Collagenolytic activity of conjunctival fluid in healthy people and patients with aseptic ulcer of the cornea of various etiologies by Brzheskaya I.V., Somov E.E

“…<br> An integral evaluation of the collagenolytic activity of the conjunctival fluid was made by estimating the drying rate of its mixture with collagen gel in a ratio of 1:1, directly dependent on the activity of the proteolytic enzymes contained in it.<br> <b>Results</b>: the norm limits (M±2m) of the collagenolytic activity of the conjunctival fluid of healthy people were determined: 176KE/ml — 212KE/ml. …”
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Assessment of in vitro skin permeation and accumulation of phenolic acids from honey and honey-based pharmaceutical formulations by Anna Nowak, Anna Muzykiewicz-Szymańska, Magdalena Perużyńska, Edyta Kucharska, Łukasz Kucharski, Karolina Jakubczyk, Paulina Niedźwiedzka-Rystwej, Justyna Stefanowicz-Hajduk, Marek Droździk, Juraj Majtan

“…Conclusions The obtained results confirmed the effectiveness of two pharmaceutical formulations in the form of a hydrogel or emulsion containing honey after applied topically. The inclusion of honey in the vehicle, in particular hydrogel increased the penetration of phenolic acids through the skin.…”
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Bioconversion of kitchen waste by Pichia kudriavzeii SGP1 (Sudhida Gautam Parihar1) by Sudhida G Parihar, Ram Dass Gautam

“…Germination test using radish (R. sativus) revealed 100% sprouting between 24 to 48 hrs on Microgold-Y (10%) followed with 93.3% on Microgold-Y (20%) as against 96.6 % in sand (control), grown in small containers (5x6 cm) at 20.2 to 20.7 0c and 58 to 65% RH.  …”
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Designing and modeling an intelligent system for managing the distribution and scheduling of farmed fish feed using the Arduino Uno microcontroller by Shayesteh Tabatabaei

“…Introduction: One of the vital activities in the economic and environmental sector of the country is fish farming, which requires precise management for optimal efficiency and profitability. …”
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Digital Gaming and Subsequent Health and Well-Being Among Older Adults: Longitudinal Outcome-Wide Analysis by Atsushi Nakagomi, Kazushige Ide, Katsunori Kondo, Koichiro Shiba

“…The final sample consisted of 2504 participants aged 65 years or older, with questionnaires containing the Human Flourishing Index randomly distributed to approximately half of the respondents (submodule: n=1243). …”
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Genomic analysis of the SMN1 gene region in patients with clinically diagnosed spinal muscular atrophy: a retrospective observational study by Tamaki Kato, Mamoru Yokomura, Yutaka Osawa, Kensuke Matsuo, Yuji Kubo, Taihei Homma, Kayoko Saito

“…We confirmed 3 hybrid SMN gene types in 5 patients that contained SMN2 gene sequence (aaTgg) flanked by upstream “t” and downstream “G” SMN1 sequence. …”
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Tobacco Use, Risk Perceptions, and Characteristics of Adults Who Used a Heated Tobacco Product (IQOS) in the United States: Cross-Sectional Survey Study by Hui G Cheng, Brendan Noggle, Andrea R Vansickel, Edward G Largo, Pierpaolo Magnani

“…THS consists of a holder and specially designed tobacco sticks that are heated instead of burned to produce a nicotine-containing aerosol. THS was available in Atlanta, Georgia; Richmond, Virginia; Charlotte, North Carolina; the Northern Virginia region; and South Carolina before its market removal in November 2021. …”
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Optimization of industrial symbiosis in coffee-based eco-industrial park design by N. Laili, T. Djatna, N.S. Indrasti, M. Yani

“…Coffee solid waste constitutes biomass containing useful compounds promising as raw materials for added-value products through the implementation of industrial symbiosis. …”
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Validation of the Chronic Liver Disease Questionnaire for MASH (CLDQ-MASH) by Zobair M. Younossi, Maria Stepanova, Issah Younossi, Andrei Racila

“…After item reduction and exploratory factor analysis with the training set (>90% variance), the CLDQ-MASH contained 35 items and seven domains. With the non-overlapping testing set, CLDQ-MASH demonstrated excellent face validity, internal consistency (all Cronbach’s alpha >0.78), and high correlations with relevant domains of SF-36, FACIT-F (p <0.01). …”
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Implementasi Algoritma Fuzzi Mamdani pada Sistem Pakar Menggunakan Software Aplikasi Matlab R2007B, Studi Kasus: Tanaman Hidroponik Selada Air by Okta Purnawirawan, Tri Afirianto

