Effect of dietary Cucurbita pepo extract on performance, hemato-immunological parameters, immune-related gene expression and bacterial resistance in rainbow trout, Oncorhynchus myk... by Kaveh Vakili, Amir Eghbal Khajehrahimi, Behnam Salimi, Shapour Kakoolaki, Arman Ghorbanzadeh

“…The highest hematocrit and hemoglobin contents were associated with the diet containing 4 % CPE. Similarly, dietary 4 % of CPE effectively increased lysozyme activity, and immunoglobulin content compared to the control diet. …”
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Branched-Chain Amino Acid (BCAA) Oligopeptide Determination from Whey Proteins: Preparation, Peptide Profiles, and Anti-Fatigue Activity by Qiong Zhu, Renjie Zhou, Xiping Zhu, Xiangru Lu, Binli Ai, Qibin Zhuang, Chun Cui

“…Fraction D’ was found to contain the highest content of BCAAs and a high proportion of low-molecular-weight peptides (<1 kDa; content: 81.48%). …”
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Study on Influence of Spalling Fault Evolution on Meshing Stiffness of Spur Gear by Peng Dai, Jianping Wang, Shuping Yan, Shengzhou Huang, Jun Liu, Fengtao Wang

“…On tooth surface spalling morphology evolution process of the gear pair meshing stiffness，to expand the edge line with the original rectangular flake edge line Angle peel fault evolution，combined with the method of potential energy building containing flaking fault gears meshing stiffness calculation model. …”
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Fabrication of highly efficient quartz crystal microbalance ammonia sensor based on Cu-BTC nanocomposites by Kobra Vazirinezhad, Fatemeh Shariatmadar Tehrani, Sedigheh Zeinali, Maryam Tohidi

“…In this work, nanocomposite films of Cu-BTC (MOF containing copper as a metal node and 1,3,5-benzene tricarboxylic acid as an organic linker) with different carbon nanotube (CNT) weight percentages are fabricated on a QCM for the detection of low amounts of ammonia at room temperature. …”
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The formaldehyde stress on photosynthetic efficiency and oxidative stress response of moss Racomitrium japonicum L. by Wanting Li, Wanting Li, Jiawen Zhang, Siqi Ma, Min Zhou, Min Zhou, Ruixin Li, Ruixin Li, Hao Tang, Haiyan Qiu, Peng Ren, Yunlai Tang, Yunmei Lu, Renhua Huang, Ke Chen, Ke Chen

“…Therefore, this study aims to investigate the physiological and photosynthetic response mechanisms of Racomitrium japonicum under formaldehyde stress.MethodsR. japonicum was exposed to dynamic fumigation with formaldehyde for 7 days, with each day comprising an 8-h exposure period within a sealed container. The effects on plant structure, pigment content, photosynthetic efficiency, and reactive oxygen species (ROS) generation were assessed.Results and discussionOur findings revealed that formaldehyde stress caused structural damage, reduced pigment content, decreased photosynthetic efficiency, and increased ROS production in R. japonicum. …”
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Bifurcation Scenarios of Neural Firing Patterns across Two Separated Chaotic Regions as Indicated by Theoretical and Biological Experimental Models by Huaguang Gu, Baobao Pan, Jian Xu

“…These results provided details regarding the processes and dynamics of bifurcation containing the chaotic bursting between period-1 and period-2 burstings and other chaotic firing patterns within the comb-shaped chaotic region. …”
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Bactericidal/Permeability-Increasing Protein (BPI), a Novel Antimicrobial Molecule in Human Breast Milk with Immune Potential by Alba Soledad Aquino-Domínguez, María de los Ángeles Romero-Tlalolini, Honorio Torres-Aguilar, Juan Carlos Rodríguez-Alba, Lucia Lourdes Martínez-Martínez, Francisco Javier Sánchez-Peña, María Teresa Hernández-Huerta, Jesús Elizarrarás-Rivas, Gabriela Tapia-Pastrana, Melisa Gómez-López, Elsa Cruz-Martínez, Uriel Eleazar Hernández-Corrales, Sergio Roberto Aguilar-Ruiz

“…Breast milk is a fluid of vital importance during the first stages of life of the newborn since, in addition to providing nutrients, it also contains cells and molecules of the immune system, which protect the neonate from infection and, at the same time, modulate the establishment of the microbiota. …”
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A Process for Modelling Diffuse Scattering from Disordered Molecular Crystals, Illustrated by Application to Monoclinic 9-Chloro-10-methylanthracene by D. J. Goossens

