Effects of Polycarboxylate-Lignosulfonate Superplasticizer on the Engineering Properties and Cementitious Paste Thickness of Pervious Concrete by Ehsan Teymouri, Nurul Noraziemah Mohd Pauzi, Wong Kwong Soon, Mehdi Forouzan, Marjan Salari

“…For this reason, 17 PC mixtures containing different portions of PLS (0.10% to 1.00% of the cement content), water-to-cement ratio (0.30 to 0.40), and cement content (315 to 350 kg/m3) with a constant range aggregate size (4.75 to 9.5 mm) were designed, tested, and analyzed by Design of Expert (DoE). …”
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Binding and cleavage of pro-urokinase by a tegument extract of Fasciola hepatica newly excysted juveniles activate the host fibrinolytic system by Judit Serrat, María Torres-Valle, Carolina De Marco Verissimo, Mar Siles-Lucas, Javier González-Miguel

“…Additionally, our results revealed that the tegument of FhNEJ contains a protease that is capable of cleaving and activating pro-u-PA into its catalytically active form, which positively impacts the capacity of the parasites to generate plasmin from the host PLG. …”
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Genome-Wide Analyses Reveal the Roles of CCT Genes as Regulators of Abiotic Stress Responses in <i>Citrullus lanatus</i> by Yajie Hong, Mengsha Li, Wona Ding, Jun Shi, Zishuo Zheng, Nailin Xing, Qiuping Li

“…Segmental duplication (gene amplification) significantly influenced the evolution of these genes, with most ClCCT genes containing light-, hormone-, and/or abiotic stimulus-responsive elements. …”
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Effects of screw configuration and interfacial properties on oil incorporation in high moisture extrusion by Shuzo Hashimoto, Naoya Ikenaga, Atze Jan van der Goot, Leonard M.C. Sagis

“…As a result, both the screw configuration and the interfacial properties of the plant protein emulsifier need to be considered when developing meat alternative products containing oil as a route to control the texture of these products.…”
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Chemical Composition, Physicochemical Characteristics, and Nutritional Value of Lannea kerstingii Seeds and Seed Oil by Judicaël Thomas Ouilly, Patrice Bazongo, Adjima Bougma, Nèbpawindé Kaboré, Anne Mette Lykke, Amadé Ouédraogo, Imaël Henri Nestor Bassolé

“…The results indicated that seeds contained 3.61% moisture, 57.85% fat, 26.39% protein, 10.07% carbohydrates, and 2.08% ash. …”
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Translational regulation of PKD1 by evolutionarily conserved upstream open reading frames by Lei Chen, Xia Gao, Xiangshen Liu, Ye Zhu, Dong Wang

“…Our analyses demonstrate that PKD1 mRNA contains two evolutionarily conserved translation-inhibitory uORFs. uORF1 is translatable, and uORF2 is likely not translatable. …”
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CanKiwi: A Mechanistic Competition Model of Kiwifruit Bacterial Canker Disease Dynamics by Oussama Hadj Abdelkader, Hadjer Bouzebiba, Miguel G. Santos, Danilo Pena, António Pedro Aguiar, Susana M. P. Carvalho

“…This disease is a leading cause of severe damage to kiwifruit vines, particularly in humid regions, and contributes to significant economic challenges for growers in many countries. The proposed model contains three parts. …”
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Association Analysis of the Genomic and Functional Characteristics of Halotolerant <i>Glutamicibacter endophyticus</i> J2-5-19 from the Rhizosphere of <i>Suaeda salsa</i> by Longhao Sun, Shanshan Sun, Tianyang Liu, Xinmin Lei, Ruiqi Liu, Junyi Zhang, Shanshan Dai, Jing Li, Yanqin Ding

“…Additionally, the genome contained multiple key plant growth-promoting genes, including those involved in IAA biosynthesis, siderophore production, and GABA synthesis. …”
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Status analysis of quality control of administered infusion solution with cytotoxic drugs by Shan Wang, Feng-Ying Zhang, Xue Dou, Xiao-Lin Pan, Chen Su, Jin-Lei Tian, Dian-Ping Mu

“…In this study, we mainly focused on the quality control of cytotoxic drug-administered infusion solutions and explored associated factors (diluent, container, concentration, temperature, and light), physical stability (visual appearance, pH, osmolality, and particulate matter), chemical stability (content), and biological stability (sterility). …”
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The complete chloroplast genome and phylogenetic analysis of Emilia prenanthoidea (Asteraceae) by Yacheng Huang, Ni Zhao, Min Liang, Xuying Wang, Shudong Zhang, Chao Zhao, Linya Liu

“…The E. prenanthoidea chloroplast genome is 151, 406 bp long, contains a pair of inverted repeats (IRs 24,705 bp), and is separated into a large single-copy (84,010 bp) and a short single-copy (17,986 bp) region. …”
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Development and Validation of Azari Version of Speech Recognitifon Threshold Test in Adult Azari Population and Compiling Psychometrically Equivalent Lists by Asma Hammami Dizaj, Nariman Rahbar, Behrooz Mahmoodi-Bakhtiari, Seyyed Jalal Sameni, Nayiere Mansouri