“…The expert system was built using the functions of the Fuzzy Inference System (FIS) contained in the Fuzzy Logic Toolbox (FLT) in the MATLAB R2007b application software. …”
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Impact of immunosuppressive regimens on antibody response after COVID-19 vaccination among Thai kidney transplant recipients by Nuttasith Larpparisuth, Kritsada Pongsakornkullachart, Nartsiri Ratchawang, Attapong Vongwiwatana, Peenida Skulratanasak

“…The seropositive rate was significantly higher in KTR who received tacrolimus (TAC)/everolimus (EVR)/prednisolone (CS) immunosuppression than EVR/mycophenolic acid (MPA)/CS and TAC/MPA/CS, respectively (95 % vs. 65 % vs. 34 %; p < 0.001). The MPA-containing regimen is associated with an inferior humoral response (OR 0.02, 95%CI 0.01–0.16; p < 0.001). …”
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Analisa Sentimen Financial Technology Peer To Peer Lending Pada Aplikasi Koinworks by Rousyati Rousyati, Windu Gata, Dany Pratmanto, Nia Kusuma Wardhani

“…Reviews contained in the Google Play comments column can be used as a data source that can be shared with data mining. …”
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Optimization of Lactic Acid Production from Pineapple By-Products and an Inexpensive Nitrogen Source Using Lactiplantibacillus plantarum strain 4O8 by Joel Romial Ngouénam, Pierre Marie Kaktcham, Chancel Hector Momo Kenfack, Edith Marius Foko Kouam, François Zambou Ngoufack

“…Concerning the screening of factors, temperature, nitrogen source, and carbon source were the factors that showed a major impact on LA production in the production medium containing chicken by-products as nitrogen source. A pineapple by-product concentration of 141.75 g/l, a nitrogen source volume of 108.99 ml/l, and a temperature of 30.89°C were recorded as the optimum conditions for LA production. …”
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Oura Ring as a Tool for Ovulation Detection: Validation Analysis by Nina Thigpen, Shyamal Patel, Xi Zhang

“…MethodsThe study sample contained 1155 ovulatory menstrual cycles from 964 participants recruited from the Oura Ring commercial database. …”
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Structure and identification of the native PLP synthase complex from Methanosarcina acetivorans lysate by Angela Agnew, Ethan Humm, Kang Zhou, Robert P. Gunsalus, Z. Hong Zhou

“…We found that the native PdxS complex exists as a homo-dodecamer of PdxS subunits, and the previously proposed supracomplex containing both the synthase (PdxS) and glutaminase (PdxT) was not observed in cellular lysate. …”
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Influence of fruit stages on chemical compositions, phytochemicals, and antioxidant activity of wood apple (Feronia limonia (L.) Swingle) by Rashmi Srivastava, Neha Mishra, Arshi, Shraddha Tripathi, Smriti, Neha Taslim Fatima, Neetu Mishra

“…Swingle is an underappreciated tropical fruit, contains several vitamins, minerals, and bioactive substances, yet it has received significantly less attention. …”
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Baseline Smartphone App Survey Return in the Electronic Framingham Heart Study Offspring and Omni 1 Study: eCohort Study by Jian Rong, Chathurangi H Pathiravasan, Yuankai Zhang, Jamie M Faro, Xuzhi Wang, Eric Schramm, Belinda Borrelli, Emelia J Benjamin, Chunyu Liu, Joanne M Murabito

“…MethodsFramingham Heart Study Offspring and Omni (multiethnic cohort) participants who owned a smartphone were invited to download this study’s app that contained a range of survey types to report on different aspects of health including self-reported measures from the Patient-Reported Outcomes Measurement Information System (PROMIS). iPhone users also completed 4 tasks including 2 cognitive and 2 physical function testing tasks. …”
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Microbial-Induced Carbonate Precipitation for Strengthening Soft Clay by J. Z. Xiao, Y. Q. Wei, H. Cai, Z. W. Wang, T. Yang, Q. H. Wang, S. F. Wu

“…For this paper, soft clay specimens were prepared by mixing a solution containing Sporosarcina pasteurii bacteria, solutions with different concentrations of nutrient salts, and soft clay. …”
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Combined multi-scale characterization of pores in ultra-thick coal seams of Jurassic Xishanyao Formation, Tiaohu-Malang sags, Santanghu Basin by Yue CHEN, Qiqi LEI, Dongmin MA, Xin WANG, Xinggang WANG, Diefang HUANG, Gaoxiang RONG

“…The surface of the 9-1 coal sample contains a large number of mineral crystal particles, with well-developed pores, breccia pores, friction holes, and micro-fractures, displaying a distinct pore-fracture topological structure. …”
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Study of the Influence Hormone LHRH-a and 17a-MT of Hemocytology on Orange Spot Grouper Broodstock, Epinephelus coioides by F. Johnny, A. Priyono, D. Roza

“…Fish were kept on two concrete tank contained 100 m3 sea water and 2 meters depth and density 15 fishes/tank,  male ratio and female was 1 : 2.  …”
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