“…Diffuse scattering from a crystal contains valuable information about the two-body correlations (related to the nanoscale order) in the material. …”
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Production Systems - Florida Greenhouse Vegetable Production Handbook, Vol 3 by Dan Fenneman, Michael Sweat, George Hochmuth, Robert Hochmuth

“…Among the more prevalent include lay-flat bag or upright container culture, trough culture, rockwool, vertical culture, nutrient film technique (NFT), and ground (in-soil) culture. …”
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The Quantum Description of BF Model in Superspace by Manoj Kumar Dwivedi

“…We consider the BRST symmetric four-dimensional BF theory, a topological theory, containing antisymmetric tensor fields in Landau gauge and extend the BRST symmetry by introducing a shift symmetry to it. …”
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Association between betel nut (Areca catechu L.) consumption and hemoglobin levels and mid-upper arm circumference in pregnant women in Jayapura Regency, Papua by Rante Allo Bela Sarni, Maharani Halim Annisaa

“…Anemia is a serious global public health problem that affects pregnant and postpartum women, where the number of red blood cells or hemoglobin concentration is lower than the normal levels. Betel nuts contain high levels of bioactive compounds including alkaloids and polyphenols which are believed to inhibit the absorption of nutrients including iron in the digestive tract. …”
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Optimal Control of Endemic Epidemic Diseases With Behavioral Response by Francesco Parino, Lorenzo Zino, Alessandro Rizzo

“…Behavioral factors play a crucial role in the emergence, spread, and containment of human diseases, significantly influencing the effectiveness of intervention measures. …”
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Information support of effective agricultural land use by О. N. Dolmatova, V. N. Shcherba

“…The solution of the set tasks is directly related to the formation of sustainable and effective land use, a high-quality land management system, the creation of an information database containing relevant and reliable information about the parameters of lands, their legal, environmental status and economic efficiency of use. …”
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Hydrolysis and Oxidation of Recalcitrant Substrates by Microbial Isolates from Hot Springs by Anastasiya I. Dmitrieva, Elizaveta R. Faskhutdinova, Timothy A. Larichev, Natalia S. Velichkovich, Veronika Yu. Boger, Larisa M. Aksenova

“…The chitinolytic activity was determined by injecting a bacterial suspension on Petri dishes with a chitin-containing medium. The lipolytic analysis involved cultivating the isolates in Stern’s glycerol fuchsin broth. …”
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Genetic diversity of the Aporrectodea caliginosa complex in Russia by S. V. Shekhovtsov, E. V. Golovanova, N. E. Bazarova, Yu. N. Belova, D. I. Berman, E. A. Derzhinsky, M. P. Shashkov, S. E. Peltek

“…A subset of individuals with pigmentation characteristic of A. c. caliginosa contained cox1 haplotypes of A. c. trapezoides; analysis of nuclear gene sequences confirmed this diagnosis. …”
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Characterization of food wastes from the hotel industry as a potential feedstock for energy production by Emily Machuma Muchele, Booker Osodo, Isaiah Omosa, Emmanuel Yeri Kombe

“…The analysis revealed that the feedstock under investigation contained well-balanced parameters for briquette, biogas, syngas and biochar production. …”
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Enteric Coated Pellets with Lactoferrin for Oral Delivery: Improved Shelf Life of the Product by Nika Kržišnik, Blaž Grilc, Robert Roškar

“…Conclusion: We successfully transferred a technology commonly used for small molecules to a protein-containing product, effectively protected it from the destructive effects of gastric juice, and achieved an acceptable shelf life.…”
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Supramolecular Arrangement in Styphnic Acid and Naphthalene-1,4-diol (1 : 1) through a Novel Synthetic Rote for Styphnic Acid by Moamen S. Refat, Hossam A. Saad, Mohamed Y. El-Sayed, Abdel Majid A. Adam, Okan Zafer Yeşilel, Murat Taş

“…The crystal structure of I, the asymmetric unit, contains C6H2N3O7, C10H7O, and it is a half portion of both styphnic acid and naphthalene-1,4-diol. …”
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Call for Papers: Constitutions and Intergenerational Justice by IF and FRFG

“…Young researchers may also wish to participate in this essay competition, and it is hoped that this edition of the IGJR will contain a selection of the best prize submissions in English. …”
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Using Spatial Regression to Model Potentially Toxic Metal (PTM) Mobility Based on Physicochemical Soil Properties by Melissa A. Magno, Arpita Nandi, Ingrid E. Luffman

“…Soil samples (n = 52) were collected from a 0.67 km2 study area containing 6 known abandoned Pb, Zn, and Mn mines at the headwaters of Bumpus Cove Creek. …”
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