Liquid feather protein hydrolysate as a potential fertilizer to increase growth and yield of patchouli (Pogostemon cablin Benth) and mung bean (Vigna radiata) by Anissa Nurdiawati, Cucu Suherman, Yudithia Maxiselly, Maulana Ali Akbar, Bayu Adji Purwoko, Pandji Prawisudha, Kunio Yoshikawa

“…Methods Hydrothermal treatment (HTT) at a temperature of 160–180 °C and a holding time of 30 min was employed to convert feathers into a liquid feather-derived protein hydrolysate (FPH) containing nitrogen and amino acids. To evaluate the effect of FPH produced from the HTT process on plant growth, FPH (0.5–5 mL/L) and its combination with 50% recommended dose of chemical fertilizers were applied to patchouli and mung bean plants. …”
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Mapping Variability of Mycotoxins in Individual Oat Kernels from Batch Samples: Implications for Sampling and Food Safety by Irene Teixido-Orries, Francisco Molino, Bianca Castro-Criado, Monika Jodkowska, Angel Medina, Sonia Marín, Carol Verheecke-Vaessen

“…Oats are susceptible to contamination by <i>Fusarium</i> mycotoxins, including deoxynivalenol (DON), zearalenone (ZEN), and T-2/HT-2 toxins, posing food safety risks. …”
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The assessment of chemical composition and biological activity of faba bean pods as a potential feed additive utilized in piglets nutrition by Inna Vlasova, Philip Krüsselmann, Yuliia Kostenko, Maciej Obrębski, Sebastian Granica, Wilfried Vahjen, Jürgen Zentek, Marcin Równicki, Jakub P. Piwowarski

“…Air-dried FBP from the cultivar ‘Bizon’ contained high levels of crude protein (144 g/kg), dietary fibre (413 g/kg), potassium (27.8 g/kg), and iron (126 mg/kg). …”
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Human TRMT1 and TRMT1L paralogs ensure the proper modification state, stability, and function of tRNAs by Kejia Zhang, Aidan C. Manning, Jenna M. Lentini, Jonathan Howard, Felix Dalwigk, Reza Maroofian, Stephanie Efthymiou, Patricia Chan, Sergei I. Eliseev, Zi Yang, Hayley Chang, Ehsan Ghayoor Karimiani, Behnoosh Bakhshoodeh, Henry Houlden, Stefanie M. Kaiser, Todd M. Lowe, Dragony Fu

“…We find that TRMT1 methylates all known tRNAs containing guanosine at position 26, while TRMT1L represents the elusive enzyme catalyzing m2,2G at position 27 in tyrosine tRNAs. …”
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Simons Observatory: Predeployment Performance of a Large Aperture Telescope Optics Tube in the 90 and 150 GHz Spectral Bands by Carlos E. Sierra, Kathleen Harrington, Shreya Sutariya, Thomas Alford, Anna M. Kofman, Grace E. Chesmore, Jason E. Austermann, Andrew Bazarko, James A. Beall, Tanay Bhandarkar, Mark J. Devlin, Simon R. Dicker, Peter N. Dow, Shannon M. Duff, Daniel Dutcher, Nicholas Galitzki, Joseph E. Golec, John C. Groh, Jon E. Gudmundsson, Saianeesh K. Haridas, Erin Healy, Johannes Hubmayr, Jeffrey Iuliano, Bradley R. Johnson, Claire S. Lessler, Richard A. Lew, Michael J. Link, Tammy J. Lucas, Jeffrey J. McMahon, Jenna E. Moore, Federico Nati, Michael D. Niemack, Benjamin L. Schmitt, Max Silva-Feaver, Robinjeet Singh, Rita F. Sonka, Alex Thomas, Robert J. Thornton, Tran Tsan, Joel N. Ullom, Jeffrey L. Van Lanen, Eve M. Vavagiakis, Michael R. Vissers, Yuhan Wang, Kaiwen Zheng

“…In this paper, we present the predeployment performance of the first mid-frequency “optics tube,” which will be fielded on the large aperture telescope with sensitivity to the 90 and 150 GHz spectral bands. This optics tube contains lenses, filters, detectors, and readout components, all of which operate at cryogenic temperatures. …”
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Neuron-Specific Fluorescence Reporter-Based Live Cell Tracing for Transdifferentiation of Mesenchymal Stem Cells into Neurons by Chemical Compound by Do Won Hwang, Hyun Woo Kwon, Jaeho Jang, Hee Jung Jung, Kwang Rok Kim, Dong Soo Lee