“…The aim of this study is to construct psychometrically equivalent lists containing Azari two-syllable words to evaluate speech reception threshold in Azari-speaking adults. …”
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Large-scale data mining of four billion human antibody variable regions reveals convergence between therapeutic and natural antibodies that constrains search space for biologics dr... by Pawel Dudzic, Dawid Chomicz, Jarosław Kończak, Tadeusz Satława, Bartosz Janusz, Sonia Wrobel, Tomasz Gawłowski, Igor Jaszczyszyn, Weronika Bielska, Samuel Demharter, Roberto Spreafico, Lukas Schulte, Kyle Martin, Stephen R. Comeau, Konrad Krawczyk

“…Of these, we created a subset of human bioprojects that we make available as the AbNGS database (https://naturalantibody.com/ngs/). AbNGS contains 135 bioprojects with four billion productive human heavy variable region sequences and 385 million unique complementarity-determining region (CDR)-H3s. …”
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A randomized double-blind active-controlled clinical trial on the efficacy of topical basil (Ocimum basilicum) oil in knee osteoarthritis by Alireza Askari, Fatemeh Sadat Hasheminasab, Fatemeh Sadat Hasheminasab, Omid Sadeghpour, Mohammad Mehdi Naghizadehd, Seyed Ali Ravansalar, Aida Iraji, Mohammad Hashem Hashempur

“…BackgroundBasil is a widely used herb in Persian medicine and is gaining recognition as a functional food worldwide.Aim of the studyThis trial aimed to assess the effectiveness of a traditional formulation of basil oil in comparison with diclofenac gel in treating knee osteoarthritis, considering its established anti-inflammatory, anti-nociceptive, and anti-oxidative properties.Materials and methodsOne hundred eligible patients were equally randomized to the traditional basil oil (containing sesame oil) and diclofenac gel groups. They used their respective topical treatments thrice daily for 4 weeks. …”
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Synergistic Emission Reduction of Particulate Pollutants in Coal-fired Power Plants Using Ultra-low Emission Technology by Leixing Tao, Yanyan Wang, Chunmei Yue, Zhigang Shen, Zhichao Liu, Qizhen Liu, Junchao Lu, Jian Wang, Honglei Ding, Weiguo Pan

“…Abstract The total particulate matter (TPM) is a crucial indicator when evaluating flue gas emissions from coal-fired units. TPM contains solid and liquid contaminants and condensable particulate matter (CPM), which is mainly composed of sulfate and various anions, cations, and metal ions. …”
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Temozolomide as Second or Third Line Treatment of Patients with Neuroendocrine Carcinomas by Ingrid H. Olsen, Jens B. Sørensen, Birgitte Federspiel, Andreas Kjaer, Carsten P. Hansen, Ulrich Knigge, Seppo W. Langer

“…Analysis of consecutive patients with neuroendocrine carcinomas (Ki-67 proliferation index >20%) and performance status 0–2 treated with temozolomide 200 mg/sqm orally days 1–5 every 28 days after at least one previous platin-containing chemotherapy regimen. Results. Twenty-eight eligible patients received a median of 3 courses. …”
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Escape Room Activity to Teach Head and Neck Anatomy by George Holan, Rijul Asri, Abhishek Yadav, Christin Traba, Sophia Chen, Jeremy J. Grachan

“…Introduction Students have ranked head and neck anatomy as one of the most complex areas to learn as it contains highly detailed spaces. Incorporating a head and neck escape room activity into anatomy curricula provides an engaging and effective way for the students to review these spaces and their relationships. …”
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Microbial proliferation deteriorates the corrosion inhibition capability, lubricity, and stability of cutting fluid by Yuanyuan Shen, Wenkai Zhang, Lili Wu, Yaohua Dong, Guoqiang Guo, Lihua Dong, Zhangwei Guo

“…The results show that the surface of cutting fluid sampled from the tank of a machining tool tank contained predominantly aerobic bacteria, while the bottom mainly harbored anaerobic and facultative microorganisms, with Yarrowia lipolytica representing the dominant fungus. …”
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Complete Genome Sequence of the Plant Growth-Promoting Bacterium Hartmannibacter diazotrophicus Strain E19T by Christian Suarez, Stefan Ratering, Torsten Hain, Moritz Fritzenwanker, Alexander Goesmann, Jochen Blom, Trinad Chakraborty, Boyke Bunk, Cathrin Spröer, Jörg Overmann, Sylvia Schnell

“…The E19T genome comprises one circular chromosome and one plasmid containing several genes involved in salt adaptation and genes related to plant growth-promoting traits under salt stress. …”
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Physicochemical and Thermal Characteristics of Onion Skin from Fifteen Indian Cultivars for Possible Food Applications by Narashans Alok Sagar, Anil Khar, Vikas, Ayon Tarafdar, Sunil Pareek

“…Skin of cv. “NHRDF Red” contained the highest amount of crude protein (5.97 ± 0.15 g/100 g), ash (12.24 ± 0.59 g/100 g), and fiber (8.28 ± 0.20 g/100 g), whereas cv. …”
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Antioxidant and Antimicrobial Activity of Polyphenols Extracted after Adsorption onto Natural Clay “Ghassoul” by Safae Allaoui, Mohammed Naciri Bennani, Hamid Ziyat, Omar Qabaqous, Najib Tijani, Najim Ittobane, Mohammed Barbouchi, Aziz Bouymajane, Fouzia Rhazi Filali

“…Natural polyphenols contained in olive mill wastewaters (OMW) have been usually associated with great bioactive properties as “antioxidants”. …”
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