Larvicidal activity of Bacillus thuringiensis strains against Aedes aegypti and Culex quinquefasciatus mosquitoes by Prakai Rajchanuwong, Sawaporn Peaboon, Ratchadawan Ngoen-Klan, Atsalek Rattanawannee, Atirat Noosidum, Boonhiang Promdonkoy, Jariya Chanpaisaeng, Theeraphap Chareonviriyaphap

“…All three Thailand strains contained cry1I and cry2A genes, and only JC691 harbored the cry32 gene. …”
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Identifying falsified COVID-19 vaccines by analysing vaccine vial label and excipient profiles using MALDI-ToF mass spectrometry by Benediktus Yohan Arman, Rebecca Clarke, Tehmina Bharucha, Laura Gomez Fernandez, John Walsby-Tickle, Michael Deats, Sara Mosca, Qianqi Lin, Sneha Banerjee, Shrikrishna R. Chunekar, Kundan D. Patil, Sunil Gairola, Susanna Dunachie, Hamid A. Merchant, Robert Stokes, Rutendo Kuwana, Alexandrine Maes, Jean-Philippe Charrier, Fay Probert, Céline Caillet, Pavel Matousek, James McCullagh, Paul N. Newton, Nicole Zitzmann, Bevin Gangadharan

“…However, these developments are associated with the risk of a surge of substandard and falsified (SF) vaccines, as illustrated by the 184 incidents with SF and diverted COVID-19 vaccines which have been reported during the pandemic in 48 countries, with a paucity of methods for their detection in supply chains. …”
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Assessing microbial biodiversity in oil palm seedlings using oil palm waste compost mixed media by Siti Suliza Salamat, Mohd Zulkhairi Mohd Yusoff, Mohd Ali Hassan Hassan, Mohd Huzairi Mohd Zainuddin, Yoshihito Shirai, Ahmad Husni Mohd Hanif, Mohd Shahkhirat Norizan, Fatini Mat Arisah, Mohammed Abdillah Ahmad Farid, Toshinari Maeda, Mohd Noor Mat Isa, Mohd Faizal Abu Bakar

“…Results: The compost-amended media (T2) demonstrated significantly higher microbial biodiversity, with 60,769 sequences compared to 45,741 sequences in media containing only soil and inorganic fertilizer (T1). …”
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Laser powder bed fusion processed LaCe(Fe, Mn, Si)₁₃ lattices for magnetic refrigeration: Process optimization, microstructure, and magnetocaloric performance by Kun Sun, Yuting Zhang, Sheng Li, Zhaohe Gao, Xue Cao, Ziling Peng, Pengyan Huang, Abd El-Moez A. Mohamed, Zhigang Zheng, Minki Jeong, Yu-Lung Chiu, Yang Lu, Moataz M. Attallah

“…The microstructure of as-fabricated lattices is contained by α-Fe phases, LaFeSi phases, NaZn13-type phases, and the La/Ce/Si rich phases, which has an amorphous matrix embedded with nanocrystalline. …”
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Late-stage diversification strategy for the synthesis of peptide acids and amides using hydrazides by Shoko Tanaka, Mizuki Kanno, Yosuke Tashiro, Tetsuo Narumi, Nobuyuki Mase, Kohei Sato

“…Azidation and subsequent treatment with BME afforded peptide acids an acceptable yield even in sequences containing amino acids that are prone to oxidation. …”
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Exploring the epidemiological impact of attractive targeted sugar bait against malaria in combination with standard malaria control by Nima R. Moghaddas, Mohamed M. Traore, Gunter C. Müller, Joseph Wagman, Javan Chanda, Julian Entwistle, Christen M. Fornadel, Thomas S. Churcher

“…It has been suggested that the percentage of wild mosquitoes caught fed on dye-containing sugar baits without the toxin could provide an entomological correlate of the potential epidemiological benefit of ATSB. …”
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Varroa Volatiles Offer Chemical Cues to Honey Bees for Initial Parasitic Recognition by Qinglong Zhao, Xinning Wang, Ahsan Mustafa, Ying Wang, Hongfang Wang, Xuepeng Chi, Baohua Xu, Zhenguo Liu

“…Fifteen VOCs were detected from <i>V. destructor</i> using gas chromatography–mass spectrometry (GC-MS), which mainly contained ethyl palmitate, followed by isoamyl alcohol, nonanal, and ethyl oleate. …”
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Combining In Vitro, In Vivo, and In Silico Approaches to Explore the Effect of <i>Ceratonia siliqua</i> and <i>Ocimum basilicum</i> Rich Phenolic Formula on Lipid Metabolism and Pl... by Mohammadine Moumou, Amani Tayebi, Abderrahmane Hadini, Omar M. Noman, Abdulsalam Alhalmi, Hamza Ahmoda, Souliman Amrani, Hicham Harnafi

“…In this work, we explored the effect of an herbal formula (CBF) containing immature <i>Ceratonia siliqua</i> pods and <i>Ocimum basilicum</i> extracts on lipid metabolism disorders and lipoprotein-rich plasma (LRP) oxidation in mice. …”
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Bacterial Diversity in Native Heart Valves in Infective Endocarditis by Anna Sinitskaya, Alexander Kostyunin, Maxim Asanov, Maria Khutornaya, Anastasia Klyueva, Alyona Poddubnyak, Alexey Tupikin, Marsel Kabilov, Maxim Sinitsky