“…In this study, using time-lapse live cell imaging, we assessed the neuronal differentiation of MSCs induced by a small molecule “NHPDQC (N-hydroxy-2-oxo-3-(3-phenylprophyl)-1,2-dihydroquinoxaline-6-carboxamide, C18H17N3O3).” Plasmid vector containing red fluorescence reporter genes under the control of the tubulin α1 (Tα1) promoter (pTα1-DsRed2) traced the neuronal differentiation of MSCs. …”
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Mitigating antimicrobial resistance through effective hospital wastewater management in low- and middle-income countries by Yaovi Mahuton Gildas Hounmanou, Yaovi Mahuton Gildas Hounmanou, Adonias Houefonde, I-CRECT Consortium, Tram Thuy Nguyen, Anders Dalsgaard, Linh Viet Nguyen, Tung Xuan Nguyen, Troung Nhat My, Lan Thi Le, Huyen Thi Vu, Ngoc Thi Bich Hoang, Dien M. Tran, Thi Anh Mai Pham, Phuc D. Pham, Dennis Nurjadi, Flavie Goutard, Thirumalaisamy P. Velavan, Van Anh Thi Dinh, Bent Jörgensen, Le Huu Song, Nhung T.T. Nguyen, Etienne Loire, Åse Östholm, Lennart E. Nilsson, Tuyet Hanh T. Tran, Phuc H. Phan, Mattias Larsson, Linus Olson, Håkan Hanberger

“…Hospital wastewater (HWW) is a significant environmental and public health threat, containing high levels of pollutants such as antibiotic-resistant bacteria (ARB), antibiotic-resistant genes (ARGs), antibiotics, disinfectants, and heavy metals. …”
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Classification Algorithms in Automatic Diagnosis of ECG Arrhythmias: A Review by Haibo Sun, Dan Luo, Xin Niu, Xiaoxi Zeng, Bin Zheng, Hao Liu, Jingye Pan

“…ECG (Electrocardiogram), the most commonly used tool in the diagnosis of cardiac diseases, contains a large amount of physiologic information about the electrical activity of the heart. …”
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Elicitation with Sodium Silicate and Iron Chelate Affects the Contents of Phenolic Compounds and Minerals in Buckwheat Sprouts by Henryk Dębski, Wiesław Wiczkowski, Dorota Szawara-Nowak, Marcin Horbowicz

“…An aqueous solution containing a mixture of sodium silicate and Fe-EDTA (SIL-Fe) was compared with the same concentration of sodium silicate alone (SIL) and water (control). …”
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Evaluation of porphyrin molecules as effective corrosion inhibitors for copper alloy in sulfuric acid using both experimental and computational approaches by Metwally Abdallah, Majda Alfakeer, Rasha N Felaly, Abdulaziz M. Almohyawi, Jabir H. Al-Fahemi, Salih S. Al-Juaid, Doaa F. Seyam, Elsayed M. Mabrouk, Kamal A. Soliman

“…It was discovered that the two TMPP compounds retarded the pitting corrosion of C12510 in chloride-containing solutions by shifting the pitting potential to a more noble direction. …”
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Systematic screening and dynamic profiling of germline regulatory pathways and spermatogonial surface markers in a bivalve mollusc by Liangjie Liu, Ya Shu, Tian Liu, Huilan Wei, Yaxin Yang, Lijing Zhang, Xiaohui Ma, Guoqing Li, Yajuan Li, Shi Wang, Lingling Zhang

“…This strategy was employed to identify a spermatogonia-related module, which was found to be enriched with stem cell-related pathways in the scallop Patinopecten yessoensis. This module contained a transmembrane protein, fibroblast growth factor receptor (FGFR). …”
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Oxidized phospholipid and transcriptomic signatures of THC-related vaping associated lung injury by Tomeka L. Suber, Mohammadreza Tabary, William Bain, Tolani Olonisakin, Karina Lockwood, Zeyu Xiong, Yingze Zhang, Naina Kohli, Lauren Furguiele, Hernán Peñaloza, Bryan J. McVerry, Jason J. Rose, Faraaz Shah, Barbara Methé, Kelvin Li, Rama K. Mallampalli, Kong Chen, Li Fan, Alison Morris, Vladimir A. Tyurin, Svetlana N. Samovich, Hülya Bayir, Yulia Y. Tyurina, Valerian Kagan, Janet S. Lee

