The semigroup of nonempty finite subsets of integers by Reuben Spake

“…In the greatest semilattice decomposition of g, let α(X) denote the archimedean component containing X and define α0(X)={Y∈α(X):min(Y)=0}. In this paper we examine the structure of g and determine its greatest semilattice decomposition. …”
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Circulating Irisin Levels Are Not Regulated by Nutritional Status, Obesity, or Leptin Levels in Rodents by Mar Quiñones, Cintia Folgueira, Estrella Sánchez-Rebordelo, Omar Al-Massadi

“…Irisin is a cleaved and secreted fragment of fibronectin type III domain containing 5 (FNDC5) that is mainly released by skeletal muscle and was proposed to mediate the beneficial effects of exercise on metabolism. …”
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Investigating the hatchability and nauplii biometry of Artemia franciscana in unconventional waters of Sistan region, Southeast Iran by Hashem Khandan Barani, Abdolali Rahdari, Narjes Sanchooli, Ali Khosravanizadeh

“…It plays an important role in the aquatic food chain due to containing a variety of high nutrients such as proteins, amino acids, fatty acids, vitamins and antioxidants. …”
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Fall Prevention: Solutions for the Home by Leigh Ann Martin

“… Your home can present many physical challenges as you age, but corrections can be made to better meet your needs. This documents contains a list of possible home modifications. This document is FCS2228, one in a series of the Department of Family, Youth and Community Sciences, Florida Cooperative Extension Service, Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL 32611. …”
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Modulational stability of Korteweg-de Vries and Boussinesq wavetrains by Bhimsen K. Shivamoggi, Lokenath Debnath

“…A brief discussion of Whitham's variational method is included to make the paper self-contained to some extent.…”
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Aloe vera: A promising natural herbal supplement for enhancing growth, physiology, antioxidant activity and immunity in Catla catla by Zeeshan Yousaf, Syed Makhdoom Hussain, Shafaqat Ali, Dariusz Kucharczyk, Joanna Nowosad, Konrad Turkowski, Bilal Ahamad Paray, Adan Naeem

“…The groups fed diets containing equal amounts of canola meal and varying levels of A. vera supplementation (0 %, 1 %, 2 %, 3 %, 4 %, and 5 %). …”
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Landscape Diversity: Florida Phosphate Mine Pit Lakes by M. Wilson, Edward A. Hanlon

“…This 8-page fact sheet contains a synopsis of findings obtained through research, contrasted with limnological studies of natural lakes in central Florida. …”
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An Interstitial 4q Deletion with a Mosaic Complementary Ring Chromosome in a Child with Dysmorphism, Linear Skin Pigmentation, and Hepatomegaly by J. Carter, H. Brittain, D. Morrogh, N. Lench, J. J. Waters

“…Confirmation of the origin of the ring chromosome was obtained by FISH analysis which identified that the ring chromosome contained material from the deleted region of chromosome 4 and was therefore complementary to the 21.6 Mb deletion. …”
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Rapid Glomerulotubular Nephritis as an Initial Presentation of a Lethal Diquat Ingestion by Daniel Guck, Reynaldo Hernandez, Steven Moore, Andry Van de Louw, Philippe Haouzi

“…Diquat should undergo the same regulatory restrictions as paraquat-containing compounds.…”
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GastroFuse-Net: an ensemble deep learning framework designed for gastrointestinal abnormality detection in endoscopic images by Sonam Aggarwal, Isha Gupta, Ashok Kumar, Sandeep Kautish, Abdulaziz S. Almazyad, Ali Wagdy Mohamed, Frank Werner, Mohammad Shokouhifar

“…The Kvasir dataset was used to thoroughly test the proposed deep learning model. This dataset contained images that were classified according to structures (cecum, z-line, pylorus), diseases (ulcerative colitis, esophagitis, polyps), or surgical operations (dyed resection margins, dyed lifted polyps). …”
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Ginkgo biloba L.: An Updated Review on the Pharmacological Activities, Pharmacokinetics and Drug Interactions by Zahra Moeinipour, Maryam Akaberi, Zahra Sobhani

“…Nevertheless, G. biloba contains various pharmacologically active components, such as terpene lactones and flavonoids that could cause drug interactions through multiple mechanisms, including the effect on cytochrome isozymes and p-glycoprotein (P-gp). …”
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Organoleptic, physical, and chemical tests of artificial feed for milk fish substituted by earthworm meal (Lumbricus sp.) by Siti Aslamyah, Muh. Yusri Karim

