre-García, Ingeborg Becker

“…The exosomes from Leishmania parasites contain an array of parasite molecules such as virulence factors and survival messengers, capable of modulating the host immune response and thereby favoring the infection of the host. …”
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Scutellarin inhibits pyroptosis via selective autophagy degradation of p30/GSDMD and suppression of ASC oligomerization by Danyue Li, Weilv Xu, Suhui He, Xinyue Li, Yumeng Wang, Qian Lv, Nan Chen, Lu Dong, Feng Guo, Fushan Shi

“…The inhibitory effect is achieved by thwarting apoptosis-associated speck-like protein containing CARD (ASC) oligomerization and inducing the ubiquitin-dependent selective autophagy of p30/GSDMD. …”
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Effect of low aluminum additions in the microstructure and mechanical properties of hot forged high-manganese steels by Morales-Cruz E.U., Vargas-Ramírez M., Lobo-Guerrero A., Cruz-Ramírez A., Colin-García E., Sánchez-Alvarado R.G., Gutiérrez-Pérez V.H., Martínez-Vázquez J.M.

“…Thermomechanical treatment allows the formation of an austenitic microstructure characterized by twins in steels with high manganese content, while an austenitic-martensitic duplex microstructure was obtained in HMnS, which contained the lowest manganese contents. The highest tensile strength values were obtained for 17Mn-1Al steel, which had the smallest grain size and higher content of non-metallic inclusions. …”
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Sports Big Data: Management, Analysis, Applications, and Challenges by Zhongbo Bai, Xiaomei Bai

“…Sports big data come from the Internet and show a rapid growth trend. Sports big data contain rich information such as athletes, coaches, athletics, and swimming. …”
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Bidding Strategy of Virtual Power Plant with Energy Storage Power Station and Photovoltaic and Wind Power by Zhongfu Tan, Qingkun Tan, Yuwei Wang

“…For the virtual power plants containing energy storage power stations and photovoltaic and wind power, the output of PV and wind power is uncertain and virtual power plants must consider this uncertainty when they participate in the auction in the electricity market. …”
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Analysis of Option Butterfly Portfolio Models Based on Nonparametric Estimation Deep Learning Method by Xiangyu Ge, Xia Zhu, Gang Bi, Hao Zheng, Qing Li

“…This paper constructs the single-index nonparametric option pricing model which contains multiple influencing factors and presents the nonparametric estimation form for option butterfly portfolio returns. …”
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Enhancing Cementitious Materials: A Detailed Review of Bentonite’s Role in Optimizing Concrete Performance by Zakaria Mekhnache, Tewfik Ali-Dahmane, Zine-El-Abidine Kameche, Ivan Alhama-Manteca, Ahmed Sofiane Benosman, Sidi-Mohammed Aissa-Mamoune

“…Its pozzolanic activity aids in long-term strength development, making it valuable for standard and specialized applications, including geotechnical engineering and waste containment. Bentonite supports environmental sustainability by reducing cement demand thus lowering CO₂ emissions and by increasing durability, which extends the lifespan of structures and cuts down on maintenance costs. …”
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An Assessment of the Genotoxicity and Subchronic Toxicity of a Supercritical Fluid Extract of the Aerial Parts of Hemp by Tennille K. Marx, Robin Reddeman, Amy E. Clewell, John R. Endres, Erzsébet Béres, Adél Vértesi, Róbert Glávits, Gábor Hirka, Ilona Pasics Szakonyiné

“…A battery of toxicological studies was conducted on a supercritical CO2 extract of the aerial parts of the Cannabis sativa plant, containing approximately 25% cannabinoids. No evidence of genotoxicity was found in a bacterial reverse mutation test (Ames), in an in vitro mammalian chromosomal aberration test, or in an in vivo mouse micronucleus study. …”
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Giant Hypopharyngeal Fibrovascular Polyp: A Case Report and Review of the Relevant Literature by Suheyl Haytoglu, Birgul Tuhanioglu, Abdurrahman Bozkurttan, Osman Kursat Arikan

“…Histopathological examination of the tumor showed oedematous subepithelial fibrous stroma, surrounded by squamous epithelium and containing many congested vascular structures. No recurrence was detected over one year of follow-up. …”
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