“…At a single center, we prospectively enrolled mechanically ventilated patients with EVALI from THC-containing products (N = 4) and patients with non-vaping acute lung injury and airway controls (N = 5). …”
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Preliminary Selection of Device Materials to Locally Transform Thermal into SFR Neutron Spectrum by N. Chrysanthopoulou, P. Savva, M. Varvayanni, C. Colin, C. Huot-Marchand, N. Catsaros

“…In a thermal Material Testing Reactor (MTR) such neutronic conditions can be achieved by tailoring the prevailing neutron spectrum with the utilization of a device containing appropriate materials. In this work various materials are investigated as candidate components of a device that will be required in case that a thermal MTR neutron energy spectrum must be locally transformed, so as to imitate Sodium cooled Fast Reactor (SFR). …”
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Enhancing grape juice with Lacticaseibacillus rhamnosus CWKu-12: Assessing probiotic viability, physicochemical changes, sensory characteristics, and quality kinetics throughout st... by Shaghayegh Echresh, Behrooz Alizadeh Behbahani, Fereshteh Falah, Mohammad Noshad, Salam A. Ibrahim

“…At the end of the storage period, the juice containing 2 % probiotic and stored at 4 °C had the highest viable cells (7.92 log CFU/mL). …”
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Thermal and ballistic characterization of epoxy matrix composites reinforced with babassu (Attalea speciosa) fiber: An experimental investigation by Lucas Moura Montenegro Reis, Pedro Henrique Poubel Mendonça da Silveira, Yago Soares Chaves, Rafael Travincas Pinto, Lucas de Mendonça Neuba, Sergio Neves Monteiro, Lucio Fabio Cassiano Nascimento

“…This work focused on developing lightweight and cost-effective ballistic shields using epoxy matrix composites reinforced with short babassu fibers. Composites containing 10, 20, and 30 vol% fiber content were produced via compression molding and assessed for their chemical composition, thermal properties, and ballistic performance. …”
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Spatial indicators of inequity in urban health research: a scoping review by Ana L. Favarão Leão, Raúl D. Gierbolini-Rivera, Milena Franco Silva, Courtney Shaw, Áine O’Connor, Deborah Salvo, Rodrigo Siqueira Reis

“…Most studies (n = 32, 73%) were conducted in high-income countries. The primary analytical approaches were descriptive (n = 11, 25%). …”
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AI-Driven Meat Food Drying Time Prediction for Resource Optimization and Production Planning in Smart Manufacturing by Rajnish Rakholia, Andres L. Suarez-Cetrulo, Manokamna Singh, Ricardo Simon Carbajo

“…Building on this, this research paper aims to explore the utilization of machine learning methods in predicting the drying time of meat-based food products incorporating multiple factors including structure and properties of food, environmental factors, food mass, and physical parameters of food containers. Furthermore, the paper explores correlations, performs feature importance analysis, and addresses the challenges and limitations within this context.…”
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Thermal decomposition behaviors and reaction mechanism of emulsion explosive with the addition of TiH2 powders by Rong Liu, Xu-Guang Wang, Hao Wang, Quan Wang, Yang-Fan Cheng

“…This study is helpful to further understand the thermolysis properties and reaction mechanism of emulsion explosives containing TiH2 powders, and offer theoretic direction for the formulation optimization as well as industrial production of high-energetic emulsion explosives.…”
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Chemical Composition of Oils and Fats from Madagascar Cockroach (G. portentosa), Giant Cockroach (B. giganteus), and Mealworm (T. molitor) by João Víctor de Andrade dos Santos, Thiago Luis Aguayo de Castro, Claudia Andrea Lima Cardoso, Kelly Mari Pires de Oliveira, Ramon Santos de Minas, Samara de Almeida Oliveira, Gabriela dos Santos Talevi, Meline Neves Pinheiro, Marilene Rodrigues Chang, Daniele Cristina Vitorelli Venancio, Geilson Rodrigues da Silva, Angela Kwiatkowski

“…The oils from G. portentosa and B. giganteus also contained C18:1, C18:2w6, and C16:0. Principal component analysis distinguished T. molitor oil by its C15:0 and C23:0 content. …”
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Environmental impact assessment of rapeseed production using the LCA method: Part one: Life cycle inventory analysis by Kiš Ferenc, Vasin Jovica, Milovac Željko, Zeremski Tijana, Milić Stanko, Savić Jasna

“…Collected or estimated input and output data are entered into the OpenLCA software, which, in conjunction with the ecoinvent 3.7 database, computes the results of the LCI analysis. The LCI result contains data on hundreds of different pollutants emitted into the environment during the processes that make up the oilseed rape production chain, as well as a detailed inventory of consumed or used natural resources. …”
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