“…Bacterial colonies were co-localized with microthrombi (CD41⁺ cells) containing single leucocytes (CD45⁺ cells), represented by segmented neutrophils. …”
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Cross-sectional design and protocol for Artificial Intelligence Ready and Equitable Atlas for Diabetes Insights (AI-READI) by Gerald McGwin, Linda M Zangwill, Nicholas Evans, Shannon McWeeney, Cecilia S Lee, Bhavesh Patel, Jeffrey C Edberg, Cynthia Owsley, Aaron Lee, Cecilia Lee, Sally L Baxter, Michael Snyder, Samantha Hurst, Nicole Ehrhardt, Christopher Chute, Dawn S Matthies, Julia P Owen, Amir Bahmani, Sally Baxter, Edward Boyko, Aaron Cohen, Jorge Contreras, Garrison Cottrell, Virginia de Sa, Jeffrey Edberg, Irl Hirsch, Michelle Hribar, T.Y. Alvin Liu, Bonnie Maldenado, Sara Singer, Bradley Voytek, Joseph Yracheta, Linda Zangwill

“…Data are collected in a multivariable protocol containing over 10 domains, including vitals, retinal imaging, electrocardiogram, cognitive function, continuous glucose monitoring, physical activity, home air quality, blood and urine collection for laboratory testing and psychosocial variables including social determinants of health. …”
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Mechanism of Drag Reduction in Floating Plate of Paddy Field Based on CFD by Xiaoze Yu, Baofeng Zhang, Jiahan You

“…The results show that, compared with the ordinary floating plate, the pressure difference resistance can be reduced by increasing the elevation angle by 60°, curved angle by 20°, and mud separation angle by 20°. The increase of the concave nonsmooth bottom surface structure can reduce viscous frictional resistance, and the total working resistance after structural optimization is comparatively reduced by 48.3%, with lowered hilling height in the forward direction and improved lubrication condition of the bottom surface, forming liquid lubrication effect. …”
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Role of Cone Beam Computed Tomography in Rehabilitation of a Traumatised Deficient Maxillary Alveolar Ridge Using Symphyseal Block Graft Placement by Shipra Arora, Arundeep Kaur Lamba, Farrukh Faraz, Shruti Tandon, Abdul Ahad

“…A 21-year-old male reported with missing right maxillary lateral incisor due to traumatic avulsion 6 months back. A concavity was found on the labial aspect of edentulous area. …”
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Experimental Study of Reciprocating Friction between Rape Stalk and Bionic Nonsmooth Surface Units by Zheng Ma, Yaoming Li, Lizhang Xu

“…The reciprocating friction between rape stalk and metal surface is a typical stick-slip friction, and the bionic nonsmooth metal surfaces with concave or convex units reduced friction force with increasing reciprocating frequency. …”
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Evaluation of Urumiyeh (Iran) City Park in Terms of Noise Analysis and Sound Landscape by Serkan Özer, Nazli Esmaeili Hesar, Elif Önal

“…Finally, suggestions were made by discussing how to highlight the desired sounds in the park to reduce the noise that bothers people in Urumiyeh City Park, using concave elements and walls to reflect positive sounds and taking other necessary measures.…”
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Corneal Biomechanical Assessment Using Corneal Visualization Scheimpflug Technology in Keratoconic and Normal Eyes by Lei Tian, Yi-Fei Huang, Li-Qiang Wang, Hua Bai, Qun Wang, Jing-Jing Jiang, Ying Wu, Min Gao

“…The tomography and biomechanical parameters of the keratoconic corneas were significantly different from those of the normal corneas except for the anterior chamber angle, first applanation length, the highest concavity time, and peak distance. The deformation amplitude was the best predictive parameter (area under the curve: 0.882), with a sensitivity of 81.7%, although there was a significant overlap between keratoconic and normal corneas that ranged from 1.0 to 1.4 mm. …”
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Long Noncoding RNA–Messenger RNA (lncRNA–mRNA) Network in Resistance to Gummy Stem Blight (<i>Stagonosporopsis cucurbitacearum</i>) of Melon Plant Introduction (PI) 420145 by Rui Zhang, Jing Chen, Yongbing Zhang, Xiumei Lu, Chunyan Cheng, Ji Li, Qunfeng Lou, Yuhui Wang, Chuntao Qian

“…Our results revealed that PI 420145 exhibits a thicker waxy layer on the leaf surface and limited conidial germination without obvious signs of cell damage compared to ‘Baipicui’. …”
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Phase Reversal Technique Applied to Fishnet Metalenses by Victor Pacheco-Peña, Igor V. Minin, Oleg V. Minin, Miguel Beruete

“…Then, the phase reversal technique is applied to these metalenses by switching from a concave to a convex profile in order to change the phase distribution inside of them. …”
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From St Winifred’s Translation to Medieval Whodunnit: Ellis Peters and the Cadfael Chronicles by Catherine Lanone

“…Alors que le roman de détection historique tend aujourd'hui à multiplier les récits néo-victoriens, Ellis Peters choisit de recréér au contraire un Moyen Age à la fois distant et familier ; certes, la période est simplifiée pour plaire au public, et le récit reste dans la tradition d'Agatha Christie ; mais les Chroniques de Cadfael ont le mérite de ressusciter une période troublée, et de placer le crime sur fond de guerre civile. …”
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Influence of Incremental Impact on the Damage of Coal-Rock under Unidirectional Constraint by Hongbao Zhao, Huan Zhang, Jinyu Li, Nansong Ju, Zhijie Wen

“…The results show that the damage degree of coal-rock increases with the increase of the impulse, and the damage fitting curve is upward concave, indicating that the coal sample tends to accelerating failure. …”
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Keratitis due to Chaetomium sp. by Jayaraman Kaliamurthy, Catti Munuswamy Kalavathy, Christadoss Arul Nelson Jesudasan, Philip A. Thomas

“…On the basis of colony characteristics and conidial structure, the fungal isolate was identified as Chaetomium sp. …”
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