“…Results show that different levels of substitution of fish meal with earthworms meal (Lumbricus sp.) produces the same feed quality and contains nutrients in a range requirement milkfish. …”
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HEMPSEED AND COTTONSEED OILS IN THE ACCESSIONS FROM THE VIR COLLECTION AS SOURCES OF FUNCTIONAL FOOD INGREDIENTS by S. V. Grigoryev, T. V. Shelenga, K. V. Illarionova

“…Both crops have the ability to restore the raw material base to produce textile fibers, seed and oil as well as the potential to improve functional food production, because they contain functional food ingredients in their oil capable of reducing human nutrition disorder risks, preventing or restoring nutrient deficiencies, preserving and improving health.Materials and methods. …”
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Several Remarks on the Throne Based on the Sphragistics Evidences of Lithuanian Rulers from the End of the XIV to the Middle of the XV Centuries by Loreta Skurvydaitė

“…Gediminas' attempts for christening, which would open the way to the change of the state rank, don't contradict the presumption that the majesty seal contained royal insignias, although there is no information about the throne. …”
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Mechanisms of transverse cracking induced by adjacent ply matrix cracks in composite laminates by Carrère, Nicolas, Doitrand, Aurélien, Conan, Mathilde, Martin, Eric

“…Cracking in composite laminates containing θ-plies adjacent to 90° plies is studied experimentally and numerically using the coupled criterion and finite element calculations. …”
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Localized Pigmented Villonodular Synovitis of the Posterior Knee Compartment with Popliteal Vessel Compression: A Case Report of Arthroscopic Resection Using Only Anterior Knee Por... by Jack Daoud, Dany Aouad, Youssef Hassan, Georges El Rassi

“…On MRI, she was found to have a multiloculated hemosiderin-containing structure of synovial origin within the femoral notch, extending beyond the joint capsule displacing the popliteal vessels. …”
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Morphology and Immunoexpression of Selenoproteins in Term Placenta of Alpaca (<i>Vicugna pacos</i>) from the Peruvian Andes by Miluska Beatriz Navarrete Zamora, Francisco Acuña, Mônica Duarte da Silva, Thamires Santos-Silva, Matheus Henrique Herminio Garcia, Rodrigo da Silva Nunes Barreto, Alberto Sato Sato, Claudio Gustavo Barbeito, Maria Angelica Miglino

“…The chorionic villi measured 2740.22 ± 132.75 µm. The allantois contained a simple columnar epithelium and mesenchyme with type I collagen fibers. …”
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Raising Healthy Children: Packing a Peanut-Free Lunch by Sarah Schmidt, Karla Shelnutt, Gail Kauwell

“…Knowing how to identify foods that contain peanuts, what to pack for school lunches, and how to reduce accidental contact with peanuts will help keep children with peanut allergies safe when they are away from home. …”
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Structure–Antioxidant Activity Relationship of Polysaccharides Isolated by Microwave/Ultrasonic-Assisted Extraction from <i>Pleurotus ferulae</i> by Hongjin Zhou, Zhongxiong Fan, Yuan Li, Xuelian Liu, Bo Wang, Jianguo Xing, Jiang He, Ruifang Zheng, Jinyao Li

“…In addition, unlike U-PFPS, which is primarily composed of glucose (Glu:Man:Gal = 91.1:3.5:5.4), MU-PFPS has a more balanced composition of Glu:Man:Gal in the ratio of 39.4:27.8:32.8 and contains more branched chains. Furthermore, antioxidant analysis revealed that high concentration (at concentrations above 600 μg/mL) MU-PFPS demonstrated stronger protective effects against oxidative damage in RAW264.7 cells than U-PFPS did. …”
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Microbial Surface Treatment of Sand with Sporosarcina pasteurii to Improve the Wind Erosion Resistance in Urmia Lake by Hooshang Katebi, Ahmad Fahmi, Ahad Ouria, Alireza Babaeian Amini, Hossein Samadi Kafil

“…Sporosarcina pasteurii was used as ureolytic bacteria for the preparation of the microbial solution. Corn steep liquor containing urea was used as an inexpensive growth media. …”
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